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Mon, 31 Dec 07
Game Group sees year profit ahead of forecast (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071231/bs_nm/game_dc


A Game Group store is seen in this undated handout photo. British computer and video games retailer Game Group Plc said on Monday it expected its full-year profit to be ahead of an average market forecast following a continued strong sales performance. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - British computer and video games retailer Game Group Plc said it expected its full-year profit to be ahead of an average market forecast after continued strong sales in the run-up to Christmas, boosting its shares.

Mon, 31 Dec 07
Coupons to help buy digital converters (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071231/ap_on_hi_te/digital_tv


Auvitek Powers Sansonic's Coupon-Eligible Converter Box (CECB) (Photo: Business Wire)AP - Millions of $40 government coupons become available Tuesday to help low-tech television owners buy special converter boxes for older TVs that might not work after the switch to digital broadcasting.

Mon, 31 Dec 07
Video game looks into world of wolves (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071231/ap_on_hi_te/games_wolfquest


This photo provided by the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley shows a screenshot taken from a new interactive video game about wolves developed by the Minnesota Zoo. The game, available as a free download and funded in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation, is aimed at teaching children about wildlife through the action of a video game. (AP Photo/Minnesota Zoo)AP - The new video game "WolfQuest" allows players to follow the call of the wild in the role of a wolf in Yellowstone National Park.

Mon, 31 Dec 07
New energy uses for asphalt (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071231/ap_on_hi_te/solar_roads
AP - If you've ever blistered your bare feet on a hot road you know that asphalt absorbs the sun's energy. A Dutch company is now siphoning heat from roads and parking lots to heat homes and offices.

Mon, 31 Dec 07
Vonage, Nortel settle patent dispute (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071231/ap_on_hi_te/vonage_nortel_settlement
AP - Vonage Holdings Inc. and Nortel Networks Corp. have settled their patent litigation, allowing for cross-licensing of the telecom companies' technology.

Mon, 31 Dec 07
Beijing court sides with Baidu in music piracy case (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071231/tc_afp/lifestylechinainternetpiracymusicbaidu


Commuters leave a subway train next to an advertisement for the Chinese internet search engine, Baidu.com in Shanghai, in 2006. A Beijing appeals court has found top Chinese search engine Baidu.com not guilty of property rights infringement for posting links to websites offering illegal music downloads, state media said Monday.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - A Beijing appeals court has found top Chinese search engine Baidu.com not guilty of property rights infringement for posting links to websites offering illegal music downloads, state media said Monday.

Mon, 31 Dec 07
52-Inch Multi-Touch Display Unveiled (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080101/tc_cmp/205206043
TechWeb - The maker, LG.Philips, will also show an 84-inch LCD screen at the Consumer Electronics Show next week.

Mon, 31 Dec 07
Qualcomm barred from using Broadcom 3G patents (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080101/tc_nm/broadcom_injunction_dc
Reuters - A federal judge in California ruled on Monday that wireless chip maker Qualcomm Inc must immediately stop selling third-generation, or 3G, WCDMA cellular chips that infringe on the Broadcom Corp patents.

Mon, 31 Dec 07
Windows Home Server Bug Could Lead To Data Loss (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080101/tc_cmp/205205974
TechWeb - The issue was acknowledged in October, when Microsoft warned "not to copy data files that contain alternate data streams to Windows Home Server shared folders."

Sun, 30 Dec 07
China's Baidu says CFO dies in accident (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071230/ap_on_hi_te/china_baidu_cfo
AP - The chief financial officer of China's dominant Internet search engine Baidu.com has died after an accident while on vacation in China, the company said.

Sun, 30 Dec 07
Record data breaches in 2007, groups say (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071231/ap_on_hi_te/data_breaches


A sign outside the TJX Cos. headquarters is seen in Framingham, Mass., in this file photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007. TJX Cos., owner of discount stores including T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, in March acknowledged that information from at least 45.7 million credit and debit cards was stolen over an 18-month period. The breach is believed to have started when hackers intercepted wireless transfers of customer information at two Marshalls stores in Miami — an entry point that led the hackers to eventually break into TJX's central databases. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)AP - The loss or theft of personal data such as credit card and Social Security numbers soared to unprecedented levels in 2007, and the trend isn't expected to turn around anytime soon as hackers stay a step ahead of security and laptops disappear with sensitive information.

Sun, 30 Dec 07
Study: Young adults heavy library users (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071230/ap_on_hi_te/internet_libraries
AP - Young adults are the heaviest users of public libraries despite the ease with which they can access a wealth of information over the Internet from the comforts of their homes, according to a new study.

Sun, 30 Dec 07
Love, others may follow Radiohead's no-label lead (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071231/wr_nm/radiohead_sunday_dc


Entertainer Courtney Love arrives for the Marc Jacobs 2008 Spring collection show during New York Fashion Week, Sept. 10, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - Rock band Radiohead's decision to release its new album "In Rainbows" by itself -- online, without a record label's help and at any price the user chose -- rocked the industry last fall.

Sun, 30 Dec 07
Will CES 2008 Live Up to the iPhone? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071231/tc_pcworld/140905
PC World - Microsoft chair Bill Gates has a tough job ahead of him at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week.

Sun, 30 Dec 07
The Year of the New Mobile Operating System (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071230/tc_pcworld/140666
PC World - The entrance of two new operating systems from well-known brands shakes up the plans of some mobile operators and indicates some fundamental changes in the mobile industry.

Sat, 29 Dec 07
Cell phones: The next great ad frontier? (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071229/ap_on_hi_te/advertising_on_the_go


Rob Adler, CEO of go2 Media holds a cell phone displaying an example of the company's efforts to deliver advertising and content targeted to the interest and location of the user at go2 Media's office in Boston, Friday, Dec. 28, 2007. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)AP - Your cell phone is a potential gold mine for marketers: It can reveal where you are, whom you call and even what music you like.

Sat, 29 Dec 07
AOL Finally Kills Netscape Browser (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20071229/tc_nf/57445
NewsFactor - On Friday, roughly a decade after Netscape's fortunes started to slide, AOL announced it is finally pulling the plug on the Netscape browser. "While internal groups within AOL have invested a great deal of time and energy in attempting to revive Netscape Navigator, these efforts have not been successful in gaining market share from Microsoft's Internet Explorer," Tom Drapeau, AOL's director of development, wrote on the Netscape Blog.

Sat, 29 Dec 07
Internet opens elite colleges to all (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071230/ap_on_hi_te/megauniversity_world_classroom
AP - Gilbert Strang is a quiet man with a rare talent: helping others understand linear algebra. He's written a half-dozen popular college textbooks, and for years a few hundred students at the elite Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been privileged to take his course.

Sat, 29 Dec 07
Free swap network makes trash treasure (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071229/ap_on_hi_te/freecycle_flourishes


Laura Gernell displays a bicycle she received from The Freecycle Network, a Web-based community swap program, at her home in Marmet, W.Va. Friday, Dec. 21, 2007. (AP Photo/Bob Bird)AP - When Laura Gernell heard about a place where people gave away perfectly good things to strangers — no money changing hands, no questions asked — she figured it was too good to be true.

Sat, 29 Dec 07
Microsoft: No evidence in states' claim (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071229/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_antitrust


A man walks by the logo of Microsoft in a shop of Brussels September 17, 2007. China's securities regulator has blocked a deal under which Microsoft Corp. and other firms were to invest in Sichuan Changhong Electric Co the Chinese home appliance maker said on Friday. (Sebastien Pirlet/Reuters)AP - States pressing for continued scrutiny of Microsoft Corp.'s business practices failed to support their argument with evidence, the software maker said in a court filing Friday.

Fri, 28 Dec 07
Americans more wired, new-media survey finds (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071228/wr_nm/media_survey_dc
Reuters - About 38 percent of U.S. consumers are watching TV shows online, 36 percent use their cell phones as entertainment devices and 45 percent are creating online content like Web sites, music, videos and blogs for others, according to a new-media survey from Deloitte & Touche.

Fri, 28 Dec 07
AOL pulls plug on Netscape Web browser (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071228/ap_on_hi_te/netscape_rip
AP - Netscape Navigator, the world's first commercial Web browser and the launch pad of the Internet boom, will be pulled off life support Feb. 1 after a 13-year run.

Fri, 28 Dec 07
Comcast heirs to get founder's pay (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071228/ap_on_hi_te/comcast_founder_s_compensation
AP - The 87-year-old founder of Comcast Corp.'s pay will keep going to his beneficiaries for five years after his death under a new agreement.

Fri, 28 Dec 07
Mobile advertising still at tryout stage (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071228/ap_on_hi_te/advertising_experiments
AP - In the weeks leading to Christmas, an online wine retailer gave 15 percent discounts to anyone who sent in a photo of its newspaper ad snapped with a camera phone.

Fri, 28 Dec 07
Wal-Mart abandons online movie downloads (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071228/ap_on_hi_te/wal_mart_movie_downloads


The outside of a Wal-Mart store is seen Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007 in Little Rock, Ark. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has closed an online movie download service it launched less than a year ago. (AP Photo/Mike Wintroath)AP - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has closed an online movie download service it launched less than a year ago.

