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Sun, 31 Jan 10
Books pulled from Amazon.com in pricing dispute (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100131/ap_on_en_ot/us_amazon_macmillan

AP - New copies of Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall," Andrew Young's "The Politician" and other books published by Macmillan were unavailable Saturday on Amazon.com, a drastic step in the ongoing dispute over e-book prices.

Sun, 31 Jan 10
China's online travel market booming (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100131/tc_afp/lifestylechinaeconomyinternettourism

AFP - China's online tourism market is booming as an increasingly wealthy middle class travels for pleasure and the use of credit cards and the Internet soars, analysts say.

Sun, 31 Jan 10
Cell Phone Bans Don't Work? Try Duct Tape (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100130/tc_pcworld/cellphonebansdontworktryducttape
PC World - A new study by the Highway Loss Data Institute indicates that laws preventing motorists from texting or using handheld cell phones while driving haven't led to a large drop in the number of vehicle crashes. While the findings are questionable, let's say, for the sake of argument, that they're true.

Sun, 31 Jan 10
Obama wants to repeal tax on company cell phones (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100131/ap_on_bi_ge/us_taxing_cell_phones

AP - Ever make a personal call on your company cell phone? Did you record the value of that call as taxable income, as required by law?

Sun, 31 Jan 10
Apple Pulls Flash Content From iPad Promos (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100130/tc_pcworld/applepullsflashcontentfromipadpromos
PC World - It looks like Apple's iPad really is magical after all. Marketing materials for the iPad mysteriously morphed overnight following complaints that they misleadingly depicted the device showing Flash-based content. As of Saturday morning, presto-change-o: The Flash is gone.

Sun, 31 Jan 10
Connecting Your iPhone or iPad with Your Business (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100130/tc_pcworld/connectingyouriphoneoripadwithyourbusiness
PC World - Despite its reputation as a consumer device, the presence of the iPhone, and soon the iPad, in the business environment cannot be ignored. IT Administrators at businesses of all sizes must address the challenge of integrating the devices and providing access to network resources.

Sat, 30 Jan 10
Study: Distracted driving laws don't stop crashes (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100129/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_distracted_driving_study

AP - A new insurance industry study has found that state laws banning the use of handheld devices to make calls or send text messages while driving have not resulted in fewer vehicle crashes.

Sat, 30 Jan 10
Apple's IPad, Oracle's Plan for Sun Share Limelight (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100130/tc_pcworld/applesipadoraclesplanforsunsharelimelight
PC World - While it seemed that all eyes were on Apple's unveiling of the long-awaited iPad this week, Oracle on the same day revealed its plans for Sun Microsystems' technology, while those at Sun braced for the merger and began their public goodbyes. We also had a flurry of financial reports this week and some Internet weirdness associated with President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address.

Sat, 30 Jan 10
US Holocaust survivors slam Mussolini iPhone app (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100130/tc_afp/usitalytelecommussoliniappleinternet

AFP - A US-based group of Holocaust survivors condemned an Apple iPhone application featuring speeches by Benito Mussolini, calling it "an insult to the memory of all victims of Nazism and Fascism."

Sat, 30 Jan 10
Cell-Phone Bans Haven't Reduced Crashes, Study Says (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100129/bs_nf/71379
NewsFactor - As more states consider controls on cell-phone use in vehicles and Congress mulls a nationwide texting-while-driving ban, a study released Friday suggests the bans have not reduced the number of accidents. The Highway Loss Data Institute compared insurance claims in four states that have bans with areas where drivers can talk freely and found no significant difference.

Sat, 30 Jan 10
Northey: Iowa shouldn't buy meatpacking plant (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100129/ap_on_bi_ge/ia_iptv_northey
AP - Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey said Friday he's willing to talk to other government officials about a soon-to-be-shuttered Sioux City meatpacking plant but private industry will have the final say on its future.

Sat, 30 Jan 10
Net Humorists Pit iPad Against Traditional Tools (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100129/tc_pcworld/nethumoristspitipadagainsttraditionaltools
PC World - Within minutes of the iPad's announcement, fans and critics alike were playing a hypothetical comparison game, stacking the not-yet-released device against a host of competitors, from the Kindle DX to the Sony PSP Go, from netbooks to full-size laptops, and everything in between. The comedians of the Net were taking a different tack, comparing Apple's latest with more-traditional alternatives.

Sat, 30 Jan 10
Apple takes a bruising over iPad name (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100130/tc_afp/usitcompanycomputermediainternetapple

AFP - As Apple takes a bruising over the moniker of its latest creation some technology analysts are shrugging off the fuss over the name to focus on what's inside the iPad: a speedy new chip.

Sat, 30 Jan 10
Novell bringing .Net developers to Apple iPad (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20100129/tc_infoworld/111391
InfoWorld - Novell is positioning its MonoTouch software development kit as a mechanism for building Microsoft .Net-based applications for Apple's new iPad device.

Sat, 30 Jan 10
Teach Workers To Think Like Enterprise Builders (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20100129/bs_ibd_ibd/20100129managing01
Investor's Business Daily - Successful entrepreneurs not only launch fast-growing companies. They also create an environment where workers think like business builders.

Sat, 30 Jan 10
Cyber crooks cashing in on iPad frenzy (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100129/tc_afp/usitinternetcrimesecurityapple

AFP - Hackers and scammers are cashing in on iPad fever by luring the curious to booby-trapped websites with false promises of information about Apple's new tablet computer.

Sat, 30 Jan 10
Oracle-Sun Merger Could Benefit Small Business (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100129/tc_pcworld/oraclesunmergercouldbenefitsmallbusiness
PC World - Small business has reason the cheer Oracle's acquisition of Sun, now that it appears OpenOffice.org and MySQL look to do well--perhaps better--under new ownership.

Sat, 30 Jan 10
Apple's IPad Marketing Sparks Complaint to FTC (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100130/tc_pcworld/applesipadmarketingsparkscomplainttoftc
PC World - Apple's iPad, announced Wednesday, has already led to one complaint to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in which a consumer charged Apple with false advertising by showing Adobe Flash working on the device.

Fri, 29 Jan 10
Nintendo chief unimpressed with Apple's iPad (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100129/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_nintendo

AP - Nintendo's president shrugged off the just unveiled iPad tablet computer from Apple as delivering "no surprises," and displayed as little enthusiasm for 3-D technology and high-definition upgrades for games.

Fri, 29 Jan 10
Shiny gadget, icky name: iPad jokes fly on Web (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100129/ap_on_hi_te/us_ipad_what_s_in_a_name

AP - You have to wonder whether there were any women in the room when the marketing geniuses at Apple decided to call the company's new gadget the "iPad." Because the jokes about feminine hygiene products are flying.

Fri, 29 Jan 10
Google's digital book settlement still under fire (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100129/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_book_battle

AP - Google Inc.'s bid to secure the digital rights to millions of books remains under attack from rivals and other critics trying to block a revised legal settlement that would unlock a vast electronic library.

Fri, 29 Jan 10
Microsoft fiscal 2Q earns up 60 pct on PC rebound (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100129/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_microsoft

AP - Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its earnings in the most recent quarter jumped 60 percent, as a rebound in the personal computer industry drove sales of the company's latest Windows operating system.

Fri, 29 Jan 10
Amazon 4Q profit climbs 71 pct on strong holidays (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100129/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_amazon

AP - Amazon.com Inc.'s fourth-quarter earnings skyrocketed 71 percent, as shoppers spent more than ever during a holiday season that improved over the previous year for retailers on and off the Web.

Fri, 29 Jan 10
Apple backs VoIP calls over 3G networks for iPhone (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100129/ap_on_hi_te/us_iphone_voip
AP - Apple Inc. is allowing iPhone owners to use Internet calling services over cellular networks.

Fri, 29 Jan 10
Google row threatens China web development: analysts (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100129/tc_afp/chinausitinternetgooglefuture

AFP - The row between Google and China is damaging for the development of the Internet in the country and it would be a major blow to the world's biggest online market if the US firm were to leave, experts say.

Fri, 29 Jan 10
Critics, fans weigh in on Apple's iPad (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100129/tc_afp/usitcompanycomputermediainternetapple

AFP - Heady from the success of the iPhone and iPod, Apple is getting spanked with criticism, even mockery, by pundits who expected the company to change the world anew with its iPad tablet computer.

Fri, 29 Jan 10
Samsung jumps back to profit in 4th quarter (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100129/ap_on_hi_te/as_skorea_earns_samsung

AP - Samsung Electronics Co. returned to profit in the fourth-quarter on strong sales of flat screen televisions and mobile phones as well as higher prices for computer memory chips following a rare loss the year before.

Fri, 29 Jan 10
The moment is now for rising Lady Antebellum (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100129/ap_en_mu/us_fea_music_lady_antebellum

AP - It was a party to celebrate Lady Antebellum's success, and singer Charles Kelley thought the stream of plaques and praise would never stop.

Fri, 29 Jan 10
Want Root on Your Palm Pre? Enter the Konami Code (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100128/tc_pcworld/wantrootonyourpalmpreenterthekonamicode
PC World - Ever wonder what sort of jobs hardcore NES players get in adulthood? We've seen the Konami code show up on a variety of websites and games to unlock everything from secret pages to unicorn mode on ESPN.com; clearly, life follows video games. Not limiting themselves to cute Easter eggs on prominent sports sites, a few NES geeks wound up developing the software behind the Palm Pre and used their gaming experience to reveal the inner workings of the device's firmware.

Fri, 29 Jan 10
Chinese company pre-emptively clones iPad (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100129/tc_afp/chinausitcompanycomputerappleoffbeat

AFP - The unveiling of Apple's iPad tablet computer was one of the most anticipated technology events in recent years, but a similar looking device has been on sale in China for nearly six months.

Fri, 29 Jan 10
Cyber spies and thugs attacking power-water plants (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100129/tc_afp/usitinternetcrimespymcafee

AFP - Power plants, oil refineries and water supplies increasingly dependent on the Internet are under relentless attack by cyber spies and thugs, according to a McAfee report.

Fri, 29 Jan 10
Google seeks DNS protocol extension to boost Web performance (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20100128/tc_infoworld/111169
InfoWorld - Google is amongst a group of DNS (Domain Name System) and content providers proposing an extension to the DNS protocol so that Internet requests are sent to servers in close proximity, thus boosting Internet performance.

Fri, 29 Jan 10
Google attack highlights 'zero-day' black market (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100128/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_china_google_security_hole

AP - The recent hacking attack that prompted Google's threat to leave China is underscoring the heightened dangers of previously undisclosed computer security flaws — and renewing debate over buying and selling information about them in the black market.

Fri, 29 Jan 10
Intelius founder charged with lies to grand jury (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100129/ap_on_bi_ge/us_intelius_founder_indicted
AP - An executive at the background-check company Intelius Inc. who recently promoted an iPhone application for weeding out sleazy dates has been charged with lying to a Seattle grand jury when he denied engaging in sex acts at a strip club.

Thu, 28 Jan 10
Apple introduces new $499 iPad tablet computer (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100128/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple

AP - Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the company's much-anticipated iPad tablet computer Wednesday, calling it a new third category of mobile device that is neither smart phone nor laptop, but something in between.

Thu, 28 Jan 10
Glance: How Apple's iPad measures up (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100128/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_glance
AP - Apple Inc. says its tablet-style iPad computer represents a whole new category of consumer-electronic devices, ideal for watching videos, surfing the Web and reading electronic books.

Thu, 28 Jan 10
Qualcomm stock tumbles on cautious forecast (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100127/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_qualcomm

AP - Qualcomm Inc., whose chips and other technologies are used in vast numbers of cell phones, sounded a cautious note on the economy on Wednesday, saying a "subdued" recovery forced it to slightly dial back expectations for 2010.

Thu, 28 Jan 10
Netflix adds 1.1M customers, 4Q profit up 36 pct (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100128/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_netflix

AP - Netflix Inc.'s fourth-quarter performance sparkled as its DVD-by-mail service surpassed 12 million subscribers, and management promised an even shinier sequel to kick off this year. Investors applauded, lifting the company's shares by more than 16 percent Wednesday.

Thu, 28 Jan 10
Yelp gets $25M thumbs up from Elevation Partners (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100128/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_yelp_funding
AP - Yelp has gotten some financial help that will preserve the online business rating service's independence and postpone its IPO plans.

Thu, 28 Jan 10
Oracle CEO: about 1,000 layoffs planned for Sun (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100127/ap_on_bi_ge/us_oracle_sun

AP - Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison cheered the closing of his company's $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems on Wednesday, vowing that Sun will immediately add to Oracle's profits. He said layoffs won't be as severe as some industry analysts were predicting.

Thu, 28 Jan 10
Minnesota song-sharing case heads for 3rd trial (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100128/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_music_downloading
AP - A trade group representing the major music labels said Wednesday it will reject a reduced penalty for a central Minnesota woman found guilty of sharing 24 songs over the Internet, and will instead begin preparing for another trial to determine new damages.

