Facebook inches past Google for Web users' minutes

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By 2010-09-10T01:37:37Z

SEATTLE (AP) -- U.S. Web surfers are spending more time socializing on Facebook than searching with Google, according to new data from researchers at comScore Inc....

EBay wins a round in court against Craigslist AP - 6 hours ago

By JORDAN ROBERTSON 2010-09-10T00:39:27Z

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- In a skirmish between two Internet heavy hitters with a tangled relationship, eBay Inc. has convinced a court that it was wronged by antitakeover moves adopted by Craigslist after eBay started encroaching on its online classifieds turf in the U.S....

Apple Gives App Developers Its Review Guidelines NYT - 6 hours ago
The company said it would relax its rules on how software developers can build applications for its iPhone and iPad.

U.S. chipmakers' outlooks stoke economy concerns Reuters - 6 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chip makers National Semiconductor and Texas Instruments Inc on Thursday issued quarterly financial targets that stoked investors' worries about a sluggish economy.

The Story Behind a Wikipedia Entry NYT - 6 hours ago
A blog devoted to literature in a digital age takes a look at the story behind every Wikipedia entry and the writers' opinions and creative process.

ARM Mounts Next Offensive Against Intel NYT - 7 hours ago
A fresh chip design from ARM could pave the way for the smartphone specialist to enter the data center.

eBay stake in Craigslist restored but no board seat Reuters - 8 hours ago
WILMINGTON, Del./SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A judge on Thursday reinstated eBay Inc's 28.4 percent stake in Craigslist, but allowed the classifieds site to keep eBay off its board.

Betaworks and The Times Plan a Social News Service NYT - 8 hours ago
Betaworks, a technology incubator in New York, is teaming up with The New York Times to introduce a social news service.

What smartphones really cost CNN - 9 hours ago
Smartphones may be pretty uniform in price at the store, but what they cost to manufacture - and their price without a two-year contract -- varies wildly.

Host company pulls plug on Florida pastor's website Reuters - 9 hours ago
MIAMI (Reuters) - The obscure Christian pastor who plans to mark the ninth anniversary of September 11 attacks by burning copies of the Koran has had his website pulled from the Internet, the hosting company said on Thursday.