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Adobe Beats Expectations

Adobe Systems beat expectations on Monday as its fourth quarter profit jumped 21 percent and its a forecast were ahead of analysts estimates on increased demand for its Creative Suite programs.

Adobe Profits Leaps 21 Pct

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Adobe Systems beat expectations on Monday as its fourth quarter profit jumped 21 percent and its a forecast were ahead of analysts estimates on increased demand for its Creative Suite programs.

Ribbit Hooks Up Web, Phone Worlds

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Ribbit announced a new technology product on Monday that will eventually let web users make phone calls to any land line, mobile phone or other web browser, without the need for downloading additional software.
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Ribbit unveils Web telephone development platform

Silicon Valley start-up Ribbit Corp on Monday unveiled a technology platform that will let developers put Web telephony in everything from business software to popular social network sites such as Facebook.
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Facebook's Mea Culpa in Light of Ad Fiasco

Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg apologized to users on Wednesday for their controversial web-based advertising system, Beacon, which publishes information about members' off-site purchases to users’ friends.
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Microsoft looks to curb piracy in Vista update

Microsoft Corp said on Monday it would disable the two primary methods used by software pirates to illegally copy Windows Vista software in the next major update of the operating system.
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Apple, AT&T Sued for Patent Infringement

Klausner Technologies is suing Apple and AT&T for $360 million in damages and future royalties for allegedly violating patents related to the iPhone device's 'visual voicemail' feature.
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Apple, AT&T Sued Over iPhone 'Visual Voicemail'

Klausner Technologies is suing Apple and AT&T for $360 million in damages and future royalties for allegedly violating patents related to the iPhone device’s ‘visual voicemail’ feature.
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Digital developments could be tipping point for MP3

Warner Music Group (WMG) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment are feeling increased pressure to follow EMI and Universal Music Group's lead in distributing music in the MP3 format, which forgoes restrictive digital rights management technology.
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Blog site that is popular in Russia is sold

LiveJournal, the personal Web publishing service that jump-started blogging in Russia, has been sold by its U.S. owner to a Russian business partner, which will operate it independently, the companies said on Sunday.
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Guitar Hero meets Warcraft in Vivendi-Activision deal

French telecom and media group Vivendi said on Sunday it will merge its video games unit with Activision Inc in a $9.85 billion deal that combines the hit Guitar Hero and World of Warcraft franchises under one roof.
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Motorola's Zander to Step Down

Motorola's Chief Executive Officer Ed Zander, who oversaw the creation of the Razr handset, announced on Friday he will step down to make way for Greg Brown, the current Chief Operating Officer.
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Motorola's Ed Zander Resigns

Motorola's Chief Executive Officer Ed Zander, who oversaw the creation of the Razr handset, announced on Friday he will step down to make way for Greg Brown, the current Chief Operating Officer.
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Xbox 360 Update Adds Divx, iPhone/iPod Support

Microsoft will release a number of updates for its Xbox 360's dashboard and Live service starting next week, adding support for compressed movies and Apple portable devices, the company said.
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New Motorola CEO Brown: We have a lot to do

Motorola’s Chief Executive Officer Ed Zander, who oversaw the creation of the Razr handset, announced on Friday he will step down to make way for Greg Brown, the current Chief Operating Officer.
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Media CEOs are Facebook, BlackBerry users

Facebook is good for keeping up with high-flying buddies, MySpace is for teenage offspring and the BlackBerry is a full-time addiction, according to top media executives who were quizzed on their personal media habits at this week's Reuters Media Summit.
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Hot Time for Wii as Gamemakers take Cold Shower: Analyst

While Nintendo's hot selling Wii game console has been making headlines and new video game fans, shortages of the console mean third-party developers are getting a smaller piece of the gaming revenue pie, says one analyst.
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Apple iPod, iPhone to get Office Documents

Users of Apple's portable entertainment devices may be getting a less entertaining, more functional surprise as the world's largest software maker plans to port office documents for the iPod.

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