TECHNOLOGY

Pfizer drugs wilt, lower-margin units shine

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Pfizer Inc reported disappointing quarterly revenue on declining demand for its prescription medicines, exposing the risks the world's biggest drugmaker would face if it sells better-performing units like its nutritional products business.
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Nokia looking for new chairman to start 2012

The world's largest phone maker by volume, Nokia, has started to look for a new chairman to take over from next year's annual general meeting, current chairman Jorma Ollila said on Tuesday.
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Infineon thrives on cars, hikes outlook

Infineon's decision to exit the wireless business to focus on chips for cars and energy-efficient machines has paid off, as strong second-quarter results let the German chipmaker raise its full-year outlook.
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NetLogic revenue misses on China weakness; shares fall

Telecommunications chipmaker NetLogic Microsystems Inc's quarterly sales missed estimates and fell 2 percent over the last quarter as Chinese carriers tightened spending, and the company's shares slipped 5 percent after the bell.
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Sony suffers second major user data theft

Sony disclosed on Monday hackers had stolen the names, addresses and passwords of nearly 25 million more users than previously known less than a day after the Japanese company apologized for one of the worst break-ins in Internet history.
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Sony unit shuts down service after April break-in

Sony Online Entertainment has temporarily shut down its online games service and its Facebook games after discovering the April break-in that led to the theft of 77 million user accounts also affected its system.
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RIM launches new BlackBerry Bold smartphone

Research In Motion showed off a new version of its BlackBerry Bold phone with upgraded software on Monday, aiming to regain its stride after last week's profit warning and other recent stumbles.
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Sony freebies help soothe anger at data breach

Sony has won over some gamers by offering free access to its PlayStation Network to compensate for the leak of personal details on 78 million user accounts, but still has some way to go to regain the trust of consumers.
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EchoStar, Dish to pay TiVo to settle dispute

Dish Network and EchoStar Corp will pay TiVo Inc $500 million to settle a patent infringement lawsuit involving TiVo's video recording technology, putting an end to a long and costly legal battle.

'The Guy Who Liveblogged The Osama Raid'

A Pakistani software consultant tweeting witnessed the attack on the compound where Osama bin Laden died, and has become the guy who liveblogged the Osama raid.
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Playstation Network: 'Welcome Back'

Sony will begin to restore services to its Playstation Network after it took it down following an attack last month, adding perks for gamers who have been without service for half a month.
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Playstation Network to be restored: Full Text

Sony will begin to restore services to its Playstation Network after it took it down following an attack resulting in the loss of personal data of nearly 80 million users around the globe. The following is the full text obtained from the company.
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Playstation Network To Be Restored With Perks

Sony will begin to restore services to its Playstation Network after it took it down following an attack resulting in the loss of personal data of nearly 80 million users around the globe.
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Your location 'extremely valuable' to Google

Google recently wrote off concerns about its mobile devices sending precise user location data back to its servers, but recently uncovered emails illustrate that user location is instrumental in its strategy.
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Sony to resume some PlayStation services

Sony said it would resume some services on its PlayStation Network this week and offer incentives to customers to try to prevent them turning to competitors after the theft of personal information belonging to 78 million user accounts.
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Sony wavers on credit card data breach in PlaySation network accounts

Sony failed to say conclusively say if the security breach of its PlayStation Network resulted in hackers getting access to credit card data of about 10 million customers. In a much-awaited statement on Sunday, Sony said it was not sure if hackers got the data but emphasised that there was no evidence that they got.

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