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Microsoft to buy bio software operation

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Microsoft Corp said on Monday it would buy some of the assets of Rosetta Biosoftware, part of a Merck & Co Inc unit which makes data management software for medical researchers, furthering Microsoft's push into the expanding healthcare technology business.
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Experts warn mobile phones face hacking threat

Accessing your bank account using your mobile phone might seem safe, but security experts say would-be hackers can access confidential information via a simple text message seemingly from your service provider.
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Yahoo U.S. content exec latest to quit: memo

A key North American executive has resigned from Yahoo Inc, according to an internal memo on Thursday, becoming the latest senior executive to depart as new management shakes up the Internet giant.
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Verizon to sell Palm Pre, new BlackBerry phones

Palm Inc's iPhone competitor Pre got an unexpected boost on Thursday as No. 1 U.S. mobile service Verizon Wireless said Pre would be part of its upcoming device line-up, sending Palm shares up 8.8 percent.
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Verizon to sell Palm Pre, new BlackBerry Storm

Verizon Wireless plans to start selling Palm Inc's Pre and a new version of the touchscreen BlackBerry Storm in about six months, the top executive for the venture of Verizon Communications Inc and Vodafone Group Plc said on Thursday.
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Yahoo CEO says talks with Microsoft continue

Yahoo Inc CEO Carol Bartz said the company continues to talk with Microsoft Corp about an Internet search deal, but stressed that search remains an important ingredient in Yahoo's array of online products.
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Jury Orders Microsoft to pay $200M in damages to i4i

Jury Orders Microsoft to pay $200M in damages to i4i i4i, the Toronto-based software firm announced on Tuesday it received a $200 million patent infringement verdict from a federal jury who found Microsoft Corp., the world' largest software maker, willfully infringed on an i4i patent.
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Apple iTunes may hit more markets with French move

Apple's iTunes online music store may reach more customers throughout Europe after the body tasked with collecting artist royalties in France agreed to allow counterparts elsewhere to license its catalog.
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Apple iTunes may hit more markets with French moves

Apple's iTunes online music store may reach more customers throughout Europe after the body tasked with collecting artist royalties in France agreed to allow counterparts elsewhere to license its catalog.
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Microsoft to spend up to $100 Mln on 'Bing'

Microsoft is aiming to fire up competition in the search engine market after revamping its search engine and renaming it Bing, the software company is now planning an extravagant ad campaign in a bid to woo the public from its competition, Google.
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Few victors seen in me too App Store race

Mobile firms could struggle to match the success of Apple's App Store when creating their own online software supermarket, hampered by technical issues, a lack of applications and increased competition.

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