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Today's Technology News: Many wired Chinese unfazed at possible Google exit Amazon shares slip; Macmillan titles still missing Yahoo keeps AP in its content corner with new deal New PlayStation 3 show pits gamer against gamer Apple's own approach to iPad e-books could confuse Study: Distracted driving laws don't stop crashes S. Korea, Japan have world's fastest web links JooJoo Tablet PC Promised by End of February Southwest In-flight Wi-Fi Coming Next Quarter Google News tunes into favored topics China's Sohu Lags Views On Weak Ads A Business Case for the Apple iPad Report: Google to Open App Store for Business Software SAP's Enterprise Collaboration Tool Entering Public Beta Symantec adds former Intuit CEO Bennett to board Chrome Has 5.2 Percent of Browser Market, Ahead of Goal Chinese Tablet Maker Says Apple's iPad Is a Copy Many wired Chinese unfazed at possible Google exit Mon, 1 Feb 2010 05:08 pm PST AP - A world without Google? They can imagine it just fine in China. After all, it's not like losing "World of Warcraft." Full Story Top Amazon shares slip; Macmillan titles still missing Mon, 1 Feb 2010 01:40 pm PST AP - Amazon.com continued to withhold sales of books published by Macmillan on Monday, the result of a pricing dispute that helped knock shares in the online retailer down more than 5 percent. Full Story Top Yahoo keeps AP in its content corner with new deal Mon, 1 Feb 2010 04:12 pm PST AP - The Associated Press has signed a licensing deal with Yahoo Inc. that gives the news cooperative a steady stream of revenue at a time less money is flowing in from newspapers and broadcasters. Full Story Top New PlayStation 3 show pits gamer against gamer Mon, 1 Feb 2010 07:59 am PST AP - In the reality show "The Tester," the top prize is a job. Full Story Top Apple's own approach to iPad e-books could confuse Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:01 pm PST AP - Even as Apple's iPad will likely energize electronic reading, the new device is undermining a painstakingly constructed effort by the publishing industry to make it possible to move e-books between different electronic readers. Full Story Top Study: Distracted driving laws don't stop crashes Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:23 pm PST AP - A new insurance industry study has found that state laws banning the use of handheld devices to make calls or send text messages while driving have not resulted in fewer vehicle crashes. Full Story Top S. Korea, Japan have world's fastest web links Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:27 pm PST AFP - East Asian countries led by South Korea, Hong Kong and Japan are the best wired in the world with the highest number of fast broadband connections to the Internet, a recent report has found. Full Story Top JooJoo Tablet PC Promised by End of February Mon, 1 Feb 2010 05:14 pm PST PC World - Fusion Garage's JooJoo tablet PC is expected to be in consumer hands by the end of February, when it will likely give some indication as to the public's interest in tablets such as the Apple iPad. Full Story Top Southwest In-flight Wi-Fi Coming Next Quarter Mon, 1 Feb 2010 04:50 pm PST PC World - Southwest Airlines has ordered equipment for an in-flight Wi-Fi service and will start deploying it on planes in the second quarter of this year. Full Story Top Google News tunes into favored topics Mon, 1 Feb 2010 06:39 pm PST AFP - Google has began letting online visitors tell its news website what topics they want to tune into. Full Story Top China's Sohu Lags Views On Weak Ads Mon, 1 Feb 2010 03:35 pm PST Investor's Business Daily - U.S. shares of Sohu.com (NasdaqGS:SOHU - News), China's most-visited Web portal, and Changyou (NasdaqGS:CYOU - News), its online games unit, fell Monday after the pair gave weak guidance for the current quarter and reported mixed fourth-quarter results. Full Story Top A Business Case for the Apple iPad Mon, 1 Feb 2010 05:33 pm PST PC World - Last Wednesday, Apple introduced the long-fabled Apple tablet to the world. Full Story Top Report: Google to Open App Store for Business Software Mon, 1 Feb 2010 05:10 pm PST PC World - Google may open as early as March an online store to sell third-party software that complements its Google Apps collaboration and communication hosted suite, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Full Story Top SAP's Enterprise Collaboration Tool Entering Public Beta Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:40 am PST PC World - An upcoming enterprise collaboration tool from SAP that has echoes of Google Wave will enter public beta Tuesday. Full Story Top Symantec adds former Intuit CEO Bennett to board Mon, 1 Feb 2010 02:06 pm PST AP - Computer security software maker Symantec Corp. said Monday that Stephen P. Bennett, former president and CEO of accounting software maker Intuit Inc., will join its board of directors effective Feb. 8. Full Story Top Chrome Has 5.2 Percent of Browser Market, Ahead of Goal Mon, 1 Feb 2010 02:29 pm PST NewsFactor - Google may not be winning over the multitudes with its Nexus One "superphone," but the search giant is gaining ground in the 21st century browser wars. Google's Chrome browser grabbed market share in January from its key rivals, Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox. Full Story Top Chinese Tablet Maker Says Apple's iPad Is a Copy Mon, 1 Feb 2010 01:14 pm PST NewsFactor - Just days after Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the highly anticipated iPad, a Chinese company says the Cupertino, Calif.-based company copied its P88 tablet. Apple's iPad is a replica of Shenzhen Great Loong Brother's tablet with similar functions, Wu Xiaolong, the company's president, told El Mundo, a Spanish newspaper. Full Story Top

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