Fri, 28 Dec 07
Half Of U.S. Households Have Digital TVs, Trade Group Says (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071229/tc_cmp/205204478
TechWeb - HDTVs are expected to account for 79% of DTV shipments in the United States next year, according to the Consumer Electronics Association.

Fri, 28 Dec 07
Report Questions Future Of Qualcomm's 4G Wireless (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071229/tc_cmp/205204397
TechWeb - Ultra Mobile Broadband is expected to go commercial in mid-2009, but none of the carriers has announced plans to test or deploy the technology.

Fri, 28 Dec 07
Open source?s new commercial strategy (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071228/tc_infoworld/94180
InfoWorld - The Story: What???s in a name? Back in the days of the Gingrich revolution, the nastiest label you could pin on a politician was ???liberal.??? And now that open source has become an essential technology, the quickest way to get a rise out of an open source executive (and to get flamed on dozens of blogs) is to say his or her company is ???commercial.???

Fri, 28 Dec 07
Zune, iTunes Sites Get Christmas Day Traffic Boosts (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071229/tc_cmp/205204346
TechWeb - New owners signed up for accounts and downloaded software, according to a Hitwise survey.

Fri, 28 Dec 07
Sun Microsystems is back in the game (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071228/tc_infoworld/94171
InfoWorld - The Story: Sun Microsystems has been in and out of the (metaphorical) grave more often than Count Dracula.

Fri, 28 Dec 07
'Bioshock' tops best-of video games (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071228/ap_en_ot/ye_video_games
AP - The over-hyped console wars are so last year.

Thu, 27 Dec 07
Apple, Fox planning movie rental deal: reports (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071227/media_nm/apple_fox_dc


A customer checks out Music Store (on a screen) with Apple iTunes at an Apple store in Tokyo in this August 25, 2006 file photo. Apple and News Corp.'s Twentieth Century Fox are set to announce a deal that will allow consumers to rent movies through Apple's digital iTunes Store, media reports said on Thursday. (Kiyoshi Ota/Files/Reuters)Reuters - Apple Inc and News Corp.'s Twentieth Century Fox are set to announce a deal that will allow consumers to rent movies through Apple's digital iTunes Store, media reports said on Thursday.

Thu, 27 Dec 07
Sony becomes latest to quit rear-projection TVs (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071227/tc_nm/sony_dc


A man looks at Sony Corp's television products at an electronics shop in Tokyo April 13, 2007. Sony Corp said on Thursday it would stop making rear-projection televisions, becoming the latest company to distance itself from a technology once seen as a promising rival of LCD and plasma displays in the flat-TV market. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)Reuters - Sony Corp said on Thursday it would stop making rear-projection televisions, becoming the latest company to distance itself from a technology once seen as a promising rival of LCD and plasma displays in the flat-TV market.

Thu, 27 Dec 07
Nokia delays gaming service launch to next year (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071227/wr_nm/nokia_gaming_dc


An attendee at the Electronic Entertainment Expo plays a prototype of the new Nokia mobile game deck N-Gage in Los Angeles, May 15, 2003. Nokia has delayed the launch of its gaming service N-gage to 'early 2008' from this month due to delays in software testing, a spokesman for the world's top cellphone maker said on Thursday. (Brad Rickerby/Reuters)Reuters - Nokia has delayed the launch of its gaming service N-gage to "early 2008" from this month due to delays in software testing, a spokesman for the world's top cellphone maker said on Thursday.

Thu, 27 Dec 07
Warner offers DRM-free music on Amazon (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071227/ap_on_hi_te/amazon_warner_music


Edgar Bronfman Jr., Chairman and CEO of Warner Music Group, discusses his company and the music industry at The Paley Center for Media in New York on in this Sept. 17, 2007 file photo. Warner Music Group, a major holdout on selling music online without copy protection, on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007 caved in to the growing trend and agreed to sell its tunes on Amazon.com Inc.'s digital music store. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - Warner Music Group, a major holdout on selling music online without copy protection, caved in to the growing trend Thursday and agreed to sell its tunes on Amazon.com Inc.'s digital music store.

Thu, 27 Dec 07
Sony quits rear-projection TVs (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071227/ap_on_hi_te/japan_sony


A man looks at Sony Corp's television products at an electronics shop in Tokyo April 13, 2007. Sony Corp said on Thursday it would stop making rear-projection televisions, becoming the latest company to distance itself from a technology once seen as a promising rival of LCD and plasma displays in the flat-TV market. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)AP - Sony is dropping its money-losing rear-projection TV business worldwide to focus on two flat panel technologies — liquid crystal display and organic light-emitting diode, the company said Thursday.

Thu, 27 Dec 07
Strike tops AFI `Significance' list (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071227/ap_on_hi_te/afi_moments_of_significance
AP - The Hollywood writers strike, the iPhone and the "hyper-tabloidization" of television news are among the American Film Institute's "Moments of Significance" for 2007.

Thu, 27 Dec 07
Samsung seeks US probe of rival Sharp (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071227/ap_on_hi_te/skorea_samsung_sharp
AP - Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it filed a complaint with American authorities over alleged unfair trade practices by Japanese rival Sharp Corp., fueling an intensifying legal battle over flat panel technology.

Thu, 27 Dec 07
Ultra-Thin Blu-ray Drive Released (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071228/tc_cmp/205203799
TechWeb - Panasonic will debut the drive, only 0.37 of an inch thick, next month at the Consumer Electronics Show.

Thu, 27 Dec 07
China telecoms shares rise on 3G talk (FT.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ft/20071227/bs_ft/fto122720071839469951
FT.com - The shares of Chinese telecoms companies listed in Hong Kong surged yesterday on what the industry's regulator and a government researcher called speculative reports about the long-awaited introduction of 3G mobile services.

Thu, 27 Dec 07
Apple Seeks Antipiracy Software Patent (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071228/tc_cmp/205203885
TechWeb - It's been a landmark year for open source, and in so many different ways that even a casual survey of the year's events will range far and wide. Here's a quick rundown of what to me were the top five open source events of the year -- not an exhaustive list, of course, but the things that best reflected how important and widely entrenched open source software (especially Linux) has become.

Thu, 27 Dec 07
EMC to Buy Document Sciences (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071227/tc_pcworld/140874
PC World - Storage company EMC will acquire enterprise content management software developer Document Sciences.

Thu, 27 Dec 07
China's SMIC licenses 45nm process technology from IBM (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071227/tc_infoworld/94254
InfoWorld - Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC), China's largest chip maker, has signed a deal to license a 45-nanometer (nm) manufacturing process from IBM, the company said Wednesday.

Thu, 27 Dec 07
Online Sales Saw Growth For Holidays (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20071227/bs_ibd_ibd/20071227tech01
Investor's Business Daily - Brisk buying of video games and DVDs gave online retailers a leg up this holiday. But while they didn't end up with the lump of coal that offline stores got, their sales growth likely fell short of last year.

Wed, 26 Dec 07
The Year in Tech: Top 2007 News and Trends (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071226/tc_pcworld/140753
PC World - Legal tussles, format wars, and (of course) the iPhone dominated technology news in 2007. Here are the biggest tech headlines of the year--including some we'd like to forget.

Wed, 26 Dec 07
Digital Vigilantes: Hacking for a Good Cause (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071226/tc_pcworld/140731
PC World - Using a piece of software he originally created to access computers remotely, Brad Willman went on the offensive against child pornographers.

Wed, 26 Dec 07
Apple trades at $200 for first time (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071226/ap_on_hi_te/apple_mover


An iPhone. An IT consulting firm said that Taiwan likely shipped 6.2 million smart handheld devices in the fourth quarter, up 81.7 percent on last year partly because it produces Apple's iPhone.(AFP/DDP/File/Axel Schmidt)AP - Shares of Apple Inc. hit the $200 mark for the first time Wednesday, as investor confidence in the company continued rising near the end of what has been a strong year for the iPod and computer maker.

Wed, 26 Dec 07
Book argues that Bell stole phone idea (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071226/ap_on_hi_te/techbit_bell_book


This is an undated file photograph of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone. A new book claims to have definitive evidence of a long-suspected technological crime — that Alexander Graham Bell stole ideas for the telephone from a rival, Elisha Gray. (AP File Photo)AP - A new book claims to have definitive evidence of a long-suspected technological crime — that Alexander Graham Bell stole ideas for the telephone from a rival, Elisha Gray.

Wed, 26 Dec 07
Casual blogging not just lunch money now (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071226/ap_on_hi_te/business_of_life


Zach Brooks eats a takeout lunch of Korean beef, rice and vegetables at the Bulgogi and Kimchi food cart on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007 in New York. Brooks writes a blog about the cheap lunches he finds in midtown Manhattan. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - Zach Brooks pocketed $1,000 this month blogging about the cheap lunches he discovers around midtown Manhattan ($10 or less, preferably greasy, and if he's lucky, served from a truck).

Wed, 26 Dec 07
Researcher: Info overload costs economy (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071226/ap_on_hi_te/techbit_information_overload
AP - Think twice before you copy someone on an e-mail or hit "reply all." Such practices have made today's workers less productive, a research firm concludes.

Wed, 26 Dec 07
Review: Clearwire offers new Net pipe (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071226/ap_on_hi_te/techtest_clearwire
AP - My cell phone rang just as I pulled my car into a park along the Puget Sound. I needed to add something to a news story I had written a few hours earlier, but I really didn't want to give up my evening stroll.

