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Software cos. eye key patent case in Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections for software....
AT&T completes delayed Centennial acquisition
DALLAS (AP) -- AT&T Inc. said Friday that its acquisition of smaller wireless carrier Centennial Communications Corp., has closed after several delays due to the regulatory process....
Earnings Preview: Electronic Arts
NEW YORK (AP) -- Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. reports earnings for its fiscal second quarter, which ended in September, on Monday after the market closes. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period....
Judge stops 2 Web sites from selling Beatles songs
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A federal judge has temporarily blocked two music-sharing Web sites from selling songs by The Beatles and other artists for 25 cents apiece....
Mass. receives money for broadband mapping
BOSTON (AP) -- Massachusetts has received about $2 million in federal stimulus funding to help identify the speed and location of broadband services in the state over the next five years....
Report: Minn. needs significant Internet upgrades
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Internet speeds in more than four-fifths of Minnesota are too slow to support technologies that could draw new jobs, take cars off the roads and bring new services to people in their homes, a new report said Friday....
New `Call of Duty' could set entertainment record
NEW YORK (AP) -- This holiday season's biggest entertainment blockbuster likely will be a sequel to a popular franchise, with jarring depictions of war and an intricate story of good versus evil. It could easily rake in more than last year's record $155 million opening weekend for "The Dark Knight."...
Pa. regulators OK Windstream's purchase of D&E
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Windstream Corp.'s acquisition of D&E Communications Inc. phone and Internet company has the approval of Pennsylvania state utility regulators....
EBay settles lawsuit filed by Skype founders
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- EBay Inc. has settled a legal skirmish with the founders of Skype that threatened to complicate eBay's plans to sell most of the Internet phone service to a group of investors for $2 billion....
Parents plan Web broadcast for disabled daughter
PARIS (AP) -- Disabled with severe cerebral palsy, 32-year-old Anne Lamic spends her days in southeastern France mostly in bed, surrounded by stuffed animals and dolls. She cannot speak or walk, and she sometimes has seizures....
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