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Report: IAC to sell smaller businesses?
According to PaidContent, some of the Barry Diller-owned conglomerate's "programming" sites may be sold off as it tries to weather the recession.

Nokia further reduces forecast
For the second time in a month, Nokia revises its forecast and tells investors that a slumping economy will hurt sales in the fourth quarter.

Non-G1 Android phone to hit Australia in January
Kogan Technologies' Agora phone will be the first sold Down Under to run Google's mobile operating system. It has a keyboard, a touch screen, and 3G connectivity.

Report: Former Yahoo exec to be Microsoft online chief
Qi Lu, a former Yahoo search executive, is expected to be named head or co-head of Microsoft's online efforts, according to All Things D.

Boxee finally gets support for Netflix streaming
Home media center software Boxee gets support for Netflix Watch Instantly streaming content on everything except for AppleTV.

Chrome developer version bashes Street View bug
Street View no longer blacks out with the latest developer release of Google's open-source browser, version 0.4.154.31. So where's the Google Earth plug-in?

Virgin America offers consumer carbon offsets
But will already cash-strapped consumers take the opportunity to donate to clean-air projects?

Smartphone sales slow amid troubled economy
Market research firm Gartner reported Thursday that sales of smartphones have slowed to their lowest rate since it began tracking the sector.

Facebook finally hits the mainstream
Facebook is being used by my barber, but how will Facebook turn that into cash?

Viacom lays off 7 percent of workforce
Entertainment conglomerate, parent company of MTV Networks, says it expects to save $200 million to $250 million in 2009 with the cutbacks.

Shazam adds two million tracks to music discovery library
Shazam has added two million tracks to its music discovery library to improve its offering.

Do you watch the DVDs and Blu-rays you buy?
You buy favorite films and TV shows when they come out on DVD/Blu-ray, but do you ever watch them?

China policy on Red Flag Linux suggests that open source is not always open
China is forcing Internet cafes to pay for Red Flag Linux, which may be the clearest evidence yet that freedom isn't to be found in a software license, open source or not.

Microsoft and RSA partner on Data Loss Prevention
New DLP solution is to be baked into the Microsoft IT platform, allowing transparent application of digital rights management for sensitive data.

AMD issues fourth-quarter warning
Faced with a significant revenue decline across all geographies and businesses, chipmaker warns its fourth-quarter performance will be lower than expected.

AT&T forms co-branding partnership with ChaCha
AT&T has formed a co-branding partnership with ChaCha to get into the mobile answers business.

Tech layoffs: The scorecard
Follow the companies that are shedding workers with this live layoff tracker, which we'll continue to update as more news surfaces.

AT&T lays off 12,000
The telecommunications giant cites economic pressures and a changing business mix in making a reduction of 4 percent of its workforce.

Seven awesome iPhone freebies
Talk about a lucky seven: These great apps won't cost you a dime.

Faces of the recession
How the recession is affecting the companies and workers of the technology industry.

Video: Cyberprivacy in an Obama USA
Cyberprivacy advocates have welcomed the prospect of an Obama presidency. But they may want to wait before popping the champagne corks. On the CNET News Daily Debrief, Charles Cooper goes over the record with Declan McCullagh.