Apple CEO’s pay takes big hit vs. record 2011 package
(Reuters) – Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook’s 2012 compensation package of $4.17 million is a huge cut on paper for the top executive of the...
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Jack Klugman, famed for TV role on “The Odd Couple,” dead at 90
(Reuters) – Emmy-winning actor Jack Klugman, a versatile, raspy-voiced mainstay of U.S. television during the 1970s and early ’80s through his starring roles in “The...
Thousands sign U.S. petition to deport Piers Morgan over gun comments
(Reuters) – More than 48,000 people have signed a petition that they posted on the White House website demanding that British CNN talk show host Piers Morgan...
Analysis: Amazon, Google on collision course in 2013
(Reuters) – When Amazon.com Inc CEO Jeff Bezos got word of a project at Google Inc to scan and digitize product catalogs a decade ago,...
Google working on “X Phone”, “X” tablet to take on rivals – WSJ
(Reuters) – Google Inc is working with recently acquired Motorola on a handset codenamed “X-phone”, aimed at grabbing market share from Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co...
Germany orders changes to Facebook real name policy
A German data protection body has ordered Facebook to end its policy of making members use their real names. The policy violates German laws that...
Google, Facebook drive mobile ad market growth: report
Google Inc’s mobile ad revenue in the United States will be roughly $4 billion next year, while Facebook Inc’s nascent mobile advertising business will more...
Apple’s iPhone 5 starts strong in China but shares pressured
(Reuters) – Apple Inc said it sold more than 2 million of its new iPhone 5 in China during the three days after its launch there on...
Microsoft ups Surface production, to sell in more stores
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp has stepped up manufacturing of the Surface tablet, its new device designed to counter Apple Inc’s iPad, and will introduce it to...
China’s mini Apple takes slice of smartphone pie
(Reuters) – China’s Xiaomi Technology is a fairy tale for nerdy entrepreneurs. Less than three years after its founding, the smartphone maker is valued at...