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eBooks Will Fall to Multichannel Publishing

Despite the expectations of publishers, a report by Forrester Research forecasts slow growth for both eBooks and eBook reading devices. more »

The highest minimum wages

Lithuania reported the highest minimum monthly wages among the Baltic States for November more »

Bush presidency no miracle cure for Microsoft

Microsoft may find no white knight in George W. Bush. more »

Everywhere Network

In a lab at the University of California at Berkeley, computer scientist John Kubiatowicz is designing a networking scheme that, in ten years, just might take over your life. more »

Sony to get help with "Edy" money card debut

Sony, the electric appliance giant, said it will form a joint venture with its financial unit and nine other companies to launch the electronic prepaid Edy money card using Sony-developed technology. more »

Pope laments Mid-East violence

Braving cold, wet weather, Pope John Paul II called for peace in the Middle East during his traditional Christmas appearances at St Peter's Square in the Vatican. more »

Johnson, Spielbgerg on Walk of Fame

The director and the basketball legend are among celebrities whose stars will be added next year to the more than 2,000 that line Hollywood Boulevard, it was announced Sunday. more »

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'AntiTrust' - Hollywood Film On Tech Industry Due

"AntiTrust," a new motion picture from MGM scheduled to hit theaters Jan. 12, 2001, explores the headlong, and often cutthroat race for supremacy in the world of digital convergence more »

Bill Gates talks up global health initiatives

Bill Gates gave almost $1.5 billion last year to fight global health threats, including AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. more »

French investors interested in doing business in Lithuania

The French would like to actively invest in Lithuania's heating, transport, energy and other sectors. more »

Golden Girl

Christina Aguilera may sing the official Winter Olympics anthem. more »

EU Opens Anti-fraud Office in Poland

The European Union will open a European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) in Poland next month to work in collaboration with Polish customs inspectors. more »

Second thoughts on sterilization

Many anguished Brazilian women want to reverse procedure more »

Hungary Plays Down German EU Jobs Proposal

Hungary played down Tuesday the significance of a German proposal to restrict the rights of workers from EU candidate states for a seven-year-transition period more »

Churches keep the faith online

Almost 20 million Americans have used the Internet to find spiritual and religious information, and churches are also benefiting from the communications power of the Web. more »

Madonna and Guy 'tie the knot'

Madonna has finally tied the knot with her fiance Guy Ritchie more »

German Internet Providers are Living Dangerously

After the DDoS attacks on Yahoo!, eBay, and Amazon in February 2000, the German Federal Minister of the Interior Otto Schily founded a task force which in June published a catalog of defense measures against such hacker attacks. more »

Microsoft ends volume pricing for consumer Windows

Attributing the change to increased business demand for Windows 2000, Microsoft next year will end volume discounts for consumer versions of its Windows operating system. more »