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Logitech unveils new cordless laser mice
Aug 23 2006 11:16PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Computer accessory maker Logitech International SA is introducing a mouse with a free-spinning motorized scroll wheel it believes will help people more efficiently race through pages on their computer screens.
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Apple to pay $100M to settle 5 lawsuits
Aug 23 2006 9:37PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Apple Computer Inc. will pay $100 million to rival Creative Technology Ltd. to settle five patent lawsuits over technology for navigating through songs on the popular iPod digital music player, the companies said Wednesday.
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Dell stops selling Ditty music players
Aug 23 2006 6:28PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Dell Inc. has quietly pulled the plug on its DJ Ditty music players, less than a year after the world's largest computer maker launched the device to compete with Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod Shuffle.
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Hui makes pitch for Gateway retail unit
Aug 23 2006 5:16PM (CT)
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) - The founder of eMachines Inc. has offered $450 million to acquire the retail business of Gateway Inc., in a bid that intensified speculation about a possible buyout of the long-struggling PC maker.
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IBM to acquire Internet Security Systems
Aug 23 2006 3:50PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - With revenue growth sluggish at IBM Corp., Big Blue is buying its way to getting bigger. The company's recent acquisition roll continued Wednesday with a deal to spend $1.3 billion in cash for Internet Security Systems Inc., which performs network monitoring and analysis services for companies.
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Accidental BBC star inspiration for film
Aug 23 2006 3:42PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - The Guy who became an Internet sensation after being thrust into a live BBC interview has struck a deal with a Hollywood film producer.
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Gervais unveils 3rd season of audio show
Aug 23 2006 3:25PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Ricky Gervais _ the entertainer and author who created and starred in the original, British version of the sitcom "The Office" _ has launched the third season of his audio comedy, "The Ricky Gervais Show."
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Xbox 360 to include wireless accessories
Aug 23 2006 3:12PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - With the next-generation console battle about to heat up for the holidays, Microsoft Corp. is hoping that going wireless will help draw in consumers to its Xbox 360 system.
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Ex-Pa. Wi-Fi network leader faces review
Aug 23 2006 3:07PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Philadelphia official who headed efforts to create a citywide wireless Internet network is the subject of an ethics review over her decision to join a company that has done consulting work for the project.
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Software writes news stories at Thomson
Aug 23 2006 3:00PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A new service from Thomson Corp.'s Thomson Financial issues articles generated by computer software, using templates and "a rich thesaurus ... so no two stories are exactly the same," said Andrew Meagher, the company's director of content development.
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AT&T sues data brokers over records
Aug 23 2006 10:31AM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - AT&T filed suit Wednesday to identify 25 data brokers who it claims fraudulently obtained phone-calling records for about 2,500 customers without their approval.
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AT&T sues data brokers over records
Aug 23 2006 10:31AM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - AT&T filed suit Wednesday to identify 25 data brokers who it claims fraudulently obtained phone-calling records for about 2,500 customers without their approval.
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S. Korea to get new versions of Windows
Aug 23 2006 12:04AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday it would release new versions of Windows in South Korea this week to comply with an antitrust ruling against the U.S. software company.
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