Wed, 26 Dec 07
SWsoft Reborn 'Parallels,' Seeks Broader Virtualization Future (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071227/tc_cmp/205203258
TechWeb - The company is expected next year to launch its own hypervisor product that will work in conjunction with its Virtuozzo server software.

Wed, 26 Dec 07
Social Networking Has Taken Off With Users, Investors Swelling (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20071226/bs_ibd_ibd/20071226general
Investor's Business Daily - After a career as a Hollywood executive, then a writer and editor for various publications, Romi Lassally left it all behind this past year to launch a social networking site.

Tue, 25 Dec 07
Digital Vigilantes: Using eBay to Catch a Truck Thief (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071225/tc_pcworld/140733
PC World - Ben Adams used the Internet and took some big risks to recover his 1949 Chevy truck.

Tue, 25 Dec 07
Vietnam must regulate blogs, say officials (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071226/tc_afp/vietnaminternetblogs


Students search and play games online inside an Internet shop in Hanoi, in November. Vietnam needs to control blogs to prevent the spread of subversive and sexually explicit content, communist government officials said according to a state media report Wednesday.(AFP/File/Hoang Dinh Nam)AFP - Vietnam needs to control blogs to prevent the spread of subversive and sexually explicit content, communist government officials said according to a state media report Wednesday.

Tue, 25 Dec 07
Kelly court photos lands woman in jail (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071225/ap_en_mu/r__kelly_fan_arrested


R. Kelly leaves Cook County criminal court after a bond status hearing in his child pornography case in Chicago, Friday, Dec. 21, 2007. The date for Kelly's trial was set for May 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey)AP - A woman who snapped photos of R. Kelly in a courtroom with her cell phone has pleaded guilty to contempt of court after spending the weekend in jail.

Tue, 25 Dec 07
IBM Dishes Five Predictions for Future (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071225/tc_pcworld/140818
PC World - Company offers its second annual pitch of five predictions for what we'll see in the next five years.

Tue, 25 Dec 07
"Aliens vs. Predator" back in deadly sequel (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071226/film_nm/film_aliens_dc
Reuters - The Alien and the Predator, monsters from a great science-fiction film and an above-average one, respectively, have been reduced in "Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem" to featured attractions in a dull actioner that looks like a bad video game.

Mon, 24 Dec 07
"Grey's Anatomy" actress Katherine Heigl marries (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071224/en_nm/heigl_married_dc


In this file photo cast member Katherine Heigl displays her engagement ring from fiance musician Josh Kelley at the premiere of 'Knocked Up' in Los Angeles, California May 21, 2007. Heigl, an Emmy-winning star of medical drama 'Grey's Anatomy,' married her musician boyfriend in Utah on Sunday, US Weekly magazine reported on its Web site. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)Reuters - Actress Katherine Heigl, an Emmy-winning star of medical drama "Grey's Anatomy," married her musician boyfriend in Utah on Sunday, US Weekly magazine reported on its Web site.

Mon, 24 Dec 07
Chinese farmers offered subsidised TVs, mobile phones (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071224/bs_afp/chinaeconomyfarmconsumer


Farmers cross a field of dried corn stalks, amid encroaching development on the outskirts of Beijing. Chinese farmers will be given a 13-percent discount on televisions, mobile phones and other electrical appliances under a new subsidy scheme to boost rural spending, state press reported Monday.(AFP/File/Frederic J.Brown)AFP - Chinese farmers will be given a 13-percent discount on televisions, mobile phones and other electrical appliances under a new subsidy scheme to boost rural spending, state press reported Monday.

Mon, 24 Dec 07
Laptop project enlivens Peruvian hamlet (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071224/ap_on_hi_te/one_laptop_one_village


A boy writes on his laptop in Arahuay, an Andean hilltop village in Peru, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2007. Doubts about the One Laptop Per Child project evaporate about as quickly as the morning dew in this Andean hilltop village where 50 primary school students have spent six months with the little green machines.(AP Photo/Martin Mejia)AP - Doubts about whether poor, rural children really can benefit from quirky little computers evaporate as quickly as the morning dew in this hilltop Andean village, where 50 primary school children got machines from the One Laptop Per Child project six months ago.

Mon, 24 Dec 07
New Orleans gets a boost from NASA (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071224/ap_on_hi_te/michoud_s_future


Workers applaud in NASA's Michoud Assembly Center in New Orleans in this Dec. 12, 2007 file photo. The outlook is much brighter now that three contracts associated with NASA's Constellation program have landed this year and last at Michoud. James Bray, director of Lockheed Martin's Orion project at Michoud, called the facility 'a sleeping giant' for the New Orleans economy. (AP Photo/Cheryl Gerber, file)AP - The route to the moon and perhaps to Mars now goes through New Orleans — and the detour couldn't come at a better time in the city's struggle to rebuild its shattered economy after Hurricane Katrina.

Mon, 24 Dec 07
Scotland to target gamers with ads (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071224/ap_on_hi_te/britain_games_ads
AP - The Scottish government said Monday it would pay to insert advertisements discouraging drinking and driving into video games.

Mon, 24 Dec 07
Church collections go online in Ohio (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071224/ap_on_hi_te/online_tithing
AP - No cash for the collection basket at church? No problem. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati has made online giving an option for its 230 parishes and 110 parochial and diocesan schools in its 19-county region.

Mon, 24 Dec 07
Airborne Internet might bring turbulence (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071224/ap_on_hi_te/airborne_internet


This handout photo shows Yahoo! corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. JetBlue will begin offering passengers free e-mail access on one of its airplanes next week as Internet connections that have become ubiquitous on the ground begin taking to the skies.(AFP/HO/File)AP - Seat 17D is yapping endlessly on an Internet phone call. Seat 16F is flaming Seat 16D with expletive-laden chats. Seat 16E is too busy surfing porn sites to care. Seat 17C just wants to sleep.

Mon, 24 Dec 07
Google in crowded field bidding for US wireless licenses (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071225/tc_afp/ustelecomitcompanygoogleauction


A walks past a Google logo at a fair in Frankfurt, Germany. Google is among more than 260 companies vying for wireless licenses to be auctioned in January, which could allow the search giant to extend its reach to the mobile Internet.(AFP/File/John MacDougall)AFP - Google is among more than 260 companies vying for wireless licenses to be auctioned in January, which could allow the search giant to extend its reach to the mobile Internet.

Mon, 24 Dec 07
Wikia Search Project to Launch in January (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071224/tc_pcworld/140811
PC World - New year will see launch of open-source Wikipedia search project the company hopes will challenge Google, others.

Mon, 24 Dec 07
Cisco Green Plan Looks Beyond Routers (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071225/tc_pcworld/140816
PC World - Cisco Systems wants to turn the enterprise data network into an electricity meter.

Mon, 24 Dec 07
Last-minute buyers give retailers relief (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071224/ap_on_bi_ge/holiday_last_minute_shopping


Kim Ojacastro shops for Christmas gifts Monday, Dec. 24, 2007, in Pasadena, Calif. Just weeks ago, the holiday shopping season seemed headed for disaster. But in the waning hours before Christmas, the nation's retailers got their wish, a last-minute surge of shopping that helped meet their modest sales goals, according to data released late Monday by research firm ShopperTrak RCT Corp. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)AP - Just weeks ago, the holiday shopping season seemed headed for disaster. But in the waning hours before Christmas, the nation's retailers got their wish — a last-minute surge of shopping that helped meet their modest sales goals, according to data released late Monday by research firm ShopperTrak RCT Corp.

Sun, 23 Dec 07
Sony Online denies firm for sale report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071223/wr_nm/sony_zapak_acquisition_dc


Sony Corp's nameboard is seen at its showroom in Tokyo October 26, 2006. Sony Online Entertainment on Sunday denied an Indian media report that said Zapak Digital Entertainment Ltd, part of the Anil Ambani-led ADAG group, was buying Sony Online and said the company was not up for sale. (Toshiyuki Aizawa/Reuters)Reuters - Sony Online Entertainment on Sunday denied an Indian media report that said Zapak Digital Entertainment Ltd, part of the Anil Ambani-led ADAG group, was buying Sony Online and said the company was not up for sale.

Sun, 23 Dec 07
Rivals learn from Boeing's 'Connexion' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071223/ap_on_bi_ge/airborne_internet_not_boeing
AP - Airlines and service providers seeking to deliver high-speed Internet services to passengers say they've learned from Boeing Co.'s 2006 decision to pull the plug on its ambitions to outfit its planes with a similar service.

Sun, 23 Dec 07
Britain's queen takes up YouTube (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071223/ap_on_hi_te/britain_queen_youtube


This screenshot downloaded from YouTube Sunday Dec. 23, 2007 shows the Royal Channel on YouTube. The queen will use the popular video-sharing Web site to send out her 50th annual televised Christmas message, which she first delivered live to the nation and its colonies on Dec. 25, 1957. Buckingham Palace also began posting archive and recent footage of the queen and other royals on the channel Sunday, with plans to add new clips regularly. (AP Photo/YouTube)AP - Britain's 81-year-old Queen Elizabeth II, considered an icon of traditionalism, launched her own special Royal Channel on YouTube Sunday.

