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Thu, 31 Jan 08
Google 4Q profit misses analyst target (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080201/ap_on_hi_te/earns_google


A visitor walks past the logo of internet search engine giant Google at a trade fair. Google reported Thursday that its profits for the last three months of 2007 climbed to 1.21 billion dollars, but its stock price sank as the figure fell short of Wall Street expectations.(AFP/DDP/File/Michael Gottschalke)AP - Google Inc.'s earnings and revenue growth decelerated more than analysts anticipated during the fourth quarter, magnifying worries that the Internet search leader's moneymaking machine is bogging down as the U.S. economy teeters on the brink of recession.

Thu, 31 Jan 08
Motorola may spin off or sell phone unit (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080131/ap_on_hi_te/motorola_realignment
AP - Struggling cell-phone maker Motorola Inc. said Thursday it is considering separating the handset unit from its other businesses in an effort to snap a deep slump that has followed its meteoric success with the Razr.

Thu, 31 Jan 08
Cable break causes wide Internet outage (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080131/ap_on_hi_te/internet_outages
AP - At least for a while, the World Wide Web wasn't so worldwide.

Thu, 31 Jan 08
Finger-thin cables tie Internet together (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080131/ap_on_hi_te/internet_outages_cables
AP - The lines that tie the globe together by carrying phone calls and Internet traffic are just two-thirds of an inch thick where they lie on the ocean floor.

Thu, 31 Jan 08
GPS maker sees phone as its future (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080131/ap_on_hi_te/garmin_wireless_phone
AP - Garmin Ltd., the nation's leading maker of satellite-powered navigational devices, is getting into the wireless phone business with a handset that incorporates GPS.

Thu, 31 Jan 08
Electronic Arts swings to 3Q loss (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080201/ap_on_hi_te/earns_electronic_arts


Two popular Electronic Arts games on display at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., Monday, Oct. 15, 2007. EA is expected to release quarterly earnings after the market closes on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008 (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. said Thursday it swung to a loss in the third quarter, hurt by restructuring charges and the way it accounts for online-enabled games.

Thu, 31 Jan 08
Walking in rhythm is safe, even with earbuds: study (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080201/tc_nm/heart_ipods_dc


A commercial board for the Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod is seen inside a metro station in downtown Paris March 22, 2006. Portable media players such as iPods are unlikely to interfere with heart pacemakers, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration researcher reported on Thursday. (Charles Platiau/Reuters)Reuters - Portable media players such as iPods are unlikely to interfere with heart pacemakers, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration researcher reported on Thursday.

Thu, 31 Jan 08
Motorola may spin off mobile phone division (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080131/tc_infoworld/95015
InfoWorld - Motorola may spin off its handset business, the weakest part of a wireless giant that has seen hard times and a management shakeup in recent months.

Thu, 31 Jan 08
MacBook Air Has Problems; AppleTV Delayed (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080131/tc_nf/58135
NewsFactor - Following Steve Jobs' announcements at Macworld a few weeks ago, Apple has announced that the MacBook Air is shipping, but new AppleTV software has been delayed two weeks.

Thu, 31 Jan 08
Young mainframers' group gains momentum (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080131/tc_infoworld/95008
InfoWorld - zNextGen, an organization aimed at young mainframe programmers, has gained significant momentum since it was created roughly two years ago through IBM and its user group, SHARE, according to its leaders.

Thu, 31 Jan 08
Electronic Arts lowers outlook, shares fall (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080201/bs_nm/electronicarts_dc
Reuters - Top video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc lowered its profit forecast on Thursday as it delayed "Mercenaries 2" and a new "Battlefield" title, sending its shares down 6 percent.

Thu, 31 Jan 08
Yahoo's Semel steps down as chairman (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080201/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_semel


This set of flagpoles sits at one of the entrances to Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Wash., Monday, Oct.19, 1998. Microsoft Corp. offered Friday Feb. 1, 2008 to buy search engine operator Yahoo Inc. for $44.6 billion in cash and stock in a move to boost its competitive edge in the online services market. (AP Photo/Joe Brokert)AP - Terry Semel stepped down as Yahoo Inc.'s chairman Thursday, severing his ties with the slumping Internet icon 7 1/2 months after he resigned as chief executive under shareholder pressure.

Thu, 31 Jan 08
O2 bubble burst over comparison adverts (FT.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ft/20080201/bs_ft/fto013120082217236053
FT.com - A four-year fight over bubbles between mobile phone operators 3 and O2 looks set to boost comparison advertising, following a European Union court opinion allowing companies to use rivals' logos.

Thu, 31 Jan 08
Linux To Challenge Symbian, Microsoft In Mobile Phone Market (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080201/tc_cmp/206101269
TechWeb - Purple Magic is a 3G Linux reference feature phone that costs less than $100 and combines video telephony, music playback, high-speed Internet browsing, and video streaming.

Thu, 31 Jan 08
Electronic Arts swings to 3Q loss (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080131/ap_on_hi_te/earns_electronic_arts


Two popular Electronic Arts games on display at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., Monday, Oct. 15, 2007. EA is expected to release quarterly earnings after the market closes on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008 (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Video-game software publisher Electronic Arts Inc. said Thursday it swung to a loss in the third quarter, hurt in part by the way it accounts for online-enabled games, but adjusted earnings met Wall Street's expectations.

Wed, 30 Jan 08
California Company Introduces New Mobile Linux Platform (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080130/tc_pcworld/142023
PC World - Another mobile Linux platform, this time from Azingo, hit the market on Wednesday, joining an increasingly crowded market of Linux phone software.

Mon, 28 Jan 08
Amazon to add MP3 store to international sites (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080128/tc_infoworld/94886
InfoWorld - Amazon.com will start selling MP3 music files through its international Web sites this year, the company said Sunday. But details of the company's plans to expand its digital music service remain scarce.

Mon, 28 Jan 08
MSI readying Diamondville low-cost laptop (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080128/tc_infoworld/94891
InfoWorld - Taiwanese laptop computer maker Micro-Star International (MSI) is already hard at work on an ultra-low cost notebook PC based on Intel's Diamondville microprocessor to compete against rival Asustek Computer's Eee PC.

Mon, 28 Jan 08
Verizon posts profit, wireless subs beat estimates (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080128/bs_nm/verizon_results_dc


Traffic passes Verizon Communications Inc. headquarters in New York, February 14, 2005. (Peter Morgan/Reuters)Reuters - Verizon Communications said on Monday its quarterly profit rose and its wireless customer additions were ahead of analyst estimates.

Mon, 28 Jan 08
HP boosts SOA governance (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080128/tc_infoworld/94882
InfoWorld - HP is announcing on Monday SOA governance software and services aimed at helping companies accelerate SOA adoption while reducing risks.

Mon, 28 Jan 08
Nexus brings Cisco into new territory (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080128/tc_infoworld/94889
InfoWorld - It's hard to overstate how important the Nexus data-center switching platform, set to be unveiled Monday, is to Cisco Systems: for the dominant networking vendor's enterprise business, it's the biggest thing since the Catalyst 6000, which made its debut in 1999, according to the two key executives on the project.

Sun, 27 Jan 08
Qtrax aims to offer iPod-friendly tracks (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080127/ap_on_hi_te/downloading_music


Advertisement for the Apple iPod Nano on display at an Apple store in Palo Alto, Calif., in this Oct. 19, 2007, file photo. Qtrax, an online file-sharing service, is offering unlimited, free song downloads that are compatible with iPods, and all with the blessing of major recording companies. The services launches Sunday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - A revamped online file-sharing service aims to woo legions of music fans by offering unlimited, free song downloads that are compatible with iPods, and all with the blessing of major recording companies.

Sun, 27 Jan 08
China vows to crack down on Internet piracy (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080127/wr_nm/china_piracy_dc
Reuters - China vowed on Sunday to improve the "grave situation" of music piracy in the country, as it hosted the annual music industry event here to learn and exchange ideas with companies from around the world.

Sun, 27 Jan 08
Qtrax aims to offer iPod-friendly tracks (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080128/ap_on_hi_te/downloading_music


Advertisement for the Apple iPod Nano on display at an Apple store in Palo Alto, Calif., in this Oct. 19, 2007, file photo. Qtrax, an online file-sharing service, is offering unlimited, free song downloads that are compatible with iPods, and all with the blessing of major recording companies. The services launches Sunday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - A revamped online file-sharing service that promised to offer unlimited, free music downloads from all the major record labels hit an apparent snag Sunday after one denied it had given the service permission.

Sun, 27 Jan 08
New site has users wager on news stories (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080128/ap_on_hi_te/demo_tech_show_hubdub
AP - Nigel Eccles, a news junkie and former online betting site employee, wanted to try pursuing both interests at once.

