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iPhone helps Verizon, but not enough for some

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Verizon Communications Inc gained wireless subscribers with Apple Inc's iPhone, but the effect on its financials failed to impress investors, who sent its shares down 2.3 percent.
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‘iPhone 4S’ in developers' hands as Apple unleashes A5 chip's power to leverage gaming market

Apple is hitching its smartphone wagon to gaming big time, finally! Apple is letting select developers play around with an iPhone 4 which is implanted with an A5 chip rather than the A4 in order that they can bring out the full gaming prowess on the upcoming iPhone 5. If the gaming slant of the iPhone materializes it would go to prove rumors that Apple was delaying the launch for the iPhone 5 for strategic reasons and not so much because of logistical constraints.
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Samsung files suits vs Apple in Korea, Japan, Germany

Samsung Electronics Co said on Friday it had filed patent lawsuits against Apple in South Korea, Japan and Germany, a week after the world's top technology company claimed Samsung's smartphones and tablets slavishly copied its products.
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Sandisk beats Street, on track despite Japan

SanDisk Corp's 19 percent revenue rise surpassed expectations after strong smartphone and tablet demand propped up first-quarter chip prices, as it reaffirmed hopes for a strong 2011 despite supply-chain tangles from Japan.
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AT&T touts benefits of T-Mobile deal to FCC

AT&T Inc told communications regulators its $39-billion bid to buy Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA would let it build high-speed wireless services reaching more than 97 percent of U.S. users.
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AT&T: T-Mobile deal would up wireless services reach

AT&T Inc's $39 billion bid to buy Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA would let it build high-speed wireless services for more than 97 percent of the United States, it said in a U.S. government filing on Thursday.
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Antigua says U.S. online poker shutdown was illegal

The United States violated global trade law by shutting down Internet gambling sites based in Antigua and elsewhere and prosecuting their owners, according to Antigua and Barbuda officials considering action in the World Trade Organization.
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Verizon not pursuing Web video for now: CFO

Verizon Communications has considered developing an Internet video service that would work outside of its network region but is not pursuing it right now, according to the company's chief financial officer.
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Verizon CFO says not pursuing Web video for now

Verizon Communications has considered developing an Internet video service that would work outside of its network region but is not pursuing it right now, according to the company's chief financial officer.
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Amazon cloud disruption hits some startups

Disruption to Amazon.com Inc servers that host Internet services took down a raft of social networking websites including Foursquare and Quora early on Thursday, underscoring concerns about reliability as more companies turn to the cloud.
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Steve Jobs Eager To Return To Apple, Says COO

During Apple's first quarter 2011 earnings Wednesday, Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook updated stockholders and analysts on the status of CEO Steve Jobs, who has been on a medical leave of absence since January.

T-Mobile Celebrates Launch of New Sidekick 4G by Samsung

T-Mobile USA Inc. celebrated Wednesday night the national launch of its new T-Mobile Sidekick 4G by Samsung with an exclusive VIP event that transformed a private lot in Beverly Hills, California, into a progressive party complete with interactive stations that showcased the Sidekick 4G's best-in-class social media capabilities and super-fast 4G speeds.

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