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  • Click for Full Story New 'Call of Duty' could set entertainment record

    NEW YORK (AP) — This holiday season's biggest entertainment blockbuster likely will be a sequel to a popular franchise, with jarring depictions of war and an intricate story of good versus evil. It could easily rake in more than last year's record $155 million opening weekend for "The Dark Knight."

     
  • Click for Full Story Deja vu: Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target in DVD price war

    NEW YORK (AP) — First it was books. Now it's DVDs.

     
  • EBay settles lawsuit filed by Skype founders

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — EBay Inc. has settled a legal skirmish with the founders of Skype that threatened to complicate eBay's plans to sell most of the Internet phone service to a group of investors for $2 billion.

     
  • Click for Full Story Review: Motorola's Droid is a serious smart phone

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Since its debut in 2007, millions of people have gravitated toward Apple's iPhone, wooed by its sleek hardware, simple user interface and abundance of applications.

     
  • Click for Full Story Activision posts 3Q profit, backs 2009 outlook

    NEW YORK (AP) — It's been a rough year for the video game industry, but Activision Blizzard Inc. reported a profit for its third quarter because of lower costs and a good response for games such as "Guitar Hero 5" and "World of Warcraft."

     
  • Click for Full Story No Doubt sues video game maker over 'Band Hero'

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — No Doubt has sued video game maker Activision for putting words in band members' mouths.

     
  • Google providing better view of personal data

    MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google is offering a new privacy control that will make it easier for people to see some of the information being collected about them.

     
  • EU agrees on new Internet user rights

    BRUSSELS (AP) — EU lawmakers and governments agreed on new rights for Internet users Thursday, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns on those who illegally download music and movies on the Internet.

     
  • Click for Full Story Microsoft lays off 800 more workers worldwide

    REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft Corp. says it is cutting 800 more jobs. That's in addition to the 5,000 layoffs it announced in January.

     
  • Click for Full Story A growing PayPal could soon overshadow parent eBay

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Most people know eBay Inc. for its online marketplace, where deals abound on everything from gadgets to antique furniture. But soon, eBay's biggest business will likely be PayPal, the online payments service that has been growing steadily even as the economy has stumbled.

     










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