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Dell's profits crash by 79%

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:08:00 +0200

NEW YORK, USA: US computer company Dell said last week its quarterly profits plunged 79% from a year ago, as a shift away from personal computers hammered the company's bottom line.
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Ranbaxy sold adulterated drugs in US

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:08:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, USA: American authorities said on Monday (13 May) that a US$500m fine would be imposed on Indian generic pharmaceutical manufacturer Ranbaxy after it pleaded guilty to selling adulterated drugs in the United States.
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US electric car market loses power

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:54:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, USA: The road is getting bumpier for electric cars. Coda Automotive, one of what had been a promising crop of electric car companies, filed for bankruptcy protection this month, and said it would reorganise its operations around the electric storage market.
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Dell's offer an 'insult' claims Icahn

Mon, 13 May 2013 07:10:00 +0200

NEW YORK, USA: Corporate raider Carl Icahn and other investors made a new offer last week for US computer giant Dell, calling a planned private equity buyout led by company founder Michael Dell a "giveaway".
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Tesla's cars make modest profits

Fri, 10 May 2013 08:02:00 +0200

SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla Motors said on Wednesday it posted its first-ever quarterly profit as the electric carmaker beat its own forecasts and surprised market analysts.
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Twitter plug-in stops shows being ruined

Fri, 10 May 2013 07:47:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, USA: Fed up with Twitter friends ruining the plots of her favorite TV shows, high school senior and budding software engineer Jennie Lamere took matters into her own hands.
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General Motors is building a plant in China

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:24:00 +0200

SHANGHAI, CHINA: Chinese authorities have approved a US$1.3bn General Motors plan to make luxury Cadillac cars, the US auto giant said on Tuesday (7 May) as it seeks to boost sales of its premium brand cars in the world's biggest vehicle market.
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Print your own working hand-gun

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:08:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, USA: Computer files to create a hand-gun almost entirely from parts made with a 3D printer were published online on Monday (6 May), alarming gun control advocates after it was successfully test-fired by its inventor.
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Sizzling sales of tablet computers

Thu, 02 May 2013 08:19:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, USA: Global sales of tablet computers climbed in the first quarter of 2013, led by Android-powered devices that outpaced gains by Apple's iPads, a research firm said on Wednesday (1 May).
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Android reigns but Windows gains

Thu, 02 May 2013 06:36:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, USA: Google's Android mobile operating system extended its dominance in smartphones in the US and other major markets in the first quarter of 2013, according to a survey published this week.
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