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Hurd's Oracle gig: Is Ellison perk or problem?

By JORDAN ROBERTSON 2010-09-10T00:14:12Z
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- As co-president at Oracle Corp., ousted Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd will have to adapt to a new role playing second fiddle to one of Silicon Valley's most domineering bosses - Larry Ellison....
Facebook inches past Google for Web users' minutes

By 2010-09-10T04:14:33Z
SEATTLE (AP) -- U.S. Web surfers are spending more time socializing on Facebook than searching with Google, according to new data from researchers at comScore Inc....
EBay wins a round in court against Craigslist

By JORDAN ROBERTSON 2010-09-10T00:39:27Z
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- In a skirmish between two Internet heavy hitters with a tangled relationship, eBay Inc. has convinced a court that it was wronged by antitakeover moves adopted by Craigslist after eBay started encroaching on its online classifieds turf in the U.S....
Apple publishes guidelines for app approval

By PETER SVENSSON 2010-09-09T18:15:21Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- Apple Inc. on Thursday gave software developers the guidelines it uses to determine which programs can be sold in its App Store, yet it reserved for itself broad leeway in deciding what makes the cut....
Quick Hit football video game gets NFL makeover

By JESSICA MINTZ 2010-09-09T04:16:07Z
SEATTLE (AP) -- Thursday marks the kickoff of the 2010 NFL season, and along with it, a renewed interest in fantasy leagues and video games that let Monday-morning quarterbacks feel as if they're part of the action....
Google search accelerates with 'instant' results

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE 2010-09-09T05:27:46Z
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google Inc. stepped on its Internet search accelerator Wednesday by adding a feature that displays results as soon as people begin typing their requests....
Microsoft's Xbox ready for bigger battle in Japan

By TOMOKO A. HOSAKA 2010-09-09T03:38:03Z
TOKYO (AP) -- Battling its Japanese gaming rivals on their home turf hasn't been easy for Microsoft Corp. Its Xbox 360 game console runs a distant third in sales here behind Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 console and Nintendo Co.'s Wii....
Review: Ping a handy iTunes add-on with promise

By RYAN NAKASHIMA 2010-09-08T19:23:30Z
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Apple Inc.'s new music-discovery feature, Ping, is a potentially useful addition to iTunes. With it, you can see what songs your friends are buying and recommend some of your favorites to them....
Oracle plans to give Hurd $950,000 annual salary

By ANDREW VANACORE 2010-09-08T20:56:24Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- Oracle Corp. plans to pay newly appointed co-President Mark Hurd a base salary of $950,000 annually and said the ousted Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO is eligible for a target bonus of $5 million in the current fiscal year....
NYC burger joint lets customers add to the menu

By ARIAN SMEDLEY 2010-09-08T21:22:50Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- Ever chow down at a restaurant and think, "I could do better"? A new burger joint is giving you the chance to prove it....