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Palm Hands-Free

Even Palm devices can accomodate hands free devices these days.

Leave A Message Without Talking To Anyone

Slydial lets you bypass the ring of the mobile phone of the person you're trying to contact, letting your call go directly to voice mail.

Appeals Court Blocks Anti-Porn Law

The Child Online Protection Act has taken another body blow from the courts.

Yahoo 2Q Profit Erodes But Not As Badly As Feared

SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc.'s profit slipped again in the second quarter, a recurring theme that has frustrated shareholders and raised doubts about the Internet company's future.

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Court Affirms Online Content Law Unconstitutional

WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court Tuesday agreed with a lower court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a 1998 law intended to protect children from sexual material and other objectionable content on the Internet.

Breaking Up Not So Hard To Do With Slydial

NEW YORK - The old song had it right: Breaking up is hard to do. But a free new phone service called Slydial might make it easier to get through that and other awkward moments – without actually having to talk to anyone.

Apple Stock Drops Despite Jump In Q3 Profit

Shares of Apple Inc. fell sharply as investors focused more on the company's cautious guidance for the current quarter than on the blockbuster Macintosh and iPod sales during the previous three-month period.

Teacher Text Ban

A new policy in Lamar County prohibits teachers from texting or communicating with students through Internet social network sites.

LCD Or Plasma?

According to a mystery-shopper survey, the electronics salespeople don't know much about the differences. But they still steer you to the more expensive LCD sets.

American Airlines Drops Lawsuit Against Google

The Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier was upset over Google users being directed to ads for competitors when searching for American services.

Facebook Gets A Facelift To Help Users Share

Facebook Gets A Facelift To Help Users Share

Your Facebook page starts getting a new look today. The focus of the redesign is on an expanded Wall, where a member's friends leave comments and photos.

Yahoo Settles With Icahn To Avert Control Battle

Yahoo Settles With Icahn To Avert Control Battle

Yahoo has reached a settlement with activist investor Carl Icahn to avoid a battle for control of the company.

Website of theWeek: www.infoplease.com

Website of theWeek: www.infoplease.com

If you are looking for a fun and interesting way to find information on a person, place, or thing, the website for this week has all of the information you need in one place.  The website of the week is infoplease.com.

Park Tests Hybrid Buses In McKinley's Shadow

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - For years, visitors wanting to see Denali National Park's grizzly bears, moose, sheep and caribou have had to ride school buses that polluted the air and spoiled the tranquillity with their noisy, carbon dioxide-spewing diesel engines.

Gore Says Carbon-Free Electricity In 10 Years Doable

WASHINGTON - Former Vice President Al Gore called Thursday for a "man on the moon" effort to switch all of the nation's electricity production to wind, solar and other carbon-free sources within 10 years, a goal that he said would solve global warming as well as economic and natural security crises caused by dependence on fossil fuels.

Automakers Offer Hybrids For NYC Taxi Fleet

NEW YORK - Three major auto manufacturers are promising to reserve 300 new hybrid vehicles each month exclusively for the city as it replaces its entire fleet of yellow cabs.

New Dish Network Satellite Launched Successfully

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Sea Launch Co. has launched a new satellite for Dish Network Corp.

FTC Enforces Do-Not-Call Rules, Fines Companies $95,000

PHILADELPHIA - Two telemarketing companies that sell Dish Network Corp.'s satellite TV services have agreed to pay fines of $95,000 for ignoring the federal do-not-call list and hanging up on customers, federal regulators said Tuesday.

Researchers Look To Air-Condition Computer Chips

Purdue University scientists have taken a page from air conditioner technology in their quest for a new way to cool down ever-more powerful computer chips. Their experimental system, which flushes a refrigerant through tiny channels cut into chips, is intended for the high-power electronics found in radar and advanced weapons systems such as lasers, said Issam Mudawar, a mechanical engineering professor at Purdue.

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