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Burger King agrees to $3.26B buyout by 3G Capital (AP)

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Burger King signs at a restaurant in Annandale, VA, August 24, 2010. Burger King Holdings Inc reported weaker-than-expected quarterly revenue on declining sales at established restaurants and said its business would remain under pressure in the new year.
  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque   (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS FOOD)AP - Burger King Holdings Inc., the nation's perennially No. 2 hamburger chain, said Thursday that it is selling itself to little-known private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26 billion.


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Malaysian blogger faces jail over satirical post (AFP)

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Malaysians work on their lap-tops at a Starbucks outlet providing wireless Internet in downtown Kuala Lumpur. A Malaysian journalist was charged Thursday over a satirical blog which made fun of the state power firm Tenaga, and faces a year's jail if convicted.(AFP/File/Jimin Lai)AFP - A Malaysian journalist was charged Thursday over a satirical blog which made fun of the state power firm Tenaga, and faces a year's jail if convicted.


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AOL renews search deal with Google (AFP)

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AOL's corporate headquarters in New York. Google will power Internet search across AOL properties and AOL video will appear on YouTube under an agreement reached on Thursday between the Web companies.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)AFP - Google will power Internet search across AOL properties and AOL video will appear on YouTube under an agreement reached on Thursday between the Web companies.


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Nokia to discontinue remote file-sharing service (AFP)

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Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, announced Thursday it would discontinue its popular mobile file-sharing service called Ovi Files as of October 1.(AFP/File)AFP - Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, announced Thursday it would discontinue its popular mobile file-sharing service called Ovi Files as of October 1.


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AOL signs new search agreement with Google (AP)

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FILE - In this file photo made Jan. 11, 2010, a Google logo is displayed at the National Retail Federation convention in New York. Google Inc. will continue to provide the search results on AOL Inc.'s websites under a new, five-year deal the companies signed this week. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - Google Inc. will continue to provide the search results on AOL Inc.'s websites under a new, five-year deal the companies signed this week.


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Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HP (AP)

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FILE - In this file photograph taken Feb. 16, 2010, the exterior of Hewlett Packard headquarters is shown in Palo Alto, Calif. The bidding is heating up between computer makers Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc. for the data storage company 3Par Inc., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Even before Dell could make its latest offer public, HP has come back with a higher bid. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc.


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Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown (AP)

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In this photo taken on Friday Aug. 27, 2010, a man chats on his mobile as he walks past the hoarding of BlackBerry mobile in Ahmadabad, India.  Indian authorities are scheduled to meet Monday evening, Aug. 30,  to decide whether to ban some BlackBerry services in India, an official said, one day ahead of a government-imposed deadline for BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. to give security agencies access to encrypted data or face a ban. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)AP - India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.


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AP Interview: UN says BlackBerry should share data (AP)

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Hamadoun Toure, chief of the U.N.'s telecommunication agency talks to Associated Press in London, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. The chief of the U.N.'s telecommunications agency urged the Canadian manufacturer of the BlackBerry to allow law enforcement agencies access to customer data, saying that governments all over the world had legitimate security concerns which should not be ignored. The International Telecommunication Union agency's Secretary-General Hamadoun Toure said that all governments engaged in the fight against terrorism had the right to demand access to users' information from the maker of the BlackBerry  Research in Motion Ltd. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - BlackBerry's Canadian manufacturer should give law enforcement agencies around the world access to its customer data, the U.N. technology chief said, adding that governments have legitimate security concerns that should not be ignored.


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Singapore Airlines curbs crew's Facebook musings (AFP)

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A couple sits in the departure lounge at Changi airport in Singapore. Singapore Airlines has directed its flight attendants to avoid discussing work-related matters on Facebook and other social networking websites, company officials said Thursday.(AFP/File/Laurent Fievet)AFP - Singapore Airlines (SIA) has directed its flight attendants to avoid discussing work-related matters on Facebook and other social networking websites, company officials said Thursday.


