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Selected Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks will include mobile broadband modules beginning this year. Sweden’s Ericsson said on Monday it was working with Lenovo, the world’s No. 3 PC maker, to provide mobile broadband modules based on high-speed packet access for Lenovo notebook computers. Ericsson said selected Lenovo ThinkPad…
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New risk-ranking system reaffirms smoking, alcohol, sunlight as leading risk factors, but allays concerns about others. Drinking coffee, using mobile phones or having breast implants is unlikely to cause cancer, according to a new risk-ranking system devised by an Australian cancer specialist to debunk popular myths. The…
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Former Viacom chief Frank Biondi among Icahn’s nominees for Motorola board; company says it will review candidates on the list. Activist investor Carl Icahn said on Friday he plans to nominate former Viacom chief Frank Biondi and WR Hambrecht’s chairman along with two other directors to Motorola’s board….
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Swedish networking-gear maker always willing to look at a deal, but prefers to develop its own products, says CEO. Chief Executive Carl-Henric Svanberg said on Friday the Swedish firm would eye any assets put up for sale by U.S. rival Motorola, but would be “very cautious” about any…
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Simulation in Electronic Arts’ video game predicts Pats will beat Giants by eight points in Sunday’s NFL championship. The New England Patriots will beat the New York Giants by a score of 38-30 in the Super Bowl, at least according to the popular Madden NFL 08 football video…
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Spectrum now held by the Ministry of Defense and other government entities could fetch as much as $40 billion at auction. The British government, including the Ministry of Defense, will be able to share or trade some of the most valuable radio spectrum in the country under new…
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Man likely to become Russia’s next president launches a site with speeches, his campaign team, news, and a gallery of photos. Dmitry Medvedev, named by Russian President Vladimir Putin last month as his favored successor, launched his personal Web site on Wednesday. In links on the his site,…
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Games help resuscitate careers of many film and TV actors, whose distinctive voices can make them a hot commodity the game world. You may know actor Keith David for starring opposite Kurt Russell in the 1982 horror film The Thing or for his Tony Award-winning role in the…
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Unlike in Europe, mobile porn has yet to take off in the U.S. But that may change soon as phone companies plan to loosen control on their networks. Size matters in pornography, except when it comes to tiny mobile phone screens, the next frontier for erotica. If…
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U.S. video-on-demand firm strikes agreement with children’s entertainment specialist for rights to a selection of programming. U.S. video-on-demand Webcaster ReelTime.com has struck an agreement with children’s entertainment specialist Nelvana for rights to a selection of its cartoons. The agreement will see ReelTime.com acquire Nelvana titles including Jacob…
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The social network plans to launch its program to court outside software developers in February in a bid to widen the gap against rival Facebook. MySpace, the world’s largest online social network, plans to launch its program to court outside software developers in February in a bid…
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Executive producer of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” will launch “family-friendly” platform for user-generated content, marketers. Veteran reality TV producer Vin Di Bona is launching Reality.tv, a Web site offering an advertiser-friendly spin on user-generated content. The site will be powered by Dave Networks social networking and video…
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Nanoradios may end up outperforming current silicon-based electronics, University of Illinois researcher says in PNAS study. Transistor radios tinier than a grain of sand, made using nanotechnology, cannot only tune in to the traffic report, but they may end up outperforming current silicon-based electronics, U.S. researchers said Monday….
