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Facebook's 'Gmail Killer' email service could be launched on Monday

Facebook's very own web-based email has been a slithery sensation in the back of Google's mind ever since rumors about the 'Project Titan' started doing the rounds. Now it looks like the chimera is closer in the backyard and the sound of dead leaves and twigs getting crushed under its feet is more audible than ever.

Viacom to sell video game unit

Viacom Chief Executive Philippe Dauman in a file photo
Viacom put up its video game developing unit for sale on Thursday, stating that it lacks the expertise to run the video game business.
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Hewlett-Packard adopts new tech to help ease travel bookings

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services, a division of Hewlett-Packard Co, has licensed Pegasus Solutions RezView NG distribution platform to help Hewlett-Packard's clients improve their customer experience in airline, hospitality, rail, cruise and car rental services.
Sprint's Tab is cheaper but requires a contract

Is Samsung's Galaxy the answer to Apple's iPad?

Research in Motion Inc's answer to Apple's iPad is expected to be priced a lot lower than the iPad, but Samsung's Galaxy is priced around the same level and promises a whole new experience.
Amazon halts sale of 'Pedophile Guide'

Amazon halts sale of 'Pedophile Guide'

Amid a wave of criticism and calls for nationwide boycott, Amazon.com has reportedly decided to discontinue the sale of an e-book entitled The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure. The book has been off the shelves since Thursday afternoon.
SAP grills Oracle as Apotheker absent from trial

Oracle-SAP Trial Gets Ugly

The SAP-Oracle trial has taken some interesting twists and the end result could be damaging to both companies.
Terrestar Bankruptcy

Battle Looms In TerreStar Bankruptcy

A fight between EchoStar, Harbinger Capital Partners and holders of TerreStar Corporation's common stock could be brewing over the value of the TerreStar's spectrum and whether all of the company's affiliates should be in bankruptcy at all.
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Microsoft Launches Kinect

Having faced multiple hardware debacles ranging from Zune to Kin, Microsoft is out to prove naysayers false with its Xbox add-on Kinect, a motion sensor and voice recognition technology-based device that allows users to control games and movies with gestures and voice.
Paul Allen sues Apple, Google, Yahoo, Facebook over patents

Paul Allen Suit Sparks Debate On Fixing Patents

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's patent lawsuits often give rise to a complaint that there are more of them filed; but that isn't the case, according to data from LegalMetric. Rather, it has brought out discussions of how to fix the patent system.
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Owners of a third of 3PAR back HP bid

Data storage provider 3PAR Inc said on Friday that shareholders owning about a third of its shares have agreed to accept Hewlett-Packard Co's proposal to buy the company for $2.4 billion.
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Alcohol consumption suffers sharp slump

Alcohol consumption in Britain saw its sharpest decline in more than 60 years in 2009 in contrast to the perception that the country has a growing drink problem, the British Beer & Pub Association said on Friday.
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Samsung raises 2010 smartphone sales target: report

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd <005930.KS>, the world's No.2 handset maker, expects to sell up to 25 million smartphones this year, exceeding its earlier target, and aims to double shipments next year, media reports said on Friday.
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Music labels eager for Google-Apple battle

Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.
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Apple TV could help Netflix growth

Shares in Netflix Inc neared their all-time high on Thursday, after Apple Inc said that the company's streaming video service would be added to a new version of Apple TV.
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Verizon unveils prepaid option for smartphones

Verizon Wireless on Thursday started giving smartphone users the option of paying for calls in advance instead of committing to long-term contracts, a move that pits it directly against rivals like Leap Wireless .
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Apple and Google to clash in music space by Christmas

Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple Inc, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Apple and TV networks clash over 99 cent rentals

Apple Inc introduced a new version of Apple TV on Wednesday with shows from just two networks, underscoring its struggles to win over a media industry worried about losing control over the pricing of its programs.
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Apple TV a first step for more ambitious plans?

Critics hoping for more from Apple Inc's Web-to-TV plans -- a device, say, that would revolutionize living room entertainment the way the iPad changed tablet computing -- may just need to wait a bit longer.
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God did not create the universe, says Hawking

God did not create the universe and the Big Bang was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book.
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Time Warner Cable, Disney yet to reach deal

Time Warner Cable and Walt Disney Co ensured millions of U.S. cable customers can still watch some of their favorite TV programs while the companies kept working on a new programing deal after a midnight deadline passed.

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