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Top 10 Features of Windows 8: Will Microsoft Outshine Apple?

Apple Dominance Questioned: Microsoft Open New Front in Anti-iPad Campaign
When Microsoft Windows Division President, Steven Sinofsky, gave an audience of developers a full preview of its imminent Windows 8 operating system at the company's Build 2011 conference on Tuesday, the mix of new features came as a surprise.

Intel, Google unveil Android mobile partnership

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Intel Corp and Google Inc launched a development partnership on Tuesday, the latest effort by the world's dominant maker of PC microprocessors to break into the booming smartphone market.
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Intel Capital Gambles Small Cloud Stakes Add Up to Huge Future Gains

Intel Capital, the in-house arm of the world’s biggest chipmaker, has seeded seven small companies in hopes they will swell into profitable ventures. The move comes a month after Intel announced its $300 million Ultrabook initiative for tablets and ultralight products.
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5 Mistakes Carol Bartz Made as Yahoo CEO

Now that Yahoo is searching for a new CEO and activist investor Daniel Loeb’s Third Point is trying to stir the pot, here are some things that former CEO Carol Bartz could have done to keep her job:
Acer Aspire S3 and Apple MacBook Air

Apple's MacBook Air Contender: Acer Aspire S3

Apple Inc., known for being a trendsetter, has continued along those lines with its new lighter and thinner MacBook Air. But the Cupertino company is facing competition in notebook category from Taiwan-based Acer, which has released its thin and relatively inexpensive Ultrabook called Aspire S3.
Director J.J. Abrams asks a question to U.S. first lady Michelle Obama (not pictured) at a Joining Forces event at the Writers Guild theatre in Beverly Hills, California

John Fogelman, J.J. Abrams launch new venture

Former William Morris Endeavor board member John Fogelman has launched the new FactoryMade Ventures, with Lost producer J.J. Abrams as the company's principal investor, FactoryMade announced on Tuesday.
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U.S. Solar Firm Solyndra Files for Bankruptcy

Solyndra LLC, a solar panel maker that received $535 million in federal loan guarantees, filed for bankruptcy, the third U.S. solar firm to succumb to pressure from Chinese rivals in recent weeks.
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Microsemi Says Could Walk Away from Zarlink Bid

Chipmaker Microsemi Corp(MSCC.O) has dared takeover target Zarlink Semiconductor (ZL.TO) to show it can get a bid higher than the C$550 million ($561 million) it has offered, saying it is willing to walk away from the bid.
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AMD ends CEO search, hires Lenovo veteran

Advanced Micro Devices Inc named Rory Read as its new chief executive on Thursday, hiring the Lenovo Group Ltd <0992.HK> executive after a search that began in January.
HTC Holiday Prototype

Is Apple iPhone 5 Playing Catch up or Beating HTC Holiday?

While Apple Inc. is tight-lipped towards its iPhone 5 release date, the smartphone is expected to face a good deal of competition from Android devices, particularly from HTC that has planned to introduce its biggest smartphone known as HTC Holiday.

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