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Technology Report: Microsoft may be making own phone: analyst

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Microsoft may be making own phone: analyst
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is looking at making its own smartphone to kickstart sales of its Windows mobile software, according to a Wall Street analyst who has followed the company for many years.
Facebook will change ad service to settle lawsuit
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc has agreed to allow users more control over how their personal information is used in its "Sponsored Stories" ad feature, part of a deal to resolve litigation against the social networking company.
Acer slates Microsoft's hardware push
LONDON (Reuters) - Acer, the world's fourth largest PC maker, has dismissed Microsoft's chances of becoming a rival to Apple by building its own devices and urged its software partner to focus on its new operating system instead.
Analysis: With Siri and new alliances, Apple takes on Google search
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When Apple Inc sends out its coveted invitations to major events, one CEO has always been making the guest list of late: Jeremy Stoppelman.
Insight: Look, no hands! Augmented reality gets a grip
FRANKFURT/HELSINKI (Reuters) - One day in March 2000, just days before the dot-com bubble began its journey back to earth, German engineer Thomas Alt first glimpsed the future of technology.
Executive who criticized Oracle president quits
(Reuters) - Oracle Corp disclosed that a senior executive has resigned following the release of documents in which he criticized his boss, company President Mark Hurd, and belittled hardware products acquired with the purchase of Sun Microsystems.
Analysis: Solar firms seek new financing as subsidies fade
(Reuters) - U.S. solar power developers are banking on a new set of financing tools to provide the cash for smaller projects as the pipeline for large power plants slows.
Rise of gadgets doubles costs of lightning damage
(Reuters) - The cost of insurance claims for lightning strikes nearly doubled between 2004 and 2011, even as the actual number of claims shrank dramatically, and an industry trade group says fancy new TVs and videogame consoles are to blame.
Huawei to launch Windows 8 phones, new branding campaign
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world's No.6 handset maker, may produce computer tablets running Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system after choosing the same system for its handsets, a senior executive said on Thursday.
Cypress raises offer for Ramtron to $95 million
(Reuters) - Cypress Semiconductor Corp raised its offer price for Ramtron International Corp to about $95 million, its third offer in two years for its smaller rival.
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