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Olympics set the stage for emerging Web tech fight

Fri, 08/22/2008 - 22:07
SEATTLE (Reuters) - As the world's best athletes compete in Beijing, the summer Olympic games are setting the stage for a battle between Microsoft Corp and Adobe Systems Inc over the Internet's next big competition.

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FCC puts off plan to change cell roaming rules

Fri, 08/22/2008 - 21:58
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has put on hold a plan to revise the rules governing the right of small wireless phone carriers to "roam" on the networks of larger rivals.

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iPhone sales seen at 3.5 million in two years: source

Fri, 08/22/2008 - 17:35
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Apple expects to sell 3.5 million iPhones in Russia in the next two years, according to market sources familiar with new deals being struck by Russian carriers.

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Verizon, Google close to mobile search deal: report

Fri, 08/22/2008 - 13:21
(Reuters) - Mobile service provider Verizon Communications Inc. is nearing an agreement with Google Inc. on a wide-ranging partnership, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the situation.

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NY comptroller: ditch $2 billion wireless network

Fri, 08/22/2008 - 08:59
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York should ditch a $2 billion plan for a statewide wireless network for emergency workers unless a Tyco Electronics Ltd unit can fix the already-delayed system's problems, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said on Thursday.

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iPhone launches in India minus hysteria of the West

Fri, 08/22/2008 - 08:40
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Apple Inc.'s hugely popular 3G iPhone made its debut in India on Friday, but with a price tag of $700 there was none of the mass hysteria that marked its launch in the United States, Europe and parts of Asia last month.

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Satellites track Mexico kidnap victims with chips

Fri, 08/22/2008 - 00:39
QUERETARO, Mexico (Reuters) - Affluent Mexicans, terrified of soaring kidnapping rates, are spending thousands of dollars to implant tiny transmitters under their skin so satellites can help find them tied up in a safe house or stuffed in the trunk of a car.

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Microsoft enlists Seinfeld for ad campaign: source

Thu, 08/21/2008 - 21:29
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will star in a $300 million marketing campaign for Microsoft Corp aimed at burnishing the image of its computer operating system, a person familiar with the effort said on Thursday.

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Actors paid to line up for iPhone launch in Poland

Thu, 08/21/2008 - 20:56
WARSAW (Reuters) - When Apple Inc rolled out its iPhone in the United States, some fans paid big money to be among the first to get their hands on the device. In Poland, people are getting paid to line up.

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Palm unveils Treo Pro to battle BlackBerry

Thu, 08/21/2008 - 10:54
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Palm Inc unveiled a Treo smartphone Wednesday based on Microsoft Corp software to compete for business users against rivals such as Research In Motion's BlackBerry.

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