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MySpace Confirms Upcoming Launch of Mexican Version
 Caroline McCarthy
MySpace.com has confirmed rumors that it will be launching a Spanish-language version of the popular social-networking service for Mexican users.
Don’t Call. Don’t Write. Let Me Be.
 Damon Darlin
The fears of the direct marketing industry came true. Once a do-not-call list was created, people did register, in droves. The list was created in 2003, not as a way to protect privacy, but to remove a powerful irritant from the lives of Americans.
Flexing Muscle, China Destroys Satellite in Test
 William J. Broad & David E. Sanger
China successfully carried out its first test of an antisatellite weapon last week, signaling its resolve to play a major role in military space activities and bringing expressions of concern from Washington and other capitals, the Bush administration said yesterday.
Protesters Found in Database
 Walter Pincus
A Defense Department database devoted to gathering information on potential threats to military facilities and personnel, known as Talon, had 13,000 entries as of a year ago - including 2,821 reports involving American citizens, according to an internal Pentagon memo to be released today by the American Civil Liberties Union.
Flying the Crowded Skies: Challenges for Aviation
 Matthew L. Wald
By 2025, government experts say, America’s skies will swarm with three times as many planes, and thousands of tiny jets. To keep passengers moving safely and on schedule, the Federal Aviation Administration needs to replace a half-century of outmoded technology with a new air traffic control system.
System Helps Border Patrol Connect the Dots
 Lynn Brezosky
Pedro Villarreal, a Border Patrol senior agent, can get a visual on smuggling routes from the mapping system at the Rio Grande Valley sector headquarters in Edinburg, Texas.
Sharp to Expand Flat TV Production in Japan, Mexico
 Hiroshi Hiyama
Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. has announced plans to ramp up its output of flat screen televisions, with new production lines in Japan and Mexico in response to increasing demand.
Mexico's AG Finds Security in Microchip Implants
 The Canadian
Mexico's top federal prosecutors and investigators began receiving chip implants in their arms in November 2006 in order to get access to restricted areas inside the attorney general's headquarters.
Attack of the Zombie Computers Is Growing Threat
 John Markoff
In their persistent quest to breach the Internet’s defenses, the bad guys are honing their weapons and increasing their firepower.
Low-Cost Laptop Could Transform Learning
 Brian Bergstein
Forget windows, folders and boxes that pop up with text. When students in Thailand, Libya and other developing countries get their $150 computers from the One Laptop Per Child project in 2007, their experience will be unlike anything on standard PCs.
Brazilian Court Orders YouTube Blocked Over Racy Supermodel Video
 AFP
A Brazilian court has ordered the YouTube website blocked for failing to withdraw a compromising video of supermodel Adriana Cicarelli on a beach in Spain, a local newspaper reported.
Official Held in Saddam Hanging Video Probe
 Joshua Partlow
A security guard who used a cell phone camera to videotape the chaotic scene of Saddam Hussein's execution was arrested Wednesday, according to an adviser of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
Mexico Offers SatNav to Illegals Crossing into the US
 Justin Stares
Would-be illegal immigrants planning to cross the desert and enter the United States on foot are to be given hand-held satellite devices by the Mexican authorities to ensure they arrive safely.
Mexican Government Launches Website Tracking Hometowns of Migrants in U.S.
 Associated Press
The Mexican government has launched a new Web site tracking the hometowns of millions of Mexicans residing in the U.S., the Foreign Relations Department said Saturday.
New Visibility for Vallarta Adventures
 Laura Gelezunas
Long-time Puerto Vallarta tourism industry leader, Vallarta Adventures, is taking their marketing strategy to the next level. They are working with Laura Gelezunas of Video Diva Productions to offer exciting and entertaining video press releases.
Even Torn-Up Credit Card Applications Aren't Safe
 Bob Sullivan
What if a desperate identity thief digging through your trash found a credit card application ripped into little pieces, taped it back together, filled it out and mailed it in? Would he get the credit card? The answer, according to one man's experiment, is clearly yes.
Sex.com: A URL - All Crime and No Sex
 Violet Blue
The only thing missing from the Sex.com story is a dead stripper found with a rubber alligator lodged in her throat - though, by all estimates, to add this to the URL's outrageous legacy wouldn't be a huge shocker.
Hoax Website Jabs Anti-Illegal Immigrant U.S. Town
 Jon Hurdle
Santa isn't welcome in Hazleton because he's an illegal immigrant just like all the others the Pennsylvania town is trying to get rid of - or so someone would have you believe.
Google Steps More Boldly Into PayPal’s Territory
 Miguel Helft
Steven Grossberg, who sells video games online from his home in Wellington, Fla., recently sent an enticing offer to 20,000 customers: $10 off any purchase over $30 using a new payment service, Google Checkout.
