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Fri, 29 Feb 08
Judge allows Wikileaks site to re-open (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080301/ap_on_hi_te/wikileaks_shutdown
AP - A federal judge who shuttered the renegade Web site Wikileaks.org reversed the decision Friday and allowed the site to re-open in the United States.

Fri, 29 Feb 08
Prolific spammer's conviction upheld (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080229/ap_on_hi_te/anti_spam_law
AP - A divided Virginia Supreme Court affirmed the nation's first felony conviction for illegal spamming on Friday, ruling that Virginia's anti-spamming law does not violate free-speech rights.

Fri, 29 Feb 08
Microsoft cuts price for boxed Vista (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080229/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_vista_price_cut
AP - Microsoft Corp. will cut the price of some versions of Windows Vista, the software maker said late Thursday.

Fri, 29 Feb 08
Mozilla Plans Mobile Firefox by Year End (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080229/tc_pcworld/142961
PC World - Mozilla is in informal talks with mobile operators about its mobile Firefox project, which the organization hopes will shake up the market as much as the introduction of the desktop browser did in 2004.

Fri, 29 Feb 08
New portable games break traditional molds (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080229/tc_nm/videogames_portables_dc
Reuters - Bizarre little creatures that look like walking eyeballs and a puzzle-cracking professor may not seem to have much in common at first glance.

Thu, 28 Feb 08
Google gets into Web site building biz (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080228/ap_on_hi_te/google_web_sites


The reception desk is shown at Google's New York offices in this Jan. 31, 2008 file photo. Google is getting into the Web site building business, enabling just about anyone to quickly set up and update a Web site with pictures, calendars and video. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - Google, already the world's most popular spot for finding Web sites, is aiming to become the go-to place for creating Web sites too.

Thu, 28 Feb 08
HP looks to stores for inkjet expansion (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080228/ap_on_hi_te/hp_inkjet


Long's Drug Store customer Bryan Rott uses an Hewlett Packard photo kiosk to make prints in Walnut Creek, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008. Twenty years ago, Hewlett Packard Co. launched a printer that would create decades of global demand for one of its most profitable products: ink. The company marks the 20th anniversary of the Deskjet as it whets an appetite for ink in new markets, including a resurgent retail photo printing sector. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Two decades ago, Hewlett-Packard Co. launched a printer that would create global demand for what would become one of its most profitable products: ink.

Thu, 28 Feb 08
Bill Gates links up with LinkedIn (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080228/ap_on_hi_te/linkedin_bill_gates


Microsoft founder Bill Gates speaks to university and high school students during a stop in Waterloo, Ont., Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)AP - Microsoft Corp.'s big bet on Facebook's online social network isn't stopping Chairman Bill Gates from promoting other popular Internet hangouts.

Thu, 28 Feb 08
Microsoft optimistic on Yahoo merger: senior executive (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080228/tc_afp/usitcompanytakeoveryahoomicrosoft


Microsoft senior vice president Jean-Philippe Courtois (R) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo. Courtois expressed optimism over sealing a merger deal with struggling Internet firm Yahoo, saying the software giant was in close discussions with Yahoo's management(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - A senior Microsoft Corp. executive expressed optimism Thursday about the software giant's takeover bid for Internet firm Yahoo, saying the two companies' top managers were in close discussions.

Thu, 28 Feb 08
Nintendo Wii outsells PS3 4-to-1 in Japan (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080228/tc_nm/sony_nintendo_dc


Nintendo Co's Wii game console is displayed at an electronic shop in Tokyo's Akihabara district January 24, 2008. Nintendo's Wii game console outsold Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 nearly 4-to-1 in Japan in February as Wii software titles dominated the best seller list, a game magazine publisher said. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoReuters - Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) Wii game console outsold Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 nearly 4-to-1 in Japan in February as Wii software titles dominated the best seller list, a game magazine publisher said.

Thu, 28 Feb 08
Japanese cellphones to turn into 'robot' buddies (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080228/tc_afp/lifestylejapanittelecomoffbeat


Mobile phones produced by Japanese electronics giant Toshiba for Japan's Softbank and called the AFP - For those who feel a bit lonely just talking on the phone, a Japanese company is offering a cellphone that turns into a robot buddy ready to chat.

Thu, 28 Feb 08
Microsoft hit with record fine from EU (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080228/ap_on_hi_te/eu_microsoft


EU Commissioner for Competition Neelie Kroes addresses the media at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008. The European Union fined Microsoft Corp. a record euro899 million (US$1.3 billion) on Wednesday for charging rivals too much for software information. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)AP - The European Union's longest-running fight with Microsoft Corp. neared an end Wednesday as regulators imposed a record $1.3 billion fine on the world's largest software company for failing to fully comply with a 2004 antitrust order.

Thu, 28 Feb 08
Sharp, Hitachi unit raided over cartel allegation (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080228/bs_afp/japanelectronicscompanycompetitionsharphitachi


A Nintendo DS Lite. Japan's fair trade watchdog raided Sharp Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. on Thursday on suspicion of limiting competition by fixing prices of displays for portable game consoles such as the DS Lite, officials said.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)AFP - Japan's fair trade watchdog raided Sharp Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. on Thursday on suspicion of limiting competition by fixing prices of displays for portable game consoles, officials said.

Wed, 27 Feb 08
Beta Watch: Circos, Sosius, and Blist (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080227/tc_pcworld/142834
PC World - A look at a search engine for hotels and restaurants, a free workspace service, and an online database-creation service.

Wed, 27 Feb 08
Wikileaks case due back in court (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080228/ap_on_hi_te/wikileaks_shutdown
AP - An effort at damage control has snowballed into a public relations disaster for a Swiss bank seeking to crack down on a renegade Web site for posting classified information about some of its wealthy clients.

Wed, 27 Feb 08
Yahoo battling 7 shareholder suits (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080227/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_lawsuits


A Yahoo! signs sits out front of their headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, February 1, 2008. Yahoo said Tuesday it will launch a service called Yahoo Buzz which will use consumers' voting to uncover the most popular content from sites across the Internet and bring them to Yahoo's homepage, one of the Web's most trafficked destinations. REUTERS/Kimberly WhiteAP - Yahoo Inc. is facing seven shareholder lawsuits alleging the slumping Internet pioneer bungled its response to Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited takeover bid.

Wed, 27 Feb 08
Microsoft's 'Openness' Pledge A Potential Patent Trap, Gartner Warns (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080228/tc_cmp/206900525
TechWeb - Open source developers who want to use Microsoft's documentation still require a patent license from Redmond if the work is for commercial distribution.

Wed, 27 Feb 08
Microsoft launches new server software (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080227/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_server


Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unveils Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 to an audience of 4,000 customers and partners at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, Wednesday, February 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Microsoft, Matt Sayles)AP - Microsoft Corp. launched a new version of its server operating system with great fanfare Wednesday, but analysts said Windows Server 2008 is an incremental update rather than a giant leap forward.

Tue, 26 Feb 08
Google, SingTel and others to build submarine cable (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080226/wr_nm/google_cable_dc
Reuters - Web search company Google Inc has agreed to build an undersea cable with five telecoms operators that will link the United States to Japan, and provide the capacity to sustain a surge in Internet traffic between the continents.

Tue, 26 Feb 08
TI expands application chips beyond phones (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080226/tc_nm/texasinstruments_omap_dc
Reuters - Texas Instruments Inc unveiled new application chips on Tuesday that can be used in everything from music players to medical equipment, with an aim of expanding its business beyond the cell phone chip market.

Tue, 26 Feb 08
IBM brings back-to-the-future mainframe to present (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080226/tc_nm/ibm_mainframe_dc
Reuters - IBM is set to launch the latest update of its powerful mainframe computer on Tuesday, a more energy-efficient machine that it hopes will compete with high-end computers from rivals such as Hewlett-Packard Co and Sun Microsystems Inc .

Tue, 26 Feb 08
Google slips amid signs of ad slowdown (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_hi_te/google_slowdown
Visitors stand in front Google logos at a Google stand at a fair in 2007.(AFP/DDP/File/Martin Oeser)AP - The U.S. economy is wheezing so badly that even Internet power Google Inc. and its once-robust stock is looking haggard.

Tue, 26 Feb 08
Allegations fly in FCC hearing aftermath (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080227/ap_on_hi_te/internet_regulation


A Harvard University police officer stands on the steps leading to the Ames Courtroom after it was closed due to overcrowding during a Federal Communication Commission Hearing at the Harvard University Law School in Cambridge, Mass., Monday, Feb. 25, 2008. People wishing to attend the hearing congregate at the bottom of the steps waiting an opportunity to gain access. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)AP - Comcast Corp. on Tuesday acknowledged hiring people to fill seats before the start of a contentious federal hearing on how the company manages its broadband network, allowing its employees to take those seats when the filled-to-capacity hearing started.

