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Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman and HP Chairman Carly Fiorina talk up the Republican presidential candidate, saying he's much better on the economy than his Democratic rival.

Representatives of the technology industry in town for the Republican convention could be found at Chambers, the Luxury Art Hotel in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

Reuters - A monthly online gauge of labor demand in the United States rose slightly in August from the prior month but was 14.5 percent down from a year ago, a private research group said on Thursday.

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Asia will continue to deliver strong growth in the mobile phone market due to sustained demand from China and India, the world's two biggest markets of such services, industry officials said.

MICROSOFT remains confident of IE's position despite early predictions of a Chrome market share surge, says local chief Tracey Fellows.

update: THE Australian Services Union has confirmed it has withdrawn plans to take industrial action at IBM.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York cable TV operator Cablevision Systems Corp has started rolling out a free Wi-Fi network for subscribers who want to access the Web via laptops and other wireless devices.

Internet pioneer's stock dips below $18.58 a share, marking a new 52-week low and raising questions whether a catalyst exists on the near horizon to provide a lift to the beaten down stock.

Amazon.com turns on its streaming Video on Demand service, providing ad-free movies and TV shows to PCs and Macs via a Web browser.

The Wednesday night spotlight was on Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who holds the No. 2 spot on the party's presidential ticket.