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Fri, 31 Jul 09
Japanese astronaut tests endurance — of his undies (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090731/ap_on_sc/us_space_shuttle


In this photo provided by NASA, inside Kibo or the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), astronaut Mark Polansky, left, STS-127 commander, shakes hands with Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, who has been onboard the international space station for a tour of duty as flight engineer but will be returning to Earth with Polansky and the rest of the STS-127 crew next week, Thursday, July 23, 2009. (AP Photo/NASA)AP - In what might embarrass less adventurous souls, astronaut Koichi Wakata is returning to Earth with the underwear he kept on for a solid month during his space station stay and scientists will check them out.

Fri, 31 Jul 09
Game makers pause, reload: Are price cuts next? (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090730/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_video_games_slump


Nintendo's Wii game consoles are sold at a Yamada Denki electronics shop in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, July 30, 2009. Japanese video game and console maker Nintendo Co. reported Thursday that its net profit tumbled 60.6 percent in the April-June quarter from last year, hurt by a stronger yen and fewer blockbuster games. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - Kathleen Byrnes and Justin Choi, a married couple attending medical school at Tulane University, say $40 is just too much to fork over for a Nintendo Wii game they might not enjoy. They haven't bought one since last fall, when they picked up "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed."

Fri, 31 Jul 09
Anti-theft software could create security hole (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090730/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_hacker_conference_infected_pc
AP - A piece of anti-theft software built into many laptops at the factory opens a serious security hole, according to research presented Thursday.

Fri, 31 Jul 09
U r pwned: text messaging paves way for hacking (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090730/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_hacker_conference_phone_mischief
AP - Getting a text message is akin to someone sliding a piece of mail under your door: You may not have asked for it, you can't stop its delivery and you have to deal with it whether you want to or not.

Fri, 31 Jul 09
Microsoft CEO tries to sell analysts on Yahoo deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090730/ap_on_hi_te/us_microsoft_analysts


In this photo released by Yahoo shows Yahoo Chief Executive Carol Bartz, left, and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, right, smiles at Yahoo headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., Wednesday, July 29, 2009. Microsoft Corp. has finally roped Yahoo Inc. into an Internet search partnership, capping a convoluted pursuit that dragged on for years and finally setting the stage for the rivals to make an all-out assault against the dominance of Google Inc. (AP Photo/Yahoo) NO SALESAP - Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer is trying to improve the bad feeling Yahoo Inc. investors have about the companies' search-advertising partnership.

Fri, 31 Jul 09
Legal Spat Pushes Ebay to Develop New Base for Skype (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090731/tc_pcworld/legalspatpushesebaytodevelopnewbaseforskype
PC World - Ebay has begun developing an alternative to the P2P technology used by Skype as a licensing dispute drags on and threatens to close the popular IP telephony service.

Fri, 31 Jul 09
LG Introduces Ultra-Slim LCD TVs (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090731/tc_pcworld/lgintroducesultraslimlcdtvs
PC World - At LG’s fifth annual summer line show in New York City, the company introduced two new HDTV lines, the SL80 and SL90. Both caught my attention for their attention to design.

Fri, 31 Jul 09
Motorola Q2 Sales Down Across the Board (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090731/tc_pcworld/motorolaq2salesdownacrosstheboard
PC World - Sales fell at all three divisions of Motorola in the second quarter, though the ailing communications company posted a profit based on special accounting items.

Fri, 31 Jul 09
YouTube wedding video sends Chris Brown to charts (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090730/en_nm/us_brown
Reuters - In the same week that Chris Brown went to YouTube to apologize for assaulting former girlfriend Rihanna, a viral videoclip of a wedding party dancing down the aisle to Brown's song "Forever" returned him to the charts.

Fri, 31 Jul 09
G.I. Joystick: New Video Games Train Today's Troops (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090731/tc_pcworld/gijoysticknewvideogamestraintodaystroops
PC World - War isn't a game, but it's beginning to look like one.

Fri, 31 Jul 09
Foxconn suicide turns spotlight on China counterfeiting (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090731/tc_nm/us_foxconnchina


A counterfeit Apple iPhone, which sold for RMB450 ($66), is shown at a mall selling electronics in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province July 30, 2009. REUTERS/StringerReuters - One week after the apparent suicide of a Chinese factory worker accused of stealing a carefully guarded Apple iPhone prototype, one question remains unanswered: what happened to the missing phone?

Fri, 31 Jul 09
EBay says no changes to Skype IPO plans (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090731/wr_nm/us_ebay_skype
Reuters - EBay Inc shrugged off speculation on Thursday that its planned spinoff of Skype could be in danger, given an ongoing dispute over the technology used in the online telephone unit and new plans to develop proprietary software.

Fri, 31 Jul 09
Former Google VP Suggests User-Based Security at Black Hat (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090730/tc_pcworld/formergooglevpsuggestsuserbasedsecurityatblackhat
PC World - At the Black Hat security conference on Wednesday, former Google VP of Engineering Douglas Merrill gave the opening keynote presentation, and it wasn't a traditional security industry talk. The takeaway: Let users dictate enterprise security needs.

Fri, 31 Jul 09
iPhone vulnerable to hacker attacks: researchers (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090730/wr_nm/us_iphone_security


The Apple iPhone 3GS is shown at the company's retail store in San Francisco, California in this June 19, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith.FilesReuters - Security experts have uncovered flaws in Apple Inc's iPhone that they said hackers can exploit to take control of the popular device, using the tactic for identity theft and other crimes.

Fri, 31 Jul 09
Motorola Pledges Cheaper Android Phones (PC Magazine)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20090730/tc_zd/242753
PC Magazine - Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha said in an analyst call Thursday that many of next year's Motorola phones will run the Google Android OS, continuing a big bet on the Linux-based system.

Fri, 31 Jul 09
WriteRoom notetaking app adds Web syncing (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090731/tc_macworld/writeroomnotetakingappaddswebsyncing
Macworld.com - Hog Bay Software on Thursday released WriteRoom 2.0 for iPhone, an update to its $5 iPhone note-taking utility that adds improved web-syncing features.

Thu, 30 Jul 09
Yahoo comes full circle with retreat from search (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090730/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_yahoo_search


In this photo released by Yahoo shows Yahoo Chief Executive Carol Bartz, left, and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, right, smiles at Yahoo headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., Wednesday, July 29, 2009. Microsoft Corp. has finally roped Yahoo Inc. into an Internet search partnership, capping a convoluted pursuit that dragged on for years and finally setting the stage for the rivals to make an all-out assault against the dominance of Google Inc. (AP Photo/Yahoo) NO SALESAP - Yahoo Inc. invested billions of dollars in its Internet search engine during the past six years before realizing it made more sense to entrust the job to an outsider — hearkening back to a conclusion the company's co-founders reached shortly after they started their Web directory in the mid-1990s.

Thu, 30 Jul 09
Microsoft, Yahoo! agree on Internet search partnership (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090729/ap_on_hi_te/us_microsoft_yahoo


Vendor Patrick Porter works on a laptop marked with the logo for Bing, Microsoft's recently upgraded search engine, in a cafeteria at Microsoft in Redmond, Wash., Wednesday, July 29, 2009. The extended reach Microsoft Corp. is gaining with its new partnership with Yahoo Inc. will let it introduce Bing to more people. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - Microsoft finally persuaded Yahoo to surrender control of the Internet's second most popular search engine and join it in a daunting battle — taking on the overwhelming dominance of Google in the online advertising market.

Thu, 30 Jul 09
Review: Yahoo's shift to Bing could be risky bet (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090730/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_microsoft_yahoo_bing


In this image provided by Microsoft Corp., a screen shot of the Bing search engine is shown. Microsoft Corp. has finally roped Yahoo Inc. into an Internet search partnership, capping a convoluted pursuit that dragged on for years and finally setting the stage for the rivals to make an all-out assault against the dominance of Google Inc. (AP Photo/Microsoft Corp.)AP - Is Microsoft's Bing really a better search engine? Since it debuted last month, it has earned praise for the smart way it presents results and how it lets users preview Web sites without clicking through to them.

Thu, 30 Jul 09
Microsoft-Yahoo deal to face tough antitrust probe (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090729/ap_on_hi_te/us_microsoft_yahoo_antitrust
AP - The Internet search partnership between Microsoft and Yahoo faces a tough antitrust review in the U.S. and overseas, with approval likely hinging on whether the marriage would foster more competition with market leader Google.

Thu, 30 Jul 09
Review: New Android phone better, far from perfect (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090729/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_digital_life_tech_test_google_phone


Shown is the the HTC myTouch from T-Mobile running Google's Android operating system in San Francisco, Monday, July 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)AP - Less than a year after T-Mobile and HTC released the first smart phone using Google's Android operating system, the wireless operator and the handset maker are back with a sleeker device that takes advantage of recent software updates.

Thu, 30 Jul 09
Time Warner beats 2Q estimates; outlook steady (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090729/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_time_warner


FILE - In this film publicity image released by Warner Bros., Zach Galifianakis, left, Bradley Cooper, center, and Ed Helms are shown in a scene from 'The Hangover.' Media conglomerate Time Warner Inc. on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 beat Wall Street forecasts despite a declining advertising market, as its Turner cable networks held up better than expected and 'The Hangover' was a sleeper hit at the box office. (AP Photo/Warner Bros., Frank Masi, file)AP - Time Warner Inc.'s second-quarter earnings beat Wall Street forecasts Wednesday despite a declining advertising market, as its Turner cable networks held up better than expected and "The Hangover" became a sleeper box office hit.

Thu, 30 Jul 09
For Online Ads, Less May Be More for Competition (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090730/tc_pcworld/foronlineadslessmaybemoreforcompetition
PC World - Conventional wisdom says that when a market consolidates from three big players to two, competition suffers. But for online advertisers watching the Microsoft-Yahoo deal unfold on Wednesday, some observers said the reverse may be true.

Thu, 30 Jul 09
Foxconn suicide turns spotlight on counterfeiting (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090730/tc_nm/us_foxconnchina
Reuters - One week after the apparent suicide of a Chinese factory worker accused of stealing a carefully guarded Apple iPhone prototype, one question remains unanswered: what happened to the missing phone?

Thu, 30 Jul 09
Sprint Nextel posts wider 2Q loss, shares skid (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090729/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_sprint_nextel


FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2009 file photo, the sign for a Sprint store is shown in San Francisco. Sprint Nextel Corp., the third-largest U.S. wireless provider, on Wednesday, July 29, 2009, said its loss widened in the second quarter as revenue and subscribers continued to decline.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, file)AP - Investors pummeled Sprint Nextel Corp.'s shares Wednesday after the nation's third-largest wireless carrier said it continued to hemorrhage some of its most valuable customers during the second quarter despite the introduction of the glitzy Palm Pre smartphone.

Thu, 30 Jul 09
Twitter and Facebook make Afghan election debut (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090730/tc_afp/afghanistanvoteinternetmedia


A woman walks past election posters in Kabul. Afghans may be desperately poor, largely illiterate and without electricity, but that does not stop would-be presidents campaigning in cyber space on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube(AFP/Shah Marai)AFP - Afghans may be desperately poor, largely illiterate and without electricity, but that does not stop would-be presidents campaigning in cyber space on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Thu, 30 Jul 09
Impressions: IL-2 Sturmovik Birds of Prey, Xbox 360 Demo (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090729/tc_pcworld/impressionsil2sturmovikbirdsofpreyxbox360demo
PC World - If you're wondering whether Gaijin Entertainment IL-2 Sturmovik:

Thu, 30 Jul 09
Nikon announces D300s and D3000 SLRs (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090730/tc_macworld/nikonannouncesd300sandd3000slrs
Macworld.com - Nikon has announced two new additions to its DSLR family: the D3000, which replaces the popular D40 at the low-end of the lineup; and the D300s, which replaces the D300.

Thu, 30 Jul 09
Digital River 2Q profit falls but beats estimates (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090729/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_digital_river
AP - E-commerce software provider Digital River Inc. on Wednesday reported better-than-expected adjusted profit and sales for the second quarter, but forecast third-quarter profit below analyst estimates, sending shares tumbling in aftermarket trading.

Thu, 30 Jul 09
Cyber-criminals targeting social networks: experts (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090730/tc_afp/spaininternetitcrime


Campus Party, the world's biggest on-line electronic entertainment festival in Valencia. Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites are inceasingly being targeted by cyber-criminals drawn to the wealth of personal information supplied by users, experts warn(AFP/File/Diego Tuson)AFP - Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites are inceasingly being targeted by cyber-criminals drawn to the wealth of personal information supplied by users, experts warn.

Thu, 30 Jul 09
Mac flaw could let hackers get scrambled data (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090730/tc_nm/us_apple_hackers


Attendees to the Macworld Convention and Expo 2009 look over a MacBook in San Francisco, California January 6, 2009. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithReuters - A Mac security expert has uncovered a technique that hackers could use to take control of Apple Inc computers and steal data that is scrambled to protect it from identity thieves.

Thu, 30 Jul 09
An Early Look at Firefox 4? (PC Magazine)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20090729/tc_zd/242716
PC Magazine - Firefox 3.5 just went gold, but that hasn't stopped the eager beavers at Mozilla from showing vehemently non-final mockup screenshots of Firefox 4.

Thu, 30 Jul 09
Top 10 iPhone Annoyances (And How to Fix Them) (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090730/tc_pcworld/top10iphoneannoyancesandhowtofixthem
PC World - Even the greatest gadgets have flaws, and the iPhone is certainly no exception.

Wed, 29 Jul 09
Flower shop launches first Facebook store (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090729/ap_on_hi_te/us_techbit_facebook_flowers
AP - In a first, but likely not last for Facebook, a retailer is setting up shop inside the popular social-networking site.

Wed, 29 Jul 09
AP source: Microsoft, Yahoo near Web search deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090729/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_microsoft_yahoo


FILE - In this May 4, 2007 file photo of Times Square news ticker flashes a headline about Microsoft above a billboard for Yahoo in New York. Microsoft Corp. appears to have finally locked up rival Yahoo Inc. in a long-awaited Internet search partnership aimed at narrowing Google Inc.'s commanding lead in the most lucrative piece of the online advertising market. A person with knowledge of the talks told The Associated Press that the details of the Microsoft-Yahoo alliance are expected to be announced Wednesday July 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)AP - Microsoft Corp. appears to have finally persuaded Yahoo Inc. that together they would have a better chance of mounting a meaningful challenge to Google Inc.'s dominance of online advertising.

Wed, 29 Jul 09
Sprint focuses on prepaid with Virgin Mobile deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090728/ap_on_hi_te/us_sprint_nextel_virgin_mobile


A customer poses a Virgin Mobile phone at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, July 28, 2009. Sprint Nextel Corp. said Tuesday it agreed to acquire Virgin Mobile USA Inc. in a stock deal valued at $5.50 per share in a bid to expand its prepaid cell phone offerings. Sprint valued the deal at $483 million, including Sprint's existing 13.1 percent stake in Virgin Mobile. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Sprint Nextel Corp. is intensifying its focus on the fast-growing market for prepaid cell phone service with a $483 million deal to buy Virgin Mobile USA Inc.

Wed, 29 Jul 09
Courts OK $1.13B sale of Nortel assets to Ericsson (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090728/ap_on_hi_te/cn_tec_nortel_ericsson
AP - U.S. and Canadian courts have approved Swedish wireless company LM Ericsson's $1.13 billion bid to buy next-generation wireless technology and other assets from insolvent telecom equipment maker Nortel Networks Corp.

Wed, 29 Jul 09
IBM scoops up software maker SPSS in $1.2B deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090728/ap_on_hi_te/us_ibm_spss_acquisition
AP - IBM Corp. is bulking up its most profitable division with a $1.2 billion acquisition of business software provider SPSS Inc., a deal that also reflects the power of wealthy technology companies to throw their money around despite the recession.

Wed, 29 Jul 09
Taiwan's Foxconn agrees on suicide compensation (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090728/ap_on_hi_te/as_taiwan_iphone_suicide
AP - The Taiwanese employer of a young Chinese man who killed himself after being interrogated over a missing iPhone prototype has agreed to pay compensation to his family, a company official said Tuesday.

Wed, 29 Jul 09
Yahoo!, Microsoft near search deal: WSJ (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090729/tc_afp/usitcompanyinternetyahoomicrosoftgoogle


Microsoft chairman Bill Gates in New Delhi. Yahoo! and Microsoft are close to forging a partnership on Internet search, and an agreement could be reached as early as Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported(AFP/File/Raveendran)AFP - Yahoo! and Microsoft are close to forging a partnership on Internet search, and an agreement could be reached as early as Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Wed, 29 Jul 09
Samsung Mobile Application Store Coming to Europe (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090729/tc_pcworld/samsungmobileapplicationstorecomingtoeurope
PC World - Samsung plans to launch a mobile application store in Europe this quarter, following an increasingly popular path to revenue inspired by Apple's iPhone App Store.

Wed, 29 Jul 09
Text Messaging Etiquette: To Text or Not to Text (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090729/tc_pcworld/textmessagingetiquettetotextornottotext
PC World - Perhaps the wildest, most unpredictable area in the realm of high-tech etiquette, text messaging is fraught with pitfalls that can turn otherwise sensible people into rude and thoughtless jerks. Try these simple tips to ensure that you'll never annoy others or embarrass yourself with your cell phone.

Wed, 29 Jul 09
Lawyer: Song swapper on trial doing `what kids do' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090728/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_music_downloading
AP - A Boston University graduate student was "a kid who did what kids do" when he swapped songs through file-sharing networks like Kazaa, his lawyer said Tuesday as his copyright-infringement trial began.

Wed, 29 Jul 09
Viacom: Ad outlook good despite 2Q drop in profits (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090728/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_viacom


FILE - In this June 17, 2008 file photo, Viacom headquarters is shown in New York. Viacom's second-quarter profit tumbled 32 percent Tuesday, July 28, 2009, as revenue fell amid a weak advertising market, slower video game sales and fewer movie releases.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan,file)AP - Viacom Inc. struck a hopeful note on advertising for the rest of the year even as the media conglomerate controlled by Sumner Redstone saw second-quarter profit plunge on weak ad markets, video game sales and box-office returns.

Wed, 29 Jul 09
Google Voice App Rejections Make Apple Look Bad (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090728/tc_pcworld/googlevoiceapprejectionsmakeapplelookbad
PC World - Apple has broken out its big red rejection stamp again, this time putting the kibosh on a series of Google Voice-related apps for the iPhone. Google's own Google Voice application has been slapped down, as have a handful of other independently produced Google Voice apps, their developers confirm.

Wed, 29 Jul 09
SAP posts better-than-expected net profit (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090729/bs_afp/germanyitcompanyearningssap


The logo of German professional software giant SAP. The company posted a better than expected second quarter profit on Wednesday, and said it would maintain tight cost controls for the remainder of the year(DDP/AFP/File/Sascha Schuermann)AFP - SAP, the German professional software giant, posted a better than expected second quarter profit on Wednesday, and said it would maintain tight cost controls for the remainder of the year.

Wed, 29 Jul 09
IBM Hosts Applications in Cloud for Chinese Vendors (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090728/tc_pcworld/ibmhostsapplicationsincloudforchinesevendors
PC World - A new IBM product that allows data centers to host online applications for software vendors has been deployed in a Chinese technology park and could later appear overseas.

