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Posted: 14 Sep 2010 01:47 AM PDT

India hopes for resolution of BlackBerry issue: minister

NEW DELHI - India hopes for a resolution of security issues related to Research In Motion's <RIM.TO> BlackBerry services, the telecoms minister said on Tuesday. "I do hope it will be resolved," Andimuthu Raja told reporters. "We are periodically reviewing."

Microsoft Halo aims to reignite video game market

NEW YORK/SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> is hoping to reverse the recent slump in video games and kickstart the holiday shopping season as it launches the latest version of its blockbuster Halo video game early on Tuesday. Halo: Reach, the fourth in the popular series that pits the player against murderous aliens in a variety of settings, will be available from midnight in stores across the United States.

Artificial "skin" materials can sense pressure

CHICAGO - New artificial "skin" fashioned out of flexible semiconductor materials can sense touch, making it possible to create robots with a grip delicate enough to hold an egg, yet strong enough to grasp the frying pan, U.S. researchers said on Sunday. Scientists have long struggled with a way to make robotic devices capable of adjusting the amount of force needed to hold and use different objects. The pressure-sensitive materials are designed to overcome that challenge.

eBay defeats Tiffany in counterfeit jewelry suit

NEW YORK - EBay Inc <EBAY.O> on Monday won dismissal of a Tiffany & Co <TIF.N> lawsuit accusing the auctioneer of deceiving customers by allowing the sale of counterfeit Tiffany jewelry on its website. U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan in Manhattan rejected Tiffany's allegation that eBay engaged in false advertising, the last remaining claim after a federal appeals court on April 1 dismissed the rest of Tiffany's trademark infringement case.

HP to pay $1.5 billion for security firm ArcSight

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK - Hewlett-Packard Co <HPQ.N> agreed to buy security software company ArcSight Inc <ARST.O> for $1.5 billion as the computer maker continued its spending spree on acquisitions while it hunts for a new chief executive. The transaction, announced on Monday, marked HP's second big deal since the departure of CEO Mark Hurd after a sexual harassment probe in August. It follows HP's victory in a bidding war against Dell Inc <DELL.O> for data storage company 3PAR Inc <PAR.N>.

Houghton Mifflin creates fund for digital learning

NEW YORK - Textbook publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt said on Monday it had launched a $100 million ideas fund as the next step in bringing the digital age to the classroom. The Boston-based Houghton Mifflin said the fund would invest in ideas on future education tools, switching the focus away from traditional textbook publishing and e-books to online and interactive learning.

Google to buy Israel's Quicksee: report

TEL AVIV - Google Inc <GOOG.O> will buy Israel-based Quicksee, whose software enables users to turn video into interactive virtual tours, for about $10 million, financial newspaper TheMarker said on Monday. Officials at Quicksee declined to comment.

Apple to end free iPhone case program September 30

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc <AAPL.O> said on Friday it will end its free iPhone case giveaway at the end of September, saying the antenna problem was smaller than the company originally thought. However, Apple said it will to continue to provide a free case to the "small percentage of iPhone 4 users" who need one.

Google's Android to be world No. 2 in 2010: report

SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc's <GOOG.O> Android software will become the world's second most popular operating system for cell phones this year, leapfrogging rival offerings from Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O>, Research in Motion <RIM.TO> <RIMM.O> and Apple Inc <AAPL.O>, according to a new report. By 2014 Android will account for nearly 30 percent of all cell phone operating system sales, according to research firm Gartner, putting it in position to challenge Nokia Corp's <NOK1V.HE> Symbian software, which has reigned as the top mobile operating system for years.

GoDaddy.com puts itself up for sale: report

SAN FRANCISCO - Internet domain name registry GoDaddy.com has put itself up for sale, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The privately held company could fetch more than $1 billion in an auction, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.

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