IBT Staff Reporter

British retailer HMV Group Plc aims to ramp up sales of MP3 players, headphones and tablet computers to offset sliding demand for CDs and DVDs and inspire a recovery from near collapse.

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The rules of Treasury auctions may not sound like the stuff of high-stakes diplomacy. But a little-noticed 2009 change in how Washington sells its debt sheds new light on America's delicate balancing act with its biggest creditor, China.

The Greek parliament was set to approve detailed austerity and privatization bills on Thursday to secure emergency funds and avert imminent bankruptcy, but longer-term dangers still lurk.

Skype, which is being bought by Microsoft for $8.5 billion, introduced a new service on Thursday allowing users of Android phones to make free video calls to Skype contacts, including those on Apple iPhones.

Hitachi Ltd is in talks with Toshiba and Sony about joining the merger of their liquid-crystal display units, a move that would create the world's largest maker of small panels, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.

HP first officially launched its tablet, the TouchPad, in February and now, after four-months, the 9.7-inch tablet which runs on webOS juice will be available from July 1.

The European Central Bank signaled it would raise interest rates again next week as data showed inflation in June stabilized well above the bank's target.

The myTouch 4G Slide proclaims it is now the top smartphone camera on the market, rising above the popular iPhone 4. T-Mobile's myTouch 4G Slide carries enough hardware power and quality performance to prove its worthiness among a sea of competitors.

Stock index futures pointed to a fourth day of gains for Wall Street on Thursday, the day the Federal Reserve ends its QE2 bond buying program, as optimism that Greece's debt problems are getting resolved helped lift equities from their recent lows.

Lloyds will axe 15,000 jobs and halve its international presence, a plan its new boss hopes will save 1.5 billion pounds ($2.4 billion) a year by 2014 and return the part-nationalized British bank back to health.

Greece's parliament is expected to pass a second austerity bill on Thursday to enable the country to avert bankruptcy by securing a 12 billion euro ($17 billion) loan tranche from the EU and IMF.

Jean-Claude Trichet scotched speculation on Thursday that the European Central Bank may delay interest rate rises because of Greece's plight and the contagion threat it poses, saying the bank was in strong vigilance mode.

Hewlett Packard is serving the Touchpad buyers a $50 rebate on the purchase of the new 32GB TouchPad, but only Palm smartphone users can cash in.

News Corp secured British government backing for its buyout of BSkyB on Thursday after the minister responsible rejected complaints the move would give Rupert Murdoch too much power and influence.

Samsung asked the U.S. International Trade Commission to ban the importation of Apple's iPhones, iPads and iPods, ratcheting up its dispute against Apple.

Tracy Morgan seems to have done it again with his insensitive jokes

Lloyds is to cut 15,000 jobs and halve its international presence under a radical overhaul by its new chief executive aimed at returning the part-nationalized British bank back to health.

Chris Hansen is allegedly having an affair with a young TV reporter

Chris Hansen is allegedly having an affair with a young TV reporter

The United States would immediately have its top-notch credit rating slashed to selective default if it misses a debt payment on August 4, Standard & Poor's managing director John Chambers told Reuters.

Supermodel Kate Moss’s wedding with rock guitarist Jamie Hince is just round the corner. This weekend will see the sizzling couple's wedding, which is getting a lot of paparazzi and buzz spilling attention to the couple.

Search giant Google has come up with mobile Google Sites to enable businesses to enter the mobile space.

Lloyds unveiled plans to cut 15,000 jobs, reduce costs and sell assets in a strategy review aimed at boosting the fortunes of the bank which had to be part-nationalized during the credit crisis.

New Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas set about dealing with one what will be one of his toughest judges during his Chelsea tenure - the media.

She has named the baby after her mother who died of cancer.

Apple iPhone fans were searching vigorously to find a solution to have an iPhone 5 and not have to worry about the data usage, after a shocking rumor that Verizon is dumping their $29.99 unlimited data plan.

Apple rumors have been keying in on a potential free iPhone 3GS offer after the launching of the highly anticipated iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S. Signing a 2 year contract enables users to pickup a free iPhone 3GS as part of perhaps 2 strategies for Apple. First is clearing inventory and the second is tapping into the low to mid-range smartphone user consumer market.

The details revealed about Anne Hathaway's latest Catwoman suit is described as a tactical and functional outfit, which follows the theme from Nolan's past Batman flicks. The costume is to be very similar to the Catwoman versions from the comics and video games.