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HP's profit up 14 pct despite sales drop

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 1:26PM

Hewlett-Packard Co. says cost cutting helped its profit jump 14 percent in the latest quarter despite an 8 percent revenue decline.

Retailers look to stretch out Cyber Monday push

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 1:26PM

Retailers are thinking beyond Cyber Monday - a holiday marketing promotion many push for the Monday after Thanksgiving - and trying to spin their discounts into into Cyber Weekends or even Cyber Weeks.

Motorola, Research in Motion sued over voicemail

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 12:01PM

Patent holding company Klausner Technologies Inc. on Monday said it's suing Motorola Inc. and the maker of BlackBerry smartphones for allegedly violating its patent for visual voicemail.

Micros says CFO Kaufman will retire in March 2010

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 11:56AM

Micros Systems Inc., which makes software for the restaurant and hospitality industries, said Monday Chief Financial Officer Gary Kaufman will retire on March 31, 2010.

Friends go online at Foursquare to meet offline

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 11:16AM

Laura Fitton's ascent has been staggering: In less than a year, she's become mayor of nine different places in several different states, all without giving any speeches or kissing any babies.

Google scoops up display ad specialist Teracent

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 10:36AM

Google Inc. has snapped up another startup in its quest to sell more visual advertising on the Web.

Canada woman to fight insurance co. over Facebook

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 10:02AM

A Canadian woman on sick leave for depression said Monday she would fight an insurance company's decision to cut her benefits after her agent found photos on Facebook of her vacationing, at a bar and at a party.

Scientist: Leak of climate e-mails appalling

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 6:48AM

A leading climate change scientist whose private e-mails are included in thousands of documents that were stolen by hackers and posted online said Sunday the leaks may have been aimed at undermining next month's global climate summit in Denmark.

Fox CEO wants US to join France on Internet piracy

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 6:36AM

The chief executive of Fox Filmed Entertainment said Monday the U.S. should join France in cutting off the Internet connection of users who repeatedly download copyright-protected films.

Who is Oprah's heir apparent in daytime?

Published November 22nd, 2009 - 11:22AM

Will it be Ellen DeGeneres, Dr. Phil or Dr. Oz? Maybe none of the above. The announced shutdown of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in two years creates room for a new queen (or king) of daytime television.

Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks

Published November 22nd, 2009 - 10:37AM

While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies.

South Koreans to get Apple's iPhone this week

Published November 21st, 2009 - 11:59PM

Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets.

Flurry of IPOs signals IPO rebound to continue

Published November 20th, 2009 - 1:44PM

The flurry of initial public offerings this week is confirmation that this fall's rebound in the market wasn't a fluke and sets the stage for more companies to raise money through IPOs in 2010. But the response to two of the newly public companies shows that investors continue to be careful about where they place their bets.

B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders

Published November 20th, 2009 - 12:49PM

Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas.

Suit over search-engine keywords tries new angle

Published November 20th, 2009 - 12:29PM

A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's.

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