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China quality watchdog says some HP laptops faulty

By admin | Published: March 19, 2010
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's quality control watchdog said an investigation into Hewlett-Packard Co showed the company had sold some faulty laptop computers, and ignored consumer protection regulations.
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Google adword win in Europe wouldn’t end battles

By anthony | Published: March 18, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO/LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc could win a widely expected victory next week in Europe's top court and still face many more battles over keyword advertising, the backbone of its Internet business model.
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Google may announce China plans next Monday: report

By shervin | Published: March 18, 2010
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Google Inc may make an announcement next Monday about whether it will pull out from China, the China Business News reported on Friday, quoting an unnamed Google employee.
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Viacom, Google accuse other of YouTube hypocrisy

By anthony | Published: March 18, 2010
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Viacom Inc accused Google Inc of turning a blind eye to illegal video clips on its YouTube site in a bid to attract viewers, according to court documents released on Thursday.
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Apple director Jerry York dies at 71

By shervin | Published: March 18, 2010
DETROIT (Reuters) - Jerry York, a long-time adviser to billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian and executive whose career spanned the auto and technology industries, has died, Apple Inc said on Thursday.
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Amazon allows Kindle application for Mac computers

By melissa | Published: March 18, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it released an application to allow its Kindle e-books to be read on Apple Inc Mac computers.
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Creditors want Sex.com in bankruptcy, halt auction

By anthony | Published: March 18, 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Creditors of the owner of the Sex.com website have filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition against the company, stalling a lender foreclosure auction for the valuable website that was scheduled to begin on Thursday.
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Kremlin picks site for Russian "Silicon Valley"

By anthony | Published: March 18, 2010
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday announced that Russia would build a high-tech hub near Moscow to spur modernization of the economy and reduce its dependence on oil and gas.
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British youngsters prefer online advice to parents

By melissa | Published: March 18, 2010
LONDON (Reuters) - Young people in Britain turn to the internet to look for help with personal problems rather than seek advice from their parents or friends, according to a survey released on Thursday.
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HTC says confident can defend against Apple suit

By shervin | Published: March 17, 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cellphone developer HTC Corp said it is confident it can fight off a recent technology patent infringement lawsuit from iPhone maker Apple Inc and promised to issue a formal response in the next few weeks.
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