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Yahoo chairman exits, review drags on (Reuters) Reuters - Yahoo Inc Chairman Roy Bostock and three other directors will step down as the struggling company ploughs ahead with an internal overhaul, including discussions on dealing with its stakes in China's Alibaba Group and Yahoo Japan. February 08, 2012 1:23 AM Chairman, 3 others out in Yahoo board shake-up (AP) AP - Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock and three longtime board members are stepping down, submitting to the demands of many frustrated shareholders who blame them for contributing to the follies that have dragged down the Internet company's revenue and stock price. February 08, 2012 12:54 AM IMDB "Jane Doe" case gets a court date (Reuters) Reuters - Junie Hoang, the actress suing the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) for revealing her age, will see her day -- and perhaps two days -- in court next year. February 07, 2012 11:35 PM Amazon, Viacom close to Web video deal (Reuters) Reuters - Amazon.com Inc is about to announce a Web video deal with Viacom Inc in what sources said was one of the last steps in a plan to launch a standalone subscription service to compete with Netflix Inc. February 07, 2012 10:51 PM Summary Box: Jobs flow from mobile, Facebook apps (AP) AP - CAREER OPPORTUNITY: All those apps being made for smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook's online social network are helping the U.S. economy lower its unemployment rate. A study released Tuesday by the technology trade group TechNet estimates apps are responsible for creating about 466,000 U.S. jobs since 2007. February 07, 2012 8:50 PM Google Chrome comes to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich devices (Appolicious) Appolicious - Google’s entry into the desktop web browser market, Chrome, has rocketed in popularity since its release back in 2008, but it has never quite made the logical leap to Google’s Android operating system – until now, that is. February 07, 2012 8:01 PM Looking for work? There may be an app for that (AP) AP - Looking for a promising career in a lousy economy? A new study suggests you're apt to find it in apps — the services and tools built to run on smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook's online social network. February 07, 2012 7:52 PM Outfit7’s Talking Tom Cat app breaks 100 million downloads, gets new partnership (Appolicious) Appolicious - We usually hear that the most popular apps in Apple’s iTunes App Store are games. But an exception to that rule is Talking Tom Cat, an app from Outfit7 that has racked up 100 million downloads on iOS and Google’s Android. February 07, 2012 7:23 PM The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store (AP) AP - iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending Feb. 6, 2012: February 07, 2012 5:52 PM Anfield cat becomes Internet hit (Reuters) Reuters - A cat that invaded the famous Anfield turf for three minutes during Liverpool's 0-0 Premier League draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Monday has become an internet celebrity. February 07, 2012 10:43 AM