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AP IMPACT: Framed for child porn — by a PC virus
AP – Mon Nov 9, 12:10 am ET

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Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography. Full Story »
EU objects to Oracle's takeover of Sun
AP – 19 mins ago

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SAN FRANCISCO - European antitrust regulators have formally objected to Sun Microsystems Inc.'s planned $7.4 billion sale to Oracle Corp., escalating a battle over a deal that has already been cleared in the U.S. Full Story »
Eager gamers line up for 'Modern Warfare 2'
AP – 21 mins ago

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LOS ANGELES - Ryan Norwalk has cleared his schedule. Full Story »
Yahoo CEO pledges to boost profit margins
AP – 31 mins ago

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SINGAPORE - Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Carol Bartz promised Tuesday to turn around the struggling Internet company after this year's "terrible" performance. Full Story »
EA posts 2Q loss, cutting 17 pct. of work force
AP – Mon Nov 9, 6:56 pm ET

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NEW YORK - Electronic Arts plans to cut its work force by 17 percent as it tries to align its business with a transforming video game industry. Full Story »
Deadline in Google book deal extended to Friday
AP – Mon Nov 9, 5:46 pm ET

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SAN FRANCISCO - A judge has given Google Inc. more time to revise a legal settlement that has drawn government scrutiny because it would give the Internet search leader the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books. Full Story »
Google snaps up mobile ad startup for $750 million
AP – Mon Nov 9, 7:03 pm ET

SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc. is buying mobile advertising network AdMob for $750 million, underscoring the Internet search leader's determination to ensure its marketing machine reaches the growing number of people surfing the Web on phones. Full Story »
Software cos. eye key patent case in Supreme Court
AP – Sat Nov 7, 12:27 pm ET

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WASHINGTON - With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections for software. Full Story »
Electronic Arts acquires Playfish for $275 million
AP – Mon Nov 9, 7:00 pm ET

NEW YORK - As its packaged video games business lags, Electronic Arts Inc. has snapped up Playfish Inc., the creator of popular social networking games such as "Who Has the Biggest Brain" and "Pet Society," for $275 million in cash. Full Story »
Tagged.com settles with NY, Texas in invite fight
AP – Mon Nov 9, 3:13 pm ET

NEW YORK - The social networking Web site Tagged.com has adopted reforms on the use of invitation e-mails after being accused of essentially stealing the e-mail addresses of some 60 million Internet users, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Monday. Full Story »