SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police say what they thought had been a death caused by an exploding mobile phone was actually a ruse used by a co-worker to cover up an accidental vehicular homicide.

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SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google Inc said on Friday that the company would bid on coveted airwaves to launch a U.S. wireless network, pitting it against established telecommunications players AT&T and Verizon.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice may rule on the proposed acquisition of XM Satellite Radio by rival Sirius Satellite Radio as early as Friday, a Bear Stearns analyst said.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. economic recession could hammer those media and entertainment companies that rely heavily on advertising next year, curtailing experimentation when the industry needs it most.

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LONDON (Reuters) - Genetic tests to assess disease risk are proliferating but many are a waste of money and tell people little more than they would know from studying family history, medical experts said on Friday.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook is good for keeping up with high-flying buddies, MySpace is for teenage offspring and the BlackBerry is a full-time addiction, according to top media executives who were quizzed on their personal media habits at this week’s Reuters Media Summit.

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp’s PlayStation 3 outsold Nintendo Co Ltd’s Wii game console in Japan in November for the first time, raising the prospect that Sony might regain its dominance in the global videogame market.

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WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand police are questioning a man alleged to be the leader of a cyber crime network that infiltrated computers worldwide and brought down the system at a U.S. university.

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Confronted with mounting privacy protests, Facebook.com has scaled back a Web monitoring feature that notifies one’s friends when the Facebook user visits affiliated Web sites, the company said on Thursday.

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As I prepare for my days of College, anxiety seems to be hitting me. The fact that I am trying to finance my entire College education by myself, without the help of my parents, worries me. Working at a fast food restaurant doesn’t quite provide the income I really need. I may just have to find a new job.

Inflation is what’s killing me. My income stays the same, yet everything around me is going up price wise, and now my college search has even worse news. The price of an education keeps going up and is reaching some record levels, as seen on a report of the most expensive Colleges. The study, compiled by CampusGrotto on their College Blog is the most updated list yet, as all the prices of tuition are current as of now. What I like is not only do they list the most expensive Colleges tuition wise, but also by tuition and room and board. There is actually quite a difference between the two lists, as where a College is at can play a huge role and factor in the total costs of an education. Obviously a student attending a College in California or the highly populated northeast (Boston, New York) will be paying more room and board wise, as the cost of living is higher.

For me this is a list of Colleges not to consider because these prices are off the charts! One wonders how a University will factor in the cost of an education. It is clear that an expensive College does not necessarily make it one of the Best Colleges, so then why the high tuition? This could also be branched off into a whole new discussion on what makes the best colleges. One thing is clear though, I need to find a cheap College.

Luckily I have good grades and an assortment of extracurricular activities, which has already gotten me some financial aid cash and will help me greatly when I apply for College Scholarships. Still, I keep seeing all these extra costs of going off to school, and it makes me wonder what I can do if I get into a financial bind. My parents have already told me they can’t really help me out.

Luckily a student loan is one of the easiest loans to obtain, and I won’t have to pay it back until I graduate, if that ever happens. I think the main reason I am stressed is that my SAT Exam is coming up. While I have had plenty of practice, I am still nervous because a low score could keep me out of a college I want to go to. When it’s all said and done, I am looking forward to going to College.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless said on Thursday it plans to use Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology to upgrade its wireless network for higher speeds and will run tests of the technology in 2008.

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HELSINKI (Reuters) - Worldwide mobile telephone subscriptions reached 3.3 billion — equivalent to half the global population — on Thursday, 26 years after the first cellular network was launched, research firm Informa said.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The video game industry has turned a corner after a lengthy hardware transition, with new console purchases expected to reach 200 million units in five to six years, the head of Electronic Arts Inc said on Thursday.

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - “Metal Gear Solid 4″ is not only one of the most eagerly awaited games for Sony’s PlayStation 3, it is also among the last of a dying breed — games designed exclusively for one gaming console.

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard extended its lead over rival Dell in the global PC market in the third quarter, thanks to a strong network of resellers and focus on notebooks, iSuppli said on Thursday.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Suited executives, grungy teens and even some savvy grannies are already using Wi-Fi to wirelessly link their laptops to the Internet. It may not be long before the short-range high-speed technology is just as popular for those looking to connect music players, phones, cameras, game consoles and more.

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LONDON (Reuters) - A “cyber cold war” waged over the world’s computers threatens to become one of the biggest threats to security in the next decade, according to a report published on Thursday.

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SEOUL (Reuters) - A 33-year-old South Korean quarry worker was found dead with a burning mobile phone stuck to his chest, police and the doctor who examined the man said on Thursday.

