Tuesday, October 18, 2005

pentop computer hits store shelves (Internet advertising) (Reuters)Reuters - LeapFrog Enterprises Inc.'s


LeapFrog's pentop computer hits store shelves (Reuters)
Reuters - LeapFrog Enterprises Inc.'s Fly"pentop computer"hit retail shelves on Monday, and theeducational toy maker is expecting strong sales after rackingup strong online"pre-sales."

Turner launches GameTap online game network (Reuters)
Reuters - Time Warner Inc.'s TurnerBroadcasting on Monday launched GameTap, a new online videogame network that for$14.95 a month offers subscribersunlimited game downloads and original programming.

Yahoo accused of raiding workers (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Nuance Communications, a Menlo Park maker of speech-recognition software, has sued Yahoo for unfair competition and theft of trade secrets, accusing the Internet giant of ``raiding''all but one of Nuance's research and development engineers.

AOL swings from dying relic to coveted partner (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - AOL now is in play, with chief rivals Microsoft, Google and Yahoo all talking to parent Time Warner about a stake in the Web portal. Google has discussed both a solo bid and one with Comcast. It's an amazing turnaround for a company that was the poster child for Internet bubble excess.

EBay founder looks to direct reel change (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - HOLLYWOOD - Jeff Skoll -- the shy multibillionaire co-founder of eBay -- left Silicon Valley last year, and set out to test his theory ``that people are basically good''on the movie industry.

Yahoo in broadband phone pact with BellSouth (Reuters)

"BiloxiReuters - Yahoo Inc. and BellSouth Corp. onMonday said they agreed to offer high-speed Internet serviceacross the No. 3 U.S. local phone service provider's nine-stateregion, moving Yahoo one step closer to nationwide broadbandcoverage.




Teens turn to Internet for information on sex (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - The Internet is a key source of sex education for U.S. teenagers. About half of teens go online for health information, and they have more questions about sex than they do about any other topic, researchers reported at the American Academy of Pediatrics meeting.

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