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USSR meets YouTube in Russian web nostalgia project

MOSCOW (AFP) - Huge red banners hang over Moscow's Red Square and hundreds of Communist dignitaries are awaiting the annual May Day parade as the announcer's booming voice, filled with pride, breaks the silence.
November 27, 2009, 7:14 am
Second Sony Ericsson phone has software problem

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A second of Sony Ericsson's new smartphones, key to its strategy for returning to profit next year, has been hit by software problems in Britain ahead of a critical sales period.
November 27, 2009, 5:58 am
Iraq to counter "lies", show successes via YouTube

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's government launched its first channel on Google Inc's video website YouTube on Wednesday, which the prime minister said would allow the country to counter media "lies" and showcase its successes.
November 26, 2009, 7:42 pm
Acer says Windows 7 good for sales

TOKYO (Reuters) - Taiwan's Acer Inc, the world's No.2 PC maker, said Microsoft Corp's Windows 7 operating system launch last month has been positive for year-end PC sales, though the gains were within expectations.
November 26, 2009, 6:10 pm
Michelle Obama image in Google race row

Executives at internet search giant Google have apologised over an offensive picture of US first lady Michelle Obama that appeared high on its list of search results.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 3:53 pm
Labor told to check broadband sums

A Senate inquiry has demanded the Federal Government check whether its plans for a $43 billion national broadband network are viable.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 3:01 pm
Starving trolls is key to internet harmony

Ignoring internet "trolls" is the best way to deter people who surf the internet picking fights and abusing people on discussion forums, says an expert.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 12:43 pm
Stowaway cane toad hot-foots it to NZ

A cane toad hiding in a pair of hiking boots made its way from Queensland and past quarantine inspectors into New Zealand.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 12:00 pm
Murdoch's company eyes Nova network

A private investment company owned by Lachlan Murdoch is expected to buy 50 per cent of DMG Radio, which owns the Nova and Vega FM stations.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 11:08 am
Comcast bid for NBC Universal could be sealed next week: source

NEW YORK (AFP) - Comcast's bid to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal from General Electric could be sealed next week if GE reaches an agreement with Vivendi, a source close to the matter said Wednesday.
November 26, 2009, 9:55 am
Magazine publishers creating 'iTunes for magazines': reports

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US magazine publishers Time Inc.
November 26, 2009, 8:26 am
Experts scan disease links with Chinese "gene map"

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A large analysis of the genes of 8,200 ethnic Chinese has revealed subtle genetic differences between inhabitants in northern China and southern China, and even between different Chinese dialect groups.
November 26, 2009, 5:51 am
Italian prosecutors seek jail for Google execs

MILAN (AFP) - Italian prosecutors sought six-month to a year sentences for four Google executives Wednesday over an Internet video showing the bullying of a teenager with Down's Syndrome, the company said.
November 26, 2009, 4:12 am
Iraqi government launches YouTube channel

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Iraqi government launched an official YouTube channel on Wednesday, joining the White House, Britain's Royal Family, the Pope and others on the Google-owned video-sharing site.
November 26, 2009, 4:12 am
Infineon, Nokia co-operate on next mobile generation

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Chipmaker Infineon has moved one step closer to supplying chips for high-end devices of Nokia by announcing a collaboration to create chips for the next mobile network generation.
November 25, 2009, 11:26 pm
Atlantis leaves station as NASA eyes shuttles' end

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis left the International Space Station on Wednesday after a seven-day stay to deliver gear to keep the outpost operating after the shuttle program is retired next year.
November 25, 2009, 9:30 pm
LinkedIn co-founder sees IPO likely, but not soon

LONDON (Reuters) - LinkedIn, the world's biggest professional social network, will probably pursue an initial public offering some time but not in the near future, co-founder and executive chairman Reid Hoffman told Reuters.
November 25, 2009, 8:43 pm
Microsoft CFO to leave, look for bigger job

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell is to leave the company at the end of the year, indicating that he is looking for a bigger job at another company.
November 25, 2009, 6:53 pm
Mobile Web surge continues in October: Opera

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Global mobile data traffic continued to surge in October, growing at the fastest pace in seven months, Internet browser company Opera Software said on Wednesday.
November 25, 2009, 5:55 pm
Australia's first 'iPod' marks 60th birthday

The world's oldest intact computer is turning 60 in Victoria.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 1:17 pm