Microsoft says it has agreed to buy a Norwegian search company for
$US1.2 billion, aiming to shore up its search technology for
businesses against competition from Oracle and IBM.
Apple will soon announce steps to resolve European Commission
charges that its iTunes stores broke EU rules by setting prices
country by country in Europe.
A new technology unveiled today would show what's being said on the
radio using a receiver with a screen that would scroll text much
like closed captions roll by on TV.

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A computer systems administrator was sentenced to 30 months in
prison on Tuesday for trying to sabotage his company's servers out
of fear he was about to lose his job, prosecutors said.
A top British violinist is to release her next recording for free
on the internet in a bid to break down the elitist image of classic
music.
Smart cars that pay attention to the roads while drivers' minds are
elsewhere are on the automotive horizon at the world's largest
consumer electronics show.
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