Wed, 29 Jul 09
Microsoft releases security patch for Web browser (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090728/ts_alt_afp/usitcompanysecuritymicrosoft


Microsoft released a security patch on Tuesday aimed at preventing hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in its Web browser, Internet Explorer.(AFP/DDP/File/Nigel Treblin)AFP - Microsoft released a security patch on Tuesday aimed at preventing hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in its Web browser, Internet Explorer.

Wed, 29 Jul 09
Mozilla Releases Firefox 4.0 Interface Mockups (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090728/tc_pcworld/mozillareleasesfirefox40interfacemockups
PC World - Just days after releasing some proposed interface changes to Firefox 3.7 on its wiki, the Mozilla Foundation has put up a page to explore interface changes in Firefox 4.0.

Wed, 29 Jul 09
LocalEats app looks to save diners dollars (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090728/tc_macworld/localeatsapplookstosavedinersdollars
Macworld.com - Heading out for a bite in the Big Apple? Then you might want to have LocalEats installed on your iPhone or iPod touch. The $1 restaurant finder has teamed up with local restaurants to offer mobile coupons to the app’s users.

Tue, 28 Jul 09
Verizon 2Q profit falls, tops view, plans job cuts (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090727/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_verizon


In this July 24, 2009 photo, a display of Verizon Wireless phones at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., is shown. Verizon, the nation's largest wireless carrier, said Monday, July 27, its second-quarter profit fell 7 percent as rising costs outstripped an increase in sales.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Cost-cutting at Verizon Communications Inc.'s wireline business failed to keep pace with falling revenues as the nation's largest wireless carrier reported a 21 percent drop in second-quarter profit and announced further job cuts.

Tue, 28 Jul 09
Napolitano tours new Olympics center in Washington (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090728/ap_on_re_us/us_napolitano_visit


Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, right, looks over Boundary Bay with Gov. Chris Gregoire at the Peace Arch border crossing into Canada Monday, July 27, 2009, in Blaine, Wash. Napolitano says a new $4 million communications center in nearby Bellingham is key to security efforts surrounding the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano got a tour Monday of a $4 million Olympics Coordination center that in six months should be a bustling hub of counterterrorism and security operations for the 2010 Winter Games in nearby British Columbia.

Tue, 28 Jul 09
Details scant in venture with IAC, NBC's Silverman (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090727/ap_on_hi_te/us_iac_multimedia_venture
AP - A new venture that NBC Entertainment co-chairman Ben Silverman is leaving the network to form with Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp promises better integration of ad campaigns by involving advertisers earlier in a show's development.

Tue, 28 Jul 09
Silverman leaving NBC to head multimedia venture (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090727/ap_on_hi_te/us_iac_ben_silverman


FILE - In this May 12, 2009 file photo, Ben Silverman, co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Movie Studios, poses for a portrait at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, Calif. Silverman will be leaving his job to head a new venture with Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp focusing on producing and distributing multimedia content, IAC said Monday, July 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)AP - Ben Silverman will be leaving his job as co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Movie Studios to head a new venture with Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp focusing on producing and distributing multimedia content.

Tue, 28 Jul 09
AP sources: Apple, labels work on album `Cocktail' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090727/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_itunes_album_project
AP - Apple Inc. and the four major recording labels are working on launching in the fall a music offering code-named "Cocktail" that aims to add value to digital albums sold on the online iTunes Store, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions.

Tue, 28 Jul 09
New eBay program aims to reward good sellers (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090727/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_ebay_top_sellers
AP - EBay Inc. wants to attract more buyers to its online marketplace. So it's trying a new way of rewarding good sellers.

Tue, 28 Jul 09
SKorea's SK Telecom profit rises 4.6 percent (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090728/tc_afp/skoreatelecomsk


A SK Telecom's sign board in Seoul. South Korea's top mobile carrier said Tuesday net profit rose 4.6 percent year-on-year for the second quarter due to an increase in wireless Internet revenue and new subscribers(AFP/File/Choi Jae-Ku)AFP - South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom said Tuesday net profit rose 4.6 percent year-on-year for the second quarter due to an increase in wireless Internet revenue and new subscribers.

Tue, 28 Jul 09
Microsoft Opens Mobile App Store to Developers (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090728/tc_pcworld/microsoftopensmobileappstoretodevelopers
PC World - Microsoft officially opened its Windows Marketplace for Mobile application store to software developers on Monday as the giant software maker moves to catch up to the success of Apple's iPhone App Store.

Tue, 28 Jul 09
Verizon Wireless seeks U.S. court judgment on ads (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090728/media_nm/us_verizon_advertising
Reuters - Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon and Vodafone Group PLC, asked a U.S. court for a judgment that its advertising claims to be "America's Most Reliable 3G Network" were truthful, which rival AT&T called "misleading" on Monday.

Tue, 28 Jul 09
Green Day is creating a `soundtrack to life' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090727/ap_en_mu/us_music_green_day


FILE - In this May 15, 2009, file photo, Green Day members, from left, Tre Cool, Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt pose at the Mercer Hotel in New York. (AP Photo/Bruce Gilbert, file)AP - In an era where downloaded singles far outpace the sales of complete CDs, putting out a concept album seems a quaint, if not futile, way to present new music.

Tue, 28 Jul 09
Comic-Con 2009 Video Game Wrap Party (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090727/tc_pcworld/comiccon2009videogamewrapparty
PC World - If E3 is gaming's big night out, Comic-Con feels more like its backyard barbeque.

Tue, 28 Jul 09
Sonos unveils new Music System controller, software (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090728/tc_macworld/sonosunveilsnewmusicsystemcontrollersoftware
Macworld.com - Sonos announced Monday the Sonos Controller 200, a complete overhaul of the company's wireless controller for its Multi-Room Music System. Whereas the original Controller 100 (CR100) provided an LCD display with an iPod-Click-Wheel-like interface, the Controller 200 (CR200) uses a 3.5-inch, full-color, VGA touchscreen display similar to the one on the iPhone and iPod touch.

Tue, 28 Jul 09
Microsoft Rushes to Fix IE Kill-bit Bypass Attack (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090727/tc_pcworld/microsoftrushestofixiekillbitbypassattack
PC World - Microsoft has been forced to issue emergency patches for its Windows operating system after researchers discovered a way to bypass a critical security mechanism in the Internet Explorer browser.

Tue, 28 Jul 09
Bill Gates Leaves Facebook, Says It's Too Much Hassle (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090727/tc_pcworld/billgatesleavesfacebooksaysitstoomuchhassle
PC World - Being Bill Gates isn't easy. The Microsoft founder recently revealed he had to manage over 10,000 friend requests during his time on the social networking site Facebook.

Tue, 28 Jul 09
Teamwork crucial to fighting cyber crime: Microsoft (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090727/ts_alt_afp/usitinternetsoftwarecrimemicrosoft


The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. Longtime computer security rivals are joining forces to battle increasingly sophisticated online attacks by cyber criminals.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AFP - Longtime computer security rivals are joining forces to battle increasingly sophisticated online attacks by cyber criminals.

Tue, 28 Jul 09
Handwriting recognition service for Mac comes to Pulse Smartpen (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090727/tc_macworld/handwritingrecognitionserviceformaccomestopulsesmartpen
Macworld.com - The pen may be mightier than the sword, but if it lacks the capabilities available to users on other platforms, it’s of limited use on the Mac side.

Mon, 27 Jul 09
Apple, labels work on plan to boost album sales: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090727/tc_nm/us_apple


An Apple iPhone 3GS and an Apple Macbook Pro are shown at the Apple retail store in San Francisco, California July 21, 2009. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithReuters - Apple Inc and four record labels are working on a plan to increase digital sales of albums, while the computer maker is also separately developing a tablet-sized device, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.

Mon, 27 Jul 09
Ericsson takes Nortel wireless assets for $1.13 billion (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090726/bs_nm/us_nortel_auction_sale
Reuters - Sweden's Ericsson has won an auction for the wireless assets of bankrupt Nortel Networks Corp, paying $1.13 billion for the crown jewels of the one-time Canadian telecom star.

Mon, 27 Jul 09
AT&T Cuts Refurbished iPhone 3G (8GB) to $49 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090727/tc_pcworld/attcutsrefurbishediphone3g8gbto49
PC World - AT&T used Twitter last Friday evening to announce that a refurbished iPhone 3G--specifically, the black 8GB model--can now be picked up for just $49, while supplies last. That's half the price of an unopened 8GB model. A refurbished 16GB iPhone 3G (black or white) costs $99.

Mon, 27 Jul 09
Buffett, Bundchen on tap for kid-targeted webisodes (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090727/media_nm/us_media_aol
Reuters - A new kids' content company, A Squared Entertainment, has teamed with AOL on a slate of entertainment brands for children.

Mon, 27 Jul 09
PC World Podcast 37: Windows 7, Apple's "Premium Computer" Dominance, and Digital Pens (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090726/tc_pcworld/pcworldpodcast37windows7applespremiumcomputerdominanceanddigitalpens
PC World - This week on the PC World Podcast, editors Tim Moynihan, Robert Strohmeyer, Nick Mediati, and Ed Albro discuss the just-finalized Windows 7 operating system. It promises to be more netbook-friendly and less annoying than Vista, as well as touchscreen-optimized. Learn when it may be installed on a computer near you, and find out what's different in the new Microsoft OS.

Sun, 26 Jul 09
E-China: The bicycle kingdom is going electric (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090726/ap_on_re_as/as_china_electric_bikes


In this photo taken Wednesday, July 1, 2009, a woman rides a bicycle near the electric bicycles and mopeds parking in Shanghai, China. Industry estimates put the number of electric bikes and scooters on the roads at more than 65 million. It's a trend catching on elsewhere, from remote Australian towns to chaotic New Delhi streets. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - It's a simple pleasure, but Xu Beilu savors it daily: gliding past snarled traffic on her motorized bicycle, relaxed and sweat-free alongside the pedal-pushing masses. China, the world's bicycle kingdom — one for every three inhabitants — is going electric.

Sun, 26 Jul 09
James Cameron, Peter Jackson talk future of film (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090725/ap_on_en_mo/us_comic_con_cameron_jackson


In this undated photo provided by 20th Century Fox, 'Avatar' director James Cameron is shown on the set of the film. (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Mark Fellman)AP - "Titanic." "Lord of the Rings." "Aliens." "King Kong." "The Terminator."

Sun, 26 Jul 09
China web users outnumber US population: report (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090726/tc_afp/chinatechnologyinternet


A man uses a laptop in Beijing. The number of Internet users in China is now greater than the entire population of the United States, after rising to 338 million by the end of June, state media reported(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - The number of Internet users in China is now greater than the entire population of the United States, after rising to 338 million by the end of June, state media reported Sunday.

Sun, 26 Jul 09
Verizon May be Getting Ready to Host the Apple Tablet (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090725/tc_pcworld/verizonmaybegettingreadytohosttheappletablet
PC World - The rumors just keep coming. We've heard Apple is negotiating with Verizon, perhaps to make AT&T a little nervous about maintaining its iPhone monopoly, or perhaps to actually expand service options. Or, perhaps, Apple is angling to cut a deal with another carrier in regard to a different product.

Sun, 26 Jul 09
Ericsson takes Nortel wireless assets for $1.13 billion (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090725/bs_nm/us_nortel_auction_sale
Reuters - Sweden's Ericsson has won an auction for the wireless assets of bankrupt Nortel Networks Corp, paying $1.13 billion for the crown jewels of the one-time Canadian telecom star.

Sun, 26 Jul 09
Wedding dance video goes viral (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090726/tc_afp/ussocietymarriageinternetoffbeat


A Minnesota couple's joyous wedding dance featuring the bride and groom boogieing down the aisle to the altar has become a Web sensation, racking up millions of views on YouTube.(AFP/File/Samantha Sin)AFP - A Minnesota couple's joyous wedding dance featuring the bride and groom boogieing down the aisle to the altar has become a Web sensation, racking up millions of views on YouTube.

Sun, 26 Jul 09
Network Solutions Warns Merchants After Hack (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090725/tc_pcworld/networksolutionswarnsmerchantsafterhack
PC World - Criminals may have stolen more than half a million credit card numbers from merchant servers hosted by Networks Solutions, the Internet hosting company warned Friday.

Sat, 25 Jul 09
Iran activists work to elude crackdown on Internet (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090725/ap_on_hi_te/ml_iran_internet_crackdown


RETRANSMITS graphic that moved June 18; graphic shows cell phone and Internet penetration in IranAP - The tweets still fly and the videos hit YouTube whenever protesters take to the streets in Iran — even as the Internet battle there turns more grueling.

Sat, 25 Jul 09
Hollywood places biggest 3-D bet yet on `Avatar' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090724/ap_on_en_mo/us_tec_avatar3_d


In this undated photo provided by 20th Century Fox, 'Avatar' director James Cameron is shown on the set of the film. (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Mark Fellman)AP - When James Cameron directed his first 3-D film, "Terminator 2: 3-D," for Universal Studios theme parks more than a decade ago, the bulky camera equipment made some shots awkward or impossible.

Sat, 25 Jul 09
Microsoft to let users pick browser (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090724/ap_on_hi_te/eu_eu_microsoft
AP - Microsoft Corp. will offer computer users a choice of rival Web browsers to ward off new European Union antitrust fines, EU regulators and Microsoft said Friday.

Sat, 25 Jul 09
Palm Pre reconnects with estranged iTunes (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090724/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_palm_pre


FILE - In this June 6, 2009 file photo, Sprint sales consultant Javier Vidal displays a new Sprint Palm Pre in Sacramento, Calif. Palm Inc.'s Pre phone can again connect to Apple's iTunes software — just a week after Apple Inc. shut it out.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)AP - Palm's Pre smart phone just can't stay away from Apple's iTunes software.

Sat, 25 Jul 09
Dell settles federal discrimination suit for $9.1M (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090724/ap_on_hi_te/us_dell_legal_settlement
AP - Dell Inc. said Friday it has agreed to settle a federal gender-discrimination class action lawsuit brought by former employees for $9.1 million.

Sat, 25 Jul 09
Security Certificate Warnings Don't Work, Researchers Say (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090725/tc_pcworld/securitycertificatewarningsdontworkresearcherssay
PC World - Every Web surfer has seen them. Those "invalid certificate" warnings you sometimes get when you're trying to visit a secure Web site.

Sat, 25 Jul 09
What Will Apple’s Big Tablet Cost? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090725/tc_pcworld/whatwillapplesbigtabletcost
PC World - If Apple doesn't introduce a tablet computer soon, we'll all be sorely disappointed. With all the ongoing speculation about the alleged iPod-on-steroids, I feel like the device is already here.

Sat, 25 Jul 09
Airlines Search For New Avenues To Lure Recession-Hit Voyagers (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20090724/bs_ibd_ibd/20090724general
Investor's Business Daily - Business travelers hunger for wireless Internet service. Their fill came in July, with AirTran Airways the first major airline to juice up its entire fleet.

Sat, 25 Jul 09
The Ultimate Set-Top Box (DVR) to Rule Them All? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090724/tc_pcworld/theultimatesettopboxdvrtorulethemall
PC World - The pitch: Our ultimate set-top box/high-def DVR is a home theater PC--hey, we're PC World--that's quiet and turns on in seconds. (That's not an impossible dream either:

Sat, 25 Jul 09
Nintendo doubles the fun in `Wii Sports Resort' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090724/ap_en_ot/us_game_review_wii_sports_resort
In this computer game image released by Nintendo, a scene from 'Wii Sports Resort,' is shown. (AP Photo/Nintendo)AP - How do you create a sequel to a product that changed the way people think about video games?

Sat, 25 Jul 09
Apple releases ProKit 5.0 update (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090724/tc_macworld/applereleasesprokit50update
Macworld.com - Apple on Friday released ProKit 5.0, an update to the software frameworks that underlies its professional software applications. The new release is available for download on Apple’s Web site or through Software Update.

Sat, 25 Jul 09
Microsoft Offers Choice of Browsers to Satisfy EU (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090725/tc_pcworld/microsoftofferschoiceofbrowserstosatisfyeu
PC World - Microsoft has offered to provide a choice of Web browsers with its upcoming Windows 7 operating system to ease concerns of competition regulators in the European Union, the EU's competition authority confirmed Friday.

Sat, 25 Jul 09
Nokia Buys Assets of Social Startup Cellity (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090724/tc_pcworld/nokiabuysassetsofsocialstartupcellity
PC World - Nokia has agreed to acquire certain assets of Cellity, a 14-person German startup with a mobile social-networking service that will now be shut down at the end of September.

Sat, 25 Jul 09
Linux exec: Personal computers will be free like phones (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090724/tc_infoworld/84720
InfoWorld - Look for personal computer users to soon get their hardware in the same way that they get their cell phones: for free as part of telecommunications service subscriptions, the executive director of the Linux Foundation said on Friday afternoon.

Sat, 25 Jul 09
AT&T CEO: Exclusive iPhone Deal Won't Last Forever (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090724/tc_pcworld/attceoexclusiveiphonedealwontlastforever
PC World - Exclusive handset deals are helping AT&T sign-up more new customers than Verizon, but exclusive probably isn't forever, admits AT&T's CEO. Post-exclusivity, AT&T's future doesn't look nearly as bright as its past. Verizon's lead looks solid.

Fri, 24 Jul 09
Amazon 2Q profit falls with Toys R Us settlement (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090723/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_amazon


FILE - In this March 4, 2009 file photo, an Apple iPhone equipped with Amazon.com's Kindle for iPhone book reader is shown in New York. Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter earnings fell while sales rose, due to a $51 million payment to settle a long-standing dispute with former partner Toys R Us. The profit still beat Wall Street estimates, though. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter earnings fell while sales rose, as the leading online retailer recorded a $51 million payment to settle a long-standing dispute with former partner Toys R Us.

Fri, 24 Jul 09
Soft PC sales send Microsoft profit down 29 pct (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090724/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_microsoft


Microsoft Windows Vista software packages are seen on display at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, July 22, 2009. Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its profit in the last quarter plunged 29 percent because of weak computer sales, ending a fiscal year in which the software maker's revenue fell for the first time since the company went public in 1986. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - There isn't much Microsoft Corp. can do to avoid what is shaping up to be a tough rest of 2009.

Fri, 24 Jul 09
Amazon.com CEO apologizes for Orwell incident (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090724/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_amazoncom_kindle


FILE - In this March 4, 2009 file photo, an Apple iPhone equipped with Amazon.com's Kindle for iPhone book reader is shown in New York. Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter earnings fell while sales rose, due to a $51 million payment to settle a long-standing dispute with former partner Toys R Us. The profit still beat Wall Street estimates, though. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeffrey P. Bezos has apologized to Kindle customers for deleting pirated copies of George Orwell novels "1984" and "Animal Farm" from their e-reader devices.

Fri, 24 Jul 09
Analysis: Cash-strapped states are raiding 911 funds (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090724/ap_on_re_us/us_tec911_fund_raiding


This July 14, 2009 photo shows dispatcher Angelo Daga working at the Albany Police Department call center in Albany, N.Y. In New York, only 19 cents of the $1.20 the state collects from each cell phone subscriber each month goes to emergency calling services. (AP Photo/Tim Roske)AP - More than $200 million collected from cell phone users for upgrades to the 911 system has been diverted in the last two years to plug state budget holes, keep campaign promises and, in at least one case, buy police uniforms, an Associated Press analysis has found.

