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RIM loses more U.S. market share to Apple, Google

Research In Motion has given up more ground to Apple and Google in the hypercompetitive U.S. smartphone market, a report shows, while two brokerages cut their price targets for the BlackBerry maker on concerns it can no longer keep pace.
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Newell cuts forecast as costs rise

Newell Rubbermaid Inc cut its outlook for the year blaming a weak economy and a rise in costs, leaving investors jittery as the company gets ready to replace its CEO of five years.
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Analysts cut RIM price targets as competition intensifies

At least two brokerages cut price targets on Research In Motion as they expect rival Apple's iCloud service and concerns over its inability to tackle competition from iPhone and Google's Android-based smartphones to hurt the BlackBerry maker.

Apple iPad 3: A revolution in the making?

While the media is awash with rumors regarding the next iPhone, Apple is silently working in the background to piece together its next version of iPad 2, the iPad 3.
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Hackers break into Sony's Security again

In a major setback for Sony, hackers have once again broken into the security of Sony Corp's computer networks, this time claiming to have stolen customer data. With this, they have shown that the company's systems still remain attack-prone.

Netizens speculate next target as hackers rule corporations world over

Hacker attacks, real and fake claims on who hacked and who didn’t, and to top it all, speculation regarding who is going to be the next target. While distressed corporations that have been victims of these virtual hooligans in recent days struggle to restore order and gain back control over the dwindling shares, people across the world debate on the next likely target.
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Lenovo buys German computer seller Medion

Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd's has agreed to buy Germany's Medion AG in a deal valuing the electronics retailer at up to $900 million, to boost its market share in Europe.

Will Apple iPhone 5 ever beat Android?

There is immense buzz in the market over the features, form and release date of the next generation iPhone from Apple, ahead of Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) that kick starts in San Francisco next Monday. Fans have kept fingers crossed as to what CEO Steve Jobs will tell them about the next generation iPhone.
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Solar-paneled bikini charger for Apple iPod

Apple boasts of a solid ecosystem of apps, devices and peripherals around its iOS platform and now it can add another element to its thriving iOS environment - swimwear made of photo voltaic panels to charge its devices.
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Sharp eyes profit from small displays, books charge on TVs

Japan's Sharp Corp forecast an unexpected jump in operating profit as demand for smartphones and tablets boosts sales, but said a temporary production halt at two TV panel plants earlier this year would force it to book an extraordinary charge.
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Hackers attack another Sony network and post data

Hackers broke into Sony Corp's computer networks and accessed the information of more than 1 million customers to show the vulnerability of the electronic giant's systems, the latest of several security breaches undermining confidence in the company.
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Schema.org: Google, Bing and Yahoo! tie up for better search results

Search giants Google, Bing and Yahoo! announced overnight a combined venture to help web search more user and webmaster friendly. The project, schema.org, is a directory of html mark-ups that can be used for Search Engine Optimization for better indexing of web pages. With the tie up of the major search engines, webmasters don’t need to lose sleep over the troubles of assigning different mark-ups for each engine, which makes it a win-win situation for all.
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Google attack brings past cyber attacks into focus

After alleged hackers in China compromised the personal e-mail accounts of top-notch American officials, military personnel and journalists, the world attention has shifted to cyber warfare and similar attacks that have happened in the past.
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Facebook to connect 1 billion users by 2012

Social networking site Facebook will touch one billion users by 2012 and the fastest growth is coming from Brazil, with Facebook picking up another 1.9 million users in May, according to statistics site Social Bakers.
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A kidney for an iPad 2!

Selling a body part to buy the favorite gadget? Yes, you've heard it right. A teenager in China's Anhui province has sold his right kidney to buy an iPad 2. What a craze!
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Cybersecurity becoming U.S. diplomatic priority

Cyber security is now a diplomatic priority for the United States with Washington looking to build relationships to tackle information theft and reduce the risk of conflict, a senior official said.

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