Sat, 26 Jan 08
Microchips everywhere: A future vision (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080126/ap_on_hi_te/chipping_america_iii


A radio-frequency identification chip, known as RFID that can be used in many applications, such as identification tags, is seen on display at the RFID convention at the Coronado Springs Resort and Convention Center in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Tuesday, May 1, 2007. (AP Photo/John Raoux)AP - Here's a vision of the not-so-distant future:

Sat, 26 Jan 08
Most text messages are saved only briefly (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080126/ap_on_hi_te/text_messaging_privacy


In this photo illustration, a Treo is used in Detroit, Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. Millions of fingers scurrying over mobile electronic devices might have paused momentarily this week as news emerged of a trove of text messages containing flirty, sometimes sexually explicit chat between Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and a top aide. Even those engaging in more wholesome dialogue wonder: Do such messages disappear into the ether or are they permanently archived? (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)AP - Millions of fingers scurrying over mobile electronic devices probably paused this week as news emerged of a trove of text messages containing flirty and sexually explicit chat between Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and a top aide. Even those engaging in more wholesome dialogue would be wise to wonder: Do text messages disappear — like oral conversations — or are they permanently logged somewhere for potential retrieval — like e-mail usually is?

Sat, 26 Jan 08
Photo clues lead to camera's owner (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080126/ap_on_hi_te/missing_camera_quest


Brian Ascher and his fiance Erika Gunderson pose for a photograph in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, in Standings, an East Village bar which was the last piece in a puzzle to track down the owner of a Canon digital camera Gunderson found in a New York taxi on New Year's Eve. The couple tracked down the camera's owner in Sydney, Australia. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)AP - At dusk on New Year's Eve, Erika Gunderson got into a taxi in New York City and entered a digital-age mystery. Sitting on the back seat was a nice Canon digital camera. Gunderson asked the driver which previous passenger might have left it, but the cabbie didn't seem to care. So Gunderson brought it home and showed it to her fiance, Brian Ascher. They decided that the only right thing to do was to find the owner.

Sat, 26 Jan 08
Hackers Hit Scientology With Online Attack (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080126/tc_pcworld/141839
PC World - UPDATE: Campaign grows from distributed denial-of-service attack to Digg bumps.

Sat, 26 Jan 08
Deutsche Telekom says has sold 70,000 iPhones (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080126/tc_nm/deutschetelekom_iphone_dc


Journalists test an Apple iPhone following its introduction in Berlin September 19, 2007. German telecoms operator Deutsche Telekom said on Saturday it had signed up 70,000 iPhone customers in the 11 weeks since November 9, 2007. (Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)Reuters - German telecoms operator Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE) said on Saturday it had signed up 70,000 iPhone customers in the 11 weeks since November 9, 2007.

Sat, 26 Jan 08
Tech Group Reports Boost to Economy (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080126/tc_pcworld/141847
PC World - Amid economic worries, SIIA describes strong employment and opportunity in software industry.

Fri, 25 Jan 08
KLA to pay $65M in stock option case (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080125/ap_on_hi_te/kla_options_settlement
AP - Computer chip supplier KLA-Tencor Corp. has agreed to pay $65 million to resolve a shareholder lawsuit triggered by the company's rampant mishandling of employee stock options.

Fri, 25 Jan 08
Google combats domain name loophole (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080125/ap_on_hi_te/web_address_sampling
AP - The online advertising leader Google Inc. said Friday it would help make it less lucrative to tie up millions of Internet addresses using a loophole and keep those domain names from legitimate individuals and businesses.

Fri, 25 Jan 08
Wireless auction bids $3.7 billion (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080126/media_nm/media_wireless_dc
Reuters - The bidding topped $3.7 billion on the second day of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's auction of government-owned airwaves, but there were no new suitors Friday for a closely watched block of spectrum to be shared with public safety agencies.

Fri, 25 Jan 08
IBM Turns To Linux In Desktop Campaign Against Microsoft (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080126/tc_cmp/205918815
TechWeb - The company plans to ship Ubuntu and Red Hat versions of its "Open Collaboration Client," a combination of Lotus Notes 8 and Symphony.

Fri, 25 Jan 08
Lenovo Enters the Server Business (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080126/tc_pcworld/141836
PC World - Lenovo announced its intent to jump into the server business by licensing x86 server technology from IBM.

Fri, 25 Jan 08
Review: Psychotic bunnies are back (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080125/ap_en_ot/games_rayman_raving_rabbids2
AP - When the Nintendo Wii console came out in November 2006, "Rayman Raving Rabbids" emerged as its first sleeper hit by weaving entertaining minigames and hilarious slapstick comedy bits and into a cleverly constructed story line.

Thu, 24 Jan 08
YouTube expands mobile video service (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080124/ap_on_hi_te/youtube_mobile


YouTube international manager Sakina Arsiwala speaks to media during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008. Video-sharing Web site YouTube said Wednesday it has launched a version for Korean speakers to make it easier for them to create and share videos. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)AP - YouTube is expanding its mobile service to include virtually all of the videos available on its Web site, hoping to widen its sway on pop culture.

Thu, 24 Jan 08
Online auctioneer eBay shifts gears (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080124/ap_on_hi_te/earns_ebay


EBay CEO Meg Whitman, right, talks with eBay's John Donahoe, left, as they arrive for the annual Allen and Co.'s media conference in this July 11, 2007, file photo, in Sun Valley, Idaho. Whitman, 51, had been reported to be plotting the move and handing the job to Donahoe, 47, who has been heading eBay's core auction and e-commerce businesses. She confirmed her March 31 departure as eBay reported fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, File)AP - Calling eBay Inc. her "baby," outgoing chief executive Meg Whitman is promising a smooth transition to a new corporate leadership team as she gives up day-to-day control of the online auction company she has led for 10 years.

Thu, 24 Jan 08
Virgin Galactic unveils spaceship (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080124/ap_on_hi_te/space_tourism


British billionaire Richard Branson, left, and the aerospace designer Burt Rutan unveil a model of SpaceShipTwo, right, the vehicle they hope will be able to take passengers on suborbital joy-rides, just for the fun of it, with test flights beginning as soon as this year, during a news conference in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008. At top is a model of White Knight Two, the mothership for Space Ship Two, which is now under construction at a hangar in the Mojave Desert. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - Within a few years, a handful of rich tourists may be blasting into space in a craft that looks a little like a cross between the space shuttle and a corporate jet.

Thu, 24 Jan 08
MySpace, BBC reach global video deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080124/ap_on_hi_te/myspace_bbc
AP - The online community MySpace is partnering with the BBC to bring some of the British broadcaster's programs to a worldwide audience in the site's first global content deal involving a major network.

Thu, 24 Jan 08
Yahoo eyeing online music service (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080124/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_online_music


The Times Square news ticker flashes headlines above an advertisement for Yahoo on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008 in New York. Battered by slow revenue growth and the popularity of social networking Web sites, Yahoo Inc. is poised to lay off hundreds of workers, according to published reports. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - Yahoo Inc., is in early discussions with major record labels over offering unprotected MP3s either for sale or for free as part of an ad-supported service, two record company executives familiar with the talks said Wednesday.

Thu, 24 Jan 08
Last.fm provides free tracks on demand (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080124/ap_en_mu/techbit_last_fm
AP - Last.fm has been a popular Internet music player, despite rarely playing exactly the music you want.

Thu, 24 Jan 08
YouTube to feature on wider range of mobile phones (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080124/wr_nm/youtube_mobile_dc
Reuters - Popular video Web site YouTube.com is opening up its service to run on millions more phones which are capable of using high-speed wireless links, the company said on Thursday.

Thu, 24 Jan 08
Nokia chief confirms plant to close (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080124/ap_on_bi_ge/finland_nokia


Trade unionists of the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg protest at a mass rally against the closing of the Nokia factory in Bochum, western Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008. Nokia plans to shut down the production of mobile phones in Bochum this year. Some 2,300 workers are expected to lose their jobs, when the production is moved to Romania in eastern Europe. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)AP - Nokia Chief Executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo said in an interview published Thursday that the company will not change its decision to shut a mobile phone manufacturing plant in Bochum, Germany, despite widespread protests and possible damage to Nokia's image.

Thu, 24 Jan 08
Virtual games a hit among retired US seniors (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080124/tc_afp/lifestylevideogamesseniors


Jeanne Gildea (R), 81, reacts to a shot as she plays in a bowling tournament against fellow community members, including Elaine Fowler (L), 82, on the Nintendo Wii game system, at the Riderwood Retirement Community in Silver Spring, Maryland, on January 16. Seniors in a retirement complex in the Washington suburbs have hopped onto the videogame craze, belatedly but with a vengeance, swinging their arms in a virtual game of bowling.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - Amid rousing applause and cheers, seniors in a retirement complex in the Washington suburbs have hopped onto the videogame craze, belatedly but with a vengeance, swinging their arms in a virtual game of bowling.

Wed, 23 Jan 08
Apple 2Q outlook spooks investors (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080123/ap_on_hi_te/earns_apple


Attendee Wil Gieseler talks on his Apple iPhone in front of a iPhone poster at the MacWorld Conference in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008. Apple Inc. is scheduled to report first-quarter financial results after the market closes Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - As investors pummeled Apple Inc.'s stock over a disappointing financial outlook, a key question remained about the results: just how badly will the company be hurt by slowing economic activity in the United States and fears of a recession?

