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5 sued over sharing movies on Internet 9 May 08, 23:45 ET By JODI ANDES A list of sites where movies can be legally downloaded can be found at www.mpaa.org. Three powerhouse California movie studios are suing five ... more Intellectual property threatened as Internet avenues open wider 9 May 08, 23:23 ET Not too long ago, companies were thought of as locally or regionally based. An Ohio firm wasn't too concerned about a competitor in California, ... more Clarion University students use Internet to make impact for the ... 9 May 08, 23:21 ET CLARION — A group of Clarion University students has demonstrated a “Demo Camp Unit” in front of Gemmell Student Complex to raise awareness about their ... more Internet preferred over dailies as IT job source 9 May 08, 22:46 ET MANILA, Philippines - A groundbreaking survey has revealed that the Internet has already surpassed newspapers, possibly for the first time, as the preferred source of job openings among Filipino IT professionals. more Internet surpasses dailies as job opening source among Filipino IT workers 9 May 08, 22:33 ET MANILA, Philippines - A groundbreaking survey has revealed that the Internet has already surpassed newspapers, possibly for the first time, as the preferred source of job openings among Filipino IT professionals. more Missing: US anti-terrorism laptops and Tasmanian high-speed Internet 9 May 08, 22:18 ET By Ashley Clark This week, Tasmanian broadband users suffered a setback as national ISP Internode suspended a range of its Internet services in protest to ... more Lohan withdraws from Manson family movie: spokeswoman 9 May 08, 22:14 ET AFP - Lindsay Lohan has withdrawn from an upcoming movie about convicted murderer Charles Manson, her publicist said Friday, following an Internet report she had been axed from the project. more Former Talk Show Host Sent Porn Over Internet 9 May 08, 22:10 ET SAN FRANCISCO—A radio talk show personality on San Francisco-based KGO 810 News Talk has pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco to one count of ... more Colbert, will.i.am among special Internet Webby award recipients 9 May 08, 22:01 ET NEW YORK -- Stephen Colbert’s use of the Internet to connect with fans earned the Comedy Central host special recognition as recipients of the annual Webby awards for Web sites and online achievements were announced Tuesday. more Tips and Trends: Mobile and Internet convergence--Impact on ... 9 May 08, 21:37 ET While the convergence between mobile and Internet worlds is potentially very lucrative, there are several challenges operators must manage while expanding ... more Local 'Scam Baiter' Fights Internet Fraud 9 May 08, 21:32 ET SEATTLE -- Online scammers will take Americans for more than $660000. But one Bremerton man has taken it upon himself to fight back. ... more Lafayette 19Yr Old Arrested for Internet Solicitation 9 May 08, 21:22 ET A 19-year-old Lafayette Parish man has been arrested on charges of using the Internet to solicit a detective who was posing as an underage girl. more • A bumper crop of servers Google and other Internet giants are ... - The Oregonian 9 May 08, 21:06 ET By Jamie Francis Amanda Thorpe, 28, lifts her three month daughter, Alexandra into the air as they wait to hear Hillary Clinton speak Thursday at The Expo ... more Casting a web on the internet 9 May 08, 20:57 ET BANGALORE: The poll process in India may be very different from that in the US. But our candidates seem to be picking up tips from the candidates there. ... more MGM Grand at Foxwoods to utilize TV-to-Internet advertising platform 9 May 08, 20:38 ET by Darren Murph, posted May 9th 2008 at 8:25PM As the media giants look for more creative ways to snag our attention even for just a brief moment, ... more Bosses should use internet to aid training 9 May 08, 20:28 ET Employers should use the growing appetite for ‘video snacking’ - using phones and PCs for quick online media fixes – to train staff, according to a survey. ... more Internet & Technology 9 May 08, 20:19 ET BY DOUG TSURUOKA In World War II, amphibious warfare was all about "hitting the beach." Marines, backed by planes and ships, stormed out of landing craft ... more Vint Cerf Supports Municipal Broadband Networks 9 May 08, 20:10 ET PC World - Municipal broadband networks could help boost the availability of high-speed Internet access and even help to ensure Net... more Trekkies film new internet movie 9 May 08, 20:07 ET Jean-Luc Picard and the Romulans are fighting it out in Tayside as Star Trek fans film their latest internet epic. It comes as Trekkies create the fourth in ... more Facebook 'Connect' To Let Users Share Profiles 9 May 08, 20:06 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - Following MySpace's lead, Facebook's upcoming service includes user-maintained controls for basic profile information, photos, personal videos, and friend lists. more Indo-Brit Cousins Strike Gold With Internet Site 9 May 08, 19:44 ET LONDON - Two Indo-British cousins at the University of Oxford have overnight become