Microsoft Is Said to Be Buying a Chip Maker Microsoft is buying a chip company that specializes in gesture recognition technology, which allows people to control computers and other devices just by moving their bodies, people briefed on the deal told The New York Times. Read more on New York Times

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A suspected suicide bomber injured at least 15 people in Istanbul’s central Taksim Square Sunday, Turkish television channel NTV reported. Reuters: Top News We are looking for more news on .

Microsoft and Flickr Image by mlcastle I don’t want Microsoft to have my data. If the buyout goes through, I’m looking for a new place to host my photos. Microsoft to Acquire 3-D Chip Firm Canesta Microsoft has agreed to acquire Canesta, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based developer of electronic perception technology. Financial terms of the deal [...]

Japanese Stock Futures Fall on Yen, Earnings; Macquarie Advances in Sydney Japanese stock futures fell as a strengthening yen added to concern about earnings growth, while Australian shares rose after commodity prices increased and Macquarie Group Ltd. said it will continue expanding. Read more on Bloomberg

The favored candidate in Brazil’s presidential runoff Sunday was born in the middle-class mountain city of Belo Horizonte, now the country’s third-largest metropolis. Dilma Rousseff and her hometown helped shape Brazil’s democratic movement. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us NPR Topics: News We are looking for more news on .

Nightlights Metallic Gold Green Stock Background Texture Image by backgroundsetc Stock Background Texture U.S. Stock-Index Futures Erase Drop as GDP Data Spurs Fed Stimulus Bets U.S. stock index futures erased losses as the government reported the economy grew at a 2 percent rate last quarter, reinforcing speculation that the Federal Reserve will pump more cash [...]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Toyota secretly bought back from U.S. consumers vehicles it found with speed-control defects as part of a strategy to hide unintended-acceleration problems from safety regulators and the public, a revised lawsuit claims. Reuters: Top News We are looking for more news on .

Stock Star Rating Report Card Our update on our stock rating performance through the third quarter of 2010. Read more on Morningstar News courtesy: Yahoo

NEW YORK (Reuters) – For lifelong Republican Joe Errigo, deciding to cross party lines and support a liberal Democrat for New York governor wasn’t nearly as difficult as one might expect. Reuters: Top News We are looking for more news on .

Google Inc. awards grant to Knight Foundation Google is awarding million to the Knight Foundation to support its media innovation projects. Read more on AP via Yahoo! News