AOL Circles the Wagons With Its Bankers
AOL is talking to its bankers to avoid being a takeover target, according to a report.
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What Google Gets From Motorola: A Tax Dodge, Not Just Patents
Does Google want Motorola for its patents? Probably in part. But the handset vendor offers billions in tax reductions.
AT&T's Bid for T-Mobile Stopped Dead by Federal Antitrust Suit
The Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit to stop AT&T from buying T-Mobile. Apparently the talk about low prices and new jobs didn't sound sincere.
Barnes & Noble Goes Digital in a Big Way: 20% of Revenues Stem From E-Books
Electronic readers and books continue to become more important to Barnes & Noble, and the industry in general.
Facebook Patent Locks Down Profiles... but Google Saw It Coming
A new Facebook patent covers letting social network members only see the profiles of people to whom they're closely enough connected. Which may be why Google made profiles public.
Google's CEO: Rules and Taxes Are for the Little People
Google will pay $500 million to settle charges over running Canadian drug ads -- and to keep CEO Larry Page out of hot water. Has he become high tech's Leona Helmsley?
How Can You Have a PC Industry When Computers Cost $25?
Ultra-low-cost computers will have a devastating effect on a PC industry already pained with low selling prices and margins.
Zynga Delays Its IPO to Keep the SEC Happy
Because of questions that the SEC has on the company's S-1 filing, Zynga will reportedly delay its IPO until November.
Why Apple CEO Tim Cook's Sexual Identity Isn't -- or Shouldn't Be -- News
Some members of the press argue that reporting on the supposed status of Apple Tim Cook as gay is an ethical necessity. They're wrong, and here's why.
Most Android Apps Aren't Being Used -- and You Can Blame Google
A new Nielsen report says Android users spend nearly half their time with the top-10 apps. Other app developers don't have a chance.
What Groupon's CEO Didn't Tell His Employees in That Memo
Groupon CEO Andrew Mason sent a memo to all employees, attacking the company's critics and trying to prove why all things were still good. Except, his arguments are shaky.
Irene Will Slam the East Coast -- and the Insurance Industry
Hurricane Irene could make this year one of the most expensive for natural disasters. Insurance companies won't have to pay for flood damage, but they could still take a beating.
Pandora Earnings: Still Losing Money
Pandora has its first earnings announcement after going public. The news? Nothing new, just more losses.
Steve Jobs in His Own Words: A Video Retrospective
Many will write and talk about Steve Jobs. Here's what he had to say in a collection of videos taken throughout his career.
Nice Job, Steve: Why the Apple CEO's Resignation Is Perfectly Timed
With his tell-all biography, primed successor, and product domination ready, Steve Jobs couldn't have picked a better time to go out.
FlyDubai co-pilot was likely lone wolf, Israeli investigators believe
CBS News poll finds Democrats maintain House advantage amid concern about prices
Key Biden aide recalls "draconian measures" being considered against Israel
Hero passenger on FlyDubai flight: "We are going to survive"
Search ongoing after debris of plane that went missing off Nantucket found
Supreme Court gears up for new term with major cases on climate change, guns
U.S. Marine arrested, accused of killing Japanese woman in Okinawa
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Senior Trump administration officials met to discuss Iran war at Camp David
