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Apple buys internet music site Lala.com
The company has confirmed that it bought Lala.com for an undisclosed amount, a development that could lead to the addition of streaming songs and new payment systems at Apple’s iTunes
Cisco closes in on $3.4bn Tandberg deal
The world’s largest maker of networking equipment has clinched its $3.38bn bid for Tandberg after buying up more than 90 per cent of its shares in the Norwegian company
IT jobs market stabilising
SThree, which specialises in providing IT staff to small and medium-sized businesses, is recruiting again in a sign of confidence in improving conditions
Innovation to raise £21m to pay debt
Innovation Group, whose software outsources insurance claims, reports full-year results ahead of expectations and unveils a fundraising to pay down debt
Microsoft plays down anti-Google search plans
Microsoft’s top search technology executive all but dismissed the likelihood that the company would pay newspaper owners and other publishers for removing their content from Google
Yahoo to support Facebook Connect
Yahoo and Facebook have struck a deal that will allow people to log into Yahoo’s vast stable of sites using their Facebook credentials
Sage sees flat year for small business
The accountancy software group issues a downbeat forecast after a year in which software sales fell 16 per cent as cash-strapped customers held off buying new licences
News groups open new online front
Stories are being copied without permission on the internet on average 4.4 times, according to a study that forms the basis of an industry push to get paid more for online content
Relief over pricing of Yoox IPO
Shares in the online retailer were priced at the upper end of the offer range, boosting the confidence of other European technology businesses that are planning IPOs in the next few quarters
Samsung feels the heat from iPhone
The launch the smartphone in Samsung’s home territory has put pressure on the handset maker which is trailing Nokia and Apple in market share
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