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NEW YORK, Feb 5 (Reuters) - America Online on Thursday said it will let users of its instant messenger service communicate over a live video connection for the first time, months after federal regulators lifted limitations on the company. AOL, the world's largest online service and owned by Time Warner Inc. , also said it will link its live video chat service to Apple Computer Inc.'s iChat service. The deal expands a May 2002 relationship between the two companies that linked their respective messaging services. More than 35 million active users per month send on average 1.5 billion messages...

Posted on Sat, Aug. 02, 2003 Cell-phone camera helps catch suspect in luring caseA 15-year-old used the new technology to take pictures of a man who tried to kidnap him and the car's license plate.Associated Press CLIFTON, N.J. - A 15-year-old boy foiled a kidnapping attempt when he pulled out his cell-phone camera and snapped photos of the man trying to lure him into a car, as well as the vehicle's license plate, police said.The teen gave the evidence to police, who arrested a suspect the next day."It's surprising the kid had the presence of mind to use the...