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Wed, 30 Sep 09
Wolfgang's Vault offering concerts for download (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090930/media_nm/us_vault
Reuters - The once controversial Wolfgang's Vault, which has amassed the largest collection of licensed streaming live recordings on the Internet, is about to make a treasure trove of those concerts available for downloading.

Wed, 30 Sep 09
mSpot streaming Hollywood movies to mobile phones (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090930/tc_afp/entertainmentcompanyusfilminternetmspot
US mobile entertainment company mSpot on Tuesday began offering full-length movies for streaming to mobile phones.(mSpot)AFP - US mobile entertainment company mSpot began offering full-length movies for streaming to mobile phones.

Wed, 30 Sep 09
T-Mobile to sell Motorola Android phone Oct. 19 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090929/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_t_mobile_motorola
AP - T-Mobile USA plans to start selling the first phone from Motorola that uses Google's software on Oct. 19.

Wed, 30 Sep 09
GM's trial program selling cars on eBay set to end (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090929/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gm_ebay
AP - General Motors Co. said Tuesday that it is concluding its partnership with eBay Inc. in which the automaker used the auction site to sell new cars through California dealerships, as it shifts focus to broader, national marketing programs.

Wed, 30 Sep 09
Microsoft CEO's compensation down 6 percent in '09 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090929/ap_on_hi_te/us_microsoft_executive_compensation
AP - The value of the compensation package granted to Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer fell about 6 percent in fiscal 2009, a year in which weak computer sales cut into the software maker's profits.

Wed, 30 Sep 09
Standard Eyed for Connecting Gadgets to High-def TVs (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090930/tc_pcworld/standardeyedforconnectinggadgetstohighdeftvs
PC World - Several major consumer electronics companies have started working together to develop a common interface for hooking up cell phones and portable gadgets to TV sets.

Wed, 30 Sep 09
Jackson estate sues foundation over name (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090930/ap_on_en_mu/us_michael_jackson_foundation_lawsuit


FILE - In this March 17, 2005 file photo, pop star Michael Jackson arrives at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse in Santa Maria, Calif. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant, file)AP - Michael Jackson's estate on Tuesday sued a foundation that bears the name of one of his most famous songs, "Heal the World."

Wed, 30 Sep 09
OnLive secures more funding, sees strong interest (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090930/tc_nm/us_onlive_funding
Reuters - OnLive, the "cloud-based" service that is aiming to change the way consumers play video games, announced on Tuesday a new round of financing and said interest from potential users has exceeded expectations.

Wed, 30 Sep 09
Mac News Briefs: PDFpen has new OCR engine (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090929/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefspdfpenhasnewocrengine
Macworld.com - SmileOnMyMac Software has updated PDFpen, incorporating Nuance Communications’ OmniPage OCR engine into the PDF editing program.

Wed, 30 Sep 09
Google working on "smart" plug-in hybrid charging (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090930/tc_nm/us_google_electriccar


Google Inc. Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt speaks to Reuters during an interview in Pittsburgh, September 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - Google Inc is in the early stages of looking at ways to write software that would fully integrate plug-in hybrid vehicles to the power grid, minimize strain on the grid and help utilities manage vehicle charging load.

Wed, 30 Sep 09
Dell launches high-end, thin business PC (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090929/tc_nm/us_dell_pc
A Dell laptop computer is seen in New York August 26, 2008. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Dell Inc on Monday unveiled its latest high-end, ultra-thin personal computer, bringing some fresh design appeal to its enterprise models.

Wed, 30 Sep 09
Microsoft Security Essentials Available for Download (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090929/bs_nf/69239
NewsFactor - After introducing its antivirus software to 75,000 beta testers in June as Microsoft Security Essentials Beta, Microsoft has made its Security Essentials antivirus software available as a free download.

Wed, 30 Sep 09
Future Firefox 4.0 Could Feature 'App Tabs' (PC Magazine)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20090929/tc_zd/244498
PC Magazine - Mozilla periodically refreshes its wiki page with what might called public brainstorming of future ideas. In its latest refresh, the popular browser's developers have posted a number of ideas that they're considering for Firefox 3.7 and Firefox 4.0, including revamping bookmarks, killing the "home" button, and app tabs.

Wed, 30 Sep 09
EyeTV for iPhone joins the ranks of TV streaming apps (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090929/tc_macworld/eyetvforiphonejoinstheranksoftvstreamingapps
Macworld.com - EyeTV users need never have to stray to far from the warm loving glow of their favorite TV programs after Tuesday’s arrival of the EyeTV app in the App Store. Elgato Systems’ $5 app for the iPhone and iPod touch lets EyeTV users watch live TV and recordings on their iPhone 3.0-running mobile device.

Tue, 29 Sep 09
Among the new features in CNN iPhone app: a price (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090929/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_cnn_iphone_app
AP - CNN is coming out with an iPhone application Tuesday that has a feature few other news apps have tried: a price tag.

Tue, 29 Sep 09
AP Source: Warner to return its music to YouTube (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090929/ap_on_hi_te/us_warner_music_group_youtube
AP - Warner Music Group Corp. has agreed to return songs and music videos from its artists to the YouTube video site, after a monthslong boycott over what it called unfair terms, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Tue, 29 Sep 09
Microsoft to release free antivirus PC software (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090929/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_microsoft_security_software
AP - Microsoft Corp. says its new computer security program can be downloaded starting on Tuesday.

Tue, 29 Sep 09
Dell settlement has tougher accounting oversight (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090928/ap_on_hi_te/us_dell_settlement
AP - Dell Inc. said Monday it will beef up accounting and corporate governance rules as part of a settlement tied to an investigation into its past financial practices.

Tue, 29 Sep 09
Twitter trouble: Players told to tweet no more (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090929/ap_on_sp_ot/sports_tough_day_for_tweeters


FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2009 file photo, New York Jets wide receiver David Clowney catches a touchdown pass under pressure from Baltimore Ravens cornerback Frank Walker during the third quarter in a preseason NFL football game in Baltimore. Clowney was benched by an angry coach Rex Ryan for the team's game against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, after Clowney complained on Twitter about a lack of playing time. (AP Photo/Gail Burton, File)AP - @davidclowney Rex is watching.

Tue, 29 Sep 09
Xerox in $6B deal to expand tech services business (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090928/ap_on_hi_te/us_xerox_affiliated_computer


FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2008 file photo, the Xerox Corporation headquarters in Norwalk, Conn., is shown. Xerox Corp. on Monday, Sept. 28, 2009 said it will buy Affiliated Computer Services Inc. for $6.4 billion in cash and stock, joining the expensive race among technology companies to broaden their offerings. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey, file)AP - Xerox Corp. said Monday it will buy Affiliated Computer Services Inc. for about $6.4 billion in cash and stock, joining the expensive race among technology companies to broaden their offerings.

Tue, 29 Sep 09
Facebook yanks poll asking whether to kill Obama (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090929/tc_afp/usitinternetpoliticscrimefacebookobama


The US Secret Service is trying to identify the people who launched an online poll at Facebook asking whether US President Barack Obama should be assassinated.(AFP/File/Loic Venance)AFP - The US Secret Service is trying to identify the people who launched an online poll at Facebook asking whether US President Barack Obama should be assassinated.

Tue, 29 Sep 09
As phones get smarter, game makers ring the changes (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090929/tc_afp/entertainmentjapangametechnology


A Japanese woman plays a game on the Apple's iPod in Tokyo. Tetsuya Ide, a teenage computer boffin is betting that Apple's hit gadget is the key to having a new generation of video game players in the palm of his hand.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Tetsuya Ide doesn't own an iPhone, but the teenage computer boffin is betting that Apple's hit gadget is the key to having a new generation of video game players in the palm of his hand.

Tue, 29 Sep 09
Video captures Jackman chiding cell phone offender (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090929/ap_on_en_mo/us_theater_jackman_cell_phone


In this theater publicity image released by the Hartman Group, Daniel Craig, left, and Hugh Jackman from 'A Steady Rain,' is shown. Jackman and Craig star in Keith Huff's play about two Chicago policeman, opening Sept. 29 at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York. (AP Photo/The Hartman Group, Greg Williams)AP - Hugh Jackman knows how to stop the show. He did it recently when a cell phone call interrupted a preview performance of "A Steady Rain," the Broadway play that stars Jackman and Daniel Craig. The moment captured on an amateur video shown by the TMZ.com Web site appears to have been recorded by someone in the audience.

Tue, 29 Sep 09
EU seeks to turn down MP3s music player volumes (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090928/wr_nm/us_mp3
Reuters - The European Commission issued new volume standards for MP3 players on Monday to help prevent music lovers damaging their hearing.

Tue, 29 Sep 09
Retired NFL players seek to join EA lawsuit (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090928/ap_on_hi_te/fbo_ea_sports_lawsuit
AP - Two retired NFL players on Monday asked a judge to let them formally support a former college quarterback's legal fight with video game maker Electronic Arts Inc.

Tue, 29 Sep 09
iLuv announces that i1166 will ship in October (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090928/tc_macworld/iluvannouncesthati1166willshipinoctober
Macworld.com - iLuv has announced that its i1166 portable multimedia player will finally be available in the middle of October for $270.

Tue, 29 Sep 09
Microsoft Security Essentials Launches Tuesday (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090929/tc_pcworld/microsoftsecurityessentialslaunchestuesday
PC World - If you can't wait to get your hands on Microsoft's upcoming free antivirus app, and you missed the limited public beta period, you won't have to wait any longer. Microsoft has confirmed that its Security Essentials antivirus software will be publicly available tomorrow, September 29.

Tue, 29 Sep 09
Dell launches high-end, thin business PC (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090929/bs_nm/us_dell_pc
Reuters - Dell Inc on Monday unveiled its latest high-end, ultra-thin personal computer, bringing some fresh design appeal to its enterprise models.

Tue, 29 Sep 09
Pressure on Microsoft, as Windows Attack Now Public (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090928/tc_pcworld/pressureonmicrosoftaswindowsattacknowpublic
PC World - Hackers have publicly released new attack code that exploits a critical bug in the Windows operating system, putting pressure on Microsoft to fix the flaw before it leads to a worm outbreak.

Tue, 29 Sep 09
iWork update delivers a number of fixes (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090928/tc_macworld/iworkupdatedeliversanumberoffixes
Macworld.com - Apple released an update to its iWork suite of personal productivity tools on Monday. The iWork ’09 9.0.3 includes fixes for suite-wide issues as the individual apps that make up iWork.

Mon, 28 Sep 09
What's government's role in making the Web secure? (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090927/ap_on_go_ot/us_securing_the_internet


FILE - In this July 8, 2009 file photo, an employee of Korea Internet Security Center works at a monitoring room in Seoul, South Korea. There is no kill switch for the Internet, no secret on-off button in an Oval Office drawer. Yet when Congress was exploring ways to secure computer networks, a plan to give the president the power to shut down Internet traffic to Web sites in an emergency set off alarms. Corporate leaders and privacy advocates protested the idea earlier this year, saying the government must not seize control. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, FILE)AP - There is no kill switch for the Internet, no secret on-off button in an Oval Office drawer.

Mon, 28 Sep 09
Xinjiang authorities ban online separatist talk: state media (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090927/tc_afp/chinaunrestxinjianginternetconsorship


In a picture taken on September 4, 2009 a man rides a bicycle along a deserted in Urumqi, in the northwestern region of Xinjiang. Authorities in China's restive northwestern Xinjiang region on Sunday approved a bill making it a criminal offence for people there to discuss separatism on the Internet, state media reported.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Authorities in China's restive northwestern Xinjiang region on Sunday approved a bill making it a criminal offence for people there to discuss separatism on the Internet, state media reported.

Mon, 28 Sep 09
Unicom says to sell iPhones in China from October (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090928/tc_nm/us_chinaunicom
Reuters - China Unicom, the country's No. 2 mobile carrier, said on Monday Apple's popular iPhone would be sold in China from October at a retail price of 5,000 yuan ($732.5).

Mon, 28 Sep 09
China Unicom to buy back stake from SK Telecom (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090927/tc_nm/us_chinaunicom_skt
Reuters - China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd (0762.HK) said on Sunday it would buy back a 3.8 percent stake held by SK Telecom Co Ltd (017670.KS), South Korea's biggest mobile carrier, for about HK$10 billion (US$1.29 billion).

Mon, 28 Sep 09
Mobile usage a rare highlight in music biz (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090928/en_nm/us_mobile
Customers look over an Apple iTouch at the company's retail store in San Francisco, California April 22, 2009. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithReuters - The mobile music landscape is very much a study in good news, bad news.

Mon, 28 Sep 09
Jack Black and Ozzy Osbourne star in metal video game (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090928/en_nm/us_brutalgame
Reuters - Amid the din of all the other music-based games being released this fall comes a unique twist on the convergence between music and video games: "Brutal Legend."

Sun, 27 Sep 09
Endangered Ugandan gorillas join Facebook, MySpace (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090926/ap_on_re_af/af_uganda_befriending_gorillas


In this Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008 file photo a silverback mountain gorilla is seen in the Virunga National Park, near the Ugandan border in eastern Congo, Around 340 mountain gorillas — nearly half of the 740 remaining worldwide — live in Uganda's lush Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. The rest live in the Virunga mountain range, which stretches from Uganda into Rwanda and the war-ravaged Congo. (AP Photo / Jerome Delay, File)AP - He's hairy, his table manners are atrocious, and he wants to be your friend on Facebook.

Sun, 27 Sep 09
Australia embarks on great broadband adventure (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090927/tc_afp/australiatelecominternet


A senior manager with auditing giant KPMG works on his laptop at a beef cattle farm near the small Australian town of Harden, four hours drive away from Sydney. From snowy mountains and sun-baked deserts to the steamy tropical north, Australia has begun wiring its vast expanse with a high-tech broadband network in a giant project being closely followed abroad.(AFP/File/Lawrence Bartlett)AFP - From snowy mountains and sun-baked deserts to the steamy tropical north, Australia has begun wiring its vast expanse with a high-tech broadband network in a giant project being closely followed abroad.

Sun, 27 Sep 09
Mac News Briefs: BoinxTV, Cinematize add Snow Leopard compatibility (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090926/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefsboinxtvcinematizeaddsnowleopardcompatibility
Macworld.com - Mac software from Boinx Software and Miraizon joined the ranks of applications adding compatibility with Snow Leopard on Friday.

Sun, 27 Sep 09
Bharti-MTN talks could go into overtime: analysts (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090927/bs_afp/indiasafricacompanymtnbhartimerger


An advertising hoarding for Indian mobile phone company Bharti Airtel in New Delhi. Talks between India's top mobile firm and South Africa's flagship cellular group MTN may have to be extended due to new hurdles in their bid to create a telecoms giant, analysts say.(AFP/File/Manan Vatsyayana)AFP - Talks between India's top mobile firm Bharti and South Africa's flagship cellular group MTN may have to be extended due to new hurdles in their bid to create a telecoms giant, analysts say.

Sun, 27 Sep 09
Apple lays out carbon footprint data (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090926/tc_macworld/applelaysoutcarbonfootprintdata
Macworld.com - Apple has been pretty forthcoming about its environmental policies in recent years, but given the company's high profile, groups such as Greenpeace have continually pushed for even more transparency. This week, Apple overhauled the environmental section of its website with more data about its efforts, most prominently featuring an extensive breakdown of the company’s annual corporate carbon emissions.

Sun, 27 Sep 09
The Macalope Weekly: Videodrome (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090926/tc_macworld/themacalopeweeklyvideodrome
Macworld.com - It’s a double dose of Microsoft-related video links this week, so small children, pregnant women, and those prone to seizures may want to read something nice by Chris Breen instead (although his hair has been known to cause women to swoon, so be careful!). And if you just send AT&T some more money, they’ll give you something that will fix all your AT&T woes! It’s the same deal any crack dealer gives!

Sat, 26 Sep 09
AT&T complains Google Voice blocks calls it can't (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090925/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_fcc_google_voice
AP - AT&T Inc. said Friday that Google Inc.'s Internet phone program gets an unfair advantage from blocking calls to rural communities where local carriers charge high connection fees.

Sat, 26 Sep 09
Something to tweet about: Twitter valued at $1B (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090925/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_twitter_investment
AP - Twitter Inc.'s founders now have a billion-dollar baby, and they seem determined to raise it without a corporate parent.

Sat, 26 Sep 09
Yahoo director to step down at end of year (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090925/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_yahoo_director_resigns
AP - Yahoo Inc. director Maggie Wilderotter plans to step down from the slumping Internet company's board at the end of this year. The resignation will leave Yahoo with 11 directors.

Sat, 26 Sep 09
Behind the scenes of 'Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090925/ap_on_hi_te/us_games_uncharted2


In this video game image released by Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., a scene is shown from 'Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.' (AP Photo/Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.)AP - The cast of the action-adventure sequel "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" are doing something most video game actors never do: They are rehearsing together in a room.

Sat, 26 Sep 09
Man pleads guilty in Vt. in border child porn case (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090925/ap_on_hi_te/us_computer_privacy
AP - A Vermont man pleaded guilty Friday to charges he had child pornography on his laptop computer when he entered the United States from Quebec nearly three years ago.

Sat, 26 Sep 09
Palm snags prominent Web technologists (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090926/tc_infoworld/93384
InfoWorld - Two dignitaries in the JavaScript development space who have led the Mozilla Developer Tools Lab have joined Palm as directors of the Palm Developer Relations team, according to blog posts.

