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Accenture to shift incorporation to Ireland

Technology outsourcing and consulting firm Accenture Ltd plans to change its place of incorporation to Ireland from Bermuda, following an exodus of large multinational companies to Europe as the U.S. government plans to tighten tax rules.

Three million UK homes are web Notspots

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About 15 percent of homes in Britain have Internet broadband access under 2 Megabits per second , the minimum speed envisaged by the government for the whole country, research shows.
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Microsoft to launch new Zune later this year

Microsoft Corp plans to launch a new version of its Zune portable media player later this year in the United States, incorporating high-definition video, touch screen technology and Wi-Fi connection.
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Nokia opens App Store rival, response slow

Nokia opened its online software and content store on Tuesday, hoping to follow the success of Apple Inc's App Store, but the opening was overshadowed by technical glitches and negative reviews.
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Apple iTunes may hit more markets with French move

Apple's iTunes online music store may reach more customers throughout Europe after the body tasked with collecting artist royalties in France agreed to allow counterparts elsewhere to license its catalog.
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Apple iTunes may hit more markets with French moves

Apple's iTunes online music store may reach more customers throughout Europe after the body tasked with collecting artist royalties in France agreed to allow counterparts elsewhere to license its catalog.
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Asustek aims to be No.3 laptop vendor in 2011

Netbook PC pioneer Asustek aims to double its market share to become the world's No.3 laptop vendor, riding the rising popularity of low-cost laptops among budget-conscious consumers during the global downturn.
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Microsoft to spend up to $100 Mln on 'Bing'

Microsoft is aiming to fire up competition in the search engine market after revamping its search engine and renaming it Bing, the software company is now planning an extravagant ad campaign in a bid to woo the public from its competition, Google.
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HP recalls 15,000 laptop batteries sold in China

Hewlett-Packard Co, the world's largest PC maker, is recalling 15,000 laptop batteries distributed in China because of a danger they could overheat, China said on Tuesday on its quality inspections web site.
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YouTube star who witnessed shooting comes clean

An Australia woman's account of a late night shooting in Sydney has turned her into an Internet sensation with T-shirts, mugs and a dance remix made in her honor but there's just one problem -- she made it up.
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YouTube star who witnessed a shooting comes clean

An Australia woman's account of a late night shooting in Sydney has turned her into an Internet sensation with T-shirts, mugs and a dance remix made in her honor but there's just one problem -- she made it up.
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Beyond BlackBerry, high-tech execs shun gadgets

You'd think the leaders of the world's biggest and coolest tech companies would be total gadget freaks, 'tricorder'-carrying whiz kids sporting the latest doodads months before the masses. Think again.
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Russian group mulls Facebook investment: report

A Russian Internet group, Digital Sky Technologies, has offered to invest $200 million in Facebook in a deal that would value the social networking site at $10 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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Tech companies look for deals as values fall

Cheap valuations and glimmers of economic recovery are tempting cash-rich technology companies to seek acquisitions, and the second half of 2009 could see some steady dealmaking.
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Few victors seen in me too App Store race

Mobile firms could struggle to match the success of Apple's App Store when creating their own online software supermarket, hampered by technical issues, a lack of applications and increased competition.
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Pope on Facebook in attempt to woo young believers

You won't get an email saying Pope Benedict added you as a friend and you can't poke him or write on his wall, but the Vatican is still keen to use the networking site Facebook to woo young people back to church.
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Tech firms balance cost cuts and innovation

Technology executives say they are prepared to cut more costs if the downturn proves more prolonged than expected, but finding places to get further savings won't be easy.
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Yahoo eyes acquisitions, social media

Yahoo Inc is looking to buy companies that will allow it to become a bigger player in social networking and revamp its family of products, Chief Technology Officer Ari Balogh said on Wednesday.
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Pope uses Facebook to woo young believers

You won't get an email saying Pope Benedict added you as a friend and you can't poke him or write on his wall, but the Vatican is still keen to use the networking site Facebook to woo young people back to church.
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Capcom to unveil more iPhone titles

Japanese video game maker Capcom Co Ltd said it plans to launch more than 10 titles for Apple Inc's highly popular iPhone in the year to March, cashing in on growing demand for mobile gaming.
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EBay wins UK court battle vs L'Oreal

EBay has won a UK court battle against French cosmetics group L'Oreal which had claimed the online marketplace was jointly liable for trademark infringements committed by its users.

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