Pierce County Computers Will Help Children in Rural Mexico
 PVNN
Surplus Pierce County computers are about to begin a new role helping Mexican children to learn. Fifty computers complete with monitors are being cleaned and serviced before being shipped to Mexico for the children of San Pancho, a fishing village an hour’s drive north of Vallarta.
In Web Traffic Tallies, Intruders Can Say You Visited Them
 Peter Edmonston
The disappearing act came when Nielsen/NetRatings, a leading company in measuring Internet traffic, sharply cut its previously reported statistics for the financial Web site Entrepreneur.com to 2 million unique visitors in April, from 7.6 million.
Cycle World Show Pushes the Limits
 Susan Carpenter
Officially, there isn't a theme to this weekend's 26th Cycle World International Motorcycle Show, but it might as well be "Extremes." Among the 600 bikes on display at the Long Beach Convention Center are the world's fastest, smallest, tallest and most expensive production sport bike motorcycles.
Spam Doubles, Finding New Ways to Deliver Itself
 Brad Stone
Hearing from a lot of new friends lately? You know, the ones that write “It’s me, Esmeralda,” and tip you off to an obscure stock that is “poised to explode” or a great deal on prescription drugs.
Mexico Tries Networks to Grow Tech Jobs
 Kathleen Miller
Armed with a cybernetics engineering and computer systems degree, Mexico City native Angel Camacho arrived for his first day on the job as an engineer in California's Silicon Valley and was immediately given an assignment by another engineer: Take out the trash.
The Largest Piñata in the World
 PVNN
Microsoft’s new Xbox 360 game, Viva Piñata, is pretty darn great. So great that it deserves the world's biggest paper mache animal. Over at Six Flags Mexico, they did just that by creating a 14.6 meter piñata that just screams, "Smash me por favor."
Internet Video Preceded Death of Mexican Singer
 Mariano Castillo
Leads seemed few in the days after singer Valentin Elizalde was gunned down in Reynosa, Mexico, last weekend no arrests made, no suspects named but in cyberspace, clues were plentiful.
CABLEVISION brings TiVo to Mexico
 Brad Linder
Mexico's largest digital cable operater, CABLEVISION has partnered with TiVo to provide PVRs to CABLEVISION subscribers in Mexico City.
HotZone 4010-Based Wireless Broadband Network in Mexico
 TechWire
GlobeTel Communications announces that it has successfully built and deployed a HotZone 4010-based wireless broadband network within a city northeast of Mexico City, Mexico, and has begun to service customers through the network.
The Race for Numero Uno in Latin Wireless
 Geri Smith
For the past five years, two mobile operators have been battling head-on to become the dominant player in Latin America: América Móvil (AMX), controlled by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, and Telefónica (TEF) of Spain.
Scientists Flick Switch on Giant Telescope
 Reuters
Scientists turned on a massive telescope built on one of Mexico's tallest mountains on Wednesday, hoping to get a glimpse of the beginning of the universe.
Jaltemba Bay Almost-Daily Online English News
 PVNN
Residents of Jaltemba Bay and nearby communities can now receive their news every morning with the click of a mouse. Sent via email, The Jaltemba Express offers English news to people living or visiting the areas north of Puerto Vallarta.
A New Strategy to Discourage Driving Drunk
 Matthew L. Wald
The threat of arrest and punishment, for decades the primary tactic against drunken drivers, is no longer working in the struggle to reduce the death toll, officials say, and they are proposing turning to technology — alcohol detection devices in every vehicle — to address the problem.
Not Always Full Speed Ahead
 Matt Richtel & Ken Belson
What is a megabit worth? And what the heck is a megabit anyway? These questions are hard to avoid for consumers trying to make sense of the fast-growing menu of options for high-speed Internet access.
Family Seeks Online Help In Baja Murder Case
 10News.com
A family is seeking help in a murder case in Mexico from an unusual source - off-road racing enthusiasts. The family of Duane Curtis has been working the Internet this week, trying to get the word out about his death and the theft of his Jeep.
Firms Seek to Boost Mexican Electronic Recycling
 Sanford Nax
One of the largest electronic recycling companies in California is hooking up with a Mexican partner to open operations south of the border.
ACLU Seeks Again to Block Wiretaps
 Associated Press
Warrantless wiretaps that the government says are necessary to fight terrorism pose a threat to American democracy, the American Civil Liberties Union said in court papers filed Tuesday.
Satellite TV in Puerto Vallarta
 Len Schell
Puerto Vallarta is a beautiful place to live. As a guest in this country, you get to enjoy all of its beauty and splendor, and still have all the amenities of "home." Along with the internet, Satellite TV is one of those amenities.
U.S. Shuts Web Site That Contained Nuclear Details
 Dafna Linzer
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence said yesterday that it shut down a public Web site after complaints from U.N. weapons inspectors that the site included sensitive details about constructing nuclear and chemical weapons.
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