Sat, 26 Sep 09
Trends From IDF 2009: Smaller, Faster, With Intel Everywhere (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090925/tc_pcworld/trendsfromidf2009smallerfasterwithinteleverywhere
PC World - The yearly Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco is a great place to catch up on not just the chip giant's plans but also the entire trajectory of the PC and consumer electronics industries.

Sat, 26 Sep 09
US auto safety group wants to curb gadget use by truckers (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090925/tc_afp/usitinternetpoliticsauto


A trucker honks his horn as he passes the US Capitol . A prominent auto safety group is calling on US officials to restrict truckers from using mobile phones, laptop computers, CB radios or other gadgets while driving.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - A prominent auto safety group is calling on US officials to restrict truckers from using mobile phones, laptop computers, CB radios or other gadgets while driving.

Sat, 26 Sep 09
Rossellini ponders how to make online video pay (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090925/en_nm/us_rossellini_internet
Reuters - The Internet is the future for experimental film-making, but the time has come to make online video art profitable, Isabella Rossellini says.

Sat, 26 Sep 09
Shanda Games IPO gets tepid reception (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090925/ap_on_hi_te/us_shanda_games_ipo
AP - Shanda Games Ltd., a Chinese video game company, raised $1 billion Friday in the largest initial public offering of the year.

Sat, 26 Sep 09
Parks Envi puts national parks in the spotlight (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090925/tc_macworld/parksenviputsnationalparksinthespotlight
Macworld.com - My wife and I have a simple goal in our travels each year: try and visit at least one national park. Last year, it was Kings Canyon National Park. This year, we knocked Redwood National Park off the list. You get the idea.

Sat, 26 Sep 09
IRS Scam Now World's Biggest E-mail Virus Problem (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090925/tc_pcworld/irsscamnowworldsbiggestemailvirusproblem
PC World - Criminals are waging a nasty online campaign right now, hoping that their victims' fears of the tax collecter will lead them to inadvertently install malicious software.

Sat, 26 Sep 09
SAP Offers 'free' CRM for ERP Buyers (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090925/tc_pcworld/sapoffersfreecrmforerpbuyers
PC World - SAP said this week that midsize companies that purchase the Business All-in-One suite or SAP ERP will also receive its CRM (customer relationship management) application.

Sat, 26 Sep 09
To Fight Worms, Use Ants (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090925/tc_pcworld/tofightwormsuseants
PC World - To combat worms, Trojans and other malware, a team of security researchers wants to use ants.

Sat, 26 Sep 09
Intel's New Moblin 2.1 OS Available for Download (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090925/tc_pcworld/intelsnewmoblin21osavailablefordownload
PC World - Intel has made available for download its latest Linux-based operating system, Moblin 2.1, just a few days after announcing the new software.

Sat, 26 Sep 09
GameSalad engine launchs membership plan, iPhone games (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090925/tc_macworld/gamesaladenginelaunchsmembershipplaniphonegames
Macworld.com - Publishing an own iPhone game got a lot easier on Friday. Gendai Games announced the launch of GameSalad’s Early Access Program, granting its members the ability to create and publish games to the App Store.

Fri, 25 Sep 09
RIM's 2Q profit falls on charges, outlook weak (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090925/ap_on_hi_te/cn_earns_research_in_motion


In this photo made Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, a user demonstrates the e-mail function on a BlackBerry Bold in Palo Alto, Calif. BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. releases second-quarter financial results after the closing bell Thursday, Sept. 24. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. reported a drop in fiscal second-quarter profit Thursday because of charges for a patent settlement and said revenue for the current quarter will fall below Wall Street's expectations.

Fri, 25 Sep 09
HP offers 2010 outlook in line with estimates (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090924/ap_on_hi_te/us_hewlett_packard_outlook
AP - Hewlett-Packard Co. said Thursday it expects to post revenue and profit in its next fiscal year in line with what analysts were expecting.

Fri, 25 Sep 09
Fairness hearing postponed for Google books deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090925/ap_on_hi_te/us_google_book_battle
AP - A judge noted the many objections to a $125 million deal giving Google Inc. digital rights to millions of out-of-print books as he agreed Thursday to postpone a fairness hearing so the agreement can be rewritten to comply with copyright and antitrust laws.

Fri, 25 Sep 09
Eminem publisher takes Apple to court over rights (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090924/ap_on_hi_te/us_eminem_apple


Eminem accepts the award for best hip hop video for AP - An attorney for Apple Inc. defended the company's use of Eminem's songs on iTunes in court on Thursday, as a trial got under way to determine who had the right to offer digital downloads of the rapper's music.

Fri, 25 Sep 09
Report: Twitter Valued at $1 Billion in New Deal (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090925/tc_pcworld/reporttwittervaluedat1billioninnewdeal
PC World - Twitter is nearing a deal for as much as US$100 million from a group of investors who say they believe the Internet short messaging giant is worth about $1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site.

Fri, 25 Sep 09
How Could IPhone MMS Crash AT&T's Network? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090925/tc_pcworld/howcouldiphonemmscrashatamptsnetwork
PC World - All the hand wringing over the Friday launch of MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) on AT&T iPhones may be misplaced for a service that hasn't been a huge success on most other phones.

Fri, 25 Sep 09
First Google Chrome Device Reportedly in the Works (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090924/tc_pcworld/firstgooglechromedevicereportedlyintheworks
PC World - There may be some truth to recent rumors of the upcoming Google Chrome operating system running on netbook- and smartphone-type devices. According to Kevin C. Tofel of the jkOnTheRun mobile technology blog, Nvidia's Tegra computer-on-a-chip platform will soon power Chrome OS-based hardware.

Fri, 25 Sep 09
On Facebook and Twitter: Your Medical Troubles? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090924/tc_pcworld/onfacebookandtwitteryourmedicaltroubles
PC World - Next time you're recovering from trip to the emergency room, keep an eye on the young doctors tending to you. They might be chatting about your case on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and blogs.

Fri, 25 Sep 09
Microsoft says no plans to buy Electronic Arts (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090924/tc_nm/us_microsoft


Visitors attend a show by Electronic Arts (EA) at the Gamescom 2009 fair in Cologne August 22, 2009. REUTERS/Ina FAssbenderReuters - Microsoft Corp has no plans to acquire Electronic Arts, a Microsoft executive said, shooting down unsubstantiated talk of a potential bid that triggered a spike in the video game publisher's shares.

Fri, 25 Sep 09
Autodesk opens design software to Mac via Parallels (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090925/tc_macworld/autodeskopensdesignsoftwaretomacviaparallels
Macworld.com - For Autodesk, the lines between the Mac and Windows operating systems are beginning to blur.

Fri, 25 Sep 09
Google set to take on collaboration giants (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090924/tc_infoworld/93237
InfoWorld - Signaling an intent to compete with giants in the collaboration software space, Google on Thursday is introducing an API to extend the Google Sites collaborative content development tool, featuring a capability to migrate files from workspace applications such as Microsoft SharePoint and Lotus Notes to Sites.

Fri, 25 Sep 09
NetSuite, Merchant in EBay-related Legal Row (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090924/tc_pcworld/netsuitemerchantinebayrelatedlegalrow
PC World - A company that buys and resells valuables is suing on-demand ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor NetSuite for breach of contract, saying the software package it paid for isn't working as expected, and is inhibiting its ability to sell items on eBay.

Fri, 25 Sep 09
Spammers Like Idaho Best of All (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090925/tc_pcworld/spammerslikeidahobestofall
PC World - No one is quite sure why, but Idaho now gets spammed a little more heavily than any other state in the U.S.

Fri, 25 Sep 09
Wall Street Beat: Red Hat, 3Com, PC Sector Boosts Tech (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090924/tc_pcworld/wallstreetbeatredhat3compcsectorbooststech
PC World - Macroeconomic concerns put pressure on stocks in all sectors this week, but acquisitions and financial news continued to stoke investor hopes for an imminent recovery from the recession for IT.

Fri, 25 Sep 09
Bioshock arrives on the Mac October 7 (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090924/tc_macworld/bioshockarrivesonthemacoctober7
Macworld.com - It’s finally time to enter a world where undersea cities bloom, where gene splicing is a reality, where staggering technology and a promising utopia spiral into a hellish nightmare world. It’s time to enter Rapture. Because in two weeks, Feral Interactive will bring Bioshock to the Mac.

Thu, 24 Sep 09
Baidu CEO draws big crowd in Google's backyard (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090924/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_baidu_ceo_talk


Robin Li, CEO of Baidu, Inc. a leading Chinese search engine, talks to students on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)AP - The billionaire founder of a popular search engine drew a big crowd Wednesday at Stanford University — and it wasn't one of the guys that started Google Inc. just a few miles from the campus they once attended.

Thu, 24 Sep 09
New accounting rules mean boost to Apple, others (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090923/ap_on_hi_te/us_gadget_sales_accounting


iPhone customers wear masks sporting the iconic device at a shop in Tokyo. South Korean telecom regulators have approved the sale of Apple's iPhone in a market currently dominated by local handset manufacturers.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AP - Regulators approved changes to accounting rules Wednesday that in the short term will make sales and profits seem higher at technology companies selling certain gadgets that blend hardware and software.

Thu, 24 Sep 09
Review: Rubik's TouchCube a little too touchy (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090923/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_digital_life_tech_test_rubik_s_touchcube


In this photo made Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, Techno Source's new Rubik's TouchCube puzzle is shown in Decatur, Ga. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)AP - Thirty years ago Erno Rubik took a puzzle he had been tinkering with and turned it into the must-have brain twister toy, the Rubik's Cube.

Thu, 24 Sep 09
Smoke on the water — and in the microphone? (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090923/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_laser_microphone


In this undated photo provided by David Schwartz, Schwartz demonstrates a new kind of microphone he developed. Schwartz says the device, still just a prototype, could be a big advance for microphones because it picks up sound almost out of thin air. (AP Photo/Daniel Schwartz)AP - What do you get if you combine a smoke machine, some tubing, a laser pointer, a fan and a piece of toilet paper?

Thu, 24 Sep 09
Life mag goes online through Google scan project (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090923/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_google_life_online
AP - Decades of Life magazine have been scanned and posted online, giving the public the first comprehensive electronic access to the iconic publication's archives.

Thu, 24 Sep 09
Startup Zuora wants to rescue newspapers (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090924/tc_afp/usitinternetmediazuora


The Wall Street Journal announced last week that it will begin charging for access to the newspaper on mobile devices such as the Blackberry or Apple iPhone from October 24. Wall Street Journal owner Rupert Murdoch has made public his intention to also begin charging for online access to other newspapers in his media empire.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - Tien Tzuo on Wednesday called on fellow technology entrepreneurs to join him on a quest to rescue newspapers that are dying as their readers get stories free on the Internet.

Thu, 24 Sep 09
Sony says to launch Gran Turismo 5 for PS3 (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090924/tc_nm/us_sony_granturismo
Reuters - Sony Corp said on Thursday it will launch the "Gran Turismo 5" video game for its Playstation 3 console in March 2010.

Thu, 24 Sep 09
Carmakers favor U.S. ban on texting while driving (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090923/tc_nm/us_autos_safety_texting


A mobile phone is used in a car in this posed photograph in central London February 27, 2007. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - Automakers backed calls to ban drivers on U.S. roads from text messaging with cell phones and other hand-held devices, an issue gaining attention from the Obama administration and Congress.

Thu, 24 Sep 09
New Michael Jackson single out in October (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090924/en_nm/us_jackson
A fan holds a poster in Times Square while watching a live broadcast of memorial services for Michael Jackson, in New York July 7, 2009. REUTERS/Jamie FineReuters - A new Michael Jackson song, "This Is It," will be released as a single on October 12, Sony Music Entertainment announced Wednesday.

Thu, 24 Sep 09
Nintendo Cuts Wii Price to $200 in Console War (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090924/tc_pcworld/nintendocutswiipriceto200inconsolewar
PC World - Nintendo will cut the price of its popular Wii gaming console to $199.99 this weekend, the company said Wednesday, escalating a price war with rival consoles in a weak video game market.

Thu, 24 Sep 09
Mac News Briefs: Major update for Workgroups suite (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090924/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefsmajorupdateforworkgroupssuite
Macworld.com - A Document Organizer and browser-based proofing tool highlight the changes in Workgroups 2010. MetaCommunications announced the updated version of its productivity management software suite for marketing, creating design, packaging, and prepress workgroups on Wednesday.

Thu, 24 Sep 09
Why Microsoft's Elop Isn't Afraid of Google (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090923/tc_pcworld/whymicrosoftselopisntafraidofgoogle
PC World - Microsoft's Business Division oversees one of its most successful products, the Office productivity suite, as well as the company's lucrative server and enterprise software businesses. However, like the rest of the company, the division has not been immune to the pressure of the recession, and revenue fell 13 percent in the quarter ending in June.

Thu, 24 Sep 09
HP re-brands EDS as HP Enterprise Services (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090923/ap_on_hi_te/us_hewlett_packard_eds
AP - Hewlett-Packard Co. is re-branding Electronic Data Systems as HP Enterprise Services, roughly a year after buying the company in a blockbuster $13.9 billion deal.

Thu, 24 Sep 09
PCI Survey Finds Some Merchants Don't Use Antivirus Software (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090923/tc_pcworld/pcisurveyfindssomemerchantsdontuseantivirussoftware
PC World - Consumers face a greater risk of losing control of their data when doing business with smaller retailers, as many haven't made investments to comply with the Payment Card Industry's Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), according to a new survey.

Thu, 24 Sep 09
Best Buy Will Carry Multiformat IREX E-Reader (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090923/bs_nf/69145
NewsFactor - Philips Electronics spin-off IREX Technologies introduced a new e-reader Wednesday that will operate over the Verizon Wireless 3G network and be sold nationwide by select Best Buy stores, beginning next month. The new Linux-powered device is equipped with an 8.1-inch touchscreen featuring stylus navigation and easy-to-read E Ink technology.

Thu, 24 Sep 09
AT&T plans for iPhone MMS to arrive Friday (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090924/tc_macworld/attplansforiphonemmstoarrivefriday
Macworld.com - The iPhone is, arguably, the most advanced smartphone currently on the market. However, whenever you make that argument here in the U.S., invariably some wise guy will say, "If it's so great, why can't you send MMS messages?"

Wed, 23 Sep 09
South Korea approves sale of Apple's iPhone (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090923/ap_on_hi_te/as_tec_skorea_iphone
AP - South Korea's telecommunications regulator said Wednesday it has given approval for Apple Inc.'s hit iPhone to be sold in the country.

Wed, 23 Sep 09
Actual people physically gather to talk Twitter (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090923/ap_on_en_ot/us_twitter_conference
Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, Inc., gives the keynote speech at the 140: Twitter Conference LA in Los Angeles September 22, 2009. REUTERS/Phil McCartenAP - Twitter was a trending topic Tuesday — and not just on Twitter.

Wed, 23 Sep 09
New deal sought in dispute over Google book plan (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090922/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_book_battle


People visit the Google stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2007. US authors and publishers asked a judge on Tuesday to delay the hearing scheduled for next month on their legal settlement with Google over its ambitious book-scanning project.(AFP/DDP/File/Martin Oeser)AP - A $125 million settlement of a lawsuit that would give Google Inc. the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books will be renegotiated in light of the U.S. Department of Justice's contention that the deal probably violates antitrust law, lawyers involved in the case said Tuesday.

Wed, 23 Sep 09
Industry group: OK for iTunes to block Palm Pre (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090923/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_palm_pre
AP - Apple Inc. appears to have clearance from an industry group to block rival Palm Inc.'s Pre phone from connecting with iTunes software.

Wed, 23 Sep 09
Age-old kids' query in a text message: Wuz4dina? (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090922/ap_on_hi_te/us_fea_parenting_teens_texting_mom
AP - Teens and texting is a subject that's often discussed in pathological terms. They're texting in class! They're sexting! They're running up $5,000 bills! They need thumb therapy!

Wed, 23 Sep 09
Intel CEO: PC sales could rise in 2009 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090922/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_intel_pc_sales


Intel Corp. CEO Paul Otellini speaks at the Intel Developers' Forum in San Francisco, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. Otellini said the worldwide personal-computer market is pulling out of its slump quickly and could defy predictions by growing this year. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - The worldwide personal-computer market is pulling out of its slump quickly and could defy predictions by growing this year, Intel Corp. CEO Paul Otellini said Tuesday.

Wed, 23 Sep 09
Delay sought in Google book case to hash out new deal (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090923/pl_afp/usitcompanybooksinternetgoogle


People visit the Google stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2007. US authors and publishers asked a judge on Tuesday to delay the hearing scheduled for next month on their legal settlement with Google over its ambitious book-scanning project.(AFP/DDP/File/Martin Oeser)AFP - Google and US authors and publishers are going back to the drawing board to revise their controversial legal settlement that would allow the Internet giant to scan and sell millions of books online.

Wed, 23 Sep 09
South Korea approves sale of iPhone (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090923/tc_afp/skoreausittelecomapple


iPhone customers wear masks sporting the iconic device at a shop in Tokyo. South Korean telecom regulators have approved the sale of Apple's iPhone in a market currently dominated by local handset manufacturers.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - South Korean telecom regulators on Wednesday approved the sale of Apple's iPhone in a market currently dominated by local handset manufacturers.

Wed, 23 Sep 09
Gmail Push Added To Google Sync for Mobile Devices (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090922/bs_nf/69110
NewsFactor - When Google first announced the offline, beta version of its Google Sync tool in February, users were clamoring for push support for Gmail, Google's free e-mail service. Google has now given users what they want.

