Telecommunications
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Following a spate of high-profile security breaches, Twitter has introduced a two-step login and cleared the way for tougher security measures in the future.
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway rallied above the broader market in 2013. TheStreet.com takes a look at five choice positions in the portfolio.
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Zinio's magazine reading app has been around for a dozen years. But a new version, exclusively for Nokia's Lumia Windows Phone 8, makes the most of the phone's capabilities.
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Vodafone's revenue fell 4.2 percent for the year that ended March 31, reports CNBC's David Faber. The "Squawk on the Street" crew discuss what this means for Verizon, who expressed interest in buying Vodafone's 45 percent stake in its company.
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Sprint Nextel said its Japanese suitor SoftBank granted it a waiver allowing it to consider a $25.5 billion rival bid by Dish Network, as pressure mounts on SoftBank to sweeten its offer for the No. 3 U.S. wireless carrier.
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TOKYO, May 21- Sprint Nextel Corp said its Japanese suitor SoftBank Corp granted it a waiver allowing it to consider a $25.5 billion rival bid by Dish Network Corp, as pressure mounts on SoftBank to sweeten its offer for the No. 3 U.S. wireless carrier.
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The website of British newspaper the Financial Times was hacked on Friday, apparently by the "Syrian Electronic Army", a group of hackers.
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Jon Prideaux, Boku's chief business officer, explains how his company simplifies shopping by allowing customers to purchase items without bringing along their wallets.
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CNBC's Julia Boorstin takes a look at how small companies like Kymeta, Twilio, WhatsApp, and LiveU, are putting pressure on established telecom giants.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 16- Intel Corp's new CEO Brian Krzanich said on Thursday that under his leadership the top chipmaker will be more responsive to customers in an intensified focus on the fast-growing smartphone and tablet market where it lags its rivals.
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The idea of a total government monitoring is probably still the stuff of fiction, but that doesn't mean your boss doesn't have a pretty good idea of your workday habits.
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Google's YouTube could be a $20 billion business within seven years, according to a research note from Morgan Stanley.
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Samsung has become the "undisputed king" of the Android smartphone industry, creating more profit from the software than Google, according to new research.
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Somebody is paying a lot of money for a coffee date with Apple's CEO Tim Cook.
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Apple's stock took a dive on Tuesday as the rest of the market soared.
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BlackBerry unveiled a new mid-tier smartphone device with a physical keyboard and said its make-or-break new devices had put the company back on "solid ground."
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Verizon Wireless said on Monday it would pay its parents Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group Plc a dividend of $7 billion in June.
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Verizon Wireless said on Monday it would pay its parents Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group Plc a dividend of $7 billion in June.
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May 13- Verizon Wireless, the biggest U.S. mobile service provider, said on Monday it would pay its parents Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group Plc a dividend of $7 billion in June. The dividend comes amid mounting speculation Verizon could buy Vodafone's stake in the venture if they can agree on a price.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- AT&T Inc. says it's looking to fill more than 400 openings in North Carolina, including more than 250 new jobs in dozens of locations statewide. The telecommunications company says Monday that it's expanding wired and wireless service.
Technology
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Many users don't take steps to protect themselves and their data on their smartphones and tablets.
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Hewlett-Packard is on its way to becoming a growth company again, CEO Meg Whitman tells CNBC.
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Twitter used to be cool, but the media has screwed it up, the actor and angel investor Ashton Kutcher says.