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Gadgets wow crowds at world's top high-tech fair (AFP)AFP - Robots that teach Chinese, computers controlled by moving the eyes and flying alarm clocks were among the weird and wonderful gadgets wowing crowds Wednesday at the world's top high-tech fair.
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AT&T CEO sees iPad mostly used on Wi-Fi (Reuters)Reuters - AT&T Inc expects users of Apple Inc's iPad to connect to the Internet mostly using short-range Wi-Fi networks rather than AT&T's cellular network, the chief executive of AT&T said on Tuesday.
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Yahoo CEO indicates turnaround could take years (AP)AP - Yahoo Inc. CEO Carol Bartz says she hopes investors growing impatient for her to turn around the slumping Internet company remember how long it took for Steve Jobs to revive Apple Inc.
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Apple sues HTC over phones with Google software (Reuters)Reuters - Apple Inc sued Taiwan's HTC Corp, which makes touchscreen smartphones using Google software, accusing it of infringing 20 hardware and software patents related to the iPhone.
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Online diaries expose China official to graft probe (AFP)AFP - Authorities are investigating an official in southern China after his purported diaries appeared on the Internet, describing acts of alleged bribery and sexual misconduct, state media said Wednesday.
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Taiwan's HTC denies infringing iPhone patents (AFP)AFP - Taiwan's leading smartphone maker High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) on Wednesday denied infringing iPhone patents held by Apple after the US technology giant filed a lawsuit in the United States.
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Kansas city changes name -- temporarily -- to Google (AFP)AFP - A city in Kansas seeking to be a test hub for a high-speed broadband network being built by Google has temporarily changed its name to... Google.
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Private equity firm makes bid for Novell (AFP)AFP - Elliott Associates, a private equity firm, offered to buy Novell Tuesday with a bid that values the enterprise software company at some two billion dollars.
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Yahoo CEO not pushing for Google search probe (Reuters)Reuters - Yahoo Inc CEO Carol Bartz said she does not believe Yahoo needs to discuss Google Inc's Internet search practices with government regulators.
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Jerry Brown announces run for California governor (Reuters)Reuters - State Attorney General Jerry Brown on Tuesday formally announced his run for governor with a promise to "get California working again," setting the stage for a likely November showdown with former eBay chief Meg Whitman, the Re...
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US cyber defense strategy details hit the Internet (AFP)AFP - The curtain was pulled back Tuesday on portions of a secret US cyber defense strategy crafted during the administration of former president George W. Bush.
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Apple IPhone With Wi-Fi May Soon Enter China (PC World)PC World - China Unicom, the only mobile network operator selling iPhones in China, is in talks with Apple to sell a version of the popular smartphone with Wi-Fi, something the companies could not do previously due to government regulati...
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Tivo's New Set-top Box Unites TV, Internet Programming (PC World)PC World - Tivo on Tuesday took a step forward in marrying TV with the Web, introducing a new set-top box that will bring cable programming and streaming content from the Internet to TV screens.
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Summary Box: Yahoo CEO says turnarounds take time (AP)AP - NO QUICK FIXES: Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz hopes shareholders won't become too impatient as she tries to turn around the slumping Internet company.
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TiVo hopes for a lift from DVR blending 'Net, TV (AP)AP - TiVo Inc., the pioneer of the digital video recorder, hopes its new DVRs coming out this spring will keep the company relevant in an age when broadcast and broadband will be combined in TVs.
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