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Industry notes

Intel’s latest acquisitions show plan beyond PCs. Intel chief executive Paul Otellini discussed how the chip giant’s three most recent acquisitions play into the firm’s larger plans to expand its presence in markets beyond the personal computer with The Wall Street Journal on Thursday. Intel’s recent purchases of the security firm McAfee, a unit that builds wireless chips for Texas Instruments, and the wireless chip unit of Infineon Technologies show the company is focused on expanding its line of processors for mobile and wireless devices. http://bit.ly/dCiYBA

Google unveils instant searches. Google rolled out its real-time search tool Google Instant on Wednesday, in which search results appear as a user begins to type in their search term. The search giant hopes the new default search method will increase the speed of its service, but companies designed around gaming the firm’s search engine may fear the impact on their bottom line. http://nyti.ms/cLSvz7

Apple makes strides in video game market. Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch have helped it make major inroads into the video game market, where Japan’s Nintendo and Sony have long dominated. The devices’ appeal to casual gamers has helped them outstrip the sales of portable units from more established game manufacturers, with the iPad expected to increase the disparity as it becomes more widely adopted. http://bit.ly/a6rZXI

Craigslist critics: Site’s size gives it ‘unique’ sex trade role. Craigslist’s status as a “household name” makes it an important target for rooting out child prostitution, critics of the site said Wednesday. When ads for such human rights violations are on a site of Craigslist’s size and popularity, the website plays a role in normalizing the behavior and increasing it, they said on a conference call. Part of the complexity with targeting Craigslist is that many other online forums, from review websites such as Yelp to any general comment board, also face challenges when their users decide to break the law and write about it online. http://bit.ly/dteJgy

SAID

“I wish a cigarette would land here from another planet, eat some Reese’s Pieces, and show me its heartlight right before I smoke it.”

—Tommy Christopher, a reporter at mediaite.com, in a tweet. Christopher live-tweeted his heart attack over the weekend and is now tweeting the challenges that follow the experience. He said he will try to eat healthier and stop smoking. http://twitter.com/tommyxtopher

WATERCOOLER

OVERSIGHT — “An Iowa school district’s lunch program asks children as young as 5 years old to memorize a four-digit PIN code so it can monitor what they eat in the school cafeteria — prompting some parents to claim it’s an unhealthy case of ‘Big Brother,’ ” Fox News reports. The school district says it monitors children’s lunch choices and checks them against nutritional guidelines. “It’s interesting, it’s obviously more than just debiting of student account, it’s about tracking what kids are eating in kindergarten,” said Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center. “What exactly is the point? Seems like there’s a much less intrusive way to meet this goal. It’s also kind of weird to teach kindergartners how to remember PIN numbers so they can get lunch.” http://fxn.ws/aOquG7

—Elise Viebeck contributed to this report.