Apple succession call nixed, board rule OK'd

CUPERTINO (Reuters) – Apple Inc shareholders rejected demands that the company disclose a succession plan for ailing chief Steve Jobs but approved a proposal giving them a bigger say in appointing directors.

At Apple's annual meeting on Wednesday, about 74 percent of votes cast favored a proposal by Calpers that unopposed candidates for the company's board receive a majority of votes to win election, according



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19:25 - 23/02/2011 dalim13

Google travel deal faces regulatory turbulence

Google wants to become the hub of online travel, promising better bargains and more convenience by melding the Internet search leader's wizardry with the Web's top airline-fare tracker,

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18:31 - 16/02/2011 dalim13

How much will the iPad 2 weigh

A mock iPad 2 seen at this year's CES.

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20:38 - 07/02/2011 dalim13

Motorola CEO confirms $800 price tag for Xoom tablet on Verizon

Those leaked ads showing an $800 sticker price for the Android 3.0-powered

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18:24 - 16/02/2011 dalim13

Google makes Web search more social

Google is making Web search more social, weaving posts from the Twitter, Flickr, Blogger and other accounts of a user's friends into search results.

The move is an expansion of "Google Social Search," which the Internet giant introduced in 2009.

Instead of featuring at the bottom of a

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19:35 - 17/02/2011 dalim13