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• Canadian telecom BCE, suitor agree on terms

  BCE Inc, Canada's largest telecommunications company, said Friday it has agreed on terms of a $35 billion sale to a group led by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in the biggest leveraged buyout ever. The deal is expected to be completed by mid-December.

• Case dropped against parents who put baby on eBay

  A baby boy removed from his parents' custody after they offered to sell him on eBay for just a euro - $1.59 - as a joke is back at home, a prosecutor said Thursday.

• There's nothing too extreme about 'Space Invaders' update

  The word "Extreme" in a video-game title tends to trigger a reflexive cringe in most gamers, especially when applied to a remake of a genre classic.

• Study says many dial-up users don't want broadband

  

  A new study suggests that attitude rather than availability may be the key reason why more Americans don't have high-speed Internet access.

• Ex-tech exec gets new judge in extradition case

  A Namibian prosecutor says a new judge will be appointed to hear the extradition case of businessman Jacob "Kobi" Alexander.

• Picks and pans: 'Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath,' 'Jack Keane,' 'Super Turrican'

  COMMAND & CONQUER 3: KANE'S WRATH

• Adobe to make searching easier on Flash sites

  Internet users will now have an easier time finding sites that rely heavily on the popular Flash video format.

• EU musicians oppose Europe-wide online licensing

  The Bee Gees' Robin Gibb and other European music composers warned Thursday that standardizing music royalties across Europe could hurt musicians and the songs they write.

• Internet addressing agency loses its own addresses

  This doesn't sound good: The nonprofit agency in charge of the Internet's addresses recently lost track of its own.

• Report: Microsoft seeks help for another Yahoo bid

  

  Unable to strike a deal on its own, Microsoft Corp. reportedly is hoping to snap up Yahoo's online search operations with the help of News Corp. and Time Warner Inc.

• Microsoft to sell Office, OneCare for $70 a year

  Microsoft Corp. will begin selling its Office programs to consumers on a subscription basis starting mid-July, in a bid to reach thrifty PC buyers who would otherwise pass on productivity software.

• Correction: AT&T-iPhone

  In a July 1 story about the new version of the iPhone, The Associated Press, relying on information from an AT&T spokesman, erroneously reported that the carrier is working on creating a prepaid plan for the phone. Spokesman Michael Coe later said he miscommunicated, and that there will be no prepaid plan for the iPhone 3G.

• Correction: Earns-Research in Motion

  In a June 25 story about quarterly earnings at Research In Motion Ltd., The Associated Press incorrectly reported that the BlackBerry Bold will be a touch-screen phone. Current plans do not call for the device to have a touch screen.

• Game Informer Top 10: Top handheld games

  The editors of Game Informer rank the top 10 handheld games for July:

• Making it to the (virtual) White House

  Can Sen. Barack Obama beat out Sen. John McCain for the White House? Would Hillary Clinton have fared better against McCain in November? You might find the answers by firing up "The Political Machine 2008," a new strategy game for PC from Stardock ("Galactic Civilizations II," "Sins of a Solar Empire").

• Sorting through your cell phone choices

  There may be no greater consumer challenge than analyzing your cell phone choices.

• Primera introduces a ripping rental service

  

  A while back I wrote about a new software product from Primera Technology called PTRip.

• EU clears Nokia to buy mapmaker Navteq

  European regulators cleared Nokia's takeover of U.S. digital mapmaker Navteq on Wednesday, saying the deal would be unlikely to shut off rivals' access to digital maps.

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