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New York Times Web site down for hours
Apr 19 2006 10:11PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The online edition of The New York Times, one of the most viewed U.S. Web sites, was off-line for nearly four hours Wednesday night.
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New technology may force TV ad viewing
Apr 19 2006 8:51PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - In this era of easy ad skipping with TiVo-like video recorders, could television viewers one day be forced to watch commercials with a system that prevents channel switching?
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NBC, affiliates form video joint venture
Apr 19 2006 7:15PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - NBC Universal and its 213 affiliate stations have formed a joint venture to sell news, lifestyle, sports, weather and other video generated by local stations, it was announced Wednesday.
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PC shipments rise 13 pct. in 1st quarter
Apr 19 2006 6:34PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Computer shipments rose at a faster-than-expected 13 percent worldwide in the first quarter, and the No. 1 PC maker, Dell Inc., lost ground to rivals, two technology research firms reported Wednesday.
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Paris Hilton to be in mobile video games
Apr 19 2006 6:13PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Paris Hilton is taking her celebrity status to the very small screen. The hotel heiress/reality TV star has agreed to use her likeness in a series of mobile video games.
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Pa. professor develops snake-like robots
Apr 19 2006 6:10PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - For most people, snakes seem unpleasant or even threatening. But Howie Choset sees in their delicate movements a way to save lives.
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Backfence acquires Bayosphere
Apr 19 2006 5:15PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - An Internet startup that runs a Web site where residents of four Washington, D.C., suburbs can write and submit their own news stories has acquired another pioneer in citizen journalism, the San Francisco area's Bayosphere.
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AT&T package to access Akimbo TV library
Apr 19 2006 5:12PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Akimbo Systems Inc.'s library of more than 10,000 television shows and movies including "Citizen Kane," the BBC's "Fawlty Towers" and baseball highlights will be available on demand through AT&T Inc.'s upcoming Internet/television package.
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Study: Use of mobile devices is growing
Apr 19 2006 5:05PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Although most people still access the Internet on a computer, the use of mobile devices to check e-mail or browse the Web is growing, outpacing even laptops in some markets, according to a new study.
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Company offers escape route for bad date
Apr 19 2006 5:04PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Secure Networks USA LLC says it has just the escape route for painful dates: A plea you can pre-arrange online before your encounter.
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UniqueAuction.com courts 'unusual' bids
Apr 19 2006 4:57PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Add this to the list of ideas that never would have worked before the Internet: an auction site where you don't have to be the highest bidder to win.
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Review: 'Mosaic' software is hit-and-miss
Apr 19 2006 1:24PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Take me out to the ballgame always rings a bit hollow in my ears. Sure, I get to attend a few games each year, but at most I'll make it to only a handful of the Braves' 81 home games.
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Wash. settles spyware suit with Ore. man
Apr 19 2006 12:25PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - An Oregon man will pay nearly $84,000 in fines and consumer restitution for using e-mail to market bogus anti-spyware software called Spyware Cleaner, Washington state officials said in announcing a settlement.
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Intel to provide clues about share loss
Apr 19 2006 11:06AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - In April 2003, Intel Corp. rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. released "Opteron," a revolutionary microprocessor for server computers that ran in the standard 32-bit mode or in a more advanced 64-bit mode.
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Panasonic unveils 103-inch TV screen
Apr 19 2006 6:15AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Home TV screens just keep getting bigger. And there's no end in sight. Panasonic pitched a tent outside the New York Stock Exchange yesterday to show off the biggest high-definition plasma screen yet.
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China stamping out rampant software piracy
Apr 19 2006 4:13AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese officials said Wednesday they are making progress in stamping out rampant software piracy as President Hu Jintao started a U.S. tour with a visit to Microsoft Corp.
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