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Nokia bets on new smartphones for recovery
HELSINKI - Nokia <NOK1V.HE>, the world's biggest cellphone maker by volume, will introduce new smartphone models next week at its annual media and industry event, aiming to assure investors the company is on track to recovery. Nokia, whose profits and share price have dived in the last few years, is now betting on the renewal of its line of smartphones, which could save the career of embattled CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo.
Craigslist.com blocks access to adult services ads
LOS ANGELES - Craigslist.com has dropped its "adult services" listings, which have become the target of U.S. state attorneys general who say the much-visited online classified ad site is not doing enough to quash prostitution. Last year, Craigslist replaced its "erotic services" ads with a new "adult" category it said would be closely screened.
Oracle offered job to ex-HP CEO Hurd: source
NEW YORK - Oracle Corp <ORCL.O> has offered a job to Mark Hurd, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co <HPQ.N> who resigned amid a scandal involving inaccurate expense receipts related to a female contractor, according to a source familiar with the situation. The source said a final decision has not yet been made. Oracle was not immediately available for a comment.
Google faces Texas AG inquiry, settles privacy suit
SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc <GOOG.O> said on Friday it was the target of an investigation by the Texas Attorney General's office into the fairness of its search engine rankings. The world No. 1 search engine company said the probe is the first by a U.S. legal authority into the fairness of its rankings, which can make or break commercial websites.
Jordanian websites shift political dissent online
AMMAN - Mocking officials online, exposing high-level corruption and discussing political tension could land journalists in many autocratic Middle East states in jail. But Jordan's leading news website www.Ammonnews.net doesn't shy away from hectoring the government over misappropriation of funds by senior officials or highlighting fault lines between the country's Palestinian population and indigenous Jordanians.
U.S. and Israel spying behind BlackBerry woe: Dubai police
DUBAI - Concerns over Israeli access to BlackBerry data, and the use of the device by the United States to spy on the United Arab Emirates are behind the Gulf state's moves to curb the smartphone, Dubai's police chief said. "The Unites States is the primary beneficiary of having no controls over the BlackBerry, as it has an interest to spy on the UAE," Dhahi Khalfan Tamim said in remarks carried by the website of the daily al-Khaleej on Friday.
Samsung to challenge Apple's iPad with own tablet
BERLIN - Samsung Electronics' <005930.KS> first tablet computer, the Galaxy Tab, will go on sale in two weeks, it said on Thursday, turning up the heat on Apple Inc's <AAPL.O> iPad. Global handset vendors and PC makers including Nokia <NOK1V.HE>, LG Electronics <066570.KS> and Hewlett-Packard Co <HPQ.N> are moving into the new category of devices, between traditional PCs and smartphones, taking a cue from Apple.
Apple and Google to clash in music space by Christmas
NEW YORK - Google Inc <GOOG.O> is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple Inc <AAPL.O>, according to people familiar with the matter. Google's Andy Rubin, the brains behind Google's Android mobile operating system, has been leading conversations with the labels about what a new Google music service would look like, according to these sources.
Apple TV could help Netflix growth
LOS ANGELES - Shares in Netflix Inc <NFLX.O> neared their all-time high on Thursday, after Apple Inc <AAPL.O> said that the company's streaming video service would be added to a new version of Apple TV. The tie-in with Apple TV, a smaller, cheaper version of Apple's earlier web-to-TV product, could cement Netflix's dominance in the online movie rental business.
HP wins 3PAR for $2.4 billion as Dell drops out
NEW YORK - Hewlett-Packard Co <HPQ.N> won the bidding war to buy data storage company 3PAR Inc <PAR.N> for $2.4 billion, as rival Dell Inc <DELL.O> bowed out on Thursday. HP raised its cash offer by $3 to $33 per share, beating Dell's $32-a-share offer and ending an escalation of bids that many analysts said had gone too far.
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