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Facebook's IPO stalling: Are we even still surprised?
A report from Bloomberg brings the shocking news that Facebook will not go public next year. Is the social network's repeated shying from an IPO more of a statement than anything else?
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NY Giants, Jets bring replays to in-stadium fans
The New York Giants and Jets will soon offer replays, statistics, and live feeds of other games to fans at the New Meadowlands Stadium.
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Bob Kerrey not joining MPAA after all
Talks to hire the former U.S. senator as head of the film industry's trade group fall apart.
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In D.C., digital transparency has grown messier
The government using the Web to make its policies and processes more "open" sounds sunny, but the inability of a Supernova conference panel to go into much depth about it highlights its complexities.
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Sony returns to black, raises forecast
Helped by robust computer and TV sales, the electronics giant posts net profit of 25.7 billion yen versus a net loss a year ago, while sales inch up for the quarter.
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Zynga, SoftBank form games venture in Japan
The new Zynga Japan service is the game maker's first foray into that country. Also: SoftBank completes a $150 million investment in Zynga
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Netflix delights studios with big checks
The rental service has often said that once the streaming-movie business took off, it would mean bigger bucks for the studios. That transition has begun.
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Time Inc.'s iPad problem is trouble for magazine publishers
Time Inc. executives "have been going nuts" trying to figure out how to get Apple to approve a subscription plan for digital editions of its magazines, sources say.
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Facebook launches Questions product in beta
After a sneak peek hit the Web this spring, Facebook has launched the product that may put it even more head-to-head with Twitter and even Google.
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'Check-in' craze moves beyond location
GetGlue, an iPhone app and Web site that lets you tell your friends what you're reading or watching and also promises on-target recommendations, has a new deal with HBO.
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Logitech wants to pay you to promote Google TV
Want to try out the Google TV before it hits store shelves? Logitech wants that too, and is hiring people to host Google TV parties. But there are some pretty big strings attached.
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Amazon friends Facebook to offer gift ideas
New deal between the companies enables Amazon shoppers to receive product recommendations for themselves and their friends based on their Facebook profiles.
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Raising the stakes in social gaming
What does it mean when big tech companies are going nuts over game manufacturers that let people build virtual farms? Well, things start to get a little bit nutty, that's for sure.
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Comcast sales rise but earnings slip
Second-quarter revenue climbs 6 percent for the cable provider, but earnings drop almost 9 percent as a result of costs related to its planned purchase of NBC Universal.
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Study: iPad owners are selfish, unkind antigeeks
Research conducted among 20,000 people suggests that those who use iPads are power-hungry, selfish, unkind, non-altruistic, and the opposite of independent geeks.
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Amazon sells out of Kindle
E-tailer is now pushing the Kindle DX on its home page after listing the base device as "temporarily out of stock."
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Disney to acquire social-gaming company Playdom
The Mouse House, which already owns Club Penguin, announces plans to acquire this kingdom of play for $563.2 million, plus up to $200 million in performance-based earnouts.
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Google changes tempo of music approach
Google hires well-regarded music attorney to help negotiate YouTube's music licenses, new Google music store, and to create licensing template for cloud music.
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Yahoo Japan switches to Google search
In a victory for Google and defeat for Microsoft, Yahoo Japan has opted to use Google's search engine rather than Bing.
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Ask returns to its Q&A roots
The No. 4 search engine aims to combine its question-and-answer model with the insights of its user community.
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