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Bits: V.C. Advice to Entrepreneurs: It's Not All About the iPhone
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The iPhone was the hot topic at MobileBeat, a cellphone industry conference, but venture capitalists advised mobile startups to build for all platforms.  |
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Bits: Ballmer's Catch-22 Problem With Search Ads
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In the hallways of Microsoft’s analyst conference Thursday, Steve Ballmer teased investors with talk of a top secret online innovation. He spoke later about a plan to put more ads on search pages.  |
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Bits: Hasbro Hits Scrabulous With Lawsuit
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Hasbro, the owner of Scrabble, has sued the creators of Scrabulous, the popular Scrabble-like game on Facebook.  |
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European Regulators Clear H.P. Purchase of E.D.S.
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The European Commission’s decision, announced Friday, says the deal between the two U.S. companies would not hinder competition on the EU market.  |
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Attack Code Released for New DNS Attack
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Hackers have released software that exploits a recently disclosed flaw in the Domain Name System software used to route messages between computers on the Internet.  |
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More Subscribers Boost Netflix Results
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Netflix says its profit rose 4 percent, helped by an increase in subscriptions and the introduction of a device that allows customers to stream video directly to their TVs.  |
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Samsung Electronics Reports Surge in Profit
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South Korea’s Samsung Electronics said net profit grew 51 percent compared with the same quarter last year led by its liquid crystal display and mobile phone businesses.  |
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Griping Online? Comcast Hears and Talks Back
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Some customers like the company’s responses to online criticism; others see an eerie version of “Big Brother.”  |
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Restructuring Costs Reduce Xerox Earnings
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Second-quarter profit at Xerox skidded 19 percent on reorganization charges, but the company matched Wall Street’s forecast.  |
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Merger of XM and Sirius a Step Closer to Approval
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The F.C.C was set to approve a merger between XM and Sirius and end a nearly 18-month review of a deal that would essentially create a monopoly in satellite radio.  |
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Advertising: Microsoft Seeks an Ad Friend in Facebook
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It failed in its pursuit of Yahoo. It is paying people to use its search engine. Now Microsoft thinks it has found a source of users for its foundering search service: Facebook.  |
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RadioShack Profit Falls, Sales Rise
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RadioShack reported higher-than-expected profit on a surprise increase in sales, but the electronics retailer said the economic environment continues to be challenging.  |
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New Tool From Facebook Extends Its Web Presence
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At its annual conference for developers, the company announced Facebook Connect, a way that other Web sites can integrate parts of Facebook’s service.  |
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Bits: Pessimism From Venture Capitalists
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Venture capitalists surveyed by KPMG don’t expect the I.P.O. drought to ease until 2010 and they expect green technology to lead the turnaround.  |
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Head of Microsoft’s Online Efforts Departs
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Kevin Johnson’s exit comes as Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft’s chief executive, is shaking up top-level staff in a bid to improve Microsoft’s Internet search and ad business.  |
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Bits: If Microsoft Opens the Xbox Is an App Store for Apple TV Next?
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The open season on openness has reached the video game console. Microsoft is now creating a method for almost anyone to write and sell games for its Xbox 360 machines.  |
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Earnings Rose at AT&T, but Revenue Misses Forecast
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AT&T said its second-quarter earnings rose 30 percent, but its revenue missed analysts’ estimates.  |
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Strong Quarter for Sales at Amazon
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The online retailer Amazon.com reported that net income for the second quarter more than doubled on strong sales.  |
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Phone Giants Fight to Keep Subscribers
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Telecommunication companies in the U.S. have to juggle the financial effect of customers dropping their landlines, and increased competition between wireless operators.  |
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Talk of Chief’s Health Weighs on Apple’s Share Price
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Despite reassurances that he is cancer free four years after he was treated for pancreatic cancer, analysts are worried that Steven P. Jobs might be sick again.  |
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