Information Technology
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Google's 3Q lobbying costs eclipse $1 million
Nov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc.'s quarterly lobbying expenses eclipsed $1 million for the first time during the summer as the company tried to build on its dominance of Int...
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Ebay removes anti-abortion memorabilia
Nov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - WICHITA, Kan. -- Online auction house eBay says it has begun removing several items put up for sale by anti-abortion activists trying to raise funds for the man accused ...
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PCs shed pounds and CD drives
Nov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Personal computers are changing -- and not just because of the recent launch of Windows 7. Visit an electronics store and you might also find laptops are miss...
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Microsoft CEO: IT spending won't fully recover
Nov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - SEOUL, South Korea -- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday corporate spending on information technology will not recover to levels seen in recent years before the glo...
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Intuit cuts CEO's compensation by about half
Oct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Intuit Inc. gave CEO Brad Smith compensation valued at $3.6 million, according to an Associated Press calculation of figures disclosed in a reg...
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Lombard-based site sells, buys used phonesOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Lost your cell phone and want one quick and for less money? Or just looking for a no-strings deal? Lombard-based Greencells (www.usedcellphoneshop.com) offers up to 75 p...
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Google Voice service blocks fewer than 100 numbers
Oct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Google Inc. says its free messaging and calling service, Google Voice, blocks calls to fewer than 100 phone numbers likely to be adult chat lines and free ...
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Leaked video game footage shows terrorist attack
Oct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Footage leaked from "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" reveals that players of the upcoming video game can shoot innocent civilians in an airport in a realist...
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U2 concert is YouTube's largest streaming event
Oct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- YouTube's webcast of a U2 concert was watched by nearly 10 million people, the video site's largest streaming event ever. The Google Inc.-owned site said tha...
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Los Angeles OKs plan to use Google Web services
Oct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- City Council members tentatively approved a multimillion-dollar proposal Tuesday to tap Google Inc. for government e-mail and other Internet services, a b...