Fri, 24 Jul 09
On the Call: Microsoft CFO Chris Liddell (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090724/ap_on_hi_te/us_on_the_call_microsoft
AP - With businesses cutting back on technology spending and consumers favoring low-end notebooks, the average amount Microsoft Corp. brings in from selling a copy of its Windows software has fallen.

Fri, 24 Jul 09
Familiar script: Netflix 2Q tops expectations (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090723/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_netflix


Netflix customer Arthur Michelson poses the 'Frost Nixon' DVD he rented from Netflix in front of his television at his home in Palo Alto, Calif., Thursday, July 23, 2009. Netflix Inc.'s second-quarter profit coasted past expectations as recession-weary customers continued to embrace its DVD-by-mail and streaming movie service. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Netflix Inc.'s second-quarter profit shot past analyst expectations, following a familiar script as recession-weary consumers flocked to its DVD-by-mail and Internet streaming service.

Fri, 24 Jul 09
Baidu Revenue Growth Returns, up 37 Percent (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090724/tc_pcworld/baidurevenuegrowthreturnsup37percent
PC World - Chinese online search leader Baidu returned to ad sales growth in the second quarter, escaping the effects of a scandal late last year over troublesome medical ads.

Fri, 24 Jul 09
Laptop Prices Dip Under $300 in the US (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090724/tc_pcworld/laptoppricesdipunder300intheus
PC World - Laptops are closing the price gap on less-powerful netbooks, with retailers delivering fully equipped systems for under US$300 as part of promotional offers.

Fri, 24 Jul 09
Vodafone reports in-line sales, reiterates outlook (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090724/bs_nm/us_vodafone
Reuters - Vodafone , the world's largest mobile phone firm by revenues, reported a slight decline in organic sales, in line with muted market expectations, as strength in India and Africa compensated for European weakness.

Fri, 24 Jul 09
Keith Urban goes with instinct on digital release (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090724/music_nm/us_urban
Reuters - Keith Urban's contribution to the iTunes Originals series features interview segments and new, live-in-studio recordings of six songs -- including three from his latest album, the chart-topping "Defying Gravity."

Fri, 24 Jul 09
News Corp sees MySpace as place for videogames (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090724/media_nm/us_newscorp_myspace
Reuters - News Corp hopes to transform MySpace, which has been losing users to Facebook, into a stronger online videogaming platform as it works to reposition the six-year-old site as an entertainment destination.

Fri, 24 Jul 09
Google Latitude for iPhone arrives — as Web app (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090724/tc_macworld/googlelatitudeforiphonearrivesaswebapp
Macworld.com - Google released Latitude earlier this year as a location-based service (LBS) that competes with Brightkite and Loopt. After bringing Latitude to Android phones last month, it is now available as an iPhone web app—because Apple didn't want it as a native app.

Fri, 24 Jul 09
Microsoft, Intel Design Windows 7 to Be Speedy (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090723/tc_pcworld/microsoftinteldesignwindows7tobespeedy
PC World - Collaboration with Microsoft could allow the software giant's upcoming Windows 7 OS to take advantage of multithreaded and multicore Intel chips for faster application performance, according to an Intel official.

Fri, 24 Jul 09
Microsoft sales drop sharply, sees no quick recovery (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090724/bs_nm/us_microsoft


Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a news conference in Barcelona, February 16, 2009. REUTERS/Albert GeaReuters - Microsoft Corp posted the first-ever drop in annual sales of Windows and its quarterly revenue fell a steeper-than-expected 17 percent as its business continued to be hurt by the weak global PC and server markets.

Fri, 24 Jul 09
Hacker Group L0pht Makes a Comeback, of Sorts (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090724/tc_pcworld/hackergroupl0phtmakesacomebackofsorts
PC World - The news report begins with shots of a tense space shuttle launch. Engineers hunch over computer banks and techno music pounds in the background. There is a countdown, a lift-off, and then you see a young man in a black T-shirt and sunglasses, apparently reporting from space.

Fri, 24 Jul 09
Engineer: Microsoft Violated GPL Before Linux Code Release (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090723/tc_pcworld/engineermicrosoftviolatedgplbeforelinuxcoderelease
PC World - Code that Microsoft released Monday for the Linux kernel under the General Public License version 2 (GPLv2) was in violation of that license before Microsoft made it available, according to an open-source network engineer.

Fri, 24 Jul 09
Amazon apologizes for Kindle book deletions (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090723/tc_macworld/amazonapologizesforkindlebookdeletions
Macworld.com - Amazon founder Jeff Bezos apologized Thursday for its remote-deletion of illegally sold books, including George Orwell’s “1984” and “Animal Farm,” on its Kindle e-book reader.

Thu, 23 Jul 09
Amazon.com in $850M deal for Web shoe store Zappos (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090722/ap_on_hi_te/us_amazon_zappos
AP - One can never have too many shoes.

Thu, 23 Jul 09
Economy keeps hurting eBay as 2Q profit falls (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090723/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_ebay


FILE - In this April 22, 2009 file photo, the exterior of eBay offices in San Jose, Calif., is shown. EBay Inc. will release quarterly earnings at the close of the market, Wednesday, July 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - The recession continued to hurt eBay Inc. in the second quarter, as earnings and revenue fell amid a sales decline in the main online marketplace, overshadowing growth in its payments and Skype communications units.

Thu, 23 Jul 09
Microsoft says Windows 7 is ready for PC companies (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090722/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_microsoft_windows7
AP - Microsoft Corp. says Windows 7 is complete.

Thu, 23 Jul 09
Video game group files lawsuit over CTA ad rule (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090722/ap_on_hi_te/us_video_game_ads
AP - A trade group that represents software and video game publishers sued the Chicago Transit Authority on Wednesday, saying a rule barring ads on trains and buses for "mature" and "adults only" games violates the right to freedom of speech.

Thu, 23 Jul 09
BlackBerry maker: UAE partner's update was spyware (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090722/ap_on_hi_te/ml_uae_blackberry_spying
AP - BlackBerry users in the Mideast business centers of Dubai and Abu Dhabi who were directed by their service provider to upgrade their phones were actually installing spy software that could allow outsiders to peer inside, according to the device's maker.

Thu, 23 Jul 09
A bright idea: Philips lets flat lights out of lab (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090722/ap_on_hi_te/eu_tec_do_it_yourself_lights


In this June 17, 2009 photo, flat panel lights are displayed at a Philips plant in Aachen, Germany. In the future, our homes may be lighted not by bulbs, but by light emanating in natural colors from luminous walls, windows and ceilings. (AP Photo/Ermindo Armino)AP - Someday, our ceilings and walls might radiate light, illuminating indoor spaces as brightly and evenly as natural daylight.

Thu, 23 Jul 09
Australian police Twitter to target drink drivers (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090723/tc_afp/australiapoliceinternettwitter


Police speak to people north-east of Melbourne. Australian police said they were joining the Twitterati Thursday, using the micro-blogging service to discourage drink-driving among young people(AFP/File/William West)AFP - Australian police said they were joining the Twitterati Thursday, using the micro-blogging service to discourage drink-driving among young people.

Thu, 23 Jul 09
U.S. back-to-school; Wal-Mart woos laptop shoppers (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090723/tc_nm/us_walmart_backtoschool
Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc has expanded its laptop selection by 40 percent and will be aggressive in pricing the computers and the accessories to go with them as the discount retailer looks to win sales from frugal back-to-school shoppers.

Thu, 23 Jul 09
Wi-Fi Group's Basic Test Won't Change With Final 11n (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090723/tc_pcworld/wifigroupsbasictestwontchangewithfinal11n
PC World - The Wi-Fi Alliance will not change the basic requirements of its IEEE 802.11n certification process when the current draft specification gives way to a formal standard later this year.

Thu, 23 Jul 09
Disney CEO: Hulu could charge for content (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090723/ap_on_hi_te/us_disney_hulu
AP - Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger said Wednesday the Hulu online video streaming site that it now co-owns could one day charge for its content instead of just offering free streams and selling advertising.

Thu, 23 Jul 09
Dark Horse Comics Prequel to Bridge Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090722/tc_pcworld/darkhorsecomicsprequeltobridgemasseffectmasseffect2
PC World - Want to know all the crazy stuff that happens between the tempestuous endpoints of BioWare's Xbox 360/PC sci-fi role-playing opera Mass Effect and the opening beats of next year's Mass Effect 2?

Thu, 23 Jul 09
IPhone App Predicts IPv4 Doomsday (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090722/tc_pcworld/iphoneapppredictsipv4doomsday
PC World - If you're the kind of person who walks down the street worrying about the depletion of IPv4 addresses, the iPhone can now tell you how long you have until that happens.

Thu, 23 Jul 09
Windows 7 released to computer makers (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090723/tc_afp/usitinternetsoftwaremicrosoft


A Microsoft placard stands on display at the Computex 2009 trade fair in Taipei. The software giant has declared its next-generation Windows 7 operating system ready for delivery to computer makers.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)AFP - Software giant Microsoft has declared its next-generation Windows 7 operating system ready for delivery to computer makers.

Thu, 23 Jul 09
Microsoft Finalizes Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 Code (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090722/tc_pcworld/microsoftfinalizeswindows7windowsserver2008r2code
PC World - Microsoft on Wednesday finalized the code for its Windows 7 client OS and Windows Server 2008 R2, sending both products to manufacturing on schedule.

Thu, 23 Jul 09
Hacking Oracle's database will soon get easier (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090722/tc_nm/us_oracle_hackers
Reuters - Hackers will soon gain a powerful new tool for breaking into Oracle Corp's database, the top-selling business software used by companies to store electronic information.

Thu, 23 Jul 09
Intel official touts netbooks at open source conference (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090723/tc_infoworld/84406
InfoWorld - Intel's work promoting netbooks -- the downsized PCs that are gaining in mindshare -- was touted by a company official Wednesday, who stressed benefits in boot-up times, graphics, and network capabilities during a technology conference.

Thu, 23 Jul 09
Apple drops DRM case against Bluwiki (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090722/tc_macworld/appledropsdrmcaseagainstbluwiki
Macworld.com - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Apple are standing down over a legal dispute involving the Web site Bluwiki. Apple is no longer going after Bluwiki's operators for what it says was a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), and in return EFF has dropped its own lawsuit against Apple, reports The Loop.

Wed, 22 Jul 09
New e-book reader to use AT&T network (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090722/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_e_book_reader_at_t
AP - Following in the footsteps of Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle, another e-book reader is set to get a wireless connection from a cellular carrier, letting it access books anywhere there's a signal.

Wed, 22 Jul 09
Apple 3Q beats Street despite recession (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090722/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_apple


An Apple store employee, right, talks with a customer about a MacBook Pro at an Apple store in Palo Alto, Calif., Tuesday, July 21, 2009. Apple Inc., the closest thing the tech industry has to a luxury brand, said Tuesday its profit jumped 15 percent in the most recent quarter despite the recession. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Apple Inc. seems to have missed the memo — you know, the one about the recession.

Wed, 22 Jul 09
Yahoo to spend more after cost cuts lift 2Q profit (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090722/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_yahoo


FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2009 file photo, Yahoo Inc. headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. is seen Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009. Yahoo's second-quarter profit rose 8 percent, boosted by the cost cutting the Internet company has imposed as it tries to bounce back from a long slump. The results announced Tuesday, July 21, 2009, marked Yahoo's first quarterly earnings increase since the first three months of 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Carol Bartz has already shown off her cost-cutting skills in her first six months as Yahoo Inc.'s chief executive.

Wed, 22 Jul 09
AMD stock sinks on profit-margin worries (AP)
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A salesman holds up an Advance Micro Devices (AMD) Phenom II processor at a computer store in Santa Clara, Calif., Tuesday, July 21, 2009. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. narrowed its loss in the second quarter, even though sales at the chip company slumped 13 percent. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. narrowed its loss in the second quarter, though not by as much as Wall Street hoped. Its sales slumped 13 percent.

Wed, 22 Jul 09
Twitter all-star? Best Buy puts number at 250 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090721/ap_on_hi_te/us_best_buy_social_media
AP - After buzz built online about a new marketing job, Best Buy Co. Inc. is reworking the help-wanted listing that sought Twitter experience and put a number on it — 250 followers.

Wed, 22 Jul 09
Yahoo eyeing sale of HotJobs, Yahoo Small Business: peHUB (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090722/wr_nm/us_yahoo_hotjobs_sale
Reuters - Internet giant Yahoo Inc is looking to sell HotJobs and Yahoo Small Business as part of its drive to shed its non-core assets, peHUB, owned by ThomsonReuters, said, citing sources familiar to the matter.

Wed, 22 Jul 09
LG Electronics posts record Q2 earnings (AFP)
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An LG Electronics phone-watch. The South Korean company reported a record quarterly net profit, boosted by brisk sales of flat panel televisions and mobile phones(AFP/Getty Images/File/Ethan Miller)AFP - South Korea's LG Electronics Wednesday reported a record quarterly net profit, boosted by brisk sales of flat panel televisions and mobile phones.

Wed, 22 Jul 09
LG Elec Q2 profit surges on handsets, TVs (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090722/bs_nm/us_lgelectronics
Reuters - South Korea's LG Electronics Inc beat expectations with a record second-quarter profit and is set to outperform its peers this year thanks to a weak local currency and a strong lineup of mobile phones, TVs and appliances.

Wed, 22 Jul 09
Google Tries to Silence YouTube Critics (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090721/tc_pcworld/googletriestosilenceyoutubecritics
PC World - Google is doing a little image control this week, trying to swat away criticisms of YouTube, its wildly popular video site. Google is fighting back against questions about the site's finances, as well as attacks on the quality of videos available on the site.

Wed, 22 Jul 09
Xbox Live's Games on Demand to Debut Next Month (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090721/tc_pcworld/xboxlivesgamesondemandtodebutnextmonth
PC World - Microsoft promised games-on-demand for the Xbox 360 at last month’s E3 show, and now it’s ready to launch the service on August 11.

Wed, 22 Jul 09
Apple posts 1.23 bln dlr profit in latest quarter (AFP)
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File picture of customers inspecting the iPhone in California. Apple reported 1.23 billion dollars in profit in its latest fiscal quarter on strong sales of iPhones and Macintosh computers.(AFP/File/Gabriel Bouys)AFP - Apple has reported 1.23 billion dollars in profit in its latest fiscal quarter on strong sales of iPhones and Macintosh computers.

Wed, 22 Jul 09
India's Wipro says Q1 profit up almost 12 pct (AFP)
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Chairman of software company Wipro Azim Premji. India's third-largest software maker Wipro posted higher-than-expected first quarter earnings Wednesday, with profits up 11.7 percent despite the tough global environment(AFP/File/Dibyangshu Sarkar)AFP - India's third-largest software maker Wipro posted higher-than-expected first quarter earnings Wednesday, with profits up 11.7 percent despite the tough global environment.

Wed, 22 Jul 09
IBM boosts Juniper pact, plays down Cisco rivalry (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090722/bs_nm/us_ibm_partnerships
Reuters - IBM on Wednesday announced it was stepping up its partnership with Juniper Networks Inc, but said it was also boosting ties with other equipment vendors including Cisco Systems Inc, playing down suggestions it was aiming to keep an increasingly competitive Cisco at bay.

Wed, 22 Jul 09
RIM: UAE Carrier's Blackberry Update Was Spyware (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090722/tc_pcworld/rimuaecarriersblackberryupdatewasspyware
PC World - A Blackberry firmware update pushed out to subscribers of United Arab Emirates carrier Etisalat contained spyware, Research in Motion confirmed Tuesday.

Wed, 22 Jul 09
Red Hat, Oracle, Sun, others join to pitch open source to feds (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090722/tc_infoworld/84204
InfoWorld - More than 50 companies, academic institutions, and other organizations, including vendors such as Red Hat and Oracle, are banding together to promote use of open source by the federal government via an organization called Open Source for America.

Wed, 22 Jul 09
Apple iPod Sales Slow but iPhone Makes up for It (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090722/tc_pcworld/appleipodsalesslowbutiphonemakesupforit
PC World - Apple beat analyst expectations and appears nearly untouched by the economic downturn, reporting its best non-holiday quarterly revenue and earnings in the company's history on Tuesday.

Tue, 21 Jul 09
Yahoo jazzes up home page with major makeover (AP)
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This screen shot provided by Yahoo Inc. shows the newly re-designed Yahoo site scheduled to debut Tuesday, July 21, 2009 in the United States. (AP Photo/Yahoo Inc.)AP - Yahoo Inc. is sprucing up its Web site's home page with a long-promised makeover that is supposed to make it easier to see what's happening at the Internet's other hot spots.

Tue, 21 Jul 09
VC investments plunge 51 pct to $3.7 billion in 2Q (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090721/ap_on_hi_te/us_venture_investments
AP - Venture capitalists cut their U.S. investments in half during the spring, the second-consecutive quarter to mark a more than 50 percent decline, leaving the money flowing to startups at the slowest trickle in 12 years.

Tue, 21 Jul 09
Netgear to help Internet subscribers measure use (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090720/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_internet_measuring
AP - How many gigabytes do you consume per month?

Tue, 21 Jul 09
Google offers 'guided tour' of the moon (AP)
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FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2008 file photo, Google logos are shown inside Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Security and privacy concerns have been raised over a multimillion-dollar proposal by Los Angeles, in July 2009, to tap Google Inc.'s Internet-based services for government e-mail, police records and other confidential data. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Google Inc. is offering a more wide-ranging view of the Moon, 40 years after humans first landed there.

Tue, 21 Jul 09
Barnes & Noble to open electronic bookstore (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090720/ap_on_hi_te/barnes___noble_electronic_bookstore
AP - Retailer Barnes & Noble says it will take on Amazon.com with an electronic bookstore that will allow customers to buy books to read on a variety of handheld platforms and computers.

Tue, 21 Jul 09
Earning preview: Microsoft looms over Yahoo 2Q (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090720/ap_on_hi_te/us_yahoo_earnings_preview
AP - Internet pioneer Yahoo Inc. is scheduled to report its second-quarter results after the stock market closes Tuesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Tue, 21 Jul 09
Adobe offers up more Flash technology to open source (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090721/tc_infoworld/83994
InfoWorld - Adobe Systems will offer more of its Flash rich media application platform up to open source Tuesday, a move viewed by analysts as reactive to the fierce competition Adobe faces in the rich Internet application space from the Microsoft Silverlight platform.

Tue, 21 Jul 09
Mac News Briefs: Modem Mate boosts 3G modem signal strength (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090721/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefsmodemmateboosts3gmodemsignalstrength
Macworld.com - Nova media has released the Modem Mate external antenna, which offers up to 2 dBi of increased signal strength for 3G modems.

Tue, 21 Jul 09
3G-satellite System Coming to AT&T Gets First Call (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090720/tc_pcworld/3gsatellitesystemcomingtoatamptgetsfirstcall
PC World - Though not as dramatic as the moon landing that took place 40 years ago Monday, a phone call over a satellite launched earlier this month was the first for a system that may dramatically expand mobile voice and data coverage in the U.S. and Canada.

Tue, 21 Jul 09
Warner Music and YouTube still talking on deal (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090720/media_nm/us_warnermusic_youtube
Reuters - Warner Music Group, the world's third largest music company, is still in talks with video sharing site YouTube to license its artists' music videos even after all its major rivals have renewed their deals.

