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  1. A man uses a laptop computer at a wireless cafe. A Hong Kong resident and three other men, including the self-proclaimed

    Hong Kong man, three others jailed for spam scheme

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - A Hong Kong resident and three other men, including the self-proclaimed "Godfather of Spam," were sentenced to prison on Monday for their roles in an email stock fraud scheme, the Justice Department said.

  2. A visitor looks at laptops at a computer fair. Worldwide sales of personal computers, which had been forecast to decline this year, will instead post modest gains, Gartner research group said Monday.

    Gartner forecasts 2.8 percent growth in PC sales in 2009

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Worldwide sales of personal computers, which had been forecast to decline this year, will instead post modest gains, Gartner research group said Monday.

  3. Google is acquiring Web display advertising startup Teracent, the Internet giant announced on Monday.

    Google buying display ad startup Teracent

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Google is acquiring Web display advertising startup Teracent, the Internet giant announced on Monday.

  4. Spotify launches application for Nokia phones

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    STOCKHOLM (AFP) - - Swedish streaming software Spotify announced on Monday the launch of a music application for the Symbian platform, used by the world's biggest mobile phone maker Nokia and other smartphones.

  5. News Corp, Microsoft hold talks on Google: report

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    LONDON (AFP) - - Microsoft has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over a possible plan for the software giant to pay the media company to remove its news websites from Google, a report said Monday.

  6. eBay apologizes for technical glitch in search function

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    NEW YORK (AFP) - - Online auction giant eBay apologized Sunday for a technical glitch that caused a one-day crash of its website search functions it attributed to a surge in holiday shoppers.

  7. Laptop becomes reality for Uruguay's schoolchildren

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    LAS PIEDRAS, Uruguay (AFP) - - A laptop is now finding its place alongside a notebook and pen in schoolbags in Uruguay, the first and only country to offer an Internet-connected computers to all public primary school students.

  8. American Express takes aim at PayPal with Revolution

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - With its deal to buy Revolution Money, American Express is taking aim at the growing market for online and alternative payments, in a challenge to recognized leader PayPal, analysts say.

  9. Austrian sets up online cattle auctions

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    VIENNA (AFP) - - Austrian cattle farmers no longer have to travel long distances to sell or buy cattle: it can all be done at the click of a mouse, on a new auction website.

  10. Barnes & Noble sells out of new e-reader

    AFP - Saturday, November 21

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - US bookstore giant Barnes & Noble said Friday it had sold out of its new electronic book reader, the "Nook," and the next shipments would not be available until after the holidays.