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Monday, November 5, 2012

Technology Report: Apple sells 3 million iPads over first weekend

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11/5/2012
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Apple sells 3 million iPads over first weekend
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc sold 3 million of its new iPads in the first three days the tablet computers were available, driving optimism for a strong holiday quarter despite intensifying competition.
Google says Apple patent lawsuit dismissed
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit by Apple Inc alleging that Google Inc-owned Motorola's patent licensing practices were unfair, Google said on Monday.
Windows Phone sales to "ramp quickly": Microsoft CEO
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Microsoft expects its newly launched Windows Phone to become a strong challenger in the smartphone market, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Monday.
The app's the thing as Shakespeare goes digital
TORONTO (Reuters) - William Shakespeare's plays are getting a 21st century-style makeover in the form of new apps for tablets and smart phones nearly 500 years after the Bard took pen to parchment.
EU boosts radio spectrum for superfast mobile services
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is to release a swathe of radio spectrum to give mobile and internet companies more space for rolling out faster fourth-generation (4G) wireless services.
William Shatner - there's an app for him
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Actor William Shatner is having a moment. A couple of years after CBS canceled his Twitter-inspired "$#*! My Dad Says" TV comedy, Shatner is at the top of the tech world.
Google's Android software in 3 out of 4 smartphones
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Three out of every four smartphones sold in the third quarter featured Google Inc's Android mobile operating system, as the gap between Google and Apple Inc-based phones widened further, according to a new research report.
Twitter CEO lobbied against exiling Dorsey in 2008: investor
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter CEO Dick Costolo lobbied against exiling Executive Chairman Jack Dorsey in a 2008 power struggle, according to an early investor who shed new light on the management turmoil that for years roiled one of Silicon Valley's drama-ridden companies.
Facebook's Sandberg sells $7.4 million in stock
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and two other executives at the social networking company sold millions of dollars worth of stock this week as restrictions on insider trading expired.
Microsoft vs Google trial raises concerns over secrecy
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two weeks before a high-stakes trial pitting Google's Motorola Mobility unit against Microsoft, Google made what has become a common request for a technology company fighting for billions of dollars: A public court proceeding, conducted largely in secret.
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