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Advertisers face resistance to on-line tracking

Customers are seen surfing the internet at an internet bar. Campaigners are stepping up efforts to curb online tracking of Internet use by firms that deliver adverts tailored to the specific interests of consumers, as polls reveal widespread unease with the practice.
AFP - Sunday, November 8

MADRID (AFP) - - Campaigners are stepping up efforts to curb online tracking of Internet use by firms that deliver adverts tailored to the specific interests of consumers, as polls reveal widespread unease with the practice. More »

  • Visitors are seen trying out video games at a multi-media expo.

    "Modern Warfare 2" strikes on Tuesday

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - - "Modern Warfare 2" strikes on Tuesday in a worldwide assault eagerly anticipated by lovers of the blockbuster role-playing battle videogame franchise.

  • Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez, gives an interview to AFP in Havana in 2008. Secret police agents abducted and beat Sanchez, whose online reports chronicle the dark side of everyday life in communist Cuba, on her way to a march for non-violence, she said Saturday.

    Award-winning Cuban blogger says she was beaten, detained

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    HAVANA (AFP) - - Secret police agents abducted and beat award-winning blogger Yoani Sanchez, whose online reports chronicle the dark side of everyday life in communist Cuba, on her way to a march for non-violence, she said Saturday.

  • Hacker illustration. Massive power outages in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 that impacted millions were caused by cyber hackers attacking control systems, the US television network CBS said Sunday.

    Brazil blackouts result of cyber hacking: report

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Massive power outages in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 that impacted millions were caused by cyber hackers attacking control systems, the US television network CBS said Sunday.

  • The Beatles perform in 1964 at the Olympia in Paris. US online music service Bluebeat said it plans to fight British recording label EMI over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs.

    Bluebeat to battle EMI over Beatles songs

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - - US online music service Bluebeat said it plans to fight British recording label EMI over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs.

  • A view of the Microsoft cffices in Herndon, Virginia. Industry tracker comScore on Friday released a study showing that Internet users in September spent more time at Microsoft websites that at any other online properties.

    Microsoft websites top spots in September: comScore

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - - Industry tracker comScore on Friday released a study showing that Internet users in September spent more time at Microsoft websites that at any other online properties.

  • "Call of Duty" game shoots to make history

    Reuters - Saturday, November 7

    By Gabriel Madway and Franklin Paul

  • A court in Norway on Friday rejected calls from the entertainment industry to force communications giant Telenor to block its customers from accessing popular file sharing website The Pirate Bay.

    Norway court snubs call to block The Pirate Bay

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    OSLO (AFP) - - A court in Norway on Friday rejected calls from the entertainment industry to force communications giant Telenor to block its customers from accessing popular file sharing website The Pirate Bay.

  • An aircraft dubbed 'Solar Impulse', HB-SIA prototype, is rolled out of a hangar for an initial series of stationary tests involving engines and electromagnetic interference in Duebendorf aerodrome near Zurich.

    Pioneering Swiss solar-powered plane rolled out

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    GENEVA (AFP) - - Solar Impulse, the Swiss bid to make the first solar-powered flight around the world, rolled out its prototype on Friday at an airbase near Zurich and powered up the engines.

  • The control room at a power plant is pictured in this file photo. The new

    New 'smart' electrical meters raise privacy issues

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    MADRID (AFP) - - The new "smart meters" utilities are installing in homes around the world to reduce energy use raise fresh privacy issues because of the wealth of information about consumer habits they reveal, experts said Friday.

  • Microsoft's new-generation Windows 7 operating system hit the ground running, with US sales in its opening days blasting past those of its Vista predecessor, according to NPD Group. Sales of Windows 7 in the days following its October 22 release were reportedly 234% higher than those posted by Vista when it was released into the market.

    Windows 7 debut a hit: NPD

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - - Microsoft's new-generation Windows 7 operating system hit the ground running, with US sales in its opening days blasting past those of its Vista predecessor, according to NPD Group.

  • "Guitar Hero" brings higher revenue for Activision

    Reuters - Friday, November 6

    By Gabriel Madway

  • Google on Thursday opened a window for users to see what records the Internet giant keeps regarding their activities at YouTube, Gmail, Reader and other accounts.

    Google lets users see stored account data

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - - Google on Thursday opened a window for users to see what records the Internet giant keeps regarding their activities at YouTube, Gmail, Reader and other accounts.

  • Verizon to sell HTC Android phone for $99.99

    Reuters - Friday, November 6

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless said on Thursday that it would sell an HTC Corp <2498.TW> phone based on Google Inc's <GOOG.O> Android system for $99.99, potentially putting pressure on smaller carrier Sprint Nextel Corp <S.N>.

  • Walmart.com offers top 10 pre-order DVD movie titles at $10

    Reuters - Friday, November 6

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is offering its top 10 pre-order DVD movie titles at just $10 and free home delivery on its entire assortment of DVD and Blu-ray titles in another move to win holiday sales.

  • A woman chats with an avatar via the internet. Linden Lab, the firm behind the virtual world Second Life, has announced it is adding a new dimension to the online reality to give businesses private places for virtual meetings.

    Second Life creates virtual world for businesses

    AFP - Thursday, November 5

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - - Linden Lab on Wednesday announced it is adding a new dimension to Second Life online world to give businesses private places for virtual meetings.

  • News Corp chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch, pictured, has said that a plan to begin charging readers of his newspapers online may be delayed.

    Plan to charge for online content delayed: Murdoch

    AFP - Thursday, November 5

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - News Corp chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch has said that a plan to begin charging readers of his newspapers online may be delayed.

  • A man presents an iPhone in Paris. US computer group Apple and French mobile-telephone operator Orange are abandoning an exclusive sales deal for the iPhone in France, the French competition authority said on Tuesday.

    Apple, Orange drop exclusive iPhone sales: regulator

    AFP - Wednesday, November 4

    PARIS (AFP) - - The US computer group Apple and French mobile-telephone operator Orange are abandoning an exclusive sales deal for the iPhone in France, the French competition authority said on Tuesday.

  • Motorola's Droid has Google navigation features

    Reuters - Thursday, October 29

    By Sinead Carew

  • Nokia says N900 sales delayed to November

    Reuters - Saturday, October 24

    HELSINKI (Reuters) - Top cellphone maker Nokia said on Friday its flagship N900 phone will start selling in November, a month later than originally scheduled, as the company awaits feedback from developers.