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    Al-Qaeda recruiting geeks to run multimedia operation

    One expert said some productions made by the terror group were 'good enough to put on the Discovery Channel'
    By Kathy Gannon
    In an Internet age, al-Qaeda prizes geek jihadis as much as would-be suicide bombers and gunmen. The terror network is recruiting computer-savvy technicians to produce sophisticated Web documentaries and multimedia products aimed at Muslim audiences in the US, Britain and other Western countries.

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    Why Flash price fall is painful for Microsoft's future

    By Glyn Moody
    It seems that the £200 (US$403) ultraportable Asus Eee PC can do no wrong. The size of a paperback, weighing less than a kilogram, with built-in Wi-Fi and using Flash memory instead of a hard drive for storage, the Eee PC has been winning positive comments across the board.

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    Revolutionary key fob battles germs and regulators

    By Barnaby J. feder
    With many people worried about getting sick -- whether from the common cold or exotic new strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria -- Paul and Jeffrey Metzger had reason to hope that the germ-fighting key fob they invented would be a hit.

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