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Fri, 30 Nov 07
More Web surfing data helps ad targeting (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071130/ap_on_hi_te/targeting_ads
AP - Based on the weather reports and restaurant listings you check out online, Yahoo Inc. has a good idea where you live. Based on searches you've done, the Web portal might also know where you want to go.

Fri, 30 Nov 07
Facebook retreat shows ad-targeting risk (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071130/ap_on_hi_te/targeting_social_networking


Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg speaks to press and advertising partners at a Facebook announcement in New York in this November 6, 2007 file photo. The online hangout is mining friends' buying habits, and major Internet portals have bought companies to expand their reach and capabilities for 'behavioral targeting' — all so advertisers can reach those most likely to buy with pitches most relevant to them, even as doing so means amassing more data on you. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, file)AP - Facebook pushed the boundaries of ad targeting when the online hangout presumed users would want the site to mine their Internet activity.

Fri, 30 Nov 07
Targeting advances as online ads expand (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071130/ap_on_hi_te/targeting_evolution
AP - Golf club manufacturers have long placed ads in printed golf magazines. Movie studios tend to run television spots before a weekend rather than after.

Fri, 30 Nov 07
Former Broadcom exec agrees to plea deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071130/ap_on_hi_te/broadcom_stock_options
AP - A former executive at chip maker Broadcom Corp. will plead guilty to obstruction of justice and cooperate in a federal probe of company stock option grants, the U.S. attorney's office said Friday.

Fri, 30 Nov 07
Google to bid for wireless spectrum (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071130/ap_on_hi_te/google_spectrum
AP - Google Inc. confirmed its plans to bid for a prized piece of the airwaves in an upcoming government auction, further underscoring the Internet search leader's determination to shake up the wireless market and plumb more profits from mobile phones.

Fri, 30 Nov 07
Sony PS3 outsells Nintendo Wii in Japan (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071130/ap_on_hi_te/japan_ps3_wii
AP - Monthly sales of Sony's PlayStation 3 in Japan topped the Nintendo Wii for the first time since the gaming consoles debuted late last year, according to a November survey.

Fri, 30 Nov 07
BYD set to list mobile division in HK (FT.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ft/20071130/bs_ft/fto113020071858216144
FT.com - BYD, a Chinese battery maker, plans to list its mobile phone manufacturing unit in Hong Kong in an initial public offering that will raise up to $987m. The IPO comes as investors watch for signs of weaknesses in new listings after Hong Kong's benchmark index suffered its worst monthly drop in more than three years.

Fri, 30 Nov 07
Cloudsmith service pushes 'virtual distros' (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071130/tc_infoworld/93772
InfoWorld - A new company, Cloudsmith, has created a Web-based service meant to let developers access and exchange "virtual distros," or custom configurations, of open-source software.

Fri, 30 Nov 07
Serena to ship enterprise mashup platform (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071130/tc_infoworld/93773
InfoWorld - Serena Software will ship its enterprise business mashup software Monday with the goal of enabling quick deployment of simple applications that solve everyday business problems.

Fri, 30 Nov 07
Facebook adjusts ad platform after privacy protest (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071130/tc_afp/lifestyleitinternetadvertisingcompanyfacebook


Facebook has changed its three-week-old advertising platform to soothe members outraged by what they saw as an assault on their privacy at the popular social networking website.(Facebook)AFP - Facebook has changed its three-week-old advertising platform to soothe members outraged by what they saw as an assault on their privacy at the popular social networking website.

Fri, 30 Nov 07
PS3 finally overtakes Wii in Japan sales: survey (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071130/ennew_afp/lifestylejapangamecompanysonynintendo


Sony Playstation 3 (PS3) consoles are packed in bags ready to be sold in March 2007. Sony's PlayStation 3 video game console finally outsold Nintendo's Wii in Japan in November, helped by a price cut and a stronger line-up of games, a survey showed Friday.(AFP/DDP/File/Clemens Bilan)AFP - Sony's PlayStation 3 video game console finally outsold Nintendo's Wii in Japan in November, helped by a price cut and a stronger line-up of games, a survey showed Friday.

Fri, 30 Nov 07
Microsoft's Xbox 360 Fall Update Set For Release (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071201/tc_cmp/204400420
TechWeb - The changes include new parental controls that let parents set limits on the amount of time their children can spend playing Xbox games during a given period.

Fri, 30 Nov 07
Questions Abound With Verizon's Open Network Announcement (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071202/tc_cmp/204400400
TechWeb - Until details such as per-message use fees and CDMA access are answered, reaction is muted.

Thu, 29 Nov 07
TiVo posts narrower 3Q loss (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071129/ap_on_hi_te/earns_tivo


TiVo HD digital video recorders are seen at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., Monday, Nov. 26, 2007. TiVo Inc. is set to release third-quarter financial results after the market closes Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - TiVo Inc., the maker of digital video recorders, on Wednesday reported a narrower third-quarter loss than last year and beat expectations as revenue rose sharply and expenses fell.

Thu, 29 Nov 07
Mobile phone may have killed Korean quarry worker (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071129/tc_nm/korea_phone_death_dc


A burnt mobile phone is seen in this undated picture released by the Cheongju Heungdeok Police Station November 28, 2007. A 33-year-old South Korean quarry worker was found dead with a burning mobile phone stuck to his chest, police and the doctor who examined the man said on Thursday. (The Cheongju Heungdeok Police Station/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - A 33-year-old South Korean quarry worker was found dead with a burning mobile phone stuck to his chest, police and the doctor who examined the man said on Thursday.

Thu, 29 Nov 07
AMD sees chip market pricing remaining competitive (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071129/tc_nm/amd_dc
Reuters - U.S. microprocessor maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) sees pricing in the chip market remaining competitive, and aims to return to profitability soon, Chief Executive Hector Ruiz said on Thursday. AMD, the No. 2 maker of computer processors, controls about a fifth of the market for the central processing units at the heart of the world's one billion personal computers and servers.

Thu, 29 Nov 07
Testers see Windows XP passing Vista (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071130/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_xp_sp3_performance
AP - Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP operating system is about to get faster and Windows Vista isn't, according to a report that caused a stir online this week as industry watchers speculated that a zippier XP could keep customers from upgrading to Vista.

Thu, 29 Nov 07
Dell 3Q earnings up 27 percent (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071129/ap_on_hi_te/earns_dell


Dell CEO Michael Dell speaks at Oracle Open World conference in San Francisco, in this Nov. 14, 2007 photo. Dell Inc. is expected to release quarterly earning reports Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Dell Inc. said earnings grew 27 percent in the third quarter, buoyed by growth in overseas markets like Brazil and by prices falling for memory chips and other components.

Thu, 29 Nov 07
Report: Sprint Nextel rejected $5B stake (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071129/ap_on_hi_te/sprint_nextel_ceo
AP - Sprint Nextel Corp., in need of a new chief executive, turned down a $5 billion investment proposal that would have brought the telecommunications company's former chairman back as CEO, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Thu, 29 Nov 07
FBI arrests Penn student in cyber attack (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071129/ap_on_hi_te/cyber_attacks_arrests
AP - A University of Pennsylvania student and a New Zealand hacker hijacked a university computer server last year, the FBI charged Thursday, part of an investigation into cyber-attacks called "botnets."

Thu, 29 Nov 07
TiVo wins patent validation (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071129/ap_on_hi_te/tivo_echostar_patent_dispute
AP - TiVo Inc. on Thursday proclaimed itself winner of the latest round in its battle against EchoStar Communications Corp. after federal regulators validated the digital video recorder maker's patent that is central to the case.

Thu, 29 Nov 07
China disputes cyber crime report (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071129/ap_on_hi_te/mcafee_cybercrime_report
AP - The Chinese government on Thursday disputed a report labeling it the world's most aggressive offender in probing for holes in other nations' Internet security and encouraging a looming global cyber showdown.

Thu, 29 Nov 07
Media CEOs are Facebook, BlackBerry users (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071130/wr_nm/media_summit_habits_dc
Reuters - Facebook is good for keeping up with high-flying buddies, MySpace is for teenage offspring and the BlackBerry is a full-time addiction, according to top media executives who were quizzed on their personal media habits at this week's Reuters Media Summit.

Thu, 29 Nov 07
Microsoft Solves Office Mobile Incompatibility Issue (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071130/tc_pcworld/140131
PC World - Microsoft introduces an upgrade to Office Mobile that lets users work with documents created in Office 2007.

Thu, 29 Nov 07
GroundWork: Something old, something new (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071129/tc_infoworld/93675
InfoWorld - Zenoss Core isn't the only open source monitoring tool making waves. GroundWork Monitor Open Source is an excellent example of Zenoss' competition from other open source players.

Thu, 29 Nov 07
Microsoft Releases SP1 for Exchange Server 2007 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071130/tc_pcworld/140126
PC World - The first service pack for Exchange Server 2007 fixes software bugs and adds some new features to make the product more stable and useful for business customers.

Thu, 29 Nov 07
Microsoft set to release SP1 for Exchange Server (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071129/tc_infoworld/93737
InfoWorld - On Friday, November 30, Microsoft will release Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 [SP1].

