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Sun, 30 Nov 08
Microsoft, Yahoo said in talks on search deal (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081130/tc_cnet/83011386031010987756
CNET - According to one report, Yahoo and Microsoft may once again be working on a search deal.

Sun, 30 Nov 08
A 'Cyber Monday' Tech Shopping Primer (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081130/tc_pcworld/acybermondaytechshoppingprimer
PC World - The Monday after Thanksgiving could be a bargain hunters' heyday this year, and you don't even have to leave the house. Not to be outdone by the brick-and-mortar retailers' Black Friday sales, online retailers will be offering deep discounts the following Monday, December 1, a day that's called "Cyber Monday."

Sun, 30 Nov 08
UK Bans Apple 3G IPhone Advertisement (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081130/tc_pcworld/ukbansapple3giphoneadvertisement
PC World - The U.K.'s advertising regulator banned a video advertisement for Apple's 3G iPhone, saying Wednesday that the ad exaggerates the phone's speed and is misleading.

Sun, 30 Nov 08
In-Flight Wi-Fi Aboard the Virgin Party Plane (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081130/tc_pcworld/inflightwifiaboardthevirginpartyplane
PC World - On a flight from San Francisco to San Francisco that seemed loosely based on the Snoop Dogg film Soul Plane, Virgin America demoed its Gogo in-flight Wi-Fi service this past weekend amid a cabin full of Web celebrities. (And, for some reason, me.)

Sun, 30 Nov 08
EFF Berates Apple Over Open-source ITunes Project (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081130/tc_pcworld/effberatesappleoveropensourceitunesproject
PC World - Apple's attempt to quash an effort to help the latest iPods and iPhones work with non-Apple software such as the Linux operating system is out of line, the Electronic Frontier Foundation said Tuesday.

Sun, 30 Nov 08
Used PCs Sought for Windows XP (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081130/tc_pcworld/usedpcssoughtforwindowsxp
PC World - Some used PCs are being purchased not for the hardware but because people want to get their hands on a copy of Windows XP, according to industry analysts and hardware suppliers.

Sun, 30 Nov 08
Estonian ISP Cuts off Control Servers for Srizbi Botnet (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081130/tc_pcworld/estonianispcutsoffcontrolserversforsrizbibotnet
PC World - An Estonian ISP that temporarily hosted the command-and-control servers for the Srizbi botnet, responsible for a large portion of the world's spam, has cut off those servers, according to computer security analysts.

Sun, 30 Nov 08
Wii Sales Pass 7 Million Units in Japan (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081130/tc_pcworld/wiisalespass7millionunitsinjapan
PC World - As the second anniversary of the launch of Nintendo's Wii approaches sales of the console have passed the 7 million mark, according to figures released on Wednesday.

Sat, 29 Nov 08
Shoppers cautious with gadget buys on Black Friday (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081128/ap_on_hi_te/tec_black_friday_gadgets

AP - Consumer electronics have long been among the most popular holiday gifts, with fierce competition among shoppers for day-after-Thanksgiving deals on flat-screen TVs and laptop computers.

Sat, 29 Nov 08
Black Friday traffic takes down Sears.com (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081128/ap_on_hi_te/tec_holiday_shopping_web_sites
AP - Sears.com was inaccessible to U.S. shoppers for two hours on Friday in what was the most notable Web hiccup of the holiday gift-buying season's official start.

Sat, 29 Nov 08
Clearwire and Sprint unit close WiMax merger (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081128/ap_on_hi_te/clearwire_sprint
AP - Clearwire Corp. has completed its merger with the unit of Sprint Nextel Corp. that is building a new wireless data network, the companies said Friday.

Sat, 29 Nov 08
How Microsoft plans to make its mark in CRM (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081129/tc_cnet/8301100131010972492
CNET - Microsoft Dynamics CRM has become a key product for the company, according to CRM division general manager Brad Wilson--and it's an area the software maker plans to invest in further.

Sat, 29 Nov 08
Wall Street Beat: Clouds Loom for IT Despite Holiday Break (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081129/tc_pcworld/wallstreetbeatcloudsloomforitdespiteholidaybreak
PC World - The U.S. Thanksgiving holiday is bringing momentary relief to weary IT investors, but forecasts of flat sales or absolute declines for semiconductors, mobile devices and online commerce mean that it will be a while before the clouds lift from the tech sector.

Sat, 29 Nov 08
Could it be a Blue Christmas for Blu-ray? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081129/tc_pcworld/coulditbeabluechristmasforbluray
PC World - This holiday buying season is going to be the first big market challenge for Blu-ray. This will be Blu-ray's first holiday season as the unquestioned HD format leader, but with the economy in the state that it is, will it be able to actually manage to assert itself as the dominant video format and finally overtake DVDs? I'm having my doubts, and I'm not the only one.

Sat, 29 Nov 08
UK Bans Apple 3G IPhone Advertisement (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081129/tc_pcworld/ukbansapple3giphoneadvertisement
PC World - The U.K.'s advertising regulator banned a video advertisement for Apple's 3G iPhone, saying Wednesday that the ad exaggerates the phone's speed and is misleading.

Sat, 29 Nov 08
EFF Berates Apple Over Open-source ITunes Project (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081129/tc_pcworld/effberatesappleoveropensourceitunesproject
PC World - Apple's attempt to quash an effort to help the latest iPods and iPhones work with non-Apple software such as the Linux operating system is out of line, the Electronic Frontier Foundation said Tuesday.

Sat, 29 Nov 08
Used PCs Sought for Windows XP (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081129/tc_pcworld/usedpcssoughtforwindowsxp
PC World - Some used PCs are being purchased not for the hardware but because people want to get their hands on a copy of Windows XP, according to industry analysts and hardware suppliers.

Sat, 29 Nov 08
Estonian ISP Cuts off Control Servers for Srizbi Botnet (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081129/tc_pcworld/estonianispcutsoffcontrolserversforsrizbibotnet
PC World - An Estonian ISP that temporarily hosted the command-and-control servers for the Srizbi botnet, responsible for a large portion of the world's spam, has cut off those servers, according to computer security analysts.

Sat, 29 Nov 08
Cartoon Network Game "Ben 10" Tops 2.5 Million Sales (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081129/tc_pcworld/cartoonnetworkgameben10tops25millionsales
PC World - If you've never heard of Ben 10: Protector of Earth, welcome to the club. If I said "Steven Seagle," that might raise some eyebrows, except that I mean Steven T. Seagle, the American comics, TV, film, theater, video game, and animation guy, not the American movie actor turned deputy sheriff with a black belt in aikido and (oddly enough) a thing for Tesla coils (who also spells his name 'Seagal').

Fri, 28 Nov 08
Online retailers ramp up deals to capture dollars (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081128/ap_on_hi_te/holiday_shopping_online_sales

AP - Online retailers are ramping up heavy-duty deals to turn skittish shoppers into buyers during the crucial Thanksgiving weekend and "Cyber Monday" but even so, online sales are expected to be fairly flat after years of strong growth.

Fri, 28 Nov 08
Fring cuts staff by 20 percent (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081128/tc_cnet/8301103531010956594
CNET - Fring.com, a provider voice over IP and instant messaging applications, has laid off 20 percent of its staff, or about 10 people, according to a report Thursday on Tech Crunch.

Fri, 28 Nov 08
A 'Cyber Monday' Tech Shopping Primer (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081128/tc_pcworld/acybermondaytechshoppingprimer
PC World - The Monday after Thanksgiving could be a bargain hunters' heyday this year, and you don't even have to leave the house. Not to be outdone by the brick-and-mortar retailers' Black Friday sales, online retailers will be offering deep discounts the following Monday, December 1, a day that's called "Cyber Monday."

Fri, 28 Nov 08
Nokia to Pull out of Japanese Handset Market (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081128/tc_pcworld/nokiatopulloutofjapanesehandsetmarket
PC World - The world's largest cell phone maker is pulling out of one of the world's biggest cellular markets. Nokia said on Thursday that it will stop developing handsets for NTT DoCoMo and Softbank Mobile, effectively ending a push that began five years ago when Nokia re-entered the Japanese market with the launch of 3G services here.

Fri, 28 Nov 08
Turkcell wins 3G license in Turkey (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081128/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_turkey_mobile_phone
AP - Turkcell, Turkey's largest mobile phone operator, on Friday won a tender for the country's third-generation mobile phone license.

