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As snow falls, pedestrians walk towards a Barnes & Noble ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:11:49 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - As snow falls, pedestrians walk towards a Barnes & Noble book store, in Arlington Heights, Illinois, seen here in 2006. US bookstore giant Barnes & Noble said Friday it had sold out of its new electronic book reader, the "Nook," and the next shipments would not be available until after the holidays.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Tim Boyle)

Shoppers experience eBay's first interactive pop-up store, previewing ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:35:57 GMT

(AP) - Shoppers experience eBay's first interactive pop-up store, previewing select items and using Internet kiosks to shop its entire marketplace at the 'eBay @ 57th Pop-up Marketplace', 3 West 57th Street, New York, Friday Nov. 20, 2009. The store, called pop-up because it's temporary for the holidays, close on Dec. 29. (AP Photos/Bebeto Matthews)

Newspapers are displayed at a newsstand in October 2009 in San ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:13:40 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Newspapers are displayed at a newsstand in October 2009 in San Francisco, California. US newspaper advertising revenue fell by nearly 28 percent in the third quarter, continuing a slide which has led to layoffs, bankruptcies and the closure of several dailies.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)

A picture taken on September 24 shows the screen of a computer ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:30:28 GMT

(AFP/File) - A picture taken on September 24 shows the screen of a computer featuring a search of the word "edition" on the home page of Internet giant Google's website. A US judge set February 18 for a hearing on the revised legal settlement between Google and US authors and publishers that would allow the Internet giant to scan and sell millions of books online.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)

Astronaut Barry E. Wilmore, STS-129 pilot, prepares to take ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:17:07 GMT

(Reuters) - Astronaut Barry E. Wilmore, STS-129 pilot, prepares to take a still photo with a digital camera during flight day two onboard the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Atlantis in this photo released by NASA and taken November 17, 2009. REUTERS/NASA Handout (UNITED STATES SCI TECH SOCIETY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Visitors are seen checking out the Google stand at the Frankfurt ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:02:34 GMT

(AFP/File) - Visitors are seen checking out the Google stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair. A US judge set February 18 for a hearing on the revised legal settlement between Google and US authors and publishers that would allow the Internet giant to scan and sell millions of books online.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)

The Cisco Systems logo stands in front of the company's ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:02 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - The Cisco Systems logo stands in front of the company's headquarters in San Jose, California. Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet.(AFP/Getty Images/File)

Sony Bravia televisions at the Consumer Electronics Trade Fair ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:12 GMT

(AFP/File) - Sony Bravia televisions at the Consumer Electronics Trade Fair in Berlin. Sony is to launch a new online service that will allow people to download content such as music and movies to their televisions and other electronic gadgets, a top executive has said.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)

Nokia's Networks Broadband building in Oulu, northern Finland. ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:31:11 GMT

(AFP/File) - Nokia's Networks Broadband building in Oulu, northern Finland. Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, is to would shed about 330 jobs in Finland and Denmark as part of a streamlining of its research and development operations.(AFP/File/Jukka Ritola)

Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer, center, accompanied ...

(Canadian Press) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:18:43 GMT

(Canadian Press) - Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer, center, accompanied by Executive Deputy President Hiroshi Yoshioka, left, and Executive Vice President Kazuo Hirai, speaks in Tokyo. Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, Hirai said Friday. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Shizuo Kambayashi)

A man looks at a Dell computer on sale at a store in Miami. ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:07:17 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A man looks at a Dell computer on sale at a store in Miami. Shares in Dell fell sharply on Thursday after the US computer giant said quarterly net profit declined 54 percent and revenue dropped 15 percent.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)

Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer, center, Executive ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:07:08 GMT

(AP) - Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer, center, Executive Deputy President Hiroshi Yoshioka, left, and Executive Vice President Kazuo Hirai smile as they show the company's latest products, digital still camera DSC-TX1, e-book 'Reader,' and a new remote controller for PlayStation 3, respectively, during a press conference in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, Hirai said Friday. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Online auction giant eBay announced it had completed its sale ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:58:31 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Online auction giant eBay announced it had completed its sale of Skype to an investment group that includes the two founders of the Web communications company.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)

View of an internet cafe in Beijing in 2008. China is sharply ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:57:20 GMT

(AFP/File) - View of an internet cafe in Beijing in 2008. China is sharply stepping up espionage against the United States as the rising Asian power grows more sophisticated in cyber warfare and spy recruitment, a report to Congress has warned.(AFP/File)

This file photo taken in 2006 shows a web page from www.youtube.com ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:45:54 GMT

(AFP/File) - This file photo taken in 2006 shows a web page from www.youtube.com displayed on a computer screen in Hong Kong. Google, in a significant development for the deaf, announced on Thursday it was adding automatic caption capability to videos on YouTube.(AFP/File/Samantha Sin)

News of AOL cutting 2,500 jobs is seen on an electronic news ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:20:21 GMT

(Reuters) - News of AOL cutting 2,500 jobs is seen on an electronic news ticker in New York, November 19, 2009. Web company AOL plans to cut one-third of its workforce, or about 2,500 jobs, in an effort to trim some $300 million in annual costs as part of its planned spin-off from Time Warner Inc. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

In this June 30, 2009 file photo, a man works behind Dell laptops ...

