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- Apple gives COO Cook $5 million bonus, stock for performance during Steve Jobs’ medical leave
- Disney to shut down Zemeckis-run motion-capture studio where ‘A Christmas Carol’ was shot
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- The gap that never closes: Government faulted for long-term failure to preserve e-mails
- Software provider QAD reports drop in 4th-quarter revenue; shares slide
- Authorities: 4 incendiary devices found in mail in eastern Texas; public not threatened
- Seattle police arrest man who had wired device taped to his body, situation resolved
- Digital River up after analyst says McAfee deal possible
- Federal court upholds FCC access rules for cable programming that Comcast, Cablevision opposed
- ‘Uncharted 2: Among Thieves’ nabs 5 trophies at Game Developer Choice Awards
- February video game sales decline 15 percent, software and console sales still slow
- Tracking tweets: Twitter adds option allowing users to automatically broadcast their location
- February video game sales decline 14 percent, software and console sales still slow
- Benchmark Co. analyst downgrades Yahoo, says competitors’ share of search market climbing
- VeriSign to spend more than $300M over next decade on infrastructure upgrades
- Justice Department, Federal Communications Commission promise tough review of Comcast-NBC deal
- Wireless technology firm RadiSys acquires Pactolus; terms not disclosed
- Government may seek more authority to regulate vehicle safety following Toyota recalls
- Report on Internet freedom finds regimes more sophisticated in censorship
- Minneapolis schools end lockdown in 2nd day after police say Internet threat not credible
- Virgin Media to test providing broadband Web access to homes over utility poles
- Faraway Iditarod fans feed addiction to famed sled dog race by watching online
- Minneapolis schools on lockdown for 2nd day because of threat posted on social networking site
- Texas pump discounts company alleges Kroger violates its patents in gas rewards program
- Sensata prices rise in trading debut after raising $568.8 million in biggest IPO this year
- Sensata prices shares at bottom of expected range, raises $568.8M in biggest IPO this year
- Video game sales may show decline once again in February, due in part to weak music game genre
- Mexican telecom magnate becomes 1st person from developing world to be named ‘world’s richest’
- Limb of huge ‘botnet’ of virus-infected PCs is amputated, but criminals are reconnecting
- CA to buy Nimsoft Inc. for $350 million in cash, expands reach into smaller companies
- United Technologies board approves plan to buy back up to $4.3 billion in shares
- Online advertising company Eyeblaster says planning initial public offering, again
- Palm, struggling in turnaround, may find innovative smart phones and software are not enough
- Michelle Obama challenges software makers to help get kids excited about healthy living
- Mich. resident’s world turned upside down by O’Brien’s decision to follow only her on Twitter
- OnLive to begin streaming high-end video games to Macs, PCs in June; tiny ‘console’ to come
- Micron shares advance; analysts see solid demand, favorable pricing for chip maker
- Abbott Laboratories spent $1.9 million in 4th quarter to lobby on health reform
- FDA says Medtronic’s nerve stimulating brain implant failed to reduce seizures
- Google CEO says company in active talks with China, expects movement on dispute ’soon’
- Google gives bicyclists a lift with new mapping feature that finds best US routes
- Google looks to be ‘cloud-computing’ rainmaker for other online business services
- MySpace outlines makeover after executive shake up in hopes of carving out entertainment niche
- MySpace outlines makeover after executive shakeup in hopes of carving out entertainment niche
- Life Tech CEO’s 2009 compensation falls 60 percent with no stock options, restricted stock
- Players strum real strings on latest music video game
- ‘Nobel of computing’ goes to Microsoft researcher who helped build arguably world’s first PC
- W.Va. education department awards contract for food service software to Texas company
- United Technologies cuts CEO compensation in recession, while praising performance
- Microsoft ditches MSN’s signature blue background, tiny links for white space, photos, Bing
- Samsung and Panasonic try to launch the era of 3-D TVs, with models going on sale this week
- Texas Instruments shares slip after chip maker’s 1st-quarter update
- Intevac to provide night vision technology to NATO country in $18 million deal
- H&R Block 3rd-qtr profit rises 7 percent despite sharp decline in number of returns prepared
- Online sales tax leads Amazon to cut ties with Colorado businesses that promote its products
- IBM CEO’s pay ticked higher in 2009 to $21.2 million, according to AP calculations
- Technology Research to pay fiscal 4Q dividend of 2 cents a share to March 31 stockholders
- Stay tuned: More fee disputes coming over local TV channels on cable lineups
- Westell Technologies extends maturity date on credit facility with PrivateBank and Trust
- Cisco shares up as J.P. Morgan starts coverage, excitement builds for Tuesday event
- Toyota aims to refute critic who blames electronics, not gas pedals, for sudden acceleration
- Jaffe, former tech executive, named CEO of Web coordination group; Berners-Lee still director
- US Treasury allows export of online communications services to Iran, Cuba and Sudan
- Analysts expect Texas Instruments to raise guidance for first quarter in scheduled update
- ABC returns to Cablevision customers in NY, NJ, Conn., but talks go on in dispute over fees
- Obama aides use Twitter to help get out White House message, offer behind-the-scenes nuggets
- ABC restored to 3.1M Cablevision customers in NY, NJ, Conn. shortly after beginning of Oscars
- WABC-TV restored to 3.1M Cablevision customers in NY, NJ, Conn. shortly after start of Oscars
- Employers vs. Consumers: Jobs crisis can’t end until one side puts faith in the other
- 3.1M Cablevision customers face Oscar night without broadcast amid unyielding feud with ABC
- Oscar broadcast party crash: ABC switched off for Cablevision’s 3.1M customers in NY amid feud
- Oscars broadcast imperiled for 3.1M customers in NY cable dispute as midnight deadline looms
- AMD reduces pay package for its CEO by 14 percent in 2009 to $4.5 million
- Courts now barring jurors use of social media, blogs and Internet while serving on trials
- Oscars broadcast imperiled for 3.1 million customers in NY cable dispute
- New Mexico to be test ground for international smart grid project with Japan agency
- HP trims reported 1st-quarter net income because after lawsuit ruling raises potential damages
- HP trims reported 1st-quarter net income because of lawsuit costs
- Google picks up another weapon in Microsoft duel with acquisition of DocVerse
- Police in California say dangerous device near unmarked car could be another booby trap
- Apple shares hit record high following announcement iPad will be available April 3 in US
- S1 Corp. 4th-quarter profit rises 86 percent on improved sales, lower costs
- Strike up the broadband: Cities hustling to impress Google in race for faster Internet
- Apple says first iPad tablet to go on sale April 3 in the US, a slight delay
- Federal Communications Commission envisions using Universal Service funds to pay for broadband
- New Windows Phone 7 won’t run current Windows Mobile applications
- TSA announces 10 more airports to get body scanners to detect hidden explosives, contraband
- Trimble Navigation buys Ireland-based utilities software maker LET Systems for undisclosed sum
- YouTube adding captions to millions of videos with new speech-recognition technology
- TW Telecom subsidiary prices $430 million senior notes offering
- Marvell’s 4Q profit exceeds analyst estimates, but stock falls as CEO remains cautious
- Mindspeed Technologies expects share offering to raise $18.3 million; priced at $7.25 each
- OmniVision climbs after analyst upgrades, says he expects market share to climb this year
- Palm shares continue to slide amid tough competition from Apple, others
- Take-Two shares jump after 1st-quarter results, outlook surpass expectations
