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  Google boosts photo offerings to rival Facebook

  Google is digging deeper into its technology toolkit to turn its social networking service into a more formidable threat to Facebook, sprucing up its ... 

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  Highlights: music, maps, photo, other Google tools

  Google used its annual conference for software developers to unveil several new products, services and features. They include enhancements for online ... 

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  Google unveils maps, photo, music features

  Google's sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services. 

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  Syria rebels, regime troops fight in Aleppo prison

  Rebel fighters battled regime troops inside the walls of the sprawling central prison compound in Syria's largest city Wednesday, hours after blowing ... 

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  Google's music plan part of fresh wave of upgrades

  Google Inc. unveiled a streaming music service called All Access that blends songs users have already uploaded to their online libraries with millions ... 

• Cisco 3Q net income rises 14 percent

  Cisco's net income jumped 14 percent in the latest quarter as revenue at all four of its divisions rose for the first time in a year and a half. 

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  Students in Ghana launch mini-satellite

  Their project might not sound like much: The college students on Wednesday launched a tiny model of a satellite the size of a soda can on a big yellow ... 

• Warner Bros. shuffles deck as top TV exec leaves

  Hollywood studio Warner Bros. is shuffling its executive ranks as top TV executive Bruce Rosenblum leaves. Rosenblum had been considered a contender ... 

• Netflix trading at pre-plunge levels

  Netflix shares are trading at levels not seen since 2011 when it lost hundreds of thousands of customers after hiking prices for people who wanted ... 

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  Stem cells recovered from cloned human embryos

  Scientists have finally recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a longstanding goal that could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as ... 

• Experts: Smartphones another avenue for hackers

  Smartphones are increasingly popular not only with consumers, but also with thieves who see the devices as another way to tap into bank accounts and ... 

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  Russians attempt to topple Google in Vietnam

  Vietnam's booming Internet scene is littered with failed startups that tried to take on Google and other entrenched U.S web companies. That's not ... 

• EU: China may be dumping mobile network equipment

  A senior EU official says China may be illegally dumping and subsidizing the import into Europe of mobile telephone networks and their essential ... 

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  RIM unveils cheaper BlackBerry

  Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled a lower-cost BlackBerry aimed at consumers in emerging markets, stepping up its efforts to regain market share lost ... 

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  Google CEO discloses 'rare' vocal cord problem

  Google CEO Larry Page has disclosed a problem with his vocal cords that makes it difficult for him to speak and breathe occasionally, but he says he ... 

• US judge in Ore. dismisses movie pirating lawsuit

  A federal judge has dismissed a movie company's Internet piracy complaint against 34 Oregonians, saying the company was unfairly using the court's ... 

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  Hedge fund boss Loeb lobbies for breakup of Sony

  The U.S. hedge fund manager renowned for shaking up Yahoo Inc. has set his sights on Sony Corp., proposing that the Japanese electronics giant spin ... 

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  Nicole Richie gets candid in new AOL web series

  As the Twitterverse expands with millions of users, it can be hard to have a unique voice. Nicole Richie doesn't have that problem. Some examples: ... 

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  TV-over-Internet service hits Atlanta next month

  Aereo, the startup that offers live television broadcasts over the Internet starting at $8 a month, said it will start service in the Atlanta market ... 

• Teacher removes explosive from Colorado school

  A teacher removed a suspicious package left inside a northern Colorado school that was later determined to be an active explosive, authorities said ... 

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  Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes

  A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. 

• Dell raises intrigue by rescheduling 1Q report

  Struggling personal computer maker Dell will report its latest quarterly earnings ahead of schedule in a move likely to spur speculation that the ... 

• Update to address Windows 8 confusion will be free

  A planned Windows 8 update to address complaints and confusion with Microsoft's new operating system will be made available for free this year, the ... 

• Nokia unveils metallic smartphone, stock tumbles

  Nokia Corp. on Tuesday unveiled its first Lumia smartphone with a metal cover, low-light camera features and new social network apps. But the new ... 

• BlackBerry CEO may announce lower-priced phone

  The CEO of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has taken the stage to speak to a packed ballroom at the company's annual three-day conference in ...