California man accused of kidnapping 15-year-old Idaho girl he met on social networking site

CA man charged with kidnapping teen he met online

BOISE, Idaho — An 18-year-old California man has been charged with kidnapping a 15-year-old Idaho girl after police say the two met on a social networking site and he got her to move in with him.

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Google CEO glad he dropped his resistance to co-founders’ push for PC operating system

Google CEO: New operating system changes the game

SUN VALLEY, Idaho — Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt can't wait for the Internet search leader's free operating system to debut next year.

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Twitter’s influence, moneymaking challenges emerge as hot topic as media summit kicks off

Top media execs wonder how Twitter will make money

SUN VALLEY, Idaho — It turns out the media elite aren't so different from a lot of less affluent folks: They think Twitter is a great communications tool, but can't figure out how the online messaging service is going to make money.

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Google attacks Microsoft’s golden goose with operating system for personal computers

Google's operating system escalates Microsoft duel

SUN VALLEY, Idaho — Google Inc. is hoping to gain greater control over how personal computers work by developing a free operating system that will attack Microsoft Corp.'s golden goose — its long-dominant Windows franchise.

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Google attacks Microsoft with new browser-based operating system for low-cost computers

Google's new operating system to take on Microsoft

SUN VALLEY, Idaho — Google Inc. is working on a new operating system for inexpensive computers in a daring attempt to diminish Microsoft Corp.'s longstanding control over people's computer experience.

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