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Arm-wrestling game recalled in Japan

J. Frank Wilson on Aug 28, 2007 (Updated: May 21, 2020)

Lose a game of chess to a computer, and you could bruise your ego. Lose an arm-wrestling match to a Japanese arcade machine, and you could break your …

J. Frank Wilson on Aug 27, 2007 (Updated: May 21, 2020)

Bawdy teen comedy “Superbad” proved to be super good at North American movie box offices, holding onto the No. 1 slot for the second …

J. Frank Wilson on Aug 24, 2007 (Updated: May 21, 2020)

Diamonds are indeed forever, or at least nearly as old as the Earth, a new study shows. Scientists have unearthed diamonds more than 4 billion years …

J. Frank Wilson on Aug 20, 2007 (Updated: May 21, 2020)

WMAQ-TV, officially branded as NBC5 Chicago, is an American television station in Chicago, Illinois owned and operated by NBC. Broadcasting from …

J. Frank Wilson on Aug 16, 2007 (Updated: May 21, 2020)

AOL is making a big push for dominance in video search with the makeover of its video search service Truveo.com, slated to go live today. The …

J. Frank Wilson on Aug 16, 2007 (Updated: May 21, 2020)

Online video-sharing sites continue to see growing usage, and YouTube is still way out in front of its competitors. Online video sites in general …

J. Frank Wilson on Jul 25, 2007 (Updated: May 21, 2020)

The U.S. dollar sank to new lows against the euro and British pound Monday and was mixed against other currencies in European trading. Gold prices …

J. Frank Wilson on Jul 18, 2007 (Updated: May 21, 2020)

A strong earthquake shook Japan’s northwest coast Monday, setting off a fire at the world’s most powerful nuclear power plant and causing …

J. Frank Wilson on Jul 5, 2007 (Updated: May 21, 2020)

Never mind that today’s factory-produced starlets and mini-clones just don’t have the practiced chops of the supergroups of yesteryear, …

J. Frank Wilson on Jul 2, 2007 (Updated: May 21, 2020)

Three months after announcing a plan to form an online video venture, NBC and News Corp. have hired a CEO, tapping Amazon.com exec Jason Kilar to run …

J. Frank Wilson on Jun 26, 2007 (Updated: May 21, 2020)

Sci Fi Channel is using the viral power of blogging to promote its fall lineup of programming. The network is hosting a digital press event in …

J. Frank Wilson on Jun 5, 2007 (Updated: May 21, 2020)

If you walked through Times Square this past Tuesday, then you probably noticed American magician Criss Angel suspended in midair. Angel was enclosed …

J. Frank Wilson on May 29, 2007 (Updated: May 21, 2020)

The Federal Trade Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into Google Inc.’s proposed $3.1 billion purchase of New York City-based …

J. Frank Wilson on May 21, 2007 (Updated: May 21, 2020)

Rumors about social networking site Bebo being for sale come up every few months. First it was British Telecom for $550 million in July 2006 …

J. Frank Wilson on May 21, 2007 (Updated: May 21, 2020)

Last week, Microsoft announced the largest acquisition in its history, purchasing Seattle-based interactive ad firm aQuantive for $6 billion in what …

J. Frank Wilson on May 16, 2007 (Updated: May 21, 2020)

Yahoo Inc.’s online mapping service in the United States will begin giving driving directions in 34 European countries Wednesday as part of an …