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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Free software advocates rallied against certain limits on copying music and films on Tuesday in a global "Day against DRM" (Digital Rights Management), saying consumers are robbed of their fair-use rights as entertainment goes digital and online.

LONDON (Reuters) - Imagine being able to check instantly whether or not statements made by politicians were correct. That is the sort of service Google Inc. boss Eric Schmidt believes the Internet will offer within five years.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Last weekend, when the U.S. Congress passed a bill making it illegal for banks and credit-card companies to make payments to Internet gambling sites, a legion of online gamblers were sent scrambling to find new ways to place their bets.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc. said on Tuesday it is making it easier to add hundreds of miniature programs to independent Web sites, in a move that brings handy features to users instead of making users rely on Google.com.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - AOL on Wednesday plans to launch a new version of its software that lets users access their e-mail, instant messaging, search and media on the same screen.