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China's Hu and Wen get own "fan" website (Reuters) -

Chinese President Hu Jintao waves upon his arrival at a military airport in Seongnam, south of Seoul, August 25, 2008. (Jo Yong-Hak/Reuters)Reuters - Does Chinese President Hu Jintao give you goosebumps? Got the hots for Premier Wen Jiabao? Then Communist Party mouthpiece the People's Daily has the answer -- join their online fan club.


What you can--and can't--find about Palin on the Internet (CNET) - CNET - John McCain's announcement last week that he has chosen Sarah Palin as his running mate left the public thirsting for information about the Alaska governor-- and inspired hundreds of commentators, entrepreneurs, and Palin imitators to try to fill in the gaps.
Sony shares hit 3-yr low after Vaio laptop recall (Reuters) -

A man looks at Sony Vaio laptops at a showroom in Singapore September 5, 2008. Sony shares fell more than 4 percent to hit the lowest in almost three years on Friday after the electronics maker announced a recall of 438,000 Vaio portable computers due to possible overheating that could burn users. (Vivek Prakash/Reuters)Reuters - Sony Corp (6758.T) shares fell more than 4 percent to hit the lowest in almost three years on Friday after the electronics maker announced a recall of 438,000 Vaio portable computers due to possible overheating that could burn users.


Microsoft kicks off $300 million Windows marketing push (Reuters) -

Windows Vista logo decorates downtown Bucharest January 31, 2007. (Mihai Barbu/Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp kicked off a $300 million marketing campaign on Thursday, aimed at improving the image of its Windows Vista operating system and strike back at Apple Inc's "Mac vs. PC" ads.


Economic Fears Spark Broad Sell-Off Of Tech Stocks (Investor's Business Daily) - Investor's Business Daily - Investors punished tech stocks Thursday after networking-gear maker Ciena gave a disappointing outlook, just the latest recent report fueling fears of a broadening slump.
EA's Spore aims to create new worlds, businesses (Reuters) -

Game designer Will Wright speaks about his latest game SPORE at a promotion event in Singapore August 13, 2008. (Tim Chong/Reuters)Reuters - Electronic Arts Inc's creature-building game "Spore" offers players a chance to develop new worlds -- and maybe even new lines of business for the video game maker.


Dell Previews $349 Linux-Based Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook (NewsFactor) - NewsFactor - Dell has taken the wraps off a new mini-notebook PC squarely aimed at U.S. consumers. Called the Inspiron Mini 9, the PC maker's first offering in the so-called netbook category sports an 8.9-inch LED screen with a resolution of 1024x600 pixels.
Google touts iPhone, Chrome browser (InfoWorld) - InfoWorld - A Google executive Thursday heaped praise on Apple's iPhone, even with his company set to challenge Apple in this same space with its Android mobile computing platform.