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UK watchdog launches investigation into Autonomy
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:28AM February 11, 2013 CommentLONDON (AP) — Britain's accounting watchdog announced Monday that it is investigating the books of British business software maker Autonomy Corporation in the period before it was bought by Hewlett-Packard Co. in 2011.
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BitTorrent Courts the Entertainment Industry
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Mike Myers, right, and Verne J. Troyer star in a scene from New Line Cinema's comedy "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me." The movie, a James Bond spoof returning Mike Myers as the sexually charged man of mystery, opened with a stunning $54.7 million, making more in the first three days than the original did in its entire run.
The file-sharing protocol aims to convert its users into paying customers .
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Lawmaker: Cyberattacks against US getting worse
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:11PM February 10, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is vulnerable to cyberattacks that could shut down financial services or destroy information that companies need for daily operations, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday.
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Tech innovators honored at Oscars dinner
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:49AM February 10, 2013 CommentBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A room full of engineers, computer whizzes and technicians brought the crew of the Starship Enterprise down to Earth for a night at the Sci-Tech Oscars.
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Phone cos: Cell service holding up after storm
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:06PM February 09, 2013 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Cellphone companies say their networks are largely up and running after a blizzard dumped up to 3 feet of snow on New England.
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Dell's $24.4B deal opposed by major stockholder
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:51PM February 08, 2013 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dell Inc.'s decision to sell itself for $24.4 billion to a group led by its founder and CEO is being ridiculed as a rotten deal by a major shareholder who estimates the slumping personal computer maker is really worth $42 billion.
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Watson's medical expertise offered commercially
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:35PM February 08, 2013 CommentWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Dr. Watson is accepting new patients.
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Google chairman to sell up to 3.2 million shares
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:31PM February 08, 2013 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With Google's stock hovering at record highs, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt plans to sell more than 40 percent of his stock in the Internet search leader this year.
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Phone companies prepare for storm power outages
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:54PM February 08, 2013 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Phone companies topped off fuel at cell-tower generators in Northeastern states Friday, preparing for a storm that could bring power outages, and with them, a loss of cell service.
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HP sets labor guidelines in for Chinese suppliers
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:06PM February 08, 2013 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co., the world's largest personal computer maker, is vowing to crack down on its Chinese suppliers in an effort to reduce the use of low-paid student interns and other temporary workers.
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9 things Apple could do with $137B
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:03PM February 08, 2013 CommentApple Inc. has recently come under attack for its practice of stockpiling cash. At the end of last year, the company was sitting on $137 billion —and the heap keeps growing.
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Drones Will Soon Monitor Endangered Animals in Africa
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Elephants in Burkina Faso are photographed from a height of 300 meters using a drone.
Belgian research team says there are still kinks to work out before drones replace airplane surveillance.
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LinkedIn's 4Q gets rave reviews from investors
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:08PM February 07, 2013 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Online professional-networking service LinkedIn's fourth-quarter performance added another line to its sterling resume as a public company.
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Colorful investor Einhorn behind Apple attack
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:24PM February 07, 2013 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — David Einhorn, the 44-year-old investor who attacked Apple Thursday, has a history of taking on companies and winning. But Apple is his biggest target yet.
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NASA Successfully Launches Rocket to Study 'Northern Lights'
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Swirls of green and red appear in an aurora over Whitehorse, Yukon, on the night of Sep. 3, 2012. NASA's VISIONS sounding rocket will study what makes the aurora and how it affects Earth’s atmosphere.
Rocket will help researchers understand the phenomena behind auroras.
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US magazine circulation flat despite digital gains
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:36PM February 07, 2013 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Magazine industry auditors say more U.S. magazines are selling more digital copies, but they still represented just 2.4 percent of circulation in the second half of last year as overall circulation was largely unchanged.
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RIM shares up on upgrade
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:22PM February 07, 2013 CommentTORONTO (AP) — Shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion rose 3 percent Thursday with Wells Fargo saying that better gross margins from the company's new phone will offset potentially limited demand.
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Sprint posts big 4Q loss, revenue rises
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:19PM February 07, 2013 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Sprint Nextel Corp., the country's third largest wireless carrier, on Thursday said it lost $1.3 billion in its fourth quarter, about the same as a year ago, as it revamped its network for a comeback versus bigger competitors.
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College credit recommended for free online courses
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:41AM February 07, 2013 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Students may soon be able to receive college credit for the free online courses that are reshaping higher education.
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Greenlight Sues Apple Over Capital Allocation
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Despite worldwide mayhem at Apple stores upon its release, rankings suggest the iPhone 5 fails to keep up with the pack.
NEW YORK (AP) — Greenlight Capital is suing Apple in federal court in New York over attempts to eliminate preferred stock at the world's most valuable company.