Tue, 21 Jul 09
Microsoft: Portable Xbox Device is Coming (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090720/tc_pcworld/microsoftportablexboxdeviceiscoming
PC World - It's just a matter of time before a mobile Xbox device becomes available. That's the word from Microsoft corporate vice president Shane Kim, who dropped the bombshell in an interview with game-enthusiast site Kikizo.

Tue, 21 Jul 09
Need Marijuana? Your iPhone Can Help. (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090721/tc_pcworld/needmarijuanayouriphonecanhelp
PC World - We've seen a lot of unexpected, and sometimes cool, iPhone apps approved by Apple, but today's news might top the rest. Apple has approved a marijuana--that's right, marijuana--app called "Cannabis," which lets users find the nearest (don't worry: legal) supplier of medicinal marijuana.

Tue, 21 Jul 09
India becomes R&D hot spot as high-tech firms cut costs (Reuters)
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Designers work at the Renault India studio in Mumbai June 22, 2009. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - At Microsoft's research center in a leafy lane in India's tech capital, a new generation of researchers are being groomed half a world away from the software giant's sprawling headquarters in Seattle.

Tue, 21 Jul 09
Trends & Innovations - Monday (Investor's Business Daily)
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Investor's Business Daily - Moviegoers are voicing snap judgments on films faster and to more people thanks to social networking services like Twitter, boosting their power to create a box-office hit or bomb. Marketers say that now if people don't like a just-released movie on Fri. night, the film can die by Sat. night. Media reports have speculated that the summer comedy "Bruno" suffered from a "Twitter effect," meaning audiences reacted quickly online to raunchy scenes, scaring people away. It made $14.4 mil in the U.S. and Canada on its first day, but then suffered a big 1-day drop, falling 39% to $8.8 mil.

Tue, 21 Jul 09
Update: Microsoft releases code for Linux drivers (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090720/tc_infoworld/83910
InfoWorld - Microsoft, which has been at odds with the Linux community over the years because of intellectual property issues, on Monday said it has released 20,000 lines of device driver code to the Linux kernel community.

Tue, 21 Jul 09
Barnes & Noble unveils store for digital books (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090720/wr_nm/us_barnesnoble
Reuters - Barnes & Noble Inc unveiled on Monday what it called the world's largest online bookstore, taking on Amazon.com Inc with over 700,00 titles readable on devices such as Apple Inc's iPhone.

Mon, 20 Jul 09
AOL tries to recapture that startup feeling (AP)
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FILE - In this May 12, 2008 file photo, the AOL Running Man logo and other decorations are shown in AOL's New York offices. AOL employees probably won't be whizzing down the halls on skinny silver scooters any time soon. But the new leaders of the long-struggling Internet company are trying to recapture its more freewheeling, startup past. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)AP - It might seem an odd move for a company that relies on money from advertising. Yet AOL is reducing the number of ads it shows on its home page and some other Web sites it runs.

Mon, 20 Jul 09
Town on SF Bay wants to photograph every car (AP)
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In this photo taken on Wednesday, July 15, 2009, a group of children play outside the Lyford House at the Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary in Tiburon, Calif. Tiburon, a town of 8,000 in Marin County, is proposing to record license plates of people entering and leaving town. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)AP - Visitors should be prepared to have their pictures taken as they enter and leave this picturesque town of million-dollar views and homes along the San Francisco Bay.

Mon, 20 Jul 09
Big tech earnings week will reveal economic trends (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090719/ap_on_hi_te/us_investor_earnings_guide
AP - The technology sector is often talked about as if it were a unified front, an easy-to-define monolith. People say technology stocks rose or technology stocks fell. Tech helped drive a huge boom in the 1990s, and when that collapsed in 2001, tech contributed to the last recession.

Mon, 20 Jul 09
AEG Live negotiates for Jackson documentary: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090719/en_nm/us_aeglive_jackson
Reuters - AEG Live, the company behind Michael Jackson's planned comeback in London, is negotiating with several Hollywood studios seeking a deal to release in movie theaters a documentary about the final days of the pop singer, the Wall Street journal said on its web site.

Mon, 20 Jul 09
Toshiba Will Sell Blu-ray Player This Year (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090719/tc_pcworld/toshibawillsellblurayplayerthisyear
PC World - Exactly a year and five months after Toshiba brought an end to the high-definition disc format war, the Japanese consumer electronics company confirmed its plans to produce its own Blu-ray Disc player. Previously, rumors trickled in about Toshiba considering such a move; Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun this weekend reported that Toshiba will adopt the format it once battled against.

Mon, 20 Jul 09
Saudi phone operator Mobily's profits up 49% (AFP)
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A Saudi child uses his mobile phone to take pictures in 2008. Mobily -- Saudi Arabia's second mobile phone network operator -- has said that its net profit jumped 49% to 1.155 billion riyals ($308.7 million) in the first half from a year earlier.(AFP/File/null)AFP - Mobily, Saudi Arabia's second mobile phone network operator, said on Sunday that net profit jumped 49 percent to 1.155 billion riyals (308.7 million dollars) in the first half from a year earlier.

Mon, 20 Jul 09
Online music video site MUZU signs up global indies (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090719/en_nm/us_muzu_deal
Reuters - MUZU.TV, an Irish-based video website, has signed a licensing deal with the agency behind the world's leading independent music labels, giving it access to footage from the Arctic Monkeys to Radiohead.

Mon, 20 Jul 09
Borland eyes agile users in test tools release (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090720/tc_infoworld/83799
InfoWorld - Borland Software is offering on Monday upgrades to its Silk products for application testing, saying the tools optimize the platform for agile and traditional development by simplifying testing activities, increasing speed for test execution, and integrating with existing tools.

Mon, 20 Jul 09
Bug in Firefox 3.5.1 Isn't Exploitable, Mozilla Says (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090720/tc_pcworld/buginfirefox351isntexploitablemozillasays
PC World - A bug discovered in the latest version of Firefox is not exploitable, Mozilla said on Sunday, responding to reports of another vulnerability in the browser.

Sun, 19 Jul 09
AP sources: Taliban video shows captive US soldier (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090719/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_afghan_soldier_captured


This video frame grab taken from a Taliban propaganda video released Saturday, July 18, 2009 shows an American soldier who went missing from his base in eastern Afghanistan June 30 and was later confirmed captured. The soldier, whose identity has not yet been confirmed by the Pentagon pending notification of members of Congress and the soldier's family, says his name, age and hometown on the video, which was released Saturday on a Web site pointed out by the Taliban. Two U.S. defense officials confirmed to The Associated Press that the man in the video is the captured soldier. (AP Photo/Militant Video)AP - The American soldier who went missing June 30 from his base in eastern Afghanistan and was later confirmed to have been captured, appeared on a video posted Saturday to a Web site by the Taliban.

Sun, 19 Jul 09
Spacewalk Day: Astronauts set for first outing (AP)
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In this image rendered from video and released by NASA, space shuttle Endeavour is shown after docking with the international space station Friday, July 17, 2009. (AP Photo/NASA TV)AP - It's spacewalking day at the shuttle-station complex. At high noon Saturday, two astronauts will venture out to help attach a platform for science experiments. It's the third and final piece of Japan's huge billion-dollar lab. And it's the first of five spacewalks planned for the shuttle flight.

Sun, 19 Jul 09
New Pirate Bay to be based on give-and-take models (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090718/ap_on_re_eu/eu_tec_sweden_pirate_bay
AP - One of the world's largest filesharing Web sites, The Pirate Bay, is going legal through a series of give-and-take payment models that in some cases may even earn its users a bundle of cash, the new owners said Saturday.

Sun, 19 Jul 09
Big tech earnings week will reveal economic trends (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090718/ap_on_hi_te/us_investor_earnings_guide
AP - The technology sector is often talked about as if it were a unified front, an easy-to-define monolith. People say technology stocks rose or technology stocks fell. Tech helped drive a huge boom in the 1990s, and when that collapsed in 2001, tech contributed to the last recession.

Sun, 19 Jul 09
Spacewalk Day: Astronauts install new porch on lab (AP)
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In this image rendered from video and released by NASA, space shuttle Endeavour is shown after docking with the international space station Friday, July 17, 2009. (AP Photo/NASA TV)AP - Astronauts working inside and out installed a porch for experiments on Japan's enormous space station lab Saturday, accomplishing the major objective despite microphone static that often drowned out the spacewalkers' voices.

Sun, 19 Jul 09
Toshiba launches Blu-ray after DVD setback: report (AFP)
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An electronics shop in Tokyo. Japan's Toshiba Corp. will enter the Blu-ray DVD market, more than a year after it gave up on its own next-generation format that failed to gain industry support, a report said(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Japan's Toshiba Corp. will enter the Blu-ray DVD market, more than a year after it gave up on its own next-generation format that failed to gain industry support, a report said.

Sat, 18 Jul 09
Verizon offers small carriers fresher handsets (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090717/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_exclusive_phones
AP - Verizon Wireless is offering small cellular carriers a chance to get new phone models faster.

Sat, 18 Jul 09
Pirated copies of Orwell books pulled from Kindle (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090718/ap_on_en_ot/us_books_orwell_removed
AP - A pirated e-book of "1984" led to an Orwellian moment for Kindle customers.

Sat, 18 Jul 09
Concerns raised as LA looks to Google Web services (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090717/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_cloud_security
AP - Security and privacy concerns have been raised over a multimillion-dollar proposal by Los Angeles to tap Google Inc.'s Internet-based services for government e-mail, police records and other confidential data.

Sat, 18 Jul 09
Yahoo rallies on renewed hopes for Microsoft deal (AP)
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Microsoft praised its freshly-launched Bing online search engine and said it is taking a long-term approach in its quest to break from third place behind Yahoo! and Google.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AP - Yahoo Inc. shares rose 4 percent Friday amid speculation it will team up with Microsoft Corp. in an online search advertising partnership aimed at mounting a more serious challenge to Google Inc.

Sat, 18 Jul 09
Yahoo board member Icahn wants Microsoft deal (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090718/wr_nm/us_microsoft_yahoo_icahn
Reuters - Activist investor Carl Icahn spoke out in favor of a search deal between Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp, as talks between the two companies appeared to regain momentum.

Sat, 18 Jul 09
Mac News Briefs: SyncMate 2.0 released (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090718/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefssyncmate20released
Macworld.com - Eltima released a new version of its SyncMate synchronization tool this week. The latest release, SyncMate 2.0, gives Mac users the ability sync their computers with Nokia series 40 mobile phones, Google accounts, and other Macs in addition to Windows Mobile devices.

Sat, 18 Jul 09
Trends & Innovations - Friday (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20090717/bs_ibd_ibd/20090717trends
Investor's Business Daily - More people are online in China than there are people in the U.S., according to a research group sanctioned by China's gov't. The number of Internet users in China reached 338 mil in June, while the U.S. population was just under 307 mil. The number of Chinese Web users has jumped 13.4% since the end of '08. But overall Internet penetration in China is still just 25.5% vs. more than 70% in the U.S. A new surge in Chinese Internet use is expected this year with the country's rollout of 3G mobile service, which supports wireless Web surfing.

Sat, 18 Jul 09
Google Says Video Ads On A Roll (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20090717/bs_ibd_ibd/20090717tech01
Investor's Business Daily - To spark growth as ad sales slow, Google is looking to YouTube.

Sat, 18 Jul 09
Ubisoft gets into the social game at Facebook (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090718/tc_afp/usfranceitinternetvideogamesfacebookubisoft


Handout image from Ubisoft shows a screen shot of the AFP - French videogame star Ubisoft made its debut in the online social scene by unveiling a gaming portal at world-leading social-networking website Facebook.

Sat, 18 Jul 09
Twitter app makers start pushing notifications (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090717/tc_macworld/twitterappmakersstartpushingnotifications
Macworld.com - The release of iPhone 3.0 at last brought support for push notifications, the technology Apple first announced back at WWDC 2008, only to quietly stop talking about it as it reached and passed its original due date. Fortunately, the feature re-surfaced at WWDC 2009 as part of the new iPhone OS. But with push notifications now in the wild, it’s up to developers to take advantage of them.

Sat, 18 Jul 09
CIT Group falls off S&P 500 index (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090717/ap_on_bi_ge/us_cit_group_s_p500
AP - Standard & Poor's is replacing the struggling CIT Group Inc. with software maker Red Hat Inc. in the S&P 500 index.

Sat, 18 Jul 09
Cisco lays off 600 to 700 workers at headquarters (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090717/ap_on_hi_te/us_cisco_layoffs
AP - Cisco Systems Inc. laid off 600 to 700 workers at its company headquarters and an undisclosed number of employees at other locations this week, bringing the world's largest maker of computer networking gear closer to its goal of reducing its work force by about 2,000 positions.

Sat, 18 Jul 09
Google’s Chrome OS May Fail Even as It Changes Computing Forever (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090717/tc_pcworld/googleschromeosmayfailevenasitchangescomputingforever
PC World - Google says it is working on an operating system designed for netbooks that boots in seconds, is impervious to viruses, and is designed to run Web-based applications really well. What's not to like? Plenty--if you're the number one software maker, Microsoft. Expect a showdown. Google faces an uphill battle rolling out its operating system, Chrome OS. The irony is, Google may not care if Chrome OS succeeds or fails. Here's why.

Sat, 18 Jul 09
Mozilla sets up program to pay for browser enhancements (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090717/tc_infoworld/83779
InfoWorld - Developers building functional Add-ons for the Firefox browser can request financial contributions from users through an effort launched this week by Mozilla.

Sat, 18 Jul 09
Expectations high for Apple quarterly results (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090717/bs_nm/us_apple


Apple Computers co-founder Steve Wozniak has a blob of suncream on his nose during the World Championships in Segway Polo in Cologne, Germany, on Friday, July 17, 2009. Wozniak is a player with the U.S. Silicon Valley Aftershocks Team. (AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz)Reuters - Expectations are high for Apple Inc's quarterly results next week, in the wake of strong early sales for its new iPhone and improved sentiment on the personal computer market after Intel Corp's earnings.

Fri, 17 Jul 09
Google's slowing ad sales trump record 2Q profit (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090717/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_google


In this photo from Wednesday, May 27, 2009, a man rides an escalator at the Google I/O 2009 web developers conference in San Francisco. Google Inc. is expected to release second-quarter earnings Thursday, July 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP - Google Inc. made more money than ever in the second quarter, even though its revenue growth slowed like never before.

Fri, 17 Jul 09
IBM sees better profits for 2009 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090717/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_ibm
AP - IBM Corp. has proved a rare animal in the recession.

Fri, 17 Jul 09
1st US 2-hand transplant patient yearns to feel (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090717/ap_on_re_us/us_med_double_hand_transplant


Double hand transplant recipient Jeff Kepner, 57, of Atlanta Ga., right, works with hand therapist Kimberly Maguire after discussing his nine-hour, May 4, 2009 surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh Thursday, July 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)AP - The nation's first double hand transplant patient can wriggle his new fingers a litte bit now and grab a tennis ball, but what he really wants to do is be able to feel his wife's hands when he holds them.

Fri, 17 Jul 09
NASA lost moon footage, but Hollywood restores it (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090717/ap_on_sc/us_sci_moon_video


In this undated photo released by Bonhams New York, a uniform emblem signifying the Apollo 11 mission signed by the three Apollo 11 astronauts is shown. Bonhams says that the emblem sold at auction Thursday, July 16, 2009 for $61,000 exceeding its $25 to $35 thousand expectation. (AP Photo/Bonhams New York)AP - NASA could put a man on the moon but didn't have the sense to keep the original video of the live TV transmission.

Fri, 17 Jul 09
June video game sales drop sharply (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090716/ap_on_hi_te/us_video_game_sales
AP - Squeezed by the economic downturn, U.S. retail sales of video games dropped sharply in June, the largest year-over-year decline the industry has seen in nearly nine years.

Fri, 17 Jul 09
Shaq's balls spark China row (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090717/wr_nm/us_basketball_oneal_balls
Reuters - The fate of four signed basketballs given by NBA great Shaquille O'Neal to Sichuan earthquake survivors sparked an Internet storm in China this week.

Fri, 17 Jul 09
Blu-ray Disc Sales Up (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090717/tc_pcworld/bluraydiscsalesup
PC World - The Digital Entertainment Group released its midyear report today, and Blu-ray Disc is a noteworthy bright spot.

Fri, 17 Jul 09
HTC Issues Hotfix for Bluetooth Vulnerability in Smartphones (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090717/tc_pcworld/htcissueshotfixforbluetoothvulnerabilityinsmartphones
PC World - HTC released a software update on Thursday that fixes a Bluetooth vulnerability disclosed earlier this week by a Spanish security researcher.

Fri, 17 Jul 09
Google sees YouTube profitable in near future (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090717/wr_nm/us_google_youtube
Reuters - Web video site YouTube will be profitable for Google Inc in the near future, the Internet search leader said on Thursday.

Fri, 17 Jul 09
US videogame sales slid again in June: NPD (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090717/bs_afp/usitinternetvideogamessales


Guests attend the Activision exhibit at the 2009 E3 Expo in June, in Los Angeles, California. US videogame sales in June slid for the fourth consecutive month as the previously recession-defying industry yielded ground to tough economic times, according to NPD Group.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)AFP - US videogame sales in June slid for the fourth consecutive month as the previously recession-defying industry yielded ground to tough economic times, according to NPD Group.

Fri, 17 Jul 09
Mac News Briefs: Salling Media Sync add support for Palm Pre (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090716/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefssallingmediasyncaddsupportforpalmpre
Macworld.com - Salling Software updated Salling Media Sync to version 1.1 on Thursday. Chief among the additions to the media sync software are support for transferring music and podcasts to the Palm Pre smartphone, as well as support for transferring photos to all compatible devices, including the Pre.

Fri, 17 Jul 09
US Video Game Sales Sink in June, Biggest Drop in 9 Years (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090717/tc_pcworld/usvideogamesalessinkinjunebiggestdropin9years
PC World - Sales of video game hardware and software were down by around one-third in June compared to the same month last year, according to data released late Thursday. After initially showing positive growth as the U.S. slid into recession, the latest figures mark the fourth month of declines and the largest year-on-year decline in almost 9 years.

Fri, 17 Jul 09
Eyes on U.S. banks as earnings boost recovery hopes (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090717/bs_nm/us_financial
A Citibank logo is seen above a bank branch in New York, April 28, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - Investors were looking to Bank of America and Citigroup for a fresh dose of earnings optimism on Friday, after strong reports from JPMorgan Chase and IBM raised hopes for a global recovery.

Fri, 17 Jul 09
CEO of Antivirus Vendor AVG to Step Down (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090716/tc_pcworld/ceoofantivirusvendoravgtostepdown
PC World - After two years at the job, the CEO of Dutch antivirus seller AVG Technologies is stepping down.

Fri, 17 Jul 09
iMovie 8.0.4 update fixes problem with iPhone 3GS video (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090716/tc_macworld/imovie804updatefixesproblemwithiphone3gsvideo
Macworld.com - On Thursday, Apple released an update to its iMovie consumer video-editing application. iMovie 8.0.4 is recommended for all iMovie '09 () users.

