Information Technology
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Review site Yelp under fire in business' lawsuitsMar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Yelp, one of the most popular Web sites that let people post opinions about restaurants, shops and local services, is being sued by several small busine...
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Viacom-YouTube secrets to be exposed in lawsuitMar 17, 2010 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- A legal tussle pitting media conglomerate Viacom Inc. against online video leader YouTube is about to get dirtier as a federal judge prepares to releas...
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Facebook wins approval to create privacy groupMar 17, 2010 11:00 pm - A federal judge approved Facebook Inc.'s settlement of a lawsuit that provides $9.5 million for a privacy foundation created by the company and lawyer fees, with no mone...
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3-D TV wave getting started in suburbs but still a 'tough sell'Mar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Despite the tough economy, a new wave of high-end televisions, some with 3-D, will become prominent around the suburbs as a so-called new era of visual entertainment exp...
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Twitter says New York Times, EBay to display tweetsMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Twitter Inc., a Web site whose users post about 50 million short messages a day, introduced a feature that lets other sites display its content. Amazon.com Inc., EBay In...
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Google's Nexus One no iPhone in the sales department, eitherMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Google Inc.'s Nexus One phone is selling at a slower pace than the first iPhone, reaching about 135,000 units in the time it took Apple Inc. to sell 1 million, according...
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Masters to be broadcast in 3-D TVMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - CBS Corp. and ESPN will broadcast next month's Masters Tournament in 3-D, marking a first for golf and capitalizing on the growing popularity of the format spurred by fi...
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Dell sues Sharp, Hitachi over flat-panel price-fixing claimsMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Dell Inc., the third-biggest personal-computer maker, sued Sharp Corp., Hitachi Ltd. and three other liquid-crystal display panel makers over allegations they conspired ...
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If you're reading this story you probably don't want to pay for itMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Getting people to pay for news online at this point would be "like trying to force butterflies back into their cocoons," a new consumer survey suggests. That...
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Apple to charge $107 for iPad battery replacementMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple says it will replace iPads with dying batteries for about $100. Apple Inc.'s iPhone and iPad both have sealed-in batteries that owners can't r...