Tue, 26 Feb 08
Pakistan lifts curbs on YouTube (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_hi_te/pakistan_youtube


A Pakistani Internet user surfs the YouTube Web site at a local Internet cafe in Islamabad, Pakistan on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008. Students protested Tuesday against alleged anti-Islamic blasphemy in the West as Pakistan defended its clampdown on the YouTube Web site which accidentally interrupted access for Internet users around the globe. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)AP - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan's telecommunications regulator said Tuesday that it had lifted restrictions imposed on YouTube over an anti-Islamic video clip, but rejected blame for a cut in access to the Web site in many countries over the weekend.

Tue, 26 Feb 08
Microsoft Hotmail blocked for some (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_hotmail_outage
AP - An undisclosed technical glitch blocked users from logging on to Microsoft Corp.'s free Web-based e-mail service and other sites Tuesday.

Tue, 26 Feb 08
Waiting-room computers offer Web, info (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_hi_te/business_of_life


Kyle Piechucki, CEO and President of InfoSlate, demonstrates the device in New York on Monday, Feb. 25, 2008. The touch-screen tablets, marketed to doctors for use in their offices by patients waiting for appointments, rely on wireless Internet connections to deliver basic information about medical conditions and treatments as well as Internet access. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - For many parents-to-be the excitement and nervousness is often difficult to contain. For Kyle Piechucki, the wait was decidedly boring.

Tue, 26 Feb 08
iPhone 1.1.4 update now available (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20080227/tc_macworld/iphone114updatenowavailable
Macworld.com - Apple has released iPhone software version 1.1.4. It's now available for download and installation through iTunes.

Tue, 26 Feb 08
Verizon's first open-network specs coming March 19 (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080227/tc_infoworld/95599
InfoWorld - Verizon Wireless will release Version 1.0 of the technical specifications for devices to use on its "Any Device, Any App" service at its developer conference on March 19.

Tue, 26 Feb 08
Update: Sun's CEO talks up buy as MySQL deal closes (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080226/tc_infoworld/95578
InfoWorld - Sun announced Tuesday that its $1 billion deal to buy open-source database vendor MySQL has closed, and with the news came a bold proclamation from Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz.

Tue, 26 Feb 08
WaveMaker to ship upgrade to AJAX apps framework (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080227/tc_infoworld/95596
InfoWorld - WaveMaker Software will offer on Wednesday version 3.1.1 of WaveMaker Visual AJAX Studio, a framework for building database-driven AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) Web applications.

Tue, 26 Feb 08
Wall Street lifts on IBM stock buyback (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080227/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/wall_street


The IBM booth is shown at the National Retail Federation convention in New York in this January 15, 2008 file photo. Wall Street reversed earlier losses and rallied Tuesday after IBM approved a $15 billion stock buyback, suggesting to investors that there are still some companies out there with financial muscle. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 100 points. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - Wall Street reversed earlier losses and rallied Tuesday after IBM approved a $15 billion stock buyback, suggesting to investors that there are still some companies out there with financial muscle. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 110 points.

Tue, 26 Feb 08
PS3 DualShock 3 controller coming in April (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20080227/tc_macworld/ps3dualshock3controllercominginapril
Macworld.com - Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) on Tuesday announced plans to release its DualShock 3 wireless controller for its PlayStation 3 video game console in April. The new controller will cost $54.95.

Mon, 25 Feb 08
Japan's eAccess plans new move in cell phone war (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080225/tc_nm/eaccess_dc
Reuters - Japan's eAccess Ltd, a broadband Internet and wireless data services provider, said on Monday it will offer a mobile phone service with no basic monthly fee. eAccess, one of three companies granted new wireless licenses in 2005, will start voice services in March, and its move could further exacerbate a price war in Japan's tight mobile market, where NTT DoCoMo Inc, KDDI Corp and Softbank Corp are locked in a fierce competition.

Mon, 25 Feb 08
Pioneer to stop making 42-inch plasma panels: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080225/tc_nm/pioneer_dc
Reuters - Pioneer Corp will stop making 42-inch plasma panels and instead buy panels in that size and smaller from Panasonic maker Matsushita Electric Industrial or Hitachi Ltd to turn around its loss-making flat TV business, the Asahi newspaper said.

Mon, 25 Feb 08
IBM rolls out new mainframe (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_hi_te/ibm_new_mainframe


In this photo provided by IBM Corp. of their new System z10 mainframe computer taken earlier this month at IBM's manufacturing plant in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. IBM announced their new mainframe computer has a 50 percent performance boost and dramatically lower energy costs than its predecessor, reflecting the company's focus on lowering the price tag for running its storied line of data-crunching workhorses. (AP Photo/IBM)AP - IBM Corp. rolls out a new mainframe computer Tuesday boasting a 50 percent performance boost and dramatically lower energy costs than its predecessor.

Mon, 25 Feb 08
Take-Two: EA bid wrong price, wrong time (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_hi_te/electronic_arts_take_two_interactive


Two popular Electronic Arts games are seen on display at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif. in this Oct. 15, 2007 file photo. Electronic Arts Inc. on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008 said it was pushing ahead with a bid to take over upstart gaming rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., despite rebuffs from the smaller company. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - The company behind the hugely popular video game "Grand Theft Auto" says it is not going to jump at a $2 billion buyout offer from Electronic Arts Inc.

Mon, 25 Feb 08
ABC to offer shows via video-on-demand (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_hi_te/abc_video_on_demand
AP - ABC said Monday it will release hit shows like "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives" for free over video-on-demand cable services, with the hitch that viewers will have to sit through commercials without being able to fast-forward.

Mon, 25 Feb 08
Pakistan causes worldwide YouTube outage (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_hi_te/youtube_outage_pakistan


A man watches a clip on the popular video-sharing website YouTube. Pakistan has ordered all Internet service providers to block the YouTube website for containing AP - Most of the world's Internet users lost access to YouTube for several hours Sunday after an attempt by Pakistan's government to block access domestically affected other countries.

Mon, 25 Feb 08
Sony tying up with Sharp in TV displays (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_hi_te/japan_sony


A model for Sony introduces the new lineup of Bravia LCD TV's, February 22. Sony Corp. plans to invest more than 925 million dollars to jointly produce liquid crystal display (LCD) panels for televisions with rival Sharp Corp., news reports said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)AP - Falling behind rivals in flat-panel development for TVs, Sony is tying up with Japanese rival Sharp in procuring liquid crystal displays, a company official said Tuesday.

Mon, 25 Feb 08
Qwest To Refresh Its Wireless Partnerships (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080226/tc_cmp/206900112
TechWeb - CEO Ed Mueller told investors his current arrangement to resell Sprint Nextel services is inadequate.

Mon, 25 Feb 08
Open Source, Big Deal: MySQL's $1 Bil Payday (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20080225/bs_ibd_ibd/20080225tech01
Investor's Business Daily - Sun Microsystems' $1 billion purchase of database company MySQL was more than just a hefty price tag for an open-source software company. Analysts call it a fresh sign of the business model's growing clout and maturation.

Mon, 25 Feb 08
New Windows Server Will Lead March to 64-Bit OS (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080226/tc_pcworld/142804
PC World - The launch of a new family of Windows server products this week should kick-start a broad shift among customers to 64-bit versions of Microsoft's server software.

Mon, 25 Feb 08
EA Tries Sporting, And M-Rated, Play (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20080225/bs_ibd_ibd/20080225tech
Investor's Business Daily - Electronic Arts, the largest independent video game publisher, can fill two goals with its proposed purchase of Take-Two Interactive Software, best known for its violent "Grand Theft Auto" franchise.

Sun, 24 Feb 08
Adobe AIR puts companies on desktops (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080225/ap_on_hi_te/adobe_air
AP - EBay Inc.'s customers don't need to open a Web browser to search the site or auction an item anymore.

Sun, 24 Feb 08
AT&T, Tenn. create medical info exchange (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080225/ap_on_hi_te/at_t_medical_exchange
AP - AT&T Inc. is partnering with Tennessee to provide the country's first statewide system to electronically exchange patient medical information, the telecommunications company said Monday.

Sun, 24 Feb 08
Microsoft pulls plug on HD DVD players (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080224/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_hd_dvd


Microsoft founder Bill Gates speaks to university and high school students during a stop in Waterloo, Ont., Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)AP - Microsoft Corp. said it will stop making HD DVD players for its Xbox 360 video game system after Toshiba Corp. ceded the high-definition video format battle to Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray.

Sun, 24 Feb 08
Pakistan blocks YouTube video access (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080224/ap_on_hi_te/pakistan_youtube_blocked
AP - Pakistan's government has banned access to the video-sharing Web site YouTube because of anti-Islamic movies that users have posted on the site, an official said Sunday.

Sun, 24 Feb 08
Researchers look to spot photo hoaxes (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080224/ap_on_hi_te/digital_evidence_photos
AP - Sometimes, a photo is simply too good to be true. Tiny details in an image, for instance, may be too similar to have occurred naturally, suggesting a cut-and-paste maneuver. Or the color patterns may be too "normal" — beyond the limitations of sensors on digital cameras.

Sun, 24 Feb 08
Nokia poised for shake-up in Chinese sector (FT.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ft/20080224/bs_ft/fto022420081400309817
FT.com - International mobile telecoms producers such as Nokia will be big beneficiaries of an expected overhaul of the Chinese telecoms industry, said Colin Giles, Nokia's president for Greater China.

