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The Rue La La smartphone app.

Retailers Retool Sites to Ease Mobile Shopping

By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD and CLAIRE CAIN MILLER

It can be hard to examine items on a small screen, pages can be slow to load and typing in information requires either surgical precision or tiny fingers.

In a suit, Paul Ceglia says he owns half of Facebook.

Abrupt Turn as Facebook Battles Suit

By MIGUEL HELFT

E-mails purportedly exchanged between Paul Ceglia and Mark Zuckerberg, if authentic, could become a major headache for Facebook.

Critic’s Notebook

An Entertainment Software Rating Board symbol like this is displayed on video-game boxes to rate age appropriateness.

Busy Job of Judging Video-Game Content to Be Ceded to Machines

By SETH SCHIESEL

The video-games rating board plans to announce that the main evaluation of games will no longer be based on direct human judgment but on a detailed digital questionnaire designed to bestow an age-appropriate rating.

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IPhone 4 Becoming Most Popular 'Camera' on Flickr

Data from the photo Web site Flickr shows the iPhone 4 quickly becoming the most popular camera on the site.

April 15, 2011

Sprint C.E.O. Continues Battle Against Wireless Merger

Companies that make mobile phone apps, among others, may join Sprint in its fight against the AT&T-T-Mobile; merger, Dan Hesse said.

April 15, 2011

iPad Resellers Camping Out at Apple Stores

As the Apple iPad 2 remains in short supply, Chinese men and women are now waiting overnight to purchase the Apple iPad 2 and reselling it on the Chinese market.

April 15, 2011

The Cloud Threat to the Software Business

Cloud computing is a threat to the economics of the software business. Corporate customers and the big software companies will determine just how big a threat it becomes.

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An ‘Unvarnished’ Peek Into Microsoft’s History

By STEVE LOHR

Of his bitter feelings years ago and clashes with Bill Gates, Mr. Allen said, “I got over it. And then we went on. I think we’ve both mellowed.”

Market Place

Cisco’s decision to close its Flip video camera unit serves as a cautionary tale.

Wreckage at the Intersection of Corporate and Consumer Markets

By SAM GROBART

Before it bought (and then decided to close) the maker of Flip cameras, Cisco must have seen the cautionary tales of failures, but the allure was too strong.

Keep Your Thumbs Still When I’m Talking to You

By DAVID CARR

In the digital revolution, it’s become fashionable to be rude.

A Guide to Smartphone Manners

Prototype

The CherryCard vouchers. “We want giving to be a part of every monetary transaction,” the founder says. “Let's end poverty. Let's end world hunger.”

Serving a Cause, 25 Cents at a Time

By AMY WALLACE

Anyone who visits CherryCard.org will be given 25 cents to spend for a cause. But the founder is counting on retailers, users and charities getting on board quickly.

Digital Domain

Helping Drunken Drivers Avoid Tickets, but Not Wrecks

By RANDALL STROSS

BlackBerry has banned apps that track the locations of sobriety checkpoints so drivers can reroute around them. Google and Apple have not.

U.S. Cracks Down on Online Gambling

By MATT RICHTEL

Prosecutors unsealed fraud and money laundering charges against the operators of three popular poker sites.

Revenue Rises at Google but Profit Misses Forecasts, and Analysts Point to Spending

By VERNE G. KOPYTOFF

The search engine company gets off to a mixed start under its new chief executive, the co-founder Larry Page.

2 Korean Search Engines File a Complaint Against Google

By MARK McDONALD

NHN and Daum asked South Korea’s trade commission to investigate whether Google had improperly maneuvered to have Android pre-installed on most smartphones sold in the country.

The Business Market Plays Cloud Computing Catch-Up

By STEVE LOHR

There are signs that companies like I.B.M. and their establishment customers now want remote information services to be a bigger part of what they offer.

Do Cellphones Cause Brain Cancer?

By SIDDHARTHA MUKHERJEE

Yes, no, maybe — the answer seems to change with every new study. Finding the definitive solution turns out to be a science in itself.

A BlackBerry Tablet, but Where Are the Apps?

By DAVID POGUE

BlackBerry is diving into a market flooded with tablets, introducing the PlayBook, overflowing with borrowed ideas.

The Tragic Death of the Flip

By DAVID POGUE

The creators of the Flip resisted the urge to gunk it up with complexity. It was a wonderful device and getting better. Then Cisco killed it the day before a new one was supposed to ship.

Browser Security

An online banking security tool; iPhone photo lenses; cordless AKG headphones; news.

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