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DOJ sharpens objections in Blackberry case
Feb 1 2006 7:58PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Justice Department sharpened its objections Wednesday to a threatened shutdown of the BlackBerry e-mail system, saying it would be difficult to close it without affecting government users.
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EU agency seeks fines on biotech safety
Feb 1 2006 7:19PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Commission is seeking to fine France more than $200,000 a day for failing to implement safety standards for biotech experiments.
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U.S. OKs plant-derived chicken vaccine
Feb 1 2006 7:19PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved for use in chickens a vaccine produced by genetically engineered plants, the first time it has signed off on such a plant-based manufacturing process.
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Evite adds drink calculator, other tools
Feb 1 2006 7:18PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The events invitation site Evite is adding features for planning parties, giving hosts such tools as a drink calculator to figure out how much alcohol to buy based on whether guests are light or heavy drinkers.
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Cell phone shipments hit record in 4Q
Feb 1 2006 7:18PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Worldwide shipments of mobile phones reached a record 242 million units in the fourth quarter, surpassing the previous peak of 200 million units during the 2004 holiday quarter, according to research firm iSuppli Corp.
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Review: YackPack useful, less intrusive
Feb 1 2006 7:03PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - I was somewhat skeptical when I began scoping out a free, new Web-based service called YackPack that lets people create groups and leave audio messages for one another.
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19 charged in alleged software piracy plot
Feb 1 2006 5:16PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal grand jury has indicted 19 people on charges they used the Internet to pirate more than $6.5 million worth of copyrighted computer software, games and movies.
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Internet cos. accused of bowing to China
Feb 1 2006 4:50PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers on Wednesday accused U.S.-based Internet companies of giving in to pressure from China and helping to censor Web users in violation of American principles of free speech.
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Sony scraps four-legged robot pet Aibo
Feb 1 2006 4:13PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The world's first mass-marketed robot, Sony's Aibo, recognizes its owners' faces and is programmed for sympathy, like a canine companion. Its eyes light up in red to show anger, green to convey happiness. It even learns its own name.
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Nortel, Huawei form joint venture
Feb 1 2006 3:14PM (CT)
TORONTO (AP) - Nortel Networks Corp. announced Wednesday it is joining hands with a major Chinese competitor, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., in a partnership to develop equipment for broadband connections to homes.
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Gates speaks out against Net censorship
Feb 1 2006 12:33PM (CT)
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Wednesday that attempts by governments to censor Web site contents were doomed, because banned information can seep out despite official injunctions.
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