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Apple Probe Finds Stock-Option 'Irregularities'

SAN FRANCISCO – Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL) is the latest Silicon Valley company to acknowledge some stock options awarded to employees might have been mishandled. Without providing details, the Cupertino, Calif.-based maker of personal computers and the iPod music player said Thursday its own internal investigation had uncovered “irregularities” in …

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Microsoft Premium Service to Allow Voicemail Retrieval Over E-Mail

SEATTLE – Microsoft Corp. will offer a premium license for the upcoming version of its Exchange e-mail server that will let users do things like retrieve voice mails from their e-mail inboxes or give their computer a voice command to check their calendar or alert co-workers they’re going to be …

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China Unleashes Yangtze River on Three Gorges Dam

BEIJING – Chinese engineers Tuesday blew up a temporary barrier used during construction of the Three Gorges Dam, unleashing the full force of the Yangtze River upon the world’s largest hydroelectric project. The 1.4-mile-long Three Gorges Dam now assumes its role in controlling the deadly floods that have regularly ravaged …

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