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Wed, 31 Dec 08
Review: Ditching car OK with Net transit planners (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081230/ap_on_hi_te/tec_tech_test_transit_planners


In this screen shot taken from Google's transit planner, a map and directions via public transit from Seattle's Space Needle to a local residence are shown. (AP Photo/Google, Inc.)AP - As a New Yorker, I don't own a car, and I really hate driving.

Wed, 31 Dec 08
Obama online supporters key to pushing his agenda (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081230/ap_on_hi_te/obama_internet


This undated image provided by President-elect Barack Obama's change.org website shows the front page of the website. Obama's top tool to push his agenda will not be his Cabinet secretaries or aides, but rather his online network. Obama's political e-mail list tops 13 million names, a digital force that the incoming White House can tap to push for his legislation, tamp down critics or bolster popular support. It's also a way for Obama to reach into every state, every city, and every neighborhood. (AP Photo/change.org)AP - President-elect Barack Obama's top asset in pushing his agenda will not be his Cabinet secretaries or aides, but rather his online network.

Wed, 31 Dec 08
`GoodQuests' tie online mazes to charity (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081230/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_gaming_for_good


In this screen shot provided by Good Egg Studios, a scene from Elf Island, a virtual world created by Atlanta-based Good Egg Studios that ties online games to charity construction in the real world by teaming up with Habitat for Humanity, is shown. The more 'virtual' homes the kids build by completing mini-mazes, the more real homes that are built. (AP Photo/Good Egg Studios)AP - If kids are playing video games, why not do some good while they're at it?

Wed, 31 Dec 08
New NASA report details final minutes of Columbia (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081230/ap_on_re_us/columbia_astronauts


In this Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003 file photo, debris from the space shuttle Columbia streaks across the sky over Tyler, Texas. A new NASA report says that the seat restraints, suits and helmets of the doomed crew of the space shuttle Columbia didn't work well, leading to 'lethal trauma' as the out-of-control ship broke apart, killing all seven astronauts. In a graphic 400-page report, NASA further studied the Feb. 1, 2003, shuttle tragedy to help them design their new shuttle replacement capsule more likely to survive an accident. (AP Photo/Dr. Scott Lieberman, File)AP - When the first of many loud alarms sounded on the space shuttle Columbia, the seven astronauts had about a minute to live, though they didn't know it.

Wed, 31 Dec 08
Online holiday sales drop 3 percent (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081231/tc_cnet/8301102331012990393
CNET - Online holiday spending declined 3 percent compared with last year's online shopping season, the first negative growth rate in the past eight years, according to a ComScore report released Tuesday.

Wed, 31 Dec 08
Canada seeks access to detained Iranian-Canadian blogger (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081231/tc_afp/irancanadajusticemediaderakhshan


File picture shows Iranian women at an Internet cafe in Tehran. Canada has not been granted consular access to detained prominent Iranian-Canadian blogger Hossein Derakhshan in Iran, a foreign affairs spokesman said in Ottawa Tuesday.(AFP/File/Henghameh Fahimi)AFP - Canada has not been granted consular access to detained prominent Iranian-Canadian blogger Hossein Derakhshan in Iran, a foreign affairs spokesman said in Ottawa.

Wed, 31 Dec 08
Macworld Rumor Mill Is Humming with Dreams Again (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20081230/tc_nf/63798
NewsFactor - Macworld wouldn't be Macworld if it didn't stir up the rumor mill just days before the much-anticipated event. Apple fans enjoy thinking up fun devices and gadgets that Apple engineers should be developing, and this year is no different.

Wed, 31 Dec 08
China approves long-delayed 3G mobile licenses (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081231/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_telecoms
AP - China's Cabinet said Wednesday it has approved licenses for next-generation mobile phone services in a long-delayed step that is expected to trigger billions of dollars in equipment sales.

Wed, 31 Dec 08
Windows 7 Leak Helps Microsoft Focus Beyond Vista (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20081230/tc_nf/63797
NewsFactor - A trial version of Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system has leaked to the Internet. The blogosphere is buzzing about several sites where tech enthusiasts can download the beta Build 7000 version of the operating system.

Wed, 31 Dec 08
Researchers Show 'Secure' Sites May Not Be Safe (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20081230/bs_nf/63795
NewsFactor - The small image of a padlock in the corner of your browser may not accurately indicate that a Web-site connection is secure, according to new research. A team of U.S. and European researchers used a computing grid of more than 200 Sony PlayStation 3 video-game machines to create fake certificates and fool a browser into thinking it had a secure connection with a trusted site.

Tue, 30 Dec 08
Report: HP sells printers in Iran with third party (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081229/ap_on_hi_te/hewlett_packard_iran
AP - Hewlett-Packard Co. could be breaking U.S. trade sanctions by using a third-party distributor to sell printers in Iran, The Boston Globe reported Monday.

Tue, 30 Dec 08
The holiday e-retail satisfaction rankings are in (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081230/tc_cnet/83011078731012967260
CNET - With the nation on edge, you might assume that every Internet retailer worth their salt would have extended red carpet treatment to shoppers during the traditional end-of-year shopping rush.

Tue, 30 Dec 08
Facebook ban of breast-feeding photos sparks protests (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081230/wr_nm/us_facebook_breastfeeding


A woman breast-feeds her baby in a file photo. The social networking site Facebook has sparked a massive online debate -- and protests -- and after removing photos that expose too much of a mother's breast. (Regis Duvignau/Reuters)Reuters - Are photographs of a mother breast-feeding her child indecent? The social networking site Facebook has sparked a massive online debate -- and protests -- and after removing photos that expose too much of a mother's breast.

Tue, 30 Dec 08
2008 in review: The iPhone comes of age (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20081230/tc_macworld/2008inreviewtheiphonecomesofage
Macworld.com - If 2007 was Year Zero in the life of the Phone That Changed Everything, then 2008 skyrocketed forward to the year that the device truly came of age. A lot has changed in the world of Apple’s handset since our first glimpse of it almost two years ago at Macworld Expo 2007, and while the iPhone has climbed to even greater heights of success in the past year, the road hasn’t been without its fair share of pitfalls and potholes along the way.

Tue, 30 Dec 08
New Quad-Core AMD and Intel Chips Surface (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081229/tc_pcworld/newquadcoreamdandintelchipssurface
PC World - Computer chip makers Intel and AMD are ending 2008 with a quad-core bang. Intel has a new mobile processor - the Intel Core 2 Quad Mobile Processor Q9000 - that is being hyped by Acer in its just announced Acer laptop. AMD reportedly already has its upcoming Phenom II processors popping up online for pre-orders to consumers. The catch, neither AMD or Intel have made official announcements about either chips - yet.

Tue, 30 Dec 08
Windows 7 May Add Spice to CES (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081230/tc_pcworld/windows7mayaddspicetoces
PC World - Software could overshadow gadgets at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show, with Microsoft expected to shed light on its upcoming Windows 7 OS.

Tue, 30 Dec 08
HP Will Offer Home Multimedia Server for PCs and Macs (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20081229/bs_nf/63771
NewsFactor - Hewlett-Packard has unveiled a consumer-oriented multimedia server designed to interact with home computing machines running Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Mac OS X. Slated to ship in February, the HP MediaSmart Server automatically aggregates music tracks, photos, videos and other media often distributed over multiple PCs and other computing devices.

Tue, 30 Dec 08
Sony Cuts PlayStation 3 Component Costs by 35 Percent (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081230/tc_pcworld/sonycutsplaystation3componentcostsby35percent
PC World - Sony Computer Entertainment has cut the cost of materials used to make its PlayStation 3 game console by 35 percent, according to market research firm iSuppli.

Mon, 29 Dec 08
Amateurs are trying genetic engineering at home (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081226/ap_on_hi_te/do_it_yourself_dna


Meredith L. Patterson, a computer programmer by day, conducts an experiment in the dining room of her San Francisco apartment on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. Patterson is among a new breed of techno rebels who want to put genetic engineering tools in the hands of anyone with a smart idea. Using homemade lab equipment and the wealth of scientific knowledge available online, these hobbyists are trying to create new life forms through genetic engineering - a field long dominated by Ph.D.s toiling in university and corporate laboratories. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)AP - The Apple computer was invented in a garage. Same with the Google search engine. Now, tinkerers are working at home with the basic building blocks of life itself.

Mon, 29 Dec 08
Windows 7 beta 1 makes early debut (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081228/tc_cnet/83011080531012933475
CNET - The first beta of Microsoft's next operating system has apparently been spotted in the wild.

Mon, 29 Dec 08
Websites could get cinema-style ratings (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081229/media_nm/us_britain_websites


A woman browses web at an Internet cafe in Madrid May 23, 2008. The kind of ratings used for films could be applied to Web sites in a bid to better police the Internet and protect children from harmful and offensive material, Britain's minister for culture has said. (Andrea Comas/Reuters)Reuters - The kind of ratings used for films could be applied to websites in a bid to better police the Internet and protect children from harmful and offensive material, Britain's minister for culture has said.

Mon, 29 Dec 08
LG to Debut 3G Watch-phone at CES (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081229/tc_pcworld/lgtodebut3gwatchphoneatces
PC World - LG Electronics plans to debut a wristwatch-style 3G phone at the Consumer Electronics Show next month, it said Sunday.

Mon, 29 Dec 08
Wal-Mart to start selling iPhones on Sunday (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081229/tc_nm/us_walmart_iphone


An Apple iPhone sits on a display stand during its launch at a Singtel store in Singapore August 22, 2008. (Vivek Prakash/Reuters)Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Friday it will start selling Apple Inc's iPhone on Sunday, but the popular cell phones that can surf the Web will not be priced as low as some anticipated.

Mon, 29 Dec 08
O Christmas tree: Work in summer sun, winter snow (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081229/ap_on_bi_ge/farm_scene_christmas_trees
AP - Christmas is over, but for Christmas tree farmers the work is just beginning so next year's boughs can be even brighter.

Sun, 28 Dec 08
Holiday report: E-commerce dips, electronics plummet (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081227/tc_cnet/8301102331012927293
CNET - Over the next few days, a picture of holiday sales will begin to materialize.

Sun, 28 Dec 08
Wal-Mart iPhone Sales: Where's the Discount? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081227/tc_pcworld/walmartiphonesaleswheresthediscount
PC World - Wal-Mart is rolling out sales of the iPhone 3G this weekend -- but don't expect to see a lot of savings. As was speculated back in November, the discount retailer will begin carrying the iPhone on its shelves Sunday. Missing from the equation, though, is the discount.

Sat, 27 Dec 08
Amazon says 2008 holiday season was 'best ever' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081226/ap_on_hi_te/amazoncom_holiday_sales
AP - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. called this holiday season its "best ever," saying Friday that it saw a 17 percent increase in orders on its busiest day — a rare piece of good news in a season that has been far from merry for most retailers, including online businesses.

Sat, 27 Dec 08
Uproar in Australia over plan to block Web sites (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081226/ap_on_hi_te/tec_australia_internet_filter
AP - A proposed Internet filter dubbed the "Great Aussie Firewall" is promising to make Australia one of the strictest Internet regulators among democratic countries.

Sat, 27 Dec 08
Wal-Mart to start selling Apple's iPhone on Sunday (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081226/ap_on_hi_te/wal_mart_iphone
AP - Wal-Mart will start selling Apple's popular iPhone on Sunday, the chain said, confirming earlier reports by employees.

Sat, 27 Dec 08
E-shopping site to open in China for Japan goods (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081226/ap_on_hi_te/as_japan_china_internet_mall
AP - A new Internet shopping mall is opening in China next month that will take payments in the widely used China UnionPay Co. cards for Japanese products, company officials said Friday.

Sat, 27 Dec 08
Google, Microsoft, Apple sued over preview icons (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081227/tc_cnet/8301100131012902292
CNET - A Michigan-based networking company on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Google, Microsoft, and Apple alleging that all three tech giants violated a patent it owns on the use of document-preview icons--or thumbnails--in operating systems.

