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Tue, 31 Mar 09
Disney/ABC, ESPN sign YouTube video deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090331/ap_on_hi_te/disney_youtube
AP - The Walt Disney Co. said Monday it has agreed to provide short-form videos from its ABC and ESPN television properties to run on Google Inc.'s YouTube under an ad-revenue sharing arrangement.

Tue, 31 Mar 09
Study: Enforcement spurs rise in Web sex arrests (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090331/ap_on_hi_te/tec_online_safety
AP - More people have been arrested in recent years for sexually soliciting youths online, but the sharp increase comes from better enforcement, and the Internet remains a relatively safe social environment, researchers said in a new study.

Tue, 31 Mar 09
Web ad revenue grew in 4Q but slower than in past (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090330/ap_on_hi_te/tec_online_advertising
AP - U.S. Internet advertising revenue climbed in the fourth quarter in spite of the poor economy, but the growth rate was sluggish compared to previous years, according to an analysis released Monday.

Tue, 31 Mar 09
Google, music labels launch China download service (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090330/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_google_music


Kai-Fu Lee, president of Google China, speaks at a ceremony to launch Google's free music download service for China in Beijing, China, Monday, March 30, 2009. Google Inc. and major music companies launched a free Internet music download service for China on Monday in a bid to help turn a field dominated by pirates into a profitable, legitimate business. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - Google Inc. and major music companies launched a free Internet music download service for China on Monday in a bid to help turn a field dominated by pirates into a profitable, legitimate business.

Tue, 31 Mar 09
Microsoft to discontinue Encarta (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090331/tc_nm/us_microsoft_encarta
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. is to exit its Encarta encyclopedia business later this year after losing ground over the years to freely available reference material on the Internet on web sites like Wikipedia.

Tue, 31 Mar 09
China Closes More Porn Web Sites in Crackdown (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090331/tc_pcworld/chinaclosesmorepornwebsitesincrackdown
PC World - China closed a new round of Web sites with pornographic content as it continued a crackdown that has extended from the Internet to mobile phones, state media said Monday.

Tue, 31 Mar 09
Microsoft unveils partners for applications store (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090331/tc_nm/us_wireless_microsoft
Reuters - Microsoft Corp has signed up multiple software partners for its upcoming cellphone software marketplace, including Web music service Pandora, game publisher Electronic Arts Inc and social site Facebook.

Tue, 31 Mar 09
Microsoft to Shut Down Encarta Web Sites (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090330/tc_pcworld/microsofttoshutdownencartawebsites
PC World - Microsoft is shutting down its Encarta encyclopedia Web sites and will also discontinue its Student and Premium Encarta software products.

Tue, 31 Mar 09
Intel rolls out Xeon in crowded servers arena (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090331/bs_nm/us_intel
Reuters - Intel has unveiled its newest and most powerful family of microprocessors, the Xeon, announcing more than 70 customers for a more energy-efficient chip targeted at an increasingly crowded server market.

Tue, 31 Mar 09
To Improve Your Eyesight, Fire Up the Shoot-'em-up (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090330/tc_pcworld/toimproveyoureyesightfireuptheshootemup
PC World - Want to improve your eyesight? Fire up your gaming machine and start shooting the bad guys in action-packed video games. That's right, those grotesque, gratuitous, and gory shooter games may be an excellent tool for improving eyesight. The conclusion comes from a study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, and was conducted by the University of Rochester.

Mon, 30 Mar 09
Obama racial stereotypes, falsehoods flourish (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090330/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_race_and_rumor
AP - In a country long divided by race, Barack Obama argues that Americans generally have been colorblind in judging him. Yet old racial stereotypes and Internet-fueled falsehoods flourish about the first black president.

Mon, 30 Mar 09
MLB releases iPhone app with game audio (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090330/tc_macworld/mlbreleasesiphoneappwithgameaudio
Macworld.com - Major League Baseball Advanced Media announced Sunday that it has released MLB.com At Bat 2009, this year's edition of its iPhone utility that allows baseball fans to stay up-to-date with the latest scores and highlights. The app is available now on the App Store.

Mon, 30 Mar 09
Skype announces service for iPhone, BlackBerry (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090330/bs_nm/us_wireless_skype_iphone_blackberry
Reuters - Skype, the Internet telephone unit of eBay Inc, is planning to launch its service for iPhone users on Tuesday and for BlackBerry in May as part of its effort to expand beyond desktop computers.

Mon, 30 Mar 09
The 10 Worst Microsoft Product Names of All Time (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090330/tc_pcworld/the10worstmicrosoftproductnamesofalltime
PC World - If Microsoft had invented the iPod, it would have been called the Microsoft I-pod Pro 2005 Human Ear Professional Edition. The cult-hit video that makes that assertion may have been a joke, but it rings true. And when word emerged that the video was a self-parody produced within Microsoft, the point was even clearer: The world's largest software developer just isn't very good at naming stuff.

Mon, 30 Mar 09
Fujitsu aims to double PC server sales in 2 yrs (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090330/tc_nm/us_fujitsu
Reuters - Japan's Fujitsu Ltd said on Monday it aims to double PC server sales in two years to lift its global share to 7 percent from the current 4 percent, as it tries to battle bigger rivals like Hewlett-Packard and Dell Inc.

Mon, 30 Mar 09
Action video games sharpen eyesight: U.S. study (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090329/tc_nm/us_vision_videogames
Reuters - Adults who play a lot of action video games may be improving their eyesight, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.

Sun, 29 Mar 09
Researchers: Cyber spies break into govt computers (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090329/ap_on_hi_te/canada_cyber_spy_network
AP - A cyber spy network based mainly in China hacked into classified documents from government and private organizations in 103 countries, including the computers of the Dalai Lama and Tibetan exiles, Canadian researchers said Saturday.

Sun, 29 Mar 09
Police Chief Shows Why Texting, Driving Don't Mix (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090328/tc_pcworld/policechiefshowswhytextingdrivingdontmix
PC World - It's almost too easy. Federal Way, Wash. Police Chief Brian Wilson rear-ended a car at an intersection when he was checking his BlackBerry. He received a reprimand (consistent with department policy when officers are in collisions that cause less than $700 in damage) and has apologized to his community. Federal Way is a city of about 90,000 south of Seattle.

Sun, 29 Mar 09
Experimental games highlighted at game conference (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090327/ap_on_en_ot/games_game_developers_conference


Video game enthusiasts attend the Game Developers Conference Wednesday, March 25, 2009, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)AP - Not every video game creator was musing about how to sell more hardware or craft more realistic virtual weaponry at the this week's Game Developers Conference, the annual convention of game designers, programmers and executives. Several impresarios were more interested in pushing the limits of the interactive medium with their ideas.

Sat, 28 Mar 09
Giant Internet worm set to change tactics April 1 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090327/ap_on_hi_te/tec_conficker_countdown
AP - The fast-moving Conficker computer worm, a scourge of the Internet that has infected at least 3 million PCs, is set to spring to life in a new way on Wednesday — April Fools' Day.

Sat, 28 Mar 09
Consumers can be stuck when Web sites change terms (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090327/ap_on_hi_te/tec_captive_photos
Chart shows the top ten photo sites on the webAP - A recent e-mail from Eastman Kodak Co. didn't lead to a Kodak moment for Vanessa Daniele. It got her angry.

Sat, 28 Mar 09
California politician wants to censor online maps (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090328/tc_afp/usbritainitinternetespionagegoogle


A photograph issued by online mapping firm GeoEye-1. An elected California official wants the state known for Internet technology to blur images of schools, hospitals, government buildings and houses of worship in online maps.(AFP/HO/Geoeye Inc/File)AFP - An elected California official wants the state known for Internet technology to blur images of schools, hospitals, government buildings and houses of worship in online maps.

Sat, 28 Mar 09
Mobile software, data fees in spotlight at CTIA (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090328/tc_nm/us_wireless_ctia
Reuters - Move over fancy, pricey cell phones. The buzz ahead of the annual CTIA wireless show next week is all about cheaper data plans and mobile software stores, where a few dollars can get you a game or other cool application to impress your friends.

Sat, 28 Mar 09
Will New Tracker Tools for Your Cell Phone Give You Away? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090328/tc_pcworld/willnewtrackertoolsforyourcellphonegiveyouaway
PC World - Cell phone apps like Loopt and the new Google Latitude allow you to track your friends' physical locations, and be tracked in return. That can be a huge boon for meeting up on a Friday night-and a real nightmare for privacy if proper safeguards aren't in place. (Read more on cell phone privacy.)

Sat, 28 Mar 09
Firefox Patches Zero-day, Hacking Contest Bugs (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090328/tc_pcworld/firefoxpatcheszerodayhackingcontestbugs
PC World - Just days after a hacker released code that could be used to attack the Firefox browser, Mozilla developers have a fix.

Sat, 28 Mar 09
Software execs sentenced in fraud case (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090327/ap_on_hi_te/software_execs_sentencing
AP - Two former software executives have been sentenced in federal court to prison time for inflating revenue numbers to attract venture capital.

Sat, 28 Mar 09
IP Issues Could Be Slowing IBM-Sun Talks, Experts Say (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090327/tc_pcworld/ipissuescouldbeslowingibmsuntalksexpertssay
PC World - If IBM is in the due diligence phase of acquisition talks with Sun Microsystems, as news reports suggest, then it has an awful lot to be diligent about.

Fri, 27 Mar 09
AT&T to start sending copyright warnings (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090327/ap_on_hi_te/tec_at_t_internet_piracy
AP - AT&T Inc., the nation's largest Internet service provider, will start sending warnings to its subscribers when music labels and movie studios allege that they are trafficking in pirated material, according to an executive.

Fri, 27 Mar 09
Ad watchdog: Cablevision Internet not 'fastest' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090327/ap_on_hi_te/cablevision_advertising
AP - Cablevision Systems Corp. should stop saying its Internet service is "the fastest around," the advertising industry's self-regulatory body said Thursday, in response to complaints from competitor Verizon Communications Inc.

Fri, 27 Mar 09
Australia says Web blacklist combats child porn (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090327/ap_on_re_au_an/as_australia_internet_filter
AP - Australia's communications minister has defended a proposed Internet blacklist as necessary to combat child pornography but admitted that at least one site had been wrongly blocked during trials.

Fri, 27 Mar 09
Google dumps 200 jobs in company's largest layoffs (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090326/ap_on_hi_te/google_layoffs
AP - Google Inc. is jettisoning nearly 200 workers in its largest round of layoffs yet, demonstrating that even highly profitable companies are feeling the recession's pinch.

Fri, 27 Mar 09
Google to expand TV ad service to online video (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090327/tc_afp/usitmediatelevisionadvertisinginternetgoogleyoutube


Internet giant Google is testing a new service that would expand its television-ad brokering business to YouTube and video on other websites, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.(Google)AFP - Internet giant Google is testing a new service that would expand its television-ad brokering business to YouTube and video on other websites, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

Fri, 27 Mar 09
Microsoft Hits Apple Where it Hurts (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090327/tc_pcworld/microsofthitsapplewhereithurts
PC World - Video: Laptop Hunters $1000 – Lauren Gets an HP Pavilion

Fri, 27 Mar 09
U.S. mobile banking market set for take-off (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090327/bs_nm/us_mobilebanking_analysis
Reuters - Technology companies like Sybase and VeriSign are looking to tap robust growth in the nascent U.S. mobile banking market as text message use rises and banks aggressively explore ways to save.

