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Today's Technology News: AP sources: Comcast to pay $13.75B for NBC stake Comcast, NBC deal will face tough antitrust review Pulitzers change rules to allow more online work Movieclips.com launches with studio deals AT&T, Verizon end lawsuits over cell ads Gift Guide: Tech books that enlighten, entertain China online game revs to hit $11 billion in 3 years: research Samsung 52-Inch HDTV + Samsung Blu-ray Player for $1326 AT&T Quietly Ditches Verizon Ad Lawsuit Singer Kelis finds label home with Will.i.am GameStop shares tumble on Wal-Mart game deals Refurbished Macs for Up to $520 Off Synopsys fiscal 4Q profit drops, shares fall Volunteers give time for many reasons Companies Expected To Increase Spending In Computer Security Nokia Will Focus on Improving Symbian User Experience Epson releases PictureMate Show snapshot printer AP sources: Comcast to pay $13.75B for NBC stake Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:26 pm PST AP - After months of negotiations, Comcast Corp. is finally about to seal its deal for a majority stake in NBC Universal, turning the nation's largest cable TV provider into one of its most powerful media companies. Full Story Top Comcast, NBC deal will face tough antitrust review Wed, 2 Dec 2009 05:13 pm PST AP - Comcast Corp. will likely have to accept substantial conditions if the cable TV provider wants to win regulatory approval for control of NBC Universal's broadcast network, cable channels and movie studios. Full Story Top Pulitzers change rules to allow more online work Wed, 2 Dec 2009 03:32 pm PST AP - The Pulitzer Prize board announced Wednesday that it will open its doors wider to journalism entries from online-only news publications. Full Story Top Movieclips.com launches with studio deals Wed, 2 Dec 2009 08:02 pm PST AP - Movieclips.com, an online movie clip-sharing service, launched in beta test mode on Wednesday touting the cooperation of six major Hollywood studios amid an industrywide slowdown in DVD sales. Full Story Top AT&T, Verizon end lawsuits over cell ads Wed, 2 Dec 2009 12:12 pm PST AP - AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless agreed Wednesday to end lawsuits accusing each other of lying in TV ads, taking their rivalry out of the court system for now. Full Story Top Gift Guide: Tech books that enlighten, entertain Wed, 2 Dec 2009 01:55 pm PST AP - Your holiday shopping list probably includes gadgets, games and gizmos that illustrate how technology is changing the way we work, play and communicate. So why not throw in a few books about the people and services causing the delight and disruption? Here are a few suggestions: Full Story Top China online game revs to hit $11 billion in 3 years: research Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:05 pm PST Reuters - China's online game revenues are expected to hit 73.1 billion yuan ($10.7 billion) in three years, driven by growing Internet penetration in the world's most populous country, a research firm said in a report released Thursday. Full Story Top Samsung 52-Inch HDTV + Samsung Blu-ray Player for $1326 Wed, 2 Dec 2009 05:21 pm PST PC World - So you didn't feel like waiting in the Best Buy line for three hours to pick up an HDTV? No problem--Amazon is offering a pretty sweet Samsung HDTV and Blu-ray Disc player bundle. The Samsung 52-inch LN52B630 features full 1080p resolution, 120Hz Auto Motion Plus, an 80,000:1 contrast ratio, four HDMI ports, and two USB ports; it currently retails for about $1488. Full Story Top AT&T Quietly Ditches Verizon Ad Lawsuit Wed, 2 Dec 2009 02:45 pm PST PC World - Without saying why, AT&T dropped a lawsuit against Verizon Wireless that claimed the competitor's advertisements on 3G coverage were misleading. Full Story Top Singer Kelis finds label home with Will.i.am Tue, 1 Dec 2009 07:02 pm PST Reuters - After much speculation following the release of a song titled "Acapella" on the Internet last week, singer-songwriter Kelis has announced that she has signed to Interscope Records through Will.i.am Music Group. Full Story Top GameStop shares tumble on Wal-Mart game deals Wed, 2 Dec 2009 03:59 pm PST AP - Investors sent GameStop shares sharply lower Wednesday amid worries that the Wal-Mart's video game promotions could undercut holiday sales at GameStop Corp.'s more than 6,000 retail stores nationwide. Full Story Top Refurbished Macs for Up to $520 Off Wed, 2 Dec 2009 05:15 pm PST PC World - If you were a bit disillusioned with Apple's Black Friday Sale ($101 off on a MacBook Pro? I saved $150 with my student discount!), you may want to go check out the company's refurb section, where right now Mac computers are on sale for up to $520 off, or discounts of up to 28 percent. A refurbished 13.3-inch MacBook Pro with a 160GB hard drive, a 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and 2GB of RAM is going for just $999 ($200 off), and a refurbished iMac (with a 24-inch screen, 2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, a 640GB hard drive, and 4GB of memory) is going for $1279 ($520 off). Full Story Top Synopsys fiscal 4Q profit drops, shares fall Wed, 2 Dec 2009 03:47 pm PST AP - Synopsys Inc. said Wednesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit sank as revenue declined and operating expenses rose. The maker of chip testing and development software also gave first-quarter and fiscal 2010 guidance that was lower than analysts expected. Full Story Top Volunteers give time for many reasons Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:02 pm PST AP - The biggest reason to do volunteer work for a charitable organization is because you support the cause, but there are plenty of other reasons — including professional networking. Full Story Top Companies Expected To Increase Spending In Computer Security Wed, 2 Dec 2009 03:41 pm PST Investor's Business Daily - Security vendors could benefit as companies loosen tech budgets tightened in the recession. Full Story Top Nokia Will Focus on Improving Symbian User Experience Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:13 am PST NewsFactor - Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo told investors Tuesday that the world's number-one handset maker remains committed to the open-source Symbian and Maemo operating systems as the main platforms for smartphones, advanced handsets, and web tablets. Among other things, Kallasvuo said Nokia intends to drive user-experience improvements in 2010 by taking the Symbian user interface to a new level. Full Story Top Epson releases PictureMate Show snapshot printer Wed, 2 Dec 2009 04:06 pm PST Macworld.com - Can’t figure out whether to get the photo enthusiast on your shopping list a digital picture frame or a snapshot printer? With Epson’s new PictureMate Show PM 300, you can get both. Thanks to the device’s gigantic LCD, Epson’s newest snapshot printer is being touted as a “versatile hybrid,” serving as both a printer and a picture frame. Full Story Top

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