NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. cable television industry is feeling more confident going into this year’s Cable Show in New Orleans, with the transition to digital television expected to pay dividends for cable operators.
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SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp reached an agreement to make available its Windows operating system software for the One Laptop Per Child Foundation’s XO Laptop, the company said on Thursday.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 47 percent from a year earlier, as Take-Two Interactive Software Inc’s “Grand Theft Auto 4″ and Nintendo Co Ltd’s Wii console stole the show.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has provided China with satellite images of earthquake-stricken areas, and will provide two planeloads of relief for quake victims this weekend, the State Department said on Friday.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - 3M Co and Sony Corp have agreed to a licensing deal that gives Sony the right to use certain 3M optical film technologies for use in LCD television products, the companies said on Friday.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors suing Yahoo Inc over its rebuff of Microsoft Corp’s $47.5 billion buyout bid have filed a new case that adds company co-founder David Filo as a defendant, but they say much of their complaint is being kept under seal at Yahoo’s demand.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Embattled Yahoo Inc has struck an advertising partnership deal with WPP Group that will let WPP buy ads on Yahoo’s online ad exchange, the companies said late on Thursday.
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BOSTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc unveiled its largest U.S. store on Wednesday, a glass-facade building sheathed in steel that a senior company official said reflects Apple’s plans to expand retail ventures at home and abroad.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc has introduced a software development tool that lets outside parties create customized views of Yahoo Web search results, the company said on Thursday.
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Google Inc co-founder Sergey Brin said on Thursday advertising on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace was getting better, but was still not perfect.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Financier Carl Icahn launched a proxy battle on Thursday to force Yahoo Inc to reopen buyout talks with Microsoft Corp , saying the Yahoo board had acted “irrationally” in refusing its $47.5 billion offer.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nintendo is finally bringing original downloadable games to its popular Wii video game console.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Florida’s attorney general said on Thursday the state was seeking to fine Verizon Communications Inc for violating service standards, but the No. 2 U.S. telephone company said its service was fine.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The ability of Google Inc’s map service to put detailed street-level images on the Internet could raise concerns in Europe if it was introduced there, the EU’s data protection agency said on Thursday.
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HELSINKI (Reuters) - The new technology which enables small payments from mobile phones by just flashing the handset is likely to reach masses only around 2012, when one phone from five sold will be equipped with the technology.
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SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday its Xbox 360 game machine beat Nintendo Co Ltd’s Wii and Sony Corp’s PlayStation 3 to reach 10 million units in U.S. sales.
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TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd plans to launch a touch-screen version of the wireless e-mail device in the third quarter as an answer to Apple Inc’s iPhone, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Telefonica’s O2 and Apple will be making a joint announcement in the “coming weeks”, prompting speculation that the U.S. firm is set to announce a new third-generation model of its iPhone.
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SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday its Xbox 360 game machine beat Nintendo Co Ltd’s Wii and Sony Corp’s PlayStation 3 to reach 10 million units in U.S. sales.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp posted a surprise quarterly loss on Wednesday after a weak stock market ate into the value of securities held by its financial arm, but forecast a bigger-than-expected profit this year.
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BOSTON (Reuters) - It was just after 10 p.m. when William Cotter, wearing a belt full of ammunition, burst into the home of his estranged wife, Dorothy, shooting her in the back with a sawed-off shot gun before taking his own life.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless said on Wednesday it joined a consortium working on a Linux-based mobile operating system expected to rival a mobile system being developed by a group headed by Google Inc .
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OSLO, May 14 - King Conan wins a bloody final battle against a menacing mix of barbarians, assassins and sorcerers in the hills above Oslo before retreating to his virtual home where a million online gamers await him.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online classifieds leader Craigslist.com filed a countersuit on Tuesday against business rival eBay Inc, alleging eBay used its minority stake in Craigslist to steal its corporate trade secrets.
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BOSTON (Reuters) - IBM said on Wednesday it has started selling software that lets customers access its Cognos business intelligence software via BlackBerry mobile devices.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co plans to buy technology outsourcing company Electronic Data Systems Corp to better compete against IBM, but Wall Street questioned whether the $12.6 billion deal for a slow-growing company was overpriced.
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TORONTO (Reuters) - More than one-third of workers would choose their mobile phone over their wallet, keys, laptop or digital music player if they had to leave the house for 24 hours and could take only one item, a new survey has found.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has launched a new online service in 20 countries which will allow users to watch video clips at the same time as a network of friends and chat via Windows Live Messenger.
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd is launching a new high-end version of the BlackBerry aimed at its core base of business users, but it hopes the sleek new smartphone will also catch on with the broader retail market.
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HARARE (Reuters) - Hackers attacked the website of Zimbabwe’s state-owned Herald newspaper and shut it down for three days, the newspaper said on Monday.