Sun, 24 Feb 08
Open Source Coders Keep Open Mind About Microsoft (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080224/tc_pcworld/142768
PC World - Microsoft's pledge to improve interoperability between its products and open-source applications drew mixed reaction from the open-source community.

Sun, 24 Feb 08
Adobe melds desktop, Web apps with AIR (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080225/tc_infoworld/95485
InfoWorld - Bridging the gap between desktop and Web applications, Adobe Systems is set to ship today its AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) 1.0 technology for melding applications from both of these realms. Formerly known by its code name Apollo, the free technology already is being used in applications at places such as NASDAQ and AOL.

Sun, 24 Feb 08
New Server Chips Quadruple Memory Capacity (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080225/tc_pcworld/142780
PC World - Startup Metaram has developed a technique to pack more RAM onto a memory module, for more speed and capability.

Sun, 24 Feb 08
Electronic Arts bids for Take-Two (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080225/tc_nm/taketwo_electronicarts_dc
Reuters - U.S. video game giant Electronic Arts on Sunday said it had made an unsolicited $1.9 billion offer for "Grand Theft Auto" publisher Take-Two Interactive Software , escalating its battle with Activision for the title of biggest video game maker.

Sat, 23 Feb 08
Belgrade looters become You Tube hit (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080223/ap_on_hi_te/serbia_loot_online


Riot policemen block off a street in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. Serb rioters set fire to an office inside the U.S. Embassy Thursday and police clashed with protesters outside other embassy buildings after a large demonstration against Kosovo's declaration of independence. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)AP - Can looting be patriotic? Two women who took part in the Belgrade riots to protest Kosovo's independence seem to think the two go hand in hand. A video clip now on the Internet — entitled "Kosovo for Sneakers" — shows two girls going from shop to shop with armfuls of looted items.

Sat, 23 Feb 08
Gates sees diminished role for keyboards (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080223/ap_on_hi_te/gates_goodbye_keyboards
AP - People will increasingly interact with computers using speech or touch screens rather than keyboards, Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said.

Sat, 23 Feb 08
Broadband Boost Could Benefit Economy, Report Says (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080223/tc_pcworld/142763
PC World - Even a 7 percent increase in broadband adoption would create 2.4 million jobs, says the nonprofit Connected Nation.

Sat, 23 Feb 08
Smartphone 2010: What Your Future Phone Will Be Packing (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080224/tc_cmp/206800816
TechWeb - Over the next two years a new generation of mobile processors and faster mobile networks will combine to put the power of a PC onto the smartphone in your pocket.

Sat, 23 Feb 08
EU Cautiously Welcomes Microsoft to Open Source (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080223/tc_pcworld/142764
PC World - The European Commission gave a guarded welcome to Microsoft's pledge on Thursday for "greater transparency" in its development and business practices.

Sat, 23 Feb 08
Microsoft email prepares workers for Yahoo takeover (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080223/tc_afp/usitcompanytakeoveryahoomicrosoft


A man walks past products by US software giant Microsoft's. A Microsoft executive on Friday sent workers an upbeat email outlining a vision of how the software giant expects to take over Yahoo and merge the companies' cultures and resources.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - A Microsoft executive on Friday sent workers an upbeat email outlining a vision of how the software giant expects to take over Yahoo and merge the companies' cultures and resources.

Sat, 23 Feb 08
Company gets rich on college fight songs (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080223/ap_on_bi_ge/fight_song_inc


University of Alabama Bookstore manager Hal Thurmond poses in the store with merchandise that plays Alabama's fight song Wednesday Feb. 20, 2008, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Michael E. Palmer)AP - Alabama football fans can buy pens, ties, video games, phones and socks that play the Crimson Tide's fight song, and a New York company is humming the tune all the way to the bank.

Fri, 22 Feb 08
Microsoft opens key software details to rivals (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080222/wr_nm/microsoft_dc


Customers wait to buy Microsoft Corp's new Windows Vista operating system on the day of its debut at an electronics retail shop in Tokyo January 30, 2007. Microsoft Corp said on Thursday that it would make key technology elements of some of its best-selling software products widely available to boost interoperability of its software with that of competitors and customers. REUTERS/Toru HanaiReuters - Microsoft Corp, faced with regulatory concerns in Europe and customers struggling with complex computer systems, said on Thursday it would publish critical information so rival programs can work better with Windows, Office and other major products.

Fri, 22 Feb 08
Microsoft says won't move all of Yahoo (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080223/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_yahoo


Singer Trisha Yearwood performs as part of Nissan Live Sets on Yahoo! Music in Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)AP - Microsoft Corp. said Friday it won't totally uproot Yahoo Inc. from its Sunnyvale, Calif. headquarters if it succeeds in its bid to buy the Web portal company.

Fri, 22 Feb 08
Computer memory vulnerable to hacking (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080222/ap_on_hi_te/hacking_computer_memory
AP - Want to break into a computer's encrypted hard drive? Just blast the machine's memory chip with a burst of cold air.

Fri, 22 Feb 08
Yahoo sued for spurning Microsoft (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080222/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_shareholder_lawsuit


A man drives a Mini Cooper with a Yahoo! logo in front of Yahoo! headquarters in Sunnyvale, February 1, 2008. Microsoft will authorize a proxy battle for Yahoo this week to convince the Web company's shareholders to agree on a takeover deal that the Yahoo board so far has rejected, the New York Times' DealBook blog said on Tuesday. (Kimberly White/Reuters)AP - Two Detroit pension funds have sued Yahoo Inc. and its board of directors, saying they breached their duties to shareholders in trying to thwart a takeover by Microsoft Corp.

Fri, 22 Feb 08
US, Europe seize phony computer parts (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080222/ap_on_hi_te/us_europe_computer_chips
AP - U.S. and European customs officers seized more than 360,000 counterfeit computer chips and network components in a joint operation late last year, officials said Friday.

Fri, 22 Feb 08
Suit against Microsoft over Vista OK'd (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080223/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_vista_lawsuit
AP - A federal judge said Friday that consumers may go ahead with a class action lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. over the way it advertised computers loaded with Windows XP as capable of running the Vista operating system.

Fri, 22 Feb 08
Bands reach fans through Spanish-language Facebook (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080223/wr_nm/facebook_dc


A Facebook profile in an undated screenshot courtesy of the company. Since February 11, any person from a Spanish-speaking country who visits Facebook will see the site in Spanish, while users from other countries will have the option to select Spanish as their preferred language. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - When Internet users in Latin America logged on to Facebook during Valentine's Day week, they found a site that needed no translation.

Fri, 22 Feb 08
'Count of Monte Cristo' puzzle game released (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20080223/tc_macworld/countofmontecristopuzzlegamereleased
Macworld.com - Macgamestore.com and Hidden Objects has announced the release of The Count of Monte Cristo, a new casual puzzle game for the Mac. It costs $19.95, and a downloadable demo is available.

Fri, 22 Feb 08
Nokia Siemens nears Ericsson in mobile networks (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080222/tc_nm/telecom_equipment_market_dc
Reuters - Recently founded Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) closed in on Ericsson's lead in the cutthroat global market for wireless network gear in the fourth quarter, research firm Dell'Oro said.

Fri, 22 Feb 08
Some open sourcers keeping open mind about Microsoft pledges (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080222/tc_infoworld/95506
InfoWorld - Microsoft made a mountainous down payment on its high-profile pledge Thursday to improve interoperability and warm up its relationship with the open source community, releasing some 30,000 pages of documentation for Windows client and server protocols. After digesting the news and at least some of the documentation, the reaction within the open source community was varied, ranging from cautious praise to outright scorn.

Fri, 22 Feb 08
Sybase Introduces Cluster Edition With Virtual Database Management (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080223/tc_cmp/206801477
TechWeb - The software may also be used to move workloads around, allowing for some of the servers to undergo downtime for maintenance, without disrupting database applications.

Fri, 22 Feb 08
Developers: Google's OpenSocial Needs Tuning (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080223/tc_pcworld/142748
PC World - Google's OpenSocial initiative to simplify the creation and adaptation of applications for social-networking sites needs further improvement.

Fri, 22 Feb 08
Nintendo's Wii Fit Creates an Exercise Program (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080222/bs_nf/58493
NewsFactor - Nintendo wants to turn a movement that is a key part of its Wii video-game console into an exercise program with a new Wii Fit product.

Fri, 22 Feb 08
Appeal begins for Internet mogul (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080222/ap_on_hi_te/japan_internet_trial
AP - Lawyers for a disgraced Internet mogul insisted on his innocence Friday at the start of a court appeal of his securities fraud conviction in a scandal that destroyed one of Japan's highest-flying Internet startups.

Thu, 21 Feb 08
Google to store patients' health records (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/ap_on_hi_te/google_health
AP - Google Inc. will begin storing the medical records of a few thousand people as it tests a long-awaited health service that's likely to raise more concerns about the volume of sensitive information entrusted to the Internet search leader.

