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• Apple claims US government sides with monopoly in e-book case

  The U.S. government has sided with monopoly rather than competition in bringing a case of e-book price-fixing against Apple, the company said in a filing on Tuesday before a federal court.

• Inside Apple's secret plan to kill the cash register

  If you've ever been to a store, you know the drill: Browse the merchandise, pick something, carry it to the checkout counter, maybe wait in line, pay, then walk out with your purchases and a receipt.

• Facebook buys mobile e-commerce app Karma

  The mobile gift-giving app Karma has announced it has been acquired by Facebook. The announcement came shortly after the markets closed on Facebook's first day as a publicly traded company.

• Final count down to Facebook's IPO begins

  After all the buildup, Facebook's long-anticipated initial public offering is finally here.

• If Facebook's IPO goes south, social, tech markets could take a hit

  With Facebook's initial public offering creating such a frenzy of interest, there's an important question to be considered: What happens if tomorrow or next week or five months from now, this investment goes south?

• Facebook raises stock offering, shoots for $18.5B with IPO

  Facebook's initial public offering may be getting even bigger.

• Levinsohn takes on CEO role at struggling Yahoo

  Just one day into the job, Yahoo's interim CEO Ross Levinsohn is in charge of a company struggling with administrative chaos, industry position and growing competitors.

• FTC shuts down website marketing business

  A U.S. court has shut down the operations of a company that allegedly promised it would build its customers websites that would generate income of up to US$20,000 per month, after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint about its business practices.

• With another CEO out, Yahoo's turnaround stalled

  For the second time in eight months, Yahoo is without a permanent CEO. The latest development is bringing more trouble for a company struggling to regain its stature in the industry.

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• Apple's e-store satisfaction score jumps, thumps Microsoft's

  Apple's online store scored the highest satisfaction rating of any computer-related company, and handily beat rival Microsoft, a consumer pollster said today.

• Apple wants iphone5.com domain handed over

  Apple is disputing ownership of the iphone5.com domain, sparking speculation that the company will use the long-rumored name for its next smartphone.

• Target to stop selling Amazon Kindles in its stores

  Target plans to stop selling Kindle e-readers in its brock-and-mortar stores after seeing buyers test the devices in its showrooms only to later buy them online from Amazon.

• Privy offers social daily deal alternative

  Pizza chain owner Melissa Ferriman wanted to boost business using an online social deal promotion. She tried services like Groupon, but eventually chose Boston-based Privy because it connected her restaurant with customers who weren't just looking for the next promotion.

• VMware to offer enterprise application portal

  VMware will offer enterprise software that allows employees to access all their desktop Windows applications and online services from a single portal, the company announced Wednesday.