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A list of countries considering BlackBerry bans
A list of countries considering BlackBerry bans over security concerns with data routed abroad: -- India -- The country of almost 1.2 billion people had threatened to block corporate e-mail and messaging services unless BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. makes data more easily available to its intelligence and law enforcement agencies. The deadline had been Tuesday, but the government ...
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India - Research In Motion - Security - Government - Law enforcement agency
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Verizon hikes quarterly dividend 2.6 percent
Verizon Communications Inc. said Thursday it is hiking its quarterly dividend by 1.25 cents, or 2.6 percent, to 48.75 cents per share.
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Verizon Communications - United States - Domain Names - Disputed Domain Names - verizonreallysucks.com
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Summary Box: Google, Skype targeted by India
WIDER NET: After pressuring BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. for data on users' traffic, India is now cracking down on other companies that provide encrypted communications.
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Google - Skype - Research In Motion - Encryption - India
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Verizon to sell smart phones for prepaid service
Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced it's opening up access to smart phones for customers who prepay for service, such as people with poor credit and those who don't want to be tied down by long-term contracts.
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Verizon Wireless - Smartphone - Prepaid - Verizon - BlackBerry
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Dell, HP buyouts build up enterprise businesses
Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc., the world's No. 1 and No. 2 makers of personal computers, have been making acquisitions in recent years to strengthen their positions as purveyors of technology and consulting services to businesses of all sizes. A sampling of recent deals:
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Hewlett-Packard - Dell - Business - Personal computer - Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc
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Dell and HP: A look at 3Par's suitors
Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. had both been bidding for storage device maker 3Par Inc. A look at Dell's and HP's revenue, by product category, in the most recent fiscal year:
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Dell - Hewlett-Packard - 3Par - Fiscal year - HP
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A few questions and answers about 3Par's business
Hewlett-Packard Co. has won a bidding contest with Dell Inc. to buy the data-storage provider 3Par Inc. Here are some details on 3Par:
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Dell - Hewlett-Packard - Business - Hardware - Hewlett-Packard Co
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Some key dates related to 3Par and its suitors
Some key dates related to 3Par Inc. and its suitors: May 1999: 3Par is founded.
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United States - Sports - Masters Tournament - Florida - Africa
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Asimo the robot makes new friends in Austria
Asimo the robot is making new friends in Austria. Researchers are seeking feedback from visitors of a technology fair to help them make Asimo, Honda's battery-operated robot that looks like a 4-foot (1.3-meter) child in a space suit, more communicative.
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Robot - Honda - ASIMO - Robotics - Technology
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Networks using Skype in news reports
When he wanted to interview a source in Connecticut for a recent "World News" story on technology, ABC reporter Pierre Thomas didn't even leave the office. ABC's cameras showed him sitting in front of a computer screen, talking to Michael Coppolla through Skype.
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Skype - ABC - Connecticut - Television - Technology
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Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HP
Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc.
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Hewlett-Packard - Dell - 3PAR - HP - HP 3000
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Dell Inc. says it will end bidding for
Dell Inc. says it will end bidding for 3Par Inc., will not match Hewlett-Packard Co.'s offer.
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Hewlett-Packard - Dell - 3PAR - Hardware - HP
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AP Interview: UN telecoms chief urges data sharing
BlackBerry's Canadian manufacturer should give law enforcement agencies around the world access to its customer data, the U.N. telecommunications chief said, adding that governments have legitimate security concerns that should not be ignored.
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BlackBerry - Law enforcement agency - Telecommunication - Law - Canada
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Judge punishes Michigan juror for Facebook post
A Detroit-area woman who was removed from a jury for declaring the defendant guilty on Facebook before the trial was over has been ordered to pay $250 and write an essay about the constitutional right to a fair trial.
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Facebook - Jury - Detroit - Michigan - Trial
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AOL signs new search agreement with Google
Google Inc. will continue to provide the search results on AOL Inc.'s websites under a new, five-year deal the companies signed this week.
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Google - AOL - YouTube - search - Website
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Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown
India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications -- not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion -- to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.
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Google - Skype - BlackBerry - Research In Motion - Government
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Samsung unveils iPad competitor Galaxy
Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled a new tablet PC named Galaxy Tab as the latest device meant to rival Apple Inc.'s popular iPad.
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Apple - IPad - tablet - Galaxy Tab - Samsung Electronics
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Yale-developed tools fix broken DNA strands
Yale University researchers report that they have identified mechanisms that can be used to repair breaks in DNA strands. Those breaks have the potential to lead to the development of cancer.
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CLC bio expands Cambridge office, looks to hire
Denmark-based CLC bio, a life sciences services company providing hardware, software and data analytics, is expanding its presence in Cambridge with a new North American headquarters location.
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