Thu, 16 Jul 09
Tracfone tests cheap unlimited plan on Verizon (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090715/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_prepaid_wireless
AP - Tracfone Wireless, the country's largest provider of "prepaid" cell phones, is quietly testing a new service that appears to be a response to the fierce price competition in the prepaid market.

Thu, 16 Jul 09
Twitter hacked by old technique — again (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090716/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_twitter_hacked
AP - Breaking into someone's e-mail can be child's play for a determined hacker, as Twitter Inc. employees have learned the hard way — again.

Thu, 16 Jul 09
After Bing's first month, Microsoft still No. 3 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090715/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_web_search_share
AP - Microsoft Corp.'s redesigned search site remains a distant third to Google and Yahoo despite getting a slight boost in its first month.

Thu, 16 Jul 09
TripAdvisor warns of hotels posting fake reviews (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090715/ap_on_hi_te/us_travel_tripadvisor_controversy
AP - The hotel review may sound too good — citing obscure details like the type of faucets — or perhaps one stands out as the only negative rating of an otherwise popular location.

Thu, 16 Jul 09
PC shipments down 3 pct., less than expected in 2Q (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090715/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_pc_shipments
AP - Worldwide personal computer shipments declined at a gentler pace than expected in the second quarter as consumers snapped up inexpensive laptops, two technology research groups said Wednesday.

Thu, 16 Jul 09
Apple disables iTunes sync feature on Palm Pre (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090715/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_palm_pre
AP - Apple Inc. has shut down one of the most compelling features on Palm Inc.'s rival Pre smart phone, crippling the Pre's ability to act like an iPod.

Thu, 16 Jul 09
Puppy love blooms on India dog dating websites (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090716/tc_nm/us_india_dogs_dating_life


One-month-old Siberian husky sled puppies take a walk in the snow near their kennel in Wiltondale, Newfoundland, April 10, 2008. REUTERS/Paul DarrowReuters - Leo is affectionate, likes stuffed toys, eats fish and is a hit with ladies looking for love on online. Not bad, for a 3-year-old Golden Retriever.

Thu, 16 Jul 09
Mac News Briefs: Bug fixes highlight FileMaker update (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090715/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefsbugfixeshighlightfilemakerupdate
Macworld.com - FileMaker has released a minor update to its flagship database program that tackles a number of known issues with the software’s performance. According to release notes for version 10.0v3 for FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro Advanced, the update makes DBF import and export available and prevents a failure when users attempt to export Excel without Rosetta installed.

Thu, 16 Jul 09
Ruckus Brings Dual-band 11n to Outdoor Wi-Fi (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090716/tc_pcworld/ruckusbringsdualband11ntooutdoorwifi
PC World - Ruckus Wireless plans to bring outdoor access points up to full speed with its ZoneFlex 7762 access point, which can use fast draft IEEE 802.11n technology on two frequency bands simultaneously.

Thu, 16 Jul 09
Nokia's India Music Store Being Tested (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090715/tc_pcworld/nokiasindiamusicstorebeingtested
PC World - Nokia has started testing its online music store in India, with plans to launch services to consumers before the end of this year.

Thu, 16 Jul 09
iPhone Gaming Developers Squeezed by Big Names (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090715/bs_nf/67807
NewsFactor - In a packed gaming market, iPhone developers big and small are competing for iPhone owners' attention. Gaming applications are a huge draw, but their popularity is putting pressure on independent developers, who are competing with big-name publishers like Electronic Arts and newly venture-backed and angel-funded gaming houses such as Ngmoco and Tapulous.

Thu, 16 Jul 09
Device Makers Eyeing The Middle Ground (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20090715/bs_ibd_ibd/20090715tech01
Investor's Business Daily - What are consumers to do when their iPhone is too small and their netbook is too big?

Thu, 16 Jul 09
Microsoft plans stores 'right next door to Apple' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090716/ap_on_hi_te/us_microsoft_retail_stores
AP - Microsoft Corp.'s chief operating officer says the software maker is planning to open retail stores "right next door to Apple" in the fall.

Thu, 16 Jul 09
Facebook claims 250 million users (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090716/tc_afp/usrussiaitinternetfacebook


Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is pictured on his profile page. Zuckerberg announced the number of people using the online social networking service has climbed to 250 million. Palo Alto, California-based Facebook was founded in 2004 and has become the most popular online social networking service, eclipsing News Corporation-owned MySpace.(AFP/Facebook/File/Markham Johnson)AFP - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced the number of people using the online social networking service has climbed to 250 million.

Thu, 16 Jul 09
E-commerce Industry Opposes New Indian Online Security Rules (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090715/tc_pcworld/ecommerceindustryopposesnewindianonlinesecurityrules
PC World - A decision by India's central bank to mandate another level of authentication for card use for online transactions will deter such transactions in the country, according to an association of India's e-commerce industry.

Thu, 16 Jul 09
SimpleNet Gives Your Portable Storage the Powers of NAS (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090715/tc_pcworld/simplenetgivesyourportablestoragethepowersofnas
PC World - There are a few common ways to go about adding network-attached storage to your home infrastructure. You can buy a pre-populated NAS device (or home server unit) and plug it into your existing networking setup. You can pick up some kind of enclosure, fill it with hard drives, and plug that into your network. You can even go the extreme route and transform one of your desktop machines into a storage server through the use of existing open-source operating environments.

Thu, 16 Jul 09
Microsoft stores to open near Apple stores in fall (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090715/tc_nm/us_microsoft_stores
Reuters - Microsoft Corp will open stores close to those of Apple Inc this fall, according to its chief operating officer, as it looks to win back the initiative in the battle for Main Street PC and gadget buyers.

Wed, 15 Jul 09
Intel's strong numbers suggest PC business on mend (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090715/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_intel


In this photo made Wednesday, May 13, 2009, Intel chips for sale are seen on display at Micro Center in Santa Clara, Calif. Intel Corp. is expected to report quarterly earnings after market close Tuesday, July 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Intel Corp.'s second-quarter results bolster the company's position that the computer business is on the mend after its roughest patch in years.

Wed, 15 Jul 09
NYC bank heist makes for an unexpected Tweet (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090714/ap_on_re_us/us_twitter_bank_robbery


A man walks past an HSBC bank location after a robbery Tuesday, July 14, 2009 in New York. Annemaire Dooling of Staten Island, N.Y., tweeted her experience from inside the bank in the aftermath of the robbery. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)AP - "So tired today," Annemarie Dooling tweeted early Tuesday. "really really tired. ugh."

Wed, 15 Jul 09
Comcast online video trial grows to 23 networks (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090714/ap_on_hi_te/us_comcast_cbs
AP - Seventeen more cable TV networks said Tuesday they are joining an online video trial by Comcast Corp., a move that tacitly acknowledges advertising isn't enough to support shows streamed over the Internet.

Wed, 15 Jul 09
Dell shares dive as PC market still looks rough (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090714/ap_on_hi_te/us_dell_outlook


FILE - In this May 29, 2008 file photo, Dell computers are on display at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif. Dell Inc. said Tuesday, July 14, 2009, that the U.S. personal computer market has reached its low point but that the timing of a global turnaround in the technology industry remains anyone's guess. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Dell Inc. said Tuesday that the U.S. personal computer market has reached its low point but that the timing of a global turnaround in the technology industry remains anyone's guess.

Wed, 15 Jul 09
SKorean police: Hackers extracted data in attacks (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090714/ap_on_re_as/as_skorea_cyberattack


Employees of AhnLab Inc. work at Security Operation Center in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 10, 2009. South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers that the cyber attacks that caused a wave of Web site outages in the U.S. and South Korea were carried out by using 86 IP addresses in 16 countries, amid suspicions North Korea is behind the effort. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP - Hackers extracted files from computers they contaminated with the virus that triggered cyberattacks last week in the United States and South Korea, police said Tuesday, a sign that they tried to steal information from the victims.

Wed, 15 Jul 09
Samsung to invest $389 million in biosimilars: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090715/tc_nm/us_samsung_bio
Reuters - South Korea's Samsung Electronics plans to invest about 500 billion won ($389 million) in the biotech medicine business, a local internet news provider said on Wednesday, quoting a top policymaker.

Wed, 15 Jul 09
BlackBerry for kids? Child asks creators (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090715/wr_nm/us_rim_canada
Reuters - It took a child to stump the creators of the BlackBerry, one of the world's top selling smartphones and a part of most executives' attire.

Wed, 15 Jul 09
EC Says LCD Screen Cartel Is Active Globally (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090714/tc_pcworld/ecsayslcdscreencartelisactiveglobally
PC World - European antitrust investigators believe a cartel in the market for LCD screens extends around the world, a European Commission official said Tuesday.On Monday Philips and its former subsidiary LG Display confirmed that both are among a handful of firms charged by the Commission with running a cartel in the market for LCD screens used in a range of devices including PC monitors, mobile phones and iPods. "We are cooperating with the authorities in Canada, the U.S. and Japan," said Jonathan Todd, the Commission spokesman for competition matters in a telephone interview.The Commission charged Philips and others in May with running a cartel, one of the most serious forms of antitrust abuse under European competition law.Philips denied involvement and said it would "vigorously oppose" the allegation, in its profits statement for the second quarter of the year, released Monday.Most of the LCD screen cartel probes came to light in 2006, when Philips, Samsung and Sharp confirmed they had been approached by antitrust regulators. Last November in the U.S. LG Display, Sharp and Chunghwa Picture Tubes pleaded guilty to cartel involvement and paid a combined US$585 million in fines.Samsung is cooperating with the Commission's cartel investigators but it won't confirm if it received charges, according to reports that also say that Sharp denies having been charged by the Commission. Neither company was immediately available to comment.Cartels are not subject to criminal law in Europe, as they are in the U.S. and other jurisdictions. However under civil law the Commission can fine companies up to 10 percent of their global annual sales.The companies charged in May have two months to submit a written response. They are also entitled to request an oral hearing with the Commission's antitrust division.

Wed, 15 Jul 09
L.A. blogger sentenced for Guns N' Roses leak (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090715/en_nm/us_crime_gunsnroses
Reuters - A Los Angeles blogger who leaked new Guns N' Roses songs on the Internet before their official release on the band's first new album in 17 years, was sentenced to two months of home confinement on Tuesday.

Wed, 15 Jul 09
`Devil Survivor' takes you to demon-haunted Tokyo (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090714/ap_on_hi_te/us_game_review_devil_survivor


In this video game image released by Atlus, a scene from, 'Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor' is shown. (AP Photo/Atlus)AP - The "Shin Megami Tensei" series may be the epitome of cult video-game franchises, barely known by most players but beloved by a small but devoted core of fans.

Wed, 15 Jul 09
Ballmer Badmouths Google Chrome OS (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090714/tc_pcworld/ballmerbadmouthsgooglechromeos
PC World - You've got to hand it to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: The man's never afraid to speak his mind. He may be wrong a lot of the time, like in 2007 when he laughed off the iPhone, or defended Vista before an irate user. Nevertheless, Redmond's bombastic boss is always entertaining.

Wed, 15 Jul 09
Microsoft Customers Face License Hurdle to Online Apps (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090715/tc_pcworld/microsoftcustomersfacelicensehurdletoonlineapps
PC World - Microsoft promoted more of its Web-based software offerings at its Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans this week, but some analysts say the company's enterprise licensing terms provide little incentive for large customers to move away from its on-premise products.

Wed, 15 Jul 09
Sun Tussles With De-duplication Startup (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090714/tc_pcworld/suntussleswithdeduplicationstartup
PC World - Sun Microsystems is suing startup GreenBytes for allegedly claiming that Sun stole its data de-duplication technology.

Wed, 15 Jul 09
Cyber attacks may have come from Britain: SKorea (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090715/tc_afp/skoreausnkoreavietnambritainitinternetsecurity


South Korean call centre staff at AhnLab Inc. are seen at the company's Security Operation Centre in Seoul on July 10. A Vietnamese computer security firm believes Britain was the likely origin of last week's cyber attacks that crippled major US and South Korean websites, Seoul officials said.(AFP/Kim Jae-Hwan)AFP - A Vietnamese computer security firm believes Britain was the likely origin of last week's cyber attacks that crippled major US and South Korean websites, Seoul officials said.

Wed, 15 Jul 09
Want to Put Android on Your Netbook? Try This (PC Magazine)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20090714/tc_zd/242260
PC Magazine - Google-ites and open-source lovers may now have a project to tide them over until the release of the upcoming Chrome OS. The good folks over at the LiveAndroid project have managed to create a bootable CD running the Google Android 1.5 (Cupcake) operating system. It's pretty buggy, though, so be warned.

Wed, 15 Jul 09
Mac News Briefs: PocketMac releases RingtoneStudio 2 software (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090714/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefspocketmacreleasesringtonestudio2software
Macworld.com - PocketMac announced on Tuesday the release of RingtoneStudio 2.0, an update to its software for creating and editing iPhone ringtones. Included in version 2.0 are visual sound editing, which lets you view the actual waveforms in realtime with a zoom of up to 16x, volume control for sound clips, and the ability to add fade-ins or fade-outs to any ringtone.

Tue, 14 Jul 09
Blockbuster to stream video rentals on Samsung TVs (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090714/ap_on_hi_te/us_blockbuster_samsung
AP - Having been a step behind in the race to pipe entertainment from the Internet to television screens, struggling video rental-chain Blockbuster Inc. is counting on a new partnership with Samsung Electronics America Inc. to regain ground on rival Netflix Inc.

Tue, 14 Jul 09
S.Korean police: Hackers extracted data in attacks (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090714/ap_on_hi_te/as_skorea_cyberattack


Employees of AhnLab Inc. work at Security Operation Center in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 10, 2009. South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers that the cyber attacks that caused a wave of Web site outages in the U.S. and South Korea were carried out by using 86 IP addresses in 16 countries, amid suspicions North Korea is behind the effort. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP - Hackers extracted lists of files from computers that they contaminated with the virus that triggered cyberattacks last week in the United States and South Korea, police in Seoul said Tuesday.

Tue, 14 Jul 09
Office 2010 test opens; free Web versions later (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090713/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_microsoft_office2010


FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2009 file photo, the Microsoft logo is seen at the company's exhibit at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Microsoft Corp. is giving a select group of technology-savvy testers an early peek at Office 2010, but it's still keeping Web-based versions of Word, Excel and its other go-to programs under wraps. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Microsoft Corp. is giving a select group of technology-savvy testers an early peek at its Office 2010 software, but it's keeping a key development — free Web-based versions of programs such as Word and Excel — under wraps a little while longer.

Tue, 14 Jul 09
Offer puts value of at least $6.5B on Facebook (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090713/ap_on_hi_te/us_facebook_value
AP - How much is Facebook worth? A Russian investment firm appears to put it at $6.5 billion to $10 billion.

Tue, 14 Jul 09
Internet regulator mulls cybersquatting block (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090713/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_internet_oversight
AP - The Internet's key oversight agency is considering a centralized database of trademark holders, to cut down on questionable registrations of new Internet addresses.

Tue, 14 Jul 09
LA mayor: City will pay costs from Jackson event (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090714/ap_en_mu/us_michael_jackson_memorial_cost


FILE - In this July 7, 2009 file photo, Mariah Carey and Trey Lorenz sing 'I'll Be There' at the memorial service for the late pop star Michael Jackson in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mario Anzuoni, file)AP - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Monday that the city will pick up an estimated $1.4 million in costs related to last week's Michael Jackson memorial service and lambasted a city Web site set up to request donations.

Tue, 14 Jul 09
Netbook Shipments to Double This Year, Research Says (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090714/tc_pcworld/netbookshipmentstodoublethisyearresearchsays
PC World - Netbook shipments will double this year, while mainstream laptop shipments will remain flat, research firm DisplaySearch said on Monday.

Tue, 14 Jul 09
WiMax Growth Slowing Amid Recession (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090714/tc_pcworld/wimaxgrowthslowingamidrecession
PC World - WiMax subscriber growth slowed in the first quarter, and the emerging wireless technology will continue to struggle at least through this year, a survey by research company Maravedis indicates.

Tue, 14 Jul 09
Internet radio star Pandora gets new funding deal (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090713/tc_afp/usitinternetradiomusiccompanypandora


Popular Internet radio service Pandora on Monday confirmed it is getting millions of dollars in new funding in the wake of clinching a deal on music royalty rates.(Pandora)AFP - Popular Internet radio service Pandora on Monday confirmed it is getting millions of dollars in new funding in the wake of clinching a deal on music royalty rates.

Tue, 14 Jul 09
Take Two reduces forecast, delays game launch (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090713/tc_nm/us_taketwo
Reuters - Take Two Interactive Software Inc cut its financial outlook for the next two quarters due to the delayed release of its BioShock 2 video game and lower-than-expected retail orders for other titles.

Tue, 14 Jul 09
Mac News Briefs: Ulysses 2 writing program released (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090713/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefsulysses2writingprogramreleased
Macworld.com - The Soulmen on Monday released Ulysses 2, the newest version of its creative writing program. The update sports a brand new interface throughout, as well as new project templates and project-wide search and replace. In addition, there are dozens of new enhancements and improvements to the browser and editor, such as the ability to add bookmarks, wider export format support, completely reworked preferences, a new startup panel, and more.

Tue, 14 Jul 09
Microsoft Office 2010: Questions and Answers (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090713/tc_pcworld/microsoftoffice2010questionsandanswers
PC World - Microsoft is expanding its horizons with its newly revealed Office 2010 software suite. The updated Office will be available in two separate formats: a traditional PC-based edition and a completely Web-based version. Both products are expected to be released in the first half of 2010.

Tue, 14 Jul 09
Facebook gets $6.5 billion valuation with share sale (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090714/wr_nm/us_facebook
Reuters - Facebook netted a $6.5 billion valuation for its common shares on Monday, further underscoring the fast-growing Internet social networking site's high rank among technology and media industry heavyweights.

Tue, 14 Jul 09
Why Is OpenSolaris Gathering Dust on a Shelf at Oracle? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090713/tc_pcworld/whyisopensolarisgatheringdustonashelfatoracle
PC World - People outside of IT seldom think of Oracle as a Linux company, but it is.

Tue, 14 Jul 09
Worms strategy game slithers onto iPhone (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090713/tc_macworld/wormsstrategygameslithersontoiphone
Macworld.com - Team17 Software has released Worms for the iPhone and iPod touch. It costs $5 and it's available for purchase and download from the App Store.

Mon, 13 Jul 09
South Korea's spy agency lowers cyberattack alert (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090713/ap_on_hi_te/as_skorea_cyberattack


Employees of AhnLab Inc. work at Security Operation Center in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 10, 2009. South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers that the cyber attacks that caused a wave of Web site outages in the U.S. and South Korea were carried out by using 86 IP addresses in 16 countries, amid suspicions North Korea is behind the effort. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP - South Korea's spy agency lowered the country's cyberattack alert Monday as affected Web sites returned to normal after suffering outages in a series of assaults that have cast suspicion on North Korea.

Mon, 13 Jul 09
Web site recreates Apollo 11 mission in real time (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090713/ap_on_hi_te/us_moon_landing_web_site


In this photo provided by the Smithsonian Institution, the Apollo 11 command module Columbia which carried astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins to the Moon and back in July 1969 is seen at the National Air and Space Museum. (AP Photo/Smithsonian Institution, Eric Long)AP - Families crowded around black-and-white television sets in 1969 to watch Neil Armstrong take man's first steps on the moon.