Thu, 28 Jan 10
Nintendo Q3 profit down 23 pct (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100128/tc_nm/us_nintendo_results

Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd posted a 23 percent fall in quarterly profit as software sales for its DS handheld game player slowed and it cut the price of its Wii console, and the company kept its forecast for a first annual profit decline in four years.

Thu, 28 Jan 10
Will the iPad Connect to Anything? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100128/tc_pcworld/willtheipadconnecttoanything
PC World - The tech world has said too much about the iPad already, and we're just getting warmed up. There are still lots of unanswered questions. Take connectivity, for instance. We know the iPad has 802.11n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, and optionally 3G wireless support. There have been precious few accessories announced thus far, tough. We know the story with connecting the iPad to the Web, but what about making local connections?

Thu, 28 Jan 10
On the Call: Netflix CEO Reed Hastings (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100128/ap_on_hi_te/us_on_the_call_netflix
AP - Netflix Inc.'s success streaming video over the Internet has led some people to wonder when the subscription service might develop an application that would allow its subscribers to watch on Apple Inc.'s iPhone and iTouch. The application could also work on Apple's new tablet computer, the iPad, due out in March.

Thu, 28 Jan 10
Apple's Jobs unveils new tablet computer, the iPad (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100128/bs_afp/usitcompanycomputermediainternetapple

AFP - Apple chief executive Steve Jobs on Wednesday revealed the culture-changing company's latest must-have device, a touchscreen tablet computer anointed the "iPad."

Thu, 28 Jan 10
Oracle Seeks Fast Profit From Sun (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100128/tc_pcworld/oracleseeksfastprofitfromsun
PC World - Oracle on Wednesday tried to answer the question that has vexed much of the technology industry since it announced its acquisition of Sun Microsystems last April: How will Oracle make the ailing systems and software vendor a profitable part of its business?

Thu, 28 Jan 10
Apple's iPad Has Pitfalls for Enterprise (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100128/tc_pcworld/applesipadhaspitfallsforenterprise
PC World - Apple's iPad tablet could be an attractive business tool, but it lacks security and manageability features that enterprises need, analysts said on Wednesday.

Thu, 28 Jan 10
Malware Aims to Evade Windows 7 Safeguards (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100127/tc_pcworld/malwareaimstoevadewindows7safeguards
PC World - Experts agree that Windows 7 has enhanced security to ward off attacks on vulnerabilities in old software. But what if a money-minded online scammer can persuade you to download malware onto your PC?

Thu, 28 Jan 10
Review: Apple's iPad not just a bigger iPod Touch (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100128/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_digital_life_tech_test_ipad

AP - After just an hour with an iPad, I came away with a preliminary verdict: Despite some flaws, this is one slick device.

Wed, 27 Jan 10
Yahoo's 4Q progress brightens 2010 outlook (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100127/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_yahoo

AP - After a painful descent, things may finally be looking up for long-suffering Yahoo Inc.

Wed, 27 Jan 10
Google uses mobile Web to bypass Apple's app block (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100126/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_google_apple_mobile

AP - Google Inc. is trying to make its Voice application easier to use on the iPhone, whether Apple Inc. likes it or not.

Wed, 27 Jan 10
DirecTV, Dish sue Mass. over satellite TV tax (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100126/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_satellite_tv_lawsuit
AP - Satellite TV operators DirecTV and Dish Network are teaming up to sue Massachusetts for imposing a 5 percent tax on satellite services.

Wed, 27 Jan 10
FCC seeking information about wireless fees (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100126/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_fcc_wireless_fees
AP - Federal regulators are asking the nation's largest wireless companies whether they give customers adequate notice about early termination fees for breaking a service contract before it expires.

Wed, 27 Jan 10
Apple tablet could stir up video game business (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100126/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_tablet_games

AP - When Apple introduced the iPhone, it shook up the cell phone business but it also changed the way people play video games. About a quarter of the 100,000 applications that you can download to the iPhone are games, ranging from the simple "Doodle Jump" to a version of "Grand Theft Auto."

Wed, 27 Jan 10
Did McGraw-Hill CEO spill Apple's tablet secret? (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100127/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_mcgraw_hill_tablet
AP - The McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc.'s CEO spoke on CNBC Tuesday and appeared to confirm speculation that Apple Inc. will indeed unveil a tablet computer running on iPhone software during a highly anticipated media event Wednesday.

Wed, 27 Jan 10
China says no limits on use of Google's Android (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100127/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_google

AP - China said Wednesday its mobile phone carriers can use Google's Android operating system so long as it complies with regulations, apparently trying to limit damage to Chinese industry from their dispute over Internet censorship.

Wed, 27 Jan 10
China says won't limit Google's Android mobile platform (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100127/wr_nm/us_google_china
Reuters - China will not try to limit use of Google's Android mobile phone platform in the Chinese market, its information technology regulator said on Wednesday.

Wed, 27 Jan 10
China says no curb on Google mobile technology (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100127/wr_nm/us_china_usa

Reuters - China sought to head off concerns about curbs on Google phone technology on Wednesday, as U.S. business groups urged Washington to tackle "alarming" measures against foreign high-tech companies in China.

Wed, 27 Jan 10
Sony sues cable channel over Michael Jackson works (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100126/media_nm/us_jackson_sony
Reuters - Michael Jackson tributes that aired on the TV Guide channel following the singer's death last year featured Jackson's works without authorization, Sony Music Entertainment charged in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday.

Wed, 27 Jan 10
Classic Final Fantasy games coming to iPhone (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100126/tc_macworld/classicfinalfantasygamescomingtoiphone
Macworld.com - Great news for RPG fans: The legendary RPG titles Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II are making their way to the iPhone and iPod Touch more than 20 years after their original releases on the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Wed, 27 Jan 10
Merging iPhone and Business? There is an App for That (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100127/tc_pcworld/mergingiphoneandbusinessthereisanappforthat
PC World - A new app is available for the iPhone which could enable the popular smartphone to integrate smoothly with business networks. Array Networks has developed an iPhone app that enables business users to connect with its Desktop Direct appliance.

Wed, 27 Jan 10
Oracle plans to hire 2,000 workers: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100127/bs_nm/us_oracle_sun
Reuters - Software maker Oracle Corp , which is near to closing its $7 billion acquisition of computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc , plans to hire 2,000 sales and engineering employees, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

Wed, 27 Jan 10
Report: Oracle plans to hire more employees than it cuts from Sun (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20100127/tc_infoworld/110783
InfoWorld - With Oracle's anticipated purchase of Sun drawing near, company CEO Larry Ellison disclosed plans to hire 2,000 engineering and sales employees - more workers than it's expected to cut from Sun's workforce, according a The Wall Street Journal report posted Tuesday.

Wed, 27 Jan 10
Malware research group spins off from Harvard (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100126/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_stopbadware_spinoff
AP - A research organization that tries to warn computer users about programs that do sneaky things on their computers has spun off from Harvard University.

Wed, 27 Jan 10
Apple tablet can't save print on its own: analysts (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100127/tc_nm/us_apple_tablet

Reuters - Publishers have high hopes that Apple Inc's highly anticipated tablet computer will attract new readers and boost revenue, but few expect that it will by itself reverse the fortunes of a beleaguered industry.

Tue, 26 Jan 10
Apple rockets to most profitable quarter ever (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100126/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_apple

AP - Apple's holiday quarter was especially sweet this year, but Wall Street's response was muted as investors puzzled through an accounting change and lighter-than-expected iPhone sales.

Tue, 26 Jan 10
Google negotiating ways to keep presence in China (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100126/ap_on_hi_te/as_tec_china_google_strategy

AP - Even if Google's stand against censorship leads it to close its search engine in China, the company still hopes to maintain other key operations in the world's most populous Internet market.

Tue, 26 Jan 10
Apple tablet could write a new chapter for e-books (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100125/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_tablet_e_books

AP - The company whose CEO proclaimed in 2008 that people don't read anymore may now be poised to sweep in and school the electronic book reader market.

Tue, 26 Jan 10
Clear Channel interested in signing Howard Stern (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100125/ap_on_hi_te/us_clear_channel_stern
AP - Clear Channel Communications Inc., the home of conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh, said it's interested in signing Howard Stern when the shock jock's contract with Sirius satellite radio expires.

Tue, 26 Jan 10
TI 4Q profit, revenue soar on broad chip demand (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100126/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_earns_texas_instruments

AP - Texas Instruments Inc. said Monday its fourth-quarter profit soared as factories that use its chips for a wide range of consumer gadgets and industrial products hummed straight through the typically slow December holidays.

Tue, 26 Jan 10
China denies involvement in Google hackings (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100126/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_google

AP - China sharply rebuked the United States on Monday, denying involvement in any Internet attacks and defending its online restrictions as lawful after Washington urged Beijing to investigate an attack against Google.

Tue, 26 Jan 10
Chinese media scorn U.S. for "politicizing" Google affair (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100126/wr_nm/us_china_usa

Reuters - Chinese state media stepped up their war of words with the United States over Internet control on Tuesday, with a top newspaper claiming a U.S. conspiracy and saying China can live without Google.

Tue, 26 Jan 10
Apple's Mac sales shine, iPhone lags Street view (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100126/tc_nm/us_apple
Reuters - Apple Inc posted better-than-forecast Mac sales and strong growth in Asia and Europe, but iPhone shipments came in just below Wall Street's somewhat heightened expectations.

Tue, 26 Jan 10
Atheros swings to 4Q profit on big jump in sales (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100125/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_atheros
AP - Atheros Communications Inc., which makes semiconductors for wireless networks, posted a fourth-quarter profit Monday, reversing a year-ago loss, as revenue nearly doubled.

Tue, 26 Jan 10
HP launches digital music venture in Europe (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100125/ap_on_hi_te/eu_britain_hp
AP - Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday it was partnering with U.K. mobile music startup Omnifone Ltd. to launch a subscription music service on its personal computers in Europe, moving into a market dominated by Apple Inc.'s iTunes.

Tue, 26 Jan 10
IPhone Hacker Says He's Also Cracked PlayStation 3 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100126/tc_pcworld/iphonehackersayshesalsocrackedplaystation3
PC World - The 20-year-old hacker best known for cracking Apple's iPhone says he's done it again, this time with Sony's PlayStation 3.

Tue, 26 Jan 10
Apple record profits set stage for "latest creation" (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100126/tc_afp/usitcompanyearningsinternetapple

AFP - Surging iPhone sales worldwide have Apple riding a wave of record-high profit into a Wednesday mystery event at which it will unveil its newest miracle gadget.

Tue, 26 Jan 10
Adobe prices $1.5 billion in debt (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100126/ap_on_hi_te/us_adobe_systems_notes
AP - Adobe Systems Inc., a software company best known for its Adobe Reader and the PDF document format, said Monday it priced $1.5 billion in new notes, most of which will go to paying down its existing debt.

Tue, 26 Jan 10
IBM steps up Sun conversion program (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20100126/tc_infoworld/110499
InfoWorld - Just a day before Oracle announces its intentions vis-ÃƒÂ -vis its newly acquired Sun Microsystems technologies, IBM plans on Tuesday to expand efforts to help migrate Sun users to Big Blue.

Tue, 26 Jan 10
Google Toolbar Tracks Some Browsing Even When ItÃ¢Â€Â™s Not Supposed To (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100126/tc_pcworld/googletoolbartrackssomebrowsingevenwhenitsnotsupposedto
PC World - A bug in Google Toolbar has resulted in the search giant receiving information about users' Web surfing in violation of the product's privacy policy, according to an anti-spyware and privacy researcher. In a report to be released Tuesday, Ben Edelman, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School, shows that under certain circumstances the Google Toolbar (versions 6.3 and above) tracks the browser habits of Internet Explorer 8 users who have activated the toolbar's "enhanced features" even when the toolbar is turned off or disabled.

Tue, 26 Jan 10
Talend Reveals Open-source MDM (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100125/tc_pcworld/talendrevealsopensourcemdm
PC World - An open-source MDM (master data management) suite from Talend is now available, giving companies a lower-priced option to proprietary products from the likes of Tibco, Kalido and IBM, the company announced Monday.

Tue, 26 Jan 10
Apple Q1 Profits Grow as iPhone Shipments Boom (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100126/tc_pcworld/appleq1profitsgrowasiphoneshipmentsboom
PC World - Apple on Monday reported growth in revenue and net income for the first quarter of 2010, buoyed by strong iPhone and Mac shipments.

Mon, 25 Jan 10
China rejects claims of Internet hacking attacks (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100125/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_google

AP - The Chinese government denied involvement in Internet attacks and defended its online censorship Monday after the United States urged Beijing to investigate complaints of cyber intrusions in a dispute that has added tension to bilateral relations.

Mon, 25 Jan 10
To get NBC, Comcast still has persuading to do (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100124/ap_on_hi_te/us_comcast_nbc
AP - Before Comcast Corp. can transform the entertainment business by taking control of NBC Universal, it must convince Washington that the plan won't hurt rivals and consumers. And the promises the cable company has made so far don't impress opponents who want federal regulators to attach strict conditions to the deal.

