![An iPhone is seen at the Apple store in New York photo](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tHvrkCbEYNsy-_lHP-4bYTzwvx4awgiRffwQPu80kGdGYFvk1oLu8wSde-CAxJ4xpUtQHMmqTmxASOWJEERw9c2dLimX2tv1-gIf1g8iUyhTqae1Pvh-cQBtsPaUPBI_qpzH5xtQzsYgQVIyLPia9BHeTJpdIS2yiEe9aKUUFJcFdSnP-qiTcpyVbMb85lUAkQ-NEr8jILg3XVLynCyWU773lVIDiRVGn34qm7TNdVzrEt-DTwqZNI5KOFeHYc1ZT3e7n1hE616vSJPVJBfxLZlm-0-FLq76tiRhv1KSKsQsYUkauHqBtcu_bfm_dyVVyq6gEendjOlZI4JU0Gmpxiyq1wBJIJ=s0-d) HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Telecom Corp Ltd plans to offer its 106 million subscribers the Apple Inc iPhone by the end of 2011, sources said on Wednesday, which would make it the second operator to do so in the world's largest mobile phone market. |
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![Research In Motion Co-CEOs Balsillie and Lazaridis talk during the annual general meeting of shareholders in Waterloo photo](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sluwdekpHPoQ3NeqD5OZH9u3qe8cXiC5CfKb9y5B7yVCdPXF1mCwVa4q3170OLMc2IpJSM7vbrudCSWDPQc9zTKvRK4Ee1qKPQTqp46jeBNNPFOGfCLCnQZ1pM3g4ckH1AW6NLSFzChXR4-c1w-VHxTfUMIeZW4xJoCSbkw2qZZeZg9oMd-JAjwui8hVIpVQWn9OfvlzxkWT-Xd21d_sJo8hRCR0Djgl_gfxhaEXvwtF-UmCbjpIFThnG2sPN5-cnjM7ffsmsyX3gMe6bUtuyC9ZjzWc5XkkQMfpUqVshUx-21V39_mPM78ErMGjwbDrTWsuu1dwDxuYs=s0-d) WATERLOO, Ontario (Reuters) - Research In Motion executives deflected criticism from investors who complained the BlackBerry maker has been mismanaged and marketed poorly as rivals Apple and Google steal its market share. |
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![Apple Inc. logo seen through raindrops on window of Apple store in New York photo](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_ueMOS13OVqekfs9Qny_H-Z57VMVwV73G6tYXJiWoZYjGfWbW6cLnnoyGf1z4jp4oN9UKWd6nW0apUiJIl3bRqgUMKJtHUuRRSqVgPLXZ1Ax7CnjVZ1Xf0aA8779CVdd97Dk8qvVWvweGJdmQ5VtV7w6cVINcM06T4q54uGF-I1PqRaeLvetZHs3NScUXloQcWJu4tAVpf_yZx0SF3uhWTyHuYfKRzUu0dRIf2PBkrNdjwwGhYVuideRzSka6w1zIzy9ATh_ssGw_hhglFLXbd5eI_5IWMwTcuWD2apvUYOWyglXqTJqda0m3GkA5Fi=s0-d) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's chief patent counsel will soon leave the company, at a time when the iPhone maker is fighting numerous legal battles around the world, according to sources familiar with the situation. |
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Regulators combat unauthorized phone bill fees
Tue,12 Jul 2011 11:27 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Telephone companies would have to make third-party charges on landline phone bills clear and distinct to help people detect unauthorized fees under rules proposed on Tuesday by communications regulators. Full Story |
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Timeline: WikiLeaks' Assange fights extradition
Tue,12 Jul 2011 11:15 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Here is a timeline of the main elements in the WikiLeaks saga as founder Julian Assange appears in a British court for a second time on Tuesday to block his extradition from Britain to Sweden. Full Story |
