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 Lawsuit Seeks to Shut Down Facebook |
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Wednesday, July 25 2007 @ 10:07 AM CDT 12 commentsMost Recent Post: 07/12 03:31AM by shenzhenlzp
The owners of a rival social networking Web site are trying to shut down Facebook.com, charging in a federal lawsuit that Facebook's founder stole their ideas while they were students at Harvard.
The three founders of ConnectU say Mark Zuckerberg agreed to finish computer code for their site, but repeatedly stalled and eventually created Facebook using their ideas.
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| School Conducts Anti-Phishing Research |
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Monday, July 23 2007 @ 09:26 AM CDT 10 commentsMost Recent Post: 08/09 05:23AM by sarawake
The e-mail appeared to be a routine correspondence between two friends. "Check this out!" it read, then listed a Web address.
But the note was fake, part of an online ruse called phishing that has become a scammer's favorite way to get sensitive information from unsuspecting computer users.
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| Vodafone Denies Report on Verizon Bid |
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Monday, July 16 2007 @ 09:52 AM CDT 1 commentsMost Recent Post: 04/16 04:20AM by boardaaa
Vodafone Group PLC on Monday denied a newspaper report it is considering making a $160 billion bid for its U.S. partner in the wireless phone business, Verizon Communications Inc.
The Financial Times reported earlier that the company was considering making an offer, but cautioned that a bid may not emerge. Any such deal would create a business worth about $300 billion.
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| Web Video New '08 Political Battlefield |
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Friday, July 06 2007 @ 10:18 AM CDT 2 commentsMost Recent Post: 07/05 01:29AM by susuc
Given all that's at stake in the 2008 presidential race, it's a bit terrifying to realize that by one measure, a major role is being played by an aspiring model/actress/fashion designer/former beauty pageant contestant named Amber.
That's Amber Lee Ettinger, aka Obama Girl, whose racy Web video "I Got A Crush On Obama" has gotten well over 2 million hits in the three weeks it's been online, making it one of the most-watched political videos this season.
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| Apple, AT&T Unveil Monthly iPhone Plans |
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Tuesday, June 26 2007 @ 09:29 AM CDT 1 commentsMost Recent Post: 04/16 04:32AM by boardaaa
AT&T Inc. and Apple Inc. on Tuesday said wireless service for the iPhone will range from $59.99 per month to $99.99 per month.
The highly anticipated gadget retails for $499 for a model with 4 gigabytes of storage and $599 for one with 8 gigabytes. It's slated to go on sale at 6 p.m. local time Friday at Apple and AT&T retail stores as well as Apple's Web site.
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| Yahoo Co-Founder Replaces Semel As CEO |
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Tuesday, June 19 2007 @ 09:52 AM CDT 1 commentsMost Recent Post: 04/16 04:12AM by boardaaa
After exasperating investors for most of the past 18 months, Yahoo Inc. Chairman Terry Semel finally found a way to please Wall Street by stepping aside as chief executive.
Semel's capitulation, announced late Monday, came less than a week after he faced off with shareholders disillusioned with the company's lackluster performance as Internet search leader Google Inc. pulled further ahead in the lucrative online advertising market.
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| Blockbuster to Favor Blu-Ray HD Disc |
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Monday, June 18 2007 @ 08:15 AM CDT 3 commentsMost Recent Post: 07/09 02:36AM by susuc2012
Blockbuster Inc. will rent high-definition DVDs only in the Blu-ray format in 1,450 stores when it expands its high-def offerings next month, dealing a major blow to the rival HD DVD format.
The move, being announced Monday, could be the first step in resolving a format war that has kept confused consumers from rushing to buy new DVD players until they can determine which format will dominate the market.
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| eBay in Patent Fight Over 'Buy It Now' |
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Wednesday, June 13 2007 @ 09:58 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
A small Virginia company in a patent fight with eBay Inc. asked a federal judge Tuesday to stop the online auction powerhouse from using its "Buy It Now" feature allowing shoppers to buy items at a fixed price.
A federal jury found in 2003 that eBay had infringed Great Falls-based MercExchange LLC's patent. But last year, the U.S. Supreme Court handed a victory to patent-reform advocates when it ruled that MercExchange was not automatically entitled to a court order blocking the offending service.
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| NHL, Sling Media Enter Video Partnership |
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Thursday, June 07 2007 @ 09:11 AM CDT 2 commentsMost Recent Post: 05/28 04:45AM by boardaaa
The NHL has partnered with Sling Media Inc. for its upcoming video clip-sharing service, signaling a professional sports league's support for an emerging technology that has some media companies on edge.
Sling is the maker of the Slingbox device, which lets users relay television shows from their own living room TVs or digital video recorders to any Internet-connected computer, and some Web-enabled cell phones.
