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EMC 2Q profit jumps 13 pct, tops Wall Street views Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:51:42 -0400
SAN FRANCISCO - EMC Corp. said today its second-quarter profit climbed 13 percent, topping Wall Street's forecasts, as the data storage specialist rang up record sales...

RichardSolo battery packs iPhone power in a small package Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:14:38 -0400
Sharper Image founder Richard Thalheimer has a first hit for his new venture - an online store that sells a lot of items that seem to belong in a catalog from his former,...

Hours of power with Kensington's 'big' iPhone battery Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:23:28 -0400
Two features set Kensington's Battery Pack and Charger for iPhone and iPod apart from other...

Electronics giants to create wireless HD standard Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:39:32 -0400
NEW YORK - Sony, Samsung and other consumer-electronics heavyweights are uniting to support a technology that could send high-definition video signals wirelessly from a single...

MLB.com At Bat: A long way from a diamond Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:16:05 -0400
Baseball - the game of inches - is now a game of seconds for iPhone owners who want to keep up with any game at any moment. At Bat is a $4.99 application (for 2008 MLB...

Battery choices are limited for iPhones Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:39:47 -0400
While the new iPhone tops its predecessor in nearly every category, there's one area in which it fails to measure up: battery performance. PC World's Test Center...

AAA-powered pack is slow to charge iPhone Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:12:59 -0400
There's a certain convenience to carrying a battery pack that relies on store-bought batteries to recharge an iPhone. External batteries that need to be charged by USB...

Web buyers beware Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:43:08 -0400
In a sluggish economy, consumers hunting for big deals can be even more vulnerable to online scams that are just a little too good to be true. "We catch a lot of...

NY law adds restrictions on violent video games Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:26:17 -0400
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Gov. David Paterson says a bill he signed will help limit video game violence. The law creates an advisory council to study the effects of violent...

Study: Med students sharing a bit too much info on Facebook Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:34:40 -0400
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Would you visit a doctor who dresses like a pimp or wears a lab coat labeled "Kevorkian Medical Clinic?" University of Florida researchers...

Fun at the pump? TV entertains, distracts Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:54:44 -0400
MIAMI - In the midst of a cruel summer for America's drivers, there's a diversion: TV at the gas station. The number of televisions atop gas pumps have skyrocketed...

Man wins divorce from angry wife in YouTube video Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:45:38 -0400
NEW YORK - A Broadway mogul whose actress wife trashes him in a widely viewed Internet video has been granted a divorce from her. A Manhattan judge granted Philip Smith...

Apple 3Q profit jumps 31 percent Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:29:18 -0400
Apple Inc. says its most recent quarterly profit jumped 31 percent and beat Wall Street's forecasts. It was helped by demand for Macintosh computers and iPod media players. ...

Yahoo settles with Icahn to avert control battle Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:48:04 -0400
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Yahoo has reached a settlement with activist investor Carl Icahn to avoid a battle for control of the company. The agreement announced Monday will avert...

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