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Verizon Quarterly Profit Gains, Led By Wireless
Verizon Communications Monday said quarterly profit rose on strong wireless sales, shrugging off the impact of a weaker economy and offsetting a fall in landline users.
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Former Googleers Unveil Search Engine Called Cuil
A startup led by former star Google engineers on Sunday unveiled a new Web search service that aims to outdo the Internet search leader in size, but faces an uphill battle changing Web surfing habits.
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Ex-Googler introduces a new search engine
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Anna Patterson’s last Internet search engine was so impressive that industry leader Google Inc. bought the technology in 2004 to upgrade its own system.
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Want to see Friday's solar eclipse? You have to pay plenty, fly far or watch on the Internet
WASHINGTON - A total solar eclipse will darken some of Earth's skies on Friday, but geography, weather, the economy and even the Olympics are combining to make it a hard and expensive for people to see it.
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Microsoft's Answer To Google's PageRank Algorithm: Less Privacy?
BrowseRank, Microsoft claims, can deliver better search results by measuring user behavior, including where users go and the amount of time they remain at those pages.
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VIDEO from Medialink and Seagate Technology: What is Maxtor Central Axis by Seagate?
The new Maxtor Central Axis network attached drive by Seagate is a back up and storage device for your entire network. A concept once only reserved for the small business and enterprise space, networked storage is increasingly becoming a viable option for multiple-computer homes.
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Yahoo To Reimburse Customers Of DRM-Protected Music
The company said its digital rights management servers would be taken down, severely limiting the use of the files.
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Lawmaker resigns amid child porn investigation
The veteran state assemblyman alleged to have child pornography on his state-issued computer has resigned his legislative post.
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Microsoft Becomes Official Apache Sponsor
Microsoft said it's putting a wide range of protocols that were formerly in the Communications Protocol Program under the Open Specification Promise.
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New Website Provides Comprehensive Residential Energy Efficiency Rebates and Incentives by Zip Code
Answering the need to save money and reduce carbon emissions when it comes to residential energy efficiency, the new website GreenMadeSimple.com presents the first comprehensive database for local, state and national incentives, rebates, and special offers on the Internet.
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Summer Time-Wasting Widgets From Hulu.com
But Monday the Hulu experience becomes considerably more ubiquitous. The Los Angeles based Web site, which served up 88 million videos in June, according to ComScore, is introducing several widgets in its Hulu Widget Gallery .
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Senators Threaten Ban On 'Net Data Disclosures To Foreign Governments
Sens. Dick Durbin and Tom Coburn ask Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang, and Google chief Eric Schmidt not to help censor or repress Internet users.
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Microsoft 'Done' With Yahoo, Ballmer Says
The Microsoft CEO dismissed Yahoo as a major player in the Internet business, despite previously offering more than $40 billion for the company.
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Best Apple Mac OS X Software: Part One
Our Apple expert John C. Welch picks 22 lesser-known applications that can make your Mac experience more productive and more fun.
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Google Wants You To Be Your Own ISP
Vint Cerf slams the telecoms, which aren't happy that bits have been commoditized and would like to shape industry regulations to help them to get back in the services game.
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Microsoft Says Chances Of Yahoo Takeover Negligible
The company's CFO described its rival as "a declining asset" and all but ruled out a complete takeover of the Internet company.
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Announcing IVT's Computer System Validation Conference
ISELIN, N.J.----The Institute of Validation Technology, a division of Advanstar Communications, has announced its Computer System Validation conference. Computer System Validation will take place at the Hyatt at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, CA, October 14-16, 2008.
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Digital Revolution Could Be Olympics' Salvation
The Olympic Games will be played out on Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr, one Web-based video marketing executive asserts.
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Red Marble Games announces Democracy 2
Red Marble Games has announced the release of Democracy 2 for the Macintosh, a political simulation/strategy game that puts players in a position of power as either the president or prime minister of a country of their choosing . Players are then able to control the country in the manner they see as right. The game then simulates the motivations, l...
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Jail time for Internet offenders in Kuwait
Kuwait's prosecutor general says Internet offenders will no longer be able to escape punishment.
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Stakes are high for US web firms
As major US Internet companies stake their ground abroad, the flags they are planting aren't the Stars and Stripes.
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Software Lets BlackBerry Sync With iTunes
RIM's Media Sync Software will only transfer DRM-free tracks and does not work with 64-bit systems or Macintosh operating systems.
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Next-gen broadband at your service
Faster, smarter broadband networks are on the way, thanks to European research. The next step will be to usher in compelling services for European consumers. Already companies are eager to get their hands on the technologies developed by the MUSE project.
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After Hours: Amgen, EDS, Mosaic slated to release quarterly results
Biotech firm Amgen Inc. and computer services provider Electronic Data Systems Corp. are among the companies set to release financial results during the after-hours trading session.
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Apple's cart upset with MobileMe disruptions
Apple is not known for admitting mistakes, but even the consumer-electronics company realizes it can’t afford to upset its rabidly loyal customers. This is evident in Apple’s reaction to problems with the new MobileMe online service.
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