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Iraq war veteran Sgt. Juan Arredondo can grasp tennis balls and door knobs with his left hand again, now that he's been outfitted with a bionic hand that has flexible fingers.
Revenues at the U.S. unit of LG Electronics Inc. (066570.KS) rose 39 percent in the first half, and North American sales are expected to top$10 billion this year, fueled by demand for mobile phones, flat-screen displays and appliances, it said on Thursday.
Microsoft Corp posted a 7 percent gain in net profit as demand for its Office software and improved results from its online arm more than compensated for a$1.1 billion charge to repair Xbox game consoles.
Microsoft said Thursday its profit for the past quarter rose 11 percent from a year ago to 3.03 billion dollars, boosted by the new Windows Vista operating system and the new Office software suite.
Apple Inc.'s flashy new iPhones may be jamming parts of the wireless network at Duke University, where technology officials worked with the company Wednesday to fix problems before classes begin next month.
A Silicon Valley startup wants to shake up the telecommunications industry with a$399 gizmo that provides free, unlimited domestic phone calls for homes with broadband Internet service.
She is a latecomer to the information superhighway, but 75-year-old Sigbritt Lothberg is now cruising the Internet with a dizzying speed. Lothberg's 40 gigabits-per-second fiber-optic connection in Karlstad is believed to be the fastest residential uplink in the world, Karlstad city officials said.
Vodafone Group Plc said on Thursday it was concerned that the current model of iPhone mobile phones -- Apple Inc's latest"killer" gadget -- did not operate on fast 3G networks.
Qualcomm Inc.'s efforts to sell its mobile TV technology in Europe suffered a blow on Wednesday with the European Commission's indication that it will potentially forbid the use of the U.S. company's system.
SAP AG reported an 8 percent jump in its second-quarter net income on Thursday, helped by a sharp increase in revenue from new software licenses.
LONDON - Just who do you want seeing your photos on Facebook, one of the fastest-rising of the worldÂs new social networking websites? If youÂre a student celebrating the end of exams with traditional end-of-term high-jinks, the answer just might not include your college disciplinary committee.