Thu, 21 Feb 08
Microsoft opens up, EU is skeptical (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_eu


From left to right, Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith, chief executive officer Steve Ballmer and chief software architect Ray Ozzie, answer questions from the media regarding the company's announcement of new interoperability principles and increased openness in Redmond, Wash., Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)AP - Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it will share more information about its products and technology in an effort to make it work better with rivals' software and meet the demands of antitrust regulators in Europe.

Thu, 21 Feb 08
Apostrophes in names stir lot o' trouble (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/ap_on_hi_te/apostrophes_in_names


Niall O'Dowd poses for a photo in his office at the Irish Voice newspaper Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008 in New York. When O'Dowd tried to book a flight to Atlanta earlier this year, he was hit by problem familiar to O'Dowds, O'Connors, D'Angelos and D'Agostinos across America — the computer system refused to recognize his name. The Irish Voice editor could book the flight only by giving up his national identity. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)AP - It can stop you from voting, destroy your dental appointments, make it difficult to rent a car or book a flight, even interfere with your college exams.

Thu, 21 Feb 08
Research In Motion ups subscriber view (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/ap_on_hi_te/research_in_motion_outlook
AP - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. sent its stock surging Thursday by raising its forecast for fourth-quarter subscriber additions, saying its smartphones were hot sellers over the holidays.

Thu, 21 Feb 08
Google's Brin: Microsoft bid 'unnerving' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_google


Microsoft's general counsel Brad Smith, left, chief executive officer Steve Ballmer, middle, and chief software architect Ray Ozzie, answer questions from the media regarding the company's announcement of new interoperability principles and increased openness, in Redmond, Wash., on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)AP - Google Inc. co-founder Sergey Brin called Microsoft Corp.'s takeover bid for Yahoo Inc. an "unnerving" maneuver that threatens innovation on the Internet.

Thu, 21 Feb 08
British minister sets deadline for ISPs to crack down on piracy (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080222/tc_afp/entertainmentbritaininternetfilmmusicpolitics


File picture shows customers using an internet cafe in London. British Internet service providers (ISPs) face legal sanctions from the government if they do not crack down on online piracy by April 2009, a minister said in an interview published Friday(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - British Internet service providers (ISPs) face legal sanctions from the government if they do not crack down on online piracy by April 2009, a minister said in an interview published Friday.

Thu, 21 Feb 08
iToner updated for iPhone 1.1.3 (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20080222/tc_macworld/itonerupdatedforiphone113
Macworld.com - Ambrosia Software has updated iToner, its iPhone custom ringtone transfer software for Mac OS X. iToner 1.0.6 is a free update for registered users. It costs $15.

Thu, 21 Feb 08
LG Elec says can win market share from Motorola (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080222/bs_nm/lgelec_motorola_dc
Reuters - LG Electronics Inc (066570.KS), the world's fifth-largest mobile phone maker, said on Friday difficulties at rival Motorola Inc give it a strong chance to win market share from the world No.3.

Thu, 21 Feb 08
Microsoft opens door to open-source software community (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080222/tc_afp/technologyusitinternetsoftwarecompanymicrosoft


A man walking in US software giant Microsoft's stand at the CeBIT computer, digital IT and telecommunications fair at the fair grounds in Hanover, in 2007. Microsoft on Thursday announced it is increasing the openness of its software to make it easier for outside developers to customize applications for its products.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - Microsoft is increasing the openness of its software to appease antitrust regulators and please businesses trending toward more diverse computer systems.

Thu, 21 Feb 08
Experts hammer Web 2.0 security (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080221/tc_infoworld/95487
InfoWorld - Even as social networking darling Facebook prepares a version of its online networking application aimed specifically at enterprise users, legions of security experts are getting behind the idea that the sites represent a serious threat to businesses and other organizations.

Thu, 21 Feb 08
Microsoft Lets Xbox 360 Users Build And Share Games (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080222/tc_cmp/206801137
TechWeb - At the Game Developers Conference, Microsoft said it hopes the effort will lead to an explosion in the number of titles available for its game console.

Wed, 20 Feb 08
MySpace working on music service: reports (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080220/wr_nm/myspace_dc


This undated image obtained from a MySpace webpage shows Steven Kazmierczak, who was identified by Florida authorities and a university official familiar with the investigation as the gunman who killed five people at Northern Illinois University. Kazmierczak's left arm has a tattoo of a skull with a dagger and his right arm has a tattoo of a character from the movie 'The Saw.' (AP Photo)Reuters - MySpace, the online social networking site owned by News Corp, is in talks with music companies to launch an advertising-supported free music service, according to several reports on Wednesday.

Wed, 20 Feb 08
Nintendo rolls out fitness product: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080220/wr_nm/nintendo_wii_dc
Reuters - Games maker Nintendo Co is planning to launch a new physical fitness product called Wii Fit for U.S. shipping in May, according to the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.

Wed, 20 Feb 08
Sun Microsystems selects Taiwan's TSMC as contract maker (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080220/bs_afp/taiwanuschiptsmcsun


A Sun Microsystems sign outside the company headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Sun Microsystems Wednesday named Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) as its foundry partner for a deal expected to generate 500 million dollars a year for the Taiwan chipmaker.(AFP/GETTY IMAGES/Jstin Sullivan)AFP - US-based Sun Microsystems Inc Wednesday named Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) as its foundry partner for a deal expected to generate 500 million dollars a year for the Taiwan chipmaker.

Wed, 20 Feb 08
Microsoft opens game development (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_xbox


A model stands at Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 display at the Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo September 20, 2007. Microsoft Corp announced late on Wednesday it will cut the prices of its Xbox 360 video-game consoles as it continues to battle Nintendo's Wii and Sony's PlayStation 3 for dominance of the gaming market. REUTERS/Issei KatoAP - Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday it will make Xbox 360 video games developed by players available for download through the console's online service.

Wed, 20 Feb 08
Brain-reading headset to sell for $299 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080220/ap_on_hi_te/techbit_games_brain_waves
AP - Hands cramping up from too many video games?

Wed, 20 Feb 08
Review: Apple TV does movie rentals (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080220/ap_on_hi_te/tech_test_apple_tv


Apple TV is seen on display with the movie 'The Incredibles' showing at the Apple store in Palo Alto, Calif. in this March 26, 2007 file photo. The latest software update, which arrived last week, takes the Apple TV to a whole new level: it can now download rented movies directly from iTunes, with no need to involve the home computer. Some of the movies are even in high definition, finally providing a picture that's a match for our flat-panel sets. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Tremble, cable: Apple has its sights on you. Tremble, Netflix: Silicon Valley's brightest is out to get you, too.

Wed, 20 Feb 08
Bain-Huawei offer for 3Com on the rocks (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080220/ap_on_hi_te/3com_acquisition
AP - The $2.2 billion offer for 3Com Corp. made by a private-equity group and Chinese telecommunications company is no longer on the table, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Wed, 20 Feb 08
'Machinimas' build bridge between film and videogames (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080221/tc_afp/lifestylevideogamescomputerfilm


Activision, Inc.'s AFP - Machinimas, animation films that use characters pulled from video games, are popping up all over the Internet, highlighting the creativity of gamers and bringing together the worlds of film and video-games.

Wed, 20 Feb 08
Nintendo and Microsoft unveil indie games services (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080221/wr_nm/microsoft_nintendo_casual_dc


A woman looks at Nintendo Co's game software titles at an electronic shop in Tokyo's Akihabara district January 24, 2008. Microsoft Corp and Nintendo Co Ltd unveiled on Wednesday new online services for their video game consoles to showcase games by independent developers, part of a push by the companies to tap enthusiasm for so-called casual games. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoReuters - Microsoft Corp and Nintendo Co Ltd unveiled on Wednesday new online services for their video game consoles to showcase games by independent developers, part of a push by the companies to tap enthusiasm for so-called casual games.

Wed, 20 Feb 08
Trends & Innovations - Wednesday (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20080220/bs_ibd_ibd/20080220trends
Investor's Business Daily - A new study says heavy cell phone use increases the risk of cancer, contradicting other recent studies. The study found that people who use their cells against the side of their heads for several hours a day were 50% more likely to develop tumors in their salivary glands. It also found that rural users may face a higher risk because their mobiles need to emit more radiation to connect to antennas. The study by Tel Aviv Univ. scientists was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

Wed, 20 Feb 08
Web pioneer quits OpenSolaris project (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080221/tc_infoworld/95459
InfoWorld - A high-profile figure in Sun Microsystems' OpenSolaris community has quit, accusing Sun of retaining too much control over the open-source counterpart to its Solaris operating system.

Wed, 20 Feb 08
Microsoft Pulls Vista Update To Fix Endless Reboot Glitch (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080220/tc_nf/58451
NewsFactor - Several weeks after Microsoft started to feed a Windows Vista update to users, it has suspended automatic delivery while it investigates user complaints of PCs endlessly rebooting or failing to start normally. Update KB937287, billed as a prerequisite to Vista Service Pack 1, was meant to fix a problem with Vista's installation software.

