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Report: AMD to spin off its manufacturing units

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(AP) -- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will announce Tuesday it is spinning off its manufacturing operations as part of a sweeping plan to cut cuts, The Wall Street Journal reported.


Judge orders RealNetworks to pull copying software

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(AP) -- RealNetworks Inc. said Monday it had temporarily stopped distributing its DVD copying software, RealDVD, at a federal judge's request in a copyright case brought by Hollywood studios.


Ford feature will let parents set limits for teens

6 hours ago | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | User comments: 3

(AP) -- So you think junior is a little too lead-footed when he drives the family car? Starting next year, Ford Motor Co. will give you the power to do something about it.


EBay cutting 1,600 jobs, 10 percent of work force

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(AP) -- After a series of changes designed to draw more people to its online marketplace, eBay Inc.'s latest alteration is aimed at its own employees. The auction site operator said Monday it will cut about ...


SAP says business turmoil hurting its revenue

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(AP) -- Shares of SAP AG plunged Monday after the business software maker said it saw a sudden drop in business at the end of September as global financial turmoil escalated.


Ask.com hopes to make search faster, more relevant

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(AP) -- Assuming your company's name isn't a verb synonymous with looking things up online, how do you get Web surfers to not just try your search engine, but also frequent it?


Fraud plagues prepaid calling card market

October 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s) | User comments: 1

(AP) -- Rosalba Posada can tick off a list of problems she has encountered trying to use prepaid calling cards to stay in touch with family back in Colombia.


Ex-McAfee executive clear of illegal option dating

October 04, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

(AP) -- A jury on Friday acquitted the former top lawyer at computer-security software maker McAfee Inc. of illegally tampering with his stock option grants to boost his pay package.


Labor report indicates squeeze on tech sector

October 03, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

(AP) -- The economic slowdown has started to squeeze the technology sector. So far this has not led to wide-scale job cuts, but a slowing demand for computers and other electronics may already be weighing on some payrolls.


Copyright board leaves royalty rate unchanged

October 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- The federal Copyright Royalty Board left the rate for royalties paid to songwriters for CDs and digital downloads unchanged.


Senator urges DOJ to monitor Google, Yahoo deal

October 02, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

(AP) -- A key senator is urging the Justice Department to keep up its investigation into the antitrust implications of the Internet advertising partnership that Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. plan to launch this month.


Showgoers viewing fare on screen, not stage

October 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- As the house lights dim and the maestro lifts his arms, a hush comes over the crowd. It's opening night at The Metropolitan Opera - only we're 2,800 miles away.


Industry group: August chip sales rose 5.5 percent

October 02, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

(AP) -- Semiconductor sales totaled $22.7 billion in August, up 5.5 percent from a year ago and 2.4 percent from the previous month, the Semiconductor Industry Association said Thursday.


Outsourcing aids many data thefts, Verizon says

October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | User comments: 1

(AP) -- The reliance of restaurant chains and retail stores on outside companies to handle credit-card processing and other information-technology functions is partly to blame for a rash of consumer data breaches over the ...


Diller: IAC 'extremely lucky' with split timing

October 01, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

(AP) -- Barry Diller is feeling very lucky right now. The consummate deal maker split his Internet conglomerate, IAC/InterActiveCorp, into five publicly traded companies in late August - and not a moment ...


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