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YouTube to turn profit this year: NY Times
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Google-owned videosharing website YouTube is expected to turn a profit this year on revenue of 450 million dollars, The New York Times reported Friday.
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EU presses China to step up fight against fakes
SHANGHAI (AFP) - The European Union pressed China on Friday to back up its words with action and do more to stem the flow of Chinese-made counterfeit goods into Europe and around the world.
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U.S. and Israel spying behind BlackBerry woe: Dubai police
DUBAI (Reuters) - Concerns over Israeli access to BlackBerry data, and the use of the device by the United States to spy on the United Arab Emirates are behind the Gulf state's moves to curb the smartphone, Dubai's police chief said.
September 4, 2010, 2:30 am 
Malaysia to monitor Internet for 'harmful' blogs
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia has formed a task force to scour the Internet for blog postings deemed harmful to national unity, authorities said on Friday in the latest of a series of actions against new media.
September 3, 2010, 10:17 pm
EU presses China to step up fight against fakes
SHANGHAI (AFP) - The European Union pressed China on Friday to back up its words with action and do more to stem the flow of Chinese-made counterfeit goods into Europe and around the world.
September 3, 2010, 5:22 pm-
Video lambasting Google on privacy hits Times Square
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - A video cartoon featuring Google's chief giving away ice cream to snoop on children aired on a giant screen in Times Square as a privacy group continued to hound the Internet giant.
September 3, 2010, 1:49 pm -
HP outlasts Dell in bidding war for 3PAR
NEW YORK (AFP) - US computer giant Hewlett-Packard emerged the winner on Thursday in a bidding war with Dell for 3PAR after raising its offer for the data storage company to 33 dollars per share or 2.35 billion dollars.
September 3, 2010, 10:54 am -
Music labels eager for Google-Apple battle
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.
September 3, 2010, 9:32 am -
Apple TV could help Netflix growth
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Shares in Netflix Inc neared their all-time high on Thursday, after Apple Inc said that the company's streaming video service would be added to a new version of Apple TV.
September 3, 2010, 8:19 am -
Verizon unveils prepaid option for smartphones
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless on Thursday started giving smartphone users the option of paying for calls in advance instead of committing to long-term contracts, a move that pits it directly against rivals like Leap Wireless <LEAP.O>.
September 3, 2010, 8:17 am 
HP wins 3PAR for $2.4 billion as Dell drops out
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co won the bidding war to buy data storage company 3PAR Inc for $2.4 billion, as rival Dell Inc bowed out on Thursday.
September 3, 2010, 8:14 am-
HP wins 3PAR for $2.4 billion, Dell bows out
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co won the bidding war to buy data storage company 3PAR Inc for $2.4 billion, as rival Dell Inc bowed out on Thursday.
September 3, 2010, 8:10 am -
Cisco buying smart grid specialty firm Arch Rock
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Computer networking powerhouse Cisco on Thursday announced it intends to buy smart grid specialty firm Arch Rock.
September 3, 2010, 7:23 am -
Apple and Google to clash in music space by Christmas
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple Inc, according to people familiar with the matter.
September 3, 2010, 7:16 am -
Samsung to challenge Apple's iPad with own tablet
BERLIN (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics' first tablet computer, the Galaxy Tab, will go on sale in two weeks, it said on Thursday, turning up the heat on Apple Inc's iPad.
September 3, 2010, 6:59 am 
Chrome update marks Web browser's second birthday
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Google released an improved version of Chrome on Thursday as the Internet titan's Web browser turned two years old.
September 3, 2010, 6:00 am-
NASA launches iPad application
WASHINGTON (AFP) - NASA has landed on the iPad.
September 3, 2010, 5:57 am -
Mexico to go digital by 2015
MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Mexico will change from analog to digital television by 2015 to promote competition and help convergence with telephone and Internet services, President Felipe Calderon said Thursday.
September 3, 2010, 5:49 am -
Panasonic aiming for half of Europe's 3D TV market
BERLIN (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp is aiming to grab a 50 percent share of the European 3D television market this year as demand outstrips expectations and the technology wins converts worldwide, its head of Europe said on Thursday.
September 3, 2010, 5:28 am 
Twitter launches iPad application
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Hot microblogging service Twitter launched an application for the Apple iPad on Thursday to rave reviews from technology blogs.
September 3, 2010, 5:26 am
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