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Reuters notes that Google and Yahoo could announce a decision to walk away from their search deal by the middle of next week, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Forbes reports that Motorola will lay off 3,000 workers as the vendor attempts to return to profitability.

The New York Times reports that Google and Yahoo have offered to significantly narrow the scope of a planned advertising partnership in a last-minute effort to win the approval of the Justice Department, which is scrutinising the deal for its effect on competition.

Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang says that the firm is still open to a Microsoft takeover, despite turning down an offer from the software giant earlier this year, reports AFP.

Cellular News notes that T-Mobile USA is about to launch a major online advertising push for its Google-powered  G1 device, delivering one billion Internet advert impressions in just two days.

The T-Mobile/HTC G1 smartphone, the first handset to be based on Google’s Android mobile operating system, carries a Bill-of-Materials (BOM) cost of US$143.89, according to a virtual teardown conducted by iSuppli and published by Cellular News.

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports this week that Microsoft is close to securing a deal with Verizon Wireless that will see it become the default search provider on the US mobile operator's devices.