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  Microsoft websites top spots in September: comScore
A record population of 1.2 billion Internet users spent a total of nearly 27 billion hours online in September. -AFP
 
 
"Call of Duty" game shoots to make history
The video game published by Activision Blizzard Inc is the most highly anticipated of the year. -AFP
Norway court snubs call to block The Pirate Bay
It ruled Telenor and other Internet service providers in Norway cannot be held liable for copyright violations. -AFP
Pioneering Swiss solar-powered plane rolled out
All four sun-fuelled electric motors were switched on for the first time.
World's biggest porn surfers
Indonesians tend to use Internet to access pornographic sites and little else. -The Daily Chili
Samsung, LG keen to promote smartphones
Samsung plans to double the number of its smartphone models, LG to develop competitive smartphones.
Japan's high-tech cemeteries
Japan is merging cutting-edge technology as well as ancestor worship with the latest in the funereal.- Reuters
Turning bottles into blankets
Buddhist organization recycles bottles to make polyester blankets, scarves and clothes for disaster victims.-Reuters
Windows 7 debut a hit: NPD
Sales of Windows 7 were 234 percent higher than those posted by Vista.
Google lets users see stored account data
Users can see what records ir keeps regarding their activities on various related site accounts. -AFP
Boom over for GPS devices?
Market plunges by almost 40 per cent, but is predicted to pick up as economy recovers. -myp
Motorola Droid joins 'Google phone' army
The smartphone will be based on Google's Android software. -AFP
Audi A5 Sportback wins Golden Steering Wheel
It topped the mid-sized vehicle category.
Japan's NEC offers eyewear translator
This may sharpen linguistic skills and cut down language barriers. -AFP
Photos: Inside the first space hotel
When the Galactic Suite is completed in 2012, tourists will be able to venture into space at $6.1m for a 3-night stay. We take a look, in pictures, at this revolutionary hotel. -Reuters
China bans physical punishment for Internet addicts
Addicts go through arduous physical drills or even more extreme "treatments". -Reuters
Google seeks revenue from online retailers
It is selling a commerce search product at a starting price of $70,000 a year. -Reuters
Pre-paid mobile ban hits Kashmiri lovers
Secret lovers used to arranging trysts on their phones will soon be unable to do so. -AFP
Technology not causing social isolation: study
Users of Internet and mobile phones have larger and more diverse social networks. -AFP
Remote powered by a single touch
The lights use about four times less energy than regular fluorescent lights.
StarHub has no-frills broadband plans
Customers who don't want the bundled premium can subscribe to any home-broadband plans.
Microsoft overhauls MSN home page
New page incorporates search service Bing and has easy access to Twitter and Facebook. -AFP
$7.6 million lost to scams last year
Latest trick: Scam e-mails in Malay.
X-ray named top achievement by British museum
It beat the Apollo spacecraft and DNA. -AFP
How to get your lost photos back
Don't fret if you think you've lost some photos in your computer - they might have been misplaced. Read Helpdesk to find out how to get your lost pictures back. -Digital Life
Web portal set up for Muslim travellers
Website rates hotels by how far they go to meet Muslim travellers' needs. -ST
'Whitewash' could slow global warming
Daubing white paint on the rock and earth to slow the melting of Andean glaciers. -AFP
Cops to interview M'sian blogger
The blogger, who goes by the moniker "Zorro-Unmasked" was called in for "something" he wrote on his blog. -The Star/ANN
Company offers Twitter-dedicated mobile device
The device is solely dedicated to sending and receiving Twitter messages. -AFP
Touchscreen smartphones being snatched up in US
Number of smartphone owners swelled to 23.8 million in August. -AFP
Man goes online in search of adulterer
He alleges that man in uploaded video slept with his wife, and leaves contact number, appealing to those who recognize the 'adulterer' to contact him. -AsiaOne
 
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