Thu, 29 Nov 07
"Rock Band" game sold "hundreds of thousands": EA (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071129/tc_nm/media_summit_electronicarts_rockband_dc


John Riccitiello, Chief Executive Officer of Electronic Arts, speaks at the Reuters Media Summit in New York, November 29, 2007. (Brendan McDermid - UNITED STATES/Reuters)Reuters - MTV's music video game "Rock Band" sold hundreds of thousands of copies over Thanksgiving weekend, Electronic Arts Inc Chief Executive John Riccitiello said on Thursday.

Wed, 28 Nov 07
'Hillary haters' out in force as 2008 votes loom (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071128/pl_afp/usvote2008clinton


US Senator Hillary Clinton is pictured here during a press conference in Washington, DC, in February. Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton is sparking the same waves of vitriol in the conservative echo chamber that burst forth during her husband Bill Clinton's eight years in the White House.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - Prowling the Internet, spilling venom on blogs and dominating the airwaves on conservative talk radio, "Hillary haters" are back and out in force as 2008 presidential nominating contests loom.

Wed, 28 Nov 07
Shareholders file suit against Virgin Mobile USA (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071128/bs_nm/virginmobileusa_lawsuit_dc
Reuters - Shareholders who lost money after investing in Virgin Mobile USA Inc's IPO and stock have filed a class action lawsuit against the mobile service provider, Kahn Gauthier Swick, LLC said on Wednesday.

Wed, 28 Nov 07
News Web sites seek more search control (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071129/ap_on_hi_te/search_engine_access
AP - The desire for greater control over how search engines index and display Web sites is driving an effort by leading news organizations and other publishers to revise a 13-year-old technology for restricting access.

Wed, 28 Nov 07
Adobe, Yahoo partner on ads (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071129/ap_on_hi_te/adobe_yahoo_ads
AP - Adobe Systems Inc. and Yahoo Inc. plan to launch a service Thursday allowing publishers to insert advertisements into many online newsletters or other electronic documents.

Wed, 28 Nov 07
Robots dazzle at Japanese exhibit (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071128/ap_on_hi_te/japan_robots


ASIMO (R), a humanoid robot, developed by Honda, interacts with an unidentified woman on stage in Sydney, on 21 November. Japan, which has taken the lead in developing a generation of high-tech if quirky robots, is now getting down to reality by looking at what humanoids can actually do for people.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AP - A robot math whiz breezes through a Rubik's Cube, using metal hands to twist and turn the colorful toy. A panda robot uses sensors to detect when people are laughing, and joins in. A dentistry student peers into the mouth of a new patient — a humanoid practice robot with a complete set of pearly white teeth.

Wed, 28 Nov 07
New software detects Web interference (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071129/ap_on_hi_te/bc_tech_bit_comcast_data_discrimination
AP - Increasingly worried over Internet providers' behavior, a nonprofit has released software that helps determine whether online glitches are innocent hiccups or evidence of deliberate traffic tampering.

Wed, 28 Nov 07
Details on proposed search controls (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071129/ap_on_hi_te/search_engine_access_details
AP - Under the formal rules for "robots.txt," a Web site may refuse indexing of the entire site, specific directories or specific pages.

Wed, 28 Nov 07
US mobile ad firm claims Vodafone and Telefonica as investors (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071129/tc_afp/usspainbritaintelecomadvertisecompanyvodafone


This file picture shows the Vodafone logo. Amobee Media Systems announced on Wednesday that European telecom powerhouses Vodafone and Telefonica have bought stakes in the US mobile advertising specialty firm.(AFP/File/Ted Aljibe)AFP - Amobee Media Systems announced on Wednesday that European telecom powerhouses Vodafone and Telefonica have bought stakes in the US mobile advertising specialty firm.

Wed, 28 Nov 07
Law Center Steps Up GPL Defense, Seeks First U.S. Test Case (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071129/tc_cmp/204300545
TechWeb - So far, no GPL case has gone through the courts in the U.S.

Wed, 28 Nov 07
Adobe and Yahoo test running ads inside PDF documents (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071129/wr_nm/advertising_adobe_yahoo_dc


Women walk past the Yahoo office in Santa Monica, California, October 3, 2007. Software maker Adobe Systems Inc and Internet company Yahoo Inc said on Wednesday they will offer a service to let publishers run advertisements in Adobe's popular document-reading format. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)Reuters - Software maker Adobe Systems Inc and Internet company Yahoo Inc said on Wednesday they will offer a service to let publishers run advertisements in Adobe's popular document-reading format.

Wed, 28 Nov 07
Discovery to make animal-themed games (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071128/tc_nm/media_summit_discovery_activision_dc
David Zaslav, Chief Executive Officer of Discovery Communications, speaks at the Reuters Media Summit in New York, November 28, 2007. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)Reuters - Might we see "Meerkat Manor: The Video Game?"

Tue, 27 Nov 07
NBC in pact to use TiVo's viewership data: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071127/tc_nm/tivo_nbc_dc
A screen shows Internet services available through an broadband-connected TiVo digital video recorder at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada January 5, 2006. General Electric Co unit NBC Universal has reached an agreement with TiVo Inc to become the first major broadcaster with the right to use the digital recorder company's research and interactive advertising products, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday in its online edition. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)Reuters - General Electric Co unit NBC Universal has reached an agreement with TiVo Inc to become the first major broadcaster with the right to use the digital recorder company's research and interactive advertising products, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday in its online edition.

Tue, 27 Nov 07
Good Christmas sales ahead for cellphones: Gartner (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071127/tc_nm/cellphones_market_dc
Reuters - Fast growth in the cellphone industry, the largest consumer electronics sector in the world, is set to continue in the holiday-sales-fuelled fourth quarter, research firm Gartner said on Tuesday.

Tue, 27 Nov 07
JDS Uniphase wins shareholder lawsuit (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071128/ap_on_hi_te/jds_uniphase_lawsuit


Exterior view of JDS Uniphase Corp. headquarters in Milpitas, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007. A jury found Tuesday that JDS Uniphase Corp. and four former executives are not liable in a class-action shareholder lawsuit because they could not have foreshadowed the dot-com meltdown that ravaged the company's finances and led to staggering losses. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma))AP - A jury found Tuesday that JDS Uniphase Corp. and four former executives are not liable for shareholders' losses in the dot-com meltdown because the company could not have foreseen its staggering losses.

Tue, 27 Nov 07
FCC wants more data for cable TV report (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071128/ap_on_hi_te/fcc_cable
AP - The country's top communications regulator suffered a major defeat Tuesday night when fellow members of the Federal Communications Commission scuttled his effort to expand government control over cable programming.

Tue, 27 Nov 07
Google expands into alternative energy (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071127/ap_on_hi_te/google_green_power
AP - Google Inc. is expanding into alternative energy in its most ambitious effort yet to ease the environmental strain caused by the company's voracious appetite for power to run its massive computing centers.

Tue, 27 Nov 07
Samsung dismisses corruption probe fears (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071128/ap_on_hi_te/skorea_samsung_electronics


A South Korean woman walks by a Samsung logo in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 23, 2007. South Korea's National Assembly passed a bill Friday demanding an independent investigation into allegations of bribery at the Samsung Group conglomerate.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - A Samsung Electronics Co. official said Wednesday that a bribery scandal engulfing the Samsung Group conglomerate is no cause for concern as he outlined ambitious growth plans for the technology giant.

Tue, 27 Nov 07
Nintendo calls Wii sales 'fantastic' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071128/ap_on_hi_te/us_holiday_sales_wii
AP - A top Nintendo Co. executive said holiday sales of the Wii game consoles have gotten off to a "fantastic start" but warned Tuesday that Wiis would be scarce through the end of the year.

Tue, 27 Nov 07
NBC Uni time-shifts with TiVo data (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071128/tv_nm/nbc_tivo_dc


A screen shows Internet services available through a TiVo digital video recorder January 5, 2006. General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal agreed to start offering interactive advertising services and subscribe to a ratings service from TiVo Inc, the companies said on Tuesday. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)Reuters - For the next several years, NBC Universal will rely on TiVo to tell it how television viewers are using their digital video recorders and, presumably, to introduce interactive commercials to the masses.

Tue, 27 Nov 07
Firefox Fixes Three Security Flaws, Though More Remain (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071128/tc_cmp/204204083
TechWeb - The vulnerabilities could be used to gather sensitive data from sites in other windows or inject data or code into those sites, Mozilla said.

Tue, 27 Nov 07
Verizon Wireless opens network, in win for Google (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071128/wr_nm/verizonwireless_software_dc


The sign for the Verizon Wireless store is seen in Lakewood, Colorado September 11, 2007. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)Reuters - Verizon Wireless said on Tuesday it will open its network to any phone or software application by the end of 2008, caving in to demands by Google Inc and other lobbyists for more open access.

Tue, 27 Nov 07
IBM Builds Tech Team That's 24/7 (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20071127/bs_ibd_ibd/20071127tech01
Investor's Business Daily - With 356,000 employees in 190 countries, IBM is as global as a business can be.

Tue, 27 Nov 07
Activision CEO sees $199 game consoles (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071128/tc_nm/media_summit_activision_dc


Robert Kotick, chairman of the Board, and CEO of Activision Inc., speaks at the Reuters Media Summit in New York, November 27, 2007. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)Reuters - Activision Inc Chief Executive Bobby Kotick said on Tuesday that prices on Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 video game consoles must fall to $199 in the next two years to reach mass-market appeal.

