InternetAmerican Airlines and Google settle lawsuit (AP)

AP - American Airlines has dropped its lawsuit against Google Inc. over its search engine directing some users to advertisements for the airline's competitors.

DALLAS - American Airlines has dropped its lawsuit against Google Inc. over its search engine directing some users to advertisements for the airline's competitors. American sued the search giant last year seeking unspecified damages for trademark infringement. Last week, a federal district court judge in Fort Worth dismissed the lawsuit. Each side agreed to pay its own legal fees, and American recovered nothing from Google, according to an order signed by Judge John McBryde. Spokesmen for Fort Worth-based American, a unit of AMR Corp., and Google said in identical statements that they were pleased to "resolve these claims on mutually satisfactory terms." American was upset that when Google users entered search terms such as AAdvantage, the trademark name of its frequent-flier program... [ Read more on www.yahoo.com ]

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Microsoft is seen as adrift in the ongoing saga after activist Carl Icahn and the search player reach a deal.

InternetInfoWorld adds Twitter to its mobile options (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - Because IT news can be fast-moving and readers don't always have the time to scan sites for the major news, reviews, and blog posts, InfoWorld now offers quick, mobile-friendly access to its key stories via the InfoWorld Twitter feed at twitter.com/infoworld.