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Apple profit rises on strong Mac, iPod salesmore similar news »
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Wednesday posted a 36 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by strong sales of Macintosh computers and iPod players, but its profit margin and cautious outlook disappointed investors.
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Apple buying microchip designer P.A. Semimore similar news »
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LONDON (Reuters) - Cyber-criminals are behind a dramatic rise in stealthy programs called "trojans" that infect computers to sell rogue software, send unwanted email or steal personal data, a study has found.
Microsoft links data on phones, PCs in "Live Mesh"more similar news »
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has begun testing technology that brings together a person's pictures, documents and other data scattered across a growing number of machines with the goal of allowing people to access their information from anywhere and at any time.
Microsoft CEO willing to walk away from Yahoo bidmore similar news »
SAN DONATO MILANESE, Italy (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is prepared to walk away from its $43.6 billion bid for Yahoo Inc if the two sides can't agree on a price, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Wednesday.
Blu-ray boom not enough to rescue DVD salesmore similar news »
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Since Blu-ray Disc's victory in the hi-definition DVD format war, data have trickled in suggesting a sales boost for Sony's fledgling technology. But if the pace doesn't quicken, home video might not return to sustained growth mode for several years.
EBay sues Craigslist over alleged stake dilutionmore similar news »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - EBay Inc, the world's largest online auctioneer, sued Craigslist, a competitor in which it holds an ownership stake, in a dispute over whether the Internet bulletin board tried to blunt eBay's control.
Court upholds Netflix "throttling" settlementmore similar news »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California appeals court has upheld a 2006 settlement of a consumer lawsuit against online movie rental company Netflix Inc over the objections of four Netflix subscribers who challenged the terms.
