ICANN resumes bids for new Internet suffixes The organization overseeing a major expansion of Internet addresses has reopened its system for letting companies and organizations submit proposals. SAP to buy Ariba, boosts cloud bet
(Reuters) - Top European software company SAP AG plans to buy U.S. software maker Ariba Inc in a deal valuing the company at $4.3 billion in a bid to compete more aggressively against rival Oracle in the fast-growing cloud computing market. SAP and Ariba, a darling of the first dotcom boom that has since reinvented itself as a major networking and online commerce software developer, have agreed to the acquisition at $45 a share, a 20 percent premium over Monday's closing price. ...
Facebook settles lawsuit over "Sponsored Stories" SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc has agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleged the site's "Sponsored Stories" feature publicized users' "likes" without compensation or the ability to opt out, according to a court document filed on Tuesday. The proposed class action lawsuit, filed in a San Jose, California federal court, could have included nearly one of every three Americans, with billions of dollars in damages, court documents say. The terms of the settlement are not spelled out in court filings. ... Summary Box: Google takes control at Motorola DONE DEAL: Google has completed its $12.5 billion acquisition of device maker Motorola Mobility nine months after the deal was announced. The companies had to wait until regulators were satisfied Google Inc. wouldn't be able use Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. to stifle competition in the smartphone market. Game Review: 'Prototype 2' For Xbox 360 I love open-world games where the action is only restricted by player fatigue. Being able to run around a huge sand-box of a city, virtually wreaking havoc in creative ways is always fun. “Prototype 2″ builds upon the original, while tightening things and adding just...
  ooVoo: 12-Way Video Calling Comes to Facebook and the iPad Skype and FaceTime might be the household names when it comes to video calling these days, but ooVoo doesn’t want that to be the case for much longer. Today the video chat service announced that it’s bringing its 12-way video calling feature — yes, you...
 
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