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Reuters - 2 hours 45 minutes agoTwitter eyes acquisitions, sees making money in 2010
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Twitter eyes acquisitions, sees making money in 2010
Reuters - 2 hours 46 minutes agoBy Steven Scheer
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Hong Kong man, three others jailed for spam scheme
AFP - Tuesday, November 24WASHINGTON (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.
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"Jail broken" iPhones hacked by new virus
Reuters - Tuesday, November 24By Jim Finkle
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Google buying display ad startup Teracent
AFP - Tuesday, November 24WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Google is acquiring Web display advertising startup Teracent, the Internet giant announced on Monday.
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Few US firms ready for workforce disruption: survey
AFP - Tuesday, November 24WASHINGTON (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.
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Tweets or bleats? Tool measures importance on Twitter
Reuters - Tuesday, November 24SINGAPORE (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.
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Spotify launches application for Nokia phones
AFP - Tuesday, November 24STOCKHOLM (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.
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News Corp, Microsoft hold talks on Google: report
AFP - Monday, November 23LONDON (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.
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Laptop becomes reality for Uruguay's schoolchildren
AFP - Monday, November 23LAS 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.