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Microsoft's Ballmer: Windows 7 is nearly final
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1.8.2009 : 12:27 am
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LAS VEGAS -- Microsoft Corp.'s next version of the Windows operating system is almost ready for prime time. That's one message Chief Executive Steve Ballmer delivered on the eve of the official opening of the International Consumer Electronics Show.
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Intel will miss its already-lowered 4Q targets
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1.8.2009 : 12:17 am
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Even after sharply reducing its outlook for the fourth quarter, Intel Corp. said Wednesday that it would miss its revenue projection by about $500 million, a sign that PC makers and buyers are being more tightfisted than it seemed only two months ago.
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Review: The Polaroid camera is back, in digital
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1.8.2009 : 12:04 am
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LAS VEGAS -- A strange little ritual used to go along with Polaroid cameras. The shooter would grab the print as it came out of the camera and wave it in the air, as if that would stimulate the chemicals and make the picture appear faster. It didn't. Yet it felt dumb to just stand there, waiting for the picture to develop.
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Cisco offers home hub for media sharing
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1.7.2009 : 11:15 pm
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LAS VEGAS -- Banking on the idea that consumers want new ways to tap their ever-growing collections of music, photos and videos, Cisco Systems Inc. unveiled a media hub Wednesday that lets people access and share songs, pictures and movies all over the home -- and from afar, over the Internet.
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China's Lenovo to slash 11 percent of work force
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1.7.2009 : 9:20 pm
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Lenovo Group said Wednesday it will lay off 2,500 workers, or about 11 percent of its work force, as part of a plan aimed at helping the computer maker remain competitive amid the global economic downturn.
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Apple's Jobs takes $1 salary, but holdings suffer
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1.7.2009 : 9:08 pm
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SAN FRANCISCO -- As he's done for the last decade, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs took home his customary $1 annual salary in 2008, but the economic meltdown and Apple's falling stock price whacked half a billion dollars off the value of his personal holdings in the company.
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Intel's miss weighs on Microsoft shares
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1.7.2009 : 6:53 pm
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Shares of Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, sank Wednesday after chip maker Intel Corp. said fourth-quarter sales missed already lowered expectations.
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Toyota to roll out safety, driver assist services
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1.7.2009 : 6:02 pm
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NEW YORK -- Toyota said Wednesday that it plans to roll out new safety and driver-assist programs on certain Toyota and Lexus models beginning late this summer.
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Google cuts temporary workers but murky on details
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1.7.2009 : 5:43 pm
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc. has jettisoned a substantial number of temporary workers in a recent austerity drive spurred by the recession, although the Internet search leader still intends to spend billions of dollars during the next two years on product research, development and acquisitions.
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Toshiba to expand the powers of the TV set-top box
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1.7.2009 : 5:08 pm
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LAS VEGAS -- Toshiba Corp. is planning to use the Cell processor, the brain of Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 game console, to create an ultra-powerful TV set-top box that can record up to six high-definition channels at once and improve the look of any video.
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Audiovox to expand availability of TV on the road
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1.7.2009 : 4:58 pm
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LAS VEGAS -- More options for watching TV in the car are on the way. Audiovox Corp. said Wednesday it will make an in-car receiver for Qualcomm Inc.'s subscription-based mobile TV broadcasts, previously available only on AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless cell phones.
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SlotPhones combine a headset with a MP3 player
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1.7.2009 : 3:25 pm
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LAS VEGAS -- A new model of headphones can play MP3s themselves, without connecting to a separate device. Hauppauge, N.Y.-based Adrenaline Technologies LLC is releasing SlotPhones, a pair of wraparound Bluetooth headphones that work as a standalone MP3 player if you insert a song-filled microSD memory card into a tiny slot on the side. The product also serves as a stereo Bluetooth headset that can receive calls and music from your cell phone.
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Disney to rebrand cable channel with 'Aaron Stone'
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1.7.2009 : 3:10 pm
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LOS ANGELES -- Hannah Montana, meet Aaron Stone. With a series that appears to mimic the success of teen idol Miley Cyrus except with a boy lead, The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday it was launching a new series called "Aaron Stone" to help rebrand its sagging "Toon Disney" channel on basic cable.
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LG shows off `Dick Tracy' wristwatch phone
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1.7.2009 : 1:38 pm
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LAS VEGAS -- It looks like Dick Tracy may finally get his wristwatch cell phone, the one that does video calls. LG Electronics Inc. plans to introduce a wrist phone later this year, giving reality a chance of catching up with the comic-strip hero who famously used a two-way "Wrist TV."
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RI judge hears arguments in music downloading case
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1.7.2009 : 7:56 am
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Rhode Island couple whose son is accused of illegally sharing songs online should not be forced to surrender their home computer for inspection because it would violate their right to privacy, their lawyer argued at a federal court hearing Tuesday.