Mon, 26 Nov 07
Offshore gambling 'pioneer' details fall (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071126/ap_on_hi_te/gambling_guru
Steve Buding gestures as he speaks during an interview Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007 in Miami. Budin, a self-styled offshore sports gambling 'pioneer' who built a multimillion-dollar business, saw it all come crashing down when he was arrested in 1998 in the first-ever U.S. prosecution of Internet sports betting. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)AP - He learned at the knee of his bookmaker father in New York, took street bets in his teens, and partied with Las Vegas high-rollers. He made millions of dollars as a self-proclaimed offshore sports gambling "pioneer," flirted with Internet gambling, and was pinched by the FBI.

Mon, 26 Nov 07
E-tailers launch holiday shopping season (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071126/ap_on_hi_te/holiday_online_sales
An online shopper looks for Christmas gifts. Analysts are predicting that online retail sales are expected to be a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy holiday picture.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)AP - After a long weekend of battling maddening crowds at the malls, the last thing most people want to do is go back to the stores after work to do more shopping.

Mon, 26 Nov 07
Arbitron delays new radio ratings system (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071126/ap_on_hi_te/arbitron_electronic_ratings
AP - Arbitron Inc. is delaying the rollout of a new ratings system for radio stations in nine markets following complaints from broadcasters that the system's samples were too small to provide reliable data.

Mon, 26 Nov 07
Intuit buys Homestead for $170 million (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071127/ap_on_hi_te/intuit_acquisition
AP - Intuit Inc. said Monday that it's buying Homestead Technologies Inc. for $170 million in a deal that will provide the financial management software maker with more online tools to sell to small businesses.

Mon, 26 Nov 07
Microsoft, Autodesk lose patent appeal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071127/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_patent_suit
AP - Microsoft Corp. must pay more than $140 million for infringing on software patents owned by a Michigan-based technology company, a federal appeals court has ruled.

Mon, 26 Nov 07
Qualcomm, Nokia Still Fighting On Mobile Technology Patents (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20071126/bs_ibd_ibd/20071126general
Investor's Business Daily - The largest maker of cell phone chips, Qualcomm, and the largest maker of cell phones, Nokia, on Monday took their latest step in an intense legal fight over licensing fees and issues of fair play.

Mon, 26 Nov 07
Handful of bugs squashed in Firefox security fix (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071127/tc_infoworld/93644
InfoWorld - Mozilla has released an update to its Firefox browser, fixing a widely publicized flaw in the open-source software.

Mon, 26 Nov 07
Handful of Bugs Squashed in Firefox Security Fix (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071126/tc_pcworld/139960
PC World - Mozilla has released an update to its Firefox browser, fixing a widely publicized flaw in the open-source software.

Mon, 26 Nov 07
Classmates.com plans US stock market debut (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071127/bs_afp/lifestyleitinternetcompanyclassmatesipo
The pioneering online social networking firm that operates Classmates.com has sought approval from US regulators to launch an initial public offering (IPO) of stock valued from 120 to 144 million dollars.(Classmates.com)AFP - The pioneering online social networking firm that operates Classmates.com has sought approval from US regulators to launch an initial public offering (IPO) of stock valued from 120 to 144 million dollars.

Mon, 26 Nov 07
Take-Two plans for growth, not sale (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071126/tc_nm/media_summit_taketwo_dc
Strauss Zelnick, chairman of Take-Two Interactive Software, speaks at the Reuters Media Summit in New York, November 26, 2007. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)Reuters - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc Chairman Strauss Zelnick, head of a new management team, said on Monday he prefers to run the publisher of the hit "Grand Theft Auto" video game series rather than sell it.

Sun, 25 Nov 07
Wary online retailers step up offers (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071126/ap_on_hi_te/holiday_shopping_online_perks
An online shopper looks for Christmas gifts. Analysts are predicting that online retail sales are expected to be a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy holiday picture.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)AP - As consumers hold tight to their wallets, online retailers will work harder this year for their share of the holiday gift list.

Sun, 25 Nov 07
Software piracy fight makes enemies (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071125/ap_on_hi_te/software_watchdog
AP - Michael Gaertner worried he could lose his company. A group called the Business Software Alliance had written him to claim that his 10-person architectural firm in Galveston, Texas, was using unlicensed software.

Sun, 25 Nov 07
How the BSA nets piracy suspects (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071125/ap_on_hi_te/bsa_audits
AP - The Business Software Alliance collects tens of millions of dollars in settlements from companies it accuses of software piracy, but it doesn't have to file lawsuits to do it. Instead the BSA usually gets companies to convict themselves through a "self audit."

Sun, 25 Nov 07
Anti-copying programs may slow piracy (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071125/ap_on_hi_te/piracy_technology
AP - If the experience of the world's largest software vendor is any guide, the industry's best hope for reducing piracy rests with anti-copying technologies rather than in policing the legalistic user agreements that restrict how software can be used.

Sun, 25 Nov 07
Walmart.com offering online holiday deals all week (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071126/wr_nm/walmart_cybermonday_dc
Reuters - Walmart.com, hoping U.S. consumers did not get their fill of shopping over the long Thanksgiving weekend, will roll out more holiday deals online every day this week.

Sun, 25 Nov 07
Keep Selling the Cheap Laptop, Supporter Urges (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071125/tc_pcworld/139894
PC World - As commercial sales of One Laptop Per Child's XO laptop close Monday, a user tracking the nonprofit effort said continued commercial availability of the laptop could benefit OLPC's nonprofit effort, the XO manufacturer and children using it as a learning tool.

Sun, 25 Nov 07
Torvalds On Where Linux Is Headed In 2008 (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071126/tc_cmp/204202971
TechWeb - The creator of Linux is excited about solid-state drives, expects progress in graphics and wireless networking, and says the operating system is strong in virtualization despite his personal lack of interest in the area.

Sun, 25 Nov 07
Is Security Software Becoming a Security Risk? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071125/tc_pcworld/139890
PC World - Is the software we're using to protect ourselves from online attacks becoming a liability?

Sun, 25 Nov 07
Did Microsoft's Security Focus Hurt Vista Adoption? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071125/tc_pcworld/139893
PC World - Microsoft's emphasis on improvements to security features in Windows Vista may have undermined business adoption of the OS, as many business and enterprise customers are still holding off on upgrading to the OS nearly a year after its release to them.

Sat, 24 Nov 07
Web bidding help drives live auctions (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071124/ap_on_hi_te/auctions_booming
ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY NOV. 25--Auctioneer Kevin Teets, of Farimont, W.Va., with Joe R. Pyle Auctions of Mount Morris, Pa., holds an auction Nov. 2, 2007 in Waynesburg, Pa. The volume of goods and services sold at live auctions totaled $257 billion in 2006, a surge of 7 percent over 2005. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)AP - His chanting is rhythmic and rapid, a staccato string of numbers that quickly grows hypnotic as auctioneer Kevin Teets scans the audience, eyes darting between buyers on opposite sides of the room.

Sat, 24 Nov 07
Apple retail stores revamp for holidays (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071124/ap_on_hi_te/apple_retail
Early shoppers use Apple's Express Shopping line to pay for 'Today's only' selected discounted products at the Apple Store in The Grove mall in Los Angeles Friday, Nov. 23, 2007. While Black Friday is expected by some analysts to be the busiest day of the season, it's not a predictor of how retailers will fare in the season overall. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Not a cash register is in sight. The electronics on display are all powered up and ready for use. Personal trainers, specialists and newly minted concierges in aqua blue shirts make the Apple Store feel part salon, part Internet cafe — just without the espresso.

Sat, 24 Nov 07
Predictions Conflict on Online Holiday Shopping (PC World
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071124/tc_pcworld/139840
PC World - Researchers at comScore are expecting a solid online shopping season, but another research group isn't so sure.

Sat, 24 Nov 07
T-Mobile Bows to Pressure, Unlocks iPhone in Germany (PC World
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071124/tc_pcworld/139896
PC World - Rival Vidafone challenges Apple's policy of an exclusive deal, as the iPhone spreads through Europe.

Sat, 24 Nov 07
CELL PHONE CONVERSATIONS MAY BE OVERHEARD BY PRYING EARS (Dear Abby
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucda/20071125/lf_ucda/cellphoneconversationsmaybeoverheardbypryingears
Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: While dining out these past couple of weeks, I have noticed something troubling. I have overheard several elderly people talking very loudly on their cell phones and giving out personal information.

Sat, 24 Nov 07
FIFA signs up India's Satyam as IT services provider (AFP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071124/bs_afp/fblwc2010indsatyamit
Employees of The Satyam Group stand outside the firm's headquarters in Hyderabad in 2006. Software group Satyam has become FIFA's first major sponsor from India after being appointed as their official IT services provider for the next seven years.(AFP/File/Noah Seelam)AFP - Software group Satyam has become FIFA's first major sponsor from India after being appointed as their official IT services provider for the next seven years.

Sat, 24 Nov 07
Teen's Suicide Spurs Anti-Cyberbullying Law (NewsFactor
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20071124/bs_nf/56869
NewsFactor - More than a year ago, in October 2006, a 13-year-old school girl named Megan Meier hanged herself in her home in Dardenne Prairie, Missouri. An investigation initially revealed that Meier, who had long battled depression, committed suicide after receiving some cruel messages on the MySpace.com social networking site. The messages were supposedly from a 16-year-old acquaintance named Josh Evans.