Sat, 27 Dec 08
Web sites could get cinema-style ratings: U.K. minister (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081227/media_nm/us_britain_websites


A woman browses web at an Internet cafe in Madrid May 23, 2008. The kind of ratings used for films could be applied to Web sites in a bid to better police the Internet and protect children from harmful and offensive material, Britain's minister for culture has said. (Andrea Comas/Reuters)Reuters - The kind of ratings used for films could be applied to Web sites in a bid to better police the Internet and protect children from harmful and offensive material, Britain's minister for culture has said.

Sat, 27 Dec 08
Nintendo's Wii to Get Video Channel in 2009 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081227/tc_pcworld/nintendoswiitogetvideochannelin2009
PC World - Nintendo plans to launch a video channel for its Wii console in 2009, it said Thursday.

Sat, 27 Dec 08
Wal-Mart to Sell IPhone 3G Starting Dec. 28 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081227/tc_pcworld/walmarttoselliphone3gstartingdec28
PC World - Wal-Mart Friday announced the long-expected availability of the iPhone 3G at almost 2,500 stores beginning Sunday.

Sat, 27 Dec 08
Wall Street Beat: IT Crawls to End of a Tough Year (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081227/tc_pcworld/wallstreetbeatitcrawlstoendofatoughyear
PC World - Though Amazon and Red Hat provided a few glimmers of sunlight the tech sector suffered through a turbulent week, with no signs of letup soon.

Sat, 27 Dec 08
Panasonic to Show Powerline Network Prototypes at CES (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081227/tc_pcworld/panasonictoshowpowerlinenetworkprototypesatces
PC World - Panasonic plans to unveil a networking system that can connect an electric car to home devices via electrical wiring at January's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Sat, 27 Dec 08
Sequels keep video games buzzing in 2008 (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081227/wr_nm/us_videogames2008_tech


Screen capture from the videogame 'Gears of War 2' is seen in this handout photo. (Microsoft/handout/Reuters)Reuters - Despite the sluggish global economy, video game sales remained recession-proof in 2008 as game sequels were snapped up by fans and music games struck the right note.

Fri, 26 Dec 08
Print news is fading, but the content lives on (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081225/tc_cnet/83011395331012888180
CNET - It's been about 20 years since Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web on the back of the Internet. For more than a billion people on the planet, the Web today is an alternate, digital universe that is gradually overtaking the analog, physical world as a source of information and connections.

Fri, 26 Dec 08
Homeland Security forecasts 5-year terror threats (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081226/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/homeland_threat_forecast


US Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff delivers a lecture entitle 'Managing Risk: A Global Imperative' to an audience of students at the London School of Economics (LSE) in London, Friday Dec. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - The terrorism threat to the United States over the next five years will be driven by instability in the Middle East and Africa, persistent challenges to border security and increasing Internet savvy, says a new intelligence assessment obtained by The Associated Press.

Fri, 26 Dec 08
Nintendo says to offer videos on Wii (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081225/tc_afp/japangameadvertisecompanynintendodentsu


Boxes of Wii Nintendo consoles. Nintendo Co. said Thursday it will start offering videos through its blockbuster Wii game console, the latest new feature for the Japanese entertainment giant.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Nintendo Co. said Thursday it will start offering videos through its blockbuster Wii game console, the latest new feature for the Japanese entertainment giant.

Fri, 26 Dec 08
The geek gifts you didn't get for Christmas 2008 (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20081225/tc_infoworld/119320
InfoWorld - It's hard to be a geek at Christmastime. Sure, there are lots of cool tech toys and gadgets on display on store shelves, and a few may have landed under your tree this year. Perhaps Absolutely Mad: 50 Years of Mad Magazine on DVD, a Microsoft Xbox 360, an Apple MacBook Pro 2008 edition, a Garmin Nuvi 880, and one or more of the hot smartphones: the Apple iPhone 3G, the Palm Treo Pro, the RIM BlackBerry Storm, or the T-Mobile G1.

Fri, 26 Dec 08
Sequels keep video games buzzing in 2008 (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081226/wr_nm/us_videogames2008_tech


Screen capture from the videogame 'Gears of War 2' is seen in this handout photo. (Microsoft/handout/Reuters)Reuters - Despite the sluggish global economy, video game sales remained recession-proof in 2008 as game sequels were snapped up by fans and music games struck the right note.

Thu, 25 Dec 08
Some stations to reach fewer viewers with digital (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081224/ap_on_hi_te/tec_digital_broadcasts
AP - Nearly a fifth of the nation's full-power television stations will no longer reach at least 2 percent of viewers now covered by their existing analog signals after they switch to digital broadcasts in February, federal regulators say.

Thu, 25 Dec 08
Pew study: Internet takes over papers as news source (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081225/tc_cnet/8301102331012886193
CNET - Here I am using my two unread newspapers as a thick place mat for my Christmas Eve Chinese lunch, and what should cross my desk: a new Pew study showing that the Internet has surpassed newspapers as Americans' main source for national and international news. How appropriate. (Albeit a little sad for this ol' school journalist who still romanticizes about the days when you could truly stop the presses.)

Thu, 25 Dec 08
Retailers Beat AMD to Phenom II Launch (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081224/tc_pcworld/retailersbeatamdtophenomiilaunch
PC World - Online retailers are taking orders for Advanced Micro Devices' upcoming Phenom II processors, leaking chip details ahead of the company's processor announcement plans for early January.

Thu, 25 Dec 08
Nintendo, Dentsu to offer video on Wii (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081225/wr_nm/us_nintendo_dentsu


Nintendo Co Ltd's company logo is seen at their headquarters in Kyoto, western Japan in this file photo from December 8, 2008. (Issei Kato/Reuters)Reuters - Dentsu Inc, Japan's largest ad agency, said it would team up with game maker Nintendo Co Ltd to launch a video distribution service on Nintendo's wildly popular Wii console.

Thu, 25 Dec 08
OS shoot-out: Windows vs. Mac OS X vs. Linux (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20081224/tc_infoworld/120148
InfoWorld - The Mac's been on a roll, both due to its highly regarded Mac OS X Leopard operating system and to an unhappy reception for Microsoft's Windows Vista. The result: For the first time in memory, the Mac's market share has hit 9.1 percent, according to IDC data, and Windows' market share has dipped below 90 percent. (Linux distributions make up the rest.)

Thu, 25 Dec 08
Facebook Puts Coal in Project Playlist's Stocking (PC Magazine)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20081224/tc_zd/235385
PC Magazine - Facebook is the latest social networking site to block music Web site Project Playlist. And guess who wants the Project Playlist embedded application taken down?

Thu, 25 Dec 08
World of Warcraft adds another half million subscribers (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20081224/tc_macworld/worldofwarcraftaddsanotherhalfmillionsubscribers
Macworld.com - Blizzard Entertainment has announced that World of Warcraft’s subscriber base has reached 11.5 million players worldwide, continuing its reign as the world’s most popular multiplayer online role-playing game.

Wed, 24 Dec 08
Review: Cable, sat TV alternatives OK but a hassle (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081223/ap_on_hi_te/tec_tech_test_tv_on_the_cheap
AP - It's Day One of a weeklong experiment to see if I could live without satellite TV.

Wed, 24 Dec 08
Notebook shipments overtake desktops in new study (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081223/ap_on_hi_te/techbit_notebook_shipments
AP - Shipments of notebook computers edged passed desktop sales in the third quarter for the first time, according to data from the research firm iSupply.

Wed, 24 Dec 08
GateHouse Media sues NY Times Co. over copyright (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081223/ap_on_hi_te/gatehouse_times_lawsuit
AP - GateHouse Media Inc. filed a copyright infringement lawsuit Monday against the parent company of The Boston Globe, claiming the newspaper's new community Web sites use online material from GateHouse without permission.

Wed, 24 Dec 08
Facebook silences Project Playlist widgets (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081224/tc_cnet/83011357731012868736
CNET - Social network Facebook has disabled widgets from music-sharing site Project Playlist at the behest of the music industry, several days after rival site MySpace did the same. The reason? The user-uploaded music on Project Playlist that doesn't have industry sanction.

Wed, 24 Dec 08
Cyber cafe offers home to homeless (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081224/wr_nm/us_japan_homeless_cafe_net
Reuters - In a country where an street address is key to getting a job, an Internet cafe near Tokyo is offering the unemployed and homeless more than just a virtual, email address.

Wed, 24 Dec 08
Laptop Shipments Surpass 70% of Japan PC Market (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081224/tc_pcworld/laptopshipmentssurpass70ofjapanpcmarket
PC World - Driven on by the popularity of low-cost netbook computers, shipments of laptops have surpassed 70 percent of the Japanese PC market for the first time.

Wed, 24 Dec 08
RIM accuses Motorola of blocking job offers: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081224/bs_nm/us_rim_motorola
Reuters - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd sued Motorola Inc over claims the mobile-phone maker is improperly blocking it from offering jobs to laid-off Motorola workers, Bloomberg said.

Wed, 24 Dec 08
Center for Moblin Linux Opens in Taipei (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081224/tc_pcworld/centerformoblinlinuxopensintaipei
PC World - A new center aimed at speeding the development of mobile computing devices around the Linux-based Moblin OS opened in Taipei on Tuesday.

Wed, 24 Dec 08
Fake Antivirus Peddlers Helped by Microsoft, IRS (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081224/tc_pcworld/fakeantiviruspeddlershelpedbymicrosoftirs
PC World - Just weeks after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission shut down two companies accused of selling fake antivirus software, a new player has moved into the market, aided by glitches in the Microsoft and U.S. Internal Revenue Service Web sites.

Wed, 24 Dec 08
Washington Post, Baltimore Sun to share content (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081224/ap_on_bi_ge/washington_post_baltimore_sun
AP - The Washington Post and The (Baltimore) Sun, facing cost pressures as advertising revenue continues to sink, said Tuesday that they will share some stories, photos and news content starting next year.

Wed, 24 Dec 08
Games May Revitalize Aging Brains (PC Magazine)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20081223/tc_zd/235353
PC Magazine - Turns out all of Nintendo's "Train Your Brain!" hoopla may not be hoopla after all. A new study shows older adults who played a videogame for a month demonstrated improved scores on tests of their cognitive functions, including memory, reasoning, and multi-tasking.

Tue, 23 Dec 08
Sacred texts: Vatican embraces iTunes prayer book (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081222/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_iphones


Father Paolo Padrini holds up his I-Breviary, a digital version of the breviary, in downtown Rome, Monday, Dec. 22, 2008. Father Padrini, a 35-year-old techno-priest made a digital version of the Breviary, the book of daily prayers that is now available as a download in the I-Tunes store. The Vatican embraced the initiative of father Padrini, stressing that new technologies are already widely used by the Church. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - The Vatican is endorsing new technology that brings the book of daily prayers used by priests straight onto iPhones.

Tue, 23 Dec 08
Subway fare hackers to partner with transit agency (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081222/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_subway_hack
AP - A trio of Massachusetts Institute of Technology students who found a way to hack into the Boston subway system's payment cards have agreed to partner with transit officials there to make the system more secure.

Tue, 23 Dec 08
Dutch company punches holes in font to save ink (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081222/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_ink_saving_font
AP - A Dutch company looking for ways to reduce the environmental costs of printing has developed a new font that it says cuts ink usage by about 15 percent.

Tue, 23 Dec 08
Report: Facebook privacy chief eyes Calif. AG office (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081223/tc_cnet/8301102331012847693
CNET - Facebook's chief privacy officer is expected to declare his candidacy soon for attorney general of California, according to a report on TechCrunch.

Tue, 23 Dec 08
Kids in charge at Nick's UPick site (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081223/wr_nm/us_kids


Cast member Vanessa Hudgens poses at the premiere of the movie 'High School Musical 3: Senior Year' at Galen Center in Los Angeles October 16, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - Nickelodeon is launching a pop culture Web site where kids can post and vote on such topics as TV, moves, music and sports.

