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Retailers prepare for console launches
Nov 15 2006 11:18PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Retailers expect to be overwhelmed by demand during the impending video game console launches, but say they're working to keep the spirit festive while trying to prevent chaos and confusion.
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Hoffacker charged with hacking system
Nov 15 2006 6:39PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A former Source Media Inc. executive was charged with hacking into the company's computer system three years after he was dismissed, and tipping off employees whose jobs were in jeopardy, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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Terrorists lure young online with comedy
Nov 15 2006 6:35PM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - Terrorists who have long embraced the Internet for propaganda and planning have begun to post comedy and Top 10 lists to draw in young recruits, experts say.
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AOL IM software adds logging abilities
Nov 15 2006 6:33PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - AOL's new instant-messaging software adds offline and logging capabilities already available with rival programs.
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MP3.com reopens servers, accepts files
Nov 15 2006 6:20PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - MP3.com is reopening its servers, nearly a decade after it helped usher in the online music era by letting largely unknown bands submit files for computer users to download.
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Man tries wirelessly boosting batteries
Nov 15 2006 6:15PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - There may be hope _ however distant _ for recharging nearly drained cell phone, laptop and other batteries without plugging them into the wall, a scientist said.
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Engineers create music from air guitar
Nov 15 2006 6:10PM (CT)
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Posers can become performers with a high-tech T-shirt that turns the strumming of an air guitar into music.
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PlayStation 3 nets fair price in auction
Nov 15 2006 5:41PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Sony's PlayStation 3 isn't living up to the hype _ at least on Japan's Internet auctions. The gaming consoles, which went on sale here Saturday, are fetching reasonable prices online, disappointing those who had hoped to make a quick profit by reselling the machines on the Internet.
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1 percent of Web deemed pornographic
Nov 15 2006 5:10PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - About 1 percent of Web sites indexed by Google and Microsoft are sexually explicit, according to a U.S. government-commissioned study.
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Chile court releases two accused hackers
Nov 15 2006 5:08PM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Two Chileans accused of hacking into thousands of government Web sites were freed from jail Wednesday but ordered to stay away from computers while the case is investigated, their lawyer said.
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Microsoft, MetroFi unite for joint venture
Nov 15 2006 1:45AM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Microsoft Corp. said it will partner with MetroFi Inc. to build a free wireless Internet service for Oregon's largest city.
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