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AP Top Technology News At 4:19 p.m. EST
Cisco's fiscal 2Q earnings rise above Street views
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Cisco's latest quarterly report is providing further evidence that spending on technology gear is picking up despite persisting concerns about a still-shaky economy....
Comcast doubles down on TV in $16.7B deal for NBCU
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Comcast's $16.7 billion deal to buy the remaining half of NBCUniversal ahead of schedule represents a resounding vote of confidence in the future of TV, even as the growth of Internet video reshapes the entertainment landscape....
Wall Street: Comcast got a steal on NBCUniversal
NEW YORK (AP) -- Is General Electric letting Comcast gobble up the NBCUniversal media empire at a bargain price? Wall Street thinks so....
Review: Stylish, quality headphones get popular
ATLANTA (AP) -- Most people consume their music while on the go these days - in cars, while jogging, in between smartphone calls or while working at a desk. Thousands of our favorite songs are just a playlist away....
Library of Congress has plan for saving recordings
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Library of Congress unveiled an extensive plan Wednesday to help libraries and archives nationwide preserve recorded sound to guard against losing historic recordings as has happened with those by George Gershwin, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland....
Brazil: local company has patent on iPhone brand
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Brazil's patent authority has taken a bite out of Apple with an announcement Wednesday that the iPhone name in Brazil belongs to a local company called Gradiente SA, not to the global computer giant....
General Electric gets out of the TV business
NEW YORK (AP) -- General Electric is saying goodbye to 30 Rock - the building and the TV business born there....
Apple cuts MacBook Pro price, updates processors
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) -- Apple says it has lowered the price of its 13-inch MacBook Pro laptops by $200 and updated its processors. It also launched new models with faster processors and more memory....
Apple CEO: Shareholder lawsuit is 'silly sideshow'
Apple CEO Tim Cook is calling a shareholder lawsuit against the company a "silly sideshow," even as he said he is open to looking at the shareholder's proposals for sharing more cash with investors....
Intel working on TV set-top box to replace cable
Intel Corp. said Tuesday that it will sell a set-top box that brings Internet-delivered movies and shows to a TV set this year....
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