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Google to buy Nielsen data
Oct 23 2007 11:47PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Determined to sell more television ads, Internet search leader Google Inc. is sharpening its focus on the medium with demographic data from the influential Nielsen Co.
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Amazon.com 3Q profit skyrockets
Oct 23 2007 11:01PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Amazon.com Inc. made more money in the third quarter than Wall Street had expected, but investors must have been looking for perfection.
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Verizon settles probe into data plans
Oct 23 2007 8:13PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Verizon Wireless has agreed to pay a penalty and reimburse users who were disconnected for "excessive" use of a cellular broadband service that was marketed as allowing "unlimited" use, New York's state attorney general announced Tuesday.
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JDS Uniphase trial begins
Oct 23 2007 7:42PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - JDS Uniphase Corp., a telecommunications star that suffered crippling losses in the dot-com collapse, hid plunging sales while insiders cashed out, lawyers for investors said as a trial opened on their claims Tuesday.
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JDS Uniphase trial begins
Oct 23 2007 7:42PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - JDS Uniphase Corp., a telecommunications star that suffered crippling losses in the dot-com collapse, hid plunging sales while insiders cashed out, lawyers for investors said as a trial opened on their claims Tuesday.
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Comcast admits delaying some traffic
Oct 23 2007 6:17PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Comcast Corp. on Tuesday acknowledged "delaying" some subscriber Internet traffic, but said any roadblocks it puts up are temporary and intended to improve surfing for other users.
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Brazil approves big telecom deal
Oct 23 2007 5:40PM (CT)
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Brazilian regulators gave the go-ahead Tuesday for Spain's Telefonica SA and its Italian partners to buy a controlling stake in Telecom Italia SpA, removing a major hurdle to the $5.8 billion deal.
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Brazil approves big telecom deal
Oct 23 2007 5:40PM (CT)
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Brazilian regulators gave the go-ahead Tuesday for Spain's Telefonica SA and its Italian partners to buy a controlling stake in Telecom Italia SpA, removing a major hurdle to the $5.8 billion deal.
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AT&T reports mergers raise profits
Oct 23 2007 4:36PM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Catapulted by its acquisition of BellSouth Corp., AT&T Inc. on Tuesday reported net income of $3.1 billion in the third quarter, 42 percent higher than in the same period last year.
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Cisco to buy Navini for $330 million
Oct 23 2007 4:33PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Cisco Systems Inc. is snapping up privately held Navini Networks Inc. for $330 million, extending the networking equipment maker's acquisition streak and providing the latest validation for the new wireless network technology called WiMax.
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Texas Instruments shares tumble
Oct 23 2007 3:35PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Shares of Texas Instruments Inc. tumbled more than 8 percent Tuesday, a day after the chip maker announced positive earnings results that were overshadowed by a bleaker earnings forecast for the upcoming quarter.
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Oracle sets Sunday deadline for BEA bid
Oct 23 2007 3:13PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - With no other suitors stepping forward, business software maker Oracle Corp. is threatening to abandon its $6.7 billion bid for BEA Systems Inc. unless its smaller rival accepts the offer by Sunday evening.
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IBM aims to patent profiting off patents
Oct 23 2007 2:56PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - IBM Corp. says it has dreamed up a new method for profiting from its vast storehouse of patents. And by the way, the company wants to patent the idea.
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New Verizon FiOS plan speeds uploads
Oct 23 2007 2:07PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Verizon Communications Inc. on Tuesday introduced an unusual plan for its fiber-optic Internet service: one that uploads as fast as it downloads.
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Post office forwards. Is e-mail next?
Oct 23 2007 1:54PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The post office forwards letters when a person moves, and telephone companies likewise forward calls. Should Internet companies be required to forward e-mails to customers who switch providers?
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Texas Instruments shares tumble
Oct 23 2007 1:16PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Shares of Texas Instruments Inc. tumbled more than 9 percent Tuesday, a day after the chip maker announced positive earnings results that were overshadowed by a bleaker earnings forecast for the upcoming quarter.
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British, Dutch police close pirate site
Oct 23 2007 1:09PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - British and Dutch police shut down what they say is one the world's biggest online sources of pirated music Tuesday and arrested the Web site's 24-year-old suspected operator.
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Web sites offer DNA testing
Oct 23 2007 1:07PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Two services launching just a week apart tap a growing interest in DNA testing to help people find their ancestors and learn more about their lives.
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Hong Kong lines up for Alibaba.com IPO
Oct 23 2007 12:04PM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong residents eager to tap the territory's booming stock market lined up Tuesday for shares being offered in Chinese e-commerce portal Alibaba.com's initial public offering.
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Hong Kong lines up for Alibaba.com IPO
Oct 23 2007 12:04PM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong residents eager to tap the territory's booming stock market lined up Tuesday for shares being offered in Chinese e-commerce portal Alibaba.com's initial public offering.
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Hong Kong lines up for Alibaba.com IPO
Oct 23 2007 12:04PM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong residents eager to tap the territory's booming stock market lined up Tuesday for shares being offered in Chinese e-commerce portal Alibaba.com's initial public offering.
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Hong Kong lines up for Alibaba.com IPO
Oct 23 2007 12:04PM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong residents eager to tap the territory's booming stock market lined up Tuesday for shares being offered in Chinese e-commerce portal Alibaba.com's initial public offering.
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Samsung develops new flash memory chip
Oct 23 2007 6:39AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it has developed a more advanced flash memory chip that will allow increased data storage in digital products such as music players.
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