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Websites Down as Storms Hit Servers
The large East Coast storms disrupted power for Amazon.com Inc. cloud-computing operations, causing outages for customers such as Netflix Inc. and photo-sharing service Instagram.
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Judge Bans Samsung From U.S. 'Nexus' Sales
Samsung suffered a second legal setback at the hands of a California judge, who issued an injunction Friday against its "Galaxy Nexus" smartphone at the request of Apple.
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H-P Won't Jump on New Chips for Tablets Soon
Hewlett-Packard has set aside its immediate plans to try a new-technology approach when it unveils its next generation of tablet computers.
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Microsoft Executive to Leave Hardware Post
Steven Guggenheimer will leave his post as the Microsoft executive in charge of managing the software company's relationship with computer makers.
Yahoo's Top Lawyer Departs
Mike Callahan, Yahoo's longtime general counsel, is leaving the company, All Things D reports.
- Digits: Read Yahoo's Memo to Employees
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Google Gets Demand From FTC on Motorola Licensing
Google has received a so-called civil investigative demand from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission regarding patent licensing by its Motorola Mobility unit, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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ServiceNow Jumps 37% Post-IPO
Computer cloud service provider ServiceNow's initial public offering made a strong showing, gaining 37%.
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Facebook IPO Hasn't Hit Nasdaq Volumes
Nasdaq's share of U.S. stock trades held steady in June, despite Facebook's botched debut.
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AOL Elevates CFO Minson to Operating Chief
AOL promoted its chief financial officer, Artie Minson, Jr., to the newly created role of chief operating officer as part of a reorganization of the company's operations.
Twitter's Mobile Ads Begin to Click
Twitter is showing early signs of success selling advertising on mobile devices, an area that is bedeviling Internet companies including Facebook and Google.
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Google Targets Amazon With Cloud Service
Google moved to take on Amazon.com in the fast-growing market for what the industry calls cloud services, allowing companies to run their applications and store data on computers managed by the Internet giant.
- Google's Pichai: We Want to Be Web's Utility
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SEC May Order Nasdaq Upgrade
Nasdaq OMX Group may be forced by securities regulators to upgrade its trading systems in the wake of last month's glitch-ridden stock sale by Facebook Inc.
Google's New Role as Gadget Maker
Google unveiled a new tablet computer Wednesday called the Nexus 7 that rivals Amazon.com's popular Kindle Fire in both size and price.
- Video: A Rival to Kindle
- Interactive: The Tablet Wars
- Heard: Tablet Market Not Set in Stone
- JRT: Google's Tablet Challenge for Japan Firms
- ATD: Google Executives on Building Nexus 7
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Samsung Struggles With U.S. Delays
Fresh concerns are emerging about Samsung's business outlook as the handset maker copes with delayed shipments of its Galaxy S III in the U.S.
- Video: What's Delaying Samsung Shipments?
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China Vexes Smartphone Makers
Smartphone-industry groups are expressing concern about proposed regulations in China for the country's burgeoning market.
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Venture to Stream Movies in China
Qualcomm Moves to Shelter Patents
Erroneous #Scotus Tweets Saved Forever
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T-Mobile USA Chief Joins Vodafone
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Olympus Aims to Keep Brand Alive
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T-Mobile USA Chief Resigns
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Beijing, EU Tangle Over Telcom
Hollywood Joins App Frenzy
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Delaware Set to Allow Online Gambling
Jobs in Health Care to Grow
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America Movil to Boost Stake in Royal KPN
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Web Can Foment Openness as Corrupt Regimes Fall
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Vivendi's Mixed-Media Problem
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RBS Glitch Highlights IT Challenges
Zynga Tries to Connect More Players on Devices
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Competing With Amazon on Amazon
Analysts Hit the Tepid Button on Facebook
Microsoft Dealt Blow in Europe
Google Set to Unveil Tablet
Apple Opens New Asia iTunes Stores
Facebook's Email Change Riles Users
Apple Wins Bid to Block Galaxy Sales
On Orbitz, Mac Users See Pricier Hotels
Google's Development Targets: Hits and Misses
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Kurzweil: Computers' Reasoning to Equal Humans by 2029
Zynga to 'Unleash' Games on Cloudy Outlook

RIM Tumbles 19% on Cash Concerns
Investors appear to be betting Research In Motion won't have enough financial firepower to successfully launch its new mobile operating system as a standalone company.