Wed, 23 Sep 09
Grab an Xbox 360 Elite for $250 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090922/tc_pcworld/grabanxbox360elitefor250
PC World - If carving up your Xbox 360's cardboard box and snail-mailing a proof of purchase tag doesn't bug you, you can score an Xbox 360 Elite for $250, net total. How? Microsoft's offering a $50 rebate to anyone who buys their premium $300 video games console before October 5th. Two weeks less a day, then, for fence-riders susceptible to the allure of a 17% price cut.

Wed, 23 Sep 09
Apple updates Logic Pro, Logic Express (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090923/tc_macworld/appleupdateslogicprologicexpress
Macworld.com - In addition to updating its iTunes software for listening to music, Apple on Tuesday released maintenance updates for two programs used to create songs. Both Logic Pro and Logic Express saw updates aimed at improving stability while adding fixes and enhancements.

Wed, 23 Sep 09
Intel CEO says looks beyond PCs as market matures (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090923/tc_nm/us_intel
Reuters - Intel Corp rolled out a software developers' platform on Tuesday and stressed it will step up efforts to boost revenue from consumer electronics and other markets beyond its core, maturing personal computer business.

Wed, 23 Sep 09
Intel Ahead of Schedule With New Xeon Server Chips (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090923/tc_pcworld/intelaheadofschedulewithnewxeonserverchips
PC World - Intel is set to start production of its next-generation Xeon quad-core server chips ahead of schedule, which could then appear in systems as early as the first quarter of next year, a company official said on Tuesday.

Wed, 23 Sep 09
Ellison: We won’t spin off MySQL (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090922/tc_infoworld/92653
InfoWorld - Undaunted by European Union concerns over Oracle's proposed ownership of the open source MySQL database, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison insisted Monday that he would not spin off MySQL to get EU approval of Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems and that Oracle's database does not compete with MySQL.

Wed, 23 Sep 09
First look at Photoshop Elements 8 (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090923/tc_macworld/firstlookatphotoshopelements8
Macworld.com - Mac users could be forgiven for doubting the future of Photoshop Elements for Mac, Adobe’s low-cost image editor. In the two years since Elements 6 () appeared to wide acclaim, Mac users have watched as their Windows compatriots progressed to Version 7. At the same time competition has heated up from an ever-growing crop of inexpensive image editors for the Mac, such as Acorn () and Pixelmator ().

Tue, 22 Sep 09
FCC chairman says `open Internet' rules are vital (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090921/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_internet_rules
AP - The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Monday proposed the most wide-ranging and specific rules so far for regulating how Internet service providers and wireless carriers handle subscriber traffic.

Tue, 22 Sep 09
EU gives details of Intel's sales tactics (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090921/ap_on_hi_te/eu_eu_intel
AP - The European Union on Monday published e-mail excerpts from computer makers and Intel Corp. to show that Intel pressured chip buyers into choosing Intel over rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Tue, 22 Sep 09
Dell eyes tech services with $3.9B deal for Perot (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090921/ap_on_hi_te/us_dell_perot_systems


In this handout photo provided by Perot Sytems, Michael Dell, left and Ross Perot Sr, chairman emeritus of Perot Systems, shake hands Monday, September 21, 2009, in Dallas. Dell announced the acquisition of Perot Systems for $3.9 Billion. (AP Photo/Perot Systems, Allison V. Smith)AP - Dell Inc. will spend $3.9 billion for the technology services company Perot Systems Corp. in an attempt to expand beyond the PC business and compete more aggressively with Hewlett-Packard Co. — which recently bought another tech-services company founded by H. Ross Perot.

Tue, 22 Sep 09
Netflix awards $1M prize to improve movie picks (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090921/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_netflix_1_million_prize


FILE - In this July 23, 2009 file photo, 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. Netflix Inc. on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009 awarded a $1 million prize to a seven-member international research group as part of a three-year, intensely waged contest to help the online movie rental company predict more accurately what movies its customers will like. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - And the winner is ... Netflix.

Tue, 22 Sep 09
Journalism still finding recruits if not profits (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090921/ap_on_hi_te/us_young_journalists
AP - At 21, Alana Taylor has already seen her career in journalism transformed and perhaps cut short by the technology reshaping the news business.

Tue, 22 Sep 09
Facebook to end Beacon tracking tool in settlement (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090922/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_facebook_privacy
AP - Facebook is shutting down its much-maligned Beacon marketing program, launched nearly two years ago amid fanfare only to generate a storm of privacy complaints over the tracking of user activities at partner Web sites.

Tue, 22 Sep 09
Dow Jones to close Far Eastern Economic Review (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090922/media_nm/us_dowjones_feer
Reuters - News Corp's Dow Jones & Co plans to shut down the Far Eastern Economic Review, its storied Hong Kong-based monthly magazine struggling with losses as readers and advertisers move to the Internet.

Tue, 22 Sep 09
Motion-Detecting Earphones Offered by Sony Ericsson (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090921/tc_nf/69084
NewsFactor - Sony Ericsson is giving consumers a way to talk and bee-bop to their favorite song. The handset maker has developed motion-detecting earphones that allow mobile-phone users to listen to music and take mobile calls by placing and removing earbuds.

Tue, 22 Sep 09
Proposed FCC Web rule change draws wireless ire (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090921/media_nm/us_fcc_internet
Reuters - U.S. phone companies may be forced to open their wireless networks to rival Internet services like Skype and Google Voice under a proposal brought out by the top telecom regulator to safeguard so-called Internet neutrality.

Tue, 22 Sep 09
Vodafone signs Warner music deal for phones (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090921/music_nm/us_vodafone
Reuters - Vodafone has signed a deal with Warner Music Group which will allow the world's largest mobile phone firm by revenue to offer music without anti-piracy software from all four major labels.

Tue, 22 Sep 09
Video game classics need museum, say "Retrogamers" (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090922/tc_afp/lifestylevideogamesitinternetfrance


People play video games at the Porte de Versailles in Paris during the video games festival. A group of self-styled French AFP - A group of self-styled French "Retrogamers" is calling for the creation of a special museum for the classic video arcade games that bewitched millions of teenagers in the 1980s.

Tue, 22 Sep 09
Pantone releases iPhone App (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090921/tc_macworld/pantonereleasesiphoneapp
Macworld.com - If you’re a designer whose inspiration strikes while you’re on the go, Pantone has a new iPhone app for you: myPantone. The app gives graphic, multimedia, fashion, interior, and industrial designers the tools to capture, create, and share Pantone color palettes while they’re riding the bus to work, waiting on line at the supermarket checkout, or anywhere they happen to be.

Tue, 22 Sep 09
Chinese cyberattacks target media ahead of anniversary (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090922/wr_nm/us_china_cyberattack
Reuters - Foreign media in China have been targeted by emails laden with malicious computer software in attacks that appear to be tied to the run-up to the National Day military parade on October 1.

Tue, 22 Sep 09
Sun Micro losing $100 million a month, Ellison says (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090922/bs_nm/us_oracle_sunmicro
Reuters - Oracle Corp Chief Executive Larry Ellison said Sun Microsystems Inc is losing about $100 million a month as European regulators delay approving his company's $7 billion purchase of the struggling hardware maker.

Tue, 22 Sep 09
AV Tests Find That Reputation Really Does Count (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090921/tc_pcworld/avtestsfindthatreputationreallydoescount
PC World - New reputation-based antivirus systems are doing a better job of blocking malicious software than did their predecessors.

Tue, 22 Sep 09
Desktop Takes Back Seat at Linux Conference (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090922/tc_pcworld/desktoptakesbackseatatlinuxconference
PC World - Leaders in the Linux community seemed resigned to the fact that Linux still hasn't made headway in the desktop market, but they made it clear on Monday that their success in other markets, such as mobile, is at least as important.

Tue, 22 Sep 09
Apple Investigates iPhone 3.1 OS Battery Problems (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090921/tc_pcworld/appleinvestigatesiphone31osbatteryproblems
PC World - Apple is investigating reports of poor battery life problems from iPhone 3GS users after they upgraded to the 3.1 OS. The iPhone 3.1 software update delivered many new features, but some users also report that the phone's battery life is severely and adversely affected.

Mon, 21 Sep 09
ComScore, Omniture join up to measure audiences (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090921/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_omniture_measuring_audiences
AP - Two of the largest companies involved in tracking and analyzing Web traffic are joining forces to measure digital audiences more comprehensively.

Mon, 21 Sep 09
Want to read all about it online? It may cost you (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090921/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_online_news_fees


Chart quarterly print and online ad volume from 2005 to the presentAP - With their advertising revenue drying up, newspaper publishers spent much of the spring and summer debating whether to cut off free online access to some of the material they run in their shrinking print editions.

Mon, 21 Sep 09
Photos of mullets, leotards return to haunt online (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090920/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_childhood_photos_online
AP - Matching mullets, regrettable tattoos, metal mouths and goofy grins.

Mon, 21 Sep 09
Environmental groups to use Web to save rainforest (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090920/wr_nm/us_starbucks_rainforest


Aerial view shows farmland next to the Amazon rainforest in Mato Grosso state August 9, 2005 file photo. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos/FilesReuters - Environmental activists are taking to the Internet in a new bid to help save the world's rainforests with the help of major corporations including Starbucks Corp and Dell Inc.

Mon, 21 Sep 09
Advice for Apple: Grow the iPod Touch (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090920/tc_pcworld/adviceforapplegrowtheipodtouch
PC World - It's no secret that Apple isn't exactly earning praise for rejecting Google Voice.

Mon, 21 Sep 09
Al Qaeda threatens Germany in second online video (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090920/wr_nm/us_germany_security
Reuters - Militant Islamist group al Qaeda threatened Germany with attacks for the second time this weekend in an online video criticizing the country for its deployment of troops in Afghanistan, authorities said on Sunday.

Mon, 21 Sep 09
Adobe offering cloud service for apps distribution (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090921/tc_infoworld/92442
InfoWorld - Adobe Systems on Monday will introduce the first two services in a planned line of cloud-based services intended to enhance deployment of Web applications.

Sun, 20 Sep 09
Photos of mullets, leotards return to haunt online (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090919/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_childhood_photos_online
AP - Matching mullets, regrettable tattoos, metal mouths and goofy grins.

Sun, 20 Sep 09
Amazon widens private labels with electronics gear (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090919/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_amazon_private_label
AP - Consumers visit Amazon.com for deals on products from companies ranging from Apple Inc. to Zenith Electronics Corp. Now, the online retailer wants shoppers to check out stuff that carries Amazon's own brand name, too.

Sun, 20 Sep 09
Official: FCC to propose 'Net neutrality' rules (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090920/ap_on_hi_te/us_internet_rules


File - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski testifies during his nominee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this June 16, 2009 file photo. Reports published Saturday Sept. 19, 2009 say Genachowski will propose new rules designed to ensure the free flow of information and applications over the Internet in a speech Monday at the Brookings Institution. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)AP - The head of the FCC plans to propose new rules that would prohibit Internet service providers from interfering with the free flow of information and certain applications over their networks, an official at the agency said Saturday.

Sun, 20 Sep 09
Microsoft CEO Ballmer's salary up 4 percent in '09 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090919/ap_on_hi_te/us_microsoft_executive_compensation


The Apple iPod Nano, top, and the Microsoft Zune HD are shown in San Francisco, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP - Microsoft Corp. raised CEO Steve Ballmer's salary by 4 percent at the start of fiscal 2009, a year in which the software maker's profit declined 17 percent as the economic meltdown decimated personal computer sales.

Sun, 20 Sep 09
FCC on Apple, DOJ on Google -- the Feds are Tackling Tech (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090920/tc_pcworld/fcconappledojongooglethefedsaretacklingtech
PC World - Watch out, libertarian techies -- big government has upped its ante in a number of tech issues dominating headlines. In the near future we could see the Feds impact the future of unfettered Internet access, electronic books, and Apple policy for how its products are used.

Sun, 20 Sep 09
Boston Acoustic updates Duo-i iPod/iPhone clock radio (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090919/tc_macworld/bostonacousticupdatesduoiipodiphoneclockradio
Macworld.com - Boston Acoustics has announced the Duo-i Plus AM/FM Stereo Radio with iPhone/iPod Dock, an updated version of the company's Duo-i iPod clock radio.

Sun, 20 Sep 09
Apple rises in "Best Global Brands" ranking (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090919/tc_macworld/applerisesinbestglobalbrandsranking
Macworld.com - Apple has risen in rank on Interbrand's 2009 list of Best Global Brands. The company rises four spots to number 20, and is ahead of other electronics companies like Sony and Nintendo.

Sat, 19 Sep 09
Calif. advances tough flat-screen energy standards (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090918/ap_on_hi_te/us_california_tv_energy
AP - Energy regulators on Friday moved forward with a plan that could ban the sale of the most power-hungry televisions from California retail stores.

Sat, 19 Sep 09
Google says Apple exec rejected app for iPhone (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090918/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_google_voice
AP - Google Inc. said Apple Inc.'s top marketing executive personally told the company that its Google Voice application had been rejected because it duplicates the telephone dialer on the iPhone and could be used as a replacement.

Sat, 19 Sep 09
States send mixed message on texting and driving (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090919/ap_on_re_us/us_texting_in_traffic


A bill board that encourages people not to text while they drive is shown in the northside of Indianapolis, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. Indiana drivers under age 18 are banned from using a cell phone while driving. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)AP - Fiddling with your iPhone behind the wheel can get you fined across much of the nation. But many states are more than happy to tweet you with up-to-the-minute directions on how to steer clear of a traffic jam.

Sat, 19 Sep 09
Feds balk at Google book deal, hopes for changes (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090919/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_book_battle


John Bivens, head of services and support for On Demand Books, demonstrates the printing of a book from an Espresso Book Machine at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP - The U.S. Justice Department advised a federal judge Friday that a proposed legal settlement giving Google Inc. the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books threatens to thwart competition and drive up prices unless it's revised.

Sat, 19 Sep 09
Don't change that channel: DTV woes still abound (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090918/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_dtv_woes


FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2009 file photo, Earl Mostoles, right, helps Arlene Sato set up her digital receiver for her old analog television, in Honolulu. Many TV stations have found viewers can't pick them up after the switch, even with the right TVs or converter boxes, and are still trying to figure out ways to help them tune in. (AP Photo/Ronen Zilberman, File)AP - Think the digital TV transition is over? Not quite.

Sat, 19 Sep 09
Skype founders file suit against Skype buyer (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090918/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_joost_skype_suit
AP - The founders of Internet phone service Skype have filed another lawsuit that may put a wrench in eBay Inc.'s plan to sell Skype for $2 billion to a private investor group.

Sat, 19 Sep 09
US Justice Dept wants changes to Google book deal (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090919/tc_afp/usitcompanybooksinternetgoogle


The US Justice Department advised a court to reject a legal settlement between Google and authors and publishers that would allow the Internet giant to scan and sell millions of books online.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - The US Justice Department advised a court to reject a legal settlement between Google and authors and publishers that would allow the Internet giant to scan and sell millions of books online.

Sat, 19 Sep 09
Apple Will Lose Fight to Ban Google Voice in the End (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090918/tc_pcworld/applewilllosefighttobangooglevoiceintheend
PC World - The ruckus over Google Voice on the iPhone continues, as Google and Apple squabble over who said what to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, and whether Apple really did ban Google's well-received VoIP app from its App Store. Macworld's Dan Moren offers a good recap of the latest mudslinging developments.

Sat, 19 Sep 09
Intel to Show off Laptops, Netbooks (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090918/tc_pcworld/inteltoshowofflaptopsnetbooks
PC World - Intel will show off key products next week that the chip maker hopes will expand its presence in the mobile space, while driving it into new markets.

Sat, 19 Sep 09
Music Industry Wants Apple, Amazon to Pay Up (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090918/tc_pcworld/musicindustrywantsappleamazontopayup
PC World - Music professionals want more money, and now they're going after online retailers like Apple's iTunes and Amazon to get it.

Sat, 19 Sep 09
`Need for Speed' titles lead pack of racing games (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090918/ap_on_hi_te/us_games_need_for_speed
In this video game image released by electronic Arts, a scene from 'Need For Speed,' is shown. (AP Photo/Electronic Arts)AP - The video game racing genre is gearing up for a traffic jam.

Sat, 19 Sep 09
Bose SoundDock goes to 11 (not really, just to 10) (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090918/tc_macworld/bosesounddockgoesto11notreallyjustto10
Macworld.com - Bose has announced the fourth product in the company's iPod speaker line, the SoundDock 10 digital music system.

Sat, 19 Sep 09
Microsoft CEO Ballmer's salary up 4 percent in '09 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090919/ap_on_bi_ge/us_microsoft_executive_compensation
AP - Microsoft Corp. raised CEO Steve Ballmer's salary by 4 percent at the start of fiscal 2009, a year in which the software maker's profit declined 17 percent as the economic meltdown decimated personal computer sales.

Sat, 19 Sep 09
Microsoft's 'Malvertising' Battle: A Tough Fight to Win (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090918/tc_pcworld/microsoftsmalvertisingbattleatoughfighttowin
PC World - Microsoft's hoping to find the people who've disguised malware as advertising and hold them accountable. The software company announced it's filing five civil lawsuits against businesses that have taken up ads designed to transmit viruses and other harmful material. The catch, however, is that no one actually knows where those businesses are -- or who's behind them.

Sat, 19 Sep 09
Google Says Apple Did Reject Voice App (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090918/tc_pcworld/googlesaysappledidrejectvoiceapp
PC World - Google told the U.S. Federal Communications Commission that Apple did indeed reject the Google Voice application from the iPhone store, despite contrary statements from Apple.

