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Cisco will acquire networking products company Starent for $2.9 billion. Tech consolidation fever continues. The Wall Street Journal has more: Cisco will pay $35 a share for Starent, a Tewksbury, Mass., maker of software and gear for… Read more

Image: Geekologie Last month, social media network Facebook hit 300 million users. If you think a few of those people could use your company’s widget, then it’s time to fire up your business’s presence. When used correctly, Facebook drives… Read more

Photosketch, a new software program designed in China, allows users to turn simple sketches into customized photographs. Gizmodo has more: According to authors, their software can take any rough sketch, with the shape of each element labeled… Read more

You love to talk, and you’ve got stories to tell. But is work the place to bond over personal dramas? This is the seventh in the series 8 Mistakes Men Don’t Make. Making things personal is different than taking things personally. (We’ll get… Read more

Image: TG Daily Australian supermarket chain Woolworths has gone too far with its logo, according to Apple’s intellectual property lawyers. Concerned that “‘consumers may not be able to differentiate between the two brands,” Apple lawyers… Read more

Tomorrow, Google will release the much-anticipated Google Wave, an innovative new communications platform. Mashable goes into depth about what Wave is, and also how it can change business. Ben Parr’s article on Wave’s game-changing features… Read more

Last night, Microsoft revealed details of Courier, its new tablet prototype. The dual-screen device comes with a stylus and a hinge, making old-school day planners look primordial. PCWorld has more on this potentially revolutionary business… Read more

Dell has announced it will buy technology services company Perot Systems for $3.9 billion, or $30 per share. The New York Times’ DealBook reports: Dell and Perot Systems, which was founded in 1988 by H. Ross Perot, said that the terms of the… Read more

Financial software company Intuit has purchased personal finance website Mint.com for $170 million. The New York Times has more: Mint, which unveiled its free online services in September 2007, quickly became popular as more people turned… Read more

New York-based Computer Associates (CA) today announced that it will acquire network management software company NetQoS for $200 million cash. The Washington Post has the details: If the deal goes through, it will be CA’s biggest acquisition… Read more

The European Commision is holding an antitrust investigation into Oracle’s purchase of Sun Microsystems. It is concered that the $7.4 billion deal will undermine industry competition. The Wall Street Journal has more: The commission, the… Read more

EBay today will announce the sale of Skype to private investors. The New York Times has more on the coming announcement: The investment group is likely to include Andreessen Horowitz, a new venture capital firm headed by the Netscape… Read more

Tech Fragments has the details on the iPhone 3.0 update that just went live: As we anticipated the iPhone 3.0 OS upgrade has been officially released by Apple. Everyone, start your iTunes! However, be ready for a long wait as the Apple servers… Read more