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Tue, February 07, 2012

AMD's head of sales leaves company

(Reuters) - Struggling PC chipmaker Advanced Mico Devices Inc said senior vice president and chief sales officer Emilio Ghilardi was leaving the company with immediate ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Yahoo chairman exits, review drags on

By Alexei Oreskovic

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc Chairman Roy Bostock and three other directors will step down as the struggling company ploughs ahead ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Renesas, Fujitsu, Panasonic to merge system chip ops: report

(Reuters) - Japan's Renesas Electronics Corp, Fujitsu Ltd and Panasonic Corp have begun discussions toward integrating their system chip operations, the Nikkei business daily ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

German police use Facebook pictures to nab crooks

By Alice Baghdjian

BERLIN (Reuters) - Police in the German state of Lower-Saxony will soon use their networks of Facebook "friends" to find missing persons ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Apple in talks on iTV with Canada telecoms: report

TORONTO (Reuters) - Apple Inc. is in talks with Canada's two biggest telecom companies about becoming partners in the launch of iTV, a device ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Facebook will release more user data: lobby group

VIENNA (Reuters) - Social media network Facebook has promised to release more information about the data it collects from millions of users, an Austrian group ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Hackers sought $50,000 from Symantec for anti-virus blueprint

By Frank Jack Daniel

(Reuters) - Hackers sought $50,000 from U.S. anti-virus firm Symantec Corp in return for the stolen blueprints to its ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Wolfson expects another weak quarter before recovery

(Reuters) - British chipmaker Wolfson Microelectronics plc expects another weak quarter before customer additions and product launches boost revenue this year.

Wolfson, whose audio chips ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

Oracle seeks new trial against SAP over downloads

By Dan Levine

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Corp will head to a retrial against SAP AG over copyright infringement allegations after a U.S ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

Facebook governance a concern for California pension fund

By Paritosh Bansal and Soyoung Kim

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook's corporate governance rules, which give shareholders little say in how the social networking ...

SEVERE WEATHER ALERT: Flood Advisory  More Details Hide Details

mic077-081646- /o.con.kgrr.fl.y.0004.000000t0000z-120210t1800z/ /vckm4.n.sm.000000t0000z.000000t0000z.000000t0000z.oo/ 946 am est tue feb 7 2012 the flood advisory continues for the portage river near vicksburg * until friday afternoon. * at 07 am tuesday the stage was 4.6 feet. * bankfull stage is 4.5 feet. * flood stage is 5.0 feet. * forecast...the river will remain near 4.6 feet this afternoon. * impact...at 4.5 feet...river is bankfull $$