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Verizon boosting its home broadband speeds
Verizon announced plans to introduce next month a new Internet service that will double the download speeds of its current top service, which is already the fastest mass-scale service in the country. The company will also more than double the speeds of...
Tags: Gaming, Companies and Corporations, Services and Shopping, Consumers, Mark Zuckerberg
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Newspapers have a future, if they can avoid being 'click whores'
“What’s black and white and read all over?” That is the setup for what used to be the first joke learned by most every American kid. These days, delivering the punch line would leave the kids bewildered. They might just say, “What&...
Tags: Newspapers, Newspaper and Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, News Media
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RIM retains two investment firms to help with a strategic review
Research in Motion Ltd., the struggling maker of BlackBerry smartphones, has hired two investment firms to help review options for its future, which could include the possibility of putting itself up for sale.
The Canadian company also said it was...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Companies and Corporations, Hewlett-Packard Co., Job Layoffs, Palm Inc
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DirecTV's executive shake-up: Chang leaving, AT&T's York joining
Satellite broadcaster DirecTV is shaking up its executive ranks. Derek Chang, who holds the pivotal role of DirecTV's executive vice president of content strategy and development, is leaving his post at the end of year. He has been in charge of all...
Tags: Time Warner Cable Inc., Politics, HBO (tv network), Entertainment, DirecTV Group Inc.
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RIM hires J.P. Morgan, RBC to review business
Struggling BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion warned Tuesday that it will have an operating loss in the current March-June quarter and said there will be significant layoffs this year. RIM said in a release that it has hired J.P. Morgan and RBC Capital...Tags: Companies and Corporations, New Products, Corporate Officers, Computer Hardware, Research in Motion Ltd.
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Scam watch: Facebook users warned about 'cancellation' scheme
Here is a roundup of alleged cons, frauds and schemes to watch out for. Facebook "cancellation" — Facebook users should take caution if they receive an email that claims they need to take action to prevent their Facebook accounts from being...
Tags: Media Industry, Email, Social Media, Punishment, Judges
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Networks get ambitious for summer
This could be the most-watched summer in TV history. At least, that's what cable and broadcast networks have worked hard to make happen. NBC has already ushered Howard Stern into its top-rated staple, "America's Got Talent." ABC is elbowing its way...
Tags: Charlie Sheen, Drama (genre), The Closer (tv program), So You Think You Can Dance (tv program), Media Industry
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Scam watch: Facebook 'cancellation,' Ponzi scheme, website ads
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.Here is a roundup of alleged cons, frauds and schemes to watch out for. Facebook "cancellation" – Facebook users should be cautious if they receive an email that claims they need to take action to prevent their Facebook accounts from being...Tags: Email, Justice System, Computer Crime, Investments, Media Industry
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Networks' fight with Dish over ad-skipping has huge implications
The major broadcast networks’ legal skirmish with satellite television service Dish Network over its new ad-skipping device is shaping up to be a titanic struggle with enormous implications. The outcome of their high-profile dispute could influence...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Fox Broadcasting Company, Financially Distressed Companies, Consumers
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Legal fight looms over Dish Network's ad-skipping AutoHop feature
The major broadcast networks' legal skirmish with satellite television service Dish Network over its new ad-skipping device is shaping up to be a titanic struggle with enormous implications. The outcome of their high-profile dispute could influence...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Fox Broadcasting Company, Financially Distressed Companies, Consumers
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Apple's Tim Cook forgoes $75 million in quarterly stock dividends
This post has been updated and corrected. See the note below for details.Apple Inc. announced that Chief Executive Tim Cook would be passing up on $75 million by not participating in the Cupertino, Calif., company's quarterly dividends. With the company set to start giving out a quarterly dividend of $2.65 a share by the...Tags: IBM, Companies and Corporations, Media Industry, CEO Pay, John Malkovich
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AMC chief calls new Chinese owner 'great news' for its theaters
AMC Entertainment Chief Executive Gerry Lopez said the Chinese conglomerate poised to take over the nation's second largest theater chain would provide needed debt relief and resources to upgrade many of its cinemas across the country. "We're going...
Tags: Movies, Companies and Corporations, Entertainment, Finance, Arts and Culture
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