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Updated : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:50:21 GMT

Attention shoppers: Website promises best deal (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. and UK shoppers in the market for a television, dishwasher or other big ticket purchases now have a website that will alert them when the cost of an item they want drops to a target price they have set.
Publ.Date : Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:45:51 GMT

China limits use of Olympians' names online (AP)

China's gymnast Yang Wei performs on the horizontal bar during the men's individual all-around competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympics  in Beijing, Thursday, Aug  14, 2008. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)AP - China has banned the use of its Olympic gold medalists' names as Internet addresses by anyone but the athletes themselves.



Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:33:58 GMT

eBay to lower sellers' fixed-price fees (CNET)
CNET - eBay will reduce the fees it charges to sellers to list fixed-price items, the online auctioneer is set to announce Wednesday.
Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Apple updates iPhone software to fix glitches (Reuters)

A man holds his new Apple 3G iPhone at Telcel Center in Mexico City July 11, 2008. (Daniel Aguilar/Reuters)Reuters - Apple Inc has issued a software update for the latest iPhone to help fix connection problems that led to a flurry of online complaints from customers, a European mobile service provider said on Tuesday as Credit Suisse reported strong U.S. sales of the device.



Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:13:55 GMT

Thousands of file-sharers face legal action in UK (Reuters)

A generic picture of a woman using a computer mouse. (Catherine Benson/Files/Reuters)Reuters - Thousands of people suspected of sharing music, films and games over the Internet will be pursued through the courts for damages, lawyers for entertainment companies said on Wednesday.



Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:37:40 GMT

Olympian blogs range from the bland to the bitter (AFP)

Hundreds of Olympians are updating blogs about their experiences in Beijing and the unwritten rule appears to be: The bigger the star the blander the blog(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Hugh MacDonald, Canadian's reserve archer for the Olympics, was not a happy blogger.



Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:25:06 GMT

EBay Lowers Fees for Fixed-price Items (PC World)
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Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:50:21 GMT

UK online retail sales up 11 pct in July: survey (Reuters)
Reuters - Online retail sales in Britain rose by 11.3 percent in July compared to the month before as wet weather boosted online clothing sales while electrical sales also soared, a report said on Wednesday.
Publ.Date : Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:10:05 GMT

Web site educates about hiring war vets (AP)
AP - They survived war, but for some Iraq and Afghanistan veterans going to work back home isn't easy, either.
Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:25:31 GMT

A modern electoral tradition: selling votes on eBay (AFP)

Ever since the online auction site eBay sprung up 10 years ago as a hub for selling just about everything imaginable, a handful of Americans has tried to sell votes, even though it is illegal.(AFP/File/Jacques Demarthon)AFP - Ever since the online auction site eBay sprung up 10 years ago as a hub for selling just about everything imaginable, a handful of Americans has tried to sell votes, even though it is illegal.



Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:02:58 GMT

Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes (AP)

In this Oct 12, 2006 file photo, eBay signs illuminate the company's booth at the DigitalLife expo in New York. EBay plans to move nearly all transactions to electronic payment methods. Beginning in the U.S. in mid-October, 2008, users will have to pay by credit card, PayPal or the credit card processing service ProPay. No more cash, checks or money orders — which account for less than 10 percent of eBay transactions these days — unless sellers and buyers meet in person.  (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - Some people who sell things on eBay are fed up with new rules the company has been imposing in hopes of making the auction site more attractive to online shoppers. Now even more changes are coming in the next few weeks, but this time eBay Inc. hopes it can cool tempers.



Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:41:38 GMT

Google outpaces search market growth (CNET)
CNET - Google's quantity searches in the United States during July surged 16 percent over the last year, cementing the company's lead at the top of the market, according to statistics released Tuesday by Nielsen Online.
Publ.Date : Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:02:00 GMT

JavaFX looks to stake claim in RIA (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - With its new JavaFX technology for rich Internet applications, Sun Microsystems hopes to leverage the strength of the Java development base and Java's ubiquitous presence on devices to make a strong run in a race in which it is a very late entrant.
Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT

EBay lowering fixed-price sellers' listing fees (Reuters)

Brian Winer of Los Angeles uses an eBay kiosk to check on an item he has for sale during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 6, 2006. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)Reuters - EBay Inc is cutting the fees U.S. sellers on its site pay for fixed-price items, in one of the company's boldest moves this year to boost merchandise for sale, lure new buyers and take on competitors.



Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:11:11 GMT

An EA merger with Take-Two gets U.S. antitrust OK (Reuters)

Electronic Arts Chief Executive Officer John Riccitiello speaks at the Electronic Arts news conference at the 2008 E3 Media  and  Business Summit in Los Angeles July 14, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. antitrust authorities would approve a combination of Electronic Arts Inc with rival video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software, according to letters from the Federal Trade Commission posted on the agency's web site.



Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:37:08 GMT

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