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Asian Markets Cautious Ahead of European Summit

Asian shares inched up while the euro clung to overnight gains on Friday, but markets largely stayed within range, as investors awaited a weekend meeting of European leaders for signs of progress in resolving the region's debt crisis.

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Kaspersky Lab has found the first known instance of QR code tampering. Infected QR codes may be used for hacking and phishing scams.
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Euro zone wrangling batters stocks

LONDON - Doubts about the euro zone's ability to come up with a comprehensive plan to solve its debt crisis hammered equity markets and hit the euro on Thursday, underlining investor impatience with political wrangling.
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Five Android Giants Will Steal Apple iPhone 4S Thunder

Apple Inc. received an overwhelming response from all around the world for iPhone 4S. iPhone 4S is expected to face competition from Android devices like Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Motorola Droid RAZR, HTC EVO Design 4G, Motorola Atrix 2, and Samsung Captivate Glide.
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BOJ chief sticks to recovery view amid euro debt

Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Thursday that solid growth in emerging markets will continue to underpin Japan's economy, suggesting the central bank will stick to its forecast of a moderate recovery when its board meets next week.
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Euro zone wrangling hammers stocks

Doubts about the euro zone's ability to come up with a comprehensive plan to solve its debt crisis hammered equity markets and hit the euro on Thursday, underlying investor impatience with political wrangling.
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Olympus ex-CEO urges Japan watchdog probe

Ousted Olympus Corp. <7733.T> CEO Michael Woodford widened his bid for regulators to probe the endoscope maker's controversial payments to advisory firms by urging Japan's securities watchdog to investigate.
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Samsung Seeking iPhone 4S Ban in Korea

Samsung Electronics now wants to file a motion to ban Apple's iPhone 4S in Korea. Earlier, Samsung had filed suits against Apple in Japan, Australia, France and Italy to stop sales of the iPhone 4S.
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Motorola Droid RAZR vs Samsung Galaxy Nexus: Comparison of Specs and Features

Samsung released its newest Google smartphone, the Galaxy Nexus, Tuesday night. It is the newest competitor in a long list of smartphones, including the iPhone 4S and Motorola's Droid RAZR. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus comes with the newest Google OS, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Motorola also introduced their new Droid RAZR Tuesday. Motorola and Samsung both seek to capture a share of the iPhone 4S' market, but how will the Android phones compete against each other? We look at the expec......
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Was iPhone 5 Steve Jobs' Last Big Project?

Last week we got a report that late Apple co-founder and long-time CEO was at work on the iPhone 5 project until his death as his last big innovation. Now comes a report that Jobs was working on the company's next project, which may have been the iPhone 5, until the day before he died.
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Underlying inflation pressures ease

U.S. consumer prices outside food and energy rose at their slowest pace in six months in September, a sign broad inflation pressures remained contained.
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Autos, rentals tame underlying price pressures

High food and gasoline prices kept pressure on U.S. household budgets in September, but core prices rose at their slowest pace in six months, showing inflation was still largely contained.
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Consumer inflation subdued, home building rises

Consumer prices outside food and energy rose at their slowest pace in six months in September as the cost of apparel and used vehicles fell, suggesting inflation pressures remained contained.
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Core consumer prices muted in September

Consumer prices outside food and energy rose less than expected in September to post their smallest gain in six months, a government report showed on Wednesday, suggesting inflation pressures remained contained.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs. Motorola Droid RAZR

Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs. Motorola Droid RAZR: Spec Sheet Comparison

It was the day for the Androids on Tuesday, with the release of not one but two smartphones - Motorola Droid RAZR, claimed to be the world's thinnest smartphone and Samsung Galaxy Nexus, powered by the brand new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Here is a spec sheet comparison between the two smartphones.
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Music streaming site Deezer to launch in 100 countries

French on-line music streaming service Deezer will launch in more than 100 countries in the coming weeks, and the start-up is negotiating with roughly a dozen telecom operators on partnerships in a bid to expand its global reach.
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PlayStation Vita Release Date and Specs Revealed: Will You Buy it?

The PlayStation Vita release date and specs have been revealed. Sony's highly-anticipated next-gen portable console will be hitting stores in North America, Latin America and Europe on Feb. 22, 2012, according to SCEA's CEO and President Jack Tretton at the Web 2.0 summit in San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday.

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