millionaires after a free online service they started for students was ... more Internet fraud on the rise 9 May 08, 19:38 ET During 2008, incidents of cybercrime can be expected to climb, as criminals around the world capitalise on the opportunities the Internet provides for them ... more Vint Cerf: Internet pioneer, coffee drinker 9 May 08, 19:20 ET Internet pioneer Vint Cerf today told about 800 people at the Technology Alliance's annual luncheon about the early days of the Internet, the promise of ... more ZeeJustin dishes on WSOP, Internet play 9 May 08, 19:12 ET By Jason Kirk Since turning 21, former online phenom Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo has made 12 major final tables and taken home over $1162000 in tournament ... more Who wants high-speed internet? 9 May 08, 19:11 ET The County of Simcoe has launched a project that aims to identify what interest locals have in high-speed Internet, while at the same time determining its ... more Microsoft To Release Office 2007 SP1 Via Automatic Update In June 9 May 08, 19:05 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - The strategy of rolling out service packs in phases gives the market plenty of time to evaluate the software. more Children & adolescents in Peru prefer the Internet over television 9 May 08, 18:49 ET Peru's youth and young people in Latin America in general prefer surfing the internet instead of watching television, revealed a survey done by the ... more U.S. v. 3,000 Microsoft Flash Drives 9 May 08, 18:45 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - The devices with fake Microsoft Windows logos are just the latest in a series of goods seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. more Sprint Palm Treo 800w to sport Internet Explorer 7.11? 9 May 08, 18:36 ET Details on unreleased handsets sometimes pop up in some unlikely places. The Sprint Palm Treo 800w is slated to release in a couple months, ... more Mio Group Plans Launch of Mobile Voice and Wireless Broadband ... 9 May 08, 18:26 ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Mio, the fastest growing provider of broadband mobile communication services in the Caribbean Islands, ... more Deputies to talk about Internet safety in Orleans 9 May 08, 18:18 ET ORLEANS — Deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department will continue their effort to educate parents and care-givers concerning the dangers of the ... more Ogden police fighting petty crime via the Internet 9 May 08, 18:03 ET Petty thieves in Ogden might soon find they are starring in their own arrests on the Internet. From gas thieves to sneaking shoplifters, petty crooks are ... more Tech/Nevada Game to Be Broadcast on Internet 9 May 08, 18:01 ET HONOLULU -- Louisiana Tech's game against 17th ranked Nevada at 7 pm CST Friday will be broadcast over the internet with Malcolm Butler providing the live ... more Microsoft to set up own Internet search business 9 May 08, 17:58 ET JAKARTA: Microsoft Corporation will focus on growing its own advertising and Internet search business after it withdrew its takeover offer for Yahoo, ... more Alibaba.com - China's most impressive Internet outfit. 9 May 08, 17:48 ET By David Hechler The event last November had all the earmarks of a big stock launch: photo ops with the charismatic business leader, ... more 'BioShock' Game Coming To Film 9 May 08, 17:47 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - The underwater dystopian game has sold more than 2 million copies and publisher Take-Two is working on a sequel. more 'Stifling' gadgets threaten internet's future 9 May 08, 17:43 ET By Peter Griffiths in London THE rise of gadgets like the iPhone, Blackberry and Xbox threatens to unravel the decades of innovation that helped to build ... more Lawmakers Eye Net Neutrality As Anti-Trust Issue 9 May 08, 17:42 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - The Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act would require carriers to promote competition and allow people to use any device they want to on the carriers' networks. more An Internet Forum brings home the Nissan 9 May 08, 17:24 ET Most car enthusiasts and video-gamers would know that a Nissan Skyline GT-R is not your average car. This is a foreign performance car that is rarely seen ... more Verizon Communications spent $3.9 million in first quarter to lobby on Internet issues 9 May 08, 17:17 ET WASHINGTON (AP) - Verizon Communications Inc. spent nearly $3.9 million in the first quarter to lobby on various Internet matters, electronic surveillance legislation and other issues, according to a disclosure report. more MCT to Broadcast 2008 First Quarter Financial Results Conference Call . over the Internet 9 May 08, 16:57 ET over the Internet 09/05/2008 20:38:00 Business Wire Micro Component Technology, Inc. more Apple Reportedly Agrees To Refunds In Mac-User Suit 9 May 08, 16:57 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - The payout was based on user complaints that led to Apple recalling 570,000 power adapters and offering replacements at no charge. more