Fri, 23 Nov 07
Broadcom seeks new injunction vs. rival (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071123/ap_on_hi_te/qualcomm_broadcom
AP - Chip maker Broadcom Corp. said Friday it would try to stop rival Qualcomm Inc. from making, using, selling or developing cellular chips based on contested patents.

Fri, 23 Nov 07
Interactive Web videos clicking with bands (Reuters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071124/wr_nm/interactive_dc


Canadian band Arcade Fire perform on stage during a concert in Oslo November 4, 2007. Arcade Fire recently unveiled the first video for a song from its sophomore album, 'Neon Bible.' Set to the record's title track, the clip -- which launched on the Internet in early October -- allows users to control the movement of images by mousing and clicking. (Kyrre Lien/Scanpix Norway/Reuters)Reuters - Indie rock band Arcade Fire recently unveiled the first video for a song from its sophomore album, "Neon Bible." Set to the record's title track, the clip -- which launched on the Internet in early October -- allows users to control the movement of images by mousing and clicking.

Fri, 23 Nov 07
T-Mobile Unlocks iPhone in Germany -- At A Price (NewsFactor
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20071123/tc_nf/56868
NewsFactor - Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile has bowed to the demands of a German court. On Monday, the court had ordered the company to change its marketing campaign for Apple's iPhone and issued a restraining order prohibiting the company from selling the Mac-maker's handset.

Fri, 23 Nov 07
Judge keeps Qualcomm vs. Broadcom verdict (Reuters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071123/tc_nm/broadcom_lawsuit_qualcomm_dc


The Qualcomm logo in a file photo. Wireless chipmaker Broadcom Corp said on Friday it will not receive double damages awarded in a lawsuit after a federal judge affirmed a jury verdict that found rival Qualcomm infringed three patents. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - A federal judge affirmed a jury verdict that wireless chip developer Qualcomm Inc infringed Broadcom Corp patents but removed an award of double damages for Broadcom, the companies said on Friday.

Fri, 23 Nov 07
UK Kids Warned MySpace Isn't Private - OMG!! (PC World
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071123/tc_pcworld/139877
PC World - Young people are compromising their career prospects and opening the door to online fraud by posting personal information on social networking sites without thinking about the consequences, a U.K. privacy watchdog warned Friday.

Fri, 23 Nov 07
Diller's online conglomerate expanding (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071123/ap_on_hi_te/china_internet_diller
Barry Diller, Chariman and CEO of USA Interactive, delivers a keynote address to the National Association of Broadcasters convention, Monday, April 7, 2003, in Las Vegas. Diller said Friday Nov. 23, 2007 his Internet conglomerate, IAC/InterActiveCorp, will invest US$100 million to expand in China by creating services designed for local users. (AP Photo/Joe Cavaretta)AP - Media mogul Barry Diller said Friday his Internet conglomerate, IAC/InterActiveCorp, will invest $100 million to expand in China by creating services designed for local users.

Fri, 23 Nov 07
One Laptop Per Child extends promotion (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071123/ap_on_bi_ge/hundred_dollar_laptop
A laptop XO from the One Laptop Per Child Project is seen in this Sept. 10, 2007 file photo in Dresden, Germany. A promotion in which a customer buying a $188 computer in the U.S. and Canada automatically donates a second one to a child in a developing country was extended until year's end, organizers said Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007. (AP Photo/Matthias Rietschel)AP - A promotion in which a customer buying a $188 computer in the U.S. and Canada automatically donates a second one to a child in a developing country was extended until year's end, organizers said Thursday.

Fri, 23 Nov 07
Open Source Is Making A Name For Itself In Systems Management (TechWeb
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071125/tc_cmp/204201133
TechWeb - Hyperic, Zenoss, GroundWork, and Qlusters are expanding what they can do.

Fri, 23 Nov 07
Shoppers seek bargains on Black Friday (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071123/ap_on_bi_ge/holiday_shopping
Students from Atlanta's Emory University enjoy free pastries and coffee while shopping at The Grove mall in Los Angeles Friday, Nov. 23, 2007. While Black Friday is expected by some analysts to be the busiest day of the season, it's not a predictor of how retailers will fare in the season overall. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - The nation's shoppers — who have been hibernating in recent months because of worries about rising gas prices and falling home values — jammed malls and stores for pre-dawn discounts on everything from TVs to toys on the official start of Christmas shopping.

Thu, 22 Nov 07
Social networking sites drive advertising changes (Reuters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071123/wr_nm/internet_advertising_dc


A screen grab of the home page of social networking site Bebo taken November 22, 2007. (Courtesy of Bebo.com/Reuters)Reuters - A hunt for Britain's top university is helping mobile firm O2 tap Facebook's burgeoning audience and reflects the innovation advertisers need to tap the potential of such sites, analysts said on Friday.

Thu, 22 Nov 07
Ecuador wants cell phones for the poor (Reuters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071122/tc_nm/ecuador_mobile_contracts_dc


Gloria Sanchez, a mother of five who collects scrap metal for a living, gestures during an interview in Quito's crime-ridden slum of Pisuli April 11, 2007. (Guillermo Granja/Reuters)Reuters - Ecuador has contacted foreign mobile firms to negotiate new contracts that would impose higher penalties over operational errors and push companies to create a fund that would provide cell phone service to the poor, a government official said on Thursday.

Thu, 22 Nov 07
Skype encryption stumps German police (Reuters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071122/wr_nm/security_internet_germany_dc
Reuters - German police are unable to decipher the encryption used in the Internet telephone software Skype to monitor calls by suspected criminals and terrorists, Germany's top police officer said on Thursday.

Thu, 22 Nov 07
Romantics sue video game maker over song (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071122/ap_en_mu/brf_guitar_hero_romantics
AP - The Romantics have filed a federal lawsuit against Activision Inc., the maker of "Guitar Hero," saying the popular video game infringes on the band's rights by featuring a soundalike recording of its 1980 hit "What I Like About You."

Wed, 21 Nov 07
Facebook users complain of new tracking (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071121/ap_on_hi_te/facebook_ads


Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg speaks to press and advertising partners in New York, in this November 6, 2007 file photo. Two weeks after announcing a new marketing program with much fanfare, the online hangout Facebook is facing complaints from some users who were surprised to find information about their online purchases added to their personal news feeds. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, file)AP - Some users of the online hangout Facebook are complaining that its two-week-old marketing program is publicizing their purchases for friends to see.

Wed, 21 Nov 07
Review: Amazon reader needs more juice (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071121/ap_on_hi_te/tech_test_amazon_kindle


The Kindle device is shown in this photograph released by Amazon.com on Monday, Nov. 19, 2007. The $399 electronic book device will allow downloads of more than 90,000 book titles, blogs, magazines and newspapers. (AP Photo/Amazon.com)AP - Making a successful reader for electronic books is one of the toughest tasks in consumer electronics. Many have tried and all have failed, defeated by something that's thousands of years old — the book.

Wed, 21 Nov 07
New Hitachi robot rolls around, crashes (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071121/ap_on_hi_te/japan_robot_mishap


Hitachi Ltd. humanoid robot EMIEW 2 performs during a press preview at its research center in Hitachinaka, north of Tokyo, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007. The 80 centimeter (31.50 inch) tall 13 kilogram (29 pound) toddler-like robot, designed to work as a guide and run errands in offices, rolled around on two wheels or four wheels and waved just fine in a demonstration upon receiving commands from a personal computer by a new remote wireless control function, only to crash into a desk over a wireless glitch — highlighting the enormous hurdles robots must overcome to become real-life partners. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - Hitachi's new toddler-like robot rolled around and waved for reporters Wednesday, only to crash into a desk and demonstrate the challenge of turning automatons into everyday helpers.

Wed, 21 Nov 07
Making 'Second Life' more like real life (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071121/ap_on_hi_te/japan_virtual_reality


Tokyo University researcher Katsunori Tanaka crouches down with a Web camera on a large mat with specially coded leaf patterns on as if he is peering under a virtually parked car on a screen during a demonstration of a new marker-based position tracking system developed by Tokyo University, led by research leader Michitaka Hirose, in Tokyo Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007 .(AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)AP - You can always spot the novices in the virtual reality world of "Second Life": Their online characters — or avatars — stumble around awkwardly and walk into objects, as their real-world users fumble with the keyboard controls.

Wed, 21 Nov 07
T-Mobile offers iPhone without contract (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071121/ap_on_hi_te/germany_iphone
AP - Deutsche Telekom AG's mobile unit said Wednesday it would offer Apple's iPhone without a contract to comply with a court injunction, but consumers that opt out of a two-year contract will pay more than twice as much for it.

Wed, 21 Nov 07
Is security software becoming a security risk? (InfoWorld
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071122/tc_infoworld/93601
InfoWorld - Is the software we're using to protect ourselves from online attacks becoming a liability?

Wed, 21 Nov 07
Is Amazon's Kindle Destined To Be a Mass-Market Hit? (NewsFactor
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20071122/tc_nf/56836
NewsFactor - As folks in the U.S. begin to enjoy the long Thanksgiving weekend, there seems to be almost as much buzz about the Amazon Kindle as there was about the Apple iPhone being the next great thing. Well, almost.

