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Apple store protests taking place around the world Thursday

Thursday, February 9, 2012

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Protesters descended on Apple stores around the world, including in Washington, on Thursday to protest labor conditions at the company’s manufacturing facilities in China. The issue has become a thorny one for Apple after the factories that make its products experienced explosions in 2011 and worker suicides in 2010

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Apple's Next Announcement Has an Inscrutable Catchphrase: 'GarageBand for Textbooks'

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

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Apple's next big announcement is scheduled to take place on Thursday, January 19th, in New York City's Guggenheim Museum, and is anticipated to be about getting into the textbook business. From there the speculation gets baroque. But before we get too excited, we have to drop in an obligatory pre-Apple event disclosure: we don't know anything for sure until chief executive Tim Cook or whichever ...

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Citi analyst raises eResearch Technology to ‘buy’

Friday, October 7, 2011

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eResearch Technology Inc. should benefit from any increase in demand for comprehensive cardiac trials, Citi Investment Research & Analysis said Thursday, as shares of the medical data company rose nearly 5 percent.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook: The One That Didn’t Get Away

Sunday, August 28, 2011

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What if Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' resignation Wednesday afternoon isn't about a sudden change in his health at all. What if it's all about keeping longtime Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook?Many fretted Thursday when Apple's board of directors announced Jobs' resignation as Chief Executive and his replacement by Cook

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Uganda: Zuku TV Acquires Programs, Boosts Regional Content

Friday, August 26, 2011

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Zuku TV, the premier home entertainment provider announced on Thursday it was ramping up its roll out in Uganda with the acquisition of broadcast rights for a hugely popular local program.

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Morning Tech Wrap: Apple, Samsung, Flipboard

Friday, August 26, 2011

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Apple’s new CEO Tim Cook has told employees that the company will not change under his leadership, ARS Technica reports. According to an internal email send by Cook, “Apple is not going to change.” The email went out Thursday, just hours after Steve Jobs’ resignation late Wednesday. Cook, who has stepped up from the position of chief operating officer, also describes working with Apple and Jobs ...

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Police use facial recognition technology to ID rioters

Friday, August 12, 2011

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Facial recognition technology is getting a workout in the wake of Britain's riots, a senior police chief told the AP on Thursday, with officers feeding photos of suspects through Scotland Yard's newly updated face-matching program.

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Intel Unveils Thunderbolt Technology

Monday, February 28, 2011

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Intel on Thursday announced its new high-speed PC connection technology that will bring together high-speed data transfer and high-definition display on to a single cable. Thunderbolt technology promises transfer speeds twice as fast as USB 3.0. Running at 10 Gbps, Intel boasts the new technology can transfer a full-length HD movie in less than 30 seconds

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China to step up controversial technology plans

Thursday, January 27, 2011

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China plans to step up efforts to develop clean energy and other technology industries this year, government officials said Thursday, a strategy that has strained trade ties with Washington and other governments.

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Aspen Technology 4Q Earnings Miss on Lower Revenues

Thursday, September 2, 2010

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Shares of Aspen Technology slipped Thursday after the provider of software to the process industries posted worse-than-expected fourth quarter earnings, driven primarily by lower revenues.

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PAR Technology CEO to retire at year-end

Thursday, July 8, 2010

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PAR Technology Corp., which makes softwar and hardware for hotels and restaurants, said Thursday that CEO John Sammon plans to retire by the end of the year.

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