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Libya minister to protect investment in Zamtel

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Libya will do all it can to protect its 75 percent stake in Zamtel, the fixed-line telecoms firm in Zambia, whose government announced plans last week to seize Libya's stake in the firm, Libyan Foreign Minister Ashour bin Khayyal said Monday.

SOPA is Dead, but ACTA and OPEN Next to be Protested

Demonstrators protest against Poland's government plans to sign Acta
SOPA is gone for now (until someone re-introduces it), but ACTA and OPEN are two other anti-piracy measures written in the spirit of SOPA. ACTA isn't a proposed U.S. law, however. It's an international treaty already signed by several countries including the U.S. OPEN, on the other hand, picks up right where SOPA took off.
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Philips swings to loss as Europe's economy falters

Philips swung to a fourth-quarter net loss as government cuts ate into its healthcare equipment business and a slowdown in European construction activity and consumer spending hit its lighting operations.
Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX

Can Motorola Droid Razr Maxx Outrun HTC Rezound?

The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx, which was showcased at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and made available through Verizon Wireless last week, is expected to see stiff competition from the HTC Rezound.
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Canon's president steps down as earnings outlook falters

Canon Inc said on Monday its president Tsuneji Uchida would step down and his role would be taken on by chairman and chief executive Fujio Mitarai after the camera and printer maker forecast much weaker-than-expected earnings growth for this year.
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Philips CEO warns H1 2012 won't be easy

Dutch Electronics giant Philips will book further, unspecified, restructuring charges in the first half of 2012, Chief Executive Officer Frans van Houten said on Monday.
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Philips Q4 core profit in line, cautious on 2012

Philips Electronics on Monday reported a 45 percent fall in fourth-quarter core profit to 503 million euros, in line with the company's own forecast earlier this month and said it was cautious on prospects for 2012, especially in Europe.
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Canon forecasts dull 2012 earnings growth

Canon Inc forecast weaker-than-expected earnings growth for 2012, citing worries over a slowing global economy and a strong yen that are likely to weigh on the export-dependent camera and printer maker's profits.
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Nanya: no plans for any role in Elpida-Micron deal

Taiwanese chipmaker Nanya Technology Corp denied on Monday any intention to join a possible tie-up between Japanese rival Elpida Memory Inc and Micron Technology, but its shares soared on hopes for consolidation in the struggling industry.
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iPhone 5 Launch: Will the Killer Feature be Software Related?

The next iPhone 5 has at various times been rumored to include LTE connectivity, larger display, a quad-core processor, new design and much more. However, what has been overlooked is that the important feature for the iPhone 5 may not be hardware-related.
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prmie TF700T

Asus Transformer Prime HD: 5 Best Tablets Compared with the Prime [PHOTOS]

Asus' Transformer Prime TF700T (HD) tablet is due out this summer, and it's not alone. There are five other tablets due out in the next few months that are worthy of consideration for best new tablet. Among them is the iPad 3, of course. But, there are Internet rumblings about whether or not we may get an iPad 2S, instead.
Steve Jobs, Apple's Chief Executive Officer, speaks at the company's World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco

Steve Jobs Warned Google on Poaching Workers

Apple's Steve Jobs directly asked former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt to stop trying to recruit an Apple engineer, a transgression that threatened one junior Google employee's job, according to a court filing.
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RIM CEO eyes significant plans for BlackBerry

Research in Motion's Thorsten Heins plans to waste no time in his new job. The BlackBerry maker's chief executive said he will present the board with his plan for company's future in just a matter of weeks.
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Steve Jobs told Google to stop poaching workers

Apple's Steve Jobs directly asked former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt to stop trying to recruit an Apple engineer, a transgression that threatened one junior Google employee's job, according to a court filing.
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DoCoMo to ask for changes in Android -Nikkei

NTT DoCoMo Inc <9437.T> will ask Google Inc to modify its Android operating system so that smartphones using it would put less pressure on networks, a move that could spark wider protests against the leading mobile software platform, the Nikkei reported.
All The Sh*t That People Say

All The Sh*t That People Say

The rise of Sh*t People Say videos is a testament to the self-aware, progressive minds of the aught generation. Stereotypical comedy videos often a recognition of the cultural idiosyncrasies that define our complicated, little and albeit, insignificant ethnic bubbles. By confronting these stereotypes, comedians are also helping to defeat them.
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French telco regulator to inspect Free's network

France's telecom regulator will carry out an inspection of the network of mobile operator Iliad , in a bid to address accusations levied by its competitors that the new entrant's infrastructure was not operational.

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