Mon, 25 Jan 10
Pope to priests: Go forth and blog (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100123/ap_on_re_eu/eu_pope_cyberpriests

AP - Pope Benedict XVI has a new commandment for priests struggling to get their message across: Go forth and blog.

Mon, 25 Jan 10
Berlusconi moves to impose Internet regulation (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100122/ap_on_hi_te/eu_italy_google_censorship
AP - Silvio Berlusconi is moving to extend his grip on Italy's media to the freewheeling Internet world of Google and YouTube.

Mon, 25 Jan 10
Astronauts finally get Internet access in space (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100122/ap_on_hi_te/us_space_station_internet

AP - In a high tech first — really, really high — astronauts in space finally have Internet access.

Mon, 25 Jan 10
Google co-founders to sell $5.5B combined in stock (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100123/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_founders_stock
AP - Google Inc. co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are relinquishing some of their control over the Internet search leader with the sale of 10 million shares worth $5.5 billion at current prices.

Mon, 25 Jan 10
China denies state role in Google cyberattacks (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100125/tc_afp/chinausitinternetgoogle

AFP - China on Monday denied any state involvement in cyberattacks on Google and accused the United States of "double standards" as a row with Washington over Internet freedom intensified.

Mon, 25 Jan 10
Apple Tablet an Ideal Business Tool (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100124/tc_pcworld/appletabletanidealbusinesstool
PC World - The clock is winding down to the big reveal on Wednesday at Apple's major press event. It could be an iSlate, or an iSlab, or an iTablet, or perhaps even an iPod Tablet Edition. There are almost as many potential names for the mythic device that may not exist as there are pundits speculating about what the device will or won't do--myself included...if it exists.

Mon, 25 Jan 10
Saudi Zain in credit talks after missing commitments (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100123/bs_nm/us_zainsaudi_debt
Reuters - Zain Saudi Arabia (7030.SE), the kingdom's newest mobile phone operator, said on Saturday it is in talks with lenders after missing some commitments last year on a two-year $2.5-billion Islamic loan.

Mon, 25 Jan 10
HP to launch music service in Europe (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100124/tc_nm/us_hp_music_europe

Reuters - Hewlett-Packard, the world's biggest maker of PCs, will launch a digital music service across key European markets on Monday, hoping to benefit from consumers' rising appetite for new types of music download services.

Mon, 25 Jan 10
Video Games to Blame for Rise in Rickets? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100122/tc_pcworld/videogamestoblameforriseinrickets
PC World - Blame too much television, over-liberal SPF-lathering, poor nutritional habits, and video games for a rise in cases of the bone disease rickets, say a pair of Newcastle-based UK researchers.

Mon, 25 Jan 10
The Macalope Weekly: Awwwwwwww freak out! (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100123/tc_macworld/themacalopeweeklyawwwwwwwwfreakout
Macworld.com - The Macalope hopes you enjoyed your vacation from tablet rumors last week because itÃ¢Â€Â™s just a few days until Apple unveils whatever itÃ¢Â€Â™s going to unveil and it looks like everyoneÃ¢Â€Â™s had their crazy pills.

Mon, 25 Jan 10
HP to Distribute Music Service on PCs in Europe (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100125/tc_pcworld/hptodistributemusicserviceonpcsineurope
PC World - Hewlett-Packard will distribute a music service and software developed by Omnifone on over a dozen of its computer models sold in ten European nations, Omnifone said Monday.

Mon, 25 Jan 10
MySpace bids to pay musicians 'lost' royalties (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100124/tc_afp/entertainmentmusicindustrymideminternet

AFP - Social networking site MySpace, which has enabled many artists to launch their careers, is now helping to pay them back millions of dollars in "lost" royalties for songs and performances.

Mon, 25 Jan 10
CableJive provides a cable for two (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100123/tc_macworld/cablejiveprovidesacablefortwo
Macworld.com - Cable vendor CableJive has introduced the DuaLink, a USB dock-connector cable for iPods and iPhones that lets you charge and sync two devices simultaneously.

Fri, 22 Jan 10
Google shows renewed vigor with robust 4Q results (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100122/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_google

AP - Google Inc. appears to have regained its financial stride after wobbling through most of 2009.

Fri, 22 Jan 10
4 countries clear hurdle for non-Latin Web names (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100121/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_internet_names
AP - Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are the first countries to win preliminary approval for Internet addresses written entirely in their native scripts.

Fri, 22 Jan 10
Microsoft fixes browser flaw used in Google breach (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100121/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_microsoft_browser_fix
AP - Microsoft Corp. took the unsual step of issuing an unscheduled fix Thursday for security holes in its Internet Explorer browser that played a role in the recent computer attacks that led Google to threaten to leave China.

Fri, 22 Jan 10
EA Sports head: Tiger Woods games had strong year (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100121/ap_on_sp_ot/us_tec_electronic_arts_tiger_woods
AP - Electronic Arts says its Tiger Woods game franchise grew over the past year, and holiday sales didn't suffer even as the golfer's personal life did.

Fri, 22 Jan 10
AMD posts a profit, thanks to $1.25B Intel payment (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100121/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_amd

AP - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. posted its first quarterly profit in three years because it got $1.25 billion in a legal settlement with its archrival.

Fri, 22 Jan 10
Clinton urges China to investigate Google case (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100121/ap_on_hi_te/us_clinton_internet

AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday urged China to investigate cyber intrusions that led Google to threaten to pull out of that country — and challenged Beijing to openly publish its findings.

Fri, 22 Jan 10
China media cuts own criticism of Clinton speech (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100122/wr_nm/us_china_usa

Reuters - Chinese media on Friday dismissed Washington's call to lift Internet censorship, but in a sign of the case's sensitivity the critical Chinese reports were then cut from websites.

Fri, 22 Jan 10
Lenovo Android phones unaffected by Google China spat (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100122/tc_nm/us_lenovo
Reuters - Lenovo Group, the world's No.4 PC brand, said on Friday its mobile phone based on Google's Android platform will not be affected by an ongoing spat between the search giant and the Chinese government.

Fri, 22 Jan 10
Siemens Research Project Uses Light to Transmit Data, Crushes WiFi Speeds (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100122/tc_pcworld/siemensresearchprojectuseslighttotransmitdatacrusheswifispeeds
PC World - A Siemens research project has recently broken the record for wirelessly transmitting data, by making use of white LEDs (light-emitting diodes) instead of radio waves. Siemens researchers here able to transmit data at 500Mbps, beating the previous record of 200Mbps, and completely obliterating current WiFi standards (though upcoming WiFi standards could push it into Gigabit territory).

Fri, 22 Jan 10
UK music stars hold auction for Oxfam in Haiti (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100122/en_nm/us_quake_haiti_music
Reuters - Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys and Damon Albarn are among the British music stars who have contributed to an online auction to raise funds for Oxfam's emergency response to the earthquake in Haiti.

Fri, 22 Jan 10
Trends & Innovations - Thursday (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20100122/bs_ibd_ibd/20100121trends
Investor's Business Daily - The volume of certain structures in the brain can indicate how well a person performs on a video game, says a study in the journal Cerebral Cortex. This is the first time that scientists have been able to predict performance and learning rates in real-world tasks by looking at the physical size of brain regions, the study's authors say. Gamers with larger brain structures for learning procedures and new skills dealt better with a number of variables.

Fri, 22 Jan 10
Vimeo rolls out Flash-free HTML5 video player (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100121/tc_macworld/vimeorollsoutflashfreehtml5videoplayer
Macworld.com - YouTube made waves Wednesday evening when it announced a Flash-less HTML5 video player. And now, mere months after rolling out a mobile-friendly site for iPhone and Android users, video-sharing site Vimeo has just announced the rollout of its very own HTML5 player.

Fri, 22 Jan 10
Motorola offers Baidu search on China smartphones (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100122/bs_afp/uschinaitinternettelecommotorolabaidu

AFP - Motorola said that China buyers of its Android-driven smartphones can opt for local search engine Baidu instead of Google, the Internet giant behind the mobile software platform.

Fri, 22 Jan 10
Europe Gives Oracle The Long-Sought OK To Acquire Sun Micro (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20100121/bs_ibd_ibd/20100121tech
Investor's Business Daily - The saga of Oracle's effort to buy Sun Microsystems and join the ranks of the megatech vendors neared conclusion Thursday when European Commission regulators approved the deal after a nine-month review.

Fri, 22 Jan 10
China says Google case not linked to Sino-US ties (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100121/bs_afp/chinausitinternetgoogle

AFP - Google's threat to leave China over censorship and cyberattacks should not be "overinterpreted" or linked with Sino-US ties, state media quoted Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei as saying Thursday.

Fri, 22 Jan 10
Firefox 3.6 released (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20100121/tc_infoworld/109982
InfoWorld - Firefox 3.6, the latest version of Mozilla's popular browser, was released Thursday, featuring a 20 percent speed improvement over version 3.5, Mozilla said.

Fri, 22 Jan 10
Quake survival? There's an app for that (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100121/tc_afp/haitiquakeustechnology

AFP - A US filmmaker who lay trapped beneath Haiti's earthquake rubble for nearly three days survived in part thanks to a medical application installed on his iPhone, he told a television station Thursday.

Thu, 21 Jan 10
New York Times to ask Web readers to pay up in '11 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100121/ap_on_hi_te/us_new_york_times_pay_wall

AP - The New York Times plans to charge readers for full access to its Web site next year, reviving an idea that fizzled twice for the newspaper. This time it's betting that it will be able to wring more revenue from readers without crimping its Internet ad sales.

Thu, 21 Jan 10
Tetris passes 100 million paid mobile downloads (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100120/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_tetris_downloads
AP - More than 25 years after its birth, Tetris is the best-selling mobile game of all time, having surpassed 100 million paid downloads on cell phones around the world.

Thu, 21 Jan 10
FCC closes loophole in cable program access rules (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100120/ap_on_sp_ot/us_tec_fcc_cable_program_rules
AP - Cable TV companies will no longer be able to use a federal loophole to withhold sports networks and other popular programming that they own from satellite providers and other rivals.

Thu, 21 Jan 10
Amazon offers new royalty program for Kindle books (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100120/ap_on_hi_te/us_amazon_kindle

AP - Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday it will begin offering do-it-yourself authors and publishers a bigger cut of book sales on its Kindle e-reader — but with strings attached aimed at keeping prices down for consumers.

Thu, 21 Jan 10
Holiday shopping, PayPal help eBay 4Q profit rise (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100121/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_ebay

AP - EBay Inc. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter earnings rose as its PayPal payments business grew and holiday shoppers gravitated to its online auctions and "Buy It Now" offerings. The company also logged a large gain from the November sale of its Skype telecommunications business.

Thu, 21 Jan 10
Microsoft backs AT&T, sues TiVo over TV technology (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100120/ap_on_hi_te/us_techbit_tivo_microsoft
AP - Microsoft Corp. is backing AT&T Inc. in a patent lawsuit filed by TiVo Inc. against the phone company. Microsoft's tactic: Filing a lawsuit of its own against TiVo.

Thu, 21 Jan 10
Google tests loyalties of China's wired generation (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100121/wr_nm/us_google_china_youth
Reuters - When Google threw down the gauntlet to China's Internet censors, it also challenged the loyalties of the nation's wired generation.

Thu, 21 Jan 10
Madchen Amick joins "CSI: NY" (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100121/tv_nm/us_csi
Reuters - The long draught in Mac Taylor's love life is finally over.

Thu, 21 Jan 10
Sony Ericsson:no plan to delay Android phone in China (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100121/tc_nm/us_sony_ericsson
Reuters - Sony Ericsson, a cellphone joint venture between Sony Corp and Ericsson, has no plans to delay the launch of a phone that runs Google Inc's Android operating system in China, the company's chief executive said on Thursday.

Thu, 21 Jan 10
YouTube getting into movie rental business (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100121/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_youtube_movie_rentals
AP - YouTube's coming attractions now include movie rentals.

Thu, 21 Jan 10
Sega prepping Ultimate Genesis emulator for iPhone, iPod Touch (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100120/tc_macworld/segapreppingultimategenesisemulatorforiphoneipodtouch
Macworld.com - According to Gizmodo, Sega's taking another crack at officially endorsed Genesis emulation, this time with Ultimate Genesis. It's reputedly an iPhone app that allows users to download games that cost between $3 and $6. Best of all, it's a fine way to relive the console that changed playground debates forever.

Thu, 21 Jan 10
Live Update: Apple Event (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100121/tc_macworld/liveupdateappleevent
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Thu, 21 Jan 10
Microsoft patch due Thursday for IE hole (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100120/tc_afp/uschinaitcompanyinternetgooglemicrosoft

AFP - Microsoft will release a patch on Thursday for an Internet Explorer 6 (IE 6) software hole through which China-based cyber spies attacked Google and other firms.

Thu, 21 Jan 10
Oracle to Provide Sun Road Map Next Week (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100121/tc_pcworld/oracletoprovidesunroadmapnextweek
PC World - Oracle will provide more details about its plans for Sun Microsystems at an event next Wednesday, the same day European regulators are expected to sign off on the deal.