Fri, 28 Nov 08
EFF Berates Apple Over Open-source ITunes Project (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081128/tc_pcworld/effberatesappleoveropensourceitunesproject
PC World - Apple's attempt to quash an effort to help the latest iPods and iPhones work with non-Apple software such as the Linux operating system is out of line, the Electronic Frontier Foundation said Tuesday.

Fri, 28 Nov 08
HTC's Real IPhone Rival Stands Up: the Touch HD (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081128/tc_pcworld/htcsrealiphonerivalstandsupthetouchhd
PC World - High Tech Computer (HTC), the world's largest maker of smartphones that use Microsoft's Windows Mobile software, launched the Touch HD handset in Taipei on Wednesday, a 3.8-inch touchscreen mobile phone that more closely matches up to the iPhone 3G.

Fri, 28 Nov 08
Estonian ISP Cuts off Control Servers for Srizbi Botnet (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081128/tc_pcworld/estonianispcutsoffcontrolserversforsrizbibotnet
PC World - An Estonian ISP that temporarily hosted the command-and-control servers for the Srizbi botnet, responsible for a large portion of the world's spam, has cut off those servers, according to computer security analysts.

Fri, 28 Nov 08
The Blockbuster Set-top Box Has Arrived (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081128/tc_pcworld/theblockbustersettopboxhasarrived
PC World - Blockbuster has officially entered the "battle of the boxes" with the launch of its new set-top box yesterday. The box will serve movies to TVs over the Internet and is going against Netflix's set-top box solutions (Xbox, Roku, and Tivo). Blockbuster's MediaPoint box allows users to watch thousands of movies without the need of a monthly subscription.

Thu, 27 Nov 08
Sling.com like video site Hulu with a twist (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081126/ap_on_hi_te/tec_tech_test_slingcom

AP - Since its launch in March, video-streaming site Hulu has become a popular place to catch TV shows, video clips and movies for free on the Web.

Thu, 27 Nov 08
Ad watchdog: FiOS not 'so much more bright' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081126/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_verizon_advertising
AP - Verizon's FiOS TV service doesn't make for a brighter picture, the advertising industry's self-regulatory body said, urging the company to drop some of the claims it makes in its advertising.

Thu, 27 Nov 08
Guyana to close Net cafes that offer cheap calls (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081126/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_guyana_internet_calls
AP - The South American country of Guyana plans to close hundreds of Internet cafes that it accuses of bypassing the telephone company system to offer cheap international calls.

Thu, 27 Nov 08
Some Sony films return to Netflix-Xbox service (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081127/tc_cnet/8301102331010941593
CNET - Apparently Netflix and Sony have solved some of their licensing issues. An unknown number of films from Sony Pictures that disappeared last week from Netflix's streaming service for the Xbox have returned, but still no word on when the rest might be back.

Thu, 27 Nov 08
Blogs feed information frenzy on Mumbai blasts (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081127/wr_nm/us_india_attack_internet
Reuters - Bloggers across Mumbai fed live updates of the action after Islamist gunmen launched waves of attacks in the heart of India's financial capital, highlighting the emergence of citizen journalism in news coverage.

Thu, 27 Nov 08
Nokia to cease sales in Japan, except high-end brand (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081127/tc_nm/us_nokia_japan

Reuters - Nokia, the world's biggest cellphone maker, said on Thursday it will stop selling mobile phones in Japan except for its luxury Vertu brand after struggling to expand its presence.

Thu, 27 Nov 08
Gartner: Economy Hits Cell-phone Sales (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081127/tc_pcworld/gartnereconomyhitscellphonesales
PC World - Economic woes slashed cell-phone sales growth in the third quarter of this year as consumers waited longer to replace their handsets, and the market is likely to contract next year, according to Gartner.

Thu, 27 Nov 08
EFF Berates Apple Over Open-source ITunes Project (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081127/tc_pcworld/effberatesappleoveropensourceitunesproject
PC World - Apple's attempt to quash an effort to help the latest iPods and iPhones work with non-Apple software such as the Linux operating system is out of line, the Electronic Frontier Foundation said Tuesday.

Thu, 27 Nov 08
Used PCs Sought for Windows XP (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081127/tc_pcworld/usedpcssoughtforwindowsxp
PC World - Some used PCs are being purchased not for the hardware but because people want to get their hands on a copy of Windows XP, according to industry analysts and hardware suppliers.

Thu, 27 Nov 08
Fedora 10 Out, Packed With Improvements (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081127/tc_pcworld/fedora10outpackedwithimprovements
PC World - The Red Hat-sponsored Fedora Project on Tuesday released Fedora 10, the latest version of the free Linux-based operating system, with a wide range of improvements in areas such as virtualization management, networking, boot time and security.

Thu, 27 Nov 08
Xbox 360 Surpasses Original Xbox Install Base (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081127/tc_pcworld/xbox360surpassesoriginalxboxinstallbase
PC World - The more things change, the more they actually change. Microsoft's original Xbox never had legs like Sony's fleet-footed PlayStation 2, only managing to sell around 25 million units worldwide -- a nibble compared to Sony's 140 million.

Wed, 26 Nov 08
TiVo reports profit in fiscal 3Q (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081125/ap_on_hi_te/earns_tivo
AP - TiVo Inc. recorded a profit for its latest quarter because of a $105 million settlement it received in a patent suit, but revenue declined, the maker of digital video recorders said Tuesday.

Wed, 26 Nov 08
Cisco plans 4-day shutdown to cut costs (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081125/ap_on_hi_te/cisco_holiday_shutdown
AP - Cisco Systems Inc. will close most of its U.S. and Canadian offices for 4 days over the holidays as part of a plan to cut $1 billion in costs in the current fiscal year, the company said Tuesday.

Wed, 26 Nov 08
Gmail 'vulnerability' turns out to be phishing scam (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081126/tc_cnet/8301100931010852983
CNET - Reports that a purported Gmail vulnerability was being used by unauthorized third parties to hijack domains turned out to be nothing more than a phishing scam, Google announced Tuesday.

Wed, 26 Nov 08
A 'Cyber Monday' Tech Shopping Primer (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081126/tc_pcworld/acybermondaytechshoppingprimer
PC World - The Monday after Thanksgiving could be a bargain hunters' heyday this year, and you don't even have to leave the house. Not to be outdone by the brick-and-mortar retailers' Black Friday sales, online retailers will be offering deep discounts the following Monday, December 1, a day that's called "Cyber Monday."

Wed, 26 Nov 08
HTC's Real IPhone Rival Stands Up: the Touch HD (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081126/tc_pcworld/htcsrealiphonerivalstandsupthetouchhd
PC World - High Tech Computer (HTC), the world's largest maker of smartphones that use Microsoft's Windows Mobile software, launched the Touch HD handset in Taipei on Wednesday, a 3.8-inch touchscreen mobile phone that more closely matches up to the iPhone 3G.

Wed, 26 Nov 08
Intel Joins Giga-byte, Chunghwa to Launch Linux MID (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081126/tc_pcworld/inteljoinsgigabytechunghwatolaunchlinuxmid
PC World - Intel joined Taiwanese mobile phone service provider Chunghwa Telecom to launch Giga-byte Technology's Atom-powered M528 mobile Internet device on Monday in Taipei.

Wed, 26 Nov 08
Fedora 10 Out, Packed With Improvements (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081126/tc_pcworld/fedora10outpackedwithimprovements
PC World - The Red Hat-sponsored Fedora Project on Tuesday released Fedora 10, the latest version of the free Linux-based operating system, with a wide range of improvements in areas such as virtualization management, networking, boot time and security.

Wed, 26 Nov 08
iPhone 2.2 Update Gets Jailbroken (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081126/tc_pcworld/iphone22updategetsjailbroken
PC World - If you're into iPhone gimmicks and unsupported Apple applications, DevTeam released PwnageTool 2.2 to help you jailbreak the latest 2.2 iPhone software update available from Apple since Friday.

Wed, 26 Nov 08
New IBM Services Offer Cloud Setup, 'validation' (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081126/tc_pcworld/newibmservicesoffercloudsetupvalidation
PC World - IBM launched a new set of cloud computing consulting and implementation services on Monday, framing the move as something that could spark wider adoption of the model.