Fri, 27 Mar 09
Ruby on Rails 2.3 arrives (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090327/tc_infoworld/130279
InfoWorld - Ruby on Rails 2.3, the latest version of the popular open source Web development framework, is now available, according to the Rails Web site.

Fri, 27 Mar 09
Mobile software, data fees in spotlight at CTIA (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090327/tc_nm/us_wireless_ctia
Reuters - Move over fancy, pricey cellphones. The buzz ahead of the annual CTIA wireless show next week is all about cheaper data plans and mobile software stores, where a few dollars can get you a game or other cool application to impress your friends.

Fri, 27 Mar 09
IBM leading 'Open Cloud Manifesto' charge (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090327/tc_infoworld/130296
InfoWorld - Let's put the speculation about who's behind the Open Cloud Manifesto to rest right now: InfoWorld has learned that IBM is the driving force. That's according to two cloud vendors who said they signed the document.

Fri, 27 Mar 09
GDC: An Interview with Ngmoco’s Neil Young (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090327/tc_macworld/gdcaninterviewwithngmocosneilyoung
Macworld.com - Here’s an analogy for you: Shigeru Miyamoto is to Nintendo as ____ is to iPhone games. Every platform and technological breakthrough needs a face and a name that pushes the idea further than ever before. While the iPhone doesn’t have a Miyamoto quite yet, Neil Young has been making a strong case for the role.

Thu, 26 Mar 09
Crystal Cathedral: OMG! Poser tweets as Schuller (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090326/ap_on_hi_te/crystal_cathedral_twitter


In this April 1, 2007 file photo provided by Crystal Cathedral Ministries, the Rev. Robert H. Schuller is shown during Schuller's 'Hour of Power' service, at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif. The social networking site Twitter has taken down a page for megachurch founder and televangelist Robert H. Schuller after the church identified the Twitterer as an imposter. (AP Photo/Crystal Cathedral Ministries)AP - Televangelist Robert H. Schuller has reached millions worldwide with his weekly "Hour of Power" TV broadcasts, but when it comes to the Internet, he had a high-tech headache: an online impostor.

Thu, 26 Mar 09
'LittleBigPlanet' wins big at video game awards (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090326/ap_on_en_ot/games_developer_choice_awards


Video game enthusiasts attend the Game Developers Conference Wednesday, March 25, 2009, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)AP - "LittleBigPlanet" sacked the competition to win four trophies at the Game Developers Choice Awards.

Thu, 26 Mar 09
Obama turns to Web to bypass news media (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090326/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_online_town_hall
AP - Call it Round Two of the news conference, with a big Internet twist.

Thu, 26 Mar 09
Review: Plug-in software that fine tunes iTunes (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090325/ap_on_hi_te/tec_tech_test_itunes_tuneup


This undated screen grab provided by TuneUp shows a software program that cleans up and fills the gaps in digital music collections. Drawing upon a database of 90 million songs, TuneUp can pore through thousands of songs in iTunes within a few minutes to identify problems and offer solutions. It works on both Apple Inc.'s Macs and computers running Microsoft Corp.'s Windows. (AP Photo/TuneUp)AP - I generally like the way Apple Inc.'s iTunes orchestrates my music collection, but sometimes it hits a wrong chord on the older and more eclectic CDs transferred to my computer.

Thu, 26 Mar 09
Obama to answer questions from public online (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090326/tc_afp/usfinanceeconomypoliticsobamainternetlead


US President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on March 24, 2009. The White House is throwing open its virtual doors and inviting the public to submit questions about the economy online to US President Barack Obama.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - The White House is throwing open its virtual doors and inviting the public to submit questions about the economy online to US President Barack Obama.

Thu, 26 Mar 09
Prosecutor sued over semi-nude teen photos case (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090326/wr_nm/us_teens_pornography
Reuters - The American Civil Liberties Union sued a Pennsylvania prosecutor on Wednesday over his threats to charge three teenage girls with child pornography for allowing themselves to be photographed partly clothed with cell phone cameras.

Thu, 26 Mar 09
Asia to drive mobile broadband Internet access (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090326/tc_afp/asiatechnologytelecombroadband


Broadband-service providers will see their revenue from mobile services jump to US$137 billion worldwide by 2014, up 450 percent from 2008, a report has said.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)AFP - Broadband-service providers will see their revenue from mobile services jump to 137 billion dollars worldwide by 2014, up 450 percent from 2008, a report said Thursday.

Thu, 26 Mar 09
Red Hat tops Street view with 4Q earnings (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090325/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_red_hat
AP - Red Hat Inc. posted a smaller profit for the fourth quarter Wednesday but topped Wall Street forecasts, boosting shares in after-hours trading.

Thu, 26 Mar 09
U.S. software mogul set to roar into space history (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090326/tc_nm/us_space_kazakhstan
Reuters - U.S. billionaire Charles Simonyi will roar off into space aboard a Russian rocket on Thursday to make history as the first tourist to make the odyssey twice.

Thu, 26 Mar 09
IBM among 8 shortlisted for Satyam bidding: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090326/bs_nm/us_satyam_bidders
Reuters - The board of Satyam Computer Services has shortlisted about eight bidders, including IBM and private equity firm Apax Partners, for buying the fraud-hit outsourcer, the Economic Times said on Thursday.

Thu, 26 Mar 09
OnLive to stream videogames as online service (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090326/tc_afp/lifestyleusitinternetvideogamesonlive


File photo shows a video game designer in Amsterdam. A Californian technology firm is poised to launch a service that streams videogames over the Internet, meaning players can avoid buying expensive consoles or packaged software.(AFP/ANP MAG/File/Lex van Lieshout)AFP - Californian technology firm OnLive is poised to launch a service that streams videogames over the Internet, meaning players can avoid buying expensive consoles or packaged software.

Wed, 25 Mar 09
Nokia seeks gold in mobile payments startup Obopay (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090325/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_nokia_mobile_payments
AP - Nokia Corp., the world's largest maker of cell phones, is making a large investment in a California-based startup that wants to make the mobile phone the credit card of the developing world.

Wed, 25 Mar 09
T-Mobile gets into the game of laptop connections (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090325/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_t_mobile3g
AP - T-Mobile USA is opening up its new cellular broadband network to laptops for the first time, with Wednesday's launch of a USB "dongle" that lets portable computers get wireless Internet access.

Wed, 25 Mar 09
Blockbuster to sell, rent movies through TiVo (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090325/ap_on_hi_te/blockbuster_tivo
AP - Blockbuster Inc. plans to rent and sell its movies and TV shows through TiVo Inc.'s digital video recorders in the second half of this year.

Wed, 25 Mar 09
No disks needed for startup's streamed video games (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090324/ap_on_hi_te/tec_games_streaming
AP - Music and movies can be streamed over the Internet, so why not video games?

Wed, 25 Mar 09
Obama to answer questions from public online (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090325/pl_afp/usfinanceeconomypoliticsobamainternet


US President Barack Obama, seen here on March 24, 2009, speaks during a press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. The White House is throwing open its virtual doors and inviting the public to submit questions about the economy online to US President Barack Obama.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - The White House is throwing open its virtual doors and inviting the public to submit questions about the economy online to US President Barack Obama.

Wed, 25 Mar 09
NI unveils Traktor Duo, Traktor Scratch Duo (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090325/tc_macworld/niunveilstraktorduotraktorscratchduo
Macworld.com - Native Instruments (NI) expanded its DJ line of music products for Mac on Wednesday, adding Traktor Duo, Traktor Scratch Duo.

Wed, 25 Mar 09
Are Low Prices Here to Stay? (BusinessWeek Online)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20090325/bs_bw/mar2009db20090320933323
BusinessWeek Online - With shoppers shunning extravagance and merchants eager to sell inventory, prices on many goods and services have plunged. Fancy flat-panel TVs are marked to move, and flights between the coasts have dipped below $120. Forget cell-phone billing; prepaid is in.

Wed, 25 Mar 09
Red Hat CEO questions desktop's relevance in Linux debate (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090325/tc_infoworld/129929
InfoWorld - Linux has achieved success on servers, but can it make a go of it on the desktop? Panelists at a technical conference Tuesday evening debated the question, with a Red Hat official wondering whether the issue is even relevant anymore.

Wed, 25 Mar 09
Lionbridge Technologies to slash 325 jobs (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090325/ap_on_hi_te/ma_lionbridge_cuts
AP - Lionbridge Technologies Inc., which translates software and Web content to help companies operate internationally, is slashing 325 jobs as part of a global restructuring plan.

Wed, 25 Mar 09
Dell unveils new servers, storage for tight budgets (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090325/tc_nm/us_dell_servers
Reuters - Dell Inc is introducing new server and storage products aimed at cost-conscious companies, betting that its emphasis on value can help win market share as competition intensifies.

Wed, 25 Mar 09
"Cloud-based" console takes aim at Wii, PS3, Xbox 360 (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090325/wr_nm/us_rearden_onlive
Reuters - A new videogame company is aiming to challenge the big three console makers by providing a "cloud-based" gaming system promising on-demand access to games and no lag time.

Tue, 24 Mar 09
Qualcomm backs game console for `next billion' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090324/ap_on_hi_te/tec_developing_world_video_games


Shown is the new Zeebo game console for developing countries, Monday, March 23, 2009, in San Francisco. The Zeebo is targeted at consumers in emerging markets like India, China, Brazil and Eastern Europe who may not be able to afford the latest high-end consoles, or the games published for them. (AP Photo by Eric Risberg)AP - A startup called Zeebo Inc. is betting that people in emerging markets want to play good video games just as much as people in the U.S., Western Europe and Japan do.

Tue, 24 Mar 09
Union OKs strike at AT&T; contracts end April 4 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090323/ap_on_hi_te/at_t_labor
AP - Union workers at AT&T are giving their leaders the authority to call a strike as part of negotiations for a new contract covering 112,500 employees.

Tue, 24 Mar 09
Ann Arbor News to publish its last edition in July (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090323/ap_on_hi_te/michigan_newspapers
AP - The Ann Arbor News will cease publication in July after 174 years and will be replaced by a Web-focused community news operation built from the ground up.

Tue, 24 Mar 09
"Unafraid" of Internet, China appears to block YouTube (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090324/wr_nm/us_china_youtube
Reuters - China is not afraid of the Internet, its Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, even as access to the popular video sharing site YouTube appeared to be blocked.

Tue, 24 Mar 09
Nokia says gaming service take-up growing (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090324/wr_nm/us_nokia_gaming
Reuters - The take-up of Nokia's N-Gage gaming service has accelerated since the top cell phone maker has started to pre-install it in new mid- and higher-end phone models, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

Tue, 24 Mar 09
Michael Dell Hints at Smartphones, Mobile Internet Devices (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090324/tc_pcworld/michaeldellhintsatsmartphonesmobileinternetdevices
PC World - Michael Dell gave the strongest hint to-date that his company is developing a mobile Internet device or smartphone at a speech in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Tue, 24 Mar 09
Open source and SaaS offerings rethink the database (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090324/tc_infoworld/129698
InfoWorld - The world of low-rent key-value storage silos is exploding. Here's a list of some of the more prominent new projects:

Tue, 24 Mar 09
NVIDIA Provides PhysX for Playstation 3 and Wii (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090324/tc_pcworld/nvidiaprovidesphysxforplaystation3andwii
PC World - PhysX is coming to a console near you. Last week, NVIDIA signed an agreement with Sony to provide Playstation 3 developers the use of PhysX technology software. With the goal of realistic graphics and highly interactive environments, level designers and animators will be allowed to author and preview physics effects in real time.

