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Online bargain-hunting spreads beyond Cyber Monday
SAN FRANCISCO - Early discounts may have taken some of the shine off Cyber Monday but the key online holiday shopping day is still expected to attract bargain hunters who may not have had their fill over the weekend. Cyber Monday -- a term coined five years ago for the day many people return to work after Thanksgiving and make online gift purchases on their computers -- remains a prime shopping day online. But its novelty has now been partially eclipsed by e-commerce promotions earlier in the season, including on Thanksgiving itself.
Few smartphone owners are loyal to their brand: survey
LONDON - The booming smartphone market shows no sign of slowing but manufacturers will have to fight hard to keep their customers as smartphone owners show little loyalty to their current brands, a GfK survey shows. The survey, to be published later on Monday, found that 56 percent of smartphone owners in key global markets were keeping their options open about which phone they would buy next, with only Apple <AAPL.O> commanding a significant degree of loyalty.
Acer aims to top global PC market in 2011: report
ZURICH - Acer <2353.TW>, now the world's second-largest PC vendor, hopes to clinch the top spot from rival HP <HPQ.N> next year, the Taiwanese company's chief executive told a Swiss newspaper on Sunday. "If the mobile world continues to grow, we will necessarily replace HP as the world's biggest computer-maker," CEO Gianfranco Lanci told the SonntagsZeitung in an interview.
Pirate Bay activists lose court appeal in Sweden
STOCKHOLM - A Swedish appeals court on Friday upheld a ruling against three men behind file sharing website Pirate Bay, cutting their prison sentences and raising the fine. The case was brought by Swedish subsidiaries of leading music and film companies, including Sony BMG, Universal Music, EMI and Warner Brothers as the industry continues to fight against the sharing of film and video over the Internet.
New Australia phone app aims to fight skin cancer
SYDNEY - Australians enjoying the summer sunshine can now know when it's time to cover up and avoid potentially cancer-causing ultraviolet rays thanks to a new iPhone application. Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, with more than 1,850 people dying of it each year -- more than the number killed in road accidents, according to Cancer Council Australia. Two in three Australians will be diagnosed with skin cancer by the age of 70.
Smartphones, Twitter top Japan hit product survey
TOKYO - Smartphones and Twitter were the hottest products in Japan in 2010 and travel and leisure were back on the menu, an ad agency survey showed, as penny-pinching consumers rediscovered their fun side. Flat-screen TVs equipped for digital broadcasting placed fourth in Dentsu's <4324.T> annual "Hit Product Recognition Survey" and energy-saving appliances ranked eighth.
Apple buys HP land to accommodate growth
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc <AAPL.O> is expanding the size of its Cupertino, California, home base, acquiring nearby facilities from computer pioneer and competitor Hewlett Packard Co <HPQ.N>. The offices will give the maker of the iPhone more room for its employees as the company continues to grow, said Apple spokesman Steve Dowling.
Chevy Volt tops Prius in fuel economy rating
DETROIT - General Motors Co <GM.N> said on Wednesday its Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid will carry an overall fuel economy rating of 60 miles per gallon, topping the Toyota Prius, the industry's long-time fuel economy leader. GM has begun to assemble the long-awaited Volt at a Detroit-area factory, with initial sales expected in December.
Sony to return to Japan e-reader market in December
TOKYO for a model with a 5 inch screen or 25,000 yen for a 6 inch screen.
Egypt's court overturns telecom news monitoring
CAIRO - A Cairo court on Saturday overturned the Egyptian telecoms regulator's decision to monitor news feeds on mobile phones ahead of elections, Egypt's official news agency MENA said on Saturday. The court also canceled another decision by the telecoms regulator requiring satellite broadcast firms to have a special license to provide their services to mobile phones.
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