False web report plays havoc with Apple stock

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A false Internet report that Apple Inc's Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack briefly slammed his company's stock on Friday and raised fresh questions about the delicate relationship between traditional and new media.

The posting on iReport.com -- a citizen journalist site owned by Time Warner Inc's CNN -- is the most recent incident in which a faulty online report created brief, but wrenching, confusion among investors.

Apple quickly denied the report about its chief executive, but not before its... Read more

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Designer hopes to plug into intelligent fashion

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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Tired of running out of batteries and having to find a socket to charge your mobile phone or iPod? An Argentine fashion designer may have the answer: a timeless jacket with a built-in solar panel.Julieta Gayoso's line of... Read more

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Microsoft installs XP, Office on cheap Portuguese laptops

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LISBON (Reuters) - Microsoft launched on Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop for school children that the government hopes will boost the country's technological edge in education.Portugal started rolling out the... Read more

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New Nintendo Machine

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Nintendo said it would begin selling a new DS machine that can take pictures and play music on Nov. 1 in Japan, in a move to cement its lead against Sony's PlayStation Portable and potentially... Read more

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Nokia unveils its first touch-screen phone

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LONDON (Reuters) - Nokia unveiled on Thursday its first touch-screen phone, priced well below Apple's iPhone model, as the world's top mobile phone maker hopes to tap consumers for whom the iPhone... Read more

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Fans to build own radio as Slacker takes on iPod

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Is it an iPod? Is it an old-fashioned transistor radio? These are the questions the Slacker portable digital music player will have to answer when it hits U.S. stores this... Read more

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Norway consumer body challenges Apple over iTunes

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OSLO (Reuters) - A Norway consumer agency said it aims to take computer group Apple to court over what it calls unfair barriers to playing music from the iTunes music store on devices other than... Read more