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Service lets drivers lock in gasoline prices
01.07.2008 04:01
reuters.com
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The high price of gasoline has some U.S. drivers looking to the future.
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Sinclair dreams of 'flying cars'
01.07.2008 03:38
bbc.co.uk
Personal flying machines will be a reality, says home computer and electric car pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair.
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Technologies
Rhapsody embraces MP3 music files
01.07.2008 03:38
bbc.co.uk
US digital music service Rhapsody is the latest company to embrace MP3 downloads without copy restrictions.
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Technologies
Court fines eBay over fake goods
01.07.2008 03:38
bbc.co.uk
A French court orders eBay to pay 40 million euros in damages to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of fake goods.
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Technologies
Spam fighters lay down gauntlet
01.07.2008 03:38
bbc.co.uk
Recommendations for how ISPs can fight spam are issued by a global body dedicated to looking at the issue.
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Technologies
Yahoo questions how serious Microsoft was on deals
01.07.2008 03:08
reuters.com
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc on Monday sought to rally shareholder support in the face of a proxy battle with billionaire Carl Icahn, saying the activist investor had an "ill-defined plan" for the future of the Internet company.
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Service lets drivers lock in gasoline prices
01.07.2008 03:08
reuters.com
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The high price of gasoline has some U.S. drivers looking to the future.
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Internet
Hollywood studio, Google forge new ground on Web
01.07.2008 03:08
reuters.com
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A major Hollywood studio and online search engine Google Inc on unveiled separate moves on Monday to put movie and TV-like content on the Web, highlighting the way in which both see the Internet as critical to reaching customers.
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Bloggers bemoan Zimbabwe's "stolen" election
01.07.2008 03:08
reuters.com
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - President Robert Mugabe's re-election sparked cries of outrage from Zimbabwean bloggers on Monday and demands for international intervention.
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LVMH wins compensation from eBay over counterfeits
01.07.2008 03:08
reuters.com
PARIS (Reuters) - A French court ordered eBay Inc to pay 38.6 million euros ($61 million) to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of fake merchandise, in a ruling immediately appealed by the online auction website.
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Citigroup adds Google, Time Warner to top picks live
01.07.2008 03:08
reuters.com
(Reuters) - Citigroup added Google Inc and Time Warner Inc to its top picks live list, based on the search engine giant's near- and long-term outlook and a possible sale of Time Warner's AOL advertising and dial-up businesses.
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Rhapsody to challenge iTunes by embracing the iPod
01.07.2008 03:08
reuters.com
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Digital music seller Rhapsody is launching a $50 million marketing assault on Apple's iTunes, offering songs online and via partners including Yahoo Inc and Verizon Wireless, Rhapsody said on Monday.
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Online fashion firm ASOS shines in consumer gloom
01.07.2008 03:08
reuters.com
LONDON (Reuters) - Online fashion retailer ASOS shrugged off the consumer downturn, posting a steep rise in annual profit and a near doubling in first-quarter sales as it benefits from the growing popularity of Internet shopping.
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Man auctions off his life, sale price disappoints
01.07.2008 03:08
reuters.com
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A man who put his life up for auction on eBay found it wasn't worth quite as much as he thought when he settled for around A$100,000 less than his target price.
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LVMH wins compensation from eBay in counterfeit case
01.07.2008 03:07
reuters.com
PARIS (Reuters) - A French court ordered eBay Inc to pay 38.6 million euros ($61 million) to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of fake merchandise, in a ruling immediately appealed by the online auction website.
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