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  1. This photo released by the State of Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General shows Joshua Lipton, right, posing at a 2006 Halloween party while wearing a prisoner costume of a striped shirt and orange jumpsuit labeled 'Jail Bird.' The photo was made two weeks after Lipton was charged in a drunk driving car crash that seriously injured a woman. It was posted on the social networking Web site Facebook, which made it available to the prosecutor who used the image to paint Lipton as an unrepentant partier who lived it up while his victim recovered in the hospital. A judge agreed and sentenced Lipton in May 2008 to two years in prison. (AP Photo/State of Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General)
    Web networking photos come back to bite defendants AP - Sat Jul 19, 8:22 AM ET Sent 1,991 times

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Two weeks after Joshua Lipton was charged in a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a woman, the 20-year-old college junior attended a Halloween party dressed as a prisoner. Pictures from the party showed him in a black-and-white striped shirt and an orange jumpsuit labeled "Jail Bird."

  2. In this July 11, 2008 file photo, models hold the new iPhones during the first day of the release in Hong Kong. The new iPhone, which is faster because it works on third-generation (3G) data networks, went on sale in 21 countries on July 11 and will soon be available in 70 countries. But Russia is not one of them, and neither is China. Apple is still negotiating with mobile service providers in both countries. A number of Russian Web sites were offering the new 3G iPhone for about US$1,200, more than six times the US$199 base price in the U.S. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, file)
    iPhones hot even in places Apple has yet to reach AP - Fri Jul 18, 12:32 PM ET Sent 345 times

    MOSCOW - In the Soviet days, Russians asked their American friends to bring blue jeans, rock records and other Western goods into the country. Today Russians can buy almost anything they want here — but they are still begging for one item: Apple Inc.'s slick iPhone.

  3. New Worm Transcodes MP3s to Try to Infect PCs PC World - Fri Jul 18, 7:30 AM ET Sent 137 times

    A new variety of malicious software could pose a danger to those who download music files on peer-to-peer networks.

  4. A pedestrian crosses Lombard Street, overlooking Coit Tower and the North Beach neighborhood, in San Francisco, April 26, 2007. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith
    San Francisco most walkable U.S. city, website says Reuters - Thu Jul 17, 12:19 AM ET Sent 128 times

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - San Francisco, New York and Boston are the United States' most walkable cities, according to new rankings from a website that evaluates how easy it is to live in the nation's cities and neighborhoods without a car.

  5. Add Laptop Location Tracking Security, for Free PC Magazine - Thu Jul 17, 5:51 AM ET Sent 63 times

    A new open source project allows computer users to add surreptitious location tracking to their systems. Windows, Mac and Linux versions are available.

  6. In an undated photo provided by General Motors Corp., a futuristic windshield that combines lasers, infrared sensors and a camera to take what's happening on the road and enhance it is shown. Researchers are working on a windshield so aging drivers with vision problems are able to see a little more clearly. (AP Photo/General Motors)
    GM researches high-tech windshields to aid vision AP - Thu Jul 17, 2:21 PM ET Sent 28 times

    WARREN, Mich. - When Coke bottle glasses just won't cut it for safe driving, a futuristic windshield might do the trick.

  7. Consumer shows off his new Apple iPhone 3G after spending the night in line outside an Apple Store in Boston, Massachusetts, July 11, 2008. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
    Fans drool over iPhone, but ask for more Reuters - Thu Jul 17, 5:05 PM ET Sent 23 times

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Enthusiastic new iPhone owners are starting to sound like the cast of long-running stage musical: "I Love you, You're Perfect, Now Change."

  8. A worker is silhouetted in front of a huge screen with the IBM logo ahead of the CeBIT fair inside a hall in Hanover March 1, 2008. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
    IBM 2Q profit soars on services strength AP - Fri Jul 18, 9:06 AM ET Sent 20 times

    SAN FRANCISCO - IBM Corp.'s earnings, used to gauge the health of global technology spending, were a bright spot in an otherwise dreary economic landscape.

  9. Advanced Micro Devices CEO Hector Ruiz leaves the stage during a conference in San Francisco, Nov. 12, 2007. Ruiz was pushed aside Thursday, July 17, 2008, after six tumultuous years as CEO of Advanced Micro Devices Inc., as the chip maker tries to pull itself out of a deep financial hole caused by a questionable acquisition and a major product gaffe. AMD also reported its second-quarter loss widened as the computer chip maker was hurt by a large asset impairment charge from discontinued operations. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
    AMD changes CEO as turnaround pressure intensifies AP - Fri Jul 18, 3:08 AM ET Sent 18 times

    SAN FRANCISCO - Under Hector Ruiz's leadership, chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rose to challenge larger rival Intel Corp. as never before in AMD's nearly 40-year history.

  10. Apple's new App Store for iPhone stuff is addictive USATODAY.com - Fri Jul 18, 6:40 AM ET Sent 17 times

    Some are useful. Many frivolous. A bunch will waste your time. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Bottom line: The App Store turns the iPhone into an important new computing platform.

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  1. Web networking photos come back to bite defendants AP - Sat Jul 19, 8:22 AM ET

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Two weeks after Joshua Lipton was charged in a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a woman, the 20-year-old college junior attended a Halloween party dressed as a prisoner. Pictures from the party showed him in a black-and-white striped shirt and an orange jumpsuit labeled "Jail Bird."

