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MSNBC
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Microsoft Corp and News Corp are in talks about a joint bid for Yahoo Inc that would add MySpace to the Yahoo-Microsoft combination proposed by the world's largest software maker, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
The talks with News Corp, whic..
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MSNBC
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Sony Corp.'s first Blu-ray disc player that can download bonus materials like trailers and games from the Internet will debut this summer, the company announced Tuesday.
It will be the first new player from Sony, the inventor of Blu-ray, since the form..
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MSNBC
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The International Consumer Electronics Show is turning out to be a celebration party for Blu-ray, the high-definition format that Sony Corp. backed, and a wake for a rival movie disc technology pushed by Toshiba Corp.
Just two months ago, Sony CEO Howa..
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Reuters
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Software included with high-end memory sticks sold by Sony Corp can make personal computers vulnerable to attack by computer hackers, according to researchers with two Internet security firms.
Sony's MicroVault USB memory stick and fingerprint reader i..
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CNN
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Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it would launch the advanced version of its Xbox 360 game console, Xbox 360 Elite, on October 11 in Japan, a country where sales of its game gear trail far behind rival machines from Nintendo Co. Ltd. and Sony Corp. The El..
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CBS News
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NBC Universal and News Corp. joined forces Thursday with several major Internet companies to distribute TV shows, video clips and movies online in an effort to better control their programming and counter competition from YouTube.
The new network, whic..
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Reuters
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Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) founder Bill Gates said on Tuesday the company's Windows Vista operating system had been incredibly well received...
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MSNBC
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Carlyle-controlled Japanese handy-phone firm Willcom Inc. rolled out the world's first phones featuring Intel Corp's Centrino Atom microprocessors, as it fights for new users in a saturated market.
Willcom, which held 4 percent of Japan's mobile market..
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Yahoo News
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Carlyle-controlled Japanese handy-phone firm Willcom Inc and a group led by mobile phone operator KDDI Corp won licenses to supply high-speed wireless Internet access on Friday.
The two have been competing with mobile carriers NTT DoCoMo Inc and Softba..
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SF Gate
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JetBlue Airways Corp. will start offering limited e-mail and instant messaging services for free on one of its planes next week as airlines renew efforts to offer in-flight Internet access.
General Web surfing and e-mail attachments won't be permitted..
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Bloomberg
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General Motors Corp. may build as many as 60,000 of its Volt electric cars for their inaugural year on the market, four times the sales of Toyota Motor Corp.'s hybrid Prius in its U.S. debut, people with knowledge of GM's plans said.
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CNN
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Sales of Nintendo's quirky Wii video game machine could top the legendary PlayStation 2, making it the biggest hit in the industry's history, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said on Thursday. Nintendo Co. Ltd. sped past Sony Corp. in market capitalization..
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BBC News
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is considering selling social networking site MySpace to internet search company Yahoo, the Times newspaper has claimed.
The News Corp-owned newspaper said its parent firm was mulling offering some of its internet asse..
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Los Angeles Times
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News Corp.'s Internet division plunged further into the fast-growing world of amateur video Wednesday, buying two young companies for a combined $270 million.
Fox Interactive Media spent about $250 million for Photobucket Inc., which draws more than 30..
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BBC News
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Social networking website MySpace has agreed to provide police with information about convicted US sex offenders, removed from its service.
The site's owner - News Corp - had previously been criticised for refusing a request from eight US states to div..
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Yahoo News
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Toshiba Corp. known among consumers for its televisions, laptops and DVD players will begin selling portable hard drive products as well, becoming the latest company seeking to capitalize on people's expanding collections of digital data.
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MSNBC
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Sony Corp. said on Thursday it planned to start selling ultra-thin TVs using organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology this year, aiming to become the first to market with a TV using the promising next-generation display.
Several companies are inv..
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Yahoo News
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CBS Corp. said on Thursday it has created a broad Internet distribution channel for its popular television programs through deals with 10 partners, including Time Warner Inc.'s AOL, Microsoft Corp.'s MSN and Comcast Corp.
With the deals, CBS will be ab..
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Los Angeles Times
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AT&T Inc. said Tuesday that it had taken a step toward the long-promised notion of phones replacing credit cards, checks and cash by signing agreements with Wachovia Corp. and several other banks.
The agreements will allow customers of its Cingular Wir..
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FOX News
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Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) will sell a version of its Xbox 360 with a 120-gigabyte hard drive and a souped up high-definition video connection, in a bid to broaden the appeal of its popular console beyond video games.
Earlier versions of Xbox 360 came with..
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