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Blockbuster to buy movie download firm
Aug 8 2007 11:42PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Although Blockbuster Inc.'s Total Access program has been adding subscribers faster than Netflix Inc.'s DVD rental service, Netflix was able to tout that only it offered the ability to instantly download movies and TV shows to a computer. Not for long. Blockbuster said Wednesday it is buying the digital movie-download service Movielink, giving it a stronger online foothold to compete with its rival.
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IBM launches system to track medications
Aug 8 2007 11:18PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - To help the pharmaceutical industry combat drug counterfeiting, IBM is launching an electronic pedigree system Thursday that tracks medications through the supply chain until they reach consumers.
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New Republic Iraq stories questioned
Aug 8 2007 11:00PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A magazine gets a hot story straight from a soldier in Iraq and publishes his writing, complete with gory details, under a pseudonym. The stories are chilling: An Iraqi boy befriends American troops and later has his tongue cut out by insurgents. Soldiers mock a disfigured woman sitting near them in a dining hall. As a diversion, soldiers run over dogs with armored personnel carriers. Compelling stuff, and, according to the Army, not true.
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Universal Music buys stake in Loud.com
Aug 8 2007 8:08PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Universal Music Group said Wednesday it has acquired a stake in the operator of urban social networking Web site Loud.com.
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SpiralFrog aims for end of year launch
Aug 8 2007 6:02PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - SpiralFrog.com, an ad-supported Web site that allows visitors to download music and videos free of charge, has begun testing its service with plans to launch by the end of the year.
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Interest low, Segway user group folds
Aug 8 2007 5:32PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The device that was supposed to revolutionize urban transportation seems unable to even hold on to a proper fan club.
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Review: Stocks and weather LCD panels
Aug 8 2007 4:20PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Ambient Devices made a splash a few years ago when it released an odd glowing glass orb that changed color depending on the direction of the stock market or the temperature outside.
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Review: Stocks and weather LCD panels
Aug 8 2007 4:20PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Ambient Devices made a splash a few years ago when it released an odd glowing glass orb that changed color depending on the direction of the stock market or the temperature outside.
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Review: Stocks and weather LCD panels
Aug 8 2007 4:20PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Ambient Devices made a splash a few years ago when it released an odd glowing glass orb that changed color depending on the direction of the stock market or the temperature outside.
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Review: Stocks and weather LCD panels
Aug 8 2007 4:20PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Ambient Devices made a splash a few years ago when it released an odd glowing glass orb that changed color depending on the direction of the stock market or the temperature outside.
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Review: Stocks and weather LCD panels
Aug 8 2007 4:20PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Ambient Devices made a splash a few years ago when it released an odd glowing glass orb that changed color depending on the direction of the stock market or the temperature outside.
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Review: Stocks and weather LCD panels
Aug 8 2007 4:20PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Ambient Devices made a splash a few years ago when it released an odd glowing glass orb that changed color depending on the direction of the stock market or the temperature outside.
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Review: Stocks and weather LCD panels
Aug 8 2007 4:20PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Ambient Devices made a splash a few years ago when it released an odd glowing glass orb that changed color depending on the direction of the stock market or the temperature outside.
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Review: Stocks and weather LCD panels
Aug 8 2007 4:20PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Ambient Devices made a splash a few years ago when it released an odd glowing glass orb that changed color depending on the direction of the stock market or the temperature outside.
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Prototype Internet device fails FCC test
Aug 8 2007 12:30PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government gave a failing grade to a prototype device that Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Dell Inc. and other technology companies said would beam high-speed Internet service over unused television airwaves.
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New game exercises muscles for smiles
Aug 8 2007 12:23PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Nintendo DS players in Japan can now exercise their facial muscles to have nicer smiles and livelier expressions.
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Vodafone won't sell Verizon stake
Aug 8 2007 10:20AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - British mobile phone operator Vodafone Group PLC said Wednesday it has no plans to sell its stake in Verizon Wireless, attempting to end speculation about the future of its U.S. operations.
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Vodafone won't sell Verizon stake
Aug 8 2007 10:20AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - British mobile phone operator Vodafone Group PLC said Wednesday it has no plans to sell its stake in Verizon Wireless, attempting to end speculation about the future of its U.S. operations.
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Sprint Nextel 2Q profits drop sharply
Aug 8 2007 10:04AM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Wireless provider Sprint Nextel Corp. on Wednesday said second-quarter profits dropped sharply on takeover costs and expenses tied to its planned rollout of a WiMax network.
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Sprint Nextel 2Q profits drop sharply
Aug 8 2007 10:04AM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Wireless provider Sprint Nextel Corp. on Wednesday said second-quarter profits dropped sharply on takeover costs and expenses tied to its planned rollout of a WiMax network.
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