Sun, 23 Dec 07
Taiwan handheld device shipments to surge: consultancy (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071223/tc_afp/taiwanittelecom


An iPhone. An IT consulting firm said that Taiwan likely shipped 6.2 million smart handheld devices in the fourth quarter, up 81.7 percent on last year partly because it produces Apple's iPhone.(AFP/DDP/File/Axel Schmidt)AFP - Taiwan likely shipped 6.2 million smart handheld devices in the fourth quarter, up 81.7 percent on last year partly because it produces Apple's iPhone, an IT consulting firm said Sunday.

Sun, 23 Dec 07
Adobe's Profile Rises with New Internet Development Tools (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071223/tc_pcworld/140782
PC World - Aided by Macromedia technology, Adobe staves off Microsoft's challenge and pushes graphics to new capabilities online.

Sat, 22 Dec 07
Technology unites kin, GIs on holidays (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071222/ap_on_hi_te/lost_christmas


Kelly Beene holds her three-month old son, Davian, as she urges her other son, Jayden, 7, to wave as they prepare a video Christmas greetings to her husband who is serving in the military Nov.27, 2007 at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)AP - Wendy Derkits stood in front of the camera to deliver a holiday message thousands of miles away. She wanted to tell her husband at war that she loved him and wish him a Merry Christmas, but with the camera running and people watching, her words were replaced by tears.

Sat, 22 Dec 07
Web site reuniting gloves makes matches (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071222/ap_on_hi_te/lost_gloves


Jennifer Gooch, a graduate student in the Carnegie Mellon University School of Art, poses for a portrait in her studio in Pittsburgh, Pa., in this Nov. 30, 2007. Just a month since Gooch started the www.onecoldhand.com web site, in an effort to reunited dropped gloves with their mates, she's reunited four gloves with their owners and is working on similar sites for cities around the globe, and is planning a book to showcase her found gloves. (AP Photo/Andrew Rush, File)AP - Jennifer Gooch's mission was to create a simple Web site where people could go to find their lost gloves. Even if no happy reunions ever took place, she was just content to spread a little goodwill.

Sat, 22 Dec 07
Microsoft Shares Windows Secrets with Samba (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071222/tc_pcworld/140786
PC World - As part of a European antitrust settlement, Microsoft will supply Windows protocol documentation to developers of the open-source software.

Sat, 22 Dec 07
IBM Offers Free E-Mail Search Tool (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071222/tc_pcworld/140788
PC World - IBM has created a free semantic e-mail search engine aimed at users of the company's Lotus Notes software and Microsoft Outlook.

Fri, 21 Dec 07
Group says Yahoo China loses piracy suit (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071221/ap_on_hi_te/china_yahoo_music_piracy


Chinese man walks past a screen showing the Yahoo and Ali Baba.com logos moments before an Ali Baba and Yahoo joint press conference at the China World hotel in Beijing in this Aug. 11, 2005 file photo. An industry group says it has won a new round in a court battle with Yahoo's China arm, which is accused of helping online music pirates. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel, File)AP - An industry group says it has won a new round in a court battle with Yahoo Inc.'s China arm, which is accused of helping online music pirates.

Fri, 21 Dec 07
Blockbuster raising prices for service (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071221/ap_on_bi_ge/blockbuster_prices


In this photo released by Fox Home Entertainment, Lisa Simpson and Yeardley Smith, left, who voices the character, check out the New York City skyline from the Empire State Building, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007, after a ceremonial lighting marking the DVD release of The Simpsons Movie. (AP Photo/Fox Home Entertainment, Diane Bondareff)AP - Blockbuster Inc., which has been losing money on online movie orders, is boosting prices of its DVD-by-mail service for new customers and some existing ones by up to 40 percent.

Fri, 21 Dec 07
Sharp teaming up with Toshiba for LCDs (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071221/ap_on_hi_te/japan_sharp_toshiba
AP - Japanese electronics rivals Toshiba and Sharp are joining forces in the liquid crystal display business, company officials said Friday, the latest development in the intensifying competition in flat-panel TVs.

Fri, 21 Dec 07
Cisco changes management structure (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071221/ap_on_hi_te/cisco_giancarlo


Charlie Giancarlo poses inside of Cisco's video conferencing center at Cisco headquarters in San Jose, Calif., in this Jan. 11, 2007 file photo. Giancarlo, Cisco Systems Inc.'s chief development officer and heir-apparent to CEO John Chambers, resigned Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007 to join the investment firm Silver Lake Partners. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - A "development council" composed of several executives will replace Cisco Systems Inc. CEO heir-apparent Charles Giancarlo, who has resigned.

Fri, 21 Dec 07
Japan's KDDI, Willcom win new WiMAX licenses (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071221/wr_nm/kddi_willcom_dc
Reuters - Carlyle-controlled Japanese handy-phone firm Willcom Inc and a group led by mobile phone operator KDDI Corp won licenses to supply high-speed wireless Internet access on Friday.

Fri, 21 Dec 07
IBM buys database software firm Solid Information (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071221/tc_nm/ibm_finland_dc


A view of the IBM facility outside Boulder, Colorado October 18, 2006. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)Reuters - International Business Machines Corp said on Friday it has agreed to buy in-memory database software provider Solid Information Technology from private owners for an undisclosed sum.

Fri, 21 Dec 07
Users left in lurch by network shutdown (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071222/ap_on_hi_te/cellular_sunset


Adele Rothman talks about her OnStar service while sitting for a photo in her 2003 Saab at her home Friday, Dec. 14, 2007 in Scarsdale, N.Y. Rothman, whose car is equipped with an OnStar service, will be one of many people affected when the analog cellular phone network is shut down in February. About half a million cars are equipped with General Motor's Corp.'s OnStar communications system. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - When Adele Rothman bought her 16-year-old son a car in 2003, she made sure to pick one that had OnStar, the onboard communications and safety system.

Fri, 21 Dec 07
Gadgets affected by analog shutdown (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071221/ap_on_hi_te/cellular_sunset_glance
AP - Carriers will start shutting down the country's oldest cellular network, for analog devices, in February. How to know if you will be affected:

Fri, 21 Dec 07
Felon became COO of Wikipedia foundation (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071221/ap_on_hi_te/wikipedia_felon


In this photo released by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, Carolyn Bothwell Doran, former chief operating office for the Wikimedia Foundation, is shown after she was arrested on Aug. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Pinellas Country Sheriff's Office)AP - The foundation that runs — and accepts donations for — the online encyclopedia Wikipedia neglected to do a basic background check before hiring a chief operating officer who had been convicted of theft, drunken driving and fleeing a car accident.

Fri, 21 Dec 07
Army contractor iRobot wins patent suits (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071222/ap_on_hi_te/irobot_lawsuits
AP - IRobot Corp. on Friday won a pair of federal lawsuits against a competitor company founded by a former employee, resolving the dispute between the companies and putting the competitor out of business.

Fri, 21 Dec 07
Vermont spurns bid for Verizon landlines (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071221/ap_on_hi_te/fairpoint_verizon
AP - Vermont regulators rejected FairPoint Communications' proposed $2.7 billion buyout of Verizon Communications' landlines in northern New England.

Fri, 21 Dec 07
Pumpkins go acoustic for iTunes EP (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071222/wr_nm/pumpkins_dc
Reuters - The Smashing Pumpkins will release a four-song acoustic EP, "American Gothic," on January 2 exclusively via iTunes in the United States.

Fri, 21 Dec 07
Summary Box: Analog cell network (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071221/ap_on_hi_te/cellular_sunset_summary_box
AP - WHAT IS HAPPENING: Cell-phone carriers including AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Alltel will be turning off their analog networks starting Feb. 19, 2008.

Fri, 21 Dec 07
Trends & Innovations - Friday (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20071221/bs_ibd_ibd/20071221trends
Investor's Business Daily - Nanotechnology may soon improve battery life, according to Stanford researchers, who demonstrated how it can make lithium batteries -- popularly used to power iPods, laptops and cell phones -- last 10 times longer. The new method using silicon nanowires could yield an option for electric cars or solar panels to store more electricity. The researchers said the lab technique could be scaled up for mass production and are considering forming a company or agreement with a battery manufacturer.

Fri, 21 Dec 07
Samba Gains Access to Microsoft Code (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20071221/bs_nf/57364
NewsFactor - Microsoft has entered into a licensing agreement with the nonprofit Protocol Freedom Information Foundation (PFIF) under which the software giant will be providing developers working on the Samba file and printing system with the information they need to ensure interoperability between their open-source software and Windows.

Fri, 21 Dec 07
McAfee to pay $13.8 million to settle backdating lawsuits (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071222/tc_infoworld/94209
InfoWorld - McAfee has taken two major steps toward closing the stock-option backdating scandal that has plagued the company for the past two years.

Fri, 21 Dec 07
IBM Plans To Buy Solid Information Technology (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071222/tc_cmp/205200547
TechWeb - IBM plans to fold the in-memory database vendor into its information management software division. Solid's technology can be used in speeding up business intelligence software.

Fri, 21 Dec 07
Good Luck Finding a Nintendo Wii (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20071221/bs_nf/57357
NewsFactor - Whatever other accolades the Nintendo Wii might receive, it has already grabbed the title of this season's Scarcest Electronic Gift. Retailers and desperate parents alike tell similar tales of Wiis being sold so quickly that sightings of new shipments are big news.

