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FCC: Call centers in coalition creating 100K jobs
TOM COYNE 2:20pm A coalition largely made up of call center companies is planning to hire 100,000 new employees in the U.S. over the next two years thanks to advancements in broadband access, with some of the jobs returning from overseas, the Federal Communications Commission chairman said.
Sydney police say device attached to teen not bomb
KRISTEN GELINEAU 1:50pm The bizarre attack seemed straight out of a Hollywood thriller: A disguised man breaks into a suburban home in the middle of the day, chains an apparent bomb to a teenage girl's neck, and leaves a note with instructions for her wealthy family. But after 10 frantic hours working to free her, Australian police say it was all an elaborate hoax.
Summary Box: CenturyLink's 2Q earnings
The Associated Press 6:20am QWEST FOR GROWTH: CenturyLink swallowed bigger phone company Qwest in the quarter, becoming the third-largest phone company in the country, behind AT&T; and Verizon.
Review: Acer media-center PC has built-in touchpad
PETER SVENSSON 5:05am Flat-panel TVs and PCs go great together _ the PC gets a giant screen, and the TV gets access to tons of online video.
Report: Global cyberattack under way for 5 years
BARBARA ORTUTAY 4:05am A computer security firm says cybercriminals have spent at least the past five years targeting more than 70 government entities, nonprofit groups and corporations around the world to steal troves of data.
Spacewalking astronauts release mini-satellite
MARCIA DUNN 7:50am Spacewalking astronauts released a ham radio satellite outside the International Space Station on Wednesday despite a missing antenna that will hamper operations.
CenturyLink 2Q profit misses Street expectations
PETER SVENSSON 4:50am Phone company CenturyLink Inc.'s second-quarter profit fell 78 percent as it had to write off more than expected of the value of Qwest, the larger phone company it bought in April.
Summary Box: New touch-screen BlackBerrys coming
The Associated Press 1:35am NEW PHONES: Research In Motion Ltd. has unveiled five new BlackBerry phones with touch screens.
Hulu jumps into original programming with Spurlock
RYAN NAKASHIMA 1:35am The online video service Hulu is getting into the business of creating original programming.
Katango launches Web service to organize friends
BARBARA ORTUTAY 4:50am As the number of your Facebook friends and Twitter followers grows, a new crop of online services are trying to help organize your social-networking buddies into smaller groups so you don't have to share everything with everyone.
New touchscreen BlackBerrys being launched
PETER SVENSSON 1:35am Research In Motion Ltd. on Wednesday unveiled five new BlackBerry phones with touchscreens, as it hopes to revive the line's dwindling appeal in the face of competition from the iPhone and Android smartphones.
Summary Box: AOL launches personalized iPad mag
The Associated Press THE APP: AOL is launching free iPad software that presents a customized, daily e-magazine that draws in content from all over the Web.
AOL launches personalized magazine app for iPad
RACHEL METZ Internet company AOL is trying to snatch a larger portion of the tablet computer audience by launching free iPad software that presents a customized, daily e-magazine that draws in content from all over the Web.
Netflix deal helps CBS 2Q profit more than double
RYAN NAKASHIMA Those big checks that Netflix talks about sending to TV and movie studios for online rights are starting to be cashed on the other end.
AOL launches personalized magazine app for iPad
RACHEL METZ Internet company AOL is trying to snatch a larger portion of the tablet computer audience by launching free iPad software that presents a customized, daily e-magazine that draws in content from all over the Web.
Amazon starts AmazonLocal online deals site
Online retailer Amazon.com is trying to become a bigger player in the mushrooming market for online deals with the launch of a website that offers large discounts on local goods and services.
NJ pol resigns after nude photos appear online
BETH DeFALCO A politician who emailed a woman nude photos of himself that were later posted on a GOP activist's website announced his resignation Tuesday and said he'll consider all legal options to have the pictures taken down.
Airbnb.com to offer property protection
A company that connects travelers with people renting out their homes will soon offer property protection after a host in San Francisco had her home vandalized.
Google strikes deal to acquire daily deal service
MICHAEL LIEDTKE Google Inc.'s latest deal aims to help people find the best daily deals on the Web.
Internet outage delays American flights at JFK
American Airlines says an Internet outage shut down its reservation system at New York's Kennedy airport and delayed flights for about an hour.
Turkmen rush to get mobile connections
ALEXANDER VERSHININ It took a threat from the authoritarian leader of this reclusive nation to give desperate cut-off cell phone users a chance to chat again.
Judge tells Zediva to stop web streaming of movies
A federal judge in Los Angeles issued a preliminary injunction favoring the Motion Picture Association of America in its copyright infringement lawsuit against video-streaming startup Zediva.
Standard & Poor's downgrades Nokia credit rating
MATTI HUUHTANEN Standard and Poor's on Tuesday downgraded its credit rating on Finnish mobile phone company Nokia Corp., partly because of lower than expected device sales in the second quarter.
1,300 workers locked out at American Crystal Sugar
DAVE KOLPACK About 1,300 union workers at seven American Crystal Sugar plants found themselves locked out of their jobs Monday, sitting outside company gates as a contract battle centered mostly on health care benefits and job security continued.
Summary Box: FCC seeks more cable channel choices
The Associated Press NEW RULES: The Federal Communications Commission adopted new rules that aim to make it easier for independent television programmers to get their channels carried in cable system lineups and prevent cable companies from discriminating against independent channels that may compete with their own networks.
FCC seeks more channel choices in cable lineups
JOELLE TESSLER Federal regulators are adopting new rules intended to give cable viewers more channel choices.
Recognizing voices harder for people with dyslexia
LAURAN NEERGAARD Pick up the phone and hear, "Hey, what's up?" Chances are, those few words are enough to recognize who's speaking _ perhaps unless you have dyslexia.
Recognizing voices harder for people with dyslexia
LAURAN NEERGAARD Pick up the phone and hear, "Hey, what's up?" Chances are, those few words are enough to recognize who's speaking _ perhaps unless you have dyslexia.
Windstream to buy Paetec for $891M in stock
Local-phone company Windstream Corp. has agreed to buy Paetec Holding Corp., which provides telecommunications services to businesses, for about $891 million in stock, the companies said Monday.
Authorities test Olympic security for London Games
PAISLEY DODDS Olympic security officials said Monday that testing is underway for the mammoth task of making the 2012 London Games safe _ trials that include testing body scan machines, communications equipment, response time and extra closed-circuit security cameras.
