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Google to sell part of Motorola for $2.35 billion

Google to sell part of Motorola for $2.35 billion
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google is selling Motorola Mobility's TV set-top business for $2.35 billion, lightening the load that the Internet search leader took on earlier this year when it completed the biggest acquisition in its history. The cash-and-stock

Game maker THQ files for bankruptcy

Game maker THQ files for bankruptcy
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Struggling video game company THQ Inc. said Wednesday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is selling its business. The Agoura Hills, Calif., company said investment firm Clearlake Capital Group has put in a $60 million "stalking horse" bid for its

Amid Newtown tragedy, scam artists creep in

Amid Newtown tragedy, scam artists creep in
By CHRISTINA REXRODE and ROBERT RAYAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - The family of Noah Pozner was mourning the 6-year-old, killed in the Newtown school massacre, when outrage compounded their sorrow. Someone they didn't know was soliciting donations in Noah's memory, claiming that

Google launches 'scan and match' music service

Google launches 'scan and match' music service
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Google is turning on a "scan and match" service for Google Music users to store copies of their songs online, offering for free what Apple charges $25 a year for. The service, which launched Tuesday, cuts uploading time for those who want to save their music libraries online. It

To honor the fallen: 26 acts of kindness proposed

To honor the fallen: 26 acts of kindness proposed
NEW YORK (AP) - A new movement has taken off to honor the 26 people killed at a school in Newtown, Conn. The campaign sparked from a question NBC News correspondent Ann Curry asked herself after Friday's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School: "What can I do?" The answer she arrived at was

The Instagram exodus that didn't, and won't, happen

The Instagram exodus that didn't, and won't, happen
By Kwame OpamProvided by Taking everything concerning this Instagram dust up at hand, it's understandable that many users are more than a little upset. I mean, this is Instagram we're talking about. It's more than just a social network for food pictures (really, skeptics, it is). It

The Instagram exodus that didn't, and won't, happen

The Instagram exodus that didn't, and won't, happen
By Kwame OpamProvided by Taking everything concerning this Instagram dust up at hand, it's understandable that many users are more than a little upset. I mean, this is Instagram we're talking about. It's more than just a social network for food pictures (really, skeptics, it is). It

The Instagram exodus that didn't, and won't, happen

The Instagram exodus that didn't, and won't, happen
By Kwame OpamProvided by Taking everything concerning this Instagram dust up at hand, it's understandable that many users are more than a little upset. I mean, this is Instagram we're talking about. It's more than just a social network for food pictures (really, skeptics, it is). It

The Instagram exodus that didn't, and won't, happen

The Instagram exodus that didn't, and won't, happen
By Kwame OpamProvided by Taking everything concerning this Instagram dust up at hand, it's understandable that many users are more than a little upset. I mean, this is Instagram we're talking about. It's more than just a social network for food pictures (really, skeptics, it is). It

The Instagram exodus that didn't, and won't, happen

The Instagram exodus that didn't, and won't, happen
By Kwame OpamProvided by Taking everything concerning this Instagram dust up at hand, it's understandable that many users are more than a little upset. I mean, this is Instagram we're talking about. It's more than just a social network for food pictures (really, skeptics, it is). It