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Wikipedia Eyes India for Language Growth

Wikipedia on Wednesday said it was banking on growth in themobile phone sector and increased Internet access to boost content in Indian languages ranging from Hindi to Telugu.

The online encyclopedia currently has versions in more than 20languages spoken in India, but the number of pages compared with English, and considering the size of India's 1.2 billion population, is small.

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'Lost Interview' Shows a Younger, Healthier Jobs

A recently discovered video copy of a 1995 interview with Steve Jobs shows the Apple co-founder at a healthier time, not long before he rejoined and revitalized the company.

There doesn't appear to be much new in "Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview," which is being shown at Landmark theaters in 19 cities around the country starting Nov. 16.

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iPhone 4S Gets Thumbs up from Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports, the influential magazine for product reviews, gave a thumbs up to Apple's new iPhone on Tuesday after declining to recommend the previous model because of reception problems.

"Apple's newest smartphone (the iPhone 4S) performed very well in our tests, and while it closely resembles the iPhone 4 in appearance, it doesn't suffer the reception problem we found in its predecessor," Consumer Reports said.

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U.S. to Pursue Suit against AT&T, T-Mobile Deal

U.S. Department of Justice lawyers "are ready and eager to go to court" in a bid to block AT&T's $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile, Attorney General Eric Holder assured lawmakers on Tuesday.

"The Justice Department does not file matters in court, does not file suits challenging proposed mergers unless we are prepared to follow them all the way through," Holder, who has rescued himself from the lawsuit, told the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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Google Plus Ready to Add Business, Celebrity Pages

The expansion, announced on Monday, is the latest feature on Google's Plus service to imitate what's already available on Facebook, the leading website for sharing with family, friends and businesses.

Google Inc. unveiled Plus in late June to counter Facebook's popularity and learn more about people's interests. It hopes to gain insights that will help its dominant Internet search engine spit out more compelling results that keep people coming back to click on ads.

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'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3' Hits Stores

The latest installment of the blockbuster Call of Duty videogame franchise went on sale Tuesday with publisher Activision saying pre-orders had topped last year's record-shattering "Call of Duty: Black Ops".

"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" hit stores at midnight with thousands of fans lining up to be the first to get their hands on the game, the eighth title in a franchise that has won a devoted following since it was launched in 2003.

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Ford to Upgrade "MyFord Touch" after Taking Heat

Ford Motor Co., stung by falling quality ratings because of its glitch-prone MyFord Touch system, is planning a major upgrade that it hopes will fix the problems — and repair its own reputation.

Early next year, Ford is sending flash drives with a software upgrade to approximately 250,000 U.S. customers with MyFord Touch and MyLincoln Touch, the equivalent system in Ford's luxury Lincoln brand. Owners can do the upgrade themselves in about 45 minutes, or dealers will do it for free. Ford is still deciding how it will offer the upgrade to 200,000 buyers outside of the U.S.

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Hariri Gives Followers His Official Twitter Account

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri's press office informed his followers on Monday that his twitter account is @HaririSaad.

"Hariri would like to point out that the only twitter account that PM Saad Hariri uses to tweet, personally and directly, with his Followers is: @HaririSaad," his press office said.

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Google to Set Up YouTube Channel for Korean Pop

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt agreed Monday to set up a YouTube channel exclusively for South Korean pop music, as he began a visit aimed at expanding his company's presence in the country.

The pledge came when Schmidt met President Lee Myung-Bak, Lee's office said.

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Israel Army, Intel Websites Down after Hacker Threat

The websites of Israel's army and intelligence services were down Sunday, two days after a hacker group appeared to threaten the Jewish state over its interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla.

The websites of the Israeli army, Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency and the Mossad spy agency were all down.

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