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Cisco Q2 Beats Cautious Street View

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Cisco Systems Inc forecast revenue and earnings above Wall Street expectations as demand from government and enterprises for its network equipment remained resilient despite global economic troubles.

Internet Ad Fraud: How Hackers Hijacked 4M Computers?

Customers use computers at an internet cafe in Taiyuan
U.S. Federal authorities have charged six Estonian nationals and one Russian national for engaging in a massive and sophisticated Internet fraud scheme that infected with malware more than four million computers located in over 100 countries.
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Angie Varona Explains How Her Hacked Photos Turned Her Life into a Living Hell

She made one mistake of not listening to her parents as a teenager, and the consequence has been haunting her for four years now. Angie Varona does not really need an elaborate introduction, considering the number of times her name has been searched for on the Internet. Varona is now 18, and a victim of the harmful side of the digital age.
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Analysis: Olympus Scandal Puts Auditors Under Scrutiny

Olympus Corp's use of accounting tricks to hide big losses has raised questions about whether its auditors, the Japanese arms of global giants KPMG and Ernst & Young, should have done more to follow up on red flags.
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Black Friday Sale: Staples to Sell Blackberry PlayBook at $199

Black Friday, the beginning of the Christmas shopping season has almost arrived in the U.S. where the retailers will offer products at a very cheap and discounted rate to kick off the the shopping season and hope to go into the Black (profitable) for the year.
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New iOS 5.0.1 the Ultimate iPhone 4S Battery Life Fix

Apple promised iPhone owners a fix to the iOS 5 battery bug that has been sucking the life out of the faster and fuller phone, but the new iOS 5.0.1 fix comes nothing short of amazing according to a Wired reader.
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Seven charged in alleged Internet ad fraud scam

U.S. authorities on Wednesday charged seven people living in Estonia and Russia with using malicious software to hijack millions of computers worldwide to redirect Internet searches toward online ads.
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U.S. charges 7 in alleged Internet ad fraud scam

U.S. authorities on Wednesday charged seven people living in Estonia and Russia with using malicious software to hijack millions of computers worldwide to redirect Internet searches toward online ads.
iOS and Android to Receive Xbox Live Game – Is Microsoft Shooting Itself in the Foot?

Rumor Roundup: Xbox 720

In the wake of two of Xbox 360's greatest games, rumors have begun to surface about the next generation of the Xbox, the Xbox 720.
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Olympus shareholder calls for reinstatement of ex-CEO

A big shareholder in Japan's scandal-hit Olympus Corp called for it to reinstate its sacked CEO to lead a clean up of the firm, piling more pressure on Olympus to put a broom through its current board and management.
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Cisco Q2 outlook beats cautious Street view

Cisco Systems Inc forecast revenue and earnings above Wall Street expectations as demand from government and enterprises for its network equipment remained resilient despite global economic troubles.
New BBX Phones will Support BES, Looks Like PlayBook

RIM Investigates Reports of BlackBerry Delays

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion was investigating reports some users experienced delays, but said on Wednesday it was not fighting an outage similar to the one that took down its service for four days last month.
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RIM investigating reports of BlackBerry delays

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is investigating reports some users are experiencing delays, but it said on Wednesday that it is not fighting a outage similar to the one that took down its service for four days last month.
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Toyota aims to restore Japan output early 2012: source

Toyota Motor Corp has told parts suppliers it aims to restore Japanese production to normal levels by early 2012, recovering from the impact of Thai flooding that hit suppliers, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.
HTC Sensation XL and Apple iPhone 4S

Will HTC Sensation XL Outrun Apple iPhone 4S Worldwide?

HTC released its Sensation XL with Beats Audio in the UK market on Oct. 6. Despite not hitting the U.S. shores officially, the HTC Sensation XL with its huge 4.7-inch screen is expected to give tough competition to Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S worldwide.
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Retail marketers keep holiday optimism in check

Chief marketing officers at U.S. retailers are cautious heading into the holiday season, though those at larger chains are a bit more optimistic about their prospects, according to a survey conducted by BDO USA.
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Mozilla Firefox 8: 5 Key Features

Mozilla released Firefox 8, an update with a great emphasis on security, especially for loading graphics and third-party apps and add-ons.
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Africa may have first commercial 4G network in 2012

Africa could have its first commercial long-term evolution or 4G network as early as next year, as wireless phone operators gear up to meet growing data demand from smartphone users, an Ericsson executive said on Wednesday.
Sony Buys-Out Ericsson’s Share of Smartphone Business

Ericsson sees weaker Q4 margin, cautious customers

Ericsson, the world's top mobile network gear maker, cautioned that new lower-margin business would hit profitability in the fourth quarter and the global slowdown could mean its customers spend less.

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