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    An oil field worker in western Canada was shocked this month to be charged US$85,000 for surfing the Internet on his new mobile phone.

  • Vodafone customer racks up 27,000 bill

    A factory worker from County Durham has run up a 27,000 phone bill by using his mobile as a modem for his PC.

  • Google founders trump Gates in UK media elite

    Larry Page and Sergie Brin have joined the MediaGuardian's 100, while Steve Jobs has slipped and Bill Gates has plunged off.

  • Gates touts TiVo deal

    Delivering the first keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates touted a partnership with TiVo amid what was mainly a state of the union address on Microsoft's digital media strategy.

  • U.S. Senate approves anti-spam bill

    The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday for a historic antispam bill, capping more than six years of failed congressional attempts to enact a federal law restricting unsolicited commercial e-mail.

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    Does Microsoft adore Apple's iPhoto?

    Apple customers must cringe when Microsoft starts talking about Windows Vista -- after all many of the same "new" features have been available on Mac OS X for about five years.

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