MILD REMINISCENCES: Speaking at a digital convention, the Microsoft and Apple pioneers said that the computer era they helped create will not end anytime soon
In a highly anticipated encounter, Bill Gates of Microsoft Corp and Steve Jobs of Apple Inc took the stage on Wednesday evening to relive old battles and alliances and speculate about the future of digital culture and technology.

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Millions of people enjoy free Web-based software programs that deliver e-mail, news and many other services. But those programs are available to users only when they are online.

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LOSS OF MOMENTUM: Already in the process of slashing 3,500 jobs as part of a plan to save US$400 million, the world's second-biggest handset maker announced more cuts
Cellphone maker Motorola Inc said on Wednesday it will cut another 4,000 jobs as part of a plan aimed at improving sagging financial and operational results.

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Microsoft Corp has no plans to create a cellphone, preferring to focus on expanding its share of the market for cellphone software, chief executive Steve Ballmer said on Wednesday.

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Bristol-Myers Squibb agreed to plead guilty and pay a US$1 million criminal fine for lying to the government about a patent deal on its popular blood-thinning drug Plaix, officials said on Wednesday.

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A Chinese city has halted construction of a chemical plant after residents sent more than 1 million mobile phone text messages protesting possible pollution dangers, news reports said yesterday.

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