Mon, 13 Jul 09
Young workers push employers for wider Web access (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090712/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_blocked_office_internet


FILE - In this May 13, 2009, file photo, Jonathan Hutcheson works on his laptop as his iPhone lays beside it at a coffee shop in Columbia, Mo. As more tech-savvy young people enter the workforce, they're asking employers to give them more access to social networking and other sites, both for work purposes and when they'd like to take a break from their jobs. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson, File)AP - Ryan Tracy thought he'd entered the Dark Ages when he graduated college and arrived in the working world.

Mon, 13 Jul 09
Chips in official IDs raise privacy fears (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090712/ap_on_hi_te/us_chipping_america_iv_abridged


In this April 10, 2009. photo, Chris Paget, a self-described 'ethical hacker,' sits in the back of his car with electronic equipment seeking information from imbedded radio frequency identification, or RFID chips as people pass him along the Embarcadero in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)AP - Climbing into his Volvo, outfitted with a Matrics antenna and a Motorola reader he'd bought on eBay for $190, Chris Paget cruised the streets of San Francisco with this objective: To read the identity cards of strangers, wirelessly, without ever leaving his car.

Mon, 13 Jul 09
Meralco says planning broadband via power lines (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090713/tc_afp/philippinesutilitiestelecomcompanymeralco


Pedestrians pass a Meralco sign in Manila. The electricity distributor plans to use its power lines to deliver broadband Internet access, a company statement has said.(AFP/File/Jes Aznar)AFP - Top electricity distributor Manila Electric Co., better known as Meralco, plans to use its power lines to deliver broadband Internet service, a company statement has said.

Mon, 13 Jul 09
LG launches app store, initial focus on Asia (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090713/wr_nm/us_lg_appstore
Reuters - LG Electronics Inc, the world's No. 3 handset maker, is launching an online store for mobile phone applications Tuesday with an initial focus on Asia and aspirations for a more global reach by year-end.

Mon, 13 Jul 09
Israel phone firm's West Bank wall gag fails to amuse (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090712/media_nm/us_palestinians_israel_advert
Reuters - A television advert for an Israeli cellphone firm showing soldiers playing soccer over the West Bank barrier has sparked cries of bad taste and prompted Arab lawmakers on Sunday to demand it be taken off air.

Mon, 13 Jul 09
Battlefield 1943 Debuts to Eager Throngs (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090712/tc_pcworld/battlefield1943debutstoeagerthrongs
PC World - After hitting Xbox Live and PSN earlier this week, DICE/EA's 24-player, World War II, shooter/vehicle-mayhem-causing Battlefield 1943 left players frustrated with laggy gameplay, pesky bugs and queued lines just to join a server.

Mon, 13 Jul 09
Six in 10 companies plan to skip Windows 7: survey (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090713/tc_nm/us_microsoft_windows7


Windows Vista logo decorates downtown Bucharest January 31, 2007. REUTERS/Mihai BarbuReuters - Six in 10 companies in a survey plan to skip the purchase of Microsoft Corp's Windows 7 computer operating system, many of them to pinch pennies and others over concern about compatibility with their existing applications.

Mon, 13 Jul 09
Adobe readies ColdFusion upgrade (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090713/tc_infoworld/82926
InfoWorld - Adobe Systems is rolling out on Monday public beta versions of ColdFusion 9, which is the latest version of the company's Web development platform that leverages server-side services, and the accompanying ColdFusion Builder IDE, for rapid development of ColdFusion applications.

Sun, 12 Jul 09
Report: NKorean army suspected over cyberattacks (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090711/ap_on_re_as/as_skorea_cyberattack


South Korean conservative activists march as they hold a mock coffin and portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, and what protesters say is a portrait of his son Kim Jong Un during a rally denouncing cyber terror and missile launch in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 10, 2009. Cyber attacks that caused a wave of Web site outages in the U.S. and South Korea used 86 IP addresses in 16 countries, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers Friday, amid suspicions North Korea was behind the effort. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)AP - A North Korean army lab of hackers was ordered to "destroy" South Korean communications networks — evidence the isolated regime was behind cyberattacks that paralyzed South Korean and American Web sites — news reports said Saturday, citing an intelligence briefing.

Sun, 12 Jul 09
Chips in official IDs raise privacy fears (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090712/ap_on_re_us/us_chipping_america_iv


In this April 10, 2009. photo, Chris Paget, a self-described 'ethical hacker,' sits in the back of his car with electronic equipment seeking information from imbedded radio frequency identification, or RFID chips as people pass him along the Embarcadero in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)AP - Climbing into his Volvo, outfitted with a Matrics antenna and a Motorola reader he'd bought on eBay for $190, Chris Paget cruised the streets of San Francisco with this objective: To read the identity cards of strangers, wirelessly, without ever leaving his car.

Sun, 12 Jul 09
Bloggers held on hooliganism charges in Azerbaijan: rights group (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090711/tc_afp/azerbaijaninternetarrestrights


Two bloggers in Azerbaijan have been ordered detained for two months pending trial on hooliganism charges, media rights group Reporters Without Borders said Saturday.(Reporters Without Borders)AFP - Two bloggers in Azerbaijan have been ordered detained for two months pending trial on hooliganism charges, media rights group Reporters Without Borders said Saturday.

Sat, 11 Jul 09
AP proposes new article formatting for the Web (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090710/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_associated_press_online_formatting
AP - The Associated Press is proposing that publishers attach descriptive tags to news articles online in hopes of taming the free-for-all of news and information on the Web and generating more traffic for established media brands.

Sat, 11 Jul 09
Glitch in antivirus software troubles PC users (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090710/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_antivirus_false_positive
AP - Antivirus software cuts two ways. It's great at blocking known viruses, but it can sometimes misfire, mistakenly flagging clean files as malicious. That sends a computer into a tailspin trying to clean up stuff that's supposed to be on there.

Sat, 11 Jul 09
General Motors to try selling new cars on eBay (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090710/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_gm_bankruptcy_ebay
AP - As part of its turnaround plan, General Motors Corp. said Friday it plans to experiment with auctioning new cars on eBay, expanding on an existing partnership covering certified used vehicles on the online marketplace.

Sat, 11 Jul 09
Smthg gr8 4 brkfst? Twitter's hyper-short recipes (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090710/ap_on_hi_te/us_fea_food_twittering_recipes


This photo taken July 8, 2009 shows Karen Solomon using Twitter from her home kitchen in San Francisco to send her recipes to her fellow twitters. (AP Photo/Russel A. Daniels)AP - R Twttrd recips a gr8 new thing 4 bkg & ckng or r the dirctns 2 confusng for most peeps?

Sat, 11 Jul 09
Guatemalan court rules in favor of tweet author (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090710/ap_on_hi_te/lt_guatemala_twitter_arrest
AP - An appeals court found insufficient evidence to warrant the trial of a Guatemalan whose Twitter message led to his arrest on charges of inciting financial panic.

Sat, 11 Jul 09
Social networking aggregator sues Facebook (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090710/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_facebook_lawsuit
AP - In a counterpunch to the world's biggest online hangout, a small Web company called Power.com has sued Facebook, saying it doesn't follow its own policy of giving users control over their content.

Sat, 11 Jul 09
North Korea army behind South web attack: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090711/wr_nm/us_korea_south_internet
Reuters - North Korea's military is behind a series of cyber attacks against South Korean and U.S. websites that slowed or disabled access by saturating them with traffic this week, a South Korean news report said on Saturday.

Sat, 11 Jul 09
Mac News Briefs: Squashed Software releases RAID Monitor 3 (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090710/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefssquashedsoftwarereleasesraidmonitor3
Macworld.com - Squashed Software (formerly Maza Digital) has released RAID Monitor 3, a new version of its tool for automatically checking the status of RAID storage system.

Sat, 11 Jul 09
Chrome, Android Have Different Jobs, Google Says (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090710/tc_pcworld/chromeandroidhavedifferentjobsgooglesays
PC World - Google's emerging Chrome operating system won't squeeze out Android, according to Andy Rubin, the company's vice president of mobile engineering platforms.

Sat, 11 Jul 09
Sharp Adds LEDs and Size to Aquos HDTVs (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090710/tc_pcworld/sharpaddsledsandsizetoaquoshdtvs
PC World - LED-backlit HDTVs once were an expensive rarity, but that's changing. Sharp Electronics' new line of Aquos HDTVs offer the premium of LED backlighting. The advantage of LED backlighting: It can boost black levels and minimize power consumption, even while still providing a superior level of brightness.

Sat, 11 Jul 09
Low-cost online computer gaming surges in US (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090710/tc_afp/usitinternetvideogamesyahoo


A man on the Internet in an internet cafe. US videogame lovers are adapting to tough economic times by turning to low-cost online play, according to figures released Friday by industry tracker comScore. Some 87 million US Internet users visited online videogame websites in May, a 22 percent increase from the same month last year, according to comScore.(AFP/File/Denis Sinyakov)AFP - US videogame lovers are adapting to tough economic times by turning to low-cost online play, according to figures released Friday by industry tracker comScore.

Sat, 11 Jul 09
Microsoft releases Silverlight 3 (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090710/tc_macworld/microsoftreleasessilverlight3
Macworld.com - Microsoft has released Silverlight 3, a major new release of its multimedia software for Mac OS X and Windows — competition for Adobe’s Flash software. It’s a free download, compatible specifically with Intel-based Macs (an older version is available for PowerPC based systems).

Sat, 11 Jul 09
Rosetta Stone sues Google over trademark (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090710/tc_afp/usitinternettrademarkcourtgooglerosetta


A view of the headquarters of the internet search engine company Google in Mountain View, California. Rosetta Stone, a language-learning software producer, on Friday filed a federal lawsuit against Google for infringing its trademark through Google's AdWords online advertising program.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - Rosetta Stone, a language-learning software producer, on Friday filed a federal lawsuit against Google for infringing its trademark through Google's AdWords online advertising program.

Sat, 11 Jul 09
Dell May Test Google's Chrome OS (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090710/tc_pcworld/dellmaytestgoogleschromeos
PC World - Dell on Friday said it would consider testing Google's upcoming Chrome operating system, but didn't commit to offering the Linux-based OS in future products.

Sat, 11 Jul 09
A year after opening App Store, Apple sitting pretty (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090710/tc_macworld/ayearafteropeningappstoreapplesittingpretty
Macworld.com - How can you tell that the App Store’s first anniversary is a big deal? Even Apple—which normally treats milestones the same stony silence divorced couples regard their erstwhile wedding anniversaries—has acknowledged the event.

Fri, 10 Jul 09
Top media execs wonder how Twitter will make money (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090709/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_media_summit_twitter


Twitter CEO Evan Williams arrives for a morning session at the annual Allen & Co.'s media summit in Sun Valley, Idaho, Thursday, July 9, 2009.(AP Photo/Nati Harnik)AP - It turns out the media elite aren't so different from a lot of less affluent folks: They think Twitter is a great communications tool, but can't figure out how the online messaging service is going to make money.

Fri, 10 Jul 09
Google CEO: New operating system changes the game (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090710/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_media_summit_google
AP - Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt can't wait for the Internet search leader's free operating system to debut next year.

Fri, 10 Jul 09
SKorea says attackers use IP address in 16 nations (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090710/ap_on_hi_te/as_skorea_cyber_attack


South Korean computer hackers compete during an information security olympiad at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 10, 2009. South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers that the cyber attacks that caused a wave of Web site outages in the U.S. and South Korea were carried out by using 86 IP addresses in 16 countries, amid suspicions North Korea is behind the effort. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP - Cyber attacks that caused a wave of Web site outages in the U.S. and South Korea used 86 IP addresses in 16 countries, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers Friday, amid suspicions North Korea was behind the effort.

Fri, 10 Jul 09
NY official: Tagged site stole identities (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090709/ap_on_hi_te/us_tagged_lawsuit
AP - New York's attorney general charged Thursday that Tagged.com stole the identities of more than 60 million Internet users worldwide — by sending e-mails that raided their private accounts.

Fri, 10 Jul 09
Jackson's death gives birth to new generation of fans (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090710/tc_afp/entertainmentusmusicjacksoninternetyouthmyspace


A scren grab of the live streaming shows the funeral cortege carrying the coffin of Michael Jackson on its way to the Staples centre in Los Angeles, on July 7. Facebook said that about a million members worldwide weighed in online with comments while watching live online video of Jackson's memorial.(AFP/File)AFP - MySpace said Thursday that Michael Jackson's death has given birth to a young new generation of fans of the artist at the online social networking site.

Fri, 10 Jul 09
Mac News Briefs: CheckUp adds compatibility with the latest Macs (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090709/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefscheckupaddscompatibilitywiththelatestmacs
Macworld.com - App4Mac announced an update for CheckUp, improving the interface and adding other enhancements to the system maintenance tool.

Fri, 10 Jul 09
Sprint Nextel signs networking deal with Ericsson (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090709/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_sprint_nextel_ericsson


FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2008 file photo, a woman walks past a Sprint store in Los Angeles. Sprint Nextel Corp. on Thursday, July 9, 2009 announced it will transfer operation of its wireless and wireline networks to Swedish telecommunications equipment maker LM Ericsson. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file)AP - Sprint Nextel Corp. on Thursday announced it will transfer operation of its wireless and wireline networks to Swedish telecommunications equipment maker LM Ericsson.

Fri, 10 Jul 09
TiVo, Best Buy set marketing alliance (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090710/media_nm/us_tivo_bestbuy


A screen shows Internet services available through an broadband-connected TiVo digital video recorder at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 5, 2006. REUTERS/Steve MarcusReuters - TiVo Inc announced on Thursday a marketing alliance with retailer Best Buy and will consider putting its television recording technology into Best Buy's own brand of TVs and electronics.

Fri, 10 Jul 09
Hollywood sends 3D home - in videogames (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090709/en_nm/us_videogames3d_tech_life
Reuters - Coming to a living room near you -- 3D videogames.

Fri, 10 Jul 09
Quicken Financial Life delayed until 2010 (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090709/tc_macworld/quickenfinanciallifedelayeduntil2010
Macworld.com - We know the folks at Intuit are busy, but we worry that perhaps they forgot to flip their calendar forward some time back in 2007. On Thursday, the company said that it would once again be delaying the appearance of its new Mac version of Quicken.

Fri, 10 Jul 09
Google CEO says will discuss Apple board role (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090710/tc_nm/us_sunvalley_google_apple
Reuters - Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said he will discuss with Apple Inc how his role on its board might change after Google's move to launch a new operating system.

Fri, 10 Jul 09
Bearish Sun Valley media confab surprises Murdoch (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090710/bs_nm/us_sunvalley_economy


Rupert Murdoch, News Corp CEO walks outside the during the Sun Valley media conference in Idaho July 9, 2009. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters - Media executives were unusually somber at their annual retreat in Sun Valley, Idaho this week, with News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch surprised at what he described as the "very bearish" mood.

Fri, 10 Jul 09
Cyberattacks put spotlight on Web vulnerabilities (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090709/tc_afp/skoreausnkoreaitinternet


Computer security experts were divided Thursday on whether North Korea was behind the ongoing attacks on US and South Korean websites, an assault that highlighted the vulnerabilities of the Web.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)AFP - Computer security experts were divided Thursday on whether North Korea was behind the ongoing attacks on US and South Korean websites, an assault that highlighted the vulnerabilities of the Web.

Fri, 10 Jul 09
Meet the Google Chrome OS Fanboy (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090709/tc_pcworld/meetthegooglechromeosfanboy
PC World - Apple has them. Microsoft too. And Linux is just teeming with them. But now Google has created its own brand of Borg that is willing to spread the gospel of Chrome OS just at the mere hint of its existence.

Fri, 10 Jul 09
Avernum 6 'old school' RPG announced (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090709/tc_macworld/avernum6oldschoolrpgannounced
Macworld.com - Spiderweb Software has announced Avernum 6, the final installment of their long-running series of adventure role playing games (RPGs) for the Mac and WPC. The game is expected to be released in late 2009, first on the Mac, then on Windows in 2010.

Thu, 9 Jul 09
Review: Need advice? Aardvark can sniff it out (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090708/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_digital_life_tech_test_aardvark


In this screen shot provided by Aardvark, the Aardvark service is demonstrated. Aardvark lets you ask questions that are routed to friends and friends-of-friends. The goal is to deliver specific, speedy answers on everything from apartment hunting to zoo recommendations. (AP Photo/Aardvark)AP - I like to get advice from friends on all sorts of things, and love to give it even more. In the past few years, instant messaging, e-mail and Twitter have sped up the process, but there's still room for improvement.

Thu, 9 Jul 09
Tech 101: How a denial-of-service attack works (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090708/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_tech101_cyber_attacks


An official gives a briefing about cyber attacks at the National Police Agency in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 8, 2009. South Korean intelligence officials believe North Korea or pro-Pyongyang forces in South Korea committed cyber attacks that paralyzed major South Korean and U.S. Web sites, a lawmaker's aide said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Hwang Kwang-mo)AP - Investigators are piecing together details about one of the most aggressive computer attacks in recent memory — a powerful "denial-of-service" assault that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South Korean government agencies, companies and institutions, in some cases for days.

Thu, 9 Jul 09
US officials eye North Korea in cyber attack (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090709/ap_on_go_ot/us_us_cyber_attack


Shawn White, Director of External Operations for mobile and Web site monitoring company Keynote Systems, is shown in the data storage room at Keynote headquarters in San Mateo, Calif., Wednesday, July 8, 2009. The company publishes data detailing outages on Web sites, including 40 government sites it watches. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - U.S. authorities on Wednesday eyed North Korea as the origin of the widespread cyber attack that overwhelmed government Web sites in the United States and South Korea, although they warned it would be difficult to definitively identify the attackers quickly.

Thu, 9 Jul 09
South Korea on high alert for more cyber attacks (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090709/ap_on_hi_te/as_skorea_cyber_attack


An unidentified police officer of the National Police Agency walks by a screen showing hacker attacks at the agency's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 9, 2009. North Korea, which has been firing missiles and spewing threats against the United States, has been identified by South Korea's main spy agency as a suspect in the cyber attacks targeting government and other Web sites in the U.S. and South Korea. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - South Korea was on high alert Thursday for more cyber attacks amid suspicions that North Korea was behind a recent wave of Web site outages in the South and in the United States.

Thu, 9 Jul 09
Top media execs wonder how Twitter will make money (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090708/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_media_summit_twitter
AP - It turns out the media elite aren't so different from a lot of less affluent people: They think Twitter is a great communications tool, but can't figure out how the online messaging service is going to make money.

Thu, 9 Jul 09
More web attacks likely, North Korea suspected (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090709/wr_nm/us_korea_south_internet


Employees of the Korea Internet Security Centre work to protect hacker attacks in Seoul July 8, 2009. South Korean authorities issued a cyber security warning on Wednesday after the Web sites of government agencies and financial institutions were disabled by apparent hacker attacks, possibly linked to North Korea. The Web sites of the presidential office, defence ministry, and the National Assembly were saturated with access requests generated by malicious software on Tuesday, crippling server response to legitimate traffic, South Korea's Communications Commission said in a statement. REUTERS/Lim Hun-Jung/Yonhap (SOUTH KOREA POLITICS CRIME LAW) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREAReuters - A fresh wave of cyber attacks that slowed U.S. and South Korean websites this week could come later on Thursday, a web security firm said, while the South's spy agency has said the hacking may be linked to North Korea.

