Financial Times (Technology)
China Mobile search engine eyes market share
China's official news agency and the world's largest mobile operator are setting up a mobile search company together in an effort to grab market share following Google's partial exit from the market
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Indian officials in BlackBerry ban talks
Authorities met local telecommunications operators to demand that security agencies be given access to the contents of e-mail and messaging services sent via BlackBerry handsets
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Micro Focus shares tumble on revenue fears
The fall by more than a quarter comes after the software group said organic revenues for the first quarter to July 31 were flat as customers had delayed signing large contracts
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Google deal splits industry over net neutrality
Google's compromise with Verizon over so-called net neutrality rules for the handling of online traffic has split the internet industry, with a handful of the most important players on the web coming out against the plan
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Cisco shares tumble after results
Reduced spending by big companies led Cisco Systems, the world's largest maker of networking equipment, to miss analyst expectations as it reported fourth-quarter results
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Date set for Italian tax fraud trial suspects
Seven former managers and executives of broadband operators Sparkle and Fastweb go on trial in Rome in November in what prosecutors allege to be Italy's most serious case of tax fraud and money laundering
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Sustainable profits still elude SMIC
Semiconductor Manufacturing International, China's largest contract chipmaker by capacity, continues to struggle despite recording a quarterly profit for the first time in three years
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Sustainable profits still elude SMIC
The chipmaker, once a beacon for China's ambitions to build a semiconductor industry, continues to struggle despite recording a quarterly profit for the first time in three years
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Plastic Logic abandons long-delayed e-reader
Plastic Logic, a company founded in Cambridge and headquartered in Silicon Valley, has abandoned its long-delayed e-reader amidst rising competition for portable electronic displays
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Netflix in streaming deal with pay-TV
DVD home rental service Netflix has struck a digital streaming deal with Epix, a new pay-TV service, a sign that the online delivery of movies is finally becoming a meaningful revenue stream for Hollywood
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UK games developers focus on iPhone
British games developers are keen to produce titles for Apple's device rather than traditional games consoles, as the smartphone enables them to sell their software direct to consumers
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South Korean police raid Google offices
South Korean cyber division police officers raided Google's Seoul offices in search of possible breaches of privacy laws during the company's collection of Street View data
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Skype begins move to list on Nasdaq
The internet company plans to raise up to $100m in an initial public offering, a move that would complete its rapid journey from being a subsidiary of Ebay less than a year ago
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Google and Verizon unveil web plan
Google and Verizon walked into a barrage of opposition from public interest groups in Washington as they unveiled a joint proposal for how traffic on the internet should be regulated
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Broadband battles
The agreement between Google and Verizon is a starting to a compromise on 'net neutrality', but two large companies should not be able to dictate how the internet works
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Investors wary of hype for Skype
A year that was meant to see the launch of some headline-grabbing technology initial public offerings finally has a marquee name to celebrate
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Alibaba to invest in local search engine
Sohu, China's second-largest internet portal, says Alibaba and Yunfeng, a fund co-founded by Alibaba founder Jack Ma, have agreed to acquire a 16% stake in Sogou, its search engine
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Warning that shift in approach could backfire
After five years of a relentless focus on efficiency some argue it may time for a change of style but others draw attention to the pitfalls of a radical change of strategy
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Experts back HP on Hurd exit
Corporate governance experts backed Hewlett-Packard's decision to oust its chief executive as questions emerged about the extent of the ethical lapses that led to Mark Hurd's departure
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Plastic Logic in stake sale talks with Rusnano
Plastic Logic, a Cambridge company that has pioneered the development of low-cost computer chips made from plastic, is in discussions over the sale of a significant stake with the Russian state-owned nanotechnology corporation
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