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New racing videogames set to rev up sales (Reuters)

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - Blatant disregard for oncoming traffic and speed limits will get you into serious trouble on the road, but drivers seeking similar thrills can indulge in a fleet of new racing video games due out soon.

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Man attacked by swarm of wasps (ABC)

A man has been stung at least 20 times by a swarm of wasps at Montmorency, in Melbourne's north east.

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Lost dog numbers triple after storms (ABC)

It was not just people and property that bore the brunt of Saturday's wild hail storm in Melbourne.

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Motorola, Microsoft in deal to put Bing on phones (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Motorola Inc has reached a deal with Microsoft Corp that will put Bing search and mapping services on its phones that use Google's Android operating system.

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Best Buy bets on 3D TV, but no quick payoffs seen (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - While James Cameron's 3D sci-fi epic "Avatar" took the box office by storm instantly, the road to success will be much longer for Best Buy Co Inc, which is making a big bet on 3D televisions this year.

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Court fines failed psychologist (ABC)

The Supreme Court in Hobart has heard a Melbourne man was desperate when he made a fraudulent application to be registered as a Tasmanian psychologist.

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Sony unveils new motion-controlled gaming system (Reuters)

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sony Corp has unveiled its new motion-controlled video game system, pitching it to both casual and hard-core gamers alike, as the company looks to ride one of the hottest trends in gaming.

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Azerbaijan court rejects 'donkey video' bloggers' appeal (AFP)

BAKU (AFP) - An Azerbaijani court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by two bloggers jailed after satirizing the government with an Internet video that showed a donkey giving a press conference, their lawyer said.

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Amazon ruffles Canadian feathers with depot plan (Reuters)

TORONTO (Reuters) - Internet retailer Amazon.com has smashed up against Canadian pride in its efforts to open a distribution center in Canada, as booksellers grumble that it can't understand the role of Canadian culture.

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Google chief sees outcome "soon" in China row (Reuters)

ABU DHABI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google expects an outcome soon from its talks with China over a censorship and hacking dispute, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday.

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Social networks a challenge to cable news: CNN US president (AFP)

NEW YORK (AFP) - The biggest challenge to Cable News Network is not other 24-hour television news stations but social networks like Facebook and Twitter, the president of CNN US said Wednesday.

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Whale research team heads back (ABC)

An Australian-led Antarctic whale expedition is on its way home after six weeks in the Southern Ocean.

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US military to step up video-game training (AFP)

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US military plans to step up the use of video-games, hoping to curb casualties on the battlefield by training troops through simulations, a commander said Wednesday.

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Google set to quit China over censor feud (AFP)

A top Google executive told US lawmakers overnight that the Internet giant is prepared to leave China if Beijing says it must censor Web searches or quit the world's most populous online market.

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Cloud video game service OnLive to launch in June (Reuters)

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - OnLive is set to launch its "cloud-based" video game service in June, as the closely watched start-up looks to challenge home console heavyweights with the promise of on-demand gaming.

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Google stands behind plan to stop China censorship (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google has not changed its decision to stop censoring its Chinese search site even if it means leaving that market, a senior executive told a U.S. Congressional panel on Wednesday.

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Google, Italy agree massive book scanning project (AFP)

ROME (AFP) - Google said Wednesday it had reached agreement with the Italian culture ministry to scan up to a million books housed in the national libraries of Rome and Florence.

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