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NY Times planning local editions for other US cities
NY Times planning local editions for other US cities
The New York Times plans to roll out local editions in Chicago and other major US cities, the newspaper said Wednesday, in addition to a San Francisco edition it intends to launch later this year....
September 30, 2009 11:31 PM
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Most Americans dislike behavioral advertising: survey
Most Americans dislike behavioral advertising: survey
Privacy advocates have long criticized behavioral advertising and a new survey suggests that contrary to the claims of marketers, most Americans don't like it either. The survey of 1,000 adult...
September 30, 2009 11:10 PM
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Microsoft dodges $388 mln hit in patent case
Microsoft dodges $388 mln hit in patent case
A US judge has ruled that Microsoft does not have to pay a record-setting 388 million dollars in damages, saying a jury came to the wrong decision in the patent case. [...]
September 30, 2009 06:53 PM
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Facebook warns of phony friends asking for cash
Facebook warns of phony friends asking for cash
Facebook wants its members to be on guard for an old scam taking on new life in the world's largest online social-networking community. [...]
September 30, 2009 05:49 PM
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Terminate prostitute site, British minister tells Arnie
Terminate prostitute site, British minister tells Arnie
A senior British politician Wednesday called on actor-turned-California-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to shut down a website which allows men to rate prostitutes. Harriet Harman, the deputy...
September 30, 2009 05:23 PM
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Google inviting testers to ride its Wave
Google inviting testers to ride its Wave
Google on Wednesday began inviting people to test ride a new Wave messaging platform that merges email, online chat, social networking and "wiki" style collaboration. [...]
September 30, 2009 05:00 PM
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Internet, dissidents under watch for China's National Day
Internet, dissidents under watch for China's National Day
Internet users in China have found more and more online roadblocks and dissidents have reported increased surveillance as the authorities nervously prepare to celebrate 60 years of communist rule....
September 30, 2009 04:11 PM
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Singapore sets up body to prevent cyber-attacks
Singapore sets up body to prevent cyber-attacks
Singapore on Wednesday announced the creation of a special agency to protect the city-state from cyber-attack. "It will be the specialist authority to deal with threats to national security,...
September 30, 2009 04:11 PM
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More international oversight of ICANN in new deal
More international oversight of ICANN in new deal
The US Commerce Department and the private sector corporation which administers the Web unveiled an agreement on Wednesday that opens up the body to greater international oversight. [...]
September 30, 2009 04:05 PM
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mSpot streaming Hollywood movies to mobile phones
mSpot streaming Hollywood movies to mobile phones
US mobile entertainment company mSpot has begun offering full-length movies for streaming to mobile phones. The Palo Alto, California-based mSpot said on Tuesday it has agreements with Paramount,...
September 30, 2009 09:49 AM
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Bing ads to warn of online scams
Bing ads to warn of online scams
Microsoft on Tuesday began serving up scam warnings with Bing search results for topics such as fixing credit scores or rescue from home foreclosure that are prime material for online cons....
September 30, 2009 07:16 AM
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mSpot streaming Hollywood movies to mobile phones
mSpot streaming Hollywood movies to mobile phones
US mobile entertainment company mSpot began offering full-length movies for streaming to mobile phones. The Palo Alto, California-based mSpot said it has agreements with Paramount, Universal and...
September 30, 2009 04:37 AM
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Parsis use new technology to keep religion alive
Parsis use new technology to keep religion alive
File photo of an Indian Parsi woman coming out of a Fire Temple after offering prayers on the occasion of Navroz, or Parsi New Year in Mumbai. Websites, blogs, on-line directories and...
September 30, 2009 03:07 AM
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mSpot streaming Hollywood movies to mobile phones
mSpot streaming Hollywood movies to mobile phones
US mobile entertainment company mSpot on Tuesday began offering full-length movies for streaming to mobile phones. The Palo Alto, California-based mSpot said it has agreements with Paramount,...
September 29, 2009 10:39 PM
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Sony opens electronic bookstore to self-publishers
Sony opens electronic bookstore to self-publishers
Sony opened its electronic bookstore to would-be authors Tuesday in a partnership with two self-publishing companies. "New authors can select a self-publishing path and get their work published...
September 29, 2009 08:59 PM
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US engineer defends Google in defamation trial
US engineer defends Google in defamation trial
An American engineer sought to clear Google of defamation charges at a trial over the broadcast in Italy of video showing the bullying of a teenager with Down's Syndrome, a lawyer for the Internet...
September 29, 2009 06:44 PM
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'Paranoid' China ramps up firewall on anniversary: RSF
'Paranoid' China ramps up firewall on anniversary: RSF
Press rights group Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday that a "paranoid" China had blocked tens of thousands of websites ahead of the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic. [...]
September 29, 2009 06:40 PM
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Microsoft releases free computer security software
Microsoft releases free computer security software
Microsoft on Tuesday released free software that people can use to protect computers against viruses, spyware and other malicious codes in arsenals of cyber criminals. [...]
September 29, 2009 06:34 PM
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Next season on the box? Cheap and light TV
Next season on the box? Cheap and light TV
Cash-strapped couch potatoes forced to stay in thanks to the global economic crisis next season will be dished up platters of light low-cost entertainment as TV networks chase rare advertising...
September 29, 2009 04:32 PM
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Warner music videos returning to YouTube
Warner music videos returning to YouTube
YouTube on Tuesday announced a deal to bring Warner Music Group songs back to the world's most popular online video sharing service. "We are happy to announce that Warner Music Group's artists are...
September 29, 2009 04:00 PM
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