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November 19, 2009

AOL to lay off a third of staff

AOL Inc., the struggling Internet company, plans to cut about a third of its workers if its planned spinoff from Time Warner Inc. goes through.


November 17, 2009

Microsoft’s Paul Allen treated for lymphoma

SEATTLE—Microsoft Corp. co-founder and billionaire investor Paul Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and is undergoing chemotherapy....


November 16, 2009

Twitter to scrap controversial suggested user list

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia—Social-media site Twitter plans to scrap its hand-picked list of “suggested users” to follow after controversy erupted...


October 30, 2009

More expensive iPhone comes to China without WiFi feature

Apple’s iPhone made its long-awaited formal debut in the world’s most populous mobile phone market, without a key feature and at higher prices...

New portable Nintendo DS console meant for groups

The newest version of Nintendo’s popular handhold game console, with its large screen that’s easier on the eyes and bigger stylus similar to...


October 28, 2009

General Dynamics’ third-quarter profit falls

FALLS CHURCH—General Dynamics says third-quarter earnings sank nearly 10 percent hurt by weak demand for business jets, but sales in its defense-related...


October 27, 2009

Facebook to keep profiles of the dead

NEW YORK—Death doesn’t erase the online footprints that people leave in life and Facebook won’t either, though it will make some changes....


October 23, 2009

Microsoft formally launches Windows 7

Microsoft Corp. finally got its chance to reboot its reputation yesterday, launching a new edition of Windows that it hopes will encourage more PC buyers...


October 22, 2009

Microsoft hopes for a fresh start with Windows 7

Microsoft Corp.‘s newest version of Windows has arrived. Windows 7 is available on new computers, and as an upgrade for some older PCs.


October 20, 2009

Verizon Wireless is about ready with iPhone competitor

An aggressive TV ad campaign from Verizon Wireless is adding to the support building for a software package from Google Inc. that is shaping up to be the...

Verizon offers ‘quad-play’ bill for four services

Verizon is offering a new package to customers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic that allows them to bundle four services onto one bill. Called a “quad-play,“...

DuPont producing a stronger Kevlar

Kevlar, the high-strength material already famous for stopping bullets, is getting even stronger in other applications. DuPont Co., which makes Kevlar...


October 16, 2009

Dell moving work from N.C. plant to Mexico, other countries

Production at the North Carolina plant that Dell Inc. is closing in Winston-Salem will be moved to Mexico and other countries, according to a federal document....


October 15, 2009

Nokia posts loss of $832 million in third quarter

World-leading mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. on Thursday reported a loss of euro559 million ($832 million) in the third quarter, taking hits from a 20...

Google to launch Google Editions book platform

An executive with Google says the company will launch a new platform next year that lets readers buy books that can be accessed from anywhere, be it a...


September 28, 2009

Xerox to buy Affiliated Computer for $6.4 billion
Xerox to buy Affiliated Computer for $6.4 billion

Xerox has been seeking to move into new markets to offset slumping sales during the recession. On Sept. 11, the company said it will start selling digital...


September 26, 2009

Tech test: Rubik’s TouchCube a bit too touchy

ATLANTA Thirty years ago, Erno Rubik took a puzzle he had been tinkering with and turned it into the must-have brain-twister toy, the Rubik’s Cube....

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