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Sony posts loss but says profit in sight

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Sony Corp posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss, helped by an improvement in its struggling flat TV business, and said it was aiming to beat its official forecast and at least break even for the full year.
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Mid-Day Minute - July 30 Tech

A Mac security expert has discovered a technique that hackers could use to take control of Apple Inc. computers and iPhone's in order to steal data, disproving the long believed theory that Apple products are more secure than PCs.
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Motorola posts profit, shares rise

Motorola Inc posted a bigger quarterly profit in the second quarter as it cut costs and shipped more cell phones than expected, sending its shares up 7.6 percent.
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Hacking the iPhone as easy as sending an SMS

A Mac security expert has discovered a technique that hackers could use to take control of Apple Inc. computers and iPhone's in order to steal data, disproving the long believed theory that Apple products are more secure than PCs.
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Motorola post profit even as revenue falls

Motorola Inc posted a quarterly profit versus a year-earlier loss as it cut costs and shipped more cell phones than expected, although revenue fell short of Wall Street estimates.
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Motorola posts profit even as revenue falls

Motorola Inc posted a quarterly profit versus a year-earlier loss as it cut costs and shipped more cell phones than expected, although revenue fell short of Wall Street estimates.
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Sony, Sharp post losses, Nintendo loses steam

Sony and Sharp's third straight quarters of losses underscore the challenges they face in flat TV market as they struggle to compete with Samsung Electronics and other South Korean rivals benefiting from a weaker won.
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TSMC signals strong chips recovery

TSMC , the world's largest contract chipmaker, underlined the strong recovery in the once-struggling sector as it clocked its biggest profit in three quarters and raised its capital spending target.
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Sony posts loss on firmer yen, weak TVs

Sony Corp posted a quarterly operating loss as a stronger yen and weakness in its TV business countered the impact of cost cuts and the company retained its outlook for an annual loss.
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Foxconn suicide turns spotlight on counterfeiting

One week after the apparent suicide of a Chinese factory worker accused of stealing a carefully guarded Apple iPhone prototype, one question remains unanswered: what happened to the missing phone?
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Mac flaw could let hackers get scrambled data

A Mac security expert has uncovered a technique that hackers could use to take control of Apple Inc computers and steal data that is scrambled to protect it from identity thieves.
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Canada considers review of Ericsson-Nortel deal

Canada will not make a decision on whether to review Nortel Networks' $1.13 billion sale of wireless assets to Sweden's Ericsson until after a 21-day appeal period is complete, Canadian Industry Minister Tony Clement said on Wednesday.
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Toshiba posts smaller loss than expected

Japan's Toshiba Corp reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly operating loss on Wednesday thanks to solid chip prices, and stuck to its forecast for a return to profit this year on cost cuts.
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Apple partners with China Unicom for huge iphone market

China Unicom, the country's second largest wireless carrier, has reached an agreement with Apple as its sole iPhone partner in China for three years, and Apple's 3 G iPhone will be sold by the end of September, the ccidnet.com reported on Tuesday.
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Daily Wrap Up - Tech July 28

The $1.13 billion sale of Nortel Networks' prized wireless assets to Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson received the blessing of Canadian and U.S. courts on Tuesday, with a U.S. bankruptcy judge praising the bidding process.
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Mid-Day Minute in Tech - July 28

Leaked rumor reports from the Chinese Apple Daily suggest Apple is set to launch the Apple media tablet - aka the Apple Media Pad - in September, with analysts and traders agreeing. This media tablet will accomplish three things without cannibalizing the Macs:

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