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Apple iPad launch due on March 2 - source
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK - Apple Inc <AAPL.O> is expected to launch its new iPad on March 2, contrary to speculation of a delay of the latest version of the popular tablet computer. One person familiar with the matter said recent speculation about a delay until June was "simply not true" as Apple is planning a launch in the same seasonal schedule as the first iPad, which went on sale in April 2010.
CBS sets deal with Netflix to stream some TV shows
NEW YORK - CBS Corp <CBS.N> struck a partnership with Netflix Inc <NFLX.O> allowing the online video company to stream CBS library content including television shows "Cheers," "Frasier," "The Andy Griffith Show," and "The Twilight Zone" to Netflix subscribers. Terms of the two-year, nonexclusive agreement were not disclosed.
HP results seen solid as Apotheker's vision awaited
SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard Co <HPQ.N> should reaffirm good corporate technology spending trends when it reports results, as investors wait to hear more about new CEO Leo Apotheker's vision for the future. On Tuesday, the world's largest technology company by revenue is expected to report strong demand for networking equipment, servers and storage, but relatively lackluster sales of low-margin personal computers due to weak consumer spending.
Amazon takes aim at Netflix with streaming video
NEW YORK - Amazon.com <AMZN.O> rolled out a streaming TV and movie service for its prime customers, taking a direct shot at fast-growing rival Netflix. Amazon announced on Tuesday that its prime customers, who pay $79 a year for free two-day shipping, can choose among 5,000 TV shows and movies such as "Syriana", "Doctor Who: Season 4" and "Analyze This" to stream through computers and devices such as Roku. The streaming video service is available to prime members at no additional cost.
Time Inc Chief Digital Officer Rothenberg exits
NEW YORK - Time Inc Chief Digital Officer Randall Rothenberg is heading back to the Interactive Advertising Bureau as the organization's president and CEO after just a month at the storied publishing company. Rothenberg joined Time Warner publishing division Time Inc from the IAB, where he was its president and CEO.
RIM says rivals will face same pressure from India
TORONTO - Research In Motion <RIM.TO>, looking to fend off rivals and assure wary Indian customers of its encrypted communications services, said its major competitors would face the same pressures over government security concerns. The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, which has been grappling with the Indian government for years, said it appreciated New Delhi's security concerns and was willing to discuss industry-wide policy changes.
Chinese workers appeal to Apple over health worries
SUZHOU, China - Chinese workers at a factory making touch screens on contract for Apple <AAPL.O> have urged the U.S. company to help address their grievances over a chemical poisoning they said could still harm their health. Wintek <2384.TW>, the Taiwanese company that owns the factory in east China's Suzhou industrial park, has said it used hexyl hydride, also called n-hexane, from May 2008 to August 2009, but stopped after discovering it was making workers ill.
Website a window into John F. Kennedy's Oval Office
BOSTON - Any history buff with a computer and Internet connection now has a chance to walk in John F. Kennedy's shoes -- or at least sit, virtually, at the 35th President's Oval Office desk. The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston has launched "The President's Desk," an interactive website that that seats users at Kennedy's desk and displays multimedia presentations of aspects of his life and administration.
Apple deemed top of movie product placement charts
LOS ANGELES - Apple was deemed top of the product placement charts on Tuesday after getting its computers, iPads, iPods and other items featured in 30 percent of the top movies at the U.S. box office in 2010. But the single movie with the most placements was "Iron Man 2" -- which featured 64 identifiable products, according to Brandchannel, the website of global brand consultancy Interbrand.
Alibaba's shares fall 9 percent, company faces revamp
HONG KONG - Shares of Alibaba.com <1688.HK> tumbled as much as 10 percent after an increase in fraudulent transactions prompted two top executives to resign and threatened to tarnish the Internet company's reputation. China's biggest e-commerce company, founded by former school teacher Jack Ma, now must cope with the replacement of its chief executive and chief operating officer and with revamping its payment and credit-ranking system to prevent the fraud it revealed on Monday.
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