Tue, 23 Dec 08
Report: Samsung Loses Patent Infringement Case in China (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081223/tc_pcworld/reportsamsunglosespatentinfringementcaseinchina
PC World - Samsung Electronics has reportedly been ordered to pay compensation to a Chinese company for violating a patent for a dual-mode cell phone.

Tue, 23 Dec 08
Chinese court backs local firm in cellphone suit (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081223/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_samsung
AP - A court in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou has ordered South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. to compensate a local company for allegedly infringing its cell phone technology, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday.

Tue, 23 Dec 08
Red Hat 3Q up 20 pct, but revenue below estimate (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081223/ap_on_hi_te/earns_red_hat
AP - Red Hat Inc. on Monday reported a 20 percent increase in profit for the third quarter as budget-conscious companies opted for the software provider's open-source Linux operating system over more expensive proprietary systems.

Tue, 23 Dec 08
Microsoft Warns of SQL Attack (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081223/tc_pcworld/microsoftwarnsofsqlattack
PC World - Just days after patching a critical flaw in its Internet Explorer browser, Microsoft is now warning users of a serious bug in its SQL Server database software.

Tue, 23 Dec 08
Enterprise Software in 2009: Opportunities, Risks (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081222/tc_pcworld/enterprisesoftwarein2009opportunitiesrisks
PC World - Enterprise software is sure to remain a buyer's market during the economic downturn next year, but assuming you've got a budget, be careful to avoid boondoggles while in pursuit of a bargain, say analysts, consultants and IT executives.

Tue, 23 Dec 08
Nothing Escapes the Pull of a PlayStation 3, Not Even a Black Hole (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081223/tc_pcworld/nothingescapesthepullofaplaystation3notevenablackhole
PC World - How did Sony's PlayStation 3 solve an astrophysics puzzler? Easy: With a pallet full of sleek sable doppelgangers crunching the interstellar math in tandem.

Mon, 22 Dec 08
Cloud computing looms larger on corporate horizon (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081221/ap_on_hi_te/tec_cloud_computing
AP - Todd Pierce recently put his job on the line.

Mon, 22 Dec 08
Prototype goes 'see through' with touch screen (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081222/tc_cnet/83011138631012784076
CNET - There may finally be a compromise between the world of ever-shrinking electronic devices and our ever-expanding fingers.

Mon, 22 Dec 08
Motherboard Manufacturer Abit Dead (Sort-of) (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081222/tc_pcworld/motherboardmanufacturerabitdeadsortof
PC World - Internet speculation about the fate of Taiwanese manufacturer Abit has been running at feverish paces this week. But as Obi-Wan Kenobi might say, the alleged death of the company is correct--from a certain point of view. The manufacturer, known throughout the computing circles for its motherboard offerings, is at the mercy of a restructuring by parent company Universal Scientific Industrial. As part of the cost-cutting measures that USI plans to undertake, Abit will cease production on all motherboards as the company heads into the new year. Abit still plans to offer RMAs and warranties for up to three years, but you can expect to see no new Abit-branded motherboards coming through the retail chains until further notice... if ever.

Mon, 22 Dec 08
Will Samsung Ship a Laptop Based on Via's Nano Processor? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081222/tc_pcworld/willsamsungshipalaptopbasedonviasnanoprocessor
PC World - Samsung Electronics reportedly plans to introduce a laptop computer next year that's based on Via Technologies' low-power Nano processor.

Mon, 22 Dec 08
Videogames may do the aging brain good (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081221/tc_nm/us_video_games


A visitor plays the 'Halo Wars' video game during the 2008 E3 Media and Business Summit in Los Angeles July 15, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - Older adults might want to take an interest in their grandchildren's' video games, if early research on the brain benefits of gaming is correct.

Sun, 21 Dec 08
Boom in music video games helps original artists (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081221/ap_on_en_mu/music_video_games


Lisa Hsuan, 30, back left, Eric Chow, 28, back right, and Brandon Schoolhouse, 37, center foreground, play the video game 'Rock Band' at the Tavern Bar in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles on Wednesday Nov. 26, 2008. As the music industry struggles to cope with falling compact disc sales, the music video games are inspiring homebodies to get up and play guitar, drums, and sing along, helping revive interest in music and providing a lift to sales amid a broad market decline. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)AP - "This song is dedicated to Debbie Harry," flinty-eyed Lisa Hsuan purrs into a microphone on the red-lit stage of Hyperion Tavern. It's a cozy dive where patrons drink Coke and beer from bottles and a fading chandelier dangles overhead.

Sun, 21 Dec 08
A laptop equivalent of a two-headed snake (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081221/tc_cnet/8301100131012770092
CNET - Lenovo is apparently planning to unveil a ThinkPad notebook with a dual display.

Sun, 21 Dec 08
Chinese internet porn sensation detained by police (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081221/wr_nm/us_china_pornography
Reuters - A Chinese woman who became an online sensation after posting a homemade pornographic film of herself on the internet has been detained in Shanghai, according to state media.

Sun, 21 Dec 08
Music sales rise in harmony with game appearances (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081221/ap_on_hi_te/apfn_music_video_games_glance
AP - Artists who have released songs on its "Guitar Hero" platform have seen separate sales of those tracks triple on average, according to Activision Blizzard Inc.

Sat, 20 Dec 08
Music industry drops effort to sue song swappers (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081220/ap_on_hi_te/music_downloading_lawsuits


In this Nov. 29, 2008 file photo, Madonna performs during her 'Sticky and Sweet' tour at Foro Sol in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, file)AP - The group representing the U.S. recording industry said Friday it has abandoned its policy of suing people for sharing songs protected by copyright and will work with Internet service providers to cut abusers' access if they ignore repeated warnings.

Sat, 20 Dec 08
Mass Internet outages in Egypt after cables cut (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081219/ap_on_hi_te/ml_egypt_internet_outage
AP - Egypt's communications ministry says Internet cables in the Mediterranean Sea have been cut, causing massive Internet outages.

Sat, 20 Dec 08
Reimagining direct marketing with a (Twitter) spin (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081220/tc_cnet/83011078731012753260
CNET - Michael Dell gets a lot of the credit for pioneering the direct sale of PCs to the public. The reality is that there is a legion of now long-forgotten mail order entrepreneurs who came along earlier. He just did it better than all the rest.

Sat, 20 Dec 08
Cable breaks cut Internet in Mideast and South Asia (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081220/wr_nm/us_internet
Reuters - Breaks in three submarine cables which link Europe and the Middle East have disrupted Internet and international telephone services in parts of the Middle East and South Asia, officials said on Saturday.

Sat, 20 Dec 08
Files in Mac OS point to new iMacs, Mac Minis (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081219/tc_cnet/83011357931012744337
CNET - A Mac fan with way too much time on his hands may have discovered evidence of new iMacs and Mac Minis coming soon.

Sat, 20 Dec 08
Breathalyzer FM Transmitter For Your iPod/iPhone (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081219/tc_pcworld/breathalyzerfmtransmitterforyouripodiphone
PC World - Just when you thought the iPod accessory market had seen it all, a company called David Steele Enterprises announced the iBreath- a fully functioning FM Transmitter add-on that doubles as a digital alcohol breathalyzer. That’s right, folks- this little gizmo not only transmits your music wirelessly to your car stereo, it also tells you whether or not you’re “cool to drive.”

Sat, 20 Dec 08
Microsoft boosts MVC Web app development (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20081219/tc_infoworld/120867
InfoWorld - Microsoft is moving forward on two fronts with its MVC (Model View Controller) software development platform for the Web, providing design assistance and readying a release candidate of the technology.

Sat, 20 Dec 08
Watchdog Group Asks Google to Create Personal Data "opt-out" (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081219/tc_pcworld/watchdoggroupasksgoogletocreatepersonaldataoptout
PC World - The nonprofit group Consumer Watchdog asked on Friday that Google give users of its search engine the ability to "opt out" of leaving personal data, such as IP addresses, on Google's servers.

Sat, 20 Dec 08
Video games may do the aging brain good (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081219/tc_nm/us_video_games


A visitor plays the 'Halo Wars' video game during the 2008 E3 Media and Business Summit in Los Angeles July 15, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - Older adults might want to take an interest in their grandchildren's' video games, if early research on the brain benefits of gaming is correct.

Fri, 19 Dec 08
Oracle still looks strong despite 2Q earnings dip (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081219/ap_on_hi_te/earns_oracle


Oracle CEO Larry Ellison speaks at the Oracle Open World conference in San Francisco, Sept. 23, 2008. Oracle Corp. on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008 said its quarterly profit slipped for the first time in three years as a stronger dollar took a big bite out of the business software maker's international sales. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Oracle Corp.'s earnings are weakening for the first time in years, but the business software maker still may be in reasonably good shape despite the economy's terrible condition.

Fri, 19 Dec 08
Judge: No order to state to reveal computer sites (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081219/ap_on_hi_te/wikipedia_edits
AP - A judge declined Thursday to order Arkansas officials to reveal which state computers were used to edit Wikipedia entries about Gov. Mike Beebe, former Gov. Mike Huckabee and another former elected official.

Fri, 19 Dec 08
Big video game fans prove crucial to the industry (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081218/ap_on_hi_te/tec_core_video_gamers


Customers play a game on a Playstation 2 at GameStop store in Redwood City, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. Core gamers — mostly young men who regularly, loyally buy new titles no matter how the economy is doing — remain a crucial consumer base for companies trying to weather the downturn that's been evoking too many references to the Great Depression. Analysts say they will keep the industry afloat even as the rest of us cut back. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - They stand in line outside stores waiting for midnight launches of new video games. When they get home after a long day, they plop down in front of the TV not to sit back and watch, but to play.

Fri, 19 Dec 08
Review: Online maps can jog better running routes (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081218/ap_on_hi_te/tec_tech_test_running_with_google


This screen shot shows a jogging route plotted using the online mapping tool Gmap-Pedometer.com. (AP Photo/Gmap-Pedometer.com)AP - The search company responsible for countless hours of sitting by a computer screen can help you burn calories, too.

Fri, 19 Dec 08
DHS wants green card holders' fingerprints (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081219/tc_cnet/83011357831012662538
CNET - Millions of green card holders will be fingerprinted and photographed every time they enter the United States as part of an expansion of a controversial biometric program, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced on Thursday.

Fri, 19 Dec 08
Man wins first case vs China's "human flesh search engine" (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081219/wr_nm/us_china_harassment_life
Reuters - A man who lost his job and was harassed by strangers after his infidelity to his late wife was detailed online has won China's first case against Internet vigilantism, the China Daily said on Friday.

Fri, 19 Dec 08
Panasonic to Launch Tender Offer for Sanyo (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081219/tc_pcworld/panasonictolaunchtenderofferforsanyo
PC World - Japan's largest consumer electronics company, Panasonic, plans to launch a tender offer for shares of Sanyo Electric with the hope of acquiring a majority stake in its smaller rival, it said Friday.

Fri, 19 Dec 08
China says $41 billion to be spent on 3G (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081219/tc_nm/us_telco_china
Reuters - Chinese telecom operators will spend about $41 billion on next generation (3G) mobile networks over the next two years, the government said on Friday.

Fri, 19 Dec 08
Linux Foundation names new CTO (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20081219/tc_infoworld/120758
InfoWorld - The Linux Foundation has selected a new CTO, Ted Ts'o, who has been known as the first North American developer of the Linux kernel, the foundation said on Thursday.

Fri, 19 Dec 08
Oracle net profit dips slightly (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081219/tc_afp/usitcomputersoftwareearningsoracle


US business software giant Oracle reported a quarterly net profit that was slightly lower than a year ago but largely in line with the expectations of analysts.(AFP/File/Gabriel Bouys)AFP - US business software giant Oracle reported a quarterly net profit that was slightly lower than a year ago but largely in line with the expectations of analysts.

