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Review: Netflix and Hulu's new scripted originals

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:47:59 -0500

Within just over a week, Netflix and Hulu are both debuting their first stabs at original scripted programming.

Netflix settlement trims 14 pct off 4Q earnings

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:16:29 -0500

Netflix pressed the rewind button on its fourth-quarter earnings after settling allegations that the video subscription service violated a consumer-privacy law.

LinkedIn's 4Q revenue doubles, stock soars 8 pct

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:37:28 -0500

LinkedIn provided further evidence of online networking's popularity and moneymaking potential with a fourth-quarter performance that got a glowing review on Wall Street.

Brazil files injunction against Twitter

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:06:38 -0500

A request for an injunction to stop Twitter users from alerting drivers to police roadblocks, radar traps and drunk-driving checkpoints could make Brazil the first country to take Twitter up on its plan to censor content at governments' requests.

Kodak to stop making cameras, digital frames

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:26:53 -0500

Picture it: Except for a few disposable point-and-shoots, Kodak is exiting the camera business.

FBI file: Steve Jobs was considered for govt post

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:47:26 -0500

FBI background interviews of some people who knew Apple co-founder Steve Jobs reveal a man driven by power and alienating some of the people who worked with him.

Report says Apple to unveil new iPad in March

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:37:55 -0500

A news report says Apple plans to unveil a new iPad early next month.

US video game sales fall 34 percent in January

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:12:27 -0500

U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories fell 34 percent in January from a year earlier to $751 million due to the lack of new game titles, according to market researcher NPD Group.

Oracle to pay $1.9B for personnel software co.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:04:14 -0500

Oracle is paying $1.9 billion for Taleo Corp., a company that helps businesses manage their employees.

Groupon stock plunges on growth worries

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:50:55 -0500

Groupon had a lot to prove with its first earnings report as a public company. The nearly 14 percent slide in its stock Thursday suggests investors were not impressed.