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In-flight e-mail makes US debut on JetBlue with Yahoo (AFP)

Yahoo Internet - Sat, 12/08/2007 - 00:46

AFP - JetBlue will begin offering passengers free e-mail access on one of its airplanes next week as Internet connections that have become ubiquitous on the ground begin taking to the skies.


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Dell's Latitude XT Convertible Laptop Ready to Ship (PC World)

Yahoo Internet - Fri, 12/07/2007 - 23:00
PC World - The Dell Latitude XT tablet PC is ready to ship in the U.S., according to a document posted on the company's Web site.
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Dell's Latitude XT convertible laptop ready to ship (InfoWorld)

Yahoo Internet - Fri, 12/07/2007 - 21:14
InfoWorld - Dell's much-awaited Latitude XT tablet PC is ready to ship in the United States, according to a document posted on the company's Web site.
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Mozilla, Opera Want to Make Video on the Web Easier (PC World)

Yahoo Internet - Fri, 12/07/2007 - 21:00
PC World - New features in the Firefox and Opera browsers could make it less complex and cheaper for people to incorporate video into their Web sites.
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Free software group files copyright suit against Verizon (InfoWorld)

Yahoo Internet - Fri, 12/07/2007 - 20:05
InfoWorld - A group of lawyers focused on protecting open source and free software has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Verizon Communications, alleging that routers the company uses with its Fios broadband service violate the GNU GPL (General Public License).
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Facebook CEO apologizes for privacy snafu (Reuters)

Yahoo Internet - Fri, 12/07/2007 - 20:05

Reuters - Facebook said on Wednesday it will allow members to turn off a controversial feature that monitors the Web sites they visit, and its chief executive apologized for not responding sooner to privacy complaints.


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Students should use Wikipedia: founder (AFP)

Yahoo Internet - Fri, 12/07/2007 - 18:52

AFP - Students should be allowed to use the online encyclopedia Wikipedia as it has become more accurate and trustworthy, its founder Jimmy Wales said in comments published by BBC Online Friday.


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Mozilla, Opera look to make video on the Web easier (InfoWorld)

Yahoo Internet - Fri, 12/07/2007 - 18:25
InfoWorld - New features in the Firefox and Opera browsers could make it less complex and cheaper for people to incorporate video into their Web sites, representatives of Mozilla and Opera say.
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Syria blocks access to Facebook (AP)

Yahoo Internet - Fri, 12/07/2007 - 18:22

AP - Syrian authorities have blocked Facebook, the popular Internet hangout, over what seems to be fears of Israeli "infiltration" of Syrian social networks on the Net, according to residents and media reports.


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JetBlue Tests High-Flying Wi-Fi Service (NewsFactor)

Yahoo Internet - Fri, 12/07/2007 - 18:19
NewsFactor - The friendly skies are about to get a little bit friendlier for BlackBerry addicts and messaging fanatics. Discount airline JetBlue announced that it will test free limited Internet service on a single round-trip flight from New York to San Francisco next week.
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U.S. court lets stand Verizon deregulation (Reuters)

Yahoo Internet - Fri, 12/07/2007 - 17:36

Reuters - A federal appeals court on Friday let stand a 2006 action by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission that lifted some regulations on Verizon Communications Inc's broadband business.


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Lawmaker pulls Nazi symbol charges (Reuters)

Yahoo Internet - Fri, 12/07/2007 - 17:17
Reuters - A left-wing German politician withdrew charges against online encyclopedia Wikipedia on Friday for promoting the use of banned Nazi symbols in Germany.
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Lawmaker pulls Nazi symbol charges against Wikipedia (Reuters)

Yahoo Internet - Fri, 12/07/2007 - 16:53

Reuters - A left-wing German politician withdrew charges against online encyclopedia Wikipedia on Friday for promoting the use of banned Nazi symbols in Germany.


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Court lets FCC Verizon broadband action stand (Reuters)

Yahoo Internet - Fri, 12/07/2007 - 15:41
Reuters - A federal appeals court on Friday let stand an action by the Federal Communications Commission that lifted some regulations on Verizon Communications Inc's broadband business.
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JetBlue to test limited in-flight Net (AP)

Yahoo Internet - Fri, 12/07/2007 - 11:20

AP - JetBlue Airways Corp. will start offering limited e-mail and instant messaging services for free on one of its planes next week as airlines renew efforts to offer in-flight Internet access.


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Keith Richards reissues rare single on iTunes (Reuters)

Yahoo Internet - Fri, 12/07/2007 - 02:01

Reuters - Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards is reissuing his 1978 solo single "Run Rudolph Run" on iTunes just in time for the holidays, his spokeswoman said on Thursday.


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Tech Stocks Rally, but Spending Concerns Linger (PC World)

Yahoo Internet - Fri, 12/07/2007 - 01:00
PC World - Upbeat economic news strengthened investor confidence in technology this week, benefitting companies as diverse as eBay, Apple, Dell and Intel, but did not entirely dispel worries about corporate IT spending trends for 2008.
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Disney launches UK kids portal, Europe to follow (Reuters)

Yahoo Internet - Thu, 12/06/2007 - 23:00

Reuters - Entertainment group Walt Disney's Internet arm said on Thursday it was about to launch a UK portal aimed at young adults showcasing its games, films, music and social networking assets in one British Web site.


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Microsoft Pushing Windows XP for XO Laptops (NewsFactor)

Yahoo Internet - Thu, 12/06/2007 - 22:26
NewsFactor - Microsoft is working on a version of Windows XP for One Laptop Per Child's new XO computers, a Microsoft executive announced on a company blog Wednesday. And according to a Wall Street Journal article, the company will start testing the new software with XO laptops in the U.S., India, and Romania.
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Google Opens 'Mac Developer Playground' (TechWeb)

Yahoo Internet - Thu, 12/06/2007 - 21:40
TechWeb - The Web site houses open source code and demos from Google's Apple-oriented engineers.
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