Fri, 19 Dec 08
Sun, Consortium to Drive Tech Accessibility Project (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081218/tc_pcworld/sunconsortiumtodrivetechaccessibilityproject
PC World - Sun Microsystems is involved with a European Commission-funded effort to help improve disabled individuals' ability to use mobile devices, computers and rich Internet applications (RIAs), the company said Thursday.

Fri, 19 Dec 08
Guns N' Roses Frontman Axl Rose Growls About Guitar Hero (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081219/tc_pcworld/gunsnrosesfrontmanaxlrosegrowlsaboutguitarhero
PC World - Shame on Activision for poaching Guns N' Roses songs in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. That's band frontman Axl Rose's testy take in a sprawling missive delivered at band fan site Mygnr.com. According to Rose, Activision used GnR songs inappropriately and without proper authorization. While he's doesn't lay out any legal particulars, his "it'll take some sorting" comment has bloggers in a tizzy.

Thu, 18 Dec 08
LinkedIn founder updates resume, reclaims CEO job (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081217/ap_on_hi_te/linkedin_ceo
AP - After taking a back seat for nearly two years, LinkedIn Corp. founder Reid Hoffman is reclaiming the CEO's job and bringing in former Yahoo Inc. executive Jeff Weiner to help steer the online professional network through its next phase of growth.

Thu, 18 Dec 08
Personalized spam rising sharply, study finds (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081217/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_spear_phishing
AP - Yes, guys, those spam e-mails for Viagra or baldness cream just might be directed to you personally. So, too, are many of the other crafty come-ons clogging inboxes, trying to lure us to fake Web sites so criminals can steal our personal information.

Thu, 18 Dec 08
Yahoo to shorten logs of user activity to 3 months (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081217/ap_on_hi_te/tec_yahoo_data_retention
AP - Yahoo Inc. said Wednesday that it will shorten the amount of time that it retains data about its users' online behavior — including Internet search records — to three months from 13 months and expand the range of data that it "anonymizes" after that period.

Thu, 18 Dec 08
Scientists try to let the blind `see' fish (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081217/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_audio_aquarium
AP - As brightly colored fish dart in and out of the rocks scattered in a small aquarium, a bewildering melody follows each of their movements.

Thu, 18 Dec 08
Take-Two posts quarterly loss, issues warning (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081218/tc_cnet/83011377231012603452
CNET - Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software posted a wider quarterly loss on Wednesday and forecasted a sharp drop in sales revenue for the current quarter.

Thu, 18 Dec 08
Ericsson says wins broadband order in Nigeria (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081218/tc_nm/us_ericsson_nigeria


Ericsson Chief Executive Carl-Henric Svanberg attends a news conference in Stockholm February 1, 2008. (Scanpix/Jessica Gow/Reuters)Reuters - Telecom equipment maker Ericsson (ERICb.ST) said on Thursday it had signed a deal to provide a network for 21st Century Technologies in Nigeria.

Thu, 18 Dec 08
How to Buy a Netbook (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081218/tc_pcworld/howtobuyanetbook
PC World - Four months ago, we published a buyers guide for small, lightweight laptops titled, 'How to buy a mini-laptop.'

Thu, 18 Dec 08
Wi-Fi Coming to Japan's Bullet Trains Next Year (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081218/tc_pcworld/wificomingtojapansbullettrainsnextyear
PC World - Passengers on Japan's super-fast bullet trains will be able to surf the Web while travelling at 270 kilometers per hour thanks to a new service that will start in March.

Thu, 18 Dec 08
Adobe breathes AIR for Linux (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20081218/tc_infoworld/120633
InfoWorld - Adobe Systems is extending on Thursday its AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) technology to Linux desktops.

Thu, 18 Dec 08
Take-Two outlook disappoints (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081217/bs_nm/us_ttwo
Reuters - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc , "Grand Theft Auto" video game publisher, set a 2009 profit target far below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, citing weakness in retail sales, and its shares fell 20 percent.

Thu, 18 Dec 08
LinkedIn founder Hoffman replaces Nye as CEO: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081218/wr_nm/us_linkedin_ceo


LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman arrives at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho in this July 10, 2007 file photo. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)Reuters - LinkedIn, the professional social networking company said its Chief Executive Dan Nye is resigning after less than two years at the helm, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Thu, 18 Dec 08
Sharp fined for fixing display panel prices (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081218/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_sharp_nintendo
AP - Japan's fair trade watchdog on Thursday slapped Sharp Corp. with a 261 million yen ($3 million) fine for fixing prices of liquid crystal display panels used for Nintendo's popular DS portable game machines.

Wed, 17 Dec 08
Apple CEO Jobs absent from Macworld lineup (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081217/ap_on_hi_te/tec_apple_jobs
AP - Apple Inc. said Tuesday that Chief Executive Steve Jobs won't be delivering the highly anticipated presentation that usually marks the highlight of the annual Macworld computer trade show in January.

Wed, 17 Dec 08
Microsoft issuing emergency fix for browser flaw (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081216/ap_on_hi_te/tec_internet_explorer_security
AP - Microsoft Corp. is taking the unusual step of issuing an emergency fix for a security hole in its Internet Explorer software that has exposed millions of users to having their computers taken over by hackers.

Wed, 17 Dec 08
China defends right to censor Web sites (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081217/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_internet
AP - China said it has the right to block Web sites its says break its laws after being accused of restarting the practice it halted during the August Olympic Games as part of a promise to widen media freedom.

Wed, 17 Dec 08
BCS championship to be available live in 3-D (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081216/ap_on_hi_te/bcs3_d
AP - College football live in 3-D is coming soon — possibly to a theater near you.

Wed, 17 Dec 08
New York considers taxing iTunes downloads (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081217/tc_cnet/8301102331012508993
CNET - New York wants a share of iTunes' money.

Wed, 17 Dec 08
China Defends Right to Block Web Site Access (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081217/tc_pcworld/chinadefendsrighttoblockwebsiteaccess
PC World - A spokesman for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs defended government censorship efforts that block access to some foreign Web sites, saying they had broken Chinese laws by promoting the idea that "two Chinas" exist.

Wed, 17 Dec 08
Canon Postpones Construction of Digital Camera Factory (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081217/tc_pcworld/canonpostponesconstructionofdigitalcamerafactory
PC World - Canon has shelved plans to start construction in January of a new digital still camera plant in Japan due to a rapid market decline, it said Wednesday.

Wed, 17 Dec 08
Sprint unveils dual-mode modem for WiMax (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081217/tc_nm/us_sprint_modem
Reuters - Sprint Nextel Corp announced plans on Wednesday for the first device that would work on both the high-speed WiMax network Clearwire Corp is building and on Sprint's existing mobile network.

Wed, 17 Dec 08
Open-source Software Security Vendor Praises 25 Projects (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081216/tc_pcworld/opensourcesoftwaresecurityvendorpraises25projects
PC World - Palamida, a vendor that sells software and services around open-source software security and legal compliance, has named 25 open-source projects companies should not hesitate to use.

Wed, 17 Dec 08
Adobe results at top end of view (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081217/bs_nm/us_adobe
Adobe Photoshop CS2 is seen in a handout photo. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Design software maker Adobe Systems Inc posted an 11 percent rise in fourth quarter net income, matching the top end of the company's recently lowered forecast, and its shares rose 10.7 percent.

Wed, 17 Dec 08
Australia OKs Facebook for serving lien notice (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081216/ap_on_hi_te/as_australia_facebook


The logo of social networking website Facebook. An Australian lawyer has served legal documents on a couple via Facebook in what is thought to be a world first, his firm said(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AP - You've been "superpoked" — and served. A court in Australia has approved the use of Facebook, a popular social networking Web site, to notify a couple that they lost their home after defaulting on a loan.

Wed, 17 Dec 08
Xbox 360 Disc-Scratching Document Suggests Microsoft Knew (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081216/tc_pcworld/xbox360discscratchingdocumentsuggestsmicrosoftknew
PC World - Did Microsoft know about the Xbox 360's potential to scratch spinning discs when reoriented? SeattlePi.com has an unsealed legal document from an ongoing lawsuit against the company that suggests they did. That document, which seek formal class action status, alleges that

Tue, 16 Dec 08
Serious flaw in Internet Explorer not fixed yet (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081215/ap_on_hi_te/tec_internet_explorer_security
AP - Users of all current versions of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser might be vulnerable to having their computers hijacked because of a serious security hole in the software that had yet to be fixed Monday.

Tue, 16 Dec 08
Yahoo revamps e-mail to become more social (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081215/ap_on_hi_te/tec_yahoo_mail
AP - Yahoo Inc. has finally started to roll out new features designed to make its e-mail service more like the popular online hangouts Facebook and MySpace, following through on a promise made nearly a year ago.

Tue, 16 Dec 08
States increasingly put criminal records online (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081215/ap_on_hi_te/tec_online_rap_sheets


Deputy Director Bruce Parizo of the Vermont Crime Information Center looks at the Web page for Vermont criminal conviction records at his office in Waterbury, Vt., Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008. The Vermont Criminal Conviction Record Internet Service is just the latest online rap sheet; at least eight other states have some form of them. The Web sites provide a valuable and time-saving service to would-be employers and businesses by allowing them to look up criminal convictions without having to submit written requests and wait for the responses. (AP Photo)AP - Worried your daughter's new boyfriend might have a nefarious past? Want to know whether the job applicant in front of you has a rap sheet?

Tue, 16 Dec 08
Google says it still stands by Net neutrality (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081215/ap_on_hi_te/tec_google_net_neutrality
AP - Google Inc. denied that it had reversed its stance on the issue of "Net neutrality" and dismissed a story in Monday's edition of The Wall Street Journal on the subject as "confused."

Tue, 16 Dec 08
Judge postpones hearing in key RIAA lawsuit (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081216/tc_cnet/83011357831012379538
CNET - A federal judge in Rhode Island has postponed a hearing in a case that may test the legal underpinnings of the Recording Industry Association of America's suits against file swapping.

Tue, 16 Dec 08
10 Best (and DRM-free) Online Music Stores (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081216/tc_pcworld/10bestanddrmfreeonlinemusicstores
PC World - Digital Rights Management: These three little words send chills down every music lover's spine--because one of the biggest complaints about music purchased from online behemoths like iTunes and Rhapsody is that those stores (largely) encumber tracks with digital rights management (DRM) software that restricts how and where you play the music you purchase.

Tue, 16 Dec 08
Apple U.S. Mac sales flat in November (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081216/tc_nm/us_apple_sales


Apple computers are seen on the opening day of Paris Apple Expo 2005 in this September 20, 2005 file photo. Apple witnessed flat year-over-year overall sales in the United States for its Macs in November, while sales of rival Microsoft Corp's (Charles Platiau/Reuters)Reuters - Apple Inc witnessed flat year-over-year overall sales in the United States for its Macs in November, while sales of rival Microsoft Corp's Windows PCs were up 7 percent, according to research firm NPD Group Inc, which tracks retail sales.

Tue, 16 Dec 08
Motorola Wins 'next Generation' Mobile Contract in China (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081216/tc_pcworld/motorolawinsnextgenerationmobilecontractinchina
PC World - Amidst signs that the long-running drama over China's 3G (third-generation) mobile license plans is finally at an end, Motorola announced Tuesday it was awarded a "next-generation" mobile equipment contract with China Telecommunications Group (China Telecom) -- an apparent reference to a deal to provide equipment for the operator's upcoming 3G services.

Tue, 16 Dec 08
Microsoft Releases Toolkit for Reusing SharePoint Portlets (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081215/tc_pcworld/microsoftreleasestoolkitforreusingsharepointportlets
PC World - Microsoft has released a tool that allows developers to reuse data and mini-applications from SharePoint-based portals on rival portal software that otherwise would not be natively interoperable with SharePoint, the company said.

