Information Technology
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EBay plans IPO for Skype, undoing $2.6 bil-plus deal
Apr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- EBay Inc. plans to spin off its Internet communications service Skype through an initial public offering, undoing a $2.6 billion acquisition that puzzled an...
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Yahoo plans first major layoffs under new CEO
Apr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo Inc. is gearing up for its third round of mass layoffs in 14 months, signaling the long-slumping Internet company is still struggling to snap out ...
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Intel says PC sales improving; profit beats Street
Apr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Intel Corp.'s first-quarter profit blew past Wall Street's grim forecasts as the chip maker's CEO proclaimed Tuesday that personal computer sales "botto...
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Twitter tormented by nettlesome computer program
Apr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- An obnoxious computer program that barged into Twitter Inc.'s mishmash of Internet chatter served as another reminder of the challenges facing the rapid...
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Microsoft lands Discovery for online, mobile, game adsApr 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Microsoft Corp. beat Yahoo! Inc. and Google Inc.'s YouTube for a seven-figure advertising campaign with Discovery Communications Inc., its first to simultaneously combin...
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YouTube, Universal Music to start online video siteApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Google Inc.'s YouTube and Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group plan to start an online music site called Vevo in an effort to increase advertising sales. YouTube will prov...
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New site offers e-mail alerts to keep tabs on public recordsApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - This recession has forced a lot of worried consumers to keep a closer eye on nearly everything. Now, a new Web site in Elburn is offering you the chance to keep track f...
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iPhone apps for nearly every waking minute
Apr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Hi, my name is Deborah Yao, and I am an iPhone applications addict. I didn't see it coming. I bought the iPhone because it is the Swiss Army knife of gad...
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FCC launches national broadband plan
Apr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Federal Communications Commission is launching its effort to encourage the expansion of high-speed Internet connections in the country. The FCC was order...
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Blind advocates protest Kindle e-reader's read-aloud limits
Apr 06, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A group representing the blind and other people with disabilities protested limitations to the new read-aloud feature on Amazon.com Inc.'s latest Kindle elec...