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Researchers: Adobe's PDF software flawed
Jan 3 2007 11:49PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Computer security researchers said Wednesday they have discovered a vulnerability in Adobe Systems Inc.'s ubiquitous Acrobat Reader software that allows cyber-intruders to attack personal computers through trusted Web links.
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LG to sell dual-format DVD player
Jan 3 2007 11:42PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - LG Electronics said Wednesday it plans to sell a DVD player that will play both warring high-definition DVD formats.
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Immigrants behind 25 percent of startups
Jan 3 2007 11:08PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Foreign-born entrepreneurs were behind one in four U.S. technology startups over the past decade, according to a study to be published Thursday.
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Showtime Networks launches games service
Jan 3 2007 9:25PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Showtime Networks Inc. is branching out into the video game industry with a joint venture to offer games to high-speed Internet service providers.
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Patent lawsuit filed over Bluetooth tech
Jan 3 2007 9:20PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Three major electronics makers have been accused of violating patented work from the University of Washington with their use of the Bluetooth wireless technology found in millions of computers, cell phones and headsets.
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Immigrants behind 25 percent of startups
Jan 3 2007 7:40PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Foreign-born entrepreneurs were behind one in four U.S. technology startups over the past decade, according to a study to be published Thursday.
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Upgrade makes aging Mars rovers smarter
Jan 3 2007 6:52PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The twin Mars rovers are getting wiser with age. Engineers have transmitted new flight software to the rovers' onboard computers, just in time for the third anniversary of their landings. The software is aimed at boosting their intelligence and independence so that they can roll around the Red Planet with less help from humans.
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Amazon pushes service after Google drops
Jan 3 2007 5:52PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. is trying to beef up its user-driven research site, just weeks after Google Inc. abandoned its 4-year-old effort.
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EarthLink CEO dies of cancer
Jan 3 2007 5:16PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Garry Betty, the president and chief executive of EarthLink Inc., has died from complications of cancer, the Internet service provider said Wednesday. He was 49.
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Apple, Google, Napster sued over patents
Jan 3 2007 4:22PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A defunct online movie service has sued Apple Computer Inc., Google Inc. and Napster Inc. claiming patent infringement over the distribution of video over the Internet.
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Rwanda joins low-cost laptop project
Jan 3 2007 3:05PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Rwanda is the eighth developing country to join the One Laptop Per Child initiative aimed at giving away inexpensive computers to all young students.
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NYC cabs will spot cellular dead zones
Jan 3 2007 12:56PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Ever wanted to stuff that "Can you hear me now?" guy into the trunk of your car and take him on a tour of those maddening spots where your cell phone won't work?
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NYC cabs will spot cellular dead zones
Jan 3 2007 12:56PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Ever wanted to stuff that "Can you hear me now?" guy into the trunk of your car and take him on a tour of those maddening spots where your cell phone won't work?
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Ooops: Wikipedia blocks posts from Qatar
Jan 3 2007 12:53PM (CT)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Web encyclopedia Wikipedia has inadvertently blocked people in the Persian Gulf nation of Qatar from editing and contributing entries at least four times since November, computer logs from the site show.
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Review: Splashproof MP3 player rugged
Jan 3 2007 12:00PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Water can kill electronic gadgets if it seeps in and short-circuits the innards. So the Ultra Hydra MP3 player is made to be "splash-resistant." Its rubberized casing, which makes the device resemble a river raft, should protect the circuitry from limited encounters with moisture.
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Kodak and Sony end patent dispute
Jan 3 2007 10:38AM (CT)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Eastman Kodak Co. said Wednesday it has ended a long-standing patent dispute with Sony Corp. over digital-camera inventions dating back to 1987 and entered a cross-licensing deal giving the companies access to each other's patents.
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Kodak and Sony end patent dispute
Jan 3 2007 10:38AM (CT)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Eastman Kodak Co. said Wednesday it has ended a long-standing patent dispute with Sony Corp. over digital-camera inventions dating back to 1987 and entered a cross-licensing deal giving the companies access to each other's patents.
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Chunghwa Telecom to upgrade networks
Jan 3 2007 9:40AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom Co. plans to spend nearly $4 billion over the next five years to upgrade its telecommunications networks and build a new undersea cable system, Chairman Ho Chen Tan said Wednesday.
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Toyota creating alcohol detection system
Jan 3 2007 7:13AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. is developing a fail-safe system for cars that detects drunken drivers and automatically shuts the vehicle down if sensors pick up signs of excessive alcohol consumption, a news report said Wednesday.
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