Tue, 16 Dec 08
Yahoo's free email gets more social (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081216/tc_afp/usitinternetyahoo


A Yahoo billboard in San Francisco, California. Yahoo has began weaving trendy social-networking features into its popular free email service as it vies to be the preferred launching point for Internet surfers(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Yahoo has began weaving trendy social-networking features into its popular free email service as it vies to be the preferred launching point for Internet surfers.

Tue, 16 Dec 08
Week in video-game news (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081215/ap_en_ot/games_news_bytes
AP - Real news from the virtual world:

Mon, 15 Dec 08
Startup banks on making money from free broadband (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081214/ap_on_hi_te/tec_free_broadband
AP - For the past three years, a startup called M2Z Networks has been figuring out a way to blanket the nation with a free wireless broadband network to ensure all Americans have access to basic high-speed Internet connections.

Mon, 15 Dec 08
Delta to roll out Wi-Fi on some flights (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081215/tc_cnet/8301103531012293494
CNET - Delta Air Lines is expected to begin offering Wi-Fi service to its passengers on Tuesday, according to a report in The Washington Post.

Mon, 15 Dec 08
Survey: Keyboards, DRM to become scarce in 2012 (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081215/tc_cnet/83011138631012289476
CNET - Step aside, keyboards, laptops, and 9-to-5 jobs. A survey of more than 1,000 Internet activists, journalists, and technologists released Sunday speculates that by 2012, those quaint relics of 20th century life will fade away.

Mon, 15 Dec 08
Microsoft releases its first iPhone app (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081214/tc_cnet/83011357931012275137
CNET - Is it possible some at Microsoft find the iPhone a more attractive platform than the software giant's own Windows Mobile?

Mon, 15 Dec 08
North Korea Launches 3G Cellular Service (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081215/tc_pcworld/northkorealaunches3gcellularservice
PC World - North Korea has taken a massive leap forward in telecommunications and launched a 3G cellular network but details about the service, how much it costs and who is eligible to use it remain a mystery.

Mon, 15 Dec 08
The Difference Between Vista, XP, Linux and Mac OS Explained (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081213/tc_pcworld/thedifferencebetweenvistaxplinuxandmacosexplained
PC World - A middle school student I know asked me to explain the difference between Vista, XP, Linux and Mac OS. Here's the gist of our conversation:

Sun, 14 Dec 08
FCC cancels meeting for free Internet vote (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081213/tc_cnet/8301103531012258694
CNET - The Federal Communications Commission has canceled a meeting scheduled at which it planned to vote on a controversial free Internet plan.

Sun, 14 Dec 08
Internet Black Market Thrives (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081213/tc_pcworld/internetblackmarketthrives
PC World - An online underground economy has recently matured into an efficient, global marketplace to trade stolen goods and offer fraud-related services.

Sat, 13 Dec 08
Estonia to vote by mobile phone in 2011 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081212/ap_on_hi_te/eu_estonia_cellular_voting
AP - Parliament has approved a law making Estonia the first country to allow voting by mobile phone.

Sat, 13 Dec 08
November video game sales near $3 billion (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081212/ap_on_hi_te/video_games_sales


In this Nov. 9, 2006 file photo, visitors at the Sony Building in downtown Tokyo play Sony's next-generation video game Playstation 3. Sony Corp.'s much delayed virtual community for owners of its PlayStation 3 game console will start worldwide Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008 but it's unlikely to attract many newcomers to the machine, company officials said. The free-of-charge PlayStation Home service is mainly meant to make gaming more fun for people who already own the PS3, they said. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara, File)AP - Americans may be cutting back on holiday shopping, but they are still buying video games — to the tune of nearly $3 billion in November, according to data from market researcher NPD Group.

Sat, 13 Dec 08
Need help with class? YouTube videos await (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081211/ap_on_hi_te/tec_youtube_tutoring


Nicole Nissim is seen on campus at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fla., Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008. Nicole found videos on the You Tube web site to help her with trigonometry equations in a math class. YouTube is perhaps best known for its cavalcade of homemade performances and TV clips, but many teens and young adults like Nissim are turning to it as well for free tutoring in math, science and other complicated subjects. (AP Photo/John Raoux)AP - When University of Central Florida junior Nicole Nissim got stumped in trigonometry, she checked out what was showing on YouTube.

Sat, 13 Dec 08
Gift guide: Table alternatives to video games (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081212/ap_on_hi_te/holiday_gifts_offline_games
AP - Computer and video games and their ever-greater realism get most of the attention these days.

Sat, 13 Dec 08
Sony needs a common-sense czar (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081212/tc_cnet/8301102331012237593
CNET - With so many czars running around trying to solve the nation's problems in tech, auto and drugs, perhaps Sony should consider hiring a common-sense czar.

Sat, 13 Dec 08
Reporter's blog on Chicago sit-in to become book (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081213/ap_en_bu/books_factory_sit_in
AP - A Washington Post reporter's blog about the six-day occupation of a shuttered Chicago factory will be turned into a book, tentavively titled "Revolt on Goose Island."

Sat, 13 Dec 08
Lawmakers urge FCC to delay contentious actions (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081213/tc_nm/us_fcc_lobbying
Reuters - Key U.S. lawmakers urged regulators on Friday to delay action on contentious items ahead of the transition to digital television, which will likely postpone a spectrum auction opposed by cell phone companies.

Sat, 13 Dec 08
Radio stations untangle more direct Web connections (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081213/media_nm/us2008_radio
Clear Channel offices in Burbank, California are pictured May 13, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)Reuters - Radio companies took a giant step forward in 2008 by embracing online and mobile applications like never before.

Sat, 13 Dec 08
RadioShack Offers $99 Acer Netbook (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20081212/bs_nf/63538
NewsFactor - Acer, AT&T and RadioShack have teamed up to offer a deal that brings the Acer Aspire netbook to market for only $99. Netbooks are mobile computing devices with a screen size of five to 10 inches that run a full version of a client operating system, such as Windows XP or Linux.

Sat, 13 Dec 08
Infor Cuts 5 Percent of Its Workforce (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081212/tc_pcworld/inforcuts5percentofitsworkforce
PC World - Enterprise software maker Infor Global Solutions quietly laid off about 5 percent of its roughly 9,000 workers this week, making it the latest of its peers to trim staff during the economic downturn.

Sat, 13 Dec 08
New G.hn ITU Standard for Home Networks (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081212/tc_pcworld/newghnitustandardforhomenetworks
PC World - The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has approved a standard for high-speed networking over multiple types of in-home wiring.

Sat, 13 Dec 08
In-the-works video games cater to music fans (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081213/media_nm/us_games


British contestant George Boothby, 16, of Derbyshire practises 'Guitar Hero 3' with technical director Lapo Matteoni (R) at the Gameland World Console Championships 2008 in Rome in this December 6, 2008 file photo. (Chris Helgren/Reuters)Reuters - With more than $1 billion in sales and 50 million tracks downloaded between them -- on a base of only about 350 songs -- the "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" video-game franchises emerged this year as serious moneymakers for the music industry. But are they bringing in enough per track?

Thu, 11 Dec 08
Another Yahoo investor seeks Microsoft search deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081210/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_microsoft


A man runs past the headquarters of Yahoo Inc. in Sunnyvale, California May 5, 2008. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)AP - A large Yahoo Inc. shareholder has joined a growing chorus urging the beleaguered Internet company to set aside its past differences with Microsoft Corp. and renew negotiations to sell its search operations to the spurned suitor.

Thu, 11 Dec 08
Yahoo curbs severance pay in event of a takeover (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081211/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_employee_severance
AP - In a move that could make it easier to negotiate a sale, Yahoo Inc. has overhauled a severance program that could have saddled potential buyers with a huge bill after a takeover.

Thu, 11 Dec 08
Study: PC infections plague wire-transfer shops (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081210/ap_on_hi_te/tec_wire_transfer_weaknesses
AP - For immigrants who send money to their home countries, wire-transfer shops are backbones of their neighborhoods. On some blocks in San Francisco's Mission District, every third or fourth business might offer some sort of money transfer service, and they're always bustling, even on a Sunday morning.

Thu, 11 Dec 08
GPS, hidden cameras watching over Baby Jesus (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081210/ap_on_hi_te/rel_baby_jesus_and_gps


Wellington, Fla.'s holiday display is outside the community center, Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. When Baby Jesus disappeared from the creche in front of the community center_village officials did not follow a star to locate Jesus. A GPS device had been mounted inside the ceramic figure that led them to a nearby apartment and the arrest of a 18-year-old girl. More than 70 churches have taken advantage of a security company offer of tracking devices. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)AP - When Baby Jesus disappeared last year from a Nativity scene on the lawn of the Wellington, Fla., community center, village officials didn't follow a star to locate him.

Thu, 11 Dec 08
Yahoo amends controversial severance program (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081211/tc_cnet/8301102331012085293
CNET - As part of its settlement agreement stemming from a shareholder lawsuit, Yahoo announced Wednesday it revised its controversial severance policy that had the potential of making a buyout of the company more expensive to a prospective buyer.

Thu, 11 Dec 08
Yahoo changes severance plan in settling lawsuit (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081211/wr_nm/us_yahoo_severance


A man runs past the headquarters of Yahoo Inc. in Sunnyvale, California May 5, 2008. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)Reuters - Yahoo Inc on Wednesday revised an expensive employee and executive severance plan it had adopted following a takeover bid by Microsoft Corp, settling a lawsuit brought by shareholders.

Thu, 11 Dec 08
BlackBerry Storm: Top 5 YouTube User Reviews (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081211/tc_pcworld/blackberrystormtop5youtubeuserreviews
PC World - Upon entering the smart-phone race, the BlackBerry Storm has met with a somewhat stormy reception.

Thu, 11 Dec 08
Sharp says mulling LCD production cut (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081211/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_sharp
AP - Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. said Thursday it may cut production of liquid crystal display panels, as global demand falters for personal computers and mobile phones.

Thu, 11 Dec 08
Mozilla Security Chief Calls It Quits (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081211/tc_pcworld/mozillasecuritychiefcallsitquits
PC World - Window Snyder, the head of security at Mozilla Corp., will resign her position at the end of the year, she said in a blog post Wednesday.

Thu, 11 Dec 08
Investment firm urges Yahoo to do Microsoft deal (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081210/bs_afp/uscompanyinternetyahoomicrosoftivory


Cars drive by a Yahoo billboard in San Francisco, California. An investment firm which holds 1.5 percent of Yahoo's stock urged the Internet company on Wednesday to do a deal with software giant Microsoft and AFP - An investment firm which holds 1.5 percent of Yahoo's stock urged the Internet company on Wednesday to do a deal with software giant Microsoft and "not miss yet another value maximization opportunity."

Thu, 11 Dec 08
Government must exit private enterprise in time: SEC head (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081211/bs_nm/us_economy_us_enterprise
Reuters - The U.S. Government must create strategies to eventually dilute its involvement with private enterprise, Chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission Christopher Cox said in the Wall Street Journal.

Thu, 11 Dec 08
Sony Opens Its PS3 'Home' for the Holidays (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20081210/bs_nf/63504
NewsFactor - After much delay, Sony Computer Entertainment is opening its Home on Thursday. The Home virtual community, originally scheduled for a 2007 launch but hit with several delays, will be available to PlayStation 3 owners worldwide free of charge.

Wed, 10 Dec 08
Video clerks power new movie recommendation engine (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081209/ap_on_hi_te/tec_movie_matchmaker
AP - Even as technology threatens the survival of video rental stores, serial entrepreneur Stuart Skorman thinks there's still a place for the movie-matchmaking advice of veteran video store clerks.