(Canadian Press) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:28:04 GMT

(Canadian Press) - In this June 30, 2009 file photo, a man works behind Dell laptops on display at a computer store in Beijing, China. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Greg Baker, file)

The Associated Press said Thursday that 90 news department staffers ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:27:18 GMT

(AP) - The Associated Press said Thursday that 90 news department staffers were laid off this week in a move that helped the US news agency reach its cost-cutting target.(AP)

Google co-founder Sergey Brin meets with the press in Mountain ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:47:55 GMT

(AFP) - Google co-founder Sergey Brin meets with the press in Mountain View, California. Google on Thursday provided a peek beneath the hood of its new Chrome operating system, making the software public and promising it will run netbooks by the end of next year.(AFP/Glenn Chapman)

People stand near the AOL corporate headquarters on Broadway, ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:45:55 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - People stand near the AOL corporate headquarters on Broadway, New York City, in May 2009. AOL will cuts some 2,500 jobs, or one-third or its workforce, under the plan to spin off the Internet firm from media giant Time Warner, company officials said Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)

People walk in front of the Time Warner Center in New York City ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:45:55 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - People walk in front of the Time Warner Center in New York City in May 2009. AOL will cuts some 2,500 jobs, or one-third or its workforce, under the plan to spin off the Internet firm from media giant Time Warner, company officials said Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)

The frontpage of Twitter, a leading Internet microblogging site. ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:40:47 GMT

(AFP/File) - The frontpage of Twitter, a leading Internet microblogging site. Twitter used to ask "What are you doing?" No longer. The micro-blogging service now wants to know "What's happening?"(AFP/File/Loic Venance)

Chinese security personnel are reflected in a puddle as they ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:13:06 GMT

(AFP/File) - Chinese security personnel are reflected in a puddle as they patrol Tiananmen Square in Beijing in 2008. China is sharply stepping up espionage against the United States as the rising Asian power grows more sophisticated in cyber warfare and spy recruitment, a report to Congress warned Thursday.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)

A guard of honor is covered by his flag at the Great Hall of ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:13:06 GMT

(AFP/File) - A guard of honor is covered by his flag at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in 2008. China is sharply stepping up espionage against the United States as the rising Asian power grows more sophisticated in cyber warfare and spy recruitment, a report to Congress warned Thursday.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)

In this photo taken by Feature Photo Service: DC Water and Sewer ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:14:09 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken by Feature Photo Service: DC Water and Sewer Authority Chief Information Officer Mujib Lodhia speaks about 'smarter water' projects with IBM at the Smarter Cities Forum at the University of Maryland's Baltimore County Campus. (Rich Riggins/Feature Photo Service for IBM)

In this photo taken by Feature Photo Service: UMBC President ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:55:59 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken by Feature Photo Service: UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski at IBM's Smarter Cities Forum at the University of Maryland's Baltimore County Campus. (Rich Riggins/Feature Photo Service for IBM)

Delta Airlines jets come and go at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:47:18 GMT

(AFP/File) - Delta Airlines jets come and go at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia on in September 2009. A major computer glitch triggered huge flight delays and cancellations across the United States Thursday as airlines were forced to input flight plans manually, officials said.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)

Delta Airlines jets arrives at Atlanta-Hartsfield International ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:47:18 GMT

(AFP/File) - Delta Airlines jets arrives at Atlanta-Hartsfield International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, in September 2009. A major computer glitch triggered huge flight delays and cancellations across the United States Thursday as airlines were forced to input flight plans manually, officials said.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)

An AOL logo is projected on a wall of the company's New York ...

(Canadian Press) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:37:45 GMT

(Canadian Press) - An AOL logo is projected on a wall of the company's New York office. AOL says it plans to cut about a third of its workforce once it is spun off from the media conglomerate Time Warner Inc. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mark Lennihan, File)

News of AOL cutting 2,500 jobs is seen on an electronic news ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:18:29 GMT

(Reuters) - News of AOL cutting 2,500 jobs is seen on an electronic news ticker in New York, November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

A customer holds a version of the new Windows 7 during the grand ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:08:56 GMT

(Reuters) - A customer holds a version of the new Windows 7 during the grand opening of Microsoft's first retail store in Scottsdale, Arizona October 22, 2009.REUTERS/Joshua Lott

A salesman stands next to display of flat screened television ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:13:30 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A salesman stands next to display of flat screened television at a Best Buy store in April 2009, in San Francisco, California. Televisions, which account for 10 percent and rising of US household energy use, must be made more efficient through a national standard, Senator Dianne Feinstein said in a letter released Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)

In this Oct. 23, 2009 photo, Mike Ullman, Chairman and CEO of ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:57:43 GMT

(AP) - In this Oct. 23, 2009 photo, Mike Ullman, Chairman and CEO of J.C. Penney Company, Inc., rides a Segway as he visits a company store in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer outlines the company's growth ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:52:07 GMT

(Reuters) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer outlines the company's growth agenda at the 2009 Annual Shareholder Meeting in Bellevue, Washington, November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Robert Sorbo/Microsoft/Handout (UNITED STATES BUSINESS) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Flags with the logo of chip maker Infineon fluttering at the ...

