New Springsteen album due in January: report (Reuters)

Reuters - Bruce Springsteen’s next album is expected for release around the time of Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration in January, according to the fan Web site Backstreets.com (http://www.backstreets.com).

Yahoo’s fate unclear as Google abandons ad deal (AP)

AP - Facing a legal battle that would have illuminated its widening market power, Google Inc. turned its back on its struggling rival Yahoo Inc. and pulled the plug on an Internet advertising partnership that had been conceived to keep Yahoo out of Microsoft Corp.’s clutches.

Yahoo CEO to Microsoft: Make us another offer (AP)

AP - Now that a pivotal advertising partnership with Google is off the table, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is ready return to the bargaining table with Microsoft if the world’s largest software maker remains interested in buying his embattled Internet company.

Barack Obama expected to be first US “Tech President” (AFP)

AFP - Silicon Valley on Wednesday was looking forward to Barack Obama becoming a “tech president” that will champion Internet freedom and innovation.

Yahoo’s Yang says Microsoft deal still best option (Reuters)

Reuters - After nearly a year spent seeking alternatives to Microsoft Corp’s buyout offer, Yahoo Inc’s Chief Executive Jerry Yang said he believes a deal between the two is still the best option for the beleaguered Internet company.

Motorola’s ZN5 Is a Camera with Phone Functions (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Motorola has launched a new mobile-imaging handset that combines imaging, software and online storage technology from Kodak with a Wi-Fi-enabled smartphone. Designed to let users click and instantly share photos in several ways, the Motozine ZN5 was to become available Monday from U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile.

Salesforce.com unveils new services, pushes its cloud (Reuters)

Reuters - Business software provider Salesforce.com Inc said Monday it set alliances with Facebook and Amazon.com Inc and unveiled a new Web site management service as it pushed to bring more customers into its so-called “cloud” computing universe.

Yahoo hires ex-Microsoft exec to run media sites (AP)

AP - Yahoo Inc. said Monday that it has hired former Microsoft Corp. executive Jeff Dossett to oversee the Internet company’s news and entertainment sites in the United States.

Report: Google, Yahoo make concessions on ad deal (AP)

AP - Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. have reportedly submitted a list of concessions that would deflate their proposed Internet advertising partnership to appease antitrust regulators threatening to block the alliance.

Yahoo, Google revise deal in hopes of approval: source (Reuters)

Reuters - Yahoo Inc and Google Inc have drastically scaled back the scope of their search advertising deal, a person close to the discussions said on Monday, in a last-ditch effort to win U.S. antitrust approval.

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