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Smart-phone sales jump ... iPhone apps take root as a cottage industry ... Blockbuster's loss widens ... Intel and AMD settle their legal disputes ... and the new Call of Duty video game is a record-setter. Jim Chesko has those stories and more.

The Sun/Oracle deal hits a speed bump in Europe. Clearwire will raise more than 1-1/2 billion dollars. Google's holiday gift to Flyers.

Electronic Arts is a stock to watch after it made some big job cuts and bought another company. There's a Netflix-like service that lets you rent high-fashion clothes. Barnes & Noble's e-book reader may be sneaking up on Amazon's Kindle.

Ebay reaches an agreement with Skype's founders. Windows 7 seems to be flying off the shelves. Eagerly awaiting Tuesday's release of a new videogame.

Wall Street gets another flood of data and earnings. Some restaurants may have happy holidays after all even with families cutting back on dining out. Some classic rock is coming out in a very contemporary medium. The Beatles catalog is coming out on a USB stick.

Wall Street will be hanging on the Fed's words this week. The horror doesn't have end after Halloween. Horror video games are hot sellers. A hot new franchise for teenage girls is getting hotter, with the release of a new vampire flick.

JP Morgan Chase is in the earnings spotlight. Video game makers are going after girls women like never before. Need to start your car even though you're miles away? There's an app for that.

Dell acquires Perot systems; the European Commission releases proof that Intel breached anti-trust rules and Chrysler will offer a digital owners manual.

Smart-phone maker Palm unveils the Pixi and cuts the price of the Pre ... Sprint withdraws a discount related to the Pre ... there are some changes in a couple of executive suites ... and a new job could be just a "tweet" away. Jim Chesko has those stories and more.

A look at the week ahead on Wall Street. Sales of games, hardware and accessories are not making the cut with consumers who are buying only the essentials. A 67-year-old love triangle is being resolved this week in a comic book.

Social websites hit by hackers. An upbeat outlook from Cisco Systems. Coffee shops pull the plug on laptop users.

Is booking a vacation online feeling too much like work? Many travelers are unhappy with travel websites. Mow the lawn, weed the garden. Feed the chickens? Some suburbanites are adding something new to their little piece of the American dream.

Proctor and Gamble makes a bigger move into upscale men's skin care. A favorite movie is a quarter century old but still going strong. "Ghostbusters" is spawning a whole new generation of spinoff products. Changes are coming for e-book readers.

Consumer spending is in the spotlight again this week. Is Apple's Steve Jobs going back to work soon? Sequels are hitting the entertainment industry, and not just at the movies.

Will Thursday's mini-rally stand up to May unemployment numbers? The IRS floats the idea of licensing all tax preparers. It's getting easier to add fiber to your diet. A major cereal maker is adding fiber to almost all of its products by the end of next year.

Video game makers are attracting some high-powered Hollywood talent, as they look to score big on the other small screen. There are now a lot more things you can do with Microsoft's Xbox. Hovnanian gives us an eye on homebuilding.

Investors weigh another batch of tech earnings ... Microsoft is buying a videogame startup ... and price cuts help to lift sales of Blu-ray players. Jim Chesko has those stories and more.

Big retailers will tally their April sales receipts. There's a Camaro recall. Foreclosures present great home-buying opportunities, but be careful. Plus, online grocery shopping lists can help you save some money.

Is Time Warner ready to spin off AOL? Debate about who should pay for rural broadband. Twitters are quitters.

It may not yet be time to call a bottom for the economy. An expert says even the Great Depression had a silver lining. Plus video games may not be as big as they once were.