Wed, 10 Dec 08
Gift Guide: Smart phones for work and play (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081209/ap_on_hi_te/tec_holiday_tech_gifts_smart_phones


In this Nov. 11, 2008 file photo, the Xperia X1 mobile phone from Sony Ericsson, New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, file)AP - Navigating all the "smart" phones out there and picking one for yourself can be tricky, and purchasing one for someone else can be even more daunting. But with plenty of feature-packed options available this holiday season, ranging from the consumer-friendly iPhone to the more business-oriented BlackBerry Bold, chances are you can find a phone that's a better gift than a reindeer sweater.

Wed, 10 Dec 08
Google updates search index with old magazines (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081210/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_google_magazines
AP - Google has added a magazine rack to its Internet search engine.

Wed, 10 Dec 08
Sun looks for new direction for Network.com (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081210/tc_cnet/8301100131011996992
CNET - Sun Microsystems appears to have put its utility computing effort, Network.com, on ice until it gets an idea of how to resurrect it.

Wed, 10 Dec 08
First Muslim-friendly virtual world goes online (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081210/tc_afp/finlanditinternetcompanyislam


The sun setting behind a minaret of a mosque in Jordan. A trial version of the world's first Muslim-friendly virtual world has gone live allowing users to create an online persona, design their own rooms, buy virtual items and interact with others.(AFP/File/Hassan Ammar)AFP - A trial version of the world's first Muslim-friendly virtual world was launched on Tuesday, where users can create an online persona, design their own rooms, buy virtual items and interact with others.

Wed, 10 Dec 08
PlayStation Home Arriving as Open Beta From Thursday (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081210/tc_pcworld/playstationhomearrivingasopenbetafromthursday
PC World - Sony Computer Entertainment will open up its Home online virtual environment to all PlayStation 3 users from Thursday, it said Wednesday.

Wed, 10 Dec 08
TEENAGER CROSSES THE LINE PURSUING COUSIN'S HUSBAND (Dear Abby)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucda/20081210/lf_ucda/teenagercrossesthelinepursuingcousinshusband
Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: I am a 17-year-old, happily married girl, but I have a problem. My 15-year-old cousin "Rayleen" likes my husband. She calls his cell phone at all hours of the night, and last week she sent him a letter telling him that I was cheating on him (a lie!) and that when he decides to get a divorce from me, if he wants a "real woman" to give her a call.

Wed, 10 Dec 08
Sun's Mickos: I'm OK With Monty's MySQL 5.1 Rant (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081209/tc_pcworld/sunsmickosimokwithmontysmysql51rant
PC World - Michael "Monty" Widenius, original developer of the open-source database MySQL, put a damper on Sun Microsystems' recent release of MySQL 5.1 with his now-infamous Nov. 29 blog post trashing the company's decision to give the update a "generally available" designation.

Wed, 10 Dec 08
Google Tests ActiveX Alternative (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081210/tc_pcworld/googletestsactivexalternative
PC World - Google has released new software designed to let Web developers write more powerful programs that can work directly with an operating system, rather than having to be run through a browser.

Wed, 10 Dec 08
Sun Takes Another Swing at Cloud Computing (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081210/tc_pcworld/suntakesanotherswingatcloudcomputing
PC World - Having coined the phrase "the network is the computer" more than a decade ago Sun Microsystems could expect to be leading the march towards cloud computing, but in some ways it is still at the start line.

Wed, 10 Dec 08
EA cuts outlook on weak holiday sales (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081210/tc_nm/us_electronicarts_tech


The EA Sports studio which is used in the production of many video games released by the company is seen here in Burnaby, British Columbia May 7, 2008. (Andy Clark/Reuters)Reuters - Electronic Arts Inc warned its fiscal 2009 profit and revenue will fall short of already-low forecasts due to disappointing holiday sales of its video games in North America and Europe.

Tue, 9 Dec 08
MySpace teams up with Google to connect more users (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081209/ap_on_hi_te/tec_open_myspace
AP - MySpace.com is teaming up with Internet search leader Google Inc. in a campaign to extend MySpace's reach and counter the expansion of their common rival Facebook Inc.

Tue, 9 Dec 08
Bad economy helping Web scammers recruit `mules' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081209/ap_on_hi_te/tec_money_mules
AP - The worsening economy appears to be helping computer crooks with one of their toughest tasks: tricking people into opening their homes and bank accounts and becoming "mules" for laundering money or stolen goods.

Tue, 9 Dec 08
Laptop searches at border might get restricted (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081208/ap_on_hi_te/tec_laptop_searches
AP - Mohamed Shommo, an engineer for Cisco Systems Inc., travels overseas several times a year for work, so he is accustomed to opening his bags for border inspections upon returning to the U.S. But in recent years, these inspections have gone much deeper than his luggage.

Tue, 9 Dec 08
China irks US with computer security review rules (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081208/ap_on_hi_te/as_tec_china_us_tech_tensions


U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, left, and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan, right, shake hands after exchanging signed documents at the Eco Partnership signing ceremony during the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue in Beijing, China, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. China's chief trade envoy urged Washington on Thursday to stabilize its economy and protect Beijing's U.S. investments as the two sides opened economic talks overshadowed by the global financial crisis and tensions over currency. 'We hope the U.S. side will take the necessary measures to stabilize the economy and financial markets, as well as to guarantee the safety of China's assets and investments in the United States,' Wang told Paulson and other U.S. officials at the Strategic Economic Dialogue. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel, Pool)AP - The Chinese government is stirring trade tensions with Washington with a plan to require foreign computer security technology to be submitted for government approval, in a move that might require suppliers to disclose business secrets.

Tue, 9 Dec 08
Skyfire hops into the UK, onto VGA phones (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081209/tc_cnet/8301200741011870512
CNET - Skyfire's latest update to its mobile browser, version .85, brings forward a flurry of minor features and functionality, including support for new phones and the official release of its beta to the UK.

Tue, 9 Dec 08
Google Tests ActiveX Alternative (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081209/tc_pcworld/googletestsactivexalternative
PC World - Google has released new software designed to let Web developers write more powerful programs that can work directly with an operating system, rather than having to be run through a browser.

Tue, 9 Dec 08
Intel Hopes to Bring Free Energy to Mobile Devices (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081209/tc_pcworld/intelhopestobringfreeenergytomobiledevices
PC World - Intel on Friday said it is researching technology to harvest free energy from the environment, which could lead to devices such as mobile phones running for indefinite periods without recharging.

Tue, 9 Dec 08
Verizon Releases BlackBerry Storm Firmware Upgrade (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081209/tc_pcworld/verizonreleasesblackberrystormfirmwareupgrade
PC World - Verizon Wireless has released a firmware update for its Research in Motion BlackBerry Storm device. The 4.7.0.75 update is now available via the phone's Desktop Software Manager -- accessible by connecting your phone to your PC and running BlackBerry Desktop -- and is expected to go out over-the-air by late Friday evening.

Tue, 9 Dec 08
SugarCRM Adds Hooks to Cloud Data Services (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081209/tc_pcworld/sugarcrmaddshookstoclouddataservices
PC World - Commercial open-source CRM (customer relationship management) vendor SugarCRM said Monday it will give customers the ability to plug in feeds from third-party data sources like the business social-networking site LinkedIn.

Tue, 9 Dec 08
HP Updates Desktop Virtualization Software (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081209/tc_pcworld/hpupdatesdesktopvirtualizationsoftware
PC World - Hewlett-Packard hopes to widen the use of its desktop virtualization products with new software that will improve video playback and allow the use of USB peripherals such as webcams, the company announced Monday.

Tue, 9 Dec 08
Vista Customer Satisfaction Climbs, Microsoft Claims (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081209/tc_pcworld/vistacustomersatisfactionclimbsmicrosoftclaims
PC World - Microsoft Asia Pacific has responded to researchers' claims that enterprise chief information officers "have not warmed to the Vista operating system over the past year."

Tue, 9 Dec 08
NVIDIA Reveals New PhysX Licenses with Electronic Arts, 2K Games (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081209/tc_pcworld/nvidiarevealsnewphysxlicenseswithelectronicarts2kgames
PC World - Here's something to put on your 2009 checklist: more realistic in-game physics. You know, the extra math in a virtual world that can transform the flat, instantaneous stain from a tomato flung at a wall into a pulpy, drooling mess of spatter. Now insert whatever your M-Rated imagination cares to conjure in place of "tomato."

Mon, 8 Dec 08
Survey finds over half of adults play video games (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081208/ap_on_hi_te/tec_adults_video_games
AP - After a day of dirty diapers and "Dora the Explorer," of laundry and homework time, when her four kids are finally asleep, Sarah Ninesling begins roaming the ruins of a post-apocalyptic Washington, D.C., fighting mutants to help save the survivors of a nuclear war.

Mon, 8 Dec 08
Patent pools pushed in new agreement (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081208/tc_cnet/83011357831011785838
CNET - IEEE, the world's largest professional organization for the advancement of technology, is announcing a collaboration Monday with Via Licensing, a company that administers licensing programs for intellectual property owners, to foster the development of patent pools based on IEEE standards.

Mon, 8 Dec 08
Microsoft Confirms Yahoo's Lu to Run Online Services (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081208/tc_pcworld/microsoftconfirmsyahooslutorunonlineservices
PC World - Microsoft confirmed Thursday that it has tapped former Yahoo executive Qi Lu to run its struggling Online Services Group.

Mon, 8 Dec 08
Verizon Releases BlackBerry Storm Firmware Upgrade (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081208/tc_pcworld/verizonreleasesblackberrystormfirmwareupgrade
PC World - Verizon Wireless has released a firmware update for its Research in Motion BlackBerry Storm device. The 4.7.0.75 update is now available via the phone's Desktop Software Manager -- accessible by connecting your phone to your PC and running BlackBerry Desktop -- and is expected to go out over-the-air by late Friday evening.

Mon, 8 Dec 08
AT&T Hopes for Single Smartphone OS (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081208/tc_pcworld/atampthopesforsinglesmartphoneos
PC World - AT&T hopes to standardize on a single operating system for AT&T-branded smartphones as part of a "dramatic consolidation" of its mobile platforms over the next few years, a company executive said Thursday.

Mon, 8 Dec 08
SugarCRM Adds Hooks to Cloud Data Services (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081208/tc_pcworld/sugarcrmaddshookstoclouddataservices
PC World - Commercial open-source CRM (customer relationship management) vendor SugarCRM said Monday it will give customers the ability to plug in feeds from third-party data sources like the business social-networking site LinkedIn.

Mon, 8 Dec 08
Fugitive Danish IT Chief Surrenders to LA Police (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081208/tc_pcworld/fugitivedanishitchiefsurrenderstolapolice
PC World - The head of a Danish software company who was sought by Interpol on alleged fraud and conspiracy charges turned himself in Saturday at a Los Angeles police station, according to a newspaper report.

Mon, 8 Dec 08
Vista Customer Satisfaction Climbs, Microsoft Claims (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081208/tc_pcworld/vistacustomersatisfactionclimbsmicrosoftclaims
PC World - Microsoft Asia Pacific has responded to researchers' claims that enterprise chief information officers "have not warmed to the Vista operating system over the past year."

Mon, 8 Dec 08
Next Metal Gear is Coming to "Universal Power Symbol"? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081208/tc_pcworld/nextmetalgeariscomingtouniversalpowersymbol
PC World - Rumor has it Metal Gear Solid 4 is soon to grace the Xbox 360 and reward the platform faithful. The rumor itself is nothing new, but the picture above, just unveiled by Konami at this website, has speculators salivating. Since the colors are electric green on black, and since the symbol to the right looks an awful lot like the symbol in the middle of the power button on the face of the 360, it's not hard to see why.

Sun, 7 Dec 08
EDS chief executive Rittenmeyer to retire (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081206/tc_cnet/8301100131011650592
CNET - Friday brought more details of Hewlett-Packard's merger with computer services giant Electronic Data Systems.

Sun, 7 Dec 08
Report: Ballmer Says Yahoo Deal Better 'sooner Than Later' (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081207/tc_pcworld/reportballmersaysyahoodealbettersoonerthanlater
PC World - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer again voiced support for purchasing Yahoo or its search business, hinting in a published report that a deal between the two companies may be reached before the end of the year.

