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  • A man uses a laptop computer at a wireless cafe. A Hong Kong resident and three other men, including the self-proclaimed

    Hong Kong man, three others jailed for spam scheme

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - A Hong Kong resident and three other men, including the self-proclaimed "Godfather of Spam," were sentenced to prison on Monday for their roles in an email stock fraud scheme, the Justice Department said.

  • An advertisement for the Apple iPhone is shown at a retail store of an Orange mobile phone network provider in Bordeaux, southwestern France, October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

    "Jail broken" iPhones hacked by new virus

    Reuters - Tuesday, November 24

    By Jim Finkle

  • Google is acquiring Web display advertising startup Teracent, the Internet giant announced on Monday.

    Google buying display ad startup Teracent

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Google is acquiring Web display advertising startup Teracent, the Internet giant announced on Monday.

  • A survey published Monday of information technology managers at over 500 US-based companies has found that only about one in four has enabled more than half their workforce to work remotely.

    Few US firms ready for workforce disruption: survey

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - A survey published Monday of information technology managers at over 500 US-based companies has found that only about one in four has enabled more than half their workforce to work remotely.

  • Tweets or bleats? Tool measures importance on Twitter

    Reuters - Tuesday, November 24

    SINGAPORE (Reuters) - You've got followers and post regularly, but ever wondered how popular you are on Twitter? An online tool that evaluates "tweets" can tell.

  • A Nokia smartphone. Swedish streaming software Spotify has announced the launch of a music application for the Symbian platform, used by the world's biggest mobile phone maker Nokia and other smartphones.

    Spotify launches application for Nokia phones

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    STOCKHOLM (AFP) - - Swedish streaming software Spotify announced on Monday the launch of a music application for the Symbian platform, used by the world's biggest mobile phone maker Nokia and other smartphones.

  • File photo shows a man walking past the logo of Microsoft at a trade fair in Hanover, Germany. Microsoft has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over a possible plan for the software giant to pay the media company to remove its news websites from Google, a report said Monday.

    News Corp, Microsoft hold talks on Google: report

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    LONDON (AFP) - - Microsoft has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over a possible plan for the software giant to pay the media company to remove its news websites from Google, a report said Monday.

  • A notebook, number 2 pencils, and the newest essential school supply in Uruguay: a laptop. The South American nation is the first and only country to guarantee every elementary school student attending government schools a portable computer. Duration: 01:56

    Laptop becomes reality for Uruguay's schoolchildren

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    LAS PIEDRAS, Uruguay (AFP) - - A laptop is now finding its place alongside a notebook and pen in schoolbags in Uruguay, the first and only country to offer an Internet-connected computers to all public primary school students.

  • eBay says fixes search glitch on website

    Reuters - Monday, November 23

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - eBay Inc said on Sunday it had restored a search function on its website overnight Saturday after a glitch led to searches returning either limited or no results throughout the day.

  • Girl sits on ''Inspiration'' as prospective buyers inspect the cattle at an auction in 2009, in Wisconsin. Austrian cattle farmers no longer have to travel long distances to sell or buy cattle: it can all be done at the click of a mouse, on a new auction website.

    Austrian sets up online cattle auctions

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    VIENNA (AFP) - - Austrian cattle farmers no longer have to travel long distances to sell or buy cattle: it can all be done at the click of a mouse, on a new auction website.

  • Barnes & Noble says Nook sold out before holidays

    Reuters - Saturday, November 21

    By Alexandria Sage

  • Newspapers are displayed at a newsstand in October 2009 in San Francisco, California. US newspaper advertising revenue fell by nearly 28 percent in the third quarter, continuing a slide which has led to layoffs, bankruptcies and the closure of several dailies.

    US newspaper ad revenue down nearly 28 percent

    AFP - Saturday, November 21

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - US newspaper advertising revenue fell by nearly 28 percent in the third quarter, continuing a slide which has led to layoffs, bankruptcies and the closure of several dailies.

  • A picture taken on September 24 shows the screen of a computer featuring a search of the word

    Google books hearing set for February 18

    AFP - Saturday, November 21

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - A US judge set February 18 for a hearing on the revised legal settlement between Google and US authors and publishers that would allow the Internet giant to scan and sell millions of books online.

  • The Cisco Systems logo stands in front of the company's headquarters in San Jose, California. Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet.

    Cisco releases Web security app for iPhone

    AFP - Saturday, November 21

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - - Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet.

  • The frontpage of Twitter, a leading Internet microblogging site. Twitter used to ask

    "What's happening?" Twitter wants to know

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Twitter used to ask "What are you doing?" No longer.

  • NASA handout image from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows twisting dark trails criss-crossing light-colored terrain on the Martian surface. NASA and Microsoft launched an interactive website that allows Web surfers to become Mars explorers.

    NASA, Microsoft take Web surfers to Mars

    AFP - Wednesday, November 18

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - NASA and Microsoft launched an interactive website that allows Web surfers to become Mars explorers.

  • French media group Vivendi logo is seen in Paris, in 2008. France's Vivendi said Friday it had acquired 37.9 percent of Brazilian telecom operator GVT and irrevocable options to buy another 19.6 percent, giving it control of the group.

    France's Vivendi takes control of Brazil's GVT

    AFP - Saturday, November 14

    PARIS (AFP) - - France's Vivendi said Friday it had acquired 37.9 percent of Brazilian telecom operator GVT and irrevocable options to buy another 19.6 percent, giving it control of the group.

  • Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion in antitrust case

    AFP - Friday, November 13

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Intel Corp. agreed to pay Advanced Micro Devices 1.25 billion dollars to settle the long-running legal dispute between the two chipmakers on antitrust and patent issues.