Information Technology
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Teens say e-mail just doesn't cut itJun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Kate Leipprandt recalls her first glimpse of the future of teens' communication. "My daughter texted me, and I thought, 'Well, what's this?'" said the Arlington Heights ...
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Firefox 3 Web browser is now out as free download
Jun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The new version of the Firefox Web browser became available as a free download Tuesday. The release was delayed as visitors checking for the update overloade...
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FCC chief recommends XM, Sirius merger
Jun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is recommending approval of the $5 billion merger between the nation's two satellite radio broadcaste...
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Ex-CEO of Broadcom pleads not guilty to 21 drug, securities charges
Jun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - SANTA ANA, California -- Co-founder Henry T. Nicholas III of Broadcom Inc. pleaded not guilty Monday to federal drug and securities fraud charges alleging wrongdoing ins...
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New version of social Web browser Flock
Jun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Developers of a "social" Web browser called Flock have released a new test version. Like its predecessors, the Flock 2 beta uses building blocks from Mozilla...
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MySpace wins another spammer verdict
Jun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- MySpace can collect $6 million from a notorious Internet marketer accused by the popular online hangout of spamming its users. An arbitrator has ruled tha...
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Elginite's online shop offers custom invitesJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Dori Cappas of Elgin was a new stay-at-home mom, raising her son Jackson, about 4 1/2 years ago when she wanted to buy baptism invitations. She didn't find anything she ...
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Samsung's Instinct isn't a true iPhone cloneJun 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The parade of iPhone look-alikes continues. Soon after Apple announced the first iPhone a year ago, factories in Asia, at the behest of U.S. phone carriers, were asked t...
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EBay delays PayPal-only plans
Jun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - SYDNEY, Australia -- EBay said Friday it will postpone plans to make its PayPal system the only way to pay for deals on its auction site in Australia after the antitrust...
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Feds poised to regulate cell phone cancellation fees
Jun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission laid out a plan Thursday to regulate the high fees that cellular phone companies charge consumers for...