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CNET - While most of the excitement around Windows and Office is around the next full versions of the products, Microsoft is also working on the next service pack updates for each product.No tag for this post.

Investor's Business Daily - Prisons across the U.S. are struggling to keep cell phones out of inmates' hands, as concerns grow about the phones facilitating escapes and even retaliation. One shooting suspect in Md. was able to use a phone to order a hit against a witness last summer, while in '05 two inmates used mobiles in their escape from a S.C. prison. Guards frequently supply the banned phones in exchange for bribes of about $500. S.C. wants to jam phone signals in prisons, but federal laws bar state and local agencies from interfering with federal airwaves.No tag for this post.

AP - Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday that its profit climbed 48 percent in the third quarter, but the company reduced its full-year sales outlook, showing that the online retailer cannot escape the weak economy. Its shares dived.No tag for this post.