Reuters - A judge rescinded a protective measure adopted by the board of popular classifieds site Craigslist to block a potential hostile takeover by e-commerce site eBay Inc.

Reuters - Apple Inc is easing restrictions for building iPhone and iPad applications, a move that should allow for the use of third-party tools such as Adobe Systems' Flash software and ease tension between the two companies.

Macworld.com - Social media network GetGlue has released a new app that brings its service, dedicated to the world of entertainment, to the iPad.

AP - THE RULES: Apple Inc. is giving software developers the guidelines it uses to determine which programs can be sold in its App Store. For example, it says it'll reject apps that rapidly drain the battery or generate excessive heat.

AP - As co-president at Oracle Corp., ousted Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd will have to adapt to a new role playing second fiddle to one of Silicon Valley's most domineering bosses — Larry Ellison.

Reuters - Canadian software maker 01 Communique Laboratory Inc filed a lawsuit against Dell Inc and LogMeIn Inc alleging infringement of a patent on which it won a ruling against Citrix Systems in July.

AP - Mobile phone operator Millicom International Cellular S.A. on Thursday said it plans to redeem in full a high-yield bond due in 2013 by the end of this year.

Macworld.com - After we posted our reviews of the new iPod shuffle, iPod nano, and iPod touch, we got questions from readers about things we didn’t specifically cover in those reviews. Here are answers to some of those questions.

Macworld.com - After we posted our reviews of the new iPod shuffle, iPod nano, and iPod touch, we got questions from readers about things we didn’t specifically cover in those reviews. Here are answers to some of those questions.

Ben Patterson - Apple’s criteria for approving or rejecting a given iPhone or iPad app have long been a perplexing, maddening mystery to developers — but now Apple is abruptly making public its once-secret iOS app review guidelines. Among the highlights: No content that’s "over the line," nothing "cobbled together in a few days," and above all, "We don't need any more Fart apps."