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PC does it: HP to keep personal-computer division
Today, Hewlett-Packard
Smartphone smackdown
Samsung Electronics overtook Apple
The battle for Yahoo! rages on
Digital media company Yahoo!
The plans are among a laundry list of deals recently devised by potential buyers, each competing for control of Yahoo!. Private equity firms are exploring potential partnerships with Yahoo! rivals Google and Microsoft
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