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Skype says some users had problems signing in (AP)

AP – Internet phone service Skype says a small percentage of its 170 million users have been unable to sign in to its service, a problem that it expects to fix with a software update.

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Google, PayPal tussle over mobile payment secrets (AP)

AP – Google Inc.’s ambitious plan to supplant credit cards with smartphones has thrust the Internet search leader into a legal tussle with online payment pioneer PayPal, which contends Google stole its ideas by hiring away two key executives.

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Skype scrambles after service trouble (AFP)

AFP – Skype on Thursday was scrambling to fix a problem that caused the globally popular Internet telephone service to be inaccessible for a “small number” of users.

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US online advertising soars in first quarter: report (AFP)

AFP – Industry group Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) reported on Thursday that US online ad revenue hit a record high $7.3 billion in the first three months of the year.

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Skype founder sees upside for Microsoft after deal (Reuters)

Reuters – Skype founder Niklas Zennstrom said Microsoft could capitalize on its $8.5 billion acquisition of the Internet calling service by expanding into mobile and improving video call quality.

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Sony Ericsson’s Canada site hacked: company (AFP)

AFP – Hackers have attacked Sony Ericsson’s Canadian eShop website, affecting 2,000 users, the latest online strike against the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant, a Sony spokesman said Wednesday.

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Kremlin rejects FSB proposal to ban Skype, Gmail (AP)

AP – A Kremlin official has rejected a proposal from within Russia’s main domestic security agency to ban Skype, Gmail and Hotmail as a major threat to national security.

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Google, Skype, Yahoo Targeted by Rogue Comodo SSL Certificates (PC World)

PC World – Comodo’s tag line is “creating trust online”. That may be true most of the time, but after an attack resulted in nine fraudulent SSL certificates–targeting domains like Google, Yahoo, Skype, and Windows Live–it might be wise to trust Comodo a little less.

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Skype names new chief financial officer (Reuters)

Reuters – Internet telephone service Skype said it named Jonathan Chadwick, a former McAfee financial executive, as its chief financial officer.

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