Technology News
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Nokia loss widens on slumping smartphone sales
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:39PM July 19, 2012 CommentHELSINKI (AP) — Nokia's net loss nearly quadrupled in the second quarter on sagging sales of smartphones, a market in which the company is struggling to regain ground lost to rivals including Apple and Samsung.
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World's biggest online population: 538M Chinese
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:01PM July 19, 2012 CommentBEIJING (AP) — China's population of Internet users, already the world's biggest, has risen to 538 million, driven by rapid growth in wireless Web surfing, an industry group said Thursday.
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McDonald's: Digital specs prompt privacy fears
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:49AM July 19, 2012 CommentPARIS (AP) — McDonald's workers in Paris who stopped a Canadian professor from wearing computerized eyeglasses feared he could be recording or photographing people in violation of their privacy, the company said Thursday.
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Review: Chillingo's 'Knights' storm the iPad
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:09AM July 19, 2012 CommentWhen I was a boy, my parents were always spoiling my summer vacation by making me go outside. Kids today have it easier: As long as you can sneak your iPad out of the house, you can stay entertained until the battery runs dry. Who needs the wonders of nature when all you need is a few bucks and a connection to the App Store?
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Burger King Workers Fired for Stomping Lettuce
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM July 19, 2012 Comment
The Burger King sign is seen at a store in Mountain View, Calif.
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — Burger King says three workers were fired after a photo posted online appeared to show an employee stepping on lettuce in bins at a northwest Ohio restaurant.
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Ahead of the Bell: Possible 4Q loss at Microsoft
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:03AM July 19, 2012 CommentREDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft may be reporting its first quarterly loss as a public company because of a flopped purchase of an online ad company.
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EBay more than doubles 2Q earnings, revenue up
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:32PM July 18, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — EBay Inc. more than doubled its second-quarter net income thanks to higher revenue from its PayPal online payments business and its e-commerce websites.
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IBM sustains earnings streak despite weak economy
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:21PM July 18, 2012 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — IBM sustained its nearly decade-long streak of earnings growth as it shook off the economic jitters that have undercut several other technology companies.
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Microsoft: Windows 8 will go on sale Oct. 26
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:23PM July 18, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft says Windows 8 will go on sale Oct. 26. The upgrade to its operating system is designed to work better with touch screens and on tablet computers.
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Possible loss looms in Microsoft's fiscal 4Q
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:11PM July 18, 2012 CommentREDMOND, Wash. (AP) — A flopped acquisition may lump Microsoft with the first loss in its 26-year history as a public company when the software maker releases its latest quarterly results Thursday.
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YouTube offers face-blurring in video uploads
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:59PM July 18, 2012 CommentMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — YouTube is offering people a way to blur faces in submitted video.
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AT&T's new sharing plans, by the numbers
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:44PM July 18, 2012 CommentIn late August, AT&T is introducing Mobile Share plans that let subscribers connect up to ten devices to a pooled data plan. Phones that are connected get unlimited calling and texting, and a set amount of data allowance is shared among the devices. Here's a brief look at prices and a breakdown of which plans are best suited to various types of users.
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Google adds more Antarctica imagery to Street View
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:49PM July 18, 2012 CommentMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google's online mapping service is incorporating additional images from Antarctica.
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Rotten Tomatoes suspends comments on 'Dark Knight'
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:35AM July 18, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — The aggregating Web site RottenTomatoes.com suspended user comments on movie reviews of "The Dark Knight Rises" after commenters reacted harshly to negative reviews of the film and made profane and threatening remarks about the critics who wrote them.
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AT&T to Introduce Shared-Data Plans
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:17AM July 18, 2012 Comment
NEW YORK (AP) — Following in Verizon's footsteps, AT&T Inc. said Wednesday that it will introduce wireless plans that let subscribers connect up to 10 phones or other devices.
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Profits plunge in Q2 for Sweden's Ericsson
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:30AM July 18, 2012 CommentSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson saw its second-quarter profits slashed to almost a third as sales of network infrastructure slowed in China and Russia and the company focused on the more stable — but less profitable — business of offering support services to operators.
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Ahead of the Bell: IBM likely to post stronger 2Q
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:29AM July 18, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — The uncertain global economy will serve as a challenging backdrop as IBM Corp. reports its quarterly financial results Wednesday.
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Ahead of the Bell: EBay seen posting stronger 2Q
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:25AM July 18, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — EBay Inc. is expected to post higher earnings and revenue when it reports its second-quarter results on Wednesday after the market closes, helped by its fast-growing PayPal segment and its e-commerce business.
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Dotcom judge steps down after joking US is 'enemy'
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:42AM July 18, 2012 CommentWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand judge has stepped down from overseeing the extradition case of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom after jokingly referring to the United States as "the enemy."
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Yahoo turns to former nemesis to be its CEO savior
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:24PM July 17, 2012 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As a top executive at Google for the past 13 years, Marissa Mayer played an instrumental role in developing many of the services that have tormented Yahoo as its appeal waned among Web surfers, advertisers and investors.
