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Justice Department opens IBM antitrust probe-trade group

The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into allegations that International Business Machines abused its dominance of the mainframe business, said Computer and Communications Industry Association chairman Ed Black.

Dell plans first U.S. smartphone with AT&T: report

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BY Gabriel MadwayDell Inc plans to launch a smartphone with Google's Android mobile software on carrier AT&T's network as soon as early 2010, the Wall Street Journal reported, marking the PC maker's first foray into a cut-throat U.S. cellphone arena.

Verizon-Google pair to fight off iPhone & AT&T

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Verizon has teamed with Google on Tuesday to co-develop several Android-based devices that will be pre-loaded with innovative applications from both parties as well as third-party developers, in an effort to fight off the iPhone and its exclusive agreement with AT&T.
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AT&T allowing iPhone users to access Skype

AT&T, the biggest U.S. cellphone provider, said Tuesday that Apple iPhone users will be able to use Skype over its cellphone network, a move that will lower the cost of local and international voice calls.
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U.S. approves Adobe, Omniture tie-up

U.S. antitrust regulators have approved Adobe Systems Inc's deal to buy web analytics firm Omniture Inc, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday.
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Microsoft launches new phone software

Microsoft Corp introduced new software for mobile phones on Tuesday, promising a range of devices to compete with Apple Inc's iPhone and Research in Motion Ltd's BlackBerry.
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iPhone will be able to run some Flash programs

The developer of the widely used Flash programing language has devised a way to translate its code to run on Apple Inc's iPhone -- a move that could dramatically boost the variety of applications for the iPhone.
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Eminem and Apple settle lawsuit

Apple and Eminem's music publisher, Eight Mile Style LLC, reached a settlement agreement on Thursday, putting an end to a lawsuit alleging that Apple was never authorized to digitally sell 93 of Eminem's songs on iTunes.
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Amazon settles Kindle lawsuit over 1984 copy

Amazon.com Inc has settled for $150,000 a lawsuit brought by a high school student and another consumer who claimed the online retailer illegally deleted from their Kindle devices digital copies of George Orwell's 1984.
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Russian investor expands Facebook stake: sources

Russian investment firm Digital Sky Technologies has begun buying more shares in Facebook, seeking to expand its stake in the world's No. 1 social networking company, two sources told Reuters.
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Russian investor expands Facebook stake-sources

Russian investment firm Digital Sky Technologies has begun buying more shares in Facebook, seeking to expand its stake in the world's No. 1 social networking company, two sources told Reuters.
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Apple quietly buys mapping company

In an ongoing attempt to compete with Google, Apple bought small mapping company Placebase over the summer in a deal that went unnoticed until this week
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Lawson Software Q1 profit beats Street, shares rise

Business software maker Lawson Software Inc posted a first-quarter profit that beat market expectations, helped by increased license fee revenue and expense cuts, and forecast second-quarter results in line with Wall Street view.
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Microsoft CEO takes pay cut after rough year

Microsoft Corp paid its chief executive Steve Ballmer 5.5 percent less for the last fiscal year as the world's biggest software company suffered its first ever drop in annual sales.

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