Sun, 7 Dec 08
Storm Fans Lash at Critics (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081207/tc_pcworld/stormfanslashatcritics
PC World - When Research In Motion’s first touchscreen device, the BlackBerry Storm, came out a few weeks ago, many BlackBerry fans hoped to see a viable challenger to Apple’s wildly popular iPhone. According to critics and fans alike, what they got instead was a gigantic flop.

Sun, 7 Dec 08
Verizon Releases BlackBerry Storm Firmware Upgrade (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081207/tc_pcworld/verizonreleasesblackberrystormfirmwareupgrade
PC World - Verizon Wireless has released a firmware update for its Research in Motion BlackBerry Storm device. The 4.7.0.75 update is now available via the phone's Desktop Software Manager -- accessible by connecting your phone to your PC and running BlackBerry Desktop -- and is expected to go out over-the-air by late Friday evening.

Sun, 7 Dec 08
Symbian Foundation Says It's on Track (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081207/tc_pcworld/symbianfoundationsaysitsontrack
PC World - The Symbian Foundation is on track to take over Symbian as an open-source operating system in 2010 and will put out its first distribution of software for developers in the first half of next year, its executive director said Thursday.

Sun, 7 Dec 08
Opera Previews Next Version of Desktop Browser (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081207/tc_pcworld/operapreviewsnextversionofdesktopbrowser
PC World - Opera Software is giving developers and users an early look at its Opera 10 browser, which features a new version of its rendering engine that the company says offers 30 percent improvement in the speed of loading Web pages.

Sun, 7 Dec 08
First Look: Why Facebook Connect Is Bound For Success (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081207/tc_pcworld/firstlookwhyfacebookconnectisboundforsuccess
PC World - Facebook launched its Web-wide sign-on system, Facebook Connect, on Thursday -- and let me tell you, this thing has the potential to simplify and enrich social networking in a revolutionary way.

Sun, 7 Dec 08
Wii Fit, IPhone 3G Among Japan's Top Impulse Buys in 2008 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081207/tc_pcworld/wiifitiphone3gamongjapanstopimpulsebuysin2008
PC World - Nintendo's Wii Fit game and Apple's iPhone 3G are among the top 20 products Japanese consumers confessed to buying on impulse in 2008.

Sat, 6 Dec 08
Gift guide: Tech gifts for the budget-conscious (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081205/ap_on_hi_te/tec_holiday_tech_gifts_budget_items


A Best Buy employee works on the display for the 'Rock Band 2' special edition video game bundle at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Economic meltdown and financial crisis are not phrases you want to hear as you ponder your holiday shopping. But it is possible to find tech-related gifts on a recession-minded budget, be they handy, entertaining or irreverent.

Sat, 6 Dec 08
Heart attack patients get 'big chill' treatment (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081205/ap_on_he_me/med_hearts_on_ice


A patient is cooled in the thermosuit Monday, Nov. 11, 2008 at Ochsner Hospital in Jefferson, La., a suburb of New Orleans. A pump rapidly inflates it as doctors Velcro on a plastic topsheet. Tubes spray naked patients with frigid water as other tubes drain it away, taking heat from the patient's skin with it. (AP Photo/Judi Bottoni)AP - It took five mighty shocks to get Cynthia Crawford's heart to start beating again after she collapsed at Ochsner Clinic a few weeks ago.

Sat, 6 Dec 08
Microsoft taps former Yahoo exec to lead Web business (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081205/ap_on_hi_te/tec_microsoft_online_executives


Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks to shareholders at the Microsoft annual shareholders meeting in Bellevue, Washington, November 19, 2008. REUTERS/Marcus R. Donner (UNITED STATES)AP - Microsoft Corp. on Thursday tapped a former Yahoo search executive to lead its online push, adding to the intrigue surrounding a possible search partnership between the two rivals.

Sat, 6 Dec 08
No antiphishing feature in final Firefox 2.0 version (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081205/tc_cnet/8301100931011585283
CNET - Updated 4:30 p.m. PST with Google comment.

Sat, 6 Dec 08
Yahoo Could Open Access to Flickr, Other Technologies (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081206/tc_pcworld/yahoocouldopenaccesstoflickrothertechnologies
PC World - Yahoo might open access to a broader range of technologies beyond just search, a company executive said.

Sat, 6 Dec 08
Intel Hopes to Bring Free Energy to Mobile Devices (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081206/tc_pcworld/intelhopestobringfreeenergytomobiledevices
PC World - Intel on Friday said it is researching technology to harvest free energy from the environment, which could lead to devices such as mobile phones running for indefinite periods without recharging.

Sat, 6 Dec 08
AT&T Hopes for Single Smartphone OS (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081206/tc_pcworld/atampthopesforsinglesmartphoneos
PC World - AT&T hopes to standardize on a single operating system for AT&T-branded smartphones as part of a "dramatic consolidation" of its mobile platforms over the next few years, a company executive said Thursday.

Sat, 6 Dec 08
Symbian Foundation Says It's on Track (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081206/tc_pcworld/symbianfoundationsaysitsontrack
PC World - The Symbian Foundation is on track to take over Symbian as an open-source operating system in 2010 and will put out its first distribution of software for developers in the first half of next year, its executive director said Thursday.

Sat, 6 Dec 08
Facebook Worm Refuses to Die (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081206/tc_pcworld/facebookwormrefusestodie
PC World - A worm program that has been tricking Facebook users into downloading malicious software since July has resurfaced.

Sat, 6 Dec 08
First Look: Why Facebook Connect Is Bound For Success (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081206/tc_pcworld/firstlookwhyfacebookconnectisboundforsuccess
PC World - Facebook launched its Web-wide sign-on system, Facebook Connect, on Thursday -- and let me tell you, this thing has the potential to simplify and enrich social networking in a revolutionary way.

Sat, 6 Dec 08
Next Metal Gear is Coming to "Universal Power Symbol"? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081206/tc_pcworld/nextmetalgeariscomingtouniversalpowersymbol
PC World - Rumor has it Metal Gear Solid 4 is soon to grace the Xbox 360 and reward the platform faithful. The rumor itself is nothing new, but the picture above, just unveiled by Konami at this website, has speculators salivating. Since the colors are electric green on black, and since the symbol to the right looks an awful lot like the symbol in the middle of the power button on the face of the 360, it's not hard to see why.

Fri, 5 Dec 08
First NFL game in 3-D fumbles, then recovers (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081205/ap_on_hi_te/nfl3d


Steve Schklair (right), founder and CEO of 3ality Digital Systems, and Bob Levy, the director and producer of the 3-D broadcast of the National Football League game between the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders, prepare in the booth prior to the football game on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP - The first NFL game broadcast to theaters live in 3-D fumbled, then recovered Thursday night.

Fri, 5 Dec 08
Solar car completes 1st ever round-the-world trip (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081204/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_poland_solar_car


Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Yvo de Boer, greets journalists as he arrives in a solar taxi to the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland, Thursday, Dec 4, 2008. The solar vehicle, built by Louis Palmer from Switzerland with the help of Swiss scientists and driven by Palmer has traveled around the world setting a world record of 52,000 km, or 32,300 miles through 38 countries using only solar energy. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)AP - If a solar-powered car can drive 32,000 miles (52,000 kilometers) around the globe without using a drop of oil, perhaps it can be forgiven for not having a coffee cup holder.

Fri, 5 Dec 08
Review: MiBook is cheap, colorful e-book reader (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081204/ap_on_hi_te/tec_tech_test_mibook


The MiBook e-book reader from Photoco Inc. shows 'cookbooks' of instructional video clips, Thursday Dec. 4, 2008, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - Electronic books are the persistent wallflowers of the gadget world. Consumers have snubbed them again and again in favor of a 500-year-old technology: ink printed on paper.

Fri, 5 Dec 08
Icahn facing huge loss unless Yahoo stock rebounds (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081205/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_icahn_investment
AP - If activist investor Carl Icahn is going to profit from his $1.8 billion bet on Yahoo Inc., the billionaire needs the struggling Internet company's stock to more than double in value.

Fri, 5 Dec 08
Report: Conde Nast putting site launches on hold (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081205/tc_cnet/8301102331011423293
CNET - It's looking like the teen girl social-networking site Flip.com could be being just one of the online victims of Conde Nast's planned cutbacks--for the time being anyway. MedioBistro's AgencySpy, citing an anonymous source, is reporting the publisher's plans to build out new sites for magazines like Details have been suspended indefinitely.

Fri, 5 Dec 08
Networking Glitch Knocks Yahoo Offline for Some (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081205/tc_pcworld/networkingglitchknocksyahooofflineforsome
PC World - A networking problem made Yahoo's Web site unreachable for many users on Wednesday.

Fri, 5 Dec 08
Some Las Vegas Again Drop Prices for CES Week (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081205/tc_pcworld/somelasvegasagaindroppricesforcesweek
PC World - It's starting to look like attendance at the upcoming International Consumer Electronics Show will be considerably affected by the financial crisis that has gripped many of the companies the show serves.

Fri, 5 Dec 08
Second Google Phone 'Agora' Out In January: Available Now for Pre-Sale (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081205/tc_pcworld/secondgooglephoneagoraoutinjanuaryavailablenowforpresale
PC World - The world's second Google phone, based on the Android mobile operating system, is set to launch at the end of January. Manufactured under the Australian Kogan brand, the phone will come in two flavors, for $225 or $295.

Fri, 5 Dec 08
Symbian Foundation Says It's on Track (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081205/tc_pcworld/symbianfoundationsaysitsontrack
PC World - The Symbian Foundation is on track to take over Symbian as an open-source operating system in 2010 and will put out its first distribution of software for developers in the first half of next year, its executive director said Thursday.

Fri, 5 Dec 08
Microsoft Targets Auctions in Counterfeit Crackdown (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081205/tc_pcworld/microsofttargetsauctionsincounterfeitcrackdown
PC World - Microsoft continues to crack down on people it believes are counterfeiting and selling its software. On Thursday the company will add another 63 legal filings in 12 countries against individuals who it says are selling counterfeit Microsoft products.

Fri, 5 Dec 08
Criminals Take Control of CheckFree Web Site (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081205/tc_pcworld/criminalstakecontrolofcheckfreewebsite
PC World - Online criminals took control of the Domain Name System (DNS) record for payment processor CheckFree and briefly redirected the site's visitors to a their own server.

Fri, 5 Dec 08
CORE: M-Rated First-Person Shooter for Nintendo DS Goes Gold (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081205/tc_pcworld/coremratedfirstpersonshooterfornintendodsgoesgold
PC World - You can count the number of DS-based first-person shooters on one hand. Three fingers, really, between GoldenEye: Rogue Agent, Call of Duty 4, and Metroid Prime: Hunters.

Thu, 4 Dec 08
Online Money: Fidelity expands online news focus (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081204/ap_on_hi_te/online_money_fidelity


A customer is silhouetted as he walks through Fidelity Investments, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008, in Boston. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole)AP - Fidelity Investments is joining the rush to satisfy investors' growing appetite for news about financial market turmoil.

Thu, 4 Dec 08
NFL offers first live game broadcast in 3-D (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081204/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/nfl3d


In this Sept. 28, 2008, file photo, San Diego Chargers' LaDainian Tomlinson (21) breaks the tackle of Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha (23) during an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif. The teams meet again Thursday, Dec. 4. The Chargers have beaten the Raiders 10 straight times and Tomlinson dominates Oakland like no other team. Still, there's a gloom around the Chargers. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)AP - In broadcasting the world's first live 3-D football game to theaters in Los Angeles, New York and Boston on Thursday evening, the NFL promises an "up close, personal, visceral" experience that could open a new revenue stream for the league.