Thu, 20 Dec 07
Software maker Oracle churns out profit (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071220/ap_on_hi_te/earns_oracle


Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison gestures during the Oracle Open World conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007. Oracle is expected to release quarterly earnings after markets close on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - The economy may be sputtering, but Oracle Corp. is still hitting on all cylinders. Brushing aside worries about a possible slowdown in the technology sector, Oracle soared well beyond analyst expectations in its fiscal second quarter and raised hopes for a strong start in 2008 with an upbeat forecast.

Thu, 20 Dec 07
Pew: Phones, in-person strong with teens (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071220/ap_on_hi_te/teens_online


Verizon Wireless and Palm, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of the Palm(R) Treo(TM) 755p smartphone online and through business sales channels in exclusive deep blue-green. The Treo 755p features a large, high-resolution, color touch-screen and a full QWERTY keyboard. The Treo 755p offers Wireless Sync, Verizon Wireless' proprietary e-mail solution, and VersaMail(R) 3.5.45 with built-in Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync(R) support for Microsoft Direct Push Technology that delivers e-mail and calendar updates from a home or office PC using Outlook(R). (PRNewsFoto/Verizon Wireless)AP - Teenagers still value phone calls and face-to-face meetings with friends even as they frequent online hangouts like Facebook and MySpace, a new study finds.

Thu, 20 Dec 07
SES to distribute high speed Internet to Poland (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071220/wr_nm/ses_poland_dc
Reuters - European satellite giant SES said on Thursday it was extending the distribution of its high speed internet access product ASTRA2Connect to make it available to consumers in Poland as of 2008.

Thu, 20 Dec 07
Vivendi to raise 1-2 billion euros for Neuf bid (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071220/bs_nm/neuf_sfr_vivendi_dc


Jean-Bernard Levy, Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer of Vivendi, speaks during a news conference to present the company's 2006 full year results in Paris March 7, 2007. (Benoit Tessier/Reuters)Reuters - French telecoms and media firm Vivendi said on Friday it planned to raise 1-2 billion euros in equity as its SFR mobile unit prepares to buy into Neuf Cegetel and announces a bid for the rest.

Thu, 20 Dec 07
GPS To Boost Cell Phone Sales (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071221/tc_cmp/205101677
TechWeb - A market research company's survey found 24% want GPS on their next cell phone, while 19% want Internet access.

Thu, 20 Dec 07
Chicago Sued Over Cell Phone Ban (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071221/tc_cmp/205101580
TechWeb - A class action suit claims that drivers were illegally arrested and ticketed for using their cell phones while driving.

Thu, 20 Dec 07
Red Hat CEO Stepping Down (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071221/tc_cmp/205101715
TechWeb - Jim Whitehurst, former chief operating officer of Delta Air Lines, has been named by the board to replace Matthew Szulik as president and CEO.

Thu, 20 Dec 07
Key Cisco leader Giancarlo resigns (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071220/tc_pcworld/140748
PC World - Charles Giancarlo, who was seen as a likely candidate to head Cisco Systems, has resigned from the networking giant after 14 years to "pursue new professional opportunities," Cisco announced Thursday.

Thu, 20 Dec 07
"Hidden object" series hit for holidays (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071220/tc_nm/videogames_mysterycasefiles_dc


A still from the video game 'Mystery in London' in an image courtesy of Big Fish Games. Glance at a recent computer game sales chart and you'll see that nestled between the typical combat and science fiction titles lies something a little different. Seattle's Big Fish Games essentially defined the genre with the 'Mystery Case Files' series two years ago. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Glance at a recent computer game sales chart and you'll see that nestled between the typical combat and science fiction titles lies something a little different.

Wed, 19 Dec 07
Palm reports $9.6 million 2Q loss (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071219/ap_on_hi_te/earns_palm


Palm 680 Smartphone is seen on display at a Palm Store in Palo Alto, Calif., Monday, Dec. 17, 2007. Palm Inc. reports its fiscal second-quarter earnings on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - The past half-year has been brutal for Palm Inc., which has endured executive churn, restructuring, product delays and investor skepticism.

Wed, 19 Dec 07
PC World's 30 Most Popular Stories of 2007 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071219/tc_pcworld/140636
PC World - From Google wonders to laptop reviews to iPhone torture tests, here's what the Web was reading and watching on PCWorld.com this year.

Wed, 19 Dec 07
DoCoMo chief meets Apple's Jobs amid iPhone rumours (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071219/bs_afp/japantelecommobilecompanyappledocomo


Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the iPhone in June 2007. NTT DoCoMo said Wednesday that its president had met with Jobs amid reports that Japan's top mobile telephone operator is in talks to launch the iPhone in Japan.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)AFP - NTT DoCoMo said Wednesday that its president had met with Apple chief executive Steve Jobs amid reports that Japan's top mobile telephone operator is in talks to launch the iPhone here.

Wed, 19 Dec 07
MTV recruits youths to cover elections (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071220/ap_on_hi_te/mtv_ap_election_coverage


Singer Blake Lewis, left, chats with VJ Lyndsey Rodrigues during an appearance on MTV's Total Request Live, Monday, Dec. 17, 2007 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)AP - MTV, part of the media conglomerate Viacom Inc., has recruited 51 youths to cover the 2008 elections throughout the country with weekly reports that will include short videos, blogs and animation.

Wed, 19 Dec 07
NetSuite IPO prices at $26 per share (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071220/ap_on_hi_te/netsuite_ipo


Shown in this Oct. 21, 2005 file photo, NetSuite co-founder Evan Goldberg, left, and CEO Zach Nelson, right, pose with their cars outside their headquarters in San Mateo, Calif. At right is Nelson's 1964 Lincoln convertible. NetSuite Inc. is expected to raise at least $115 million Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007 in its initial public offering, reflecting the strong investor interest in an online business software service backed by one of the industry's founding fathers, billionaire Larry Ellison. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)AP - NetSuite Inc. priced its initial public offering at $26 per share Wednesday, raising $161 million for its online business software service and showering its largest stockholder, billionaire Larry Ellison, with still more riches.

Wed, 19 Dec 07
Ex-CEO vouches for convicted colleague (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071220/ap_on_hi_te/brocade_stock_options
AP - The former chief executive of Brocade Communications Systems Inc. vouched for his co-defendant in a closely watched stock options backdating case, asserting in documents unsealed Wednesday that she didn't know she was executing improper transactions.

Wed, 19 Dec 07
Microsoft sees Xbox 360 sales growth in '08 (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071219/tc_nm/microsoft_xbox_dc


A model stands at Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 display at the Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo, September 20, 2007. (Issei Kato/Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp expects to sell more Xbox 360 consoles in 2008 than in 2007, with Europe standing out as a key battleground for dominance in the $30 billion video game industry.

Wed, 19 Dec 07
Apache, Sun still in disharmony over Harmony (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071220/tc_infoworld/94144
InfoWorld - The Apache Harmony project, serving as an Apache-branded open-source version of Java, is moving forward, but a disagreement remains with Sun over compliance testing.

Wed, 19 Dec 07
Oracle posts strong quarterly profit and outlook (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071220/bs_nm/oracle_results_dc


A crew member of America's Cup Challenger BMW Oracle Racing of the U.S. works on board at the Louis Vuitton Cup in Valencia May 20, 2007. (Victor Fraile/Reuters)Reuters - Oracle Corp posted a 35 percent rise in quarterly profit on higher-than-expected software sales and issued a strong outlook, easing concerns it may be hurt by the slowing U.S. economy and pushing its shares up 6.5 percent.

Wed, 19 Dec 07
Facebook for the enterprise to launch from third-party ISV (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071219/tc_infoworld/94135
InfoWorld - WorkLight, a Web 2.0 application developer, announced today WorkBook, a Facebook overlay targeted to Facebook users in a corporate environment.

Wed, 19 Dec 07
MTV, Bruckheimer to make video games (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071219/ap_en_ot/mtv_bruckheimer


Producer Jerry Bruckheimer poses as he arrives at the premiere of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End,' in this, May 19, 2007, file photo at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. Bruckheimer, whose movies and TV shows include the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' trilogy and the 'C.S.I' franchise, will set up a gaming lab with MTV Games, the company announced Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)AP - With a long list of credits for blockbuster movies and hit TV shows under his belt, Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer is branching into video games.

Tue, 18 Dec 07
Nearly half SKorean Internet users pirate movies: survey (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071218/tc_afp/entertainmentskoreainternetfilmpiracy


File photo shows a South Korean student surfing the Internet in Seoul. Nearly half the Internet users in South Korea -- one of the world's most wired nations -- illegally download a full-length movie a week, according to a survey released Tuesday.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)AFP - Nearly half the Internet users in South Korea -- one of the world's most wired nations -- illegally download a full-length movie a week, according to a survey released Tuesday.

Tue, 18 Dec 07
Toshiba to join IBM, others on chip development (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071218/tc_nm/toshiba_ibm_dc


Toshiba Corp's laptop computers are displayed at an electronics store in Tokyo September 30, 2006. Toshiba said on Tuesday it would join a group led by IBM to develop system chips using 32-nanometre circuitry, as chip makers increasingly team up to cut development costs. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)Reuters - Toshiba Corp (6502.T) said on Tuesday it would join a group led by International Business Machines Corp to develop system chips using 32-nanometre circuitry, as chip makers increasingly team up to cut development costs.

