Minneapolis - News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) Photobucket image-hosting site announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with retail store chain Target (NYSE: TGT) to offer in-store printing of photographs. The service will allow Photobucket users to order prints for pickup in about an hour at most Target stores nationwide.

Port Washington, N.Y. - Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iTunes Store retained its position as the op U.S. music retailer during the first half of 2008, followed by Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Amazon (NASD: AMZN) and Target (NYSE: TGT), according to a report from market research firm NPD Group. Apple overtook Amazon for third place in the first quarter of 2007, then hurdled Best Buy and Target in February of this year before toppling Wal-Mart to enter the lead in April.

Washington - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has levied a total of $6 million in fines against many of the top electronics retailers in the U.S., for violating rules on labeling analog televisions they sell to inform consumers the devices will not be able to receive digital signals after the switch to digital broadcasting next February. The FCC levied fines against retailers including Sears ($1.1 million), Wal-Mart ($992,000), Circuit City ($712,000), Target ($296,000) and Best Buy ($280,000).

Los Angeles - Major retail store chain Target (NYSE: TGT) has launched a digital music promotion with Sony BMG and Hip Digital Media, and will offer artist John Legend's album "Live From Philadelphia" as a DRM-free MP3 download for $10. The offering marks the first digital download site promotion in the U.S. for Target, which will also be the exclusive retailer of the CD and DVD versions of the album.

Los Angeles - Major retail chain Target (NYSE: TGT) has pulled game publisher Take-Two Interactive's (NASD: TTWO) controversial title "Manhunt 2" from its store shelves, GameSpot has confirmed. The gory title was initially given an "AO" Adults Only rating -- which most retailers wont carry -- but developer Rockstar Games resubmitted a version that received an "M" Mature rating. Target cited the recent revelation that hackers have found a way to unlock some of the "AO" content, still contained in the game's code, for its move. "While Manhunt 2 was given a Mature rating by the ERSB, we received additional information that players can potentially view previously filtered content by altering the game code," Target told GameSpot. "As a result, we have decided not to carry the game."

Los Angeles - Retail giant Target has announced that it will stock Sony's Blu-ray Disc players and Blu-ray movie and video titles during the upcoming holiday season.