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FDA warns of dangers of Internet drugs
Feb 18 2007 9:40PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumers who thought they were purchasing sleep aids, antidepressants and other drugs over the Internet instead were shipped a powerful anti-psychotic, sending some unwitting victims to the emergency room, federal health officials warned Friday.
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Cisco extends iPhone talks with Apple
Feb 18 2007 9:40PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Apple Inc. has another week to respond to Cisco Systems Inc.'s trademark infringement lawsuit that threatens to keep Apple from using the name "iPhone" on its much-hyped cell phone-music player.
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Watches lose ground to cell phones
Feb 18 2007 9:40PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Allison Elliott occasionally wears the delicate gold windup watch that belonged to her grandmother. But it's really just for show.
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MySpace faces stiff competition in Japan
Feb 18 2007 9:40PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Visit Japan's top social-networking site, the 8-million-strong "Mixi," and you'll see prim, organized columns and boxes of stamp-size photos _ not the flashy text and teen-magazine-like layout of its American counterpart, MySpace.com. The difference in appearance between the two online hangouts reflects a broader clash of cultures _ and illustrates the challenge News Corp.'s MySpace faces as it jumps into the Japanese market.
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MySpace faces stiff competition in Japan
Feb 18 2007 9:40PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Visit Japan's top social-networking site, the 8-million-strong "Mixi," and you'll see prim, organized columns and boxes of stamp-size photos _ not the flashy text and teen-magazine-like layout of its American counterpart, MySpace.com. The difference in appearance between the two online hangouts reflects a broader clash of cultures _ and illustrates the challenge News Corp.'s MySpace faces as it jumps into the Japanese market.
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CFO of AOL leaving for private equity
Feb 18 2007 9:40PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - AOL Chief Financial Officer Steve Swad will join a private-equity firm and become the latest senior manager to leave as the Internet company tries to transform itself into an online advertising conduit.
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Cuba embraces open-source software
Feb 18 2007 9:40PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Cuba's communist government is trying to shake off the yoke of at least one capitalist empire _ Microsoft Corp. _ by joining with socialist Venezuela in converting its computers to open-source software.
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Man sues IBM over adult chat room firing
Feb 18 2007 9:40PM (CT)
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - A man who was fired by IBM for visiting an adult chat room at work is suing the company for $5 million, claiming he is an Internet addict who deserves treatment and sympathy rather than dismissal.
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Entrepreneurs profit from free Web names
Feb 18 2007 9:40PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - It's not often you can compare Internet addresses with clothing, but a growing practice comes close, contributing to a global shortage in good names.
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