Wed, 26 Nov 08
Army Ponies Up $50M to Fund Combat Video Games (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081126/tc_pcworld/armyponiesup50mtofundcombatvideogames
PC World - Games are increasingly serious business, apparently serious enough to convince the U.S. Army to green light a dedicated video games unit and earmark $50 million over five years for game-related projects to enhance soldier combat-readiness. Funding for this new "games for training" program begins in 2010.

Tue, 25 Nov 08
HP backs guidance but Wall Street wary (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081125/ap_on_hi_te/earns_hewlett_packard

AP - Even in troubled times, Hewlett-Packard Co. has managed to stack up some impressive gains.

Tue, 25 Nov 08
Forecaster lops 10 pct off 2009 online ad estimate (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081125/ap_on_hi_te/internet_ad_forecast
AP - A marketing research firm is dimming its Internet advertising outlook for the next four years, the latest sign of the more austere times looming for the high-tech sector.

Tue, 25 Nov 08
Blockbuster to rent through new on-demand device (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081125/ap_on_hi_te/blockbuster_on_demand
AP - Blockbuster Inc. will start renting movies and television shows through a new gadget that may give consumers another reason to bypass the struggling video chain's 7,500 stores.

Tue, 25 Nov 08
Facebook wins $873M judgment against spammer (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081124/ap_on_hi_te/facebook_spammer
AP - Facebook has a won $873 million judgment against a Canadian man who bombarded the popular online hangout with sexually explicit "spam" messages.

Tue, 25 Nov 08
Web suicide watchers tough to prosecute (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081125/tc_cnet/8301102331010735193
CNET - A teenager lay dying in bed after swallowing a lethal does of narcotics while his suicide attempt is being broadcast to the Web. A group of concerned viewers attempted to save his life by alerting the authorities. Others however prodded the teen to take his own life with messages such as "do it."

Tue, 25 Nov 08
Blockbuster takes on Netflix with new set-top box (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081125/media_nm/us_blockbuster_player
Reuters - Blockbuster Inc on Monday said it would roll out a new digital media player that brings fewer, but more recent titles from the Internet to consumers' televisions than a six-month old offering from rival Netflix Inc.

Tue, 25 Nov 08
Solid quarter for HP on strong laptop sales (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081124/tc_afp/usitcomputertechnologyearningscompanyhp

AFP - Hewlett Packard on Monday reported a solid fourth quarter on strong laptop sales, taking net profit for the full fiscal year to 8.3 billion dollars, an increase of 15 percent over the previous year.

Tue, 25 Nov 08
PayPal Adds PIN-By-Phone Authentication (PC Magazine)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20081124/tc_zd/234347
PC Magazine - eBay's PayPal unit and VeriSign said Monday that they two companies have extended their partnership to allow two-factor authentication via mobile phones.

Tue, 25 Nov 08
Killer open source monitoring tools (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20081124/tc_infoworld/118338
InfoWorld - In the real estate world, the mantra is location, location, location. In the network and server administration world, the mantra is visibility, visibility, visibility. If you don't know what your network and servers are doing at every second of the day, you're flying blind. Sooner or later, you're going to meet with disaster.

Tue, 25 Nov 08
Ballmer Ordered to Testify in 'Vista Capable' Case (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20081124/tc_nf/63218
NewsFactor - The advertising and marketing company hired to create Apple's commercials poking fun at Microsoft's Vista operating system might get new material to work with. After Microsoft tried to protect its top brass from testifying in a case involving "Windows Vista Capable" PCs, a judge has ordered CEO Steve Ballmer to give a deposition.

Tue, 25 Nov 08
Facebook targeted Web 2.0 start-up Twitter: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081125/bs_nm/us_twitter_facebook

Reuters - Social networking company Facebook recently held acquisition talks with Twitter, the micro-blogging company, the Financial Times said.

Tue, 25 Nov 08
Watchdog group cites video games for violence, sex (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081124/ap_on_hi_te/video_games_report_card
AP - Gang members slitting the throats of their rivals and beating up strippers. Combatants hacking away with chain saw-equipped assault rifles. Football players taking steroids and celebrating game victories with hookers.

Mon, 24 Nov 08
Random House to digitize thousands of books (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081124/ap_on_hi_te/digital_random_house
AP - With e-book sales exploding in an otherwise sleepy market, Random House Inc. announced Monday that it was making thousands of additional books available in digital form, including novels by John Updike and Harlan Coben, as well as several volumes of the "Magic Treehouse" children's series.

Mon, 24 Nov 08
Hands-off hackers: Crooks opt for surgical strikes (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081124/ap_on_hi_te/hands_off_hackers
AP - Internet criminals have been getting more "professional" for years, trying to run their businesses like Big Business to get better and more profitable at selling stolen data online. Now the bad guys of the cyber-underworld are exhibiting other unexpected traits: remarkable patience and restraint in stalking their victims.

Mon, 24 Nov 08
Symantec says Internet underground economy is organized and rich (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081124/tc_cnet/8301100931010596383
CNET - Did you know that you can buy a keystroke logger for $23 or pay $10 to have someone host your phishing scam? Having a botnet at your fingertips will cost you $225, and a tool that exploits a vulnerability on a banking site averages $740 and runs as high as $3,000.

Mon, 24 Nov 08
American youth trail in Internet use: survey (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081124/wr_nm/us_internet_youth
Reuters - Fewer young Americans have Internet access than their peers in the Czech Republic, Canada, Macao and Britain, a survey of 13 countries around the world showed.

Mon, 24 Nov 08
Hacking down on video game energy use (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081123/tc_cnet/83011112831010624554
CNET - Individual gamers and console makers could significantly reduce energy use from video games, according to study that identified the Nintendo Wii as the industry's most efficient "juice sipper."

Mon, 24 Nov 08
iPhone OS 2.2 update doesn't fix key business flaws (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20081123/tc_infoworld/118360
InfoWorld - The iPhone 3G and its iPhone 2 OS propelled Apple's leading-edge mobile device into serious contention as a business smartphone. And the iPhone 3G is one of the best -- if not the best -- mobile 2.0 device out there for overall use. But Apple missed when it came to business functionality, leaving a space that the RIM BlackBerry Storm, Palm Treo Pro, and Google Android-based T-Mobile G1 are all trying to fill.

Sun, 23 Nov 08
YouTube lives it up (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081123/tc_cnet/8301102331010622493
CNET - YouTube gathered up its viral celebrities to stream its first-ever live event on Saturday from San Francisco.

Sun, 23 Nov 08
YouTube tests students' desire to cheat (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081122/tc_cnet/8301102331010611193
CNET - Texas college freshman "Kiki"--she asked CBS News not to use her real name--hopes to become an online star with her "How to Cheat on a Test" video.

Sun, 23 Nov 08
Verizon workers fired over Obama records breach (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081122/tc_cnet/8301103531010612294
CNET - Verizon Wireless has fired the workers tied to the breach of records for a cell phone used by Barack Obama, according to CNN.

Sun, 23 Nov 08
'No concrete plan' for Google server farm in Austria: spokeswoman (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081122/tc_afp/austriaitinternetcompanygoogle

AFP - Google has "no concrete plan" to build a new European server farm in the north of Austria, despite buying land there, the US Internet search engine giant said Saturday.

Sat, 22 Nov 08
Engineers sentenced to 1 year for espionage case (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081121/ap_on_hi_te/tec_economic_espionage
AP - Two engineers from China were sentenced to a year in prison Friday for stealing computer chip designs from their Silicon Valley employers and trying to smuggle the secrets to their homeland to launch a government-backed startup there.

Sat, 22 Nov 08
Broadband makes tiny town an English-teaching hub (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081121/ap_on_hi_te/tec_english_from_the_range

AP - The nearest Wal-Mart is two hours away, and only foul weather, a deer in the road or a Washakie County sheriff's deputy would slow down anyone with a mind to drive there faster.

Sat, 22 Nov 08
Web sites offer real estate agent rankings (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081121/ap_on_hi_te/real_estate_tech
AP - Word of mouth is one of the most common ways homebuyers and sellers find a real estate agent. Now, there are several Web sites that tout a more scientific approach: ranking agents based on criteria such as years of experience, how many sales they've closed, and the number of positive testimonials from past clients.

Sat, 22 Nov 08
Pentagon bans computer flash drives (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081121/ap_on_hi_te/pentagon_cyber_threat
AP - The Pentagon has banned, at least temporarily, the use of external computer flash drives because of a virus threat officials detected on Defense Department networks.

