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ValueAct acquires $1.9-bn stake in Microsoft
23 Apr 2013
Microsoft Corp, the largest software maker in the world, was up the most in a year after activist investor ValueAct Holdings' acquisition of a $1.9-billion stake in it
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Lenovo in talks to buy IBM’s x86 business
19 Apr 2013
IBM’s server business has been underperforming, but still managed to generate $9.7 billion in the fourth quarter last year
Blackstone backs out from pursuing Dell bid
19 Apr 2013
LinkedIn rejigs mobile app
19 Apr 2013
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Cyber Research Institute launched to curb cyber threats to the UK
18 Apr 2013
To investigate new ways of automatically analysing computer software to reduce its vulnerability to cyber threats
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Microsoft inks patent-licensing agreement with Hon Hai
17 Apr 2013
Hon Hai, the world's largest contract manufacturer for handsets and PCs hopes to protect itself and its clients from being sued for using Google's Android and Chrome operating systems
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Carl Icahn agrees to limit Dell stake to under 10%
17 Apr 2013
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn yesterday agreed to Dell's condition not to raise his stake in the PC maker to over 10 per cent, while scouting for an alternative to Michael Dell's $24.4-billion privatisation bid
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Security expert voices concern over Dropbox use
17 Apr 2013
Around 50 million Dropbox users might soon need to give a second thought to continuing using the popular file hosting service, thanks to recently uncovered security issues.
Microsoft gearing up for smartwatch entry:report
16 Apr 2013
TCS wins India Post’s Rs1,400-cr IT deal
15 Apr 2013
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Google bows to EU demands; will alter face, give clear links
13 Apr 2013
The internet giant has agreed to legally binding constraints on how it presents search results and to revamp its results page to include prominent links to rival search engines
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Infosys disappoints as revenue guidance misses expectations
12 Apr 2013
Shares of Infosys Ltd tumbled 21.3 per cent to Rs2,295.45, recording its biggest single day fall since April 2003
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Google unveils key to cyberlife after death
12 Apr 2013
Called the Inactive Account Manager, the service allows users of Google's Gmail, Drive, Google+, Picasa etc to decide what happens to their data after they die or become inactive
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Tablets, smartphones push global PC shipments down in Q1 '13
12 Apr 2013
Sales declined as consumers shifted from PCs to other connected devices such as tablets and smartphones
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