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China cracks down on blogs, search engines
Jun 29 2006 11:51PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's Internet regulators are stepping up controls on blogs and search engines to block material it considers unlawful or immoral, the government said Friday.
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Bono asked to aid copy-protection fight
Jun 29 2006 8:47PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - He's bent the ear of world leaders on social causes. He's a Nobel Peace Prize nominee. He's a rock star. But could the lead singer of U2 also become a front man for a grass-roots campaign seeking to change how the music industry does business?
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EMC to buy RSA for nearly $2.1 billion
Jun 29 2006 7:07PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Data storage provider EMC Corp. said Thursday it will buy RSA Security Inc. for nearly $2.1 billion, paying a hefty premium to overcome rivals who also were eager to snap up RSA's encryption software and computer authentication products.
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Co-founder of ID theft Web site sentenced
Jun 29 2006 5:56PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The co-founder of a Web site that investigators claimed was one of the largest online centers for trafficking in stolen identity information and credit cards was sentenced Thursday to two years and eight months in prison.
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AOL, DirecTV to resell EarthLink service
Jun 29 2006 5:22PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - EarthLink Inc. said Thursday it signed up Time Warner Inc. Internet unit AOL and DirecTV Group Inc. as buyers of Internet service on the municipal Wi-Fi networks EarthLink is building in several cities.
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Microsoft delays Office business software
Jun 29 2006 4:25PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Citing "product performance" issues, Microsoft Corp. on Thursday postponed the release of the next version of its Office business software suite.
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Microsoft to cut 148 sales jobs in U.S.
Jun 29 2006 3:20PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. is cutting 148 total U.S. sales jobs, as part of efforts to be more efficient, the company said Thursday.
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Maine to extend laptop program with Apple
Jun 29 2006 1:51PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine has signed off on a $41 million contract with Apple Computer Inc. to provide new laptop computers to more than 30,000 seventh- and eighth-graders and their teachers, extending the laptop program for another four years.
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Review: Vongo movie service goes mobile
Jun 29 2006 1:14PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - As an avid movie fan and a frugal consumer, I've always preferred the all-you-can-watch buffet approach to renting movies over paying a la carte.
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EU explores tighter broadband regulation
Jun 29 2006 7:15AM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Commission unveiled plans Thursday that would force telecommunications providers to share broadband infrastructure with rivals and unify regulations in the sector.
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Google to unveil online payment service
Jun 29 2006 12:04AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc. on Thursday will unveil a much-anticipated payment service that aims to make online shopping more convenient and give advertisers another reason to pour more money into the Internet search leader.
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