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Technology Report: Exclusive: Former RIM boss sought strategy shift before he quit

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Exclusive: Former RIM boss sought strategy shift before he quit
TORONTO (Reuters) - Former Research In Motion co-chief executive Jim Balsillie sought to reinvent the BlackBerry smartphone maker with a radical shift in strategy before he stepped down, two sources with knowledge of his plans said.
German court upholds ban on Apple "push" email
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A German court on Friday upheld a ban on "push" emails in Apple's iCloud and MobileMe services in Germany, ruling in favor of rival Motorola Mobility.
Oracle kicks off busy trial season against Google
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Corp is set to go to trial next week against Google Inc in a high-stakes dispute over smartphone technology, the biggest case in what is shaping up to be an intense year in court for the enterprise software giant.
In Silicon Valley, designers emerge as rock stars
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Five years ago, Justin Edmund arrived at Carnegie Mellon University, a floppy-haired freshman, with artistic talent and dreams of joining a venerable design firm like IDEO or Frog. But during his sophomore year, a recruiting pitch from a Facebook employee turned his head, and prompted a detour of his ambitions.
Infosys' slower revenue growth outlook slams shares
BANGALORE (Reuters) - India's Infosys Ltd disappointed investors on Friday with a weaker-than-expected revenue growth outlook due to an uncertain global economy, sending its shares plunging more than 12 percent in their biggest fall in nearly three years.
Google falls as ad rates fall for second straight quarter
(Reuters) - Shares of Google Inc fell as much as 4 percent on Friday, after a second straight quarterly slip in search advertising rates took the gloss off a handy first-quarter beat.
Exclusive: Deutsche Telekom eyes bid for Tele Columbus
FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom is considering a bid for regional cable company Tele Columbus to shore up its position in its key home market against competition from rivals Liberty Global and Kabel Deutschland, sources told Reuters.
Apple rejects e-book pricing collusion charge: WSJ
(Reuters) - Apple has rejected the U.S. Justice Department's allegations that it colluded with publishers over electronic book pricing, calling the charges "simply not true", the Wall Street Journal reported.
Microsoft wins its biggest cloud computing client
LONDON (Reuters) - Microsoft announced its biggest-ever customer for cloud computing - software that it hosts on behalf of clients and delivers over the Internet - after winning a contract to provide free services to a major Indian education body.
Investors losing faith that Nokia can stop the rot
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Ailing cellphone maker Nokia has the cash to survive seven quarters like the last, but investors are losing faith that it can break the vicious circle that keeps customers and in turn application developers from its new phones.
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