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Remote control device 'controls' humans
Oct 27 2005 8:08PM (CT)
ATSUGI, Japan (AP) - We wield remote controls to turn things on and off, make them advance, make them halt. Ground-bound pilots use remotes to fly drone airplanes, soldiers to maneuver battlefield robots.
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Review: Software converts iTunes songs
Oct 27 2005 8:03PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Sometimes, I feel as if I'm the only person out there without an iPod. Rather, I'm the proud owner of an Archos Jukebox 6000. I bought it more than four years ago, shortly before Apple Computer Inc. released its first iPod.
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Anti-spyware group publishes guidelines
Oct 27 2005 8:03PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A coalition of anti-spyware vendors and consumer groups published guidelines Thursday to help consumers assess products designed to combat unwanted programs that sneak onto computers.
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Wal-Mart: Radio tags keep shelves stocked
Oct 27 2005 2:24PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said its fast-growing use of radio-transmitting inventory tags has helped boost sales by keeping shelves better stocked with key merchandise.
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N.J. students ordered to take down blogs
Oct 27 2005 8:18AM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A Roman Catholic high school has ordered its students to remove personal blogs from the Internet in the name of protecting them from cyberpredators.
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Microsoft to start online book searches
Oct 27 2005 6:35AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. is diving into the business of offering online searches of books and other writings, and says its approach aims to avoid the legal tussles met by rival Google Inc.
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Baidu.com adds copyright disclaimer
Oct 27 2005 6:35AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The Web portal Baidu.com has added a disclaimer to its popular search engine for MP3 music sites following lawsuits accusing the company of helping visitors illegally obtain copyright music.
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Yahoo doubling price of music service
Oct 27 2005 6:25AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo Inc. is doubling the price of its online music subscription service for portable MP3 players, ending a short-lived promotion that sought to lure consumers from Apple Computer Inc.'s market-leading iTunes store.
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Microsoft chided over exclusive music idea
Oct 27 2005 6:24AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal judge overseeing Microsoft Corp.'s business practices scolded the company Wednesday over a proposal to force manufacturers to tether iPod-like devices to Microsoft's own music player software.
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