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EBay Cautious in Short Run as Europe Weighs

Visitors chat next to Ebay logo at CeBIT computer fair in Hanover
EBay Inc gave a conservative quarterly sales forecast despite unveiling better-than-expected results, warning that a weak European economy may take the gloss off rip-roaring growth in online commerce.
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Zynga buys four mobile gaming companies

Zynga Inc said it bought four small mobile game companies for an undisclosed sum as the top maker of Facebook games seeks to expand its lineup on smartphones and tablets.
H&M Unveils Versace Cruise Collection

Versace for H&M Resort Collection to Launch Thursday

Versace for H&M was a worldwide success in November. So the Italian fashion house decided to release another H&M collection, this time made up of resort wear. The collection will launch exclusively online in the UK on Thursday.
A BlackBerry handset is displayed in Washington

Asian Firms May Eye RIM Platform; Samsung Denies Interest

Research In Motion is not on Samsung Electronics Co's immediate shopping list, but the ailing Blackberry maker may still be attractive to Asian smartphone makers looking to compete against Google's Android, the world's fastest growing mobile platform.
A BlackBerry handset is displayed in Washington

Samsung Says No Interest in Buying Troubled RIM

Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it was not interested in buying ailing Blackberry maker Research In Motion or licensing its operating system, refuting a tech blog report that RIM was seeking to sell itself to the South Korean technology giant.
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HP names new strategy chief

Hewlett-Packard Co on Tuesday named software veteran Bill Veghte as chief strategy officer as it overhauls its top ranks following a series of missteps over the past year.
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Symantec: 2006 hacking led to source code theft

Symantec Corp, the world's biggest maker of antivirus software, said that hackers breached its networks in 2006, stealing source code to its flagship security programs and three other products.
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Wine websites get mixed reviews

Just as Amazon revolutionized the way books are sold and Groupon has conditioned shoppers to expect daily deals on services and foods, a cluster of websites have upended the stodgy world of wine.
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Online wine websites get mixed reviews

Just as Amazon revolutionized the way books are sold and Groupon has conditioned shoppers to expect daily deals on services and foods, a cluster of websites have upended the stodgy world of wine.
Workers prepare the booth for Samsung at the Consumer Electronics Show opening in Las Vegas

Samsung seeks to merge smartphone operating platforms

Samsung Electronics Co plans to merge its own 'bada' mobile phone operating software with an open-source Tizen platform as the world's biggest smartphone maker seeks alternatives to Google's Android in its devices.
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Internet giants oppose Web control in India court

Internet giants Google and Facebook told an Indian court on Monday that it is not possible for companies to block offensive content that appears on their websites, in a case that has stoked fears about censorship in the world's largest democracy.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer leaves the stage after the last opening Microsoft keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show opening in Las Vegas

Plodding PC sales weigh down Microsoft profit

Microsoft Corp is starting the new year much as it did the one just ended - grappling with weak computer sales tearing a hole in its core Windows business, while it gropes its way slowly into the faster-growing mobile phone and tablet markets.

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