Facebook to let users carry profile with them 9 May 08, 16:56 ET AP - The popular online social hangout Facebook says it's setting up a new system that will allow its 70 million users to take their personal profiles with them as they surf other Web sites. more Girl gang killed neighbour with 'internet' bomb 9 May 08, 16:53 ET A gang of teenage girls may have blown up a rival's home, killing her neighbour, with a liquid bomb they researched on the internet after an argument about ... more Gadgets pose increasing threat to internet's future 9 May 08, 16:51 ET London: The rise of gadgets like the iPhone, BlackBerry and Xbox threatens to unravel the decades of innovation that helped to build the internet, ... more Media’s gravitation to where Internet bloggers bloviate 9 May 08, 16:44 ET Every spring about this time, some 1200 housing advocates gather in Washington, DC, for three days of intense meetings. This conference, by the National ... more Congress Ponders Differing Net-Neutrality Bills 9 May 08, 16:37 ET NewsFactor - The Internet neutrality issue has once again taken center stage in Congress, where two bills are under scrutiny. During a hearing to discuss pending legislation, the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet noted that commercial success for many Internet-based companies depends on an open Internet. more PicLens - New Way To Browse For Pictures On The Internet 9 May 08, 16:27 ET By Thomas Hawk - Fri, 05/09/2008 - 4:26pm. Well I've been using PicLens for a few months now, and I'm a bit late with this post, but if you haven't ... more Phishing Campaign Targets Tax Rebate Checks 9 May 08, 16:24 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - The phishing messages claim that the fastest way to receive one's economic stimulus tax rebate is through direct deposit and include a Web link to an online submission form. more McCain and blogger trade barbs over his 2000 vote 9 May 08, 16:21 ET Reuters - Did U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain vote for President George W. Bush in 2000? more Report: More Than 550 Million GPS Handsets To Ship By 2012 9 May 08, 16:20 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - Service providers are helping drive GPS handset sales by including community and social networking functionality in their handheld devices, says ABI Research. more Sector roundup: Internet, homebuilders 9 May 08, 16:14 ET © 2008 AP NEW YORK (AP) _ Online travel stocks traded mixed Friday, with Priceline.com Inc.'s stock rising to a multiyear high the day after the company ... more Botched 911 call failure by Internet phone provider: investigation 9 May 08, 16:13 ET CALGARY - An investigation into a botched 911 call that a family believes contributed to their 18-month-old boy's death is blaming the Internet phone provider. more Flyers' Cote defends his Internet usage 9 May 08, 16:10 ET PITTSBURGH — Freedom of expression could become an issue in the NHL in the wake of a controversy over Philadelphia Flyer forward Riley Cote's MySpace page ... more Environmental Group Hits Apple 9 May 08, 16:09 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - Climate Counts, a nonprofit organization that aims to direct consumers toward the greenest companies, rated Apple last among electronic firms. more Internet Brands doubles down on M&A 9 May 08, 15:45 ET Internet Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: INET) is essentially a holding company for a myriad of diverse websites. Some of the categories include travel, autos, ... more Changing Info Edge into world-class internet co 9 May 08, 15:36 ET Hitesh Oberoi, COO, Info Edge, gave up his job with Hindustan Unilever to join the internet revolution in 2000. Today, he is a part one of the fastest ... more SDG&E Commends American Internet Services For Participating In ... 9 May 08, 15:25 ET (PRWEB) May 9, 2008 -- San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) awarded American Internet Services with a certificate of excellence to commend their participation ... more Advocacy groups take aim at Google-Yahoo partnership 9 May 08, 15:21 ET AP - An online advertising partnership between Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc. is facing opposition from consumer and civic groups that didn't wait for an official deal announcement to voice their discontent. more Internet traffic congestions Solved Reports Dallas Web Design ... 