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Thank You J.K Rowling: People Thank the Author on Twitter as Harry Potter Makes it to Top 100 Books for Kids

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Thank You J.K Rowling is trending on Twitter and millions of Harry Potter fans have already thanked the author. Similar tweets keep popping up every moment. Scholastic's Parent & Child magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Books for Kids features Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on the 6th position from the top. However, the top position among the books for children was nabbed by E.B. White's classic tale Charlotte's Web.

More Chinese cities halt Apple iPad orders: reports

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Retailers in more Chinese cities have been told by authorities to take the popular iPad tablet PCs off their shelves this week, media reports said on Thursday, due to a legal battle between a Chinese technology firm and Apple Inc over trademark issues.
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Olympus ex-president, others arrested: report

Three former executives of Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp were arrested on Thursday over their role in a $1.7 billion accounting fraud at the maker of medical equipment and cameras, Japanese media reported.
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NetApp results meet estimates, spark relief rally

Data storage equipment maker NetApp Inc reported results in line with Wall Street projections, news that sent its shares surging nearly 8 percent in relief after disappointing results in past quarters.
Sprint's new HTC Evo View 4G tablet is unveiled at the International CTIA wireless industry conference, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando

HTC EVO View 4G vs ZTE Optik: 7-Inch Sprint Tablet War

If you're a Sprint customer and you're torn between the HTC Evo View 4G and the ZTE Optik, here's what you need to know. We generally don't recommend data plans for tablets, but some people do find them necessary, and because Sprint offers both of these tablets on their network, you get them at a subsidized price. Their on-contract prices standout because the Optik is $100 with a new two-year contract compared to the $250 for the View 4G.
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Twisted Metal Movie: Top Five Other Films Based on Video Games [VIDEOS]

On the same day that the new Twisted Metal video game for the PS3 was released, Sony announced that its movie studio is planning to produce a Twisted Metal film. Brian Taylor, who directed Ghost Rider and Crank, is set to write and direct. The movie has no release date as of yet, but until then check out the trailers for the top five movies based on video games.
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Cisco appeals EU's approval of Microsoft/Skype deal

Cisco Systems Inc has challenged EU clearance of Microsoft Corp's acquisition of Internet voice and video service Skype at Europe's second highest court, saying the commission should have put tougher conditions on the deal.
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Cisco appeals EU's okay of Microsoft/Skype deal

Cisco Systems Inc has challenged EU clearance of Microsoft Corp's acquisition of Internet voice and video service Skype at Europe's second highest court, saying the commission should have put tougher conditions on the deal.
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Apple iPad plant conditions better than the norm: agency

Working conditions at Chinese manufacturing plants where Apple Inc's iPads and iPhones are made are far better than those at garment factories or other facilities elsewhere in the country, according to the head of a non-profit agency investigating the plants.
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Comcast profit beats Street on subscriber gains

Comcast Corp posted a better-than-expected rise in quarterly profit driven by strong subscriber additions, though it was tempered by weak performances at its NBC Universal broadcast and movie units.
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Zynga warning on player spending hits shares

Zynga Inc's shares fell 16 percent on Wednesday, amid heavy volumes, after the social gaming company warned of a slowdown in bookings, indicating paying players may be spending less than expected.
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Samsung says considering spinning off LCD business

Samsung Electronics Co said on Wednesday it was considering spinning off its loss-making LCD flat-screen business in a surprise move as it seeks to orient its components business towards OLED displays, touted as the next-generation technology that will replace LCD TVs.
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Zynga Falls on Sluggish Paying Players Outlook

Zynga Inc shares fell 7 percent in premarket trade, suggesting investors were wary of the social game maker's weak bookings outlook and expensive valuations, and at least three brokerages downgraded the stock.
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Samsung Elec says considering spinning off LCD business

Samsung Electronics Co said on Wednesday it was considering spinning off its loss-making LCD flat-screen business in a surprise move as it seeks to orient its components business towards OLED displays, touted as the next-generation technology that will replace LCD TVs.
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Taiwan's Acer Q4 net below forecast

Taiwan's Acer Inc reported on Wednesday a worse-than-expected net profit in the fourth quarter, though the result was a turnaround after two consecutive quarters of losses and the company said its current business was stable.
Sprint Galaxy Nexus Release Date: LTE Device Could Launch ThisMonth, Leaked Document Reveals

Samsung to Cancel 32GB Galaxy Nexus Avatar?

It was previously expected by many fans that Samsung would initially release the 32GB avatar of the very popular Galaxy Nexus. However, the recent post of the current status of the project has ended all such expectations.
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Apple iPhone market share to slip from Q1: Gartner

Apple, which became the world's largest smartphone vendor in the fourth quarter, will see its iPhone market share slipping for a couple of quarters as the novelty of its latest 4S model runs out, research firm Gartner said on Wednesday.
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China's Proview says any ban of iPad exports hard to

Proview Technology, the Chinese firm embroiled in a legal battle with Apple Inc over the iPad name, said on Wednesday that Chinese customs authorities had told it that any ban on the import or export of the popular tablet PCs would be difficult to impose due to the sheer size of the market.
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Apple CEO: cash discussions intensifying

Apple Inc is in very active discussions at the board level about what to do with its steadily growing hoard of cash and securities, Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Tuesday, responding to calls for the world's most valuable electronics company to put its massive cash reserves to work.
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Zynga user growth slows, shares fall

Zynga Inc failed to boost the ranks of its online players compared to the earlier quarter, fanning worries that it will have to rely on new games and other ways to squeeze more revenue out of its users.
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New York Fashion Week: FOTINI Channels Her Inner Goddess From Her Heritage [PHOTOS]

Inspired by her heritage and an ancient relic passed down from her Greek mother and Egyptian father, Fotini Copeland channeled her own inner goddess to create the FOTINI Fall 2012 collection shown on Tuesday at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. View the slideshow to see photos of the FOTINI Fall 2012 collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York.
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Experts say Iran has neutralized Stuxnet virus

Iranian engineers have succeeded in neutralizing and purging the computer virus known as Stuxnet from their country's nuclear machinery, European and U.S. officials and private experts have told Reuters.
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Zynga user growth disappoints, shares fall

Zynga Inc failed to boost the ranks of its online gamers in its first quarter as a public company, fanning worries that it will have to rely on new games and other ways to squeeze more revenue out of existing users.
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Web Sites of Nasdaq, BATS Hit in Cyber Attack

Websites of exchange operators Nasdaq and BATS have been attacked by hackers over the last 24 hours, causing ongoing disruptions for those trying to use the sites, spokespersons for the companies said on Tuesday.
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Shares finish flat in late rally on Greece

Stocks erased losses to end little changed on Tuesday after a Greek government source said the conservative party leader was expected to deliver a letter of commitment to the country's international lenders.

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