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Apple uses firms outside US to avoid taxes: panel

Using an unusual global tax structure, Apple Inc has held billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries to pay little or no taxes to any government, a US Senate report on the company's offshore tax structure concluded on Monday.

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Samsung takes more smartphone market share from Apple

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd grabbed more smartphone market share from archrival Apple Inc in the latest quarter, with sales of its phones jumping to account for one third of the global market.

Microsoft gets upper hand in first Google patent trial

Microsoft Corp came out on top in the first of two patent trials versus Google Inc's Motorola Mobility unit on Thursday, as a federal judge in Seattle ruled largely in its favor.

Twitter settles dispute with analytics firm over data access

Twitter Inc and Peoplebrowsr Inc, a social media analytics firm, reached a settlement that would allow Peoplebrowsr to continue to buy Twitter's data until the end of 2013, the two companies announced Thursday.

Microsoft to raise $2.7 billion via bond sale

Microsoft Corp priced its $2.7 billion bond offering, sold in the US and Euro markets, as it is rushing in before larger rival Apple Inc looks to raise money from the bond market to fund its mammoth $100 billion capital return program.

Yahoo Chairman Fred Amoroso resigns

Yahoo Inc Chairman Fred Amoroso is resigning effective immediately, the struggling Internet company announced on Thursday.

Google pays CEO a buck, 4 other execs get $124 mn

Google CEO Larry Page and his longtime partner Sergey Brin limited their salaries to $1 apiece last year, while four other top executives received combined compensation packages totaling more than $124 million.

Samsung's new Galaxy S4 hits supply snags in US

Supply issues have snarled the U.S. rollout of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's latest flagship smartphone, which will go on sale at carriers Sprint and T-Mobile later than expected, the wireless service providers said on Wednesday.

Samsung S4 aims to bite fresh chunk of Apple market share

Samsung's latest flagship Galaxy smartphone goes on sale this week, as the South Korean giant seeks to cement its lead over faltering rival Apple in an increasingly saturated market.

China's Baidu to acquire online video firm for near $400 million

China's largest search engine, Baidu Inc, is in the process of acquiring Chinese online video firm, PPS Net TV, for between $350-$400 million, China Business News reported on Thursday, quoting sources.

Google buys news app firm Wavii for $30 mn

Google Inc has acquired Wavii, the Seattle-based startup behind a news summarization app, for roughly $30 million in cash, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.

Apple unlocks more cash for investors as profit slides

Apple Inc on Tuesday bowed to investors' demands to share more of its $145 billion cash pile, while posting its first quarterly profit decline in more than a decade.

Apple's cash plan takes heat off Cook, buys him time

On Tuesday, Apple said it would return $100 billion to shareholders by the end of 2015, in part by raising its dividend 15 percent and in part by increasing its share buyback programme six-fold to $60 billion.

ZTE signs Android patent license with Microsoft

China's ZTE Corp, one of the world's largest smartphone makers, has agreed to pay Microsoft Corp a royalty for devices it makes using Google Inc's Android and Chrome operating systems.

Nokia handset targets social media users

Finnish phonemaker Nokia has formed a partnership with WhatsApp for new social Asha phone the 210.

Apple's profit falls for first time in a decade

Apple on Tuesday posted its first quarterly profit decline in more than a decade at $9.5 billion, down 18% from a year ago. Revenue during the period rose 11%, but it was a sharp slowdown from 2012 and in previous years. The bitter bite


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Review: HTC Butterfly

HTC’s been having some tough times lately. While one of the major manufacturer of Android devices, the company is having a hard time enjoying the same amount of success as its key rival Samsung, who, other than Apple, is the only other company in the mobile segment making any appreciable amount of profit.

Now, send money as 'attachment' via Gmail

Sending and receiving money was never this easy. In a series of other announcements that Google made at its annual developer conference, it also announced a major addition to its emailing service, which is, users can now send money as an attachment.

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Yahoo! to buy popular blog-maker Tumblr for $1.1bn
Yahoo!'s board has approved a deal to purchase the popular blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. This will mark its entry in the premier league of social media.
Smartphones: Android trumps Apple, Windows edges up
Google's Android mobile system boosted its lead in the global smartphone market over Apple in early 2013, while Microsoft's Windows edged into third place, a survey showed.
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