Wed, 23 Jan 08
Texas Instruments 4Q profit up 13 pct. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080123/ap_on_hi_te/earns_texas_instruments
AP - The headlines may warn of an impending recession, but executives at Texas Instruments Inc. say they're not seeing it in customers' orders.

Wed, 23 Jan 08
Google launches YouTube in SKorea (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080123/tc_afp/skoreausitinternetgoogleyoutube


YouTube, the world's most popular online video-sharing website, has launched a localised service in South Korea, to capitalise on the country's fast-growing user-created content market.(AFP/File/Samantha Sin)AFP - YouTube, the world's most popular online video-sharing website, launched a localised service in South Korea Wednesday to capitalise on the country's fast-growing user-created content market.

Wed, 23 Jan 08
Mozilla Says Flaw Could Lead to Data Leak (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080123/tc_pcworld/141718
PC World - Mozilla is working to fix a browser flaw that could give attackers unauthorized access to data on a victim's machine.

Wed, 23 Jan 08
Symantec quarterly profit up, outlook tops estimates (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080124/bs_nm/symantec_results_dc


John W. Thompson, chairman and chief executive officer of Symantec attends the Reuters Tech Summit in San Francisco, March 2, 2005. Symantec Corp reported an increase in quarterly profit on Wednesday, boosted by strong overseas sales, and forecast current-quarter results above Wall Street estimates, sending its shares up 9 percent. (Michael Tweed/Reuters)Reuters - Security software maker Symantec Corp reported a rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, boosted by overseas sales, and forecast current-quarter results above Wall Street estimates, sending its shares up 9 percent.

Wed, 23 Jan 08
FTC bars company from higher royalties (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080123/ap_on_hi_te/ftc_patents
AP - The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that it has blocked a company from seeking higher royalties on a patented technology that is included in a widely used computer networking standard.

Tue, 22 Jan 08
Microsoft agrees on Internet TV joint venture in SKorea (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080122/tc_afp/skoreausinternettvdaummicrosoft


Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Washington. US software giant Microsoft agreed Tuesday to set up a joint venture with two South Korean firms for a foray into the country's nascent Internet TV market, officials said.(AFP/HO)AFP - US software giant Microsoft agreed Tuesday to set up a joint venture with two South Korean firms for a foray into the country's nascent Internet TV market, officials said.

Tue, 22 Jan 08
Japan guides to help puzzled mobile phone users (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080122/wr_nm/japan_phones_dc
Reuters - Baffled by your mobile phone?

Tue, 22 Jan 08
Nokia unveils two new handsets (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080122/tc_nm/nokia_phones_dc
Reuters - The world's largest cellphone maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE) unveiled two new handsets on Tuesday, the 2600 classic and the 1209, it said.

Tue, 22 Jan 08
Youth vs. adults in gadget wars (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080122/ap_on_hi_te/technological_turf_war


Sandy Miller, 72, of Randolph, Mass., poses with her grandson Scott Seigal, 18, at Seigal's home in Framingham, Mass., Friday, Jan. 11, 2008. Seigal, a freshman at Binghamton University in New York says he likes IMing with his grandma because he's 'not a huge talker on the phone.' (AP Photo/Lisa Poole)AP - Scott Seigal was awakened one recent early morning by a cell phone text message. It was from his girlfriend's mother.

Tue, 22 Jan 08
Report: EBay CEO to retire 10 years in (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080122/ap_on_hi_te/ebay_s_ceo
AP - News that eBay Inc. Chief Executive Meg Whitman may retire comes as the online auctioneer faces slowing growth and disappointing returns from its $2.6 billion gamble on the Internet phone service Skype.

Tue, 22 Jan 08
Yahoo poised to lay off hundreds (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080122/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_layoffs


The Yahoo headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. is seen Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008. Battered by slow revenue growth and the popularity of social networking Web sites, Yahoo! Inc. is poised to lay off hundreds of workers, according to published reports. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - After seven months as chief executive, Yahoo Inc. co-founder Jerry Yang has concluded hundreds of employees will have to be fired to help the slumping Internet icon recover from years of misguided management.

Tue, 22 Jan 08
Apple quarterly profits soar to record 1.58 billion dollars (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080123/tc_afp/technologyusitinternetearningsc ompanyapple


Apple CEO Steve Jobs smiles as he shows off the new Macbook Air laptop at the MacWorld Conference & Expo, on January 15. Apple Inc. reported Tuesday its best quarter ever as its profits soared to 1.58 billion dollars in the last three months of 2007 on strong demand for its Macintosh computers, iPhones and iPods.(AFP/File/Tony Avelar)AFP - Apple Inc. reported Tuesday its best quarter ever as profits soared to 1.58 billion dollars in the last three months of 2007 on demand for its Macintosh computers, iPhones and iPods.

Tue, 22 Jan 08
Chip in mobile phones can survive fierce fires, says scientists (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080123/tc_afp/sciencephoneattackscrime


Mobile phones on display. SIM cards in mobile phones can survive heat at up to 450 degrees Celsius (356 degrees Fahrenheit) and possibly beyond, a finding that should help probes into terror attacks and other crimes, scientists said on Wednesday.(AFP/DDP/File/Marcus Brandt)AFP - SIM cards in mobile phones can survive heat at up to 450 degrees Celsius (356 degrees Fahrenheit) and possibly beyond, a finding that should help probes into terror attacks and other crimes, scientists said on Wednesday.

Tue, 22 Jan 08
Five Most Overlooked Open Source Vulnerabilities Found By Audits (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080123/tc_cmp/205916637
TechWeb - Risk management company Palamida's list includes direct links to patches that will fix all five flaws, including ones identified in Geronimo 2.0 and JBoss.

Tue, 22 Jan 08
Worm Fears Shut down Skype Video Feature (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080123/tc_pcworld/141674
PC World - Skype turned off a video-sharing feature in its software because it could be misused to launch a self-copying worm attack against Skype users, security researchers said today.

Tue, 22 Jan 08
User-group study: Mainframes live on through SOA (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080122/tc_infoworld/94761
InfoWorld - Mainframe systems are playing a key role in many SOA (service-oriented architecture) projects, according to a study released this week by IBM user group SHARE.

Tue, 22 Jan 08
Another Tax Break for Homeowners (The Motley Fool)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/fool/20080122/bs_fool_fool/120101925020


A sign advertising a home for sale is shown in San Carlos, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008. The median price of a home in California tumbled nearly 15 percent amid a steep drop in sales in December, a real estate research firm said Thursday. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)The Motley Fool - Unless you've spent the last six months battling day and night in World of Warcraft, you've probably noticed the minor economic jolt caused by the housing slump.

Mon, 21 Jan 08
Americans abroad can now vote online (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080121/ap_on_el_pr/overseas_voting


Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks as Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts listens, leftl at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP - This year, for the first time, expatriate Democrats can cast their ballots on the Internet in a presidential primary for people living outside the United States.

Mon, 21 Jan 08
LinkedIn founder has golden touch (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080121/ap_on_hi_te/mr_linkedin


LinkedIn Chairman and founder Reid Hoffman poses for a photo at his company headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 28, 2007. LinkedIn is an online business-networking service that helps professionals like him realize the value of their contacts from the past and present. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)AP - Few Internet entrepreneurs practice what they preach as devoutly as LinkedIn Corp. co-founder Reid Hoffman, whose business revolves around his belief that good fortune flows from good relationships.

Mon, 21 Jan 08
Japan's Softbank plans discounts for students (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080121/tc_nm/softbank_dc
Reuters - Softbank Corp (9984.T), Japan's smallest mobile phone carrier, said on Monday it would not charge monthly fees for three years to students signing up to the carrier for the first time. Softbank, which is trying to grab market share in a saturated market, outstripped bigger rivals NTT DoCoMo Inc (9437.T) and KDDI Corp (9433.T) in netting new users in December for the eighth straight month. (Reporting by Mayumi Negishi)

Mon, 21 Jan 08
EU official: IP is personal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080121/ap_on_hi_te/eu_online_privacy
AP - IP addresses, string of numbers that identify computers on the Internet, should generally be regarded as personal information, the head of the European Union's group of data privacy regulators said Monday.

Mon, 21 Jan 08
Microsoft takes virtual step forward (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080122/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_virtualization
AP - Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced several moves it says will help its business customers take advantage of a technology called virtualization, and in the process help the software maker catch up with VMware Inc., the frontrunner in that area.

Mon, 21 Jan 08
Sympathizers seek answers from al-Qaida (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080121/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ask_al_qaida
AP - Sympathizers submitted hundreds of questions to al-Qaida deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri's "on-line interview" before a recent deadline. Among them: Why hasn't al-Qaida attacked the U.S. again, why isn't it attacking the Israelis and when will it be more active in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Syria?

Mon, 21 Jan 08
Zend targets enterprise PHP with app server, IDE (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080122/tc_infoworld/94682
InfoWorld - Focusing on the enterprise, PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) tools vendor Zend Technologies is shipping Tuesday version 3.6 of its Zend Platform application server for PHP as well as Zend Studio for Eclipse, an IDE for PHP based on Eclipse open source technology.

