THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
December 1, 2008 -- 3:00 p.m. EST
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Sumner Redstone has sold his controlling stake in Midway Games, a move that represents a hefty tax benefit as he works to ease debt.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122810340075068473.html?mod=djemTECH
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Outgoing FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is pushing for action in December on a plan to offer free, pornography-free wireless Internet service to all Americans.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122809560499668087.html?mod=djemTECH
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Global semiconductor sales slipped 2.4% in October from a year earlier as the economy worsened and prices for memory products continued to slump.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122813129798068697.html?mod=djemTECH
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UnitedHealth Group is launching a health Web site for the general public in a move to stake out a central role in online health care.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122809638906868099.html?mod=djemTECH
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H-P expects to save $1 billion a year in spending on information technology as it ends a three-year IT restructuring process.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122814920400969245.html?mod=djemTECH
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Icahn has bought close to seven million additional shares of Yahoo, in a move likely to fuel speculation over the Internet company's search for a new CEO.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122788866772364385.html?mod=djemTECH
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From the BizTech Blog
Dec 1, 1:53 pm
Did You Shop Online Today?
People are back at work from the Thanksgiving holiday and are stumbling into the office, where, supposedly, they'll spend the day buying stuff online.
See Full Post: http://blogs.wsj.com/biztech/2008/12/01/did-you-shop-online-today/?mod=djemTECH
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Nov 28, 4:49 pm
Retail Sites Crash as Shopping Season Opens
See Full Post: http://blogs.wsj.com/biztech/2008/11/28/retail-sites-crash-as-shopping-season-opens/?mod=djemTECH
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Nov 26, 5:21 pm
Spam: Back from a Holiday
That was nice while it lasted: After dropping precipitously earlier this month, the number of unsolicited spam emails being sent is on the rise again.
See Full Post: http://blogs.wsj.com/biztech/2008/11/26/spam-back-from-a-holiday/?mod=djemTECH
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TECHNOLOGY VIDEOS
As the fourth annual Chinese Bloggers Conference attests, China is becoming a leader in online innovation. WSJ's Sky Canaves reports. (Nov. 26)
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