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Trade ministers ready to study WTO Airbus ruling

Top officials from the United States, European Union and Brazil on Friday awaited a pivotal World Trade Organization ruling on subsidies to Airbus that stands to impact the global aircraft sector.

Samsung: LED TV sales to grow at least five fold in '10

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd aims to sell at least 2 million liquid crystal display televisions that use light-emitting diodes in 2009 and at least 10 million units in 2010, an executive said.

Nifty and stylish is aim at Berlin gizmo fair

Against a backdrop of flat-panel TV screens and energy-efficient washing machines, a number of nifty gadgets and chic devices stand out at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin, aimed at simplifying modern life -- with style.

Italy antitrust agency extends probe to Google Inc

Italy's antitrust agency said on Friday it was broadening its investigation into allegations that Google's Italian news website coerced Italian newspapers into posting their stories to include U.S. parent Google Inc. The competition authority launched the probe this week after the Italian Federation of Newspaper Editors alleged that any publication refusing to appear on the Google News Italia (h...

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Pfizer whistleblower's ordeal reaps big rewards

Taking on corporate giants can feel like tilting at windmills, but John Kopchinski's six-year legal battle against Pfizer Inc just made him a rich man.

Sprint backs Hero, the latest HTC Android phone

Sprint Nextel Corp plans to sell HTC Corp's Hero cell phone based on Google Inc's Android operating system, intensifying competition in the crowded U.S. smartphone market dominated by Apple Inc's iPhone.

Embracing social media, photo sites stay in the game

Someday the Kodak moment may be called the Facebook or Twitpic moment, but old-school photo management services are fighting to stay in the picture.

WTO to issue landmark aircraft industry ruling

World Trade Organization judges will rule on Friday for the first time on whether the European Union handed out illegal subsidies to Airbus in a verdict that could affect planemakers worldwide.

EU probes Oracle bid for Sun

European Union antitrust regulators launched an in-depth probe on Thursday into Oracle's $7 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems on concerns the deal could dent competition in the database market.

PluggedIn: Embracing social media, photo sites stay in the game

Someday the Kodak moment may be called the Facebook or Twitpic moment, but old-school photo management services are fighting to stay in the picture.

Need 10,000 Facebook fans? That'll be $1,167

A company called uSocial has been offering a service that sells Twitter followers to people at a set rate, and announced Thursday that it will start selling friends on Facebook.

Not enough Facebook friends? Buy them

Who says you can't buy friends? An Australian online marketing company is selling friends and fans to Facebook members after offering a similar service to Twitter users.

Nokia seeking developers' help in Apple rivalry

Nokia Oyj said on Thursday it would start to open its software platforms to external developers in a bid to boost the quantity and quality of software for Nokia phones.

Cisco, EMC eye technology services tie-up: report

Cisco Systems Inc and EMC Corp are in talks to create a new joint venture to provide technology services, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people briefed on the plan.

Virtual detectives stalk in-game spammers

Gamers competing against rivals around the globe in online multiplayer games have a new force protecting them -- teams of virtual detectives.

Internet providers seek low broadband

The biggest U.S. Internet service providers urged regulators to adopt a conservative definition of broadband, arguing for minimum speeds that were substantially below many other nations.

LG to unveil new Windows smartphones

LG Electronics Inc, the world's third-largest mobile phone maker, said on Thursday it would launch three new smartphones in the next few weeks that run on Windows software.

LG Elec to unveil new Windows mobile phones

LG Electronics Inc, the world's third-largest mobile phone maker, said on Thursday it would launch three new smartphones in the next few weeks that run on Windows software.

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Google outage setback for business email pitch

Google Inc's efforts to persuade businesses to buy its email services suffered a setback this week after a highly publicized outage shut down accounts of millions of corporate customers for almost two hours.

Viewers hunger for Web and TV at same time: study

U.S. television viewers are increasingly turning on the Web, tuning into television and not missing a beat on either, as simultaneous TV and Internet use continues to rise, research firm Nielsen said on Wednesday.

Internet turns 40 today... or does it?

When is the internet's birthday? There are a series of possible answers as key events happened on different days, with September 2 being considered as one of them.

YouTube talks to studios on movie rentals says source

Online video site YouTube is in talks with several major movie studios about renting movies to users by streaming the movies over the Internet according to a person familiar with the talks on Wednesday.

Movie Rentals coming to a YouTube near You

Google Inc.'s YouTube is reportedly in talks with major movie studios about allowing users to stream movies on a rental basis, making it the sites first move towards charging for content instead of making it available for free with advertising, according to a media report.

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Danaher expands in life sciences, cuts more jobs

Diversified U.S. manufacturer Danaher Corp on Wednesday announced two deals to expand its life sciences specialty instruments business, while saying it plans to cut more jobs as it accelerates its restructuring.

Key U.S. broadband official: More spectrum needed

U.S. regulators are seeking ways to make more efficient use of the airwaves as consumers' use of smartphones is expected to surge, the official spearheading the national broadband program said on Wednesday.

Gmail server problem was a 'Big Deal'

Google Inc.'s massive crash of its popular Gmail service was the result of a routine service miscalculation, the company explained late Tuesday, leaving the majority of its 150 million users without access to their email accounts.

Digi-novel combines book, movie and website

Is it a book? Is it a movie? Is it a website?Actually it's all three. Anthony Zuiker, creator of the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation U.S. television series, is releasing what he calls a digi-novel combining all three media -- and giving a jolt to traditional book publishing.

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