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Anders Dahlvig
Global housing worries hit Ikea
With people increasingly worried about the housing market and the credit crunch, it's not a surprise that many consumers are saving their money instead of buying furniture and investing in their houses. And given the current market conditions, it's no ... |
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Steve Jobs
Greenpeace Praises New MacBooks
After years of grumbling over the questionable environmental practices in the making of various Apple products, the ecological interest group Greenpeace has given some qualified praise to Apple and its chairman, Steve Jobs, for improvements in the env ... |
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Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs posts Apple's 2008 Environmental Update
It has been almost a year and a half since Apple CEO Steve Jobs first talked to us, the public, about his vision for "A Greener Apple." At that time, Jobs indirectly acknowledged Greenpeace's constant critiques about the company's efforts on reducing ... |
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Steve Jobs
Apple announces faster, cheaper iPhone
NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Apple announced on Monday a much faster iPhone that's half the price of the current model.
The news is expected to address one of the biggest complaints about the hugely popular iPhone: That its Internet browsing is too slow. ... |
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Steve Jobs
Can Steve Jobs End the Writers' Strike?
As picketing continues outside studio gates, everyone from talent agents to George Clooney has been mentioned or tried their hand at mediating between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and executives of the TV networks and film production companies. ... |
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Eric Schmidt
Google looking to go green is the right kind of power grab
Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has been talking a lot lately about green energy.
OK, so everybody has been talking a lot lately about green energy. But for Schmidt it is especially a good thing to talk about. Sure, it will help meet Google’s g ... |
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Eric Schmidt
Google Being More Careful Amid Slump, Schmidt Says
Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc., owner of the world's most popular Internet search site, will make fewer acquisitions and slow hiring amid the global economic turmoil, Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt said.
The slowdown means more advertisi ... |
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Eric Schmidt
Google soars on results, Yahoo on Microsoft comments
Google's shares have climbed 8% after hours on news the search giant is defying the slump. Yahoo zoomed 15% following comments by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer that his company acquiring Yahoo "would make economic sense".
For Q3, Google's profit ro ... |
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