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Twitter shuts out German neo-Nazi group's account

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By DAVID RISINGAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - Twitter has for the first time blocked an account using a new tool that allows it to bar content in individual countries, shutting out a banned German neo-Nazi group at the behest of local authorities. Twitter spokesman Dirk Hensen told The

Share Everything boosts Verizon 3Q

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Verizon's Share Everything plan looks like it's good for the company's shares. The parent of the nation's largest cellphone company on Thursday reported a blowout number of new devices on its network, boosted by the

Nokia losses pile up as sales plunge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By MATTI HUUHTANENAssociated Press HELSINKI (AP) - Nokia Corp. reported Thursday that its third quarter net loss widened further to €969 million ($1.27 billion) with a 19 percent plunge in revenue, as it struggles against the dominance of Samsung and the iPhone in the tough smartphone market.

Sony redo of PlayStation Store links games, movies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sony Corp. is revamping its PlayStation Store as it prepares a common storefront across devices from its game console to its Web-connected TVs, Blu-ray players and phones. The rollout began for PlayStation 3 users in Europe on Wednesday and will continue in the U.S., Canada,

On the Call: EBay CEO John Donahoe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By The Associated Press EBay Inc. reported an increase in its third-quarter earnings and revenue Wednesday, helped by its fast-growing PayPal unit as well as its core marketplaces business, which includes eBay.com. In a conference call with analysts, CEO John Donahoe answered a question about

Xilinx 2Q net falls, warns of 3Q revenue decline

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Xilinx Inc., a maker of programmable computer chips, said Wednesday that its fiscal second-quarter net income fell 2.3 percent and it warned that revenue could fall as much as 5 percent in the current quarter as it deals with a "challenging macroeconomic environment." The

A look at recent tech-industry earnings

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

By The Associated Press Technology companies have begun releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. The reports come as consumers shift their spending toward tablets and a weak global economy curbs corporate spending on computers. They also come as Microsoft prepares to release a

Prices of Facebook stock since long-awaited IPO

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

By The Associated Press Facebook's stock has been down on 59 trading days, up on 44 and unchanged on three since its initial public offering. Facebook began trading publicly in mid-May following one of the most anticipated stock offerings in history. The IPO priced at $38, at the top of a

Analysts, PC industry cool on Windows 8

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - While Microsoft is touting next week's launch of Windows 8 as the savior of the computer industry, PC makers and analysts are increasingly skeptical that the new operating system will lure consumers away from tablets and smartphones.

EBay posts higher 3Q earnings, revenue

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - EBay reported Tuesday that its third-quarter net income rose 22 percent thanks to higher revenue at its PayPal payments service and at the marketplaces business that includes eBay.com. The results were roughly within expectations, with