Tue, 24 Mar 09
Dell Promises Nehalem Servers, New Services News This Week (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090324/tc_pcworld/dellpromisesnehalemserversnewservicesnewsthisweek
PC World - Dell plans to announce in the next few days new servers and services offerings, the company's chief executive said Tuesday.

Tue, 24 Mar 09
Activision names Yahoo veteran to guide Guitar Hero (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090324/wr_nm/us_activision
Reuters - Activision said it named Dan Rosensweig, Yahoo former chief operating officer, to run the unit that develops the videogame software maker's unit popular Guitar Hero franchise.

Mon, 23 Mar 09
Social Web sites face transparency questions (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090322/ap_on_hi_te/tec_social_web_growing_pains


Jeremy Stoppelman, CEO of Yelp.com, a business and consumer review website, pose during a visit to New York, Tuesday Feb. 24, 2009. Yelp.com, based in San Francisco, relies on users to create its content with reviews of everything from A to Z. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - Yelp.com prides itself on being a site where people can write reviews about pretty much anything and connect with similarly critical peers. Yet as the site grows, some of the businesses scrutinized on Yelp are turning the tables and griping about the company itself.

Mon, 23 Mar 09
Recession casts shadow over video game conference (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090322/ap_on_hi_te/tec_game_conference_economy


In this Feb. 6, 2008 file photo, Brandon Bateman, right, a technical artist, works on a project at the Turbine video game company in Westwood, Mass. The video game industry is holding up, but the gloom of the recession will be on the minds of thousands of people at this week's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, a key event for video game insiders looking to learn new skills, showcase innovations and if they're lucky enough, find work. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, file)AP - The video game industry is holding up, but the gloom of the recession will be on the minds of thousands of people at this week's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, a key event for video game insiders looking to learn new skills, showcase innovations and if they're lucky enough, find work.

Mon, 23 Mar 09
New Zealand withdraws controversial Internet law (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090323/tc_afp/nzealandinternet


The morning sun rises on the Auckland city skyline. New Zealand Monday withdrew a controversial law which could have forced firms to disconnect Internet users accused of illegal use of material such as music or films.(AFP/File/Dean Treml)AFP - New Zealand Monday withdrew a controversial law which could have forced firms to disconnect Internet users accused of illegal use of material such as music or films.

Mon, 23 Mar 09
Why even IT pros are demanding Macs (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090323/tc_infoworld/128043
InfoWorld - The rise of the Mac in the enterprise is increasing because users are finding ever more ingenious ways to work with Apple's accommodating platform.

Mon, 23 Mar 09
China Unicom Plans to Trial 3G Network Soon (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090323/tc_pcworld/chinaunicomplanstotrial3gnetworksoon
PC World - China Unicom, the company rumored to have won a contract to sell iPhones in China, plans to start trials of its 3G network within the next few months.

Mon, 23 Mar 09
Skype targets corporate market: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090323/bs_nm/us_skype
Reuters - EBay unit Skype on Monday plans to announce a version of its Internet calling software that connects to corporate phone systems, the Wall Street Journal said.

Mon, 23 Mar 09
Is Your Living Room Ready for Internet Video? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090323/tc_pcworld/isyourlivingroomreadyforinternetvideo
PC World - Once upon a time, all you needed to tap into the wide world of TV was a TV--though a good set of rabbit ears didn't hurt. Internet video is way more complicated. Few networking tasks are more demanding than pumping video fast enough to avoid pauses, hiccups, and other glitches. So keep the following technical issues in mind before you cut up your Blockbuster card.

Sat, 21 Mar 09
Australian Internet `blacklist' prompts concern (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090320/ap_on_hi_te/as_tec_australia_internet_filter
AP - A whistle-blower organization claims a secret list of Web sites that Australian authorities are proposing to ban includes such innocuous destinations as a dentist's office.

Sat, 21 Mar 09
Connecticut Man Sentenced for E-card Scam (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090320/tc_pcworld/connecticutmansentencedforecardscam
PC World - A Connecticut man was sentenced to four years of probation for his role in a phishing scam that tricked America Online subscribers into giving up their credit card numbers.

Sat, 21 Mar 09
iGames Summit addresses growth of iPhone gaming (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090320/tc_macworld/igamessummitaddressesgrowthofiphonegaming
Macworld.com - When the iPhone was first announced, few people would have anticipated the waves the device would make in the gaming community. Now, only a few days before San Francisco’s Game Developers Conference, a separate iGames Summit addressed the growing popularity of the iPhone gaming platform.

Sat, 21 Mar 09
iPhone Data Speed Too Slow? Lawsuit Says Yes (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090320/tc_pcworld/iphonedataspeedtooslowlawsuitsaysyes
PC World - Apple's facing new legal action over data speeds on the iPhone 3G. A man from New Jersey says the company isn't living up to its promise of superfast surfing -- and now, he's demanding action. His lawsuit makes for more than half a dozen network-related complaints filed against Apple in America's courts.

Sat, 21 Mar 09
OpenLogic Revamps Open-source Support Offerings (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090320/tc_pcworld/openlogicrevampsopensourcesupportofferings
PC World - OpenLogic is revamping its commercial support offerings for open-source projects with a new three-tier system that will be available starting next week.

Sat, 21 Mar 09
IBM, Sun talks seen continuing to next week: sources (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090320/bs_nm/us_sunmicro_ibm1
Reuters - IBM is still in talks to buy Sun Microsystems Inc and discussions could take several more days as IBM studies various parts of Sun's computer server and software businesses, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Sat, 21 Mar 09
IBM Said to Be Poring Over Sun's Contracts (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090321/tc_pcworld/ibmsaidtobeporingoversunscontracts
PC World - Lawyers for IBM are examining Sun Microsystems' contracts and other documents in a due diligence process that could precede an acquisition, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing unnamed sources.

Sat, 21 Mar 09
Video Games Continue Strong Sales in February (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090320/bs_nf/65453
NewsFactor - The video-game industry is one of the few bright spots in an otherwise grim economic environment. According to figures compiled by market research firm NPD Group, sales of games and hardware were 10 percent higher in February compared to a year before, bringing in a robust $1.47 billion in revenue.

Fri, 20 Mar 09
Despite economy, new startups retain optimism (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090319/ap_on_hi_te/tec_startup_optimism


Jay Moon shows off his Web site Foodoro at a “Demo Day” for startups in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Moon introduced the gourmet retail Web site he co-founded for handmade goods. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - With many established businesses just trying to survive, you might not think it's a good time to start a company, let alone ask anyone for money to help get it rolling. But if a series of presentations from fledgling Silicon Valley startups is any indication, innovation is not braking for the recession.

Fri, 20 Mar 09
Video game industry bucks downturn with Feb. sales (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090319/ap_on_hi_te/games_sales
AP - The video game industry continued to defy the recession in February, posting double-digit year-over-year growth with Nintendo Co.'s popular Wii gaming system leading the way.

Fri, 20 Mar 09
AT&T to sell iPhone without contract for $599 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090319/ap_on_hi_te/tec_at_t_iphone
AP - AT&T Inc. said Thursday it will start selling iPhones without requiring a two-year contract, but they will cost $400 more.

Fri, 20 Mar 09
China Closes Audiobook Porn Site in Crackdown (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090320/tc_pcworld/chinaclosesaudiobookpornsiteincrackdown
PC World - Chinese police closed a Web site that sold erotic audiobooks and arrested four people involved as the country continued its crackdown on Internet porn, state-run media said Friday.

Fri, 20 Mar 09
Developers cautiously optimistic about iPhone OS 3.0 (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090320/tc_macworld/developerscautiouslyoptimisticaboutiphoneos30
Macworld.com - Industry analysts see many strengths in the upcoming iPhone software upgrade, but the developers Macworld spoke with were more cautiously optimistic about the release.

Fri, 20 Mar 09
Handset maker Sony Ericsson warns of 1Q loss (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090320/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_sweden_sony_ericsson_profit_warning
AP - Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson on Friday warned it expects to post a first-quarter pretax loss as it continues to be hurt by falling consumer demand amid the global financial crisis.

Fri, 20 Mar 09
TomTom Sues Microsoft for Patent Infringement (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090319/tc_pcworld/tomtomsuesmicrosoftforpatentinfringement
PC World - GPS device maker TomTom has shot back at Microsoft with a claim of patent infringement, after the software giant raised concerns in the Linux community with a recent lawsuit against TomTom.

Fri, 20 Mar 09
TomTom sues Microsoft on patent infringement (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090320/tc_nm/us_tomtom_microsoft
Reuters - Dutch navigation device maker TomTom said on Friday it had launched a court case against Microsoft Corp a few weeks after the American software giant launched a patent lawsuit against it in the United States.

Fri, 20 Mar 09
IBM talks with Sun Micro not just about servers (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090320/tc_nm/us_sunmicro_ibm
Reuters - An IBM takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc would raise the prospect of creating a clear leader in computer servers, but gaining market share might not be what's behind IBM's expensive overtures in hard economic times.

Fri, 20 Mar 09
U.S. video game sales up 10 percent in February (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090320/tc_nm/us_npd_gaming
Reuters - U.S. video game sales rose 10 percent in February to $1.47 billion, led again by Nintendo's blockbuster Wii console, as gaming continued to show resilience despite an economic downturn that has sapped consumer spending.

Thu, 19 Mar 09
Sony e-book reader gets 500,000 books from Google (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090319/ap_on_hi_te/tec_google_sony_reader


The Google headquarters sign is seen in a Mountain View, Calif. file photo from July 21, 2005. Google Inc. is making half a million books, unprotected by copyright, available for free on Sony Corp.'s electronic book-reading device, the companies were set to announce Thursday March 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AP - Google Inc. is making half a million books, unprotected by copyright, available for free on Sony Corp.'s electronic book-reading device, the companies were set to announce Thursday.

Thu, 19 Mar 09
Ballmer reiterates interest in Yahoo talks (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090319/ap_on_hi_te/tec_microsoft_ballmer
AP - Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer is still signaling an interest in a deal to buy part of Yahoo Inc.

Thu, 19 Mar 09
IBM could shake up Silicon Valley with Sun deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090319/ap_on_hi_te/ibm_sun_micro


In this Nov. 14, 2008 file photo, the exterior view of Sun Microsystems Inc. headquarters is shown in Santa Clara, Calif. Sun Microsystems Inc. shares soared Wednesday, March 18, 2009, after a published report said International Business Machines Corp. is in preliminary talks to buy Sun for at least $6.5 billion in cash. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - If IBM Corp. scoops up Sun Microsystems Inc. for at least $6.5 billion in cash, as the companies are discussing, IBM would be making an opportunistic grab for a deep well of technology that Sun has nearly buried itself developing.

Thu, 19 Mar 09
Microsoft adds shortcuts, security to new browser (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090319/ap_on_hi_te/tec_microsoft_internet_explorer


This is an image of a page on the Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Web site taken Thursday March 19, 2009 announcing the release of a new version of Internet Explorer adding features meant to speed up common Web surfing tasks and bringing the browser's security measures in line with those of major competitors. Internet Explorer 8, which marks Microsoft's first major browser update since August 2006, takes a stab at fixing many of the small annoyances people encounter every day. (AP Photo)AP - Microsoft Corp. will release a new version of Internet Explorer Thursday, adding features meant to speed up common Web surfing tasks and bringing the browser's security measures in line with those of major competitors.

