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AP-AM Prep-Cyber Corner(Canadian Press Broadcast Wire (Canada) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) MORNINGPREP-MORNINGPREP-MORNINGPREP-MORNINGPREP ! CYBER CORNER ! IN THE NEWS: INTERNET SALES TAXES EYED AS BUDGET HEALERS AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Imagine if states had an extra $23 billion dollars to toy around with come budget time. They could _ if they could find a way to harness all the sales taxes from Internet retailers. State officials say the windfall from collecting taxes from online sales could go to hire teachers, policemen and provide social services _ many of which are in danger of being cut because of a shortage of funds. But as much as everyone agrees the money will help, it's also agreed collecting taxes from online retailers is hard. Internet retailers are required to collect sales tax only when they sell to customers living in a state where they have a physical presence, such as a store or office. When consumers order from out-of-state retailers, they are required under state law to pay the tax. But it's difficult to enforce and rarely happens. IN THE NEWS: NEW BATCH OF WEB SITE ADDRESSES COMING WASHINGTON (AP) _ Are you ready for the next big change to come to the Internet? This one has to do with domain names, forcing suffixes like .com, .net and .org to make room for addresses that end in ``.bank'' and ``.Canon.'' The organization that handles the Internet address system is getting ready to approve a plan to expand the type and number of domain names. If ICANN approves the plan as expected, it's expected the new names can start showing up as early as next year. Right now, there are more than 3000 suffixes available today, most of them country-code domains. Under the new plan, it's expected that hundreds, if not thousands more suffixes could be created. ON THE WEB: AIRLINES BACK IN BUSINESS AFTER COMPUTER WOES CYBERSPACE (AP) _ United Airlines and US Airways now say they are resuming normal operations after computer outages that had delayed flights over the weekend. United says hackers were not involved in a five-hour computer outage that virtually shut down the airlines Friday night and early Saturday. US Airways says a computer problem plagued the company for about 3.5 hours _ but that no flights had to be cancelled. Online: United site: http://www.united.com US Airways site: http://www.usairways.com IN STORES: WII PLAY: MOTION REDMOND, Washington (AP) _ It's a new game title that will help you get a handle on how to take advantage of the new Wii Remote Plus. The Nintendo title ``Wii Play: Motion'' features 12 new games that let you use the new controller in different settings. For example, in one of the games called ``Wind Runner,'' you use the remote as the handle of an umbrella that you tilt to guide you along with the wind. And in ``Veggie Guardin''' you use the controller to take shoo away pests that threaten to damage your budding crops. The title is bundled with one of the new Wii Remote Plus controllers for just under $50. Online: Nintendo site: http://www.nintendo.com by Oscar Wells Gabriel II Oscar Gabriel can be reached at ogabriel(at)ap.org. (The Associated Press) (c) 2011 The Canadian Press |