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![A person poses while using a Blackberry Bold 2 smartphone made by Research in Motion photo](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_scxDL3cwUHg0_gBfA2zpU0xEVycENu_wxyoX_pufPaiROm2CQDXKYxQ--NvjlQkadF9ig24FBEjjG1d-RfRb0ROmoBiQoYTGoAbOZ-cgftz-eI8pLdBQjDq3N_W5WuxcFsKilLiueFfF4sFPvoQtK2RM1hVt8CKIKGkPIuyUVa0v-VjRRLSc8Skmbvcj2HjQBNbsFnD2lWu4sinMygUgYT0EGPgHB3E5j3yDhXeaEq_aQM5HXtHq0itRK3sEpClVrGrblTMCtMhrYryxtDTPkmfBJigfwlUtRRRkoOd4v2_mp1Cru_8RT22lEisNPLpAuc-cmK9l6FtRDcYnFOaqUZIYXJHxZl=s0-d) TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion should split itself in two to liberate locked-in value and speed up innovation at a company that has lagged its competitors, a brokerage said on Tuesday. |
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![An online coupon sent via email from Groupon is pictured on a laptop screen in Los Angeles photo](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_u874vRgPBI9IESWG-ea4ZGeY36sI_obuSSqb7vX4dJBQC4UhHOp8CiYhhixsAiuVCsKSbz4nCkQ0L0bNdSaf5CcMJCpzCRbG5D7uEuR6OXiXzH1YdvYf90qLNM_LR4IAB_-tEIc-DwUZSvecUAWQ2p9KiV5IcoKDPbzShXXBB4bwvUQkEx-KOTwtI0zAUv_EDKIv4zQN4hqhaF6MHCDjbxrYh1E12X9cwd6w-2PbJCkRvHiYUJj0pPQYy2zi8rqmXYe3nVQq1QOmVnajTLRWkQCRiyVCBHJET_h_DC_mi7jk_3lhHEiHGPXvyPsFYTP9TXNsRyV3hZauRISchjmw=s0-d) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Groupon Inc offered its first car coupon on Tuesday, a sign the largest online daily deal company is expanding into bigger-ticket items. |
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![Applied Materials CEO Michael Splinter speaks at a news briefing to release two reports addressing the impact of information technology on the environment photo](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uRpfY8qifcT7M9wzH-oCZmMzu1qRZ6zDu2Q46LAXXjB3DMmh42gMxgc_ZY8iIhd145gIumFSvAvQbuxLo60_vAM11G8m0TfB6N5m9sMCcM_Le3bh136ESbFCpuA3FJm7QmjV92nMC_CdAOzNeevg3_TvjTf-2Oa-dAKxc04E7BE91RhT-SYiPpqG5GcXeQlj03FEJYULb8gw_TB9ROKXUCann-jJLMrvx4hzEdoNxDKu6xhgRryVdBs9THrr_dWFZw4QmMZkmz0F_q4pQ2k9q8vPO_qryfgTC8InxwbjL2CW6A5ThddxTrlbe0ww=s0-d) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Chip manufacturing equipment maker Applied Materials said tough economic conditions in Europe and the United States were hurting demand, and it maintained its forecast for slower quarterly revenue. |
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![A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden photo](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uFt3w8RNlxQaeXCnbEMp-JKqllt-X42hfnfSkbI7Tl78NKzJwek2m0ysNF1m9E0bVIgc0m2eocHeSFPHg4Kk31K36BxjVe_SRk91gxlFLbNMJUwCd1YLZzZqP6r8WaqWTjGOKGG6R8I2aoOuoW24XGVTF5UHRk3f-C-7ioUZ_MLAUTW9QDgknKIByZjNCENwbszKDSFNn8zcFZ9RCIi4L3rZZTyKOVSzLE3j0R-sVKve26Ftrg7VHmTuSiRzglRmd1HVgf93mQ1iWju6OSo8Qv25uoucJx8ALsydK-gN0HsCIjU89VsHKymtFmVSTdGOqImlmwnWk0=s0-d) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has taken the first step toward asking California voters to repeal a new law requiring websites that forward shoppers to it to collect sales tax, a spokeswoman for the state's attorney general said on Monday. |
