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Today's Technology News: Michael Jackson tops Yahoo's search charts in 2009 FTC explores future of journalism in Internet age GE, Vivendi deal paves way for NBC sale to Comcast Don't bet newspapers will get rich shunning Google Gift Guide: Adventures in the video game aisle GPS cell phone apps challenge standalone devices Jackson bumps Spears from atop Yahoo '09 searches Is the 27-inch iMac all it's cracked up to be? Business Software Company Rides In On China's Telecom Wave Smashing Pumpkins and label settle lawsuits Movers roundup: GameStop, Aflac Stardom announces Safe Capsule storage device for Time Capsule IBM Offers Tivoli Monitoring for Amazon Cloud Deployments Inphi sues Netlist for patent infringement China Warns About Return of Destructive Panda Virus Dell Runs Netbook on Customized Chromium OS App Developer Reports Fourth-Generation iPhone in Use Michael Jackson tops Yahoo's search charts in 2009 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:13 pm PST AP - Michael Jackson's stunning death made him Yahoo's biggest star this year. Full Story Top FTC explores future of journalism in Internet age Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:02 pm PST AP - The federal government is wading into deliberations over the future of journalism. Full Story Top GE, Vivendi deal paves way for NBC sale to Comcast Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:57 pm PST AP - General Electric Co.'s agreement to buy out the rest of NBC Universal paves the way for it to sell control of the TV and movie company to Comcast Corp. in a deal that promises to reshape the entertainment industry. Full Story Top Don't bet newspapers will get rich shunning Google Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:27 pm PST AP - There's an intriguing idea floating around the media: Microsoft Corp. wants to undercut Google so badly in Internet search that it might pay newspapers to withhold their content from Google. Full Story Top Gift Guide: Adventures in the video game aisle Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:35 pm PST AP - The video game aisle can be intimidating for aspiring Santas who haven't touched a joystick since "Pong." But it has something for everyone: riveting solo adventures, online multiplayer battles and fun-for-the-whole-family social games. Here are some of the best picks for this holiday season. Full Story Top GPS cell phone apps challenge standalone devices Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:52 am PST AP - The growth of cell phones with global-positioning technology is making life uncertain for the makers of personal navigational devices that help drivers figure out where they are and where to go. Full Story Top Jackson bumps Spears from atop Yahoo '09 searches Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:29 pm PST Reuters - Michael Jackson's death thrust the singer to the top of yahoo.com Internet searches in 2009, putting an end to Britney Spears' four-year reign and helping bump the President Barack Obama from the top 10 list. Full Story Top Is the 27-inch iMac all it's cracked up to be? Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:05 pm PST Macworld.com - The quad-core iMac may among the fastest Mac models. But the 27-inch all-in-one desktop might be at risk for a feature that Mac users will not find as impressive—a cracked display. Full Story Top Business Software Company Rides In On China's Telecom Wave Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:28 pm PST Investor's Business Daily - In the U.S., it seems like everyone you pass on the street has a cell phone. China isn't like that. But it aspires to be. Full Story Top Smashing Pumpkins and label settle lawsuits Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:30 pm PST AP - An attorney says The Smashing Pumpkins have settled a pair of lawsuits filed against Virgin Records over use of the band's music. Full Story Top Movers roundup: GameStop, Aflac Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:24 pm PST AP - Among the stock activity stories for Monday, Nov. 30, from AP Financial News: Full Story Top Stardom announces Safe Capsule storage device for Time Capsule Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:30 pm PST Macworld.com - Stardom Storage Solutions announced on Monday the new Safe Capsule, a two-drive RAID 1 solution designed to work with Time Capsule. Easily connected via USB, the Safe Capsule can act as a central storage hub on your network. Multiple users can share data through ethernet and wireless network connections thanks to Time Capsule’s networking capabilities. The Safe Capsule can also be used to provide more storage space for Time Capsule backups. Full Story Top IBM Offers Tivoli Monitoring for Amazon Cloud Deployments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:10 pm PST PC World - Companies running applications on Amazon Web Services can now monitor their environments using IBM's Tivoli Monitoring software. Full Story Top Inphi sues Netlist for patent infringement Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:14 pm PST AP - High-speed analog chipmaker Inphi Corp. said Monday it is suing server and storage systems maker Netlist Inc. for patent infringement. Full Story Top China Warns About Return of Destructive Panda Virus Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:40 am PST PC World - A computer worm that China warned Internet users against is an updated version of the Panda Burning Incense virus, which infected millions of PCs in the country three years ago, according to McAfee. Full Story Top Dell Runs Netbook on Customized Chromium OS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:18 pm PST NewsFactor - Dell has unleashed an experimental version of Google's Chromium OS that runs on the PC maker's Inspiron Mini 10v netbook. Chromium, released earlier this month, is Google's open-source version of the Chrome OS based on the Linux kernel and aimed at netbooks. Full Story Top App Developer Reports Fourth-Generation iPhone in Use Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:56 pm PST NewsFactor - No one outside Apple knows what it looks like or any of its newest features. But news that a fourth-generation iPhone may already be in use fueled a buzz Monday on when the must-have device will debut. Full Story Top

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