Thu, 21 Jan 10
Google puts focus on China cyberwar fears (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100121/wr_nm/us_google_china_usa
Reuters - Google Inc's threat to quit China over cyber attacks and censorship highlights U.S. fears that a more powerful Beijing is tapping government and corporate computer networks to steal secrets and to prepare for potential conflicts.

Thu, 21 Jan 10
Firefox 3.6 Will Drop This Thursday (PC Magazine)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20100120/tc_zd/247699
PC Magazine - Mozilla will release Firefox 3.6 on Thursday, the Mozilla Foundation said Wednesday.

Thu, 21 Jan 10
On the Call: EBay CEO John Donahoe (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100121/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_ebay_on_the_call
AP - EBay shoppers are using their cell phones to make purchases more and more frequently: The company said Wednesday that eBay users completed more than $600 million worth of transactions on cell phones last year, and that its application for Apple's popular iPhone has been downloaded nearly 7 million times.

Wed, 20 Jan 10
IBM offers clues on tech recovery, boosts guidance (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100120/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_ibm

AP - Going into IBM Corp.'s fourth-quarter earnings report, a key concern was whether the technology company could eke out higher revenue after a year and a half of declines. IBM has been pumping out higher profits for most of that time, but some analysts have worried it might be running out of moves to keep up its pace.

Wed, 20 Jan 10
New tech tools help Haiti quake relief (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100120/ap_on_hi_te/lt_tec_haiti_tech_relief

AP - Hundreds of tech volunteers spurred to action by Haiti's killer quake are adding a new dimension to disaster relief, developing new tools and services for first responders and the public in an unprecedented effort.

Wed, 20 Jan 10
Google puts China cell phones on hold amid dispute (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100120/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_google

AP - Google has delayed the debut of two mobile phones designed to connect with its Internet services in China, widening the void that might be opened if the company and Beijing can't resolve their rift over online censorship and security.

Wed, 20 Jan 10
Microsoft cuts IP address storage to 6 months (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100119/ap_on_hi_te/eu_eu_microsoft_data_privacy
AP - Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it would shorten the time it stores Internet users' addresses from Web search queries from 18 months to six months following a request from a European Union data privacy panel.

Wed, 20 Jan 10
Story of Newton's encounter with apple goes online (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100119/ap_on_sc/eu_britain_newton_s_apple

AP - It always falls down. That's how the apple helped Isaac Newton.

Wed, 20 Jan 10
Text service resumes 6 months after Xinjiang riots (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100119/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_xinjiang
AP - Text messaging services restarted with some restrictions Sunday for cell phone users in far western China, more than six months after deadly ethnic rioting prompted the government to shut them down.

Wed, 20 Jan 10
U.S. has met with China on Internet freedom (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100120/wr_nm/us_google_china_usa
Reuters - The United States has had multiple meetings with Chinese authorities over Internet freedom and will have more in the coming days, a top State Department official said on Tuesday amid continuing tensions between Google and Beijing.

Wed, 20 Jan 10
Sony to launch PS3 motion controller in autumn (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100120/tc_nm/us_sony_ps3
Reuters - Sony Corp said on Wednesday it would launch a motion controller or wireless controlling device for its PlayStation 3 game console in the autumn of 2010.

Wed, 20 Jan 10
Cable Cutters: Cheap Alternatives to TV, DSL, and Cell Service (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100120/tc_pcworld/cablecutterscheapalternativestotvdslandcellservice
PC World - I don't like service providers. Cable TV, landline phone and fax, mobile phone, ISP, and even satellite radio companies have so little real competition that they know they don't have to impress me very much to get my business. I either pay the full fees and become connected to them by their cord (physical or wireless), or I don't get any service. Until lately.

Wed, 20 Jan 10
IRS offers tax tips on YouTube (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_spe_taxes_youtube
AP - Amid all the music videos and celebrity news, the cute animal shots and comedy routines on YouTube, you'll find some helpful tax tips from the Internal Revenue Service.

Wed, 20 Jan 10
Windows Mobile 7 to Get Two Versions, Report Says (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100119/tc_pcworld/windowsmobile7togettwoversionsreportsays
PC World - An intriguing new rumor suggests that Windows Mobile 7 may come in two different flavors: a business version and a media version. The mobile OS may come with a variety of different features including an impressive mobile version of Office, online collaboration, high-definition video, Xbox Live, and streaming TV, according to WM Experts, a Windows Mobile news site.

Wed, 20 Jan 10
Apple updates Boot Camp, drivers for Windows 7 (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100119/tc_macworld/appleupdatesbootcampdriversforwindows7
Macworld.com - Remember when Apple promised that Boot Camp would be updated to officially support Windows 7 in late 2009? It turns out that promise was a few weeks off, but the company has finally delivered, only one week after Microsoft's beloved Patch Tuesday.

Wed, 20 Jan 10
Microsoft patching IE hole used by China cyber spies (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100119/tc_afp/uschinaitcompanyinternetgooglemicrosoft

AFP - Microsoft said Tuesday it is working around the clock to patch an Internet Explorer 6 (IE 6) software hole through which China-based cyber spies attacked Google and other firms.

Wed, 20 Jan 10
IBM raises outlook but investors wary after rally (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100120/bs_nm/us_ibm

Reuters - IBM raised its 2010 profit target and reported a stronger-than-expected, 9 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings, as cost cuts and a shift to more profitable contracts helped it weather a slump in corporate spending.

Wed, 20 Jan 10
Beijing denies China hackers attacked Indian govt (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100119/tc_afp/chinaindiainternettechnologydiplomacy

AFP - China on Tuesday rejected reports that Indian government computers had been attacked by Chinese hackers as "groundless", one week after US Internet giant Google made a similar accusation.

Wed, 20 Jan 10
Firefox 3.6 Receives a Second Release Candidate (PC Magazine)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20100119/tc_zd/247660
PC Magazine - This past Sunday, users of the nearly-completed test software received a message when starting up the Mozilla browser that they should upgrade to Release Candidate 2.

Wed, 20 Jan 10
Apple releases Security Update 2010-001 for Leopard, Snow Leopard (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100119/tc_macworld/applereleasessecurityupdate2010001forleopardsnowleopard
Macworld.com - Apple on Tuesday released Security Update 2010-001 for Mac OS X Snow Leopard as well as versions for both client and server releases of its predecessor, Mac OS X Leopard. These updates improve the security of Mac OS X are recommended for all users of the respective versions.

Mon, 18 Jan 10
Story of Newton's encounter with apple goes online (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100118/ap_on_sc/eu_britain_newton_s_apple

AP - An 18th-century account of how a falling piece of fruit helped Isaac Newton develop the theory of gravity is being posted to the Web, making scans of the fragile paper manuscript widely available to the public for the first time.

Mon, 18 Jan 10
Motorola plans 5-6 smartphones in China this year (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100118/tc_nm/us_motorola_china
Reuters - Motorola Inc is planning to launch five to six smartphones in China this year with one model ready to be unveiled shortly, officials of the U.S. mobile phone maker said on Monday.

Mon, 18 Jan 10
Verizon, AT&T cut fees, expand price war (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100118/wr_nm/us_verizon
Reuters - The two largest U.S. wireless carriers, Verizon and AT&T, cut their rates on Friday, escalating a price war that began with smaller carriers.

Mon, 18 Jan 10
Sony's PlayStation is 'poison' to children: Chavez (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100118/tc_afp/venezuelainternetvideogamessonychavez

AFP - Sony's PlayStation video game console is "poison" and leads children down the capitalist "road to hell," Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said.

Mon, 18 Jan 10
Earnings growth takes center stage (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100118/bs_nm/us_column_stocks_outlook

Reuters - Profits from top U.S. technology companies like IBM and financial companies like Goldman Sachs Group Inc this week could help stocks gain as long as investors see room for more profit growth.

Sun, 17 Jan 10
Text service resumes 6 months after Xinjiang riots (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100117/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_xinjiang
AP - Text messaging services restarted with some restrictions Sunday for cell phone users in far western China, more than six months after deadly ethnic rioting prompted the government to shut them down.

Sun, 17 Jan 10
Alibaba says Yahoo 'reckless' on Google stance (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100116/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_yahoo_alibaba

AP - China's e-commerce giant Alibaba turned on major shareholder Yahoo Inc. on Saturday, calling the American company's support of Google in its standoff with China "reckless."

Sun, 17 Jan 10
Google denies leaving China, seeks negotiations (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100117/wr_nm/us_google_china
Reuters - Google Inc enters a second week of high stakes brinkmanship with China's government, amid speculation the firm has decided to pull out of the world's biggest Internet market over cyber-spying concerns.

Sun, 17 Jan 10
Mini drone and iPhone take video games to real world (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100117/tc_afp/lifestylefranceittoymilitaryapple

AFP - Drones have become synonymous with US military strikes in hotspots like Afghanistan. But now a French firm has built a mini version piloted by an iPhone that brings video games to the streets.

Sun, 17 Jan 10
Apple, Nokia Battle in Court (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100116/tc_pcworld/applenokiabattleincourt
PC World - Apple escalated its legal battle with Nokia on Friday by submitting a request to ban imports of mobile phones from the Finnish manufacturer.

Sun, 17 Jan 10
Apple adds iTunes Store page for Haiti donations (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100116/tc_macworld/appleaddsitunesstorepageforhaitidonations
Macworld.com - Apple has added a page to the iTunes Store that allows people to donate to the American Red Cross to help those affected by the January 12 earthquake in Haiti.

Sun, 17 Jan 10
Earnings growth takes center stage (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100117/bs_nm/us_column_stocks_outlook

Reuters - Profits from top U.S. technology companies like IBM and financial companies like Goldman Sachs Group Inc next week could help stocks gain as long as investors see room for more profit growth.

Sun, 17 Jan 10
Yahoo! slammed by China partner for Google support (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100117/tc_afp/uschinaitinternetspygoogleyahoo

AFP - China's e-commerce giant Alibaba on Sunday condemned as "reckless" its partner Yahoo!'s support of Google, which has threatened to pull out of the Asian nation over censorship and cyberattacks.

Sat, 16 Jan 10
AP Exclusive: Network flaw causes scary Web error (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100116/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_facebook_at_t_glitch

AP - A Georgia mother and her two daughters logged onto Facebook from mobile phones last weekend and wound up in a startling place: strangers' accounts with full access to troves of private information.

Sat, 16 Jan 10
Google search engine's future in China is unclear (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_on_hi_te/us_us_china_google_good_will

AP - Google Inc. is enjoying an avalanche of good will because of its threat to leave China over e-mail hacking attacks against dissidents.

Sat, 16 Jan 10
China's population of Web users hits 384 million (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_internet_boom

AP - China's population of Internet users, already the world's largest, soared nearly 30 percent last year to 384 million as the number of people surfing the Web by mobile phone more than doubled, a research group reported Friday.

Sat, 16 Jan 10
Music downloads giving way to streaming services (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100116/media_nm/us_streaming
Reuters - Apple remains the world's dominant digital music retailer, but it's a distinction that might be of decreasing significance as the digital market transforms from a model based on a la carte downloads to one of streaming access. Indeed, Apple's late-year acquisition of streaming music provider Lala points to the company's own expected shift in that direction.

Sat, 16 Jan 10
Technology comes to the aid of Haiti (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100116/tc_afp/haitiquaketelecominternettechnology

AFP - Online maps, mobile phone donations, wikis and a slew of websites are being deployed as telecoms firms, technology giants and startups set aside their rivalries and put the latest tools to work to help earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

Sat, 16 Jan 10
Nokia Shares A Glimpse At Symbian 4 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100116/tc_pcworld/nokiasharesaglimpseatsymbian4
PC World - Nokia first revealed details of it's upcoming mobile operating system (OS), Symbian^4, during the summer of last year, however the communications company submitted a proposal on Friday with a visual guide to how the new mobile OS may look.

Sat, 16 Jan 10
2010 could be busy year for digital music mergers (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100116/en_nm/us_mergers
Reuters - Think last year's acquisitions of iLike, imeem and Lala marked the end of consolidation for digital music services? Think again.

Sat, 16 Jan 10
Yes Reggie, Wii Netflix Without HD is a Problem (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100115/tc_pcworld/yesreggiewiinetflixwithouthdisaproblem
PC World - Dear Nintendo, while I respect your president Reggie Fils-Aime's decision to shrug off the Wii's inability to do high-definition video as "no loss" in an interview with CNBC, I'm not sure you're taking the long view.

Sat, 16 Jan 10
AT&T drops price of iPhone's unlimited voice and data paln (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100116/tc_macworld/attdropspriceofiphonesunlimitedvoiceanddatapaln
Macworld.com - In war, there are no winnersÃ¢Â€Â”unless the war in question happens to be a price war, and the combatants happen to be Verizon and AT&T. In that case, customers tend to make out quite nicely.

