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Google's stock scales new heights
Oct 21 2005 9:35PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc.'s market value briefly surpassed $100 billion for the first time Friday, its stock scaling new heights after an earnings and revenue spike that astonished investors.
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RIM's request denied by appeals court
Oct 21 2005 8:04PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal appeals court has denied Research In Motion Ltd.'s request to delay the next phase in a long-running patent suit while the maker of BlackBerry e-mail devices appeals an infringement verdict to the Supreme Court.
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Accused spyware installer settles lawsuit
Oct 21 2005 6:27PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The former chief executive of a company accused of secretly installing adware and spyware on millions of home computers agreed to pay $750,000 in penalties after an investigation, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said Thursday.
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Microsoft recants exclusive music deals
Oct 21 2005 6:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Microsoft Corp., already under government scrutiny over its behavior toward competitors, told manufacturers of iPod-like portable audio devices that under a new marketing program they would not be allowed to distribute rivals' music player software but pulled back after one company protested.
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Researchers: Technology can help elderly
Oct 21 2005 6:27PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A group of academics, business leaders and residents are convening this week to bring together the region's large elderly community, private industry and university programs in medicine and technology.
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Warner Bros. backs Blu-ray DVD format
Oct 21 2005 6:27PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Warner Bros. has become the second studio to support both high definition DVD formats, a move that could shift the advantage to the Blu-ray format backed by a group led by Sony Corp.
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REVIEW: Gizmondo offers little value
Oct 21 2005 6:27PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - There's one surefire way for a video game system to fail with consumers: a lack of decent games. It seems so obvious, right? Yet somehow, along comes Gizmondo.
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Interior wants computer shutdown reprieve
Oct 21 2005 6:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Interior Department won a reprieve Friday from a judge's order to disconnect from the Internet all computer systems with access to accounts it manages for thousands of American Indians.
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Blackberry users learning painful lesson
Oct 21 2005 6:27PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chris Claypool was addicted to his BlackBerry wireless handheld. Like many users, he never thought twice about pecking away at lightning speed, replying to a wave of e-mails from clients around the globe. Last year, the 37-year-old agricultural sales director from Post Falls, Idaho, noticed a throbbing sensation in this thumbs whenever he typed.
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Bertelsmann to launch file-sharing service
Oct 21 2005 6:27PM (CT)
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Bertelsmann AG said Friday it will launch a new service that uses the technology made popular by file-swapping businesses for legal downloads of music and movies.
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Google's 3Q profit seven times higher
Oct 21 2005 4:28AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - When Google Inc. commanded $85 per share in its August 2004 initial public offering, the prospect of the stock quadrupling in less than 15 months ago seemed inconceivable. It doesn't appear far-fetched now. The Internet search juggernaut provided another boost to its high-flying stock Thursday by announcing third-quarter financial figures that astounded even the most bullish analysts, as well as it own management team.
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