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Apple wins skirmish in Nokia patent war

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Apple Inc won a round in its patent fight with Nokia on Friday as a U.S. trade panel judge ruled that the U.S. company did not violate any of five Nokia patents.
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U.S. develops panic button for democracy activists

Some day soon, when pro-democracy campaigners have their cellphones confiscated by police, they'll be able to hit the panic button -- a special app that will both wipe out the phone's address book and emit emergency alerts to other activists.
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India Blocks .XXX Domain

Citing moral and and cultural issues, India will oppose sites with the .XXX domain, an official said.
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Oracle jumps as outlook points to market share gains

Shares of Oracle Corp rose 5 percent on Friday, a day after the world's third-largest software maker forecast solid sales of new business software, signaling strength against Hewlett-Packard and IBM in data center and cloud computing businesses.
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RIM Adds Android Apps To Playbook

During its fourth-quarter earnings call, Research In Motion revealed that its upcoming BlackBerry Playbook tablet would be compatible with applications developed for Google's Android operating system.
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LOL, OMG, FYI Enter Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford University Press has announced number of new internet-borne linguistic additions, signaling yet another way in which tradional mediums are adapting to the rapid linguistic changes caused by online communication.
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XXL Magazine brings iPhone App for Aspiring Rappers

XXL Magazine announces the launch of their first official iPhone app, which features six special functions including a hip-hop news feed,lifestyle trends, Where They At? geo-tracker for finding friends, plus special Twitter functions and the ultimate hip-hop trivia.
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Shocker: Duke Nukem Delayed

The long-delayed comeback of first-person shooter Duke Nukem hit another snag on Thursday with 2K Games bumping arrival of the latest title back a month into June.
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RIM's outlook disappoints, shares tumble

Blackberry maker Research In Motion on Thursday warned its earnings would slip as it spends heavily on the launch of its PlayBook tablet, sending its shares tumbling as much as 12 percent.
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Apple launching iPad 2 overseas

Apple is launching its iPad 2 in more than 25 countries on March 25th, 2011. Their supply shortage is not stopping them from launching the products abroad quickly.
Generating Buzz

Real-time, dynamic social networks with Color

A new app has hit the smartphone market aiming to allow users to take and share photos in social networks but there's a twist: the networks you create are with complete strangers.
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Instant view: RIM issues weak outlook, shares tumble

Research In Motion's net profit jumped 32 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter, boosted by strong global BlackBerry smartphone sales as it readies next month's North American launch of its PlayBook tablet computer.
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Oracle signals strong tech spend, shares rise

Oracle Corp forecast a 4 to 14 percent rise in sales of new software this quarter and hiked its dividend by a fifth, fueling hopes that a global resurgence in technology spending remains intact.
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Oracle sales surge, raises dividend

Oracle Corp beat Wall Street forecasts and raised its dividend 20 percent on Thursday, as the business software maker capitalized on resurgent spending on technology.

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