Sat, 16 Jan 10
Zimbra Customers Applaud VMware Acquisition (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100115/tc_pcworld/zimbracustomersapplaudvmwareacquisition
PC World - Zimbra customers, on an emotional roller-coaster ride since it was acquired by Yahoo, welcome VMware's plans to buy the open-source e-mail, calendar and collaboration software vendor.

Sat, 16 Jan 10
AP Enterprise: US buyers must beware in China (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100116/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_cadmium_caution

AP - David Smith pushed a cart piled high with boxes of beads and other jewelry through a maze of shops at a wholesale market in southern China.

Sat, 16 Jan 10
China plays down Google dispute but U.S. concerned (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100115/wr_nm/us_google_china
Reuters - China sought on Friday to play down a threat by Google Inc to quit the country on hacking and censorship concerns, but the United States said it will formally express concern over the cyber attacks the Internet search giant said originated in China.

Sat, 16 Jan 10
Apple may wipe slate clean for new tablet computer (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_tablet
AP - Apple has a knack for spotting problems we didn't know we had. It can leave us wondering how we survived without vast libraries of music and TV shows in our pockets or the comfort of knowing "there's an app for that."

Fri, 15 Jan 10
China tries to limit Google dispute fallout (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_google

AP - China tried Friday to keep its censorship row with Google from damaging business confidence or ties with Washington, promising good conditions for foreign investors but giving no sign it might relax Internet controls.

Fri, 15 Jan 10
Intel outlook points to PC industry recovery (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_intel

AP - Intel's fourth-quarter earnings breezed past Wall Street's expectations, and its rosy profit outlook for 2010 was another sign that a lasting recovery for the recession-battered personal computer market is under way.

Fri, 15 Jan 10
Microsoft's browser flaw exposed Google to hackers (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_microsoft_security_flaw
AP - Microsoft says a security flaw in its Internet Explorer browser played a role in the recent computer attacks against Google and at least 20 other companies.

Fri, 15 Jan 10
Hardware boosts December video game sales (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_video_game_sales
AP - Americans spent a record $5.53 billion on video games in December, the most money ever in a single month, according to market researcher NPD Group.

Fri, 15 Jan 10
United Airlines to give Haiti quake donation (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100114/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_united_airlines_donation
AP - United Airlines said Thursday that it will match up to $50,000 in customer and employee donations made through its Web site to aid victims of Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti.

Fri, 15 Jan 10
China says ways to resolve Google issue, U.S. cautious (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100115/tc_nm/us_google_china

Reuters - China on Friday sought to play down a threat by Google Inc to quit the country on hacking and censorship concerns, saying any decision by the Internet search giant would not affect U.S. trade ties.

Fri, 15 Jan 10
Haiti text donations to Red Cross pass $5M (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_haiti_text_donations
AP - U.S. cell phone users have contributed more than $5 million in $10 increments to the Red Cross for Haiti disaster relief, by far the largest outpouring of support via mobile devices in history.

Fri, 15 Jan 10
Cox Wireless Service Coming in March (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100115/tc_pcworld/coxwirelessservicecominginmarch
PC World - Cox Communications will launch its wireless service in March in three markets, starting out on Sprint Nextel's network while Cox works to build its own network.

Fri, 15 Jan 10
LPD HDTVs: Are They the Future or Simply Late to the Party? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100114/tc_pcworld/lpdhdtvsaretheythefutureorsimplylatetotheparty
PC World - Earlier this week, display company Prysm announced a new display technology that could revolutionize consumer HDTVs and business professional displays. The technology, has been dubbed Laser Phosphor-based Displays (LPD), due to the laser diodes at the heart of its image producing capabilities. How does it compare to the tech currently available, and is it too late for another contender?

Fri, 15 Jan 10
Trinkets in trash after cadmium warning (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_on_bi_ge/us_cadmium_jewelry_parents
AP - Kathy Sanders waited until her 4-year-old daughter, Emma, was distracted with a video game Thursday. Then she made her move.

Fri, 15 Jan 10
Quark online service offers marketing templates (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100114/tc_macworld/quarkonlineserviceoffersmarketingtemplates
Macworld.com - QuarkPromote.com, a new online service designed to help entrepreneurs and small businesses create their own professional marketing materials, now offers users 4,500 templates for business cards, postcards, brochures, flyers, data sheets, letterhead, envelopes, coupons, and appointment cards.

Fri, 15 Jan 10
US videogame sales hit record high in December (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100115/tc_afp/usjapanitinternetvideogamesnpd

AFP - NPD Group reported that US sales of videogame hardware and software hit 5.53 billion dollars in December, setting a new monthly record and giving a blockbuster end to a lackluster year.

Fri, 15 Jan 10
Intel to Release Westmere Server Chips in Three Months (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100115/tc_pcworld/inteltoreleasewestmereserverchipsinthreemonths
PC World - Intel plans to release next-generation Xeon server processors based on the Westmere microarchitecture in the next three months, the company said on Thursday.

Fri, 15 Jan 10
China: Google case will not affect trade with US (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100115/tc_afp/uschinaitinternetgoogle

AFP - China said Friday that Google's threat to stop operating in the country would not affect Sino-US trade ties, after Washington pressed for an explanation of China-based cyberattacks on the Internet giant.

Fri, 15 Jan 10
NYC teen arrested for making terrorist threats at Apple Store (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100114/tc_macworld/nycteenarrestedformakingterroristthreatsatapplestore
Macworld.com - Teenagers make a lot of stupid decisions; it's part of growing up, and we can all relate. Of course, sometimes the line between a stupid, harmless decision and a stupid, criminal decision can be blurryÃ¢Â€Â”but that's certainly not the case in this story.

Thu, 14 Jan 10
Google's decision on China traces back to founders (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100114/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_china

AP - Google Inc. co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have always said they put their principles before profit, even to the point of using their control of the company to take a stand.

Thu, 14 Jan 10
Global 4Q PC shipments jumped on price cuts (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100113/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_pc_shipments
AP - Worldwide shipments of personal computers came back strongly in the fourth quarter of 2009, researchers said Wednesday, led by U.S. consumers lured by low prices during the holiday shopping season.

Thu, 14 Jan 10
Google's China threat is a rare show of defiance (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100113/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_google

AP - Google's threat to end its operations in China over censorship and computer-security concerns could embarrass communist leaders who crave international respect. Yet it appears unlikely that many other companies would follow suit and try to change how business is done in China.

Thu, 14 Jan 10
Calls for Haiti donations spread thru social Web (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100113/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_haiti_text_donations
AP - Calls for donations spread through social media sites Facebook and Twitter on Wednesday as users asked their friends and strangers to help the victims of Haiti's earthquake.

Thu, 14 Jan 10
Facebook beefs up security with McAfee software (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100113/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_facebook_mcafee
AP - Facebook is trying to strengthen security on its Web site with some outside help.

Thu, 14 Jan 10
Google's Gmail adds security after China hacking (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100113/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_gmail_security
AP - Google is tightening the security of its free e-mail service to combat computer hackers like the ones that recently targeted it in China.

Thu, 14 Jan 10
China: Web firms to operate 'according to law' (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100114/tc_afp/uschinaitinternetgooglepolitics

AFP - China said Thursday that foreign Internet firms were welcome to do business in the Asian nation "according to law", after Google said it might leave the country over cyberattacks and censorship.

Thu, 14 Jan 10
HP's First USB 3.0 Laptop Ships; Others on the Way (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100114/tc_pcworld/hpsfirstusb30laptopshipsothersontheway
PC World - HP announced today that certain configurations of its Envy 15 laptops will come equipped with the new USB 3.0 spec. This makes HP one of the first computer companies to offer the incredibly fast technology on their machines.

Thu, 14 Jan 10
S.Korean firm launches fightback against iPhone (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100114/tc_afp/skoreausittelecomskapple

AFP - South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom Thursday announced an aggressive plan to reinforce its smartphone line-up after its market share was eroded by Apple's top selling iPhone.

Thu, 14 Jan 10
RealNetworks founder Glaser steps down as CEO (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100114/ap_on_bi_ge/us_realnetworks_ceo
AP - Digital entertainment company RealNetworks Inc. said Wednesday that its founder stepped down as chief executive officer, but will remain chairman.

Thu, 14 Jan 10
Sony delays release of hit game Gran Turismo 5 (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100114/tc_afp/entertainmentjapancomputergamesony

AFP - Sony Computer Entertainment said Thursday it had delayed the launch of the latest version of its blockbuster video game Gran Turismo without giving a new release date.

Thu, 14 Jan 10
Macworld 2010 Best of Show: Call for Submissions (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100114/tc_macworld/macworld2010bestofshowcallforsubmissions
Macworld.com - The Macworld Best of Show Awards, presented each year at Macworld Conference & Expo to the best products making their debut at the annual trade show, are back for 2010 with a few twists.

Thu, 14 Jan 10
Cyberattack on lawyers in China software piracy case (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100114/tc_afp/uschinaitinternetspycopyrightsoftwaretrial

AFP - Lawyers suing China for 2.2 billion dollars in an Internet-censoring software piracy case said they came under cyberattack this week.

Thu, 14 Jan 10
What's on Salesforce.com's Shopping List? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100113/tc_pcworld/whatsonsalesforcecomsshoppinglist
PC World - Salesforce.com's move this week to raise US$500 million through a debt offering has observers speculating the on-demand CRM (customer relationship management) vendor is set to go on a shopping spree, but opinions vary on exactly what one will entail.

Thu, 14 Jan 10
Law firm suing China says hit by Google-style cyber-attacks (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100114/wr_nm/us_china_google_cyberattack
Reuters - A law firm representing a U.S. software maker that is suing China for code theft said it has been targeted by Chinese hackers, a day after Google Inc. threatened to withdraw from the country following similar attacks.

Thu, 14 Jan 10
Linux Foundation launches jobs board (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20100114/tc_infoworld/108831
InfoWorld - The Linux Foundation is launching Thursday an online jobs board for employers looking for Linux talent and job seekers looking to provide it.

Thu, 14 Jan 10
GoToMyPC now goes to your Mac (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100114/tc_macworld/gotomypcnowgoestoyourmac
Macworld.com - Need to access your home Mac while youÃ¢Â€Â™re nowhere near it? If youÃ¢Â€Â™ve got a Mac laptop with you, a clever combination of Mac OS XÃ¢Â€Â™s built-in Screen Sharing, Dynamic DNS, and strategically configured firewalls can make that happen. But, if you donÃ¢Â€Â™t want the hassle of dealing with them, or youÃ¢Â€Â™re reliant on somebody elseÃ¢Â€Â™s Mac orÃ¢Â€Â”heavens forbidÃ¢Â€Â”a PC, you may need something more like CitrixÃ¢Â€Â™s GoToMyPC.

Wed, 13 Jan 10
Google to end China censorship after e-mail breach (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100113/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_china

AP - Google Inc. will stop censoring its search results in China and may pull out of the country completely after discovering that computer hackers had tricked human-rights activists into exposing their e-mail accounts to outsiders.

Wed, 13 Jan 10
Wii becomes third console to stream Netflix (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100113/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_netflix_nintendo_wii
AP - It's a triple crown for Netflix. Beginning in the spring, the Wii will become the last of the three current video game consoles to get instant viewing of Netflix movies and TV shows over the Internet.

Wed, 13 Jan 10
Tough first year for Yahoo's tough-talking CEO (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100112/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_yahoo_bartz

AP - Carol Bartz spent much of her first year as Yahoo Inc.'s chief executive rallying the troops and clearing the decks, often sounding like a salty drill sergeant as she vowed to whip the downtrodden Internet company back into shape.

Wed, 13 Jan 10
France plans its own rival to Google Books (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100112/ap_on_hi_te/eu_france_digital_books
AP - France's culture minister on Tuesday unveiled a plan for adapting the country's literary patrimony to the digital age by developing what he hopes will prove a uniquely Gallic competitor to Google Books.

Wed, 13 Jan 10
Yahoo selling e-mail service Zimbra to VMware (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100113/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_yahoo_zimbra
AP - Yahoo is selling the e-mail service Zimbra to VMware as part of an effort to focus on the Internet services that generate most of its revenue.

Wed, 13 Jan 10
Analyst firm says tech sector to recover in 2010 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100112/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_technology_spending
AP - The tech downturn is over and a recovery is on the way after a "dismal" 2009, as companies resume spending on computers and software, according to a new analysis.

Wed, 13 Jan 10
Chinese Internet activists applaud Google, see no backdown (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100113/tc_nm/us_google_china_internet
Reuters - Google's announcement that it may quit China over censorship and hacking drew applause, warnings and bouquets from dissidents and Internet activists on Wednesday, with few seeing much chance of the wary government giving ground.

Wed, 13 Jan 10
Via Builds Low-power Server Based on Laptop Chips (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100113/tc_pcworld/viabuildslowpowerserverbasedonlaptopchips
PC World - Via Technologies on Tuesday announced a compact home server that will be powered by low-power processors, which are traditionally designed to run in laptops and netbooks.

Wed, 13 Jan 10
New, Faster Network Standard Drives Growth For Hardware Maker (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20100112/bs_ibd_ibd/20100112newamer
Investor's Business Daily - In writing, changing one letter can sometimes make all the difference. Such is also the case in the tech world, as when wireless networking went from G to N.

