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NEW YORK - New York's attorney general charged Thursday that Tagged.com stole the identities of more than 60 million Internet users worldwide _ by sending e-mails that raided their private accounts.

It's all pending an official announcement later this morning but both the New York Times and San Jose Mercury News are reporting that Best Buy and TiVo are forming a "broad partnership." Under the multi-year alliance, Best Buy will "heavily" promote TiVo products at its 1,100 stores across the US.

Merck & Co. and Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday they have signed an exclusive deal to develop and market an experimental drug to prevent strokes in people with a dangerous irregular heart rhythm.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into what Apple Inc. said about chief executive Steve Jobs' health, according to a Bloomberg report.

Video Shows Key Documents That Can Reduce Need for Repeat Calls Freddie Mac posted a new video on YouTube.com that shows late-paying borrowers how gathering a few financial documents before calling a mortgage servicer can cut the time needed to determine their eligibility and process their application for a loan modification under President Obama's ...

Head of Windows and Windows Live Engineering Steven Sinofsky is now one of a handful of Microsoft presidents.

Ned Hooper, who joined Cisco Systems 11 years ago through an acquisition, will now look for new deals in an expanded role at the communications gear giant.

Symphony Technology Group plans to buy MSC Software Corp. for about $360 million.

We're often asked why so many Google applications seem to be perpetually in beta.

A U.S. judge dismissed some damages claims in a copyright infringement lawsuit against Google Inc and its video-sharing Web site YouTube.com but left open the possibility that non-U.S. based rights owners could seek damages for live broadcasts, if they prevail.

Google is developing a new operating system for laptop computers in its boldest challenge yet to Microsoft's control over people's computing experience.

Internet filtering and security software maker Websense Inc. said Tuesday it expects adjusted earnings of 30 cents to 32 cents per share for the second quarter.

Interview with John Taylor, Economics Professor at Stanford University and Author of "The Road Ahead for the Fed"

Yahoo Inc. and the NFL Players Association have reached a settlement over use of players' statistics, photos and other data in Yahoo's popular online fantasy football game.

Hot on the heels of Palm's Movistar GSM Pre sighting comes confirmation from carrier O2 that they'll be offering the smartphone "in time for the Christmas holidays".A The handset will go on sale in the UK, Ireland and Germany on O2, with Spanish buyers getting the GSM Pre on Movistar.A As expected, the only hardware change has been switching to ...

Both Symantec and McAfee are in an 'Arms Race' in the PC security market according to a report by The New York Times.

KING Redmond-based Microsoft has taken the rare step of warning about a serious computer security vulnerability it hasn't fixed yet.

The Toronto location will be the fourth Ubisoft studio in Canada, joining facilities in Montreal, Quebec City and Vancouver.

A U.S. private equity firm is considering a bid that would put a stop to the split-up and sale of one Nortel Networks , one of Canada's biggest technology companies.

The global recession, shrinking advertising sales and fears that the Internet could render big media empires obsolete provide an ominous backdrop for executives at this week's Sun Valley conference.