The online auctioneer and the pioneering VoIP service could part ways within a year, if all goes well. Online auction giant eBay is planning to take plans its Skype Internet telephony unit public, with an Initial Public Offer planned for the first half of 2010. The move could mark the final chapter in eBay's (NASDAQ: EBAY) dealings with Skype, the Voice over IP (VoIP) service it purchased in 2005 for $2.6 billion…
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Smaller DEMO conference kicks off in search of the next hot trends. What's next? The DEMO conference has long reigned as a launching pad for the hottest startups in emerging technology. But something bigger is at play this year: the lousy economy. Organizers might be hoping that less is more. The conference kicks off Monday with 40 new tech products and services on tap, down from 70 at the last DEMO in…
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Tim Cook in charge of day-to-day operations. Apple CEO Steve Jobs is taking a medical leave of absence, a week after revealing that he suffers from a condition he described as a hormone imbalance. In an e-mail to employees released today by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Jobs said he was stepping aide temporarily to focus on his condition, which he had earlier said wouldn't hinder his duties. He also said the move would…
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