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Security threats shift to applications
Nov 22 2005 9:08PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - As people heed warnings to install the latest security updates for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating systems and Internet Explorer browsers, researchers say hackers have been shifting their focus to applications that are harder to protect.
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Hollywood, BitTorrent reach agreement
Nov 22 2005 9:07PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a deal aimed at reducing illegal Internet traffic in pirated films, Hollywood reached an agreement Tuesday with the creator of the popular file-sharing software BitTorrent.
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Media Web site reverts back to old name
Nov 22 2005 6:04PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Less than a week after launching, a media Web site that combines new and traditional journalism is changing its name to avoid a trademark battle with an existing public radio show.
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Google unveils tool to map shopping trips
Nov 22 2005 5:49PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Joining the herd of Web sites jostling to cash in on the holiday shopping season, online search engine leader Google Inc. is adding a tool designed to make it easier for consumers to map out their local trips to the mall.
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Sony, Samsung boost investment in venture
Nov 22 2005 7:39AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Japan's Sony Corp. will invest an additional 10 billion yen ($84 million) to boost production in a joint venture that makes display panels for televisions, both companies said Tuesday in a statement.
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Fans line up to buy new Xbox 360
Nov 22 2005 6:45AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Gaming fanatics turned out overnight across the country to buy up Microsoft's Xbox 360 as it went on sale today. GameStop, EB Games and Best Buy opened hundreds of stores across the country for midnight launch events. Buyers also lined up at 24-hour Wal-Mart stores.
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Google donates $3M to scan rare documents
Nov 22 2005 12:19AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc. is giving $3 million to the U.S. Library of Congress to help set up a system for creating digital copies of rare documents from around the world _ the latest step in Google's crusade to expand the amount of information that can be indexed by its Internet-leading search engine.
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