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Gates loses virtual soccer match to pro
Mar 20 2007 10:58PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates met his technological match Tuesday, losing a video game simulation of a penalty shootout to star Mexican soccer player Rafael Marquez 2-1 as hundreds of Microsoft Mexico employees and other invited guests cheered on the two.
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Manny Ramirez auctions grill on eBay
Mar 20 2007 10:33PM (CT)
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - How much would you pay to cook up a few steaks on a fancy grill? If you buy it from Manny Ramirez, prepare to shell out more than $20,000 _ but it comes with an autographed baseball.
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Privacy for Internet names moves forward
Mar 20 2007 8:11PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Many owners of Internet addresses face this quandary: Provide your real contact information when you register a domain name and subject yourself to junk or harassment. Or enter fake data and risk losing it outright.
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Oracle's 3Q profit rises 35 percent
Mar 20 2007 5:33PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Oracle Corp.'s fiscal third quarter profit climbed 35 percent, lifted by strong software sales that exceeded management's projections. The Redwood Shores-based business software maker said Tuesday that it earned $1.03 billion, or 20 cents per share, for the three months ended in February. That compared with net income of $765 million, or 14 cents per share, at the same time last year.
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Speculation of Palm buyout rises
Mar 20 2007 4:39PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Speculation of a buyout of Palm Inc. heightened Tuesday after an industry online publication reported a deal could occur this week.
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Qualcomm disputes Nokia's claims
Mar 20 2007 4:10PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Qualcomm Inc. on Tuesday disputed Nokia Corp.'s claim that it should be prevented from enforcing patents on Nokia products in Europe.
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Qualcomm disputes Nokia's claims
Mar 20 2007 4:10PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Qualcomm Inc. on Tuesday disputed Nokia Corp.'s claim that it should be prevented from enforcing patents on Nokia products in Europe.
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Dutch government to review Segway ban
Mar 20 2007 3:52PM (CT)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - The new Dutch transportation minister ordered a safety review of Segways and said he hoped to eventually lift a ban on the self-balancing scooters in public places.
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Dutch government to review Segway ban
Mar 20 2007 3:52PM (CT)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - The new Dutch transportation minister ordered a safety review of Segways and said he hoped to eventually lift a ban on the self-balancing scooters in public places.
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WildBlue turns on broadband satellite
Mar 20 2007 2:11PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Satellite broadband company WildBlue Communications Inc. said Tuesday it's turned on its first own satellite, greatly expanding its capacity.
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WildBlue turns on broadband satellite
Mar 20 2007 2:11PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Satellite broadband company WildBlue Communications Inc. said Tuesday it's turned on its first own satellite, greatly expanding its capacity.
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Hynix, Toshiba reach chip patent accord
Mar 20 2007 1:30PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Hynix Semiconductor Inc. and Toshiba Corp. declared an end to their legal feud Tuesday, signing agreements to share semiconductor patents and products.
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Hynix, Toshiba reach chip patent accord
Mar 20 2007 1:30PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Hynix Semiconductor Inc. and Toshiba Corp. declared an end to their legal feud Tuesday, signing agreements to share semiconductor patents and products.
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EU probes SFR's bid for Tele2 unit
Mar 20 2007 1:21PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - EU regulators said Tuesday they would investigate in detail plans by French mobile phone operator SFR to buy Tele2 AB's French fixed-line telephone and broadband unit, saying they believed the deal could shrink competition in the French pay-TV sector.
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EU probes SFR's bid for Tele2 unit
Mar 20 2007 1:21PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - EU regulators said Tuesday they would investigate in detail plans by French mobile phone operator SFR to buy Tele2 AB's French fixed-line telephone and broadband unit, saying they believed the deal could shrink competition in the French pay-TV sector.
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EU: Companies fixed video tape prices
Mar 20 2007 1:08PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - EU regulators said Tuesday they charged several companies _ among them Sony Corp. _ with running a cartel to fix the price of professional video tape used for television.
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Michael Dell lobbies India to cut PC tax
Mar 20 2007 9:38AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Dell Inc.'s sales in India have soared in the past year, but the high taxes the country levies on computers are preventing the U.S. company from expanding investment and operations here, Chairman and Chief Executive Michael Dell said Tuesday.
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Computer error rocks Alaska's fund
Mar 20 2007 6:28AM (CT)
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Perhaps you know that sinking feeling when a single keystroke accidentally destroys hours of work. Now imagine wiping out a disc drive containing an account worth $38 billion.
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Online broadcasters challenge price hike
Mar 20 2007 6:26AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A wide array of broadcasters and online companies on Monday challenged a ruling from a panel of copyright judges that they say could cripple the emerging business of offering music broadcasts over the Internet.
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Google adds decorative themes to site
Mar 20 2007 12:02AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Sprucing up its famously plain Web site, Google Inc. is offering a new option that plants its Internet search box in panoramic settings that change with the time of day and the outside weather.
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