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Mich. junk e-mail king gets prison in penny stock scam

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:37:00 EST

A federal judge on Monday sentenced Michigan's "Spam King" Alan M. Ralsky to four years and three months in prison and ordered him to forfeit $250,000 for his lead role in a massive Internet scheme to pump up the prices of penny stocks. Prosecutors estimated Ralsky made between $400,000 and $1 million through the scheme, which involved sending out tens of millions of e-mail messages each day.

Canadian woman vows fight after benefits cut over Facebook photos

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:07:00 EST

Montreal -- A Canadian woman on sick leave for depression said Monday she would fight an insurance company's decision to cut her benefits after her agent found photos on Facebook of her vacationing, at a bar and at a party.

South Koreans to get Apple's iPhone this week

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:07:00 EST

SEOUL, South Korea -- Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets.

Tom Gromak: Google's shiny new Chrome OS is on track for 2010

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:12:00 EST

Internet giant Google says it's a year away from releasing its forthcoming Chrome computer operating system, but it released what's been done so far to the open source community for wider development at a press conference Thursday.

Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:42:00 EST

Mario, the pot-bellied Italian plumber with a penchant for rescuing princesses, collecting golden coins and gobbling magic mushrooms, has been around for nearly three decades. And even though he hasn't changed much, the latest game he stars in, the newly released "The New Super Mario Bros. Wii" is one of the holiday season's top titles.

Yahoo jumps on Twitter bandwagon to improve search

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:52:00 EST

San Francisco -- Yahoo Inc. is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently.

AOL offers buyouts to 2,500, a third of work force

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:47:00 EST

New York -- AOL LLC, an Internet company struggling to adapt to an advertising-driven economy, is looking to shed more than a third of its work force as it prepares to spin off from Time Warner Inc. next month.

'Uncharted 2' leads Video Game Award nominations

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:52:00 EST

New York -- "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" has seized a leading eight nominations for this year's Video Game Awards, Spike TV announced Wednesday.

Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 friend Facebook

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:12:00 EST

Users of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles can now brag about their achievements on Facebook. Both systems are integrating the social network this week.

U.K. police make 2 Trojan computer virus arrests

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:50:00 EST

London -- British police have made the first European arrests connected to the spread of a data-thieving virus thought to have infected tens of thousands of computers worldwide, Scotland Yard said Wednesday.