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Reborn retail site fires salvo in shipping war

(AP) 8/28/2008, 11:05 a.m. ET

NEW YORK — With gas prices high and consumers stretching shopping dollars, competition is heating up online for deals — and a discount retail site hopes to fan the flames by shipping orders for $1.95. MORE »

China Telecom says profit slips 8 percent

(AP) 8/28/2008, 10:10 a.m. ET

BEIJING — China Telecom Ltd. said Thursday its first-half earnings slipped 8 percent as revenues for fixed-line voice service shrank and warned it faces pressure on profits as Beijing carries out a planned restructuring of its telecoms industry. MORE »

TiVo shows another profit, but outlook weak

(AP) 8/28/2008, 9:26 a.m. ET

NEW YORK — TiVo Inc. managed consecutive quarters of profitability for the first time ever despite eroding subscriptions, demonstrating that the pioneer in digital video recorders is on track in reducing marketing expenses and subsidies. MORE »

Malaysia blocks anti-government news Web site

(AP) 8/28/2008, 8:02 a.m. ET

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia has blocked access to a popular news Web site that often runs afoul of authorities for its sensational political reporting, sparking complaints Thursday that the government has reneged on its pledge to keep cyberspace uncensored. MORE »

Malaysia blocks anti-government news Web site

(AP) 8/28/2008, 7:29 a.m. ET

Microsoft's newest browser may block ads

(AP) 8/28/2008, 2:13 a.m. ET

SEATTLE — The next version of Microsoft Corp.'s Web browser makes it easier for people to surf the Internet without leaving a trace. MORE »

TiVo shows another profit, but outlook weak

(AP) 8/28/2008, 1:34 a.m. ET

Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest level on record

(AP) 8/27/2008, 7:23 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON — More ominous signs Wednesday have scientists saying that a global warming "tipping point" in the Arctic seems to be happening before their eyes: Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is at its second lowest level in about 30 years. MORE »

Blogger arrested over leak of Guns N' Roses songs

(AP) 8/27/2008, 7:17 p.m. ET

LOS ANGELES — A blogger suspected of streaming songs from the unreleased Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" on his Web site was arrested Wednesday and appeared in court, where his bail was set at $10,000. MORE »

Purdue reprimands fusion scientist for misconduct

(AP) 8/27/2008, 7:11 p.m. ET

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University on Wednesday reprimanded a scientist who has been accused of falsifying claims he produced nuclear fusion in tabletop experiments. MORE »

Fay leaves behind lots of water for Fla. lake

(AP) 8/27/2008, 6:14 p.m. ET

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Tropical Storm Fay brought some good news to the state's parched Everglades and its liquid heart, Lake Okeechobee — lots and lots of water. MORE »

One small hitch for FAA, one giant mess for fliers

(AP) 8/27/2008, 5:26 p.m. ET

CHICAGO — When a computer system that distributes flight plans nationwide came rolling to a halt this week because of a software glitch, so did airplanes on tarmacs from Orlando to Chicago. The ensuing delays drove home just how easily an apparently isolated problem can trigger network-wide disarray in the country's aging air traffic control system. MORE »

TiVo shows another profit, but outlook weak

(AP) 8/27/2008, 5:23 p.m. ET

NEW YORK — TiVo Inc. posted a quarterly profit for only the third time in its 11-year history Wednesday as the pioneer in digital video recorders boosted margins on hardware and reduced marketing costs in its fiscal second quarter. MORE »

Consumers picked to test hydrogen car prototypes

(AP) 8/27/2008, 5:23 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON — Tom Albert drove his loaner Chevrolet Equinox like any other car. MORE »

Researchers offer new way to avoid bogus Web sites

(AP) 8/27/2008, 5:16 p.m. ET

SAN FRANCISCO — Intercepting Internet traffic, and spying on the communication between two computers, is a gold mine for hackers. Now Carnegie Mellon University researchers hope software they've built will make it harder for criminals to hit that jackpot. MORE »

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