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*Gates Passed By Mexican Tycoon As World's Richest Man
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*eBay Quietly Launches Craigslist Competitor Kijiji
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*Microsoft To Take $1-Billion Charge Over Xbox 360
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*Say 'Privet' To WiMax In Russia
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* Former Enterasys Executives Sentenced In Accounting Scandal
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*Bell Canada's New Owners Could Cut Up, Sell Assets
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Gates Passed By Mexican Tycoon As World's Richest Man
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Carlos Slim's wealth is pegged at about $62.9 billion. Microsoft
founder and chairman Bill Gates is currently worth (only) $59.2 billion.
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Review: 8 iPod Alternatives
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iPods are the market leaders in media players today -- but are
they necessarily better than their competitors? We look at 8 iPod
alternatives and decide whether you should go Apple or not.
Ubuntu Linux Vs. Windows Vista: The Battle For Your Desktop
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Is Linux finally ready to take on Windows as a desktop OS? We
tried out both Vista and Ubuntu on individual PCs to see which
works better.
Here's who won. Behind The Curtain At Intel Research
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The chip vendor rolls out research prototypes in chips, mobile
computing, and tera-scale computing.
Bill Gates' Legacy: Winning Through Intimidation
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Bill Gates and Microsoft are the quintessential American success
story; too bad they didn't play fair.
Bill Gates' Legacy: Tech Titan Or Tyrant?
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Microsoft's co-founder and chairman has been a polarizing figure
in the computer industry. As he eases out of day-to-day management,
the debate begins on how he will be remembered.
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China's Latest Substandard Goods: Mobile Phone Batteries, Liquor
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Inspectors in southern China found nearly half of mobile phone
batteries and liquor tested to be below standard, state media
said on Friday.
RIM's China Move Could Catalyze Mainland 3G Rollout
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With close to half-a-billion mobile phone users, China has for
years represented a huge potential market for smartphone makers
and providers of mobile e-mail services.
Samsung, MusicNet Partner Against Apple
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The new service will offer portable music subscriptions for
unlimited downloads for a flat monthly fee, or the purchase of
individual tracks or albums.
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eBay Quietly Launches Craigslist Competitor Kijiji
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In addition to its investment in Craigslist, eBay has acquired a
number of classified marketplace sites over the years.
Microsoft To Take $1-Billion Charge Over Xbox 360
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Microsoft is extending warranty protection on its Xbox 360 games
console to cover a rash of failures and will take a charge
against pre-tax earnings of between $1.05 billion and $1.15 billion.
Say 'Privet' To WiMax In Russia
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Alcatel-Lucent tapped to build a mobile WiMax infrastructure for
Russian telecom service provider Synterra.
Former Enterasys Executives Sentenced In Accounting Scandal
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The sentencing closes lengthy investigation and court proceedings
that involved several former executives of Enterasys, which was
spun off from the once-highflying Cabletron Systems.
Bill Gates Passed By Mexican Telecom Tycoon As World's Richest Man
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Carlos Slim's total worth reportedly now stands at about $62.9
billion; Bill Gates is only worth about $59.2 billion.
Bell Canada's New Owners Could Cut Up, Sell Assets
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The sale of BCE Inc. to a private-equity group could herald the
end of a 127-year-old telecom conglomerate as pieces of the
company are cut off and sold.
Canada To Create National Do-Not-Call
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Canada's telecommunications regulator laid out new rules for a
national do-not-call list that will enable consumers to prevent
unwanted phone calls from telemarketers.
Analysts: iPhone Breaks The Carrier Stranglehold
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Apple's iPhone, and other similar direct deals, could overcome the
"operator bottleneck and go directly to consumers," IDC analysts suggest.
Qwest Wants Rural Subsidies To Carriers Slashed
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The company is asking the FCC to create a high-speed Internet
access program for rural areas to be managed by state public utilities.
Nortel Reveals Vision For 'Unwired Enterprise'
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Instead of an overlay, access point or router, Nortel said it
will integrate WLAN functionality directly with the Ethernet switch.
Bidding For Bell Canada Could Resume
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Investors jumped on the news that two U.S. buyout companies could
rejoin the Canadian competition for a deal now worth an estimated
$51 billion.
Emergency Responders Back RoIP For Interoperability
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A nonprofit group that promotes emergency systems is hoping to
tap into radio over Internet Protocol systems in the same way
that the U.S. military does.
TransMedia Makes Word Processor And More Storage Available
Through Apple iPhone
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TransMedia has added iPhone support to its Glide Mobile online
media sharing and storage service.
Microsoft Buys Two Data Centers For $200 Million
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Microsoft last week bought two Santa Clara, Calif., data centers
from Savvis for a staggering $200 million, more than Microsoft
often pays to acquire another company.
'Electronic Jihad' App Offers Cyberterrorism For The Masses
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U.S. businesses would be greatly impacted by any large-scale
cyberattacks because most of that infrastructure is run by
companies in the private sector.
Georgia Court Says Internet Cache Not Proof Of Porn Possession
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The decision could make it more difficult for prosecutors to
convict others for viewing child pornography.
AT&T Offers Free Wi-Fi For Select Customers
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Customers can log in at 10,000 hotspots, including airports,
McDonald's restaurants, Barnes & Noble bookstores, coffee shops,
and sporting venues.
iPhone Incompatibility Could Hurt Sales, Napster Warns
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Napster said Apple products could come to dominate the handheld
PDA market to the point where vendors that don't offer compatible
offerings could suffer financially.
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Homeland Security Chief Hails Passenger Data Agreement
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Secretary Michael Chertoff said the U.S. agency welcomes a
European Union plan to share airline passenger name records.
Getronics Says U.S. Company Is Talking Acquisition
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Amsterdam-based Getronics, an IT services firm, said exploratory
acquisition talks "may or may not lead to a transaction."
CD Sales Drop, Digital Music Jumps In 1st Half '07
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U.S. sales of digital music albums grew by 60 percent in the
first six months of 2007 but failed to offset the rapid sales
decline of compact discs, according to data from Nielsen SoundScan.
Motorola Sees $101 Million Charge For Job Cuts
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Motorola said Thursday it expects to incur a net pretax charge of
$101 million in the second quarter in connection with its
previously announced work-force reductions.
RIAA Accused Of Illegal Investigations
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A Texas woman asks a court to bar the music companies from using
unlicensed firms when they build their legal cases against
illegal file sharing.
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