Chinese Worker Commits Suicide Over Missing iPhone Prototype
         

An employee at a factory that makes iPhones in China killed himself after a prototype went missing.



         

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Sales Drive Robust Quarter for Apple
         

The company’s quarter was led by sales of Macintosh computers and a burst in iPhone purchases, after the introduction of the new 3GS.



         

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Bits: Plastic Logic's E-Book Reader Will Surf AT&T and Wi-Fi
         

The new reader, available through Barnes & Noble early next year, will also have a touch-screen and be slightly larger than Amazon.com's Kindle DX.



         

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Earnings Climb Nearly 8% at Yahoo
         

Although revenue fell 13 percent, cost-cutting measures helped the company beat analysts’ predictions.



         

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Sales Drive Robust Quarter for Apple
         

The company’s quarter was led by sales of Macintosh computers and a burst in iPhone purchases, after the introduction of the new3GS.



         

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Artists Find Backers as Labels Wane
         

Companies are planning to invest in artists who lack record deals and help them find audiences online.



         

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Bits: Betting on Health Care Start-Ups that Cut Costs
         

Chrysalis Ventures invests in start-ups that aim to make health care more productive, cost-effective and accessible to patients.



         

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Barnes & Noble Plans an Extensive E-Bookstore
         

The retailer said users will have access to up to a million titles within the next year, making it the world’s largest online bookstore.



         

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In Britain, Judge Finds for Google in Libel Case
         

A High Court judge ruled that a schools operator could not sue Google, saying the site was not a publisher of negative comments posted by a Web user.



         

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Driven to Distraction: U.S. Withheld Data on Risks of Distracted Driving
         

In 2003, researchers at a federal agency proposed a long-term study of 10,000 drivers to assess the safety risk posed by cellphone use behind the wheel.



         

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Bits: $1,000 Shoes? There’s an App for That
         

Net-a-Porter.com, a high-end online fashion retailer, hopes to persuade women to buy luxury clothes from their iPhones.



         

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Music Industry Lures ‘Casual’ Pirates to Legal Sites
         

Legal services offering free, unlimited streaming of music, rather than downloads, are proliferating. But whether they can turn a profit is another matter.



         

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Across U.S., ESPN Aims to Be the Home Team
         

After a successful test run in Chicago, ESPN is planning to launch local sports Web sites in three additional cities.



         

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Why Japan’s Cellphones Haven’t Gone Global
         

Japanese handset makers’ rush to innovation in the last 15 years has put them so far ahead they can’t find a niche to expand outside their networks.



         

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