Sat, 22 Nov 08
Judge orders Ballmer to testify in Vista suit (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081122/tc_cnet/83011080531010600275
CNET - A judge on Friday ruled tha Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will have to testify in a class-action suit over the "Vista Capable" logo program that Microsoft ran ahead of the launch of Windows Vista.

Sat, 22 Nov 08
Even Google scales back on holiday fun (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081122/wr_nm/us_google_party

Reuters - Internet search giant Google Inc is known for hosting the most extravagant holiday parties in Silicon Valley, often drawing crowds of over 10,000 and prompting some employees to post ads for party dates on classifieds Website Craigslist.

Sat, 22 Nov 08
Nokia to start Japan cell phone service in 2009: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081122/tc_nm/us_nokia_japan
Reuters - Nokia Corp plans to launch a mobile phone service in Japan next spring, a move expected to intensify competition among Japanese cell phone carriers, Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Saturday.

Sat, 22 Nov 08
Sprint Nextel's CDMA exec John Garia steps down (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081122/tc_nm/us_sprint_garcia
Reuters - U.S. mobile service provider Sprint Nextel Corp said on Friday that the president of its CDMA business unit, John Garcia, is leaving the company.

Sat, 22 Nov 08
Apple's iPhone Update 2.2 Adds Multiple Features (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20081121/tc_nf/63183
NewsFactor - Features galore are included in Apple's new 2.2 software update for the iPhone, which became available a day earlier than expected. Apple released the new software one day before Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion's BlackBerry Storm hit store shelves, but analysts say it was just a coincidence.

Sat, 22 Nov 08
Sun, Microsoft boost IDEs (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20081121/tc_infoworld/118287
InfoWorld - In separate moves this week, Sun and Microsoft both proceeded with previously stated plans to boost their software development environments

Sat, 22 Nov 08
Study Finds Online Activities Help Teens' Development (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20081121/bs_nf/63168
NewsFactor - Online games, social-networking Web sites, and chat rooms are empowering and motivating for teens and help with their development, according to a study released Thursday by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation at the American Anthropological Association's annual meeting. The study covered three years and 5,000 hours of observing teens online.

Fri, 21 Nov 08
Dell 3Q profit falls as PC spending slows (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081121/ap_on_hi_te/earns_dell
AP - Dell Inc.'s fiscal third-quarter profit sank 5 percent as concerns about the deepening economic crisis crimped corporate spending on computers and other technology products.

Fri, 21 Nov 08
Google empowers users to edit search results (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081121/ap_on_hi_te/tec_editing_google
AP - If Google delivers useless search results, just erase them and you won't see them again.

Fri, 21 Nov 08
Google's virtual world Lively to die next month (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081120/ap_on_hi_te/tec_google_lively_dying
AP - Lively, a virtual reality service from Google Inc., is dying.

Fri, 21 Nov 08
Web ad sales rise slightly from prior quarter (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081120/ap_on_hi_te/online_advertising
AP - Despite the bad economy, U.S. Internet advertising revenue rose in the third quarter, according to an analysis released Thursday.

Fri, 21 Nov 08
Report: Obama's cell records improperly accessed (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081121/tc_cnet/8301100931010499783
CNET - President-elect Barack Obama's cell phone billing records were improperly accessed by employees of Verizon Wireless, CNN reported late on Thursday.

Fri, 21 Nov 08
Google to shut down virtual world website (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081121/tc_nm/us_google_lively

Reuters - Google Inc said it would shut down its three-dimensional virtual experience website by year end to focus more on its core search, advertisements and applications business.

Fri, 21 Nov 08
Verizon staff had unauthorized access to Obama's cell (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081121/tc_nm/us_verizon_obama

Reuters - Verizon Wireless said on Thursday that some employees had gained unauthorized access and viewed a personal cell phone account held by President-elect Barack Obama that is now inactive.

Fri, 21 Nov 08
Verizon staff did not listen to Obama voicemails (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081121/wr_nm/us_verizon_obama_voicemails
Reuters - The contents of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's voicemail messages and emails were not breached by the Verizon employees who gained unauthorized access to his cell phone account, an Obama aide said on Thursday.

Fri, 21 Nov 08
Sun receives complaint about Java vetting process (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20081120/tc_infoworld/118071
InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems has heard from a company concerned about the vetting process of Java and open source, a Sun official said on Wednesday.

Fri, 21 Nov 08
Microsoft's Morro Could Challenge Security Giants (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20081120/tc_nf/63145
NewsFactor - McAfee and Symantec could be affected as Microsoft moves to provide free antivirus software. If the software, code-named Morro, successfully protects against viruses, analysts said, it could mean an exodus from well-known security brands.

Fri, 21 Nov 08
NBC offers trivia game to Facebook users (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081121/wr_nm/us_nbcnews

Reuters - NBC News has made a big pitch to the Facebook generation, offering users of the social-networking site the chance to test their knowledge using video from the network's vast archives.

Fri, 21 Nov 08
'WoW: Wrath of Lich King' sets sales record (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081120/tc_cnet/83011377231010395152
CNET - World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, the second expansion to the mega-popular online game, sold 2.8 million copies in its first 24 hours last week, setting what its publisher said is an all-time record for PC games.

Thu, 20 Nov 08
Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081120/ap_on_hi_te/tec_microsoft_zune

AP - Microsoft Corp. is giving an early holiday gift to people who pay for all-you-can-listen access to the Zune digital music store: 10 songs to keep each month, included in the $14.99 monthly subscription fee.

Thu, 20 Nov 08
Ballmer dismisses Yahoo buyout but open on search (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081119/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_yahoo

AP - Microsoft Corp. is no longer interested in buying all of Yahoo Inc., CEO Steve Ballmer said Wednesday, though he told shareholders that the company would still be "very open" to a collaboration on Internet search. His comments sent Yahoo shares diving more than 20 percent.

Thu, 20 Nov 08
Review: New BlackBerrys cool but can't beat iPhone (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081120/ap_on_hi_te/tec_tech_test_blackberrys
AP - With the recent releases of three new BlackBerrys across three different wireless providers, Research In Motion Ltd. has fired back at Apple Inc. in the Great Smart Phone Skirmish of 2008.

Thu, 20 Nov 08
China's Baidu.com fights to rescue reputation (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081119/ap_on_hi_te/as_tec_china_troubled_baidu
AP - Baidu.com has been the star of China's Internet world. But now the search engine dubbed "China's Google" is scrambling to rescue its reputation after state TV accused it of letting unlicensed suppliers of medical products pay for higher rankings on its results page without alerting users.

Thu, 20 Nov 08
Guns N' Roses album to debut on MySpace (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081120/tc_cnet/8301102331010331593
CNET - Updated at 8:55 p.m. PST to reflect that NPR Music had the streaming debut of Paul McCartney's album.

Thu, 20 Nov 08
High-street shopping losing appeal in plugged-in Asia (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081120/wr_nm/us_shopping_online_asia

Reuters - The Internet is replacing the high street as the shopping destination of choice in the Asia Pacific, with a new survey showing a majority of Internet users prefer to go online to buy everything from electronics to holidays.

Thu, 20 Nov 08
Microsoft modifies Zune subscription model (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081120/tc_nm/us_microsoft_zune

Reuters - Microsoft Corp on Thursday announced a new music subscription plan for owners of its Zune players, which would allow them to keep 10 tracks per month and add them to their permanent collection.

Thu, 20 Nov 08
Yahoo, T-Mobile announce mobile search deal (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081120/bs_nm/us_yahoo_tmobile
Reuters - Yahoo Inc announced an expansion of its mobile Web portals to T-mobile, so its smart phone users who get data will have Yahoo search by default.

Thu, 20 Nov 08
Microsoft, Novell eye Moonlight beta, system management (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20081119/tc_infoworld/117937
InfoWorld - Marking the two-year anniversary of their controversial interoperability agreement, Microsoft and Novell this week are announcing upcoming availability of both the beta version of Moonlight, which puts Microsoft's Silverlight rich Internet application technology on Linux, and the general release of Advanced Management Pack for Suse Linux Enterprise for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2.

Thu, 20 Nov 08
Microsoft: New software not Symantec, McAfee rival (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081120/tc_nm/us_microsoft_security
Reuters - Microsoft Corp's upcoming security software is not designed to take sales from Symantec Corp and McAfee Inc as it is a stripped-down, free product that focuses purely on anti-virus protection, a Microsoft executive said.

