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  • Apple acquires music service Lala

    Reuters – Sat Dec 5, 10:49 am ET  
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    SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc has acquired digital music service Lala, as the dominant online music retailer explores new models for selling songs. Full Story »

  • Europeans shy away from Google Android phones

    Reuters – Sat Dec 5, 7:49 pm ET  
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    HELSINKI (Reuters) - Operators pushed market share of cellphones running Google's software a little higher in September quarter in Western Europe, but consumers showed little interest toward them, research firm IDC said on Saturday. Full Story »

  • There's something in the air: augmented reality

    Reuters – Fri Dec 4, 12:06 pm ET  

    ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands (Reuters) - Technophiles and developers seeking the next tech breakthrough were drawn to the Dutch city of Rotterdam on Friday to hear "augmented reality" promoted as a way of changing their view of the world. Full Story »

  • Teen Internet addicts more likely to self harm: study

    Reuters – Fri Dec 4, 1:54 am ET  

    SYDNEY (Reuters) - Teenagers who are addicted to the Internet are more likely to engage in self-harm behavior, according to an Australian-Chinese study. Full Story »

  • Comcast lands NBC in deal that reshapes media

    Reuters – Fri Dec 4, 1:50 am ET  

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comcast Corp struck a deal to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal from General Electric Co, creating a media superpower that would control not just how television shows and movies are made, but how they are delivered to the home. Full Story »

  • GM sees the driving future: it's a video game

    Reuters – Fri Dec 4, 1:47 am ET  

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - General Motors Co, battling for survival for much of the past year, has cut loose designers to sketch out a vision of the ultimate youth car of the future -- a virtual one-wheeled wonder that would match wits with its driver. Full Story »

  • Friendster to be sold by month's end: source

    Reuters – Thu Dec 3, 10:50 pm ET  

    SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Friendster, one of the world's earliest social networking sites, will be sold to an Asian buyer by the end of December for at least $100 million, a source familiar with the matter said. Full Story »

  • Yahoo sees exponential growth in mobile ads

    Reuters – Thu Dec 3, 4:15 pm ET  

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc expects "exponential" growth in mobile advertising even as the overall market is only starting to emerge from its deep downturn, a top executive of the Internet media company said on Thursday. Full Story »

  • University turns iPhones into musical instruments

    Reuters – Thu Dec 3, 10:54 pm ET  
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    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Welcome to an orchestra of the 21st century. iPhones are being used as musical instruments in a new course at an American university. Full Story »

  • Google CEO says not to blame for news media woes

    Reuters – Thu Dec 3, 10:22 am ET  
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    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc is not to blame for the news industry's problems but is committed to playing a role in helping struggling publishers survive the transition to the online age, CEO Eric Schmidt said. Full Story »

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