AP IMPACT: Framed for child porn _ by a PC virus
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Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography. Heinous pictures and videos can be deposited on computers by viruses _ the...
Sony offers `Cloudy' early to people with its TVs
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In a bid to sell living room electronics and spur buzz for "Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs," Sony Corp. is offering the movie for free to U.S. buyers of its Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players starting Monday....
Software cos. eye key patent case in Supreme Court
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With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections for software. A...
Prized mushroom collection returns to China
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A Chinese scholar persecuted during the Cultural Revolution for smuggling a rare collection of mushrooms out of China before World War II was honored Saturday when the collection was returned more than 70 years later. ...
AT&T completes delayed Centennial acquisition
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AT&T Inc. said Friday that its acquisition of smaller wireless carrier Centennial Communications Corp., has closed after several delays due to the regulatory process. AT&T bought Wall, N.J.-based Centennial for...
Earnings Preview: Electronic Arts
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Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. reports earnings for its fiscal second quarter, which ended in September, on Monday after the market closes. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion...
Judge stops 2 Web sites from selling Beatles songs
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked two music-sharing Web sites from selling songs by The Beatles and other artists for 25 cents apiece. U.S. District Judge John F. Walter on Thursday blocked the sites BlueBeat.com...
Mass. receives money for broadband mapping
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Massachusetts has received about $2 million in federal stimulus funding to help identify the speed and location of broadband services in the state over the next five years. Gov. Deval Patrick said on Friday that the...
Report: Minn. needs significant Internet upgrades
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Internet speeds in more than four-fifths of Minnesota are too slow to support technologies that could draw new jobs, take cars off the roads and bring new services to people in their homes, a new report said Friday. ...
New `Call of Duty' could set entertainment record
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This holiday season's biggest entertainment blockbuster likely will be a sequel to a popular franchise, with jarring depictions of war and an intricate story of good versus evil. It could easily rake in more than last...
Pa. regulators OK Windstream's purchase of D&E
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Windstream Corp.'s acquisition of D&E Communications Inc. phone and Internet company has the approval of Pennsylvania state utility regulators. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission voted 4-0 on Friday to...
EBay settles lawsuit filed by Skype founders
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EBay Inc. has settled a legal skirmish with the founders of Skype that threatened to complicate eBay's plans to sell most of the Internet phone service to a group of investors for $2 billion. The online marketplace...
Activision posts 3Q profit, backs 2009 outlook
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It's been a rough year for the video game industry, but Activision Blizzard Inc. reported a profit for its third quarter because of lower costs and a good response for games such as "Guitar Hero 5" and "World of...
Leap 3Q loss widens as subscriber growth slows
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Leap Wireless International Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter loss grew 31 percent as competition and the weak economy were a drag on subscriber growth. The company, which sells prepaid wireless service to...
Sapient predicts rise in services sales
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Sapient Corp., which helps companies with technology needs, said Thursday that services revenue would rise sequentially in the fourth quarter. The company said services sales would range from $172 million to $175...
Sapient 3Q profit plummets on charges, sales dip
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Technology-services provider Sapient Corp. said Thursday that third-quarter profits plunged by two-thirds, partly due to special charges, and the CEO said customers were growing more confident in business prospects. ...
Caribbean, Gulf spared widespread coral damage
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Lower-than-feared sea temperatures this summer gave a break to fragile coral reefs across the Caribbean and the central Gulf of Mexico that were damaged in recent years, scientists said Thursday. Unusually warm water...
Activision posts 3Q profit, backs 2009 outlook
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It's been a rough year for the video game industry, but Activision Blizzard Inc. reported a profit for its third quarter because of a lower costs and a good response for games such as "Guitar Hero 5" and "World of...
Sirius XM 3Q loss narrows as revenue rises
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Sirius XM Radio Inc., the satellite radio provider that was on the brink of bankruptcy nine months ago, on Thursday reported a much improved third quarter as it signed up more subscribers and paid down debt. Sirius has...
Nvidia says profit jumps 74 percent in 3Q
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Graphics chip maker Nvidia Corp. said consumer demand is healthy and improving as it reported a 74 percent jump in third-quarter profit. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company reported Thursday that it earned $107.6...
Hyatt Hotels, Ancestry.com jump in market debuts
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Two well-known companies surged in their market debuts Thursday despite what has recently been a difficult market for initial public offerings. Shares of Hyatt Hotels Corp. jumped 12 percent in their first day on the...
Study: Nitrogen pollution worsens in Rockies lakes
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Airborne nitrogen pollution from vehicle exhaust and farm fertilizer is turning algae in the alpine lakes of Rocky Mountain National Park into junk food for fish, a study says. A similar phenomenon is occurring in...
No Doubt sues video game maker over 'Band Hero'
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No Doubt has sued video game maker Activision for putting words in band members' mouths. The band on Wednesday sued Activision Publishing Inc. over a feature in the new "Band Hero" game that allows players to control...
EU agrees on new Internet user rights
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EU lawmakers and governments agreed on new rights for Internet users Thursday, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns on those who illegally download music and movies on the Internet. EU Telecoms Commissioner...
Google providing better view of personal data
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Google is offering a new privacy control that will make it easier for people to see some of the information being collected about them. The "Dashboard" feature unveiled Thursday pulls together all the data that pour...
Microsoft CEO: Windows 7 Japan sales 'fantastic'
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Sales of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 7 operating system have been "fantastic" in Japan since its launch last month, CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday. He declined to provide specific numbers for Japan, which is...
