Steve Jobs birthday wishes fly on Twitter
Twitter was abuzz on Friday with loving words for Steve Jobs on what would have been the late Apple co-founder's 57th birthday,
Internet
Feb 24, 2012
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US hedge fund seeks five seats on AOL board
A US hedge fund with a large stake in AOL laid claim on Friday to five seats on the board of directors of the Internet company and criticized the strategy of the current management.
Business
Feb 24, 2012
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Los Angeles Times to begin charging for online access
The Los Angeles Times said Friday that it will begin charging online readers next month, the latest major US newspaper to require a subscription to its website.
Internet
Feb 24, 2012
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Navy launches new communications satellite
(AP) -- The Navy has launched a new communications satellite after two weather-related scrubs last week.
Telecom
Feb 24, 2012
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Pa. woman: Chemicals in my water in drilling area
(AP) -- A woman says state environmental officials refused to do follow-up tests after their lab reported her drinking water contained chemicals, but it's unclear where the pollutants came from.
Environment
Feb 24, 2012
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Anonymous vandalizes US prison contractors' site
(AP) -- The website of an international prison contractor was defaced by hackers who on Friday replaced the company's home page with a hip-hop homage devoted to former death row inmate Mumia Abu Jamal.
Internet
Feb 24, 2012
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Ohio man given choice of Facebook apology or jail
(AP) -- A man who was threatened with jail time for posting comments about his estranged wife on his personal Facebook page unless he posted daily apologies for a month says the court ruling violates his freedom of speech.
Internet
Feb 24, 2012
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Bazaarvoice, Proto Labs surge in market debuts
(AP) -- A splashy Wall Street debut by Bazaarvoice Inc. and Proto Labs Inc. is the latest sign that investor appetite for initial public offerings has rebounded after a dismal IPO market in 2011.
Business
Feb 24, 2012
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Judge awards iPhone user $850 in throttling case
(AP) -- When AT&T started slowing down the data service for his iPhone, Matt Spaccarelli, an unemployed truck driver and student, took the country's largest telecommunications company to small claims court. And won.
Telecom
Feb 24, 2012
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Kodak -- and film -- saying goodbye to the Oscars
(AP) -- Each year at the Oscars ceremony, Hollywood says goodbye to stars and filmmakers who've died. This year, the award show will bid adieu to the Kodak Theatre.
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Feb 24, 2012
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