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Suited executives, grungyteens and even some savvy grannies are already using Wi-Fi towirelessly link their laptops to the Internet.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most of the consolidation in the video game industry has already taken place, but there is potential in fast-growing areas such as subscriptions and advertising, Electronic Arts Inc Chief Executive John Riccitiello said on Thursday.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - MTV’s music video game “Rock Band” sold hundreds of thousands of copies over Thanksgiving weekend, Electronic Arts Inc Chief Executive John Riccitiello said on Thursday.

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“Metal Gear Solid 4″is not only one of the most eagerly awaited games for Sony’sPlayStation 3, it is also among the last of a dying breed.

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Unfortunately, Identity Theft is growing each and every day. Identity theft can really mess with your finances. Protecting against identity theft should be paramount for you if your concerned about what can become of your financial accounts. Your credit ratings can just about be destroyed due to credit report problems, leaving you with much lower credit numbers.

In late 2003, the federal government did some studies that found that of the roughly quarter million credit reports theta were chosen, only about 33% had no unfound problems. A few had minor issues, however, a lot showed delinquent payments, unfoundedly. This of course can have major affects on your credit and your credit ratings. Many experts recommend that you take a look at your credit reports, each and every year to prevent these problems.

Some other basics that should be considered when trying to avoid identity theft are rather straightforward. Don’t allow unnecessary access to your social security number, your credit card accounts, or passwords. It may sound rather rudimentary, but there are thousands of internet scams that fool people every day. Some of which can be quite clever, so surf the web with caution.
Setting up a plan to protect Intellectual Property is additionally important. Intellectual property is often defined by 2 separate qualities. They include the properties that are protected by patent or copyright intellectual protection. Patents must be sent to the United States Patent office, but copyrights are created immediately upon completion of the underlying works.

You will find that a copyright or a patent may be transferred after the inventor’s death or any time during his or her lifetime. It is most commonly performed with a will or the probate process. Other than rights, which are non exclusive, a copyright transfer can be completed through a written document. The Patent transfer can be executed in writing or via grant licensing. Now, if intellectual property is created via a salaried individual those rights are often held by the employer, unless pre existing exclusions are set in place.

The above references are only a brief explanation when dealing with identity theft and the complications that come with intellectual property protection. Legal counsel well versed in these estate-planning issues can be invaluable when it comes to planning your estate probate. The above can have some tax implications, as well, so you may want to seek advice from a qualified tax attorney. Dealing with intellectual property and probate should be done with caution.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Video game maker Nintendo Co Ltd and telecoms operator NTT’s regional units said they would cooperate in Japan to promote the broadband Internet access of Nintendo’s hot-selling Wii game console.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Violence depicted on television, in films and video games raises the risk of aggressive behavior in adults and young viewers and poses a serious threat to public health, according to a new study.

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Internet search leader Google Inc said on Wednesday it is introducing a novel mapping system that uses cell phone towers to let mobile phone users locate nearby services without typing in addresses.

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LONDON (Reuters) - Mobile phone group Vodafone and Spanish carrier Telefonica are taking stakes in a mobile advertising company in a move to battle the threat of online giants Google and Yahoo Inc.

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ATLANTA (Reuters) - Buyers spent $733 million bargain-hunting on “Cyber Monday,” up 21 percent from a year earlier, and some analysts expect that one-day tally to be topped as Christmas nears.

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LONDON (Reuters) - Shoppers in the British capital will be able to buy Underground tickets and newspapers with a wave of their mobile phone rather than cash during a trial starting on Wednesday.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major League Soccer is in talks with the three top U.S. wireless providers about sponsorships or content delivery deals as part of its push into digital media, Commissioner Don Garber said on Wednesday.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Get ready for “Meerkat Manor: The Video Game.” Discovery Communications is partnering with Activision Inc to make video games based on “Meerkat Manor” and other popular nature television shows, Discovery Chief Executive David Zaslav told the Reuters Media Summit on Wednesday.

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HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world’s top cellphone maker Nokia is expected to issue new profit targets at next week’s investor day in Amsterdam and to tout its plunge into Internet services.

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The time has come to put your knowledge to the test to dedend your words kingdom and to earn the trust of your people. Move from kingdom to kingdom to eventually rule all the land!

Free your kingdom from barbarian invaders and become the new king. You will have to recapture all regions of the empire by successfully wining word battles. Words Kingdom offers two game play modes, campaign and classic. In campaign mode you will follow the game story while classic mode offers a regular word game session. Calm orchestral music and detailed hand drawn graphics create an emerging atmosphere helping you relax and create your own history.
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The first IT oriented network in Bulgaria – Dao.bg develops successfully after its start three months ago and looks into the future with confidence.

