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J.K. Rowling fairy tales sell for $4M
Dec 13 2007 7:59PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - A book of fairy tales created, handwritten and illustrated by J.K. Rowling sold for nearly $4 million at auction Thursday. The buyer, Web retailer Amazon.com Inc., now owns one of only seven copies of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," which is leather bound with silver mounts.
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J.K. Rowling fairy tales sell for $4M
Dec 13 2007 7:59PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - A book of fairy tales created, handwritten and illustrated by J.K. Rowling sold for nearly $4 million at auction Thursday. The buyer, Web retailer Amazon.com Inc., now owns one of only seven copies of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," which is leather bound with silver mounts.
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J.K. Rowling fairy tales sell for $4M
Dec 13 2007 7:59PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - A book of fairy tales created, handwritten and illustrated by J.K. Rowling sold for nearly $4 million at auction Thursday. The buyer, Web retailer Amazon.com Inc., now owns one of only seven copies of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," which is leather bound with silver mounts.
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J.K. Rowling fairy tales sell for $4M
Dec 13 2007 7:59PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - A book of fairy tales created, handwritten and illustrated by J.K. Rowling sold for nearly $4 million at auction Thursday. The buyer, Web retailer Amazon.com Inc., now owns one of only seven copies of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," which is leather bound with silver mounts.
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Privacy groups seek info on Google deal
Dec 13 2007 6:21PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two privacy groups on Thursday didn't let up on their claims that the head of the Federal Trade Commission may be linked with a law firm with business before the agency.
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Privacy groups seek info on Google deal
Dec 13 2007 6:21PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two privacy groups on Thursday didn't let up on their claims that the head of the Federal Trade Commission may be linked with a law firm with business before the agency.
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AMD plans to reach profitability in 2008
Dec 13 2007 6:02PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The world's No. 2 microprocessor maker, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said it won't return to profitability until the second half of next year and delayed the full release of the product it says will enable its recovery.
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AMD plans to reach profitability in 2008
Dec 13 2007 6:02PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The world's No. 2 microprocessor maker, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said it won't return to profitability until the second half of next year and delayed the full release of the product it says will enable its recovery.
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Struggling Palm lays off workers
Dec 13 2007 5:36PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Palm Inc., the troubled maker of Treo smart phones, laid off about 10 percent of its work force this week to cut expenses, according to a person familiar with the situation.
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Struggling Palm lays off workers
Dec 13 2007 5:36PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Palm Inc., the troubled maker of Treo smart phones, laid off about 10 percent of its work force this week to cut expenses, according to a person familiar with the situation.
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Utah firm wants to go where GPS doesn't
Dec 13 2007 4:36PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - In one high-tech thriller after another, the hero attaches a tiny tracking device on the villain and follows him as blinking dot on a computer screen.
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Utah firm wants to go where GPS doesn't
Dec 13 2007 4:36PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - In one high-tech thriller after another, the hero attaches a tiny tracking device on the villain and follows him as blinking dot on a computer screen.
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IBM cuts schools a break on $5M debt
Dec 13 2007 2:20PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) - A San Francisco Bay-area school district that pressed IBM Corp. to rip up an old $5 million debt didn't get its wish, but the technology company has agreed to let the repayment be stretched out over eight years instead of four.
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Netherlands adopts open-source software
Dec 13 2007 1:30PM (CT)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - The Dutch government has set a soft deadline of April 2008 for its agencies to start using open-source software _ freely distributed programs that anyone can modify _ the Netherlands Economic Affairs Ministry said Thursday.
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Opera opens new round in browser battles
Dec 13 2007 11:36AM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Web browser developer Opera Software ASA asked European regulators Thursday to force Microsoft Corp. to give users a choice of Internet software with its Windows operating system.
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Opera opens new round in browser battles
Dec 13 2007 11:36AM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Web browser developer Opera Software ASA asked European regulators Thursday to force Microsoft Corp. to give users a choice of Internet software with its Windows operating system.
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Microsoft buys Web map company
Dec 13 2007 5:36AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday it has acquired a British online mapping company to enhance its existing Windows Live Web-based services.
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EBay focusing on 'user experience'
Dec 13 2007 5:34AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - EBay Inc. will focus on improving the "user experience" in 2008 in hopes of making the world's largest online auction more satisfying for its millions of users, a top executive said.
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PC game skewers politicians evenhandedly
Dec 13 2007 5:34AM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - If you're tired of watching Mitt and Mike, Hillary and Rudy, and Colbert and Coulter limit their swipes to words, pick one and go for it in the new video game "DC Smackdown."
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Navteq shareholders OK Nokia deal
Dec 13 2007 5:32AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Shareholders of digital mapmaker Navteq Corp. approved the company's acquisition by cell-phone maker Nokia Corp. by an overwhelming majority Wednesday at a special meeting.
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Judge affirms $30M judgment against eBay
Dec 13 2007 5:31AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge has approved a roughly $30 million judgment against eBay Inc. more than four years after a jury concluded the online auctioneer had infringed on the patent of a small Virginia company.
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NY school opens lab for serious games
Dec 13 2007 5:29AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A new research lab at the prestigious Parsons design school aims to develop video games with a conscience _ called "serious games" _ and study whether playing them can be a force for social good.
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Second Life's CTO resigns
Dec 13 2007 5:29AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Virtual world Second Life's chief technology officer _ a colorful Navy veteran who delights in mocking creationism _ has resigned.
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