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new investments in the internet business, in spite of signs of internal upheaval in the wake of his failed bid for Yahoo this yearThu, 24 Jul 2008 21:30 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0683cada-59a7-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0683cada-59a7-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlQualcomm is hailing a new technology cross-licensing agreement with Nokia as a major boost for the wireless industry, putting an end to extensive litigation between the world's leading wireless chip producer and the largest handset makerThu, 24 Jul 2008 20:44 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e58c993a-597c-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e58c993a-597c-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlDamages award of £22,000 against a former school friend who created a fake profile on the website is likely to send a chill through the global social networking phenomenonThu, 24 Jul 2008 23:33 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/15af0702-583c-11dd-b02f-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/15af0702-583c-11dd-b02f-000077b07658.htmlYahoo said it had achieved solid second-quarter results in a difficult economic environmentTue, 22 Jul 2008 23:28 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8aec7c2e-5919-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8aec7c2e-5919-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlThe handset maker and the mobile phone chips producer announce a 15-year cross-licensing agreement that includes an upfront payment and ongoing royalties for QualcommThu, 24 Jul 2008 02:33 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ad0d22de-5817-11dd-b02f-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ad0d22de-5817-11dd-b02f-000077b07658.htmlFacebook has an opportunity to put the shine back on a company that has lost some of its lustre in recent months, with a new technology called Facebook Connect, according to people familiar with the company's plansTue, 22 Jul 2008 21:01 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/935d85c2-5768-11dd-916c-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/935d85c2-5768-11dd-916c-000077b07658.htmlStrong Macintosh sales continued to drive profits at Apple as the computer maker reported its third-quarter results, but a tepid forecast sent shares in the computer maker lowerMon, 21 Jul 2008 23:29 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f6912e70-571b-11dd-916c-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f6912e70-571b-11dd-916c-000077b07658.htmlYahoo bought some breathing space in its long struggle to remain independent, agreeing a ceasefire with Carl Icahn in return for giving up three board seats to the activist investorMon, 21 Jul 2008 22:01 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fcf6b492-568a-11dd-8686-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fcf6b492-568a-11dd-8686-000077b07658.htmlIBM is on track to get nearly a third of its business from emerging markets in five years, according to a senior executive, cementing a historic shift that has already helped the US computing group to brush off economic uncertainty in the developed worldMon, 21 Jul 2008 14:44 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/93b43a78-56e8-11dd-916c-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/93b43a78-56e8-11dd-916c-000077b07658.htmlSouth Korean company warns its expects revenue to fall in the third quarter, in spite of revealing strong profits Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:50 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1c46ad2e-5678-11dd-8686-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1c46ad2e-5678-11dd-8686-000077b07658.htmlKaz Hirai, chief executive of Sony's PlayStation games console business, has set an ambitious target of reaching nearly 150m in sales for its slow-starting PlayStation 3 consoleSun, 20 Jul 2008 17:36 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8cd4ebbe-551f-11dd-ae9c-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8cd4ebbe-551f-11dd-ae9c-000077b07658.htmlFacebook filed an intellectual property lawsuit against StudiVZ, a German company that it has accused of running a "knock-off" of the social networking websiteSat, 19 Jul 2008 00:30 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/184c98d2-551a-11dd-ae9c-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/184c98d2-551a-11dd-ae9c-000077b07658.htmlVMware, the software maker, has moved to prevent a potential exodus of talent by repricing employee stock options that have lost much of their value following a steep drop in the company's share priceFri, 18 Jul 2008 23:59 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/15d07184-54f0-11dd-ae9c-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/15d07184-54f0-11dd-ae9c-000077b07658.htmlYahoo won an important supporter in its fight against activist investor Carl Icahn as Bill Miller, Legg Mason's chief investment officer, said he expected to back the existing board at the company's annual meeting on August 1Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:16 BST