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Scientists work on cooled electronics
May 31 2006 10:13PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Researchers are trying to develop cryogenically cooled electronics that will greatly reduce the size of the electric generators the Navy's warships need to power radar, propulsion, weapons systems and other electronics.
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U.S. online ad revenues hit $3.9B in 1Q
May 31 2006 9:37PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. online advertising industry saw yet another quarter of growth as revenues reached a record $3.9 billion in the January-March period.
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New version of Ubuntu software coming
May 31 2006 9:31PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A new version of the Ubuntu software package, a flavor of the freely distributed Linux operating system, is due out Thursday.
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Virgin to give airtime for ad-watching
May 31 2006 9:30PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Virgin Mobile USA is launching a service June 14 letting customers of the company's prepaid plans earn airtime minutes for watching or reading ads.
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Yahoo reprograms online video service
May 31 2006 6:49PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo Inc. is reprogramming its online video service so it's more like YouTube.com, an Internet upstart that has amassed a large audience during the past year with a free Web service that encourages people to post and share homemade clips.
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Google unlikely to make own Web browser
May 31 2006 6:25PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt on Wednesday told industry analysts the online search engine leader is unlikely to create its own Web browser, even though the company remains worried about being slighted by the next version of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer.
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Microsoft CEO defends company investments
May 31 2006 3:49PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told investors Wednesday to be patient as the world's largest software company spends time and money developing new products and entering new markets.
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Docklands emerges as 'brain gain' capital
May 31 2006 11:32AM (CT)
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - For decades, the mildewed brick and decay of Dublin's derelict Docklands were the last thing many Irish emigrants saw of their homeland before they boarded the ferry to Britain in search of work. These days, the place is being transformed into a land of rare opportunity _ and a powerful magnet for ambitious people from around the world.
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Sweden police crack down on file-sharing
May 31 2006 11:19AM (CT)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - In a crackdown on suspected illegal file sharing, police raided 10 locations in central Sweden and shut down a popular site called The Pirate Bay. Three people were detained for questioning.
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