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Obama Calls for Broader Wireless Spectrum
United States President Barack Obama, through National Telecommunications and Information Administration Chief Lawrence Strickling, is now calling for more radio spectrum availability from federal regulators that would allow wireless Internet service providers to compete against broadband plans being... 
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Apple Set to Release Tablet Device in January — Reports
Reports about the release of a new tablet device by Apple Inc. has intensified on Tuesday as the company allegedly started preparations for its launching in January. In a report, The Wall Street Journal said that Apple will soon be launching the new tablet-style device this month. The report also said... 
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Craigslist, Ebay Battle it out in Court
A former chief executive officer of online auction giant eBay Inc. took the witness stand on Monday to testify against the “unfair” cut made online classified site Craigslist to eBay’s shares in the company. Meg Whitman, in her testimony, said that eBay has lost its seat on Craigslist’s board... 
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McAfee Warns China of Updated Panda Virus
Anti-virus firm MacAfee has warned the Chinese government and other Internet users of an updated version of the destructive Panda Burning Incense virus, which infected and damaged million computers in the country more than three years ago. Fujacks, the original Panda virus, has caused major damage in... 
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Obama Urges China to Allow Use of Social Networking Sites like Twitter
Despite recent legislations banning the use of Twitter in China, United States President Barack Obama on Monday urged the Chinese government to allow the use of the microblogging website, saying that it should be available to all people and all places in the world. In a meeting at a town hall in Shanghai,... 
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Switzerland Privacy Watchdog Wants Google Street View Blocked, Sues Internet Giant
Search engine giant Google Inc will face a lawsuit that was filed by a Swedish privacy watchdog, which accused its popular Google Street View application as a direct violator of the strict tradition of personal privacy in the country. The Federal Data Protection of Switzerland on Friday issued a statement,... 
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Videogame Sales in the US Drops in October
Consumer market research firm NPD Group on Thursday said that the videogame sales in the United States have slipped by around 19 percent in October, a second straight year of decline in its year over year results. According to NPD, the US videogames industry has made more than $1.07 billion dollars in... 
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Nokia Recalls Some 14 Million Faulty Chargers
World’s largest mobile phone maker Nokia Inc. on Monday announced the recall of some 14 million chargers made in 2009 due to reports of faulty manufacturing. In a statement, Nokia Spokesperson James Etheridge said that approximately 14 million chargers were included in the recall following reports... 
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Robotic Team from Seattle Wins Space Elevator Competition
A team of inventors from Seattle has won $900, 000 in a competition organized by the National Aeronautic and Space Agency, which aimed to develop the very first “space elevator.” Called the LaserMotive LLC machine, the robotic elevator was able to complete one of its climbs in a 2, 950 ft. cable... 
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Online Payment Service PayPal May Soon Overtake Parent Company eBay
Despite increasing problems with the sales in its online marketplace, eBay Inc is making a different kind of progress through its online money transaction service called PayPal, which is set to overshadow its mother company’s revenue in the coming months. For the past two years, eBay has been trying...