Wed, 20 Feb 08
Despite Yahoo drama, Microsoft forges ahead with search (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080221/tc_infoworld/95457
InfoWorld - Microsoft is pushing ahead with plans to expand its enterprise and Internet search offerings even as its quest to purchase Yahoo remains uncertain and could get uglier.

Wed, 20 Feb 08
Microsoft cuts Canadian Xbox 360 console prices (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080221/tc_nm/microsoft_xbox360_dc


A model stands at Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 display at the Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo September 20, 2007. Microsoft Corp announced late on Wednesday it will cut the prices of its Xbox 360 video-game consoles as it continues to battle Nintendo's Wii and Sony's PlayStation 3 for dominance of the gaming market. REUTERS/Issei KatoReuters - Microsoft Corp said late on Wednesday it will cut the prices of its Xbox 360 video-game consoles in Canada, in a continuing battle with Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) Wii and Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 for dominance of the gaming market.

Tue, 19 Feb 08
Microsoft readies Yahoo proxy battle (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080220/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_yahoo


Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates speaks at a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 6, 2008. REUTERS/Rick WilkingAP - Microsoft Corp. is getting ready to take its bid for Yahoo right to the Web portal's shareholders, even as analysts wait for a higher offer.

Tue, 19 Feb 08
Blu-ray wins after HD DVD is scuttled (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080219/ap_on_hi_te/blu_ray_triumph


Toshiba President and CEO Atsutoshi Nishida speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008. Toshiba said Tuesday it will no longer develop, make or market HD DVD players and recorders, handing a victory to rival Blu-ray disc technology in the format battle for next-generation video. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - The HD DVD is now the Highly Dead DVD.

Tue, 19 Feb 08
Web site 'Wikileaks' shuttered over post (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080219/ap_on_hi_te/wikileaks_shutdown
AP - A federal judge has set off a free speech tempest after shutting down a U.S. Web site for posting internal documents accusing a Cayman Islands' bank branch of money laundering and tax evasion schemes.

Tue, 19 Feb 08
3 cell carriers in price battle (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080219/ap_on_hi_te/verizon_wireless_unlimited
AP - Verizon Wireless introduced an unlimited calling plan $99.99 a month on Tuesday, a move that was quickly matched by AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA and weighed down stock prices for all U.S. mobile carriers.

Tue, 19 Feb 08
HP's robust 1Q, outlook bolsters tech (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080220/ap_on_hi_te/earns_hp


A visitor checks out the Hewlett-Packard Touchsmart personal computer at the launch of company's new products in Bangalore, India, in this Wednesday, July 18, 2007 file photo. Hewlett-Packard Co. says its fiscal first-quarter profit climbed 38 percent on strong computer sales to exceed analyst expectations. The Palo Alto-based computer and printer maker also has raised its financial forecast for the remainder of the year. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)AP - With a stellar start to its new fiscal year, Hewlett-Packard Co. has given technology investors something else to get excited about besides Microsoft Corp.'s audacious bid to buy Yahoo Inc.

Tue, 19 Feb 08
FCC must study bird-tower collisions (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080219/ap_on_hi_te/communications_towers_court_ruling
AP - Birds and wireless towers are a deadly mix — a fact that preservationists and policy makers agree to. But the role of the regulators in keeping the two apart has been up in the air.

Tue, 19 Feb 08
Microsoft Woos Next Gen with Free Software (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080220/bs_nf/58431
NewsFactor - Microsoft has announced a new promotional program offering free access to some of its development, design and gaming software to students worldwide. The stated goals of the program are to help spark creativity and prepare the next generation for high-tech careers. In addition, the promotion may also help develop a preference for Microsoft among a younger generation that often leans toward open source alternatives.

Tue, 19 Feb 08
Microsoft Will Lure Students with Free Software (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080219/tc_nf/58427
NewsFactor - Microsoft will give free access to some of its development, design and gaming software to students worldwide to help spark their creativity and prepare for high-tech careers -- and, perhaps, to improve the company's reputation with young people.

Sun, 17 Feb 08
Students fight back against gossip site (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080217/ap_on_hi_te/juicy_campus
AP - The Cornell University junior was in his dorm between classes when the text message came in from a friend. Check out JuicyCampus.com, it said.

Sun, 17 Feb 08
Winners, losers in digital TV transition (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080217/ap_on_hi_te/digital_tv_transition


A cable box is seen on top of a television in Philadelphia in this May 30, 2007 file photo. TV's big switch from analog to digital broadcasts is coming up in just one year, on Feb. 17, 2009. And while consumers may still be puzzling over whether they need converter boxes for older TVs, there's far less mystery over which business interests could stand to gain from the shift. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)AP - TV's big switch from analog to digital broadcasts will be complete in just one year, on Feb. 17, 2009, and many consumers are puzzling over how the shift will affect them: Do they need a new converter box, a new TV, a better antenna?

Sun, 17 Feb 08
Gay Africans and Arabs come out online (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080218/wr_nm/africa_blogging_gay_dc
Reuters - When Ali started blogging that he was Sudanese and gay, he did not realize he was joining a band of African and Middle Eastern gays and lesbians who, in the face of hostility and repression, have come out online.

Sun, 17 Feb 08
Toshiba says it may end HD DVD (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080218/ap_on_hi_te/toshiba_dvd


A visitor, right, asks a few questions to a Toshiba booth staff during the CEATEC exhibition in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2005. Japanese electronics maker Toshiba might withdraw its HD DVD next-generation video format, Kyodo News agency reported Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008. The report cited unidentified individuals from the industry as saying Toshiba Corp. is reviewing its operations, with the timing of the withdrawal to be decided later, depending on U.S. demand for its HD DVD products and other factors. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa, File)AP - Toshiba may pull the plug on its high-definition DVD format but no decision has been made, the Japanese electronics maker said in a statement Monday.

Sun, 17 Feb 08
Microsoft Teams on Subscription PCs in Russia (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080217/tc_pcworld/142565
PC World - A Russian mobile-phone operator is the latest service provider to team with Microsoft to offer Windows-based PCs on a subscription basis through the company's Unlimited Potential program.

Sun, 17 Feb 08
Red Hat Crafts JBoss for the Enterprise (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080217/tc_pcworld/142560
PC World - New marketing and technical resources will bolster Red Hat's effort to promote JBoss in corporations.

Sun, 17 Feb 08
Time to dump Windows? (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080217/tc_infoworld/95335
InfoWorld - InfoWorld's "Save XP" petition asking Microsoft to keep Windows XP available indefinitely, not end most sales on June 30 as currently planned, has prompted many readers to suggest that maybe the best answer for those who don't like Vista is to switch to another operating system completely.

Sun, 17 Feb 08
Wii to displace Xbox 360 by end of 2008: iSuppli (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20080217/tc_macworld/wiitodisplacexbox360byendof2008isuppli
Macworld.com - Nintendo's popular Wii game console will displace Microsoft's Xbox 360 as the new-generation game machine, iSuppli said Thursday.

Sat, 16 Feb 08
Free business book is Web sensation (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080216/ap_on_hi_te/books_free_download


Financial guru Suze Orman watches an outdoor concert of the 'Today' show in New York's Rockefeller Center, in this May 31, 2007 file photo. More than 1 million copies of Orman's 'Women & Money' have been downloaded since the announcement in early February 2008 on Oprah Winfrey's television show that the e-book edition would be available for free on Winfrey's Web site. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - The Oprah touch doesn't just work for traditional books. More than 1 million copies of Suze Orman's "Women & Money" were downloaded after the announcement last week on Winfrey's television show that the e-book edition would be available for free on her Web site, http://www.oprah.com, for a period of 33 hours.

Sat, 16 Feb 08
Google Updates Android SDK (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080216/tc_pcworld/142562
PC World - A new interface and expanded file format support are among the new development tools for Google's mobile phone operating system.

Fri, 15 Feb 08
Digital TV shift may aid cable companies (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080216/ap_on_hi_te/digital_tv_transition


DirecTV sub-contractor Eddie Ortiz installs a DirecTV Ka/Ku satellite antenna dish atop a Redondo Beach, Calif. residence in this Aug. 7, 2007 file photo. TV's big switch from analog to digital broadcasts is coming up in just one year, on Feb. 17, 2009. And while consumers may still be puzzling over whether they need converter boxes for older TVs, there's far less mystery over which business interests could stand to gain from the shift. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)AP - TV's big switch from analog to digital broadcasts will be complete in just one year, on Feb. 17, 2009, and many consumers are puzzling over how the shift will affect them: Do they need a new converter box, a new TV, a better antenna? But it's pretty clear which business interests stand to gain.

Fri, 15 Feb 08
Gov't: TV coupons are in the mail (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080215/ap_on_hi_te/digital_tv_coupons


A cable box is seen on top of a television in Philadelphia in this May 30, 2007 file photo. TV's big switch from analog to digital broadcasts is coming up in just one year, on Feb. 17, 2009. And while consumers may still be puzzling over whether they need converter boxes for older TVs, there's far less mystery over which business interests could stand to gain from the shift. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)AP - Coupons days are here for owners of outdated analog televisions.

