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Personally touched Updated at 4:50 AM
Personally touched

By CARYN BROOKS For The Associated Press
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It happens to you. You're called into your boss's office and told that your job no longer exists. You go home in a daze and sign onto Facebook. There it is — a prompt asking: "What's on your mind?"

TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Memory boost needs help
By KIM KOMANDO Gannett News Service
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Question: I own a Hewlett-Packard desktop. My machine really needs a power boost. So, I've ...
Sunday, July 05, 2009

    Web sites offer stock exchange
By RACHEL METZ Associated Press
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Scott Painter makes his living betting on startup companies, having played a role in launching ...
Sunday, July 05, 2009

Kazakh lawmakers back restrictive Internet law
By AP Wire Services
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Kazakh lawmakers have approved Internet legislation that media rights activists say will limit ...
Sunday, July 05, 2009

    Critical tweet leads to arrest of activist
By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA Associated Press
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Jean Anleu was so fed up with corruption in his country that he decided to vent on the Internet, ...
Sunday, July 05, 2009

Study find CEOs not using social networks
By AP Wire Services
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A new study says top CEOs should do a better job managing their presence online, on social ...
Sunday, July 05, 2009

    EU, cell phone makers in charger pact
By CONSTANT BRAND Associated Press
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No more asking around the office for the right sort of charger. At least that's what European ...
Saturday, July 04, 2009

Mom in MySpace case says it was properly dismissed
By LINDA DEUTSCH AP Special Correspondent
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A Missouri mother said she never should have been prosecuted for her role in a MySpace hoax ...
Friday, July 03, 2009

    Jay Leno wins right to Web name for his new show
By Associated Press
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Television host Jay Leno has won control of a Web address using the name of his new show.
Thursday, July 02, 2009

PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer
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Several PC makers were including controversial Internet-filtering software with computers shipped ...
Thursday, July 02, 2009

    Rural broadband funds planned
By DAN NEPHIN Associated Press
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Vice President Joe Biden outlined a $4.7 billion loan and grant program Wednesday to develop ...
Thursday, July 02, 2009

Facebook will roll out new privacy controls
By BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press
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Facebook is overhauling its privacy controls over the next several weeks in an attempt to simplify ...
Thursday, July 02, 2009

    Recording labels sue online music services
By Staff and Wire Reports
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Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Inc. and RealNetworks Inc. have been sued by music labels that allege ...
Thursday, July 02, 2009

Facebook tries to simplify privacy settings
By Associated Press
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Facebook is overhauling its complicated privacy controls in an attempt to simplify them for ...
Wednesday, July 01, 2009

    Report: Worst may be over for US tech market
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer
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As bad as the technology market fared in the first quarter of this year, the worst may be over, ...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Apple Inc. founder returns to work after transplant
By JESSICA MINTZ Associated Press
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Apple Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs is back at his office a few days a week after taking ...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

    High court won't block DVR system
By DEBORAH YAO Associated Press
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Cable TV operators won a key legal battle against Hollywood studios and television networks ...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

DJ gadget feature-filled, but not easy to operate
By RACHEL METZ Associated Press
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I've always secretly wanted to learn to DJ, so I was excited to develop my skills on the awkwardly ...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

    High court won't block remote storage DVR system
By DEBORAH YAO AP Business Writer
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Cable TV operators won a key legal battle against Hollywood studios and television networks ...
Monday, June 29, 2009

Windows 7 ready to launch
By MOTLEY FOOL
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In its initial release, Vista was a resource hog and less reliable than Windows XP. As Windows ...
Monday, June 29, 2009

    Facebook, Twitter and peers for sale, privately
By RACHEL METZ AP Technology Writer
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Scott Painter makes his living betting on startup companies, having played a role in launching ...
Sunday, June 28, 2009



AP HEADLINES
Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter
Sunday, July 05, 2009
CHICAGO (AP) -- Credit the recession for 'staycations' and bringing us more game-night parties at home. But also give it a shout for spurring more first dates....

PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China
Thursday, July 02, 2009
BEIJING (AP) -- 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....

US wants privacy in new cyber security system
Friday, July 03, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is moving cautiously on a new pilot program that would both detect and stop cyber attacks against government computers, while trying to ensure citizen privacy protections....

Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules
Thursday, July 02, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don''t have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence....

Omg! Positive tone boosts Yahoo celeb site to top
Sunday, July 05, 2009
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) -- 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....

Companies pledge more openness about Web tracking
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Companies that track consumer behavior online for advertising purposes are vowing to make their practices more transparent and to give people a way to decline being shadowed....

UK spy chief's family details posted on Facebook
Sunday, July 05, 2009
LONDON (AP) -- He''s the spy who came in from the beach....

Facebook plans to simplify privacy settings
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook is overhauling its privacy controls over the next several weeks in an attempt to simplify its users'' ability to control who sees the information they share on the site....

Geeks double as scourges and sages at media summit
Sunday, July 05, 2009
The media moguls attending an annual powwow staged by investment bank Allen & Co. used to be able to rest comfortably in the Idaho mountains as they mulled their next moves....

BT offers staff time off in exchange for pay cut
Saturday, July 04, 2009
LONDON (AP) -- Telecoms company BT Group PLC is offering staff a year off work in return for a 75 percent cut in that year''s pay....















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