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Apple iPad 2 Sales Close to 1M Units in First Weekend
(Reuters) – Analysts expect Apple Inc to have sold close to a million iPad 2 tablet computers on its debut weekend — significantly more than the first iPad, which went on sale last April. "We would not be surprised to see Apple sell closer to 1 million iPad2s in the opening weekend," said Wedbush Securities…
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HP CEO Apotheker To Reveal Strategy Ahead
(Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE:HPQ) is expected to unveil a plan that emphasizes software over hardware in a move that could send its shares significantly higher, according to a report in Barron’s financial newspaper. HP, which has lagged behind rivals in the software business, is likely to increase its software holdings through acquisitions, according to…
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Searches for Japan Earthquake News Targeted by Cyber Criminals
Within hours of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, cyber-criminals had poisoned search results based on the disaster with malicious links. Users searching on "most recent earthquake in Japan" may encounter some malicious links to fake anti-virus software, Trend Micro researchers said March 11. Malware writers used black-hat search engine manipulation techniques to push…
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Apple’s iPad the Physician’s Favorite: Survey
With Apple launching its iPad 2 on March 11, Aptilon, an online marketing firm in Montreal, has released the results of a survey revealing that 79 percent of physicians preferred the iPad, while 12 percent would go for a Windows-based tablet and 9 percent for an Android model. In addition, about 38 percent of physicians…
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DOJ Patent Investigation Mires Novell Acquisition
Novell’s $2.2 billion acquisition by Attachmate, approved by shareholders of both companies last month, has run into some legal snags. The deal hinges largely on the sale of 882 patents to a Microsoft-led consortium of vendors. As might be expected, due diligence by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission in…
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Nokia Report Says Microsoft Deal Risky, Two Year Wait for Phones
Nokia’s first Windows Phone 7 devices won’t hit the market for another two years, and the company’s partnership with Microsoft carries some wide-ranging and systemic risks. That comes from Nokia’s publicly released Form 20-F 2010 report, a massive tome submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and posted on Nokia’s Website. A good portion…