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Google limits free news access

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:42:48 EST

Google announced a new policy Wednesday that allows news publishers to limit the amount of subscription content that Internet users can access for free from Google News.

Zynga suddenly is everywhere

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:48:27 EST

The social gaming company behind FarmVille is seeking the spotlight. Some analysts sense an IPO.

Best Buy wants your electronic junk

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:05:39 EST

At a Best Buy store in Roseville, Minn., the traffic in electronics travels a two-way street. Out the door go flat-screen TVs, netbooks, and iPhones. In comes junk -- and plenty of it: TVs that can't decode digital signals, outmoded desktop computers, even the occasional eight-track tape player or ham radio.

Wireless electricity will zap us in 2010

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:33:56 EST

Wireless electricity. Invisible speakers. A mind-reading headset. See what's coming in 2010.

Cyber Monday shoppers: 4 million per minute

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:34:16 EST

Not satisfied with your holiday weekend shopping? Don't worry, it's Cyber Monday.

What on earth is up with 'Russia's GPS?'

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:29:19 EST

Russia's ballyhooed satellite navigation system (and Putin's pet project) suffers technical setbacks and malfunctioning devices.

Compuware dangles $1 million customer prize

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:19:51 EST

Business software maker Compuware announced plans Monday to award $1 million to the customer that writes the best story about its mainframe software, in what the company believes to be the first contest of its kind in U.S. history.

How Best Buy plans to beat Wal-Mart

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:10:23 EST

The scariest six words a consumer electronics chain can hear are "Wal-Mart is getting into your space." That's exactly the problem Best Buy is facing this holiday season.

Black Friday on iPhone: There's an app for that

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:53:30 EST

Tech-savvy holiday shoppers are hoping a new iPhone application will help them beat the rush on Black Friday.

'Godfather of Spam' going to prison

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:50:38 EST

A man who claims to be the "Godfather of Spam" has been sentenced to 51 months in prison by a federal judge in Detroit for his lead role in an e-mail stock scam scheme, according to court documents.

Pen 2.0: Your scribblings go digital

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:53:40 EST

As founder and creative director of Art Street Design, a graphic-design studio, I'm pretty familiar with pens and computers. (We make all sorts of marketing materials for companies, from invitations to Web sites.) But in my 13 years of running the company, I hadn't seen anything like a smartpen until recently.

Hello Bing: News Corp's search for search

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:34:58 EST

Read full story for latest details.

Intel Capital stays in the VC picture

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:30:30 EST

Intel has clear expectations when investing in startups: get returns and fund companies that could help them sell more chips.

The man behind the netbook craze

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:03:32 EST

A few years ago rivals mocked Asus chairman Jonney Shih. Millions of netbooks later, Shih is having the last laugh.

Dell misses forecasts, shares sink

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:16:10 EST

Shares of Dell Inc. fell sharply following the stock market's close on Thursday, after the PC maker reported drastically lower quarterly profit and sales that badly missed Wall Street's forecasts.

The smartphone wars, one year later

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:11:56 EST

Control the cloud

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:58:20 EST

For years the online-software company HotSchedules had its head in the clouds.

New iPhone ads stick it to Verizon

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:15:10 EST

Media companies and mobile: Asia envy

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:36:04 EST

The future of media consumption is with the mobile device - at least the device as used in countries such as Japan, Korea and even China.

AOL to cut one-third of workforce

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:04:43 EST

AOL plans to cut one-third of its workforce after its spin-off from Time Warner is completed, the Internet media company announced Thursday in a government filing.