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· The Ultimate Geek Car? - Mercedes-Benz probably didn't have the geek set in mind when it designed its new flagship 2007 S-Class sedan. But when the luxury car hits U.S. streets in February, it'll be packing a bundle of electronics that would make David Hasselhoff green with envy.
· Navy Tests Look-to-Talk Device - The U.S. Navy is field-testing a new short-range communications device called LightSpeed that could soon let sailors talk securely up to two miles away -- just by looking at each other.
· Apple's iWeb Promise Blogs for All - One of the big announcements made by Apple CEO Steve Jobs at the Macworld 2006 keynote yesterday was the introduction of iWeb, a web publishing tool for Mac OS X. The program is the newest member of the iLife suite of applications, which sells for $79. iWeb allows users to build simple sites containing photos, movies, podcasts — both the audio and video variety — and blogs.
· National uniform driver's license law is 'nightmare' - An anti-terrorism law creating a national standard for all driver's licenses by 2008 isn't upsetting just civil libertarians and immigration rights activists.
· Report Examines Safety of Nanotechnology - From toothpaste to trousers, dozens of everyday products contain materials made through the blossoming science of nanotechnology — but laws safeguarding the public's health and safety aren't developing nearly as quickly, according to a new report.
· If its good enough for Gates.... - Rivals Palm and Microsoft have finally converged. The Palm Treo 700w Smartphone, introduced by Bill Gates in early January, is the first Palm device based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system software instead of Palm's own Palm OS.
· Apple files 'Mobile Me' as US trademark - Apple Computer Inc. has filed to trademark the phrase “Mobile Me” for use in a wide range of businesses, furthering speculation it could introduce an iPod phone.
· Google offers personal home page for mobile phones - Web search leader Google Inc. on Thursday said it was now offering U.S. mobile phone users a personalized version of the Google home page tailored to work on most recently introduced mobile phones.
· Court dismisses Yahoo free speech suit - A federal appeals court on Thursday skirted answering whether Yahoo Inc. must pay a fine of about $15 million to a Paris court for displaying Nazi memorabilia for sale in violation of French law.
· BlackBerry to Support Google Messaging - BlackBerry e-mail devices will soon support the Google Talk instant-messaging and Google Local mapping programs, the handheld maker said Thursday, extending the Internet titan's push to put its services on mobile devices.
· Microsoft Plans Launch of Search Ad System - Microsoft Corp. plans to launch its system for selling advertising alongside regular search results by June in the United States, giving the company its next piece of ammunition in the battle with rivals including Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc.
· Google adds two "MINI" business search appliances - Consumer Internet search leader Google Inc. today said that it is introducing two new, higher-capacity systems designed to meet the growing demand for tools to search for documents inside businesses.
· Online Chatting Leads to Virtual Wedding - Rita Sri Mutiara Dewi's fiance could not get time off from his job in the United States. But that didn't stop the couple _ who have never met in person _ from tying the knot on Thursday.
· Nikon reels in film cameras to focus on digital - Japanese camera and precision equipment maker Nikon said on Thursday it will focus on digital photography and stop producing most of its film cameras, except for a few professional photographer products.
· Three Formally Indicted in Xbox Scam - Two Hollywood video game store owners and a third man who were charged in December for allegedly pirating video games and installing them on modified Microsoft Corp. Xbox consoles were indicted on Thursday, according to the United States Attorney's Office in Los Angeles.
· British Library Unveils Online Mozart Musical Diary - The British Library in London on Thursday published an online edition of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Catalog of Works" that includes digital versions of 30 pages from the priceless original.
· FCC sets airwaves sale for Internet on planes - U.S. regulators plan to sell airwaves starting May 10 to provide communications services like high-speed Internet to U.S. air travelers.
· Court rules against Yahoo in Nazi speech case - A U.S. appeals court declined to intervene on Thursday on behalf of Yahoo, the Internet search company, saying U.S. courts have no jurisdiction in a case pitting free speech protections against a French law barring the sale of Nazi memorabilia.
· More Super Bowl marketers shoot high-def ads - Super Bowl viewers with high-definition TVs this year will see every bead of sweat on Bud Light bottles as clearly as those on the players.
· Agencies Probing Sales of Cell Phone Data - A U.S. Congressman said on Friday that federal agencies were looking into whether telephone companies were sufficiently protecting consumers' records amid concerns that Internet sites were selling cellphone call information.