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Technology NewsFacebook launches French version2008-03-11 05:15 - Facebook has begun offering a French language version of the popular social network site, joining the Spanish and German language versions the company introduced over the past month, it said on Sunday. Dial-up duxes 2008-03-10 05:15 - Parents should ask what role technology is playing in the learning process. Busted: online escort ring was a real gem 2008-03-09 06:01 - US authorities have smashed an online escort service that gave its prostitutes a one to seven diamond-ranking, with a ’seven diamond’ woman costing $US5500 ($5921) an hour. What’s Online: Manage Money Like a Star 2008-03-09 06:01 - A Web site uses celebrity news to lead into lessons of personal finance, with sometimes hilarious results. Bits: The i’s Have It: The BBC’s iPlayer on the iPhone 2008-03-09 06:01 - The BBC has decided to convert 400 hours a week of programs into Apple’s preferred format to make an iPhone version of its iPlayer video site. Bits: Fight for Last Blocks of Wireless Spectrum 2008-03-09 05:55 - With winning bids totaling $19.6 billion, the FCC auction of wireless spectrum has been held up as bids trickle in for tiny local licenses. Chiefs? Pay Under Fire at Capitol 2008-03-09 05:55 - Three prominent executives defended the multimillion-dollar pay they received even as their firms struggled through the spreading credit crisis. Concern in Europe on Cellphone Ads for Children 2008-03-09 05:55 - Driven in part by a lack of knowledge over the long-term health effects of mobile phone use, parent groups in Europe have called for a ban on marketing to children. A search and deploy mission 2008-03-08 06:01 - Cathy Le’s business had a problem. Its name, Corporate Express, is well known as a multinational supplier of stationery and office items. CBS and AOL Combine Online Radio Networks 2008-03-08 06:01 - The No. 2 U.S. radio broadcaster CBS Radio said it will combine its more than 150 online radio stations with AOL’s more than 200 online stations. 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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