Apple launches iTunes Store in Europe
Apple Computer expands its popular digital music service to Britain France and Germany. Apple notes more than 85 million songs have been downloaded in the United States and the four countries account for 60 percent of global music sales.
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Circuit City reports a small first quarter loss
Circuit City Stores Inc, the No 2 consumer electronics chain after Best Buy, reported a quarterly loss of 5.9 million dollars as sales rose nearly 7 percent. The quarter ended May 31 showed 3 cents per share loss from continuing operations, including about 4 million in after tax costs linked to selling its private label credit card unit. Gateway Inc stock rose after a quarterly loss forecast adjustment, closing at 4.50 dollars.
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Federal government rejects national do not spam registry
Washington DC The Bush administration will not create a nationwide do not spam registry citing risks it could backfire and invite abuse. FTC chair Timothy Muris warned registries could be mined for names while proponents pressed for authentication tech to curb spam and protect privacy including that of children.
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Three game makers sue 321 Studios over piracy software
Atari Electronic Arts and Vivendi Universal Games file federal suit in New York accusing 321 Studios of copyright infringement by providing Games X Copy software that bypasses copy protections. The case adds to actions against the Missouri company, already at odds with Hollywood over DVD-copying tools.
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Major Web Sites Suffer Outage Linked to Akamai Attack
Several top sites including Yahoo Microsoft and Google faced access issues early Tuesday as Akamai Technologies reported a large scale international attack on Internet infrastructure. Availability at Keynote dropped from 100 percent to about 80 percent for sites it monitors, with impact tied to Akamai served content and possibly its domain name server system.
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