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Woman Accuses Ex-HP CEO Hurd of Sexual Harassment

Mark Hurd, chairman, CEO and president of HP speaks at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Pasadena, California
Former Hewlett Packard CEO Mark Hurd made romantic advances over several years toward an independent contractor who later accused him of sexual harassment, according to a letter from her lawyer obtained by Reuters.

Verizon 4G Network Loses Power Yet Again

Customers wait at a Verizon Wireless store in Boca Raton, Florida February 10, 2011. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
Verizon may be the largest U.S. mobile broadband supplier, but a series of network outages throughout December have plenty of customers on edge, and it's the kind of thing many customers won't forget. After all, it was just this kind of coverage issue that drove so many people from AT&T over to Verizon a year ago as AT&T slipped to the number two spot among U.S. teleco's.
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Ruby Developer Demand Remains High in 2012 Outlook in NYC, Silicon Valley

Analysis from CyberCoders, a technology staffing company, has revealed that Ruby developers are in the highest demand, at least financially speaking, and earn about $106,667 per job on average (in New York City). The demand for Ruby developers in Palo Alto remains high, too. Ruby developers in the West can earn $115,000 annually on average.
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U.S. court revives Celestica shareholder lawsuit

U.S. court revives Celestica shareholder lawsuit

Celestica Inc was ordered by a U.S. appeals court to face a shareholder lawsuit accusing the Canadian electronics company of securities fraud for misleading investors about its financial health and restructuring costs.
Caterpillar sets new pay terms; CAW not striking

CAW seeks strike OK at Caterpillar plant

The head of the Canadian Auto Workers union is looking for a green light from members to potentially strike Caterpillar over a contract dispute in London, Ontario.
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Deutsche Telekom in $95 million bribery settlement

German phone company Deutsche Telekom AG and a Hungarian unit will pay more than $95 million to settle U.S. criminal and civil probes into the bribery of government officials in Macedonia and Montenegro.
Apple Lawsuits Could Boost Samsung Galaxy Sales

Tech Patent Wars 2012: No Settlements in Sight

Technology companies appear likely to resume battle in 2012 on three major fronts of the patent wars: smartphone designs, operating systems and semiconductor chip sets. Despite passage of copyright reform under the America Invents Act in September, technology lawsuits persist and experienced lawyers worry that little will change.
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Deutsche Telekom settles U.S. bribery probes

Deutsche Telekom AG will pay more than $95 million to settle U.S. criminal and civil charges that a Hungarian unit and three former executives schemed to bribe government officials in Macedonia and Montenegro.
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Court says letter in HP Hurd case should be released

An appeals court ruled that a letter linked to Mark Hurd's abrupt departure from his post as chief of Hewlett-Packard Co should be unsealed, potentially revealing new details about his dramatic exit from the technology giant.
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Boxee Gives up on Windows, Mac, Linux, Instead Focused on Tablets

The Brooklyn-based software company Boxee has announced that the latest version of their popular media center software will be the last iteration for Windows, Mac and Ubuntu. Boxee software will be available on Boxee.tv through the end of January according the website.
Yahoo Picks Former PayPal Chair as New CEO

Yahoo Has Potential Bidder in Alibaba Group

Alibaba Group has hired a Washington lobbying firm in a sign that the Chinese e-commerce company would be willing to make a bid for all of Yahoo Inc. in the event that talks to unwind their Asian partnership fail.
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Apple Profit View Raised at BMO

BMO Capital Markets has raised its profit estimates of Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) saying the Cupertino, California-based technology giant would benefit from material upgrades of Sprint customers.
Customers wait outside Verizon Wireless store in New York to buy the iPhone on first day of Verizon service availability

Verizon Looking into Reports of 4G Network Problem

Verizon Wireless is investigating reports that some customers were experiencing trouble accessing its fourth generation (4G) network, a spokesman told Reuters, as the company yet again had to face service problems with its faster wireless service.
Bawa, Managing Director of RIM India and Bollywood actor Salman Khan unveil the BlackBerry PlayBook in Mumbai

RIM offers hefty discounts on PlayBook in India

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion said on Wednesday it has slashed prices on its PlayBook tablet in India in a move aimed at boosting dismal sales for a device that was briefly considered a potential threat to Apple's iPad.
A customer leaves the Sears store in Denver

S&P Reviews Sears for Possible Downgrade

Standard & Poor's placed Sears Holdings Corp's credit rating on review for a possible downgrade on Wednesday, saying the retailer's plan to close at least 100 stores may not do much to improve its performance.
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U.S. Tries New Tactic for Suspected Swiss Bank Tax Cheats

U.S. authorities hunting in Swiss banks for suspected tax cheats have a new weapon in their arsenal: an arcane but aggressive legal maneuver more commonly used against drug smugglers, money launderers and Imelda Marcos, widow of the Philippine dictator.
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Microsoft-Powered PCs Getting Thunderbolt Ports in 2012

When Apple first partnered with Intel to include Thunderbolt ports on the MacBook Pro, they may or may not have known how much interest the technology would generate in the computer world. In 2012, Thunderbolt looks to make a bigger splash by making its way onto several different PC platforms.
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Netflix Tanks Customer Satisfaction Survey: 5 Things Investors Need to Know

For the first time, Netflix has fallen below Amazon in customer satisfaction, landing with some of the worst companies in a new ForeSee poll with a rating of 79 out of 100. For investors anxious about Netflix stock, however, this survey has a silver lining. Here, find out the five things investors should know about the streaming site's ranking in this new poll.
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LG Display plant in eastern China hit by strike

Workers at an LG Display factory in eastern China have gone on strike, halting some production, the company said on Wednesday, in the latest action by China's increasingly assertive workforce.

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