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Broadcasters Sue Dish Network over Ad-Skipping DVR Service

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Broadcasters Fox, NBC and CBS sued Dish Network Corp. on Thursday over a service that offers commercial-free TV.

Jury: Google Didn’t Infringe on Oracle Patents

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A federal jury in San Francisco has decided that Google didn’t infringe on Oracle’s patents when the search company developed its popular Android software for mobile devices.

Eugene Polley, Inventor of the First Wireless TV Remote, Dies at 96

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A spokesman for Zenith Electronics says Eugene Polley, the inventor of the first wireless TV remote control, has died.

In Cuba, Mystery Shrouds the Fate of an Undersea Internet Cable

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Nobody has explained what happened to a much-ballyhooed $70 million project: the arrival of an undersea fiber-optic cable promised to end Cuba’s Internet isolation and boost web capacity 3,000-fold.

Day After Historic IPO, Facebook’s Zuckerberg Gets Married

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For Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, it was quite a week – from birthday, to IPO, to I DO.

Facebook Stock Up Slightly in Public Debut

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Facebook’s stock is trading up 8 percent Friday, as investors seek to put a dollar value on the company that turned online social networking into a global cultural phenomenon.

Facebook’s IPO One of World’s Largest

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Facebook is about to find out just how much status updates, puppy photos and billions of “likes” are worth on Wall Street.

Facebook Prices IPO at $38 Per Share

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Facebook has priced its initial public offering of stock at $38 per share, at the high end of its expected range. It means investor demand is strong for the world’s largest online social network.

Comcast to Start Charging Heavy Downloaders Extra

Comcast, the country’s largest Internet service provider, is going to start charging extra when customers go over a certain monthly data limit.

Customer Satisfaction Evens Out Between ‘Big Four’ Wireless Carriers

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Improvements in customer satisfaction at Sprint Nextel Corp. and AT&T Inc. have narrowed differences among the Big 4 wireless carriers to the point that they’re basically even in terms of pleasing their subscribers, according to a study released Tuesday.

Poll: Half of Americans Call Facebook a Fad

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Half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press-CNBC poll. And, in the run-up to the social network’s initial public offering of stock, half of Americans also say the social network’s expected asking price is too high.