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Wednesday, July 30

Gary McKinnon, British computer hacker, loses appeal over US extradition

by Miles on Wed 30 Jul 2008 11:39 PM BST

A British man accused of the biggest military computer hack in history is facing extradition after losing his last-ditch appeal ... more »

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Amazon takes on eBay with PayPal rival

by Miles on Wed 30 Jul 2008 11:32 PM BST

A new online service will allow retailers to offer customers one-click payment by selling via Amazon's website more »

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Google power 'less than thought' as eBay starts boycott

by Miles on Wed 30 Jul 2008 11:29 PM BST

There was encouraging news for the growing army of Google-haters yesterday when a leading internet advertising researcher suggested that the ... more »

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Amazon launches music download service to challenge iTunes

by Miles on Wed 30 Jul 2008 11:25 PM BST

Amazon MP3, which will offer songs without copy protection for as little as 89c, is likely present a threat to iTunes, analysts say more »

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The 100-year-olds who use Wikipedia and Google

by Miles on Wed 30 Jul 2008 11:23 PM BST

Three in every hundred centenarians have used the online encyclopaedia, and four times that number use the web more »

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Overbooked: airlines face a web rebellion

by Miles on Wed 30 Jul 2008 11:19 PM BST

Technology is giving airline passengers the power to organise resistance to irritating practices as overbooking more »

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Nintendo profits touch $1bn on Wii phenomenon

by Miles on Wed 30 Jul 2008 11:14 PM BST

Nintendo, the Japanese gaming giant, has more than $1 billion (£500 million) of net profit in the first three months ... more »

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Thursday, July 24

Internet users to pay £30 annual 'licence fee' to download music

by Miles on Thu 24 Jul 2008 09:22 AM BST

Internet users face being charged an annual "licence fee" of £30 to download music as part of a new crackdown ... more »

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Parents to be punished for children’s net piracy

by Miles on Thu 24 Jul 2008 09:11 AM BST

Parents whose children download music and films illegally will be blacklisted and have their internet access curbed under government reforms ... more »

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Wednesday, July 23

Asprox computer virus infects key government and consumer websites

by Miles on Wed 23 Jul 2008 03:28 PM BST

Cyber-criminals have attacked key government and consumer websites, allowing them to steal the personal details of anyone browsing the sites, ... more »

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Sharp fall in profits increases pressure on Yahoo!

by Miles on Wed 23 Jul 2008 12:31 AM BST

Pressure on Yahoo! to complete a deal with a rival such as Microsoft increased last night after the internet search ... more »

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Monday, July 21

Millionaire Gary Dean silences gossips by putting divorce deal online

by Miles on Mon 21 Jul 2008 09:25 PM BST

When a prominent businessman and friend of the stars divorced the mother of his four children, local gossips said that ... more »

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Activist Carl Icahn wins Yahoo! seats in boardroom battle

by Miles on Mon 21 Jul 2008 09:18 PM BST

Yahoo! today settled its acrimonious battle with billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn, who will join the US internet search giant ... more »

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Sunday, July 20

Stoooopid .... why the Google generation isn’t as smart as it thinks

by Miles on Sun 20 Jul 2008 08:40 AM BST

On Wednesday I received 72 e-mails, not counting junk, and only two text messages. It was a quiet day but, ... more »

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Saturday, July 19

Crocs, The Basement, The Woman, The Fortune!!!!!

by Miles on Sat 19 Jul 2008 05:34 PM BST

Whilst this is not web analytics based - I found this an interesting example of how simple things can develop into global successes - literally overnight... more »

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Amazon uses all its might to wage price war against publisher

by Miles on Sat 19 Jul 2008 04:53 PM BST

A price war is raging between a powerful online bookseller and a leading publisher, with authors caught in the crossfire ... more »

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Google UK not immune to economic downturn

by Miles on Sat 19 Jul 2008 04:50 PM BST