Fri, 18 Sep 09
Google injects search savvy into display ad system (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090918/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_display_ads


File - Robert Reineke, of Venezuela, stands by the Google booth at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, in this Jan. 7, 2006 file photo. Google has melded the technology powering its lucrative search marketing network with a system that it bought 18 months ago to sell online billboards and other more visual commercials, including video. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)AP - Google Inc. is counting on the crown jewel of its online advertising empire to burnish a diamond in the rough.

Fri, 18 Sep 09
Ticketmaster finds another way to cut out scalpers (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090917/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_ticketmaster_scalpers


FILE - In this file photo made Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, a Penn State student checks in by swiping their student IDs before the Penn State-Akron NCAA college football game in State College, Pa. This is the first season Penn State has used a paperless ticket system. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, file)AP - Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. has developed a new way to resell tickets that shuts out the brokers and scalpers it has long scorned, and instead keeps the profits for itself, musicians and venue owners.

Fri, 18 Sep 09
Variety trade newspaper to charge for online site (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090917/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_variety_web_access


The Daily Variety trade magazine is seen for sale at a news stand in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Thursday, Sep. 17, 2009. Variety newspaper plans to put some of its Web site content behind a 'pay wall' that will require a paid annual subscription. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Ending a three-year flirtation with free online content, Variety newspaper plans to put some of its Web site content behind a "pay wall" that will require a paid annual subscription, its publisher said Thursday.

Fri, 18 Sep 09
Review: New iPod Nano impresses, Zune improves (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090917/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_digital_life_tech_test_nano_zune


The Apple iPod Nano, top, and the Microsoft Zune HD are shown in San Francisco, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP - Back in 2004, when I got my first MP3 player, I never cared that it lacked a camera, Web browser and crystal-clear video playback — features that are now common on digital media devices.

Fri, 18 Sep 09
Google revamps DoubleClick exchange (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090918/wr_nm/us_google
Reuters - Google Inc announced a major overhaul of the DoubleClick ad exchange it acquired last year, an important step in the Internet search giant's plan to extend its advertising business into the market for graphical, display ads.

Fri, 18 Sep 09
B&W slims down the Zeppelin (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090917/tc_macworld/bwslimsdownthezeppelin
Macworld.com - British audio company Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) has announced the Zeppelin Mini, a smaller version of the company's flagship iPod audio system, the Zeppelin.

Fri, 18 Sep 09
Sprint President Takes a Shot (Or Two) at AT&T 3G (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090918/tc_pcworld/sprintpresidenttakesashotortwoatatt3g
PC World - 4G World Conference, Chicago – A Sprint exec speaking here today used AT&T as the poster child for 3G wireless networks that can’t keep up with the increasing data demands of smartphone users.

Fri, 18 Sep 09
Cuban who denounced hunger on YouTube out of jail (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090917/wr_nm/us_cuba_panfilo
Reuters - Cuba has freed a man who was jailed for denouncing food shortages in a widely viewed YouTube video and sent him instead to a psychiatric hospital for three weeks, a human rights group said on Wednesday.

Fri, 18 Sep 09
Virtual reality used for blind to map real world (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090917/tc_nm/us_videogames_blind_tech_life


A visitor at the Industrial Virtual Reality Expo 2008 in Tokyo, June 27, 2008. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - Virtual reality can let video game players escape from the real world but a group of researchers are using virtual reality to help the blind join the real world more, by navigating real places.

Fri, 18 Sep 09
Mac News Briefs: Tidy Up updated for Snow Leopard, iTunes 9 (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090917/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefstidyupupdatedforsnowleoparditunes9
Macworld.com - Tidy Up, the duplicate finder and disk-tidying utility from Hyperbolic Software, is now compatible with Apple’s latest software releases after an update on Thursday.

Fri, 18 Sep 09
Microsoft Sues Scareware Scammers (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090917/tc_pcworld/microsoftsuesscarewarescammers
PC World - Microsoft filed lawsuits against five companies Thursday, accusing them of using malicious advertisements to trick victims into installing software on their computers.

Fri, 18 Sep 09
World's 2 most valuable brands: Coca-Cola, IBM (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090918/ap_on_bi_ge/us_brand_rankings


FILE - In this Monday, April 20, 2009 file photo Coca-Cola bottles are shown at JJ&F Market in Palo Alto, Calif. Consumers lost trust in brands this year as the recession deepened, according to an industry report released Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, although longtime staples Coca-Cola and IBM retained their spots as the world's two most valuable brands. (AP Phoito/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Consumers lost trust in brands this year as the recession deepened, according to an industry report released Thursday, although longtime staples Coca-Cola and IBM retained their spots as the world's two most valuable brands.

Fri, 18 Sep 09
Misdirected Spyware Infects Ohio Hospital (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090917/tc_pcworld/misdirectedspywareinfectsohiohospital
PC World - It was a bad idea from the start, but even as bad ideas go, this one went horribly wrong.

Fri, 18 Sep 09
Firefox use reaches critical mass; Skype reigns in IM (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090917/tc_infoworld/92049
InfoWorld - It finally happened. After years of building momentum -- and more than a few false starts -- Mozilla's Firefox Web browser has finally reached critical mass. There are now more users running some variant of Firefox (50.6 percent) than not running it, according to the latest statistics from the exo.performance.network, which tracks the actual usage and configurations of thousands of PCs globally, providing a real-world snapshot.

Fri, 18 Sep 09
reQall, Evernote work together to retrieve your notes (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090917/tc_macworld/reqallevernoteworktogethertoretrieveyournotes
Macworld.com - A pair of productivity powerhouses are sharing their superpowers in a partnership that would make the Wonder Twins envious. reQall and Evernote announced the other day that users of their respective products will be able to easily share, link, and find information across their services.

Thu, 17 Sep 09
Google to reincarnate digital books as paperbacks (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090917/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_book_publishing


John Bivens, head of services and support for On Demand Books, demonstrates the printing of a book from an Espresso Book Machine at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP - Google Inc. is giving 2 million books in its digital library a chance to be reincarnated as paperbacks.

Thu, 17 Sep 09
Skype founders file lawsuit against eBay (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090917/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_skype_copyright_suit
AP - A company owned by the founders of Skype has filed a copyright infringement suit against the Internet phone service and parent eBay Inc. — an action that could crimp eBay's plans to sell Skype for about $2 billion to a group of private investors.

Thu, 17 Sep 09
Review: New iPod Nano impresses, Zune improves (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090916/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_digital_life_tech_test_nano_zune


The Apple iPod Nano, top, and the Microsoft Zune HD are shown in San Francisco, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP - Back in 2004, when I got my first MP3 player, I never cared that it lacked a camera, Web browser and crystal-clear video playback — features that are now common on digital media devices.

Thu, 17 Sep 09
Google acquires Carnegie Mellon's anti-fraud tool (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090916/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_carnegie_mellon_recaptcha
AP - Google has acquired a Carnegie Mellon University spin-off that seeks to cut down on spam and fraud at Web sites while digitizing books.

Thu, 17 Sep 09
Oracle net rises 4 pct but sales drop, stock slips (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090917/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_oracle


FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2007 file photo, the exterior of the Oracle Corp. headquarters in Redwood City, Calif. is shown. Oracle Corp.'s profit rose 4 percent in the latest quarter, matching Wall Street's forecasts Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, despite a drop in sales that revealed businesses are still being tightfisted about buying new software. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Oracle Corp.'s profit rose 4 percent in the latest quarter, matching Wall Street's forecasts, despite a drop in sales that revealed businesses are still being tightfisted about buying new software.

Thu, 17 Sep 09
HP's DreamScreen Aims to Cut Ties to the PC (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090917/tc_pcworld/hpsdreamscreenaimstocuttiestothepc
PC World - HP is trying to revive the idea of placing smart screens around the home to display content from the Web and PCs, though the number of Web sites available at first will be very limited.

Thu, 17 Sep 09
An Amazing Laptop Recovery Story (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090917/tc_pcworld/anamazinglaptoprecoverystory
PC World - This is a true story about sex, computers, the Internet, spying, theft, intrigue, and the police--and it all began this past February when David Krop made the mistake of leaving his two laptop computers inside a locked SUV in a parking garage.

Thu, 17 Sep 09
Skype sale hits hurdle as founders file copyright suit (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090917/tc_afp/usitcompanyinternetebayskypejoltidcopyright


EBay's bid to sell Skype hit a potential hurdle on Wednesday as the founders of the Web communications company filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement.(SKYPE)AFP - EBay's bid to sell Skype hit a potential hurdle as the founders of the Web communications company filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement.

Thu, 17 Sep 09
DVRs dominate talk at confab (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090916/en_nm/us_tivo
Reuters - Jay Leno and Jeff Zucker have been thinking a lot about TiVo lately. And, at least in the case of the NBC Universal boss, not entirely in a good way.

Thu, 17 Sep 09
To Wii or Not to Wii (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090916/tc_pcworld/towiiornottowii
PC World - Pity that busy monster, gamers-unkind…to Nintendo's extraordinarily successful pint-sized hexahedral Gamecube-with-motion-control. Who knew the Wii would become the sales darling of the current generation? The Nintendo ditto-heads, sure, but they thought the Virtual Boy would usher in head-mounted gaming long before the Wachowskis were jamming knitting needles upside the backs of pasty-faced heads.

Thu, 17 Sep 09
Put your Mac knowledge to the test (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090916/tc_macworld/putyourmacknowledgetothetest
Macworld.com - All work and no play makes for a dull Mac user. So when I need a few minutes decompression, I usually head over to Sporcle to while away the moments taking an online quiz or two.

Thu, 17 Sep 09
Oracle software sales miss target, shares fall (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090916/bs_nm/us_oracle


Oracle CEO Larry Ellison delivers his keynote address at Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco, California in this September 24, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithReuters - Oracle Corp's quarterly software sales came in sharply below expectations, dashing hopes that corporate technology spending is rebounding and sending its shares down 2.7 percent.

Thu, 17 Sep 09
Sun-Times union rejects pay cuts sought for sale (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090916/ap_on_bi_ge/us_chicago_sun_times_bankruptcy
AP - Unionized workers in the Chicago Sun-Times' newsroom have rejected demands for deep pay cuts and work-rule changes, putting at risk a planned sale of the financially struggling newspaper to an investment group.

Thu, 17 Sep 09
Unpatched Applications Are #1 Cyber Security Risk (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090916/tc_pcworld/unpatchedapplicationsare1cybersecurityrisk
PC World - Unpatched client software and vulnerable Internet-facing web sites are the most serious cyber security risks for business. Lesser threats include operating system holes and a rising number of zero-day vulnerabilities, according to a new study.

Thu, 17 Sep 09
Android Devices Grow with New ARCHOS 5 Tablet (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090916/bs_nf/68970
NewsFactor - There's a new Android device on the market. On Tuesday, the French company ARCHOS announced the ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet, based on Google's open-source Android mobile operating system.

Thu, 17 Sep 09
Ntractive releases iPhone version of Elements (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090916/tc_macworld/ntractivereleasesiphoneversionofelements
Macworld.com - Earlier this summer, Ntractive updated and renamed its customer relationship management program. Now the software maker has come out with an iPhone version of the product.

Wed, 16 Sep 09
Adobe to buy Omniture for $1.8B; 3Q profit slides (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090915/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_adobe_systems


FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2008 file photo, Keeble & Shuchat photography store salesman Don Dimitratos poses with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom software at the Palo Alto, Calif. store. Adobe Systems Inc., best known for its Photoshop and Acrobat software, is expected to report quarterly earnings after the closing bell Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Adobe Systems Inc. said Tuesday it will buy Web analytic software company Omniture Inc. for about $1.8 billion, giving the maker of content-creation software a way to let marketers measure the effectiveness of such content.

Wed, 16 Sep 09
Cablevision unveils interactive banner ads on TV (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090916/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_cablevision_interactive_ads
AP - Cablevision Systems Corp. is bringing interactive banner ads to television, allowing viewers to order samples and brochures and even purchase products by clicking the remote on their TV sets.

Wed, 16 Sep 09
Coming to mobile phones: Wall Street Journal fees (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090915/ap_on_hi_te/us_wall_street_journal_mobile_fees
AP - The Wall Street Journal plans to start charging as much as $2 a week to read its stories on BlackBerrys, iPhones and other mobile devices, expanding the newspaper's effort to become less dependent on its print edition.

Wed, 16 Sep 09
Facebook says it passed key financial milestone (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090915/ap_on_hi_te/us_facebook_finances
AP - Facebook Inc. said Tuesday it achieved an important financial milestone, bringing in more money than it spent in the last quarter. The social networking site previously had said it didn't expect to achieve that goal until next year — even though the company already has been valued in the billions.

Wed, 16 Sep 09
After outcry, T-Mobile drops paper billing fee (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090915/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_t_mobile_paperless_bills
AP - T-Mobile USA has dropped a plan to begin charging customers $1.50 per month to get a paper copy of their bill in the mail.

Wed, 16 Sep 09
Oracle, Sun link up for new product; HP snubbed (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090916/ap_on_hi_te/us_oracle_hardware
AP - With the fate of its proposed $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc. uncertain amid antitrust scrutiny, Oracle Corp. is moving ahead with a new product incorporating both companies' technology, and snubbing Hewlett-Packard Co. in the process.

Wed, 16 Sep 09
Facebook makes money, tops 300 million users (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090916/wr_nm/us_facebook


Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, delivers a keynote address at the company's annual conference in San Francisco, California July 23, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Kimberly WhiteReuters - Facebook is making enough money to cover its costs and now has 300 million users, the world's largest social networking site said on Tuesday, proving the Internet's newest star industry can be a viable business.

Wed, 16 Sep 09
DVRs dominate talk at confab (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090916/tv_nm/us_tivo


Host Jay Leno gestures during a panel for his upcoming television series Reuters - Jay Leno and Jeff Zucker have been thinking a lot about TiVo lately. And, at least in the case of the NBC Universal boss, not entirely in a good way.

Wed, 16 Sep 09
New Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter in the Works? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090915/tc_pcworld/newxbox360wirelessadapterintheworks
PC World - Wouldn't it be nice if Microsoft admitted it was gouging consumers by charging $100 for an otherwise unremarkable wireless 802.11g USB adapter? What'd be even nicer: Besides an integrated version in its freshly price-adjusted $300 Xbox 360 Elite, how about a wireless 802.11n USB adapter for $40 or less?

Wed, 16 Sep 09
Shanda Games looks to ride industry wave in IPO (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090915/wr_nm/us_shanda
Reuters - Many people outside of China have never played the online video games operated by Shanda Games.

Wed, 16 Sep 09
Xbox exec Shane Kim to retire after 19 years (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090915/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_microsoft_xbox_executive
AP - Shane Kim, the Microsoft Corp. executive who oversaw the growth of its video game business from the original Xbox and through such hits as "Halo" and "Gears of War," is retiring after 19 years with the software maker.

Wed, 16 Sep 09
Ion- and Tegra-Based Netbooks, Plus Multitouch and MacBook-Mimicking Notebooks (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090915/tc_pcworld/ionandtegrabasednetbooksplusmultitouchandmacbookmimickingnotebooks
PC World - What is it about September 15? Is it some post-Labor Day vortex of tech-centric news? It sure felt like it as a gang of NDAs lifted in the past 24 hours. I valiantly attempted to cover everything--and in case you missed some of the news, here's a quick recap in bite-sized chunks (and with convenient links) about each of these announcements.

Wed, 16 Sep 09
Opera releases test version of new mobile browser (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090916/wr_nm/us_opera_mobile
Reuters - The world's top mobile browser maker, Norway's Opera Software, released on Wednesday a test version of its mobile browser, Mini 5, promising new features, easier usage and new design.

Wed, 16 Sep 09
Oracle ends computer tie-up with HP (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090916/tc_nm/us_oracle_hp
Reuters - Oracle Corp has ended a high-profile computer-building partnership with Hewlett-Packard Co as Oracle prepares to acquire Sun Microsystems Inc, a rival of HP.

Wed, 16 Sep 09
New York Times Tricked Into Serving Scareware Ad (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090915/tc_pcworld/newyorktimestrickedintoservingscarewaread
PC World - Scammers tricked the New York Times' Digital Advertising department into placing a malicious ad for fake antivirus software on the NYTimes.com Web site over the weekend, the company confirmed Monday.

Wed, 16 Sep 09
MySpace to Open Source In-house Data Analysis Technology (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090915/tc_pcworld/myspacetoopensourceinhousedataanalysistechnology
PC World - MySpace on Tuesday will release as open source a technology called Qizmt that it developed in-house to mine and crunch massive amounts of data and generate friend recommendations in its social-networking site.

Wed, 16 Sep 09
Mac News Briefs: Vectorworks 2010 products unveiled (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090915/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefsvectorworks2010productsunveiled
Macworld.com - Nemetschek North America released the 2010 versions of its Vectorworks line of design software. Tuesday’s announcement includes new versions of Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Machine Design, Fundamentals, and Renderworks.

Tue, 15 Sep 09
Google hopes readers will 'flip' over new format (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090914/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_news_flipper


This screen shot provided by Google shows the Google 'Fast Flip' service. Google Inc. is testing the new format that is supposed to make reading online stories as easy as flipping through a magazine, a shift that eventually could feed more advertising sales to revenue-starved publishers. (AP Photo/Google)AP - Google Inc. is testing a new format that is supposed to make reading online stories as easy as flipping through a magazine, a shift that eventually could feed more advertising sales to revenue-starved publishers.

