Headlines for February 8th, 2010

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Facebook Dumps Microsoft Ads, Keeps Sleazy Advertisers – "Facebook says it has dumped Microsoft banner ads, but what the social network really needs are fewer sleazy advertisers, not less Microsoft."
Nook back on sale – "Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader, which sold out over the winter holidays, is available online once again, the company said Monday.
The [...]

Headlines for December 21st, 2009

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Yelp Turns Down Google, for Now – "Yelp backed out of acquisition talks with Google over the weekend, according to two people briefed on the discussions.
As we reported last week, Google was close to buying Yelp, the Web site with directories and reviews of local businesses, for more than $500 million. No agreement had been [...]

Headlines for December 8th, 2009

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Judge slams file-sharing laws – "A federal judge has approved a $675,000 fine against a Boston student for illegal file sharing – but said she was very concerned about the fairness of current copyright laws.
District Court Judge Nancy Gertner described the penalties available to music companies as 'astronomical'. And she said that if Joel Tenenbaum's [...]

Headlines for November 30th, 2009

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Next Gen iPhone Is On The Horizon – "Apple is set to up the ante in the intensely competitive smartphone wars with a souped-up next generation iPhone.
The website MacRumors.com is reporting that iPhone developer Pandav has the next generation iPhone, referred to as iPhone 3.1, on their app analytics radar screen."
PayPal says mobile payments exploded [...]

Headlines for November 20th, 2009

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10 Things We Want to See in Internet Explorer 9 – "Although its work started just a few weeks ago, Microsoft unveiled some new ideas it's bringing to Internet Explorer 9 this week. The company said that it plans to make the browser more Web- and developer-friendly, while still maintaining the familiar Internet Explorer identity. [...]