Nokia needs to make Windows phones hip
Nokia has scrapped its smartphone software for Microsoft's supercharged mobile operating system. Now a world enamored by Apple's iPhone and Android handsets needs reason to care.
Business
Feb 12, 2011
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US lawmaker unveils Internet, finance privacy bills
Cheered on by civil liberties advocates and consumer groups, a US lawmaker introduced legislation Friday to help safeguard Internet users' privacy and rein in dissemination of personal financial data.
Internet
Feb 12, 2011
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Bing search gaining ground on Google: comScore
Industry tracking firm comScore on Friday reported that Microsoft's Bing gained ground on Google in the lucrative Internet search market in January.
Internet
Feb 12, 2011
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Yap.TV lets viewers chat as they watch
Startup Yap.TV believes that whether shows are streamed over the Internet, airwaves, or cable lines people will always want to talk about what they are watching.
Internet
Feb 12, 2011
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Wireless advances could mean no more cell towers
(AP) -- As cell phones have spread, so have large cell towers - those unsightly stalks of steel topped by transmitters and other electronics that sprouted across the country over the last decade.
Telecom
Feb 12, 2011
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Vt. mulls ban on aliases online for sex offenders
(AP) -- Vermont lawmakers are considering making it a crime for convicted sex offenders to use false names on social media sites like Facebook, after one such incident was reported in the state.
Internet
Feb 12, 2011
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Strong quake jolts Chile; magnitude 6.8
(AP) -- A magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck central Chile Friday, centered in almost exactly the same spot where last year's magnitude-8.8 quake spawned a tsunami and devastated coastal communities.
Earth Sciences
Feb 12, 2011
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Band confirms dead eagle as 1 of Alaska's oldest
(AP) -- A Kodiak Island bald eagle survived 25 years of Alaska hazards but met an unfortunate fate last month on the crossbar of a utility pole: electrocution.
Ecology
Feb 12, 2011
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Pandora tunes up for IPO, looks to raise $100M
(AP) -- Popular Internet radio service Pandora is tuning up for an IPO later this year.
Business
Feb 12, 2011
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Web experts ask scientists to use the Web to improve understanding, sharing of their data in science
Peter Fox and James Hendler of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are calling for scientists to take a few tips from the users of the World Wide Web when presenting their data to the public and other scientists in the Feb. ...
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