Week in review: eBay cuts off Skype

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	Week in review: eBay cuts off Skype E-commerce giants cuts its Internet phone unit loose, while book publishers and authors grapple with Google. Also: The Internet turns 40. Read full story Steven Musil CNET News.com Video of the week Loaded: Twitter U Amazon takes on Google's book project, YouTube wants to rent out movies, and if you are still apprehensive about Twitter, you can take a college class about it. Watch this video Most popular stories 1.  Sold! eBay jettisons Skype in $2 billion deal 2.  EU to investigate Oracle-Sun deal 3.  Advocates: Google Books can bridge digital divide 4.  Amazon: Google Books deal an 'unprecedented' copyright hack 5.  Snow Leopard install downgrades Flash 6.  Gmail users suffer through outage 7.  Researchers seek funds to study cell phone safety 8.  YouTube wants to offer film rentals 9.  At 40, the Internet still reshaping history 10.  IFA 2009: Gadget-fest in Berlin Multimedia 1.  Video: LG Watch phone 2.  CNET Top 5: Worst sci-fi predictions 3.  CNET News Daily Podcast: Why the Gmail outage matters Top photo galleries 1.  Mars orbiter's abstract impressions 2.  Miss IFA shows off red-hot gadgets 3.  IFA through the years, a gadget evolution 4.  Robots audition for Army 5.  LG Chocolate BL40 hands-on--photos 6.  Turning food waste into energy Crave TV makers push 3D at home Erica Ogg Consumer electronics makers, including those at IFA, say 3D at home is the next step in entertainment. But we've heard that before. Are consumers buying it this time around? Read more Sharp LC-52D82U 52 HD LCDTV - Rating: Vendor: buy now 1429.99 Jeep Overland Limited - Fast Rating: Vendor: buy now 219.99 Top-rated reviews of the week 1.  2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid 2.  Logitech Performance Mouse MX 3.  Oppo BDP-83 4.  Canon Vixia HG21 5.  2010 Ford Flex SEL with EcoBoost 6.  LG Tritan (Alltel) 7.  Razer Megalodon headset 8.  Samsung XL2370 9.  SanDisk Sansa Clip (4GB, red)   Related Newsletters Stay informed on the tech topics that matter to you most CNET offers a wide variety of newsletters on everything from tech industry news to the latest games and gear. Browse the entire list now. Manage newsletters More from CNET News  Today on News  Business Tech  Cutting Edge  Wirelesss  Security  Digital Media  Crave  Markets  Blogs  Webware  Photo Galleries  Recent Videos
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