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Google to allow free downloads of books
Aug 29 2006 7:28PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Google Inc. on Wednesday plans to begin letting consumers download and print free of charge classic novels and many other, more obscure books that are in the public domain.
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Amazon.com reveals Windows Vista prices
Aug 29 2006 6:25PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. will charge $239 for the version of the Windows Vista operating system it hopes most consumers will buy, according to prices listed on Internet retailer Amazon.com's Web site.
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Google CEO to join Apple Computer board
Aug 29 2006 6:12PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Apple Computer Inc. named Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt to its board of directors Tuesday, creating a high-profile link between two of Silicon Valley's most prized companies as they try to expand their recent successes and topple Microsoft Corp. as high technology's kingpin.
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AT&T aims to build network for Ill. city
Aug 29 2006 5:06PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - AT&T Inc. is the lead candidate to build a citywide wireless network for Springfield, Ill., marking the company's first success in the developing market to blanket municipalities with ubiquitous Internet access.
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Universal licenses songs for downloads
Aug 29 2006 4:26PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Universal Music, home to artists such as U2, The Killers and Audioslave, will make its catalog of recordings and music videos available for free on an ad-supported Web site launching later this year, the site's operator said Tuesday.
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Studios announce Blu-ray movies in Japan
Aug 29 2006 3:00PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Some 75 movie titles, including "The Da Vinci Code" and "Chicken Little," will go on sale in Japan later this year using the next-generation Blu-ray DVD format.
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Times blocks article to U.K. Web readers
Aug 29 2006 2:59PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Times' Web site is blocking British readers from a news article detailing the investigation into the recent airline terror plot, turning its Internet ad-targeting technology into a means of complying with U.K. laws.
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Times blocks article to U.K. Web readers
Aug 29 2006 2:59PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Times' Web site is blocking British readers from a news article detailing the investigation into the recent airline terror plot, turning its Internet ad-targeting technology into a means of complying with U.K. laws.
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Wi-Fi's 'N' to get industry group nod
Aug 29 2006 12:03PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A wireless industry group, worried about incompatibilities among next-generation routers and network cards, will start certifying products next year without waiting for the completion of technical standards.
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Japan orders Apple to probe laptops
Aug 29 2006 8:12AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese authorities reported Tuesday the first case of an Apple laptop catching fire in Japan and ordered the U.S. company to investigate the trouble involving the faulty Sony batteries and report back within a week.
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Intel launches new processors
Aug 29 2006 7:16AM (CT)
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Chip maker Intel is introducing a series of new processors designed especially for business and e-commerce uses.
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