Wed, 21 Nov 07
Qualcomm wins a round in patent battles with Nokia (Reuters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071121/tc_nm/qualcomm_nokia_patent_dc
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Qualcomm Inc won a round in its patent battles with wireless phone maker Nokia(NOK1V.HE) on Wednesday as a U.S. trade court tossed out a lawsuit asking for Qualcomm's chips to be barred from the United States.

Wed, 21 Nov 07
Mozilla Releases First Beta of Firefox 3 (NewsFactor
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20071121/bs_nf/56837
NewsFactor - Mozilla launched a new beta of Firefox this week, essentially a developer preview of the features and functions promised in the third major point release of the popular open-source browser. Firefox 3 Beta 1 is available for testing so Mozilla can gain feedback before the software advances to the next stage in the release process.

Wed, 21 Nov 07
SCO Drops Plan To Sell Unix Business (TechWeb
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071122/tc_cmp/204200964
TechWeb - The company withdrew a request to sell assets related to its Unix software and mobile technology businesses to York Capital Management for $36 million.

Wed, 21 Nov 07
One year later: Did Vista's focus on security pay off? (InfoWorld
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071121/tc_infoworld/93587
InfoWorld - Microsoft's emphasis on improvements to security features in Windows Vista may have undermined business adoption of the OS as many business and enterprise customers are still holding off on upgrading to the OS nearly a year after its release to them.

Wed, 21 Nov 07
"Rock Band" takes on "Guitar Hero" (Reuters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071121/music_nm/videogames_rockband_dc


An undated screenshot of the video game 'Rock Band.' MTV's 'Rock Band' video game took the stage on Tuesday, a new entrant in the fast-growing genre of musical games that could boost the fortunes of the flagging music industry. (Electronic Arts/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - MTV's "Rock Band" video game took the stage on Tuesday, a new entrant in the fast-growing genre of musical games that could boost the fortunes of the flagging music industry.

Tue, 20 Nov 07
HP 4Q profit beats Wall Street forecasts (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071120/ap_on_hi_te/earns_hp


Hewlett Packard printer inks on display at Costco in Mountain View, Calif., Oct. 9, 2007. Hewlett-Packard Co., the world's biggest PC seller, is scheduled to report fourth-quarter financial results after the market closes on Monday, Nov. 19, 2007. Wall Street is expecting another comfortably profitable quarter from the Palo Alto-based technology giant amid continued healthy demand for its crown jewel product — lucrative printer ink — and surging global PC sales, particularly for laptop computers. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Hewlett-Packard Co., which took the title of world's biggest PC seller a year ago from slumping rival Dell Inc., is warning investors that it does not expect its PC business to continue expanding as quickly as it has been.

Tue, 20 Nov 07
Halcyon game for "Terminator" adaptation (Reuters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071120/tc_nm/media_terminator_dc
Reuters - "The Terminator" will be back on video game consoles.

Tue, 20 Nov 07
SAP might sell US unit accused of stealing from Oracle (AFP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071120/bs_afp/germanyusitcorporatecrimecompanysap


File photo shows the headquarters of SAP, the world's leading maker of business software, in Walldorf near Heidelberg, southern Germany. The world's leading professional software group, SAP, might sell US subsidiary TomorrowNow, which has been accused of stealing computer code from US rival Oracle, SAP said in a statement released overnight.(AFP/DDP/File/Thomas Lohnes)AFP - The world's leading professional software group, SAP, might sell US subsidiary TomorrowNow, which has been accused of stealing computer code from US rival Oracle, SAP said in a statement released overnight.

Tue, 20 Nov 07
Profit dips at Enterprise Inns (FT.com
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ft/20071120/bs_ft/fto112020070343234421
FT.com - The smoking ban and poor weather during the summer were behind a slump in annual profits and turnover at Enterprise Inns.

Tue, 20 Nov 07
Senators urge tougher rating for "Manhunt" game (Reuters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071120/tc_nm/media_videogames_dc


Visitors using controllers play a video game at the Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo September 20, 2007. A bipartisan group of lawmakers including a Democratic presidential hopeful is calling on the makers of video games to review the industry's ratings system. (Issei Kato/Reuters)Reuters - A bipartisan group of lawmakers including a Democratic presidential hopeful is calling on the makers of video games to review the industry's ratings system.

Tue, 20 Nov 07
Drug firms cool to stem cell findings (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071121/ap_on_hi_te/stem_cells_biotech
AP - Despite excitement among some scientists — and at the White House — about an embryo-free technique for creating human stem cells, reaction from companies that might turn the research into treatments was muted.

Tue, 20 Nov 07
Shareholders to amend Apple options case (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071120/ap_on_hi_te/apple_shareholder_lawsuit
AP - Attorneys in a shareholder lawsuit against Apple Inc. over its backdating of stock options said Tuesday they plan to refile some of the claims.

Tue, 20 Nov 07
Wii is most-wanted widget in wintertime (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071121/ap_on_hi_te/holiday_wanting_the_wii


A customer, right, hands over his credit card to purchase Wii video game console at the Nintendo World store in New York's Rockefeller Center in this June 21, 2007 file photo. A year after its launch, the small video game console sells out almost immediately when it reaches stores, even after Nintendo Co. has ramped up production several times. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)AP - Each holiday season, a couple hard-to-find toys send parents hunting from store to store. And, each season, they're soon forgotten: Has your Elmo gotten any tickles lately?

Tue, 20 Nov 07
IBM links researchers, African students (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071120/ap_on_hi_te/techbit_mentoring_africa
AP - When technology companies talk up the potential of the developing world, they usually mean places that already are hotbeds like China or India.

Tue, 20 Nov 07
Bookmark improvements new to Firefox 3 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071120/ap_on_hi_te/techbit_new_firefox
AP - A new version of the Firefox browser, now available for testing mainly by developers, offers improvements on finding frequently visited Web sites and tools for running Web applications without a live Internet connection.

Tue, 20 Nov 07
Sex, drugs and the Internet: Briton's murder probed in cyberspace (AFP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071121/tc_afp/italybritaincrimetechnology


This handout picture obtained 20 November 2007 from the Italian police shows Rudy Hermann Guede from Ivory Coast, a suspect in the murder of a British exchange student in Italy. The quintessentially low-tech murder of Meredith Kercher in Italy has turned up a preponderance of hi-tech clues, from cell phone technology to everything the Internet has to offer.(AFP)AFP - The quintessentially low-tech murder of a British exchange student in Italy has turned up a preponderance of hi-tech clues, from cell phone technology to everything the Internet has to offer.

Tue, 20 Nov 07
Can PS3 and Xbox 360 Capitalize on Wii's Woes? (NewsFactor
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20071120/tc_nf/56833
NewsFactor - The smoke has barely cleared from the Nintendo Wii's first birthday candles, and already the next big challenge is looming: the 2007 holiday season. For Nintendo, the critical question is whether the revolutionary gaming platform will continue to be a consumer favorite or a lingering manufacturing hangover will stifle sales.

Tue, 20 Nov 07
Nokia Siemens adopts 'green' policy to cut costs (InfoWorld
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071120/tc_infoworld/93557
InfoWorld - Nokia Siemens announced an energy-efficient mobile network equipment package, the first announcement of more to come that show a commitment to improving the energy consumption of its network gear, the company said.

Tue, 20 Nov 07
Firefox 3.0 beta release adds security, search (InfoWorld
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071120/tc_infoworld/93555
InfoWorld - Mozilla has released a beta version of Firefox 3.0, moving its next-generation browser one step closer to general release.

Tue, 20 Nov 07
Oracle tops corporate software usage study (InfoWorld
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071120/tc_infoworld/93558
InfoWorld - Fresh off its annual OpenWorld conference, Oracle earned top rankings in a corporate software usage study released Tuesday by ChangeWave, an investment research firm.

Tue, 20 Nov 07
Balancing industrial enterprise with financial speculation (FT.com
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ft/20071120/bs_ft/fto112020071628264538
FT.com - Porsche this month revealed it had made EU3.6bn from share options in the year to July, compared with about EU1bn from sales of its cars. The news provoked comments from some analysts that the German luxury marque was acting more like a hedge fund than a carmaker. Yet many managers regard derivatives as essential tools to manage the risks of volatility in exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices. When is it acceptable for manufacturers to place big bets on the market? Should investors be pleased or dismayed when an industrial enterprise makes money from financial speculation?

Tue, 20 Nov 07
MTV's new music game set to rock music industry (Reuters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071121/tc_nm/videogames_rockband_dc


Amy Winehouse holds the MTV Europe Award 2007 trophy after winning the 'Artist's choice' category at the MTV Europe Award gala in Munich November 1, 2007. MTV's 'Rock Band' video game took the stage on Tuesday, a new entrant in the fast-growing genre of musical games that could boost the fortunes of the flagging music industry. (Michael Dalder/Reuters)Reuters - MTV's "Rock Band" video game took the stage on Tuesday, a new entrant in the fast-growing genre of musical games that could boost the fortunes of the flagging music industry.

Mon, 19 Nov 07
China not fighting off e-waste nightmare (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071119/ap_on_re_as/china_toxic_electronics


Discarded computer keyboards lie in a pile in the streets of Guiyu, China, March 16, 2006. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)AP - The air smells acrid from the squat gas burners that sit outside homes, melting wires to recover copper and cooking computer motherboards to release gold. Migrant workers in filthy clothes smash picture tubes by hand to recover glass and electronic parts, releasing as much as 6.5 pounds of lead dust.

