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Monthly Archives: March 2009

Internet Ad Sales Rose in ’08, but at a Slower Pace

March 31, 2009 – 9:09 am

Internet Ad Sales Rose in ’08, but at a Slower Pace
         

Internet advertising rose in 2008, according to a report released Monday, but the growth is starting to flatten.

         

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Cops: Suspect tries $300 cell phone shakedown

March 31, 2009 – 7:09 am

Police arrested a school safety officer, saying he demanded $300 from a woman after finding her cell phone. The 30-year-old man, who works at a Massachusetts high school, was charged with theft of lost mislaid property.

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Judge blocks charges in teen ’sexting’ case

March 31, 2009 – 6:20 am

A federal judge temporarily blocked a prosecutor from filing child pornography charges against three Pennsylvania teenagers who appeared in racy photos that turned up on classmates’ cell phones.

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Cosmic Log: Green power from algae?

March 31, 2009 – 4:22 am

Will crops of algae plants provide the ultimate in green power, or are such schemes merely green pipe dreams?Science editor Alan Boyle’s Weblog: Will crops of algae plants provide the ultimate in green power, or are such schemes merely green pipe dreams?

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Reports of Internet crime jump 33 percent

March 31, 2009 – 2:58 am

A group that monitors Internet crime says complaints jumped 33 percent in 2008.

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Netflix ups fees for Blu-ray amid rising demand

March 31, 2009 – 2:37 am

Online DVD rental leader Netflix Inc. is raising its prices for Blu-ray discs in a change that will triple or quadruple the high-definition surcharge on Netflix’s most popular subscription plans.

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‘Most habitable zone’ on Mars revealed

March 31, 2009 – 1:48 am

NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander’s solar panel and the lander’s Robotic ArmEvidence is building that NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander plopped down on a microbe-friendly location.

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Mystery flash traced to Russian space junk

March 31, 2009 – 1:23 am

A mysterious flash of light that was witnessed in the skies over Virginia may have been caused by the re-entry of space junk from last week's launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket, seen here.A mysterious boom and flash of light seen over parts of Virginia were caused by exploding space junk from a Russian Soyuz rocket, says a spokesman for the U.S. Naval Observatory.

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Ants really are random wanderers

March 31, 2009 – 1:04 am

Ants don't march in predictable patterns to search for crumbs, as you might have thought by watching them. Instead, new research suggests they roam randomly. Ants don’t march in predictable patterns to search for crumbs, as you might have thought by watching them. Instead, new research suggests they roam randomly.

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Skype to launch service for iPhone, BlackBerry

March 31, 2009 – 12:29 am

Ebay CEO John Donahoe confirms that Apple will partner with Skype for the iPhone. CNBC's Jim Goldman reports. (CNBC)Skype, the Internet telephone unit of eBay Inc, is planning to launch its service for iPhone users on Tuesday and for BlackBerry in May as part of its effort to expand beyond desktop computers.

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