Tue, 15 Sep 09
Fewer players in wireless could rein in price cuts (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090914/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_wireless_consolidation
AP - How many wireless carriers do we need? It's a question that's popping up again as T-Mobile USA is said to be looking at buying Sprint Nextel Corp.

Tue, 15 Sep 09
Microsoft swaps pictures for text in some searches (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090914/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_microsoft_bing


Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates poses for photos at the 'Get Schooled' conference and premiere hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Microsoft Corp. is testing a way to display some search results as galleries of moveable images instead of text links, part of its ongoing attempt to differentiate its Bing search engine from Google.

Tue, 15 Sep 09
Chief of Intel's biggest division heads to EMC (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090914/ap_on_hi_te/us_emc_personnel


FILE - In this June 12, 2007 file photo, Intel Corp. Senior Vice President and General Manager Pat Gelsinger speaks at news conference at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Intel Corp. said Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, Gelsinger, 48, is leaving the world's largest chip maker to manage information infrastructure products at Hopkinton, Mass.-based EMC. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Intel Corp., the world's biggest computer chip maker, said Monday that Pat Gelsinger, who ran Intel's main division, and Bruce Sewell, Intel's top lawyer, are leaving the company.

Tue, 15 Sep 09
Startup lets you play console video games remotely (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090914/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_spawn_labs_remote_gaming
AP - As any a video game aficionado knows, it's easy to pop a game into your Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 and spend hours working your way from one level to the next. Without the hefty console, though, you're out of luck if you want to keep blasting those aliens while away from home.

Tue, 15 Sep 09
Google launches online news reader 'Fast Flip' (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090915/tc_afp/usmedianewspapersmagazinesinternetgoogle


Internet giant Google unveiled its AFP - Internet giant Google has unveiled its "Fast Flip" online news reader. featuring stories from major media outlets, including the BBC, The New York Times and The Washington Post.

Tue, 15 Sep 09
HP shows off new ultra-thin PCs, stylish netbook (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090915/tc_nm/us_hewlettpackard_pcs


A HP Invent logo is pictured in front of Hewlett-Packard international offices in Meyrin near Geneva August 4, 2009. REUTERS/Denis BalibouseReuters - Hewlett-Packard Co unveiled several new products for the important fall season, including thin and light laptop PCs and an eye-catching new netbook.

Tue, 15 Sep 09
NEC, Casio, Hitachi to Merge Mobile Phone Operations (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090915/tc_pcworld/neccasiohitachitomergemobilephoneoperations
PC World - Japanese technology companies NEC, Casio Computer and Hitachi plan to merge their mobile phone businesses by next April to reduce costs, boost technological expertise and expand market share, the companies said in a joint statement.

Tue, 15 Sep 09
The Fray sues manager over copyrights to songs (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090915/ap_on_en_mu/us_the_fray_lawsuit
AP - The Fray songwriting duo of Joseph King and Isaac Slade on Monday filed a lawsuit against their manager over the copyrights to their songs.

Tue, 15 Sep 09
Filmmaking duo plot a return to "Silent Hill" (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090915/film_nm/us_silent
Reuters - Screenwriter Roger Avary and producer Samuel Hadida are climbing back up "Silent Hill," signing on for a sequel to their 2006 videogame adaptation.

Tue, 15 Sep 09
HP Gets Apple Envy With 13- and 15-Inch Laptops (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090915/tc_pcworld/hpgetsappleenvywith13and15inchlaptops
PC World - When Voodoo PC came under HP's umbrella a few years back, we began to see all sorts of interesting collaborations: The Blackbird desktop and the HP Voodoo Envy 133, with its sleek laptop looks, garnered second glances from lustful nerds.

Tue, 15 Sep 09
HP to Focus on Services With New Print Division (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090914/tc_pcworld/hptofocusonserviceswithnewprintdivision
PC World - Hewlett-Packard on Monday formed a new print services division with a focus on managing print and imaging hardware and software in enterprises.

Tue, 15 Sep 09
Tag! You're It. Facebook Deploys a Twitter-Style '@' Tag (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090914/tc_pcworld/tagyoureitfacebookdeploysatwitterstyletag
PC World - Facebook has just introduced the latest feature in its ongoing evolution to blur the lines between social networking and search engine- tags. The new ‘@' tags allow users to tag other users in posts and integrates a whole new realm of search capabilities.

Tue, 15 Sep 09
Learning from the NY Times Attack Ad (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090914/tc_pcworld/learningfromthenytimesattackad
PC World - The NYTimes.com site warned Sunday that it had inadvertently displayed an "unauthorized advertisement" over the weekend that tried to use fake malware warnings to trick viewers into installing scareware.

Tue, 15 Sep 09
Accelerated 3D Graphics In Your Browser! (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090914/tc_pcworld/accelerated3dgraphicsinyourbrowser
PC World - Imagine playing fully-fledged 3D accelerated games on any platform, without installing anything, directly from your Web browser! Better yet, what if the technology was open-source, so any and all browsers could integrate it as a standard?

Tue, 15 Sep 09
Dexter The Game for iPhone Available Now (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090914/tc_pcworld/dexterthegameforiphoneavailablenow
PC World - Dexter season four starts up in just a few weeks, and Mark Ecko Entertainment's ringing things in with Dexter The Game for iPhone, available for $5.99 as I type this on Apple's App Store. (We haven't reviewed it yet, but for all our iPhone App Reviews, bookmark this.)

Mon, 14 Sep 09
$100 million question: Where's broadband in US? (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090913/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_the_350_million_map


FILE - In this May 30, 2007 file photo, Craig Santos of Eustis Cable in Brookfield, Vt. installs fiber optic cable for Comcast in Ira, Vt. The stimulus package championed by the Obama administration set aside up to $350 million to create a national broadband map. That struck some people in the telecommunications industry as excessive. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, file)AP - The national stimulus package passed by Congress in February may have been too enthusiastic about spending money on one particular project: figuring out where broadband Internet access is available and how fast it is.

Mon, 14 Sep 09
India Schedules 3G License Auction for December (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090914/tc_pcworld/indiaschedules3glicenseauctionfordecember
PC World - India's auction of 3G and WiMax licenses is now scheduled to be held in December, according to a notice on the Web site of the country's Department of Telecommunications.

Mon, 14 Sep 09
Novell Tool Opens IPhone to .Net Developers (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090914/tc_pcworld/novelltoolopensiphonetonetdevelopers
PC World - More applications for enterprise users may become available for the iPhone with a new developer tool from Novell.

Mon, 14 Sep 09
SingTel to sell INQ's social networking phone (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090914/tc_nm/us_singtel_hutchison
Reuters - Southeast Asia's biggest telecom operator, Singapore Telecommunications , said on Monday it would start to sell a social networking phone model INQ Mini 3G, targeting young customers.

Mon, 14 Sep 09
iPhone gets .Net app development (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090914/tc_infoworld/91194
InfoWorld - Novell on Monday will offer a kit for developers to build Apple iPhone and iPod Touch business applications using Microsoft's .Net Framework instead of the Apple-designated C or Objective-C languages.

Mon, 14 Sep 09
Android Browser Excels in Search Tasks (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090914/tc_pcworld/androidbrowserexcelsinsearchtasks
PC World - The main page of the Android browser looks a bit more crowded than that of the iPhone or Palm Pre browser; but overall the Android browser competes very well with its peers. The Android browser is built into Google's Android mobile operating system and tightly integrated with it.

Mon, 14 Sep 09
Facebook Lite Might Lure Me Back (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090913/tc_pcworld/facebooklitemightluremeback
PC World - I'll admit it's been a good six months since I used Facebook, and even then it was only for a few weeks prior to a year-long social networking hiatus. When rumors of a new Lite version hit the Net a few weeks back and the new interface went live last week, I set my prejudice aside to take it for a spin. (See our Facebook Lite slide show with a gallery of screen caps)

Mon, 14 Sep 09
Nokia's S60 Touch Browser Needs Too Many Touches (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090914/tc_pcworld/nokiass60touchbrowserneedstoomanytouches
PC World - The Palm Pre, iPhone, and Android browsers were designed specifically for touchscreen phones. In contrast, the S60 browser that Nokia's touchscreen phones use goes back to an older S60 interface that did not focus on touchscreen use. This fact may explain some of the S60 browser's lingering limitations.

Sun, 13 Sep 09
$100M-plus broadband map runs into cost questions (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090912/ap_on_bi_ge/us_tec_the_350_million_map


Chart shows growth in adults using broadbandAP - The national stimulus package passed by Congress in February may have been too enthusiastic about spending money on one particular project: figuring out where broadband Internet access is available and how fast it is.

Sun, 13 Sep 09
Vietnam says bloggers' case 'distorted' (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090912/tc_afp/vietnammediainternetrights


This photo from April 2009 shows people using computers at an Internet shop in Hanoi. Vietnam's detention of three online writers has been AFP - Vietnam's detention of three online writers has been "intentionally exaggerated and distorted," the foreign affairs ministry spokeswoman has said.

Sun, 13 Sep 09
Fifth-Generation iPod Nano (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090912/tc_pcworld/fifthgenerationipodnano
PC World - Weird but true: For Apple, 2009 has turned out to be the year of inner beauty.

Sun, 13 Sep 09
New iPod Touch Holds Secret 802.11n Wi-Fi And Camera Slot (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090912/tc_pcworld/newipodtouchholdssecret80211nwifiandcameraslot
PC World - A recent tear down of the new third-generation iPod Touch reveals that the device is sporting an 802.11n Broadcom chip along with enough space to house the much rumored camera.

Sun, 13 Sep 09
The Macalope Weekly: It wasn’t only rock and roll, but did you like it? (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090912/tc_macworld/themacalopeweeklyitwasntonlyrockandrollbutdidyoulikeit
Macworld.com - Hey, has anyone seen the Tupperware the Macalope keeps that Beatles rumor in? Yes, another Apple music event has come and gone, leaving us to reflect on why Apple failed to announce all the stuff we made up. But no camera in the iPod touch?

Sun, 13 Sep 09
Business iPhone apps finder adds new category, products (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090912/tc_infoworld/91459
InfoWorld - InfoWorld.com has expanded its iPhone business apps catalog -- an interactive listing of Phone apps of use to professionals, businesses, and IT staff -- to include communications-oriented apps. This brings the number of categories to 24 categories. InfoWorld's editors also added nearly 20 new apps to the finder across several categories, bringing the total number of selected apps to more than 230.

Sat, 12 Sep 09
Hacker pleads guilty to huge theft of card numbers (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090911/ap_on_hi_te/us_retailer_hacker


Albert Gonzalez, 28, of Miami, Florida, seen in an undated U.S. law enforcement handout photo. REUTERS/U.S. Law Enforcement via Wired.com/HandoutAP - A computer hacker who was once a federal informant and was a driving force behind one of the largest cases of identity theft in U.S. history pleaded guilty Friday in a deal with prosecutors that will send him to prison for up to 25 years.

Sat, 12 Sep 09
Twitter keeps it simple with new terms of service (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090911/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_twitter_terms
AP - Twitter Inc. keeps it simple, even when it comes to updating the legalese in its terms of service.

Sat, 12 Sep 09
Verdict spares Microsoft $358M in patent damages (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090911/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_microsoft_alcatel_lucent
AP - A federal appeals court said Friday that Microsoft Corp. does not have to pay Alcatel-Lucent $358 million for patent infringement because of problems with how the damages were calculated.

Sat, 12 Sep 09
US video game sales slide in August for 6th month (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090911/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_video_games_sales
AP - Video games sales declined in August for the sixth straight month, following what analysts called a disappointing showing from the latest "Madden" game.

Sat, 12 Sep 09
Symark International Buys BeyondTrust (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090912/tc_pcworld/symarkinternationalbuysbeyondtrust
PC World - The story headlined "Symark International buys BeyondTrust," and posted Friday has been removed from the wire. Online editors are asked to immediately remove the story from Web sites. The news was embargoed and the story was posted accidentally. Questions regarding the story should be directed to Marc Ferranti, IDG News Service executive news editor.

Sat, 12 Sep 09
Superfast Wi-Fi Standard 'n' Official: Consumer FAQ (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090911/tc_pcworld/superfastwifistandardnofficialconsumerfaq
PC World - A new standard for Wi-Fi communication, 802.11n, is now official paving the way for faster, more reliable, and more efficient wireless networks. That means improvements to streaming of HD content, better performance for applications running on a Wi-Fi network such as VoIP, and longer laptop batter life given 802.11n chips use less power.

Sat, 12 Sep 09
Voice-to-text Deal Could Spur New Mobile Services (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090912/tc_pcworld/voicetotextdealcouldspurnewmobileservices
PC World - Two vendors of mobile voice technology have teamed up to power carrier services that transcribe voicemail messages and conference calls into text.

Sat, 12 Sep 09
RealNetworks board member resigns (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090911/ap_on_bi_ge/us_realnetworks_board
AP - Digital entertainment company RealNetworks Inc. said Friday John Chapple has resigned from its board to focus on other responsibilities.

Sat, 12 Sep 09
US videogame sales down for sixth month in a row (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090911/tc_afp/usitinternetvideogamessalesnpd


A guest tries out a Wii Fit Plus game at the Nintendo exhibit at the 2009 E3 Expo, in June 2009 in Los Angeles, California. US sales of videogame hardware and software fell 16 percent in August to 908.72 million dollars, the sixth straight monthly decline, according to the NPD Group.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)AFP - US sales of videogame hardware and software fell 16 percent in August to 908.72 million dollars, the sixth straight monthly decline, according to the NPD Group.

Sat, 12 Sep 09
Jobs Appears, Moto's Cliq, Microsoft Opens up (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090911/tc_pcworld/jobsappearsmotoscliqmicrosoftopensup
PC World - This is just a guess, but with a lot of the world easing out of its summertime state of mind and everybody who is sidetracked playing "The Beatles: RockBand," which came out Wednesday, the inclination for making news has remained subdued. Although Apple made a splash, with CEO Steve Jobs showing up for his first public appearance since he returned to work, and Motorola made a run at headlines, too.

Sat, 12 Sep 09
Microsoft Extends Olive Branch To Open-Source Groups (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090911/tc_nf/68904
NewsFactor - Microsoft is putting its weight behind a new endeavor to which the software giant has agreed to contribute $1 million. Called the CodePlex Foundation, the nonprofit organization describes its mission as enabling the exchange of code and understanding among software companies and open-source communities.

Sat, 12 Sep 09
InfoWorld releases new cloud computing 'deep dive' report (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090911/tc_infoworld/91458
InfoWorld - InfoWorld released today the fourth entry in its "Deep Dive" series of special PDF reports, covering the emerging area of cloud computing. InfoWorld, a Web-based publication devoted to emerging technology and hands-on business tech expertise, had previously released "Deep Dive" reports on Windows 7, enterprise iPhone, and next-gen mobile devices, as well as a quick-start guide to Windows 7.

Sat, 12 Sep 09
Trojan Hides Its Brain in Google Groups (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090911/tc_pcworld/trojanhidesitsbrainingooglegroups
PC World - Virus writers keep getting sneakier. In an effort to evade detection, they've begun hiding their command and control instructions in legitimate Web 2.0 sites such as Google Groups and Twitter.

Sat, 12 Sep 09
Jobs' Excuse for No-Camera iPod touch Doesn't Click (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090911/tc_pcworld/jobsexcusefornocameraipodtouchdoesntclick
PC World - This week's iPod event in San Francisco left many Apple watchers wondering why the iPod Touch didn't get a video camera, while the less sophisticated iPod nano did. After all, the jack-of-all-trades Touch, with its iPhone-like feature set, seemed a natural for a camera.

Fri, 11 Sep 09
Nirvana members dismayed by 'Guitar Hero 5' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090911/ap_on_en_mu/us_games_guitar_hero5
FILE - This 1993 file photo shows Kurt Cobain. (AP Photo/Mark J.Terrill, File)AP - Kurt Cobain's appearance in the latest "Guitar Hero" video game is not hitting the right notes with the surviving members of Nirvana.

Fri, 11 Sep 09
Tech giants offer ideas on charging readers online (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090911/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_online_news_fees


In this screen shot provided by Google, a Google Voice inbox is shown. (AP Photo/Google)AP - Some of the world's most prominent technology companies are offering suggestions to publishers on how they can charge readers for news online.

Fri, 11 Sep 09
Top US copyright cop opposes Google book deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090910/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_book_battle
AP - The nation's top copyright official has joined the mounting opposition to a class-action settlement that would give Google Inc. the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books.

Fri, 11 Sep 09
Motorola, in need of hit, shows off Android phone (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090910/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_motorola_android_phones


Sanjay Jha, co-CEO of Motorola and CEO of Motorola Mobile Devices, holds up a new Android-based Motorola Cliq during a mobile Internet conference in San Francisco, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. The Cliq and other Android-based handsets Motorola Inc. plans to release could be the key to reviving its handset division, which hasn't produced a hit since the wildly popular Razr phone in 2005. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Struggling phone maker Motorola unveiled its first device using Google's Android system Thursday, banking on it to power features that will attract consumers looking to use their phones to connect with friends, family and colleagues.

Fri, 11 Sep 09
Facebook to let users tag friends in status posts (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090910/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_facebook_status_tags
AP - Facebook will soon let users "tag" their friends in their posts, similar to how they already can with photos.