Numbers Guy

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Statistically Speaking: Browser Wars Escalate
The new round of Internet-browser wars is accompanied by a battle over browser statistics. At stake: which Web browser, Microsoft's or Google's, is the most popular around the world.
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Lawyers Get Smarter About Betting on Tech Clients
Amid Silicon Valley's latest tech boom, law firms once again are taking equity stakes in start-ups—but this time they generally aren't waiving their fees and instead are often deferring them or charging special rates.

Five Years of Walt Mossberg's iPhone Reviews
As the iPhone turns five years old today, here's a look back at WSJ columnist Walt Mossberg's reviews of each iPhone over the years.
Read Yahoo's Memo About Top Lawyer's Departure
Yahoo interim CEO Ross Levinsohn announced the departure of the company's longtime lawyer Mike Callahan.
Apple's iPhone Turns 5 - Watch Steve Jobs Unveil It
On its five-year-old birthday, the Digits show discusses the legacy of the iPhone and shows a clip from Steve Jobs' original stage pitch.
Google Exec Explains Android Shift, Online Sales Effort
Google is moving to provide a more level playing field for hardware manufacturers that build smartphones and tablets using Google's Android software by giving all of them earlier access to software updates.
Google's Pichai: We Want to Be the Web's Utility
After announcing a new service that lets businesses tap Google's data centers to run their websites and applications, Senior Vice President Sundar Pichai tried to answer what he called the obvious question: Why hadn't Google done this before?
SCOTUSblog Sees Traffic Surge With Health-Law Ruling
WSJ Live Blog: Blackberry Maker RIM's Earnings Call
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From Storefront Owner to Creator of Smart Cards
Walter Zable was founder and CEO of Cubic Corp., which developed early missile-tracking technology and created the smart cards used by subways around the world.

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Vying for China's Low-End Smartphone Market
The Woman in the Facebook Frat House
Raises in Store at Apple
Next Cameras Come Into View
Wheeling and Dealing for New Domain Names
Entrepreneurs and big companies are battling one another for the rights to manage hot new Web address endings, including .app, .home and .book. A gathering will give some the opportunity to horsetrade or duke it out.
What Makes Jeff Bezos Tick? A $42 Million Clock
How Much Is Nokia Worth?
Nokia's latest profit warning and massive layoffs are raising an important question in the stock market: Just how much is the cellphone company's business really worth?
An E-Book Revolution for Africa?
Work Wear: Office Style at SecondMarket
Mom, Please Feed My Apps!
'Sonic the Hedgehog' Gets New Life on iPhone
Can Robots Debone a Chicken?
The Marketing Behind Celebrity Tweets
MOD Movies for Intrepid Cineastes
The Internet's Longest Tubes
Private Space Run Makes History

Columns

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By Katherine Boehret
Podcast Hunter Tracks Down the Web's Best

Personal technology
By Walter S. Mossberg
In a Medical Crisis, Data in a Hurry

Personal Technology

E-Book Is Reading You
Digital-book publishers and retailers now know more about their readers than ever before. How that's changing the experience of reading.
- Photos: We Know What You Read
Is Your Stuff Backed Up? Are You Sure? Really Sure?
Guarantee the safety of terabytes of photos and documents with a device the size of a book.
Fix That Password—Now!
The news that 6.5 million LinkedIn passwords had been stolen is just the latest example of how insecure online transactions can be. But a few simple moves can reduce the chances of being hacked to almost zero.
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In a Medical Crisis, Data in a Hurry
Walt Mossberg reviews a new free service that creates a detailed physical and digital profile of your medical and personal information to be stored online in case of an emergency.
- Video | Mossberg's Mailbox

All Things D

What They Know

Secret Orders Target Email
The U.S. government obtained a controversial type of secret court order to force Google and a small Internet provider to turn over data from the email of WikiLeaks volunteer Jacob Appelbaum.
- Digits: The ISP That Stood Up to the Government
Phone Tracker Fuels Constitutional Clash
Technologies used by law enforcement to track people's locations, often without a search warrant, are driving a constitutional debate about whether the Fourth Amendment is keeping with the times.
Latest in Web Tracking: Stealthy 'Supercookies'
Major websites such as MSN.com and Hulu.com have been tracking people's online activities using powerful new methods that are almost impossible for computer users to detect, new research shows.
- Digits: Questions About Self-Regulation