Mon, 19 Nov 07
SAP shakes up TomorrowNow leadership (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071120/ap_on_hi_te/sap_tomorrownow
AP - Battling allegations of corporate espionage, business software maker SAP AG cut its ties with the leaders of a subsidiary that infiltrated rival Oracle Corp.'s computers to fetch information about Oracle's products.

Mon, 19 Nov 07
Amazon sells own gadget to boost e-books (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071119/ap_on_hi_te/amazon_e_book_reader


The Kindle device is shown in this photograph released by Amazon.com on Monday, Nov. 19, 2007. The $399 electronic book device will allow downloads of more than 90,000 book titles, blogs, magazines and newspapers. (AP Photo/Amazon.com)AP - Amazon.com Inc. is hoping to invigorate a nascent market for electronic books by introducing its own e-book reader with free wireless connectivity.

Mon, 19 Nov 07
Sony cuts fees for PS3 game developers (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071119/ap_on_hi_te/japan_playstation
AP - Hoping to encourage more games for the PlayStation 3, Sony has cut in half the price of a software development kit for the struggling console.

Mon, 19 Nov 07
Get smart: a guide to spiffy phones (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071119/ap_on_hi_te/holiday_tech_gifts_smart_phones


A Nokia N95 multimedia phone is seen at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in this Jan. 11, 2007 file photo. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)AP - Apple Inc.'s iPhone has shaken up the "smart phone" business and set other manufacturers scrambling to add features and make it easier to get e-mail, surf the Web and enjoy music and movies on a cell phone.

Mon, 19 Nov 07
Google-funded 23andMe offers $999 DNA test (Reuters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071120/wr_nm/google23andme_dc


Undated file picture of a DNA molecule. (File/Reuters)Reuters - 23andMe, a Google-funded online company selling a $999 DNA test, launched on Monday as a kind of genetics-based MySpace or Facebook that also has the more serious aim of allowing medicine someday to target Americans' ills more precisely.

Mon, 19 Nov 07
Nokia Siemens sees profit from "greener" networks (Reuters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071120/tc_nm/nokiasiemens_environment_dc


Siemens mobile phones are pictured in Munich June 7, 2005. Nokia Siemens Networks aims to cut the energy consumption of some of its mobile base stations by up to 40 percent by 2010 in a move that should also boost profits, the telecoms network group said on Tuesday. (Alexandra Winkler/Reuters)Reuters - Nokia Siemens Networks aims to cut the energy consumption of some of its mobile base stations by up to 40 percent by 2010 in a move that should also boost profits, the telecoms network group said on Tuesday.

Mon, 19 Nov 07
Google Mulls Bid for Wireless Spectrum (NewsFactor
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20071119/bs_nf/56806
NewsFactor - Google is getting ready to bid alone on wireless spectrum being auctioned in January, according to news reports that come on the heels of the search giant's recent launch of an open-source platform for mobile phones.

Sun, 18 Nov 07
"Lust, Caution" helping spread virus in China (AFP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071118/tc_afp/entertainmentchinafilminternet


Pedestrians walk past a poster of Director Ang Lee's spy thriller AFP - Ang Lee's steamy "Lust, Caution" has become a massive hit in China, and the award-winning film is also helping spread online computer viruses, state media said Sunday.

Sun, 18 Nov 07
America ships electronic waste overseas (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071118/ap_on_re_us/exporting_e_waste
AP - Most Americans think they're helping the earth when they recycle their old computers, televisions and cell phones. But chances are they're contributing to a global trade in electronic trash that endangers workers and pollutes the environment overseas.

Sun, 18 Nov 07
Philly Wi-Fi network hits snags, delays (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071118/ap_on_hi_te/earthlink_municipal_wireless
AP - Alfred Zaccaria was finally going to leave the world of dial-up for high-speed access to the Internet without having to pay a lot more for service.

Sun, 18 Nov 07
Pioneer-backed online TV service launches test (Reuters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071119/wr_nm/onlinevideo_dc
Reuters - A new online television service aims to offer what U.S. cable TV companies have resisted for decades -- pay for only what you want.

Sun, 18 Nov 07
Google, Sun May Clash Over Android's Use of Java (PC World
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071118/tc_pcworld/139760
PC World - Google could be heading for a showdown with Sun over the way Android, Google's new mobile phone software platform, handles Java.

Sun, 18 Nov 07
China to grant fixed-line telecom operators mobile licences: report (AFP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071119/bs_afp/chinatelecom


Chinese businessmen use their mobile phones in Shanghai. China will soon allow its fixed-line telecom operators to venture into the faster-growing mobile market.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - China will soon allow its fixed-line telecom operators to venture into the faster-growing mobile market, state media reported Sunday, citing a senior official.

Sun, 18 Nov 07
VMWare Refutes Oracle's VM Performance Claims (PC World
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071118/tc_pcworld/139759
PC World - A VMWare official on Friday scoffed at Oracle's contention that its recent entry into the virtualization market performs better than "the existing leader server virtualization product."

Sat, 17 Nov 07
Blockbuster charts course to digital age (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071117/ap_on_bi_ge/reinventing_blockbuster


Blockbuster CEO James Keyes poses in the corporate offices in Dallas, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007. Customers, he said, will someday soon go to kiosks in Blockbuster stores to burn movies on to a disk or download them directly to a portable device such as a phone or flash drive. Keyes is determined to position his company to thrive as those new technologies emerge and reshape the movie rental business. (AP Photo/David Pellerin)AP - In his corner office 32 floors above downtown, Blockbuster CEO James Keyes pulls out his phone and starts up last year's Oscar winner, "Crash," to demonstrate his vision of the movie-rental giant's future.

Sat, 17 Nov 07
Mom: Web hoax led girl to kill herself (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071117/ap_on_re_us/internet_suicide


News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch, who owns the social networking Web site MySpace, speaks at the company's Global Energy Initiative in this May 9, 2007, file photo. The parents of Megan Meier, a Missouri teen who committed suicide, hope the people who made a fraudulent profile on MySpace will be prosecuted, and they are seeking legal changes to safeguard children on the Internet. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - Megan Meier thought she had made a new friend in cyberspace when a cute teenage boy named Josh contacted her on MySpace and began exchanging messages with her.

Sat, 17 Nov 07
Singapore lifts ban on Xbox game with lesbian scene (AFP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071117/ennew_afp/entertainmentmediasingaporegamesgaymicrosoft


Microsoft chairman Bill Gates. Singapore has lifted a ban on an Xbox video game featuring an intimate scene between two female characters, a newspaper reported Saturday(AFP/File/Lou Dematteis)AFP - Singapore has lifted a ban on an Xbox video game featuring an intimate scene between two female characters, a newspaper reported Saturday.

Sat, 17 Nov 07
Wireless links give businesses an option (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071117/ap_on_hi_te/wimax_at_work


Towerstream CEO Jeff Thompson poses in front of a tower that is home to some of his company's antennas on the roof of a high rise building in the Lower Manhattan section of New York, Friday, Nov. 2, 2007. Towerstream uses technology based on the WiMax standard for its links. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)AP - Consumers chafe at having only two choices — phone line and cable — for high-speed Internet service. For businesses, there are often even fewer options — the offerings of the phone company — due to the limitations of cable.

Sat, 17 Nov 07
AMD sells 8.1 percent stake to Abu Dhabi (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071117/ap_on_hi_te/amd_mideast_investment


Advance Micro Devices CEO Hector Ruiz gestures at Oracle World Conference in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 12, 2007. With oil prices surging and U.S. stock prices slumping, chip maker AMD Inc.'s sale of an 8.1 percent stake to the Abu Dhabi government's investment arm represents the latest plunge by a wealthy Middle Eastern nation into a troubled U.S. corporation. It also raises fresh questions about the appropriateness of Middle Eastern firms owning large chunks of U.S. businesses that specialize in advanced technologies. Sunnyvale-based AMD is the world's No. 2 microprocessor maker. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - With oil prices surging and U.S. stock prices slumping, chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s sale of an 8.1 percent stake to the Abu Dhabi government's investment arm represents the latest plunge by a wealthy Middle Eastern nation into a troubled U.S. corporation.

Sat, 17 Nov 07
Scandal highlights Samsung's mixed image (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071117/ap_on_hi_te/skorea_samsung_scandal


South Korean workers holding posters with caricatures of Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee shout slogans during a rally condemning recent bribery allegations involving Samsung Group in front of the company's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 16, 2007. The letters read 'Don't believe investigation.' (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - South Koreans take great pride in Samsung, known worldwide for sleek flat-screen TVs, high-tech mobile phones, hulking container ships and mega-construction projects.

Sat, 17 Nov 07
Google Readies Wireless Bid (PC World
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071117/tc_pcworld/139762
PC World - Google is making the necessary preparations to bid for wireless spectrum in an auction be held in the U.S. in January-- but it will likely need a carrier partner to help build a network to use it, analysts said Friday.

Sat, 17 Nov 07
Dubai Aerospace orders GE engines for Boeing fleet (AFP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071117/bs_afp/uaedubaiaviationgecompany


A plane prepares to take off during the Dubai air show, 11 November. Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has ordered engines valued at more than 770 million dollars from US conglomerate General Electric to fit 15 Boeing planes.(AFP/File/Karim Sahib)AFP - Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has ordered engines valued at more than 770 million dollars from US conglomerate General Electric to fit 15 Boeing planes, the company said on Saturday.