Thu, 20 Nov 08
U.S. woman posed as teen online, teased girl: attorney (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081120/wr_nm/us_myspace_suicide

Reuters - A Missouri woman established a fake identity online to torment a vulnerable teenage girl who later committed suicide, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday in a trial that is being closely watched by the burgeoning social networking industry.

Thu, 20 Nov 08
Japan's top filmmaker takes swipe at comic-mad PM (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081120/en_nm/us_japan_film_miyazaki

Reuters - Japanese Oscar-winning filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki criticized Prime Minister Taro Aso's penchant for "manga" comic books Thursday and said children should spend more time experiencing nature than getting engrossed in video games and TV.

Wed, 19 Nov 08
HP shares soar after solid 4Q outlook (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081118/ap_on_hi_te/hewlett_packard_outlook

AP - Hewlett-Packard Co. surprised Wall Street on Tuesday by saying its earnings will be slightly above analysts' expectations, going against the grain as other technology bellwethers have slashed forecasts and posted weak results in the sagging economy.

Wed, 19 Nov 08
Google gives online life to Life mag's photos (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081119/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_google_life_photos
AP - Google Inc. has opened an online photo gallery that will feature millions of images from Life magazine's archives that have never been seen by the public before.

Wed, 19 Nov 08
Facebook application plan rankles some developers (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081119/ap_on_hi_te/facebook_application_verification
AP - Facebook plans to start charging for verifying applications built for the social network an optional process that has upset some developers despite the company's assurances it will bring plenty of positive benefits.

Wed, 19 Nov 08
RIAA win: Tennessee to police campus networks (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081119/tc_cnet/8301102331010184093
CNET - Tennessee has agreed to filter computer networks for unauthorized music downloads at the state's colleges and universities.

Wed, 19 Nov 08
NASA tests "deep space Internet" (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081119/tc_afp/usspaceinternetnasa

AFP - The US space agency NASA said it successfuly conducted a first test of a deep space communications network modeled on the Internet.

Wed, 19 Nov 08
DoCoMo, KTF to sell Google phone next year: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081119/tc_nm/us_ntt_docomo_kt_freetel

Reuters - Japan's NTT DoCoMo Inc and South Korean partner KTF Co will jointly develop a smartphone using Google Inc software for launch next year, the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday.

Wed, 19 Nov 08
Mobile considers free Wi-Fi for downtown upgrade (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081118/ap_on_hi_te/al_mobile_wireless
AP - Mobile officials are considering providing free, wireless Internet services in the downtown district, joining the ranks of other cities with free wi-fi for roving laptop users on Main Street.

Wed, 19 Nov 08
Trick Out Your Firefox Browser with Style (PC Magazine)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20081118/tc_zd/234133
PC Magazine - The Mozilla creators of the popular open source Firefox browser are offering a supplementary web application that helps users customize the browser to their specific needs.

Wed, 19 Nov 08
Microsoft to offer free security software (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081119/tc_nm/us_microsoft_malware

Reuters - Microsoft Corp said Wednesday it will discontinue sales of its subscription PC security service and instead offer free software to help protect computers from viruses, spyware and other threats.

Wed, 19 Nov 08
IBM says plans to acquire Transitive Corp (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081118/tc_nm/us_ibm
Reuters - International Business Machines Corp said on Tuesday that it plans to acquire privately-owned Transitive Corp, whose technology helps businesses use software on IBM computers that was designed to run on rival systems.

Wed, 19 Nov 08
National Geographic Launches Video-Game Division (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20081118/tc_nf/63107
NewsFactor - National Geographic on Tuesday announced a new twist for the science and educational organization -- video games.

Tue, 18 Nov 08
Yahoo's Yang decides he's no longer the right CEO (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081118/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_ceo_change

AP - Yahoo Inc. founder Jerry Yang has never concealed how much he cares about his Internet company.

Tue, 18 Nov 08
National Geographic getting into video games (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081118/ap_on_hi_te/tec_national_geographic_games
AP - National Geographic, best known for its yellow-framed magazine and often breathtaking nature shows, is getting into video games.

Tue, 18 Nov 08
Spansion sues Samsung over flash memory patents (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081118/ap_on_hi_te/spansion_samsung_lawsuit
AP - Spansion Inc. wants to block U.S. sales of iPods, BlackBerry gadgets and other devices because memory chips made by Samsung Electronics Co. and used in those products allegedly violate Spansion patents.

Tue, 18 Nov 08
NY judge tentatively OKs Google copyright deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081118/ap_on_hi_te/google_books

AP - A judge has tentatively approved a settlement of lawsuits between Google and book authors and publishers that may put millions of out-of-print texts online.

Tue, 18 Nov 08
With Yang out, Microsoft may come back (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081118/tc_cnet/8301102331010071893
CNET - Updated 8:29 p.m. PST with analyst comment.

Tue, 18 Nov 08
Search is on for new Yahoo CEO after Yang steps down (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081118/wr_nm/us_yahoo_yang

Reuters - Yahoo Inc said Jerry Yang will step down as chief executive as soon as the board finds a replacement, sending its shares up 4 percent on hopes his departure will clear the way for a deal with Microsoft.

Tue, 18 Nov 08
`$100 laptop' group reboots Give 1 Get 1 offer (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081118/ap_on_hi_te/tec_amazon_one_laptop_per_child
AP - The One Laptop Per Child project is set to resume its Give One Get One promotion for its kid-friendly computers Monday with logistics help from Web retailer Amazon.com Inc.

Tue, 18 Nov 08
China Mobile completes 2nd phase 3G network tender (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081118/tc_nm/us_chinamobile
Reuters - China Mobile, the world's largest mobile service provider, said on Tuesday the tender for construction of the second phase of its parent's third-generation mobile network had been completed.

Tue, 18 Nov 08
Gartner: 85 percent of companies using open source (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081117/tc_cnet/8301100131009862492
CNET - Eighty-five percent of companies are already using open-source software, with most of the remaining 15 percent expecting to do so within the next year, according to analysts at Gartner.

Tue, 18 Nov 08
DivX sues Yahoo over ad deal (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081118/tc_nm/us_divx

Reuters - Video compression software maker DivX Inc said on Monday it filed a lawsuit against Yahoo Inc for planning to end a two-year advertising services agreement.

Tue, 18 Nov 08
Qualcomm reaches for the clouds (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20081117/tc_infoworld/117422
InfoWorld - Many companies have implemented virtualization to reduce their physical server infrastructure, free up precious datacenter space, reduce power requirements, and make server management more flexible, but few adopted virtualization as early -- or pushed the technology as far -- as Qualcomm.

Tue, 18 Nov 08
National Geographic enters the sea of video games (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081118/en_nm/us_media_natgeo
Reuters - National Geographic is getting into the video game business. Through its for-profit unit National Geographic Ventures, the nonprofit National Geographic Society is set to announce Tuesday that it has created National Geographic Games.

Mon, 17 Nov 08
Gadget survey finds many bugs can't be fixed (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081117/ap_on_hi_te/tec_broken_gadgets
AP - Gadget makers love to sell us on all the things their devices can do, whether it's letting us chat with distant friends at any time or watch movies on our commute. But can anyone fix this stuff when it breaks?

Mon, 17 Nov 08
Law professor fires back at song-swapping lawsuits (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081116/ap_on_hi_te/tec_music_downloading
AP - The music industry's courtroom campaign against people who share songs online is coming under counterattack.

Mon, 17 Nov 08
Adobe answers cries for 64-bit Flash on Linux (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081117/tc_cnet/8301100131009793192
CNET - Starting to answer the clamorous demand from open-source fans, Adobe Systems plans to release an alpha version of its Flash Player technology on Monday for those using 64-bit Linux software.

Mon, 17 Nov 08
'Lost' Beatles song may bring Fab Four to Net sales (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081116/tc_cnet/8301102331009821593
CNET - Are the Beatles finally ready to make a magical mystery tour into the world of online music?

Mon, 17 Nov 08
Adobe bolsters streaming Flash (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20081117/tc_infoworld/117525
InfoWorld - Adobe Systems is adding dynamic streaming, which adjusts to the bandwidth rate on the desktop, and DVR capability to its Flash Media Server for streaming of Flash content.

