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AP Technology NewsBrief at 3:57 p.m. EST
(Associated Press Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Government delays new ban on Internet gamblingWASHINGTON (AP) _The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are giving U.S. financial institutions an additional six months to comply with regulations designed to ban Internet gambling. The two agencies said Friday that the new rules, which were to take effect on Dec. 1, would be delayed until June 1 of next year.
Signal fading on radio traffic reportsCORONA, Calif. (AP) _ For more than 20 years, Mike Nolan was known to radio listeners as the "eye in the sky." He flew over Southern California freeways in his single-engine plane, reporting on the nation's worst traffic. These days, he broadcasts about traffic snarls and lurking gridlock without leaving the ground _ without even leaving his home in this Los Angeles suburb. Sitting in a chair behind computer monitors and a television, Nolan gathers traffic data and broadcasts live on two radio stations a day.
'Avatar' video game to expand film's alien worldLOS ANGELES (AP) _ James Cameron was thinking beyond the big screen when he created the alien world of Pandora. The "Titanic" director worked in tandem with video game developer Ubisoft Montreal on the game based on his upcoming sci-fi epic "Avatar." Opening Dec. 18, the film stars Sam Worthington as a paralyzed human soldier who takes on the form of an exotic blue-skinned alien species called Na'vi on their home world Pandora, a remote paradise teaming with freaky flora and fauna.
Apple's iPhone set to make splash in South KoreaSEOUL, South Korea (AP) _ The iPhone's arrival in South Korea is generating considerable buzz among consumers and industry watchers amid expectations it will shake up a market dominated by world-beating domestic manufacturers. "I can't wait to get my iPhone," said Na Hae-bin, a 30-year-old market researcher at an Internet company, who reserved one as soon as he could. "My heart was beating fast."
Lenovo buying back mobile phone businessBEIJING (AP) _ Personal computer maker Lenovo Group said Friday it is joining the race to develop products that link phones and PCs by buying back a mobile phone business that it sold last year. Lenovo, the world's fourth-largest PC maker, sold its mobile unit to focus on computers but said the technologies are now converging, creating a "significant growth opportunity."
Food banks go high-tech to feed the hungrySEATTLE (AP) _ Food banks across the country are undergoing a high-tech revolution, adopting sophisticated databases, bar coding, GPS tracking, automated warehouses and other technologies used in the food industry that increasingly supplies their goods. It's a long way from handing out macaroni and canned soup from a church basement.
Holiday Web shopping looks brighter than last yearSAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Internet retailers hope the convenience of the Web, plus discounts and deals, spur still-nervous shoppers to spend more online this holiday season _ even as traditional retailers brace for mediocre sales. Internet analysts at comScore Inc. expect online retail revenue to rise 3 percent to $28.8 billion for the months of November and December. That includes the Web sites of traditional retailers, such as Macy's, but excludes auctions, travel and large corporate purchases.
Gift Guide: Accessories to jazz up mobile phonesPeople you know have spent small fortunes on shiny new smart phones such as the iPhone 3GS, a BlackBerry or the Droid. But the devices still don't have all the features they want. The battery runs out too quickly when they surf the Web, watch a movie or play a video game. They wish the phone offered turn-by-turn directions like a true GPS unit and without monthly payments. A tripod would come in handy when they want to take a group photo on the phone for Facebook.
Sony optimistic on 3-D TVs, in-house displayTOKYO (AP) _ A third to a half of the Sony Corp. TV sets sold annually will be packed with 3-D features by the year ending March 2013, a senior executive said Thursday. But Sony Executive Deputy President Hiroshi Yoshioka acknowledged that what Sony may really need for itstype:bold,italic; money-losing TV business is its own display technology and the ability to make its own TV displays.
Time Warner Cable asks help on rising program feesTime Warner Cable Inc. is asking the public for help as it tries to curtail increases in the programming fees it has to pay to carry cable channels and broadcast stations on its systems. The nation's second-largest cable TV operator unveiled an advertising campaign Wednesday asking cable subscribers to vote online on whether it should "roll over" or "get tough" in negotiations over the fees.
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