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China firm wants internet calls blocked
Apr 4 2006 11:04PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A U.S. maker of network management systems said Wednesday it had received an order from Shanghai Telecom Co. for a system that can detect and block telephone calls placed over the Internet.
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Spitzer sues 'spyware' co. over pop-up ads
Apr 4 2006 9:53PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York's attorney general sued another Internet pop-up advertising company Tuesday, accusing it of secretly installing malicious programs on personal computers and sending ads through "spyware" that is already installed.
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Verizon proposes refunds to customers
Apr 4 2006 7:57PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Verizon Communications Inc. is proposing refunds to Internet customers who found legitimate e-mail from friends and businesses blocked by the company's spam filters, according to a proposed class-action lawsuit settlement.
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Barnes & Noble spurns new e-book device
Apr 4 2006 7:57PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Barnes & Noble Inc., the nation's largest bookstore chain, is spurning the Sony Reader, a new electronic device cited as a potential turning point for the tiny e-book market.
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Census to use mobile devices for survey
Apr 4 2006 3:46PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - To compile data for its 2010 survey, the Census Bureau is putting down pen and paper and picking up handheld computers.
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Billboard to begin ranking ringtones sales
Apr 4 2006 2:57PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Music market tracker Billboard said Tuesday it will start publishing a chart ranking master ringtones, the audio snippets derived from original studio recordings that are used to customize cell phones.
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Online ads offer rooms in return for sex
Apr 4 2006 2:26PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - In Atlanta, an online ad offers a room in exchange for "sex and light office duty." In Los Angeles, a one-bedroom pool house is free "to a girl that is skilled and willing." And in New York City, a $700-a-month room is available at a discount to a fit female willing to provide sex.
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MIT professor dismisses laptop criticism
Apr 4 2006 2:16PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who hopes to give $100 laptops to the world's children dismissed recent criticisms Tuesday and said his project could begin distributing the computers by early next year.
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Amazon.com jumps gun on NCAA winner
Apr 4 2006 10:58AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - College basketball fans may have been surprised to turn on their computers Monday morning and find an e-mail from Amazon.com Inc. proclaiming, "UCLA Wins."
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