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![Kennedy, president and CEO, and Westergren, founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Pandora Internet radio, ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange photo](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tNIpeSsiTLsdRMLaHccGdIAhXONgnSDs7zb3Rj-_B2A1k4Crk3orgv-cyGN0Rp1z21cjf7tj1W5oewEQsx7MJWml2a9o6ZS7u5XfGZTJz_DxEFUXKkQmV_YU-C2JOdRJzG_Imkj4WpJMzVHtwpiTpBny4klvGr6QJSUSNZHsD2cPWI3cj7q1VDJHRlW1YVWv1sRhuuyulrPhAGZqzggu8MripPjprQ7Q4jAsfEvli6N65t4m_-t8CDtT_cNezuXDNVKIMoA3C3lR59g9ySTUl1EzrRvgjHQUcdNDFgfQCAtmx2HF1ua1c7gJ6omkr_wA=s0-d) SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - When people worry about valuations, Eric Schmidt likes to remind them about Google Inc. The Internet search provider made its stock debut in 2004 at $85 a share, a price tag many at the time thought outlandish. |
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![A Facebook page is displayed on a computer screen photo](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tuUzPj3FDRJSKo1LLh8FZ62hYgwifOd6Ehjn1BzZMqolwCKhGXNcvtFXCL9wVsKuTEOjx50qAsW-CZbjsSVJTDHPVGbDRregPQD2GViSDn1wbaGVXGwfZPC1fdgKpiq5X3OdArGu24vSma9bHbbx-NGyZMH5h28CjiSTNb2TzfYdnt1mDFJWsb4wBLe556w9oF_vq5uXqCJ61cFvavPTtLZPkamWcMmBDB2KgQV2VwGAoQRai77_zTkuLxsZycyqCDPfezQY4IHEA6XXavcUMu76fqVqt-P0xjMBLYmAohxnGCXlYNnw_9lJil0Ini_xoKGTR6jOwOPsu5=s0-d) NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. law-enforcement agencies are increasingly obtaining warrants to search Facebook, often gaining detailed access to users' accounts without their knowledge. |
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![Visitors chat next to Ebay logo at CeBIT computer fair in Hanover photo](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vFFUB3Cre2H_mDXK4nK5Ko7uBNebmd7lJ84ELMc-87Bdq-wGP5nFZd74qF7PI9aeTcKs9qSJvPm4QD29evZVMRvp8FSjpkTrTVQT9UGcTI5YW3hHnQboqTmjwRGCnJFBC60PrRLmhTQMtf2Dfn60FrepoaScnbyWLpAPxCvH3NjrrPLjxWb36bwTmPtuSry13f_jU2ciciWDJBflaYyU01H9Fodx5Hu2-FzjvCaIa440pSWyv7AftNSEUwQkk2LfKz3FI3ZkHhhhxy1iEPdjYqPDEtHZG8rwECEV7ix-uJK-9rMX2tMRXBEa7vPF4kWAE=s0-d) LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Internet auction marketplace eBay may have to take more responsibility over what is sold via its website or it could be sued for trademark abuse, Europe's top court ruled on Tuesday. |
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![A pedestrian walks past the Cisco logo at the technology company's campus in San Jose photo](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_swBUdbmtfFmwMo1CcP5w_HPUSJjFmoX2-bbQBMFZ24ukhEaiGGTXV3Kp2zV9_dW7Bod0DwrG4zd_xaZslczQeT-FJnt_jQDts9jK2nudoC56AIrYKC01qTMmjnrKRmLmcWNfi82L-Uxu2O0iEIqtxu-mAQ8ZHAH3NmTwMByZbYbm5mAScCY9H3U3VnJW9VieRkYnCmB-SsALYYBuL7TBg1xR-56f5ECusvLPJQ8G7zFGmEWRB2ji1TdfmA4XZkoroZDXeOA-zbAM8v8TTU86QvWCLE_5uMUVX3ks-KDGHdnsyC-Bkt3YufW6g9w9h7=s0-d) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Networking equipment company Cisco Systems Inc could eliminate as many as 10,000 jobs, or about 14 percent of its workforce, to revive profit growth, Bloomberg said, citing two people familiar with the matter. |
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China says piracy problem not "extremely serious"
Tue,12 Jul 2011 03:45 AM PDT
Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Tuesday its crackdown on pirated goods has made great strides, a claim borne out by government statistics but not necessarily by a trip to one of Beijing's many shops where pirated software, movies and clothes are readily available. Full Story |
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