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Music album sales tumble further in 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. album sales slid for a seventh time in eight years in 2008 as growth in the digital arena, one of the few bright spots in the ailing music industry, slowed, according to data issued on Wednesday.
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Top Dell execs leave as PC maker restructures
BOSTON (Reuters) - Two top Dell Inc executives recruited to help turn around the No. 2 PC maker are leaving as part of the second major staff shake-up in the two years since founder Michael Dell returned as CEO.
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Log on to make resolutions to help others in 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Instead of making vows to lose weight, save money or get fit, a U.S. charity is challenging people to log on to the Internet to make New Year resolutions to help others.
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Facebook ban of breast-feeding photos sparks protests
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Are photographs of a mother breast-feeding her child indecent? The social networking site Facebook has sparked a massive online debate -- and protests -- after removing photos that expose too much of a mother's breast.
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Online holiday sales fall 3 percent
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Online sales for the holiday period up to December 23 fell 3 percent from the same period last year, marking the first decline in online spending since comScore Inc started tracking online sales in 2001.
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Tech companies push stylish, personal design
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - With consumers showing an appetite for stylish personal devices, PC and gadget makers will need more than just vibrant colors, rounded edges or an elegant metallic finish to stand out in a crowded market.
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Website plays Cupid to battlers of the bulge in India
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian website promises to deliver king-size romance to millions of overweight men and women in the country, where the plus-sized are often hard-pressed to find a life partner.
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Facebook ban of breast-feeding photos sparks protests
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Are photographs of a mother breast-feeding her child indecent? The social networking site Facebook has sparked a massive online debate -- and protests -- and after removing photos that expose too much of a mother's breast.
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Wal-Mart to start selling iPhones
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Friday it will start selling Apple Inc's iPhone on Sunday, but the popular cell phones that can surf the Web will not be priced as low as some anticipated.
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Digital TV converter coupons in short supply
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumers who wait too long to request government coupons to subsidize converter boxes for the digital television transition in February may come up empty-handed, a regulator has warned.
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MP3 player guides rescuers to lost tourists
ZURICH (Reuters) - The light from an MP3 player saved two lost tourists from a chilly night stuck out in the snowy Swiss mountains, rescue authorities said Saturday.
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Websites could get cinema-style ratings
LONDON (Reuters) - The kind of ratings used for films could be applied to websites in a bid to better police the Internet and protect children from harmful and offensive material, Britain's minister for culture has said.
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Imagine: Lennon in TV ad 28 years after his death
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Imagine, John Lennon makes a television commercial for charity -- 28 years after his death.
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Taiwan's Powerchip submits plan for state aid
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Powerchip, Taiwan's biggest DRAM memory chip maker, said on Friday it has submitted a proposal to the Taiwan government detailing its plans to work with Japan's Elpida on their Rexchip joint venture.
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Nintendo, Dentsu to offer video on Wii
TOKYO (Reuters) - Dentsu Inc, Japan's largest ad agency, said it would team up with game maker Nintendo Co Ltd to launch a video distribution service on Nintendo's wildly popular Wii console.
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RIM sues Motorola for blocking job offers
BOSTON (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd is suing Motorola Inc, alleging that the mobile phone company improperly blocked the BlackBerry maker from hiring current and laid-off Motorola employees.
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Warner Music pulls videos from YouTube
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warner Music Group ordered YouTube on Saturday to remove all music videos by its artists from the popular online video-sharing site after contract negotiations broke down.
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Vietnam regulator bans subversive blogging
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communication, which regulates the Internet in the country, has banned blogs that are subversive or reveal state, security or economic secrets, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
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Notebooks outship desktops for first time: iSuppli
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Worldwide notebook computer shipments topped those of desktops for the first time ever in the third quarter, research group iSuppli said on Tuesday, calling it a "watershed event" for the industry.
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Last-minute gadgets for your hiker, biker or skier
NEW YORK (Reuters) - For anyone who has put off shopping until the last minute -- or is looking ahead to post-holiday sales -- here's a list of some top gadget gifts for the hiker, biker, skier or runner in your life.
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