Thu, 19 Mar 09
Maine to seek stimulus money for broadband study (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090319/ap_on_hi_te/me_broadband_assessment
AP - Maine officials are planning to apply for federal economic stimulus money to pay for a study of the state's high-speed Internet network that they say will help give more people access.

Thu, 19 Mar 09
Talks to bring iPhone to China 'ongoing' (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090319/tc_afp/chinatelecommobiletechnologychinamobileappleiphone


A sign hangs from a China Mobile shop in Hong Kong. China Mobile, the world's largest mobile phone network operator, said Thursday it had not yet reached an agreement with Apple to launch the iPhone in China, but that the firms were still in talks.(AFP/Mike Clarke)AFP - China Mobile, the world's largest mobile phone network operator, said Thursday it had not yet reached an agreement with Apple to launch the iPhone in China, but that the firms were still in talks.

Thu, 19 Mar 09
China Mobile Outlines Big 3G Marketing, Spending Plans (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090319/tc_pcworld/chinamobileoutlinesbig3gmarketingspendingplans
PC World - The world's largest mobile phone service provider Thursday outlined its plans to upgrade its 2G network to 3G across China and market the more expensive technology to subscribers.

Thu, 19 Mar 09
Microsoft Releases IE8, Stresses Security (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090319/tc_pcworld/microsoftreleasesie8stressessecurity
PC World - Microsoft plans to make its Internet Explorer 8 browser available on Thursday, along with a company-commissioned report claiming IE8 is more secure against malware than rival browsers from Mozilla and Google.

Thu, 19 Mar 09
Ahead of the Bell: Oracle climbs (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090319/ap_on_bi_ge/oracle_ahead_of_the_bell
AP - Shares of Oracle Corp. climbed in premarket trading Thursday after the business-software maker posted fiscal third-quarter profit and sales above Wall Street's expectations amid healthy contract signings despite the economic downturn.

Thu, 19 Mar 09
What an IBM-Sun Deal Could Mean (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090319/tc_pcworld/whatanibmsundealcouldmean
PC World - Well, I guess it's true: If an enterprise computing vendor lives long enough, IBM will claim it in the end. While I have tremendous respect for Sun, I've never quite been able to figure out how the company has survived this long.

Thu, 19 Mar 09
Psystar rolls out new, compact Mac clone (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090318/tc_macworld/psystarrollsoutnewcompactmacclone
Macworld.com - Say what you will about Psystar, the Florida-based company that’s been churning out unauthorized Mac clones like Hollywood churns out crappy movies based on video games, but these guys have chutzpah. Even in the midst of a lengthy legal disagreement with Apple, Psystar still manages to find the time and the guts to release new models of its Open Computer line.

Wed, 18 Mar 09
Made-to-order magazine lets readers choose (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090318/ap_on_hi_te/made_to_order_magazine
AP - Time Inc. is experimenting with a customized magazine that combines reader-selected sections from eight publications as it tries to mimic in printed form the personalized news feeds that have become popular on the Internet.

Wed, 18 Mar 09
Novels join online library of documents at Scribd (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090318/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_scribd_books
AP - Scribd Inc. is opening a new chapter by adding hundreds of books to its rapidly growing Web site for sharing documents.

Wed, 18 Mar 09
Sun Microsystems to offer `public cloud' service (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090318/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_sun_s_cloud
AP - Taking a cue from Amazon.com, Sun Microsystems Inc. plans to launch its own "public cloud" service, which will let everyone from big-time corporations to dorm-room entrepreneurs run their businesses on Sun's computers without buying hardware of their own.

Wed, 18 Mar 09
Cut and paste and other iPhone enhancements coming (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090317/ap_on_hi_te/tec_apple_iphone


Apple Senior Vice President, iPhone Software Scott Forstall talks about the new iPhone OS 3.0 at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. Tuesday, March 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Apple Inc. is updating its software for iPhones so that users can cut, copy and paste text — a basic computing feature that was missing from the gadget that seems to do everything.

Wed, 18 Mar 09
Marvel, startup ink online gaming deal (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090318/wr_nm/us_media_marvel
Reuters - Marvel Entertainment and Gazillion Entertainment have struck a licensing deal to develop massively multiplayer online games based on Marvel characters.

Wed, 18 Mar 09
Forecasting the future for The Weather Channel’s iPhone app (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090318/tc_macworld/forecastingthefuturefortheweatherchannelsiphoneapp
Macworld.com - App Store patrons have downloaded The Weather Channel's iPhone app more than 3 million times since its November 2008 debut. But the weather giant isn't resting on its laurels—an upgrade to the free app for the iPhone and iPod touch is forthcoming, with a paid Weather Channel app in the pipeline, according to Louis Gump, vice president of mobile for The Weather Channel.

Wed, 18 Mar 09
iPhone 3.0: A brand new iPhone in a free update (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090318/tc_infoworld/129131
InfoWorld - Whether or not you appreciate its products, you have to admire Apple's adeptness at creating new ways to delight its customers while finding equally creative ways to draw revenue from already closed sales. Some fifty million owners of iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod touch got a sneak peek today at iPhone 3.0.

Wed, 18 Mar 09
Why Is the Ubuntu-based Dell Mini 9 Unfinished? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090318/tc_pcworld/whyistheubuntubaseddellmini9unfinished
PC World - I recently caved in to my inner geek and bought a Mini 9.

Wed, 18 Mar 09
Apple unveils App options in iPhone software peek (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090318/wr_nm/us_apple_iphone
Reuters - Apple unveiled new software for the iPhone that will support some long-anticipated features, such as copy-and-paste of text and picture messaging, as the company pushes to stay competitive in the phone market.

Wed, 18 Mar 09
Sun Micro shares soar on report of IBM talks (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090318/ap_on_hi_te/ibm_sun_micro
AP - Sun Microsystems Inc. shares soared in premarket trading Wednesday after a published report said International Business Machines Corp. is in preliminary talks to buy Sun for at least $6.5 billion in cash.

Wed, 18 Mar 09
Marvel Comics Will Put Characters in Online Games (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090317/bs_nf/65369
NewsFactor - There are some businesses and organizations that seem to be not only surviving the economic downturn, but even thriving: Liquor stores, movie theaters, libraries, and now online video games.

Tue, 17 Mar 09
Dell hopes PCs can't be too rich or too thin (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090317/ap_on_hi_te/dell_luxury_laptop
AP - The way it came on the scene, it could have been a rare perfume or a designer handbag, undaunted by the roiling economy.

Tue, 17 Mar 09
Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper goes Web-only (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090316/ap_on_hi_te/seattle_p_i
AP - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, which has chronicled the news of the city since logs slid down its steep streets to the harbor and miners caroused in its bars before heading north to Alaska's gold fields, will print its final edition Tuesday.

Tue, 17 Mar 09
Hearst hopes Web-only Seattle P-I will turn profit (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090316/ap_on_hi_te/seattle_p_i_online_publication
AP - When the Seattle Post-Intelligencer transforms into an Internet-only operation Wednesday, it will try to do something it failed to accomplish for years as a traditional newspaper: make money.

Tue, 17 Mar 09
Cisco announces its first servers, riling rivals (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090316/ap_on_hi_te/tec_cisco_servers
AP - Cisco Systems Inc. wants a bigger chunk of the corporate computing market, and plans to start selling servers in competition with old partners like Hewlett-Packard Co. and IBM Corp.

Tue, 17 Mar 09
Marvel, start-up ink online gaming deal: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090317/media_nm/us_marvel
Reuters - Media company Marvel Entertainment Inc has reached an exclusive 10-year agreement with Gazillion Entertainment to allow the videogame publisher to make multiplayer online games based on Marvel's characters, the Wall Street Journal said.

Tue, 17 Mar 09
Nokia to lay off 1,700 worldwide (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090317/ap_on_hi_te/eu_finland_nokia_layoffs
AP - Nokia Corp. said Tuesday it will lay off 1,700 people worldwide to cut costs, as the global economic downturn strikes deeper into the mobile phone sector.

Tue, 17 Mar 09
Nokia to cut another 1,700 jobs worldwide (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090317/bs_afp/finlandtelecomequipcompanynokiajobs


Nokia's Research Center in Helsinki, October 2007. Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone maker, said it planned to cut another 1,700 jobs worldwide as part of cost-cutting measures.(AFP/Lehtikuva/File/Antti Aimo-Koivisto)AFP - Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone maker, said Tuesday it planned to cut another 1,700 jobs worldwide as part of cost-cutting measures.

Tue, 17 Mar 09
Cloudera Floats Linux Distro for Cloud Computing (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090316/bs_nf/65334
NewsFactor - The same cloud-computing technology used by Facebook, Google, Yahoo and other Web giants is poised to land in regular enterprise data centers, courtesy of a free software distribution from Silicon Valley startup Cloudera.

Tue, 17 Mar 09
HTC to Launch 'at Least' Three Google Phones This Year (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090317/tc_pcworld/htctolaunchatleastthreegooglephonesthisyear
PC World - High Tech Computer (HTC) will ship "at least" three smartphones this year that use Google's Android software, HTC's CEO said Tuesday.

Tue, 17 Mar 09
Web world for music fans hopes to gain following (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090317/ap_on_hi_te/techbit_social_music_site
AP - Music fans who want to mix games and social networking while listening to songs on the Internet now have a site called Loudcrowd, created in part by developers behind "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero."

Tue, 17 Mar 09
Nintendo, Microsoft Prevail in Joystick Patent Lawsuit (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090317/tc_pcworld/nintendomicrosoftprevailinjoystickpatentlawsuit
PC World - A judge in the U.S. state of Texas has thrown out a lawsuit filed against Nintendo and Microsoft that alleged the two companies infringed on a patent covering an interface for joysticks.

Mon, 16 Mar 09
Stolen-data trove offers look inside a botnet (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090315/ap_on_hi_te/tec_inside_a_botnet
AP - Getting hacked is like having your computer turn traitor on you, spying on everything you do and shipping your secrets to identity thieves.

Mon, 16 Mar 09
How to tell, what to do if computer is infected (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090315/ap_on_hi_te/tec_inside_a_botnet_checklist
AP - Computer-virus infections don't cause your machine to crash anymore.

Mon, 16 Mar 09
Death leaves online lives in limbo (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090316/ap_on_hi_te/tec_death_online


Melissa Spangenberg holds a photo of her parents Jerald Spangenberg and Ann Allen next to a computer screen showing an image from World of Warcraft, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, in New York. When her father collapsed and died in the middle of a quest in the online game, Spangenberg embarked on a quest of her own: to let her father's gaming friends know that he hadn't just decided to desert them. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)AP - When Jerald Spangenberg collapsed and died in the middle of a quest in an online game, his daughter embarked on a quest of her own: to let her father's gaming friends know that he hadn't just decided to desert them.

Mon, 16 Mar 09
Egypt's OT says Canada unit gets wireless spectrum (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090316/tc_nm/us_orascomtelecom_canada
Reuters - Egypt's Orascom Telecom said on Monday its Canadian investment has been granted a spectrum license for wireless internet in Canada and expects to launch its network in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Mon, 16 Mar 09
Qualcomm says court dismisses Broadcom complaint (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090316/tc_nm/us_qualcomm_broadcom
Reuters - A federal court has dismissed a Broadcom Corp complaint against rival Qualcomm Inc, the latest move in their long-standing battle over mobile phone technology patents, Qualcomm said on Monday.

