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Barnes & Noble Nook Is Delayed AOL Offers Voluntary Resignations Senators Blast Web Sites for Fraud Virtual Wallets Enter Money Evolution Bing's Market Share Nears 10 Percent Google Makes Book Deal Concessions In what may remind many consumers of the Amazon Kindle's early days, Barnes & Noble expects shipments of its nook e-book reader to be delayed until after the holiday shopping season ends. Following its spin-off from parent company Time Warner, AOL is moving to reduce its head count about one-third. AOL will accept employee resignations as an alternative to involuntary layoffs. With Cyber Monday fast approaching, a Senate committee is condemning three online companies, saying they are tricking consumers into signing up for subscription services they don't want. The evolution to digital money that is accessed over the web is officially now under way, led by companies like PayPal, MasterCard and Visa, as well as start-ups and retailers that focus on virtual wallets. Bing is up, Yahoo is down, and Google dominates. That's the latest story line from comScore, whose October search-engine rankings show that Microsoft seems to be gaining at Yahoo's expense. Internet search leader Google will ease its control over millions of copyright-protected books earmarked for its digital library if a court approves a revised lawsuit settlement that addresses antitrust objections.   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   Barnes & Noble Nook Is Delayed   AOL Offers Voluntary Resignations Senators Blast Web Sites for Fraud Accused of aggressive sales tactics.   FULL STORY Virtual Wallets Enter Money Evolution Web-based cash alternatives crop up.   FULL STORY Bing's Market Share Nears 10 Percent As Yahoo falls and Google dominates.   FULL STORY Google Makes Book Deal Concessions Will ease control over 'orphan works.'   FULL STORY Retailers Try the Lure of Free Shipping Retailers Utilizing Social Media Heartland Restraining Order Denied Google Book Deal Deadline Extended What EA Sees in Social Gamer Skype Deal Clears Expansion Path Software Companies Eye Patent Case Google Will Buy AdMob for $750M eBay Settles Skype-Founder Suit Is Google Dashboard a PR Stunt? PayPal May Overshadow Parent eBay Private-Sale Shopping Sites Are Hot Commerce Search May Boost Sales Storytelling Tips from Marc Benioff Augmented Reality Helps the Sale Ancestry.com Hopes To Raise $100M Microsoft Targets Google's AdSense Moving Your Contact Center Forward The 800-Pound Call Center Gorilla Google Puts Songs a Click Away PayPhrase Secures Online Payments Has Web Tracking Gone Too Far? Amazon's Early Holiday Cheer   More on this topic...

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Network Security Spotlight

House Lawmakers Push Ban on Peer-to-Peer Software Stung by an embarrassing electronic leak revealing ethics investigations into dozens of lawmakers, Congress moved to prohibit federal employees from using the file-sharing software blamed for the disclosure.   GAO: Los Alamos Computer Security Has Weaknesses Security weaknesses uncovered in Los Alamos National Laboratory's computer network increase the risk of a classified-information breach, says the Government Accountability Office.   Computer Security Firm Fortinet Plans IPO This Week Fortinet plans to go public in an initial public offering, giving investors a chance to tap a network security provider with sales that are expected to grow. The IPO could be valued at $137.5 million or more.

Enterprise Hardware Spotlight

Flat Shipments Hurt Dell Despite Increased Earnings Dell's earnings are up and expectations are solid, but the company's stock still took a hit after analysts signaled the company isn't playing a key role in the PC market recovery.   New Pogoplug 'Personal Cloud' Does Social Networking Cloud Engines has released its newest version of the Pogoplug, a small "multimedia sharing device" that connects hard drives to the Internet and allows a user to access the files remotely.   Apple Tablet Rumored Delayed as Publisher Gears Up There have been so many rumors of an Apple tablet that it has taken on legendary status. But now the legend is being revised with reports of a delay and that a major publisher is getting ready.

Mobile Enterprise Spotlight

Review: $100 Palm Pixi Is Stylish But Sluggish Palm is fighting harder than ever to snag a chunk of the smartphone market, and just six months after releasing the stylish Pre it's back with a lighter, petite and affordable version called the Pixi.   TV on the Go Leaves a Little To Be Desired You have to really love TV to spring for a portable TV like the FLO TV Personal Television. This brand new FLO handheld is a dedicated television you might schlep in addition to a phone.   AT&T Fires Back at Verizon with 'X and V' Commercial AT&T isn't holding back in responding to attacks from Verizon Wireless. After losing a court fight to stop Verizon from airing 3G commercials, AT&T is responding with its own commercial.

Enterprise Technology Spotlight

Flat Shipments Hurt Dell Despite Increased Earnings Dell's earnings are up and expectations are solid, but the company's stock still took a hit after analysts signaled the company isn't playing a key role in the PC market recovery.   Smartphones: A Bigger Target for Security Threats Smartphones are increasingly prevalent and adept at handling more tasks, including trading stocks, paying bills, and buying stuff online. That makes them attractive to thieves and hackers.   FBI Says Hackers Targeting Law Firms, PR Companies Hackers are targeting law firms and public relations companies with a sophisticated e-mail scheme that breaks into their computer networks to steal sensitive data, often linked to large corporate clients.

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