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A Samsung-FBI deal was coming to an emminent close, said sources.

Advertising changes lowered target price on Google stocks.

Chromebooks have effectively captured 20% to 25% of the U.S. laptop market according to report.

Online coupon site Retailmenot expected to raise about US$200 million in an initial public offering.

Google's acquisition of Waze could put Israel's tech development industry back on the map, analysts said.

According to sources, Google voluntarily complied with the initial inquiry of the Federal Trade Commission on its Waze acquisition earlier this month although it has not yet reached a level of investigation

Google Inc. is looking actively for acquisitions from private equity alliances to help it structure its deals.

On Sunday, Google was reported to be in close discussion to acquire Waze for US$1.3 billion.

Google may find itself in antiregulatory waters should it push its bid for Waze.

Google Inc said on Tuesday it acquired marketing start-up Wildfire to help the world's largest Internet search company expand further into social media.

Opera Software would cost Facebook over $1 billion as competition from Google and others could push up the price tag.

The price-to-earnings ratio is around 100 but Facebook even doesn’t have a clear long-term prospects.