An Ignoble Experiment: Technology Update

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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

July 29, 2009 -- 3:00 p.m.

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Yahoo and Microsoft agreed to a 10-year search partnership, a deal that ends a protracted dance and unites the pair against Google. - Digits: Yahoo: 'We Face a Formidable Competitor' - Companies' statement on the pact - Deal Journal: 'Where's the Boatload of Cash?' - Discuss: Can they challenge Google? - Video: Ballmer on Bing| Video

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An Internet-monitoring technology known as deep packet inspection is gaining favor as a tool to combat viruses and make networks run more efficiently.

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Major Hollywood studios are seeking an injunction to stop file-sharing service Pirate Bay from making copyrighted movies and TV shows available online.

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Sprint Nextel reported a wider loss as it shed nearly a million more subscribers, despite the Palm Pre launch. - Digits: On Virgin Deal: Two Brands Better Than One - Video: Virgin Mobile Signals End of MVNOs

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Online-dating sites have changed romance for millions. But claims that such dating leads to hordes of wedded couples may be fairy tales. - Charts: Users per site

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SAP posted a 4% rise in net profit, thanks to recent cost-cutting measures, but lowered its full-year sales expectations.

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Until recently, cellphones' video capability was limited. Now, people can watch full-length TV shows and movies.

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IAC/InteractiveCorp reversed a loss from a year earlier, when write-downs weighed on results, and the Internet-services group's earnings rose from the previous quarter.

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Apple won't let Google distribute its Internet telephony software to iPhones through Apple's App Store, Google said. - App Watch: Turning Life Into a Game - Readers React: 'Blatantly anti-competitive'

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Tyco Electronics swung to a loss, but the company said its results improved from the prior quarter even as sales slid by one-third.

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Infineon posted a narrowed quarterly loss on improved wireless sales and manufacturing efficiency, and said it expects sales growth to continue into the fourth quarter.

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Toshiba reported a wider net loss in its fiscal first quarter due to restructuring costs and losses at its chip operations.

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United Microelectronics Corp. reported its first quarterly net profit in a year on stronger demand and said it plans to boost 2009 capital expenditure.

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Nvidia and AMD are pushing new GPU technology as filmmakers seek more sophisticated techniques in generating special effects.

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IBM agreed to pay about $1.2 billion for SPSS, a maker of predictive analytics software, further expanding its push into the software industry. - Deals Alert Email: Click here to sign up

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From the BizTech Blog

Sprint on Virgin Mobile: Two Brands Better Than One
Sprint's CEO said the carrier sees great potential for prepaid service in the U.S.

See Full Post: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/07/29/sprint-on-virgin-mobile-two-brands-better-than-one/#mod=djemTECH

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Yahoo: 'We Face a Formidable Competitor'
Microsoft and Yahoo's CEOs sounded upbeat notes in a call announcing their new search pact, but they also made clear that competition will live on -- between them and especially with Google.

See Full Post: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/07/29/yahoo-we-face-a-formidable-competitor/#mod=djemTECH

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Texting Truckers, Motorists on Mobiles and Other Reasons Why I Hate Driving
I hate driving. I hate the traffic, the confusing design of highways in my city and the long periods of claustrophobic sitting with nothing to do but listen to the radio.

See Full Post: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/07/29/texting-truckers-motorists-on-mobiles-and-other-reasons-why-i-hate-driving/#mod=djemTECH

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