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Private Space Run Makes History

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:36:46 EDT

The aerospace industry reached a milestone, when Space Exploration Technologies became the first private company to dock a spacecraft with the International Space Station.

Amazon, Publisher Settle Digital Books Dispute

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:53:09 EDT

Amazon.com and the Independent Publishers Group resolved a dispute over the sale of digital books.

Essar, Loop Founders Get Bail

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:59:07 EDT

An Indian court granted anticipatory bail to the founders of Essar group and Loop group while charging them with criminal conspiracy in the high-profile case of alleged rigging of a 2008 sale of telecom licenses and bandwidth.

Yahoo Jumps Into Browser Wars

Fri, 25 May 2012 01:16:52 EDT

Despite all the issues at Yahoo the company still managed to unveil a new product, its own Internet browser, dubbed Axis. Yahoo will go up against market leading browsers from Microsoft and Google.

Diller, TV Networks Head for Showdown

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:50:35 EDT

Major TV networks' efforts to shut down the Aereo video-streaming service will be tested in federal court next week. The service has financial backing from Barry Diller,.

Facebook Releases Instagram Clone

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:47:40 EDT

Facebook introduced an internally-developed photo-sharing app, called Camera, just a month after agreeing to purchase start-up Instagram for $1 billion.

Alibaba Privatization Moves Forward

Fri, 25 May 2012 01:30:38 EDT

Minority shareholders of Alibaba.com Ltd. on Friday voted in favor of a proposal by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. to take the Hong Kong-listed online trading unit private.

H-P's Software and Tear

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:41:30 EDT

Hewlett-Packard shares look cheap. But it's hard to get excited about owning them.

SpaceX Craft Rehearses Docking Moves

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:03:08 EDT

SpaceX's unmanned spacecraft successfully completed a series of maneuvers around the international space station, clearing the last major hurdle before a historic docking attempt planned for Friday.

Start-Ups Vie in Managing Devices

Thu, 24 May 2012 21:18:53 EDT

A new wave of start-ups are trying to take away BlackBerry maker Research in Motion's business of helping companies manage mobile devices.

H-P Shows Age With Layoffs

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:54:09 EDT

H-P plans to lay off 27,000 employees. The tech giant also said its quarterly profit slumped 31% amid relatively flat revenue in its PC business and lower printing sales.

Ad-Skipping Device Heads to Court

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:37:55 EDT

Dish Network is seeking a court's review of its ad-skipping DVR. Shortly afterwards, three of the broadcasters, Fox, NBC and CBS, filed separate suits against Dish, accusing it of violating copyright.

Fate of BlackBerry's Messaging Tool in Doubt

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:23:44 EDT

Doubt surrounds RIM's instant-messaging service as world-wide sales of BlackBerrys falter and RIM softens efforts to leverage the messaging tool.

New Departure Hits RIM

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:08:13 EDT

Research In Motion said its London-based executive vice president for sales, Patrick Spence, is stepping down—the latest departure in a string of high-level exits at the BlackBerry maker.

Zynga Defends Acquisition

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:13:50 EDT

Zynga is trying to provide some answers for its controversial acquisition of "Draw Something," a mobile game that was released only six weeks earlier and has since lost popularity.

Dell Shares Tumble

Wed, 23 May 2012 22:51:01 EDT

Dell tumbled 18% after its quarterly report raised questions about the strength of computer sales and tech spending. H-P and Microsoft slumped.

Motorola Is Now the Apple of Google's Eye

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:20:00 EDT

Those who thought Google was buying Motorola Mobility just for its treasure trove of patents can think again.

Hospital Medical Devices to Go Wireless

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:17:22 EDT

The FCC is expected to vote to open up spectrum, easing patient monitoring and making corporate product development less risky.

Sony to Sell Stake in LCD Venture

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:09:51 EDT

Sony said it will pull out of its liquid-crystal-display joint venture with Sharp by selling its entire stake in Sharp Display Products less than three years after its state-of-the-art factory opened.

Google Wins Patent Verdict

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:37:26 EDT

A federal jury ruled that Google didn't infringe Oracle patents for Java technology in the second phase of the companies' trial.

France Seeks Answers From Google

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:12:22 EDT

The French government's digital-privacy watchdog is renewing questioning of Google, amplifying a pan-European probe into the search giant's privacy policies.

Monsanto Diversifies in Agribusiness

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:09:54 EDT

Monsanto is paying $210 million for a maker of crop-planting technology as the agribusiness company steps up efforts to diversify beyond seed production.

SAP Seeks Welcome Cloud Cover

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:34:07 EDT

SAP's planned acquisition of Ariba, the most recent in a scramble by tech giants to buy "cloud" software specialists, looks an expensive way to get airborne. But cloud-based services are growing too fast for SAP to drag its feet.

Smartphones Turn China's Internet Revenue Mobile

Thu, 24 May 2012 02:51:59 EDT

Smartphones are making the giants of China's telecom and Internet sectors look a little slow.

AOL's Bet on Local News Draws Trouble

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:39:00 EDT

Patch.com, a network of small-town news sites owned by AOL, has emerged at the center of a tug of war over the Internet company's future.

You Call That Innovation?

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:42:09 EDT

Companies from Apple to Campbell Soup love to say they innovate, but the term has begun to lose meaning.

Lenovo Makes Solid Gain

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:37:48 EDT

Lenovo bucked the tough times in the personal-computer business with a 59% rise in fiscal fourth-quarter net profit.

SAP to Buy Ariba for $4.3 Billion

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:02:13 EDT

SAP struck a $4.3 billion deal to acquire Ariba in a bid to expand its cloud computing offerings and challenge rival Oracle.

Kleiner Perkins Sued for Gender Discrimination

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:11:49 EDT

Venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins is facing a lawsuit from a female investment partner for gender discrimination and retaliation.

Renesas Electronics Considers Overhaul

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:15:16 EDT

Japanese chip maker Renesas is considering job cuts, an increase in outsourcing and a reduction in domestic production centers.

Google's Mobile Balancing Act Begins

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:14:25 EDT

Google begins a delicate balancing act in the world of mobile devices after finally closing its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings.

Dell Slumps Amid Reinvention

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:32:34 EDT

Dell posted lackluster quarterly results and signaled more stormy times ahead as big businesses and public-sector organizations pull back on spending.

EU Presses Google

Tue, 22 May 2012 04:02:54 EDT

European antitrust regulators identified four areas of concern about Google's business practices, but gave the U.S. Internet giant the opportunity to offer concessions to settle the case.

Japan's Facebook Has Ugly Profile

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:04:23 EDT

Just like Facebook, Japanese social-networking firm Mixi debuted its shares to much fanfare. Since then though, investors have unfriended the company in a big way.

Quant Pioneer's New Tool: Humans

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:37:50 EDT

The surge in so-called quantitative investing, followed by the scarring "quant quake" of 2007, left one of Wall Street's quant pioneers reconsidering the role of machines.

Vodafone Slumps on Grim Demand

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:12:43 EDT

Vodafone reported a decline in net profit, hurt by impairment charges related to its businesses in recession-hit southern Europe and warned the economic environment in Europe will remain difficult.

Ex-Employee at Yahoo Pleads Guilty in Insider Case

Mon, 21 May 2012 22:51:24 EDT

A former employee of Yahoo Inc. has pleaded guilty to allegations he leaked inside information about the Internet search firm's earnings and potential business tie-ups for more than a year to a portfolio manager after a chance meeting.