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Sony recalls 350,000 digital cameras
Aug 2 2007 11:05PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Sony is recalling 350,000 digital cameras because the case may warp, creating an edge that can cut or scratch the user's hands, the company said Thursday.
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Mexican billionaire donates laptops
Aug 2 2007 11:02PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Billionaire Carlos Slim said he doesn't care if he is the world's richest man and promised to donate hundreds of thousands of laptop computers to Mexican children.
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Researcher finds media player flaws
Aug 2 2007 7:51PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Media players in personal computers have serious vulnerabilities that could allow online criminals to attach malicious code and infect computers without the user's knowledge, a researcher said Thursday.
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Amazon tests doorstep grocery delivery
Aug 2 2007 7:50PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Has enough time passed since the sensational demise of Webvan.com and its Web-to-doorstep grocery delivery peers for another company to try again?
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Self-service economy arrives gradually
Aug 2 2007 7:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - At airports, supermarkets and big-box retailers, "customer service" in recent years has meant self-serve _ aided by touch-screen kiosks.
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Self-service economy arrives gradually
Aug 2 2007 7:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - At airports, supermarkets and big-box retailers, "customer service" in recent years has meant self-serve _ aided by touch-screen kiosks.
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Self-service economy arrives gradually
Aug 2 2007 7:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - At airports, supermarkets and big-box retailers, "customer service" in recent years has meant self-serve _ aided by touch-screen kiosks.
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Self-service economy arrives gradually
Aug 2 2007 7:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - At airports, supermarkets and big-box retailers, "customer service" in recent years has meant self-serve _ aided by touch-screen kiosks.
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Self-service economy arrives gradually
Aug 2 2007 7:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - At airports, supermarkets and big-box retailers, "customer service" in recent years has meant self-serve _ aided by touch-screen kiosks.
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Self-service economy arrives gradually
Aug 2 2007 7:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - At airports, supermarkets and big-box retailers, "customer service" in recent years has meant self-serve _ aided by touch-screen kiosks.
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Self-service economy arrives gradually
Aug 2 2007 7:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - At airports, supermarkets and big-box retailers, "customer service" in recent years has meant self-serve _ aided by touch-screen kiosks.
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Video game lets players be immigrants
Aug 2 2007 4:58PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A Japanese computer science student fails to take a full load of university classes and loses his student visa. A 10th-grade Indian girl is detained because of a high school essay she wrote on the Department of Homeland Security. These are two of the characters in "ICED!" _ a new video game that invites players to step into the shoes of foreigners who run afoul of the U.S. immigration system.
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Video game lets players be immigrants
Aug 2 2007 4:58PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A Japanese computer science student fails to take a full load of university classes and loses his student visa. A 10th-grade Indian girl is detained because of a high school essay she wrote on the Department of Homeland Security. These are two of the characters in "ICED!" _ a new video game that invites players to step into the shoes of foreigners who run afoul of the U.S. immigration system.
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Review: Google simple, PayPal versatile
Aug 2 2007 3:19PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - It's been a year since Google Inc. launched its much-anticipated payment service, and I've been curious whether a company known best for its search engine can deliver a money service as good as industry leader PayPal.
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Microsoft Works goes free, ad-supported
Aug 2 2007 3:14PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. will test a free, advertising-supported version of Works, an already inexpensive package of word processing, spreadsheet and other programs, but would not say whether it is exploring a similar Web-based suite.
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Spanish farmers modernize water control
Aug 2 2007 10:45AM (CT)
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) - The Moorish invaders who once ruled Spain brought with them a clever irrigation system that helped turn arid land into verdant fields. A millennium later it is still largely in use, and Spain remains one of Europe's breadbaskets.
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Spanish farmers modernize water control
Aug 2 2007 10:45AM (CT)
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) - The Moorish invaders who once ruled Spain brought with them a clever irrigation system that helped turn arid land into verdant fields. A millennium later it is still largely in use, and Spain remains one of Europe's breadbaskets.
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Spanish farmers modernize water control
Aug 2 2007 10:45AM (CT)
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) - The Moorish invaders who once ruled Spain brought with them a clever irrigation system that helped turn arid land into verdant fields. A millennium later it is still largely in use, and Spain remains one of Europe's breadbaskets.
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Spanish farmers modernize water control
Aug 2 2007 10:45AM (CT)
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) - The Moorish invaders who once ruled Spain brought with them a clever irrigation system that helped turn arid land into verdant fields. A millennium later it is still largely in use, and Spain remains one of Europe's breadbaskets.
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Spanish farmers modernize water control
Aug 2 2007 10:45AM (CT)
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) - The Moorish invaders who once ruled Spain brought with them a clever irrigation system that helped turn arid land into verdant fields. A millennium later it is still largely in use, and Spain remains one of Europe's breadbaskets.
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Spanish farmers modernize water control
Aug 2 2007 10:45AM (CT)
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) - The Moorish invaders who once ruled Spain brought with them a clever irrigation system that helped turn arid land into verdant fields. A millennium later it is still largely in use, and Spain remains one of Europe's breadbaskets.
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StubHub, MLB enter ticket resale pact
Aug 2 2007 9:18AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - EBay Inc.'s ticket-reselling subsidiary StubHub announced a five-year deal Wednesday night making it the official source of secondary tickets for Major League Baseball.
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StubHub, MLB enter ticket resale pact
Aug 2 2007 9:18AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - EBay Inc.'s ticket-reselling subsidiary StubHub announced a five-year deal Wednesday night making it the official source of secondary tickets for Major League Baseball.
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Disney acquires Club Penguin for $350M
Aug 2 2007 9:03AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Club Penguin, an online hangout that has quickly become a rage among preteens despite limited marketing and advertising efforts, has been purchased by the Walt Disney Co. for at least $350 million, the companies announced Wednesday.
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Microsoft delays Office for Mac release
Aug 2 2007 9:01AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. will delay the release of Office 2008 for Apple Inc.'s Macintosh computers until the middle of January 2008, in order to fix lingering bugs in the software.
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Group criticizes YouTube over copyrights
Aug 2 2007 7:21AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A coalition of Japanese television, music and film companies slammed YouTube Thursday, saying the online video sharing service was not doing enough to rid the site of cartoons and other clips that infringe on copyrights.
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Apple releases security patch for iPhone
Aug 2 2007 4:10AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Apple Inc. has issued a software patch to fix some security holes that independent security researchers recently discovered for the company's vaunted iPhone.
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Group seeks revised copyright warnings
Aug 2 2007 12:05AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A trade group that includes Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and other high-tech companies has asked federal regulators to order changes in copyright warnings.
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'Second Life' bans gambling
Aug 2 2007 12:01AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The virtual world "Second Life" has banned gambling, a cautious legal maneuver that could dent revenue and spark anger among fans.
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