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• Microsoft CFO Resigns Effective Year-End Peter Klein, currently CFO of the business division, will take over finances for the whole company.
• Tech Workers Dubbed the Unhealthiest Pounding on a keyboard and consuming caffeine simply isn't good exercise, researchers report.
• Sony's Hirai Hopes for Quick Start to Online Content Service Sony is hoping to launch its planned online content service early next year, the executive heading up the project said Friday.
• Benioff Trumpets Force.com Platform's Success Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff hyped the success of his company's cloud development platform on Thursday.
• Sony Outlines Aggressive Growth Goals Sony wants a 20 percent share of the LCD TV market in 2013 and expects a 5 percent profit margin the same year, it said Thursday.
• Google's Purchase of Skype Rival Gizmo5 Could Benefit You Google tends to shake up markets, so acquiring a VoIP vendor may mean cheaper and more accessible telecommunications.
• Apple's Profit Rises Despite Drop in iPod Shipments UPDATE: Apple reported an increase in net profit and sales for the fourth quarter with the help of strong Mac and iPhone sales.
• How Much is Twitter Worth? Analysis: Investors are dumping $100 million into the microblogging service with no revenue and few plans. Huh?
• Will a Disney-owned Marvel Do Gaming Differently? Disney is acquiring Marvel for $4 billion, giving Spider-Man some strange new coworkers.
• Dell's Net Income, Revenue Drop for Second Quarter UPDATE: Dell recorded a yearly drop in net income and revenue during the second fiscal quarter of 2010.
• Yahoo, Microsoft Face Tough Antitrust Battle Government regulators will reject or modify the proposed Microsoft-Yahoo deal, antitrust attorney says.
• Tech Enters Politics: 8 in the Fray With former HP chief Carly Fiorina likely running for U.S. Senate from California, we ask: what other techies have launched political careers?
• A Peek at the Microsoft Store Logo The colorful new logo is apparently part of Microsoft's new retail identity as it follows Apple in opening stores.
• Tr.im Closes, Blaming Twitter The tr.im URL-shortening service has shut down after failing to find a buyer.
• Is Apple's iPod Dying -- And Does Apple Care? The much-loved mobile music player is simply drawing less revenue -- and apparently less corporate attention -- these days.
• RadioShack's 'The Shack' Shift: 3 Things to Consider RadioShack is joining the growing list of companies trying to refresh an old image by taking on a new name -- but it's not as simple as changing the signs.
• Name Change Won’t Save RadioShack Goodbye RadioShack, hello 'The Shack'. The electronics retailer announced a name change effective Aug. 6.
• Schmidt's Exit from Apple Board Benefits Consumers Analysis: Both companies are freer to innovate without a "frienemy" privvy to products and plans.
• Google CEO Schmidt Steps Down from Apple Board "Mutual decision" is said based on the companies becoming "increasingly competitive" even as FCC reviews Apple's policies.
• Google's Schmidt Says "Goodbye" To Apple's Board In the end, the relationship didn't accomplish much for either company and was getting messy. Better to call it off.
• Apple vs. Microsoft: Rival Strategies, Rival Results Analysis: It's been a rough year, but the striking difference in financial results for these two old competitors is a study in different strategies and offers clues to next year.
• How Google Gains from Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Analysis: The newest search engine partnership will actually benefit the biggest banana in the bunch.
• Wait, TMZ is Stalking Steve Jobs Now? Site posts a grainy photo -- snapped with an iPhone -- showing that Jobs is back at work. But why does a gossip site care?
• Does Yahoo-Microsoft Deal Make Google Sweat? Analysis: The runners-up team up against the leader; what's likely to happen next.
• CEOs: Devil Was in Details of Yahoo, Microsoft Search Tie-up Microsoft and Yahoo took so long to reach a search agreement because they considered factors beyond the deal's key financial considerations.