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DENVER (Billboard) - Perhaps no single device has had more impact on mobile music than Apple’s iPhone. While only 6.7 percent of overall mobile customers use their phone to listen to music, rising to 27.9 percent for smartphone users, a full 74.1 percent of iPhone owners reported using the device as an MP3 player, according to M:Metrics.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Cigarette vending machines in Japan may soon start counting wrinkles, crow’s feet and skin sags to see if the customer is old enough to smoke.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc on Monday unveiled an expansion of its high-end video conferencing series to include a simpler, cheaper version as well as one targeting big groups.
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SAN FRANCISCO / SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Apple Inc has signed deals to bring the iPhone to four Asian countries later this year, which should help the company surpass its sales goal of 10 million units by the end of 2008.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc’s HBO cable network is expected to start selling shows on Apple Inc’s iTunes digital entertainment service, with flexible pricing, a source familiar with the discussions said on Monday.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Powerset on Sunday unveiled tools for searching Wikipedia that use conversational phrasing instead of keywords, marking the first step of its challenge to established Web search services such as Google.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A pall hangs over the word “print” these days, but the editors of a new magazine bet that discerning readers want news analysis on paper and don’t mind getting it just four times a year.
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Cisco Systems Inc. was considered the most valuable company in March 2000. But the company started long before that. A Stanford-graduate couple founded the company in 1984 and Len Bosack and Sandy Lerner got the name from a San Francisco City. Cisco was one of the companies to develop and market routers and routers which supported multiple network protocols. The company was officially listed in Nasdaq as a public company in 1990. Due to the dot-com boom, the company achieved economic importance and is still one of the most valuable companies to date.CCNP and CCNA boot camps are offered for the students to be able to operate Cisco’s products such as Ethernet switching, branch office routers, remote access and routing, one has to get certified through Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) or with the Cisco Certified network Associate (CCNA) or professional certification called Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP). There are many CCNA and CCNP boot camps offered online. Most of them are very popular with people who want to earn a lucrative income operating Cisco products. Some courses offer intensive classroom and laboratory training to help them prepare for the CCNA exam. Hands-on training is very important, especially in the CCNA bootcamps, and includes troubleshooting and routing networks as well as learning the fundamentals of wireless networking. However, not everyone can be accepted since a basic experience with general networking and knowledge of Cisco products.
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A wedding is one of the most exciting and most memorable events in your life. Now, it is made even more special because of the presence of people who are dear to you. You’ve enlisted your closest girl friends as bridesmaids for your wedding, and with no hesitation, they accepted your request. To acknowledge their efforts and show just how much you appreciate them, give wedding gifts for bridesmaids.Your bridesmaids aren’t just anyone; they are one of the most significant persons in your life who have been with you through thick or thin. Forget about giving the usual keepsakes and start exploring bridesmaid gift ideas that are unique and meaningful.
One unique bridesmaid gift idea is using a meaningful photo of you and each of your bridesmaids. However, you can also choose a group photo that has all your girl friends in it. The idea behind this is to imprint the photo on various things such as cosmetic kits, tote bags, beach bags, and even throw pillows. You can easily search online and look for stores that offer photo printing services.
Giving these sentimental gifts is a surefire way to express your gratitude to your bridesmaids– in the sweetest, most thoughtful way. Moreover, these gifts will be well-received by your bridesmaids, not only because of their sentimental value, but also because of their functionality.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - German carmaker Volkswagen and Japan’s Sanyo Electric Co will jointly develop a lithium-ion battery to be used in hybrid and electric cars, the Nikkei financial daily reported on Sunday.
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch authorities intend to crack down on illegal online casinos and are calling on banks to stop providing financial services to them, a Justice Ministry spokeswoman said on Saturday.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI on Friday said an investigation into the sale of counterfeit Chinese computer components to the U.S. government has recovered about 3,500 bogus devices with a retail value of $3.5 million.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Activision Inc posted a quarterly profit on Thursday that blew past expectations as demand for its “Guitar Hero 3″ and “Call of Duty 4″ video games made up for a complete lack of new releases.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new company hopes drivers will kick the oil habit by brewing ethanol at home that won’t spike food prices.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc said on Friday that “Pirates of the Caribbean” director Gore Verbinski will make a movie version of “BioShock,” its hit video game about an underwater utopia gone disastrously wrong.
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SEOUL (Reuters Life!) - Young, tech-savvy South Koreans are making coupon clipping a thing of the past and turning to their mobile phones instead.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Soaring sales of Nintendo’s Wii game machine have made former Nintendo chairman Hiroshi Yamauchi Japan’s richest man, worth $7.8 billion, Forbes magazine said in its annual rankings.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cablevision Systems Corp said on Thursday it plans to spend $350 million to build a wireless broadband network to serve its subscribers in the New York area.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Young designers competing to get noticed by fashion labels can now launch their careers online through the fashion world’s answer to the social networking Web site MySpace.com.
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