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By Marcy Gordon and PETER SVENSSON The Senate dragged Apple, the world's most valuable company, into the debate over the US tax code Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish...

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2013/05/17 22:49

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Toshiba brings high-res screen to Windows

Does this mean Windows users can let go of MacBook envy? Sort of. The jump in resolution with the Toshiba Kirabook comes with significant compromises, however: Most notably, it's LOUD. If you tax the...

2013/05/16 22:27

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Highlights: music, maps, photo, other Google tools

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google used its annual conference for software developers to unveil several new products, services and features. They include enhancements for online games, maps, search, music...

2013/05/16 11:50

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Google's products dig deeper into people's lives

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) � For Google CEO Larry Page, happiness is a warm computer. "Technology should do the hard work so people can get on doing the things that make them happiest in life," Page told a...

2013/05/14 17:53

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Big 4 cellphone carriers unite on anti-texting ads

By PETER SVENSSON The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T's "It Can Wait" slogan to...

2013/05/11 06:08

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ATM card hackers steal $45M

NEW YORK -- A worldwide gang of criminals stole $45 million in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then draining cash machines around the globe, federal...

2013/05/04 09:53

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US Cellular yields, will sell iPhone

By PETER SVENSSON NEW YORK — U.S. Cellular, the only major U.S. wireless carrier to resist the iPhone, will start selling it this year. CEO Mary Dillon announced the reversal yesterday on a call...

2013/05/03 13:49

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Intel’s CEO pick sticks to tried-and-true formula

SAN FRANCISCO — In picking Brian Krzanich as its next CEO, Intel Corp. stuck to a familiar playbook amid a game-changing shift in computing that has raised worries about the future of the world’s...

2013/05/03 09:53

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Thumbs down: Text messages dip in U.S.

By PETER SVENSSON NEW YORK — Americans are saying CUL8TR to texting, a wireless industry group says, as Internet-based applications such as Apple’s Messages are starting to take over from what was...

2013/05/02 07:02

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Media companies benefit from higher network fees

NEW YORK (AP) — Media companies benefited from higher fees for cable television networks such as TBS, Comedy Central and CNBC in the first three months of the year. Time Warner Inc., Viacom Inc. and...

2013/05/01 21:07

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Tablets with Windows RT see slow sales, IDC says

PETER SVENSSON, The Associated Press NEW YORK, N.Y. - A research firm says Microsoft is seeing slow sales of a version of Windows designed for thin and light tablets, even as the tablet market as a...

2013/04/30 23:54

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T-Mobile USA set to close acquisition of MetroPCS

T-Mobile USA set to close acquisition of MetroPCS Tuesday, April 30 2013 | 6:45 p.m. CDT By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer T-Mobile USA, the country's fourth-largest cellphone carrier, is set...

2013/04/29 20:59

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AT&T to sell home automation, security packages

By PETER SVENSSON, Associated Press NEW YORK — AT&T Inc. launched its home security and automation service in 15 cities late last week, with an eye toward getting customers hooked on security...

2013/04/29 01:00

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Smartphones now outsell 'dumb' phones

By PETER SVENSSON Research firm IDC said more smartphones than 'dumb' phones are being made this year, a milestone in a shift that's putting computing power and internet access in millions of hands...

2013/04/24 22:49

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Review: BlackBerry Q10, the keyboard strikes back

NEW YORK (AP) — The BlackBerry has finally caught up to the world of touch-screen smartphones. It took time — six years, from the launch of the first iPhone — and it may be too late to save the...

2013/04/24 15:56

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Apple giving $100 billion in cash to its sharehol...

PETER SVENSSON, Associated Press NEW YORK --- Apple is opening the doors to its bank vault, saying it will distribute $100 billion in cash to its shareholders by the end of 2015. At the same time,...

2013/04/24 12:07

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Customers avoid Sprint in 1Q as suitors circle

PETER SVENSSON, The Associated Press NEW YORK, N.Y. - The flow of new customers to Sprint stopped in the latest quarter, even as the company weighs the offers of two corporate suitors. Sprint Nextel...

2013/04/22 11:53

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Samsung Galaxy S 4 on sale this week

By PETER SVENSSON Jason DeCrow | ASSOCIATED PRESSThe Galaxy S 4 has a bigger screen, larger battery and faster processor than the S III. NEW YORK — U.S. wireless carriers have started revealing...

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