Tue, 18 Dec 07
Apple in talks to launch iPhone in Japan (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071219/ap_on_hi_te/apple_iphone_japan
AP - Apple Inc. is negotiating with Japan's top mobile phone carrier to launch the iPhone in Japan, though the cut of subscriber revenue that Apple wants has been a sticking point, according to a report published Tuesday.

Tue, 18 Dec 07
On-demand video service MovieBeam closes (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071219/ap_on_hi_te/moviebeam_shutdown
AP - MovieBeam, an experiment in video-on-demand launched by The Walt Disney Co., has shut down as part of its new parent company's reorganization under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code.

Tue, 18 Dec 07
Reports: Japan display alliance mulled (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071219/ap_on_hi_te/japan_flat_panel_alliance
AP - Japanese electronics giants Matsushita, Hitachi and Canon are mulling an alliance to jointly produce next-generation flat panel displays, news reports said Wednesday.

Tue, 18 Dec 07
Facebook settles text-messaging suit (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071218/ap_on_hi_te/facebook_settlement
AP - Pressured by a lawsuit, Internet social network Facebook Inc. will adopt new measures to prevent its 58 million members from sending text messages to recycled cell phone numbers.

Tue, 18 Dec 07
Intuit iPhone-friendly Quicken priced at $3/month (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071219/wr_nm/intuit_dc
Reuters - Intuit Inc is looking to boost Quicken personal finance software sales by offering it as a service for $3 a month that can run on Apple Inc's iPhone.

Tue, 18 Dec 07
SugarCRM offers biggest upgrade yet (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071218/tc_infoworld/94112
InfoWorld - SugarCRM has released the 5.0 version of its open-source customer relationship management software following a long period of development and testing.

Tue, 18 Dec 07
Accenture files patent suit against Guidewire (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071219/tc_nm/accenture_lawsuit_dc
Reuters - Accenture Ltd said on Tuesday it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Guidewire Software Inc over an insurance claims management technology.

Tue, 18 Dec 07
Microsoft releases Dynamics CRM 4.0 to manufacturing (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071218/tc_infoworld/94110
InfoWorld - Targeted mainly at its VAR (Value Added Reseller) channel, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Version 4.0 was released to manufacturing this week.

Tue, 18 Dec 07
MTV, Bruckheimer to launch game studio (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071219/wr_nm/mtv_games_dc


Jerry Bruckheimer poses for pictures in Beverly Hills, California May 16, 2007. Viacom Inc's MTV and award-winning television and film producer Bruckheimer will launch a video game development studio, marrying Hollywood and technology in what has been historically an uneasy alliance. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - Viacom Inc's MTV and award-winning television and film producer Jerry Bruckheimer will launch a video game development studio, marrying Hollywood and technology in what has been historically an uneasy alliance.

Mon, 17 Dec 07
Ribbit unveils Web telephone development platform (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071217/wr_nm/ribbit_webvoice_dc


A man uses a phone in an undated file photo. Silicon Valley start-up Ribbit on Monday unveiled a technology platform that will let developers put Web telephony in everything from business software to popular social network sites such as Facebook. (Catherine Benson/Reuters)Reuters - Silicon Valley start-up Ribbit Corp on Monday unveiled a technology platform that will let developers put Web telephony in everything from business software to popular social network sites such as Facebook.

Mon, 17 Dec 07
Zipit Wi-Fi device adds text messaging (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071218/ap_on_hi_te/text_messaging
AP - A small South Carolina company says it has a cure for the modern plague of budget-busting cell-phone charges racked up by teenagers: a gadget for text-messaging that isn't a cell phone.

Mon, 17 Dec 07
Ticketmaster, NFL ink online ticket deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071218/ap_on_hi_te/ticketmaster_nfl
AP - Ticketmaster plans to launch a Web site next year where people can resell tickets to pro football games, the latest push by the event ticketing company into the lucrative secondary ticket market.

Mon, 17 Dec 07
Cell phone spending surpasses land lines (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071218/ap_on_hi_te/cell_phone_spending
AP - With Americans cutting the cord to their land lines, 2007 is likely to be the first calendar year in which U.S. households spend more on cell phone services, industry and government officials say.

Mon, 17 Dec 07
Match.com comes to Facebook (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071217/ap_on_hi_te/match_com_facebook
AP - Match.com, an old standby of online dating, wants to make some new connections among the fast-growing number of Facebook users worldwide.

Mon, 17 Dec 07
Adobe's 4Q profit rises, buyback grows (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071217/ap_on_hi_te/earns_adobe


Adobe Systems Inc. provided this undated photo of Adobe President and CEO Shantanu Narayen. Adobe Systems Inc. is expected to report fourth-quarter earnings after the market closes on Monday, Dec. 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Adobe Systems Inc.)AP - Adobe Systems Inc. reported Monday that fourth-quarter profit surged 21 percent, beating Wall Street expectations thanks to record revenue after the company's biggest-ever software launch.

Mon, 17 Dec 07
Nintendo sees strong DS sales, frowns on Wii bundles (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071218/tc_nm/nintendo_dc


A man tries out the Nintendo DS in front of a game store in Tokyo, April 26, 2007. Nintendo, already struggling with shortages of its Wii video game console, is also seeing signs of higher-than-expected demand for its DS handheld device, a top executive said on Monday. (Kiyoshi Ota/Reuters)Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS), already struggling with shortages of its Wii video game console, is also seeing signs of higher-than-expected demand for its DS handheld device, a top executive said on Monday.

Mon, 17 Dec 07
Trends & Innovations - Monday (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20071217/bs_ibd_ibd/20071217trends
Investor's Business Daily - Drivers in Los Angeles will soon have new ways to pay parking meters. The new options include paying on your cell phone. If you sign up for the cell phone option, the amount you owe ends up on your cell phone bill. The city says that those who sign up for the cell phone option can choose to receive a text message when they need to prepay for more time on the meter. The new meters, which handle multiple parking spaces each, will replace 6,000 of the city's 40,000 meters.

Mon, 17 Dec 07
OpenOffice Online Now Available For Beta Testing (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071218/tc_cmp/204805670
TechWeb - The trial version of the software can be launched from within Ulteo's Online Desktop package, which is itself currently in beta testing.

Mon, 17 Dec 07
Apple launch of Leopard system its best ever: group (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071218/tc_nm/apple_leopard_dc


A screengrab from the MAC OS X Leopard operating system courtesy of Apple. The launch of Apple's latest operating system, Leopard, was its best ever, a research group said on Monday. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - The launch of Apple Inc's latest operating system, Leopard, was its best ever, a research group said on Monday.

Mon, 17 Dec 07
Nintendo says DS handheld demand running strong (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071218/tc_nm/nintendo_ds_dc


Nintendo Co. unveils its new dual screen handled video game console 'Nintendo DS Lite' in Tokyo February 15, 2006. Nintendo, already struggling with shortages of its Wii video game console, is also seeing signs of higher-than-expected demand for its DS handheld device, the company's U.S. president said on Monday. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS), already struggling with shortages of its Wii video game console, is also seeing signs of higher-than-expected demand for its DS handheld device, the company's U.S. president said on Monday.

Sun, 16 Dec 07
Chip-shrinking may be nearing its limits (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071216/ap_on_hi_te/transistor_anniversary


Computer History Museum senior curator Dag Spicer looks at a replica of the first transistor at the museum in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007. The first transistor was built 60 years ago on Dec. 16, 1947. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Sixty years after transistors were invented and nearly five decades since they were first integrated into silicon chips, the tiny on-off switches dubbed the "nerve cells" of the information age are starting to show their age.

Sun, 16 Dec 07
Virtual rallies and singing wives beckon South Korea votes (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071216/wr_nm/korea_election_internet_dc
Reuters - It's election time in super-wired South Korea and the young democracy's once giant, and raucous, rallies have gone quiet.

Sun, 16 Dec 07
msg 2 candidates: u get more votes with txt (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071216/tc_afp/usvote2008itlifestyle


Supporters of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama cheer as they wait for the candidate in Johnston, Iowa. Text messaging is playing a growing role in the 2008 presidential race as a handful of candidates look to the technology to reach younger voters often glued to their mobile phones(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Olson)AFP - Text messaging is playing a growing role in the 2008 presidential race as a handful of candidates look to the technology to reach younger voters often glued to their mobile phones.

Sun, 16 Dec 07
Alltel feature turns voicemail to text (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071217/ap_on_hi_te/alltel_voicemail_text
AP - Alltel Corp. is unveiling a new feature that uses voice-recognition software to allow wireless phone customers to read their voicemail messages as text messages.

Sun, 16 Dec 07
Study: Googling oneself is more popular (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071216/ap_on_hi_te/personal_internet_searches


A Google search page is seen through the spectacles of a computer user in Leicester, central England July 20, 2007. Google Inc is releasing a new application for Apple Inc's iPhone that combines the Web leader's services such as e-mail, search and calendar into a single interface. REUTERS/Darren StaplesAP - More Americans are Googling themselves — and many are checking out their friends, co-workers and romantic interests, too.

