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Friday, September 7, 2012

Technology Report: Obama's speech stirs record response on Twitter

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09/7/2012
Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between
Obama's speech stirs record response on Twitter
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night ranked as the biggest political moment ever on the social media site Twitter.
Google buys cybersecurity startup VirusTotal
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc has bought startup VirusTotal, picking up a fledgling but widely used cybersecurity industry player in a move that could beef up protection for its Internet services.
Nokia to start selling make-or-break smartphone in November
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia will start selling its new smartphone, potentially its last chance to break into the most profitable part of the mobile phone market and secure its future, in November, sources at European telecoms operators said on Friday.
Intel cuts outlook on weak PC demand; shares drop
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Intel Corp cut its third-quarter revenue estimate more than expected on Friday due to a decline in demand for its chips as customers reduce inventories and businesses buy fewer personal computers.
Shares of Fidelity-backed software company shine after IPO
BOSTON (Reuters) - Nearly 20 years after Fidelity Investments first sank money into Exa Corp, the small software company has turned into a bright spot in the rough-and-tumble market for U.S. initial public offerings.
Pandora shares plunge on fears of Apple service
(Reuters) - Shares of Pandora Media Inc tumbled more than 17 percent on Friday as investors feared that Apple Inc would start a competing streaming radio service.
Exclusive: Insiders suspected in Saudi cyber attack
(Reuters) - One or more insiders with high-level access are suspected of assisting the hackers who damaged some 30,000 computers at Saudi Arabia's national oil company last month, sources familiar with the company's investigation say.
Best Buy starts pre-sale of new Kindle devices
(Reuters) - Electronics retailer Best Buy Co Inc said it has started taking pre-orders for the new Kindle Fire tablets that online retail giant Amazon.com Inc launched on Thursday.
Apple cuts memory chip order to Samsung for new iPhone: source
SEOUL (Reuters) - Apple Inc has reduced its orders for memory chips for its new iPhone from its main supplier and competitor Samsung Electronics Co, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday.
Amazon takes on Apple with larger, cheaper Kindle Fires
SANTA MONICA, California (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc unveiled larger Kindle Fire tablets on Thursday, challenging Apple Inc's dominant iPad with lower prices and a trove of digital content that Amazon hopes will win it a bigger share of the booming tablet market.
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