9 May 08, 15:12 ET Cambridge, MA (WiredPRNews.com) — In 1998, a few scientists from MIT University in Massachusetts came up with an idea that would prevent Internet congestion ... more FBI Warns Of Internet Scam Promising Faster Tax Rebates 9 May 08, 15:09 ET LOS ANGELES -- The FBI has issued a warning to consumers not to fall for a scam involving Economic Stimulus checks. The agency warns that fraudulent e-mails ... more Virgin Atlantic Outsources Tech Ops To TCS 9 May 08, 14:58 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - Travel and transportation is becoming an increasingly important vertical for TCS, accounting for 4% of the company's $5.7 billion in total revenues last year. more SEC busts Internet scam 9 May 08, 14:57 ET By Sara Hansard The Securities and Exchange Commission obtained an emergency court order freezing the assets of an alleged perpetrator of an Internet Ponzi ... more New NC program to share real estate listings on Internet 9 May 08, 14:54 ET The four largest multiple listing services in North Carolina are joining forces to share their public data across the state, they said in a statement Friday ... more Probe finds botched Calgary 911 call the result of Internet phone ... - Metro Canada 9 May 08, 14:53 ET CALGARY - An investigation into a botched 911 call that contributed to the death of an 18-month-old Calgary boy has placed the blame on the family's ... more Internet Users Help Nab Accused Child Predator 9 May 08, 14:41 ET InformationWeek - Interpol credits Internet users with helping to identify and locate a suspected child predator, who was arrested in New Jersey. more 'Grand Theft Auto Success' Taxes IGN's Google-Powered Map 9 May 08, 14:40 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - Microsoft's retailer survey also found more than 60% of all GTA games sold in the first week were for its Xbox 360 videogame console. more Belize Police get into Internet Technology 9 May 08, 14:35 ET Today, the Belize Police Department unveiled its new and improved presence on the World Wide Web. It is a great step in the direction of “E-Government,” ... more Studios file suit against 4 Ohioans accused of illegal Internet ... 9 May 08, 14:25 ET AP COLUMBUS — Three film studios have filed a series of federal lawsuits to stop what they say is the illegal sharing of movies online. ... more 'San Diego U-T' Announces Top Internet Executive's Ouster 9 May 08, 14:16 ET NEW YORK The San Diego Union-Tribune formally announced it has removed its top Internet manager, Chris Jennewein, but gave few specific reasons for the shake-up, which was rumored to have occurred earlier this week. more INTERNET - RELIGION 9 May 08, 14:00 ET The Vatican's official website now features a Latin section, alongside the site's six modern languages. The pages called 'Sancta Sedes' (Holy See) are ... more Free internet to boost trade 9 May 08, 13:53 ET By Jen Rivett Free internet has been introduced to parts of Abingdon in a bid to attract more visitors to its flagging town centre. Abingdon Town Council is ... more 'DirtyOlderMan' Among Locals Charged In Internet Sting 9 May 08, 13:50 ET Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett agents from the Child Predator Unit have arrested five accused predators in suburban Philadelphia and Allentown ... more Probe finds botched Calgary 911 call the result of Internet - Metro Canda 9 May 08, 13:50 ET CALGARY - An investigation into a botched 911 call that contributed to the death of an 18-month-old Calgary boy has placed the blame on the family's ... more Horizon Media Partners With Backchannelmedia to Use TV-to-Internet ... 9 May 08, 13:48 ET Horizon Media, an independent media services agency, has announced partnership with Backchannelmedia, a technology that unites the engaging experience of ... more HSSC Results available via SMS, Internet 9 May 08, 13:48 ET May 9- HSSC results to be declared on 10th May will be availabe via SMS as well as on several websites. Results will be available by dialing the numbers ... more Probe finds botched Calgary 911 call the result of Internet - Metro Canada 9 May 08, 13:46 ET CALGARY - An investigation into a botched 911 call that contributed to the death of an 18-month-old Calgary boy has placed the blame on the family's ... more Internet provider blamed for botched 911 call 9 May 08, 13:37 ET CALGARY — An investigation into a botched 911 call that contributed to the death of an 18-month-old Calgary boy has placed the blame on the family’s Internet phone provider. more Austin Radio News Personality Bets on Internet Radio 9 May 08, 13:35 ET A voice that is familiar to many in Austin, Texas is now going to make his voice heard as a media consultant at Austin based Internet Broadcasting Group. ... more Probe finds botched Calgary 911 call the result of Internet phone ... 9 May 08, 13:30 ET CALGARY — An investigation into a botched 911 call that contributed to the death of an 18-month-old Calgary boy has placed the blame on the family's ... more Probe finds botched Calgary 911 call the result of Internet phone service failure 9 May 08, 13:29 ET CALGARY - An investigation into a botched 911 call that contributed to the death of an 18-month-old Calgary boy has placed the blame on the family's Internet phone provider. more UK internet users 'rack up 18 hours a month' 9 May 08, 13:26 ET Broadband users are contributing to a national internet habit which takes up an average 18 hours a month, according to new research by Nielsen Online. ... more Nokia: Mobile phone leader or 'Internet company?' 