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SK TELECOM AGREED to invest up to $270 million in Helio, its wireless joint venture with EarthLink that has been hemorrhaging funds.

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Technology shares rebounded Friday, led by strong earnings from Oracle, but Harman shares sank on news that the company's buyers are balking at the deal.

• Oracle's Net Rises 25% as Sales Thrive

• Harman's Suitors Sour on Buyout

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Texas Instruments said it will buy back another $5 billion of its stock and boost its quarterly dividend by 25%.

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Steve Jobs received a subpoena from the SEC to answer questions in an options backdating case against Apple's former general counsel.

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NEC said it would be unable to file financial reports required by U.S. regulators, raising the likelihood the Japanese electronics maker's Nasdaq-traded American depositary receipts will be de-listed.

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Circuit City posted a wider-than-expected loss and warned of continued weakness as the chain struggles to update stores and hold onto sales.

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Sony promised to improve its dealings with videogame publishers, but left unchanged the price of its PlayStation 3. The company also delayed the launch of a virtual world called "Home."

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Sharp said it will take a 14.3% stake in Pioneer, in a deal that could herald the latest chapter of restructuring in Japan's overcrowded electronics industry.

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• France Télécom Unit to Sell iPhone in France

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LG's new DVD player doesn't take sides in the high-definition format war that has split Hollywood: It can play movies on either HD DVD or Blu-ray discs. But high-def comes at a costly premium to standard DVDs, and the LG player is roughly twice as expensive as a standalone player. Gadget Gallery.

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