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European Web addresses open for business
Dec 7 2005 9:30PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Union planted its flag in cyberspace Wednesday when the ".eu" Internet domain name opened for business.
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Camera can wirelessly relay video, audio
Dec 7 2005 9:30PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Police officers stepping into hostage standoffs and other dicey situations now have something new to throw into the mix _ a baseball-sized camera that can be hurled from afar, survive the landing and wirelessly relay video and audio back to base for two hours.
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Report: Bad Web registrations abound
Dec 7 2005 9:30PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - More than 5 percent of Internet address names issued in the United States are registered using "patently false" contact information, making it difficult or impossible to contact the sites' owners, according to report submitted to Congress.
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Study: Internet use on rise in India
Dec 7 2005 6:42PM (CT)
BOMBAY, India (AP) - The number of Internet users in India remains relatively low, but it has soared 54 percent over the past year to 38.5 million, and will jump to 100 million in two years, an industry study said.
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Peppercoin, MasterCard join forces
Dec 7 2005 6:42PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A new partnership with MasterCard Inc. marks the evolution of Peppercoin Inc., a company that once sought to spread a "micropayment" system for low-priced content on the Internet.
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Review: Skype handset makes VoIP easier
Dec 7 2005 2:32PM (CT)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - If you live outside your home country or phone overseas often, chances are you've heard of Skype, the voice-over-Internet service that allows you to make free or cheap voice calls through your computer.
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Microsoft vows to battle antitrust ruling
Dec 7 2005 2:05PM (CT)
GWACHEON, South Korea (AP) - Microsoft Corp. says it will fight in court an order by antitrust regulators that it pay a $32 million fine and offer alternate versions of its Windows operating system to temper its market dominance.
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Inmarsat launches $1.5B satellite service
Dec 7 2005 1:14PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Britain's Inmarsat PLC switched on the first phase of its long-awaited $1.5 billion satellite network Wednesday, giving users across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia access to simultaneous voice and broadband Internet service.
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Yahoo adds Skype-like ability to IM service
Dec 7 2005 1:11PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Yahoo Inc. is entering a suddenly crowded field, offering Skype-like capabilities through its instant-messaging service that will let people dial regular phone numbers using their computers or receive calls from conventional phones.
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Microsoft to invest in India, add jobs
Dec 7 2005 12:02PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Microsoft plans to nearly double its work force in India over the next four years, investing $1.7 billion and adding 3,000 jobs in a vote of confidence in one of the world's fastest-growing markets.
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Study says 1 in 4 get phony e-mails
Dec 7 2005 11:03AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - About one in four Internet users is hit with e-mail scams every month that try to lure sensitive personal information from unsuspecting consumers, a study says.
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Study predicts 100 million India web users
Dec 7 2005 8:36AM (CT)
BOMBAY, India (AP) - The number of Internet users in India will shoot to 100 million in two years from the current 38.5 million, an industry study said.
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Samsung SDI sues Matsushita Electric
Dec 7 2005 8:01AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's Samsung SDI Co. said Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit against Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and its Panasonic unit for alleged violation of patents related to plasma-screen technology.
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Time Warner CEO says AOL is not for sale
Dec 7 2005 6:53AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Time Warner Inc. is in discussions about finding a partner to boost advertising revenue at its America Online unit _ but AOL is not for sale, Chief Executive Dick Parsons said Tuesday.
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