Mon, 17 Nov 08
Wired ... but frustrated (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081116/tc_afp/lifestyleittechnologyinternet

AFP - Need help setting up that home computer or Internet connection? Frustrated by that new cell phone? You're not alone. A survey released on Sunday found that nearly half of Americans need help from others booting up their new devices, and an even larger percentage need outside assistance when they encounter technical problems.

Mon, 17 Nov 08
MySpace Japan bets on world demand for J-Pop (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081117/wr_nm/us_myspace_japan

Reuters - Banking on the global appeal of Japanese pop and video games, social networking site MySpace said it would more than double the number of artists on its Japanese pages to get more clicks internationally.

Sun, 16 Nov 08
Where is Google voice-powered search? (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081115/tc_cnet/8301102331009812593
CNET - Reporters were put into a frenzy this week when Google announced it was set to launch version two of its mobile search application for the iPhone which included the addition of voice-powered search, allowing you skip the keyboard altogether. But now the question is, where is it?

Sun, 16 Nov 08
Facebook removes Italian neo-Nazi pages (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081115/tc_cnet/8301102331009811393
CNET - Facebook pulled several Italian neo-Nazi pages from its Web site following a public outcry and complaints from European regulators that the pages promoted violence against gypsies.

Sat, 15 Nov 08
Can Blu-ray save Christmas for Hollywood? (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081115/ap_on_hi_te/blu_ray_christmas
AP - Movie studio executives on Friday presented the best-case scenario for a winter holiday surge in the purchase of high-definition Blu-ray players as their best hope to keep the U.S. home video market's decline from accelerating past 3 percent or 4 percent this year.

Sat, 15 Nov 08
Sun Microsystems slashes jobs in survival fight (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081114/ap_on_hi_te/sun_microsystems_layoffs

AP - The economic downturn might be pushing Sun Microsystems Inc., one of the storied names in computing, to the brink of extinction.

Sat, 15 Nov 08
NASA turns to open-source problem-tracking databases (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081114/tc_cnet/83011377231009788052
CNET - When the Space Shuttle Endeavour launches Friday afternoon, assuming it is not delayed, the astronauts onboard and the technicians on the ground at mission control will have at their disposal new software that could streamline the process of problem reporting and analysis.

Sat, 15 Nov 08
In shift, Microsoft sells software online (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081114/tc_afp/usitsoftwarecompanymicrosoft

AFP - Microsoft, which has made billions of dollars selling packaged software, has opened its first online store in the United States offering its ubiquitous programs for downloading.

Sat, 15 Nov 08
Google Offers Search By Voice, and iPhone Gets It First (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20081114/tc_nf/63057
NewsFactor - Google is pushing its voice-recognition technology to Apple's iPhone first, before devices running its own Android mobile platform.

Sat, 15 Nov 08
Nokia sees cellphone, gear market falling in 2009 (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081114/bs_nm/us_nokia

Reuters - Top handset maker Nokia Oyj said on Friday the world's mobile phone market would fall in the fourth quarter and next year as an economic slowdown crimps consumer demand around the world.

Sat, 15 Nov 08
Ex-Tech billionaire gets 9 years for stock fraud (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081114/ap_on_bi_ge/aol_purchasepro
AP - A flashy Las Vegas entrepreneur who became a billionaire at the height of the dot-com bubble was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison for stock fraud, capping a seven-year investigation that led to seven convictions.

Sat, 15 Nov 08
Summary Box: Sun Microsystems slashes jobs (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081114/ap_on_hi_te/sun_microsystems_summary_box
AP - SUN DOWN: Still not fully recovered from the dot-com bust eight years ago, Sun Microsystems Inc. is being walloped by this economic downturn. In response the company plans to cut as many as 6,000 jobs 18 percent of its work force.

Sat, 15 Nov 08
Sector Snap: Activision, EA decline (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081114/ap_on_hi_te/video_games_sector_snap
AP - Shares of Activision Blizzard Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc. declined Friday after October's video game retail sales report from the NPD Group showed a disappointing performance in the music genre.

Fri, 14 Nov 08
AMD makeover moves show limited choices in slump (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081114/ap_on_hi_te/tec_silicon_valley_blues

AP - Many of the problems facing Advanced Micro Devices Inc. are of its own making. But the limited choices the chip maker has for solving its troubles are symptoms of an affliction sweeping through Silicon Valley.

Fri, 14 Nov 08
Web tracker NebuAd sued over privacy claims (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081114/ap_on_hi_te/tec_web_tracking_lawsuit
AP - Angry online subscribers who had their Web surfing habits tracked in detail are suing a Silicon Valley startup that created the technology and six Internet service providers that briefly used it.

Fri, 14 Nov 08
October video game sales jump 18 percent (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081114/ap_on_hi_te/video_game_sales
AP - People flocked to buy video games in October despite a drop in consumer confidence to a historic low, spending $1.31 billion in U.S. retail stores on hardware, software and accessories.

Fri, 14 Nov 08
Study: Unlicensed stories reel in Internet readers (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081113/ap_on_hi_te/tec_copyright_challenge
AP - Here's another reason for ailing newspaper and magazine publishers to wince: On average, the audience perusing unauthorized online copies of their articles is nearly 1.5 times larger than the readership on their own Web sites, according to a study released Thursday.

Fri, 14 Nov 08
Telcos: Don't mess up the Internet with regulation (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081114/tc_cnet/83011357831009700438
CNET - WASHINGTON--Representatives from industry, government, and advocacy groups agreed on Thursday that the Internet needs to be open and widely available throughout the United States. The question is how to get there.

Fri, 14 Nov 08
Lawmaker plans bill on Web neutrality (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081114/wr_nm/us_fcc_netneutrality

Reuters - A senior U.S. lawmaker plans to introduce a bill in January that would bar Internet providers like AT&T Inc from blocking Web content, setting up a renewed battle over so-called network neutrality.

Fri, 14 Nov 08
Videogame sales up 18 percent in October (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081114/tc_nm/us_npd

Reuters - U.S. sales of videogame hardware and software rose 18 percent in October from a year earlier, after falling 7 percent in September, as Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii console sold over 800,000 units, market researcher NPD reported on Thursday.

Fri, 14 Nov 08
AT&T, Nokia Launch Smart Flip Phone with Symbian (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20081113/bs_nf/63023
NewsFactor - AT&T and Nokia on Thursday brought the Nokia 6650 to market to compete against other devices launching in time for the holiday shopping season. The small folding device runs on the Symbian-based S60 platform, which lets users personalize their mobile experience with third-party application downloads, themes and profile settings.

Fri, 14 Nov 08
Sonatype forges ahead with Maven tools (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20081113/tc_infoworld/117308
InfoWorld - Sonatype is moving forward with commercial products augmenting the open-source Apache Maven build manager for Java, readying a repository manager and a product linking Maven to the Eclipse IDE.

Fri, 14 Nov 08
Security Alliance Slashes Spam, Closes Malware Host (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20081113/tc_nf/62996
NewsFactor - The Internet is a little less jammed with spam after a cybercrime group blew the whistle on one of the biggest offenders. HostExploit, an alliance of volunteers who work at Google, McAfee and Arbor Networks, has been tracking and documenting cybercrime activity and its latest effort slashed worldwide spam by 50 percent and junk e-mail by 75 percent.

Fri, 14 Nov 08
IBM Servers Feature New AMD Quad-Core Processors (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20081113/bs_nf/63021
NewsFactor - IBM on Thursday announced two blade servers that will feature the new quad-core Opteron Shanghai processor from Advanced Micro Devices. The announcement was synchronized with AMD's release of the 45nm processor.

Fri, 14 Nov 08
Videogame makers predict jingle bells at registers (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081114/tc_nm/us_videogames

Reuters - Videogame sales are expected to be strong this year and in 2009, despite the economic troubles that have hurt some retail stores that sell the games, industry executives said on Thursday.

Wed, 12 Nov 08
IBM to help build broadband network in power lines (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081112/ap_on_hi_te/tec_broadband_over_power_lines
AP - IBM Corp. is throwing its considerable weight behind an idea that seemed to have faded: broadband Internet access delivered over ordinary power lines.

Wed, 12 Nov 08
After banning YouTube, military launches TroopTube (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081111/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_trooptube

AP - The U.S. military, with help from Seattle startup Delve Networks, has launched a video-sharing Web site for troops, their families and supporters, a year and a half after restricting access to YouTube and other video sites.

