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U.S. Military Plans Fiber Optic Link to Guantanamo

The Pentagon plans to install a $40 million fiber optic cable between the U.S. military jail at Guantanamo Bay and the U.S. mainland, a spokesman said Thursday -- an indication the facility will not close anytime soon.

According to a "feasibility study" conducted by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency, the project will cost an estimated $40 million, Pentagon spokesman Todd Breasseale told Agence France Presse.

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Samsung Tips Record Q2 Operating Profit of $5.9 bln

South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Friday it expects a record operating profit of 6.7 trillion won ($5.9 billion) in the second quarter, amid strong sales of its mobile devices.

Samsung, the world's largest electronics company, was giving earnings guidance before official results later this month. The predicted operating profit for April-June would represent a 79 percent rise from a year earlier.

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Apple May Trounce Rivals with Smaller iPad

Apple, which is expected to launch a mini version of its market-leading iPad tablet, could quickly overpower its rivals in the segment with the addition of the new product, analysts say.

The launch expected later this year however would probably prompt Apple co-founder Steve Jobs to roll over in his grave, given that the late technology pioneer ridiculed the small-screen tablets offered by his competitors.

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EU Parliament Rejects ACTA Anti-Piracy Treaty

The European Parliament overwhelmingly defeated an international anti-piracy trade agreement Wednesday after concern that it would limit Internet freedom sparked street protests in cities across Europe.

The vote — 39 in favor, 478 against, with 165 abstentions — appeared to deal the death blow to the European Union's participation in a treaty it helped negotiate, though other countries may still participate without the EU.

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Malware May Knock Thousands off Internet on Monday

The warnings about the Internet problem have been splashed across Facebook and Google. Internet service providers have sent notices, and the FBI set up a special website.

But tens of thousands of Americans may still lose their Internet service Monday unless they do a quick check of their computers for malware that could have taken over their machines more than a year ago.

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Taiwan's HTC Pleased With UK Court Victory over Apple

Taiwan's leading smartphone maker HTC Thursday hailed as a victory a British court ruling that it did not infringe on a patent owned by the U.S. technology giant Apple.

The high court in London Wednesday found HTC did not infringe on Apple Inc's photo management patent while deeming three other Apple patents -- for slide-to-unlock, multi-touch and multilingual keyboard capability -- invalid.

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Apple Plans to Launch Smaller Tablet

Apple is preparing to launch a smaller tablet computer in the coming months in a bid to maintain its edge in an increasingly crowded market, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

The Journal cited unnamed sources as saying that component parts manufacturers had been ordered to gear up for mass production of the tablets in September, indicating the launch may be drawing near.

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Toshiba Fined in U.S. Antitrust Case

Japanese electronics giant Toshiba said Tuesday a jury has ordered it to pay $87 million in a price-fixing case on LCD displays, but that it ultimately may not end up paying damages.

A company statement said the U.S. District Court jury in San Francisco ordered the fine "due to alleged antitrust practices in the LCD business."

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Japan's Olympus Ordered to Pay Back Taxes

Japanese authorities have ordered Olympus to pay about $63 million in back taxes and penalties, reports said Wednesday, as the disgraced firm tries to recover from a loss cover-up scandal.

The liability is tied to a 15 billion yen ($188 million) advisory fee that Olympus claimed to have paid during its 2008 acquisition of British medical equipment maker Gyrus Group, the Nikkei business daily and Jiji Press reported.

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iGoogle Gets Axed in Shakeup

Google said Tuesday it was discontinuing its iGoogle page designed as Web "portal," saying it had become less relevant in the age of the mobile Internet.

The portal, which allowed users to personalize their start page, will be cut in November 2013 and was among a handful of products axed by the California tech giant.

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