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Microsoft pulls Office from own online store as 'sales ban' begins

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Microsoft Corp. has pulled almost every version of Office from its own online store in compliance with a court order after a patent dispute with Canadian firm i4i. As of mid-day today, the only edition available from the Microsoft Store was Office Ultimate 2007, a $670 full-version suite.
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Cellphone use for shopping up: Motorola

A growing number of consumers worldwide used their mobile telephones to help them shop early in the holiday season with usage particularly high among young adults seeking coupons, according to a study sponsored by Motorola Inc and released on Monday.
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Are pico projectors the next big cellphone trend?

Large flat-screen TVs were all the rage at the Consumer Electronics Show, but companies like Microvision Inc are putting their bets on image viewing of a much smaller scale: projections from devices as tiny as cellphones.
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LG confirms LCD TV sales target, eyes more market

LG Electronics Inc, the world's No. 2 TV brand, said on Sunday it aimed to increase its global market share in LCD TVs to 15 percent this year from 11 percent last year by boosting unit sales by 54 percent.
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Next version of Nexus will be enterprise phone

Google Inc executive Andy Rubin said on Friday that the next version of the Nexus One phone, which was made by HTC Corp, will be for enterprise users and might have a physical keyboard.
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E-reader makers seek bestseller but may end up duds

Remember the Dell DJ MP3 player? Or Sony's Clie digital assistant? It's likely dozens of the electronic readers debuting at the Consumer Electronics Show may go the way of these defunct gadgets by next year.
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Judges question FCC authority in Comcast case

U.S. judges questioned the FCC's authority to punish Comcast Corp for blocking online file-sharing services on Friday in a case that could wind up curbing the regulators' campaign for a free and open Internet.
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Genachowski seeks clarity on Verizon mobile fees

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said on Friday that Verizon Wireless needs to more clearly explain its policies on fees it charges when customers cancel their cellphone services before the end of their contract.
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Microsoft appeals Word patent case once more

Microsoft Corp on Friday asked for a full panel of judges to review a recent appeals court decision to uphold a $290 million jury verdict against it for infringing a patent held by a small Canadian software firm.
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Palm shares jump on CES, 2010 seen turnaround year

Palm Inc shares jumped 10 percent on Friday after the company announced it will sell smartphones through top U.S. mobile carrier, Verizon Wireless, a deal that analysts said could mark the beginning of a turnaround for the handset maker.
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Intel announces online netbook app store

Following the success of Apple Inc's online application store, Intel Corp. aims to follow suit and will begin offering an online store with applications for netbook computers.
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Google seeks U.S. approval to trade wholesale power

Google Inc has asked the main U.S. energy regulator for authority to buy and sell electricity in the wholesale market to help manage its huge energy needs, as the Internet giant's big data centers soak up large amounts of power.
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U.S. to delay release of anticipated broadband plan

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will delay submitting its highly anticipated National Broadband Plan report to Congress by one month to better digest all the data and public input, an FCC official said on Thursday.
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Verizon to sell two Palm phones on Jan 25

Palm Inc will sell upgraded versions of its Pre and Pixi smartphones on January 25 through top U.S. mobile carrier Verizon Wireless, getting its devices into more users' hands.
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Toshiba to outsource bulk of TVs in U.S.

Japan's Toshiba Corp needs to outsource more TV production in the U.S. to better compete against bigger South Korean rivals and focus on high-end products, an executive said.
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Tablet? Slate? New devices emerge as Apple looms

Call it a slate or call it a tablet, the technology world is suddenly awash with a novel category of mobile devices seeking to grab the spotlight from a hugely anticipated product launch by Apple Inc later this month.
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Intel unveils new microprocessors

Intel Corp released a flurry of new computer chips on Thursday as it seeks to maintain its dominance over rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc and prepare for an expected rise in demand.
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Motorola shows media tablet with Nvidia chip

Motorola Inc demonstrated a prototype media tablet that could be ready commercially by the fourth quarter, though whether it goes to market partly depends on an advanced mobile network being built by Verizon Wireless.
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Borders in deal with Alex e-reader for e-books

Borders Group Inc said on Thursday it has reached a deal with the maker of the upcoming Alex electronic reader that will prominently feature the U.S. bookseller's e-bookstore on the device when the site is launched later this year.
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Sony positive on post-holiday U.S. electronics

Sony Corp said U.S. electronics sales are looking positive after the holiday season, and that it was optimistic about meeting its full-year target for PlayStation 3 video game console sales.
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Intel packs more punch in new chips

Intel Corp, which unveiled a new line of computer processors today, is packing more performance, feature and energy savings into its chips to help power a variety of laptops and desktops and other devices.
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TV makers bet big on 3D, payoff uncertain

Television manufacturers are banking on 3D TVs for their next sales boost, with sets capable of adding that extra visual dimension expected to hit U.S. store shelves in force by the middle of 2010.
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France to explore Google tax to pay creative work

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday that he wanted the authorities to explore whether online advertising revenues of major search engines could be taxed in France as well as their home countries.
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Icahn considering proxy battle at Genzyme: source

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who last year forced board changes at biotechnology company Biogen Idec Inc , may take aim at cross-town rival Genzyme Corp , according to a source familiar with the situation.
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Cellular group says mobile calls safe from hackers

A wireless industry group said mobile phone conversations are safe from eavesdropping, even after a German security expert released the code for unscrambling calls made using most of the world's cell phones.
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Motorola media tablet could be ready by Q4

Motorola Inc demonstrated a prototype media tablet that could be ready commercially by the fourth quarter, though the timing partly depends on an advanced mobile network being built by Verizon Wireless.

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