Mon, 21 Jan 08
Actuate Launches Its First Web-Based Performance Management Software (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080122/tc_cmp/205906874
TechWeb - Actuate OnPerformance includes many of the same features as the company's on-premise Performancesoft Suite.

Mon, 21 Jan 08
Service Supports Cell Phones Inside the Office (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080121/tc_pcworld/141498
PC World - Strata8 is launching a service that lets enterprise cell-phone users make low-cost calls inside their offices.

Sun, 20 Jan 08
Turkey bans YouTube for second time (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080120/ap_on_re_mi_ea/turkey_youtube


Alisa Apps, YouTube phenomenon, redefines the music business. (PRNewsFoto/Global Enterprises)AP - A Turkish court has again blocked access to the popular video-sharing Web site YouTube because of clips allegedly insulting the country's founding father, according to reports Sunday.

Sun, 20 Jan 08
'Daydream Believer' songwriter, 68, dies (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080120/ap_en_mu/obit_stewart
AP - John Stewart recorded some of pop music's most acclaimed solo albums, helping create a style that came to be called Americana, but he was always best known for writing the Monkees' enduring hit "Daydream Believer."

Sun, 20 Jan 08
Japan to get cellphone 'sommeliers': official (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080121/tc_afp/lifestylejapanittelecom


NTT DoCoMo's mobile phones are seen on display in Tokyo, November 2007. Japan is to start licensing cellphone AFP - Japan is to start licensing cellphone "sommeliers" to guide consumers through complicated functions as mobile telephones become ever more advanced, an official said Monday.

Sun, 20 Jan 08
India software giants wary of US slowdown (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080120/bs_afp/indiaitcompanyearnings


Indian employees at a call centre in Mohali, in Punjab, in 2005. India's major software firms say a US economic slowdown may bring more customers seeking cost savings, but analysts warn that the once red-hot sector faces tough times in 2008.(AFP/File)AFP - India's major software firms say a US economic slowdown may bring more customers seeking cost savings, but analysts warn that the once red-hot sector faces tough times in 2008.

Sun, 20 Jan 08
IBM stock looks cheap: Barron's (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080120/bs_nm/ibm_stock_dc


File photo shows reporters giving market updates from the NASDAQ Marketsite shortly after the opening bell in New York January 16, 2008. The stock of International Business Machines (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)Reuters - The stock of International Business Machines , which continues to make sales gains in emerging markets and among smaller U.S. companies, looks cheap, Barron's said on Sunday.

Sat, 19 Jan 08
GPS adds dimension to online photos (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080119/ap_on_hi_te/where_s_my_photo


New York's Central Park is shown on this screenshot from Google Maps with scores of photos tagged by location and shared through Google's online services. The featured photo, Imagine, is tagged to the location of Strawberry Fields. (AP Photo/Google)AP - To plan an upcoming hike in the Alps, John Higham scoured scores of photos plotted along his route on a digital map for clues to the steepness of trails and the availability of accommodations or camp sites.

Sat, 19 Jan 08
Sprint Nextel to cut jobs, close stores (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080119/ap_on_bi_ge/sprint_nextel


Various models of phones are displayed on a computer screen as a customer is helped at a Sprint store in Murray, Utah, in this Feb. 28, 2007 file photo. Sprint Nextel Corp.'s stock plunged Friday after the wireless carrier said it will cut 4,000 jobs and close 125 retail locations in response to a steep drop in its customer base. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, file)AP - Sprint Nextel Corp.'s stock plunged Friday after the wireless carrier said it will cut 4,000 jobs and close 125 retail locations in response to a steep drop in its customer base.

Sat, 19 Jan 08
VC investments rise to six-year high (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080119/ap_on_hi_te/venture_investments
AP - Venture capital investments in U.S. startups climbed to a six-year high of $29.4 billion in 2007, raising hope that ample money will still be available to back promising new ideas even if the staggering economy falls into a recession.

Sat, 19 Jan 08
Internet's young turks rally for big blogs Crunchies awards (AFP)
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This picture provided by The Crunchies and website Zivity shows Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg posing backstage with one of the two Crunchies Internet awards his social-networking website received at the Herbst Theater in San Francisco, 18 January 2008. Nearly a thousand devotees of online firms and trends changing cultures around the world gathered to pay homage to websites voted best in online polls.(AFP/HO)AFP - Techno-superstars that brought the world Facebook, Digg, Twitter and other hot websites are among the Internet celebrities honored by big-time bloggers with first-ever "Crunchies" awards.

Sat, 19 Jan 08
Lost Laptop Exposes Nashville Voters to Identity Theft (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080119/tc_pcworld/141567
PC World - The theft of a laptop containing Social Security numbers of Nashville, Tennessee, area voters is expected to cost local officials about US$1 million as they roll out identity-theft protection to those affected.

Sat, 19 Jan 08
Anti-Nokia anger grows in Germany (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080119/bs_afp/germanyfinlandtelecomcutscompan ynokiapolitics


Anger in Germany against mobile phone giant Nokia for closing a factory grew on Saturday with the head of one of the parties in the governing coalition joining the calls for a boycott.(AFP/LEHTIKUVA/File/Markku Ulander)AFP - Anger in Germany against mobile phone giant Nokia for closing a factory grew on Saturday with the head of one of the parties in the governing coalition joining the calls for a boycott.

Sat, 19 Jan 08
"Rock Band," "Guitar Hero" drive digital song sales (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080120/wr_nm/videogames_dc


Gamers test the new game 'Guitar Hero III' during the DigitalLife consumer electronics show in New York September 27, 2007. While new digital music services competing with iTunes and free peer-to-peer services have struggled to convince music fans to pay $1 for a single, downloadable tracks for games like 'Rock Band' and 'Guitar Hero' are flying off the digital shelves. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - In the two months since MTV Networks and Harmonix released the music-based videogame "Rock Band," players have purchased and downloaded more than 2.5 million additional songs made available after the game's initial distribution. Activision, meanwhile, said it has sold more than 5 million new songs via download for "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock" since it began adding downloadable content in early November.

Fri, 18 Jan 08
Nintendo tops video game sales in 2007 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080118/ap_on_hi_te/video_game_sales
AP - Fueled by the success of Nintendo Co.'s Wii and Microsoft's "Halo 3," more video games were sold in the U.S. in 2007 than in any other year, with retail sales hitting $17.94 billion, according to the NPD Group.

Fri, 18 Jan 08
Data lost on 650,000 credit card holders (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080118/ap_on_hi_te/penney_data_breach
AP - Personal information on about 650,000 customers of J.C. Penney and up to 100 other retailers could be compromised after a computer tape went missing. GE Money, which handles credit card operations for Penney and many other retailers, said Thursday night that the missing information includes Social Security numbers for about 150,000 people.

Fri, 18 Jan 08
Time Warner links Web prices with usage (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080118/ap_on_hi_te/time_warner_cable_internet


Graphic shows results of a survey about Internet use; 1c x 4 1/8 inches; 46.5 mm x 104.8 mmAP - Time Warner Cable will experiment with a new pricing structure for high-speed Internet access later this year, charging customers based on how much data they download, a company spokesman said Wednesday.

Fri, 18 Jan 08
Google gets into philanthropy game (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080118/ap_on_hi_te/google_philanthropy
AP - Google Inc.'s philanthropic arm is making more than $26 million in new grants and investments in organizations and companies devoted to causes that the Internet search leader believes will help make the world a better place.

Fri, 18 Jan 08
Upbeat AMD report pleases investors (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080118/ap_on_hi_te/earns_amd


Advanced Micro Devices Inc. CEO Hector Ruiz talks during his keynote at Oracle Open World conference in San Francisco in this Nov. 12, 2007 file photo. AMD is expected to release quarterly earnings Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Considering the devastating two years Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has endured, investors braced themselves for more bad news in the fourth quarter after rival Intel Corp. disappointed Wall Street with lackluster results.

Fri, 18 Jan 08
Internet security: What will work (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080118/tc_infoworld/94665
InfoWorld - In the first column of this year, I discussed computer security outlook and hopes for 2008. I forecast more of the same that we saw in 2007: more spam, more malware, more bad guys basically owning the Internet and our connected computers. I don't see any trends or new leaders with significant power to change the status quo.

Fri, 18 Jan 08
U.S. game sales rise 28 pct in Dec. (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080118/tc_nm/videogames_dc


Gaming fans celebrate after receiving free copies of 'Halo 3' after it went on sale in New York, September 25, 2007. U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 28 percent in December from a year earlier as holiday shoppers snapped up new consoles like Nintendo's top-selling Wii, market research firm NPD said on Thursday. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 28 percent in December from a year earlier as holiday shoppers snapped up new consoles like Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) top-selling Wii, market research firm NPD said on Thursday.

Fri, 18 Jan 08
Carphone sales fall short of forecasts (FT.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ft/20080118/bs_ft/fto011820080405280810
FT.com - Carphone Warehouse, the mobile phone retailer and telecoms group, joined the growing band of consumer-facing companies that missed sales targets over the Christmas period as footfall fell across the high street.

