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Computer researchers warn of Net attacks
Mar 15 2006 10:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Security researchers are warning about a new variety of unusually powerful Internet attacks that can overwhelm popular Web sites and disrupt e-mails by exploiting the computers that help manage global Internet traffic.
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Sony delays PlayStation 3 console launch
Mar 15 2006 8:55PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Sony Corp. will delay the launch of its much-anticipated PlayStation 3 console until November, prolonging the agony not only for itself but also for many others in the video game industry.
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Gates sketches out vision for the future
Mar 15 2006 8:23PM (CT)
McLEAN, Va. (AP) - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates sketched out a vision for the future Wednesday in which a cell phone will become a "digital wallet," able to receive e-mail and even scan business cards, while computers and TVs will merge.
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GAO report finds delays in E911 upgrades
Mar 15 2006 6:45PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Despite an end-of-2005 goal to equip all emergency dispatch centers with the ability to locate a cell phone user who dials 911, a congressional report finds that some states will need another five years or more, while others may never reach full availability.
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Group: Online content spending hits $2B
Mar 15 2006 6:45PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Music sales helped propel U.S. spending on online content to a record $2 billion last year, a 15 percent increase from 2004, the Online Publishers Association reports.
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Hitachi develops security robot on wheels
Mar 15 2006 6:44PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Hitachi is working on an R2D2-like security robot on wheels that can map out its surroundings using infrared sensors and a camera to detect missing items, suspicious packages and intruders.
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ICANN to test non-English domain names
Mar 15 2006 6:43PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Internet's key oversight agency has outlined a plan for testing domain names entirely in non-English characters, bringing closer to reality a change highly sought by Asian and Arabic Internet users.
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Review: Oboe Locker protects music files
Mar 15 2006 6:05PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Having your entire music collection at your fingertips is simple enough if you own an iPod or other portable digital player with multiple gigabytes of storage _ until you drop it. Or the PC that you use to synch your player has a meltdown. Then what?
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Researchers to deliver drugs via implant
Mar 15 2006 3:14PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Medicines can't work effectively if patients don't follow their dosing schedule _ a problem researchers hope to overcome by delivering drugs using an implanted microchip linked to a wireless control outside the body.
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Judge to order Google to turn over records
Mar 15 2006 4:28AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Google Inc.'s legal showdown with the Bush administration over the right to protect the privacy of its audience and trade secrets appears to be tilting in the Internet search engine's favor, even though a federal judge has signaled he will order the company to turn over some records to the government.
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