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Company reveals possibly biggest data breach ever

SAN FRANCISCO - Credit-card processing company Heartland revealed on Tuesday what is possibly the greatest data breach in history, prompting widespread speculation that it waited until the inauguration of President Barack Obama to release the news.

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Technology to block phones in cars isn't foolproof

SALT LAKE CITY -Many parents would love to be able to give their teenagers a cell phone that couldn't be used while driving. Now some inventors say they have come up with ways to make that possible, but they appear to be relying on wishful thinking.

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EU accuses Microsoft of harming browser competition

LOS ANGELES/BRUSSELS - The European Commission accused Microsoft Corp on Friday of stymieing competition by bundling its Internet Explorer Web browser with Windows systems, firing the latest salvo in an expensive, years-long battle with the software titan.

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Yahoo names software exec Bartz as new CEO

SAN FRANCISCO – Yahoo Inc named Autodesk Inc Chairman Carol Bartz as CEO, but Wall Street questioned whether the software executive has the experience needed to turn around the Internet media company.

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Global tech spending to retreat in 2009

NEW YORK - Technology companies face a bumpy ride in 2009. Global business and government spending on computer, software and communications products and consulting services is expected to decline 3 percent this year, Forrester Research said in a report due out Tuesday.

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