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1. Rumors have often swirled that Skype was up for acquisition, and now the latest batch suggest that Google and Facebook are involved in a rival courtship dance around the VoIP firm.

This article is the final part of an 8 part series. Read part 7 to learn how to find your economic sweet spot

Though Apple's taken a pretty conservative line with the hardware refresh for its iMac desktop PCs, it turns out that the guts of the machines harbor some juicy secrets. Apple's brand new iMacs, while having the expected spec bump in terms of raw processor power and graphics capabilities, were about as conservative as you can get in terms of adjusting the actual look and feel.

Bing just took over maps and search on your BlackBerry as part of Microsoft's crazy-quilt strategy to gain a toehold in the smartphone game. But fallen giant RIM makes for an odd partner. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took to the stage at the BlackBerry World Conference today to announce a partnership with Canada's RIM, bringing MS tech to key parts of the BlackBerry smartphone experience.

1. Sony's woes are deepening: Sony Online Entertainment has also been breached , as well as the PSN, and over 24.6 million user accounts are affected. It's early days, but Sony thinks over 12,000 credit cards have been compromised one way or another and personal info on the millions of other users may include addresses, names, dates of birth, and encrypted passwords

A public digital forum in every book is the Dutch startup Openmargin's aim. It even thinks it can make money at it.

Consumer Reports, not necessarily a fan of the iPhone 4, has reacted to news it's slightly thicker than its older black sibling. Spoiler: It's really not

New data suggests something surprising: Microsoft's dominance of the computer game is still in place, but it's slipping. It's losing its browser lead, too.

"Finally" is the headline on Apple's homepage today announcing the arrival of the white iPhone. It's Apple poking fun at itself for a long, drawn-out techno failure, and indicates how it's spun the affair into incredibly positive PR

Philadelphia residents have a new weapon for fighting municipal corruption: An iPhone app that lets them send photos and video of money-wasting city employees directly to the controller's office. One crusading Philadelphia politician is using iPhones to fight corruption and fraud. City Controller Alan Butkovitz announced the launch of Philly Watchdog , an anti-corruption iPhone application, on April 19

01 / Groupon > > For integrating web and the real-world shopping experience, changing consumer behavior, democratizing small businesses, and spawning an entire new category. The fastest-growing company in Web history, Groupon's flash deal site marries cents-off coupons to a Friday-after-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy. The company broke into the black just seven months after inception; globally, more than 500 copycat sites have already sprung up.

Critics of RIM's BlackBerry and PlayBook tablet say the devices are falling behind the technological curve.

Something tech fans have been desperate for for years may actually be about to happen: Most of your computer wires may soon be replaced with a single, simple standard. It could change everything, right down to device design

Apple's just spoken up publicly on the matter of iPhones storing location data. "Apple is not tracking the location of your iPhone.

Guy Kawasaki became an inspiration to a generation of young entrepreneurs when he wrote the book The Art of the Start, which has become practically required reading for young Silicon Valley types. Recently released was Kawasaki's latest book, Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions