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Microsoft plans small job cuts: report
 
- U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> is planning to cut a small number of jobs as early as this week, the Wall Street Journal said, citing a person familiar with the matter. The size of the job cuts could not be learned, the Journal said.
 
Borders launches e-bookstore
 
NEW YORK - Borders Group Inc's electronic bookstore went live on Wednesday and the head of its bookselling business predicted that it would quickly catch up with rivals and win a piece of the fast growing e-books sector. The launch comes nine months after Barnes & Noble Inc debuted its Nook e-reader and three months after Apple Inc introduced its popular iPad tablet computer, allowing both companies, and Amazon.com Inc which sells the Kindle e-reader, to get a big head start on Borders.
 
Sony slashes Reader price in war with Kindle and Nook
 
LOS ANGELES - Sony Corp <6758.T> has cut the price of its Reader devices, joining an electronic-reader price war between Amazon.com Inc <AMZN.O> and Barnes & Noble Inc <BKS.N>. On Sony's website, the Daily Edition version of the Reader was listed at $299.99, down from $349.99. The Touch Edition was priced at $169.99 from $249.99, and the basic Pocket Edition was discounted to $149.99 from $169.99.
 
Google's China webpage license under review: government
 
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Netflix signs movie deal with Relativity Media
 
LOS ANGELES - Netflix Inc has struck a deal with Relativity Media LLC to screen its movies ahead of pay-TV channels for the first time, putting it in competition with the likes of Time Warner's HBO or Showtime. Analysts say the Relativity deal is likely the first of many, challenging the years-long exclusivity that premium movie channels now pay for. The choice of Netflix over HBO and its peers reflects how studios are looking to the Web for distribution while finding themselves embroiled in costly price battles with cable networks.
 
Google, Bing search engines turn to music
 
DENVER - Internet search engines pride themselves as being neutral providers of information. But as competition mounts to own the connection between fans and online content, tech behemoths like Microsoft and Google increasingly are turning to their search engines to help drive their entertainment content strategies.
 
LeBron James finally decides ... to join Twitter
 
NEW YORK - LeBron James has made at least one decision, just not the one the basketball world had been waiting for. The most sought after NBA free agent of 2010 has joined the social networking site Twitter under the moniker 'kingjames', his publicist Keith Estabrook confirmed with Reuters on Tuesday.
 
Digital upstarts still see potential in downloads
 
NEW YORK - Much of the buzz around digital music is focused on Spotify's plans for the United States, Rdio's new subscription service, and what Apple's anticipated cloud-based music service will look like. But while streaming music services are capturing the most attention, two other entrants in the digital music market are betting there's still opportunity in selling digital downloads.
 
Global chip sales up 4.5 percent in May versus April: SIA
 
said. SIA expects unit sales of personal computers to grow by 20 percent and sales of cell phones to grow by 10 percent to 12 percent this year.
 
Dutch cabinet advisors ban Twitter during talks
 
AMSTERDAM - The busy thumbs of Dutch politicians were silenced on Tuesday after advisors overseeing cabinet formation talks called for a ban on Twitter use during difficult negotiations. Twitter has been a particular favorite of Dutch government officials, mostly notably leaders of the formerly in-power Christian Democrats.
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
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