Sat, 17 Nov 07
Daptiv Partnership Is Tip of Cognos SaaS Iceberg (TechWeb
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071118/tc_cmp/203102239
TechWeb - BI vendor says more than 40 software partners are embedding its technology in software-as-a-service offerings and hosted applications.

Sat, 17 Nov 07
Facebookers, bloggers fight Pakistan emergency (AFP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071118/tc_afp/pakistanpoliticsitinternetfacebook


This file photo shows Pakistani youths walking past an Internet service provider office in Karachi. Defying a growing crackdown on dissent by President Pervez Musharraf, young Pakistanis are using blogs and social networking sites such as Facebook to hit back at a state of emergency.(AFP/File/Amir Qureshi)AFP - Defying a growing crackdown on dissent by President Pervez Musharraf, young Pakistanis are using blogs and social networking sites such as Facebook to hit back at a state of emergency.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
Dell, celebrities help with wish lists (AP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071116/ap_on_hi_te/dell_virtual_wish_list


Dell CEO Michael Dell speaks at Oracle World Conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Hoping it can boost holiday sales, Dell Inc. has enlisted Burt Reynolds, Ice T and other celebrities to help customers raise money to buy products for themselves or others.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
Samsung scandal revives image problems (AP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071116/ap_on_hi_te/skorea_samsung_scandal
AP - South Koreans take great pride in Samsung, known worldwide for sleek flat-screen TVs, high-tech mobile phones, hulking container ships and major construction projects.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
GPS helps cities catch goof-offs (AP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071116/ap_on_hi_te/gps_savings


This undated photo released by the Islip, N.Y. Public Information Office, shows Islip Town Supervisor Phil Nolan behind the wheel in Islip, N.Y.. On Long Island, a Newsday review of Islip town gasoline costs found a savings of nearly 14,000 gallons over a three-month period from the previous year after GPS devices were installed. Nolan said the savings show that town employees, aware of being watched, no longer are using town's 614 vehicles for personal business. (AP Photo/Town of Islip)AP - GPS tracking devices installed on government-issue vehicles are helping communities around the country reduce waste and abuse, in part by catching employees shopping, working out at the gym or otherwise loafing while on the clock.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
US control of Internet remains issue (AP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071116/ap_on_hi_te/internet_governance


A man uses a laptop as he attends the Internet Governance Forum in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Ricardo Moraes)AP - A U.N.-sponsored Internet conference ended Thursday with little to show in closing the issue of U.S. control over how people around the world access e-mail and Web sites.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
Poll: IMs help teens avoid embarrassment (AP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071116/ap_on_hi_te/instant_messaging_ap_poll


Graphic shows results of an AP instant messaging poll of teens and adults; 1c x 4 5/8 inches; 46.5 mm x 117.5 mmAP - Sure, instant messaging is fast and efficient. For many teenagers, it's also a great way to avoid those OMG moments — that's "omigod" — of mortifying face-to-face confrontations.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
Google gearing up for wireless spectrum bid: report (Reuters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071116/wr_nm/google_fcc_dc
Reuters - Google Inc is gearing up to make a serious run at buying wireless spectrum in a Federal Communications Commission auction in January, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday in its online edition.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
Singapore bans game over lesbian scene (AP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071116/ap_on_hi_te/singapore_game_banned


Mass Effect by Microsoft is seen in this undated publicity photo. Singapore has banned the Microsoft Corp video game which contains a scene showing a human woman and an alien woman kissing and caressing each other, a local newspaper reported on Thursday. Singapore has banned a Microsoft Corp video game which contains a scene showing a human woman and an alien woman kissing and caressing each other, a local newspaper reported on Thursday. (Handout/Reuters)AP - Singapore has banned an Xbox video game because it contains a sex scene between a woman and a female alien, the city-state's censors said Thursday.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
TV spectrum opening for wireless devices (AP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071116/ap_on_hi_te/un_bandwidth_battle
AP - A U.N. telecoms meeting decided Thursday to give mobile service providers access to bandwidth currently reserved for terrestrial television broadcasts, offering the promise of high-speed Internet access on-the-move anywhere in the world by 2015.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
BEA 3Q earnings beat analysts' estimates (AP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071116/ap_on_hi_te/earns_bea_systems
AP - BEA Systems Inc. exceeded analyst expectations in its first quarterly earnings report in 15 months, bolstering management's contention that the business software maker is headed for better times if it's not bought by rival Oracle Corp. or another suitor.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
EarthLink may exit Wi-Fi (AP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071116/ap_on_hi_te/earthlink_municipal_wireless
AP - EarthLink Inc., which has been a chief evangelist for blanketing cities with wireless Internet service, said Friday that it plans to consider "strategic alternatives" for that business.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
Zune 80 in short supply (AP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071117/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_zunes_sold_out
AP - The 80-gigabyte Zune media player Microsoft Corp. launched Tuesday has sold out across the Web, to the dismay of online shoppers and delight of the world's largest software maker.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
AMD sells 8.1 percent stake to Abu Dhabi (AP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071116/ap_on_hi_te/amd_mideast_investment
AP - With oil prices surging and U.S. stock prices slumping, chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s sale of an 8.1 percent stake to the Abu Dhabi government's investment arm represents the latest plunge by a wealthy Middle Eastern nation into a troubled U.S. corporation.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
PC beats WWII computer in code challenge (AP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071117/ap_on_hi_te/britain_wwii_computer
AP - A rebuilt World War II code-cracking computer developed to intercept Nazi messages lost to a desktop computer Friday in a contest to decipher an encrypted radio message.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
Garmin withdraws $3.3B Tele Atlas bid (AP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071116/ap_on_hi_te/netherlands_tomtom_tele_atlas
AP - Garmin, the world's largest maker of personal navigation devices, withdrew a $3.3 billion takeover bid for Dutch digital mapmaker Tele Atlas NV on Friday, clearing the way for rival bidder TomTom.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
Britney 'red light' video into evidence (AP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071116/ap_en_mu/britney_spears_custody


Britney Spears arrives for the grand opening party of LAX nightclub at the Luxor hotel-casino in Las Vegas, in a Sept. 1, 2007 file photo. The video of Britney Spears apparently running a red light with her children in the car was submitted into court Friday, a week after anyone with an Internet connection could judge it for themselves. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)AP - The video of Britney Spears apparently running a red light with her children in the car was submitted into court Friday, a week after anyone with an Internet connection could judge it for themselves.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
Slacker starts rolling out players to consumers (Reuters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071116/wr_nm/slacker_music_dc


Slacker's portable player in an image courtesy of the company. Slacker, a Web-based radio service, said on Friday it has started to take orders for its portable player which features free music channels personalized to the user's tastes. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Slacker, a Web-based radio service, said on Friday it has started to take orders for its portable player which features free music channels personalized to the user's tastes.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
Google closer to mobile airwaves bid, sources say (Reuters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071116/wr_nm/google_mobileairwaves_dc
Reuters - Google Inc is considering bidding alone on coveted airwaves to launch a U.S. wireless network, as a deadline nears to declare bidding plans, sources familiar with the situation said.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
Bango Relays Web Content to Handsets (NewsFactor
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20071116/tc_nf/56792
NewsFactor - Mobile software developer Bango has introduced a new method for overcoming the technical challenge of getting digital content into the hands of mobile-phone users. The company's new technology -- which can be added to Web pages or inserted into e-mail messages -- is designed to enable mobile-phone users to receive multimedia content from friends and family members at the touch of a button.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
IBM Rational head: We're transforming (InfoWorld
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071116/tc_infoworld/93470
InfoWorld - When Danny Sabbah became general manager of IBM's Rational division in 2005, he set out to make changes in the organization. Sabbah said Friday that this transformation is well under way.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
Wii Retakes U.S. Lead Among Game Consoles (NewsFactor
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20071116/bs_nf/56776
NewsFactor - If the race between video game consoles were itself a video game, October would be when the Wii character recaptures the lead. According to news reports, sales figures from the NPD Group showed that Nintendo's Wii once again was No. 1 in the U.S. last month.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
Cisco to buy back $10B in stock (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071117/ap_on_hi_te/cisco_buyback
AP - Cisco Systems Inc. has boosted its stock buyback effort by $10 billion, a sign the Internet networking supplier still believes its shares are undervalued.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
NBC brings Web series "Quarterlife" to TV network (Reuters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071117/wr_nm/quarterlife_dc
Reuters - NBC on Friday said it will begin airing the highly touted Web series "Quarterlife" on its television network early next year, making the program the first to originate online and then move to a major U.S. broadcaster.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
Museum pays tribute to Beatles' 'Help!' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071117/ap_on_en_ot/rock_hall_beatles


Exhibitions assistant Shelby Morrison hangs an exhibit on the Beatles movie, 'Help' at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is paying tribute to the Fab Four's wacky film with an exhibit opening Saturday. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)AP - Ed Sullivan introduced Americans to the Beatles, but "Help!" was the first time they saw the Fab Four in color. It may not sound like a big deal in an age of HDTV, but in 1965, at the height of Beatlemania, it was something to shout about.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
Google closer to mobile airwaves bid: sources (Reuters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071117/wr_nm/google_mobileairwaves_dc


A Google search page is seen in Leicester, central England July 20, 2007. Google is considering bidding alone on coveted airwaves to launch a U.S. wireless network, as a deadline nears to declare bidding plans, sources familiar with the situation said. (Darren Staples/Reuters)Reuters - Google Inc is considering bidding alone on coveted airwaves to launch a U.S. wireless network, as a deadline nears to declare bidding plans, sources familiar with the situation said.