Mon, 16 Mar 09
Indian Opposition Party Backs Open Source Software (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090315/tc_pcworld/indianoppositionpartybacksopensourcesoftware
PC World - India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Saturday ahead of parliamentary elections in the country that the national government will standardize on open standards and open source software if the party is elected to power.

Mon, 16 Mar 09
Small software makers ripe for takeovers: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090316/bs_nm/us_software_takeovers
Reuters - Some smaller software companies may be compelling acquisition targets, despite depressed stock valuations in the sector, business weekly Barron's reported in its March 16 edition.

Mon, 16 Mar 09
Bebo social network expands into Europe (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090316/tc_afp/useuropeitinternetcompanyaolbebo


Customers surf the internet at a cyber cafe in London, 2003. Social networking website Bebo announced the launch of five new European-language versions, its first major expansion outside the English-speaking world.(AFP/File/JIM WATSON)AFP - Social networking website Bebo on Monday announced the launch of five new European-language versions, its first major expansion outside the English-speaking world.

Mon, 16 Mar 09
Week in video-game news: Microsoft's Arcade push (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090316/ap_en_ot/games_news_bytes
AP - Real news from the virtual world:

Sun, 15 Mar 09
Vodafone Qatar to launch IPO (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090315/bs_afp/qatareconomytelecomvodafone


A general view of the Qatari capital Doha. Vodafone Qatar, which won the country's second mobile telephone licence last year, said on Sunday it plans to sell a 40 percent stake to the public and list the shares on the Doha stock exchange.(AFP/File/Karim Jaafar)AFP - Vodafone Qatar, which won the country's second mobile telephone licence last year, said on Sunday it plans to sell a 40 percent stake to the public and list the shares on the Doha stock exchange.

Sun, 15 Mar 09
Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 Offers Better Performance (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090313/bs_nf/65300
NewsFactor - Mozilla has unleashed its third beta release of Firefox 3.1 to testers. Available in 64 languages as well as separate builds for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 includes several new features and enhancements for boosting browser performance, Web compatibility, and speed.

Sun, 15 Mar 09
Facebook fun goes mobile with iPhone applications (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090314/tc_afp/lifestyleusitvideogamestelecomapplefacebook


A display of iPhones. Facebook is letting users of its flourishing social-networking community play together on the road by using Apple's popular iPhone and iPod Touch mobile devices.(AFP/File/Ryan Anson)AFP - Facebook is letting users of its flourishing social-networking community play together on the road by using Apple's popular iPhone and iPod Touch mobile devices.

Sat, 14 Mar 09
AT&T hopes to gain concessions from unions (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090313/ap_on_hi_te/at_t_labor
AP - AT&T Inc., the largest employer of union labor in the country, is renegotiating contracts that cover 112,500 workers and looks set to take advantage of the recession to reduce its health care costs.

Sat, 14 Mar 09
Ticket's in the mail: Red-light cameras questioned (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090313/ap_on_hi_te/red_light_cameras


Richard Tarlton stands near a red light camera at the intersection where he got a traffic ticket, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009, in Clive, Iowa. As more cities sign up and others invest their profits into more cameras, the companies that operate the cameras expect increased revenue for years to come. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)AP - Minutes after Neel Manglik illegally turned right on a red light in the Des Moines suburb of Clive, a video popped up on a computer at an office park outside Scottsdale, Ariz.

Sat, 14 Mar 09
Maine expanding school laptop program with Apple (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090313/ap_on_hi_te/tec_maine_laptops
AP - Despite the economic turmoil, Maine is expanding its program to provide laptop computers to students.

Sat, 14 Mar 09
Web founder warns against website snooping (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090314/wr_nm/us_science_web
Reuters - Surfers on the Internet are at increasing risk from governments and corporations tracking the sites they visit to build up a picture of their activities, the founder of the World Wide Web said on Friday.

Sat, 14 Mar 09
8 Gadgets to Green Your Office (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090314/tc_pcworld/8gadgetstogreenyouroffice
PC World - Product: SoyPrintPrice: $60 to $199How it saves: Now available for office printing, soy-based toners are recyclable, nontoxic and free of petroleum products. SoyPrint is compatible with Hewlett-Packard business printers and Canon fax machines, and it makes paper easier to recycle or even compost. SoyPrint toners for other brands are expected to roll out this month.

Sat, 14 Mar 09
iPhone Fire Sale Linked To Apple Plans for a New iPhone (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090313/bs_nf/65299
NewsFactor - Not long after T-Mobile decided to drop the price of its Apple iPhone 3Gs in Germany, rumors have surfaced that O2, a carrier in the United Kingdom, is planning to do the same.

Sat, 14 Mar 09
How Much Do You Owe Uncle Sam? Tax-Prep Sites May Disagree (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090314/tc_pcworld/howmuchdoyouoweunclesamtaxprepsitesmaydisagree
PC World - Tax-prep software and services all promise to make the annual IRS ritual painless by asking the right questions and then doing the math.

Sat, 14 Mar 09
Satyam gets 'adequate bid response' (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090314/tc_afp/indiaeconomycompanyitusfraudsatyam


Kiran Karnik (2ndL), newly appointed chairman of Satyam Computers, walks out after a board meeting in Mumbai in February 2009. The board of swindled Indian outsourcing giant Satyam said it has received an AFP - The board of swindled Indian outsourcing giant Satyam said it has received an "adequate response" to its invitation for bids, as a newspaper said Saturday that IBM had joined the race.

Sat, 14 Mar 09
Patent Reveals Apple TV to Get a Wii-Like Remote (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090313/tc_pcworld/patentrevealsappletvtogetawiilikeremote
PC World - Apple TV may get a Nintendo Wii-like remote control according to two identical patent applications published yesterday. Referred to as a "wand," in the patent application, the invention described suggests Apple may look to expand Apple TV's capabilities into a full-fledged entertainment system. Apple proposes a variety of uses for the wand including "zoom operations, a keyboard application, an image application, an illustration application, and a media application." The patents were originally uncovered by Apple Insider.

Fri, 13 Mar 09
IBM launches water-management services operation (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090313/ap_on_hi_te/tec_ibm_water


In this Sept. 4, 2008 photo provided by the Marine Institute of Ireland, a buoy that uses sensors in the ocean to collect data on water quality and sea conditions is seen in Galway Bay, Ireland. The SmartBay system, developed by IBM and the Marine Institute of Ireland, provides real-time information to scientists, commercial fishermen, environmental monitoring agencies and the general public. (AP Photo/Marine Institute of Ireland)AP - IBM Corp. wants to get really deep into water.

Fri, 13 Mar 09
AOL taps Google executive Armstrong as CEO (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090313/ap_on_hi_te/aol_ceo
AP - An executive from Google Inc. is becoming the latest CEO of AOL, raising hopes that he will be able to turn around Time Warner Inc.'s struggling Internet unit.

Fri, 13 Mar 09
Google's openness intensifies focus on e-mail woes (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090312/ap_on_hi_te/transparent_google
AP - Google Inc.'s recent pledge to be more open about periodic service outages appears to be drawing more attention to the breakdowns when they occur, even if it's a minor hiccup affecting a sliver of its users.

Fri, 13 Mar 09
Fleeing customers haunt phone co. in New England (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090312/ap_on_hi_te/tec_fairpoint_customer_defections
AP - Phone companies fear that customers will increasingly switch off their landlines in favor of wireless phones or phone service from cable TV providers. So the last thing FairPoint Communications Inc. needed was to send subscribers fleeing with a botched technical transfer.

Fri, 13 Mar 09
Kremlin loyalist says launched Estonia cyber-attack (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090313/wr_nm/us_russia_estonia_cyberspace
Reuters - An activist with a pro-Kremlin youth group said Thursday he and his friends were behind an electronic attack on Estonia two years ago that paralyzed the NATO state's Internet network.

Fri, 13 Mar 09
Apple to preview new iPhone software next week (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090313/wr_nm/us_apple_iphone
Reuters - Apple will hold an event next Tuesday to preview new software for the iPhone, the company said.

Fri, 13 Mar 09
What the iPhone OS 3.0 Update Might Really Mean (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090312/tc_pcworld/whattheiphoneos30updatemightreallymean
PC World - File this under random musings du jour. All the fuss about Apple's forthcoming iPhone OS 3.0 got me thinking. And in so thinking, I began to extrapolate. What if Apple is trying to beat Android to market with a mobile companion/Internet device/mini-notebook-like gadget?

Fri, 13 Mar 09
Apple Schedules iPhone 3.0 Preview for Journalists (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090312/tc_nf/65280
NewsFactor - They're busy dusting off the chairs and sweeping the stage in the big auditorium on Apple's corporate campus. Around the country, iPhone-geek journalists are getting ready to descend on Cupertino, Calif., lured by Thursday's e-mail announcement of an "Apple event" on Tuesday, March 17. Details are scant, but the company is promising "an advance preview of what we're building" for an upcoming iPhone 3.0 software release.

Fri, 13 Mar 09
IBM hashing out WebSphere plans (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090312/tc_infoworld/128644
InfoWorld - IBM plans more componentizing of its WebSphere Java application server as well as additional dynamic language support, a company executive said on Thursday.

Fri, 13 Mar 09
The Wii Gets a Little More Evil (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090313/bs_nf/65282
NewsFactor - North American Wii owners got an early holiday present today: Confirmation from global game manufacturer Capcom that it is releasing three versions of its multi-million seller franchise "Resident Evil" for the motion-based game system.

Thu, 12 Mar 09
Google to target ads based on Web surfing habits (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090311/ap_on_hi_te/google_ad_targeting
AP - Google Inc. will use its surveillance of Web surfing habits to figure out which ads are best suited to each individual's interests — a practice likely to illuminate just how much the Internet search leader has been learning about millions of people around the world.

Thu, 12 Mar 09
Space Station video now live on Internet — mostly (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090311/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_nasa_space_video
AP - NASA has started beaming live video from just outside the International Space Station, but there's a catch: The online feeds are available only when the station's crew is asleep or off duty.

Thu, 12 Mar 09
Apple's small new 4-gigabyte iPod shuffle can talk (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090311/ap_on_hi_te/tec_apple_ipod_shuffle


In this product image released by Apple Inc., a new version of the iPod Shuffle is shown. Apple touts the new $79 device, which stores 4 gigabytes — up to about 1,000 songs — as 'significantly' smaller than a double-A battery. (AP Photo/Apple Inc.)AP - Apple Inc. unveiled a minuscule new iPod Shuffle on Wednesday that takes its "smaller is better" mantra to a whole new level.

Thu, 12 Mar 09
EBay's PayPal envisions doubling in size by 2011 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090311/ap_on_hi_te/ebay_analysts
AP - EBay Inc.'s name may conjure images of online auctions, but the company is hoping to turn attention to its second-largest business — PayPal — which it expects to blossom significantly in the next few years.

Thu, 12 Mar 09
Online networking more popular than email (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090312/wr_nm/us_online_networking
Reuters - Are you spending hours and hours on Facebook? If so, you are not alone.

Thu, 12 Mar 09
SAP, Sybase plan iPhone, Windows Mobile software (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090312/tc_nm/us_sap_sybase
Reuters - Software makers SAP AG and Sybase Inc have teamed up to make it easier for businesses to run SAP's business management software on mobile devices including Apple Inc's iPhone.

