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Inventor creates soundless sound system
Apr 21 2005 8:48PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Elwood "Woody" Norris pointed a metal frequency emitter at one of perhaps 30 people who had come to see his invention. The emitter _ an aluminum square _ was hooked up by a wire to a CD player. Norris switched on the CD player.
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REVIEW: New Opera browser fails at basics
Apr 21 2005 8:44PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Opera's new Web browser responds to commands you speak into a microphone. It rearranges pages to fit narrower windows. It adds a security bar to help reduce the risk of fraud. All impressive features.
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Lawsuit claims AOL monitor seduced girl
Apr 21 2005 8:41PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - America Online markets itself as a safe place for children, with parent-friendly features and a force of employees who monitor kids' chat rooms and watch out for adults prowling for youngsters.
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Sony, Toshiba seek unified DVD format
Apr 21 2005 8:41PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Sony Corp. and Toshiba Corp. said Thursday they are in negotiations about how to resolve their competing next-generation optical disk formats, aiming to give consumers a unified video technology.
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Review raises doubts about tech reporter
Apr 21 2005 3:40PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A fact-checking investigation commissioned by MIT's Technology Review magazine has raised further doubts about sourcing and accuracy in stories written by a freelance journalist.
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Lawsuit claims AOL worker seduced teen
Apr 21 2005 12:56PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - America Online markets itself as a safe place for children, with parent-friendly features and a force of employees who monitor kids' chat rooms and watch out for adults prowling for youngsters.
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Google launches personal history feature
Apr 21 2005 9:02AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc. is experimenting with a new feature that enables the users of its online search engine to see all of their past search requests and results, creating a computer peephole that could prove as embarrassing as it is helpful.
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AOL steps up effort to fight phishing
Apr 21 2005 7:05AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - America Online Inc. is stepping up efforts to fight e-mail "phishing" scams by more aggressively blocking Web sites that masquerade as legitimate financial institutions requesting passwords and account information.
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AMD to launch its 1st dual-core processors
Apr 21 2005 7:01AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Just days after Intel Corp. began shipping microprocessors with two computing engines instead of one, rival Advanced Micro Devices said it started shipping its own version of the technology.
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Sony to allow sale of virtual goods
Apr 21 2005 6:48AM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - The maker of the popular online fantasy game "EverQuest II" has reversed its long-standing ban on selling virtual characters and items for real money.
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