Technology
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Amazon rolls out program to sync Kindle with PCs
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com said on Thursday that digital books ordered for use on its Kindle electronic reader can now be read on personal computers.
October 23, 2009, 5:43 am -
Judge rejects sheriff's prostitution suit against Craigslist
CHICAGO (AFP) - A federal judge has thrown out a local sheriff's lawsuit accusing the online classified group Craigslist of facilitating prostitution, court records showed.
October 23, 2009, 5:05 am -
Dutch court orders Pirate Bay to remove links
THE HAGUE (AFP) - A Dutch court Thursday ordered Sweden's The Pirate Bay filesharing website to remove links to works of members of a Netherlands-based music and film copyright protection group.
October 23, 2009, 4:59 am -
Brief shocks may deliver AIDS vaccines better
PARIS (Reuters) - Brief electric shocks may help the body better respond to certain kinds of experimental AIDS vaccines, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
October 23, 2009, 4:55 am -
FCC commissioners support open Internet rule
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. communications regulators voted unanimously to support an open Internet rule that would prevent telecom network operators from barring or blocking content based on the revenue it generated.
October 23, 2009, 4:42 am -
Nigeria's anti graft police shuts 800 scam websites
LAGOS (AFP) - Nigeria's anti-corruption police said Friday they had shut down some 800 scam websites and busted 18 syndicates of email fraudsters in a drive to curb cyber-crime the country is notorious for.
October 23, 2009, 4:05 am -
One size fits all phone chargers on the way
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Ever forget your phone charger and no one around has the same kind of handset?
October 23, 2009, 3:40 am -
Cash-strapped Latvia mulls switching from Microsoft
RIGA (AFP) - Cash-strapped Latvia is mulling whether to replace brand name office software like Microsoft with an open source equivalent as a cost-cutting measure, a government spokeswoman told AFP Thursday.
October 23, 2009, 3:28 am -
Mobile phone giant Nokia sues Apple over iPhone
HELSINKI (AFP) - Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, took on the iconic iPhone on Thursday by suing US rival Apple for infringing 10 Nokia patents on mobile phone technology.
October 23, 2009, 3:28 am -
Toshiba launches portable fuel-cell for mobiles
TOKYO (AFP) - For people fed up with their mobile telephone or iPod batteries running out, Japan's Toshiba Corp. announced Thursday the launch of a portable fuel-cell that can power up digital gadgets on the move.
October 23, 2009, 3:01 am -
China authors say Google violated copyrights
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A group representing authors in China has accused Google of violating copyrights with its digital library, a claim that Google denies by saying the service complies with international law.
October 23, 2009, 2:32 am -
FCC staff recommends open Internet rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Staff at the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday recommended establishing an open Internet rule aimed at restricting network operators from favoring some content over others along landlines and wireless platforms.
October 23, 2009, 2:30 am -
Bad breath fights monsters at Japan whacky fair
TOKYO (AFP) - A monster-slaying bad breath blow gun, a rain-simulating "funbrella" and a navigation-aid helmet that steers users by pulling their ears: welcome to Japan's latest whacky inventions.
October 23, 2009, 12:15 am -
French fund invests in YouTube rival Dailymotion
PARIS (Reuters) - France's FSI strategic investment fund will take part in a 17 million euros ($25 million) capital raising for web video share site Dailymotion, the Gallic rival of Google Inc's YouTube.
October 22, 2009, 11:45 pm -
DNA clues reopen French boy murder case from 1984
PARIS (Reuters) - French detectives have found DNA traces on evidence from a child murder case that obsessed the nation in the 1980s, raising hopes that advances in genetic science could help identify the killer at last.
October 22, 2009, 10:20 pm -
Microsoft launches Windows 7
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp launched Windows 7 on Thursday in its most important release for more than a decade, aiming to win back customers after the disappointing Vista and strengthen its grip on the PC market.
October 22, 2009, 8:05 pm -
Like Windows 7, Vista got good reviews too
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As Microsoft Corp's Windows 7 release approaches, early reviews are generally positive.
October 22, 2009, 4:58 pm -
Like Windows 7, Vista got good reviews too
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As Microsoft Corp's Windows 7 release approaches, early reviews are generally positive.
October 22, 2009, 2:40 pm -
Windows 7 may help kickstart delayed corporate spend
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Computer makers hoping for Microsoft Corp's new Windows 7 operating system to free up a long-awaited corporate spending spree may have to wait until the second half of next year.
October 22, 2009, 1:52 pm -
Key U.S. lawmaker backs FCC on eve of Web rule
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - A key U.S. lawmaker threw his support behind the Federal Communications Commission's open Internet proposal, despite renewed protests from telecom companies including Verizon on Wednesday.
October 22, 2009, 12:56 pm
