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Shareholders want Texas Instruments to leave the wireless market

Shareholders of Texas Instruments Inc. (TI), once the cellphone chip leader, want the company to reduce its money-losing investment in wireless or even exit the market, Reuters reported. TI, which makes chips for products as …

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Apple lawsuit details patent licensing

Apple Inc. licensed its prized design patents to Microsoft Corp. but with an “anti-cloning agreement” to prevent copying of its iPhone and iPad, an Apple executive testified today during the trial in the company’s patent …

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Google plans to cut 20 percent of jobs at Motorola unit

Google Inc. will cut about 4,000 jobs at its Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. unit, or 20 percent of the staff at the company it bought for about $12.5 billion, Bloomberg reported. Two-thirds of the reductions …

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THE ENTREPRENEURS: Christian Renaud

Christian Renaud may sound overly modest when he describes himself as a “tool in the toolbox.”

Renaud, who launched the technology-based incubator StartupCity Des Moines with business partner Tej Dhawan, seems to have a hand …

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THE ENTREPRENEURS: Craig Mouchka

Isn’t it just like the contemporary entrepreneur to reach for a laptop and search for a wireless connection when you ask, “So what are you up to?”

“Let me show you,” is Craig Mouchka’s reply. …

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THE ENTREPRENEURS: Keith Nelson

About six years ago, Keith Nelson was doodling in his sketch book when an idea popped into his head.

“I think I saw some kids’ blocks with some letters, and I thought, ‘You know, it …

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THE ENTREPRENEURS: Paul Rottenberg

Paul Rottenberg first fell in love with the hospitality industry in high school. Before he managed and built some of the city’s hottest restaurants he was a dishwasher for Buxton Ice Cream Shop in New …

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CenturyLink reports second-quarter results

CenturyLink Inc. yesterday reported a second-quarter net income of $74 million, or 12 cents per share. That was down from $115 million, or 19 cents per share, in the second quarter of 2011.

Operating revenues …

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What will the new iPhone look like?

Apple Inc. is expected to announce a redesign for its iPhone that will feature a thinner body and larger screen.

The company is expected to release the new design on Sept. 12, according to Bloomberg. …

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Vital Support releases ReliaCloud

Urbandale-based Vital Support Systems Inc. has announced the launch of ReliaCloud, the first product it has created since being acquired by Telephone and Data Systems Inc.

ReliaCloud is an information technology infrastructure-as-a-service platform that allows …