  2. GM researches high-tech windshields to aid vision AP - Thu Jul 17, 2:21 PM ET

    WARREN, Mich. - When Coke bottle glasses just won't cut it for safe driving, a futuristic windshield might do the trick.

  3. A Motorola logo is seen on their building at an industrial estate in Singapore, April 3, 2008. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash
    Motorola sues former executive over iPhone job Reuters - Fri Jul 18, 8:53 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Motorola Inc has sued a former executive for allegedly violating a non-compete agreement and threatening to reveal its trade secrets by taking a job with Apple Inc's iPhone division, the cell phone maker said in a lawsuit.

  4. Japan firms to work out next-gen car battery norms Reuters - Sat Jul 19, 2:09 AM ET

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T), Nissan Motor Co (7201.T), Matsushita Electric Industrial Co (6752.T) and other Japanese companies will work together to set up common standards for lithium-ion batteries being developed to power next-generation cars, the Nikkei business daily said on Saturday.

  5. The headquarters of Yahoo Inc. is shown in Sunnyvale, California May 5, 2008. . REUTERS/Robert Galbraith
    Big shareholder backs Yahoo board over Icahn AP - Fri Jul 18, 4:31 PM ET

    SAN FRANCISCO - One of Yahoo Inc.'s largest shareholders is supporting the re-election of the Internet company's incumbent board, delivering a significant blow to an attempted coup being led by activist investor Carl Icahn.

  6. Video-Game Industry Headed For Record Year, Despite Troubled Economy TechWeb - Fri Jul 18, 8:45 AM ET

    InformationWeek - Store sales of video games and consoles in June soared 53% and 54%, while revenues from software and accessories rose 61% and 25%, the NPD Group said.

  7. Residents watch from their porch next to an abandoned, foreclosed and boarded-up property in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, May 13, 2008. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
    Websites offer foreclosure victims comic relief Reuters - Thu Jul 17, 5:37 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Borrowers who have lost their homes, thousands of dollars and their good credit ratings can at least have a laugh thanks to real estate agent and Web site creator Lisa LaShawn.

  8. zCover ships iSAglove 3G cases for iPhone Macworld.com - Sat Jul 19, 6:30 AM ET

    zCover on Friday announced that it is shipping its iSAglove 3G cover for the iPhone. It costs $29.99 and joins zCover's line of iPhone accessories.

  9. Mac Cloner Psystar's Headquarters Listed For Sale TechWeb - Fri Jul 18, 4:04 PM ET

    InformationWeek - Internet real estate sites show that the building that houses Psystar is on the market for $4.6 million.

  10. FTC enforces do-not-call rules, fines cos. $95,000 AP - Tue Jul 15, 7:01 PM ET

    PHILADELPHIA - Two telemarketing companies that sell Dish Network Corp.'s satellite TV services have agreed to pay fines of $95,000 for ignoring the federal do-not-call list and hanging up on customers, federal regulators said Tuesday.

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  1. New Worm Transcodes MP3s to Try to Infect PCs PC World - Fri Jul 18, 7:30 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6

    A new variety of malicious software could pose a danger to those who download music files on peer-to-peer networks.

  2. Web networking photos come back to bite defendants AP - Sat Jul 19, 4:33 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Two weeks after Joshua Lipton was charged in a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a woman, the 20-year-old college junior attended a Halloween party dressed as a prisoner. Pictures from the party showed him in a black-and-white striped shirt and an orange jumpsuit labeled "Jail Bird."

  3. A screengrab from www.konami.jp, the developers of video game "Metal Gear Solid 4". REUTERS/ Screengrab/www.konami.jp
    U.S. video game sales seen up 53 percent in June Reuters - Thu Jul 17, 11:21 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 53 percent in June from a year ago, with Konami Corp's "Metal Gear Solid 4" helping to fuel a dramatic increase in the number of Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 units sold, market researcher NPD reported on Thursday.

  4. Nintendo wins over outside game publishers with Wii Reuters - Wed Jul 16, 9:34 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.5

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In the video game industry, the spoils of the console wars come in the form of support from third-party software publishers selling games to run on your machine.

  5. Toyota to make 100,000 units of hybrid car: paper Reuters - Sat Jul 19, 1:05 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.5

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) plans to produce 100,000 units a year of a new hybrid-only model slated for release in 2009 at a subsidiary in southern Japan, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday.

  6. Losses Likely to Rise From Latest Romanian Crime Ring PC World - Thu Jul 17, 12:00 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.5

    Losses from a Romanian cybercrime ring that was broken up on Tuesday could reach into the millions of euros.

  7. GM researches high-tech windshields to aid vision AP - Thu Jul 17, 2:21 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.4

    WARREN, Mich. - When Coke bottle glasses just won't cut it for safe driving, a futuristic windshield might do the trick.

  8. Add Laptop Location Tracking Security, for Free PC Magazine - Thu Jul 17, 5:51 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.4

    A new open source project allows computer users to add surreptitious location tracking to their systems. Windows, Mac and Linux versions are available.

  9. DISH gets HD boost with successful satellite launch Reuters - Wed Jul 16, 8:34 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.4

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - DISH Network Corp's plans to roll out more high definition video channels received a boost in the early hours of Wednesday after the successful launch of its EchoStar XI broadcast satellite.

  10. EU warns against buying ring tones online AP - Thu Jul 17, 12:40 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.4

    BRUSSELS, Belgium - Eight out of 10 Web sites selling mobile phone ring tones and graphics are tricking people with hidden fees or false advertising, the EU's consumer affairs commissioner said Thursday.

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