One virtual step for man, one real leap for mankind

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Imagine being able to take a step back in time and walk through the streets of ancient Pompeii hours before the eruption of Vesuvius. In April 2008, European researchers will demonstrate that walking through virtual environments is set to be a reality.

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3 indicted in US for hacking into restaurant computer system

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A Ukrainian and an Estonian were among three people charged in a scheme to hack into a computer system of a US restaurant chain to steal credit card data, the Justice Department said Monday.

Use of wind energy expected to grow dramatically

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(AP) -- Two decades from now Americans could get as much electricity from windmills as from nuclear power plants, according to a government report that lays out a possible plan for wind energy growth.

Clear Channel, banks, buyers in settlement talks

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(AP) -- Clear Channel Communications Inc. and its prospective buyers are talking with banks to try to settle a dispute over whether the banks must fund promised loans for the $19.5 billion takeover, the radio and outdoor ...

Report: HP nearing deal to buy EDS for $12B to $13B

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(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard is negotiating to buy information technology services provider Electronic Data Systems in a deal that would expand the world's largest personal computer maker's reach in the corporate consulting market.

Google joins effort to make more Web sites more sociable

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(AP) -- The effort to make it easier for Web surfers to connect with their friends is attracting a crowd.

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