Terra gets Olympic Internet rights (AP)
AP - Internet company Terra says it has been awarded Internet and mobile rights to transmit the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Latin America.
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Asustek to Offer Eee PC With Built-in 3G Wireless (PC World)
PC World - Asustek will offer an Eee PC later this year with built-in 3G connectivity.
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Judge in NY scolds hedge fund scammer who ran away (AP)
AP - A hedge fund cheat who tried to fake his own death and spent nearly a month as a fugitive told a judge Thursday that he really did try to commit suicide while on the run, saying he thought it would be better to do himself in than turn himself in.
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Suit Seeks Information on U.S. Cell-Phone Tracking (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are suing the Department of Justice to obtain official records concerning the U.S. government’s possible use of cell-phone-tracking technology to spy on individuals without first obtaining a court order based on probable cause.
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NBC Universal to buy The Weather Channel for $3.5B (AP)
AP - NBC Universal and two partners said Sunday they have reached a deal to buy The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications Inc., ending a drawn-out process that had attracted interest from several major media companies.
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‘Public’ online spaces don’t carry speech, rights (AP)
AP - Rant all you want in a public park. A police officer generally won’t eject you for your remarks alone, however unpopular or provocative.
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Economy casts pall on Sun Valley media fest (Reuters)
Reuters - The deteriorating U.S. economy and
slumping stock prices will frame discussions among top media
and technology executives at the 26th annual Allen & Co confab
in Sun Valley, Idaho, next week.
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Review: SOHO Organizer 7.0.2 (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - For personal organization, Apple has focused on the basics with its Address Book and iCal programs, which are included with Mac OS X. These are fine light-duty programs, but they lack power for anything more than simple contact and calendar management. Chronos’s SOHO Organizer 7.0.2 suite provides a feature-rich alternative that will appeal [...]
WITNESS: Virtual friends in a cancer world (Reuters)
Reuters - Janet Guttsman is bureau chief for Reuters in Canada, and
has worked for the company in Germany, Russia and the United
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Review: SOHO Organizer 7.0.2 (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - For personal organization, Apple has focused on the basics with its Address Book and iCal programs, which are included with Mac OS X. These are fine light-duty programs, but they lack power for anything more than simple contact and calendar management. Chronos’s SOHO Organizer 7.0.2 suite provides a feature-rich alternative that will appeal [...]
