Report: Minn. needs significant Internet upgrades (AP) Internet News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:02:22 GMT AP - Internet speeds in more than four-fifths of Minnesota are too slow to support technologies that could draw new jobs, take cars off the roads and bring new services to people in their homes, a new report said Friday.

Pa. regulators OK Windstream's purchase of D&E (AP) Internet News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:41:00 GMT AP - Windstream Corp.'s acquisition of D&E Communications Inc. phone and Internet company has the approval of Pennsylvania state utility regulators.

U.S. bill would overhaul annual phone fund (Reuters) Internet News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:07:22 GMT Reuters - U.S. lawmakers said on Friday they introduced a measure aimed at overhauling an annual fund intended to ensure nationwide telephone service in high-cost, rural areas by including money for high-speed Internet use.

EBay settles lawsuit filed by Skype founders (AP) Internet News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:42:38 GMT AP - EBay Inc. has settled a legal skirmish with the founders of Skype that threatened to complicate eBay's plans to sell most of the Internet phone service to a group of investors for $2 billion.

Parents plan Web broadcast for disabled daughter (AP) Internet News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:02:44 GMT This August, 15, 2009 hand out photo provided by Didier Lamic shows his 32-year-old daughter, Anne Lamic, dozing in bed in Tallard, French Alps region. Diagnosed with servere cerebral palsy, Anne Lamic's parents are planning to broadcast her quiet life to the world via webcam . (AP Photo/Didier Lamic/HO )

eBay Reaches Deal With Skype Founders, Your Gabbing Is Safe (PC World) Internet News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:22:00 GMT PC World - Skype users can breathe easier, now that one of technology's greatest business blunders has been fixed. The outside chance of a Skype shutdown has gone away, messy lawsuits have been resolved, and Skype's founders are back helping run the company.

WIPO Rules in Favor of Glenn Beck Parody Site (PC Magazine) Internet News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:23:56 GMT PC Magazine - An intellectual property organization has denied a request by Glenn Beck to take down a Web site with a domain name that the talk show host claimed improperly used his name and defamed his name.

Deja vu: Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target in DVD price war (AP) Internet News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:55:59 GMT In this screen shot taken from WalMart.com, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, Wal-Mart is upping the ante heading into the holiday season, trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following last month's price cut on books.(AP Photo/WalMart.com)

Fashion house Ferragamo's museum goes online (Reuters) Internet News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:10:03 GMT Reuters - Italian fashion house Salvatore Ferragamo has taken a museum detailing its history and culture online, allowing young designers to add their creative touch to its shoe models.

Internet censorship seen liable to WTO challenge (Reuters) Internet News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:08:49 GMT Reuters - Censorship of the Internet is open to challenge at the World Trade Organization as it can restrict trade in services delivered online, a forthcoming study says.