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Ask revamps for faster Web search, more relevance
By Yinka Adegoke NEW YORK - IAC Corp 's Ask.com is overhauling its Web search engine to deliver faster results and improved relev...

EBay to cut 10 percent of jobs
NEW YORK - EBay Inc plans to cut its work force 10 percent and sees third-quarter revenue hitting the low end of its forecast, though pr...

False web report plays havoc with Apple stock
By Paul Thomasch and Franklin Paul NEW YORK - A false Internet report that Apple Inc 's Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack br...

Designer hopes to plug into intelligent fashion
By Claudia Gaillard BUENOS AIRES - Tired of running out of batteries and having to find a socket to charge your mobile phone or i...

Health websites merger to challenge WebMD
By Esha Dey BANGALORE - Privately held online health sites Revolution Health Network and Waterfront Media agreed to merge in a de...

Hand over the controller, girl gamers say
By Deborah Jian Lee NEW YORK - Gina Sutton takes aim and deftly strikes down several targets in a row as they pop up on the scree...

CERN computer grid links 7,000 scientists
By Jonathan Lynn GENEVA - CERN, the world 's biggest particle physics laboratory and creator of the Worldwide Web, on Friday unve...

Microsoft installs XP, Office on cheap Portuguese laptops
LISBON - Microsoft launched on Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop for school children that the government hop...

Skype's China spying sparks anger
By John Ruwitch and Emma Graham-Harrison HONG KONG/BEIJING - Savvy Internet users in China began avoiding the version of Skype of...

DRAM makers face tougher challenges: iSuppli
SEOUL - DRAM suppliers face tougher challenges in servicing debts and financing capital expenditure as banks become more cash-strapped u...