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Google Says It Will Defend Competitive Rationale of a Yahoo Deal
By STEVE LOHR
How can Google, the Internet search and advertising giant, contend that teaming up with Yahoo in search ads would not invite an antitrust challenge?
Microsoft Offers Rebates to Shoppers Using Its Search
By MIGUEL HELFT
Microsoft is taking a new approach to jump-starting its search engine: offering rebates to people who use it to find and buy some products.
Open-Source File Format Is to Be a Part of Microsoft Office
By KEVIN J. O’BRIEN
Under pressure from European regulators and others, Microsoft is to say it will give customers the ability to use documents in Open Document Format — the main rival to the Microsoft Word format.
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Weak Economy Lifts Sales of Picture-Tube TVs
By ERIC A. TAUB 8:39 AM ET
Amid a slowing U.S. economy, sales of traditional picture-tube televisions have surged, pushing out plasma TVs for second place after LCD models.
Lenovo Quarterly Profit Jumps on China Sales
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 7:50 AM ET
The world’s fourth largest PC maker said that earnings for its latest quarter rose 133 percent as strong sales in China and Europe offset slower growth in the United States.
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By EMILY GOULD
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Emily Gould is taking readers' questions and comments Nokia and France Télécom Form Partnership
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Nokia and France Télécom said they had agreed to a partnership to provide Internet services over mobile telephones in nine European countries.
Bell Canada Takeover Is Blocked
By IAN AUSTEN
A surprise ruling could spell the end for a $51.8 billion leveraged buyout that was already struggling.
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Big Changes Coming to Profile Pages on Facebook
By BRAD STONE
Facebook prepares significant changes to the heart of its service: user profile pages.
On the Road Again? Tricks to Logging On
By KEN BELSON
Business travelers often need more than one way to log on to get their e-mail, send and receive files and search the Web for maps, restaurants and other information.
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Getting the Light Switches of the World to Chat Amongst Themselves
By SAUL HANSELL
ARM Holdings, a company that designs microprocessors, wants to add processing power and wireless communication to objects ranging from refrigerators to light switches.
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To Thwart TiVo, a Nod to Television’s Golden Age
By STUART ELLIOTT
As marketers strive to counter the growing ability of viewers to skip or avoid advertisement spots, they are bringing back the live commercial.
Regal Plans to Add 3-D Movie Screens
By BLOOMBERG NEWS
The Regal Entertainment Group, the world’s largest cinema operator, has reached an agreement to equip 1,500 screens to show three-dimensional films.
You Can Call for I.T. Help Without Hiring a Whole Crew
By KEN BELSON
Setting up and maintaining computers requires time and expertise that may be in short supply. But assistance is easier to find as vendors like Geek Squad focus on small businesses.
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Certeon introduced an application-acceleration platform that comes without hardware and is designed to run on servers virtualized with VMware and Microsoft’s Hyper-V technology.
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