Suit over search-engine keywords tries new angle
A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's.
TECH BLOG
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- Product Review: Jabra Stone Bluetooth headset disappoints
Nov. 18, 2009
The new Jabra Stone Bluetooth is a pretty sexy headset with a cool portable charger that's shaped like a stone. But when it comes to call quality, friends sometimes had ...
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Midnight Release
Nov. 9, 2009
Can't wait for the next installment of the Call of Duty series? Stores are opening up 12:01 a.m. Tuesday to sell Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which is expected to be ...
- Product Review: Verizon is a little cooler now with the Motorola Droid
Nov. 9, 2009
The Droid hit stores this weekend, which means Verizon customers can finally own an app-tastic phone they can show off with pride. (Although there are unconfirmed ...
Flurry of IPOs signals IPO rebound to continue
The flurry of initial public offerings this week is confirmation that this fall's rebound in the market wasn't a fluke and sets the stage for more companies to raise money through IPOs in 2010. But the response to two of the newly public companies shows that investors continue to be careful about where they place their bets.
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B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders
Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas.
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Microsoft offers about 24K training vouchers in NC
Microsoft Corp. is giving away nearly 24,000 vouchers to North Carolina residents who want to improve their computer skills so they can improve their lot in the work force.
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GE, Vivendi talks over NBC Universal stretch on
A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current owners tussle over price.
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Library group offers text search to 4.6M books
A group of major national research libraries says users now can search the full text of 1.6 billion pages from 4.6 million digitized volumes.
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EU extends Oracle/Sun review deadline until Jan 27
European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle Corp.'s planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc.
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EU extends Oracle/Sun review deadline until Jan 27
European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle Corp.'s planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc.
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DOLPHINS FOOTBALL 2009
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- Video Games
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EBay completes sale of Skype for $2 billion
EBay has completed its sale of Skype for about $2 billion to an investor group that included the founders o...
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On the Call: Dell's CEO Michael Dell
A key element of Dell Inc.'s turnaround strategy has been a vow not to cut prices as aggressively as rivals...
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Dell's profit, stock drop on weak quarterly report
Some of the computer industry's biggest players - such as IBM Corp., Intel Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. - ...
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Google's Chrome OS to be ready for 2010 holidays
Consumers will have to wait until next year's holiday shopping season to find out if Google Inc.'s new oper...
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Shareholders OK DirecTV spinoff but sale uncertain
Shareholders approved the formation of a new company out of DirecTV Group Inc. and some of Liberty Media Co...
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Google adding automatic captions to YouTube videos
Think of it as closed captioning for the new media world.
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60-SECOND REVIEW | JABRA STONE BLUETOOTH HEADSET
60-second review | Jabra Stone Bluetooth headset
Product: Jabra Stone Bluetooth headset. Features: Comes in one size and fits in the right ear. Weighs only...
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60-SECOND REVIEW | MOTOROLA DROID
Verizon offers iPhone competitor
WHAT: Motorola Droid, sold by Verizon. FEATURES: Runs on Google's Android 2.0 mobile operating system. Has...
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60-second review | Motorola Droid
WHAT: Motorola Droid, sold by Verizon FEATURES: Runs on Google's Android 2.0 mobile operating system. Ha...
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60-second review | Yoostar Entertainment System
The software and equipment lets users insert themselves into short movie clips -- such as Forrest Gump, The...
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60-SECOND REVIEW | BRIDGET CAREY
60-second review | Garmin Nüvifone G60
PRODUCT: Garmin Nüvifone G60, sold by AT&T FEATURES: GPS navigation with preloaded maps, e-mail and t...
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60-SECOND REVIEW | BRIDGET CAREY
60-second review | Windows 7
Product: Windows 7 operating system Features: Several new features, including libraries, taskbar icons i...
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60-second review | NetSecure SmartSwipe
Instead of typing in your credit card information when shopping online, swipe a credit card through the Sma...
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GAME REVIEWS
Blockbuster films translate into some tepid video games
The video-game store looks more like a multiplex during the summer months, with just about every blockbuste...
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New Wii lets you sweat off the blubber
The Nintendo Wii has already done what video game naysayers said couldn't be done -- get children and adult...
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VIDEO GAME REVIEW
Characters, city come alive in Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV is all about the American Dream. An immigrant comes to this country with dreams of esca...
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Halo 3 is worth the wait, worth the hype
The gamers stood in line for hours, from Los Angeles to Miami. Three years without a Halo fix and the day f...
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Games releasing week of Sept. 24
The week belongs to Halo 3. Does it really matter what else is out in stores? For those few gamers without ...
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Games releasing week of Sept. 17
This week the Sims franchise comes to the Wii, street racing gets Juiced and composer Frederic Chopin stars...
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Games releasing week of Sept. 10
Gamers are in for a tough choice this week: competing NHL titles, a promising action-adventure game for the...
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