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  1. Teen Releases First Jailbreak App for iPhone 3GS NewsFactor - Fri Jul 3, 1:45 PM ETSent 7 times

    The first jailbreak application for Apple's new iPhone 3GS has been made available just two weeks after the iPhone debuted. George Hotz, a 19-year-old Google employee originally from New Jersey, created the application.

  2. In this screen shot, Yahoo Inc.'s  'omg' Web site is shown. (AP Photo/Yahoo Inc.)
    Omg! Positive tone boosts Yahoo celeb site to top AP - Sun Jul 5, 4:56 AM ETSent 5 times

    SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Think of the most popular brands in celebrity news, and you'll probably come up with a small list that includes Entertainment Tonight, US Weekly and People.

  3. Children use computers in a library in Xiangfan in central China's Hubei province Wednesday July 1, 2009.  In a rare reversal, China's government gave in to domestic and international pressure and backed down from a rule that would have required personal computers sold in the country to have Internet-filtering software.  Just hours before the rule was to have taken effect Wednesday, the government said it would postpone the requirement for the 'Green Dam' software. (AP Photo)
    PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China AP - Thu Jul 2, 9:08 AM ETSent 5 times

    BEIJING - Several PC makers were including controversial Internet-filtering software with computers shipped in China on Thursday despite a government decision to postpone its plan to make such a step mandatory.

  4. The logo on the door of the Sun Valley resort, site of the 26th annual Allen & Co conference in Sun Valley, Idaho July 8, 2008. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
    Media players plot survival in Sun Valley Reuters - Mon Jul 6, 9:02 AM ETSent 2 times

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The global recession, shrinking advertising sales and fears that the Internet could render big media empires obsolete provide an ominous backdrop for executives at this week's Sun Valley conference.

  5. Analysts Doubt Future of Comcast's WiMAX Offering NewsFactor - Tue Jun 30, 3:09 PM ETSent 1 times

    Comcast launched a high-speed wireless data service in Portland on Tuesday as the first step in what the cable-TV network operator expects to eventually become a nationwide rollout -- with Atlanta, Chicago and Philadelphia expected to go online later this year.

  6. China paper says Web filter only a matter of time Reuters - Thu Jul 2, 8:40 AM ETSent 1 times

    BEIJING (Reuters) - It is only a matter of time before a controversial scheme to install Internet filtering software on all computers begins in China, a state newspaper said on Thursday, after the plan was abruptly delayed this week.

  7. Sony Music, IODA create digital network Reuters - Wed Jul 1, 6:46 PM ETSent 1 times

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sony Corp's Sony Music Entertainment, the second largest music company in world, said on Wednesday it made a strategic investment in IODA, a digital distributor of independent music.

  8. The MySpace homepage in an undated image courtesy of the company. REUTERS/Handout
    MySpace suicide conviction tentatively dismissed Reuters - Thu Jul 2, 7:10 PM ETSent 1 times

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday tentatively dismissed the conviction of a suburban mother accused of driving a love-lorn 13-year-old girl to suicide by tormenting her with a fake MySpace persona.

  9. Celebrity Deaths Drive Spam, with Jackson Pervasive NewsFactor - Thu Jul 2, 11:11 AM ETSent 1 times

    With recent celebrity deaths, spammers are shifting strategies in hopes of cashing in on the misfortunes of others. Although several celebrities have passed away in the last few weeks, pop star Michael Jackson's death is driving the greatest spam volume.