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2 teens charged with MySpace.com extortion
May 24 2006 11:02PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two New York teenagers were in police custody Wednesday facing illegal computer access and attempted extortion charges after they allegedly threatened to shake down the popular Web site MySpace.com unless its operators paid them $150,000, prosecutors said.
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Honda says brain waves control robot
May 24 2006 9:52PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - In a step toward linking a person's thoughts to machines, Japanese automaker Honda said it has developed a technology that uses brain signals to control a robot's very simple moves.
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Researchers work on making microchips
May 24 2006 6:24PM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Researchers, including faculty from the University of Tennessee and Vanderbilt University, have discovered a new way to make microchips that could lead to producing them faster and better.
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Bangladesh launches first submarine cable
May 24 2006 6:06PM (CT)
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh has launched its first submarine fiber-optic cable, allowing high-speed telecommunications that are likely to enhance the country's information technology sector.
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Apple countersues rival over patent
May 24 2006 6:05PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Apple Computer Inc. has countersued Creative Technology Ltd., a smaller media player rival that sued the iPod maker for patent infringement and filed a trade complaint seeking to halt iPod sales.
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Boingo to buy Concourse Communications
May 24 2006 6:04PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Wi-Fi access provider Boingo Wireless Inc. has reached a deal to acquire Concourse Communications Group LLC, which operates wireless access networks in a dozen major North American airports.
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Microsoft expands local search into U.K.
May 24 2006 5:49PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. is expanding its local, photo-based search service into the United Kingdom, and adding traffic information for the U.S. service.
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TiVo to launch Guru Guides for TV shows
May 24 2006 5:46PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - The borders of traditional media are continuing to blur as digital video recorder pioneer TiVo Inc. has recruited editors from magazines to make their imprint on television viewing.
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Video game raises Venezuela lawmakers' ire
May 24 2006 5:39PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - A U.S. company's video game simulating an invasion of Venezuela is supposed to hit the shelves next year, but it's already raising the ire of lawmakers loyal to President Hugo Chavez.
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Microsoft to license infoUSA database
May 24 2006 5:31PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Microsoft Corp. has agreed to license infoUSA Inc.'s business listings database to beef up the software company's online local search offerings, the companies said Wednesday.
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Google to shut down Orkut communities
May 24 2006 5:02PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - Google Inc. said Wednesday that it has agreed to shut down some communities on its popular Orkut social networking site because the Brazilian government says they advocate violence and human rights violations.
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Motorola exec sees high sales for Moto Q
May 24 2006 3:40PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Motorola Inc. expects its new Moto Q smartphone and e-mail device _ a competitor to the BlackBerry and Treo _ to enjoy sales similar to those of its popular Razr, the head of its mobile phone division said Wednesday.
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TiVo seeks to block EchoStar DVR service
May 24 2006 3:12PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The ongoing patent dispute between TiVo Inc. and EchoStar Communications Corp. flared up again this week as TiVo filed an injunction seeking to ban EchoStar from making or selling its digital video recorder product.
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Dell to open retail stores in Texas, N.Y.
May 24 2006 3:09PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Dell Inc., a company known for selling computer systems directly to consumers and businesses, has announced plans to open its first two full-sized retail stores this year.
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Skepticism surrounds NSA mining records
May 24 2006 1:06PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - There's a lot we still don't know _ and may never know _ about the National Security Agency's surveillance of Americans' phone calls. But one striking tidbit has emerged: that the agency is mining phone records for patterns of terrorist activity.
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Review: Kayak best travel search engine
May 24 2006 12:54PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Summer's almost here. It's time for my annual ritual of dreaming of all the places I wish I could go: Seattle, Sydney, Paris. Thanks to the Internet, I can search for a flight to paradise from my windowless office, even if I lack the cash and the time to take the trips.
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Microsoft exec: Content key to gaming
May 24 2006 7:49AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Microsoft's Shane Kim sees opportunity in getting people who don't know an X-box from a PlayStation turned on to the joys of gaming. And he sees content as the key.
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Microsoft, NEC to expand partnership
May 24 2006 2:53AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp. and U.S. software company Microsoft Corp. announced plans Wednesday to expand their business partnership in the networking and server businesses.
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