In a long-awaited pairing aimed at taking on Google, Yahoo will handle ad sales while Microsoft gets the real prize: data on who’s doing what online, more 
and Energy-Use Software to Rival Google’s?  Efficiency 2.0 keeps a low profile as it develops elaborate algorithms—its "secret sauce"—to curb energy use and rival the big guysmore 

and What’s Apple Got Against Google Voice?  Owners of iPhones can no longer access Google’s unified voicemail service. Could AT&T be behind the move?more 

Verizon, Qualcomm Mobile Venture Attacks Embedded Market  The joint venture will offer "machine-to-machine" wireless services in areas such as health care, manufacturing, and consumer electronicsmore