Gemstar-TV Guide ex-CEO now wanted for obstruction

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(AP) -- Federal authorities said Thursday that former Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. chairman Henry Yuen is a fugitive after he was indicted on a felony obstruction charge that carries a possible five-year prison term.


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UN agency pushes global ID for emergency contacts

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(AP) -- In the English-speaking world, many cell phone users leave emergency contact information in the devices' address books under an entry labeled "ICE" - for "in case of emergency."

AOL integrates widget tech to boost social-net ads

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(AP) -- Install a little photo program to show off pictures of your dog on Facebook, and you might find you're really spreading an ad.

Amazon 2Q profit doubles, beats estimates

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(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. says its second-quarter profit more than doubled and surpassed Wall Street's expectations. Sales were strong in several sections of Amazon's massive marketplace.

Tech awards go to plane de-icing goo, headlights

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(AP) -- Camera flashcubes of the 1960s, high-definition TVs and the Nicoderm quit-smoking patch have at least one thing in common: Each found a place over the years on R&D Magazine's annual list of the 100 most technologically ...

AT&T introduces global GPS service for phones

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(AP) -- Is it a long, long way to Tipperary? Don't know if you're on the path to Bath? AT&T Inc. aims to help, with a new phone service that truly puts the "global" in the Global Positioning System, or GPS.
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