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If Facebook’s much-anticipated IPO is off for the year, would its crackerjack board of directors now consider buying Yahoo in a reverse takeover?

Could Facebook buy Yahoo, effectively killing two birds with one stone? That's a scenario suggested by Reuters financial blog Breakingviews, and it is not out of the question.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Micron Technology, SodaStream International, Ryanair Holdings, NVIDIA, and Brocade Communications Systems. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Logitech International, Huntington Bancshares, News Corp., and Netflix.

Amazon is about to launch a consumer tech battle with its highly-anticipated new tablet, expected to be launched in October, and the company is likely to try to win customers for its new product through a low product price-point and an annual content subscription model that will let readers have free access to older books and streaming movies and TV shows.

mazon.com is in talks with publishers to launch an e-library service where customers will be able to view e-book content for a monthly membership fee similar to Netflix.

Amazon shares jumped nearly 5 percent after reports the e-retailer could open a book-rental service costing around $79 annually.

Amazon is said to have offered a handsome amount of money to book publishers for joining the online book rental service.

Stock futures pointed to sharp falls for equities on Monday after tumbling in the previous session following the resignation of a top official at the European Central Bank, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 down 1.6 to 1.9 percent.

Amazon.com Inc is in talks with book publishers about launching a media library service similar to Netflix Inc for tablets and other digital books, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

Android Market announced the new update to the application on Friday, stating that to stream Netflix to a Froyo or Gingerbread smartphone, users will need a subscription for unlimited videos. That will cost about $7.99 per month.

Netflix subscribers or hopefuls who want to watch movies and shows on certain smartphones are now in luck -- considering the streaming video service has updated its app to work on smartphones that run the Froyo and Gingerbread versions of the Android operating system.

A new Netflix update brings the app to Verizon 1.4, which means Netflix will stream movies on 80 percent of the Android based smartphones that run on Android 2.2(Froyo) or Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).

A recent Netflix app update makes streaming movies possible on smartphones that run Android 2.2 (Froyo) or Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).

Sprint will keep its unlimited data plan even when it gets the iPhone 5 according to a report.

Verizon consumers are in for a surprise as BlackBerry Torch 9850 will be launched today officially on Verizon network. RIM’s new phone will go head on with Motorola Droid Bionic 4G LTE, an all-powerful smartphone going on sale today as well.

Motorola Droid Bionic is releasing on Thursday on Verizon’s fast 4G network, increasing the excitement of fans.

Apple’s upcoming iPhone 5 has not yet been officially announced, but rumors emerged suggesting an early October release was likely. However, the arrival will not go unchallenged, thanks to players like Motorola’s Droid Bionic, which is expected to be the biggest threat to the iPhone 5.

Motorola Droid Bionic, one of the most anticipated smartphones this year along with iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S2, is launching today on Verizon’s fast 4G network.

The much anticipated Motorola Droid Bionic will be officially released on September 8. Motorola’s smartphone has received rave reviews from tech journalists who had the opportunity to handle the device.

Take it from Wal-Mart: Losing can be winning, as the company stands to get some major benefits from a class action lawsuit filed by angry consumers regarding its agreement with Netflix.

Amazon is nearing release of its first tablet, and the Amazon Kindle is creating a storm on the Internet as news and speculation about the forthcoming product rivals what Apple has experienced with its popular iPad and iPhone. Also, Amazon's new Kindle tablet is expected to be the first serious contender to Apple's global tablet-industry leading iPad. In preparation of Amazon's tablet release, here are 5 things to know.