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Top tech firms settle employment probe

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Google, Apple, Adobe Systems, Intel, Intuit and Disney’s Pixar reached a settlement with the Justice Department that bars the companies from agreeing to not poach each other’s top employees, the department said on Friday.

Panasonic and Charlotte Motor Speedway plan to build video screen bigger than Cowboys Stadium’s

Poor Jerry. He just can’t win at anything right now. His team stinks and now his beloved video boards are being outclassed. If all goes according to plan, the “world’s largest video board” crown will be transferred to a display at Charlotte Motor Speedway next May. The Cowboys display measures 160 feet wide by 72 [...]

Oracle’s Ellison says microchip firms could be good fit

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Software giant Oracle Corp is keen to make more acquisitions to bolster its technology and a microchip company could be a good fit, CEO Larry Ellison said on Thursday.

India, RIM working on glitches in email access: source

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India and Research in Motion have hit technical glitches in their talks on access to corporate email, but access to the messenger services is satisfactory, a government source said on Friday.

LCD TV prices expected to fall for holidays due to oversupply

If you’re considering buying a new TV anytime soon, you might want to wait until October. As CNN reports, an usually large glut of LCDs is hitting the market, and that should mean substantial price cuts between October and the beginning of next year. After that, the supply imbalance should be corrected and prices will [...]

LCD TV prices expected to fall for holidays due to oversupply

If you’re considering buying a new TV anytime soon, you might want to wait until October. As CNN reports, an usually large glut of LCDs is hitting the market, and that should mean substantial price cuts between October and the beginning of next year. After that, the supply imbalance should be corrected and prices will [...]

Blockbuster files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

My colleague Maria Halkias reports that the Dallas-based video rental chain has finally done what seemed inevitable for months, if not years: Blockbuster Inc. said Thursday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection under a pre-arranged plan that slashes its nearly billion debt and gives it financing to try to reorganize its business. The Dallas-based [...]

Blockbuster files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

My colleague Maria Halkias reports that the Dallas-based video rental chain has finally done what seemed inevitable for months, if not years: Blockbuster Inc. said Thursday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection under a pre-arranged plan that slashes its nearly billion debt and gives it financing to try to reorganize its business. The Dallas-based [...]

Talking to death: texts, phones kill 16,000: study

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Drivers distracted by talking or texting on cell phones killed an estimated 16,000 people from 2001 to 2007, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.

FCC paves way for new mobile devices

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators paved the way on Thursday for new, faster wireless devices by opening unused television airwaves for mobile broadband use.