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    Research in Motion shares drop as head of global sales resigns from company

    TORONTO - Shares of Research In Motion (TSX:RIM) closed at their lowest price since late 2003 on Thursday after the BlackBerry maker's head of global sales resigned. More »Research in Motion shares drop as head of global sales resigns from company

    • Analysts back Hewlett Packard's layoff plans Reuters - 8 hours ago
      HP logo is seen outside Hewlett-Packard Belgian headquarters in Diegem in this January 2010 file photo

      (Reuters) - Analysts said Hewlett Packard Co's plan to cut jobs was a step in the right direction but the PC maker will have to do more to regain investors' confidence. Shares of the world's No. 1 personal computer maker were up 6 percent at $22.26 in early trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. "While we certainly …

    • Google creates online synthesizer as tribute to creator Bob Moog Jaime Holguin, The Associated Press - The Canadian Press - Wed, 23 May, 2012
      FILE - In this May 3, 1980 file photo, synthesizer pioneer Robert Moog, second right, performs with the Going Baroque Band at All Souls Episcopal Church in Asheville, N.C. On Wednesday, May 23, 2012, Google amplified Moog’s mission and put synthesis in the hands of millions of people via a fully functioning special interactive synthesizer on its homepage to commemorate what would have been Moog's 78th birthday. The Moog doodle, a replica of the Minimoog Model D, may not be a highly complex synthesizer but it explores a lot of the realms of synthesis. (AP Photo/Asheville Citizen-Times, File)

      NEW YORK, N.Y. - Bob Moog's synthesizer helped change the sound of modern music. On what would have been his 78th birthday, Google is paying tribute to the man with a virtual version of his famous Moog on their homepage — and it's completely playable.

    • Google finalizes $12.5B US Motorola deal CBC - Tue, 22 May, 2012

      Google has completed a $12.5 billion US deal to acquire cellphone maker Motorola Mobility, the company announced on its blog Tuesday.

    • Canadarm on space station plays key role in first visit by commercial spacecraft Peter Rakobowchuk, The Canadian Press - The Canadian Press - Tue, 22 May, 2012
      The docked Kounotori2 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-2), Canadarm2; and Canadian-built Dextre, are pictured on March 20, 2011 from the International Space Station. The iconic Canadarm is expected to play a key role in the coming days in what's being described as another historic step in space exploration. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, NASA

      MONTREAL - The iconic Canadarm is expected to play a key role in the coming days in what's being described as another historic step in space exploration.

    • New app identifies faces in photos Natasha Baker - Reuters - Mon, 21 May, 2012

      TORONTO (Reuters) - Imagine taking a snapshot of a group of friends and having your smartphone instantly reveal the identity of everyone in the photo. A new iPhone app called KLiK performs real-time facial recognition to automatically identify and tag friends in photos. "It's our most recent evolution of both the platform …

    • Google says it has China's approval for Motorola deal Reuters - Sat, 19 May, 2012
      Women walk past the logo of Google in front of its former headquarters in Beijing

      (Reuters) - Google said on Saturday that Chinese authorities have approved its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings, the last regulatory hurdle to a deal that would allow the world's No. 1 Internet search engine to develop its own line of smart phones. Google, which will be the newest entrant to the handset …

    • Solar spectacle: Canadians ready to take in partial eclipse of the sun Diana Mehta, The Canadian Press - The Canadian Press - Fri, 18 May, 2012

      TORONTO - A celestial spectacle will trace a path across much of Canada this long weekend.

    • ZTE confirms security hole in U.S. phone Jeremy Wagstaff and Lee Chyen Yee - Reuters - Fri, 18 May, 2012
      Employees of ZTE chat on the roof of its headquarters in Shenzhen, Guangdong province

      (Reuters) - ZTE Corp, the world's No.4 handset vendor and one of two Chinese companies under U.S. scrutiny over security concerns, said one of its mobile phone models sold in the United States contains a vulnerability that researchers say could allow others to control the device. The hole affects ZTE's Score model that …

    • Samsung gets 9 million preorders for new Galaxy phone: report Reuters - Thu, 17 May, 2012
      A man uses Samsung Electronics' new Samsung Galaxy SIII smartphone during its launch in London

      SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co has received some 9 million pre-orders for its third-generation Galaxy S smartphone from more than 100 global carriers, the Korea Economic Daily reported on Friday. Samsung toppled Apple as the world's biggest smartphone maker in the first quarter, helped by its line-up of Galaxy …

    • AT&T eyes lower subsidies, shared data plans Reuters - Thu, 17 May, 2012
      Reflections are seen in the window of an AT&T store in New York

      NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc is hoping to help its margins by lowering smartphone subsidies and the company also aims to boost revenue with a new offering that would allow consumers to share their data allowance between tablets and smartphones. Now that growth is slowing for U.S. contract customer operators, including …

    • Pinterest financing values company at $1.5 billion A. Ananthalakshmi - Reuters - Thu, 17 May, 2012
      A screen grab of Pinterest.com's home page. Social networking site Pinterest has raised $100 million from a group of investors led by Japanese online retailing giant Rakuten Inc in a deal that reportedly values the three-year-old U.S. company at $1.5 billion. REUTERS/www.pinterest.com/handout

      (Reuters) - Silicon Valley startup Pinterest raised $100 million from a group led by Japanese online retailer Rakuten Inc, valuing the company at about $1.5 billion and underscoring the huge investor appetite for social-networking companies. The news comes a day before Facebook starts trading as a public company that could …

    • 1st 'ring of fire' eclipse visible in US in nearly 20 years; also can be seen in E. Asia Alicia Chang, The Associated Press - The Canadian Press - Thu, 17 May, 2012
      File-In this Jan.15,2010 file photo showing a combination of three separate photographs, the various stages of an annular solar eclipse seen over Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the moon blots out all but a ring around the sun. This year's solar show can be viewed from eastern Asia to parts of North America. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena,File)

      LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Sunrises and sunsets often dazzle, but they'll have a special ring to them in a few days for people in the western United States and eastern Asia: The moon will slide across the sun, blocking everything but a blazing halo of light.

    • Viacom, Time Warner Cable reach iPad views settlement Jonathan Stempel - Reuters - Wed, 16 May, 2012
      The entrance to the Time Warner Center is seen at Columbus Circle in New York

      (Reuters) - Viacom Inc, the parent of MTV and Comedy Central, has settled lawsuits with Time Warner Cable Inc over whether cable subscribers may watch shows on mobile devices such as Apple Inc's iPad. The accord means Viacom programs such as "Jersey Shore," "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "South Park" will become …

    • Singapore techs face margin squeeze, outlook better Eveline Danubrata and Patturaja Murugaboopathy - Reuters - Wed, 16 May, 2012

      (Reuters) - Cost pressures are piling up for Singapore's electronics sector, with some listed companies reporting lower profit margins, but analysts expect an improvement in the second half of the year as the holiday season boosts demand. The slump in the sector, which contributes more than one-third of Singapore's non-oil …

    • Verizon Wireless to scrap unlimited plans for 4G users Reuters - Wed, 16 May, 2012
      A Verizon logo is seen during the International CTIA WIRELESS Conference & Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana

      NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless is planning to force customers to give up their unlimited data plans when they move to its high-speed wireless service, a top executive for parent company Verizon Communications Inc said on Wednesday. For now, Verizon Wireless customers who move to the company's highest-speed fourth …

    • HTC shares tumble as patent case delays U.S. sales Clare Jim - Reuters - Wed, 16 May, 2012
      Man holds up new HTC One after a news conference at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

      TAIPEI (Reuters) - U.S. sales of two new smartphones from Taiwan's HTC Corp will be delayed due to a patent dispute with Apple Inc, a fresh blow to the company as it tries to turn around declining sales in what was once its largest market. Shares in HTC tumbled more than 6 percent after it said shipments of the phones were …

    • Canada smartphones soon to double as credit cards Alastair Sharp and Cameron French - Reuters - Tue, 15 May, 2012

      TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadians may soon be able to pay for purchases with a quick tap of their smartphones after a major bank and the country's largest wireless carrier struck a deal to embed credit card information on handsets equipped with a chip to transmit data. Rogers Communications Inc and Canadian Imperial Bank of …

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