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Deadline arrives in Google book-scan deal (AP)

Deadline in Google book deal extended to Friday

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(AP) -- Google says it needs until Friday to come up with a new proposal that would give it the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books.


Google snaps up mobile ad startup for $750 million (Update)

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(AP) -- Google Inc. is buying mobile advertising network AdMob for $750 million, underscoring the Internet search leader's determination to ensure its marketing machine reaches the growing number of people surfing the Web ...


Framed for child porn -- by a PC virus

Framed for child porn -- by a PC virus

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(AP) -- Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.


Campaigners are stepping up efforts to curb online tracking

Advertisers face resistance to on-line tracking

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Campaigners are stepping up efforts to curb online tracking of Internet use by firms that deliver adverts tailored to the specific interests of consumers, as polls reveal widespread unease with the practice.


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Bluebeat to battle EMI over Beatles songs

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US online music service Bluebeat said it plans to fight British recording label EMI over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs.


Microsoft websites were the most visited in September

Microsoft websites top spots in September: comScore

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Industry tracker comScore on Friday released a study showing that Internet users in September spent more time at Microsoft websites that at any other online properties.


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Brazil blackouts result of cyber hacking: report

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Massive power outages in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 that impacted millions were caused by cyber hackers attacking control systems, the US television network CBS said Sunday.


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Norway court snubs call to block The Pirate Bay

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A court in Norway on Friday rejected calls from the entertainment industry to force communications giant Telenor to block its customers from accessing popular file sharing website The Pirate Bay.


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Google's desire to scan old books has critics casting it as Goliath

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Google's ambitious plan to scan millions of old, out-of-print books, many of them forgotten in musty university libraries, has turned into one of the biggest controversies in the young company's history.


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EBay settles lawsuit filed by Skype founders

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(AP) -- EBay Inc. has settled a legal skirmish with the founders of Skype that threatened to complicate eBay's plans to sell most of the Internet phone service to a group of investors for $2 billion.



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