AFP - Finally the world has a hacker-proof communications device. The bad news? It’s a brick in a glass case. The joke, told to a cyber conference Tuesday in New York, illustrates what top US experts describe as the dire state of online security.
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AP - Internet company AOL Inc. reported a $1 billion-plus net loss for the second quarter because of charges for a decline in its share price and the sale of social networking site Bebo.
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AP - Qwest Communications International Inc., which has agreed to be acquired by a smaller phone company, on Wednesday said its second-quarter earnings fell 26 percent as customers continued to cancel landlines, and it signed up few new broadband customers.
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The Upshot - Welcome to our first “First Shots,” a daily morning round-up of early bird news and a preview of what’s to come later. Let’s get right to it. - BP says the “static kill” effort has successfully controlled the Gulf oil leak. (Washington Post) - There’s debate in Iran over whether someone tried to assassinate Iranian […]
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Appolicious - ABC News for iPad has got to be one of the most unique ways of browsing for news stories that interest me. Open the free app, and you see a globe covered with photos and headlines. Drag the globe around with your finger, and tap a photo to choose a story.
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Reuters - The makers of the BlackBerry smartphone held last-ditch talks with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to avert a threatened cut-off of a key service while India took a tough line with the Canadian company.
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Reuters - Google is set to allow advertisers in Europe to use rivals’ trademarks when bidding for online ads in a move that will prevent big brand owners from controlling which ads appear during users’ searches.
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Macworld.com - Zendesk, a Web-based customer support service for small, midsize, and large businesses, has updated its iPhone app with support for iOS 4, more Twitter integration, and easy access to ticket requester information.
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AFP - Google shook up its lucrative online advertising service in Europe on Wednesday, saying it would allow sellers to register other companies’ brand names as search “keywords” when shopping on the Internet.
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Reuters - The Israeli importer of Apple products said it would begin selling iPads in Israel in a few weeks, four months after the government lifted a ban on people bringing the device into the country.
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