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Lawson Software receives $1.8 billion offer

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Lawson Software said late on Friday it had received an unsolicited bid from privately held software company Infor and Golden Gate Capital to acquire all its outstanding common stock at $11.25 per share in cash.
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LimeWire wins limit on damages to record labels

A federal judge limited the potential financial liability facing the operator of LimeWire, a once-popular file-sharing service found liable for copyright infringement, at an upcoming damages trial.
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Lime Wire wins limit on damages to record labels

A federal judge limited the potential financial liability facing the operator of LimeWire, a once-popular file-sharing service found liable for copyright infringement, at an upcoming damages trial.

iPad 2 Keeps Apple Ahead

Barclays Capital said its sales estimates for iPad 2 are likely conservative for Apple Inc.'s March quarter because of early shipment date. The brokerage still expects that competitors will find it tougher to compete with Apple in tablets than in phones given the integration of iTunes and Apple’s expertise in design and battery life.
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Warner Bros to offer movies through Facebook

Warner Bros is making some of its films available on Facebook, opening up a new revenue source for the Internet social network and signaling new competition for online entertainment companies.
Google Android reigns smartphone market:

Grumblings In Google's App Marketplace

Some app developers are expressing discontent with the way Google operates the Android Market for apps, and at least one has decided to call out Google in public.

Global Tablet Revenue to Grow to $70 bln by 2014

RBC Capital Markets expects tablet market to reach 185 million units in calendar 2014, up 83 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 17 million in calendar 2010. RBC Capital forecasts global tablet revenue to increase from $11 billion in calendar 2010 to nearly $70 billion in calendar 2014.
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Opera opens mobile software store with Appia

Opera Software unveiled on Monday a deal with privately-held Appia Inc to run a mobile software store for more than 100 million users of mobile browsers of the Norwegian firm.
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Atrinsic says Kazaa users can stream music on phones

Shares of Atrinsic more than doubled after the company said its popular Kazaa digital music service could be accessed without an application, in a move that could help it skirt Apple Inc's plans to take a cut on revenue generated from sale of online subscriptions through its App Store.

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