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NPR boosts online offerings, seeks larger audience (AP)
Posted on 09.30.08 by templeton @ 4:00 am

In this screen shot provided by National Public Radio<b>,</b> the NPR community profile page of Andy Carvin is shown. National Public Radio is boosting its digital ambitions in search of larger and younger audiences<b>,</b> beginning with this Monday's introduction of social-networking features akin to Facebook. <b>(</b>AP Photo/National Public Radio<b>)</b>AP - National Public Radio, already strong online with free downloads from many of its shows, is boosting its digital ambitions with Monday’s introduction of social-networking features akin to Facebook.



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Congress poised to pass Internet radio legislation (AP)
Posted on 09.30.08 by templeton @ 4:00 am

AP - Congress is close to passing legislation that would buy extra time to finalize an agreement intended to save the emerging Internet radio market from a crippling hike in copyright royalty rates.


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New software turns PC into TiVo TV recorder (AP)
Posted on 09.30.08 by templeton @ 4:00 am

AP - TiVo Inc. and Nero AG of Germany were set to announce Monday that they will be launching a package that turns a Windows PC into a TV recorder, just like a TiVo set-top box.


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Sprint begins mobile WiMax network in Baltimore (AP)
Posted on 09.30.08 by templeton @ 4:00 am

AP - Sprint Nextel Corp. opened its new wireless network to customers in Baltimore on Monday, offering Internet service for laptops for per month. It’s the first commercial network in the U.S. to use so-called WiMax technology for mobile customers.


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Transpacific undersea cable completed (CNET)
Posted on 09.30.08 by templeton @ 4:00 am

CNET - A crucial undersea fiber-optic cable that will provide more Internet capacity between the U.S. and China was completed Monday, according to news reports.


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Full encryption stops Amazon Web video leak: Adobe (Reuters)
Posted on 09.30.08 by templeton @ 4:00 am

Reuters – Amazon.com has fixed a glitch in its video streaming service by adopting Adobe Systems Inc’s encryption on all television shows and movies found on its site, software maker Adobe said on Monday.


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Nintento pushing "play" on new DS console (Reuters)
Posted on 09.30.08 by templeton @ 4:00 am

Reuters – Nintendo plans to release a new model of its portable DS gaming console with a camera, music player and high-speed WiFi capabilities by the end of 2008.


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Mobile technology taught to turn on thieves (AFP)
Posted on 09.30.08 by templeton @ 4:00 am

A mobile phone user. Stolen mobile telephones are being taught to turn against thieves by sending home word of where they are and letting owners snoop on calls<b>(</b>AFP/Fabrice Coffrini<b>)</b>AFP - Stolen mobile telephones are being taught to turn against thieves by sending home word of where they are and letting owners snoop on calls.



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Motorola Staffing Up To Cash In on Android Buzz (NewsFactor)
Posted on 09.30.08 by templeton @ 4:00 am

Executives hold the new G1 phone running Google's Android software in New York September 23<b>,</b> 2008. T-Mobile USA<b>,</b> a Deutsche Telekom AG unit<b>,</b> will sell the first phone powered by Google Inc's Android operating system under the brand name T-Mobile G1<b>,</b> said its partner Amazon.com Inc on Tuesday. <b>(</b>Jacob Silberberg/Reuters<b>)</b>NewsFactor – Motorola is reportedly looking to beef up its Android development team, increasing its size from 50 to 350 people in hopes of getting in on the latest Google buzz. Motorola couldn’t immediately be reached for comment, but reports of insider leaks say the handset maker is working with a recruiter to find developers for Google’s open-source mobile operating system.



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Microsoft CEO Ballmer receives $1.35M in 2008 (AP)
Posted on 09.30.08 by templeton @ 4:00 am

AP - Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer received a pay package valued at about .35 million for fiscal 2008, a year in which the software maker’s profit climbed despite the troubled U.S. economy.


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