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Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket and HTC EVO Design 4G

Can HTC EVO Design 4G Outrun Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket?

HTC EVO family legacy was continued by Sprint with the addition of HTC EVO Design 4G, the first EVO family member touting World Phone capabilities. But the phone faces immense pressure from Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, which is a Long Term Evolution (LTE) version of the Galaxy S2 and debuted in AT&T network Nov. 6.

Amazon Kindle Fire May Be More Profitable Than Expected

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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) began shipping its much-anticipated Kindle Fire tablet Nov.14, a day earlier than its original Nov.15 shipping date. There are some assumptions that Amazon is selling its tablet for a loss at $199, but it doesn't appear to be the case considering the long-term aspects of the device.

Sony Ericsson Swings to 4Q Loss Before Ownership Change

A Sony Ericsson logo on a smartphone is pictured at a mobile phone shop in Tokyo
Sony Ericsson posted a quarterly loss that missed all forecasts after losing in the battle for smartphone sales in the key year-end period, showing the challenge for Sony as it prepares to take full control of the joint venture.
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Xilinx shares up after upbeat Q4 outlook

Chipmaker Xilinx Inc expects fourth quarter results at the mid-point of analysts' expectations, allaying investor concerns that the slowdown in the semiconductor market would continue into the new year.
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Pockets of Internet go dark to protest piracy bills

Some members of the U.S. Congress switched sides to oppose antipiracy legislation as protests blanketed the Internet on Wednesday, turning Wikipedia dark and putting black slashes on Google and other sites as if they had been censored.
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SOPA Protest Freaks out Wikipedia Users who Don't Read

Wikipedia shut down Wednesday to protest two Internet-regulation bills Congress is considering. That didn't stop high school students writing term papers from freaking out and wondering whether the protest was closer to Wiki-mageddon.
File photo of former CEO of Yahoo! Inc. Jerry Yang arrives at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York

Jerry Yang, Yahoo Co-Founder, Resigns

Jerry Yang, who co-founded Yahoo alongside David Filo in 1995, announced his resignation from the board of directors and all other company positions Tuesday, effective immediately.
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Fujifilm Considering Supporting Olympus

Japan's Fujifilm Holdings said on Wednesday it is considering supporting scandal-hit endoscope maker Olympus Corp although neither side looks likely to move quickly on an equity alliance that Olympus needs to shore up its finances.
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Japan's Elpida to seek equity tie with Micron: report

Elpida Memory will seek an equity tie-up with U.S. rival Micron Technology, a newspaper said on Wednesday, as the Japanese firm confronts mounting pressure from approaching debt repayments and a deteriorating memory chip market.
Samsung Galaxy Note

Reports: Samsung Galaxy Note Headed to Verizon and Sprint as 'Galaxy Journal'

A Droid-life report points out that a CDMA/LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy Note currently does not exist, while the HSPA+/LTE model is globally available. AT&T's version of the Galaxy Note is expected in the coming weeks; however the network operator stopped short of announcements regarding the release date.
A BlackBerry handset is displayed in Washington

Samsung Says No Interest in Buying Troubled RIM

Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it was not interested in buying ailing Blackberry maker Research In Motion or licensing its operating system, refuting a tech blog report that RIM was seeking to sell itself to the South Korean technology giant.
Analysis: Nortel case delay highlights Canada crime approach

Analysis: Nortel case delay highlights Canada crime approach

The years-long delay in bringing three former Nortel Networks executives to trial for fraud has reinforced Canada's well-earned reputation as a laggard in markets enforcement, particularly when compared with the United States, its critics say.
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Majesco Q4 loss widens, shares fall

Majesco Entertainment Co's fourth-quarter results came in below market expectations hurt by higher operating costs, and the video game publisher forecast a weak 2012.
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Can Windows 8 Surpass Android, iOS?

Hardware requirements for Windows 8 tablets have been revealed. Will any of the devices entice consumers enough to use Windows 8 rather than the tablet incumbents Google Android and Apple iOS?
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IBM seen posting Q4 growth, headwinds expected in 2012

IBM Corp is expected to report solid fourth quarter results on January 19 under new chief executive Virginia Rometty as investors look for news about the potential impact of the Eurozone crisis and currency headwinds in 2012.
Wikipedia to Go Dark: 12 Other Wikis that Will Remain Open

Wikipedia to Go Dark: 12 Other Wikis that Will Remain Open

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia written by its users, will go dark all day Wednesday to protest two U.S. bills meant to stop illegal sharing of movies and music, but Internet users who want to search for collective articles on everything from ballet to science fiction, there are still ways.
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HP names new strategy chief

Hewlett-Packard Co on Tuesday named software veteran Bill Veghte as chief strategy officer as it overhauls its top ranks following a series of missteps over the past year.
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U.S. Charges Russian Father and Son with Cyberfraud

U.S. authorities on Tuesday unsealed criminal charges accusing a father and son team, both Russian citizens, of hacking into U.S. bank accounts and illegally snatching credit card numbers and stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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