Thu, 12 Mar 09
MIT Breakthrough Promises Lighter, Fast-charging Batteries (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090312/tc_pcworld/mitbreakthroughpromiseslighterfastchargingbatteries
PC World - Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a way to charge lithium ion batteries in seconds, instead of hours, that could open the door to smaller, faster-charging batteries for cell phones and other devices.

Thu, 12 Mar 09
Update: Open source ERP on Amazon EC2? (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090311/tc_infoworld/128397
InfoWorld - Compiere stepped into the cloud by making its open source ERP wares available on Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2).

Thu, 12 Mar 09
SAP and Sybase To Bring Enterprise To Smartphones (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090311/tc_nf/65246
NewsFactor - Sybase and SAP AG are teaming up again, this time to bring smartphone users more data. The companies announced a partnership Wednesday in New York City to bring Germany-based SAP's software to Apple's iPhone, Microsoft's Windows Mobile devices, Research In Motion's BlackBerry, and other smartphone devices.

Thu, 12 Mar 09
Facebook begins rolling out revamped home page (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090311/tc_afp/usitinternetcompanyfacebook


A woman using social networking website Facebook. Top online social-networking service Facebook on Wednesday began rolling out a revamped home page that emphasizes fresh news.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - Top online social-networking service Facebook on Wednesday began rolling out a revamped home page that emphasizes fresh news.

Thu, 12 Mar 09
Nintendo sells 100 million DS consoles (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090312/tc_afp/lifestylegamejapancompanynintendo


Nintendo said sales of its handheld DS have topped 100 million machines less than five years since its launch, reaching the milestone faster than any other game console. Worldwide sales of the dual-screen DS reportedly passed 100 million on March 6, including the original model -- which was launched in November 2004 -- as well as the DS Lite and DSi.(AFP/ANP/File/Koen van Weel)AFP - Nintendo said sales of its handheld DS have topped 100 million machines less than five years since its launch, reaching the milestone faster than any other game console.

Wed, 11 Mar 09
Grandpa is ... browsing your Facebook page (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090310/ap_on_hi_te/fea_lifestyles_facebook_family
AP - When your 88-year-old grandfather sends a request to be your "friend" on Facebook, you have two choices: Either confirm it, then quickly take down all those party pictures you thought were so funny, or plan on never coming home for the holidays.

Wed, 11 Mar 09
Disney's new racing video game at core of big bet (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090311/ap_on_hi_te/eu_tec_britain_disney_gaming
AP - Walt Disney Co. is taking the wraps off an advanced new car racing video game that the entertainment company hopes will bolster its success in the lucrative gaming sector.

Wed, 11 Mar 09
MIT professor wins $250,000 Turing Award (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090310/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_turing_award
AP - A Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor won the $250,000 Turing Award, one of the most prestigious honors in computing, for helping to make computer programs more reliable, secure and easy to use.

Wed, 11 Mar 09
Hitachi will plead guilty to conspiring to fix prices on LCD panels (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090310/ap_on_hi_te/lcd_price_fixing
AP - Hitachi Displays Ltd. has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to fix prices on the sale of LCD panels.

Wed, 11 Mar 09
Pearson partners with language website Livemocha (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090311/wr_nm/us_pearson_livemocha_partnership
Reuters - Pearson, the world's largest educational publisher, plans to co-develop a conversational English language-learning service for consumers with fast-growing online language community Livemocha.

Wed, 11 Mar 09
Tajikistan bans cell phones from schools (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090311/tc_nm/us_tajikistan_mobiles
Reuters - The Central Asian state of Tajikistan Tuesday banned cell phones from all schools and universities in a bid to boost education.

Wed, 11 Mar 09
"American Idol" heads to iPhone (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090310/en_nm/us_media_idol
Reuters - Production company FremantleMedia is launching a new mobile application for fans of its hit reality contest "American Idol."

Wed, 11 Mar 09
Android For Desktops? I Doubt It (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090310/tc_pcworld/androidfordesktopsidoubtit
PC World - For years, my friend Stephen J. Vaughan-Nichols has been trying to turn Linux into something it is not: A successful and popular desktop operating system. Everyone needs a reason to get up in the morning and I am glad he has found such a long lasting (and profitable) one. He is a smart guy, but I am still waiting for the Linux that will change my life.

Wed, 11 Mar 09
Software testing market resilient despite crisis: report (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090311/bs_afp/singaporetechnologycomputerindia


The worldwide market for computer software and systems testing services is projected to reach US$56 billion by 2013 despite taking a hit from the global economic crisis, a report has said.(AFP/File/Tadayuki Yoshikawa)AFP - The worldwide market for computer software and systems testing services is projected to reach 56 billion dollars by 2013 despite taking a hit from the global economic crisis, a report said Wednesday.

Wed, 11 Mar 09
Sun Aims for SSD Future in Servers (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090311/tc_pcworld/sunaimsforssdfutureinservers
PC World - Sun has laid out more of its plans for using solid-state drives in its servers, which it says will help customers to reduce energy costs and improve application performance in the data center.

Wed, 11 Mar 09
Sony, NBC ink content deal for PlayStation (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090311/wr_nm/us_media_playstation
Reuters - Sony Computer Entertainment America will make movies and television programs from NBC Universal available to buy or rent through Sony's PlayStation Network, the companies said on Tuesday.

Tue, 10 Mar 09
YouTube blocks UK users from watching music videos (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090310/ap_on_hi_te/eu_britain_youtube
AP - Google Inc. said Monday it will block U.K. users from watching music videos on its popular video-sharing site YouTube after negotiations with Britain's music royalty-collecting body broke down.

Tue, 10 Mar 09
IBM chief's 2008 pay valued at nearly $21M (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090309/ap_on_hi_te/ibm_executive_compensation
AP - IBM Corp.'s chairman and chief executive, Sam Palmisano, received a compensation package valued at nearly $21 million in 2008, only slightly higher than the year before, according to calculations by The Associated Press.

Tue, 10 Mar 09
Iridium replaces satellite smashed in collision (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090309/ap_on_hi_te/iridium_satellite
AP - Iridium Satellite LLC said Monday that it has moved a spare satellite into the orbit of the one that was destroyed in a collision with a Russian satellite a month ago.

Tue, 10 Mar 09
Google software bug shared private online documents (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090310/tc_afp/usitinternetsoftwaregoogle


Google has confirmed that a software bug exposed documents thought to be privately stored in the Internet giant's online Docs application service. The problem was fixed by the weekend and is believed to have affected only .05 percent of the digital documents at a Google Docs service that provides text-handling programs as services on the Internet.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - Google has confirmed that a software bug exposed documents thought to be privately stored in the Internet giant's online Docs application service.

Tue, 10 Mar 09
Dell Launches Its First Rugged Touch-screen Laptop (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090310/tc_pcworld/delllaunchesitsfirstruggedtouchscreenlaptop
PC World - Dell on Tuesday is expected to launch the tough Latitude E6400 XFR laptop with a touch screen, which the company claims can withstand drops, dust and high-pressure water sprays.

Tue, 10 Mar 09
Spiderman Guides Sony Ericsson Into South Korean Market (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090310/tc_pcworld/spidermanguidessonyericssonintosouthkoreanmarket
PC World - Sony Ericsson is calling on a superhero to help it enter the tough South Korean market. On Tuesday the company launched its brand with a version of the Xperia X1 cell phone that comes with the full Spiderman 3 movie loaded onto every handset.

Tue, 10 Mar 09
Microsoft heralds Silverlight-Eclipse link (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090309/tc_infoworld/128108
InfoWorld - Microsoft is touting support for its Silverlight multimedia application technology in the Eclipse open source tools platform.

Tue, 10 Mar 09
Microsoft names Maria Klawe to board of directors (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090309/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_personnel
AP - Microsoft Corp. said Monday it named Harvey Mudd College President Maria Klawe to the software maker's board of directors, returning the board's size to 10 members.

Tue, 10 Mar 09
African drug gangs recruiting Singaporean women via web: police (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090310/tc_afp/singaporeafricacrimeinternetdrugs


Computers on sale at Lagos' computer village in Nigeria. West African criminal syndicates are seducing Singaporean women via social networking websites to turn them into drug mules, police say.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AFP - West African criminal syndicates are seducing Singaporean women via social networking websites to turn them into drug mules, police say.

Tue, 10 Mar 09
Game news: Sony's PSP push; the Beatles set a date (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090309/ap_en_ot/games_news_bytes
In this computer screen image released by Sony, a scene from the alien shooter 'Resistance: Retribution,' for PlayStation Portable, is shown. (AP Photo/Sony)AP - Real news from the virtual world:

Mon, 9 Mar 09
Microsoft and Google are among Barron's top picks (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090308/tc_nm/us_toppicks_barrons
Reuters - Software giant Microsoft Corp , Web search leader Google Inc and online auctions company eBay were among Barron's newspaper's top picks for the next 10 years.

Mon, 9 Mar 09
China Mobile in talks with Taiwan firms on roaming services (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090309/wr_nm/us_chinamobile3g
Reuters - China Mobile, the world's largest mobile carrier, is in talks with Taiwan's three major mobile phone network operators to cooperate on roaming services, chairman Wang Jianzhou said on Monday.

Sun, 8 Mar 09
Can Web site offer homeless man hope? (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090308/ap_on_re_us/pimp_this_bum


Tim Edwards smokes a hand rolled cigarette sitting outside a Waffle House restaurant on Friday, Feb. 27, 2009 in Houston. Edwards has become the human face of homelessness to thousands of online viewers on the Web site created by Kevin and Sean Dolan called www.pimpthisbum.com. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)AP - Until a few weeks ago, Tim Edwards was just another one of the men begging for change at a busy Houston underpass, ignored by most drivers who sped on past without a glance.

Sun, 8 Mar 09
Indian election goes online (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090308/tc_afp/indiavoteinternet


An Indian man passes a Cyber Cafe sign in Bombay. India is turning to the Internet as the general elections approach, but it is not political parties or the main candidates in the world's biggest democracy that are embracing the likes of Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube to swell coffers and boost support.(AFP/File/Rob Elliott)AFP - India is turning to the Internet as general elections approach, but it is not political parties or the main candidates in the world's biggest democracy that are embracing the likes of Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube to swell coffers and boost support.

Sun, 8 Mar 09
Japanese gadget controls iPod in blink of an eye (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090308/tc_afp/lifestylejapanscienceit


A wink, a smile or a raised eyebrow could soon change the music on your iPod or start up the washing machine, thanks to a new Japanese gadget. The device looks like a normal set of headphones but is fitted with a set of infrared sensors that measure tiny movements inside the ear that result from different facial expressions.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - A wink, a smile or a raised eyebrow could soon change the music on your iPod or start up the washing machine, thanks to a new Japanese gadget.

Sun, 8 Mar 09
India mobile market defies gloom (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090308/bs_afp/indiaeconomytelecom


A girl types a message on her mobile phone as she passes an advertisement in Mumbai. Amidst all the economic gloom, one business is still booming in India - the mobile phone sector - thanks to the world's lowest call rates driven by fierce competition among cellular operators, experts have said.(AFP/File/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - Amidst all the economic gloom, one business is still booming -- India's mobile phones -- thanks to the world's lowest call rates driven by fierce competition among cellular operators, experts say.

Sun, 8 Mar 09
Microsoft's new system easier for browser switch (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090307/wr_nm/us_microsoft


Eric Victorson is shown in his home in Issaquah, Wash. Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, as he prepares to file his weekly unemployment claim and pursue job interview leads. Victorson lost his job as a business systems analyst and contractor for Microsoft Corp. last October, and was surprised to find out that his unemployment benefits were subject to tax, which dramatically lowered his 2008 tax refund. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)Reuters - Microsoft Corp is developing a feature in its new operating system that allows users to turn off Internet Explorer and other key Microsoft programs.

