Billy Mays, the loud, fast-talking pitchman who epitomized the infomercial spokesman, died Saturday at his home in Tampa. Mays, …
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TV pitchman Billy Mays found dead at his home
Medical examiner: Billy Mays had heart disease
A Florida medical examiner said Monday that an autopsy of television pitchman Billy Mays showed that he suffered no head trauma …
Clooney sets up at Sony with production company
George Clooney has lined up a new home for his production company.
Jackman, Rogen, Hathaway among Oscar invitees
Hugh Jackman, Seth Rogen, Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway and Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle have been invited into the exclusive …
Sacha Baron Cohen pics draw ire of L.A. schools chief
The chief of the nation’s second-largest school district is fuming over comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s magazine photo shoot with …
Cisco may take on Microsoft’s Office
BOSTON (Reuters) – Cisco Systems Inc is considering offering Web-based alternatives to Microsoft Corp’s popular Office software as the networking giant expands on the Internet.
China backs away from Internet filter
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has delayed indefinitely a much-criticized plan to force manufacturers to bundle Internet filtering software with personal computers sold in the country, in an abrupt retreat hours before the policy was due to start.
Sweden’s Global Gaming snaps up Pirate Bay
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A little-known Swedish software firm has snapped up file-sharing website The Pirate Bay with the hope of turning the source of legal controversy into a money-spinner that appeals to both users and content providers.
Amazon shuts Web associates as sales taxes looms
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Online retailer Amazon.com is pulling the plug on its Internet associates program in Rhode Island in retaliation for potentially having to pay a new sales tax to the state, its second such move in a week.