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            <title>iPhone helps Apple pull more profit than Nokia</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200946/4772/iPhone-helps-Apple-pull-more-profit-than-Nokia</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Finnish handset giant Nokia Corp. may still be the world's biggest manufacturer of mobile phone devices, but Cupertino-based gadget specialist Apple Inc. has outshone its market rival in terms of pure quarterly profit. 

More pointedly, a fresh industry report released by Strategy Analytics has revealed the hugely popular iPhone smartphone helped provide Apple with third-quarter profits of $1.6 billion USD, while Nokia was only able to amass a handset profit haul of $1.1 billion USD.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Electronic Arts splashes the cash for Playfish</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200946/4762/Electronic-Arts-splashes-the-cash-for-Playfish</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Despite announcing an imminent spate of scythe swinging through some 1,500 job positions (around 17 percent of its total workforce), heavyweight videogame publisher Electronic Arts has revealed the business-boosting acquisition of social games specialist Playfish.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Google pumps its mobile muscle with AdMob acquisition</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200946/4759/Google-pumps-its-mobile-muscle-with-AdMob-acquisition</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In a move to expand its considerable advertising arsenal yet further, California-based search behemoth Google Inc. has today announced plans to acquire mobile display ad network AdMob for a cool $750 million USD in stock.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Orange offers cash for unwanted gadgetry</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200945/4745/Orange-offers-cash-for-unwanted-gadgetry</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In a move to aid the environment and score a few ecological brownie points in the process, telecommunications giant Orange has launched a recycling scheme through its official stores enabling tech users to properly dispose of their unwanted gadgetry.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>800 more cuts bring Microsoft job losses to 91,000</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200945/4733/800-more-cuts-bring-Microsoft-job-losses-to-91-000</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Marking the latest round of cuts attributed to Microsoft’s continuing internal restructuring, the heavyweight American software giant has this week culled a further 800 members of staff from its global workforce.

“Earlier this year, we announced that in order to reduce costs, increase efficiency and prioritize our focus areas, we would eliminate approximately 5,000 positions by June 2010,” outlined Microsoft in a statement released on Wednesday.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>AT&amp;T sues Verizon over map commercials</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200945/4724/AT&amp;T-sues-Verizon-over-map-commercials</link>
            <description><![CDATA[AT&T is apparently unhappy with the Verizon commercials offering “a map for that” when it comes to the reasoning behind alleged network coverage issues. So unhappy, they are asking for temporary restraining order blocking the ads. If you haven’t seen them, both commercials are below in high quality. 

AT&T has heard complaints about network coverage before. Even iPhone users complain that the network performance is poor at times.]]></description>
            <author>Steve Ragan</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>DSi LL fanfare cannot hide Nintendo profit slump</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200944/4708/DSi-LL-fanfare-cannot-hide-Nintendo-profit-slump</link>
            <description><![CDATA[While this week’s news that Nintendo is to launch yet another revamped version of its market-leading DS handheld indicate the Japanese gaming giant is sitting pretty amongst its hardware rivals, waning sales connected to the Wii home console suggest otherwise.

More pointedly, Nintendo’s profit haul has plummeted by more than 50 percent over the last six months, with Net income reaching 69.5 billion yen (approx.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Amazon's surging profits chomp the credit crunch</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200943/4670/Amazon-s-surging-profits-chomp-the-credit-crunch</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The merciless grip of recession may still be choking many of the world’s businesses, but it would appear Amazon.com has shaken off the shackles of decline after the online retailer revealed a massive 62 percent profit surge in its third-quarter profits. 

Clearly retaining its leading status as a haven of temptation for online consumers everywhere, Amazon earned some $199 million USD throughout the third quarter, which equates to 45 cents per share.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Apple's puffs out its retail chest at Microsoft</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200943/4642/Apple-s-puffs-out-its-retail-chest-at-Microsoft</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Here’s a slice of Apple news that fires a volley across Microsoft’s currently untested retail bows: With Microsoft expected to launch its very first walk-in store later this week in Scottsdale, Arizona, core market rival Apple has posted its highest ever quarterly revenue figures. 

Specifically, Apple’s year-on-year performance figures reveal its revenue flow increased by almost nine percent, which equates to a substantial dollar boost of $1.87 billion USD from $1.72 USD billion.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Dell flagging as Acer takes the global shipping crown</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200942/4629/Dell-flagging-as-Acer-takes-the-global-shipping-crown</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Don’t look now, but after enduring months of persistently poor market performance, newly released shipment figures suggest many leading personal computer manufacturers are finally moving clear of the credit crunch.  

Specifically, IDC reports that global PC shipments for the third quarter of 2009 have grown by 2.0 percent, which marks a much-needed upturn given a first-quarter decline of 6.8 percent and a second-quarter fall of 2.4 percent.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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