Fri, 18 Jan 08
Skype flaw turns videos into weapons (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080118/tc_infoworld/94695
InfoWorld - A programming error in eBay's Skype communications software could give cybercriminals a new way to sneak their malicious software onto a victim's PC.

Fri, 18 Jan 08
IBM's forecasts strong earnings (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080118/ap_on_hi_te/earns_ibm


Heidi O'Mahoney uses a set of 3-D goggles to experience the IBM Cave at the National Retail Federation convention on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008 in New York. IBM uses the retail concept, still in development, as part of a scenario which has a consumer redesigning a room in her house into an entertainment room. IBM releases a quarterly earnings report on Thursday, Jan. 17. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - International Business Machines Corp. told Wall Street to raise its 2008 estimates Thursday, further boosting a stock that was already buoyed by strong fourth-quarter earnings.

Fri, 18 Jan 08
Sprint Nextel to cut jobs, close stores (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080118/ap_on_hi_te/sprint_nextel
AP - Sprint Nextel Corp.'s stock plunged Friday after the wireless carrier said it will cut 4,000 jobs and close 125 retail locations in response to a steep drop in its customer base.

Fri, 18 Jan 08
Chinese Internet users up to 210 million (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080118/ap_on_hi_te/china_internet_boom
AP - The Chinese government said Friday its Internet population has soared to 210 million people, putting it on track to surpass the U.S. online community this year to become the world's largest.

Fri, 18 Jan 08
Training cited in lethal explosion (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080118/ap_on_hi_te/spaceship_builder_explosion
AP - The Mojave spaceship builder whose workers died during a test last summer didn't offer proper training, California occupational safety inspectors said Friday.

Fri, 18 Jan 08
FCC resumes testing of Internet devices (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080118/ap_on_hi_te/internet_device_fcc
AP - Federal regulators said they will try again to test prototypes on Jan. 24 for transmitting high-speed Internet service over unused television airwaves.

Fri, 18 Jan 08
Data portability: a lofty but challenging goal (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080118/tc_infoworld/94715
InfoWorld - It's hard to argue against data portability. After all, who could oppose giving people control over the data they load, publish, and store on Web sites?

Fri, 18 Jan 08
iPhone spurs Web traffic, if not music sales (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080119/wr_nm/iphone_dc


Journalists test an Apple iPhone following its introduction in Berlin September 19, 2007. (Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)Reuters - While Apple did not introduce any significant iPhone upgrades at its annual Macworld convention, which ran January 14-18 in San Francisco, the iconic device still made waves.

Fri, 18 Jan 08
USDA Calls For Re-Examination OF Cell Phone Health Risks (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080119/tc_cmp/205901611
TechWeb - Long-term and low-intensity radio frequency exposure from mobile devices considered dangerous to pregnant women and kids.

Fri, 18 Jan 08
Sun SPOT technology set for open source (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080119/tc_infoworld/94720
InfoWorld - Sun is expected to announce next week that it will make the Sun SPOT (Small Programmable Object Technology) device platform available via open source, but a user expressed concerns about Sun's commitment to the technology.

Fri, 18 Jan 08
Facebook Software Maker Slide Gets $50 Million In Funding (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080119/tc_cmp/205901782
TechWeb - Company founders point to the rising valuations of start-ups riding fast-growing Facebook's wave of popularity.

Fri, 18 Jan 08
IBM Upgrades Tivoli Software For Datacenter Automation (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080119/tc_cmp/205901806
TechWeb - The upgrade helps manage virtualization technologies, SAN- and NAS-based storage resources, and network devices acting as routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers.

Fri, 18 Jan 08
US video game sales soar to record 17.9 billion dollars (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080119/bs_afp/lifestylevideogamesusjapansales companynintendo


Two children look at video games for the Wii console. US video game industry sales rocketed to a record high 17.9 billion dollars in 2007, with Nintendo reigning as champion of the console battle with Microsoft and Sony, according to research group NPD.(AFP/File/Patrick Kovarik)AFP - US video game industry sales rocketed to a record high 17.9 billion dollars in 2007, with Nintendo reigning as champion of the console battle with Microsoft and Sony, according to research group NPD.

Fri, 18 Jan 08
Sun's $1B MySQL Buy May Be Its Entree Into Web 2.0 Software (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080120/tc_cmp/205900562
TechWeb - Acquisition lets vendor plug hole in product line and dig deeper into open source market.

Thu, 17 Jan 08
Companies launch gadget buyback services (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080117/ap_on_hi_te/gadget_buybacks


Sony Rollys, egg-shaped MP3 players, dance to the music at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - We think a lot about getting new gadgets, but not so much about getting rid of old ones. The result: old cell phones, defunct laser printers and Pentium III computers gathering dust.

Thu, 17 Jan 08
Time Warner links web prices with usage (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080117/ap_on_hi_te/time_warner_cable_internet
AP - Time Warner Cable will experiment with a new pricing structure for high-speed Internet access later this year, charging customers based on how much data they download, a company spokesman said Wednesday.

Thu, 17 Jan 08
Intel's Classmate PC goes on sale to consumers in India (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080117/tc_infoworld/94663
InfoWorld - Intel's Classmate PC isn't just for students anymore. HCL Infosystems plans to sell a version of the Classmate PC to consumers and businesses in India who want a rugged, low-cost laptop.

Thu, 17 Jan 08
France eyes electronics tax for public TV: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080117/tc_nm/france_dc
Reuters - France could tax new computer, television and mobile phone sales by 1 to 2 percent to help fund its state-owned TV channels, Les Echos newspaper reported on Thursday.

Thu, 17 Jan 08
Analysis: Sun?s billion-dollar baby (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080117/tc_infoworld/94662
InfoWorld - If you had any doubts about Sun Microsystems??? commitment to open source, it???s time to set them aside.

Thu, 17 Jan 08
Oracle to buy BEA for $7.85 billion (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080117/ap_on_hi_te/oracle_bea


The exterior of BEA headquarters in San Jose, Calif., is seen in this Oct 26, 2007 photo. Business software maker Oracle Corp. on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008 said it agreed to buy BEA Systems Inc. for about $7.85 billion, a compromise price that ends a months-long dispute over the value of the software company. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Business software maker Oracle Corp. agreed Wednesday to buy BEA Systems Inc. for about $7.85 billion, a compromise price that ends a months-long dispute over the value of the company that pioneered Web services software.

Thu, 17 Jan 08
Mozilla Interfaces to Get 'Humanized,' Developer Says (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080118/tc_pcworld/141492
PC World - Mozilla should soon be experimenting with some novel user-interface technologies for its browser and other products, according to a UI developer that joined Mozilla this week from startup company Humanized.

Thu, 17 Jan 08
MTV says "Rock Band" game sells 2.5 million songs (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080118/tc_nm/mtv_rockband_dc
Reuters - It looks like MTV's "Rock Band" video game is the new jukebox hero.

Wed, 16 Jan 08
Oracle to buy BEA for $7.85 billion (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080116/ap_on_hi_te/oracle_bea
AP - Business software maker Oracle Corp. agreed Wednesday to buy BEA Systems Inc. for about $7.85 billion, a compromise price that ends a months-long dispute over the value of the company that pioneered Web services software.

Wed, 16 Jan 08
Sun to buy MySQL for $1 billion (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080116/ap_on_hi_te/sun_mysql
AP - Sun Microsystems Inc. plans to buy open-source software maker MySQL AB for $1 billion, beefing up the server maker's database offerings with a company whose technology is used by some of the world's biggest Web sites.

Wed, 16 Jan 08
Apple bets on online movie rentals (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080116/ap_on_hi_te/apple_macworld


Apple CEO Steve Jobs gestures as he talks about online movie rentals during his keynote at the MacWorld Conference in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008. Jobs confirmed the tech giant's foray into online movie rentals, revealing an alliance with all six major movie studios to offer first-run films over high-speed Internet connections. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Apple Inc. has redoubled its effort to distribute movies online, gaining a foothold in a promising but unproven business that could eventually bolster its other core products.

Wed, 16 Jan 08
Update: Sun to acquire MySQL for $1 billion (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080116/tc_infoworld/94628
InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems will pay $1 billion for Swedish software company MySQL, whose open-source database is used for some of the most widely visited Web sites in the world.

Wed, 16 Jan 08
Syntax-Brillian signs LCD deal with Japan's Sharp (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080116/tc_nm/syntaxbrillian_contract_dc
Reuters - Television set and digital camera maker Syntax-Brillian Corp said it signed a liquid crystal display panel supply agreement with Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp (6753.T), sending its shares up 5 percent.

Wed, 16 Jan 08
FCC Earns Kudos for Net Neutrality Inquiry (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080116/tc_pcworld/141404
PC World - Two public-interest groups praised the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for opening three inquiries into network traffic management practices by broadband providers and mobile phone carriers.

Wed, 16 Jan 08
Sun to acquire MySQL for US$1 billion (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080116/tc_pcworld/141409
PC World - Sun Microsystems will pay US$1 billion for Swedish software company MySQL, whose open-source database is used for some of the most widely visited Web sites in the world.

