Obama eases export controls on some military spare parts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration has notified Congress of plans to modify weapon and ammunition export controls to make it easier for American companies to export spare parts for aircraft and gas turbine engines, the White House said on Friday.
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Google Fiber TV adds 3D channels
The search giant has beefed up its TV lineup with two new 3D channels. [Read more]
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Nokia still on the hook for $650 million in Windows Phone license fees
Even though Windows Phone has shown little signs of momentum in recent months, that doesn’t mean Nokia (NOK) isn’t still obligated to pay Microsoft (MSFT) hundreds of millions of dollars in licensing fees. Per ZDNet,?Nokia disclosed on Thursday that the fees it pays to Microsoft over the remainder of its licensing agreement will be500 million ? or roughly $650 million ? more than the platform support payments that it’s slated to receive from Microsoft. The good news for Nokia is that the total platform support fees that it has either already received or is due to receive from Microsoft are still projected to exceed the licensing fees over the course of the entire deal, so Windows Phone won’t likely be
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Google’s Motorola to Cut Staff 10%
Google Inc.’s Motorola Mobility hardware unit has begun laying off about 1,200 employees, or more than 10% of its headcount, according to a company email reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, as the smartphone …
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