Wed, 13 Jan 10
eMusic inks Warner deal; plans for streaming (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100112/music_nm/us_warnermusic
Reuters - Music from artists on labels owned by Warner Music Group, the world's third largest music company, will be available to U.S. subscribers of digital music service eMusic, the companies said on Tuesday.

Wed, 13 Jan 10
Warners to produce 'Sesame Street' video games (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100113/ap_on_en_tv/us_games_sesame_street

AP - "Sesame Street" video games will now be brought to you by the letters W and B.

Wed, 13 Jan 10
Logic Studio 2009 gains 64-bit support (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100112/tc_macworld/logicstudio2009gains64bitsupport
Macworld.com - Apple has released Logic Pro 9.1 and MainStage 2.1, major updates to Logic Studio (2009) (). Available via Software Update, the upgrade features 64-bit support and various bug fixes, and is recommended for all installed versions of the software.

Wed, 13 Jan 10
Facebook taps McAfee to shield users from attacks (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100113/tc_nm/us_facebook_mcafee
Reuters - Facebook, the world's No. 1 social networking site, which has been a target of several high-profile cyber attacks in the past year, is giving away security software from McAfee Inc to protect its users.

Wed, 13 Jan 10
Sun, Fujitsu Speed Sparc Server (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100113/tc_pcworld/sunfujitsuspeedsparcserver
PC World - Sun and Fujitsu upgraded their Sparc Enterprise M3000 server, equipping it with newer hardware to deliver faster performance, the companies said on Tuesday.

Wed, 13 Jan 10
Google threatens to quit China over activist attacks (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100113/tc_afp/uschinaitcompanyinternetspygoogle

AFP - Google has vowed to defy Chinese Internet censors and risk banishment from the lucrative market in outrage at "highly sophisticated" cyberattacks aimed at Chinese human rights activists.

Wed, 13 Jan 10
Genuitec introduces MyEclipse IDE for the Spring Framework (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20100112/tc_infoworld/108342
InfoWorld - Genuitec will introduce on Tuesday a version of its MyEclipse IDE for use with the popular open source Spring Framework for Java development, sans the backing of the major developer of the framework itself, SpringSource.

Wed, 13 Jan 10
Arm CEO: Intel Far Behind in Smartphone Market (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100112/tc_pcworld/armceointelfarbehindinsmartphonemarket
PC World - For more than a decade Arm Holdings has designed chips that have powered mobile handsets and smartphones like Apple's iPhone. The company now faces a challenger in Intel, which recently demonstrated a smartphone, LG Electronics' GW990, based on its upcoming Moorestown platform.

Tue, 12 Jan 10
CES show attendance rebounds after dip in 2009 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100111/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_gadget_show_attendance
AP - In another sign of the tentative economic recovery, the country's largest trade show saw at least a small increase in attendees, after a large drop a year ago.

Tue, 12 Jan 10
Electronic Arts lowers 2010 guidance as sales weak (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100111/ap_on_hi_te/us_electronic_arts_outlook

AP - Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. cut its full-year guidance on Monday, as ongoing weakness in its game disc sales didn't ease up over the holidays as the company had hoped.

Tue, 12 Jan 10
Blindness groups, ASU settle suit over Kindle (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100111/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_kindle_blind
AP - Two organizations representing the blind have settled a discrimination lawsuit against Arizona State University over its use of Amazon's Kindle e-reader device.

Tue, 12 Jan 10
Kodak, Samsung agree on licensing pact (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100111/ap_on_hi_te/us_kodak_samsung
AP - Eastman Kodak Co. said Monday it will draw royalties from South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. under a licensing pact that gives the companies access to each other's digital-imaging patents.

Tue, 12 Jan 10
Group Behind Twitter Hack Takes Down Baidu.com (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100112/tc_pcworld/groupbehindtwitterhacktakesdownbaiducom
PC World - The group that took down Twitter.com last month has apparently claimed another victim: China's largest search engine Baidu.com.

Tue, 12 Jan 10
Could A Tablet Replace Your Notebook? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100112/tc_pcworld/couldatabletreplaceyournotebook
PC World - Hardware vendors at last week's Consumer Electronics Show showed off numerous new tablet and notebook designs. Some offerings, including the Lenovo Skylight Smartbook, earned cheers. Others -- yeah, we're looking at you, Microsoft-HP tablet -- heard mostly jeers. Apple wasn't at CES, of course, but the neverending rumor mill assures us that Steve Jobs's bound-to-be-cool tablet will debut by the end of this month.

Tue, 12 Jan 10
McDonald's to start free Wi-Fi at most U.S. stores (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100112/wr_nm/us_mcdonalds
Reuters - McDonald's Corp plans to offer free Wi-Fi service at most of its U.S. restaurants, starting on January 15, a spokeswoman said on Monday.

Tue, 12 Jan 10
Vizio Shows Off Powerhouse Home Entertainment Lineup (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100111/tc_pcworld/vizioshowsoffpowerhousehomeentertainmentlineup
PC World - Vizio's CES booth promoting its connected TVs was just the tip of the iceberg: In private showings it previewed a huge lineup of HDTVs and home-entertainment components sporting all the latest cutting-edge technologies.

Tue, 12 Jan 10
GameStop announces $300 million stock buyback plan (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100112/ap_on_hi_te/us_gamestop_stock_buyback
AP - Video game retailer GameStop Corp. said Monday it has authorized a $300 million stock buyback plan and plans to spend $200 million on opening new stores and other types of expansion.

Tue, 12 Jan 10
Nexus One: Cheaper Than an iPhone Inside (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100111/tc_pcworld/nexusonecheaperthananiphoneinside
PC World - The Nexus is raising quite the ruckus. From the squabble over the device's name to complaints over poor 3G performance and subpar support, Google's first foray into phone sales is taking some unfortunate twists.

Tue, 12 Jan 10
Microsoft Says Word Ruling Sets Dangerous Precedent (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100111/tc_nf/71024
NewsFactor - On Saturday, Microsoft complied with a court order to issue a patch for Word 2003. Microsoft previously issued a patch for Word 2007 in December related to the same legal issue. The patch removes custom XML capabilities from the popular software.

Tue, 12 Jan 10
IBM: Consumers Demand More Interactivity (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100112/tc_pcworld/ibmconsumersdemandmoreinteractivity
PC World - Consumers want more retail stores to be more interactive and personalized online, a new survey from IBM has found.

Tue, 12 Jan 10
McAfee shares higher after UBS upgrade (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100111/ap_on_bi_ge/us_mcafee_mover
AP - Shares of McAfee Inc. edged higher Monday as UBS upgraded the maker of computer security software, saying investor concerns over margins and Hewlett-Packard Co.'s acquisition of a competitor are "overblown."

Tue, 12 Jan 10
Firefox 3.6 Release Candidate Publicly Available (PC Magazine)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20100111/tc_zd/247506
PC Magazine - On Monday, the Mozilla Foundation made a release candidate for the next point version of the organization's popular Firefox Web browser version 3.6, code-named Namoroka, publicly available.

Tue, 12 Jan 10
Apple releases Remote Desktop 3.3.2 update (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100111/tc_macworld/applereleasesremotedesktop332update
Macworld.com - Apple rolled out Apple Remote Desktop 3.3.2 on Monday, improving the overall stability and performance of the remote-management tools as well as fixing a number of specific issues.

Mon, 11 Jan 10
Hot gadgets at show: Wireless charging, iPhone TV (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100111/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_gadget_show_hot_gadgets

AP - At the International Consumer Electronics Show last week, 3-D television, electronic readers and little laptops captured much of the attention.

Mon, 11 Jan 10
Sex robot focuses on appealing to the mind (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100110/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_sex_robot

AP - A New Jersey company says it has developed "the world's first sex robot," a life-size rubber doll that's designed to engage the owner with conversation rather than lifelike movement.

Mon, 11 Jan 10
China writers say Google ready to settle book row (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100111/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_google

AP - Google Inc. wants to apologize for its poor communication with Chinese authors about scanning their books into its online library and is ready to work out a settlement to allay copyright concerns, a writer's group said Sunday.

Mon, 11 Jan 10
China's online game revenues hits $4 billion (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100111/tc_nm/us_china_onlinegames_revenue
Reuters - The pace of growth of China's online gaming industry slowed in 2009, growing 30.2 percent to 27.1 billion yuan ($3.97 billion) over the previous year, according to data from research firm iResearch.

Mon, 11 Jan 10
Useful, useless and unusual at US gadget show (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100111/tc_afp/usitconsumerelectronicscomputerinternetces

AFP - Cutting-edge technology grabbed the headlines at the premier US gadget show here but the showrooms also featured products better described as useful, useless and downright unusual.

Mon, 11 Jan 10
Are pico projectors the next big cellphone trend? (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100110/tc_nm/us_ces_picoprojectors
Reuters - Large flat-screen TVs were all the rage at the Consumer Electronics Show, but companies like Microvision Inc are putting their bets on image viewing of a much smaller scale: projections from devices as tiny as cellphones.

Mon, 11 Jan 10
MP3 co-creator wants to smarten-up dumb devices (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100111/tc_afp/usgermanyitinternetmusicmediafilmbrandenburg

AFP - A German electrical engineer who helped make MP3 players a reality has turned his attention to making "dumb devices" act smart.

Mon, 11 Jan 10
HDTV news at CES 2010 (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100110/tc_macworld/hdtvnewsatces2010
Macworld.com - HDTVs made a big splash in Las Vegas at CES. The major HDTV manufacturers all has big announcements.

Mon, 11 Jan 10
Hollywood, Web and gadgets a winning mix at CES (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100111/tc_afp/usitinternettelecomcomputerelectronicsces

AFP - A premier Consumer Electronics Show (CES) ended after rebounding from a global economic drubbing and wowing attendees with gadgets that merge 3-D, software, entertainment, and the Web.

Sun, 10 Jan 10
Lego expands its universe with online game (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100110/tc_afp/lifestyleusdenmarkitvideogamesinternetlegoces

AFP - Danish toy maker Lego is seeking to build a presence in the world of multiplayer online games with the release of a new videogame called Lego Universe.

Sun, 10 Jan 10
Adidas MiCoach Faces Tough Fight Against Nike+iPod in US (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100110/tc_pcworld/adidasmicoachfacestoughfightagainstnikeipodinus
PC World - Athletic shoe maker Adidas launched the latest version of its miCoach training gadgets in the U.S. alongside the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week in the hope of enticing people to use the system to meet their New Year's goals.

Sun, 10 Jan 10
Fizwoz Offers Outlet for Mobile Photogs (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100110/tc_pcworld/fizwozoffersoutletformobilephotogs
PC World - The newest entry in the quest for new models of making money in news media is Fizwoz, an online marketplace for citizen journalists who want to sell their work to the highest bidder -- many of them major media companies.

Sun, 10 Jan 10
CES 2010: Picks and Pans (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100110/tc_pcworld/ces2010picksandpans
PC World - Our crack staff of editors hit Las Vegas this week to cover the annual Consumer Electronics Show. We braved bedbugs, bad PR people, long taxi lines, and greasy convention-center food, all to find the hottest new gadgets and gear. We saw 3D HDTVs, tiny iPhone accessories, and tablets, tablets, and more tablets.

Sun, 10 Jan 10
The Macalope Weekly: Natural-born product category fillers (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100109/tc_macworld/themacalopeweeklynaturalbornproductcategoryfillers
Macworld.com - ItÃ¢Â€Â™s all over! Yes, woe is the Apple fan! This will long be remembered as the week the iPhone-killing Google phone and the iTablet/iSlate/iGuide/iWhatever-killing Microsoft slate computer were announced!

Sun, 10 Jan 10
CES Streamed Live Over Head-Mounted Videocam (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100109/tc_pcworld/cesstreamedliveoverheadmountedvideocam
PC World - Couldn't get to Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show this year? Not quite getting that on-the-scene feel from video, slide shows and text reports? Take a look through the eyes of Sean Clark, a software engineer from MP3Car who is constantly streaming whatever he sees at the show.

Sun, 10 Jan 10
Microsoft Arc Keyboard is flat and curvy (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100109/tc_macworld/microsoftarckeyboardisflatandcurvy
Macworld.com - Drawing upon the design aesthetic of its Arc Mouse (), Microsoft at CES has unveiled the Arc Keyboard, a stylish and compact wireless keyboard.

Sat, 9 Jan 10
The iPhone: Now there's a helicopter for that (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100108/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_gadget_show_iphone_helicopter

AP - A company that makes accessories for cell phones wants to add something else to the endless list of things you can do with an iPhone: flying a toy helicopter.

Sat, 9 Jan 10
Internet phone gadget unveiled at CES sparks controversy (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100108/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_gadget_show_magicjack

AP - The company behind the magicJack, the cheap Internet phone gadget that's been heavily promoted on TV, has made a new version of the device that allows free calls from cell phones in the home, in a fashion that's sure to draw protest from cellular carriers.

