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T-Mobile Announces Samsung Galaxy S Blaze for March; 4G and Other ‘Rich Features’ Promised

Adding one more feather to its cap, the innovative Korean phone maker Samsung Telecommunications has come up with Samsung Galaxy S Blaze as an addition to 4G wireless network technology. In a recent announcement, T-Mobile has confirmed that the new Galaxy brand would be available in the market by end of March 2012. According to the T-Mobile’s press release, the handset is expected to cost around $149.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate card, with a two-year service agreement and would be on shelf pur...
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Everything Everywhere Sees LTE Rollout This Year

Everything Everywhere, Britain's biggest mobile carrier, expects to start building a next-generation LTE network by the end of the year, catching up with the United States and parts of Scandinavia and Asia that already have more advanced networks.
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Rivals Denounce Verizon's Bid for Cable Airwaves

Rivals to Verizon Wireless are urging U.S. communications regulators to block the company's multibillion dollar deals to buy wireless airwaves from cable operators, saying the transactions will hurt competition.
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Synopsys Q1 Results Beat Estimates

Chip-design software maker Synopsys Inc posted a quarterly profit that beat analysts' estimates, helped by strong demand for its new products, and raised its full-year outlook.
HP logo is seen outside Hewlett-Packard Belgian headquarters in Diegem

HP Profit Plummets, CEO Urges Patience

Hewlett-Packard Co's earnings fell nearly 44 percent and the world's No. 1 computer maker forecast a second-quarter profit below Wall Street estimates as it struggles with weak sales of PCs and printers.
Limited Brands

Limited Brands EPS Rose in 2011

Limited Brands (LTD), parent company of Victoria's Secret, Bath and Body Works and La Senza, reported on Wednesday an decrease in annual operating income and but increase in earnings per share, boosted by a 10 percent increase in same-store sales and a buyback of shares.
HP logo is seen outside Hewlett-Packard Belgian headquarters in Diegem

HP Profit Plummets as PC Market Struggles

Hewlett-Packard Co's earnings fell nearly 44 percent and the world's No. 1 computer maker forecast a second-quarter profit below Wall Street estimates as it struggles with weak sales of PCs and printers.
Newmont Conga project in Peru

Newmont Mining Expects Strong 4Q

As one of the world's top gold producers, Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM) seems to have a lot of advantages on its side. But uncertainty about peripheral items, including the effect of recent acquisitions and political developments that could hurt its bottom line, are keeping Wall Street analysts skeptical on the company.
The ill-fated camera company Eastman Kodak Co. may have lost more than just their fortune when filing for bankruptcy. Although this year’s Academy Award ceremony will be held at the same venue, broadcasters will not be referring to it as the Kodak Theatre

Where Are The Oscars Held Now? Kodak Name Dropped From Award Show

The ill-fated camera company Eastman Kodak Co. may have lost more than just their fortune when filing for bankruptcy. Although this year’s Academy Award ceremony will be held at the same venue, broadcasters will not be referring to it as the Kodak Theatre, according to a report from the AP.
Rapportive, which is still available over Gmail, adds an e-mailers social networking accounts, including their Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter accounts, and overlays the information over open messages and e-mail drafts.

Why LinkedIn Bought Rapportive: 'We Fell in Love'

Business networking site LinkedIn has acquired Rapportive, a Gmail add-on that provides information about your social contacts as you e-mail them. The deal was reportedly already in place by Dec. 8, but Rapportive confirmed the acquisition on Wednesday on its company blog.
HP EliteBook 8460p

HP 1st Quarter Earnings: 3 Key Items to Watch

Shares of Hewlett-Packard, the No. 1 computer services company, have gained more than 12 percent this year and nearly 30 percent since new CEO Meg Whitman was installed in September.
CEO of Goldman Sachs Blankfein talks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington

Analysis: Goldman's Top Brass Gun for Cash Bonuses

While Wall Street slashes pay and freezes cash awards, Goldman Sachs Group's top five executives may reap special bonuses of $10.5 million apiece if the firm hits historically easy profit targets over the next two years.
People protest against hydraulic fracturing outside the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York

New York Town Gets Court OK to Ban Hydraulic Fracturing

A branch of the New York State Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Town of Dryden can prohibit the gas drilling hydraulic fracturing within its borders. The decision could embolden other New York municipalities to impose similar bans, potentially upending the primacy of state law over the oil and gas industries.
Boeing 787

Boeing Says Fuselage Flaw Could Affect 55 Dreamliners

About 55 Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner jets may have a recently discovered flaw in the fuselage, the company said on Wednesday, while reiterating that the world's first carbon-plastic passenger plane is safe to fly.
The 2009 Honda Odyssey; a fault with the rear door has led to 46,000 recalls

Honda Recalls 46,000 Odyssey Minivans

Honda is recalling close to 46,000 of its Odyssey minivans due to a fault with its rear doors that can lead to them falling on people unexpectedly.
Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom

Kim Dotcom Out on Bail: Megaupload Founder Under House Arrest With No Internet Access

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom was released on bail on Wednesday, Feb. 22 after he was arrested over a month ago on Jan. 20 during a police raid on his New Zealand mansion. Dotcom will be held under house arrest and will not be allowed to access the internet while he awaits the hearing over his extradition to the United States, which he intends to fight.
J.C. Penney Store Revival

Fitch Downgrades J.C. Penney To 'Junk' Status

Fitch Ratings downgraded J.C. Penney's debt rating to junk levels, expressing skepticism about the retailer's ability to reverse declining revenue trends with a highly-publicized makeover.
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Shell to Buy Cove Energy for $1.6 Billion

Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L) has made an agreed 992.4 million pounds ($1.6 billion) bid for Mozambique-focused Cove Energy (COVE.L), offering a full price to open up a new gas frontier for the Anglo-Dutch oil major in East Africa.

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