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Game Developers Sue China's Baidu over Copyright

A Chinese industry group of game developers said Monday it was suing Baidu for more than 30 million Yuan ($4.7 million) for copyright infringement, the latest such case to hit the Internet giant.

Content Provider Union (CPU), which represents developers of games for mobile devices, has accused Baidu of providing unauthorized downloads for more than 350 games designed by member firms, said Tian Lifeng, a CPU spokeswoman.

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Wolfram Alpha Shows Flights Overhead

Wolfram Alpha, the online search service launched two years ago, now lets inquiring minds in the United States find out what flights happen to be overhead at any given moment.

Typing "flights overhead" into a Wolfram Alpha query box is rewarded with information about airplanes above, including altitudes, distances, aircraft types, and which airlines are operating them.

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Research Firm Says Amazon Sells $199 Tablet at A Loss

Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle Fire tablet, which started shipping this week, costs $201.70 to make, a research firm said Friday. That's $2.70 more than Amazon charges for it.

The analysis by IHS indicates that Amazon is, at least initially, selling the tablet at a loss that it hopes to cover through sales of books and movies for the device. The manufacturing cost of a new gadget usually comes down over time as chips become cheaper.

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Netflix is Reviving Axed 'Arrested Development'

"Arrested Development" is coming back to life on the Netflix video streaming service.

Netflix says the quirky TV comedy series is resuming production and will be available for instant viewing by Netflix subscribers in 2013. "Arrested Development" aired on Fox for three seasons from 2003 to 2006.

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Google Co-Founder, Wife Donate $500,000 to Wikimedia

Google co-founder Sergey Brin and his wife have donated $500,000 to the Wikimedia Foundation that runs free online encyclopedia Wikipedia.

The grant was made by the Brin Wojcicki Foundation founded by Brin and his wife, Anne Wojcicki, the co-founder of 23andMe, a personal genetics company, the Brin Wojcicki Foundation said in a statement on Friday.

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PayPal Lets Facebook Friends Send Cash

Online financial transactions powerhouse PayPal released an application on Thursday that lets friends send one another cash at leading social network Facebook.

A "Send Money" application tailored for Facebook by PayPal lets members of the online community tie money to occasions such as birthdays or send it in an unadorned online transfer.

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Online Review Site Yelp Files for $100 Million IPO

Yelp, a website which posts user reviews of businesses and services, filed for an initial public offering Thursday seeking to raise up to $100 million.

Yelp, in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), did not say how many shares of Class A common stock it plans to issue or which Wall Street exchange it would be traded on.

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'Call of Duty' Sets Five-Day Sales Record

"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" raked in $775 million worldwide in its first five days, blowing away the record set by last year's release, publisher Activision said Thursday.

"Life-to-date retail sales for the Call of Duty franchise have exceeded $6 billion worldwide, which makes Call of Duty one of the most valuable entertainment properties in the world," Robert Kotick, chief executive of Activision owner Activision Blizzard, said in a statement.

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Skype Adds Facebook Video Chatting to Software

Internet phone service Skype said Thursday that it will let users of its software make video calls to their Facebook friends and receive them, too.

The free feature, released Thursday in a "beta" test version of Skype's software for Macs and PCs, expands on an existing partnership between the companies.

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Staggering Surge in Android Gadget Viruses

The arsenal of malicious code aimed at Android-powered gadgets has grown exponentially, with criminals hiding viruses in applications people download to devices, according to Juniper Networks.

The computer systems specialty firm's Global Threat Center found "staggering growth" in mobile "malware" targeting the Google-backed Android platform, according to findings available online Wednesday.

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