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Say cheese! NASA Mars rover photographs own shadow
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:49PM May 24, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Even robots like to have fun. NASA's rover on Mars showed off its playful side by snapping a picture of its own shadow. It's the latest self-portrait since the rover, named Opportunity, landed on the red planet in 2004.
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Facebook Shares Stabilizing, But Probes Mount
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:01AM May 24, 2012 Comment
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NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's initial public offering is the subject of two congressional inquiries and mounting lawsuits as the social network enters its fifth day of public trading.
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Yahoo Looks to Shake Up Search, Web Browsing
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:17AM May 24, 2012 Comment
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Joining the battle to redefine Internet search, Yahoo is taking aim with a new browser enhancement it calls "Axis."
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HP's Missteps Culminate in Loss of 27,000 Jobs
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:14AM May 24, 2012 Comment
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman has quantified the painful price that must be paid for the missteps of her predecessors as she tries to turn around the Silicon Valley pioneer. The bungling will wipe out 27,000 jobs so HP can save enough money to lift its earnings and invest in the development of more profitable products and service.
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Yahoo seeks to shake up search, Web browsing
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:19PM May 23, 2012 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is joining the battle to redefine Internet search and taking aim at building a better Web browser, too.
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HP to cut 27,000 jobs to save up to $3.5B annually
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:33PM May 23, 2012 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co. is cutting 27,000 jobs in an effort to recover from management missteps that hobbled the Silicon Valley pioneer as its rivals raced ahead with more innovative products and services.
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Facebook stock climbs, but company faces lawsuits
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:28PM May 23, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's fourth day of trading as a public company saw an increase in the company's stock price and shareholder lawsuits related to the social network's botched initial public offering.
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Scotland Yard deploys mobile fingerprint devices
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:53PM May 23, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — Scotland Yard says it's equipping its police officers with handheld fingerprint devices, something the force says will help identify suspects in a matter of seconds.
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Key moments in Hewlett-Packard's recent history
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:33PM May 23, 2012 CommentOn Wednesday, Hewlett-Packard Co. announced plans to cut about 8 percent of its work force, or 27,000 workers, by October 2014. It comes as the maker of personal computers struggles to compete with mobile devices.
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Play on: Google posts synthesizer tribute to Moog
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:49PM May 23, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Bob Moog's synthesizer helped change the sound of modern music. On what would have been his 78th birthday, Google is paying tribute to the man with a virtual version of his famous Moog on their homepage — and it's completely playable.
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Jury: Google didn't infringe on Oracle patents
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:04PM May 23, 2012 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal jury ruled Wednesday that Google didn't infringe on Oracle's patents when the Internet search leader developed its popular Android software for mobile devices.
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Review: OnLive Desktop brings the PC to tablets
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:29PM May 23, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — So you love your iPad, but you wish you could work on Microsoft Office software, watch Flash video and generally have more of a PC-like experience? OnLive Desktop is one way you can.
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Japanese video game author wins Spanish prize
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:27AM May 23, 2012 CommentMADRID (AP) — Japan's Shigeru Miyamoto, considered the father of the modern video game, has been awarded Spain's Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities.
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Regulators Probe Bank's Role in Facebook IPO
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:34AM May 23, 2012 Comment
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Regulators are examining whether Morgan Stanley, the investment bank that shepherded Facebook through its highly publicized stock offering last week, selectively informed clients of an analyst's negative report about the company before the stock started trading.
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Why Facebook still doesn't look cheap
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:13PM May 22, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — If you were thinking of picking up a few shares of Facebook last week, when it went public at a price of $38, you might be seriously tempted now that the stock has fallen $7 in two days.
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Facebook looks to settle 'sponsored story' suit
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:12PM May 22, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is close to settling a lawsuit over advertisements it calls "sponsored stories."
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Aereo wins partial victory in broadcasters' suit
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:48PM May 22, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Aereo, a startup that takes live TV broadcasts and sends them to mobile devices in New York for a monthly fee, has won a partial victory in court over the media companies that are suing it.
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SAP to buy Ariba for $4.5B, extending cloud push
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:29PM May 22, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Business software maker SAP AG on Tuesday said it will buy Ariba Inc., which makes Web-based software that connects suppliers and buyers online, for about $4.51 billion.
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Google Completes Motorola Deal
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:25PM May 22, 2012 Comment
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has completed its $12.5 billion purchase of device maker Motorola Mobility in a deal that poses new challenges for the Internet's most powerful company as it tries to shape the future of mobile computing.
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Calif. worries Facebook could lead to stock slump
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:57PM May 22, 2012 CommentSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's budget could take a hit if Facebook's stock price keeps sliding.
