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Google shuns in-person analyst day, goes online

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Analysts who were hoping to spend a sunny day on the Google Inc campus sprinkling questions about the monetization of new ad formats over an organic gourmet salad will have to settle for a series of webcasts.
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Airlines' bag fees weigh down customers

U.S. airlines are slowly ratcheting up their bag-check fees, like US Airways Group Inc did on Wednesday, but analysts warn that carriers risk alienating customers with excessive fees.
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Is Microsoft racist or just reckless?

Microsoft encountered a PR nightmare this week when it was noticed that one of the company's ads on its Polish site was changed from a U.S. version to Photoshop out the face of a black man at a company meeting.
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Sirius hooks up iPhone to premium satellite radio

Sirius XM Radio unveiled a dock on Wednesday that lets iPhone users listen to premium satellite radio programing, including shock jock Howard Stern, a feature missing from previous iPhone software.
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Apple to unveil new iPod lineup on Sept. 9

The September 9 event is proving to be an eventful day for Apple with a source confirming that Apple will unveil its new iPod lineup and make a string of other music-related announcement.
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Canada may reveal next step on Facebook privacy

A Canadian regulator may outline new proposals on protecting the privacy of Facebook users on Thursday after the watchdog last month found deficiencies in the social networking website's current practices.
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Nokia to launch mobile financial service

The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia said on Wednesday it would launch a mobile financial service next year targeting consumers, mainly in emerging markets, with a phone but no banking account.
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House gets guerrilla ad treatment

Snakes on a cane. Sound familiar? Perhaps, during commercial breaks on Fox, you've seen the flashes of a caduceus that uses a cane instead of a staff. You might have seen the symbol drawn with chalk on New York streets. Or even clicked through to the phrase's cryptic Web site.
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South Korea Launches First Rocket Into Orbit

South Korea said the satellite it attempted to put into orbit yesterday in its first space rocket launch is assumed to have burned up in the atmosphere after falling back to earth.
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YouTube to share ad money with more video makers

YouTube, the world's most popular video sharing site, said on Tuesday it will start sharing advertising cash with users who upload the most popular clips of everything from skateboarding dogs to dancing babies.
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Medtronic net declines on charges

Medical device maker Medtronic Inc said on Tuesday quarterly earnings fell 38 percent due to restructuring and litigation charges.
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Yahoo to launch Arabic portal with Arab partner

U.S. internet powerhouse Yahoo said on Tuesday it is acquiring Maktoob.com, one of the Arab world's largest online portals, in a bid to tap into the Arab region, making Yahoo available in Arabic.
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UK proposes cutting Web access to file sharers

Repeat offenders who persist in illegally downloading music from file-sharing sites such as Limewire could be blocked from accessing the Web under British government proposals issued on Tuesday.
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Nokia enters Netbook pool

Nokia, the world's largest manufacturer of mobile phones, made its official debut into the PC market on Monday.
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Media multitasking doesn't work say researchers

Multitaskers of media activities like watching YouTube, writing e-mail and talking on the phone are not very good at any of their tasks, according to a Stanford University report on Monday.
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Daily Wrap Up - August 24 Tech

Apple announced Monday that the latest version of its Mac OS X operating system would be available starting Friday, August 28. Snow Leopard is Apple's biggest operating system update since the tech company moved from the Classic OS in 2001.
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Yahoo gets more social

Yahoo unveiled a series of upgrades on Monday to its email, instant messaging and Internet search pages, as part of the company's plan to revive its online advertising business by making its core Web properties more appealing to users.
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New Mac operating system available late August

Apple Inc said on Monday its new operating system for Mac computers will go on sale this Friday, a bit earlier than expected, as the company looks to continue to expand its share of the PC market.
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New Mac operating system available August 28

Apple Inc said on Monday its new operating system for Mac computers will go on sale this Friday, a bit earlier than expected, as the company looks to continue to expand its share of the PC market.

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