Dao.bg registers 1000 unique visitors daily, three months after the start in September, and holds the attention of over 450 registered users. The users of Dao.bg have added over 5000 bookmarks for news and articles so far.

„These are excellent primary results, that strengthen my belief in the policy we chose", thinks Ognian Mladenov, one of the founders of Dao.bg and general manager of Internet Reklama Ltd. „The orientation in the niche of IT news let us accumulate fast the necessary critical numbers of users and now we can easier plan our next steps."

The main topics of Dao.bg are connected with internet, blogs, web 2.0 projects, web design, programming, marketing and advertising in internet and search engines optimisation.

The social network Dao.bg is based on Pligg and has behind its back a solid technical expertise of authorised webmasters and SEO specialists. Partners of the project Dao.bg are the forum of Bulgarian optimizers Webmasterbg.org and the news portal Internet Reklama .

Dao.bg built a considerable popularity in the Bulgarian internet as organiser and sponsor of SEO competition for Google optimisation.

In his plans for development in the coming six months is increase of visitors by 200%, as well as growth of 100% of the base with registered subscribers. Dao.bg aims to attract over 3000 visitors every day to their sites in the coming year, where will find the most interesting and important in the field of information technologies in one spot.

LONDON (Reuters) - High definition movie DVDs in the Blu-ray format have outsold the rival HD DVD standard in Europe this year, breaking the 1 million barrier and constituting 73 percent of all HD movie discs sold.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless said on Tuesday it will open its network to any phone or software application by the end of 2008, becoming the first major U.S. mobile service to cave in to demands by Google Inc.

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NEW YORK, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Consumers looking to avoid crowded malls and the tedium of online shopping can now shop in a virtual 3-dimensional store.

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Hateful text messages,abusive e-mails and cyber-gossip are giving bullies new powerover their victims — even in their ownhomes, researchers say.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Movie rental chain Blockbuster Inc is in talks with all the major mobile phone makers about partnerships aimed at making it easier for consumers to watch movies on the go, Chief Executive James Keyes said on Tuesday.

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TOKYO (Reuters) - A pearly white robot that looks a little like E.T. boosted a man out of bed, chatted and helped prepare his breakfast with its deft hands in Tokyo on Tuesday, in a further sign robots are becoming more like their human inventors.

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc said on Tuesday it will sell Google search devices to help companies find information on their networks.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 4 percent of American adults were victims of identity theft in 2005, but half of them did not incur any out-of-pocket expenses, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp said on Tuesday it would offer live coverage of key moments in National Football League games on its cell phones.

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PARIS (Reuters) - One of the two victims of a moped crash that sparked two days of rioting in a Paris suburb presented himself as a confident teenager scornful of conformists on his blog before his death.

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Imagine a trip to the airport without having to slip off your shoes.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc expects car radio sales to remain solid even if the most dire projections of slowing U.S. auto sales come true, Chairman Gary Parsons said on Monday.

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NEW YORK, Nov 26 (Reuters) - From Mother Teresa breath spray to a screaming rubber chicken, manufacturers come up with stockings full of stupid gifts in time for the holidays with one Web site dedicated to finding the most idiotic.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Retailers, after pulling out all the stops for the Thanksgiving shopping weekend, are now trying to lure holiday shoppers online.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp’s popular online social network, MySpace, plans to launch Facebook-style “news feeds” in the next 30 to 45 days, Fox Interactive Media President Peter Levinsohn said on Monday.

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LONDON (Reuters) - “Now pay attention, 007!” In the James Bond novels and films, it fell to technical expert Q to invent the gizmos and cunningly concealed weapons that helped the British spy cheat death and save the world.

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LONDON (Reuters) - An official announcer for London’s Tube system has been sacked after making spoof messages mocking American tourists, peeping Toms and sweaty commuters.

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Dubai International Capital, a private equity company owned by the ruler of Dubai, said it has made a “substantial investment” in Sony Corp, boosting the shares of the Japanese electronics and entertainment firm.

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SUSONO, Japan (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp unveiled on Monday what it called the world’s most true-to-life driving simulator to help it develop new safety features and reach its ultimate goal of eliminating all traffic deaths.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc Chairman Strauss Zelnick, head of a new management team, said on Monday he prefers to run the publisher of “Grand Theft Auto” rather than sell it, and sees growth in jobs rather than cuts.

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