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Disney buying social gaming developer Playdom

July 29, 2010

In a move that could bring Mickey Mouse into the online gaming world, Walt Disney Co. said it is buying social game developer Playdom Inc. in a deal worth up to $763 million.

Why a top Facebook app maker vanished

July 29, 2010

Facebook said Wednesday it has deleted all applications created by Pencake, wiping out widgets used by an estimated 45 million Facebook members.

RIM stock rises 4% on new phone speculation

July 29, 2010

Research in Motion shares jumped 4% in midday trading Wednesday on speculation that the BlackBerry maker will unveil a new smartphone next week.

Sprint stock rallies as customer base grows

July 29, 2010

Shares of Sprint Nextel rallied 4% in early trading Wednesday after the wireless provider posted its first quarterly gain in wireless customers in three years.

Predicting entrepreneurial success: Got what it takes?

July 29, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO (Mint.com) -- If you were trying to find successful entrepreneurs -- people who can innovate and commercialize radically new ideas -- what would you look for?

Citibank patches security hole in iPhone app

July 28, 2010

Citibank said Monday that its U.S. iPhone banking application users should update to a newer version of the software, because an earlier version mistakenly saves personal account information.

IBM subject of European antitrust probe

July 28, 2010

The European Union has launched an antitrust investigation into whether IBM has abused its dominant position in the mainframe computer market.

Jailbreaking iPhone apps is now legal

July 28, 2010

IPhone users can now legally hack their phones to download applications that aren't in Apple's App Store.

Why 3-D is already dying

July 28, 2010

Back in the day, the knock on Hollywood was that it produced too many two-dimensional characters. Now moviegoers are beginning to grumble about paying up to see them in the third dimension as well.