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AOL chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tim Armstrong speaks at the Reuters Global Media Summit in New York

AOL to sell 800 patents to Microsoft for $1 billion

AOL Inc said it would sell over 800 of its patents and related applications to Microsoft Corp , and would grant Microsoft a non-exclusive license to the patents it retains, for slightly over $1 billion in cash.
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2 White Men Arrested In Tulsa Killings

Oklahoma police said two white men were arrested early Sunday as suspects in shootings that left three people dead and two others critically wounded, all black, in the Tulsa area.
$399 Samsung's Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) vs Apple’s iPads: Price Fight Get Fiercer As the Tablets Face-Off

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) vs Apple iPads: Tablet Price War Gets Fiercer

Apple introduced the first tablet a couple of years ago at impressive and decent price points, and the tech giant's dominance in tablet market has been really entrenched since then. Consequently, the rivals in the market have to come out with innovative marketing strategies to face the competition.
A worker stops to text a message as he hand picks giant tecolote ranunculus flowers at the Flower Fields in Carlsbad, California March 27, 2012.

AT&T Could Be Hit By Strike(s) On Easter Sunday

AT&T Inc. and the Communications Workers of America, or CWA, are cutting it close as they seek successors to four collective-bargaining agreements covering about 40,000 employees of the telecommunications company. The current contracts expire on Easter Sunday at 12:01 a.m.
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Samsung To Launch Three Windows Phones This Year: Will The Company’s Next Hybrid Devices Outshine Nokia’s & HTC’s Biggest Bets?

Samsung has always given a commendable competition to every single wireless device manufacturers, including Apple, with constant introduction of spectacular replacement devices at considerably low prices. Whether it is Samsung Galaxy S2 against iPhone 4S or Samsung Galaxy Tab against other Android tablets in the market, the South Korean giant has always given a stiff rivalry to other brand in the wireless world.
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New iPad 3 Facing 3G Connectivity Issues, Apple Apparently Deletes Thread With Complaints in Its Support Forum [REPORT]

After the release of the new iPad, Apple may have experienced strong sales around the world with the device so far, but continuous complaints by users regarding various performance issues do imply that the new iPad has given Apple much headache. Some users have complained that the new iPad loses a 3G connection and requires a reboot in order to re-establish a 3G connection to their carrier.
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Rumour Update: No 3D Technology An Intelligent Decision; But What About Other Specs?

Staying tight lipped about other anticipated features of the S3, Samsung confirmed in a recent report by Engadget that the upcoming phone will not feature any 3D technology. In a written statement to Engadget, Samsung Electronics was quoted saying, Although Samsung Electronics is constantly exploring new technologies for our mobile devices, we have no immediate plan to include displays featuring 3D technology in our upcoming smartphones.
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Alcoa Cuts Alumina Capacity; 1Q Report Due Tuesday

Alcoa Inc., the U.S. aluminum giant, said Thursday it will reduce its annual total alumina production capacity by 2 percent this year, aimed at matching output with its plans to reduce smelter capacity amid global oversupply that has hurt prices.
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iPhone 5 Release Date 2012: Reasons Why June Launch Looks Plausible, But October Makes Sense Too

There was a time when the mid-year launch for Apple's flagship smartphone was almost an ironclad rule. But with the release of its fifth generation iPhone, the iPhone 4S, on Oct. 4, 2011, the Cupertino-based tech giant broke that tradition, making way for recent rumors that suggested the company might launch its sixth-gen iPhone, presumably named iPhone 5, in the second half of 2012. Thereby abandoning the mid-year launches and considering a 12-month iPhone upgrade cycle, starting in the fall...
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Former Tyco CEO Kozlowski Denied Parole

Dennis Kozlowski, the former Tyco International CEO whose $6,000 shower curtain made him a symbol of corporate greed, was denied parole this week, New York's Department of Corrections said on Thursday.

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