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Carriers Band to Fight Cellphone Theft

Rolfe Winkler, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on April 10 at 4:40 am PT

The nation’s major wireless providers have agreed to a deal with the U.S. government to build a central database of stolen cellphones — part of a broad effort to tame an explosion of thefts nationwide.

Facebook Loses “The Godfather” Exclusive to Google’s Game Network

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 7, 2011 at 7:38 am PT

Is Facebook losing some of its game? Kabam has chosen to exclusively launch its new big social title on Google instead of Facebook.

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Software Finds Place in Posse

Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on November 4, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

Law-enforcement and intelligence agencies are increasingly relying on information from the Web and electronic records to help solve crimes and evaluate threats, producing a stream of new business for companies that can help them crunch the data.

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Rajaratnam Gets 11 Years in Insider-Trading Case

Chad Bray and Susan Pulliam, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 13, 2011 at 9:50 am PT

Raj Rajaratnam, the face of the biggest trading scandal in a generation, was sentenced to 11 years in prison, one of the longest-ever terms handed down for an insider case.

Zynga Continues String of New Games With Mafia Wars Sequel

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on September 20, 2011 at 9:00 am PT

Another one of Zynga’s original game franchises on Facebook is getting a major facelift.

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SEC Files Insider Trading Charges in Disney-Marvel Deal

Peter Kafka in News on August 11, 2011 at 1:38 pm PT

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a California man with insider trading in the run-up to the 2009 Disney-Marvel deal. The SEC says Toby G. Scammell took advantage of his girlfriend, an “extern” working at Disney’s corporate strategy department, to learn about the company’s $4 billion acquisition of the comic book company, and used the information to make a $192,000 profit trading call options. The SEC hasn’t charged Scammell’s girlfriend, who it describes as “exploited.” Press release; complaint (PDF)

After Riots, U.K. Prime Minister Floats Social Media Crackdown

Peter Kafka in News on August 11, 2011 at 6:35 am PT

“When people are using social media for violence we need to stop them.”

Nokia’s Borked Q2 Charts Make Yahoo’s Borked Q2 Charts Look Fantastic!

Kara Swisher in Mobile on July 21, 2011 at 8:18 am PT

If the charts for Nokia’s second quarter results had any more minuses, it would start to look like a crime scene for an unfortunate knifing victim on “Law and Order.” Doink-doink.

16 Arrested in Nationwide Hacker Crackdown

Arik Hesseldahl in News on July 19, 2011 at 2:42 pm PT

The arrests include 14 for a December attack against PayPal, and two connected to a pair of incidents connected to the LulzSec gang. Five others are arrested in the U.K. and The Netherlands.

Real Estate Site Trulia Acquires Movity

Kara Swisher in News on December 20, 2010 at 9:53 pm PT

San Francisco real estate site Trulia said it has acquired Movity, a buzzy stealth start-up that surfaces and aggregates geodata for home buyers and renters, such as noise, crime and pricing, from a variety of sources. Trulia declined to provide financial details of the transaction, but said the move was to provide better information for its users. Movity was founded this year with $1.3 million in funding.

Carriers Band to Fight Cellphone Theft

Facebook Loses “The Godfather” Exclusive to Google’s Game Network

Software Finds Place in Posse

Rajaratnam Gets 11 Years in Insider-Trading Case

Zynga Continues String of New Games With Mafia Wars Sequel

SEC Files Insider Trading Charges in Disney-Marvel Deal

After Riots, U.K. Prime Minister Floats Social Media Crackdown

Nokia’s Borked Q2 Charts Make Yahoo’s Borked Q2 Charts Look Fantastic!

16 Arrested in Nationwide Hacker Crackdown

Real Estate Site Trulia Acquires Movity

Four Arrested in Tech-Heavy Insider Trading Case

Web-Based Amateur Private Eyes Enhancing Store Security

Viral Video: Can Hollywood Sell a Brainy Blockbuster?

Shield-Law Amendment Excludes Unpaid Bloggers

Venezuela Lawmakers Vote to Ban Violent Video Games

More Local Heat: MSNBC.com Buys EveryBlock for Several Million Dollars

The Charge? Assault With a Deadly Web Site.

A Go-To Web Site for Home Buyers

Video Condolences to the Hudson Family

How Digitally Dumb Can You Get? Apparently, Very.

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