Egypt releases detained blogger (Reuters)
Reuters - Egyptian authorities have released a 22-year-old Egyptian blogger and activist after nearly seven weeks in detention, an Egyptian human rights group said on Saturday.
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News Corp to hire AOL vet as digital chief: source (Reuters)
Reuters - Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp plans to hire former AOL Chief Executive Jonathan Miller to supervise the media conglomerate’s digital strategy, two News Corp media outlets reported and a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed.
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MySpace launches karaoke service in Japan (AFP)
AFP - Online social-networking titan MySpace has launched a karaoke service in Japan, expanding its amateur crooner channel to a nation rich with lovers of the pastime.
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Skype announces service for iPhone, BlackBerry (Reuters)
Reuters - 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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Designer sues Courtney Love over Web rants (Reuters)
Reuters - Courtney Love faces a lawsuit over Internet insults the singer is accused of posting on Twitter, MySpace and online marketplace Etsy.
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Disney, Hulu restart talks over ABC shows: report (Reuters)
Reuters - The Walt Disney Co and Hulu.com have restarted talks over offering shows from Disney’s ABC television network on the online video distributor owned by NBC Universal and News Corp, paidContent.org reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.
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RIM, Others Face Uphill Rivalry With App Store (PC World)
PC World - If Research In Motion opens its BlackBerry App World online store next week as rumored, it will be the second major mobile vendor to emulate the iPhone App Store and won’t be the last.
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Devoted music fans pay top dollar for deluxe sets (Reuters)
Reuters - During the past two years, one 29-year-old Bay Area music fan reckons she’s spent about $200 on music.
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California politician wants to censor online maps (AFP)
AFP - An elected California official wants the state known for Internet technology to blur images of schools, hospitals, government buildings and houses of worship in online maps.
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EMI Music signs with Project Playlist (AFP)
AFP - EMI Music and Project Playlist announced on Wednesday they have reached agreement to add the giant music company’s recordings to the online catalog of the fast-growing music-sharing startup.
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