Top Internet Markets

NewsFactor – Samsung Electronics is predicting it will sell 20 million to 25 million smartphones this year.

NewsFactor – Google’s Chrome browser is now two years old, and the youngster — and its proud parent — are celebrating its steady rise in popularity.

NewsFactor – Apple launched iTunes 10 with Ping, a new music-oriented social network, on Wednesday. Within hours, the site fell victim to spammers looking to make a quick buck from Apple’s unsuspecting 160 million music lovers exploring the new way to discover what music their friends are listening to.

AP – Dubai’s police chief says worries about spying by the U.S., Israel and others helped push plans to limit BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates.

Investor’s Business Daily – Apple (NMS:AAPL) — after big success with computers, phones and music players — is taking another swing at its hobby, the tough-to-crack market for providing streaming video content to TVs.

AP – A plastics compounding company operating in eastern Texas has canceled its state job creation contract, joining other businesses that have quit or changed their pacts under the Texas Enterprise Fund.

Reuters – Software giant Microsoft Corp is looking for a partner in China to help the company play a major role in China’s internet search market, Wall Street Journal said.

AP – Manufacturing conglomerate 3M Co. said Tuesday it has agreed to pay $230 million in cash for an Israeli company that makes ankle bracelets and other products used to keep track of people.

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NewsFactor – Still on top but losing market share to Google and Apple, Finland-based handset maker Nokia will acquire a U.S. mobile-analytics company to study how consumers use its phones. The data from privately held Motally, which has only eight employees, may help attract developers and publishers for Qt, Symbian, MeeGo and Java applications that can enhance Nokia phones and make them more competitive.