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BlackBerry hires former Sony Ericsson executive as head for loss-making devices business

Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd. has hired Ron Louks as head of its loss-making devices business. Louks had served as chief executive officer at OpenNMS Group and as head of technology at Sony Ericsson.

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Google to shut down Bump, Flock after $30-$60M acquisition deal

Google Inc., which acquired startup Bump Technologies last year for $30 million to $60 million, will end the operations of smartphone file-sharing app Bump and photo-aggregating software Flock on January 31.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook receives $4.25 million in salary and bonus for fiscal year 2013

Tim Cook, incumbent chief executive of Apple Inc, has received $4.25 million in salary and bonus for the fiscal year 2013. A proxy filing by Apple also revealed that the tech giant's chief executive did not receive stock-based compensation for the last two fiscal years.

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Apple shareholders to vote on Carl Icahn's $50 B stock buyback proposal early next year

Apple Inc. has filed a proxy statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. Apple investors are set to vote on activist investor Carl Icahn's $50 billion stock repurchase proposal on February 28.

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Apple asks court to ban sales of Samsung Electronics smartphones, tablets in the US

Apple Inc has asked a US District Court in California to ban the sales in the US of more than 20 smartphones and tablets of its rival Samsung Electronics, Bloomberg reported.

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Apple snaps up US note-taking app Catch, digital mapping firm BroadMap -report

Tech giant Apple Inc have quietly acquired Silicon Valley's note-taking startup Catch and New Hampshire's digital mapping firm BroadMap a few months back, according to 9to5Mac.

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San Francisco protesters block buses of technology firms

The corporate buses of Apple Inc and Google Inc were delayed from their morning commute due to protesters in San Francisco and Oakland blocking them, Reuters reported.

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Former SAP executive John Sims to head BlackBerry's key business segment

Troubled smartphone maker BlackBerry on Tuesday announced that John Sims will join the company as head ofmits gloabl enterprise services business. Sims is a former executive at German software firm SAP.

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Jabil Circuit to exit aftermarket services for $275M

Jabil Circuit, whose customers include Apple and Cisco Systems, will put up for sale its aftermarket services for $275 million. The contract electronics maker also looks to part ways with BlackBerry as its revenue declines.

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Han's Laser purchases Israel's Nextec as overseas expansion effort

China-based professional laser equipment manufacturer Han's Laser Technology Co bought Israel-based Nextec Technologies in its effort for expansion amid slow growth in the Chinese laser measurement devices market.

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China Mobile inks deal with Apple to offer iPhone

China Mobile Ltd. has reportedly entered a deal with Cupertino-based tech giant Apple Inc. to offer iPhones to its more than 700 million subscribers. China Mobile earlier this week received its 4G license from the Chinese government.

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Sony and Renesas to start talks on chip plant acquisition

Japanese electronics conglomerate Sony Corp. may spend JPY10 billion on a chip plant it intends to buy from Renesas Electronics Corp. Sony is reportedly increasing its chip output to boost its profits.

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Apple buys social analytics startup Topsy

Apple Inc has acquired social media search and analytics startup Topsy, an unusual purchase for a hardware-focused company that has made few forays into social networking.

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Apple's over $500B market cap fails analysts' prediction last year

Apple Insider points out how the tech giant fared less than expected in light of analysts' predictions last year that it would hit a thousand per share.

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Silver Lake looks to raise new USD1 billion technology fund

Technology-focused private equity firm Silver Lake Management LLC will raise a USD1 billion fund to be invested in mid-sized companies. The firm's Silver Lake Sumeru LP unit will run the new fund.

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