Dec 3

Motorola technology chief leaves (Reuters)

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A V3xx Motorola phone is shown with Yahoo! Go software at the Yahoo tent during the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 9, 2007. Mobile phone maker Motorola Inc, which announced last week that Chief Executive Ed Zander will step down, said on Monday its chief technology officer, Padmasree Warrior, had left the company to pursue other opportunities. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)Reuters - Mobile phone maker Motorola Inc , which announced last week that Chief Executive Ed Zander will step down, said on Monday its chief technology officer, Padmasree Warrior, had left the company to pursue other opportunities.


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Dec 3

Report: Yahoo, eBay to team up in Japan (AP)

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AP - Yahoo Japan Corp. has agreed to team up with American online auction Web site eBay Inc., a news report said.

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Dec 3

Study: Try honey for children’s coughs (AP)

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AP - A teaspoon of honey before bed seems to calm children’s coughs and help them sleep better, according to a new study that relied on parents’ reports of their children’s symptoms.

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Dec 3

McCain: I’m old, but best candidate (AP)

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Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks with employees at Goss International Corp. Monday, Dec. 3, 2007 in Durham, N.H. (AP Photo/Joel Page)AP - Republican Sen. John McCain, his spirits better than his comic timing, told students Monday he’s the best presidential candidate for youth despite his age.


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Dec 3

Vivendi-Activision deal blends strengths (AP)

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Blizzard Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, provided this image from the game 'World of Warcraft.'  Vivendi SA on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007 said that it plans to acquire a controlling stake in Activision Inc. and combine the company with Vivendi Games in a deal that would create a rival to Electronic Arts Inc. as the world's largest video game publisher. (AP Photo/Blizzard Entertainment)AP - Vivendi’s planned acquisition of Activision would blend each company’s respective strength but won’t necessarily lead to cross-pollination among game developers.


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Dec 3

Police: Pair financed fun with ID theft (AP)

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In this photo released by the Philadelphia Police Department, Jocelyn Kirsch is shown.  Kirsch, a Drexel University student and her boyfriend, Edward Anderton, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, were charged with identity theft, forgery, unlawful use of a computer and a laundry list of other charges in their alleged international fraud scheme.  (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police Department, HO)AP - They were young, rich and in love. But the jet-setters financed their fun on the credit cards of unsuspecting neighbors in their high-end apartment building and other identity-fraud victims, police said Monday.


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Dec 3

Facebook gets $60M from Asia billionaire (AP)

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AP - Facebook Inc. has raised $60 million from Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, adding to the list of financial heavyweights backing the online hangout’s rapid growth.

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Dec 3

Ad targeting improves on Web sites (AP)

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Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg speaks to press and advertising partners at a Facebook announcement in New York in this November 6, 2007 file photo.  The online hangout is mining friends' buying habits, and other major Internet portals have bought companies to expand their reach and capabilities for 'behavioral targeting'— all so advertisers can reach those most likely to buy with pitches most relevant to them, even as doing so means amassing more data on you. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, file)AP - Based on the weather reports and restaurant listings you check out online, Yahoo Inc. has a good idea where you live. Based on searches you’ve done, the Web portal might also know where you want to go.


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Dec 3

EBay, Yahoo Japan to link up auction services (Reuters)

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Reuters - EBay Inc and Yahoo Japan will link up their auction sites to make cross-border bidding easier, in a deal that will give U.S. auction titan eBay another chance to woo lucrative Japanese consumers.

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Dec 3

Ravens, Pats tied 17-17 in 3rd quarter (AP)

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Baltimore Ravens' Derrick Mason celebrates catching a touchdown pass against New England Patriots during the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 3, 2007, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)AP - Willis McGahee scored on a 17-yard run, Kyle Boller threw a touchdown pass to Derrick Mason and the Baltimore Ravens used a solid defensive performance Monday night to reach the third quarter tied at 17 with the unbeaten New England Patriots.


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