Firefox in Russia dumps Google for Yandex
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After and soliciting feedback and setting up a business partnership with Yandex, Mozilla opted for a new default search partner.
Web videos of Oakland shooting fuel emotions, protests
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The quick spread of online videos taken by onlookers of a BART police officer shooting an unarmed man angered the community and played a big role in its intense response.
Amazon, Apple and the price of music
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Record labels aren't cutting deals, sources say. If downloads are cheaper on Amazon than iTunes, then they're likely a loss leader.
Police Blotter: Judge rejects Feds' attempts to snoop on touch tones
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The Justice Department says it doesn't need to a wiretap order to extract touch tones from telephone calls in progress. A federal judge says otherwise.
Yahoo reportedly near decision on new CEO
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Search pioneer is said to be wrapping up its search for a new chief executive, and a decision could come as early as next week.
News Corp.'s MySpace, 'WSJ' partner on Davos contest
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One winner will be awarded the chance to be a "citizen reporter" at the exclusive World Economic Forum, reporting for both MySpace and WSJ.com
Photos: Highlights from Sony's CES keynote
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Howard Stringer, Sony's CEO, delivered his company's vision of the future Thursday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Obama urges Congress to postpone DTV transition
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In a letter sent to Congress Thursday, the Obama transition team asked Congress to consider postponing the underfunded national switch to digital broadcasting.
'New York Times' API tracks congressional votes
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The latest online tool from The New York Times lets developers track congressional votes and biographies.
Smart grid companies want stimulus cash from feds
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Proponents of smart grid technology, including investors, tell a Capitol Hill audience on Thursday that federal stimulus money should go to improve the country's electric grids.
LimeWire mixing social networking, P2P
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With the beta release of LimeWire 5.0, the file-sharing giant brings Jabber-compatible services buddy lists and social elements to peer-to-peer networking.
In which Twitter tells me what my landlord can't
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A mundane yet momentous tale of how the microblogging service can tell you what's going on when nobody else seems to know. But don't drink the water just because a tweet says it's safe.
Sources: Yahoo's Decker a strong contender for CEO
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Sue Decker, the president of the embattled Internet search pioneer, has been through two rounds of interviews with the board, sources say.
JibJab jacks up $7.5 million
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Company responsible for those "Elf Yourself" dance videos has raised funding from Sony Pictures Entertainment, Overbrook Entertainment, and Polaris Venture Partners.
Delete 10 Facebook friends, get a free Whopper
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Fast-food chain Burger King's new Facebook application will give you a coupon for a free burger if you start trimming that friends list. What it won't do: trim your waistline.
Yelp jumps across the pond
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Business reviews site has launched a U.K. edition, adding to its original U.S. site and the Canada edition that launched over the summer.
Tech lobbyists: Spend $30 billion in tax dollars, get a million jobs
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A new report by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation suggests spending $30 billion on IT infrastructure would create or save 949,000 U.S. jobs.
At CES, MySpace chats up the Widget Channel
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A limited version of the News Corp.-owned social network will come to the new TV product that Yahoo and Intel jointly developed.
Need a digital TV coupon? Get thee to a wait list
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The National Television and Information Administration's fund for subsidizing conversion boxes for next month's digital TV transition has run out of money. Oops!
Police use GPS, Google Maps to locate missing girl
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Navigation system and Google mapping tool helps authorities find Massachusetts 9-year-old allegedly kidnapped by her grandmother.
Report: Investment group teeing up Yahoo deal
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A group of investors are turning to Microsoft to play the role of banker in backing a buyout of Yahoo, according to TechCrunch.
