ITC: Apple Mac OS X violates patents, iPhone doesn’t

By On July 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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The U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that Apple Inc.’s Mac OS X operating system violates two patents held by S3 Graphics Inc. in a decision that could open the door for a ban [...]

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Comerica closes Sterling acquisition

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After seven months of wrangling, Comerica Inc. finally closed its $1 billion-plus acquisition of Sterling Bancshares Inc.

State and federal regulators approved the transaction earlier this month, seven months after the firms entered [...]

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HomeAway revenue, profit down in Q2

By On July 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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HomeAway Inc. reported a second-quarter net income of $2.2 million on revenue of $58.7 million, compared with net income of $14.9 million on revenue of $41.6 million during the same quarter last year.

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Hanger Orthopedic revenue jumps 14 percent

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Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. reported $15.4 million net income on $234.8 million revenue during the recent quarter, up from a $9.8 million profit on $205.8 million net sales during the same three months [...]

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Apple stock closes first time over $400

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Apple Inc. shares breached $400 for the first time on Tuesday and stayed there, finishing the day at $403.36.

The Cupertino, Calif. company’s (Nasdaq:AAPL) shares have been rising steadily since it reported blowout [...]

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Apple iPad top tablet dog, but others still in the race

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Even though the iPad has outsold Android tablets 24 to one, it hasn’t stopped a slew of competitors from trying to get a piece of the pie.

Apple Inc. (Nasdaq:AAPL) said this month [...]

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Rackspacer philosophies on Google+ biz potential — blog

By On July 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Google+, the newest social platform to insert itself into our lives, has been the center of water cooler chatter and prompted a flurry of questions. What is Google+? How do I use it? [...]

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Apple-Google patent war drives up prices

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The growing war between Google Inc. and Apple Inc. to buy up patents reportedly could drive up the price of the latest target, Interdigital Inc., above the $4.5 billion that Nortel’s intellectual property [...]

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Austin fourth most social media savvy

By On July 26, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Austin tied for fourth most social city in America, according to a NetProspex Inc. ranking released.

The sales and marketing data firm ranked cities according to the number of Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter [...]

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SandRidge Mississippian Trust declares dividend

By On July 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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The Austin-based SandRidge Mississippian Trust will issue a $1.07 dividend per unit on or before Aug. 30.

SandRidge Energy Inc. formed the trust last year to own the royalty interests of 63,500 gross [...]

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