Wed, 16 Jan 08
Amdocs launches products for digital ads and retail (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080116/tc_nm/amdocs_dc
Reuters - Amdocs , a software maker long known for its billing technologies sold to telecoms providers, is launching on Wednesday new products designed to help its clients reap more sales from new digital businesses.

Wed, 16 Jan 08
Ex-Brocade CEO sentenced to 21 months (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080116/ap_on_hi_te/brocade_stock_options


Former Brocade Communications Systems Inc. Chief Executive Gregory Reyes leaves the federal building in San Francisco, in this July 26, 2007 file photo. The former chief executive of Brocade Communications Systems Inc. was sentenced on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008 to 21 months in prison for orchestrating a scheme to tamper with financial records of stock options the company offered. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - For two years now, a lingering question surrounding the stock options scandal that triggered criminal charges against at least a dozen executives has been just how severely the courts would punish defendants who are convicted.

Wed, 16 Jan 08
PC shipments see double-digit rise in 4Q (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080116/ap_on_hi_te/pc_shipments
AP - The rapid growth curve for computer shipments in last year's third quarter extended into the year's final months, two technology research firms reported Wednesday.

Wed, 16 Jan 08
Study: Online privacy concerns increase (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080116/ap_on_hi_te/internet_use
AP - Privacy concerns stemming from online shopping rose in 2007, a new study finds, as the loss or theft of credit card information and other personal data soared to unprecedented levels.

Wed, 16 Jan 08
Girl next door lands on the Internet (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080116/ap_on_hi_te/techbit_snorg_tees_face
AP - Chances are you'll recognize Alice Fraasa, but you won't be able to figure out from where.

Wed, 16 Jan 08
Toymakers scramble after Scrabulous (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080116/ap_on_hi_te/scrabble_scrabulous
AP - The companies that make Scrabble are trying to shut down Scrabulous, an online version of the game that is one of the most popular applications on the social networking site Facebook.

Wed, 16 Jan 08
China flags crackdown on "undesirable" online games (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080117/wr_nm/china_internet_dc
Reuters - China said it would issue new rules cracking down on "undesirable" elements of online games amid fears of growing Internet addiction as the number of players soar, state media reported on Thursday.

Tue, 15 Jan 08
Blockbuster shares drop on Apple news (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080116/ap_on_hi_te/blockbuster_apple


Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces iTunes movie rentals while giving the keynote address at Apple MacWorld Conference in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008. Jobs confirmed the tech giant's foray into online movie rentals, revealing an alliance with all six major movie studios to offer first-run films over high-speed Internet connections. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, file)AP - Shares of Blockbuster Inc. plunged nearly 17 percent on Tuesday after a new threat emerged to the world's largest chain of movie-rental stores: Apple Inc. announced it now offers movie downloads via iTunes.

Tue, 15 Jan 08
IBM to add software for Apple devices (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080115/ap_on_hi_te/apple_ibm
AP - E-mail software from IBM Corp. will be available on Apple Inc. iPhones and iPod Touch devices under a new partnership that brings together two big rivals of Microsoft Corp.

Tue, 15 Jan 08
Overseas Sales Not As Big A Boon For HP As For IBM (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080116/tc_cmp/205800583
TechWeb - HP may not be able to count on overseas sales to insulate it from a U.S. slowdown, according to analysts.

Tue, 15 Jan 08
Betting industry urges EU action vs German ban (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080115/wr_nm/gambling_germany_eu_dc
Reuters - Europe's online gaming industry filed a complaint with the European Commission on Tuesday, saying Germany's ban on online gambling breaks EU law on the free movement of services.

Thu, 10 Jan 08
Wave to the PC! It's paying attention (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080110/ap_on_hi_te/gadget_show_touch_and_wave


Pangfua Her, right, a senior sales planner with the Reactrix Systems Inc., demonstrates on the Reactrix WAVEscape on Samsung's large-format LCD display at the Consumer Electronics Show(CES) in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. By following consumers' every gesture, movement and motion, the display captures consumers' attentions even in the most heavily trafficked areas by reacting to their movements and changing graphics as they come closer. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Nintendo Corp.'s Wii game console is a breakout hit in large part because users control the play by waving around a motion-sensing wireless controller.

Thu, 10 Jan 08
Farmers riding the technology wave (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080110/ap_on_hi_te/farm_scene


During a break in the 'Computers on the Farm' conference, Larry Blase, of Columbia, Mo., center, shows Future Farmers of America member Eric Fasciotti, 15, of Ashland, Mo., right, a muscle-car sales website he helped develop Friday, Jan. 4, 2008, in Osage Beach, Mo. Blase said later that the knowledge he had gained attending prior conferences helped him develop the interest and the skills to design web pages.(AP Photo/Kelley McCall)AP - The changes have come lightning quick in the nearly three decades since Missouri agricultural extension agents first preached the power of computers to skeptical farmers.

Thu, 10 Jan 08
Sony streamlines PlayStation 3 lineup (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080110/ap_on_hi_te/japan_sony_playstation


Visitors use Sony PlayStation 3 consoles to play games on flat-screen displays at the Square Enix Party, an event for consumers to demonstrate new games of the Japanese developer Square Enix, in Makuhari, near Tokyo, in this May 13, 2007 file photo. The personal computer increasingly has no place in Japanese homes, as its once awesome monopoly on processing power is encroached by smart phones that act like pocket-size computers, advanced Internet-connected game consoles, digital video recorders with terabytes of memory and other gadgets. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Sony's game unit is discontinuing two PlayStation 3 game machine models sold only in Japan to streamline its lineup and boost software development, a company official said Thursday.

Thu, 10 Jan 08
Sony to axe original PlayStation 3 models in Japan (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080110/tc_afp/lifestylejapanelectricalgamecom panysony


People take pictures of the video game console AFP - Sony Corp. said Thursday that it will stop selling the two original PlayStation 3 models in Japan and focus on the new slimmed down version amid fierce competition from rival Nintendo Co.

Thu, 10 Jan 08
Sony to stop some PS3 shipments to Japan (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080110/tc_nm/sony_ps3_dc


Visitors play on Sony's PlayStation 3 game console at the company's display at the Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo September 20, 2007. Sony Corp said on Thursday it would stop shipments of PlayStation 3 models with 20- and 60-gigabyte (GB) hard disk drives in Japan this month, focusing instead on the 40-GB model. REUTERS/Issei KatoReuters - Sony Corp said on Thursday it would stop shipments of PlayStation 3 models with 20- and 60-gigabyte (GB) hard disk drives in Japan this month, focusing instead on the 40-GB model.

Wed, 9 Jan 08
Japan 2007 game sales at record high (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080109/ap_on_hi_te/japan_video_games
AP - The booming popularity of Nintendo's Wii console and DS handheld sent the combined sales of game machines and gaming software in Japan to a record high last year, according to research by a Japanese publisher.

Wed, 9 Jan 08
New Wi-Fi Technology Maturing While Other Networking Options Emerge (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080109/tc_pcworld/141201
PC World - Companies at CES debuting cheaper 802.11n gear, plus options for adding the faster standard without getting rid of your existing equipment.

Wed, 9 Jan 08
Judge denies motion in Brocade case (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080110/ap_on_hi_te/brocade_stock_options
AP - A former Brocade Communications Systems Inc. executive who was convicted in a landmark stock options case won't get a new trial, despite a key prosecution witness recanting parts of her testimony, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Wed, 9 Jan 08
Dissident investors boost stake in CNet (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080109/ap_on_hi_te/cnet_investor_rebellion
AP - An investment group that wants to shake up CNet Networks Inc. has boosted its holdings in the online technology news and entertainment provider in an effort to overcome the company's resistance to a proposed overhaul of its board.

Wed, 9 Jan 08
Apple eyed for slim laptop, online film rentals (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080110/tc_nm/apple_macworld_dc


Shoppers make their way past the Apple Store at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Illinois, October 22, 2007. REUTERS/John GressReuters - As the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas winds down to lackluster reviews, Apple Inc is expected to grab the spotlight with an ultra-slim laptop computer and online movie rentals at its biggest annual show next week.

Wed, 9 Jan 08
Swiss Army Knife makers branch out (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080110/bs_nm/swiss_knives_dc
Reuters - IBACH, Switzerland (Reuters) -- It was the flip-open tool of the 20th century, but the Swiss Army Knife fell out of favor as mobile phones and MP3 players vied for pocket space.

Wed, 9 Jan 08
Linux-Based VoIP Partnership Announced (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080110/tc_cmp/205601431
TechWeb - Chipmaker Broadcom and Qtopia software maker Trolltech are developing a multimedia VoIP development platform for next-generation IP phone manufacturers.

Wed, 9 Jan 08
IBM exec: Information on Demand is coming together (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080109/tc_infoworld/94505
InfoWorld - It's been a bit more than two years since Ambuj Goyal launched IBM's Information on Demand strategy, an effort by the company to bring together a virtual menagerie of data management, access, and analysis software under a single heading.

