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Microsoft websites top spots in September: comScore
A record population of 1.2 billion Internet users spent a total of nearly 27 billion hours online in September. -AFP
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"Call of Duty" game shoots to make history
The video game published by Activision Blizzard Inc is the most highly anticipated of the year. -AFP
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Norway court snubs call to block The Pirate Bay
It ruled Telenor and other Internet service providers in Norway cannot be held liable for copyright violations. -AFP
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World's biggest porn surfers
Indonesians tend to use Internet to access pornographic sites and little else. -The Daily Chili
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Jailed for reading porn novels online
China artiste, said to have a lustful voice, was hired by audio books website to read pornographic novels online. She had a big following and was named "China's number one voice artiste". -The Daily Chili
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New tech products this week
This week, check out Sony's latest Vaio touchcreen desktop PC, a new Panasonic ToughBook rugged laptop, cool new versions of WinZip and a new line of Brother LED printers. -Digital Life/AsiaOne
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Samsung, LG keen to promote smartphones
Samsung plans to double the number of its smartphone models, LG to develop competitive smartphones.
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Windows 7 debut a hit: NPD
Sales of Windows 7 were 234 percent higher than those posted by Vista.
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Google lets users see stored account data
Users can see what records ir keeps regarding their activities on various related site accounts. -AFP
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Boom over for GPS devices?
Market plunges by almost 40 per cent, but is predicted to pick up as economy recovers. -myp
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Motorola Droid joins 'Google phone' army
The smartphone will be based on Google's Android software. -AFP
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Japan's NEC offers eyewear translator
This may sharpen linguistic skills and cut down language barriers. -AFP
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Tummy tuck? Bigger breasts? Check your iPhone
iPhone app created by New York-based doctor allows potential nip-tuck patients to envisage what they would look like with a new nose, face lift or many other procedures. -Reuters
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Pre-paid mobile ban hits Kashmiri lovers
Secret lovers used to arranging trysts on their phones will soon be unable to do so. -AFP
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Remote powered by a single touch
The lights use about four times less energy than regular fluorescent lights.
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StarHub has no-frills broadband plans
Customers who don't want the bundled premium can subscribe to any home-broadband plans.
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Microsoft cuts 800 jobs, completes reduction plan early
The tech giant will cut about 5,000 positions by June 2010. -AFP
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EMI sues US music website over Beatles tunes
Record company alleged that music website had infringed copyright. -AFP
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Microsoft overhauls MSN home page
New page incorporates search service Bing and has easy access to Twitter and Facebook. -AFP
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$7.6 million lost to scams last year
Latest trick: Scam e-mails in Malay.
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