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Gawker posted an excellent assemblage of Obama memes -- all the little ways that the Illinois senator has caught the imagination of the pop and online cultures.
Hewlett-Packard announces a $12.6-billion cash deal to acquire the technology outsourcing company founded by H. Ross Perot.
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Jack Anderson said the messages violated county law because they were sent to deputies' departmental accounts. His rival Hunt says the action was politically motivated. >>
TECHNOLOGY
The acquisition would lift revenue and help it weather slowdowns in sales of computers and printers. >>
The effort to make it easier for Web surfers to connect with their friends is attracting a crowd. >>
The new handset, which has quicker Web browsing and more room for music and videos, aims to compete with a faster iPhone expected soon. >>
BOOKMARKS
Even for the most diligent shoppers, healthcare has long been a difficult area. Although scores of websites can lead you to a good restaurant or a deal on a TV set, few will help you pick a hospital. >>
Expatriates work with volunteers inside to leak out news, often beating the mainstream media. >>
COLUMN ONE
Strait-laced in the real world, workers do business as animals or blue-skinned hipsters in a parallel reality on the Web. >>
Internet search king Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. have yet to agree on a deal to put some Google ads next to Yahoo search results. But their discussions have already provoked objections from an unusually diverse set of Washington players. In fact, it is safe to say that the American Corn Growers Assn. has never before joined forces with the Dominican American Business Network. >>
The popular online social hangout Facebook Inc. says it is setting up a new system that will allow its 70 million users to take their personal profiles with them as they surf other websites. >>
Since it withdrew its bid, the software giant has said it would not launch a proxy fight. Google presses on with an ad-search deal. >>
What has Facebook agreed to as part of this document? >>
'Guitar Hero' helps the video game maker post a profit of $44.2 million in the quarter, triple analysts' forecasts. >>
The social networking website follows MySpace in acting on safety concerns. Protections will include controls on age and minors' contact with unknown adults. >>
Apple Inc. agreed to pay refunds of $25 to $79 to as many as 2.3 million Macintosh computer owners to resolve claims that some of its power adapters were prone to spark. >>
Social networking site MySpace said Thursday that it would soon enable users to quickly share profile data with websites operated by Yahoo Inc., EBay Inc. and others. >>
ENTERTAINMENT
Its $500 million in first-week sales blows away previous mark >>
The test run in September, five months ahead of the national transition, will allow time to work out kinks. >>
The two companies will spearhead a venture to create a fast wireless network. >>
The six major Hollywood studios have won a $111-million judgment for copyright infringement against shut-down file-sharing website TorrentSpy.com. >>
YOUR WHEELS
How cameras can help traffic flow; automated cars show potential. >>
BROADBAND
Billions from partners would help create the fastest nationwide network for laptops, smart phones and other devices. >>
The CEO could be the target of a proxy campaign after takeover talks with Microsoft fizzle. >>
The video game publisher is facing tough competition for kids, its core market. >>
Google Inc. plans to offer an online dictionary that translates Chinese into other languages to help the company challenge Baidu.com Inc. in the world's biggest Web market. >>
The Web search giant, which fought the Microsoft-Yahoo deal, is likely to boost its online ad dominance. >>
INTERNET
Analysts, investors and employees second-guess the decision to rebuff Microsoft's bid. >>
Microsoft Corp. will compete more directly with Apple Inc.'s dominant iTunes store by selling TV shows at its own online store for use on its Zune music and video player, the company said Monday. >>
The state's attorney general, at a news conference attended by Tina Fey and show business executives, calls for stiffer laws to prevent illegal recording and distribution. >>
INTERNET
Scam artists are taking advantage of a trusting arena to get members to divulge passwords and other information. >>
The company's shares are expected to plunge today, as investors punish it for pushing away Microsoft. >>
DISPATCH FROM QUINCY, WASH.
Microsoft, Yahoo and Intuit have built a new kind of farm -- huge data centers called server farms -- stimulating development. But some think expectations are too high. >>
Yahoo stock is likely to dive. Suitor has other means to pursue goals. >>
Protecting your IDHere are ways to reduce the risk of identity theft on social networks: >>The companies had engaged in takeover talks, but were unable to close a multibillion-dollar gap in price expectations. >>
The methods, when paired, expedite links to relatives past and present. >>
New evidence confirms the plant was being raised more than 4,600 years ago, researchers say. Previous thinking held that it was converted to a crop only in the Mississippi Valley. >>
TECHNOLOGY
Sony may have won the DVD format war, but high-definition player sales are stalled. >>
Microsoft Corp.'s board of directors spent much of Wednesday debating whether to escalate the company's high-stakes battle to win Yahoo Inc. or walk away, according to people familiar with the talks. >>
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