Sat, 9 Jan 10
FAQ: Ford's MyFord Touch Connected Car (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100109/tc_pcworld/faqfordsmyfordtouchconnectedcar
PC World - Ford is making waves at the Consumer Electronics Show with MyFord Touch, a re-envisioned dashboard for multimedia, navigation and connections to the Internet. But while it's nice to ogle the technology's features or panic about safety, there are plenty of practical questions to answer.

Sat, 9 Jan 10
HDTV 2010: Get Ready for 3D, More LEDs, OLEDS, Pixels, and Web Services (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100109/tc_pcworld/hdtv2010getreadyfor3dmoreledsoledspixelsandwebservices
PC World - HDTV shoppers will have plenty of new options to mull over this coming year.

Sat, 9 Jan 10
Wireless Power Group Sees Standard Within 6 Months (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100109/tc_pcworld/wirelesspowergroupseesstandardwithin6months
PC World - The group developing a standard for wireless charging expects to complete its first specification within six months, opening the door for makers of cell phones, digital cameras and other devices to bring compatible products to market.

Sat, 9 Jan 10
E-reader makers seek bestseller but may end up duds (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100109/tc_nm/us_ces_ereaders
Reuters - Remember the Dell DJ MP3 player? Or Sony's Clie digital assistant? It's likely dozens of the electronic readers debuting at the Consumer Electronics Show may go the way of these defunct gadgets by next year.

Sat, 9 Jan 10
Chicago transit barred from banning video game ads (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100109/ap_on_bi_ge/il_video_game_ads
AP - A federal judge has barred Chicago's mass transit system from banning ads for video games that contain graphic violence, saying the measure is "overboard, ineffectual and not narrowly tailored."

Sat, 9 Jan 10
iHome Embraces the App Store, Kitchens (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100108/tc_pcworld/ihomeembracestheappstorekitchens
PC World - It appears that iHome maker SDI Technologies has adopted Apple's philosophy of using software to sell hardware, with an iPhone app that's free to all and two speaker docks designed for it.

Sat, 9 Jan 10
Microsoft Asks for Rehearing in Word Case (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100109/tc_pcworld/microsoftasksforrehearinginwordcase
PC World - Microsoft asked an appeals court for a rehearing in the patent case that requires the software giant to pay US$290 million in damages and prevents it from selling the current version of Word starting on Monday.

Sat, 9 Jan 10
Next version of Nexus will be enterprise phone (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100109/tc_nm/us_ces_google

Reuters - Google Inc executive Andy Rubin said on Friday that the next version of the Nexus One phone, which was made by HTC Corp, will be for enterprise users and might have a physical keyboard.

Sat, 9 Jan 10
Google Chrome for Mac gets Extension support (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100108/tc_macworld/googlechromeformacgetsextensionsupport
Macworld.com - Those of you who use Google Chrome for Mac to browse the Web, but still pine for the add-ons available for browsers like Firefox are in for a treatÃ¢Â€Â”that is, if you're willing to install the latest, possibly not-so-stable developer-channel build.

Fri, 8 Jan 10
Intel rolls out new chips that show lead over AMD (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100108/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_gadget_show_intel

AP - Intel Corp. rolled out new computer chips Thursday that highlight the company's lead over Advanced Micro Devices Inc. in its ability to shrink the circuitry inside its processors.

Fri, 8 Jan 10
E-reader boom kindles a variety of new options (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100108/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_gadget_show_e_books

AP - When most people think of electronic book readers, Amazon's thin, white Kindle probably springs to mind. But that could be about to change.

Fri, 8 Jan 10
Comcast, FCC take net neutrality dispute to court (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100108/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_comcast_fcc_internet_rules

AP - The Federal Communications Commission staked out new ground nearly three months ago when it began drafting rules that would require Internet providers to give equal treatment to all data flowing over their networks.

Fri, 8 Jan 10
White House answers some questions on video chat (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100108/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_online_chat_airline_security
AP - The White House wanted to make sure the public asked their questions, too — at least the online public.

Fri, 8 Jan 10
Palm Pre, Pixi coming to Verizon Wireless (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100107/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_gadget_show_palm_verizon_wireless
AP - Palm Inc. said Thursday that two upgraded versions its Pre and Pixi smart phones will come to Verizon Wireless on Jan. 25.

Fri, 8 Jan 10
Ford adding tweets to its Sync in-car technology (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100107/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_gadget_show_ford

AP - Ford Motor Co. is adding Twitter messages and Internet radio to its in-car entertainment and communication service, known as Sync, and suggests that the voice-activated system is safer for drivers than trying to manipulate applications on their cell phones.

Fri, 8 Jan 10
Ben Silverman's Electus signs deal with Yahoo: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100108/media_nm/us_silverman_yahoo
Reuters - Former NBC Entertainment Co-Chairman Ben Silverman's Electus production house will develop and produce content for Yahoo Inc in a deal that will likely be announced later on Friday, the New York Times said on its website.

Fri, 8 Jan 10
Intel: 27 New Laptop, Desktop CPUs Arrive in January (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100108/tc_pcworld/intel27newlaptopdesktopcpusarriveinjanuary
PC World - It's official. Intel CEO Paul Otellini launched a volley of 32-nanometer cannonballs at AMD today with the official release of the company's latest dual- and quad-core Clarkdale (desktop) and dual-core Arrandale (laptop) CPUs.

Fri, 8 Jan 10
China Mobile dismisses vice chairman amid probe (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100108/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_china_mobile
AP - China Mobile Ltd., the world's biggest phone company by subscribers, said Friday it has dismissed its vice chairman, who a business magazine reported is being investigated for misconduct when he worked for another carrier.

Fri, 8 Jan 10
Ford rolls out 'tweets' for the connected car (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100108/tc_afp/usitcompanyautoelectronicsinternetfordces

AFP - Ford is going to let you listen to your "tweets" and Internet music and news stations while behind the wheel, as the number two US automaker expands what it calls "in-car connectivity."

Fri, 8 Jan 10
Sony positive on post-holiday U.S. electronics (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100107/tc_nm/us_ces_sony

Reuters - Sony Corp said U.S. electronics sales are looking positive after the holiday season, and that it was optimistic about meeting its full-year target for PlayStation 3 video game console sales.

Fri, 8 Jan 10
AT&T Will Add Android, Palm Devices, Boost Apps (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100108/tc_nf/70973
NewsFactor - Androids and Palms are coming to AT&T's mobile-devices lineup, as the company announced it will offer five new devices based on Google's open-source operating system and two devices that use Palm's webOS. The announcement was seen by observers as hedging bets against the day when AT&T might lose its exclusive U.S. contract for Apple's iPhone.

Fri, 8 Jan 10
Corel to cut work force by 20 pct, or 200 workers (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100108/ap_on_hi_te/us_corel_layoffs
AP - Corel Corp., the maker of WordPerfect and other software, said Thursday it was reducing its global work force by about 20 percent, or 200 employees, leaving it with 750 workers.

Fri, 8 Jan 10
Sprint Embedded Router Can Use EV-DO, HSPA (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100107/tc_pcworld/sprintembeddedroutercanuseevdohspa
PC World - Sprint Nextel made a move on Thursday that should simplify machine-to-machine connectivity for its multinational enterprise customers, releasing an embedded router with both of the world's major 3G technologies built in.

Fri, 8 Jan 10
The Low-down on Low-level Rootkits (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100107/tc_pcworld/thelowdownonlowlevelrootkits
PC World - Rootkits, a type of stealth technology used by malware malefactors, attempt to hide in the dark corners of an infected PC and evade detection. A new post out today from the Microsoft Malware Protection Center shines the spotlight on the evil tools.

Fri, 8 Jan 10
Yahoo Helps IIT Bombay Set up Hadoop Cluster Lab (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100107/tc_pcworld/yahoohelpsiitbombaysetuphadoopclusterlab
PC World - Yahoo has helped the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay to set up a Hadoop cluster lab in Mumbai by donating a cluster of servers running the open-source Hadoop software.

Fri, 8 Jan 10
The Sims 3: World Adventures coming to iPhone (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100108/tc_macworld/thesims3worldadventurescomingtoiphone
Macworld.com - EA announced Thursday that your Sims are going on vacation. ThatÃ¢Â€Â™s right, The Sims 3 World Adventures is coming to the iPhone. Though no release date or price have been set, the game is expected to hit the App Store soon.

Thu, 7 Jan 10
Microsoft shows off Windows tablets at gadget show (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100107/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_gadget_show_microsoft

AP - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer showed off a new touch-screen, tablet-style computer from Hewlett-Packard Co., the first of several such devices expected to be unveiled this month.

Thu, 7 Jan 10
TV makers ready to test depths of market for 3-D (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100107/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_gadget_show3_d

AP - This is supposedly the year 3-D television becomes the hot new thing: Updated sets and disc players are coming out, and 3-D cable channels are in the works. But it's not clear the idea will reach out and grab mainstream viewers.

Thu, 7 Jan 10
FCC seeks extension for national broadband plan (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100107/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_fcc_broadband
AP - The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is asking for a one-month extension on the national broadband plan the agency is required to submit to Congress.

Thu, 7 Jan 10
AT&T to add to momentum for phones with Android (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100106/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_gadget_show_at_t_android

AP - AT&T Inc. is adding cell phones running Google's Android operating system to its lineup, bringing what could be the iPhone's greatest rival into the fold of the device's sole U.S. carrier.

Thu, 7 Jan 10
Netflix to delay delivery of Warner's latest DVDs (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100107/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_netflix_warner_bros

AP - Netflix Inc. will delay sending out Warner Bros.' latest movies by nearly a month in a concession that the DVD-by-mail service made so it could gain rights to show its subscribers more movies over the Internet.

Thu, 7 Jan 10
Justice Department to review Comcast, NBC deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100106/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_comcast_nbc_antitrust_review
AP - The Justice Department said Wednesday that it will be the agency to scrutinize Comcast Corp.'s plans to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal's broadcast networks, cable TV channels and movie studios.

Thu, 7 Jan 10
CW previewing "Life Unexpected" online (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100107/wr_nm/us_life
Reuters - The CW will put the first 10 minutes of its new drama "Life Unexpected" online a week before its broadcast debut.

Thu, 7 Jan 10
Microsoft unveils launch date for 'Natal' Xbox 360 (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100107/tc_afp/lifestyleusitvideogamesmicrosoftces

AFP - Microsoft announced Wednesday that "Project Natal" gesture recognition games, where the human body serves as the controller, will be released at the end of the year for the Xbox 360 videogame console.

Thu, 7 Jan 10
HTC HD2 Coming to T-Mobile US This Spring (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100107/tc_pcworld/htchd2comingtotmobileusthisspring
PC World - MicrosoftÃ¢Â€Â™s Steve Ballmer announced in a keynote tonight at CES that the HTC HD2 phone, which has previously been available only in Europe, will become available, subsidized, through T-Mobile this spring. The news has been rumored for quite a while, and now that it's been confirmed, the HD2 is arguably the most interesting Windows Mobile 6.5 in the U.S.

Thu, 7 Jan 10
Sony Debuts New Design and 3D HDTVs for 2010 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100107/tc_pcworld/sonydebutsnewdesignand3dhdtvsfor2010
PC World - Sony today introduced 12 new series of HDTVs for the coming year. The new models will start rolling out in spring and continue in summer with the companyÃ¢Â€Â™s first 3D offerings.

Thu, 7 Jan 10
Nielsen: Xbox 360 Used Most, PS2 Edges Wii (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100106/tc_pcworld/nielsenxbox360usedmostps2edgeswii
PC World - The Xbox 360 topped Nielsen's top US game consoles ranked by usage minutes (23.1%), polling slightly ahead of Sony's PS2 (20.4%) and the Nintendo Wii (19.0%). No, that's not a typo. I meant to write PlayStation 2. Sony's PS3? Not on the fact sheet, which either means Nielsen didn't want to embarrass Sony, or they've done the rest of us a disservice by failing to include Sony's flagship game and Blu-ray box in their breakout.

Thu, 7 Jan 10
Microsoft CEO unveils new HP tablet (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100107/tc_nm/us_ces_microsoft

Reuters - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer unveiled a new Hewlett-Packard Co tablet computer on Wednesday, beating Apple Inc's hotly anticipated move into the market.

Thu, 7 Jan 10
U.S. firm sues China, PC majors over filter software (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100107/bs_nm/us_china_us_lawsuit
Reuters - A U.S. software maker is suing China, several major PC makers and two Chinese software makers for $2.2 billion, accusing them of using stolen code in controversial Web filtering software that drew global criticism last year.

Thu, 7 Jan 10
Vexed Tech to SAP, Oracle: Shut up Those Shrieking Servers (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100106/tc_pcworld/vexedtechtosaporacleshutupthoseshriekingservers
PC World - Michael Pulk just wants the screaming to stop.

Thu, 7 Jan 10
OpenStreetMap Attracts 200,000 Volunteers (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100106/tc_pcworld/openstreetmapattracts200000volunteers
PC World - A volunteer-led project to create an open-source map of the entire earth, calledOpenStreetMap, has amassed over 200,000 contributors since its inception, the founder announced in a blog entry.

