E! Online - Here’s a Hint: This blond singer has a hit song that’s getting major airplay and she’s clubbing at NYC hot spot Butter, so why’s she giving us a digital diss? Maybe she’s just trying to show off her injured finger to gain some sympathy points from her paparazzi pals.
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PC World - The promoter of a digital music service settles a U.S. FTC complaint against him.
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AFP - The iPhone 3G, which Apple is billing as twice as fast and half as expensive as the debut model, will roll out in cities from Tokyo to Sydney on Friday — but it could face challenges in Asia it will not have elsewhere.
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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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PC World - Asustek will offer an Eee PC later this year with built-in 3G connectivity.
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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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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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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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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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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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