Sun, 16 Dec 07
Ron Paul White House bid raises $4.5 million (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071217/pl_nm/usa_politics_paul_dc


U.S. Rep Ron Paul (R-TX) gestures during the Republican Party of Florida and Univision Spanish channel debate at the University of Miami, Florida, Dec. 9, 2007. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)Reuters - Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, an anti-war libertarian who has clashed with his rivals over Iraq, raised a record $4.5 million in a one-day Internet fund-raising event on Sunday, his campaign said in a statement.

Sun, 16 Dec 07
Does Open Source Lose its Mission in Corporations? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071216/tc_pcworld/140508
PC World - Open-source software developers who work at companies must get more assertive to protect their rights, say open-source software gurus.

Sun, 16 Dec 07
Expect Social Nets in Enterprise, Cisco Says (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071216/tc_pcworld/140501
PC World - Cisco CEO John Chambers pushed collaboration for better business, home life, and Cisco revenue.

Sat, 15 Dec 07
Execs: Web ad spending should be higher (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071215/ap_on_hi_te/ye_media


Illustration to accompany story on Internet audience measuring; 2c x 5 1/8 inches; 96.3 mm x 130.2 mmAP - Online advertising jumped 25 percent this year, raking in a cool $20 billion, but Internet executives say that figure could have been even higher if advertisers had reliable and consistent ways to measure online audiences.

Sat, 15 Dec 07
DirecTV buys DVR software maker ReplayTV (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071215/ap_on_hi_te/directv_replaytv_aquisition
AP - In the latest twist in the ever-shifting digital video recording industry, the nation's leading satellite broadcaster DirecTV has purchased most of the assets of ReplayTV, an early pioneer of DVRs that was crushed into near oblivion years ago after a court battle with Hollywood.

Sat, 15 Dec 07
Nortel files lawsuit against Vonage (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071215/ap_on_hi_te/nortel_lawsuit
AP - Nortel Networks Corp., the Canadian maker of telecom equipment, filed a lawsuit on Friday against Vonage — claiming that it violated nine patents related to Internet phone services and related features such as 911 and 411 calling and click to call.

Sat, 15 Dec 07
Sony says global sales of PS3 to top 11 million (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071215/bs_afp/japangamecompanysony


A young customer holds up his Playstation 3 in the Virgin Megastore, London on the day that Sony launched its PS3 console in Europe, on March 23. Worldwide sales of Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 are expected to reach 11 million by the end of this fiscal year, a senior executive said in an interview published Saturday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Worldwide sales of Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 are expected to reach 11 million by the end of this fiscal year, a senior executive said in an interview published Saturday.

Fri, 14 Dec 07
About 1 in 5 IBM employees now in India (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071214/ap_on_hi_te/ibm_employees
AP - IBM Corp.'s expansion in developing countries shows no sign of relenting. The technology company revealed Friday that it now has 73,000 employees in India, almost a 40 percent leap from last year.

Fri, 14 Dec 07
GameStop to sell Wii rain checks (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071214/ap_on_hi_te/nintendo_wii


This photo from Nintendo shows the Wii console. Nintendo sold 350,000 Wii consoles during the first week of the holiday shopping season. (AP Photo/Nintendo)AP - To deal with frustration among holiday shoppers hunting for its Wii game console, Nintendo Co. and retailer GameStop Corp. are launching a rain check program.

Fri, 14 Dec 07
New music services reach for slice of digital pie (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071214/wr_nm/digital_dc


A customer checks out Music Store (on a screen) with Apple iTunes at an Apple store in Tokyo, August 25, 2006. A demand from European Union lawmakers to regulate how authors and composers receive cash for downloaded works has been rejected by the bloc's executive arm. (Kiyoshi Ota/Files/Reuters)Reuters - After 2006 -- a year when virtually no one managed to launch a digital music service in competition with Apple's dominant iTunes -- 2007 was a refreshing change of pace.

Fri, 14 Dec 07
Beyond iPhone, gadgets led year's mobile developments (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071214/tc_nm/mobile_dc


An iPhone advertisement is seen in Cologne November 9, 2007. SAP said on Tuesday that new software for sales-force automation that it is hailing as one of the most user-friendly products to date would be compatible with Apple Inc's iPhone. REUTERS/Ina FassbenderReuters - The 2007 mobile music market could be summed up in one phrase: "It's the device, stupid."

Fri, 14 Dec 07
Trends & Innovations - Friday (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20071214/bs_ibd_ibd/20071214trends
Investor's Business Daily - Soon shoppers won't have to hassle with waiting in lines or even finding desired goods online, thanks to a new cell-phone-based technology, according to New Scientist magazine. Point-and-find technology being developed by Nokia will enable shoppers to buy an item by simply taking a picture of it. Once the photo is snapped, the service finds the same product online. It can be used in other situations, such as tourist searches for landmarks.

Fri, 14 Dec 07
Sun will Support OpenOffice.org (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071214/tc_pcworld/140581
PC World - As interest grows in the open source suite, Sun decides to offer back-line support for firms that distribute OpenOffice.org.

Fri, 14 Dec 07
Music titles boost video game business in 2007 (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071215/tc_nm/videogames_dc
Reuters - Total video game sales (hardware and software) through October was $10.5 billion, compared with $7 billion for the same period last year, according to data from NPD Group.

Fri, 14 Dec 07
Dell reinventing itself, but support issues linger (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071214/tc_infoworld/94050
InfoWorld - Dell's efforts to reinvent itself this year through a dramatic break from its direct-sales model, expanded services, and new enterprise offerings have shown positive early results, but some users have lingering concerns about supply chain management and support -- long-time issues for the company.

Fri, 14 Dec 07
IBM And Microsoft Have Dueling Visions For Software Modeling (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071216/tc_cmp/204803651
TechWeb - IBM is pushing industry specialization, while Microsoft is trying to capitalize on its latecomer status with a simpler approach.

Thu, 13 Dec 07
Utah firm wants to go where GPS doesn't (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071213/ap_on_hi_te/wireless_tracking


S5 Wireless chief executive David Carter poses inside the company's frequency testing room Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007, in Sandy, Utah. The company is developing a system that tracks small, cheap microchips over long distances either indoors or out. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)AP - In one high-tech thriller after another, the hero attaches a tiny tracking device on the villain and follows him as blinking dot on a computer screen.

Thu, 13 Dec 07
J.K. Rowling fairy tales sell for $4M (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071213/ap_on_hi_te/people_rowling


A member of staff displays the manuscript 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard' by J.K. Rowling, at the end of an auction at Sotheby's auction house in London, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007. The manuscript, a collection of wizarding fairytales, handwritten and extensively illustrated by the author, was sold for 1,950,000 pounds (US$3,985,410 or 2,706,990 euro). (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - A book of fairy tales created, handwritten and illustrated by J.K. Rowling sold for nearly $4 million at auction Thursday.

Thu, 13 Dec 07
Struggling Palm lays off workers (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071213/ap_on_hi_te/palm_job_cuts
AP - Palm Inc., the troubled maker of Treo smart phones, laid off about 10 percent of its work force this week to cut expenses, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Thu, 13 Dec 07
AMD plans to reach profitability in 2008 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071213/ap_on_hi_te/amd_analysts
AP - The world's No. 2 microprocessor maker, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said it won't return to profitability until the second half of next year and delayed the full release of the product it says will enable its recovery.

Thu, 13 Dec 07
Netherlands adopts open-source software (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071213/ap_on_hi_te/netherlands_open_source
AP - The Dutch government has set a soft deadline of April 2008 for its agencies to start using open-source software — freely distributed programs that anyone can modify — the Netherlands Economic Affairs Ministry said Thursday.

Thu, 13 Dec 07
Amazon Launches New Database Service (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071214/tc_cmp/204803008
TechWeb - While the S3 Web service is designed to store large objects or files, Amazon's new SimpleDB is optimized for storing smaller bits of data and accessing that data swiftly.

Thu, 13 Dec 07
Wii, "Call of Duty" top U.S. charts in November (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071214/tc_nm/videogames_sales_dc


A Nintendo Wii video game system is seen during the official launch of the console at the Toys 'R' Us store in Times Square New York November 19, 2006. Nintendo Co Wii held on to its spot as the No. 1 video game console in the United States in November, selling 981,000 units, industry data showed on Thursday. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) Wii held on to its spot as the No. 1 video game console in the United States in November, selling 981,000 units, industry data showed on Thursday.

Thu, 13 Dec 07
Lonely Canadian shocked to get $85,000 phone bill (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071213/tc_nm/phonebill_dc


A Motorola KRZR K3 similar to the one used by a 22-year-old oil and gas well tester in rural northwest Alberta to rack up a $83,700 phone bill, is seen in a handout photo. A Canadian oil-field worker, stunned to get the C$85,000 ($83,700) cell phone bill, has had the charges reduced to C$3,400, but is still fighting them. REUTERS/Motorola/HandoutReuters - A Canadian oil-field worker, stunned to get a C$85,000 ($83,700) cell phone bill, has had the charges reduced to C$3,400, but is still fighting them.

Thu, 13 Dec 07
Adobe To Open Source Data-Connection Technology For Rich Internet Apps (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071214/tc_cmp/204803000
TechWeb - The source code for Adobe's messaging, data, and remote procedure call services will be packaged under a new open-source product called BlazeDS.

