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Dell Postpones Vote on Go-Private Plan to July 24

Dell postponed a vote Thursday on a $24.4 billion go-private buyout plan amid opposition by major shareholders, creating new uncertainty for the former number one computer maker.

A Dell statement said the shareholder meeting on the plan, which opened briefly in Texas, was delayed until July 24.

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'Horror Film' Puts Internet Privacy under Spotlight

Stalking isn't Cullen Hoback's style, but the chance to confront Mark Zuckerberg about the dark side of the Internet was just too good to pass on.

"Mr Zuckerberg? I'm working on a documentary," the independent filmmaker asked the Facebook founder, strolling in a T-shirt and jeans on the leafy sidewalk outside his southern California home.

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SKorea Clears Google after 2-Year Android Probe

South Korea's fair trade commission said Thursday a two-year investigation found that Google making its search service the default in Android-powered smartphones did not limit competition in the online search market.

Kwon Chul-hyun, a director at the commission, said the regulator found no evidence that Google Inc. unfairly used its power as the Android operating system maker to limit Korean search rivals.

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China's Online Population Rises to 519 Million

China's population of Internet users has grown to 591 million, driven by a 20 percent rise over the past year in the number of people who surf the Web from smartphones and other wireless devices, an industry group reported Wednesday.

The end-of-June figures from the China Internet Network Information Center represent a 10 percent rise in total Internet use over a year earlier. The number of wireless users rose to 464 million.

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Reports: Google Eyes Television over the Internet

U.S. Internet giant Google is scrambling to deliver pay television online and has met with some content providers on licensing, The Wall Street Journal reports Tuesday.

"If the Web giant goes ahead with the idea, it would join several other companies planning to offer services that deliver cable TV-style packages of channels over broadband connections," the Journal reported.

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Apple to Probe Chinese Claim of iPhone Death

Apple said Monday it would investigate claims that an iPhone electrocuted a Chinese woman who was making a call while charging the device.

The case drew attention -- both sympathetic and skeptical -- after a woman in the western region of Xinjiang wrote about the death of her 23-year-old sister Ma Ailun on China's popular microblog service Sina Weibo.

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S. Korea Enforces Smartphone App to Curb Military Leaks

South Korea's defense ministry said Monday it had ordered its staff to install a smartphone application that restricts key functions like the camera in a bid to prevent military leaks.

The ministry said that, from Monday, its 1,500 staff are no longer allowed to carry smartphones into their offices without installing the app, called "Mobile Management Device".

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IBM, Sprint Team Up on Connected Cars that Send Data When Engine's Off

If you’re lucky enough to drive a new luxury car, you’re probably used to the idea of the car connecting to your iPhone to play music and of web-connected dashboards that can offer you maps and weather. But that’s just the beginning for connected cars that will continue to get more comfortable and safer in the next several years.

You may not have heard the engines revving, but the race to bring you smarter connected cars is well underway. IBM IBM -0.38% and Sprint kicked it up a gear Wednesday through a new partnership that will bring the tech giant’s data management expertise to Sprint’s connected car platform through a new system, Sprint Velocity Service Bus.

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Microsoft Unveils 'Far-Reaching Realignment'

Microsoft announced a sweeping reorganization of the company Thursday to "enable us to innovate with greater speed, efficiency and capability in a fast changing world."

The U.S. technology giant said the "far-reaching realignment" would help integrate efforts around its software and devices.

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Apple Guilty in E-Book Conspiracy Case, Vows Appeal

A U.S. judge ruled Wednesday that Apple violated antitrust law in a price-fixing case, saying the company "conspired to restrain trade" with publishers to boost the price of e-books.

Apple quickly rejected the decision and said it would appeal

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