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1. AT&T says almost sold out of Apple iPhones - 2007-06-30 14:10:30-04
   SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - AT&T Inc. sold almost all its initial stock of Apple Inc.'s iPhone within hours of the device going on sale, an AT&T spokesman said on Saturday.

   

   
   
   
2. Warren Buffett lunch sells for record $650,100 - 2007-06-30 14:32:47-04
   NEW YORK (Reuters) - A bidder agreed to pay $650,100 to have lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett, surpassing last year's record for the annual charity auction.

   

   
   
   
3. Attack on Estonia puts cyber security on EU agenda - 2007-06-30 17:21:54-04
   HELSINKI (Reuters) - The European Union will address cyber security issues after attacks on the Internet sites of Estonia, EU Information Society commissioner Viviane Reding said on Saturday.

   

   
   
   
4. Most iPhone owners gush but some have glitches - 2007-07-01 12:18:36-04
   SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Proud owners of Apple Inc.'s iPhone raved about their first day with the device on Saturday, but a glitch took the shine off the year's most anticipated device for a few unlucky customers.

   

   
   
   
5. Curious gadget fans smash, dissect iPhones - 2007-07-01 16:55:56-04
   SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - It took Apple Inc. more than six months to build the iPhone but curious gadget fanatics needed only minutes to tear one apart.

   

   
   
   
6. Facebook helps iLike stand out in Internet crowd - 2007-07-01 21:11:36-04
   DENVER (Billboard) - A month ago, iLike was just another online music community struggling for relevancy in an increasingly crowded market.

   

   
   
   
7. Yahoo beefs up target advertising tools - 2007-07-02 00:22:04-04
   NEW YORK (Reuters) - Internet media company Yahoo Inc. will offer its marketing clients tools to create more personalized advertisements to Web users as it strives to build its share of graphical display advertising.

   

   
   
   
8. Universal Music declines long-term iTunes deal: source - 2007-07-02 00:26:07-04
   NEW YORK (Reuters) - Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, has declined to sign a long-term deal with Apple Inc.'s iTunes music store, leaving open the possibility for exclusive deals with other services, an industry source said on Sunday.

   

   
   
   
9. Last Harry Potter book sets online pre-sale record - 2007-07-02 08:34:29-04
   LONDON (Reuters) - The seventh and final book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series has become online retailer Amazon's most pre-ordered product, with almost 1.6 million copies bought globally ahead of the book's release on July 21.

   

   
   
   
10. British band turns to Internet to raise funds - 2007-07-02 10:55:31-04
    LONDON (Reuters) - A British band has funded its first album entirely via a new Web site which allows up-and-coming acts to bypass record labels and gives fans the chance to buy into their success.

    

    
    
    
11. U.S. online help-wanted ads down in June, report says - 2007-07-02 13:19:57-04
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Help-wanted postings on major U.S.-based Internet job boards were down 2 percent in June but were still up 24 percent on a year-over-year basis due to tight labor markets, a private research group said on Monday.

    

    
    
    
12. Covestor creates stage for virtual money managers - 2007-07-02 17:28:27-04
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Think you're better than Warren Buffett and ready to provide the proof?

    

    
    
    
13. Last Harry Potter book sets online pre-sale record - 2007-07-02 22:30:45-04
    LONDON (Reuters) - The seventh and final book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series has become online retailer Amazon's most pre-ordered product, with almost 1.6 million copies bought globally ahead of the book's release on July 21.

    

    
    
    
14. Minnie Driver tapped for "Re"Visioned" Raider - 2007-07-03 02:14:36-04
    NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Minnie Driver has signed on to voice Lara Croft in the Tomb Rader-focused season of "Re"Visioned," an online animated series debuting July 10 on GameTap, Turner Broadcasting's broadband entertainment network.

    

    
    
    
15. Covestor creates stage for virtual money managers - 2007-07-03 03:06:35-04
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Think you're better than Warren Buffett and ready to provide the proof?

    

    
    
    
16. Gooogle acquires Web-calling service GrandCentral - 2007-07-03 03:26:36-04
    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc. has acquired GrandCentral Communications, a start-up that lets users manage their existing phones and voice mailboxes over the Web as if they were a single account, the company said on Monday.

    

    
    
    
17. AT&T says iPhone activation problems largely solved - 2007-07-03 06:06:45-04
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc said on Monday delays in activating service for customers of Apple Inc iPhone had been mostly resolved after the wireless company worked out the problems on a case-by-case basis.

    

    
    
    
18. Thai cabinet revokes army order to censor Internet - 2007-07-03 06:34:07-04
    BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's military-appointed cabinet lifted on Tuesday an order by the coup council to shut down Web sites deemed threatening to the constitutional monarchy, Communication Minister Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom said.

    

    
    
    
19. SAP discloses wrongdoing in Oracle theft suit - 2007-07-03 15:08:22-04
    FRANKFURT/BOSTON (Reuters) - Software maker SAP AG disclosed that a U.S. subsidiary made "inappropriate downloads" of data from rival Oracle Corp.'s Web site and said U.S. authorities asked it to hand over internal documents.

    

    
    
    
20. New Jersey says 141 sex offenders used MySpace - 2007-07-03 15:27:32-04
    PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - More than 140 sex offenders convicted in New Jersey had profiles on the networking Web site MySpace, the state's attorney general said on Tuesday.