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Applied Materials sees falling solar sales to add to PC woes

Chipmaker Applied Materials projected a dismal fourth quarter, mirroring concerns that slowing chip sales and a glut in the solar cell market is hurting growth, and said it will clip capacity in the near term, in line with suppressed demand.
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Verizon Wireless customers lose in court

Reversing its view from a year ago, a federal appeals court said Verizon Wireless customers must resolve disputes over alleged fraudulent cellphone charges individually through arbitration rather than as a class.
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Google Pays DOJ $500 Million for AdWords Ordeal

Google has paid the DOJ $500 million for allowing Canadian pharmacies to place advertisements on its Adwords program, thus helping them get revenue from the illegal transfer of drugs to the U.S.
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NASA Gets Ready to Test Space Wi-Fi

NASA's space shuttles may be stationary but they continue to race ahead with research and development as they prepare to fly a laser communications system in an aim to test high definition television from Mars.
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Q+A: German court hears Samsung/Apple design spat

A German court will decide on Thursday whether Samsung can sell its latest iPad rival in Germany after an preliminary injunction requested by Apple barred the South Korean company from selling its new Galaxy tablets in Europe's biggest economy earlier this month.
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Facebook Finally Improves, Simplifies Privacy Controls For Users

Social network giant Facebook, long criticized for failing to implement adequate privacy controls and for adopting a cavalier attitude towards the sensitive issue, is now trying to appease its users by streamlining how they manage and share their personal information.
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Privacy Lawsuit Targets comScore

Online data tracking service comScore Inc siphons confidential information including passwords, credit card numbers and Social Security numbers from unsuspecting users, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday.
East Coast Earthquake Mistaken as Terrorist Attack

Strong East Coast Quake Highly Unusual: Scientist

The strong earthquake that rattled the eastern United States on Tuesday was highly unusual in its severity, though it was centered in a part of Virginia known for smaller quakes, seismologists said.
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Japan's 'Computer grannies' Grip Internet Lifeline

Fifteen years ago, a growing sense of isolation due to old age prompted Kayoko Okawa, then 66, to knock on the door of a local volunteer center and timidly ask if it was possible for someone her age to start an online community for seniors.
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Japan computer grannies grip Internet lifeline

Fifteen years ago, a growing sense of isolation due to old age prompted Kayoko Okawa, then 66, to knock on the door of a local volunteer center and timidly ask if it was possible for someone her age to start an online community for seniors.
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HP sues AU Optronics over alleged LCD panel price

Hewlett-Packard Co has filed a case in a U.S. court against AU Optronics, saying the Taiwanese company conspired to fix the prices of thin film liquid crystal display panels, court documents showed.

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