Cell phone spam widespread in China

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A China Internet Society study has suggested 6.25 percent of cell phone users in the country receive spam text messages more than 40 times a week.


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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 ...

HP in talks to buy EDS in deal reportedly worth $12B to $13B

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(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. is negotiating to buy information technology services provider Electronic Data Systems Corp. in a deal that could help the world's largest personal computer maker win more consulting contracts ...

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.