Wed, 9 Jan 08
IBM launches Retail Integration Framework (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080109/tc_infoworld/94503
InfoWorld - IBM announced today the availability of its Retail Integration Framework (RIF).

Tue, 8 Jan 08
Sony BMG drops music copy protection (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080108/ap_on_hi_te/japan_sony_online_music
AP - Sony BMG will start selling music downloads in the copy-protection-free MP3 format later this month in North America, as even the last holdout among the major record labels crumbled to the growing trend.

Tue, 8 Jan 08
HDTV makers struggle to stand out (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080108/ap_on_hi_te/gadget_show_hdtv
AP - HDTV manufacturers are trying to make the task of buying an HDTV set much more difficult than just choosing between LCD and plasma, 42 inches or 46 inches.

Tue, 8 Jan 08
GM to unveil hydrogen-electric Cadillac (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080108/ap_on_hi_te/gadget_show_cadillac
AP - General Motors Corp. will unveil a hydrogen fuel-cell-powered Cadillac crossover concept vehicle at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Tuesday.

Tue, 8 Jan 08
Comcast CEO to show new products (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080108/ap_on_hi_te/gadget_show_comcast
AP - Cable companies aren't known as nimble innovators, but Comcast Corp. is out to change that perception this year with ultra-high-speed Internet service, more high-definition content and gadgets that link video, phone and broadband services.

Tue, 8 Jan 08
Yahoo mobile services to run on Google-based phones (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080108/wr_nm/show_yahoo_mobile_dc
Reuters - Yahoo Inc will create versions of its mobile Internet services to run on various phone platforms, potentially including Google's phone software and the Apple iPhone, a top executive said on Monday.

Tue, 8 Jan 08
Gesture Control: New Wave in CE Products? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080108/tc_pcworld/141141
PC World - First, it was the "clapper". Then came the Nintendo Wii. Now gesture control seems to be on the verge of being used in many more products.

Tue, 8 Jan 08
Sprint shows off WiMax devices (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080109/ap_on_hi_te/gadget_show_wimax


Attendees walk next to the DMedia 4G WiMax booth at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - With just a few months to go before the launch of its next-generation wireless network, Sprint Nextel Corp. has a distinctly modest lineup of compatible devices.

Tue, 8 Jan 08
Retailers anxious over analog TV cut-off (AP)
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A Best Buy store in Westminster, Colorado June 27, 2007. Best Buy Co Inc. Chief Executive Brad Anderson said on Tuesday that the electronics retailer plans to expand into Mexico in 2008. REUTERS/Rick WilkingAP - Best Buy Inc.'s chief executive said Tuesday that he is "very nervous" about being able to supply customers with the millions of digital TV converter boxes needed ahead of the shutdown of most analog TV transmissions in 13 months.

Tue, 8 Jan 08
FCC to probe Comcast data discrimination (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080108/ap_on_hi_te/fcc_data_discrimination


FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, center, talks to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the CES, during an industry insider session at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Jan. 8. 2007. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - The Federal Communications Commission will investigate complaints that Comcast Corp. actively interferes with Internet traffic as its subscribers try to share files online, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said Tuesday.

Tue, 8 Jan 08
Microsoft bids $1.2B for Norway's Fast (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080108/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_fast_transfer
AP - Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it agreed to buy a Norwegian search company for $1.2 billion, aiming to shore up its search technology for businesses against competition from Oracle Corp. and IBM Corp.

Tue, 8 Jan 08
China cracks down on sex-drug Web sites (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080109/wr_nm/china_sex_dc
Reuters - China is shutting down about 200 Web sites for carrying illegal sex-drug advertisements, state media said on Wednesday, the latest in a string of measures to clean up the Internet.

Tue, 8 Jan 08
FCC chief: Switch to digital TV won't be postponed (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080109/tc_infoworld/94481
InfoWorld - In a broad discussion at the Consumer Electronics Show, U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Kevin Martin on Tuesday confirmed that the deadline for the country's switch to digital TV next year will not be postponed, explained the rationale behind the requirements for the current 700MHz auction, and gave hints about his thinking regarding various communications megamergers.

Tue, 8 Jan 08
Open source entering the mobile computing space (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080108/tc_infoworld/94475
InfoWorld - Open-source strategies are gathering steam in the mobile computing realm with companies like Wake3 and Funambol leveraging open source to bring iPhone-style browsing and e-mail to devices.

Tue, 8 Jan 08
Microsoft Patches Flaw That Could Trigger Worm Attack (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080109/tc_pcworld/141197
PC World - Microsoft fixes a critical flaw in the Windows operating system that could be used by criminals to create a self-copying PC worm attack.

Tue, 8 Jan 08
Microsoft's bid for FAST bolsters enterprise search (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080108/tc_infoworld/94479
InfoWorld - In November, Microsoft representatives began to comment that the enterprise search market had reached "a tipping point"; on Tuesday, the company backed up that claim with a bundle of cash, offering to buy enterprise search software company Fast Search And Transfer (FAST) for 6.6 billion Norwegian kroner ($1.2 billion).

Tue, 8 Jan 08
Microsoft's Xbox Could Consider Blu-Ray Support (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080109/tc_cmp/205600852
TechWeb - Microsoft's video gaming unit still fully backs Toshiba HD-DVD high-definition DVD format.

Mon, 7 Jan 08
PS3 holiday sales total 1.2 million (AP)
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A man tries a game for Sony's game console Playstation 3 at a game fair in Hong Kong, in December 2007. Sony's game unit said Monday that it had sold 1.2 million PlayStation 3 video game consoles in North America during the key year-end holiday shopping season.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AP - Sony said Monday that PlayStation 3 game machine sales totaled 1.2 million in North America during the key holiday season, boosting the strength of the company's Blu-ray video format because the console also works as a Blu-ray player.

Mon, 7 Jan 08
Yahoo spruces up mobile Web platform (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080107/ap_on_hi_te/gadget_show_yahoo
AP - After losing some of its luster on the personal computer, embattled Internet icon Yahoo Inc. is hoping to outshine Google and other rivals on the mobile phone.

Mon, 7 Jan 08
Microsoft and NBC Universal partner on Olympics (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080107/tc_nm/media_microsoft_dc


Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, delivers a keynote address for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 6, 2008. NBC Universal is partnering with Microsoft to expand its online offerings for the 2008 Olympics. REUTERS/Steve MarcusReuters - NBC Universal is partnering with Microsoft to expand its online offerings for the 2008 Olympics.

Mon, 7 Jan 08
Sony says sold 1.2 million PS3s in North America at year-end (AFP)
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A man tries a game for Sony's game console Playstation 3 at a game fair in Hong Kong, in December 2007. Sony's game unit said Monday that it had sold 1.2 million PlayStation 3 video game consoles in North America during the key year-end holiday shopping season.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Sony's game unit said Monday that it had sold 1.2 million PlayStation 3 video game consoles in North America during the key year-end holiday shopping season.

Mon, 7 Jan 08
Yahoo CEO stakes out mobile phone market strategy (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080107/wr_nm/show_yahoo_dc
Reuters - Yahoo Inc's Jerry Yang will seek on Monday to demonstrate in his first major speech since taking over as chief executive in June the inroads the company is making putting Web services on mobile phones.

Mon, 7 Jan 08
Blu-ray triumphs at gadget show (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080108/ap_on_hi_te/gadget_show_blu_ray_triumph


Comic figures from the television show 'The Simpsons' are on display at the Blu-Ray Disc booth at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - The International Consumer Electronics Show is turning out to be a celebration party for Blu-ray, the high-definition format that Sony Corp. backed, and a wake for a rival movie disc technology pushed by Toshiba Corp.

Mon, 7 Jan 08
3M Shows Projector Small Enough to Fit In a Cell Phone (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080108/tc_pcworld/141136
PC World - 3M is demonstrates a prototype of such a device at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show.

Mon, 7 Jan 08
Linus Torvalds still sticking with GPL 2 (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080108/tc_infoworld/94440
InfoWorld - Linux creator Linus Torvalds, in an interview being made public by the Linux Foundation Tuesday, stressed that version 2 of the GPL (GNU General Public License) still makes the most sense for the Linux kernel over the newer GPL version 3.

Mon, 7 Jan 08
LiMo Foundation Adds Six Members (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080108/tc_cmp/205600025
TechWeb - The new members aim to strengthen the organization's efforts to create an open source mobile software platform.

Mon, 7 Jan 08
IBM digs into security management (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080107/tc_infoworld/94435
InfoWorld - IBM is aggressively expanding its security portfolio in hopes of becoming the de facto source of advice and technology for businesses looking to adopt high-level IT governance and risk management strategies -- a transformation among customers that officials at Big Blue cite as both ongoing and inevitable.

Sun, 6 Jan 08
LSU players use video games to prepare (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080106/ap_on_hi_te/fbc_bcs_video_game_playbook


LSU quarterback Matt Flynn (15) answers questions during media day at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008. LSU will play Ohio State in the BCS championship college football game Jan. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)AP - When practice is over and film study is done, LSU quarterbacks, as most college kids do, play video games. The difference is Matt Flynn and Ryan Perrilloux are usually still working on the game plan for the BCS national championship game against Ohio State when they fire up the Xbox these days.

