Technology

Murdoch Targets Sulzberger as Newspaper Ad Slump Shifts Fight to Readers The New York Times and Wall Street Journal are pursuing readers from regional U.S. newspapers in their fight to survive the worst advertising declines in the industry’s history.

News Corp., Time Warner Said to Be Interested in Buying MGM Film Studio News Corp., Time Warner Inc., and Qualia Capital LLC are interested in buying the Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Inc. film studio, owner of the “James Bond” franchise, according to people with knowledge of the situation.

Stringer Sees 3D as Sony's Next $10 Billion Business; Investors Skeptical Sony Corp. Chairman Howard Stringer forecast 3D movies, pictures and games will be the electronics maker’s next $10 billion business, challenging investors and analysts who say the technology isn’t ready to become mainstream.

Dell Has Biggest Drop In a Year After Profit, Sales Fall Short on PC Slump Dell Inc., whose ranking in the global personal-computer market slipped last quarter, had its biggest drop in almost a year in Nasdaq trading after reporting earnings that missed analysts’ estimates.

CommVault, Citrix, Red Hat Top Takeover Target List, Goldman's Friar Says CommVault Systems Inc., Citrix Systems Inc. and Red Hat Inc., whose products are used in corporate data centers, are among the top candidates for acquisitions in the software industry, an analyst said.

Twitter's Sales Top $4 Million; Advertising Business Planned for Next Year Twitter Inc., the social-networking company valued at $1 billion by venture capitalists, is generating sales of more than $4 million a year.

Oracle Gets Six-Day Extension in EU's Review of $7.4 Billion Sun Purchase Oracle Corp. received a six-day extension to European Union regulator’s deadline to review its $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc. after asking for more time to address competition concerns.

Google's Online Book Settlement With Publishers Wins Preliminary Approval Google Inc., owner of the most popular Internet search engine, and a group of authors and publishers won preliminary approval of a revised settlement over the company’s plans to make millions of books available online.

Summit's `Twilight' Vampire-Saga Riches Spur Thirst for New Film Franchise As Summit Entertainment LLC releases the sequel to “Twilight” in theaters today, the studio is searching for a follow-up to the vampire series that has so far made $384 million in global ticket sales.

Kindle, Sony Electronic Readers May Get Biggest Payoff From Textbook Sale As Sony Corp.’s e-book devices vie with the Kindle to win over readers, the real showdown may come later: when a shift to electronic textbooks at schools threatens to eclipse the current market for the products.

Oprah Winfrey Announces Show to End in 2011, Prepares for Cable Network Oprah Winfrey announced the end of her TV talk show on the air as she prepares to start a cable channel with Discovery Communications Inc.