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| eBay Bans Cross-Border Ivory Sales |
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Wednesday, June 06 2007 @ 08:45 AM CDT 1 commentsMost Recent Post: 04/16 04:34AM by boardaaa
The online auction house eBay Inc. said Tuesday it will ban cross-border trade of ivory products, following a study by a wildlife group that found nine out of 10 of the items sold on the Internet are probably illegal.
The company also will alert traders on its Web site that they may need to prove they are legally allowed to sell their ivory products, spokeswoman Nicola Sharpe said, speaking from San Jose, Calif.
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| Apple to Launch IPhone on June 29 |
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Monday, June 04 2007 @ 09:43 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Apple's highly anticipated iPhone will be available June 29, according to both TV commercials broadcast Sunday night and a company spokesman.
The combination cell phone, media player and wireless Web-surfing device will retail for $499 and $599, depending on configuration. It will be offered exclusively by AT&T Inc. (ATT)'s wireless division, formerly known as Cingular.
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| XM Outages Continue for Second Day |
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Tuesday, May 22 2007 @ 10:45 AM CDT 1 commentsMost Recent Post: 11/08 12:52AM by wayne4377
XM Satellite Radio experienced a second day of outages Tuesday after software problems resulted in the loss of one of the network's four satellites, the company said.
Company officials initially expected to correct the problem Monday evening, but are now advising customers that they expect a fix by midday Tuesday.
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| Apple IPhone Gets FCC Approval |
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Friday, May 18 2007 @ 09:47 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Apple Inc. received the required approval Thursday from the Federal Communications Commission for its upcoming iPhone, the company said.
The regulatory green light, a standard certification process that any cellular phone must receive before hitting the U.S. market, means the iPhone's launch can now proceed as planned, Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said.
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| YouTube Founders Unfazed by Challenges |
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Friday, May 18 2007 @ 09:46 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
The media's recent legal and competitive challenges to Internet video pioneer YouTube haven't fazed co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, who have diligently sought to make money for new owner Google Inc., as well as the creators of the content that fuels their Web site's whirlwind growth.
"We have been a little bit silent, but we haven't been sleeping," Chen told The Associated Press during the duo's first extensive interview since Google closed its $1.76 billion purchase of YouTube last November.
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| Google's Search Engine Goes Universal |
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Thursday, May 17 2007 @ 09:26 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
In its latest technological leap, online search leader Google Inc. will begin showing videos on its main results page Wednesday along with photos, books and other content previously separated into different categories.
Under a new "universal search" approach that Google began rolling out Wednesday afternoon, some requests will produce more than just a series of links and snippets pointing to other Web sites.
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| Next Gen of Wi-Fi Is Planned for Summer |
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Wednesday, May 16 2007 @ 09:41 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
The next generation of wireless Internet products certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance is expected to hit shelves this summer, even though a final standard for the technology isn't due for another year, the industry group says.
The Wi-Fi Alliance was announcing Wednesday that it will begin certifying wireless routers, networking cards, microchips and other so-called "Draft N" products in June. The products, which take their name from the upcoming 802.11n technical standard, are expected to reach retail stores shortly thereafter.
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| Defense Department Blocks Some Web Sites |
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Monday, May 14 2007 @ 09:23 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Soldiers serving overseas will lose some of their online links to friends and loved ones back home under a Department of Defense policy that a high-ranking Army official said would take effect Monday.
The Defense Department will begin blocking access "worldwide" to YouTube, MySpace and 11 other popular Web sites on its computers and networks, according to a memo sent Friday by Gen. B.B. Bell, the U.S. Forces Korea commander.
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| Comcast CEO Shows Off Super Quick Modem |
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Wednesday, May 09 2007 @ 09:23 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Comcast Corp. Chief Executive Brian Roberts dazzled a cable industry audience Tuesday, showing off for the first time in public new technology that enabled a data download speed of 150 megabits per second, or roughly 25 times faster than today's standard cable modems.
The cost of modems that would support the technology, called "channel bonding," is "not that dissimilar to modems today," he told The Associated Press after a demonstration at The Cable Show. It could be available "within less than a couple years," he said.
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| Microsoft's New Hotmail Goes Live |
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Tuesday, May 08 2007 @ 09:37 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
The latest version of Microsoft Corp.'s free Web-based e-mail is now widely available to the public in 36 languages.
Windows Live Hotmail, which officially became available Monday, sports a new look and features similar to Microsoft's desktop-based Outlook e-mail program, including the ability to drag and drop messages into folders. Microsoft also said it improved the spam and fraud protection features in the online e-mail service.
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| Dell Signs on With Microsoft, Novell |
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Monday, May 07 2007 @ 08:25 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Dell Inc. has agreed to work with Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. under an alliance the rival software makers formed last year to make it easier for the Windows operating system and the increasingly popular Linux system to work together, the companies said Sunday.
Under the partnership announced in November, Microsoft said it would offer corporate customers a chance to license its Windows operating system as part of a package that includes maintenance and support for Novell's Suse Linux platform.
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