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Motorola Mobility warns of Q4 revenue shortfall

Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc warned that its fourth-quarter 2011 revenue would miss Wall Street expectations as it was weighed down by tough competition and legal expenses in what is usually the best quarter of the year.

Oracle can't appeal SAP order right away: judge

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Oracle Corp can't appeal an order slashing its $1.3 billion copyright infringement verdict against SAP AG until it decides whether it will reject the lower, court-imposed damages award, a U.S. judge ruled on Friday.

Sprint ousts 4 executives, merges consumer/business

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Sprint Nextel , the No. 3 U.S. mobile service, is merging sales and marketing for its business and consumer operations as part of a streamlining that includes the departures of four top executives, according to Sprint CEO Dan Hesse.
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HTC quarterly net lags forecast amid tough competition

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp recorded a worse-than-expected yearly profit decline in the fourth quarter, and the first decline in two years, as its models scrambled to compete with Apple Inc's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy range.
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London volunteers warned over social media use

Volunteers working at the London Olympics have been warned not to give away breaking news about athletes or disclose the location of politicians and celebrities through online comments or pictures posted on social media sites.
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Israel concerned may be under cyber attack

Israeli officials said on Friday they were concerned the country may be under cyber attack after a wave of credit card code thefts in the past week by a hacker who claims to be operating out of Saudi Arabia.
Apple iPhone 4S and HTC Amaze 4G

Will HTC Amaze 4G Outclass Apple iPhone 4S?

HTC Amaze 4G, which was released in October for T-Mobile, is expected to see or give stiff competition to Apple iPhone 4S, which received overwhelming positive responses.
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Woodford to sue Olympus over firing, drops CEO bid

The ousted British CEO of disgraced Olympus Corp, who blew the whistle on a $1.7 billion accounting fraud, dropped his bid to return to lead the medical device maker, blaming cozy ties between its management and big Japanese shareholders and saying the saga had taken its toll on his family.
A computer worm dubbed Ramnit is believed to have stolen about 45,000 Facebook login credentials, a digital security firm has warned.

Malware Steals Over 45,000 Facebook Passwords

A computer worm dubbed Ramnit is believed to have stolen about 45,000 Facebook login credentials, a digital security firm has warned. The stolen data have been taken largely from Facebook accounts in UK and France, the security firm Seculert said.
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iPhone 4S Launch ‘Delaying iPad 3 Release’; Is it Another Apple Marketing Gimmick?

Launch of iPhone 4S in China can delay the release of the much-hyped and much-awaited iPad 3, speculate experts. Now delaying the launch of iPad 3 can be another structured rumor or marketing gimmick of Apple as this world renowned electronics company is known for making a series of announcements at random times to fuel up the suspense among the Apple enthusiasts.
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HTC net lags forecast amid tough competition

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp recorded a worse-than-expected yearly profit decline in the fourth quarter, and the first decline in two years, as its models scrambled to compete with Apple Inc's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy range.
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Woodford will sue Olympus over dismissal

The ousted British CEO of Olympus Corp abandoned his three-month battle to replace the management of the scandal-tainted maker of medical devices, blaming big Japanese shareholders for not backing his campaign to take back the helm.
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Kanye West floods Twitter with train of thoughts

LOS ANGELES, JAN 5 - Rapper Kanye West had the Twitterverse buzzing on Thursday after posting a series of more than 80 tweets in a train of thoughts that left many fans and critics scratching their heads.
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iPhone 4S Doubles Data Consumption: Study

Apple's new iPhone 4S consumes on average twice as much data as the previous iPhone model and even more than iPad tablets due to increasing use of online services like the virtual personal assistant Siri, an industry study showed.
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New iPhone doubles data consumption: study

Apple's new iPhone 4S consumes on average twice as much data as the previous iPhone model and even more than iPad tablets due to increasing use of online services like the virtual personal assistant Siri, an industry study showed.
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Samsung estimates record Q4 profit on strong smartphones

Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips and smartphones, estimated on Friday its October-December profit would jump 73 percent to a life-time high, aided by one-off gains and record-smashing sales of smartphones.
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Fired by email or phone? Here's how to deal with it

When Lauren Bossers, who lives in Pittsburgh, worked for a supply chain management software company in Dallas, she dealt with work and staff in the main office virtually, by phone and email. When she was laid off after her company was acquired in January 2010, well, that happened by phone, too.
Cerf is wrong: The Internet is a Civil Right

Internet Censorship: Is the Internet a Human Right?

Vinton Cerf, one of the "Fathers of the Internet," has written an op-ed in the New York Times that argues against the notion that the internet is a human right. He also says the internet is not a civil right. I disagree with the latter.
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Fired by email or phone? Here's how to deal with it

When Lauren Bossers, who lives in Pittsburgh, worked for a supply chain management software company in Dallas, she dealt with work and staff in the main office virtually, by phone and email. When she was laid off after her company was acquired in January 2010, well, that happened by phone, too.
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Social media threat to adopted children grows in UK

British youngsters adopted after abusive childhoods are at risk of fresh emotional turmoil as some birth parents turn to Facebook and other social networking sites to track them down, adoption agencies said on Thursday.

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