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Pfizer global drug sales fall, spark concern

Pfizer Inc showed further weakness in its main business of prescription medicines, sending shares down more than 3 percent on concern over future growth as the company prepares to divest better-performing non-pharmaceuticals businesses.
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Fake iPhone 5 For Sale in China?s Online and Phone Markets

While U.S. customers are still waiting for the upcoming iPhone 5 this fall, various types of fake iPhone 5 devices have been on sale in Chinese online store and offline markets. The Fake iPhone 5 is sold at $108 and features a similar design following the rumor of iPhone 5 specs. It is encased in a plastic body, two LED flash cameras and a label saying it has 64GB of storage. Also the fake device runs a JAVA-based OS, plays MP3?s and connects via WiFi.
Google Las Out at Apple, Microsoft, RIM, Oracle

Nine Google complainants in EU probe

Google faces a total of nine antitrust complaints which EU regulators are now investigating, two sources said on Tuesday, as rivals ramped up the pressure on the world No. 1 search engine.
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NASA probe gives close-up look at asteroid Vesta

The first close-up pictures of the asteroid Vesta, a protoplanet that dates back to the early days of the solar system, revealed a surprisingly diverse terrain and several unexplained geologic features, NASA scientists said on Monday.
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iPhone 5 Release Could Delay But As a 'Better Upgrade Than Expected,' Says Analyst

The pre-sale hype of rumors around iPhone 5 has gained some extension now that one report has claimed that Apple's next-generation iPhone will be released in October, not September.Hold your breath a little more - the iPhone 5 will be worth the prolonged wait, because the upgrade is now said to be more significant than expected.

Microsoft Plans to Make a 'Bing' for the Buck, Google Still Dominant

Not only is the Web-search giant Google at odds with Apple, Microsoft's assault on Google in Internet search and search advertising through their own search engine 'Bing' serves as another attack on the home front and as competitive challenges in the technology industry grow.
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Pfizer profit rises, buoyed by animal products

Pfizer Inc reported higher quarterly earnings, as higher sales of animal health and nutritional products that the company aims to divest helped offset falling sales of its core pharmaceuticals business.
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Sony plans to overhaul lossmaking TV division

Sony Corp will pull together plans this month to restructure its lossmaking television business and even consider teaming up with other firms, a senior executive said this week, days after the company cut its full-year net profit forecast.
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Why Sony-Sucker Punch Deal is Good for Both Sides

Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) has acquired online game maker Sucker Punch Productions for an undisclosed amount. For Sucker Punch, the decision to take perch under Sony?s wings was dictated by the high costs which have come to plague the gaming industry.
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Samsung delays Australia tablet launch on Apple suit

Samsung Electronics has delayed the Australian launch of its latest Galaxy tablet due to a patent dispute with Apple Inc, a setback for the South Korean firm's attempt to close the gap with Apple in the booming tablet market.
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Huawei hires ex-UK info chief as global cyber security

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd said it has appointed a former British government information official as global cyber-security officer, as the world's second-largest network equipment maker aims to expand its footprint with more global hires.
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Government hankers for hackers

The National Security Agency has a challenge for hackers who think they're hot stuff: prove it by working on the hardest problems on Earth.
Apple is expected to launch new iPhone in October

iPhone 4 Price Drops. So What? Give Me an iPhone 5

More clues are piling up in regards to the release date of Apple's highly anticipated iPhone 5 set to hit the markets this fall. The latest news speculate that Target will be offering price drops on the iPhone 4 for five bucks if you trade in an old 3GS model. Customers can also purchase a 16GB iPhone 4 for $170 with a two year contract or go to Radio shack and get an iPhone 4 32GB model for $270.
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Slim's America Movil takes final consolidation step

Billionaire Carlos Slim moved on Monday to bring his whole telecommunications empire under one roof when America Movil launched an offer to buy the rest of fixed-line phone subsidiary Telefonos de Mexico.

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