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Apple TV a first step for more ambitious plans? (Reuters)

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Reuters - Critics hoping for more from Apple Inc's Web-to-TV plans -- a device, say, that would revolutionize living room entertainment the way the iPad changed tablet computing -- may just need to wait a bit longer.
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3G Capital to buy Burger King for $3.26 billion (Reuters)

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A Burger King sign outside a Miami restaurant. US fast food giant Burger King said Thursday it would no longer buy palm oil from Sinar Mas or its subsidiaries after Greenpeace campaigned against the Indonesian group's land-clearing practices.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)Reuters - Burger King Holdings Inc , the No. 2 U.S. fast-food chain, agreed to be bought by investment firm 3G Capital for $24 per share, or about $3.26 billion.


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Samsung unveils iPad competitor Galaxy (AP)

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Thomas Richter, Head of Portfolio Management for Telecommunications Europe of Samsung presents the new Samsung Galaxy Tab, a tablet computer to compete with the Apple iPad, at IFA, the world's largest trade fair for consumer electronics and electrical home appliances, in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. IFA takes place from Sept. 3 to Sept. 8, 2010 at the Berlin Exhibition Grounds. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)AP - Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled a new tablet PC named Galaxy Tab as the latest device meant to rival Apple Inc.'s popular iPad.


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Ping on iTunes - Not So Hot (PC World)

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PC World - Apple's big overhaul of iTunes, announced Wednesday, turns the media management software into a fledgling social network thanks to a newly introduced feature called Ping. I would have expected more from Apple with this first attempt at building a community around iTunes. It's not all bad, but if Ping doesn't improve soon this music-oriented social network will bomb faster than an American Idol wannabe.
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Judge punishes Michigan juror for Facebook post (AP)

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A couple sits in the departure lounge at Changi airport in Singapore. Singapore Airlines has banned its flight attendants from discussing work-related matters on social networking websites, after some cabin crew were found to have disclosed confidential job issues on Facebook, company officials said.(AFP/File/Laurent Fievet)AP - A Detroit-area woman who was removed from a jury for commenting about the ongoing case on Facebook has a longer writing task ahead: a five-page essay about the constitutional right to a fair trial.


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AOL renews Google search agreement (Reuters)

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The AOL logo is seen on the outside of the building housing the companies corporate headquarters in New York May 28, 2009. TREUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - AOL Inc said on Thursday it has renewed a search agreement with Google Inc, further cementing a decade-long partnership as AOL tries to turn around its business.


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Ping's scheme is to sell more tunes (Appolicious)

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Appolicious - Do we really need another social network? That depends on how you view the purpose of social networks. The biggest, Facebook, is great for monitoring, from a safe distance, what your old high school buddies are doing. But don't put Apple's new Ping service into the same category.
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What HDR means for iPhone photos (Macworld.com)

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Macworld.com - One hotly anticipated feature rolling out in next week's iOS 4.1 update is the new HDR (high dynamic range) option in the iPhone's built-in Camera app. The results are subtly improved and realistic looking photos, as opposed to the fake, over-processed look that is often the hallmark of HDR.
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Twitter for iPad is finally here (Macworld.com)

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Macworld.com - It’s official: after months in the dark, dank caves of rumor and speculation, the official Twitter app for the iPad has now emerged into bright, friendly light of the App Store.
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Dive into the ocean without getting wet with Google Earth (Appolicious)

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Appolicious - Take a dip deep into the ocean waters without leaving your couch. courtesy of the free Google Earth Android app. It's not quite as cool as scuba diving, but at least you don't have to don a scuba mask or a pair of those silly fins. Use the Look Around function during your virtual dip to tilt the view and get a good gauge of the ocean's depth. And, access hundreds of ocean life photos and videos to get the full effect of the experience, thanks to the Explore the Ocean Layers function.
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Samsung takes on Apple with iPad rival (AFP)

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AFP - Samsung unveiled on Thursday what the South Korean electronics giant hopes will be a major rival to Apple's highly successful iPad tablet PC.


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