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Technology Report: Targeting the mobile market

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Targeting the mobile market
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It's not often that a two-year-old start-up becomes a $1 billion company.
U.S. sues Apple, publishers in e-book price scheme
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc and publishers Penguin and Macmillan have decided to fight U.S. government charges that they conspired to fix the prices of e-books, even as three other publishers agreed to a settlement aimed at lowering prices for consumers.
Google view on mobile ads awaited at CEO's 1-year anniversary
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's advertising rates will get extra scrutiny as Wall Street ponders whether the proliferation of Internet-connected smartphones helps or hinders the money-making search engine that drives the company's profits.
Nokia flagship smartphone's materials cost $209: IHS
(Reuters) - Materials of Nokia's new flagship model smartphone, the Lumia 900, cost $209, some 46 percent of its retail price, with the Finnish firm saving on processor and memory cost, teardown analysis of research firm IHS iSuppli showed on Wednesday.
Verizon Wireless to charge $30 fee for upgrades
(Reuters) - Verizon Wireless will start charging customers a $30 fee for cellphone upgrades, on top of the price they pay for the new device, as the company looks to supplement its income to cover costs.
Nokia shares tumble after loss forecast
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia warned its phone business would post losses in the first two quarters of this year as it struggles to revamp its product line to compete with Apple and Samsung, sending its shares 19 percent lower.
Court's Goldman programmer ruling limits prosecutors
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court set back government efforts to prosecute corporate espionage with an opinion that explained its recent decision to throw out the conviction of a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc computer programmer.
Best Buy board still probing ex-CEO's conduct
(Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc's board is still looking into the personal conduct of the retailer's former chief executive even though he already left the company, a spokesman for the board said on Wednesday.
RIM to launch updates of popular BlackBerry apps
(Reuters) - Research In Motion said it will shortly release a slew of updates for its BlackBerry apps, making it easier for users to stay connected with their messenger community.
Starboard to AOL: Patent sale not enough
(Reuters) - Activist hedge fund Starboard Value, dissatisfied with AOL's $1 billion deal to sell the majority of patents to Microsoft Corp , has filed with U.S. regulators for the nomination of three of its candidates to the board of the Internet firm.
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