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News Corp, Microsoft hold talks on Google: report

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4 hours ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

Microsoft has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over a possible plan for the software giant to pay the media company to remove its news websites from Google, a report said Monday.

Canadian woman loses benefits over Facebook photo

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21 hours ago | 5 / 5 (6) | 0

(AP) -- A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun.

Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks

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20 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies.

Google adds automatic captions to YouTube

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Nov 19, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Google, in a significant development for the deaf, announced on Thursday it was adding automatic caption capability to videos on YouTube.

Search engines are source of learning

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Nov 19, 2009 | 3.3 / 5 (3) | 0

Search engine use is not just part of our daily routines; it is also becoming part of our learning process, according to Penn State researchers.

End of the e-mail era? I'm not buying it

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Nov 19, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

I don't know about you, but I'm overwhelmed by e-mail. Yes, I know. The Wall Street Journal has declared that e-mail's reign is over. It's supposedly being replaced by technologies such as instant messaging, social networking ...

Yahoo jumps on Twitter bandwagon to improve search

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Nov 19, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently.

Webby Awards name top 10 Internet moments of the decade

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Nov 19, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 0

The birth of Wikipedia, the death of Napster, the iPhone, Facebook, and Twitter were named by the Webby Awards on Wednesday as among the top 10 Internet moments of the decade.

"What's happening?" Twitter wants to know

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Nov 19, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Twitter used to ask "What are you doing?" No longer. The micro-blogging service now wants to know "What's happening?"

2 sites selling Beatles songs to remain shut down

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Nov 19, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Two Web sites that sold songs by The Beatles for 25 cents apiece should remain shut down indefinitely, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

UK police make 2 Trojan computer virus arrests

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Nov 18, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 14

(AP) -- A couple suspected of helping spread some of the Internet's most aggressive computer viruses has been arrested in the English city of Manchester, police said Wednesday.

Video spurs explosion of Internet traffic

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Nov 18, 2009 | 2.7 / 5 (3) | 0

Internet traffic will have increased six fold by 2012 in a five-year period as more users view and post videos online, delegates at an Internet forum heard on Wednesday.

Internet still under US grip: forum delegates

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Nov 18, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

The Internet is still under the control of the United States, participants at a governance forum said, despite a move by America to loosen its grip over the private corporation that administers the net.

China defence website gets 2 mln hack attacks: report

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Nov 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The website of China's defence ministry has been hacked more than two million times since it was launched three months ago, state media said on Wednesday.

EMI music videos, concerts coming to Hulu.com

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Nov 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

EMI Music announced Wednesday it will offer free music videos and concerts on Hulu.com, making it the first major label to strike a deal with the increasingly popular US-based online video site.

Facebook users can help Chase find small charities

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Nov 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- JPMorgan Chase is letting Facebook users help decide how to give away $5 million.

Google image search gets a 'swirl'

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Nov 17, 2009 | 3.3 / 5 (3) | 1

Google Labs on Tuesday brought more focus to finding pictures online, adding a "Swirl" tool that automatically groups similar images into categories presented on results pages.

MySpace in talks to buy imeem

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Nov 17, 2009 | 2 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Online social hub MySpace is in talks to acquire struggling free music streaming site imeem, two people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.