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AP Technology NewsBrief at 1:10 p.m. EDT(Associated Press Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) News Corp. to sell MySpace this weekLOS ANGELES (AP) _ News Corp. is aiming to sell its struggling social network site MySpace this week, but it hasn't selected from among several buyers yet. That's according to a person familiar with the matter. The company is looking to cut a deal Wednesday or Thursday in order to have it completed this fiscal year, which ends Thursday. The person was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. Sony faces jittery shareholders after cyberattackTOKYO (AP) _ Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer credited "very loyal" PlayStation Network gamers for flocking back to the service in big numbers, as he sought Tuesday to reassure shareholders following a series of embarrassing hacker attacks. Stringer apologized for the data breach in April, which compromised personal data from more than 100 million online gaming and entertainment accounts. Sony was subsequently criticized for lax security and acting too slowly to inform customers as it grappled with one of the largest-ever security thefts. Microsoft launches Web-based Office, rivals GoogleNEW YORK (AP) _ Microsoft has officially launched its Web-based email and Office services, part of its ongoing effort to keep Google at bay when it comes to business software. "Office 365" has been available in a test version since last year. It combines Web-based versions of Word, Excel and other Office applications. It also includes the Exchange e-mail system, SharePoint online collaboration technology and Microsoft's instant messaging, Internet phone and video conferencing system. High court to rule on TV indecency, GPS trackingWASHINGTON (AP) _ The Supreme Court has added a couple of high-profile constitutional challenges to its lineup of cases for next term: One looking at governmental regulation of television content and the other dealing with the authority of police to use a GPS device to track a suspect's movements without a warrant. The court's action Monday agreeing to review the two cases foreshadows what could be an extraordinary year for the justices. Gay marriage, immigration and the health care overhaul all are working their way to the court and could arrive in the term that begins on the first Monday in October. Can't ban violent video sales to kids, court saysWASHINGTON (AP) _ States cannot ban the sale or rental of ultraviolent video games to children, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, rejecting such limits as a violation of young people's First Amendment rights and leaving it up to parents and the multibillion-dollar gaming industry to decide what kids can buy. The high court, on a 7-2 vote, threw out California's 2005 law covering games sold or rented to those under 18, calling it an unconstitutional violation of free-speech rights. Writing for the majority, Justice Antonin Scalia, said, "Even where the protection of children is the object, the constitutional limits on governmental action apply." French Internet company seeks $419 mln from GooglePARIS (AP) _ Google faces a new, multimillion-dollar challenge in Europe after a French Internet company filed a lawsuit Tuesday saying the search engine giant unfairly squeezed out competitors in France. The company, 1plusV, says it is mounting the largest single claim of its kind in Europe against Google. It comes soon after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, following the lead of European regulators, started investigating claims that Google has abused its dominance of Internet search and advertising to stifle competition. New arrest in UK phone hacking scandalLONDON (AP) _ Britain's Press Association news agency said Monday one of its reporters was arrested by detectives investigating a widening phone hacking scandal. Scotland Yard said that detectives questioned the 34-year-old on suspicion of intercepting private communications, after she turned herself in at a central London police station. She was released on bail hours later. Study: 12 percent of US households own e-readerNEW YORK (AP) _ A study finds that 12 percent of U.S. households now own a reading device for electronic books, such as Amazon's Kindle. That's three times the number of households that owned an e-reader just a year ago, pointing to rapid acceptance. Teenage UK hacking suspect released on bailLONDON (AP) _ A teenager accused of attacking a string of U.K.-based websites has been released on bail. Nineteen-year-old Ryan Cleary was released Monday on condition that he obey a curfew, wear an electronic tag and only leave the house accompanied by one of his parents. LulzSec member says group is 'bored'NEW YORK (AP) _ A member of a publicity-seeking hacker group that sabotaged websites over the past two months and is dissolving itself says his group isn't disbanding under pressure from the FBI or enemy hackers. "We're not quitting because we're afraid of law enforcement," the LulzSec member said in a conversation with The Associated Press over the Internet voice program Skype. "The press are getting bored of us, and we're getting bored of us." (c) 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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