Sat, 7 Mar 09
Microsoft to let PC users turn off IE Web browser (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090307/ap_on_hi_te/tec_microsoft_eu
AP - A single check box deep in the guts of the next version of Windows is giving Microsoft Corp. watchers a peek at how the software maker plans to keep European antitrust regulators from marring a crucial software launch.

Sat, 7 Mar 09
Twitter boosts public access to federal courtrooms (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090306/ap_on_re_us/courtroom_tweets
AP - Order in the court, please, including you tweeter!

Sat, 7 Mar 09
Stock market slump could enrich Google workers (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090306/ap_on_hi_te/google_stock_options


YouTube webpage. Google-owned YouTube and the world's largest music recording company Universal Music Group are reportedly discussing collaborating on a premium music video website.(AFP/File/Samantha Sin)AP - As Google Inc.'s stock price plunged along with the rest of the market this week, the Internet search leader's employees were set up for a bigger windfall down the road.

Sat, 7 Mar 09
Hearst makes offers to staff for online-only P-I (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090306/ap_on_hi_te/seattle_p_i_online
AP - Hearst Corp., owner of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, has made offers to some staffers to participate in an online-only version of the newspaper, the P-I reported Thursday.

Sat, 7 Mar 09
Internet Explorer will come with 'off' switch in Windows 7 (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090307/tc_afp/useuropeitinternetsoftwarecompetitionmicrosoft


Microsoft has announced that a control panel in its next-generation computer operating system will let users shut off Internet Explorer 8 and other built-in programs. The news comes less than two months after the European Commission sent Microsoft a Statement of Objections accusing the US software giant of unfairly tying Internet Explorer (IE) to Windows.(DDP/AFP/File/Nigel Treblin)AFP - Microsoft has announced that a control panel in its next-generation computer operating system will let users shut off Internet Explorer 8 and other built-in programs.

Sat, 7 Mar 09
Benchmarks: New Mac minis (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090307/tc_macworld/benchmarksnewmacminis
Macworld.com - The Mac mini, waiting patiently on the sidelines for the past 17 months, was finally refreshed with an update this week. The new systems appear identical to the previous Mac mini () on the surface, but there are some important changes internally—changes that have a positive impact to the tune of a 21 percent increase in overall system performance, according to our testing.

Sat, 7 Mar 09
Firefox Bugs Abound, but Mozilla Quick to Patch (PC Magazine)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20090306/tc_zd/237849
PC Magazine - Firefox had more than four times as many browser vulnerabilities as Internet Explorer last year, but Mozilla was much faster to issue patches than Microsoft, according to a report from security firm Secunia.

Sat, 7 Mar 09
Microsoft's new system easier for browser switch (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090307/tc_nm/us_microsoft


Eric Victorson is shown in his home in Issaquah, Wash. Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, as he takes a call regarding a possible job interview. At lower right, Victorson rests his hand on the last paycheck he received before he lost his job as a business systems analyst and contractor for Microsoft Corp. last October. Victorson was surprised to find out that his unemployment benefits were subject to tax, which dramatically lowered his 2008 tax refund. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)Reuters - Microsoft Corp is developing a feature in its new operating system that allows users to turn off Internet Explorer and other key Microsoft programs.

Sat, 7 Mar 09
IBM Said To Have Interest In Acquiring Indian Rival Satyam (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20090307/bs_ibd_ibd/20090306tech01
Investor's Business Daily - Troubled outsourcer Satyam Computer Services won approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India on Friday to sell 51% of its stock, sparking speculation about how that sale might reshuffle the tech services industry.

Sat, 7 Mar 09
Africa takes center stage in 'Resident Evil 5' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090306/ap_en_ot/games_resident_evil


This computer game screen grab released by Capcom shows a scene from 'Resident Evil 5'. (AP Photo/Capcom)AP - "Resident Evil 5" producer Jun Takeuchi wants to clear up some misconceptions about his upcoming entry into the popular zombie-killing franchise: It's definitely as scary as its predecessors, players can't run while gunning down foes, and there's nothing racist about the video game, which takes place in a fictional West African country.

Fri, 6 Mar 09
TV converter box coupons start flowing again (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090305/ap_on_hi_te/converter_box_coupons
AP - The agency that mails out coupons for digital TV converter boxes expects to eliminate its wait list in two and a half weeks, an official said Thursday.

Fri, 6 Mar 09
Cook County sheriff sues Craigslist over sex ads (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090305/ap_on_hi_te/craigslist_prostitution


Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announces at a news conference that he has filed suit in U.S. District Court against the owner of the website, Craigslist, accusing them of knowingly promoting and facilitating prostitution. Thursday, March 5, 2009, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - Cook County's sheriff filed a lawsuit Thursday against Craigslist, saying the popular online classifieds site not only allows the solicitation of prostitution but has actively created "the largest source of prostitution in America."

Fri, 6 Mar 09
For laid off workers, so hard to e-mail goodbye (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090305/ap_on_hi_te/fea_lifestyles_departure_e_mails


Pete Seat, a deputy press secretary under President George W. Bush, poses with a photo of himself and his former boss White House press secretary Tony Snow Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, at his home in Schererville, In. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - When Jim Neill got laid off, he sent around a farewell e-mail with a subject line designed to get people's attention: "Free food in the employee lounge."

Fri, 6 Mar 09
Seattle paper may shift to online-only: reports (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090306/media_nm/us_hearst_pi
Reuters - Hearst Corp, one of the largest U.S. publishers, has offered some of its Seattle Post-Intelligencer (P-I) staff work in an online-only version of the paper, amidst speculation that the newspaper's print edition may be shutting down, according to media reports.

Fri, 6 Mar 09
Why Kindle for iPhone Won’t Hurt Kindle Sales (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090305/tc_pcworld/whykindleforiphonewonthurtkindlesales
PC World - Some tech analysts are wondering if the free Kindle for iPhone application will cannibalize sales of Amazon's Kindle e-book reader. A BusinessWeek article suggests that Amazon's no-cost app for the iPhone and iPod Touch may give consumers one less reason to buy the pricey Kindle 2:

Fri, 6 Mar 09
Trends & Innovations - Thursday (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20090306/bs_ibd_ibd/20090305trends
Investor's Business Daily - Talking on cell phones increases both pedestrian deaths and those of drivers and passengers, say 2 studies by N.J.'s Rutgers Univ. that looked at U.S. phone use and accidents from '75 to '02. The researchers say mobiles initially had a "life-taking effect" when there were fewer than 1 mil phones and people were still adjusting to them. Then cells had a "life-saving effect" in the early '90s as usage grew and they let people call 911 right after wrecks. But as phones hit a critical mass of 100 mil, the increased accidents overshadowed the 911 benefits.

Fri, 6 Mar 09
Vista SP2 Release Candidate Gets a Wider Audience (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090305/tc_nf/65118
NewsFactor - Microsoft has unleashed its Vista Service Pack 2 release candidate to a wider audience for testing. The operating system update, which covers both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, features improvements based on extensive feedback from Microsoft customers, the software giant said.

Fri, 6 Mar 09
IBM Adds Data-warehousing Tools to Informix (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090305/tc_pcworld/ibmaddsdatawarehousingtoolstoinformix
PC World - IBM is trying to make its Informix OLTP (online transaction processing) server a more potent option for BI (business intelligence) and data warehousing through a new optional toolset, the company announced Thursday.

Fri, 6 Mar 09
Amazon launches videogame trade-in store (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090305/tc_afp/usvideogamesinternetamazongamestop


Amazon launched an online videogame trade-in store on Thursday, granting credit at the online retail giant to customers who send in used games.(Amazon)AFP - Amazon launched an online videogame trade-in store on Thursday, granting credit at the online retail giant to customers who send in used games.

Thu, 5 Mar 09
Review: Kindle e-book reader comes to the iPhone (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090304/ap_on_hi_te/tec_tech_test_kindle_on_iphone


An Apple iPhone equipped with Amazon.com's Kindle for iPhone book reader is shown Wednesday, March 4, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - Amazon.com Inc. has received a lot of attention and respectable sales for its Kindle e-book reader, but it's hardly made a dent in the hardcover armor of the old-fashioned paper book.

Thu, 5 Mar 09
Kindle for iPhone may benefit Amazon, analysts say (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090304/ap_on_hi_te/tec_amazon_kindle_iphone_strategy
AP - In bringing its Kindle e-book reader to a much larger audience through the iPhone and iPod Touch, Amazon.com Inc. may benefit even if the additional eyeballs don't translate into actual sales of the $359 Kindle device.

Thu, 5 Mar 09
Facebook: Taking a cue from Twitter in sharing? (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090304/ap_on_hi_te/facebook_changes


In this screen grab provided by Facebook, the public profile page for Britney Spears is shown. Perhaps taking a cue from Twitter, the rising service for letting people express themselves in 140 characters or less and keep up with what celebrities have to say, Facebook said Wednesday it will let users follow public figures like Spears, President Barack Obama and swimmer Michael Phelps, bands like U2 and even institutions like The New York Times. (AP Photo/Facebook)AP - The popular online hangout Facebook is revamping its home page and plans other changes so its millions of users can more easily choose the types of information they see.

Thu, 5 Mar 09
Catholics are urged to give up texting for Lent (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090304/ap_on_hi_te/eu_italy_church_hi_tech_fast
AP - Roman Catholic bishops in Italy are urging the faithful to go on a high-tech fast for Lent, switching off modern appliances from cars to iPods and abstaining from surfing the Web or text messaging until Easter.

Thu, 5 Mar 09
Google letting cash "pile up": CEO (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090305/wr_nm/us_google
Reuters - Google Inc plans to let its cash "pile up" as it weathers an economic recession but doesn't expect to see a fall in revenue, the Web search leader's Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday.

Thu, 5 Mar 09
MLB At Bat 2009 to include game audio (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090305/tc_macworld/mlbatbat2009toincludegameaudio
Macworld.com - As a baseball fan, I’m not sure how I missed this. (Perhaps it was the typical mid-winter doldrums.) Following up last year’s $5 MLB At-Bat app for the iPhone, Major League Baseball has released a new free version of its live scoreboard app just in time for spring training and the World Baseball Classic. And there’s promise for much more by the time the regular season arrives.

Thu, 5 Mar 09
Ballmer Promises Faster Windows Mobile Development (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090305/tc_pcworld/ballmerpromisesfasterwindowsmobiledevelopment
PC World - Under pressure from popular phones from Apple and Research In Motion, Microsoft hopes it has put in place changes that will help it meet that mobile competition faster, said CEO Steve Ballmer on Wednesday.

Thu, 5 Mar 09
HP Launches New Support Software, Printers for SMBs (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090305/tc_pcworld/hplaunchesnewsupportsoftwareprintersforsmbs
PC World - Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday announced new products to help small and medium business save money, including printers and software that improves remote support services.

Thu, 5 Mar 09
Facebook Plans To Become More Like Twitter (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090304/bs_nf/65094
NewsFactor - Clearly concerned about the surge in popularity of Twitter and eager to satisfy the demands of many users for a more flexible service, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Wednesday that the social-networking site will roll out a redesign of many components on March 11.