Sun, 6 Jan 08
Al-Qaida videos now on cell phones (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/al_qaida_phone_videos
AP - Al-Qaida video messages of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri can now be downloaded to cell phones, the terror network announced as part of its attempts to extend its influence.

Sun, 6 Jan 08
China cracks down on 'vulgar' video (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080106/ap_on_hi_te/china_video_crackdown
AP - China is launching a nationwide crackdown on sexually suggestive video and audio products, in the latest effort by government censors to curb content considered to be in bad taste.

Sun, 6 Jan 08
Sony's Blu-ray seen winning DVD format war: Japanese media (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080106/tc_afp/entertainmentjapanuselectricalc ompanysonywarnerdvd


Sony's next generation DVD recorder with Blu-ray format on display in Tokyo. The Blu-ray format has gained the upper hand in the battle for next-generation DVD supremacy, Japanese press said Sunday, after Warner Bros. said it would only support the technology developed by Sony.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - The Blu-ray format has gained the upper hand in the battle for next-generation DVD supremacy, Japanese press said Sunday, after Warner Bros. said it would only support the technology developed by Sony.

Sun, 6 Jan 08
GM envisions driverless cars on horizon (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080107/ap_on_hi_te/gadget_show_driverless_cars


In an illustration provided by General Motors all-around collision warning using traditional sensing is shown. Automakers and parts suppliers are working on similar systems, and GM Chief Executive Rick Wagoner will devote part of a Tuesday speech at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to electronically controlled driverless cars. The plan is to use an inexpensive computer chip and an antenna to link vehicles equipped with radar-based cruise control, lane change warning devices, electronic stability control, satellite global positioning systems and digital maps. (AP Photo/General Motors, ho)AP - Cars that drive themselves — even parking at their destination — could be ready for sale within a decade, General Motors Corp. executives say.

Sun, 6 Jan 08
Napster to sell music as MP3 files (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080107/ap_on_hi_te/napster_mp3s
AP - Napster Inc. said Sunday it will begin selling music downloads as unprotected MP3 files in the spring, joining other online retailers.

Sun, 6 Jan 08
Gates pushes idea of Windows everywhere (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080107/ap_on_hi_te/gadget_show_gates


Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates walks off the stage while showing a video clip during his keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) at the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 6. 2007. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Microsoft Corp. might not be the unbeatable giant it once seemed to be, but Chairman Bill Gates made the case Sunday night that its technologies are becoming even more flexible and powerful as they seep into automobiles, Internet-based TV networks and living rooms.

Sun, 6 Jan 08
Video Game Growth Seen Slowing (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080107/tc_cmp/205209618
TechWeb - LAS VEGAS - U.S. video game industry salesgrowth is expected to slow in 2008 as accelerated demand forsoftware is tempered by a decline in hardware revenue, theConsumer Electronics Association said Saturday.

Sun, 6 Jan 08
Young prefer MySpace to TV (FT.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ft/20080107/bs_ft/fto010620081957400834
FT.com - MySpace, the internet site specialising in social networking, claims to be drawing young people away from television and video games as they use its web pages to make friends and money.

Sun, 6 Jan 08
Sony says Skype coming to PlayStation Portable (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080107/bs_afp/lifestylegameelectricalcompanys onyskype


Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) is displayed at an event in Tokyo, in July 2007. Sony said Monday that it had teamed up with Skype to enable users of its new slim PlayStation Portable handheld video game machine to make free or low cost telephone calls around the world.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Sony said Monday that it had teamed up with Skype to enable users of its new slim PlayStation Portable handheld video game machine to make free or low cost telephone calls around the world.

Sat, 5 Jan 08
Microsoft simplifies file format fix (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080105/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_office2003_sp3


Microsoft chairman Bill Gates shows a Smart Personal Object Technology (SPOT) watch by Fossil during his keynote address for the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in this Jan. 8, 2003 file photo. (AP Photo/Joe Cavaretta, file)AP - Microsoft Corp. changed course on an update to Office 2003 that blocked certain older file types from opening, after receiving a flurry of criticism from users and online publications.

Sat, 5 Jan 08
Motorola trying to recapture 'Razr' edge (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080105/ap_on_hi_te/motorola_challenges


A Motorola Razr cell phone is seen at a consumer electronics store in Gloucester, Mass., in this Jan. 19, 2007, file photo. New Motorla CEO Greg Brown, who took over the position from predecessor Ed Zander Jan. 1, 2008, will try to end a slump without a Razr-like hit that Zander had when he arrived at the Schaumburg, Ill.-based four years ago. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File)AP - New Motorola Inc. CEO Greg Brown doesn't have the secret weapon his predecessor Ed Zander possessed when he arrived at the cell phone maker four years ago — the Razr. But that could be a good thing — if Brown, who took over Tuesday as chief executive, applies lessons learned from Motorola's nasty fall last year.

Sat, 5 Jan 08
NGO demands details of Saudi blogger's arrest (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080106/tc_afp/saudimediainternetpolitics


Kingdom Tower, a landmark of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A Saudi human rights group on Saturday demanded the interior ministry explain why an Internet blogger who called for political reforms has been imprisoned.(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)AFP - A Saudi human rights group on Saturday demanded the interior ministry explain why an Internet blogger who called for political reforms has been imprisoned.

Sat, 5 Jan 08
San Francisco's New Wi-Fi Provider Plays it Safe (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080105/tc_pcworld/141051
PC World - As Meraki takes over the project, it applies a strategy to duck the problems that have stalled municipal wireless plans.

Sat, 5 Jan 08
U.S. video game industry growth seen slowing (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080106/tc_nm/show_videogames_dc
Reuters - U.S. video game industry sales growth is expected to slow in 2008 as accelerated demand for software is tempered by a decline in hardware revenue, the Consumer Electronics Association said on Saturday.

Fri, 4 Jan 08
Startup aims for free Wi-Fi in Frisco (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080104/ap_on_hi_te/wi_fi_san_francisco


Katy Harper uses a wireless connection on her laptop at a Chicago cafe in this Feb. 17, 2006, file photo. Meraki Networks Inc., a Silicon Valley startup, is promising to blanket San Francisco with free wireless Internet service, reviving a crusade that crumbled last year after two much larger companies, EarthLink Inc. and Google Inc., scrapped their plans to build a high-speed network for Web surfing. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)AP - A Silicon Valley startup is promising to blanket San Francisco with free wireless Internet service, reviving a crusade that crumbled last year after two much larger companies, EarthLink Inc. and Google Inc., scrapped their plans to build a high-speed network for Web surfing.

Fri, 4 Jan 08
Microsoft touts Xbox sales but laments online woes (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080104/wr_nm/microsoft_xbox_dc


XBox 360 video game consoles at a Best Buy store in Bellevue, Washington November 22, 2005. Microsoft Corp sold 4.3 million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months of 2007, helped by hit titles such as Reuters - Microsoft Corp sold 4.3 million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months of 2007, helped by hit titles such as "Halo 3" and "Mass Effect," according to company data released on Thursday.

Fri, 4 Jan 08
CORRECTION: Microsoft touts Xbox sales but laments online woes (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080104/wr_nm/microsoft_xbox_corrected_dc
Reuters - Microsoft Corp sold 4.3 million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months of 2007, helped by hit titles such as "Halo 3" and "Mass Effect," according to company data released on Thursday.

Fri, 4 Jan 08
Warner Bros. picks Blu-ray over HD-DVD (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080105/ap_on_hi_te/dueling_dvd_formats


A Sony Blu-Ray disc player and a DVD of the movie 'Eight Below' are seen in this file photo taken in Buena Park, Calif. on Aug. 8, 2007. Warner Bros. Entertainment said Friday it will release high-definition DVDs exclusively in the Blu-ray disc format, becoming the latest studio to reject the rival HD DVD technology and further complicate the high-definition landscape for consumers. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)AP - Warner Bros. Entertainment said Friday it will release movie discs only in the Blu-ray format, becoming the latest studio to reject the rival HD DVD technology and further complicating the high-definition landscape for consumers.

Fri, 4 Jan 08
Laptop project blames Intel for breakup (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080104/ap_on_hi_te/hundred_dollar_laptop


Mathilda Hirschfeld, 6, tests a One Laptop Per Child 'XO' machine in Potsdam, Germany in this June 7, 2007 file photo. The founder of the One Laptop Per Child project on Friday, Jan. 4, 2008 claimed that Intel Corp. undermined his group's effort to sell $188 computers to poor schoolchildren even after the chip company got a seat on the nonprofit's board. (AP Photo/Sven Kaestner, file)AP - The founder of the One Laptop Per Child project claimed Friday that Intel Corp. undermined his group's effort to sell $188 computers for schoolchildren in the developing world even after the chip company got a seat on the nonprofit's board.

Fri, 4 Jan 08
Don't bet on Gates' keynote predictions (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080104/ap_on_hi_te/gadget_show_gates_predictio ns