Thu, 13 Dec 07
IBM Takes Content Classification Software To ECM (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071214/tc_cmp/204803125
TechWeb - IBM has modified its Classification Module used to route incoming email in call centers, so it can be used with the company's FileNet P8.

Thu, 13 Dec 07
Microsoft Beleases Hyper-V Virtualization Tech Beta (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071214/tc_pcworld/140555
PC World - Microsoft released its Windows Server 2008 virtualization technology Hyper-V ahead of schedule.

Wed, 12 Dec 07
BEA adds Eclipse to ESB in SOA move (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071212/tc_infoworld/93981
InfoWorld - Emphasizing SOA, BEA Systems is unveiling upgrades to its enterprise service bus and legacy integration package on Wednesday, anchoring them to the Eclipse platform as a standard dashboard for controlling these products.

Tue, 11 Dec 07
Most Noteworthy HDTVs for the Holidays (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071211/tc_pcworld/140246
PC World - HDTV Slideshow

Tue, 11 Dec 07
In-flight Internet too tempting for some (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071211/ap_on_hi_te/business_of_life


Brad Garlinghouse, left, senior vice president of Yahoo, demonstrates the capabilities of a laptop during a media preview flight aboard 'BetaBlue,' an Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with an onboard wireless network, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007. JetBlue will start offering free online messaging services on one of its planes next week, becoming among the first airlines to offer in-flight Internet access. Passengers can use Yahoo e-mail and instant messaging services on laptops equipped with Wi-Fi wireless access. They can also check other personal and work e-mail on two BlackBerry models that have wireless capabilities. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - Warren Adelman's colleagues know him as "Thumbs": Like many executives, he is adept at checking e-mail on his BlackBerry and does it almost constantly.

Tue, 11 Dec 07
Retailers to sell TV converter boxes (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071211/ap_on_hi_te/digital_tv_government
AP - Best Buy Co. Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and six other retailers will sell equipment enabling owners of analog television sets to continue to view programming after the 2009 nationwide switch to digital broadcasting, the federal government said Tuesday.

Tue, 11 Dec 07
Honda robots pair up to lend a hand (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071211/ap_on_hi_te/japan_honda_robot_pair


Honda's humanoid robots named Asimo work together to serve coffee during a demonstration at Honda's laboratories in Tokyo Tuesday Dec. 11, 2007. As if the idea of having one robot to serve a person wasn't unusual enough, Honda says its robots are now ready to work in pairs - and they can even serve drinks. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP - As if the idea of having one robot to serve you wasn't unusual enough, Honda says its humanoids are now ready to work in pairs — and they can even serve drinks.

Tue, 11 Dec 07
AT&T boosts dividend, expanding TV plans (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071211/ap_on_hi_te/at_t_analysts


Specialist Jason Hardzewicz, right, calls out prices for AT&T at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday Dec. 11, 2007. AT&T Inc. on Tuesday raised its dividend 12.7 percent, announced a share buyback and set a long-term target for its TV service, which is delivered over phone lines, saying it will be available to 30 million customers by 2010. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - AT&T Inc. on Tuesday raised its dividend 12.7 percent, announced a share buyback and set a long-term target for its TV service, which is delivered over phone lines, saying it will be available to 30 million customers by 2010.

Tue, 11 Dec 07
Sony CEO: Electronics sales still strong (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071211/ap_on_hi_te/japan_sony


Sony Chief Executive Howard Stringer laughs as he gives a speech during a press conference at Sony Corp.'s headquarters in Tokyo Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007. Planned networking services for the PlayStation 3 video game console are a key part of Sony's new drive for innovation, Stringer said. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)AP - Despite a "dodgy" U.S. economy, holiday sales of electronics remain strong, Sony Corp.'s top executive said Tuesday as he reiterated the company's fiscal targets.

Tue, 11 Dec 07
Google Accounts For More Than 65% Of U.S. Searches (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071212/tc_cmp/204801485
TechWeb - Health and medical had the highest share of traffic from search engines at 44.64%, while business and finance had the least at 17.04%, according to the latest Hitwise survey.

Tue, 11 Dec 07
Group files text-blocking complaint with FCC (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071211/tc_infoworld/93972
InfoWorld - Eight consumer and public-interest groups filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, saying mobile phone providers should not be able to block text messages from political groups and advertisers.

Tue, 11 Dec 07
China seen top at texting, lndia drives mobile growth (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071212/tc_nm/mobile_report_dc
Reuters - Cellphone users in China sent 429 billion text messages in 2006, while India added more mobile subscribers in the year than Britain had in total, as the two countries joined Brazil and Russia in driving growth in the sector.

Tue, 11 Dec 07
Update: SAP, VMWare ink support pact (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071211/tc_infoworld/93965
InfoWorld - VMWare said Tuesday that SAP will support its software running on VMWare's ESX Server, in 64-bit Windows and Linux environments.

Tue, 11 Dec 07
Symantec Releases Leopard-Compatible Norton AntiVirus (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071212/tc_cmp/204801475
TechWeb - Among other features, the software will remove worms and viruses that affect only PC users from Mac e-mail to prevent the user from passing malicious files on.

Tue, 11 Dec 07
"w00t" crowned word of year by U.S. dictionary (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071212/wr_nm/usa_language_dc
Reuters - "w00t," an expression of joy coined by online gamers, was crowned word of the year on Tuesday by the publisher of a leading U.S. dictionary.

Mon, 10 Dec 07
Ask.com to unveil new privacy control (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071211/ap_on_hi_te/ask_privacy_protection
AP - Hoping to establish itself as the Internet's least intrusive search engine, Ask.com is empowering people to prevent their search requests from being deposited in data banks.

Mon, 10 Dec 07
Nanotech firms find room on campus (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071211/ap_on_hi_te/nanotech_labs_for_rent


Multispectral Imaging Inc. researcher Gregory Simelgor displays a prototype disk at the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)AP - Neil Kane and his staff had figured out how to rearrange methane gas to create industrial diamond, but their company couldn't afford to build the highly specialized lab needed to develop such nanotechnology.

Mon, 10 Dec 07
Vudu to offer HD movies online (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071211/ap_on_hi_te/vudu_online_hd_movies
AP - In a major shift in movie distribution, a high-definition version of the hit "The Bourne Ultimatum" will be released through Vudu Inc.'s online service Tuesday — the same day the DVD comes out.

Mon, 10 Dec 07
TI updates 4Q sales, profit guidance (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071210/ap_on_hi_te/texas_instruments_outlook
AP - Texas Instruments Inc., which makes the chips used in about half the world's cell phones, narrowed its fourth-quarter outlook Monday, saying it expects sales and profits toward the higher end of its previously announced range of expectations.

Mon, 10 Dec 07
Microsoft to serve ads for CNBC.com (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071210/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_cnbc_ads
AP - Microsoft Corp. said Monday it will provide online advertising for CNBC's financial news Web site.

Mon, 10 Dec 07
Ask.com allows users to erase search queries (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071211/wr_nm/ask_search_dc


A screenshot of Ask.com, taken on December 11, 2007. Web search site Ask.com is launching a feature that allows users to delete data on their search queries in an effort to bolster personal privacy while surfing the Internet. (ask.com/Reuters)Reuters - Web search site Ask.com is launching a feature that allows users to delete data on their search queries in an effort to bolster personal privacy while surfing the Internet.

Mon, 10 Dec 07
MSN puts ads on mobile phones (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071211/tc_infoworld/93949
InfoWorld - Microsoft began displaying advertisements to mobile users of its MSN site in the U.S. on Monday.

Mon, 10 Dec 07
Mobile Linux group releases first specification (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071210/tc_infoworld/93940
InfoWorld - While Google's Linux mobile phone platform, Android, has been stealing the spotlight, another longer-standing mobile Linux group is also moving ahead.

Mon, 10 Dec 07
German high-tech sector needs Asian talent, leaders say (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071211/tc_afp/germanyeconomyemploymentittelecoms


File photo shows visitors attending a computer, digital IT and telecommunications fair in Hanover, central Germany. Bernd Voelcker desperately needs programmers and sales managers for his software firm in Berlin, but he can't hire promising Indian or Chinese candidates because Germany's labour market has shut them out.(AFP/DDP/File/Nigel Treblin)AFP - Bernd Voelcker desperately needs programmers and sales managers for his software firm in Berlin, but he can't hire promising Indian or Chinese candidates because Germany's labour market has shut them out.

Mon, 10 Dec 07
Microsoft forging dev tool, database links (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071211/tc_infoworld/93946
InfoWorld - Microsoft has been working to link the upcoming SQL Server 2008 database to the company's software development platforms, with some glitches found along the way, according to two separate Microsoft blog posts.

Mon, 10 Dec 07
Violent game 'Manhunt 2' wins appeal against British ban (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071210/ennew_afp/entertainmentbritaincomputergameban


The violent video game, AFP - A violent video game featuring blood-spattered scenes in an asylum is set for release in Britain after its makers won an appeal against censors on Monday.

Sun, 9 Dec 07
Universal Music Group, imeem ink deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071210/ap_on_hi_te/universal_music_group_imeem
AP - Social networking Web site operator imeem Inc. has signed a licensing deal with Universal Music Group to offer free streaming of music and videos by the record company's artists in exchange for a share of online advertising revenues,