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Barnes & Noble sells out of new e-reader

As snow falls, pedestrians walk towards a Barnes & Noble book store, in Arlington Heights, Illinois, seen here in 2006. US bookstore giant Barnes & Noble said Friday it had sold out of its new electronic book reader, the
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. More »

  • Newspapers are displayed at a newsstand in October 2009 in San Francisco, California. US newspaper advertising revenue fell by nearly 28 percent in the third quarter, continuing a slide which has led to layoffs, bankruptcies and the closure of several dailies.

    US newspaper ad revenue down nearly 28 percent

    AFP - Saturday, November 21

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - US newspaper advertising revenue fell by nearly 28 percent in the third quarter, continuing a slide which has led to layoffs, bankruptcies and the closure of several dailies.

  • The Cisco Systems logo stands in front of the company's headquarters in San Jose, California. Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet.

    Cisco releases Web security app for iPhone

    AFP - Saturday, November 21

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - - Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet.

  • A man looks at a Dell computer on sale at a store in Miami. Shares in Dell fell sharply on Thursday after the US computer giant said quarterly net profit declined 54 percent and revenue dropped 15 percent.

    Dell shares down as net profit dips 54%%

    AFP - Saturday, November 21

    NEW YORK (AFP) - - Shares in Dell fell sharply after the US computer giant said quarterly net profit declined 54 percent and revenue dropped 15 percent.

  • Online auction giant eBay announced it had completed its sale of Skype to an investment group that includes the two founders of the Web communications company.

    eBay completes Skype sale

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Online auction giant eBay announced it had completed its sale of Skype to an investment group that includes the two founders of the Web communications company.

  • The Associated Press said Thursday that 90 news department staffers were laid off this week in a move that helped the US news agency reach its cost-cutting target.

    AP lays off 90 to reach payroll reduction target

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - The Associated Press said Thursday that 90 news department staffers were laid off this week in a move that helped the US news agency reach its cost-cutting target.

  • The frontpage of Twitter, a leading Internet microblogging site. Twitter used to ask

    "What's happening?" Twitter wants to know

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Twitter used to ask "What are you doing?" No longer.

  • A salesman stands next to display of flat screened television at a Best Buy store in April 2009, in San Francisco, California. Televisions, which account for 10 percent and rising of US household energy use, must be made more efficient through a national standard, Senator Dianne Feinstein said in a letter released Thursday.

    US senator urges TVs that use less power

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Televisions, which account for 10 percent and rising of US household energy use, must be made more efficient through a national standard, Senator Dianne Feinstein said in a letter released Thursday.

  • Flags with the logo of chip maker Infineon fluttering at the Munich fairgrounds. German semi-conductor maker Infineon on Thursday upgraded its turnover and profits forecast over the next 12 months because of higher demand from the auto industry and cost cuts.

    Semi-conductor giant Infineon upgrades outlook

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    BERLIN (AFP) - - German semi-conductor maker Infineon on Thursday upgraded its turnover and profits forecast over the next 12 months because of higher demand from the auto industry and cost cuts.

  • A glitch in a computer system in Atlanta, Georgia that pilots use to file flight plans was causing major air travel delays Thursday, the US Federal Aviation Administration said.

    US computer glitch causes major flight delays

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - A major computer glitch triggered huge flight delays and cancellations across the United States Thursday as airlines were forced to input flight plans manually, officials said.

  • A computer screen featuring a Google Book search on the home page of Google's website. French book publishers gave a hostile reception Thursday to new proposals by the Internet giant Google to clear the way for millions of books to be sold online.

    French publishers slam new Google book proposals

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    PARIS (AFP) - - French book publishers gave a hostile reception Thursday to new proposals by the Internet giant Google to clear the way for millions of books to be sold online.

  • A man shops for flat-panel wide screen televisions at a Best Buy store. California on Wednesday became the first US state to set energy-efficiency standards for television sets, a move designed to save billion of dollars in energy costs.

    California sets new energy standards on TV sets

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - - California on Wednesday became the first US state to set energy-efficiency standards for television sets, a move designed to save billion of dollars in energy costs.

  • The frontpage of Twitter, a leading Internet microblogging site. The birth of Wikipedia, the death of Napster, the iPhone, Facebook, and Twitter were named by the Webby Awards on Wednesday as among the top 10 Internet moments of the decade.

    Webby Awards name top 10 Internet moments of the decade

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - The birth of Wikipedia, the death of Napster, the iPhone, Facebook, and Twitter were named by the Webby Awards on Wednesday as among the top 10 Internet moments of the decade.

  • A young girl stands in the surf on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. EBay founder Pierre Omidyar announced on Wednesday that he was launching an online news service about his adopted home Hawaii.

    eBay founder launching online Hawaii news service

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - EBay founder Pierre Omidyar announced on Wednesday that he was launching an online news service about his adopted home Hawaii.

  • People learn to use the Internet in Gabon. The Internet is still under the control of the United States, participants at a governance forum said, despite a move by America to loosen its grip over the private corporation that administers the net.

    Internet still under US grip: forum delegates

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) - - The Internet is still under the control of the United States, participants at a governance forum said, despite a move by America to loosen its grip over the private corporation that administers the net.

  • Chinese people use computers at an internet bar in Beijing in September 2009. China on Wednesday called for the abolition of the UN's Internet Governance Forum, blasting it as a powerless gathering where IT heavyweight countries dominate.

    China says scrap UN Internet governance forum

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) - - China on Wednesday called for the abolition of the UN's Internet Governance Forum, blasting it as a powerless gathering where IT heavyweight countries dominate.

  • FEMA representative Richard Dae (C) registers Victor Leos (R) and his wife Sanjuanita for assistance after their home was damaged during Hurricane Ike, in 2008 in Galveston, Texas. The lead US federal disaster agency is hoping to both inform and gather information through social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, its top official said Wednesday.

    Lead US disaster agency reaches out electronically

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - The lead US federal disaster agency is hoping to both inform and gather information through social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, its top official said Wednesday.

  • A woman checks her online Facebook account at an Internet cafe in Jakarta in May 2009. Government pressure on companies linked to social media networks is threatening to infringe civil liberties, an Internet forum in Egypt heard on Wednesday.

    State pressure affecting Internet social networks: forum

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) - - Government pressure on companies linked to social media networks is threatening to infringe civil liberties, an Internet forum in Egypt heard on Wednesday.

  • Hackers broke into the website of Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers, pictured in January 2009, on Wednesday, leaving a message urging the head of state to save the recession-afflicted Baltic state, his office said.

    Hackers hit Latvian president's site on independence day

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    RIGA (AFP) - - Hackers broke into the website of Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers on Wednesday, leaving a message urging the head of state to save the recession-afflicted Baltic state, his office said.

  • Britain's information watchdog is investigating claims that thousands of personal details from British users of German mobile telephone giant T-Mobile have been sold to competitors.

    Probe launched into British T-Mobile data breach

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    LONDON (AFP) - - Britain's information watchdog is investigating claims that thousands of personal details from British users of German mobile telephone giant T-Mobile have been sold to competitors.

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