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Verizon Wireless to sell music-playing phones
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless, the No. 2 U.S. mobile service, plans next week to start selling three mobile phones with built-in digital music players, a person familiar with ...
DVD format war looms as Blu-ray backers plan launch
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chances looked slim that consumers will be spared a DVD format war, as the backers of one standard said on Friday there was no common ground for a unified format and ...
Digital jukebox companies settle US antitrust case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities said on Friday they had settled antitrust charges against two makers of digital jukeboxes after the companies promised to end a non- compete ...
Apple's iPod to set European mobiles ringing
LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) - European mobile phone operators are jumping on the iPod bandwagon and hope to secure deals that will give them access to a wealth of hot tracks from Apple ...
Big bucks back next mobile frontier: Broadcast TV
SAN FRANCISCO (Billboard) - Want to watch TV on your mobile phone? The wireless industry is betting billions that you do.
Hi-tech search drones to help New Orleans rescue
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (Reuters) - Unmanned remote-controlled airplanes used in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars may be deployed to find people trapped in New Orleans' buildings by ...
Apple appears poised for iTunes phone launch
SAN FRANCISCO (Billboard) - The Apple rumor mill swung into overdrive this week when the company reported it would make a big digital music announcement on Wednesday (September 7).
Wireless carriers back in N. Orleans
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A number of wireless carriers said this weekend they are starting to restore service in the New Orleans area in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, in some cases ...
New technology may increase identity theft-scientist
DUBLIN (Reuters) - New technology could increase rather than solve the problem of identity theft and fraud, a British criminologist warned on Monday.
Smart cars could cut accidents
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Whether it is wafting lavender or citrus scents to calm drivers and keep them awake, or vibrating seat belts to get them to slow down, smart cars in the future could ...
Tech firms see common anti-piracy standard soon
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Anti-piracy technology companies said on Wednesday they were hopeful that within months they would sign a license deal with mobile operators and handset makers ...
Microsoft, cable companies team up on high-def TV
BOSTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O said on Wednesday it is ...
Sony BMG recalls copy-protected CDs
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Music company Sony BMG 6758.T, yielding to ...
TV networks say digital recorders raise viewership
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Far from being the TV doomsday machines that some have predicted, digital video recorders that allow viewers to skip advertising and watch shows at their leisure ...
Researchers unveil $100 laptop for schoolkids
TUNIS (Reuters) - Researchers unveiled a $100, hand-cranked laptop computer on Wednesday and said they hoped to place them in the hands of millions of schoolchildren around the globe.
Motorola sees launching new Rokrs in 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Motorola Inc. MOT.N expects next year to ...
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