An Ignoble Experiment: Technology Update

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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

November 4, 2008 -- 3:00 p.m. EST

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Despite Lenovo's aggressive global expansion, the computer maker has fallen behind competitors and analysts have scaled back earnings expectations.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122575905072195339.html?mod=djemTECH

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Intel's new Core i7 chips are receiving strong reviews from Web sites that test computer hardware, some stating a 30% to 40% faster performance.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122574826753594431.html?mod=djemTECH

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Yahoo and Google have sent the Justice Department a revised version of their search-advertising agreement, which limits the scope of the deal as they scramble to get it past regulators.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122574885445794493.html?mod=djemTECH

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SingTel warned that iPhone-related costs and a stronger Singapore dollar will hurt its fiscal-second-quarter earnings.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122582400223197675.html?mod=djemTECH

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Nokia announced restructuring plans that will affect more than 600 of the Finnish handset-maker's employees, primarily in marketing and research functions.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122581493246697305.html?mod=djemTECH

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Tony Fadell, a senior Apple executive who was instrumental in the development of the iPod, is leaving the company for personal reasons.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122577427707796495.html?mod=djemTECH

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Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li and state-run China Netcom made a $2 billion bid to buy the part of phone operator PCCW they don't already own.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122581424169097241.html?mod=djemTECH

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Circuit City Stores will close a fifth of its U.S. retail outlets in a bid to survive through the holidays. (Store closings)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122571940741192633.html?mod=djemTECH

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Four FCC commissioners put the brakes on a proposal to overhaul the system in which phone companies pay each other to transfer calls, causing a Tuesday vote to be canceled.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122574357296494187.html?mod=djemTECH

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From the BizTech Blog

Nov 4, 1:38 pm
Data Breach of the Day: Election-Eve Skullduggery
About 35,000 students, faculty and staff at George Mason University received an email at 1:16 am Tuesday alerting them that the election had been moved to Wednesday. Normally it would be easy to dismiss such a claim as junk - except in this case the email came from George Mason's [...]

See Full Post: http://blogs.wsj.com/biztech/2008/11/04/data-breach-of-the-day-election-eve-skullduggery/?mod=djemTECH

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Nov 4, 1:47 am
A Yahoo Exec?s Exit Interview
Scott Moore, the executive in charge of Yahoo's News and Entertainment sites, is leaving the Web giant for a new opportunity. What's next? He won't tell.

See Full Post: http://blogs.wsj.com/biztech/2008/11/04/a-yahoo-execs-exit-interview/?mod=djemTECH

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Nov 4, 12:53 am
Red Bull, Shift-Blogging and Basement Video Shoots: Politics Sites Prep For Game Day
For political sites like the Huffington Post, Politico and Townhall.com, today is Super Bowl Sunday, and they've been preparing for what they expect will be a busy night.

See Full Post: http://blogs.wsj.com/biztech/2008/11/04/red-bull-shift-blogging-and-basement-video-shoots-politics-sites-prep-for-game-day/?mod=djemTECH

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