Thu, 4 Dec 08
Scientists ask: Is technology rewiring our brains? (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081203/ap_on_sc/sci_digital_brain


University of California, Los Angeles, Professor of Psychiatry Dr. Gary Small plays with a digital memory electronic device at his office at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior in Westwood, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - What does a teenage brain on Google look like? Do all those hours spent online rewire the circuitry? Could these kids even relate better to emoticons than to real people? These sound like concerns from worried parents. But they're coming from brain scientists.

Thu, 4 Dec 08
IDC sees decline in US PC market next year (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081203/ap_on_hi_te/tec_pc_sales
AP - U.S. shipments of personal computers are expected to drop nearly 3 percent next year, while demand in much of the rest of the world will slow down quickly as the financial crisis spreads, research firm IDC said Wednesday.

Thu, 4 Dec 08
IBM offers a 'Microsoft-free' desktop (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081204/tc_cnet/8301100131011319792
CNET - IBM wants corporate customers to cut the cord with Microsoft.

Thu, 4 Dec 08
Criminals Take Control of CheckFree Web Site (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081204/tc_pcworld/criminalstakecontrolofcheckfreewebsite
PC World - Online criminals took control of the Domain Name System (DNS) record for payment processor CheckFree and briefly redirected the site's visitors to a their own server.

Thu, 4 Dec 08
Nokia says to get royalty payments from RIM (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081204/tc_nm/us_nokia_rim
Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE) said on Thursday it would receive an up-front payment and royalties from Blackberry-maker Research In Motion for use of its wireless technology patents.

Thu, 4 Dec 08
Mobile Handset Market to Shrink in 2009, Says ISuppli (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081204/tc_pcworld/mobilehandsetmarkettoshrinkin2009saysisuppli
PC World - The global cell phone handset market will contract next year as consumers hang on to their handsets longer amid tough economic times, market-research company iSuppli said Wednesday.

Thu, 4 Dec 08
Oracle Contributes Data-integrity Code to Linux Kernel (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081204/tc_pcworld/oraclecontributesdataintegritycodetolinuxkernel
PC World - Oracle has contributed data-integrity protection code, partly developed with the hardware vendor Emulex, to the Linux kernel, the vendors announced Tuesday.

Thu, 4 Dec 08
Open-source Developers Set out Software Road Map for 2020 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081204/tc_pcworld/opensourcedeveloperssetoutsoftwareroadmapfor2020
PC World - A group of open-source software advocates set out a road map for the software industry through 2020 at the Open World Forum conference in Paris on Tuesday.

Thu, 4 Dec 08
Aussie dad's "tough love" inspires Facebook group (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081204/wr_nm/us_australia_facebook


A Facebook profile is seen in a handout photo. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - An Australian father who made his 5-year-old son walk 13 km (8 miles) to school every day to discipline him has inspired an appreciation group on social networking site Facebook.

Thu, 4 Dec 08
EA Buys J2MSoft in Another Move Into Online Games in Asia (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081204/tc_pcworld/eabuysj2msoftinanothermoveintoonlinegamesinasia
PC World - Digital game developer Electronic Arts (EA) announced its second move into Asia's online game market on Tuesday, by buying South Korean online game developer J2MSoft Inc.

Wed, 3 Dec 08
Yahoo shares climb on hopes for $30B takeover bid (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081202/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_mover
AP - Yahoo Inc.'s stock rallied Tuesday on a report that AOL's former chief executive believes he can raise enough money in a worsening recession to buy the struggling Internet company for as much as $30 billion.

Wed, 3 Dec 08
Nokia device to challenge RIM and Apple next year (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081202/ap_on_hi_te/tec_nokia_smart_phone
AP - Nokia Corp., the world's largest maker of cell phones, is launching a new phone next year that is designed to compete with Apple Inc.'s iPhone and Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerrys at the high end of the market.

Wed, 3 Dec 08
Conde Nast to shutter teen site Flip.com (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081203/tc_cnet/8301102331011202193
CNET - Conde Nast is throwing in the towel on Flip.com.

Wed, 3 Dec 08
Internet Needs Multilingual Support for Next Billion People (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081203/tc_pcworld/internetneedsmultilingualsupportfornextbillionpeople
PC World - The Internet must support the large number of languages in the world at all levels, including content, hardware, software, and internationalized domain names if it is to reach the next billion people, according to speakers at an Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Hyderabad, India.

Wed, 3 Dec 08
MySpace streams online video to smart phones (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081203/tc_afp/usitinternettelecomfilmmyspace


Display of Blackberry's smart phones is seen in this file photo. News Corp-owned MySpace teamed with video coding specialty firm RipCode to create a way to let people use Internet-linked AFP - MySpace is launching a mobile video streaming service that lets members of the global social-networking website watch favored snippets on the move.

Wed, 3 Dec 08
Clearwire, Sprint Close WiMax Deal (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081203/tc_pcworld/clearwiresprintclosewimaxdeal
PC World - Sprint Nextel and wireless wide-area network operator Clearwire have completed a deal to create a new company and build a nationwide WiMax network with help from Intel, Google and three cable operators.

Wed, 3 Dec 08
Open-source Developers Set out Software Road Map for 2020 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081203/tc_pcworld/opensourcedeveloperssetoutsoftwareroadmapfor2020
PC World - A group of open-source software advocates set out a road map for the software industry through 2020 at the Open World Forum conference in Paris on Tuesday.

Wed, 3 Dec 08
Say It Ain't So: Apple Encourages Antivirus Software (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081203/tc_pcworld/sayitaintsoappleencouragesantivirussoftware
PC World - After years of belittling-and rightfully so-Windows' lame security, Apple is quietly "encouraging" OSX users to try a little protection themselves. In a brief knowledge base article on its support site, Apple suggests that running security software is probably a good idea.

Wed, 3 Dec 08
Microsoft Releases Next Wave of Windows Live Services (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081203/tc_pcworld/microsoftreleasesnextwaveofwindowsliveservices
PC World - Microsoft has released a new wave of Windows Live services that adds more social-networking qualities to its set of online services.

Wed, 3 Dec 08
A Bold Proposal to Curb Retail Video Games Shrinkage (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081203/tc_pcworld/aboldproposaltocurbretailvideogamesshrinkage
PC World - What if a game had to be activated at the store before you could use it?

Tue, 2 Dec 08
Retailers offer deals, discounts on 'Cyber Monday' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081201/ap_on_hi_te/holiday_shopping


Shoppers are reflected as they enter the Nike Store on Chicago's Magnificent Mile Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - Retailers who saw Thanksgiving holiday sales drop off as the weekend progressed stepped up online promotions on the day known as "Cyber Monday" to try to get consumers tired of the crowds at stores to keep shopping.

Tue, 2 Dec 08
Regulators hang up on cell tower backup rules (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081201/ap_on_hi_te/cell_towers_fcc
AP - Federal regulators have rejected proposed changes by the Federal Communications Commission that would require all U.S. cell phone towers to have at least eight hours of backup power.

Tue, 2 Dec 08
Clearwire to market WiMax under "Clear" brand (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081201/ap_on_hi_te/clearwire_wimax
AP - Newly merged company Clearwire Corp. says it plans to sell its wireless broadband service under the brand name of "Clear."

Tue, 2 Dec 08
EFF to court: Don't shield telecoms from illegal-spying suits (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081202/tc_cnet/8301102331011087293
CNET - The Electronic Frontier Foundation, an advocacy group for Internet users, is expected to argue in court on Tuesday that it's unconstitutional to prevent Americans from suing the telecom companies that allegedly helped the federal government unlawfully spy on them.

Tue, 2 Dec 08
Netbooks Dominate Cyber Monday on Amazon (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081202/tc_pcworld/netbooksdominatecybermondayonamazon
PC World - Netbooks dominated the Computers & PC hardware bestsellers list on Amazon.com on Cyber Monday in the U.S., the biggest online shopping day of the year.

Tue, 2 Dec 08
Nokia unveils the N97 mobile phone (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081202/tc_nm/us_nokia_phones
A N97 is seen in a handout photo. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, unveiled the N97 on Tuesday, a new flagship model with a large touch screen which it hopes will bolster its smartphone offering.

Tue, 2 Dec 08
Clearwire, Sprint Close WiMax Deal (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081202/tc_pcworld/clearwiresprintclosewimaxdeal
PC World - Sprint Nextel and wireless wide-area network operator Clearwire have completed a deal to create a new company and build a nationwide WiMax network with help from Intel, Google and three cable operators.

Tue, 2 Dec 08
Unisys Exec Takes Helm of Open Solutions Alliance (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081202/tc_pcworld/unisysexectakeshelmofopensolutionsalliance
PC World - The Open Solutions Alliance, a nonprofit industry group that pushes for the adoption and interoperability of open-source software, has named an executive of the giant systems integrator Unisys as its new president.

Tue, 2 Dec 08
Hot Jobs: Software Implementation Analyst (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081202/tc_pcworld/hotjobssoftwareimplementationanalyst
PC World - Job description: The software implementation analyst ensures that deployments of new applications or upgrades are planned and carried out correctly.

Tue, 2 Dec 08
Hitachi GST, Intel Team up for Solid-state Drives (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081202/tc_pcworld/hitachigstintelteamupforsolidstatedrives
PC World - Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and Intel are teaming up to produce solid-state drives for servers and workstations, the companies said Tuesday.

Tue, 2 Dec 08
Nintendo DSi Sells 500,000 Units in Japan (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081202/tc_pcworld/nintendodsisells500000unitsinjapan
PC World - Sales of Nintendo's new DSi handheld passed the half million mark during its first month on Japanese store shelves, according to data published on Tuesday.

Mon, 1 Dec 08
Fuel-cell powered devices getting closer (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081130/ap_on_hi_te/portable_fuel_cells
AP - Laptop, cell phone and iPod owners tired of having their devices run out of charge after a few hours have been patiently waiting for the next portable power source to arrive.

Mon, 1 Dec 08
'60 Minutes' report: How online gamblers unmasked cheaters (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081201/tc_cnet/8301102331011004093
CNET - In the wild, wild west, when a poker player was caught cheating it was a capital offense, with the punishment quickly dispensed right across the card table. But today if you're caught cheating in the popular and lucrative world of Internet poker, you may get away scot-free.

Mon, 1 Dec 08
China's NetDragon Teams With EA on Online Game (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081201/tc_pcworld/chinasnetdragonteamswitheaononlinegame
PC World - Chinese game developer NetDragon Websoft plans to work with U.S. digital game maker Electronic Arts (EA) to create a multiplayer online game based on EA's Dungeon Keeper series of digital games.

Mon, 1 Dec 08
Indians See Mobile Phones as a Necessity in Economic Crisis (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081201/tc_pcworld/indiansseemobilephonesasanecessityineconomiccrisis
PC World - India's mobile services market continues to be buoyant, despite the global economic slowdown that has hit the Indian economy.

Mon, 1 Dec 08
Singapore's StarHub Offers Femtocell Service (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081201/tc_pcworld/singaporesstarhuboffersfemtocellservice
PC World - Singaporean operator StarHub is rolling out a femtocell service that allows mobile subscribers to make calls at home using their broadband Internet connections instead of the cellular network.

Mon, 1 Dec 08
EFF Berates Apple Over Open-source ITunes Project (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081201/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.

Mon, 1 Dec 08
Used PCs Sought for Windows XP (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081201/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.

Mon, 1 Dec 08
Estonian ISP Cuts off Control Servers for Srizbi Botnet (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081201/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.

Mon, 1 Dec 08
Games Industry Scores High on Video Game Report Card (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081201/tc_pcworld/gamesindustryscoreshighonvideogamereportcard
PC World - A controversial media watch group has released its 13th annual report on the state of the video games industry, handing out three As, a single B+, and one nebulous "I" for "Incomplete." Whose homework was gobbled by the dog? Parents, it seems, who received the incomplete in "parental involvement." I guess that's the National Institute on Media and the Family's tongue-in-cheek way of saying "Parents, thy work is never done."

 

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