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Google's Acquisition of Motorola Aims for Patent Wars

Google’s purchase of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion is all about owning a slew of patents to defend itself against its rivals -- Microsoft and Apple -- in the legal arena where patent licensing fees can be negotiated through lawsuits and countersuits.
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Do You Talk on a Cell Phone to Avoid Interaction With Others?

A new study that says 13 percent of all mobile phone users fake talking or being busy on their phones to avoid having to interact with people around them isn't such big news. I assumed the number was much higher. But that's what the numbers show, anyway. A report published this week by the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project found that 83 percent of American adults own some kind of cell or mobile phone and that more than one in ten fake using it so they don't hav...

American Families Rapidly Going Wireless: Study

A new consumer study survey of the U.S. families reveals that American families have started using the home wireless bandwagon extensively, and there does not seem to be any turning back.
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Verizon Workers Relent, to Go Back to Work

Verizon Communications Inc. announced on Saturday that their workers have ended their two-week strike and agreed to return to work from Tuesday under previous contract.
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Why You Should Avoid the HP TouchPad (Even at $99)

HP is 'reinventing' itself, shedding its PC division and the division responsible for its TouchPad tablet -- the would-be iPad contender -- but that means it can now be yours for $99. So should you run out and get one?
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Is the HP TouchPad Even Worth it at $99?

After missing earnings by a long-shot and announcing the divestiture of its webOS smartphone and tablet business, HP is now slashing the prices of its TouchPad tablet. But is it even worth $99?
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German State Imposes Ban on Facebook 'Like'

The German State of Schleswig-Holstein has imposed a ban on clicking the Facebook “Like” button and has said state institutions should remove it from their Web sites or face a fine.
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Microsoft Offers Free Windows Phones, Dev Tools to webOS Developers

Microsoft will offer free Windows Phones, dev tools and free training to webOS developers, Brandon Watson, senior director of the company, announced in a tweet. To Any Published WebOS Devs: We'll give you what you need to be successful on WindowsPhone, incl.free phones, dev tools, and training, etc. Brandon Watson, Senior Director of Windows Phone 7 development at Microsoft tweeted on Friday.
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Germany Makes it Illegal to Hit the 'Like' Button on Facebook

The German state of Schleswig-Holstein has ordered all government offices to remove the Facebook's Like button from their Web presence and shut down all Fan pages, stating that these things violate German and European data privacy laws reported Cnet News.
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More volatility ahead as uncertainty rules

The historic swings in the U.S. stock market over the past two weeks have investors struggling to figure out where equities may be headed next. Only one thing seems clear: The volatility is far from over.
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HP sinks as investors flee business revamp

Shares of Hewlett-Packard slumped by more than 20 percent to a six-year low on Friday as investors wiped about $16 billion off the market value of the world's biggest PC maker in a resounding rejection of its plan for a major shake-up.
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Avnet's M&A focus on emerging markets

Avnet Inc, a distributor of electronic parts and computer gear for the likes of IBM and Apple, is focusing its M&A strategy on emerging markets, where the growth is, seeking to bolster its product offerings in an uncertain market.

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