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Actors paid to line up for iPhone launch in Poland

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

The launch of Apple’s iPhone was getting little response in Poland, so the company hired people to stand in line to make it look like there was more interest. WARSAW–When Apple rolled out its iPhone in the United States, some fans paid big money to be among the first…
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One in three IT staff snoops on colleagues: survey

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

One in three information technology professionals abuses administrative passwords to access confidential data, according to a survey. FRANKFURT–One in three information technology professionals abuses administrative passwords to access confidential data such as colleagues’ salary details, personal emails or board-meeting minutes, according to a survey. U.S….
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AOL buys online marketing network Buy.at

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

The purchase, AOL’s fifth in 12 months, is part of a strategy to bolster its Internet advertising operations. Time Warner’s AOL said on Tuesday it has purchased Buy.at, an online affiliate marketing network, as part of a strategy to bolster its Internet advertising operations. AOL did not…
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Paramount plants promo flag in virtual world ‘Habbo’

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Studio signs deal to create and merchandise virtual goods in teen-centric online community based on films such as Mean Girls. Paramount Pictures Digital Entertainment and Habbo, the teen-centric virtual world, have inked a deal to create and merchandise virtual goods based on at least three of the studio’s…
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Sun reports increased quarterly profit

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Server maker credits strong growth in emerging markets in helping double its quarterly profit. Sun Microsystems, the world’s fourth-largest server maker, said Thursday that quarterly profit doubled amid strong growth in emerging markets. Net income rose to $260 million, or 31 cents per share,…
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Q&A: Explorer prepares for Arctic expedition

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Pen Hadow, who’s preparing for a months-long trek across the Arctic, speaks on climate change, how technology has changed the life of an explorer, and the dangers of swimming with bears. A three-strong team of explorers will set out early next year to spend several months trekking across…
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Q&A: Explorer prepares for Arctic expedition

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Pen Hadow, who’s preparing for a months-long trek across the Arctic, speaks on climate change, how technology has changed the life of an explorer, and the dangers of swimming with bears. A three-strong team of explorers will set out early next year to spend several months trekking across…
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Nokia profits jump, market share at 40 percent

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Demand in emerging markets such as China and India lifts global market share, helps increase profit margin. Nokia, the world’s top cell phone maker, reported a 57 percent rise in earnings per share from October to December, with booming demand in emerging markets boosting its global market share…
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U.K. teachers: Web plagiarism a serious problem

Friday, January 18th, 2008

More than half who responded to a teachers’ survey say at least a few of their students cut and paste from the Net. More than half the respondents in a survey of U.K. teachers said they thought plagiarism from the Internet is a problem. Some students who…
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