Fri, 11 Sep 09
Sprint Nextel lowers mobile-to-mobile pricing (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090910/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_sprint_nextel_pricing
AP - Intensifying competition in wireless pricing, Sprint Nextel Corp. will offer unlimited domestic calls to other mobile phones regardless of the recipient's service provider.

Fri, 11 Sep 09
New Search Engine Targets Muslim Web Users (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090911/tc_pcworld/newsearchenginetargetsmuslimwebusers
PC World - A new search engine, called ImHalal.com, aims to protect the sensibilities of Muslims by filtering out content that is "haram" or forbidden by the faith.

Fri, 11 Sep 09
Mac News Briefs: Western Digital revamps Mac drives (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090911/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefswesterndigitalrevampsmacdrives
Macworld.com - Hard drive manufacturer Western Digital unveiled redesigns for its My Passport for Mac and My Book for Mac hard drives. The My Passport portable drive is now about 20 percent smaller than the previous My Passport. The My Book features a slimmer design, and the Morse-code cutouts that were used as air vents have been replaced.

Fri, 11 Sep 09
Sprint Redefines ‘Unlimited' Mobile-to-Mobile (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090911/tc_pcworld/sprintredefinesunlimitedmobiletomobile
PC World - In the ongoing battle to capture mobile service customers, Sprint has just thrown down the gauntlet with a potentially game-changing feature: unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling...regardless of mobile carrier.

Fri, 11 Sep 09
MediaFLO TV Coming to Cars, MP3 Players (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090911/tc_pcworld/mediaflotvcomingtocarsmp3players
PC World - Qualcomm's MediaFLO wireless broadcast network will soon be available on in-car and portable media players, and the company plans to bring it to other consumer electronics as well.

Fri, 11 Sep 09
U.S. video game sales down 16 percent in August (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090911/wr_nm/us_npd_videogames
Reuters - Sales of video game equipment and software in the United States fell 16 percent in August to $908.7 million, research group NPD said on Thursday, the sixth consecutive monthly decline.

Fri, 11 Sep 09
Apple rolls out iMac graphics, RAID card firmware updates (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090910/tc_macworld/applerollsoutimacgraphicsraidcardfirmwareupdates
Macworld.com - When it comes to Christmas, birthdays, or any other gift-giving festivity, there’s an undeniable hierarchy of presents. You’ve got your marquee, main-event, “Oh wow, you shouldn’t have” gifts on one end of the scale, and on the other, you’ve got the more practical kind of present. Good to have… advisable even, and you’re certainly full of gratitude to the giver—but not the sort of thing that sets the pulse racing in anticipation.

Fri, 11 Sep 09
Motorola eyes expanded app dev for Cliq phone (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090911/tc_infoworld/91304
InfoWorld - Motorola plans to expand software development possibilities for its newly announced Motoblur software, which puts social networking capabilities on the company's Cliq mobile phone. But the company expects that subsequent devices will be offered with more of a business application bent, a high-ranking Motorola executive said Thursday.

Fri, 11 Sep 09
IBM, European Researchers Develop Multimedia Search Tool (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090911/tc_pcworld/ibmeuropeanresearchersdevelopmultimediasearchtool
PC World - IBM, working with researchers in Europe, claims to have developed a better way to search online for photos and videos than current methods used by Google and Yahoo.

Fri, 11 Sep 09
Straight to the Spam Folder: Astonishing E-Mail Messages You'll Never Open (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090911/tc_pcworld/straighttothespamfolderastonishingemailmessagesyoullneveropen
PC World - Spamming is an underappreciated art form. In fact, "hated" may be a more accurate adjective.

Fri, 11 Sep 09
Facebook Releases Real-time Web Server Tech as Open Source (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090910/tc_pcworld/facebookreleasesrealtimewebservertechasopensource
PC World - Facebook is releasing as open source a Web server technology because it wants to make it easier for developers to create applications that let users post status updates in real time, a functionality popularized by Twitter.

Thu, 10 Sep 09
Rhapsody streaming app approved for iPhones (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090910/ap_on_hi_te/us_realnetworks_apple


In this hand out photo released by RealNetworks Inc. showing a screenshot of the new Rhapsody music download service. RealNetworks Inc.'s subscription music service Rhapsody has been approved for use on iPhones and iPod Touches, the first time Apple Inc. has allowed an on-demand streaming program on its devices in the United States. (AP Photo/RealNetworks Inc.)AP - RealNetworks Inc.'s subscription music service Rhapsody has been approved for use on iPhones and iPod Touches, the first time Apple Inc. has allowed an on-demand music streaming program on its devices in the United States.

Thu, 10 Sep 09
Apple CEO Jobs on stage, discusses transplant (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090909/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple


Apple CEO Steve Jobs waves at the end of an Apple event in San Francisco, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs returned Wednesday to the showman role that has helped define his company leadership, taking the stage for the first time since his medical leave to announce such new products as an iPod Nano that records video.

Thu, 10 Sep 09
Highlights of Apple announcements Wednesday (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090909/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_glance
AP - Highlights of Apple announcements Wednesday:

Thu, 10 Sep 09
Review: Google Voice has cool tricks but downsides (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090909/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_digital_life_tech_test_google_voice
In this screen shot provided by Google, a Google Voice inbox is shown. (AP Photo/Google)AP - Google Inc. gives away a lot of good stuff for free.

Thu, 10 Sep 09
Beatlemania returns with rollout of CD, video game (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090909/ap_on_hi_te/eu_britain_beatlemania


Alan Harrington, who queued from 3 am to be the first customer, reacts at a HMV store in London, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, where The Beatles remastered albums and the game 'The Beatles: Rock Band' was launched. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - Beatlemania is back with the rollout Wednesday of the Fab Four's remastered CDs and first-ever video game, reaching out to a whole new generation decades after their parents — and even grandparents — first succumbed.

Thu, 10 Sep 09
Obama Warns Kids on Stupid Facebook Posts (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090910/tc_pcworld/obamawarnskidsonstupidfacebookposts
PC World - When you're young you'll probably do some stupid things, but think twice before posting them online. That's the advice delivered Wednesday by U.S. President Barack Obama to a 9th grade school child who asked for advice on how to get the most powerful job in the world.

Thu, 10 Sep 09
With new shuffles released, 2G shuffles off its mortal coil (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090910/tc_macworld/withnewshufflesreleased2gshufflesoffitsmortalcoil
Macworld.com - When Apple updated the iPod shuffle in March to its present 1.8-by-0.7-by-0.3-inch form factor, it kept around the colorful second-generation model. Presumably, Apple did that for more than just kicks—retaining the 2G shuffle let Apple continue to offer a model whose form factor, size (1GB), and we’re-practically-giving-them-away price tag of $49 doutblessly appealed to a significant enough segment of the market.

Thu, 10 Sep 09
AT&T Will Upgrade To Faster 3G Speeds with HSPA 7.2 (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090909/bs_nf/68852
NewsFactor - AT&T on Wednesday said it will upgrade its 3G wireless network to double speeds in six major cities by the end of the year. The exclusive U.S. carrier for Apple's iPhone has been heavily criticized for poor network connections.

Thu, 10 Sep 09
Mandy Moore lets down her hair for "Rapunzel" (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090910/film_nm/us_rapunzel
Reuters - After combing the acting landscape, Walt Disney Pictures has chosen Mandy Moore to voice the lead role in its Digital 3D-animated musical action-adventure "Rapunzel," inspired by the Brothers Grimm fairy tale.

Thu, 10 Sep 09
"Beatlemania" strikes with CDs, video game launch (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090909/en_nm/us_beatles
Reuters - A wave of "Beatlemania" struck Britain's streets as a specially remastered edition of the Fab Four's albums was released on Wednesday, complete with an interactive video game for a new generation of fans.

Thu, 10 Sep 09
Polo Rugby line launches iPhone app for custom shirts (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090910/wr_nm/us_polo_rugby
Reuters - Polo Ralph Lauren Corp, the fashion company behind the Polo and Club Monaco brands, said on Thursday its smaller Rugby brand is launching an iPhone application that lets users design their own shirts.

Thu, 10 Sep 09
Adobe upgrades, changes name of rich media content controller (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090910/tc_infoworld/91114
InfoWorld - Adobe Systems is renaming Adobe Flash Media Rights Management Server, which controls access to streams of rich media content,  to Adobe Flash Access and adding capabilities to control downloaded Flash content.

Thu, 10 Sep 09
Cisco reappoints former Vodafone CEO to board (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090910/ap_on_hi_te/us_cisco_board
AP - Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. said Wednesday it was reappointing Arun Sarin, the former chief executive of Vodafone Group PLC, to its board of directors.

Thu, 10 Sep 09
Critical Patch Tuesday Misses Serious Hole in FTP (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090909/tc_nf/68829
NewsFactor - Before the dust even settled on Patch Tuesday, Microsoft confirmed a bug in several versions of its Windows operating system that could leave the door open to malicious hackers. Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and the release candidates of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are vulnerable.

Thu, 10 Sep 09
Mozilla Releases Flash-checking Security Update (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090910/tc_pcworld/mozillareleasesflashcheckingsecurityupdate
PC World - Mozilla is pushing out a new release of its flagship Firefox browser that fixes critical security vulnerabilities in the software and, for the first time, checks to see if the browser's Flash Player is up-to-date.

Thu, 10 Sep 09
Adobe unveils Flash Access 2.0 (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090910/tc_macworld/adobeunveilsflashaccess20
Macworld.com - Adobe Systems has announced Adobe Flash Access 2.0, a key component of the Adobe Flash Platform, at the 2009 IBC (International Broadcasting Convention) trade show in Amsterdam. Flash Access 2.0, formerly known as Adobe Flash Media Rights Management Server, is content protection software that lets creators control how, when, and where audio and video can be experienced by users—even after download.

Wed, 9 Sep 09
Palm to release cheaper sibling of Pre smart phone (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090909/ap_on_hi_te/us_palm_pixi
AP - Palm Inc., which revitalized its product line with the Pre smart phone launch in June, is hoping to keep momentum going with the release of a lighter, cheaper handset called the Pixi.

Wed, 9 Sep 09
Google launches user-led Q&A service in Arabic (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090908/ap_on_hi_te/ml_tec_techbit_mideast_google


This image taken from the internet and released by Google shows a 1973 magazine cover, as Google announced that it had begun adding magazines to its online archive of books in a partnership with publishers.(AFP/HO/File)AP - Google Inc. launched an online tool Tuesday that allows Arab users to answer each other's questions, a move designed to boost the amount of Web content available in Arabic.

Wed, 9 Sep 09
Legal arguments pan, praise Google's book deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090908/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_book_battle
AP - Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Inc. and a prominent antitrust lawyer urged a federal judge Tuesday to block a class-action settlement that would give Google Inc. the digital rights to a vast library of books.

Wed, 9 Sep 09
China Clears IPhone for Network, Puts Picture Online (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090909/tc_pcworld/chinaclearsiphonefornetworkputspictureonline
PC World - The Chinese government has cleared a version of the iPhone to use the country's mobile networks and posted pictures of the handset online, just as carrier China Unicom prepares to launch the phone.

Wed, 9 Sep 09
Mac News Briefs: BIAS updates SoundSoap Pro (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090909/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefsbiasupdatessoundsoappro
Macworld.com - BIAS released SoundSoap Pro 2, adding adaptive noise reduction to the newest version of its audio noise reduction and restoration plug-in.

Wed, 9 Sep 09
Verizon Expands Mandatory Data Plans With Rogue (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090909/tc_pcworld/verizonexpandsmandatorydataplanswithrogue
PC World - Verizon Wireless on Tuesday introduced the Samsung Rogue, a phone that may be the first of many similar products: Reasonably priced, not quite a smartphone, but equipped for browsing and sold only with a monthly data plan.

Wed, 9 Sep 09
Repaving "Abbey Road" a delicate task (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090909/en_nm/us_beatles_sound
Reuters - Any appointment at Abbey Road still involves walking over the most famous pedestrian crossing in popular music. And the history of the north London studio hangs heavy in the air when the meeting is with the engineers who have just finished digitally remastering all the original Beatles albums, from "Please Please Me" through "Abbey Road."

Wed, 9 Sep 09
Can Beatles revive video game industry? (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090908/en_nm/us_beatles_videogame
Reuters - The Beatles are back -- but this time the world's most famous rock band may be stirring more excitement in executive suites than in campuses and schoolyards.

Wed, 9 Sep 09
What to expect at Wednesday's Apple event (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090908/tc_macworld/whattoexpectatwednesdaysappleevent
Macworld.com - We’re less than 24 hours away from Apple’s “Rock and roll” event, an invitation-only press session in San Francisco Wednesday that’s expected to focus solely on Apple’s music-related products.

Wed, 9 Sep 09
Unpatched Microsoft Bugs Raise Red Flags (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090908/tc_pcworld/unpatchedmicrosoftbugsraiseredflags
PC World - Microsoft has released its security updates for the month of September, but a couple of unpatched flaws have some security experts wondering if the software company will be forced to release an emergency patch sometime in the month ahead.

Wed, 9 Sep 09
Salesforce.com Renews Push Into Customer Service (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090909/tc_pcworld/salesforcecomrenewspushintocustomerservice
PC World - Salesforce.com on Wednesday will make a series of announcements regarding its Service Cloud customer-service applications, which are a major part of the on-demand CRM (customer relationship management) vendor's long-term growth plans.

Wed, 9 Sep 09
FanCheck Developer Defends App, Says It's Not Malware (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090908/tc_pcworld/fancheckdeveloperdefendsappsaysitsnotmalware
PC World - The controversial and popular FanCheck application for Facebook carries no viruses and is completely safe and legitimate, according to its creator.

Wed, 9 Sep 09
Microsoft Rivals to Purchase 22 Patents to Defend Linux (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090908/tc_pcworld/microsoftrivalstopurchase22patentstodefendlinux
PC World - A group of Linux proponents will purchase patents formerly held by Microsoft in an effort to defend distributors of the open-source OS against the ongoing threat of patent litigation from the software giant.

Wed, 9 Sep 09
Live Update: Apple’s Rock & Roll Event (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090908/tc_macworld/liveupdateapplesrockrollevent
Macworld.com - Live Update

Tue, 8 Sep 09
German, French telecoms to join British mobile units (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090908/bs_afp/germanyfrancebritaintelecomsventurecompany


People walk past a Deutsche Telekom logo at a high-tech fair in Germany. Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom have launched exclusive talks to merge their British subsidiaries into the country's leading mobile operator, the German telecommunications group said Tuesday in a statement.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom have launched exclusive talks to merge their British subsidiaries into the country's leading mobile operator, the German telecommunications group said Tuesday in a statement.

Tue, 8 Sep 09
Apple telegraphs iPods; fans see Beatles, tablets (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090907/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_ipods
AP - Once again, it's time to peer into Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs' cup and try to read the tea leaves.

Tue, 8 Sep 09
Congress weighs landmark change in Web ad privacy (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090907/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_internet_privacy
AP - The Web sites we visit, the online links we click, the search queries we conduct, the products we put in virtual shopping carts, the personal details we reveal on social networking pages — all of this can give companies insight into what Internet ads we might be interested in seeing.

Tue, 8 Sep 09
AOL taps exec who famously warned Yahoo of trouble (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090908/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_aol_garlinghouse
AP - AOL LLC has tapped former Yahoo Inc. executive Brad Garlinghouse for a key position that is meant to beef up the struggling Internet company's presence in Silicon Valley.

Tue, 8 Sep 09
Off to see `The Wizard' for free at Netflix Oct. 3 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090908/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_netflix_wizard_of_oz
AP - Anyone with a computer and Internet connection can be off to see "The Wizard of Oz" for free next month, courtesy of Netflix Inc.'s movie-streaming service.

Tue, 8 Sep 09
Buzz grows ahead of Apple media event (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090907/tc_afp/usitcompanytechnologymusicinternetapplebeatles


Apple is holding an event for the media on Wednesday and rumors and speculation about its plans have reached their usual fever pitch.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP - Will it be upgraded iPods? The Beatles finally coming to iTunes? A tablet computer? An appearance by Steve Jobs?

Tue, 8 Sep 09
Privacy bill would set rules for online marketing (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090907/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_internet_privacy_glance
AP - Here is a look at some of the things that Rep. Rick Boucher, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, hopes to put in a bill governing Internet advertising.

Tue, 8 Sep 09
Google China confident despite loss of Lee (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090907/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_google


New managers of Google Inc.'s China arm, Vice President of Greater China Sales and Operations John Liu, left, and Boon-Lock Yeo, director of Google's Shanghai engineering office, attend a press conference in Beijing, China, Monday, Sept. 7, 2009. Liu and Yeo expressed confidence the company can grow despite the departure of the high-profile executive credited with expanding its market share. Kai-Fu Lee, who led Google China for four years, announced his resignation last week to launch a venture to finance Chinese tech startups. His departure had prompted questions about how Google will fare in a market dominated by local rival Baidu Corp. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)AP - The new managers of Google Inc.'s China arm expressed confidence Monday the business can grow despite the departure of the high-profile executive credited with expanding its share of the competitive Chinese market.

Tue, 8 Sep 09
Spotify iPhone App Approved: Is Apple Relaxing its Rules? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090907/tc_pcworld/spotifyiphoneappapprovedisapplerelaxingitsrules
PC World - Monday appears to mark an important Apple App Store milestone with the introduction of a European digital music service app called Spotify Mobile that competes squarely with iTunes. In the past Apple has barred programs from its App Store it viewed as offering features that duplicate functionality already available on the iPhone such as Google Voice.

