Technology

San Fransisco, November 7 -- EBay Inc. on Friday announced a formal settlement that is expected to end its legal battle with Skype founders and proceed with the sale of the online calling service.

Welcome to week 65 of my

stock-picking throwdownwith Mr. Market. Let's get right
to the numbers:

Los Angeles, CA, November 6 -- Space agency NASA and Spaceward, a private foundation, are holding a competition for the teams that can send an elevator half a mile into the sky on a cable suspended from a helicopter.

Los Angeles, November 5:In an attempt to give a significant boost to its sources of revenue, Google Inc. launched Thursday a new search engine service designed specifically for online retailers.

Los Angeles, November 5 -- It has long been widely speculated that cellphones and Internet are making tech users isolated from the rest of the world. But a new study confirms that the Internet and other personal technologies are not the contributing factors to an increase in social isolation in the United States.

New York, November 5 -- Apple's official declaration of having 100,000 applications fails to impress.

They're at it again. Another airline, kicking sand in the
face of
Boeing (NYSE: BA) while it's down.

Washington, November 5 -- Software giant Microsoft Corp. will reduce more than 800 staff positions worldwide in an effort to cut costs and improve efficiency.