Today's Top Technology Headlines
Courtesy of the New York Times

Web Sites Wage Holiday Price Wars
As deserted malls and department stores struggle to court consumers with steep discounts, an even more ferocious price war is being waged online.

Teenagers? Internet Socializing Not a Bad Thing
Hanging out online helps teenagers develop ?technological skills and literacy,? a researcher on a new study said.

PC Magazine, a Flagship for Ziff Davis, Will Cease Printing a Paper Version
It is the latest of several magazine publishers to drop a print edition, as advertising plummets and the cost of printing a paper version rises.

France Dominates Europe?s Digital Library
A new digital library, called Europeana, intends to showcase Europe?s history, literature, arts and science.

Yahoo Bid Is Over, Microsoft Says
Steven A. Ballmer?s stance may force Yahoo?s next chief executive to find another way to revive the company?s profit.

Arguments in Case Involving Net and Suicide
Prosecutors began to present their side against a woman who they accuse of creating a phony account on MySpace to taunt a 13-year-old girl, in a highly unusual use of computer-fraud statutes.

eHarmony Agrees to Provide Same-Sex Matches
The online dating service will launch a new Web site which caters to same-sex singles as part of a discrimination settlement.

Now Comes the Hard Part as Yahoo Wrestles With a Question of Direction
Does Yahoo want to remain independent or should it sell some or all of itself to another Internet player?

DealBook: Another View: Mark Cuban Nabbed. So What?
The case shows that the ?cop on the beat? is there to ensure the integrity of the markets. But is this something we should care about?

Hewlett-Packard Is Optimistic on Revenue and Profit
The company said business was not declining as quickly as it was at other tech companies, sending its shares up nearly 15 percent.

Advertising: A Drink Backed by a Sports Hero (Wielding a Mean Game Controller)
Dr Pepper plans to announce that it will promote a video game player on bottles that it will distribute nationally.

Exchange Rate Hurts Profit at Medtronic
Medtronic, the medical device maker, said that legal expenses and declining foreign exchange rates weighed down its quarterly profit.

Jerry Yang, Yahoo Chief, Steps Down
Yahoo said Mr. Yang, who helped build the company into an Internet giant, would step down as chief executive.

Computing From Weather to Warcraft
Price drops are allowing more corporations to buy supercomputers for everything from processing movie graphics to searching for oil.

Mark Cuban Is Charged With Insider Trading
The S.E.C. filed a civil suit against the Internet entrepreneur for selling shares of an Internet search company in 2004.

Big Retailers Feeling Pain on the Web and Off It
Stores such as Lowe?s and Target continued to see signs of a sharp pullback in consumer spending, both online and in stores.

Samsung Is Hit With Patent Suits
A struggling Silicon Valley maker of flash memory chips filed a pair of sweeping patent infringement suits against Samsung.

Privacy Laws Trip Up Google?s Expansion in Parts of Europe
Google is getting caught in a web of privacy laws that threaten its growth and the positive image it has cultivated as a company dedicated to doing good.

Web Sites That Dig for News Rise as Watchdogs
As newspapers shrink, rival operations have arisen in several cities, forcing the papers to follow their lead.

Russia?s High-Tech Sector Reels
The travails of a young company in Moscow offer a glimpse into the toll that the global financial crisis is taking on the budding entrepreneurial culture in Russia.

Burned Once, Intel Prepares New Chip Fortified by Constant Tests
While Intel?s Core i7 microprocessor has received glowing reviews, there is good reason for caution.