Tue, 8 Sep 09
Beatles re-master, game drag band into digital age (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090907/en_nm/us_beatles
Reuters - The Beatles take a step closer to selling their music online on Wednesday with the simultaneous release of the band's re-mastered catalog and the MTV video game The Beatles: Rock Band.

Tue, 8 Sep 09
Parachute Panic for iPhone (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090907/tc_macworld/parachutepanicforiphone
Macworld.com - I’m a sucker for simple games that are quick to learn but challenging enough to keep you occupied for hours on end. Such is the case with Parachute Panic by FDG Entertainment.

Tue, 8 Sep 09
Microsoft Russian antitrust probe closed (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090907/tc_nm/us_microsoft_russia


Members of the computer and information technology industries attend the launch of Windows XP operating system in Hong Kong in this November 2, 2001 file photo. REUTERS/Bobby YipReuters - Russia's state anti-monopoly service, FAS, said on Monday it had closed a probe into Microsoft as it had found no violations of antitrust laws over cutbacks in supply of the Windows XP operating system.

Tue, 8 Sep 09
"Facebook" for 50-somethings woos India's Web-savvy seniors (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090907/tc_nm/us_india_website
Reuters - A social networking website for the elderly is helping Internet-savvy seniors in India battle loneliness and make new friends with the click of a mouse and in the comfort of their own homes.

Tue, 8 Sep 09
Firefox 4.0 To Arrive Late 2010 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090907/tc_pcworld/firefox40toarrivelate2010
PC World - Mozilla recently released a product roadmap with a number of new details on what the foundation is hoping to release between now and the end of 2010, including information on when to expect the next major iteration of Firefox.

Tue, 8 Sep 09
Backblaze gives away its 67TB ‘storage pod’ design (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090907/tc_macworld/backblazegivesawayits67tbstoragepoddesign
Macworld.com - Online backup vendor Backblaze (reviewed here) has offered an unprecedented peek behind the curtain at their data storage facility by open-sourcing the design specification for its own, custom, massive storage system. With the information in hand, Backblaze says it’s possible to build a 67 terabyte rack-mounted storage server for less than $7,000

Mon, 7 Sep 09
Google Porn Filter Gained China's Thumbs-up (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090907/tc_pcworld/googlepornfiltergainedchinasthumbsup
PC World - China approved of Google's efforts to filter porn from search results on its China portal following state-led criticism of the links, the former head of Google China said Sunday.

Mon, 7 Sep 09
Samsung's Prototype Remote Control Doubles as a Mini TV (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090906/tc_pcworld/samsungsprototyperemotecontroldoublesasaminitv
PC World - For TV addicts it could be the ultimate remote control: a 7-inch portable touchscreen that can not only control gadgets in the living room but also check out and what's playing on channels other than the one currently showing on the big screen.

Mon, 7 Sep 09
Sony Mexico 'disappointed' by police raid (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090906/ap_en_mu/lt_mexico_music_dispute
AP - Sony Music says it is "surprised and disappointed" by a prosecutor's raid that seized thousands of discs from its Mexico City offices as part of a legal dispute with ranchera singer Alejandro Fernandez.

Mon, 7 Sep 09
Toshiba's Media Controller Coordinates a Home Network (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090906/tc_pcworld/toshibasmediacontrollercoordinatesahomenetwork
PC World - Toshiba has developed a graphical user interface for controlling devices such as media servers and audo equipment and shifting content around a home network.

Sun, 6 Sep 09
Christian couples staying faithful online (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090905/ap_on_hi_te/us_rel_e_mail_faithful
AP - Lance Maggiacomo was out of work, bored and lonely when he started hiding his online relationships from his wife.

Sun, 6 Sep 09
Ex-Google China chief to fund Chinese tech start-ups (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090906/wr_nm/us_google_china_lee
Reuters - Kai-fu Lee, Google Inc's former China chief who quit the search giant this week, said on Sunday he will launch his own business next week to fund Chinese technology start-ups.

Sun, 6 Sep 09
Nokia strikes back against 'smart' rivals (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090906/tc_afp/finlandnokiatechnologytelecoms


A visitor checks out Nokia's first notebook, the AFP - Faced with increased competition from up-and-coming rivals, Finnish telecom giant Nokia plans to launch a slew of new products this year but analysts say it faces a tough battle to hold on to its position as the world's number one mobile phone manufacturer.

Sun, 6 Sep 09
Report: China Tightens Rules for Online Music Providers (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090905/tc_pcworld/reportchinatightensrulesforonlinemusicproviders
PC World - China's Ministry of Culture has implemented a new set of rules governing the online sale and distribution of foreign songs in the country, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

Sun, 6 Sep 09
Apple's iPhone launch in China no easy task: experts (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090906/tc_afp/chinaustelecommobiletechnologyappleiphone


A man displays an iPhone along a street in Beijing in July where though while not officially sold in China, the communications device is widely used. Apple's iPhone will soon officially go on sale in China, more than two years after its US debut, but it may not make much of a splash, with smuggled units and similar devices available, analysts say.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Apple's iPhone will soon officially go on sale in China, more than two years after its US debut, but it may not make much of a splash, with smuggled units and similar devices available, analysts say.

Sun, 6 Sep 09
AT&T and Apple's iPhone Need an Open Marriage (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090905/tc_pcworld/attandapplesiphoneneedanopenmarriage
PC World - AT&T is throwing iPhone users a bone by offering MMS as of September 25, but is that enough to quiet a growing chorus of angry customers upset by what they see as shoddy service?

Sat, 5 Sep 09
Web-monitoring software gathers data on kid chats (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090904/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_internet_monitoring_kids


In this screen shot, the website for The Pulse service is shown. (AP Photo/Echometrix)AP - Parents who install a leading brand of software to monitor their kids' online activities may be unwittingly allowing the company to read their children's chat messages — and sell the marketing data gathered.

Sat, 5 Sep 09
`Don't post that!' — networking etiquette emerges (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090904/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_facebook_etiquette


In this photo made Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009, Brian McGee, right, and his wife Megan Gelabert-McGee are shown in their home in Charlotte, N.C. As Facebook and Twitter change the way we communicate, the rules of etiquette surrounding these interactions is still evolving. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)AP - Stephanie Kahn wanted to bask in her engagement for a few hours before diving into the task of calling aunts, uncles and good friends with the big news. And even before she could call them, she had a surprise party to attend, one that her fiance had set up for their parents and her "closest group of girlfriends."

Sat, 5 Sep 09
Amazon offers to replace Orwell books on Kindles (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090904/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_amazon_kindle_orwell
AP - Amazon.com Inc. is offering free books or $30 to Kindle customers whose copies of the George Orwell novels "1984" and "Animal Farm" were deleted from their electronic reading devices in July.

Sat, 5 Sep 09
Hartford Courant competitors seethe over Web site (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090904/ap_on_hi_te/us_hartford_courant_web_competition


Manchester Journal Inquirer managing editor Chris Powell poses in his office at the family-owned newspaper in Manchester, Conn., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009. Powell says that the aggregation strategy being used by the Hartford Courant is 'economic theft'. (APP hoto/Bob Child)AP - After cutting its newsroom by half because of the recession and sagging advertising revenue, The Hartford Courant found a new source for news — its competition — and found itself in a plagiarism scandal.

Sat, 5 Sep 09
Vietnam bloggers arrested over China shirt protest (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090905/wr_nm/us_vietnam_arrests
Reuters - Vietnamese police have arrested two bloggers and a journalist for their involvement in a plan to print T-shirts opposing China's investment in a bauxite mining project and its claims over disputed islands, sources said.

Sat, 5 Sep 09
AT&T Responds to iPhone MMS Irritation (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090904/tc_pcworld/attrespondstoiphonemmsirritation
PC World - AT&T's been catching a lot of flak since announcing its delayed launch of MMS support for the iPhone this week. In addition to missing its original (and self-set) "late summer" deadline for introducing the multimedia messaging service, the company has neglected to provide any update on the status of tethering -- another long-demanded feature made available by the iPhone 3.0 update but not yet offered to AT&T customers.

Sat, 5 Sep 09
As MMS Nears, Analyst Says AT&T Gripes Are Justified (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090904/bs_nf/68805
NewsFactor - After months or preparing its system and network, AT&T is finally rolling out Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) for iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS customers. The long-overdue service will debut on Sept. 25. AT&T said MMS will be delivered via a software update.

Sat, 5 Sep 09
Dish to pay TiVo $200 mln for injunction violation (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090904/ap_on_bi_ge/us_dish_tivo
AP - A federal judge on Friday ordered Dish Network Corp. and sister firm EchoStar Corp. to pay TiVo Inc. about $200 million for violating a permanent injunction on using a modified technology that can rewind and pause live TV.

Sat, 5 Sep 09
Thought-free action never stops in "Gamer" (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090905/film_nm/us_film_gamer
Reuters - "Gamer" takes up the wild action where the two "Crank" movies left off. Following the box-office success of those films, co-creators Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor turn their videogame/boy sensibilities to science fiction. Here, gamers play icons that are, in fact, living human beings who kill or get killed according to the skill of their online controllers.

Sat, 5 Sep 09
Toshiba Shows Prototype for JournE Tablet Computer (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090904/bs_nf/68796
NewsFactor - Toshiba may beat Apple to the tablet-computer market with its JournE tablet for Internet access and multimedia. The company showed a prototype of the tablet this week at the IFA electronics fair in Berlin.

Sat, 5 Sep 09
Microsoft: Cyber-crooks Exploiting Unpatched IIS Bug (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090904/tc_pcworld/microsoftcybercrooksexploitingunpatchediisbug
PC World - Microsoft says that cyber-criminals are starting to exploit an unpatched bug in its IIS server software that was made public earlier this week.

Sat, 5 Sep 09
Enterprise sells $150 million of shares (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090904/ap_on_bi_ge/us_enterprise_products
AP - Enterprise Products Partners LP, which transports natural gas and oil through its pipeline network, on Friday said it agreed to sell $150 million worth of common stock.

Sat, 5 Sep 09
Old Flash for Snow Leopard, and Firefox Gets Fake Flash (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090904/tc_pcworld/oldflashforsnowleopardandfirefoxgetsfakeflash
PC World - Here's a sneaky one for you. According to Sophos, a piece of spyware is masquerading as a Flash player plug-in for Firefox. Its installation screen looks legit (per examples in the Sophos post), and it will even show up thereafter in the list of Firefox extensions as "Adobe Flash Player 0.2."

Sat, 5 Sep 09
Red Hat defends its subscription license model for Linux (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090904/tc_infoworld/90631
InfoWorld - Anyone finding Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) subscriptions a tough sell for management used to Microsoft's one-time license fee for Windows must emphasize that there are more factors to be considered, chiefly return on investment, Red Hat officials said Friday.

Sat, 5 Sep 09
Sonnet offers new RAID 5 storage systems (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090904/tc_macworld/sonnetoffersnewraid5storagesystems
Macworld.com - Sonnet Technologies has announced the release of its Fusion D400QR5 desktop and R400QR5 rackmount four-drive hardware-based RAID 5 storage systems. They’re priced at $1,335 for a 2 terabyte (TB) model to $1,675 for a 6TB model.

Fri, 4 Sep 09
Fox adds on-air tweets to `Fringe' reruns (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090904/ap_on_en_tv/us_tv_twittering_tube


In this image released by FOX, Anna Torv stars as Agent Olivia Dunham, right, John Noble stars as Dr. Walter Bishop, left, and Joshua Jackson stars as Peter Bishop in a scene from, 'Fringe.' (AP Photo/FOX, Craig Blankenhron)AP - Summer reruns are ho-hum television, but Fox is trying out a possible solution: Add Twitter.

Fri, 4 Sep 09
Executive who led Google's China expansion leaving (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090904/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_google


FILE -- In a Sept. 14, 2006, file photo Kai-Fu Lee, of Google Inc and of Google China speaks at the Hong Kong University in Hong Kong. Lee who led Google Inc.'s expansion in China after being hired away from Microsoft Corp. following a high-profile court battle is leaving to start his own business, the U.S. search engine announced Friday Sept. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung/file)AP - The executive who led Google Inc.'s expansion in China after being hired away from Microsoft Corp. following a high-profile court battle is leaving to start his own business, the U.S. search engine announced Friday.

Fri, 4 Sep 09
Internet addiction center opens in US (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090903/ap_on_hi_te/us_fea_lifestyles_addicted_to_internet


This photo taken Sept. 1, 2009 shows reSTART Internet Addiction Recovery Program client Ben Alexander listening to music in his room at the program's facility in Fall City, Wash. reSTART is the residential treatment program of its kind in the United States. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)AP - Ben Alexander spent nearly every waking minute playing the video game "World of Warcraft." As a result, he flunked out of the University of Iowa.

Fri, 4 Sep 09
EU delays Oracle-Sun deal, probing database market (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090903/ap_on_hi_te/eu_eu_oracle_sun
AP - Oracle Corp. figured its $7.4 billion buyout for Sun Microsystems Inc. could skate through antitrust scrutiny, folding Sun into a technology powerhouse when Sun badly needs the lifeline. Both companies will have to wait.

Fri, 4 Sep 09
Marketing company sells clients Facebook friends (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090903/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_facebook_buying_friends
AP - On Facebook, most people make friends the old-fashioned way — by sending a request to be added to someone's posse of pals. Now, an Australian marketing company hopes to save you time and energy by simply buying you a few thousand buddies.

Fri, 4 Sep 09
Press watchdog condemns 'crackdown' in Vietnam (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090904/tc_afp/vietnammediainternetrightschina


An Internet cafe in Hanoi, Vietnam. A global press freedom watchdog has strongly condemned a AFP - A global press freedom watchdog on Friday strongly condemned a "mounting crackdown" against online journalists and political bloggers in Vietnam.

Fri, 4 Sep 09
Apple iPod updates expected, Jobs show uncertain (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090903/tc_nm/us_apple


John Couch, Apple Computer's vice president for education, left, works with Brien Crisci, a sophomore at Hall-Dale High School, as the student tries out her new laptop, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, in Farmingdale, Maine. The state is distributing 67,000 laptops to all seventh- and eighth-graders and half of the state's high schools making it the biggest program of its kind in the nation. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)Reuters - Apple Inc's media extravaganza next week is being greeted with unusual calm, as it is uncertain if charismatic CEO Steve Jobs will appear and investors have nothing much to bet on apart from new iPods with cameras.

Fri, 4 Sep 09
AT&T Sets the Date for iPhone MMS. Whoopee? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090903/tc_pcworld/attsetsthedateforiphonemmswhoopee
PC World - AT&T, everyone's favorite phone company to hate lately, has finally set the date for MMS availability on the iPhone. Multimedia messaging will debut for U.S.-based iPhone 3G and 3GS users on September 25, AT&T says. All you'll have to do is download a software update, and you'll be in business.

Fri, 4 Sep 09
Mitsubishi HDTVs Will Have VUDU Service Built In (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090903/bs_nf/68782
NewsFactor - The number of HDTV sets with an Internet-based movie service increased Thursday with Mitsubishi's announcement that two of its new TVs will feature the VUDU service. The announcement follows a series of similar moves from other TV manufacturers and online video services.

Fri, 4 Sep 09
Virtual detectives stalk in-game spammers (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090903/en_nm/us_videogames_detectives
Reuters - Gamers competing against rivals around the globe in online multiplayer games have a new force protecting them -- teams of virtual detectives.

Fri, 4 Sep 09
Apple releases Java update for Leopard (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090903/tc_macworld/applereleasesjavaupdateforleopard
Macworld.com - Apple on Thursday released an update to Java for Mac OS X Leopard. The update, number five, supersedes all previous updates and brings with it improved reliability, security, and compatibility for the cross-platform technology.

Fri, 4 Sep 09
Microsoft Gets Reprieve in Word Case (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090904/tc_pcworld/microsoftgetsreprieveinwordcase
PC World - An appeals court has granted Microsoft's request to put off an injunction that could have forced it to stop selling its Microsoft Word software next month.

Fri, 4 Sep 09
Intel to Put Westmere Desktop Chips in Servers (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090903/tc_pcworld/inteltoputwestmeredesktopchipsinservers
PC World - Intel has tweaked its chip road map, with plans to extend its upcoming Westmere mainstream desktop dual-core chips with integrated graphics processors to entry-level servers.

Fri, 4 Sep 09
Virtual detectives stalk in-game spammers (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090903/wr_nm/us_videogames_detectives_life_tech
Reuters - Gamers competing against rivals around the globe in online multiplayer games have a new force protecting them -- teams of virtual detectives.

Fri, 4 Sep 09
Red Hat eyes REST standardization (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090903/tc_infoworld/90532
InfoWorld - Red Hat is seeking REST standardization through an effort it is calling REST-*,  which could serve as a counterpoint to the alternative WS-* specifications for Web services.

Fri, 4 Sep 09
Snow Leopard 'Bricks' Some Macs with 'Ball of Death' (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090903/bs_nf/68784
NewsFactor - Apple has angered thousands of Mac users with the release of Snow Leopard Mac OS X 10.6 because the new operating system has caused some computers to fail. After a startup failure, users are greeted with a continuous icon described as the "spinning ball of death."

Thu, 3 Sep 09
AP Sources: YouTube may offer online movie rentals (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090903/ap_on_hi_te/us_youtube_hollywood
AP - YouTube, Google Inc.'s online video streaming service, is in talks with Hollywood studios to rent new release movies online, according to people familiar with the talks.

