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Google, Sun in challenge to Microsoft
Oct 4 2005 7:41PM (CT)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Google Inc. took a step toward challenging Microsoft Corp.'s dominance of computer software with the announcement Tuesday of a collaboration agreement with Sun Microsystems Inc.
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Business leaders seek anti-piracy action
Oct 4 2005 7:36PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Business leaders representing industries ranging from pharmaceutical to software agreed at a meeting here Tuesday to form a coalition to lobby governments around the world to step up the fight against international piracy and counterfeiting.
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High-tech homes debut in Utah
Oct 4 2005 7:36PM (CT)
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) - A housing development of futuristic, digital homes went online and on sale this week in St. George. The homes are fiber optic-ready and let an owner control everything from heating and cooling to phone service and security through a home network.
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Online lawsuits fuel debate in France
Oct 4 2005 7:36PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - Attorney Jean-Marc Goldnadel knew he was going to make waves when he launched classaction.fr _ a French Web site that lets users sign up to lawsuits online for as little as 12 euros ($14.50).
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States hope to begin taxing online sales
Oct 4 2005 12:59PM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A coalition of 18 states representing about 20 percent of the nation's population has forged an agreement to begin collecting sales taxes on Internet purchases.
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China shuts down Web sites in crackdown
Oct 4 2005 6:04AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese authorities have shut down an online discussion forum that reported on anti-corruption protests in a village in the country's south as well as a Web site serving ethnic Mongolians, overseas monitors said Tuesday.
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Next-generation DVD war heats up in Tokyo
Oct 4 2005 6:02AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The war over the next-generation DVD standard is playing out full force at a sprawling electronics exhibition opening near Tokyo Tuesday with Japanese electronics companies on both sides expressing confidence for victory.
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Earthlink finalist for Philly wireless net
Oct 4 2005 5:25AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A nonprofit group named by Philadelphia's mayor chose Earthlink Inc. as the finalist to provide high-speed wireless Internet access for city residents, a city official said.
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Hawaii nurturing high-technology industry
Oct 4 2005 12:18AM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - Henk Rogers' lawyer told him he'd be crazy not to set up his mobile game company in Hawaii. So he tried it. Nearly four years later, his Honolulu studio buzzes with some 50 programmers, designers, and testers making games played by millions of mobile phone owners around the world.
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