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Alliance would be yet another aimed at more-efficient production and distribution of LCD televisions. Japanese consumer electronics makers Victor Co. of Japan and Funai Electric will jointly develop and supply LCD television sets, an industry source said on Tuesday. The news pushed up shares of both companies,…
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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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Product inveiled on Monday allows special telephony features, including transcription, to be embedded on Web sites and PCs. Ribbit, a Silicon Valley start-up that lets software programmers embed phone-like voice features in everything from Web sites to computers to phones themselves, unveiled its first product for consumers on…
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The U.S. remains No. 1 in the world in high-performance computing, but IBM’s Dave Turek examines whether it can maintain its current domination. When it comes to high-performance computing, the U.S. enjoys a position of unparalleled dominance in the field of supercomputers. But there’s little guarantee that today’s…
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PlayNow music-download service for mobile phones will soon include content from Sony BMG, Warner Music, EMI, others. Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said it had signed deals with 10 music labels to add content to its PlayNow service, which lets users download music via their mobile phones. …
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Veteran developer Marc Canter warns industry politics could stymie push to give social-network users more control over data. When Google announced OpenSocial a few months ago, it was welcomed as an effort to standardize the world around the notion of open social networking. But the announcement also was…
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perspective More people should follow the lead of Microsoft’s co-founder in freeing up innovative thinkers to help the developing world, and not just cause it feels good. Editor’s note: CNET News.com editor at large Michael Kanellos and chief political correspondent Declan McCullagh are facing off over Bill Gates’…
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perspective The Microsoft chairman’s well-intentioned pitch for corporate activism missed the root causes of poverty. (Hint: it’s not lack of corporate charity.) Editor’s note: CNET News.com editor at large Michael Kanellos and chief political correspondent Declan McCullagh are facing off over Bill Gates’ call for businesses to allocate…
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Eric Schmidt says mobile Web access is a “re-creation of the Internet” that will turn location-based advertising into big business. The arrival of a truly mobile Web, offering a new generation of location-based advertising, is set to unleash a “huge revolution,” Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on…
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Wanted since 2002, the man is believed to have sold corporate secrets to about 250 buyers through the Internet, say authorities. Greek police said on Friday they have arrested a man suspected of selling corporate secrets from France’s Dassault Group, including data on weapons systems. “This 58-year-old…
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Google gained market share but still came in second, while Yahoo China came in third, according to research firm. Baidu.com led China’s search engine market in last year’s fourth quarter with a 60.1 percent share, research firm Analysys International said on Friday. Google came second with a 25.9…
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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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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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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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News Corp. CEO says that he would not make all online Wall Street Journal content free. News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch said Thursday that he would not make all online Wall Street Journal content free. Dow Jones has begun opening access to some previously paid-for items…
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Figures released Thursday confirm the Web as one of the few bright spots for the struggling newspaper industry. A record number of readers visited U.S. online newspaper sites last year, according to figures released on Thursday, confirming the Web as one of the few bright spots for the…
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Take-Two Interactive Software will release the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV video game on April 29. Take-Two Interactive Software said Thursday that it will release the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV video game on April 29, sending its shares up about 11 percent. The announcement lays…
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Deal will give Google access to 48 million mobile Net users in Japan, while helping DoCoMo retain customers in a competitive market. Google’s search engine will be featured on NTT DoCoMo, giving it access to 48 million mobile Net users in Japan. DoCoMo, Japan’s largest mobile operator,…
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Google’s video site to be available on Motorola, LG, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson phones capable of providing high-speed access. Popular video Web site YouTube is opening up its service to run on millions more phones capable of providing high-speed wireless Internet access, the company said on Thursday. …
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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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MySpace says it signed an agreement with BBC Worldwide to bring short video clips from programs such as Doctor Who and Top Gear to its online community. MySpace on Wednesday said it signed an agreement with BBC Worldwide to bring short video clips from programs such…
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Kinesiology student and colleagues monitor heart rates and exertion during three types of activity, including Wii boxing. Canadian students have given each other a Wii workout to see if the top-selling video game console can get couch potatoes to work up a sweat. Twenty-eight students at Dalhousie…
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Shutdown of popular site offering live shows part of crackdown on “unhealthy” Web content and online dissent. Chinese police have shut down a Web site selling real-time porn and arrested 33 people, state media said on Wednesday. The action was part of a campaign that has led…
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U.S. cable network announces a multiyear contract extension with Nascar to continue to operate the racing circuit’s site. U.S. cable network Turner Broadcasting System on Tuesday announced a multiyear contract extension with Nascar to continue to operate the racing circuit’s official Web site. Financial terms of the deal…
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Earnings down by more than 80 percent from same quarter last year; recovery in mobile devices will take longer than expected. Motorola on Wednesday posted a smaller quarterly profit and said a recovery in its mobile devices business would take longer than expected. Motorola, which has been losing…
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Recovery in mobile devices will take longer than expected, says CEO; cost-cutting should save about $500 million. Motorola said on Wednesday it will post an operating loss in the current quarter as recovery in its cell phone business is taking longer than expected, dashing Wall Street expectations for…
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Recovery in mobile devices will take longer than expected, says CEO; cost-cutting should save about $500 million. Motorola said on Wednesday it will post an operating loss in the current quarter as recovery in its cell phone business is taking longer than expected, dashing Wall Street expectations for…
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Scheduled for rollout in second quarter, free software from Swedish start-up Polar Rose is designed to sort and match faces in photos. Swedish start-up Polar Rose plans to make its face recognition service publicly available on the Web in the second quarter of 2008 as it tries to…
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Opera CTO Håkon Wium Lie asks how seriously Microsoft’s Web browser will support an upcoming Web standards test. Two years ago, the Acid2 test was announced in this column. Acid2 is a complex Web browser test page that s