Micron Technology says it will buy memory chip maker Numonyx in stock deal valued at $1.3B
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Micron Technology says it plans to buy fellow memory chip maker Numonyx in an all-stock transaction the companies value at $1.27 billion....

Google makes it easier to socialize on e-mail service as it girds for Facebook face-off
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google Inc. opened a new social hub in its e-mail service on Tuesday, leaving little doubt that the Internet search leader is girding for a face-off with Facebook....

RealNetworks, Viacom's MTV Networks to spin off Rhapsody into independent company
NEW YORK (AP) -- RealNetworks Inc. and MTV Networks said Tuesday that they plan to spin off Rhapsody America LLC, their digital music service joint venture, into an independent company....

AOL letting AIM instant-messaging users chat with friends on Facebook's chat
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- As part of an ongoing effort to improve its user experience, Internet company AOL Inc. is letting users of its AIM instant-messaging service chat with friends on Facebook....

PayPal continues to block some payment transactions in India, no resolution seems near
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Online payments service PayPal says its suspension of certain transactions in India could last months....

Warner Music CEO sees music pricing power after e-book `fracas' between Amazon, publishers
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The head of Warner Music Group expressed hope on Tuesday that the recent "fracas" over the price of e-books would help give content creators such as his company more pricing power over device makers....

IAC reports 4th-qtr loss on search writedown, but results show improvement in online ad market
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Internet company IAC/InterActiveCorp lost $1 billion in the fourth quarter because it wrote down the value of its search business, but the results beat expectations and offered the latest indication that the online advertising market is improving....

Electronic Arts loses less money but its outlook is below forecasts, sending stock down
NEW YORK (AP) -- A disappointing outlook from Electronic Arts Inc. sent shares of the video game publisher sharply lower Monday, a sign that significant cost-cuts and layoffs have not ended the company's slump....

Security chip used in millions of PCs hacked; criminals can crack encryption with new attack
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. Now a former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has devised a way to break those locks....

MySpace Music tests out audio ads to stem falling search, ad revenue at MySpace
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Hoping to boost revenue, MySpace Music has begun experimenting with audio advertisements that users must hear if they want to listen to music for free online....