Fri, 15 Feb 08
Wal-Mart picks Blu-ray over HD DVD (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080215/ap_on_hi_te/wal_mart_blu_ray
AP - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has picked Blu-ray over HD DVD in the market battle for the format of high-definition video.

Fri, 15 Feb 08
Panel: No evidence of domain snatching (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080215/ap_on_hi_te/domain_name_dispute
AP - An Internet committee investigating suspicious domain name transactions has found no evidence that insider information is being used to snatch desired Internet addresses to make money off the individual or business that actually wants to register them.

Fri, 15 Feb 08
SKorea regulator OKs $1.2B telecoms deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080215/ap_on_hi_te/skorea_telecoms_deal
AP - South Korea's Fair Trade Commission has approved — with conditions — the proposal by wireless operator SK Telecom Co. to buy a large stake in the country's second-largest broadband service provider for $1.15 billion.

Fri, 15 Feb 08
New L.A. Times editor brushes off critics (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080215/media_nm/media_latimes_dc
Reuters - The new editor of the Los Angeles Times defended himself on Friday against suggestions he lacked the stature to run the fourth-largest U.S. newspaper, saying his Internet savvy made up for the Pulitzer Prizes missing from his resume.

Fri, 15 Feb 08
Activision Plans Aerosmith Version of Guitar Hero (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080215/tc_nf/58403
NewsFactor - Activision, publisher of the enormously popular computer game Guitar Hero, will release a special version of the game built entirely around the music of the band Aerosmith in June. The game will play on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii and Playstation 2.

Fri, 15 Feb 08
Vodafone Targets Emerging Markets (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20080215/bs_ibd_ibd/20080215tech
Investor's Business Daily - Wireless phone company Vodafone has dialed up mobile banking in -- surprise -- developing countries, not rich nations.

Fri, 15 Feb 08
Private Investors Resuscitate The SCO Group (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080215/bs_nf/58405
NewsFactor - The SCO Group, which claims to own the UNIX code used in the Linux operating system, is poised to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with the help of private investors.

Fri, 15 Feb 08
Yahoo big investors may back Microsoft (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080215/bs_nm/yahoo_microsoft_dc


A Yahoo! signs sits out front of their headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, February 1, 2008. REUTERS/Kimberly WhiteReuters - Most of Yahoo Inc's top institutional shareholders may be more interested in making sure Microsoft Corp does not overpay for the Web pioneer, because they have more money invested in the bigger software maker, a research report said on Friday.

Fri, 15 Feb 08
Geeks camp out at Brazilian tech-fest (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080215/tc_afp/lifestylebraziltechnology


A child plays video games during the Campus Party, the world's biggest on-line electronic entertainment event, at the Biennial Pavilion, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.(AFP/File/Mauricio Lima)AFP - Some 3,000 Latin American computer geeks, many lugging their own hardware, are holding a big tech-fest in Brazil this week combining seminars, gaming, robot displays, networking -- and a camp-out.

Fri, 15 Feb 08
Utah offers incentives to Disney arm (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080216/ap_on_hi_te/disney_incentives
AP - Utah is offering tax rebates to The Walt Disney Co.'s video-game unit if it creates at least 500 jobs within 10 years.

Thu, 14 Feb 08
Google to enter China's online music sector (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080214/wr_nm/google_music_download_dc


A Google search page is seen through the spectacles of a computer user in Leicester, central England July 20, 2007. Google Inc plans to enter the online music market in China for the first time, as it steps up its battle with local incumbent Baidu.com Inc, media reported on Thursday. REUTERS/Darren StaplesReuters - Google plans to enter the online music market in China for the first time, as it steps up its battle with local incumbent Baidu.com Inc, media reported on Thursday. Google is expected to announce a joint venture with Top100.cn, to allow users to listen to and download licensed music files for free, major portal Sina.com said, citing local newspaper reports based on sources close to the U.S. firm.

Thu, 14 Feb 08
BenQ T80 Mobile to Start Field Trial Next Month (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080214/tc_pcworld/142486
PC World - Next month, residents of a Farglory Land Development housing project in Taiwan will be invited to test a new mobile phone from BenQ, the T80, that uses NFC (near field communications) technology to access home security systems and pay for items including subway rides.

Thu, 14 Feb 08
Network operators encouraged to 'think green' (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080214/tc_infoworld/95319
InfoWorld - A phone made of recycled materials and a transmission tower that uses 50 percent less energy were two of the green technologies on show at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week.

Thu, 14 Feb 08
Yahoo woos stockholders amid talks with News Corp (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080214/bs_afp/usitmediaindustrycompanyventureyahoonewscorp


Yahoo is reportedly exploring an alliance with Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate News Corp. in an effort to stave off or possibly to push up the cost of a takeover by Microsoft(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Yahoo is reportedly exploring an alliance with Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate News Corp. in an effort to stave off or possibly to push up the cost of a takeover by Microsoft.

Thu, 14 Feb 08
Electronic Arts and IMG reach branding deal (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080214/tc_nm/ea_partnership_dc
Reuters - Electronic Arts Inc , the video game publisher, said on Thursday it reached a deal to form a strategic partnership with IMG, the sports and entertainment marketing firm.

Wed, 13 Feb 08
Yahoo explores alliance with News Corp. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080214/ap_on_bi_ge/microsoft_yahoo


**FILE PHOTO** News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch smiles as he speaks at a press conference in Tokyo, Nov. 6, 2006. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - Yahoo Inc. hopes media conglomerate News Corp. can rescue it from a Microsoft Corp. takeover — or at least prove the slumping Internet pioneer is worth more money than its unsolicited suitor wants to pay.

Wed, 13 Feb 08
Tech-stiles: Clothes that produce power (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080213/ap_on_hi_te/power_clothes


This photo released by Georgia Tech University shows professor Zhong Lin Wang holding a microfiber nanogenerator composed of a pair of entangled fibers. Both fibers are coated with zinc oxide nanowires; one fiber is additionally coated with gold. When rubbed together, they generate electrical current. (AP Photo/Georgia Tech University)AP - Someday, your shirt might be able to power your iPod — just by doing the normal stuff expected of a shirt.

Wed, 13 Feb 08
Android and LiMo in open source race (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080213/ap_on_hi_te/mobile_conference_android_vs_limo
AP - The race is on: A consortium of 32 companies has joined a classic battle for primacy with their demonstration of mobile phones to compete with devices that will run Google Inc.'s fledgling Android operating system.

Wed, 13 Feb 08
Use of rogue DNS servers on rise (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080213/ap_on_hi_te/techbit_servers_that_lie
AP - They're called "servers that lie."

Wed, 13 Feb 08
Study: Generation gap with Net shopping (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080213/ap_on_hi_te/techbit_online_shopping
AP - Convenience and bargain-hunting tend to drive younger Americans to online shopping, while all adults share concerns about security and other drawbacks, a new study finds.

Wed, 13 Feb 08
Red Hat aims to make JBoss an enterprise player (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080213/tc_infoworld/95300
InfoWorld - Red Hat put some muscle behind its intention to make its JBoss middleware as ubiquitous in the enterprise as its Linux software on Wednesday, committing new sales, marketing, and technical resources to accelerating the adoption of JBoss among the largest corporations.

Wed, 13 Feb 08
Can Sun turn downloads into dollars? (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080213/tc_infoworld/95304
InfoWorld - Sun described on Wednesday a growth strategy that depends in large part on giving away software in the hope that customers will like it enough to sign up for support contracts and perhaps buy Sun hardware on which to run it.

Tue, 12 Feb 08
BlackBerry outage caused by upgrade (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080212/ap_on_hi_te/blackberry_outage


A new Blackberry phone is seen at the Mobile World Congress, in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008. The congress, the largest wireless industry conference, is expected to bring together more than 50,000 industry executives from some 1,300 companies. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)AP - The company behind the BlackBerry smart phones said a three-hour e-mail outage Monday was caused by an upgrade designed to increase capacity.

Tue, 12 Feb 08
Yahoo acquires video service for $160M (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080212/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_acquisition


A woman jogs in front of Yahoo! headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, February 1, 2008. (Kimberly White/Reuters)AP - Undeterred by the threat of a hostile takeover, slumping Internet pioneer Yahoo Inc. completed an acquisition of its own Tuesday by buying online video service Maven Networks Inc. for $160 million.

Tue, 12 Feb 08
EU raids Intel, PC retailers in Europe (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080212/ap_on_hi_te/eu_intel


Workers prepare an Intel booth for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, January 6, 2008. The European Commission conducted antitrust raids against Intel Corp's Munich offices on Tuesday and against retailers selling products of the world's largest chip maker, the Commission and the chip maker said. REUTERS/Steve MarcusAP - European Union antitrust regulators raided Intel Corp. offices and computer retailers on Tuesday seeking evidence they may have broken rules to ensure competition in the market for computer chips, the European Commission and Intel said.

Tue, 12 Feb 08
Amazon fights NY online sales tax plan (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080212/ap_on_hi_te/internet_sales_tax
AP - Amazon.com is fighting Gov. Eliot Spitzer's plan to require out-of-state online companies to collect New York state sales tax on goods they send to addresses in New York — the most recent cash-strapped state to propose the tax.

