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9th July 2005 Archive

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  • Sprint delivers on 3G splurge

    Live deployments begin

    Racing to catch up with Verizon's 3G rollout, Sprint says it will have its EV-DO service live in 60 markets by next spring. More than half of these should be live this month. Sprint says it's focussing on airports and financial districts, so don't expect it to work in your neighborhood anytime soon - unless you live next to a …

    Mobile 9 Jul 2005, 02:13

  • Students refuse to buy a single song from Napster

    Rivals cash in

    Napster has put a new twist on the notion of being a loss leader. It has actually managed to sell more songs for rival online music services than for its own product, according to a survey conducted by a university customer. Not a single University of Rochester student admitted to buying a song via Napster during the Fall …

    Financial News 9 Jul 2005, 13:32

  • Bush admits to being hotter and gassier, blames humans

    G-8 commits to inaction

    World leaders are mad as hell about global warming and happy to take it some more. Despite much global warming grumbling, the G-8 crew left Gleneagles with their standard commitment to inaction intact. The powers did manage to leak the part of their communique that dealt with climate change, so that everyone knew the issue …

    Science 9 Jul 2005, 21:14

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