Thu, 9 Jul 09
Mac News Briefs: QuickerTek battery extends MacBook life by five hours (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090708/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefsquickertekbatteryextendsmacbooklifebyfivehours
Macworld.com - QuickerTek has released a lower-cost version of its Apple Juicz external battery for MacBooks laptops. The Apple MacBook Battery and Charger Lite provides up to five hours of extra battery life for MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air models.

Thu, 9 Jul 09
Apps a nail in coffin of broadcast mobile TV (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090709/media_nm/us_mobile
Reuters - For years it was the talk of the wireless industry: beaming television to the world's four billion cellphones would be the icon of the digital age. Now, just three letters are hastening the demise of that vision.

Thu, 9 Jul 09
NY rep. stands by Michael Jackson 'pervert' video (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090709/ap_on_en_mu/us_politician_vs_jackson
AP - A New York congressman who posted a YouTube video blasting Michael Jackson as a "pervert" and child molester is standing by his words.

Thu, 9 Jul 09
Sony's Eric Lempel on Digital Downloads, PS3 Home Integration (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090708/tc_pcworld/sonysericlempelondigitaldownloadsps3homeintegration
PC World - What sort of digital content's coming for PSP owners in 2009?

Thu, 9 Jul 09
Antitrust Elevated In Obama Era (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20090708/bs_ibd_ibd/20090708tech01
Investor's Business Daily - The Justice Department is looking into whether large phone companies such as AT&T and Verizon Communications are abusing their market power to compete unfairly against smaller rivals by locking up exclusive deals to provide service to popular handsets such as Apple's iPhone.

Thu, 9 Jul 09
Google OS Could Put Squeeze on Other Flavors of Linux (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090709/tc_pcworld/googleoscouldputsqueezeonotherflavorsoflinux
PC World - Much of the discussion around Google's new PC operating system has focused on a looming battle with Windows, but the biggest losers could be other Linux OSes that have been enjoying some moderate success on netbooks, industry analysts said.

Thu, 9 Jul 09
Google's OS Security Claims Called 'idiotic' (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090708/tc_pcworld/googlesossecurityclaimscalledidiotic
PC World - Google, while announcing its new Chrome operating system late Tuesday, said users would no longer have to worry about viruses, malware and security updates, but security experts disagreed on whether Google can deliver on those promises.

Thu, 9 Jul 09
JasperSoft Pushes 'unlimited Access' BI Offer (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090708/tc_pcworld/jaspersoftpushesunlimitedaccessbioffer
PC World - Open-source BI (business intelligence) vendor JasperSoft said Tuesday it is offering an unlimited-use purchase option to customers worldwide.

Thu, 9 Jul 09
Safari 4.0.2 update fixes stability issues (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090708/tc_macworld/safari402updatefixesstabilityissues
Macworld.com - Apple on Wednesday updated its Safari Web browser to version 4.0.2. According to Apple's notes, the update improves the stability of the Nitro JavaScript engine and includes the latest compatibility and security fixes.

Wed, 8 Jul 09
Google's new operating system to take on Microsoft (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090708/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_operating_system
AP - Google is developing a new operating system for laptop computers in its boldest challenge yet to Microsoft's control over people's computing experience.

Wed, 8 Jul 09
Nielsen: Kids spending more time online (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090707/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_kids_online
AP - Young kids are getting online at a faster rate than their parents and older siblings.

Wed, 8 Jul 09
Online radio stations strike big deal on royalties (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090707/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_internet_radio
AP - The future of Internet radio appears more secure after a handful of online stations reached an agreement Tuesday to head off a potentially crippling increase in copyright royalty rates.

Wed, 8 Jul 09
Gundam turns 30; robot will live on, creator says (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090707/ap_on_hi_te/as_tec_techbit_gundam_s_birthday


Yoshiyuki Tomino, executive director and creator of Gundam animation series, smiles during a press conference in Tokyo Tuesday, July 7, 2009. Gundam that features giant robots in the era of space wars, is turning 30 this year and the reality is finally beginning to catch up with its world set in distant future, addressing issues ranging from environment to global conflicts, he said. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - Japan's most popular robot animation, Gundam, turns 30 this year, and the creator of the anime series says the times have caught up with the futuristic show launched in the late 1970s.

Wed, 8 Jul 09
Yahoo, NFL players union settle lawsuit (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090707/ap_on_hi_te/fbn_yahoo_nflpa
AP - Yahoo Inc. and the NFL Players Association have reached a settlement over use of players' statistics, photos and other data in Yahoo's popular online fantasy football game, but details were not immediately available Tuesday.

Wed, 8 Jul 09
Internet plays key role in China's latest unrest (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090707/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_wired_uighurs


A Han Chinese man carries a spiked steel bar while using his cell phone to take photos as he joins a mob of Han Chinese men attacking Uighur properties in Urumqi, western China's Xinjiang province, Tuesday, July 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - The brawl between Han Chinese and Uighurs in southern China was scarcely covered by state media, but accounts and photos spread quickly via the Internet and became a spark that helped ignite deadly riots thousands of miles away in the Uighur homeland.

Wed, 8 Jul 09
Federal Web sites knocked out by cyber attack (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090708/ap_on_go_ot/us_cyber_attack
AP - A widespread and unusually resilient computer attack that began July 4 knocked out the Web sites of several government agencies, including some that are responsible for fighting cyber crime, The Associated Press has learned.

Wed, 8 Jul 09
Sony CEO dismisses price cut chatter on PlayStation (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090708/tc_nm/us_sunvalley_sony


Visitors look at Sony Corp's products at its headquarters in Tokyo June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - Sony Corp Chief Executive Howard Stringer brushed off concerns that the PlayStation 3 video game console is too expensive, and said the company is unlikely to sell parts of its business amid the recession.

Wed, 8 Jul 09
Clearwire to Launch WiMax in Las Vegas on July 21 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090707/tc_pcworld/clearwiretolaunchwimaxinlasvegasonjuly21
PC World - Clearwire will start offering its mobile WiMax wireless data service commercially in Las Vegas on July 21, building on its still-sparse coverage area with a fourth major city.

Wed, 8 Jul 09
Cheaper Music Royalties Pull Internet Radio Back from the Brink (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090708/tc_pcworld/cheapermusicroyaltiespullinternetradiobackfromthebrink
PC World - The future is looking bright for various Web-based radio services such as Pandora, Blip.fm and CBS-owned Last.fm. A new long-term solution for music services such as Pandora includes the reduction of more than 40 percent in the royalties formerly paid by such music-streaming sites to the record industry.

Wed, 8 Jul 09
Sony's Eric Lempel On PS3 Updates, Firmware Rumors (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090707/tc_pcworld/sonysericlempelonps3updatesfirmwarerumors
PC World - Is Sony's austere PlayStation 3's dashboard due for an extreme makeover, per recent rumormongering? What about universal voice chat? Searchable memory cards? Discrete feature updates? The battery display fluke de-glitched? And what's up with Hulu video service blocking? I tracked down Sony Director of Network Operations Eric Lempel to get answers to those question and others in the following two part interview. This is part one.

Wed, 8 Jul 09
Delicious Library iPhone app yanked from App Store (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090707/tc_macworld/deliciouslibraryiphoneappyankedfromappstore
Macworld.com - Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the App Store. Delicious Monster’s iPhone companion app for its popular Delicious Library 2 media-cataloging application was removed from the App Store on Tuesday, though not, as it turns out, at the behest of the usual culprit, Apple. Rather, this time the objection came from online retail supergiant Amazon.

Wed, 8 Jul 09
Google to launch operating system for PCs (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090708/bs_nm/us_google
Reuters - Google Inc is preparing to launch an operating system for personal computers next year, taking direct aim at the dominance of Microsoft Corp's Windows franchise.

Wed, 8 Jul 09
Cardinals' La Russa drops suit against Twitter (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090707/ap_on_hi_te/bbn_la_russa_twitter
AP - St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa has quietly dropped his lawsuit against the social networking site Twitter Inc.

Wed, 8 Jul 09
Software Developer Pleads Guilty to Spam Charge (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090707/tc_pcworld/softwaredeveloperpleadsguiltytospamcharge
PC World - A Virginia software developer has pleaded guilty to charges related to creating and marketing software designed to send bulk commercial e-mail messages, in violation of the U.S. CAN-SPAM Act, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

Wed, 8 Jul 09
Study: Social Security Numbers Are Predictable (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090707/tc_pcworld/studysocialsecuritynumbersarepredictable
PC World - Social Security numbers may not be as random as believed, as a new study contends that powerful mathematical techniques combined with open-source research can, in some cases, reveal a person's secret number.

Wed, 8 Jul 09
Mac News Briefs: CalDigit ships 1TB RAID system (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090707/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefscaldigitships1tbraidsystem
Macworld.com - CalDigit VR mini, a compact, bus-powered two-drive RAID system from CalDigit, began shipping Tuesday. The 1TB storage device costs $699.

Tue, 7 Jul 09
Microsoft warns of serious computer security hole (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090706/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_microsoft_security
AP - Microsoft Corp. has taken the rare step of warning about a serious computer security vulnerability it hasn't fixed yet.

Tue, 7 Jul 09
Popular Tehran Bureau site covers Iran from Mass. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090706/ap_on_hi_te/us_iran_election_web_site


Kelly Niknejad sits next to the computers she uses to work on her Web site TehranBureau.com Friday, June 26, 2009 in Newton, Mass. In a matter of weeks, the news outlet she had created just months earlier became a must-read for many who closely followed the disputed re-election of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - The updates shot quickly onto the Tehran Bureau Web site as postelection chaos gripped Iran: angry street protests, random police beatings, a defiant warning from the ayatollah of more violence to come.

Tue, 7 Jul 09
Internet-based therapy shows promise for insomnia (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090706/ap_on_he_me/med_insomnia_therapy
AP - Sleepless people sometimes use the Internet to get through the night. Now a small study shows promising results for insomniacs with nine weeks of Internet-based therapy.

Tue, 7 Jul 09
Paperless health care? 1 hospital's long journey (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090706/ap_on_hi_te/us_med_healthbeat_paperless_hospital


In this photo taken Wednesday, June 24, 2009, Dr. Max Rohrbaugh, top, examines 6-month-old Riley Matthews as his mother Kenya Matthews, watches in the emergency ward at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh. It can take days for the results of diagnostic tests to wind up in a hospital's paper chart, while only hours later, Riley's test results and long note from a lung specialist popped up in his digital chart. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)AP - Baby Riley Matthews wheezed noisily on the exam table. "He's belly-breathing," the emergency-room doctor said worriedly — Riley's little abdomen was markedly rising and falling with each breath, a sign of respiratory distress.

Tue, 7 Jul 09
Social Security number code cracked, study claims (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090706/ap_on_hi_te/us_sci_identity_theft
AP - For all the concern about identity theft, researchers say there's a surprisingly easy way for the technology-savvy to figure out the precious nine digits of Americans' Social Security numbers.

Tue, 7 Jul 09
TV makers hope thin is in for newest sets (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090706/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_thin_tvs


FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2008 file photo, Sony's 11-inch OLED digital televisions are showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Now that flat-panel TVs have come down from thousands of dollars to as little as $200, manufacturers are pushing high-end alternatives that are slimmer, use less energy and come with other high-end add-ons — and can carry price tags in the thousands again. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file)AP - Lee Richman installs high-end home theater systems that can cost as much as $170,000. Lately, he's noticed that some of his clients — or their interior designers — are perking up when they hear about ultra-slim TV sets, which come off the wall only about an inch.

Tue, 7 Jul 09
Jackson memorial to be global online video event (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090707/tc_afp/entertainmentusmusicjacksoninternet


A woman performs in front of Michael Jackson's Memorial at the Jackson Family Compound in Encino, California. Michael Jackson's memorial is poised to be a global Internet video-viewing event that eclipses even the inauguration of US President Barack Obama.(AFP/Getty Images/Michael Buckner)AFP - Michael Jackson's memorial is poised to be a global Internet video-viewing event that eclipses even the inauguration of US President Barack Obama.

Tue, 7 Jul 09
Sony to enter netbook PC market with new Vaio (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090707/tc_nm/us_sony


Chinese sales staff talk with customers behind a row of Sony computers for sale at a computer market in Beijing June 29, 2009. REUTERS/David GrayReuters - Sony Corp said on Tuesday it plans to launch a new Vaio laptop that will sell for around 60,000 yen ($629) in Japan in August, making its entry into the fast-growing netbook market.

Tue, 7 Jul 09
Hondurans mount 'tele-coup' to counter one-sided media (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090707/tc_afp/honduraspoliticsmilitarycoupmedia


Honduran police and soldiers in riot gear, stand by to charge on supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya who are being attacked with a water-cannon and tear-gas grenades, during a demonstration in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on July 2. Using amateur videos and mobile phone pictures, young Hondurans opposed to the ousting of the president are uploading images to YouTube.(AFP/File)AFP - Using amateur videos and mobile phone pictures, young Hondurans opposed to the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya are uploading images to YouTube in what they have branded a 'tele-coup.'

Tue, 7 Jul 09
Woman seeks to decrease $1.92M fine for downloads (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090707/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_music_downloading
AP - A central Minnesota woman ordered to pay $1.92 million for illegally sharing copyright-protected music is asking a federal judge to reduce the damages she must pay or grant a new trial, while the recording industry is taking steps to make sure she doesn't share music again.

Tue, 7 Jul 09
Ubisoft to open Toronto studio (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090706/tc_nm/us_ubisoft_canada
Reuters - French videogame maker Ubisoft Entertainment SA is set to open a Toronto studio that will create 800 jobs over 10 years, the Ontario government said on Monday.

Tue, 7 Jul 09
Mac News Briefs: Synology intros NAS device for laptop drives (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090706/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefssynologyintrosnasdeviceforlaptopdrives
Macworld.com - Synology rolled out a Network Attached Storage Device for 2.5-inch hard drives that the company says offers lower power consumption than devices using larger hard drives and a small footprint. The 4-Bay Disk Station DS409slim can support up to 2TB of storage in a 120-by-105-by-142-mm enclosure.

Tue, 7 Jul 09
Microsoft sounds computer security alarm (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090707/tc_afp/usitinternetsoftwarecrimecompanymicrosoft


Microsoft has warned of a flawed software in Internet Explorer that hackers can exploit to take over some computers. The vulnerability was found in a program used in the popular web browser to play video on computers running with Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 operating systems, Microsoft said in a warning posted online.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AFP - Microsoft has warned of a flawed software in Internet Explorer that hackers can exploit to take over some computers.

Tue, 7 Jul 09
NC town raises offer for Apple data center site (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090707/ap_on_bi_ge/nc_apple_data_center
AP - A North Carolina community battered by manufacturing layoffs raised the offer for Apple Inc. to open its East Coast data center just 30 miles down the road from a similar Google Inc. server farm that opened last year.

Tue, 7 Jul 09
Opera CEO Defends Unite Against Security Concerns (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090706/tc_pcworld/operaceodefendsuniteagainstsecurityconcerns
PC World - Opera Software's CEO defended the Unite feature of the forthcoming Opera 10 browser against charges that it will increase the risk that hackers can break into people's PCs.

Tue, 7 Jul 09
Open-source Bias Cheered, Booed in Planned EC Rules Review (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090706/tc_pcworld/opensourcebiascheeredbooedinplannedecrulesreview
PC World - Industry groups criticized and praised on Monday what they consider is a bias in favor of open-source software in the European Commission's plans to update the rules governing industry standard technologies.

Tue, 7 Jul 09
CNNMoney offers iPhone app (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090706/tc_macworld/cnnmoneyoffersiphoneapp
Macworld.com - The news-on-your-iPhone market became more crowded this week as CNNMoney.com joined the AP, New York Times and others with their own free iPhone application.

Mon, 6 Jul 09
Andreessen making leap from entrepreneur to VC (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090706/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_evolving_entrepreneur
AP - Having built and sold two technology startups for a combined $11.7 billion, Marc Andreessen is ready to take a stab at, well, finding the next Marc Andreessen.

Mon, 6 Jul 09
Geeks double as scourges and sages at media summit (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090705/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_media_summit
AP - The media moguls attending an annual powwow staged by investment bank Allen & Co. used to be able to rest comfortably in the Idaho mountains as they mulled their next moves.

Mon, 6 Jul 09
Omg! Positive tone boosts Yahoo celeb site to top (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090705/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_yahoo_entertainment


In this screen shot, Yahoo Inc.'s 'omg' Web site is shown. (AP Photo/Yahoo Inc.)AP - Think of the most popular brands in celebrity news, and you'll probably come up with a small list that includes Entertainment Tonight, US Weekly and People.

Mon, 6 Jul 09
UK spy chief's family details posted on Facebook (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090705/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_facebook_spy
AP - He's the spy who came in from the beach.

Mon, 6 Jul 09
Michael Jackson memorial tickets for sale online (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090706/tc_afp/entertainmentusmusicjacksontickets


Michael Jackson fans write on a memorial poster outside Staples Center in Los Angeles. Tickets for Michael Jackson's memorial were advertized for sale on the Internet as the winners of a hugely over-subscribed online lottery were notified.(AFP/Gabriel Bouys)AFP - Tickets for Michael Jackson's memorial were advertized for sale on the Internet as the winners of a hugely over-subscribed online lottery were notified.

Mon, 6 Jul 09
Media players plot survival at Sun Valley confab (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090705/tc_nm/us_sunvalley
Reuters - The global recession, shrinking advertising sales and fears that the Internet could render big media empires obsolete provide an ominous backdrop for executives at this week's Sun Valley conference.

Sun, 5 Jul 09
Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090705/ap_on_bi_ge/us_downturn_dating


Matt Bergstrom, left, and Emily Hilleren, center, play board games at the Holiday Club during a singles event, Nerds at Heart, in Chicago, Thursday, July 2, 2009. Attendance at the monthly gatherings, where mostly young professionals pay $25 for a drink and a chance to spend the evening clustered around trivia and board games was more than double expectations in April and has stayed high since. (AP Photo/Stacie Freudenberg)AP - Credit the recession for staycations and bringing us more game-night parties at home. But also give it a shout for spurring more first dates.

Sun, 5 Jul 09
Omg! Positive tone boosts Yahoo celeb site to top (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090704/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_yahoo_entertainment
AP - Think of the most popular brands in celebrity news, and you'll probably come up with a small list that includes Entertainment Tonight, US Weekly and People.

Sun, 5 Jul 09
BT offers staff time off in exchange for pay cut (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090704/ap_on_hi_te/eu_britain_bt
AP - Telecoms company BT Group PLC is offering staff a year off work in return for a 75 percent cut in that year's pay.

Sun, 5 Jul 09
British spy chief's cover blown on Facebook (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090705/wr_nm/us_britain_mi6


John Sawers, the new head of Britain's spy agency, is pictured in this June 4, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin AbdalaReuters - The wife of the new head of Britain's spy agency has posted pictures of her husband, family and friends on Internet networking site Facebook, details which could compromise security, a newspaper said on Sunday.

Sun, 5 Jul 09
Leaked: Sony Ericsson's Upcoming Android Phone (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090704/tc_pcworld/leakedsonyericssonsupcomingandroidphone
PC World - We know for some time now that Sony Ericsson (SE) is working on a Google Android based mobile phone, but the company has been keeping mum on details. However, pictures leaked by a Danish site appear to reveal Sony Ericsson's upcoming Android phone, and it looks like a good one.

