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Apple names Arthur Levinson non-exec chair (AP)

FILE - In this July 31, 2006 file photo, Genentech Chairman Arthur Levinson is shown at the company's headquarters in San Francisco. Apple on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011 named Levinson, a board member since 2000, as its chairman. (AP Photo/Kimberly White, Pool, File)AP – Apple Inc. has named Arthur Levinson as its non-executive chairman, a move that rewards the longtime Apple board member who chose it over Google Inc. when the technology giants began competing with each other.

Review: Kindle Fire sacrifices to get under $200 (AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2011 file photo, the Kindle Fire is displayed at a news conference, in New York. Amazon’s first color tablet computer starts shipping Nov. 14. It takes up the competition with Apple Inc.’s iPad and Barnes & Noble Inc.’s Nook Color. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)AP – The Kindle was always an odd product name. Amazon used a verb to name a thing, raising the question: Kindle what? Now we have the answer: Kindle Fire.

Berkshire buys 5 pct of IBM, takes other stakes (AP)

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett speaks in Omaha, Neb., Monday, Nov. 14, 2011 at an event to raise money for the Girls Inc., charity organization. Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, said his company bought about $10.7 billion of IBM stock this year, giving him a stake of more than 5 percent stake in the technology company. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)AP – Warren Buffett said Monday that his company has spent $10.7 billion to buy more than 5 percent of IBM’s stock this year, a surprising move by the billionaire investor who has long shied away from investing in high technology companies.

Play an enormous game of Angry Birds on the world’s largest Android tablet (Yahoo! News)

Yahoo! News – If even 10″ tablets are too small for you, then this comparatively gargantuan 65″ slate may suit your taste better. Developed by Istanbul-based company Ardic, what could be the world’s largest Android tablet is a touchscreen high-definition LCD with support …

Just Show Me: How to run a virus scan in Windows 7 (Yahoo! News)

Yahoo! News – Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today’s episode we’ll show you how to run a virus scan in Windows 7. We …

Find Out How "In Demand" You Are in The Job Market With Identified (Mashable)

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Google to unveil online music download store: report (Reuters)

Reuters – Google Inc is expected to unveil on Wednesday an online music download store featuring songs from three major music companies, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Yahoo Revs Up Recipe and Shopping Search Features for the Holidays (Mashable)

Mashable – Yahoo has introduced interactive search results for shopping, recipes and entertainment that will appear at the top of search result pages starting Tuesday evening.The new features integrate Yahoo.com content into the top of web search results.
“The new capabilities were designed around making sure our users with really intent needs are being met,” Shashi Seth, Yahoo SVP of search and marketplaces told Mashable. “We’re trying to go towards a new kind of search, providing answers, not links.”

NTT Docomo to spend $11 bln on 4G LTE, launch LTE smartphones (Reuters)

Reuters – Japanese cellular carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc plans to spend a total of 880 billion yen ($11 billion) on the rollout of 4G LTE (long term evolution) networks through fiscal 2015 and to launch LTE-enabled smartphones this winter, President and Chief Executive Ryuji Yamada said on Wednesday.

Texting mistake lands would-be drug buyer in jail (Reuters)

Reuters – Text messages about buying drugs mistakenly sent to a Nebraska state trooper led to the arrest of a 23-year-old man on marijuana possession and other drug charges, police said on Tuesday.