20. oktober 2005

North Korea embraces IT, shackles Internet (AFP). Yahoo! News: Technology News] 10:56:14 PM    comment [] Cell Phone Shipments Reach Record 208M (AP). AP - Worldwide shipments of mobile phones reached a record 208.3 million during the third quarter as consumers snapped up so-called "smart" phones that feature computer-type capabilities. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 10:54:24 PM    comment [] eBay Reports 40 Percent Surge in 3Q (AP). Yahoo! News: Technology News] 1:46:37 PM    comment [] PRODUCT REVIEW: Pen Reads and Talks (AP). AP - This Christmas, how about getting a pen that reads what your kids write then barks it out through a loudspeaker? Ok, maybe that doesn't sound so appealing at first, but the Fly Pen is a really smart toy. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 1:45:42 PM    comment [] Publishers Sue Google Over Scanning Plans (AP). AP - Just weeks after a leading authors' organization sued Google Inc. for copyright infringement, the Association of American Publishers has also filed suit against the search engine giant's plans to scan and index books for the Internet. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 1:44:37 PM    comment [] Court Stops 'Legal' File Sharing Site (AP). AP - A federal court has temporarily banned a Los Angeles-based Web site from claiming that its service lets users legally share copyrighted files, the government said Wednesday. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 1:43:44 PM    comment [] Afghans denounce Taleban killings. Several thousand people protest in eastern Afghanistan against the Taleban's continuing insurgency. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 1:42:52 PM    comment [] Motorola Sues Ex-President Over New Job . CHICAGO -- Motorola Inc., the world's No. 2 maker of mobile phones, has brought suit against its former president, accusing him of breaching noncompete agreements with the company by accepting the top job at Nortel Networks Corp. By CARLA K. JOHNSON. [washingtonpost.com - Technology - Industry News, Policy, and Reviews] 1:41:58 PM    comment [] US planning invasion, says Chavez. Venezuela's President, Hugo Chavez, says in a BBC interview that the US plans to invade his country. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 1:40:09 PM    comment [] Throwing the Books at Google. First the authors sue; now the publishers. Google's plan to index millions of copyright-protected books on the internet brings another lawsuit, even as company lawyers argue that making the books more accessible should actually spur sales. [Wired News] 1:38:10 PM    comment [] Publishers join forces to sue Google. It's what all the cool kids are doing [The Register] 1:36:17 PM    comment [] ISS astronauts see Wilma intensify. Lots of cloud [The Register] 1:34:51 PM    comment []

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