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Burger King agrees to $3.26B buyout by 3G Capital (AP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:08:32 +0000

AP - Burger King Holdings Inc., the nation's perennially No. 2 hamburger chain, said Thursday that it is selling itself to little-known private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26 billion.

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Malaysian blogger faces jail over satirical post (AFP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:06:51 +0000

AFP - A Malaysian journalist was charged Thursday over a satirical blog which made fun of the state power firm Tenaga, and faces a year's jail if convicted.

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AOL renews search deal with Google (AFP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:48:53 +0000

AFP - Google will power Internet search across AOL properties and AOL video will appear on YouTube under an agreement reached on Thursday between the Web companies.

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Nokia to discontinue remote file-sharing service (AFP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:45:59 +0000

AFP - Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, announced Thursday it would discontinue its popular mobile file-sharing service called Ovi Files as of October 1.

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AOL signs new search agreement with Google (AP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:38:23 +0000

AP - Google Inc. will continue to provide the search results on AOL Inc.'s websites under a new, five-year deal the companies signed this week.

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Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HP (AP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:30:44 +0000

AP - Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc.

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Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown (AP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:00:09 +0000

AP - India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.

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AP Interview: UN says BlackBerry should share data (AP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:59:34 +0000

AP - BlackBerry's Canadian manufacturer should give law enforcement agencies around the world access to its customer data, the U.N. technology chief said, adding that governments have legitimate security concerns that should not be ignored.

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Singapore Airlines curbs crew's Facebook musings (AFP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:45:14 +0000

AFP - Singapore Airlines (SIA) has directed its flight attendants to avoid discussing work-related matters on Facebook and other social networking websites, company officials said Thursday.

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Apple TV a first step for more ambitious plans? (Reuters)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:25:00 +0000

Reuters - Critics hoping for more from Apple Inc's Web-to-TV plans -- a device, say, that would revolutionize living room entertainment the way the iPad changed tablet computing -- may just need to wait a bit longer.

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