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Retailers offer deals, discounts on 'Cyber Monday' (AP)

AP - Retailers who saw Thanksgiving holiday sales drop off as the weekend progressed stepped up online promotions on the day known as "Cyber Monday" to try to get consumers tired of the crowds at stores to keep shopping.

Fuel-cell powered devices getting closer (AP)

AP - Laptop, cell phone and iPod owners tired of having their devices run out of charge after a few hours have been patiently waiting for the next portable power source to arrive.
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Regulators hang up on cell tower backup rules (AP)

AP - Federal regulators have rejected proposed changes by the Federal Communications Commission that would require all U.S. cell phone towers to have at least eight hours of backup power.
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Clearwire to market WiMax under "Clear" brand (AP)

AP - Newly merged company Clearwire Corp. says it plans to sell its wireless broadband service under the brand name of "Clear."
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Obama's security adviser calls for energy action (CNET)

CNET - President-elect Barack Obama's choice of James Jones as national security adviser brings a retired Marine general who advocates a comprehensive overhaul to U.S. energy policy in the name of national defense.
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Britney Spears tops Yahoo searches (AP)

AP - She did it again: Britney Spears was the most popular search term on Yahoo for the fourth year in a row — her seventh time topping the list.

Europe to Cap Prices for Roaming Text Messages and Data (PC World)

PC World - European telecommunications ministers gave their backing on Thursday to a plan to cap retail prices for sending SMS (Short Message Service) text messages and browsing the Internet using mobile phones while abroad.
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Nokia says "interesting" launch due (Reuters)

Reuters - Nokia, the world's largest cellphone maker, will unveil an "interesting" phone to strengthen its product and service offerings later on Tuesday, a company official said late on Monday.

Netbooks: Small, Cheap -- and Fast? (PC World)

PC World - Linux distributor Good OS and BIOS vendor Phoenix Technologies each have plans to make netbooks speedier devices, the vendors said at the Netbook World Summit in Paris on Monday.
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Hot Jobs: Software Implementation Analyst (PC World)

PC World - Job description: The software implementation analyst ensures that deployments of new applications or upgrades are planned and carried out correctly.
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Estonian ISP Cuts off Control Servers for Srizbi Botnet (PC World)

PC World - An Estonian ISP that temporarily hosted the command-and-control servers for the Srizbi botnet, responsible for a large portion of the world's spam, has cut off those servers, according to computer security analysts.
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China's NetDragon Teams With EA on Online Game (PC World)

PC World - Chinese game developer NetDragon Websoft plans to work with U.S. digital game maker Electronic Arts (EA) to create a multiplayer online game based on EA's Dungeon Keeper series of digital games.
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