Fri, 16 Nov 07
Microsoft's Bill Hilf Reveals Its Open Source Strategy (TechWeb
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071117/tc_cmp/203101554
TechWeb - The man in charge of Microsoft's strategy for living in harmony with Linux lays out the company's opportunities with open source and the open source business model.

Thu, 15 Nov 07
Poll: IMs help teens avoid embarrassment (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071115/ap_on_hi_te/instant_messaging_ap_poll


Graphic shows results of an AP instant messaging poll of teens and adults; 1c x 4 5/8 inches; 46.5 mm x 117.5 mmAP - Sure, instant messaging is fast and efficient. For many teenagers, it's also a great way to avoid those OMG moments — that's "omigod" — of mortifying face-to-face confrontations.

Thu, 15 Nov 07
Papa John's takes texted pizza orders (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071115/ap_on_hi_te/texting_for_pizza


In a file photo Rich Butler, general manager of a downtown Louisville, Ky., Papa John's restaurant, puts toppings on a deep-dish pizza, Friday, Sept. 23, 2005. Louisville-based Papa John's International Inc. rolled out its text message ordering option at its 2,700 U.S. restaurants in November, 2007. (AP Photo/Patti Longmire)AP - Michelle Kratschmer's family was craving the usual — a large pepperoni pizza and a small pie with black olives and cheese — but how she entered the phone order was entirely new.

Thu, 15 Nov 07
Oracle unlikely to pursue rival BEA (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071115/ap_on_hi_te/oracle_ellison


Oracle CEO Larry Ellison crosses his fingers as he speaks at Oracle World Conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison told analysts Wednesday that the business software maker is more likely to pursue other takeover targets instead of renewing its recent $6.7 billion bid for rival BEA Systems Inc.

Thu, 15 Nov 07
IBM in big push to build data centers for clients (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071115/tc_nm/ibm_cloud_dc


A view of an IBM facility outside Boulder, Colorado October 18, 2006. IBM is staking out a major new source of business helping clients like banks or retailers manage data centers on a par with Internet players such as Google or Microsoft, a top official said on Wednesday. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)Reuters - IBM is staking out a major new source of business helping clients like banks or retailers manage data centers on a par with Internet players such as Google or Microsoft, a top official said on Wednesday.

Thu, 15 Nov 07
Singapore bans Xbox game over lesbian scene (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071115/tc_afp/entertainmentmediasingaporegamesgaymicrosoft


Visitors walk before Microsoft booth at a Game Show in Japan, in September 2006. Singapore has banned the sale of an Xbox video game that features an intimate scene between two female characters, a statement received Thursday said.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP - Singapore has banned the sale of an Xbox video game that features an intimate scene between two female characters, a statement received Thursday said.

Thu, 15 Nov 07
Internet veterans launch start-up investment fund (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071115/wr_nm/launchbox_dc
Reuters - Veteran Internet executives from AOL and IAC/InterActiveCorp plan to unveil on Thursday a new firm to coach early stage entrepreneurs in digital markets and invest in their start-up Internet and mobile companies.

Thu, 15 Nov 07
Sun Commits $2 Billion to Virtualization (NewsFactor
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20071115/bs_nf/56757
NewsFactor - At the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco this week, Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz announced Sun's commitment of nearly $2 billion to the launch of a new open-source virtualization platform.

Thu, 15 Nov 07
Trends & Innovations - Thursday (Investor's Business Daily
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20071116/bs_ibd_ibd/20071115trends
Investor's Business Daily - E-mail systems such as Yahoo and Google are gearing up to offer social networking through their users' mail. The companies are trying to make accounts into personalized home pages to challenge current social networking such as MySpace and Facebook. In people's pre-existing e-mail accounts already lies the key to a social network -- a social graph, which is the connections you make while you e-mail your friends. With that in place one's e-mail may soon offer much more.

Thu, 15 Nov 07
Sony PS3 weekly U.S. sales double after price cut (Reuters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071116/tc_nm/sony_ps3_dc
Reuters - U.S. sales of Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 (PS3) more than doubled in the weeks following a price cut and the launch of a lower-priced version, the company said on Friday, in a sign of changing fortunes for the game console.

Wed, 14 Nov 07
Real estate lock boxes add panic button (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071114/ap_on_hi_te/ge_real_estate_security
AP - Entering an empty, unfamiliar house with a stranger is all in a day's work for real estate agents, most of them women.

Wed, 14 Nov 07
AT&T to sell equipment to monitor workplaces: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071114/tc_nm/att_monitoring_dc
Reuters - AT&T Inc plans on Wednesday to introduce a nationwide program giving owners of small- and medium-size businesses some of the same tools big security firms offer for remotely monitoring employees, customers and operations, the New York Times said in its online edition.

Wed, 14 Nov 07
Nokia unveils new N82 multimedia handset (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071114/tc_nm/nokia_n82_dc
Reuters - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE) on Wednesday unveiled a new N-series multimedia phone, the Nokia N82.

Wed, 14 Nov 07
Comcast sued over Web interference (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071115/ap_on_hi_te/comcast_data_discrimination
AP - A San Francisco Bay area subscriber to Comcast Corp.'s high-speed Internet service has sued the company, alleging it engages in unfair business practices by interfering with subscribers' file sharing.

Wed, 14 Nov 07
Price cut boosts PlayStation 3 sales (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071115/ap_on_hi_te/sony_playstation_sales
AP - U.S. sales of the PlayStation 3 more than doubled in the weeks after the company slashed the video game console's price $100 and launched a low-end model, Sony Corp. CEO Howard Stringer told The Associated Press Wednesday.

Wed, 14 Nov 07
Ellison touts Fusion Applications (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071115/tc_infoworld/93428
InfoWorld - Oracle CEO Larry Ellison didn't display much of his traditional flamboyance Wednesday at Oracle's OpenWorld conference, but he did preview the company's next-generation Fusion Applications and said its Unbreakable Linux offering has met with initial success.

Wed, 14 Nov 07
Dell to offer Sun software in servers (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071115/ap_on_hi_te/sun_dell


In this photo released by Sun Microsystemes, Sun Microsystems CEO and President, Jonathan Schwartz, right, and Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO, left, share the stage to announce a multi-year partnership at Oracle Open World in San Francisco, Calif., Wednesday Nov. 14, 2007. Dell will distribute Solaris and Sun Solaris support subscriptions on select x86-based Dell PowerEdge servers.(AP Photo/Sun Microsystems, John Todd)AP - Dell Inc. has agreed to install Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Solaris operating system in some of its servers, the companies announced Wednesday, signaling Sun's latest truce with a former rival.

Wed, 14 Nov 07
Microsoft Opens Up Customer Care Framework (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071115/tc_cmp/203100317
TechWeb - The latest version's WWF addition improves third-party application support but is best matched with Microsoft SharePoint Server.

Wed, 14 Nov 07
Singapore bans Microsoft's video game for sex scene: paper (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071115/tc_nm/microsoft_singapore_ban_dc
Reuters - Singapore has banned a Microsoft Corp video game which contains a scene showing a human woman and an alien woman kissing and caressing each other, a local newspaper reported on Thursday. The Straits Times said "Mass Effect" -- a highly anticipated futuristic space adventure game from Microsoft -- was banned by Singapore's Media Development Authority.

Tue, 13 Nov 07
"Millionaire" maven eyes TV game show for masses (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071113/wr_nm/davies_dc
Reuters - Reality TV producer Michael Davies, the man behind "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," is developing a quiz show that would allow hundreds of thousands of viewers to play simultaneously via cell phone, land line or the Internet.

Tue, 13 Nov 07
Yahoo expands mobile carrier deals across Asia (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071113/wr_nm/yahoo_mobile_asia_dc
Reuters - Yahoo Inc has struck new deals to offer mobile phone Web services through nine network operators across Asia, bolstering its increasing lead in the fastest growing regional market for mobile services by users.

Tue, 13 Nov 07
Vodafone helps limit FTSE losses (FT.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ft/20071113/bs_ft/fto111320070400003240
FT.com - Vodafone helped limit overall losses on the London equities market on Tuesday, after the world's biggest mobile phone operator lifted guidance for 2008.

Tue, 13 Nov 07
Sun Capital bid for Kellwood may become hostile: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071113/bs_nm/kellwood_hostile_bid_dc


A model displays a creation from the Baby Phat 2007 Fall collection during New York Fashion Week February 2, 2007. Investment firm Sun Capital Partners Inc is threatening to take its $544 million buyout offer for Kellwood Co, owner of the Baby Phat brand, to the company's shareholders unless the apparel maker's board reconsiders its rejection of the bid, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday in its online edition. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)Reuters - Investment firm Sun Capital Partners Inc is threatening to take its $544 million buyout offer for Kellwood Co to the company's shareholders unless the apparel maker's board reconsiders its rejection of the bid, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday in its online edition.

Tue, 13 Nov 07
Yahoo, jailed journalists settle lawsuit (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071113/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_chinese_journalists