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Apotheker's exit payout dwarfs HP's new CEO

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Hewlett Packard Co will pay ousted CEO Leo Apotheker nearly $10 million in severance and bonuses and let him keep 156,000 restricted shares, a hefty payout for an 11-month term that saw HP's share price dive 45 percent.
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Apotheker's HP payout dwarfs new CEO's salary

Hewlett Packard Co will pay fired CEO Leo Apotheker nearly $10 million in severance and bonuses, a handsome payout for a much-criticized leader that dwarfs new chief Meg Whitman's $1-a-year base salary.
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Top 10 Most-Wanted iPhone5 Features [PHOTOS]

Apple watchers are eagerly waiting for the Let's talk iPhone event scheduled for 10 a.m. Pacific Time Tuesday at its headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. Although the press invite didn't mention the much-anticipated iPhone5 by name, tech sites have been buzzing.
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With iPhone 5 Release, is AT&T Headed to $35 and Beyond in 2012?

The speculated release of the iPhone 5 smartphone by Apple (AAPL) will likely juice the shares of AT&T's (T) by attracting hundreds of thousands of younger adult subscribers to AT&T's stable. Those extra subscribers should also help T improve its network quicker -- something the company needs to do.
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Facebook iPad App Releases at Oct. 4 iPhone Event: Tracing the Apple-Facebook Love-hate Relationship

It has been confirmed that Facebook will launch its iPad app at Apple's iPhone 5 unveiling event next week. The long-awaited application has been floating behind the scenes since May, according to former Facebook engineer Jeff Verkoeyen. On his blog, Verkoeyen revealed Monday that frustration at the app's continually delayed release was a contributing factor to his decision to leave the social networking company.
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Amazon Kindle Fire: Different Approach From Predecessors May Make New 7-Inch Android Tablet a Contender

With Amazon's announcement Monday that its new Kindle Fire tablet will be unveiled this Wednesday in New York, the online marketplace has been rife with speculation about the threat this most recent contender will pose to the indomitable iPad. In large part, the upcoming showdown between the Kindle Fire and the iPad this holiday season will be interesting because of how the focal points of the two companies differ.
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Apple to Unveil iPhone 5 at Cupertino Campus: Report

The Apple iPhone 5 release is apparently nearing, and a new report says the company will unveil the highly-anticipated smartphone on its Cupertino, Ca., campus on Oct. 4 instead of showing off the product in large exhibition halls in San Francisco.

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