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Facebook removes Microsoft banner ads from site
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook is taking full control of display ads on the world's No. 1 social networking website, cutting short an exclusive deal that had allowed Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> to manage part of that business. However, Microsoft -- the exclusive provider of Web search on Facebook -- will continue to sell text-based search ads on the website as the partners extended the arrangement beyond 2011, when it had been due to expire. A Facebook spokesman declined to say how long the deal has been extended.
Dell must defend suit alleging defective notebooks
NEW YORK - A federal appeals court reinstated on Friday a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing Dell Inc <DELL.O> of selling defective notebook computers. A panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco reversed a federal district court's 2008 dismissal of the case against the third-largest personal computer maker.
Amazon reshelves Macmillan titles but not e-books
CHICAGO - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc <AMZN.O> resumed selling hardcover and paperback books from Macmillan Publishers late on Friday in a sign the two companies are getting closer to resolving a pricing dispute over Macmillan's electronic books, which remain unavailable on Amazon. Popular titles such as "Sarah's Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay were once again available in hardcover for $17.13. But Amazon's website displayed a message for those wanting to read the book on a Kindle: "Tell the publisher! I'd like to read this book on the Kindle."
Justice Dept says Google books deal troubled
WASHINGTON - Changes that Google Inc and the Authors Guild made to an ambitious plan to create a massive online library were inadequate because they fail to address antitrust and copyright concerns, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday. Google's plan to put millions of books online has been praised for expanding access to books but has also been vociferously criticized on antitrust and copyright grounds.
Google, NSA to team up in cyberattack probe
WASHINGTON - Internet search firm Google is finalizing a deal that would let the National Security Agency help it investigate a corporate espionage attack that may have originated in China, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The aim of the investigation is to better defend Google <GOOG.O>, the world's largest Internet search company, and its users from future attacks, the Post said, citing anonymous sources with knowledge of the arrangement.
U.S. teens lose interest in blogging: study
LOS ANGELES - Blogging by teenagers and young adults has dropped by half over the past three years as they turn instead to texting and social networking sites such as Facebook, a new study shows. The study released this week by the Pew Internet and American Life project also found that fewer than one in 10 teens were using Twitter, a surprising finding given overall popularity of the micro-blogging site.
Video gamers get their skates on for Winter Olympics
NEW YORK - As top athletes from around the world gear up for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, video gamers can also lace up the skates or strap on the snowboard in a trio of titles bringing winter sports to life. Japanese game maker Sega, which won the publishing rights for the official 2010 Winter Olympics video games, has two releases out aimed at extending the Winter Games beyond a few weeks.
Samsung aims to triple smartphone sales in 2010
SEOUL - South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd <005930.KS> said on Thursday it aimed to triple smartphone shipments this year to more than 18 million units as the world's second-biggest cellphone maker scrambles to make a mark in the fast-growing smartphone market. Beefing up smartphone offerings is a key challenge faced this year by Samsung and its home rival LG Electronics Inc <066570.KS>, which together account for more than 30 percent of the overall cellphone market but hold very small pieces of the smartphone market.
YouTube's Eun latest Google exec to join AOL
NEW YORK - AOL Inc said on Thursday another Google Inc executive will join its management ranks next month as the newly independent company seeks to become the leading content company for the Web. David Eun will become president of AOL Media and Studios on March 1, replacing Bill Wilson who is leaving the company after nine years. Eun was vice president of strategic partnerships for Google and its YouTube unit.
Video game makers look for 2010 turnaround
SAN FRANCISCO - Video game makers should begin to emerge in 2010 from one of their worst industry downturns on record, but investors remain cautious about a sector that has been plagued by bad news. With a dismal 2009 finally in the rearview mirror, expectations are low for the industry as key game publishers prepare to release results from the crucial holiday season.
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