Thu, 5 Mar 09
Spore API contest spurs developers to create add-ons to game (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090304/tc_macworld/sporeapicontestspursdeveloperstocreateaddonstogame
Macworld.com - Electronic Arts (EA) has announced Spore API Contest 09, an effort to help spur developers into creating their own apps which connect to EA’s popular simulated life game Spore.

Wed, 4 Mar 09
Amazon unveils Kindle Application for iPhone (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090304/ap_on_hi_te/tec_amazon_kindle_application
AP - You may not have the latest $359 Kindle electronic book reader from Amazon.com, but if you own an iPhone or iPod Touch, a new application will let you access the same content on your Apple device.

Wed, 4 Mar 09
Former HP leader diagnosed with cancer (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090303/ap_on_hi_te/fiorina_cancer
AP - Former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Carly Fiorina has been diagnosed with breast cancer, a top aide said Tuesday.

Wed, 4 Mar 09
DirecTV open to subscriber-only online shows (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090303/ap_on_hi_te/directv_online
AP - DirecTV Group Inc. said Tuesday that it's open to giving subscribers exclusive online access to television shows such as HBO's "Entourage" that are normally not available for free over the Internet, agreeing with a growing consortium of cable companies and networks.

Wed, 4 Mar 09
Google pays seven-figure bonuses to 4 top execs (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090303/ap_on_hi_te/google_bonuses
AP - Four of Google Inc.'s top executives each received 2008 bonuses of more than $1.2 million for helping the Internet search leader eke out modest earnings growth during a recession that battered much of corporate America.

Wed, 4 Mar 09
Google CEO wishes Microsoft, Yahoo! luck on search (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090304/tc_afp/usinternetcompanyyahoomicrosoftgoogle


The logo of internet search engine giant Google at a Frankfurt book fair. Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has wished rivals Microsoft and Yahoo! luck in competing on Web search technology but took aim at the software giant for what he called a AFP - Google chief executive Eric Schmidt wished rivals Microsoft and Yahoo! luck on Tuesday in competing on Web search but took aim at the software giant for what he called a "history" of trying to "restrict consumer choice."

Wed, 4 Mar 09
Amazon releases Kindle for iPhone (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090304/tc_macworld/amazonreleaseskindleforiphone
Macworld.com - Amazon.com released Kindle for iPhone late Tuesday night, providing iPhone users with the ability to read more than 240,000 Kindle-formatted books from Amazon’s e-book library. It’s a free download from the App Store.

Wed, 4 Mar 09
Motorola co-CEOs Jha, Brown take no bonus in 2008 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090304/ap_on_bi_ge/motorola_executive_compensation
AP - Motorola Inc.'s new co-chief executive was rewarded with a pay package valued at more than $100 million in 2008, according to the struggling cell phone maker's proxy filing Tuesday. But almost all of that consists of stock awards that will be worthless absent a major recovery in Motorola's stock price.

Wed, 4 Mar 09
Linux Foundation moves on training (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090304/tc_infoworld/127572
InfoWorld - The Linux Foundation is moving on two fronts this week, offering Linux training programs for developers and administrators and taking over the Linux.com informational Web site.

Wed, 4 Mar 09
Skype Gives Away High-quality Audio Codec (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090304/tc_pcworld/skypegivesawayhighqualityaudiocodec
PC World - Skype will license a high-quality audio codec in its latest VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) software to any developer or vendor free of charge, the eBay subsidiary announced Tuesday.

Wed, 4 Mar 09
AMD Names Chairman, Spins Off Foundry Company (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090303/bs_nf/65050
NewsFactor - Advanced Micro Devices named Bruce Clafin its new chairman on Monday. Clafin, a veteran of Digital Equipment, IBM and 3Com, replaces Hector Ruiz at the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based chip manufacturer.

Wed, 4 Mar 09
Gillette—the best a gamer can get? (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090303/tc_macworld/gillettethebestagamercanget
Macworld.com - Gillette recently unveiled the Fusion Gamer and Fusion Power Gamer, two new variations of its men’s razor. The canny Web site, television ads, and packaging were put together specifically to appeal to young men who like to play video games.

Tue, 3 Mar 09
Free but fickle, digital TV reception eludes some (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090302/ap_on_hi_te/tec_digital_tv_reception
AP - Harry Vanderpool, a beekeeper, lives on a hill nearly 1,000 feet above the Willamette River, outside Salem, Ore. It should be a good spot for TV reception, and it used to be.

Tue, 3 Mar 09
World's poor drive growth in global cell phone use (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090302/ap_on_hi_te/un_un_digital_development


In this Oct. 19, 2007 file photo, Alaburu Maiga, right, tries to use the camera on his cell phone with the help of an unidentified boy in the village of Gono, Mali. Six in ten people around the world now have cell phone subscriptions, signaling that mobiles are the communications technology of choice particularly in poor countries, according to a U.N. report published Monday. (AP Photo/Heidi Vogt, File)AP - Six in 10 people around the world now have cell phone subscriptions, signaling that mobile phones are the communications technology of choice, particularly in poor countries, according to a U.N. report published Monday.

Tue, 3 Mar 09
Intel outsourcing some Atom manufacturing to TSMC (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090302/ap_on_hi_te/intel_tsmc
AP - Intel Corp. is handing over the secrets of its Atom processor to an Asian manufacturer in a gambit to sell more of the tiny chips that go into smart phones, set-top boxes and other small electronics.

Tue, 3 Mar 09
TiVo's fourth-quarter loss narrows on lower costs (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090302/ap_on_hi_te/earns_tivo
AP - TiVo Inc. reported a narrower loss in the fourth quarter on Monday as lower costs buoyed the bottom line in the face of a 20 percent drop in revenue.

Tue, 3 Mar 09
Symantec's Guru Lets Geeks Reach out and Help (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090303/tc_pcworld/symantecsguruletsgeeksreachoutandhelp
PC World - Symantec has developed a way for geeks to reach out to friends and family over the Internet and fix their computers.

Tue, 3 Mar 09
Sony Unwraps New Connected HDTVs (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090303/tc_pcworld/sonyunwrapsnewconnectedhdtvs
PC World - Following up new HDTV models announced at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Sony today unveiled its Bravia W-Series HDTVs. These new 1080p-resolution LCD TVs follow some of the trends we spotted at CES, such as faster refresh rates and Internet connectivity.

Tue, 3 Mar 09
SAP, IBM to Showcase Tech for Cloud Mobility (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090303/tc_pcworld/sapibmtoshowcasetechforcloudmobility
PC World - IBM and SAP will showcase technology that automatically balances the workload from an SAP application across multiple remote servers, during a demonstration Tuesday at Cebit in Hanover, Germany.

Tue, 3 Mar 09
TomTom Suit Doesn't Appear To Be a Threat To Linux (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090302/tc_nf/65007
NewsFactor - Last week, Microsoft sued TomTom, saying it infringed on eight patents covering technologies closely linked to Linux. However, The 451 Group analyst Jay Lyman said Microsoft has been going out of its way to claim the litigation isn't aimed at the Linux operating system or open-source software.

Tue, 3 Mar 09
Beijing Startup Develops Web Media Player for TV (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090303/tc_pcworld/beijingstartupdevelopswebmediaplayerfortv
PC World - A fledgling software developer in Beijing has developed an embedded application that it hopes will bridge the gap between PCs and consumer electronics, allowing users to easily play computer video and audio files through their televisions and stereos.

Tue, 3 Mar 09
Cyber-crooks targeting social-networking websites (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090303/tc_afp/usitinternetcrimefacebook


Computer security specialists warn that Facebook users have been hit with a series of data-stealing attacks in the past week as cyber crooks increasingly stalk social-networking websites. Facebook has become prime hunting ground for tricksters and malicious software spreaders because it is the leading social-networking community, with more than 175 million people sharing personal information.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Computer security specialists warn that Facebook users have been hit with a series of data-stealing attacks in the past week as cyber crooks increasingly stalk social-networking websites.

Tue, 3 Mar 09
Old iMac reincarnated as Dreamcast game console (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090302/tc_macworld/oldimacreincarnatedasdreamcastgameconsole
Macworld.com - If old iMacs that lived immoral lives of sin are reincarnated into garbage disposals and Zunes, then the ones that lived noble and righteous lives are clearly reborn as Sega Dreamcasts.

Mon, 2 Mar 09
Telekom Austria CEO to step down to head VimpelCom (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090301/tc_nm/us_telekomaustria_ceo
Reuters - Telekom Austria's Chief Executive Boris Nemsic will step down at the end of March to take the top job at Russia's Vimpelcom, Austrian weekly profil reported in its online edition on Sunday.

Mon, 2 Mar 09
Twitter takes Washington by storm (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090302/tc_afp/usmediapoliticsinternettwitter


Sen. Claire McCaskill talks to a reporter after voting on the stimulis bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, in February 2009. The halls of the US Congress are alive with the sounds of Twitter. Members of the Senate and House of Representatives -- or their aides -- are tapping out dozens of the micro messages a day on cellphones and computers from offices, and even the floor of the legislature.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mark Wilson)AFP - The halls of the US Congress are alive with the sounds of Twitter. Members of the Senate and House of Representatives -- or their aides -- are tapping out dozens of the micro messages a day on cellphones and computers from offices, committee meetings and even the floor of the legislature.

Mon, 2 Mar 09
CeBit aims to entice cash-strapped consumers (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090301/wr_nm/us_cebit_preview
Reuters - Europe's biggest technology fair CeBit aims to entice cash-conscious business customers with software aimed at coping with the recession while itself continuing to experience a hemorrhage of trade-exhibitors.

Mon, 2 Mar 09
IBM Tries to Tackle Nanotube Chip Cooling (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090302/tc_pcworld/ibmtriestotacklenanotubechipcooling
PC World - IBM researchers on Monday said they are looking at ways to improve heat management in carbon nanotube transistors to prevent them from self-destructing.

Sun, 1 Mar 09
Bolivia pins hopes on lithium, electric vehicles (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090228/ap_on_bi_ge/lt_bolivia_lithium_future


Piles of salt lay on the salt flats of Uyuni, Bolivia where the population has harvested salt for years, Tuesday, Jan 27, 2009. Underneath the salt lies the world's largest lithium reserves. A showdown is brewing as multinationals are lured by the reserves but face a cold reception from the Evo Morales government known for nationalizing industry. Lithium is the key component for electronics batteries and electric car batteries. (AP Photo/Noah Friedman Rudovsky)AP - To Bolivia's president, it's the great silvery-white hope.

Sun, 1 Mar 09
Jaunty Jackalope: Where's the Beef? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090228/tc_pcworld/jauntyjackalopewheresthebeef
PC World - I'm getting a little worried about the state of open source on the desktop. Modest strides forward have been made in recent times, bringing open source to entirely new audiences. But there might be the faintest whiff of complacency.

Sun, 1 Mar 09
Welcome to LinuxLink (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090228/tc_pcworld/welcometolinuxlink
PC World - For as long as Linux has existed, PC World editors have watched closely as the open source OS has grown and evolved from a student project at the University of Helsinki into a powerful operating system available in myriad distributions all around the world. And now we're proud to launch this blog dedicated entirely to Linux and the world of open source software.

Sun, 1 Mar 09
Facebook Offers Members a Say in Setting Policies (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090227/bs_nf/64974
NewsFactor - Stung by user outrage about its policy-making, Facebook is asking its members to help guide the site's terms of use. On Thursday, the popular social-networking site announced "a new approach to site governance that offers its users around the world an unprecedented role in determining the future policies of the service."

 

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