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(Reuters) – Early on the morning of March 16, Wong Tat joined a line of about 100 people waiting for the launch of the new iPad in a chilly rain outside an Apple store on the outskirts of San Francisco. When the doors opened, he was among the first to buy his quota of two iPads — […]
(Reuters) – Facebook and lawmakers have warned employers against requesting Facebook passwords while screening job applicants, a controversial practice that underscores the blurring distinction between personal and professional lives the era of social media. The practice has reportedly grown more commonplace as companies increasingly regard profiles – or embarrassing photos from wild nights out – […]
SAN FRANCISCO, March 21 – Hewlett Packard Co will merge its printer and PC businesses, combining two of its largest divisions as Chief Executive Meg Whitman tries to jumpstart growth at the technology company. The combined unit, with $65 billion in annual sales, will account for about half the company’s revenue and be headed by […]
(Reuters) – Apple Inc’s new iPad throws off a lot more heat than the previous version, lending weight to complaints on Internet forums that the hot-selling tablet computer could get uncomfortably warm after heavy use, an influential consumer watchdog found after running tests. Consumer Reports, a widely followed group that reviews everything from electronics to cars, found […]
(Reuters) – Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook, moving swiftly after taking over from late Silicon Valley icon Steve Jobs, fulfilled a longstanding desire of investors by initiating a quarterly dividend and share buyback that will pay out $45 billion over three years. The world’s most valuable company will start paying its first dividends since 1995 […]
(Reuters) – Apple Inc, the world’s most valuable company, will discuss on Monday what it plans to do with its $98 billion cash hoard, raising expectations it may meet demands to pay a dividend for the first time since 1995. Just days after its stock touched $600 per share, Apple issued a short press advisory […]
(Reuters) – A person at Goldman Sachs Group Inc, who has not been identified or charged in a broad U.S. insider-trading probe, was caught on a wiretap leaking secrets about Intel Corp and Apple Inc, a lawyer for former Goldman board member Rajat Gupta said in court on Friday. Lawyer Gary Naftalis, in a heated […]
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc is taking the next step on its IPO journey and has summoned research analysts from Wall Street banks to its Menlo Park headquarters early next week for a pre-roadshow briefing to discuss the finer points of its business and books. The world’s largest social network, which is racing toward what would […]
(Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co said on Thursday a Dutch court rejected its 3G patent bid to ban sales of Apple’s iPhone and iPad in the Netherlands. But Samsung said the court ruled that it could seek damages over the use of Intel chips, giving the South Korean firm a partial victory in the latest skirmish between […]
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge scheduled a trial between Oracle Corp and Google Inc for April 16, 2012, over claims Google violated Oracle’s intellectual property rights relating to the Java programming language, according to a ruling on Tuesday. The trial is set to take place in a San Francisco federal court. Oracle sued Google in […]
(Reuters) – Apple Inc and Motorola Mobility held talks on a cross-licensing deal to settle smartphone patent infringement lawsuits, a move that could have benefited all of the companies that use Google’s Android software, according to the European Union. The two companies also discussed the "scope of any potential settlement" following Motorola’s sale to Google […]
(Reuters) – Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is financing an internet TV network that will include an interview show with former television host Larry King, according to network’s website. The network, which will be called Ora.tv, will feature on-demand content and will produce "a wide range of programs that transcend traditional formats," the website said. Slim’s […]
