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Google gifts US airports with free Wi-Fi
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Google is giving the gift of free wireless Internet to travelers at a host of US airports this holiday season.
November 11, 2009, 8:04 am -
'Modern Warfare 2' game sparks battle in Britain
LONDON (AFP) - The hotly-anticipated video game "Call of Duty:
November 11, 2009, 5:44 am -
Eager fans greet "Call of Duty" launch
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc's hugely anticipated "Call of Duty.
November 11, 2009, 3:08 am -
Nokia, Samsung step up smartphone battle
HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's two largest cell phone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, have unveiled their latest attempts to keep pace in the battle with smartphone rivals like iPhone and Blackberry.
November 11, 2009, 1:52 am -
Nokia CEO says starts deliveries of top-model N900
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia has started deliveries of its new top-of-the-range model N900, a key product for the world's top phone maker in its battle against rivals iPhone and Blackberry.
November 10, 2009, 9:20 pm -
Yahoo aims to boost margins
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc wants to triple its operating margin to 15-20 percent over the next three years by increasing revenue and keeping costs under control, CEO Carol Bartz said on Tuesday.
November 10, 2009, 8:02 pm -
LinkedIn and Twitter link up
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - LinkedIn and Twitter have linked up.
November 10, 2009, 7:30 pm -
Yahoo says to grow operating margin at 15-20 percent pace
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Internet giant Yahoo Inc is committed to grow its operating margin at a 15-20 percent pace over the next three years, CEO Carol Bartz said on Tuesday.
November 10, 2009, 6:01 pm -
New solar-sail mission planned after 2005 failure
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Backers of a failed mission to launch the world's first solar-sail spacecraft unveiled plans on Monday to try again five years later with a smaller, swifter satellite to test the limits of sunlight propulsion.
November 10, 2009, 4:26 pm -
Google buys mobile ad firm for $750 million
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said on Monday that it was acquiring of AdMob, one of the largest mobile advertising networks, for $750 million, widening its bet that cell phone advertising could become the Internet's next-big money maker.
November 10, 2009, 2:07 pm -
Blackberry buddies up to game developers
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Research In Motion (RIM) on Monday announced it is making Blackberry devices friendlier to game applications, as the business-oriented smartphones try to show a more playful side.
November 10, 2009, 1:58 pm -
Oracle vows fight as EC objects to acquisition of Sun
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The European Commission has objected on competitive grounds to the proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems by US business software giant Oracle, Sun said on Monday.
November 10, 2009, 1:27 pm -
Scientists want debate on animals with human genes
LONDON (Reuters) - A mouse that can speak? A monkey with Down's Syndrome? Dogs with human hands or feet? British scientists want to know if such experiments are acceptable, or if they go too far in the name of medical research.
November 10, 2009, 1:06 pm -
Electronic Arts to cut 1,500 jobs
NEW YORK (AFP) - US videogame giant Electronic Arts posted a net loss for the 11th consecutive quarter on Monday and said it was cutting 1,500 jobs, or 16 percent of its workforce.
November 10, 2009, 1:04 pm -
Lab-grown penis helps rabbits mate ... like rabbits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have engineered artificial penises in rabbits, using cells from the animals, who then used their new organs to father baby rabbits.
November 10, 2009, 12:08 pm -
Google consulting with DOJ on books deal
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc and a group representing authors and publishers said they are in talks with the U.S. government over modifications to a controversial electronic books licensing deal and they plan to file an amended version of the plan with the court on Friday.
November 10, 2009, 11:50 am -
Hair-pulling defender becomes internet sensation
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (AFP) - Once the darlings of American sport for their global success, women's football players are now internet video hits thanks to a hair-pulling harridan and a set of US teen girls gone wild.
November 10, 2009, 11:33 am -
Google ordered to pay 500,000 dlrs to F1 racer Barrichello
SAO PAULO (AFP) - Internet giant Google has been ordered to pay 500,000 dollars in damages to Formula 1 racer Rubens Barrichello for hosting fake online profiles of him on its social network Orkut.
November 10, 2009, 11:15 am -
Electronic Arts buys social game maker Playfish
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc has acquired privately held Playfish for $275 million in cash plus other consideration as the maker of the "Madden NFL" series expands in the growing social gaming sector.
November 10, 2009, 11:03 am -
Judge approves extension for revised Google book settlement
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A US judge agreed on Monday to extend the deadline for Google and US authors and publishers to submit a revised settlement that would clear the way for millions of books to be sold online.
November 10, 2009, 10:35 am
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