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Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week
(AP)
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 AP - Want to be the first one on your block with a 3-D television? It will cost you about $3,000.
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03/09/2010 05:07 PM
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Google opens Web store for business applications
(AP)
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AP - Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more companies to rely on applications piped over the Internet.
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03/09/2010 10:58 PM
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MySpace outlines makeover after exec shake up
(AP)
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 AP - Long-ago lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, social networking site MySpace is planning a series of updates over the next months that will link its users' posts to those sites more easily and carve out its niche as an entertainment hub more clearly.
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03/09/2010 10:33 PM
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Google adds bike lane with latest mapping feature
(AP)
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AP - Google Inc. is adding a bike lane with its latest online mapping option.
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03/10/2010 12:07 AM
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On latest guitar game, players strum real strings
(AP)
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 AP - An upcoming musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument.
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03/09/2010 04:30 PM
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`Nobel of computing' goes to early PC designer
(AP)
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AP - A Microsoft Corp. researcher won the $250,000 Turing Award, one of technology's most coveted prizes, on Tuesday for his work helping design and build what is widely considered the first modern personal computer.
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03/09/2010 04:08 PM
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'JihadJane' recruited in US, Europe, Asia: prosecutors
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 AFP - A US woman operating online under the name "JihadJane" recruited jihadist fighters in the United States, Europe and Asia in a bid to carry out terror plots "or die trying," prosecutors said.
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03/10/2010 05:52 AM
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China Mobile investing $5.8B in Chinese bank
(AP)
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AP - China Mobile Ltd., the world's biggest phone company by subscribers, said Wednesday it was investing $5.8 billion in a Chinese bank as part of a plan to develop mobile phone banking and business services.
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03/10/2010 06:50 AM
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IBM, universities target easy-to-use cellphones
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 Reuters - IBM has started a two-year research program that aims to make cellphones easier to use for groups including the elderly and the illiterate.
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03/10/2010 06:31 AM
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Sony, Samsung Join Campaign To Push 3-D TV Sets
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NewsFactor - On the heels of the big 3-D television presence at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, Sony and Samsung are joining Panasonic, LG Electronics, and others in promoting the new technology. On Tuesday, Sony said it is aiming for 10 percent of its TV sales within the next year to be 3-D models, and Samsung announced a range of HDTV sets and Blu-ray players will ship later this month.
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03/09/2010 01:29 PM
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"Logorama" duo take aim at "Ghost Recon" videogame
(Reuters)
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Reuters - The directors behind the Oscar-winning animated short "Logorama," are moving into the live-action world -- but they aren't going Hollywood just yet.
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03/10/2010 12:52 AM
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Street Fighter IV arrives in the App Store
(Macworld.com)
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Macworld.com - Students of the hadouken have a new venue to test their fighting mettle: Street Fighter IV launched Wednesday for the iPhone and iPod touch. This seminal arcade fighter brings high-end graphics, complex combos, and a memorable cast of characters to the mobile platform.
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03/10/2010 03:06 AM
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Google opens virtual shop for business software
(AFP)
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 AFP - Google opened an online shop for business software hosted as services in the Internet "cloud."
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03/10/2010 03:09 AM
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MySpace readies site overhaul to rekindle growth
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Reuters - With shrinking audiences, deep layoffs and two management shake-ups, MySpace, the one-time leader in Internet social networking, has had a rocky year.
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03/09/2010 10:26 PM
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Hackers target freshly uncovered Internet Explorer hole
(AFP)
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 AFP - Microsoft on Tuesday warned that hackers are targeting a freshly-uncovered weakness in some earlier versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser software.
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03/09/2010 05:10 PM
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