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Canada PM wants RIM to grow as 'a Canadian company'

Saturday, 04 February 2012 at 13:39, Reuters, Ottawa

Canada's prime minister drew an apparent line in the sand on foreign takeovers on Friday, saying he wanted to see BlackBerry maker Research In Motion grow "as a Canadian company" and questioning wheth

Facebook's high tax rate likely to drop after IPO

Saturday, 04 February 2012 at 13:19, Reuters

Facebook, the social network giant on the verge of a huge initial public stock offering, pays an unusually high tax rate, but that is likely to change soon, analysts said.

EU planning sanctions against Iran telecoms sector

Saturday, 04 February 2012 at 09:58, Reuters, Brussels

European Union governments could ban the sales of some telecommunications equipment to Iran in the coming months under plans for new sanctions discussed by EU experts in Brussels.

Cost cuts help BT profit outpace sliding revenues

Friday, 03 February 2012 at 17:24, Reuters, London

Britain's former telephone monopoly BT managed a small rise in third-quarter core earnings, relying on cost cuts and lower regulatory charges to offset falling sales, with broadband a rare bright spot

Google told to pause privacy changes in EU during French check

Friday, 03 February 2012 at 15:21, Bloomberg

Google Inc, owner of the world’s most-popular search engine, was asked to “pause” changes to its privacy policy in Europe during an examination by France’s data-protection agency.

Top gear: China's Huawei outmuscles Swedish rival

Friday, 03 February 2012 at 12:24, Reuters, Hong Kong

When Huawei Technologies posts its annual results in April, they will likely show the unlisted Chinese firm has overtaken Sweden's Ericsson as the world's top-selling telecoms equipment maker.

Hutch to buy Orange Austria as Asia firms shop in Europe

Friday, 03 February 2012 at 12:07, Reuters, Hong Kong

Hong Kong's Hutchison 3G will buy Orange Austria from France Telecom and a private equity fund in a deal valued at €1.3 billion ($1.7bn) including debt, expanding the corporate footprint of Asia's r

No 'Facebook fatigue' for longtime users: survey

Friday, 03 February 2012 at 11:46, Reuters, Washington

So much for 'Facebook fatigue'.

Hitachi to reorganise business structure

Friday, 03 February 2012 at 11:25, Reuters, Tokyo

Hitachi Ltd said on Friday that it would reorganise its operational structure in April by setting up five new groups, as it looks to accelerate growth in its social infrastructure business and continu

Panasonic to warn of record $9.2bn annual loss: report

Friday, 03 February 2012 at 11:07, Reuters, Tokyo

Panasonic Corp is likely to forecast a record net annual loss of more than $9.2 billion, local media reported on Friday, as it tallies the cost of trying to fix its broken TV unit and writes down its


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