Drivers rely on OnStar to evade Hurricane Gustav (AP)
AP - For the most part, the callers were calm, patiently asking for the fastest path out of New Orleans or some other Gulf Coast city as Hurricane Gustav twisted its way to the northwest.
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6 Internet providers disclose Web tracking for ads (AP)
AP - The nation's largest Internet service providers all say they haven't partnered with Silicon Valley startup NebuAd Inc. to monitor Web surfing and deliver targeted advertising to their subscribers. Here is a look at six smaller service providers, however, that have conducted trials. The companies say all the tests have ended, often to review privacy and related issues. No provider is known to be currently using NebuAd.
Russia Web site owner killed after arrest (CNET)
CNET - The owner of an opposition Internet news site in Russia's volatile Ingushetia region was shot and killed Sunday after being detained by police.
Ad targeting based on ISP tracking now in doubt (AP)
AP - It sounded like a winning proposition — free money — for Internet access providers. By tracking their subscribers' personal Web surfing habits, they could help deliver ads targeted to the consumers' interests, and claim a share of the burgeoning online advertising market dominated by Internet search companies. But those efforts to sniff out consumers' interests are running into the ditch.
Microsoft to slash Xbox 360 price in Japan-Nikkei (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp will slash the price of its Xbox 360 game console in Japan by about 30 percent, below Nintendo Co's (7974.OS) Wii and Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 in a bid to boost market share, the Nikkei business daily said on Monday.
Vivendi keeps 2008 outlook, no need for cash call (Reuters)
Reuters - Vivendi , armed with a fresh contract with The Rolling Stones and its new Activision Blizzard gaming venture, kept its 2008 profit goal as it posted a rise in second-quarter underlying earnings.
To rebut rumors, Palin says daughter, 17, pregnant (Reuters)
Reuters - The 17-year-old daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is pregnant, Palin said on Monday in an announcement intended to knock down rumors by liberal bloggers that Palin faked her own pregnancy to cover up for her child.
Sony Ericsson says Microsoft phone launch on track (Reuters)
Reuters - Struggling Sony Ericsson (6758.T)(ERICb.ST) ditched on Monday rumors that its first cellphone powered by Microsoft's operating system would miss the key Christmas sales period.
'Warez' Software Pirate Sentenced to Probation (PC World)
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