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Even in recession, CES to have stuff worth seeing
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1.7.2009 : 7:00 am
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The recession figures to tone down the flashiness of this week's International Consumer Electronics Show, but the lineup of innovative products likely will measure up to those of past years.
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Apple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes
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1.7.2009 : 2:36 am
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Inc. is cutting the price of some songs in its market-leading iTunes online store to as little as 69 cents and plans to make every track available without copy protection.
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Baidu Web site apologizes for pornography charge
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1.6.2009 : 10:26 pm
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BEIJING -- China's most popular search engine Baidu apologized Wednesday for hosting links to pornographic content after it was criticized by the government, saying it was sorry for the negative impact on society.
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Social Security unveils new online application
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1.6.2009 : 4:16 pm
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WASHINGTON -- The Social Security Administration, envisaging the near-future prospect of 10,000 baby boomers applying for benefits every day, has put together a new online service that will allow people to get their benefits without ever traveling to a Social Security field office.
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Model wants Google to identify anonymous commenter
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1.6.2009 : 9:26 am
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NEW YORK -- A model targeted by negative commentary by an anonymous blogger is seeking a court order that would force Google to reveal who the person or people responsible are.
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Berlin Philharmonic offers digital concerts
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1.6.2009 : 8:45 am
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BERLIN -- Fans of Germany's renowned Berlin Philharmonic can now follow the orchestra's performances from anywhere in the world through a new "digital concert hall" accessible via the Internet.
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Ohio company chosen for Ala. broadband project
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1.6.2009 : 7:54 am
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama officials have selected a Cincinnati company for a $1.7 million two-year contract to make Internet broadband service available in all areas of the southern state.
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Apple's Jobs has hormone imbalance, will stay CEO
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1.6.2009 : 5:11 am
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NEW YORK -- Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer whose gaunt appearance in the past year has alarmed the Mac and iPod lovers who look to him as an oracle, said Monday he has an easily treated hormone imbalance and will remain in charge of the company.
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Logitech to cut salaried staff by 15 percent
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1.5.2009 : 10:51 pm
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FREMONT, Calif. -- Logitech International SA, a maker of mice, webcams and other computer peripherals, said Monday it is cutting its salaried work force by 15 percent in response to weak consumer demand amid what it expects to be an extended global downturn.
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SkyWi president says Qwest cost his firm customers
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1.5.2009 : 6:16 pm
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The president of a New Mexico internet and telephone provider says he fears his company has lost its customers' trust after Qwest Communications disconnected its service last week.
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Feds start wait list for DTV converter box coupons
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1.5.2009 : 6:11 pm
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WASHINGTON -- Consumers who apply for federal coupons to pay for converter boxes ahead of next month's transition to digital television broadcasts are being placed on a waiting list and may not receive their vouchers before the switchover, the Commerce Department said Monday.
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Even in recession, CES to have stuff worth seeing
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1.5.2009 : 4:16 pm
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The recession figures to tone down the flashiness of this week's International Consumer Electronics Show, but the lineup of innovative products likely will measure up to those of past years.
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MySpace is research place for busybody 'Dr. Meg'
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1.5.2009 : 4:03 pm
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CHICAGO -- Many teenagers cleaned up their MySpace profiles, deleting mentions of sex and booze and boosting privacy settings, if they got a single cautionary e-mail from a busybody named "Dr. Meg." The e-mail was sent by Dr. Megan Moreno, lead researcher of a study of lower-income kids that she says shows how parents and other adults can encourage safer Internet use.
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LG high-def TVs to stream Netflix videos directly
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1.5.2009 : 12:32 pm
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NEW YORK -- Netflix Inc. has come up with another way to get movies to people without sending DVDs in the mail. In a partnership announced Monday, LG Electronics will start selling high-definition TV sets that stream Netflix videos directly from the Internet, without an additional device. The deal marks the first time Netflix's streaming service will be embedded in a television.
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Virginia co. acquires Tenn. nuclear fuel provider
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1.5.2009 : 12:19 pm
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ERWIN, Tenn. -- A Virginia company that specializes in nuclear technology services has completed its acquisition of Tennessee-based Nuclear Fuel Services Inc. for an undisclosed price, the companies announced Monday.
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Text of Steve Jobs' letter to `Apple community'
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1.5.2009 : 11:41 am
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Here is the letter that Apple CEO Steve Jobs released Monday morning to address questions about his health. ------
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs, at a glance
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1.5.2009 : 11:34 am
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NAME -- Steven Paul Jobs. AGE -- 53. Born Feb. 24, 1955.
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