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Verizon Wireless to pay refunds for billing errors
NEW YORK - Verizon Wireless in a statement Sunday said it will pay millions of dollars in refunds to 15 million cell phone customers who were erroneously charged for data sessions or Internet use. Verizon did not disclose how much exactly it would have to pay but said 15 million customers would receive credits or refund checks that in most cases would range from $2 to $6 but would go beyond this in some cases, on their October or November bills.
Disney names two execs to head digital business
LOS ANGELES - Walt Disney Co <DIS.N> on Sunday appointed two digital veterans to lead its loss-making stable of Internet properties, underscoring a renewed focus on developing digital businesses. James Pitaro, an experienced Internet executive who just left his post at running the media properties at Yahoo Inc <YHOO.O>, will oversee Disney Online, the home of Disney branded web and social media sites.
Microsoft hopes to bury iPhone, Android
SEATTLE - Last month, a few hundred Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> employees acted out their fantasy with a mock funeral for Apple Inc's <AAPL.O> iPhone at its Redmond, Washington campus. The bizarre gathering, which morphed into a spirited Michael Jackson "Thriller" dance routine, marked the completion of its Windows Phone 7 software, and showed how badly Microsoft wants to resurrect itself in the viciously competitive phone market.
Facebook movie underscores cultural phenomenon
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook now counts one of every two Americans as a user, would rank behind only China and India in population if it were a country and has an estimated value of more than $30 billion, larger than that of Starbucks <SBUX.O>. What could possibly be next for a website that was created in a Harvard dorm room six years ago? Try a Hollywood film, "The Social Network," that opens nationally on Friday and is already prompting discussion of Academy Awards.
Microsoft sues Motorola over Android phones
SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> sued Motorola Inc <MOT.N>, alleging patent infringement on the handset maker's line of Android phones, in the latest development in a web of legal actions in the evolving smartphone business. Microsoft, the world's largest software company, charged that former ally Motorola infringed nine of its patents in the Android-based smartphones, which run on software built by Google Inc <GOOG.O>.
New HP CEO fails to rouse investors, shares slide
SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard Co's new CEO failed to impress Wall Street in his first conference call with investors, as doubts persisted as to whether the Silicon Valley outsider has the experience to steer the sprawling company. HP shares slid 3.4 percent after former SAP CEO Leo Apotheker provided few details on his plans to accelerate sales growth, in a performance one analyst called "lackluster."
Cyber Command slips behind schedule
WASHINGTON - Cyber Command, responsible for shielding 15,000 U.S. military networks and for being ready to go to war in cyberspace, has slipped behind schedule for becoming fully operational, the Defense Department said on Friday. The command is still putting necessary capabilities in place, said Bryan Whitman, a Pentagon spokesman.
FBI says Ukraine arrests 5 in cybercrime case
WASHINGTON - Ukraine authorities have arrested five individuals who allegedly directed a global cybercrime scheme that used a version of the Zeus Trojan computer virus to steal $70 million from U.S. bank accounts, FBI officials said on Friday. They told a news briefing that Ukraine authorities took the five individuals into custody and conducted searches under eight warrants on Thursday as part of an international crackdown that dismantled the operation this week.
Privately held Facebook in 5-for-1 stock split
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook, the world's No. 1 Internet social network, is splitting its stock, as shares in the privately held company have surged roughly seven-fold in the past 15 months. A Facebook spokesman told Reuters on Friday that Facebook is enacting a 5-for-1 split of the company's shares in order to bring the value "back down into the range of other private companies."
India granted limited BlackBerry Messenger access
NEW DELHI - The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone has granted India's government manual access to its Messenger service and has promised automated access by January 1, enabling authorities to track such messages in real time, the country's top interior ministry official said on Friday. India, one of the world's fastest growing mobile telephone markets, also wants access to encrypted email traffic sent via Research In Motion's enterprise servers. The BlackBerry maker says its system is designed so that only the sponsoring business or organization has the technical capability to grant such access.
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