Wed, 12 Nov 08
Vacation rental Web startup reaps $250M investment (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081111/ap_on_hi_te/vacation_site_financing
AP - Even as the sinking economy is making many people think about turning their vacations into "staycations," an online vacation rental service recently managed to raise $250 million to fund its growth.

Wed, 12 Nov 08
Argentine judge: Google, Yahoo must censor searches (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081112/tc_cnet/83011357831009459738
CNET - If an Argentine sports fan tried searching Yahoo Argentina for one of his country's most beloved athletes--soccer star Diego Maradona--these days, he'd be out of luck.

Wed, 12 Nov 08
Adam Sandler and wife have second daughter (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081112/en_nm/us_sandler

Reuters - Adam Sandler and his wife have become parents for a second time, with the arrival of another daughter, the actor said on his Web site on Tuesday.

Wed, 12 Nov 08
Economy grinch may pinch Blu-ray format (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081112/tc_nm/us_bluray

Reuters - Executives hoping that the weak consumer embrace of high-definition discs will strengthen during the holiday season thanks to clarity on format and hardware issues suddenly face this rude awakening: It's the economy, stupid.

Wed, 12 Nov 08
Microsoft nears search deal with Verizon: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081112/tc_nm/us_microsoft_verizon

Reuters - Microsoft Corp is moving closer to an agreement with Verizon Wireless to become the default search provider on the wireless carrier's cell phones, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the discussions.

Wed, 12 Nov 08
Parallels 4.0 Runs Windows, Linux Inside Mac OS X (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20081111/bs_nf/62963
NewsFactor - Parallels has unleashed the latest version of its desktop virtualization technology for the Mac, which already enables more than 1.5 million users to run Windows, Linux and other operating systems inside Mac OS X. Called Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac, the new platform is designed to perform computing tasks at speeds up to 50 percent faster than earlier versions.

Wed, 12 Nov 08
Microsoft's lobbying tab dwarfs Google's tally (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081112/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_google_lobbying
AP - The most recent federal disclosure forms offer a stark reminder of Microsoft Corp.'s mighty Washington presence: The software giant's tab of almost $2 million for the third quarter alone nearly equaled the amount its rival Google Inc. spent in the first nine months of the year.

Wed, 12 Nov 08
Italian mafia untouched by global economic crisis: business group (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081111/bs_afp/italyeconomymafia

AFP - The Italian mafia, the country's organised crime network and biggest enterprise, has not been affected by the global economic crisis, a report by an Italian business association said Tuesday.

Wed, 12 Nov 08
Geeks battle Marines in Call Of Duty 5 videogame debut (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081112/ennew_afp/usitinternetmilitaryvideogamesactivision

AFP - Videogame maker Activision teamed with retail chain GameStop to debut "World at War" by letting COD fans using XBox 360 consoles play the new release online against real soldiers.

Tue, 11 Nov 08
Sun to help old foe Microsoft get search traffic (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081110/ap_on_hi_te/tec_microsoft_sun
AP - In its latest move to increase Internet search traffic, Microsoft Corp. has turned to an old rival, Sun Microsystems Inc., for marketing help.

Tue, 11 Nov 08
Virgin Mobile beats Street with 3Q earnings (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081111/ap_on_hi_te/earns_virgin_mobile
AP - Wireless service provider Virgin Mobile USA Inc. posted higher-than-expected third-quarter earnings Monday despite adding fewer customers to its rolls than in the same period last year.

Tue, 11 Nov 08
Oak Ridge boasts fastest computer at open research (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081111/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_oak_ridge_supercomputer

AP - How fast is the new supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory? If everyone in the world performed one mathematical calculation per second, it would take 650 years to do what this machine can do in one day.

Tue, 11 Nov 08
Report: Man who shared 'Chinese Democracy' to plead guilty (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081111/tc_cnet/8301102331009321393
CNET - The man accused of copyright violations after posting tracks from Guns N' Roses upcoming album--Chinese Democracy--has agreed to plead guilty, according to a published report.

Tue, 11 Nov 08
Today's veterans hall a mouse click away (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081111/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/veterans_online_help

AP - Veterans of past wars have long found companionship over beer and conversation at their local veterans hall. But many of those who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan seek that companionship elsewhere online.

Tue, 11 Nov 08
Cell phone shopping makes wallets redundant in Japan (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081111/tc_nm/us_japan_mobile_wallets

Reuters - Japanese office worker Satoshi Tada pays for shopping, wins free food and gets store discounts all by waving his cell phone.

Tue, 11 Nov 08
Vodafone's 1H profit falls 35 percent (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081111/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_britain_earns_vodafone
AP - Vodafone Group PLC, the world's biggest mobile phone company by sales, posted Tuesday a 35 percent fall in net profit for the first half of the financial year as consumers braced for an economic slowdown by spending less. This pushed the company to cut its full-year sales forecast.

Tue, 11 Nov 08
VMware buys Trango mobile virtualization company (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081110/wr_nm/us_vmware_trango
Reuters - U.S. business software maker VMware Inc has bought a small French company that specializes in virtualization software for mobile phones, which allows a single phone to run multiple operating systems.

Tue, 11 Nov 08
Microsoft strikes Web search deal with Sun (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081110/wr_nm/us_microsoft_sun

Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Monday that it reached a Web search deal with Sun Microsystems Inc, the latest partnership struck by Microsoft aimed at chipping away at the dominance of Google Inc.

Tue, 11 Nov 08
Ubisoft buys Massive Entertainment videogame studio (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081110/tc_afp/usfranceswedenitvideogamestakeoverubisoftmassive

AFP - Hot French videogame maker Ubisoft announced Monday that it has bought Massive Entertainment, the Sweden-based studio behind popular strategy title "World In Conflict."

Mon, 10 Nov 08
Music headphones can interfere with heart devices (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081109/ap_on_he_me/med_headphones_heart_devices
AP - Have a pacemaker or an implanted defibrillator? Don't keep your iPod earbuds in your shirt pocket or draped around your neck even when they're disconnected. A study finds that some headphones can interfere with heart devices if held very close to them.

Mon, 10 Nov 08
MGM first to post full-length features to YouTube (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081110/tc_cnet/8301102331009228393
CNET - Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios, better known as MGM, will be the first major movie studio to post full-length feature films on YouTube, the company announced Sunday.

Mon, 10 Nov 08
Dell not to launch music player before holidays: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081110/tc_nm/us_dell
Reuters - Dell Inc has decided not to launch its ambitious digital music player tied to online entertainment software before the holidays, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.

Mon, 10 Nov 08
MP3 player headphones may hinder pacemakers (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081110/tc_nm/us_heart_headphones

Reuters - Headphones used with MP3 digital music players like the iPod may interfere with heart pacemakers and implantable defibrillators, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.

Mon, 10 Nov 08
Apple Exec Hired From IBM Ordered to Stop Work (PC Magazine)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20081108/tc_zd/233814
PC Magazine - A U.S. District court has ordered an Apple employee recently hired away from IBM to immediately stop work amidst fears that he might disclose IBM trade secrets.

Sun, 9 Nov 08
Ballmer: No on WebKit, yes on app store (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081109/tc_cnet/83011080531009011875
CNET - During a trip Down Under, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has had a lot to say. This week in Sydney, Australia, he has stated that he isn't interested in wooing Yahoo anymore, he doesn't understand how Google plans to profit from Android, and he has confidence in President-elect Barack Obama's leadership.

Sun, 9 Nov 08
Obama to preside over White House 2.0 (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081109/tc_afp/usvoteinternet

AFP - Get ready for White House 2.0. That's what many are expecting when President-Elect Barack Obama becomes President Obama in January and puts the power of his unprecedented Internet operation to work in the Oval Office.

Sat, 8 Nov 08
Sprint Nextel losing subscribers and money (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081107/ap_on_hi_te/earns_sprint_nextel
AP - Sprint Nextel Corp. watched another 1.3 million wireless subscribers head for its competitors during the third quarter, leading the company to post a loss that sent its stock skidding Friday.

Sat, 8 Nov 08
Microsoft CEO: No interest in buying Yahoo (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081107/ap_on_hi_te/as_australia_microsoft_yahoo
AP - Yahoo Inc. shares dived nearly 13 percent after the chief executive of Microsoft Corp. said Friday the software giant is not interested in renewing its bid for the struggling Internet company.

