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NTP accuses RIM of using political clout
Feb 23 2006 7:11PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The latest volley in a bitter legal feud over the popular BlackBerry came Thursday when tiny patent holder NTP Inc. accused the wireless e-mail device's maker, Research In Motion Ltd., of using its political clout to try to sway the U.S. patent office.
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Man gets 8 years in data theft case
Feb 23 2006 5:28PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A Florida man was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison in a computer theft case involving more than 1 billion records that Acxiom Corp., a data-management company, collected in its work for large corporations.
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easyJet launches online check-in service
Feb 23 2006 5:21PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Low-cost European airline easyJet PLC launched Internet check-in for its passengers flying out of Britain on Thursday, a move that echoes the service unveiled by rival Ryanair Holdings PLC last month.
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Microsoft posts response to charges online
Feb 23 2006 5:13PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Microsoft Corp. took the unusual step Thursday of making public its formal response to European Union charges that it was failing to comply with a 2004 antitrust ruling.
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Netherlands arrests 12 in online probe
Feb 23 2006 12:22PM (CT)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch authorities have arrested 12 suspects in two cities as part of a joint U.S./Dutch investigation into a criminal gang operating the so-called "419" e-mail scam.
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Lenovo makes global push with computers
Feb 23 2006 11:31AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Stepping up competition in the PC industry, Lenovo Group Ltd., the world's third-largest computer maker, is introducing its first Lenovo-branded computers to be sold outside its home base of China.
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China claims 400M mobile phone users
Feb 23 2006 8:34AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's mobile phone market, already the world's biggest, has passed 400 million users, the government said Thursday.
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Man says a-l-l-a-h in name blocked e-mail
Feb 23 2006 4:12AM (CT)
FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. (AP) - A man says his attempts to sign up for an e-mail account with Yahoo failed when he used his name, which includes the letters a-l-l-a-h _ as in Allah, the Arabic word for God.
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Teen arrested after MySpace.com posting
Feb 23 2006 4:08AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A 16-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday after postings on the popular Web site MySpace.com allegedly showed him holding handguns, authorities said.
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HP unveils self-serve photo kiosks
Feb 23 2006 12:31AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Hewlett-Packard Co., looking to expand further into digital photography, plans to supply retailers with kiosks and consoles where consumers can instantly print pictures and create books and calendars with their favorite photos.
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