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Report: N. Korean army suspected over cyberattacks

South Korea has obtained intelligence that North Korea last month ordered a military institute of computer hackers - known as Lab 110 - to "destroy" South Korean communications networks, news reports said Saturday.

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General Motors to try selling new cars on eBay

As part of its turnaround plan, General Motors Corp. said Friday it plans to experiment with auctioning new cars on eBay, expanding on an existing partnership covering certified used vehicles on the online marketplace.

AP proposes new article formatting for the Web

The Associated Press is proposing that publishers attach descriptive tags to news articles online in hopes of taming the free-for-all of news and information on the Web and generating more traffic for established media brands.

Glitch in antivirus software troubles PC users

Antivirus software cuts two ways. It's great at blocking known viruses, but it can sometimes misfire, mistakenly flagging clean files as malicious. That sends a computer into a tailspin trying to clean up stuff that's supposed to be on there.

Social networking aggregator sues Facebook

In a counterpunch to the world's biggest online hangout, a small Web company called Power.com has sued Facebook, saying it doesn't follow its own policy of giving users control over their content.

London 2012 replaces sponsor Nortel with Cisco

London Olympic officials on Friday replaced bankrupt Canadian technology sponsor Nortel Networks with Cisco for the 2012 Games, a move that will cost organizers $19.4 million in revenue.

Experts work to untangle US, Korea cyber attack

U.S. authorities trying to unravel the widespread cyber attacks against government Web sites in the United States and South Korea this week are facing a lengthy, complex investigation that may never identify a culprit, at least not one they would be willing to reveal.

British royal family joins Twitter

Britain's royal family has extended its kingdom further into cyberspace and joined Twitter - but don't expect Her Majesty to tweet.

UW-Madison: New Google deal boosts access to books

The University of Wisconsin-Madison says a new agreement with Google will expand public access to its library collection.

Guatemalan court rules in favor of tweet author

An appeals court found insufficient evidence to warrant the trial of a Guatemalan whose Twitter message led to his arrest on charges of inciting financial panic.

SKorea says attackers used IP address in 5 nations

South Korea is learning more about the mysterious cyber attacks that targeted the country and its ally the United States, but the ultimate question of who the instigators are remained elusive.

Is this cyber war? Possible U.S responses limited

A lot of people are saying this is cyber war. But if the Internet attack on U.S. Web sites was an assault by North Korea or some other foreign government, what good responses are in America's arsenal?

Google CEO: New operating system changes the game

Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt can't wait for the Internet search leader's free operating system to debut next year.

NY official: Tagged site stole identities

New York's attorney general charged Thursday that Tagged.com stole the identities of more than 60 million Internet users worldwide - by sending e-mails that raided their private accounts.

Google, Microsoft chairmen share laugh together

The escalating tension between Google and Microsoft didn't prevent the companies' chairmen from sharing a moment of levity Thursday at an exclusive media conference in the Idaho mountains.

Sprint Nextel signs networking deal with Ericsson

Sprint Nextel Corp. on Thursday announced it will transfer operation of its wireless and wireline networks to Swedish telecommunications equipment maker LM Ericsson.

Germany calls for ban of neo-Nazi sites abroad

Germany's Justice Minister is calling for Internet service providers in the U.S. and elsewhere to remove neo-Nazi images, text and other content that can be viewed inside the country in violation of laws forbidding any Nazi symbols.

Broadcom drops takeover bid for Emulex

Broadcom Corp. is dropping its attempted takeover of Emulex Corp. following a unanimous vote by the network gear maker's board to reject Broadcom's sweetened offer.

Universal teams with TuneCore to discover talent

Universal Music Group's distribution arm is teaming up with digital track distributor TuneCore, a move it says will give it a leg up in signing up-and-coming artists without a recording deal yet.

Official says 7 South Korean Web sites attacked

The third wave of cyber attacks to hit South Korea caused little disruption Thursday, with six of seven Web sites affected quickly back up and running.

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Top media execs wonder how Twitter will make money

EMC wins bid contest in $2.1B deal for Data Domain

Gadgets: Affordable, customized headphones that sound nice, too

Amazon lowers Kindle e-book reader price to $299

Online radio stations strike big deal on royalties

Tech 101: How a denial-of-service attack works

Windows 7 is on sale. Should you buy it now?

Incoming Alaska governor to tweet less than Palin

US officials eye North Korea in cyber attack

North Korea a suspect in cyber attacks in US

Google's operating system escalates Microsoft duel

Some news sites saw Jackson traffic crush

Websense posts 2Q outlook, shares fall after-hours

Gundam turns 30; robot will live on, creator says

Cardinals' La Russa drops suit against Twitter

Judge orders cell phone out of 'fight club' case

Internet plays key role in China's latest unrest

Online radio stations strike big deal on royalties

Correction: Music Downloading story

Nielsen: Kids spending more time online

Gartner says tech spending to drop 6 percent

Yahoo, NFL players union settle lawsuit

Gmail drops 'beta' label to woo business customers

Palm Pre to launch in Europe in time for holidays

Sony belatedly to join `netbook' market in August

BT shelves Phorm's Web usage monitoring for ads

Panasonic breaks into robotics with medical robot

Breaking news of Jackson death boosts TMZ traffic

Popular Tehran Bureau site covers Iran from Mass.

Social Security number code cracked, study claims

Microsoft warns of serious computer security hole

WSJ: Justice Dept. reviewing big telecom

Paperless health care? 1 hospital's long journey

Woman seeks to decrease $1.92M fine for downloads

TV makers hope thin is in for newest sets

Senate to post staff salaries, expenses on Web

EMC hikes offer for Data Domain, bidding escalates

DoCoMo invests $45.5M in US mobile video firm

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