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IBM has greener way to reuse silicon
Oct 29 2007 11:53PM (CT)
ARMONK, N.Y. (AP) - IBM Corp. says it has developed a greener method for recycling precious silicon that is wasted during computer chip manufacturing.
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Charges dropped in dual-use tech case
Oct 29 2007 6:47PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Justice Department has dropped all criminal charges against a Chinese national accused of selling technology made by his Silicon Valley employer to a Chinese cruise missile laboratory, court records show.
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Child advocates upset over "Manhunt 2"
Oct 29 2007 6:29PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Child advocates are urging parents not to buy "Manhunt 2," a video game whose characters kill and torture using implements ranging from glass and shovels to a fuse box and a toilet.
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Seagate to close N. Ireland plant
Oct 29 2007 6:18PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Seagate Technology, the world's largest maker of hard drives, said Monday it is shuttering one of two manufacturing facilities in Northern Ireland, resulting in a cut of 780 employees, about 1.5 percent of the company's global work force.
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Tribune, Gannett join forces on Metromix
Oct 29 2007 4:40PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Newspaper publishers Tribune Co. and Gannett Co. have formed a joint venture to expand a national network of local entertainment Web sites, the companies said on Monday.
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Tribune, Gannett join forces on Metromix
Oct 29 2007 4:40PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Newspaper publishers Tribune Co. and Gannett Co. have formed a joint venture to expand a national network of local entertainment Web sites, the companies said on Monday.
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BEA Systems digs in for fight with Icahn
Oct 29 2007 4:21PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After shooing away Oracle Corp.'s $6.7 billion takeover bid, business software maker BEA Systems Inc. dug in its heels for a potentially disruptive battle with its largest shareholder, activist investor Carl Icahn.
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Verizon 3Q profit drops on tax charge
Oct 29 2007 4:04PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Verizon Communications Inc. on Monday reported third-quarter earnings that were largely in line with expectations, reflecting steady growth in its wireless operations and a slow decline in its wired telephone business.
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Whois may be scrapped to break deadlock
Oct 29 2007 3:10PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Tech industry lawyer Mark Bohannon frequently taps a group of searchable databases called Whois to figure out who may be behind a Web site that distributes pirated software or tricks visitors into revealing passwords.
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Whois may be scrapped to break deadlock
Oct 29 2007 3:10PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Tech industry lawyer Mark Bohannon frequently taps a group of searchable databases called Whois to figure out who may be behind a Web site that distributes pirated software or tricks visitors into revealing passwords.
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NBC, Fox launching online video site
Oct 29 2007 11:10AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - NBC and Fox are set to launch an advertising-supported online video site that hosts programming from varied entertainment companies in a bid to seize viewers from Google Inc.'s YouTube, the broadcasters said.
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Microsoft to buy Thai medical info firm
Oct 29 2007 10:33AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Microsoft Corp., seeking to expand in the medical sector, has agreed to acquire the assets of a privately held, Thailand-based health information system company, the software company said Monday.
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Apartments may see cable competition
Oct 29 2007 10:29AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal regulators plan to throw out exclusive cable television service contracts with apartment buildings and open up competition to phone companies, according to a published report.
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Toshiba 2Q profit drops, sales rise
Oct 29 2007 7:55AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The electronics company Toshiba reported a 28 percent drop in its second quarter profit on Monday, partly because of one-time expenses for property value calculations that offset solid sales in computers and chips.
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Toshiba 2Q profit drops, sales rise
Oct 29 2007 7:55AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The electronics company Toshiba reported a 28 percent drop in its second quarter profit on Monday, partly because of one-time expenses for property value calculations that offset solid sales in computers and chips.
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Internet pioneer leaves oversight group
Oct 29 2007 1:54AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - In the 1970s, Vint Cerf played a leading role in developing the Internet's technical foundation. For the past seven years, he's faced the more daunting task of leading a key agency that oversees his creation.
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Internet guru Cerf has 5 books to write
Oct 29 2007 1:21AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - After leaving the helm of the Internet's key oversight agency, Vint Cerf plans to stay busy as an executive, advocate and author.
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