Tue, 12 Feb 08
China targets Internet in crime sweep (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080212/ap_on_hi_te/china_internet_crackdown
AP - Seeking to ferret out online games considered overly violent or unhealthy, China has targeted illegal Web sites, computer markets and Internet cafes as part of a campaign to rein in juvenile crime.

Tue, 12 Feb 08
T-Mobile dumps Google for Yahoo (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080213/tc_infoworld/95278
InfoWorld - T-Mobile announced on Tuesday that it will soon begin using Yahoo as its preferred mobile search provider in Europe, ending the operator's existing relationship with Google for mobile search.

Tue, 12 Feb 08
System upgrade caused Blackberry blackout: RIM (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/tc_afp/canadaustechnologyittelecomcompanyrim


Email and Internet service to BlackBerry cellphones in North America stopped working on Monday, according to US telecommunications giant AT&T.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards )AFP - A disruption of BlackBerry cellphones in North America for several hours Monday was caused by the failure of one of its recently upgraded systems, Research in Motion said Tuesday.

Tue, 12 Feb 08
Chipmaker Nvidia Makes A Big Leap Into Smart Phones (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20080212/bs_ibd_ibd/20080212tech
Investor's Business Daily - The buzz in wireless is that 2008 is the year of the smart phone, and that has sparked a hive of activity by makers of cell phone chips.

Tue, 12 Feb 08
Linux-based Android and LiMo Dominate Mobile-Phone Show (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080212/bs_nf/58338
NewsFactor - Open-source Linux is coming of age for mobile phones. While Google's Android platform has attracted attention at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, Spain, so has LiMo, another Linux-based platform.

Tue, 12 Feb 08
Krugle ships 2.0 version of code search engine (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080212/tc_infoworld/95275
InfoWorld - Krugle shipped on Tuesday an upgrade of its enterprise code search appliance for software development teams that is designed to offer improved scalability and search accuracy.

Tue, 12 Feb 08
NYC may ban sex predators from online social sites (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080212/tc_nm/sex_offenders_new_york_dc


A Facebook profile in an undated screenshot courtesy of the company. New York City prosecutors on Tuesday endorsed the United States' first proposed law to ban registered sex offenders from social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, officials said. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - New York City prosecutors on Tuesday endorsed the United States' first proposed law to ban registered sex offenders from social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, officials

Tue, 12 Feb 08
EA to ship Spore this September (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20080212/tc_macworld/eatoshipsporethisseptember
Macworld.com - Electronic Arts (EA) and development studio Maxis announced Tuesday plans to ship the new game Spore this September. EA plans for simultaneous Mac and PC release. It's also coming to Nintendo DS and mobile phones.

Mon, 11 Feb 08
Bluetooth to piggyback on Wi-Fi (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080211/ap_on_hi_te/bluetooth_wi_fi
AP - The popular wireless technology known as Bluetooth could get a lot faster next year by taking advantage of Wi-Fi technology already built into many gadgets.

Mon, 11 Feb 08
Social-networking sites going global (USATODAY.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20080211/tc_usatoday/socialnetworkingsitesgoingglobal
USATODAY.com - SAN FRANCISCO - About 80% of the world's estimated 1.2 billion Internet users are outside the USA, according to Computer Industry Almanac.

Mon, 11 Feb 08
Nokia opens factory in Romania (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080211/ap_on_hi_te/romania_nokia
AP - Mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. opened a factory in Romania on Monday as part of a program to shift production to low-cost locations in Europe and just hours after angry protests in Germany over plans to shutter a plant.

Mon, 11 Feb 08
Sprint CEO aims for winning strategy (USATODAY.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20080211/tc_usatoday/sprintceoaimsforwinningstrategy
USATODAY.com - OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - For Sprint, "winning" is a relative term. After a string of dismal quarters, Wall Street would be happy if CEO Dan Hesse could just stop Sprint's bleeding. But Hesse is preparing for war against his telecom rivals, with an arsenal packed with "nukes" - Hesse-speak for anything that has the potential to disrupt the status quo in wireless. One possibility under consideration: flat-rate pricing for unlimited voice calls.

Mon, 11 Feb 08
Red Hat, Ubuntu top vendor's usage study (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080211/tc_infoworld/95213
InfoWorld - Ubuntu and Red Hat are the most used Linux distributions among the 35,000 members of content-management vendor Alfresco's community, the company found in its second survey of trends in enterprise open-source software usage.

Mon, 11 Feb 08
Tibco adds Eclipse, ESB to SOA platform (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080211/tc_infoworld/95191
InfoWorld - Tibco Software is shipping its ActiveMatrix 2.0 platform Monday for managing SOA, featuring an Eclipse-based development environment and an enterprise service bus.

Mon, 11 Feb 08
Nokia shows phones, eyes Facebook access (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080211/wr_nm/mobile_fair_nokia_dc


Nokia's new N96 handset is seen in an undated handout image. Nokia,the world's largest handset maker, unveiled four new multimedia phones on Monday and said it was in talks to offer phone access to social networking site Facebook. (Nokia/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Nokia, the world's largest handset maker, unveiled four new multimedia phones on Monday and said it was in talks to offer phone access to social networking site Facebook.

Mon, 11 Feb 08
EA announces first wave of Hasbro video games (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080211/tc_nm/electronicarts_hasbro_dc


Chief Executive Officer of Electronic Arts John Riccitiello at the Reuters Media Summit in New York, November 29, 2007. Electronic Arts on Monday announced upcoming games based on popular Hasbro properties such as 'Monopoly' and 'Littlest Pet Shop', an important part of its push to make video games for a broader audience. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)Reuters - Electronic Arts Inc on Monday announced upcoming games based on popular Hasbro Inc properties such as "Monopoly" and "Littlest Pet Shop," an important part of its push to make video games for a broader audience.

Sun, 10 Feb 08
Yahoo board to spurn $44B Microsoft bid (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080210/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_yahoo


The Yahoo tent at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is seen in Las Vegas in this Jan. 7, 2008 file photo. Yahoo Inc.'s board reportedly called a special meeting Friday to discuss the slumping Internet pioneer's first response to Microsoft Corp.'s week-old takeover bid, setting the stage for a quick resolution or months of acrimonious wrangling. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Yahoo Inc.'s board will reject Microsoft Corp.'s $44.6 billion takeover bid after concluding the unsolicited offer undervalues the slumping Internet pioneer, a person familiar with the situation said Saturday.

Sun, 10 Feb 08
Writers signal support for studio offer (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080210/ap_en_bu/hollywood_labor


Filmmaker Michael Moore, right, speaks to the media prior to a Writers Guild of America East membership meeting to discuss the latest contract proposal Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008 in new York. (AP Photo/Gary He)AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood writers were optimistic they could end a three-month strike that has crippled the entertainment industry after reviewing a proposed deal from studios that increases their payments for online use of TV shows and movies.

Sun, 10 Feb 08
EU pressures operators to lower data roaming rates (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080210/wr_nm/mobile_fair_roaming_dc


The home page of Nokia's social networking site called Mosh is seen on a mobile phone in Stockholm in this October 2, 2007 file photo. After forcing Europe's mobile operators to cut rates for making and receiving phone calls abroad, the European Union's top telecoms regulator has set her sights on prices for downloading and surfing the Web wirelessly. (Bob Strong/Reuters)Reuters - After forcing Europe's mobile operators to cut rates for making and receiving phone calls abroad, the European Union's top telecoms regulator has set her sights on prices for downloading and surfing the Web wirelessly.

Sun, 10 Feb 08
Minn. Web site creates health market (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080210/ap_on_hi_te/health_care_web_shopping
AP - You can buy almost anything online these days, but try shopping the Internet for an MRI, strep throat test or even an annual physical exam and you'll run into roadblocks.

Sun, 10 Feb 08
Mom starts online toy rental service (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080210/ap_on_hi_te/toy_rental


Lori Pope displays some of the toys at her toy rental company Baby Plays in Houston, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008. Baby Plays is a company Pope launched in October 2007 allows parents to receive four or six toys in the mail every month, assembled and ready for playtime. If you can rent movies, video games and even handbags online, she thought, why not toys? (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)AP - After scouring the Internet to fill her house with only the best toys for her infant twin sons, Lori Pope hated to watch the clutter build as the boys lost interest.

Sun, 10 Feb 08
Wireless industry meets in Barcelona (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080210/ap_on_hi_te/spain_wireless_conference
AP - Wireless industry players place their bets on the future during the four-day Mobile World Congress opening Monday in Barcelona, laying stakes on the next big thing with new product launches, services and alliances.

Sun, 10 Feb 08
Alba wows geeks at Oscars' tech fest (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080210/ap_on_en_mo/oscars_tech_awards


Academy president Sid Ganis talks with actress Jessica Alba at the Scientific and Technical Awards, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Saturday night, Feb. 9, 2008, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The awards are given for devices, methods, formulas, discoveries or inventions of special and outstanding value to the arts and sciences of motion pictures. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP - At the first Academy Award presentations of the year, 20 computer geeks graciously accepted honors for their work on particle flow simulation technology — stuff that makes water scenes in the movies look more realistic.

