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Technology NewsText Alerts to Cellphones in Emergency Are Approved2008-04-11 05:55 - Under the plan individuals could opt to receive messages alerting them of national threats, impending natural disasters like hurricanes and also messages concerning child abduction. Yahoo flirts with Google in Microsoft snub 2008-04-11 05:15 - Yahoo surrenders some of its advertising space to Google in an unusual test that appears designed to frustrate Microsoft. EU sounds search engine privacy alarm 2008-04-11 05:15 - European Union privacy panel wants internet search engine providers to delete data taken from users after six months. Yahoo’s Flickr Expands Into Online Video 2008-04-10 06:01 - Yahoo will begin showing homemade videos on its online photo-sharing site, Flickr, in a long-anticipated move that may be too late to lure most people away from YouTube. EMC to Acquire Iomega for $213 Million 2008-04-10 06:01 - Data storage provider EMC said it would acquire Iomega, expanding EMC’s offerings targeting small businesses and consumers. Disney Unveils Its Animation Slate 2008-04-10 05:55 - A lonely newt, a strong-willed Scottish princess and modern-day elves are among the stars of 10 new animated movies from Walt Disney Studios. EU Report Urges Search Data Deletion 2008-04-10 05:55 - A European Union privacy panel wants Internet search engine providers like Google and Yahoo to delete data taken from users after six months, even when they operate abroad. Career Sites Fail Job Seekers 2008-04-10 05:55 - Forrester Research this week reported that the majority of online job sites failed to pass usability and performance tests. TomTom feels the heat of competition 2008-04-10 05:15 - Personal navigation device maker TomTom has shocked the market with a profit warning. King horrified by violent game bans 2008-04-10 05:15 - Horror writer Stephen King criticises plans to ban violent video games, saying such a move would be undemocratic. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 |
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