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LinkedIn Founder Re-Takes CEO Position

LinkedIn's CEO Dan Nye is resigning, and the business-oriented social networking sites top seat will be re-taken by founder Reid Hoffman.

Take 2 Locks Up GTA Creators Through 2012

Take 2 Interactive has inked a profit sharing deal with Grand Theft Auto's creators that keeps them in-house through 2012.

Second Life Going to the Big Screen?

Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski has reportedly purchased rights to a Wall Street Journal story about a married man in a virtual relationship.

Panasonic and Sanyo Near $6.4 Bln Deal?

Reports have Panasonic reaching an agreement with most Sanyo investors to pick up most of the company for $6.4 billion...but Sanyo says no deal is yet in place.

Western Digital Laying Off 2,500

Citing economic hard times, storage manufacturer Western Digital has announced it's laying off 2,500 employees as a cost-cutting move.

Feds: One in Six U.S. Homes Cell-Only

The CDC's National Health Interview Survey finds Americans continue to ditch landlines, with one in six U.S. homes use only wireless phones.

Pentax K2000 DSLR Whitens Up

Need a high-end camera to express your individuality? Pentax has announced a limited edition of its K2000 DSLR camera with a white body.

Green Packing to Save Dell Over $8 Mln

Dell says it plans to revolutionize computer packaging, in a move that will eliminate over 20 million pounds of packaging material...and save the company over $8 million.

Sprint Rolls Out WiMax/3G Dual-Mode Modem

The Sprint 3G/4G USB Modem U300 lets users tap into Clearwire's WiMax broadband network...and default back to mere 3G service outside WiMax service areas.

Yahoo Cuts Data Retention to Three Months

Yahoo has announced it will be anonymizing usage logs for its online services after 90 days - that's now the shorted data retention time in the industry.

Nokia Brings N85, N79 to United States

Nokia has launched its N85 and N79 mobile multimedia devices in the United States - unlocked, but with no carrier partners.

Yahoo Makes Mail, Toolbar More Social

Yahoo has followed through on a promise to make Yahoo Mail and its Yahoo Toolbar more socially-aware and accessible.

Mac Sales Flat for 2008?

New numbers from the NPD Group claim Apple's Macintosh sales will be flat between 2007 and 2008, owing to a slowing economy and lackluster desktop sales.

Palm Launches Its Own App Store

Palm has introduced a new applications store carrying over 5,000 programs and games for Palm OS and Windows Mobile devices...even as reports of a new Palm OS circulate.

Cowan Bringing S9 Media Player to U.S.

Cowan is bringing its sleek S9 touchscreen media player to the United States (barely) in time for the holiday season.

U.S. Adults Want Internet More than Sex

A new survey finds that most U.S. adults find Internet access more important to daily life than watching TV...or having sex.

Delta Set to Launch In-Flight Internet

Delta Airlines is set to launch its in-flight Internet service this week...but expects to only have 10 planes outfitted by the end of the year.

Google Wants Private Internet Express Lane?

Google might talk net neutrality, but the Wall Street Journal reports the company has approached ISPs about getting preferential treatment for its traffic.

Virgin Bringing 50 Mbps Broadband to UK

Virgin Media has announced it will be launching 50 Mbps cable broadband in Britain...for 51 pounds a month (35 pounds with a landline).

Sprint’s BlackBerry Curve 8350i Pushes Talk

Sprint has launched the BlackBerry Curve 8350i, the first BlackBerry with push-to-talk capability...plus Wi-Fi and Group Connect for jabbering with up to 20 people.

Almost Online Video 1 Bln Viewers by 2013?

ABI Research says the number of people watching online video will grow from 563 million at the end of 2008 to almost 1 billion by 2013.

FSF Sues Cisco Over GPL Violations

The long-simmering tension between the Free Software Foundation and Cisco's Linksys products has finally generated a lawsuit.

Intel Might Get Into…Car Batteries?

Former Intel chairman Andrew Grove is suggesting a new business opportunity for the chipmaker: make advanced batteries for electric cars.

RIM Chalks Up Another Acquisition

Research in Motion has announced a deal to buy Chalk Media and its Chalk Mobile dashboard content delivery platform.

One in Five Teens Has Posted Nude Pics?

A new survey reports that 20 percent of teens have posted nude or revealing images or video of themselves on the Internet...and three quarters of teens know it's risky.

OCZ Rolls Out Affordable SSDs

Component and gear maker OCZ Technology has rolled out drop-in 2.5-inch SATA-II SSDs, with capacities starting at 30 GB and prices starting at $129.

Termination Fees Cost Sprint $17.5 Mln

Sprint has secured a deal to pay $17.5 million to settle a class action suit over early termination fees...and may help the company dodge heftier fines.

Google (Really) Adds SMS for Gmail

After introducing then yanking the feature a few weeks ago, Google has crossed its fingers and re-introduced a Labs feature enabling Gmail users to send SMS messages.

Office Depot Closing 112 Stores

Tough times hit Office Depot, which is planning to close 112 stores, 33 distribution centers, and say goodbye to 2,200 employees.

Sony BMG to Pay $1 Mln Over Child Privacy

Sony Music has agreed to pay $1 million to settle charges that it collected information about Website visitors under age 13 without parents' consent.

Google Tallies 2008 Top Searches

Google doesn't talk about the most frequent search terms, but instead notes things we looked for in 2008 that we weren't looking for in 2007.

Clerk Dogs: Recommendations By Video Clerks

Movie recommendation service clerk dogs is powered by the human intelligence of real video clerks...but we all know what weirdos they can be.

Study: U Wl Tk 4eva 2 Rd Ths

Amazing: a study out of the University of Tasmania finds that abbreviations used in text messages take much longer to understand than everyday English.

Bebo Makes Its Inbox Socially-Aware

Bebo's new "Social Inbox" pulls together email, social networking services, and "media recommendations" - you know, ads - into one place.

Google Book Search Adds Magazines

Google has started adding magazines to its controversial book search, including titles like Ebony, Popular Mechanics, and New York Magazine.

Yahoo To Detail Layoffs

Today, some 1,500 Yahoo employees will get their layoff notices, even as one of the company's major investors urges selling its search business to Microsoft.

iHome’s iH15W iPod Speaker Changes Color

iHome's iH15W iPod stereo system packs a subwoofer...and users can set it to any color they like, or let the unit cycle through colors to liven up a room.

Chip Claims to Neutralize Phone Radiation

Omega Pharma has announced its E-Waves phone chip, which it claims neutralizes potentially hazardous radiation emitted by mobile phones.