By Jim Finkle
WASHINGTON (AFP) - - A Hong Kong resident and three other men, including the self-proclaimed "Godfather of Spam," were sentenced to prison on Monday for their roles in an email stock fraud scheme, the Justice Department said.
By Steven Scheer
WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Google is running advertisements to explain the appearance of racist and anti-Semitic material in search results, including a picture which depicts US First Lady Michelle Obama as a monkey.
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - - Swedish streaming software Spotify announced on Monday the launch of a music application for the Symbian platform, used by the world's biggest mobile phone maker Nokia and other smartphones.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Hot social networking site Facebook said Tuesday it has introduced a dual-class stock structure but has no plans to go public for the moment.
OTTAWA (AFP) - - Canadian Internet service providers will be required to report online child pornography to police under proposed legislation the government unveiled Tuesday.
NEW YORK (AFP) - - US computer giant Hewlett-Packard posted a 14 percent rise in quarterly net profit Monday as slumping personal computer sales were offset by a solid performance in its services division.
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - - Michelle Wie's glee at her first LPGA triumph and Lance Armstrong's ride-along calls show how Twitter brings fans closer to their sports heroes, but athlete tweeting is proving to have its pitfalls.