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Samsung wins reconsideration of Galaxy Tab sales ban
SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that a lower court should reconsider a sales ban against Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 won by Apple in a patent dispute with the South Korean electronics maker.
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Canada aware of two cyber attacks, won't say if China involved
OTTAWA - Canada said on Friday it was aware of an attempt by hackers to target a domestic energy company, the second time in 24 hours Ottawa had acknowledged a cyber security attack against a Canadian firm.
T-Mobile USA in $2.4 billion tower deal with Crown Castle
NEW YORK - T-Mobile USA is selling the rights to operate 7,200 of its wireless broadcast towers for $2.4 billion to Crown Castle International Corp to help fund a network upgrade and reduce debt at its parent Deutsche Telekom.
Tablets, Turtles make "most wanted" holiday toy list
NEW YORK - Tablet computers, turtles and a new take on a furry old-timer are the hot toys retailers and manufacturers hope will spark a rebound from a dismal 2011 holiday season, according to a closely watched "Most Wanted" list released on Friday.
Sharp says making adequate volumes of display used in iPhone5
TOKYO - Sharp Corp is making "adequate volumes" of displays it is known to supply for Apple Inc's new iPhone5, a company executive said, indicating that a possible bottleneck in supplies of screens may have eased.
Japanese banks stake $6 billion on electronics bailouts
TOKYO - Japanese banks have staked more than $6 billion on two of the country's ailing electronics companies, Sharp Corp and Renesas Electronics Corp, loans that resolve the firms' immediate cash crises but fail to end doubts about their future.
Rupert Murdoch’s traffic jam
With online subscriptions to the Times of London weak, Murdoch has called a truce with Google and will finally allow the newspaper to be indexed by the search giant. It's confirmation that abstaining from the Internet's link economy is just a non-starter in news.