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Mobile phone giant Nokia sues Apple over iPhone

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created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, took on the iconic iPhone on Thursday by suing US rival Apple for infringing 10 Nokia patents on mobile phone technology.


Software cos. eye key patent case in Supreme Court (AP)

Software cos. eye key patent case in Supreme Court

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created Nov 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(AP) -- With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections ...


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NY files antitrust suit against Intel (Update)

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created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(AP) -- New York's attorney general hit Intel Corp. with an antitrust lawsuit Wednesday, claiming the company used "illegal threats and collusion" to dominate the market for computer microprocessors.


Windows plan lowers Microsoft profit but shares up (AP)

Microsoft sales fall; cost cuts please investors

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created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 3

(AP) -- Consumers may be shopping for computers again, but Microsoft Corp. still needs businesses to start doing the same.


Yahoo slump eases as 3Q profit more than triples (AP)

Yahoo profits rise in 3Q, will revenue follow?

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created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. has pumped up its profits by laying off workers and weeding out unpopular Internet services.


Investors lap up Apple's 47 percent profit jump (AP)

Investors lap up Apple's 47 percent profit jump

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created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 3

(AP) -- Wall Street knew Apple Inc.'s results for the most recent quarter would blow past the company's guidance, but investors clearly weren't prepared for the 47 percent jump in profit that Apple delivered.


Google ready to open wallet again after stellar 3Q (AP)

Google ready to open wallet again after stellar 3Q

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created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

(AP) -- Google Inc.'s earnings and stock price are soaring again - and so is the Internet search leader's optimism.


Google's growth accelerates as 3Q profit rises (AP)

Google's growth accelerates as 3Q profit rises

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created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Google Inc. shifted into a higher gear in the third quarter and began to leave the recession behind as the 11-year-old Internet search leader recorded its biggest profit yet.


IBM sees better profit despite tech sales slump (AP)

IBM sees better profit despite tech sales slump

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created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- IBM Corp. is a rare example of a company that has kept boosting profit and jacking up its guidance even as the recession has sapped its sales.


Oracle's Larry Ellison to IBM: 'make our day'

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(AP) -- Larry Ellison ratcheted up his rhetoric against IBM Corp. on Wednesday, challenging Oracle Corp.'s longtime partner and rival to "make our day" in a battle over business software performance.


ASML returns to profit in third quarter, orders up

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created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- ASML Holding NV, a key supplier to computer chip makers, reported Wednesday a net profit of euro20 million ($29.7 million) for the third quarter, ending a nine-month streak of losses, and said new orders had increased ...


Electronic Arts acquires Playfish for $275 million

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(AP) -- As its packaged video games business lags, Electronic Arts Inc. has snapped up Playfish Inc., the creator of popular social networking games such as "Who Has the Biggest Brain" and "Pet Society," for $275 million ...


Deja vu: Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target in DVD price war

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created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is upping the ante heading into the holiday season, trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following last month's price cut on books.


Judge orders US music website to drop Beatles songs

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created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A judge on Thursday ordered a California online music service to stop delivering Beatles songs to users, according to a copy of the ruling posted online.


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Fortune crowns Steve Jobs 'CEO of Decade'

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created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fortune Magazine crowned Apple top dog Steve Jobs "CEO of the Decade" in its newest edition.