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Technology Report: Dell sees room to challenge Apple in tablets

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03/16/2012

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Dell sees room to challenge Apple in tablets

LONDON (Reuters) - A growing dissatisfaction among office workers with the clunky computers their employers force them to use, in contrast to the sleek Apple devices many have at home, could yet benefit incumbent suppliers like Dell, a top Dell executive said.

Analysts worry that something's amiss at Oracle

BOSTON (Reuters) - Oracle Corp may soon run out of excuses to feed Wall Street.

Apple cements tablet market lead with new iPad

LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc's newest iPad looked like another hot seller on Friday as hundreds lined up at stores around the world to get their hands on the tablet, though the crowds and waiting times in some cities were less than in previous years.

German court delays Apple's slide-to-unlock lawsuit

MANNHEIM, Germany (Reuters) - A German court suspended a trial in which Apple alleged that Samsung Electronics copied the slide-to-unlock technology of its iPhone and iPad devices pending the outcome of a separate suit.

Facebook summons Wall Street for pre-IPO briefing

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc is taking the next step on its IPO journey and has summoned research analysts from Wall Street banks to its Menlo Park headquarters early next week for a pre-roadshow briefing to discuss the finer points of its business and books.

SAP aims to become major database software maker

(Reuters) - German software maker SAP AG says it intends to become a major provider of database software in a move that would heat up its long-running rivalry with Oracle Corp, led by Silicon Valley billionaire Larry Ellison.

LightSquared loses network partner Sprint

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Philip Falcone's LightSquared has lost its main business partner, Sprint Nextel Corp , which returned $65 million in payments to the telecommunications startup.

Estonia to extradite cyber fraud scam suspect to U.S.

TALLINN/NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Estonian charged in a massive worldwide cyber fraud scam will be extradited to the United States, the prosecutor's office in Tallinn said on Friday, to face court over the case which saw millions of computers infected with malicious software.

Dissected iPad reveals Samsung, Qualcomm parts

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple's new iPad uses chips made by Qualcomm, Broadcom, Samsung Electronics and other semiconductor makers, according to a firm that cracked open one of the devices.

Cisco pumps up video offering with $5 billion NDS buy

(Reuters) - Cisco Systems made its first major acquisition in over two years with a deal to buy NDS, which develops pay TV software, for $5 billion, aiming to boost its presence in the video communications market.