Cisco forecasts first revenue growth in a year
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Cisco Systems Inc. doesn't want Wall Street to interpret its forecast for its first quarterly revenue growth in a year as evidence that the U.S. and other economies are roaring back. A slow improvement in orders is...
Brightpoint 3Q profit doubles on tax benefit boost
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Cell phone distributor Brightpoint Inc. said Wednesday its third-quarter profit more than doubled, helped by tax benefits. Quarterly earnings jumped to $11.2 million, or 14 cents per share, from $5.5 million, or 6...
Success in 'space elevator' competition
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A robot powered by a ground-based laser beam climbed a long cable dangling from a helicopter on Wednesday to qualify for prize money in a $2 million competition to test the potential reality of the science fiction...
Microchip Technology profit dips in latest quarter
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Semiconductor maker Microchip Technology Inc. said Wednesday that earnings and sales fell in the latest quarter, but its CEO said profit margins would improve as the company increases production to meet stronger...
On The Call: Cisco CEO says firms easing off brake
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Cisco Systems Inc.'s latest results show that the world's No. 1 maker of computer-networking equipment is still being hurt by the downturn, but sees things turning up. The company is forecasting its first year-over-year...
NY joins the antitrust effort against Intel
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The legal challenges to Intel Corp.'s sales tactics mounted Wednesday as New York's attorney general accused the world's biggest computer chip maker of using "illegal threats and collusion" to dominate. In filing a...
THQ narrows 3Q loss as it lowers costs
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Video game maker THQ Inc. said it lost less in the third quarter than it did a year earlier even as sales fell because it lowered its operating costs, sending its shares higher in aftermarket trading. THQ makes games...
Review: Motorola's Droid is a serious smart phone
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Since its debut in 2007, millions of people have gravitated toward Apple's iPhone, wooed by its sleek hardware, simple user interface and abundance of applications. Other smart phone makers have been trying since then...
A growing PayPal could soon overshadow parent eBay
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Most people know eBay Inc. for its online marketplace, where deals abound on everything from gadgets to antique furniture. But soon, eBay's biggest business will likely be PayPal, the online payments service that has...
Google's 3Q lobbying costs eclipse $1 million
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Google Inc.'s quarterly lobbying expenses eclipsed $1 million for the first time during the summer as the company tried to build on its dominance of Internet search and expand into other markets. The company spent...
Study: Internet use leads to more diverse networks
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A new study confirms what your 130 Facebook friends and scores of Twitter followers may have already told you: The Internet and mobile phones are not linked to social isolation. Online activities such as e-mail,...
Comcast 3Q profit up 22 pct, but growth slows
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Comcast Corp. reported a 22 percent increase in third-quarter earnings, buoyed by an investment gain and a lower tax rate as it stepped up promotions on its bundled video, phone and Internet plans. The nation's largest...
Chinese agencies fight for control of Web game
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Chinese regulators are fighting over the right to oversee "World of Warcraft," a popular online game, in a bizarre battle that has thrust bureaucratic rivalry for control of the Internet into the open. The bureau that...
T-Mobile says phone service outage resolved
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Wireless provider T-Mobile USA Inc. says it has cleared up service problems that were interfering with calls and text messaging for about 5 percent of its customers. The company posted a message in its online customer...
Apple's partner sells 5,000 iPhones in China debut
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Apple Inc.'s local partner has sold 5,000 iPhones since the smart phone's formal weekend debut in China, a lackluster start after analysts warned the company might be setting prices too high. China Unicom Ltd. chairman...
Microsoft redesigns MSN, adds Twitter, Facebook
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Microsoft Corp. is giving its MSN Web portal a long-overdue makeover and says it hopes the new site will funnel more people to Bing, the software maker's search engine. Microsoft is ditching the heavy blue background...
AT&T sues Verizon in Ga. over 'map for that' ads
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AT&T Inc. is suing Verizon Wireless over its competitor's "There's a Map for That" commercials, saying in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the ads are misleading and amount to deceptive trade practices. AT&T filed...
Intel, chipmakers slip on Morgan Stanley downgrade
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Some semiconductor stocks finished lower Tuesday after a Morgan Stanley analyst downgraded the sector and individual stocks including Intel Corp. on a prediction that a boom in their share prices is in its "final...
T-Mobile still out of order for some subscribers
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T-Mobile USA Inc. said about 5 percent of its subscribers are still having problems with its phone and data services as of Tuesday evening. The wireless carrier said the outage began at about 5:30 p.m. ET. David...
Overstock.com loses $787K in 3Q
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Overstock.com Inc. said on Tuesday that it lost $787,000 in the third quarter, about half the size of its loss during the same period a year earlier. The online retailer's loss worked out to 3 cents per share for the...
Over 17,000 species threatened by extinction
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A rare Panamanian tree frog, a rodent from Madagascar and two lizards found only in the Philippines are among over 17,000 species threatened with extinction, a leading environmental group said Tuesday. The Rabb's...
Best Buy embraces digital delivery of home video
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Best Buy Co. is trying to nudge consumers away from its stores' DVD aisles by making it easier for them to rent and buy movies over high-speed Internet connections. The largest U.S. retailer of consumer electronics is...
Cisco buys into China cable market for $45 mln
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Cisco Systems Inc. said Monday it will buy the set-top box business of DVN (Holdings) Ltd., a digital cable technology company in China, for up to $44.5 million. Cisco will pay $17.5 million upfront, and the remaining...
Qwest to save $100 million via pension, pay freeze
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Fiber-optic network provider Qwest Communications International Inc. said Monday it will save about $100 million by stopping contributions to the pension plans of active managers and freezing their pay. The move to...