Sat, 9 Feb 08
eBay to buy back stolen historical items (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080209/ap_on_hi_te/artifact_arrest


This photo provided by the New York State attorney general's office shows a signed 1823 letter from former Vice President John Calhoun. Long-time state archivist Daniel Lorello was accused Monday, Jan. 28, 2008 of stealing this letter and hundreds of other historic artifacts and documents from the New York State Library, and selling some on eBay. The online auction copmpany is agreeing to buy back and return to New York's archives, a state official said Saturday, Feb. 9. (AP Photo/New York State Attorney General's Office)AP - Documents dating from the Civil War and others to and from Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt are among hundreds of stolen documents sold online that eBay is agreeing to buy back and return to New York's archives, a state official said Saturday.

Sat, 9 Feb 08
Doctors use Wii games for rehab therapy (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080209/ap_on_he_me/wiihabilitation_medicine


Video game enthusiasts play Nintendo's new AP - Some call it "Wiihabilitation." Nintendo's Wii video game system, whose popularity already extends beyond the teen gaming set, is fast becoming a craze in rehab therapy for patients recovering from strokes, broken bones, surgery and even combat injuries.

Sat, 9 Feb 08
New Knee Device Can Juice Up Your Mobile Gear (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080209/tc_nf/58281
NewsFactor - According to an article in this month's Science Journal, researchers at Simon Frasier University in British Columbia have developed a new technology to generate electricity from the natural motion of walking. Assistant professor of kinesiology Max Donelan and other team members say their biomechanical energy harvester promises to revolutionize the way people charge the batteries that power all sorts of mobile devices, like laptops, cell phones, and emergency rescue gear.

Sat, 9 Feb 08
Microsoft Buys 3D Developer (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080209/tc_pcworld/142317
PC World - Microsoft has bought Caligari, a developer of 3D modeling software, in a move that could help enrich the graphics experience in Microsoft's Virtual Earth mapping system.

Fri, 8 Feb 08
Microsoft helps nab $900M piracy ring (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080208/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_piracy


Microsoft chairman Bill Gates smiles during his keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 6, 2008. Google Inc. says Microsoft Corp. could use its proposed $42 billion acquisition of Yahoo Inc. to gain illegal control over the Internet, underscoring the online search leader's queasiness about its two biggest rivals teaming up. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Near-perfect knockoffs of 21 different Microsoft programs began surfacing around the world just over a decade ago. Soon, PCs in more than a dozen countries were running illegal copies of Windows and Office, turning unwitting consumers into criminals and, Microsoft says, exposing them to increased risk of malicious viruses and spyware.

Fri, 8 Feb 08
Investor worries hang over Microsoft bid (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080208/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_yahoo


Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang gives a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. Yahoo is expected to release quarterly earnings Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Microsoft Corp. views its proposed takeover of Yahoo Inc. as the missing piece in its Internet advertising puzzle, but skeptics think the deal could become a jumbled mess that will help make rival Google Inc. even stronger.

Fri, 8 Feb 08
Feds querying labels over 'Total Music' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080208/ap_on_hi_te/record_labels_inquiry
AP - The U.S. Justice Department has launched an inquiry into "Total Music," an approach for selling digital music that has been the subject of early discussions between major record labels and consumer electronics manufacturers, a person familiar with the inquiry said Thursday.

Fri, 8 Feb 08
Last Call: Analog Cell Phone Service Disappearing (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080208/tc_pcworld/142119
PC World - Most phones now use digital service, but home and business owners with alarm systems may miss the analog signal.

Fri, 8 Feb 08
Keep Windows XP until 2009, analysts tell Microsoft (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080208/tc_infoworld/95169
InfoWorld - Microsoft should keep Windows XP available until at least 2009, not end the majority of sales on June 30 as currently planned, said analysts at Gartner and The Burton Group. ???A good rule of thumb in any OS transition is that you have to have the original and new products available for at least two years to handle customer [migration] needs,??? said Richard Jones, a Burton Group vice president and service director.

Fri, 8 Feb 08
Dell drops AMD chips from many machines (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080208/ap_on_hi_te/dell_amd
AP - Dell Inc. has stopped selling many computers with processors from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. on its Web site, although it will continue selling some through retailers.

Fri, 8 Feb 08
University group sues Intel over patents (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080208/ap_on_hi_te/intel_lawsuit
AP - The University of Wisconsin-Madison's research arm has sued computer chip maker Intel claiming the company violated the university's patents in making the popular Core 2 Duo processor.

Fri, 8 Feb 08
WSO2 joining open-source SOA registry field (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080208/tc_infoworld/95163
InfoWorld - WSO2 will debut its open-source WSO2 Registry on Monday, providing registry and repository services for SOA.

Fri, 8 Feb 08
With Cognos In Its Fold, IBM Gets On With BI Integration (TechWeb)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080210/tc_cmp/206106185
TechWeb - Big Blue introduces business intelligence products and services for banking, retail, health care, and other industries.

Fri, 8 Feb 08
1st-person shooting games win top honors (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080208/ap_en_ot/games_aia_awards


Wavy effects and strange atmospheres permeate Xbox 360's 'BioShock.' 'Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare,' 'The Orange Box' and 'BioShock' garnered four prizes apiece Thursday night at the 11th annual Interactive Achievement Awards. (AP Photo/HO/2K Games)AP - Three critically acclaimed first-person shooters won top honors at the video game industry's most prestigious awards show.

Thu, 7 Feb 08
Facebook speaks Spanish for first time (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080208/ap_on_hi_te/spanish_facebook


The logo of social networking website 'Facebook' is displayed on a computer screen. Facebook on Thursday unveiled a Spanish version of its hot social-networking website and promised French and German language editions by spring.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AP - Facebook Inc. unveiled a Spanish-language version of its popular online social network Thursday, hoping to expand its audience and catch up to rival MySpace.com.

Thu, 7 Feb 08
Encrypted laptop poses legal dilemma (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080207/ap_on_hi_te/computer_privacy
AP - When Sebastien Boucher stopped at the U.S.-Canadian border, agents who inspected his laptop said they found files containing child pornography.

Thu, 7 Feb 08
Modu to launch tiny phone 'module' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080208/ap_on_hi_te/modular_phone
AP - An Israeli startup has convinced wireless carriers in three countries to try a new concept: a tiny cell phone that pops into interchangeable "jackets" to become a bigger, smarter phone — or into other gadgets to connect them to the Internet.

Thu, 7 Feb 08
Softbank profit surges fourfold (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080208/ap_on_hi_te/earns_japan_softbank


Pedestrians walk past Japanese telecommunications and Internet services company Softbank's billboards featuring Hollywood star Cameron Diaz in downtown Tokyo Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. Profit at Softbank for the first nine months of the fiscal year surged to more than fourfold its level a year ago as Japan's No. 3 mobile company drew customers from rivals with aggressive price-slashing, the company said Thursday, Feb. 6, 2008. Nine-month sales rose 13 percent to 2.059 trillion yen (US$19.33 billion; euro13.22 billion) from 1.882 trillion yen. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - The president of a Japanese mobile carrier that owns a stake in Yahoo said Thursday he is in talks with Yahoo chief Jerry Yang about how to respond to Microsoft's takeover bid.

Thu, 7 Feb 08
CEO Jim Whitehurst pilots Red Hat into future (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080207/tc_infoworld/95165
InfoWorld - When Matthew Szulik left Red Hat abruptly for family health reasons in December, many people were scratching their heads over the company's new choice of CEO: a young executive from Delta Airlines, Jim Whitehurst.

Thu, 7 Feb 08
Facebook launches Spanish version of website (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080208/tc_afp/lifestyleusspainitinternetlanguagecompanyfacebook


The logo of social networking website 'Facebook' is displayed on a computer screen. Facebook on Thursday unveiled a Spanish version of its hot social-networking website and promised French and German language editions by spring.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Facebook on Thursday unveiled a Spanish version of its hot social-networking website and promised French and German language editions by spring.

Thu, 7 Feb 08
"Guitar Hero" makes Activision into profit hero (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080208/tc_nm/activision_dc


Show attendee Brian Weinberg plays Guitar Hero III on a Dell laptop during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 8, 2008. REUTERS/Steve MarcusReuters - Activision Inc on Thursday posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit and gave a bullish revenue forecast, citing strong sales of its hit "Call of Duty 4" and "Guitar Hero 3" video games.

Wed, 6 Feb 08
Yahoo CEO hoping to thwart Microsoft (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080206/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_yahoo
AP - Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang told employees Wednesday that the struggling Internet pioneer is still examining ways to avoid a takeover by rival Microsoft Corp.

Wed, 6 Feb 08
Future unclear as AOL ad growth at low (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080206/ap_on_hi_te/earns_time_warner_aol
AP - AOL had its slowest quarter of advertising growth since beginning its ambitious transformation into an ad-focused Internet business, increasing uncertainty about AOL's future espe