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German media giant moves to make money online
AFP – Wed Dec 9, 2:34 pm ET

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BERLIN (AFP) - Germany's Axel Springer on Wednesday became the latest media giant to announce moves to try and make more money online after years of the Internet eating away at their revenues. Full Story »
Pay babysitter on iPhone, says Twitter
AFP – Wed Dec 9, 12:01 pm ET

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PARIS (AFP) - Microblogging service Twitter has branched into the market for electronic payments, unveiling a mini credit card swiper that plugs into the iPhone, at a European internet fair on Wednesday. Full Story »
Cisco and British Telecom head for the "cloud"
AFP – Wed Dec 9, 5:00 pm ET

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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Cisco and British telecom giant BT Group on Wednesday announced a partnership aimed at a growing hunger by businesses worldwide for Internet-based communications services. Full Story »
Robot completes first underwater crossing of Atlantic Ocean
AFP – Wed Dec 9, 12:53 pm ET

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MADRID (AFP) - Spain on Wednesday handed back to the United States a robot which last week completed the first underwater crossing of the Atlantic Ocean to help monitor climate change by tracking temperatures. Full Story »
Interactive digital art show opens in London
AFP – Wed Dec 9, 12:26 pm ET

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LONDON (AFP) - The creative side of information technology went on display in London this week, in an arresting new interactive show including glowing reeds and a blinking mechanical eye. Full Story »
India misses deadline for 3G auction
AFP – Wed Dec 9, 12:11 pm ET

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NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's government has missed a deadline for inviting bidders to take part in its long-awaited auction for third generation (3G) mobile telecom services. Full Story »
White House outlines government transparency plan
AFP – Tue Dec 8, 10:45 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House directed federal agencies to make the workings of government more transparent by publishing more data online and drafting plans to allow for greater public participation. Full Story »
Google teams up with NY Times, Wash Post on 'Living Stories'
AFP – Tue Dec 8, 7:36 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Google, The Washington Post and The New York Times unveiled an experiment in online presentation of news on Tuesday called "Living Stories," described as a more dynamic way of reading news on the Web. Full Story »
Cisco going from Internet plumber to platform
AFP – Tue Dec 8, 5:03 pm ET

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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Cisco chief executive John Chambers said Tuesday that the computer switching colossus is changing from the Internet's "plumber" to a platform and provider of products for online work and leisure. Full Story »
MySpace buys online music service imeem
AFP – Tue Dec 8, 6:29 pm ET

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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - MySpace on Tuesday announced that it has bought online music service imeem and is weaving it into the social networking community. Full Story »