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Researchers turn Web blather to books
May 24 2007 7:58PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A few simple keystrokes may soon turn blather into books. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a way to enlist people across the globe to help digitize books every time they solve the simple distorted word puzzles commonly used to register at Web sites or buy things online.
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Researchers turn Web blather to books
May 24 2007 7:58PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A few simple keystrokes may soon turn blather into books. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a way to enlist people across the globe to help digitize books every time they solve the simple distorted word puzzles commonly used to register at Web sites or buy things online.
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Facebook opens site to other companies
May 24 2007 7:57PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Facebook Inc. is encouraging other companies to sell products and create software for use on the popular social networking site, hoping to expand into an all-purpose destination on the Web.
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Facebook opens site to other companies
May 24 2007 7:57PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Facebook Inc. is encouraging other companies to sell products and create software for use on the popular social networking site, hoping to expand into an all-purpose destination on the Web.
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Dell to sell computers at Wal-Mart
May 24 2007 5:38PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - In a departure from the direct-to-consumer business model it was founded on, Dell Inc. plans to sell computers at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer.
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Bills add e-mail to sex offender lists
May 24 2007 4:53PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut and at least a dozen other states are considering whether to require convicted sex offenders to register their e-mail addresses as part of efforts to combat online sexual predators.
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CNN.com to stop charging for live video
May 24 2007 4:50PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - CNN will give away access to an online video service that now costs $25 a year, becoming the latest news organization to revamp its revenue model on the Web.
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CNN.com to stop charging for live video
May 24 2007 4:50PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - CNN will give away access to an online video service that now costs $25 a year, becoming the latest news organization to revamp its revenue model on the Web.
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ESPN wins twice in online media awards
May 24 2007 4:44PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - ESPN was the only multiple winner in awards for the best media Web sites, claiming the top spots in sports and television categories.
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Sirius CEO: Hey, we stink less than XM
May 24 2007 3:48PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. CEO Mel Karmazin sought to allay shareholder concerns at the company's annual meeting Thursday, saying he was just as disappointed as other investors in Sirius' lagging stock price. Compared to rival XM, however, he said: "We suck less."
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PlayStation 3 upgrade enhances images
May 24 2007 2:39PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A free download upgrade for the Sony PlayStation 3 enhances the image quality of movies and old video games and allows people to check out stored video, music files and digital photos through the Internet with the handheld PlayStation Portable.
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Study: More spam but fewer complaints
May 24 2007 9:27AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Spam messages are increasingly plaguing e-mail inboxes, but more Americans are accepting them as a fact of life, a new study finds.
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Ancestry.com puts 90M war records online
May 24 2007 9:00AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - For every generation in this country there has been a war. And with wars come millions of records that can shed light on family history, detailing everything from the color of soldiers' eyes to what their neighbors may have said about them.
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Ancestry.com puts 90M war records online
May 24 2007 9:00AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - For every generation in this country there has been a war. And with wars come millions of records that can shed light on family history, detailing everything from the color of soldiers' eyes to what their neighbors may have said about them.
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Ancestry.com puts 90M war records online
May 24 2007 9:00AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - For every generation in this country there has been a war. And with wars come millions of records that can shed light on family history, detailing everything from the color of soldiers' eyes to what their neighbors may have said about them.
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Nokia, Qualcomm in patent tussle
May 24 2007 8:23AM (CT)
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - Nokia Corp., the world's largest mobile phone maker, said Thursday it has filed a countersuit against Qualcomm Inc. in a patent infringement fight.
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