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Record companies are in talks with Google about developing an online music service, with the hopes that the Internet search giant can take on Apple's dominance over the digital music market.

Concerns about spying by U.S. and Israeli agents spurred the recent crackdown on BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai's police chief said.

Sony is launching a new cloud-based music and video streaming service that will work on Internet-connected Bravia televisions, Blu-ray disc players, PlayStation 3's and Vaio computers, in an attempt to challenge Apple's dominance in the digital entertainment space.

India has asked all companies that provide encrypted communications to install servers within the country, as the government widened its security crackdown to companies including Google, Nokia and Skype.

New Zealand officials today cleared Google of any criminal charges, after the Internet search giant mistakenly collected personal data from wireless networks for its "Street View" mapping service.

Nokia today announced that it will discontinue Ovi, its popular mobile file-sharing service, which allows customers to remotely access and transfer files from their computer via mobile phone.

Apple is releasing a software update for the iPhone next week, adding the ability to play games with friends online and upload high-definition videos to YouTube through Wi-Fi.

Apple today showed off an updated line of iPod products, adding a touch screen display to the smaller, button-free iPod Nano, which starts at $150, but also removing its camera.

Apple today unveiled a new version of its iTunes software that includes "Ping," a social networking feature similar to services from Facebook and Twitter.

Apple today unveiled a smaller, cheaper version of its Apple TV device, which connects to high-definition televisions to show rented movies and TV programming, escalating the battle with rival Google for control of the digital living room.