Thu, 3 Sep 09
Wiretapping Skype calls: virus eavesdrops on VoIP (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090902/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_skype_snooping
AP - Some computer viruses have a crude but scary ability to spy on people by logging every keystroke they type. Now hackers and potentially law enforcement have another weapon: a virus that can eavesdrop on voice conversations that go over computers instead of a regular phone line.

Thu, 3 Sep 09
Study finds prime time on the Internet is 11 p.m. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090902/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_internet_after_dark
AP - It's 11 p.m. Do you know where your neighbors are?

Thu, 3 Sep 09
Amazon.com makes its case against Google book deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090903/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_book_battle


File -- Exterior view of Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., is seen in this Oct. 19, 2006 file photo. Online bookseller Amazon.com Inc. is warning a federal judge that Internet search leader Google Inc. will be able to gouge consumers and stifle competition if it wins court approval to add millions more titles to its already vast digital library. A flurry of filings opposing and supporting the class-action settlement is expected by Friday Sept. 4, 2009 — the deadline for most briefs in the case. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AP - Online bookseller Amazon.com Inc. is warning a federal judge that Internet search leader Google Inc. will be able to gouge consumers and stifle competition if it wins court approval to add millions more titles to its already vast digital library.

Thu, 3 Sep 09
Review: Use power outlets as a Wi-Fi alternative (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090902/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_digital_life_tech_test_hercules_eplug


A Hercules ePlug is shown in use at a home in Marborough, Mass., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009. The ePlug uses a standard network port to connect to a computer, then uses the electric circuit of a home to receive Internet signals from a companion ePlug in an electric outlet and cabled to the Internet in another room. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)AP - Setting up a Wi-Fi network at home has gotten much easier, yet the process can still be daunting. Or the wireless signal won't reach everywhere. A good alternative that has gotten little attention involves your electric sockets.

Thu, 3 Sep 09
Private exchange to aid startups seeking more cash (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090902/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_private_stock_markets
AP - Since June, a Web site called SharesPost has been helping a small pool of qualified buyers and sellers trade shares in fast-growing startups that have not yet gone public. Now, the private stock exchange is hoping those same startups will use its site to search for funding.

Thu, 3 Sep 09
YouTube may stream movie rentals (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090903/media_nm/us_youtube


YouTube is considering streaming movies for rental, a move that would see the free video-sharing site charging for content for the first time, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.(AFP/File/Samantha Sin)Reuters - Online video site YouTube is in talks with several major movie studios about renting movies to users by streaming the movies over the Internet according to a person familiar with the talks on Wednesday.

Thu, 3 Sep 09
LG to unveil new Windows smartphones (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090903/wr_nm/us_lg_phones
Reuters - LG Electronics Inc, the world's third-largest mobile phone maker, said on Thursday it would launch three new smartphones in the next few weeks that run on Windows software.

Thu, 3 Sep 09
Potter's film "Rage" to premiere via mobile phone (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090903/film_nm/us_mobile
Reuters - British director Sally Potter's new film, "Rage," will premiere on mobile phones when Babelgum offers one episode from the film per day for seven days via its free mobile application for iPhone and iPod devices, beginning on September 21.

Thu, 3 Sep 09
YouTube Reportedly in Talks to Offer Movie Rentals (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090903/tc_pcworld/youtubereportedlyintalkstooffermovierentals
PC World - YouTube is in talks with Hollywood movie studios to offer streaming movie rentals, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Thu, 3 Sep 09
Real rock stars groove on `Guitar Hero' fame (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090902/ap_on_hi_te/us_games_guitarists


In this video game image released by Activision, a scene from 'Guitar Hero 5,' is shown. (AP Photo/Activision)AP - When you're a real-life guitarist like Billy Squier, seeing fans trying to emulate your behavior in a video game can be weird.

Thu, 3 Sep 09
Mac News Briefs: SkypeCap adds Snow Leopard support (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090902/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefsskypecapaddssnowleopardsupport
Macworld.com - On Wednesday, SkypeCap released version 3.3 of its eponymous Skype video and audio capture tool, which allows users to record calls made with the popular VoIP program and export them in a wide variety of formats.

Thu, 3 Sep 09
Five Reasons Some XP Users Should Hold Off On Windows 7 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090902/tc_pcworld/fivereasonssomexpusersshouldholdoffonwindows7
PC World - Microsoft created a problem for itself with Vista, prompting many users to stick with Windows XP. People have been using XP for seven years now, and regardless of how good Windows 7 might be, many might have a hard time leaving their security blanket behind. I've been using Windows 7 for months now, and I really like it, but there a number of reasons why XP users might want to stay put a little longer.

Thu, 3 Sep 09
Free Windows 7 Enterprise Trial Offered To IT Pros (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090902/bs_nf/68760
NewsFactor - Microsoft is making available a free Windows 7 Enterprise Trial version for IT professionals without access to the release to manufacturing version. The trial must be activated within 10 days of download from the Springboard area of TechNet, and is good for 90 days.

Thu, 3 Sep 09
Five Indicted in Long-running Cybercrime Operation (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090902/tc_pcworld/fiveindictedinlongrunningcybercrimeoperation
PC World - New York prosecutors indicted five Eastern European men on Monday in an extensive credit-card fraud operation that netted the defendants at least US$4 million from some 95,000 stolen card numbers.

Thu, 3 Sep 09
Red Hat CEO: Choose flexibility or Larry Ellison (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090902/tc_infoworld/90279
InfoWorld - Preaching on Red Hat's perceptions of open source, Red Hat President and CEO Jim Whitehurst on Wednesday asked the audience at the company's technical conference whether they want flexibility in their IT architectures or if they want what Oracle CEO Larry Ellison supposedly wants.

Thu, 3 Sep 09
New iPhone application tracks disease outbreaks (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090902/tc_afp/usithealthflutechnologyapplemit


A man displays an iPhone. Apple iPhone owners wondering if there is a case of swine flu nearby can now find out instantly with a new program that tracks outbreaks of infectious diseases.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Apple iPhone owners wondering if there is a case of swine flu nearby can now find out instantly with a new program that tracks outbreaks of infectious diseases.

Wed, 2 Sep 09
Examiner.com expands local news with NowPublic buy (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090902/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_examiner_nowpublic
AP - Two Web sites that rely on a mix of experts and amateur reporters to cover community news are joining forces in a deal announced Tuesday.

Wed, 2 Sep 09
Sony ships PCs with Google Web browser installed (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090902/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_google_sony
AP - Sony Corp. is giving Google Inc.'s fledgling Web browser a boost by installing it on new computers.

Wed, 2 Sep 09
EBay partially undoes Skype deal, selling majority (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090901/ap_on_hi_te/us_ebay_skype


The Skype Web page is shown at the home of user Ed Ho in Palo Alto, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009. EBay Inc. is trading control of the online telecommunications service Skype for about $2 billion, reversing a 2005 acquisition that many analysts considered a head scratcher from the beginning. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Rather than enduring the uncertainty of spinning off the Skype telecommunications service through a public stock offering, eBay Inc. has found a different way out: It is selling the majority of Skype for about $2 billion to a group of private investors.

Wed, 2 Sep 09
Sun's server share hit as antitrust scrutiny looms (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090902/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_oracle_sun
AP - Uncertainty about Sun Microsystems Inc.'s future appears to have contributed to serious erosion in the company's market share for computer servers in the latest quarter, according to new data being released Wednesday.

Wed, 2 Sep 09
Study finds Web no equalizer for civic engagement (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090901/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_civic_engagement
AP - Unlike some people have hoped, the Internet hasn't led to big changes in the socio-economic makeup of Americans engaged in civic activities, a new study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project finds.

Wed, 2 Sep 09
Microsoft gives Windows Mobile a new look for fall (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090901/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_windows_mobile
AP - Microsoft Corp. is giving its operating system for "smart phones" a new look in time for the holiday shopping season.

Wed, 2 Sep 09
Music label video site Vevo in talks with CBS, NBC (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090902/media_nm/us_vevo
Reuters - Vevo, an online music video start-up backed by two major music labels and supported by YouTube's technology platform, is in talks with CBS Corp and NBC to license and develop shows for the Web, according to two people familiar with the talks.

Wed, 2 Sep 09
Sony to launch 3D TVs next year: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090902/tc_nm/us_sony


A customer looks at Sony Corp's Bravia LCD TVs at an electronics store in Tokyo July 24, 2009. REUTERS/Toru HanaiReuters - Sony Corp plans to launch 3D TVs next year in a move to spur sales amid slowing growth in flat TV demand, the Financial Times said. Sony CEO Howard Stringer will announce the 3D TV launch as well as plans to make its Vaio PCs, PlayStation 3 game machines and Blu-ray players compatible with the technology at the IFA electronics trade show in Berlin on Wednesday, the FT said.

Wed, 2 Sep 09
Singapore Boosts Free Wi-Fi Speed, Plans Location Services (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090902/tc_pcworld/singaporeboostsfreewifispeedplanslocationservices
PC World - Singapore's free Wi-Fi service, Wireless@SG, got a speed boost this week as the government agency that oversees the service outlined plans to add new features to the network, including location-based services.

Wed, 2 Sep 09
Medvedev launches YouTube channel (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090901/tc_afp/russiaitinternetyoutubemedvedev


Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) autographs textbooks for children during a visit to elementary school no. 518, in Moscow on the first day of the academic year. Medvedev on Tuesday joined the likes of Barack Obama, Beyonce and Pope Benedict XVI as he launched his own channel on Google's YouTube site in a bid to reach out to youth.(AFP/POOL/Mikhail Klimentyev)AFP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday joined the likes of Barack Obama, Beyonce and Pope Benedict XVI as he launched his own channel on Google's YouTube site in a bid to reach out to youth.

Wed, 2 Sep 09
Take-Two posts smaller-than-expected loss (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090901/bs_nm/us_taketwo
Reuters - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc reported a slightly smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and topped revenue forecasts, but tempered its outlook for the current quarter, and the video game publisher's shares dipped slightly in extended trading.

Wed, 2 Sep 09
Mac News Briefs: iStudio Publisher design app updated (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090902/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefsistudiopublisherdesignappupdated
Macworld.com - C:four has released iStudio Publisher 1.1, the latest upgrade of its design and desktop publishing software. iStudio Publisher is a Mac-based application aimed at general consumers who want to create professionally styled documents. Instead of intensive application training, users can learn the essentials of iStudio Publisher via online videos and program help files, the company says.

Wed, 2 Sep 09
Microsoft Hyper-V Still a Work in Progress, Group Says (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090902/tc_pcworld/microsofthypervstillaworkinprogressgroupsays
PC World - Windows Server 2008 R2 will help Microsoft narrow the feature gap with virtualization products from VMware and Citrix Systems, but its new Hyper-V software still won't be "production-ready" for most enterprise applications, according to Burton Group.

Wed, 2 Sep 09
Salesforce.com Sets Sights on the Smallest Businesses (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090902/tc_pcworld/salesforcecomsetssightsonthesmallestbusinesses
PC World - On-demand CRM (customer relationship management) vendor Salesforce.com on Tuesday will announce Contact Manager Edition, an application aimed at companies with just one or two employees.

Wed, 2 Sep 09
Instant Messaging Speeds up Data Theft Danger (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090901/tc_pcworld/instantmessagingspeedsupdatatheftdanger
PC World - One of the more sophisticated pieces of malware in circulation has been given an upgrade that lets cybercriminals act even faster after they've stolen data from a PC.

Wed, 2 Sep 09
Opera Releases Turbo-Charged Opera 10 Browser (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090901/bs_nf/68730
NewsFactor - Opera Software on Tuesday took the lid off its final version of Opera 10. The free, open-source browser works on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms and offers three key features it hopes will woo browser users.

Wed, 2 Sep 09
Vonage says Apple approves mobile application (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090901/ap_on_bi_ge/us_vonage_apple
AP - Internet phone company Vonage Holdings Corp. said Tuesday that Apple Inc. has approved its mobile application for iPhone and iPod devices.

Tue, 1 Sep 09
Icahn pares Yahoo stake with sale of 12.7M shares (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090831/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_yahoo_carl_icahn


A visitor sits next to a laptop near the logo of Yahoo at a trade fair in Dusseldorf, Germany. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has sold 12.7 million shares in Yahoo!, cutting his stake in the company a month after it formed an Internet search partnership with software giant Microsoft.(DDP/AFP/File/Michael Gottschalk)AP - Financier Carl Icahn, one of Yahoo Inc.'s largest stockholders, has sold 12.7 million shares to whittle his holdings in the slumping Internet company down a percentage point to a 4.5 percent stake.

Tue, 1 Sep 09
Beatles, Stones, Super Mario: big autumn for games (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090831/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_video_games_big_autumn


In this photo made Friday, Aug. 28, 2009, a promotional display for 'The Beatles: Rock Band' video game is seen at a Game Stop store in Los Angeles. 'The Beatles: Rock Band' and 'Guitar Hero 5' are among the first of the slate of big game franchises — combined with console price cuts_ that game makers hope will re-ignite industry sales in time for the usually lucrative holiday season. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - With a little help from the Beatles, Super Mario and price cuts from Sony and Microsoft, the slumping video game industry is hoping for a sales resurrection this fall.

Tue, 1 Sep 09
As Internet turns 40, barriers threaten its growth (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090831/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_internet_at40
AP - Goofy videos weren't on the minds of Len Kleinrock and his team at UCLA when they began tests 40 years ago on what would become the Internet. Neither was social networking, for that matter, nor were most of the other easy-to-use applications that have drawn more than a billion people online.

Tue, 1 Sep 09
Key milestones in the development of Internet (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090831/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_internet_at40_timeline
AP - Key milestones in the development and growth of the Internet:

Tue, 1 Sep 09
Jobless and homeless, blogger scores Elle job (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090831/ap_on_hi_te/us_fea_lifestyles_homeless_blogger


This photo taken Aug. 28, 2009 shows Brianna Karp, right, and her boyfriend, Matt Barnes, both bloggers, posing with their dog at an RV that they are living in Riverside.(AP Photo/Francis Specker)AP - Six months ago, Brianna Karp found herself living in an old truck and camper she inherited after the suicide of a father she barely knew.

Tue, 1 Sep 09
EBay to sell Skype to private investors: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090901/wr_nm/us_skype_ebay


A photograph of a computer screen showing the website eBay is shown here in Encinitas, California, April 22, 2009. REUTERS/Mike BlakeReuters - Internet auction and services company EBay Inc has reached a deal to sell its online telephony unit Skype to a group of private investors, the New York Times said, citing two people briefed on its plans.

Tue, 1 Sep 09
Smartbooks Prepare to Compete in Mini-laptop Space (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090901/tc_pcworld/smartbookspreparetocompeteinminilaptopspace
PC World - Mini-laptops based on Arm chips are set to make their way to users, which could heat up the battle in a space dominated by netbooks with Intel's Atom chips.

Tue, 1 Sep 09
Hate Hidden Fees? PC World Wants to Hear from You (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090831/tc_pcworld/hatehiddenfeespcworldwantstohearfromyou
PC World - Has your cell phone provider or cable company ever slipped a surprise charge onto your monthly bill? If so, you aren't alone. Sneaky fees from your credit-card issuer, online ticket broker, or that site you did business last month have people turning red with anger.

Tue, 1 Sep 09
Nokia to delay U.S. music service launch: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090901/music_nm/us_nokia_music
Reuters - Nokia has delayed to next year the launch of its music service in the United States, the world's largest music market, Forbes magazine reported online on Monday, quoting a Nokia spokeswoman.

Tue, 1 Sep 09
Lakers' Kobe Bryant talks `NBA 2K10' video game (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090831/ap_on_hi_te/us_games_kobe_bryant


In this video game image released by 2K Games, a likeness of Los Angeles Lakes basketball player Kobe Bryant is shown in a scene from 'NBA 2K10.' (AP Photo/2K Games)AP - Kobe Bryant isn't just the "NBA 2K10" cover athlete, he also makes a good mermaid.

Tue, 1 Sep 09
Apple releases Mac mini, SuperDrive updates (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090831/tc_macworld/applereleasesmacminisuperdriveupdates
Macworld.com - Apple on Monday released firmware updates for the Mac mini and for certain SuperDrive-containing systems.

Tue, 1 Sep 09
Opera launches new Internet browser (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090901/wr_nm/us_opera_browser
Reuters - Norway's Opera Software released on Tuesday a new version of its browser, Opera 10, promising faster downloads, new design and new features.

Tue, 1 Sep 09
Dell Expands Brocade Reseller Deal (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090901/tc_pcworld/dellexpandsbrocaderesellerdeal
PC World - Dell expanded its reseller relationship with networking vendor Brocade Communications Systems to better serve customers building large data centers, the company said Tuesday.

Tue, 1 Sep 09
Unpatched Flaw Could Take Down Microsoft's IIS Server (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090831/tc_pcworld/unpatchedflawcouldtakedownmicrosoftsiisserver
PC World - A hacker has posted code that could be used to take over a system running Microsoft IIS (Internet Information Services) server.

Tue, 1 Sep 09
Best of Open Source Software Awards 2009 (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090831/tc_infoworld/89628
InfoWorld - If you think you can easily whittle down the best open source software to a manageable number, you'll soon discover that you can't do it without a great deal of hair pulling, nail biting, and gnashing of teeth.

Tue, 1 Sep 09
Grand Theft Auto Could Be Next App Store Controversy (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090831/bs_nf/68705
NewsFactor - Even as rumors spread about the iPhone coming to new carriers next year, Rockstar Games has announced plans to bring its blockbuster franchise to Apple's iPhone this fall. But will App Store reviewers approve the violent game?

 

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