(AFP/DDP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:26:29 GMT

(AFP/DDP/File) - Flags with the logo of chip maker Infineon fluttering at the Munich fairgrounds. German semi-conductor maker Infineon on Thursday upgraded its turnover and profits forecast over the next 12 months because of higher demand from the auto industry and cost cuts.(AFP/DDP/File/Timm Schamberger)

Delegates to the 15th Communist Party Congress (CPC) leave the ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:13:19 GMT

(AFP/File) - Delegates to the 15th Communist Party Congress (CPC) leave the Great Hall of the People, in 1997. China is sharply stepping up espionage against the United States as the rising Asian power grows more sophisticated in cyber warfare and spy recruitment, a report to Congress warned Thursday.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)

A woman walks out of AOL offices in New York, November 19, 2009. ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:07:14 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman walks out of AOL offices in New York, November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

A glitch in a computer system in Atlanta, Georgia that pilots ...

(FAA) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:05:36 GMT

(FAA) - A glitch in a computer system in Atlanta, Georgia that pilots use to file flight plans was causing major air travel delays Thursday, the US Federal Aviation Administration said.(FAA)

A Chinese youth plays an online game at a Internet cafe in Beijing ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:04:01 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Chinese youth plays an online game at a Internet cafe in Beijing in 2007. China has vowed to tighten supervision of its fast-growing online games market, saying some games contained content that was "harmful" to players.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)

A woman walks out of AOL offices in New York, November 19, 2009. ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:59:11 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman walks out of AOL offices in New York, November 19, 2009. AOL plans to cut one-third of its workforce, or about 2,500 jobs, in an effort to trim some $300 million in annual costs as part of the Internet company's planned spin-off from Time Warner Inc. The struggling Web pioneer, which is now focused primarily on advertising-supported content, said on Thursday that it would start with a volunteer buyout program and move on to involuntary layoffs if enough workers do not step up. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES BUSINESS SCI TECH EMPLOYMENT)

CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at the annual Microsoft shareholders ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:56:50 GMT

(AP) - CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at the annual Microsoft shareholders meeting, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in Bellevue, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

A computer screen featuring a Google Book search on the home ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:56:28 GMT

(AFP/File) - A computer screen featuring a Google Book search on the home page of Google's website. French book publishers gave a hostile reception Thursday to new proposals by the Internet giant Google to clear the way for millions of books to be sold online.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)

From left, Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell, ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:47:44 GMT

(AP) - From left, Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell, Chairman Bill Gates, CEO Steve Ballmer and Senior Vice President Brad Smith at the annual Microsoft shareholders meeting, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in Bellevue, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at the company's annual shareholders ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:38:47 GMT

(AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at the company's annual shareholders meeting, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in Bellevue, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Chairman Bill Gates arrives at the annual Microsoft shareholders ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:38:24 GMT

(AP) - Chairman Bill Gates arrives at the annual Microsoft shareholders meeting, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in Bellevue, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

The AOL logo is seen on the outside of the building housing ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:34:22 GMT

(Reuters) - The AOL logo is seen on the outside of the building housing the companies corporate headquarters in New York in this May 28, 2009 file photo. Web company AOL plans to cut one-third of its workforce, or about 2,500 jobs, in an effort to trim some $300 million in annual costs as part of its planned spin-off from Time Warner Inc. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/Files (UNITED STATES BUSINESS MEDIA)

The AOL logo is seen on the outside of their headquarters in ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:32:44 GMT

(Reuters) - The AOL logo is seen on the outside of their headquarters in New York, May 28, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

The Visioneer NetScan 4000 is a new duplex color network scanner ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:16:34 GMT

(AP) - The Visioneer NetScan 4000 is a new duplex color network scanner with LCD touch screen that scans documents at 20 ppm or 14 ipm in duplex. It supports LDAP for direct access to Microsoft Exchange Server email directories and SMTP server support.

FILE - In this May 12, 2008 file photo, the AOL Running Man ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:14:52 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this May 12, 2008 file photo, the AOL Running Man logo decorates a coffee mug in AOL's New York office. AOL Inc., the struggling Internet company, said Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, plans to cut about a third of its workers if its planned spinoff from Time Warner Inc. goes through. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer shows an e-book 'Reader' ...

(Canadian Press) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:25:03 GMT

(Canadian Press) - Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer shows an e-book 'Reader' during a press conference, outlining Sony's turnaround strategy. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Shizuo Kambayashi)