Skeptics question French President Sarkozy’s Facebook post suggesting he saw Berlin Wall fall

Does Facebook need to revamp

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EU lawmakers, govts agree to new Internet user rights _ including no arbitrary service cutoffs

EU agrees on new Internet user rights

BRUSSELS — EU lawmakers and governments agreed on new rights for Internet users Thursday, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns on those who illegally download music and movies on the Internet.

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French court rules against eBay for counterfeiting, orders damages paid to luxury group LVMH

French court rules against eBay for counterfeiting

PARIS — A French court has found eBay responsible for brand counterfeiting and ordered the online marketplace operator to pay the luxury group LVMH euro80,000 ($118,000) compensation for damages caused to famous perfume brands like Christian Dior and Kenzo.

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Stock futures steady after big jump a day earlier; reports from Microsoft, Amazon curb gains

Stock futures steady after prior day's big jump

NEW YORK — Investors are taking a breather after a surge in stocks, with futures little changed ahead of the market's open on Friday.

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Stock futures mixed after big jump a day earlier; reports from Microsoft, Amazon curb gains

US stock futures mixed after prior day's big jump

NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are paring early gains as investors struggle to keep the market's recent momentum going amid disappointing reports from Microsoft Corp. and Amazon.com Inc.

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Heavy losses deterring airlines from investing in IT: Report

NEW DELHI - Investment in information technology (IT) by airlines the worldover this year is likely to be the lowest since 2002, says SITA, an air transport communication provider.

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Telcordia bags five-year deal from Unitech Wireless

NEW DELHI - Telcordia, a global communication software service provider, Monday said it has bagged a five-year multi-million dollar contract from Unitech Wireless to manage its database of pre-paid customers.

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Microsoft says Vista PC buyers will get free Windows 7 upgrades, kicks off pre-order discounts

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MySpace to cut 300 international positions, close offices outside US to rein in costs

myspace1MySpace to cut 300 intl positions, close offices

LOS ANGELES — Social-networking site MySpace said Tuesday it plans to cut 300 jobs, or two-thirds of its overseas work force, in an effort to rein in costs and focus on countries where it has many users and better business opportunities. The move comes a week after the News Corp. unit said it would cut 420 jobs in the U.S., or nearly 30 percent of its domestic work force. Combined, the cuts will reduce MySpace's employee base by nearly 40 percent to about 1,150.

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Elliptical Curves suggest the most modern concepts of cryptography: Experts

ellipseWASHINGTON - An approach based on the mathematical theory of elliptic curves may pave the way much more efficient cryptography - which underpins privacy, confidentiality, and identity to provide the fabric for e-commerce and secure communications - that will be capable of strengthening security against cyber crime and any terrorist attacks via the Internet.

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