Sun, 5 Jul 09
GM considers options ahead of court ruling (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090704/bs_afp/autocompanybankruptcyuscourt


Flags fly outside the General Motors world headquarters building in May 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. As General Motors executives await a key court ruling that will determine whether they can establish a new company, the shape of any future enterprise is already being considered.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Bill Pugliano)AFP - As General Motors executives await a key court ruling that will determine whether they can establish a new company, the shape of any future enterprise is already being considered.

Sat, 4 Jul 09
Jackson fans told to stay away as tickets up for grabs (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/en_afp/entertainmentusmusicjackson


Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard. Jackson's family has announced a free public memorial service for the tragic pop icon in Los Angeles, as a battle looms with his ex-wife who wants custody of their two children.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)AFP - Fans heading to Los Angeles for Michael Jackson's memorial extravaganza were urged to stay away on Friday as organizers said tickets for the event would be allocated by an online lottery.

Sat, 4 Jul 09
US wants privacy in new cyber security system (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_hi_te/us_cyber_einstein


US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano speaks to journalists after signing an agreement with the Portuguese government on the fight against crime and terrorism, Tuesday, June 30 2009, at the Necessidades Palace, the Portuguese foreign ministry, in Lisbon. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)AP - The Obama administration is moving cautiously on a new pilot program that would both detect and stop cyber attacks against government computers, while trying to ensure citizen privacy protections.

Sat, 4 Jul 09
Ericsson announces broadband contracts in China (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/tc_afp/swedenchinatelecomequipcompanyericsson


Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there.(Ericsson/File)AFP - Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there, it said Friday.

Sat, 4 Jul 09
Bluetooth "Big Brother" tracks festival-goers (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/tc_nm/us_technology_bluetooth_rock_tech_life
Reuters - Researchers are using Bluetooth technology to observe the meanderings of tens of thousands of festival-goers at a top European rock festival, hoping their findings will launch a new generation of tracking devices.

Sat, 4 Jul 09
Michael Jackson sales surge expected to last months (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/media_nm/us_jackson_sales
Reuters - In the days following Michael Jackson's June 25 death, fans flocked to record stores and digital music outlets to purchase one last memory. And merchants say they expect the Jackson sales surge to last for weeks -- maybe even months.

Sat, 4 Jul 09
IPhone 3GS Heats Up, DOJ Takes Aim at Google (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090703/tc_pcworld/iphone3gsheatsupdojtakesaimatgoogle
PC World - The iPhone scored quite a few headlines related to overheating problems with the 3GS this week. Depending on whom you believe, those issues are either real, exaggerated, the fault of users or some combination of the three. Otherwise, as warm weather takes hold above the equator and Bostonians contemplate whether it's time to brush up on our ark-building skills (rain, rain go away), we find this week's IT news offerings cover a broad range.

Sat, 4 Jul 09
China Testing Mac Version of Green Dam Web Filter (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090703/tc_nf/67532
NewsFactor - Despite the delay in China's requirement to install Green Dam Web-filtering software on all new PCs, the controversy is not dead. PC makers are including the software with new PCs even though the July 1 deadline has been postponed indefinitely.

Sat, 4 Jul 09
US Court Rejects IBM Appeal in Executive's Move to Dell (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090703/tc_pcworld/uscourtrejectsibmappealinexecutivesmovetodell
PC World - A U.S. court has rejected an IBM appeal to bar David Johnson, the company's former chief of mergers and acquisitions, from working at rival Dell over concerns regarding trade secrets.

Sat, 4 Jul 09
You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090703/tc_infoworld/82050
InfoWorld - You win some; you lose some. This week China decided its Web censorship filtering software was not quite ready for prime time, while U.S. courts sentenced phone hackers and file swappers to some crime time.

Sat, 4 Jul 09
Firefox 3.5 Can Still Learn From Its Competition (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090703/tc_pcworld/firefox35canstilllearnfromitscompetition
PC World - While Mozilla lights a fire under competing browsers with support of emerging Web standards with Firefox 3.5, it can still improve its performance, reliability, and usability.

Sat, 4 Jul 09
Teen Releases First Jailbreak App for iPhone 3GS (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090703/bs_nf/67533
NewsFactor - The first jailbreak application for Apple's new iPhone 3GS has been made available just two weeks after the iPhone debuted. George Hotz, a 19-year-old Google employee originally from New Jersey, created the application.

Fri, 3 Jul 09
PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_hi_te/as_tec_china_internet


Children use computers in a library in Xiangfan in central China's Hubei province Wednesday July 1, 2009. In a rare reversal, China's government gave in to domestic and international pressure and backed down from a rule that would have required personal computers sold in the country to have Internet-filtering software. Just hours before the rule was to have taken effect Wednesday, the government said it would postpone the requirement for the 'Green Dam' software. (AP Photo)AP - Several PC makers were including controversial Internet-filtering software with computers shipped in China on Thursday despite a government decision to postpone its plan to make such a step mandatory.

Fri, 3 Jul 09
Conviction reversed in web hoax that led to suicide (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/tc_afp/usitcompanycrimecourtinternetmyspace


An internet user looking at a MySpace page. A woman who was convicted of computer fraud in an Internet hoax that led to the suicide of 13-year-old girl was tentatively acquitted Thursday by a federal judge.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - A woman who was convicted of computer fraud in an Internet hoax that led to the suicide of 13-year-old girl was tentatively acquitted Thursday by a federal judge.

Fri, 3 Jul 09
Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_online_sales_taxes
AP - In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence.

Fri, 3 Jul 09
Mac News Briefs: BenVista releases PhotoZoom Pro 3 photo enlarger (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090702/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefsbenvistareleasesphotozoompro3photoenlarger
Macworld.com - BenVista has released the latest version its photo enlargement sofware, PhotoZoom Pro 3.

Fri, 3 Jul 09
Hybrid Cellular Satellite Will Boost Rural Coverage (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090702/bs_nf/67526
NewsFactor - European space transportation provider Arianespace launched its largest satellite ever on Wednesday on behalf of TerreStar Networks -- a Virginia-based company that intends to inaugurate a hybrid satellite/cellular service in the United States and Canada later this year.

Fri, 3 Jul 09
Paisley: 'Hard to ignore' serious themes on new CD (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_en_mu/us_music_brad_paisley


FILE - In this May 29, 2009 file photo, Brad Paisley is shown in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Ed Rode, file)AP - As much as he enjoys singing about the double lives of computer geeks ("Online") and amorous country boys ("Ticks"), Brad Paisley says there's too much going on in the world to be too lighthearted on his new album, "American Saturday Night."

Fri, 3 Jul 09
"Asteroids" lands at Universal (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/film_nm/us_asteroids
Reuters - Universal Pictures has won a four-studio bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari video game "Asteroids."

Fri, 3 Jul 09
Preview: Facebook's Upcoming New iPhone App (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/previewfacebooksupcomingnewiphoneapp
PC World - The folks at Facebook don't seem to be taking much downtime this summer. After announcing a revamped approach to user privacy control this week, the Facebook team is now preparing to launch a new and improved Facebook application for the iPhone.

Fri, 3 Jul 09
Oracle plans to lay off up to 1,000 in Europe: AFP (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/tc_nm/us_oracle_jobs
Reuters - Oracle Corp plans to lay off up to 1,000 workers in Europe, or about 1 percent of its global staff, as the recession erodes the giant software company's earnings, French news agency AFP reported on Thursday.

Fri, 3 Jul 09
Conficker: Forgotten but not Gone (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/confickerforgottenbutnotgone
PC World - Conficker may not dominate the headlines any longer, but it's still going strong, according to Trend Micro's Malware Blog and stats from the Conficker Working Group.

Fri, 3 Jul 09
'BugDay' Planned To Fix Bugs in New Firefox 3.5 (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090702/bs_nf/67523
NewsFactor - Mozilla is scrambling to fix bugs in its just-released Firefox 3.5 browser. Users are posting complaints about problems across the Web.

Fri, 3 Jul 09
Claims of Apple 'admitting' iPhone 3GS overheating are hot air (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090702/tc_macworld/claimsofappleadmittingiphone3gsoverheatingarehotair
Macworld.com - They say the iPhone 3GS is hot. Hot as in sexy. Hot as in selling like cakes that are hot. Hot as in “scorch the skin off your face Raiders of the Ark-style.”

Thu, 2 Jul 09
Facebook plans to simplify privacy settings (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_hi_te/us_facebook_privacy
AP - Facebook is overhauling its privacy controls over the next several weeks in an attempt to simplify its users' ability to control who sees the information they share on the site.

Thu, 2 Jul 09
Sony struggling as Walkman hits 30th anniversary (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_hi_te/as_japan_sony_walkman


Sony Corp.'s employee Rumi Yamaguchi smiles in front of a special display commemorating the Sony Walkman's 30th anniversary that opens Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Sony Archive building in Tokyo, Japan. The first portable cassette-tape player Walkman, shown second from left on the top shelf, hit the Japanese market on July 1, 1979. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)AP - When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go — a totally innovative idea back in 1979.

Thu, 2 Jul 09
Companies pledge more openness about Web tracking (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_online_advertising
AP - Companies that track consumer behavior online for advertising purposes are vowing to make their practices more transparent and to give people a way to decline being shadowed.

Thu, 2 Jul 09
Review: New guide gives Twitterific advice (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_digital_life_tech_test_twitter_guide


In this image provided by O'Reilly Media Inc., the cover of 'The Twitter Book' is shown. (AP Photo/O'Reilly Media Inc.)AP - Sometimes Twitter can make newcomers feel like twits because the online messaging service isn't as simple as it sounds.

Thu, 2 Jul 09
Alice.com grasps the woes of buying toilet paper (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_toilet_paper
AP - If shopping for household essentials like toilet paper and soap isn't your favorite activity, a new Web site might eliminate the task — while saving you cash.

Thu, 2 Jul 09
Joost exits consumer online video business (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_joost_restructuring
AP - Struggling online video startup Joost, begun with much fanfare in 2007 by the same people behind Skype and Kazaa, is restructuring its business after discovering that it can't survive on advertising to fund its operations.

Thu, 2 Jul 09
China says Web censor plan to proceed: report (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/tc_afp/chinaitcomputerinternetcensor


A man uses a laptop computer at a wireless cafe in Beijing. Chinese authorities insisted an Internet filtering programme will go ahead despite a last-minute decision this week to postpone making it mandatory on new PCs, state media said.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Chinese authorities insisted an Internet filtering programme will go ahead despite a last-minute decision this week to postpone making it mandatory on new PCs, state media said.

Thu, 2 Jul 09
Smartphone Palooza: 10 Hot Touchscreens Compared (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/smartphonepalooza10hottouchscreenscompared
PC World - Keeping tabs on the latest cell phone models can be a full-time job, especially given the number of cell phones announced by Apple, Palm, Nokia, and HTC (including, most recently, the BlackBerry-like T-Mobile Dash) over the past few months. But thanks to PC World, you don't have to hunt down and compare the various touchscreen smartphones yourself.

Thu, 2 Jul 09
Cisco to Expand Mobile Collaboration Features (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/ciscotoexpandmobilecollaborationfeatures
PC World - Cisco will tackle the mobile world over the next year with a series of new features to bring smartphones into business communications, the head of the company's software group said at the Cisco Live conference on Wednesday.

Thu, 2 Jul 09
YouTube doubles video file size to 2G (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/tc_afp/usitcompanyinternetyoutube


YouTube webpage. Video-sharing site YouTube announced on Wednesday that it was doubling the size limit for uploads to its website to allow users to post more high-definition (HD) video.(AFP/File/Samantha Sin)AFP - Video-sharing site YouTube announced on Wednesday that it was doubling the size limit for uploads to its website to allow users to post more high-definition (HD) video.

Thu, 2 Jul 09
Meet the cast of 11th `Big Brother' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_en_tv/us_tv_big_brother


In this publicity image released by CBS, 'Big Brother' cast member Jeff Schroeder, of Norridge, Ill., is shown. The program returns for its 11th installment, premiering, Thursday, July 9, 2009, at 8:00 p.m. EDT. (AP Photo/CBS, Sonja Flemming)AP - Chima Simone couldn't think of a better place to spend the recession than the "Big Brother" house.

Thu, 2 Jul 09
Mac News Briefs: Omni Group releases OmniGraphSketcher (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090701/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefsomnigroupreleasesomnigraphsketcher
Macworld.com - The Omni Group’s OmniGraphSketcher is a new tool for creating graphs.

Thu, 2 Jul 09
China paper says Web filter only a matter of time (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/wr_nm/us_china_internet
Reuters - It is only a matter of time before a controversial scheme to install Internet filtering software on all computers begins in China, a state newspaper said on Thursday, after the plan was abruptly delayed this week.

Thu, 2 Jul 09
MySpace, Web servers not liable for assaults: court (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090701/wr_nm/us_myspace


A screenshot shows the White House web page on MySpace. The White House posted a video on its website featuring a simultaneous translation into Farsi of US President Barack Obama's comments on Iran.(AFP/MySpace/File)Reuters - Internet servers like MySpace cannot be held liable when minors are sexually assaulted by people they first meet on a website, a California appeals court ruled in an opinion filed late on Tuesday.

Thu, 2 Jul 09
Google: Spammers Regroup After ISP Takedowns (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090701/tc_pcworld/googlespammersregroupafterisptakedowns
PC World - Spammers are pumping out an increasing number of garbage messages as they regain their capacity to send spam through hacked PCs, according to the latest statistics released by Google on Wednesday.

Thu, 2 Jul 09
Red Hat Program Certifies Partners to Put Linux on Cloud (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090701/tc_pcworld/redhatprogramcertifiespartnerstoputlinuxoncloud
PC World - Red Hat has launched a new partner program to make sure its enterprise Linux and JBoss software are core components of a cloud-computing infrastructure, and to guarantee that Red Hat-based applications will run reliably and safely in the cloud.

Thu, 2 Jul 09
First Look: Firefox 3.5 (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090701/tc_macworld/firstlookfirefox35
Macworld.com - Hot on the heels of the release of Safari 4 comes the final version of Mozilla’s Firefox 3.5. Originally slated to be a “.1” increment to Firefox 3, the number of improvements slated for this release earned it a bump to a full “.5” upgrade. When compared to the changes from Safari 3 to Safari 4, however, it seems Mozilla could just have easily named this one Firefox 4, as there are a multitude of new and improved features.

Wed, 1 Jul 09
Corning raises 2Q glass volume forecast again (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090630/ap_on_hi_te/us_corning_outlook
AP - Specialty glass maker Corning Inc. said Tuesday it is getting a big lift from rising sales of flat-screen televisions, most notably in China.

Wed, 1 Jul 09
China backs down from requirement for Web filter (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090630/ap_on_hi_te/as_tec_china_internet


Customers surf the Internet at an Internet cafe in Beijing, China, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. A California company that says its software was illegally used in Beijing's new Internet filter threatened possible legal action as PC makers faced a Wednesday deadline to supply the system with computers. U.S. trade officials and industry and free-speech groups have also appealed to Beijing to revoke its order, which requires suppliers to pre-install the Green Dam filtering software or include it on a disk with each PC sold from July 1. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)AP - In a rare reversal, China's government gave in to domestic and international pressure and backed down Tuesday from a rule that would have required personal computers sold in the country to have Internet-filtering software.

Wed, 1 Jul 09
Business groups hail China web software delay (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/tc_afp/chinaitcomputerinternetcensorbusiness


A man surfs the Internet on a Beijing street. The American and European chambers of commerce in China have welcomed a decision by Beijing to delay an order that new computers sold in the country be equipped with an Internet filtering programme.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - The American and European chambers of commerce in China have welcomed a decision by Beijing to delay an order that new computers sold in the country be equipped with an Internet filtering programme.

Wed, 1 Jul 09
Happy 30th birthday, Walkman (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/tc_afp/lifestylejapantechnologymusiccompanysony


Japan's electronics giant Sony employee dispays the first model of Sony's stereo cassete player AFP - Thirty years ago Sony launched the Walkman, a gadget which revolutionised the way people around the world listened to music but has since been overtaken by an icon of the digital age -- the iPod.

Wed, 1 Jul 09
Analysts Doubt Future of Comcast's WiMAX Offering (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090630/tc_nf/67471
NewsFactor - Comcast launched a high-speed wireless data service in Portland on Tuesday as the first step in what the cable-TV network operator expects to eventually become a nationwide rollout -- with Atlanta, Chicago and Philadelphia expected to go online later this year.

Wed, 1 Jul 09
YouTube Readies Redesign Amid Chorus of Complaints (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090630/tc_pcworld/youtubereadiesredesignamidchorusofcomplaints
PC World - YouTube plans to soon switch all of its members to a redesign of its channel pages that it has been testing for several months, although many people want the Google video-sharing site to give them the option to keep the old layout.

Wed, 1 Jul 09
Blizzard Kills StarCraft II LAN Support (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090630/tc_pcworld/blizzardkillsstarcraftiilansupport
PC World - Upcoming real-time strategy Windows game StarCraft II will ship without Local Area Network multiplayer support in an effort to combat piracy, says Blizzard, in an official statement sure to annoy if not outright confound series fans the world round.

Wed, 1 Jul 09
Cooliris even cooler (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090630/tc_macworld/coolirisevencooler
Macworld.com - Cooliris, the visually-enthralling free browser plug-in that allows you to navigate through online photos and video via a 3-D image wall, has been updated to version 1.1.1. New to this version is support for displaying Cooliris within tabbed windows, sharable URLs, and greater support for Flickr information and MySpace content.

Wed, 1 Jul 09
All-day party celebrates China web filter delay (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090701/wr_nm/us_china_internet_celebration
Reuters - Chinese web users flooded to a trendy art zone cafe Wednesday to celebrate a last-minute halt to a rollout of government-sponsored filtering software, and make a stand for freedom of expression in the Communist-run state.

Wed, 1 Jul 09
Chambers Unfazed at Disrupted Speech (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090630/tc_pcworld/chambersunfazedatdisruptedspeech
PC World - Cisco Systems believes networking among doctors as well as among sensors in the field can help prevent pandemics, Chairman and CEO John Chambers said in a keynote address at the company's annual Cisco Live customer conference that was briefly disrupted by a protest and a technical glitch.

Wed, 1 Jul 09
Beyond Firefox 3.5: A Sneak Peek at Mozilla's Next Browser (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090630/tc_pcworld/beyondfirefox35asneakpeekatmozillasnextbrowser
PC World - Mozilla's Firefox 3.5 is off to a running start. The new browser, boasting significant speed increases and a host of added features, was officially released Tuesday morning. By mid-afternoon, the program had surpassed 1.6 million downloads worldwide and was steadily climbing, according to Mozilla's real-time tracking utility.

Wed, 1 Jul 09
Mac News Briefs: wineCellar 2.0 adds cloud support for mobile access (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090630/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefswinecellar20addscloudsupportformobileaccess
Macworld.com - Users who turn to Cadent Computing's wineCellar to log and organize their wine collection will now be able sync entries via a new synchronization service added in the latest update. wineCellar 2.0 introduces Cadent Cloud, a service that lets the app sync up to 500 wines to a cloud where they can be viewed through either a standard Web site or a site for mobile devices.

 

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