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A Mint.com for business owners
September 10, 2010Managing financial data is often a nightmare for small business owners. Most can't afford pricey accountants, and few have the bookkeeping and organizational skills to do the job well themselves.
Nokia stock gains on CEO switch
September 10, 2010Nokia's stock rallied Friday after the Finnish mobile phone maker said it was replacing its chief executive with an executive from Microsoft Corp.
Can Yahoo be saved?
September 10, 2010Does anyone care about Yahoo anymore?
Apple loosens its chokehold on app development
September 10, 2010Apple is loosening its grip on its app development for its mobile devices, announcing Thursday that it will drop restrictions on what programming tools developers can use to create iOS apps.
Google launches live-updating 'Instant' search
September 10, 2010One of the Internet's most iconic images -- Google's search screen -- is being overhauled.
Hurd could get $10M bonus from Oracle
September 10, 2010Oracle Corp. said Wednesday it will pay its new co-president, Mark Hurd, an annual salary of $950,000 and that he could receive a bonus of up to $10 million.
What smartphones really cost
September 10, 2010Smartphones may be pretty uniform in price at the store, but what they cost to manufacture - and their price without a two-year contract -- varies wildly.
HP sues Hurd to stop him from joining Oracle
September 10, 2010Hewlett-Packard has filed a lawsuit against Mark Hurd, its former chief, to block him from joining Oracle as co-president.
Is Mark Hurd really worth $6 billion to Oracle?
September 10, 2010If it weren't insulting enough that Oracle CEO Larry Ellison publicly blasted Hewlett-Packard for letting Mark Hurd go, it now turns out that HP's loss is Oracle's gain.
Startups flock to Twitter headquarters
September 10, 2010Sharing ideas and office space in the tech field are as common as sharing programming codes, but the collaborative spirit runs especially deep at San Francisco's 795 Folsom Road.
