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Red Devil assaults Burnley FC's stadium roof - August 19, 2008

Pre-match entertainment ends in 'major embarrassment' Burnley FC has suspended all pre-match entertainments at its Turf Moor stadium after a member of the elite Red Devils parachute team performed an unscheduled assault on the roof of the ground's David Fishwick stand, the BBC reports.
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Goldfish customers sent wrong bills - August 19, 2008

'We're sorry about that. We're sorry about that' A printing mix-up resulted in thousands of Goldfish credit card customers receiving other people's bills.
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Network Solutions falls off the web - August 19, 2008

.ohdear Network Solutions - the company that resells top level domains like .com and .net - seems to have misplaced its own website.
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Palm to unveil Treo Pro today - August 19, 2008

Company agent says as much Palm looks set to announce the Treo Pro today, according to an email sent out by one of its media agencies.
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A third of Vista PCs downgraded to XP - August 19, 2008

Microsoft pins hopes on lucky number 7 Vistas death march picked up some pace yesterday, after a metrics researcher revealed that nearly 35 per cent of PCs built to run the Windows operating system have been downgraded to XP.
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iPod Nano trouser fireballs sweep Japan - August 19, 2008

They knew the risks The long dry summer wears on, rendering habitats parched and flammable as tinder. Pockets containing iPods are one such habitat and the annual outbreak of gadgetry-related conflagrations is under way.
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Another 60 days' free MobileMe service, madam - August 19, 2008

You just can't give it away Apple has added 60 days onto the end of every MobileMe subscription, in another attempt to pacify punters still unhappy with the online synchronisation service.
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Surveillance Teddy nabs granny-bag robber - August 19, 2008

Part soft toy, part robot - all cop An NHS care assistant who stole from a grandmother dying of cancer was nabbed in the act by an electronically enhanced teddy bear, according to reports.
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ICANN backs auction of disputed domains - August 19, 2008

Gavel to break ties The body behind the internet's addressing systems has said that it will settle disputes over who wins the right to new generic top level domains (gTLDs) by auction.
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Vodafone exec stabbed to death in country home - August 19, 2008

Man questioned Police are questioning a man following the murder of a senior Vodafone UK executive on Saturday.
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