9 May 08, 13:12 ET At Nokia's annual meeting yesterday, CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo vowed to change the business model of the world's leading mobile phone maker, to make it, in his words, "more like an Internet company." more Canadian filmmaker turns to internet to finance movie 9 May 08, 13:06 ET GOING PUBLIC: Casey Walker is raising money for his film project by selling frames online for $13 each. An aspiring Canadian filmmaker is asking the online ... more Internet café chain eyes expansion with 20 new branches in 2008 9 May 08, 13:05 ET AN Internet café chain, owned by a British and Filipino partnership, wants to open 20 new branches this year. more Bloomingdale’s (M) to Focus on Internet Sales, Discontinuing Mail ... 9 May 08, 12:52 ET Bloomingdale’s announced plans to shift the focus of its direct-to-consumer business to the bloomingdales.com Web site, where sales growth has far outpaced ... more No. Calif. Business Marketing Association Presents “The Mobile ... 9 May 08, 12:52 ET SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northern California Business Marketing Association (NorCal BMA) has announced its Wednesday, May 28 th meeting program, ... more Texas may claim Amazon owes sales taxes 9 May 08, 12:49 ET AP - Texas officials may claim that Amazon.com owes millions in sales taxes on purchases that state residents made from the Internet retailer. more Microsoft Offers Telescope Ah La Internet 9 May 08, 12:47 ET Redmond, Washington (eCanadaNow) - Many people have Google Earth on their computers, and use it to scan round the globe for geographic details. ... more No. Calif. Business Marketing Association Presents The Mobile . Internet at Its Tipping Point. What s Next? 9 May 08, 12:41 ET Internet at Its Tipping Point. more No. Calif. Business Marketing Association Presents The Mobile . (2º) Internet at Its Tipping Point. 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Business Marketing Association Presents ''The Mobile ... 9 May 08, 12:37 ET SAN JOSE, Calif. - (Business Wire) Northern California Business Marketing Association (NorCal BMA) has announced its Wednesday, May 28 th meeting program, ... more MySpace Makes Data Portable to Other Web Sites 9 May 08, 12:26 ET NewsFactor - The move toward data portability for denizens of social-networking sites gained more momentum Thursday with MySpace's announcement of its Data Availability project. more EBay's PayPal rule in Australia draws fire 9 May 08, 12:11 ET AP - EBay Inc. is exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment service PayPal, a move that has angered users and prompted antitrust scrutiny in Australia, where a PayPal-only rule takes effect next month. more Friday Picks: Macs in the workplace, Internet memes that helped Obama 9 May 08, 12:08 ET With Apple's market share growing in the consumer market, more corporate users are demanding that they be allowed to use Macs at work, even though Apple has ... more An oil bubble to rival the Internet boom? 9 May 08, 12:03 ET This week we take a close look at what look very much like bubbles in the US energy sector and in raw materials in Europe. In real terms, oil prices are ... more Bloomingdale's to end By Mail catalog 9 May 08, 11:51 ET Reuters - Macy's Inc's Bloomingdale's division said on Friday it will discontinue the Bloomingdale's By Mail catalog by early 2009 and focus on the Web site. more BART to sell youth discount tickets on the Internet 9 May 08, 11:51 ET By Denis Cuff By Denis Cuff BART will start selling discount train tickets to teenage students over the Internet this September in an attempt to introduce ... more Percentage of Internet users has grown from 37% in 2005 to 44 % 9 May 08, 11:44 ET The BBVA Foundation presents the results of its “Second Study on the Internet in Spain” based on a wide-ranging survey into how Internet is being used, ... more Fees for `.org' Internet domain names to increase 10 pct ... 9 May 08, 11:10 ET AP Public Interest Registry, which operates the ".org" domain name, disclosed the planned fee increase in a May 1 letter to the Internet's key oversight ... more Search Engine E-Commerce Small Business Marketing, Featured at ... 9 May 08, 11:01 ET London, United Kingdom - (Website Hosting Directory) - May 9, 2008 - The InternetWorld premiere event for the UK, recently featured small business ... more 'San Diego UT' Announces Top Internet Executive's Ouster 9 May 08, 11:00 ET By Joe Strupp NEW YORK The San Diego Union-Tribune formally announced it has removed its top Internet manager, Chris Jennewein, but gave few specific ... more Fees for `.org' domain names to increase 10 pct 9 May 08, 10:59 ET AP - Wholesale fees for Internet addresses ending in ".org" will increase 10 percent Nov. 9. more Tivoli Targets June Intro for NetWorks Internet Radio 9 May 08, 10:58 ET Tivoli Audio founder and CEO Tom DeVesto has set a June timeframe for shipment of the product whose concept he outlined almost a year ago: the Tivoli Audio ... more Bosses should use internet to aid training, says report 9 May 08, 10:56 ET Employers should use the growing appetite for ‘video snacking’ - using phones and PCs for quick online media fixes – to train staff, according to a survey. ... more Softbank not yet providing ringing endorsement for mobile Internet 9 May 08, 10:55 ET