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Reports: Japan display alliance mulled
Dec 18 2007 9:16PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese electronics giants Matsushita, Hitachi and Canon are mulling an alliance to jointly produce next-generation flat panel displays, news reports said Wednesday.
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Apple in talks to launch iPhone in Japan
Dec 18 2007 8:41PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Apple Inc. is negotiating with Japan's top mobile phone carrier to launch the iPhone in Japan, though the cut of subscriber revenue that Apple wants has been a sticking point, according to a report published Tuesday.
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On-demand video service MovieBeam closes
Dec 18 2007 8:17PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - MovieBeam, an experiment in video-on-demand launched by The Walt Disney Co., has shut down as part of its new parent company's reorganization under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code.
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Palm swings to loss in 2Q amid delays
Dec 18 2007 6:51PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Palm Inc. swung to a loss in the fiscal second quarter amid withering competition from consumer electronics rivals, troublesome warranty costs and delays in shipping its products to consumers.
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Palm swings to loss in 2Q amid delays
Dec 18 2007 6:51PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Palm Inc. swung to a loss in the fiscal second quarter amid withering competition from consumer electronics rivals, troublesome warranty costs and delays in shipping its products to consumers.
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Palm swings to loss in 2Q amid delays
Dec 18 2007 6:51PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Palm Inc. swung to a loss in the fiscal second quarter amid withering competition from consumer electronics rivals, troublesome warranty costs and delays in shipping its products to consumers.
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Palm swings to loss in 2Q amid delays
Dec 18 2007 6:51PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Palm Inc. swung to a loss in the fiscal second quarter amid withering competition from consumer electronics rivals, troublesome warranty costs and delays in shipping its products to consumers.
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Palm swings to loss in 2Q amid delays
Dec 18 2007 6:51PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Palm Inc. swung to a loss in the fiscal second quarter amid withering competition from consumer electronics rivals, troublesome warranty costs and delays in shipping its products to consumers.
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Palm swings to loss in 2Q amid delays
Dec 18 2007 6:51PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Palm Inc. swung to a loss in the fiscal second quarter amid withering competition from consumer electronics rivals, troublesome warranty costs and delays in shipping its products to consumers.
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Embarq's Hesse is new Sprint Nextel CEO
Dec 18 2007 5:31PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Sprint Nextel Corp. reached out to a familiar face Tuesday in its search for a leader to overcome disappointing subscriber numbers and make the nation's third-largest wireless provider competitive again.
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Embarq's Hesse is new Sprint Nextel CEO
Dec 18 2007 5:31PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Sprint Nextel Corp. reached out to a familiar face Tuesday in its search for a leader to overcome disappointing subscriber numbers and make the nation's third-largest wireless provider competitive again.
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IRobot gets $286M Army robotics contract
Dec 18 2007 5:09PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - IRobot Corp. won a $286 million contract to supply the U.S. Army with bomb-disarming robots, wresting the deal from a smaller rival that iRobot claimed stole its trade secrets.
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Facebook settles text-messaging suit
Dec 18 2007 3:22PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Pressured by a lawsuit, Internet social network Facebook Inc. will adopt new measures to prevent its 58 million members from sending text messages to recycled cell phone numbers.
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Tradus agrees to be bought by Naspers
Dec 18 2007 1:44PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - South Africa's Naspers Ltd. will acquire online auctioneer Tradus PLC in a deal valued at $1.91 billion, Tradus said Tuesday.
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IQ tester complains about offers on eBay
Dec 18 2007 1:28PM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Intelligence tests widely used to help determine the competence of criminal defendants and the placement of students are for sale on eBay Inc.'s online auction site, and the test maker is worried they will be misused.
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Swiss, eBay stop sale of Iraqi treasure
Dec 18 2007 9:05AM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - A 4,000-year-old clay tablet authorities suspect was smuggled illegally from Iraq was pulled from eBay just minutes before the close of the online auction, authorities said Tuesday.
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Swiss, eBay stop sale of Iraqi treasure
Dec 18 2007 9:05AM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - A 4,000-year-old clay tablet authorities suspect was smuggled illegally from Iraq was pulled from eBay just minutes before the close of the online auction, authorities said Tuesday.
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Best Buy 3Q profit rises, boosts outlook
Dec 18 2007 9:03AM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Best Buy Co., the nation's biggest consumer electronics retailer, said Tuesday its third-quarter profit jumped 52 percent, boosted by holiday shopping and sales of higher-ticket items such as flat-panel TVs.
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Zipit Wi-Fi device adds text messaging
Dec 18 2007 7:51AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A small South Carolina company says it has a cure for the modern plague of budget-busting cell-phone charges racked up by teenagers: a gadget for text-messaging that isn't a cell phone.
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Cell phone spending surpasses land lines
Dec 18 2007 7:50AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - With Americans cutting the cord to their land lines, 2007 is likely to be the first calendar year in which U.S. households spend more on cell phone services, industry and government officials say.
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Ticketmaster, NFL ink ticket resale deal
Dec 18 2007 7:30AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ticketmaster plans to launch a Web site next year where people can resell tickets to pro football games, the latest push by the event ticketing company into the lucrative secondary ticket market.
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Adobe 4th quarter profit climbs 21 pct.
Dec 18 2007 1:12AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After a year of record revenue and the departure of a longtime CEO, executives at Adobe Systems Inc. say 2008 will bring additional product releases and the completion of an aggressive stock buyback program.
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Adobe 4th quarter profit climbs 21 pct.
Dec 18 2007 1:12AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After a year of record revenue and the departure of a longtime CEO, executives at Adobe Systems Inc. say 2008 will bring additional product releases and the completion of an aggressive stock buyback program.
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Adobe 4th quarter profit climbs 21 pct.
Dec 18 2007 1:12AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After a year of record revenue and the departure of a longtime CEO, executives at Adobe Systems Inc. say 2008 will bring additional product releases and the completion of an aggressive stock buyback program.
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Adobe 4th quarter profit climbs 21 pct.
Dec 18 2007 1:12AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After a year of record revenue and the departure of a longtime CEO, executives at Adobe Systems Inc. say 2008 will bring additional product releases and the completion of an aggressive stock buyback program.
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Ticketmaster, NFL ink ticket resale deal
Dec 18 2007 12:01AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ticketmaster plans to launch a Web site next year where people can resell tickets to pro football games, the latest push by the event ticketing company into the lucrative secondary ticket market.
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