Baidu 1Q jumps 165 percent, topping forecasts (AP)
AP - China’s Internet search leader Baidu Inc. said Wednesday that its first-quarter net income jumped 165 percent as revenues and advertising customers grew.
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HP Netbook With New Atom Chip Available for Pre-order (PC World)
PC World - A Hewlett-Packard netbook with Intel’s upcoming Atom N455 processor is available for pre-order on a German Web site ahead of the chip’s official launch.
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Magic’s Howard fined for blog rant at refs (Reuters)
Reuters - Dwight Howard became the latest victim of the National Basketball Association’s tough stance against criticizing game officials as the league handed the Orlando Magic center a $35,000 fine on Wednesday.
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VeriSign 1Q profit falls 21 percent on charges (AP)
AP - VeriSign Inc., a technology company that helps route users securely to Web sites and manages domain name registrations, said Wednesday that charges helped drag its first-quarter profit down 21 percent.
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Oregon Schools To Use Google Apps–And Why Microsoft Should Worry (PC World)
PC World - The Oregon Department of Education today will begin offering Google Apps to all public school districts in the state. The move will save the cash-strapped Oregon schools $1.5 million per year, according to a Wednesday blog post by Google Apps Education Manager Jaime Casap.
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Japanese Online Stores Stop Shipping Apple Products (PC World)
PC World - Some of Japan’s biggest online electronics retailers have stopped shipping Apple products, apparently at the request of the Cupertino, California-based company.
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Alibaba to offer PayPal on wholesale site (AP)
AP - Chinese e-commerce site operator Alibaba.com Ltd. said Monday that it will start offering PayPal, the online payment system owned by competitor eBay Inc., for use on its new wholesale site, AliExpress.
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Breasts big on Facebook as women take on Iran cleric (AFP)
AFP - Breasts were big on Facebook on Monday as a female blogger called on women to prove wrong an Iranian cleric who preached that cleavage causes earthquakes.
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Google loses Verizon, changes Nexus One plans (Reuters)
Reuters - Google Inc said it no longer plans to offer a version of its Nexus One smartphone for the Verizon Wireless network and will change its distribution plans in Britain, underscoring the challenges facing the Internet search company as it expands into the mobile phone market.
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Gizmodo editor’s home raided in iPhone prototype probe (AFP)
AFP - Gizmodo said Monday that California police raided the home of an editor for the gadget blog who revealed details last week of a secret next-generation iPhone prototype.
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