Sat, 8 Nov 08
OK, I'm glad we got hosed at the pump (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081107/tc_cnet/83011078731008697960
CNET - Long before I ever heard about personal computers, I was a huge fan of automobile design. When I was a kid, my room was jammed with miniature model cars I spent hours assembling, painting, and proudly putting on display.

Sat, 8 Nov 08
Internet revolution that elected Obama could save Earth: Gore (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081108/tc_afp/usvoteitinternetclimategore

AFP - Former US vice president Al Gore said an Internet revolution carrying Barack Obama to the White House should now focus its power on stopping Earth's climate crisis.

Sat, 8 Nov 08
Tethering Part of AT&T's Vision for Apple's iPhone (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20081107/tc_nf/62906
NewsFactor - Before you wake up in the morning, your iPhone downloads your news and tells your coffeemaker to start brewing. Then when you're up and you wave the device at your TV, the news feeds get transferred to your TV.

Sat, 8 Nov 08
AT&T to buy rural phone co Centennial for $944 mln (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081108/bs_nm/us_centennial_att
Reuters - AT&T Inc plans to buy rural phone company Centennial Communications Corp for $944 million in cash to expand its wireless network in Puerto Rico and other regions of the United States.

Sat, 8 Nov 08
Foreign-currency mortgages stress E. Europeans (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081107/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_hungary_foreign_mortgages

AP - Zsolt Kerecsen, a 34-year-old software developer with three kids and a mortgage, is no high roller. But like thousands of other middle-class Hungarians he gambled by borrowing to buy a home in Swiss francs.

Sat, 8 Nov 08
Hyundai, Chrysler in talks as GM pulls out: sources (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081108/bs_nm/us_chrysler_hyundai

Reuters - South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) has had talks with Chrysler LLC owner Cerberus Capital Management about a potential acquisition of the U.S. automaker's Jeep brand and possibly other assets, people with knowledge of the talks said on Friday.

Sat, 8 Nov 08
Gene Simmons rushes to cash in on rock videogames (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081108/en_nm/us_simmons

Reuters - Amid the flood of third-party instrument peripherals emerging for the new "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" music simulation games, God forbid if Gene Simmons would miss an opportunity to get his brand on.

Fri, 7 Nov 08
Cisco warning signals trouble ahead in tech sector (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081106/ap_on_hi_te/tech_spending
AP - Technology companies often say their products ought to remain appealing in an economic downturn because they can save businesses money by making operations more efficient. But corporate spending apparently is being cut too forcefully for that message to get through.

Fri, 7 Nov 08
Ex-AMD employee allegedly stole $1B Intel secrets (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081106/ap_on_hi_te/intel_amd_trade_secrets
AP - A former Intel Corp. engineer has been charged with stealing trade secrets worth $1 billion from the chip maker while he worked for its main rival, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Fri, 7 Nov 08
Craigslist to crack down on prostitution ads (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081107/ap_on_hi_te/tec_craigslist_prostitution

AP - Under the watchful eye of law enforcement in 40 states, Craigslist pledged Thursday to crack down on ads for prostitution on its Web sites.

Fri, 7 Nov 08
Firing or keeping Yang not the key to Yahoo's future (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081107/tc_cnet/83011078731008435660
CNET - Brutal.

Fri, 7 Nov 08
Microsoft CEO pours cold water on Yahoo interest (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081107/tc_nm/us_microsoft_yahoo

Reuters - Software giant Microsoft Corp dismissed speculation it might still be interested in a takeover of Internet firm Yahoo Inc.

Fri, 7 Nov 08
MySpace could develop a digital music player: CEO (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081107/wr_nm/us_myspace_device

Reuters - MySpace, the popular online social network owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, could develop a digital music player in the future, pitting it against Apple Inc's hot-selling iPod.

Fri, 7 Nov 08
Microsoft tries to steal Verizon deal: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081107/bs_nm/us_verizon_microsoft

Reuters - Microsoft Corp , capitalizing on Google Inc's regulatory snarl, is working to steal a deal with Verizon Wireless away from its rival, the Wall Street Journal said.

Fri, 7 Nov 08
Microsoft CEO: No interest in buying Yahoo (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081107/ap_on_bi_ge/as_australia_microsoft_yahoo
AP - Microsoft's chief executive said Friday the software giant is not interested in renewing its bid for struggling search engine company Yahoo Inc.

Fri, 7 Nov 08
Facebook chief focused on growth not cash (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081107/tc_afp/usitinternetconferencecompanyfacebook

AFP - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday his fast-rising social networking website is focused on spreading around the world, not pumping cash into its coffers.

Fri, 7 Nov 08
"Guitar Hero" strikes right chord (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081106/media_nm/us_games

Reuters - It sure helps to have the "Guitar Hero" franchise. On Wednesday, two big video game companies reported quarterly earnings, with Activision Blizzard impressing investors while THQ depressed them.

Thu, 6 Nov 08
Without Google's help, Yahoo's options limited (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081106/ap_on_hi_te/tec_yahoo_google_what_next

AP - Without Google's muscle behind it, Yahoo's chances for digging out of a long slump are looking even poorer, making it appear more likely that the company will turn to Microsoft or AOL to help weather the economic downturn.

Thu, 6 Nov 08
Review: Digital frame shows pictures from phones (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081106/ap_on_hi_te/tec_tech_test_picture_frame

AP - Digital picture frames were a big item last Christmas. This holiday season, there will be an innovation on store shelves: a frame that can receive and display pictures straight from cell phones, (almost) no matter where they are.

Thu, 6 Nov 08
Yahoo CEO to Microsoft: Make us another offer (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081106/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_yang
AP - Now that a pivotal advertising partnership with Google is off the table, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is ready return to the bargaining table with Microsoft if the world's largest software maker remains interested in buying his embattled Internet company.

Thu, 6 Nov 08
Location, location, location and broadband (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081105/ap_on_hi_te/business_of_life

AP - Adam and Anita Paulk had a nice home outside Temple, Texas, with a big yard and a 10-minute commute to his job. But in Internet terms, the house was on Slow Lane. There was no high-speed Internet connection available.

Thu, 6 Nov 08
LinkedIn cuts 10 percent of its workforce (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081106/tc_cnet/8301102331008340293
CNET - Business-focused social-networking site LinkedIn announced Wednesday that it is cutting 10 percent of its workforce, or about 36 jobs, as part of a restructuring to focus on its revenue-producing businesses.

Thu, 6 Nov 08
Yahoo's Yang says Microsoft deal still best option (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081106/wr_nm/us_yahoo_microsoft

Reuters - After nearly a year spent seeking alternatives to Microsoft Corp's buyout offer, Yahoo Inc's Chief Executive Jerry Yang said he believes a deal between the two is still the best option for the beleaguered Internet company.

Thu, 6 Nov 08
As the Mac turns: MacBook Air delayed, Mac Mini coming soon? (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081106/tc_cnet/83011357931008329337
CNET - Apple customers awaiting their new MacBook Airs may have to wait a little longer than they had thought, but potential Mac Mini customers should sit tight.

Thu, 6 Nov 08
UBS sees wireless growth slowing in 2009 (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081106/tc_nm/us_wireless_research
Reuters - Subscriber growth for U.S. service providers could be about 30 percent weaker next year than in 2008 due to weakening consumer spending, according to a research report from UBS.

Thu, 6 Nov 08
Sun offers OSGi app server (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20081106/tc_infoworld/116523
InfoWorld - Sun is offering on Thursday its open-source Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server version 3 Prelude, a Web application server based on a modular OSGi architecture with capabilities from the planned Java Platform EE (Enterprise Edition) 6 release.

Thu, 6 Nov 08
Microsoft BizSpark Supports Software Startups (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20081105/tc_nf/62861
NewsFactor - Microsoft is giving startup software companies an early holiday gift by offering access to Microsoft software and development tools, marketing and technical support, and industry experts.

Thu, 6 Nov 08
Cisco warns of demand shortfall; earnings flat (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081106/ap_on_hi_te/earns_cisco_systems
AP - Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of computer networking gear, warned Wednesday that orders fell off abruptly in October and projected a large fall in sales in the current quarter. Its shares slid in after-hours trading.

Thu, 6 Nov 08
Activision's "Guitar Hero" strikes right chord (Reuters)