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Microsoft: Relations with Europe improving
Microsoft's top lawyer says that a tentative deal on a browser ballot screen could mark an end to years of acrimony between Brussels and Redmond.
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Nokia test center:
Shake, rattle, and soakHere's where every cell phone model endures a rigorous physical testing process to make sure the devices can withstand a slew of abuses.
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November deadline for new Google Books deal
Google and books groups hashing out the terms of a revised settlement will have until November 9 to submit a new deal to the judge overseeing the case.
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Amazon goes global with new Kindle
The new edition of the e-book reader that can wirelessly download books in more than 100 countries. Also: a price cut for U.S. consumers.
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Lego devotees flock to Seattle
Thousands packed downtown's Seattle Center to view the elaborate creations at BrickCon 2009.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
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Ceatec Day 2--robot phones, 3D TVs, Hellboy
photos There are plenty of fascinating odds and ends filling up the convention center at Ceatec 2009 in Japan.
• Kohjinsha's doublewide laptop display
• Singing robot takes requests
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Compuware to swallow site optimizer Gomez
Application management firm Compuware is buying Web optimization company Gomez for $295 million to offer customers a unified approach toward optimizing their applications.
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Microbe converts sludge into ethanol
A joint project of Applied CleanTech and Qteros combines feedstock made from sewage sludge and a microbe-based process for turning cellulose into ethanol.
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Qualcomm tries hand at handheld TV
The FLO TV service, already available on mobile phones in the U.S., comes to a dedicated device for the first time.
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Facebook acknowledges access problems
Some members of the social network claim to have been unable to access their accounts for several days now; it's a database problem, Facebook says.
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Survey: Most U.S. companies block social networks
A survey of companies' chief information officers reveals that only 10 percent of companies allow unlimited personal social-networking activity on the job and over half block it altogether.
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AT&T to allow VoIP iPhone apps on 3G network
AT&T and Apple clear the way for iPhone users to begin using VoIP apps on its wireless network.
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Eolas sues corporate giants over Web technology
In a bigger sequel to its years-long patent infringement case against Microsoft, Eolas has sued Apple, Google, Amazon, Yahoo, Frito-Lay, Playboy, and many others.
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Did Viacom find smoking gun in YouTube case?
YouTube's internal e-mails indicate employees and managers knew about copyright content, sources say, but chose to leave the material on the site. What are the DMCA ramifications?
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Two Verizon Android phones coming in 2009
Verizon and Google make partnership official with promises to collaborate on Android-based phones and other devices over the next several years.
(Posted in Relevant Results by Tom Krazit)
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