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WSJ.com: What's News Technology
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What's News Technology
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H-P Activist Investors Make Proxy Progress
In a major victory for activists, Hewlett-Packard Co. agreed to a step that could give investors more power to oust its board members.
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Fast Phones, Dead Batteries
Users of 4G smartphones are discovering their speedy broadband service also zips through battery life, which could slow phone carriers' battle to convert customers to higher-speed networks.
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A Mystery Highlights Fast Shift To Digital
A coming mystery novel, "The Expats" by Chris Pavone, is likely to highlight a digital shift under way in the book market. Mystery/thriller titles, one of the biggest categories in fiction today, are more popular with e-book readers than the broader market.
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Indian Court Dismisses Inquiry
An Indian court dismissed a petition to investigate Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram's alleged role in a 2008 telecom scandal, handing a much-needed victory to the Congress party-led national government.
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Citi Hit in Brazilian Hacker Attack
A computer hacker group continued a wave of attacks against Brazilian financial websites, hampering the sites of Citigroup and other prominent institutions.
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MTN Probes Bribery Claims
Shares of South African mobile-phone operator MTN fell after the company said it is investigating claims by Turkey's largest mobile-phone operator that it engaged in corruption to secure a deal in Iran.
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Benefits and Barriers as Facebook's Friend
Russian investor Yuri Milner stands to reap a multibillion-dollar windfall from his early bet on Facebook stock. But in return, he has agreed to terms that handcuff what he can do with his Facebook shares.
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Micron CEO Dies in Crash
Steven R. Appleton, chairman and chief executive of Micron Technology died Friday when the high-performance airplane he was piloting crashed at Boise, Idaho's airport.
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Injunction Interrupts Apple Sales in Germany
Some Apple devices were unavailable for sale briefly on Friday in Germany, as part of a patent tussle with Motorola Mobility.
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Cost Cuts Boost BT
BT Group posted a 41% jump in third-quarter net profit, aided by further cost cutting, lower finance expenses and new contracts, and said it will reach some of its earnings targets a year earlier than expected.
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Megaupload Founder Is Denied Bail
A New Zealand court denied an appeal for bail Friday by Kim Dotcom, the jailed founder of the file-sharing website Megaupload.
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Panasonic Forecasts $10 Billion Loss
Panasonic revised its forecast loss for the current fiscal year to more than $10 billion, which would be the second-largest ever for a Japanese manufacturer.
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Samsung Says EU Probe Will Find It Compliant
Samsung Electronics, in its first acknowledgment of the European Commission's antitrust investigation of its patent licensing practices, said it believed the commission would ultimately conclude the company complies with the rules.
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