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Technology NewsU.S. Trade Body to Probe Sony2008-03-22 05:55 - The U.S. International Trade Commission said it would launch an investigation into some 30 companies on possible patent infringements related to Blu-ray disc players and other products. Bits: E-Mail Verizon and, Surprise, It?ll Write Back 2008-03-22 05:55 - Yes, it is the phone company. But Verizon is investing to actually have people who can read e-mails from customers and respond to their service requests. Bits: A Game Executive Walks Away 2008-03-21 06:01 - The departure of Midway Games’s chief executive shows that the booming video game market has not necessarily been a boon to individual companies – even the big ones. Bits: Intel Classmate PC Heads Toward a Bigger Market 2008-03-21 06:01 - Intel is responding to rising competition in the market for low-cost notebooks. But the move is also a step in Intel’s strategy to reach new markets, in emerging and developed nations. DealBook: U.S. Picks Tech Executive for Security Post 2008-03-21 06:01 - The Bush administration is planning to tap Rod A. Beckstrom to head a new group charged with coordinating the federal government’s efforts to protect its computer networks. Bits: The Mother of All Privacy Battles 2008-03-21 05:55 - The rise of companies that want to get data from Internet service providers in order to track the Web surfing of users is no doubt going to raise battles about online privacy to a new height. Ebay Restructuring Worldwide Operations 2008-03-21 05:55 - EBay said it will restructure its operations worldwide, which will lead to a small cut in global staffing levels, but with some countries hit harder than others. Dell to Buy Components From China 2008-03-21 05:55 - Dell plans to buy $23 billion of components from China this year and $29 billion in 2009, to help reduce costs. Bits: First the Insurance, Then the Car 2008-03-21 05:55 - Progressive Insurance sponsors a $10 million prize for the development of fuel efficient cars. Blogging turns Japanese hostess into star writer 2008-03-21 05:15 - Mieko Kawakami, a former bar hostess and bookstore assistant, was just another obscure singer until she started a blog. 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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