Satellites track Mexico kidnap victims with chips
QUERETARO, Mexico (Reuters) - Affluent Mexicans, terrified of soaring kidnapping rates, are spending thousands of dollars to implant tiny transmitters under their skin so satellites can help find them tied up in a safe house or stuffed in the trunk of a car.
(Reuters) - Aug 22, 8:39 am
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CORRECTED: Satellites track Mexico kidnap victims with chips
(Corrects name of company and type of technology in 15th
paragraph)
By Mica Rosenberg
QUERETARO, Mexico (Reuters) - Wealthy Mexicans, terrified of soaring kidnapping rates, are spending thousands of dollars to implant tiny transmitters under their skin so satellites can help find them tied up in a safe house or ...
(Reuters) - Aug 22, 7:43 am
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NY comptroller: ditch $2 billion wireless network
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York should ditch a $2 billion plan for a statewide wireless network for emergency workers unless a Tyco Electronics Ltd unit can fix the already-delayed system's problems, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said on Thursday.
(Reuters) - Aug 22, 7:00 am
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Microsoft enlists Seinfeld for ad campaign: source
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will star in a $300 million marketing campaign for Microsoft Corp aimed at burnishing the image of its computer operating system, a person familiar with the effort said on Thursday.
(Reuters) - Aug 22, 5:30 am
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Yahoo mixes old and new in Internet-age news service
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Yahoo is building an Internet-age news service, leveraging its global audience of a half-billion people to win exclusive interviews with world leaders.
(AFP
) - Aug 22, 4:05 am
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Apple, MTS agree on iPhone sales in Russia: source
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Apple Inc has agreed a distribution deal with carrier Mobile TeleSystems on the sale of iPhones in Russia, one of the world's fastest growing markets for mobile telephone handsets, a market source said.
(Reuters) - Aug 22, 3:33 am
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Actors paid to line up for iPhone launch in Poland
WARSAW (Reuters) - When Apple Inc rolled out its iPhone in the United States, some fans paid big money to be among the first to get their hands on the device.
(Reuters) - Aug 22, 3:08 am
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Microsoft enlists Seinfeld for ad campaign: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jerry Seinfeld will be one of the key celebrity pitchmen in Microsoft Corp's $300 million advertising campaign aimed at changing its image, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people close to the situation.
(Reuters) - Aug 22, 2:58 am
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Apple's iPhone to launch in India on Friday
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Apple's iconic iPhone was slated to make its debut Friday in India, home to the world's fastest-growing mobile market, officials said.
(AFP
) - Aug 22, 1:25 am
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Apple offers to replace faulty iPod batteries
TOKYO (AFP) - Apple is offering to replace faulty batteries in iPod nanos in Japan following a government warning that the popular music players may pose a fire hazard, a company spokesman said Thursday.
(AFP
) - Aug 22, 12:03 am
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| Earlier Stories: |
| Apple, MTS agree on iPhone sales in Russia
(Reuters) - Aug 21, 11:16 pm |
| Microsoft enlists Seinfeld for ad campaign: WSJ
(Reuters) - Aug 21, 9:12 pm |
| Hillcrest files patent suit against Nintendo
(Reuters) - Aug 21, 11:54 am |
| Yahoo unveils plan to mesh Internet and television
(AFP
) - Aug 21, 8:46 am |
| US firm files patent claim against Nintendo Wii
(AFP
) - Aug 21, 8:24 am |
| DreamWorks Animation, Intel tie up on 3-D movies
(Reuters) - Aug 21, 5:54 am |
| Intel to build Yahoo widgets into new TV chips
(Reuters) - Aug 21, 4:43 am |
| Palm unveils Treo Pro to battle BlackBerry
(Reuters) - Aug 21, 2:33 am |
| CORRECTED: Palm unveils Treo Pro to battle BlackBerry
(Reuters) - Aug 21, 2:25 am |
| Sony says to launch new version of PSP handheld
(Reuters) - Aug 21, 12:57 am |
| All hail to 'Space Invaders' at Europe's biggest games show
(AFP
) - Aug 21, 12:15 am |
| Ericsson, ST form mobile JV, aim to lead industry
(Reuters) - Aug 21, 12:07 am |
| Putin vows 24 billion dollars for Russian hi-tech: report
(AFP
) - Aug 21, 12:05 am |
| New RIM handset good but not revolutionary: analyst
(Reuters) - Aug 21, 12:00 am |
| Ericsson, ST form wireless JV to lead industry
(Reuters) - Aug 20, 11:54 pm |
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