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Kindle helps tiny e-book market
Projectors to magnify cell-phone cinema
MySpace, record cos. launch new service
iTunes overtakes Wal-Mart in music sales
Losses rise in online scams
Navajo Nation to lose Internet signal
Motorola cuts another 2,600 jobs
AT&T: We wanted unrestricted spectrum
Linux Contributor List Grows Longer; Many Paid
Microsoft Extends XP Through 2010 for Ultra-Low-Cost Laptops
IBM expert: IT risk is opaque
Video game firm THQ sees buying opportunities
--> Kindle helps tiny e-book market
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:34 pm PDT
AP - More than four months after Amazon.com released the Kindle, no one is sure
whetherthe latest e-book reader is really hot â€" or not. But publishers believe thatthe Kindle
has helped, if not revolutionized, the tiny electronic market. Full Story Top
Projectors to magnify cell-phone cinema
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:38 am PDT
AP - Recognizing that it's not much fun to watch movies on a tiny cell phone, a
numberof companies are racing to develop gadgets that project what's playing on the smallscreen
onto walls, table cloths and other handy surfaces. Full Story Top
MySpace, record cos. launch new service
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:46 pm PDT
AP - MySpace, which has lured millions of big acts and garage bands alike to build profileson
the popular social networking hub to attract fans, said Thursday it will turnthose pages into
portals for selling music, merchandise and more. Full Story Top
iTunes overtakes Wal-Mart in music sales
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:54 pm PDT
AP - Apple Inc.'s iTunes online music store vaulted past Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in Februaryto
become the top overall music retailer in the U.S., a market research firm saidThursday. Full Story
Top
Losses rise in online scams
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:47 pm PDT
AP - Money lost in Internet-related crimes hit a new high last year, topping about
${dlvDollarSign}240million, according to a government report showing increases in scams involving
pets,check-cashing schemes and online dating. Full Story Top
Navajo Nation to lose Internet signal
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:43 pm PDT
AP - The thousands of Navajo Nation residents who rely on the Internet to work, studyand
communicate across their 27,000-square-mile reservation will be out of luck Monday,if their
service provider is shuttered as planned. Full Story Top
Motorola cuts another 2,600 jobs
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:55 pm PDT
AP - Beleaguered cell phone maker Motorola Inc. said Thursday that it is laying off
another2,600 workers, bringing the company's total employee cuts to more than 10,000 sincelast
year. Full Story Top
AT&T: We wanted unrestricted spectrum
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:44 pm PDT
AP - AT&T Inc. sought unrestricted portions of wireless spectrum in the recent auctionby the
Federal Communications Commission because they better complimented the company'sexisting holdings,
executives said Thursday. Full Story Top
Linux Contributor List Grows Longer; Many Paid
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:26 pm PDT
TechWeb - Red Hat is at the top of the list thanks to two contributors who are its
employees,Al Viro, with 1,571 changes in the most recent kernel, and David Miller with 1,520. Full
Story Top
Microsoft Extends XP Through 2010 for Ultra-Low-Cost Laptops
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:00 pm PDT
PC World - Microsoft will extend the sales of Windows XP Home to OEMs beyond the current
deadlineof June 30, 2008. Full Story Top
IBM expert: IT risk is opaque
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:25 pm PDT
InfoWorld - Just as many financial services firms failed to predict the meltdown of the
sub-primelending sector and its ripple effect on the overall U.S. economy, IT and data
securityteams won't be able to sufficiently secure their assets and information unlessthey become
far more progressive in assessing risk, according to IBM's top expertin the field. Full Story
Top
Video game firm THQ sees buying opportunities
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:18 pm PDT
Reuters - THQ Inc (THQI.O) is looking at buying other video game developers, but the
publisherof games like "Cars" and "Saints Row" can grow without makingacquisitions, Chief
Executive Brian Farrell said on Thursday

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