Thu, 7 Jan 10
Today 2.0 lets you peek at tomorrow's events (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100106/tc_macworld/today20letsyoupeekattomorrowsevents
Macworld.com - As an avid iCal user, I sometimes find myself a little overwhelmed with my daily schedules. With all those days, weeks, and months jumbled together on the same page, it's like my entire life is rushing at me all at once? What if I just want to take things one day at a time? That, my friend, is where Second Gear Software's Today comes in.

Wed, 6 Jan 10
Google, Apple spar in high-tech heavyweight battle (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100106/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_apple

AP - The once-cuddly relationship between Google Inc. and Apple Inc. is morphing into a prickly power struggle as the ambitions and ideas of the technology trendsetters increasingly collide.

Wed, 6 Jan 10
Amazon unveils global version of Kindle DX (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100106/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_amazon_kindle_dx
AP - Amazon.com Inc. will start selling an international version of its larger-screen e-reader, Kindle DX, in an effort to snag more sales around the world. The company already offers an international version of the Kindle.

Wed, 6 Jan 10
Software maker sues China on piracy accusation (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100106/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_filtering_software_china
AP - A U.S. software maker sued China and seven major computer makers Tuesday alleging piracy of its Internet filtering software.

Wed, 6 Jan 10
Skype to offer HD video calling on some new TVs (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100105/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_gadget_show_skype_hd
AP - Skype's voice and video calling technology will be embedded in upcoming high-definition televisions with Internet capabilities.

Wed, 6 Jan 10
Netbooks popularity expected to continue in 2010 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100105/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_gadget_show_netbooks

AP - Small and inexpensive "netbooks" were some of the most popular computers in the recession, wooing consumers with their portability and prices that were often below $400. Now with the economy improving, consumers will be asked to open their wallets to new styles of computers, including some costing a bit more.

Wed, 6 Jan 10
E-reader Sales Will Double Again This Year, CEA Says (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100106/tc_pcworld/ereadersaleswilldoubleagainthisyearceasays
PC World - Just weeks after Amazon announced its Kindle e-reader was the most gifted item ever from its Web site, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) predicted the good times will continue in 2010 as e-reader sales double again.

Wed, 6 Jan 10
HP Puts USB 3.0 Ports in New Laptops (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100106/tc_pcworld/hpputsusb30portsinnewlaptops
PC World - Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday said it has added USB 3.0 ports to its latest laptops that could boost data transfers between computers and devices such as storage drives and digital cameras.

Wed, 6 Jan 10
Apple Confirms Buying Mobile Ad Company Quattro (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100106/tc_pcworld/appleconfirmsbuyingmobileadcompanyquattro
PC World - Apple has acquired Quattro Wireless, according to an item posted Tuesday on the mobile advertising company's blog.

Wed, 6 Jan 10
Will Skype TVs Bring Video Calling to the Masses? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100105/tc_pcworld/willskypetvsbringvideocallingtothemasses
PC World - The boob tube's transformation from passive entertainment device to Web-enabled home appliance--essentially a big-screen computer--has taken another step forward. Panasonic and LG Electronics have announced plans to add Skype's video and voice calling software to their upcoming lineup of Internet-ready HDTVs.

Wed, 6 Jan 10
EA 'Moves Forward' with Online Tiger Woods Game (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100105/tc_pcworld/eamovesforwardwithonlinetigerwoodsgame
PC World - Game publishing giant EA says it'll stick with celebrity licensee Tiger Woods despite recent public scandals. That's the word from EA Sports prez Peter Moore, who blogs that the company was moving forward with its online version of the eponymous video game franchise for PC and Mac set to launch later this month.

Wed, 6 Jan 10
Google unveils new smartphone (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100106/bs_afp/usitcompanytelecominternetgoogle

AFP - Google has unveiled its new Nexus One smartphone in a direct challenge to heavyweight Apple's iPhone handsets.

Wed, 6 Jan 10
Adobe Testing New Automatic Updater (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100106/tc_pcworld/adobetestingnewautomaticupdater
PC World - Next week, Adobe Systems will begin testing new automatic software designed to make it easier for Reader and Acrobat users to keep their products up-to-date.

Wed, 6 Jan 10
Disney unveils KeyChest technology (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100106/tc_nm/us_disney_keychest
Reuters - The Walt Disney Co on Tuesday unveiled a technology called KeyChest to enable consumers to buy films or television shows from various distributors, store them on remote servers, and play them on multiple platforms ranging from TVs to computers and phones.

Wed, 6 Jan 10
Logitech announces Speaker Lapdesk (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100106/tc_macworld/logitechannouncesspeakerlapdesk
Macworld.com - Logitech on Tuesday announced the Speaker Lapdesk N700, a laptop desk for notebook computers that aims to keep your laptop and your lap cool while providing improved audio performance compared to your computer's built-in speakers.

Tue, 5 Jan 10
Google poised to take wraps off new mobile phone (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100105/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_phone

AP - Google Inc. is expected to unveil Tuesday its vision for how a mobile phone should be made and sold, likely raising the stakes in the Internet search leader's bid to gain more control over how people surf the Web while they're on the go.

Tue, 5 Jan 10
Report: Apple tablet device coming in January (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100105/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_tablet
AP - Speculation intensified Monday that Apple Inc. will soon unveil a tablet-style gadget for consuming music, movies, books and other media.

Tue, 5 Jan 10
Obama administration seeks more wireless spectrum (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100104/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_wireless_broadband
AP - The Obama administration is calling on federal regulators to make more radio spectrum available for wireless Internet services so they can compete with broadband plans provided by the major phone and cable companies.

Tue, 5 Jan 10
Gadget makers focus on cost-effective temptations (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100104/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_gadget_show

AP - Electronics sales rebounded in the just-ended holiday season, but the industry's biggest event will still have the recession hanging over it. The International Consumer Electronics Show, which opens Wednesday, will be smaller than usual, with key products unveiled at prices that are far from extravagant.

Tue, 5 Jan 10
Electronic Arts standing behind Tiger Woods (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100105/ap_on_sp_ot/us_electronic_arts_tiger_woods
AP - Electronic Arts Inc. said Monday it will stand behind Tiger Woods — at least for the release of a new online golf game featuring the embattled athlete.

Tue, 5 Jan 10
Ore. phone ban has loophole, challenges expected (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100104/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_oregon_cell_phone_ban
AP - Oregon police officers may hear some arguing when they start pulling motorists over for violating a new law banning them from talking on hand-held cell phones while driving.

Tue, 5 Jan 10
Skype to offer video service on LG, Panasonic TVs (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100105/tc_nm/us_ces_skype
Reuters - Privately held Skype has forged deals with consumer electronics makers LG Electronics and Panasonic in a bid to move its Internet video service beyond the desktop computer to the living room TV.

Tue, 5 Jan 10
Lenovo Pushes New Smartbook as Netbook Alternative (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100105/tc_pcworld/lenovopushesnewsmartbookasnetbookalternative
PC World - Lenovo on Tuesday made a splash in the mobile market with the launch of its first smartbook, a mini-laptop that the company says combines the best features of netbooks and smartphones, albeit without telephone functions.

Tue, 5 Jan 10
The Wilson Sleek: An Affordable Cell Phone Signal Booster (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100105/tc_pcworld/thewilsonsleekanaffordablecellphonesignalbooster
PC World - No matter what carrier you're on, you've likely encountered a cell phone dead zone. This is especially a burden while on the road if you're lost in a rural area and have no way of calling for directions or accessing your GPS. Luckily, there's a solution: The Wilson Sleek all-in-one cell phone signal booster. This handy gadget resembles a hands-free car cradle, but offers extended calling range and signal strength for your phone.

Tue, 5 Jan 10
Skype Video Calls Go High-definition (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100105/tc_pcworld/skypevideocallsgohighdefinition
PC World - Skype users can now make high-definition video calls as long as they have an HD webcam and sufficient bandwidth and processing power, Skype said on Tuesday. The company also announced that HDTVs will ship later this year with its Internet calling software embedded on them.

Tue, 5 Jan 10
Game maker Electronic Arts sticks with Woods (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100105/en_afp/ussportgolfwoodsvideogamesitea

AFP - Electronic Arts Incorporated is sticking with embattled golfer Tiger Woods and plans to roll out an online game featuring the world number one this month.

Tue, 5 Jan 10
'Google phone' fever high on eve of Android event (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100105/bs_afp/usitcompanytelecominternetgoogle

AFP - Google is expected to step into the mobile arena Tuesday with its own Nexus One smartphone in a direct challenge to Apple's heavyweight iPhone handsets.

Tue, 5 Jan 10
Iomega Helps You Clone Your SystemÃ¢Â€Â”And Play Media, Too (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100105/tc_pcworld/iomegahelpsyoucloneyoursystemandplaymediatoo
PC World - Nearly two years have passed since Iomega and EMC (known for its data backup software) joined, and Iomega's latest offering reflects the company's current emphasis on integrating the hardware and software experience. Iomega's new v.Clone, introduced here at CES, aims to simplify software virtualization by making it simple for users to clone their PC and use it anywhere.

Tue, 5 Jan 10
IBM to Show Smart Home Devices (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100105/tc_pcworld/ibmtoshowsmarthomedevices
PC World - IBM is pushing for intelligent homes as Internet-connected household devices get access to more online content and services, company officials said on Monday.

Tue, 5 Jan 10
Google's Chrome Tops Safari; Is Firefox Next? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100104/tc_pcworld/googleschrometopssafariisfirefoxnext
PC World - Google Chrome hit a milestone over the weekend when it became the third-most popular browser after Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, according to metrics firm Net Applications. It controls just 4.63 percent of the browser market, but Chrome has made significant inroads against competing browsers, such as the former bronze medalist Apple Safari.

Tue, 5 Jan 10
Android vs. iPhone: Let's Get Ready to Rumble (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100104/tc_pcworld/androidvsiphoneletsgetreadytorumble
PC World - Smartphone fans, prepare the ring: Some new research released this week is sure to send the Android-iPhone rivalry into overdrive.

Mon, 4 Jan 10
Cablevision, Scripps butt heads over fee increase (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100104/ap_on_hi_te/us_cable_tv_dispute
AP - The spat over a fee increase between Cablevision Systems Corp. and Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. heated up Sunday with cable TV viewers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut still caught in the crossfire.

Mon, 4 Jan 10
Advocate uses texting to warn of AZ crime sweeps (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100103/ap_on_re_us/us_ariz_crime_sweeps_texting
AP - An advocate for immigrant and civil rights has started using text messages to warn residents about crime sweeps by a high-profile Arizona sheriff.

Mon, 4 Jan 10
Gadget makers focus on cost-effective temptations (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100103/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_gadget_show
AP - Electronics sales rebounded in the just-ended holiday season, but the industry's biggest event will still have the recession hanging over it. The International Consumer Electronics Show, which opens Wednesday, will be smaller than usual, with key products unveiled at prices that are far from extravagant.

Mon, 4 Jan 10
Lenovo Unveils New AMD-Powered Business Laptops (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100104/tc_pcworld/lenovounveilsnewamdpoweredbusinesslaptops
PC World - With its line of consumer PCs slated for rollout at the Consumer Electronics Show later this week, Lenovo has chosen to unveil its latest line-up of business computers on Monday. Ranging from the new ThinkPad Edge series for small and mid-sized businesses to new ThinkPad ultraportable and mobile workstation models for enterprises, the new line emphasizes multitouch and wireless broadband capabilities.

Mon, 4 Jan 10
'Google phone' debut expected this week (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100103/tc_afp/usitcompanytelecominternetgoogle

AFP - Google is expected to ring in the new year by unveiling its own smartphone on Tuesday, the Nexus One, in a bid to expand its powerful Web brand in the booming mobile arena.

Sun, 3 Jan 10
Hackers mimic Huffington Post's Twitter feed (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100102/ap_on_hi_te/us_huffington_post_twitter
AP - A Huffington Post spokesman says the left-leaning news and opinion Web site was not hacked when a Twitter social network feed emerged in its name and began issuing insults with a conservative bent.

Sun, 3 Jan 10
Bono calls for control over Internet downloads (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100103/tc_afp/entertainmentusfilmmusicinternetbono

AFP - Irish rock star Bono called Sunday for tougher controls over the spread of intellectual property over the Internet, arguing that file swiping and sharing hurt creators of cultural products.

Sun, 3 Jan 10
Tablets and netbooks to be electronics show stars (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100103/tc_afp/usitinternetelectronicsconsumerces

AFP - Sleeker, smarter mobile phones, tablets, and netbooks will be stars at next week's premier Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, as firms bring out their latest gadgets to court the Internet crowd.

Sun, 3 Jan 10
'Google phone' debut expected this week (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100103/bs_afp/usitcompanytelecominternetgoogle

AFP - Google is expected to ring in the new year by unveiling its own smartphone on Tuesday, the Nexus One, in a bid to expand its powerful Web brand in the booming mobile arena.

Sat, 2 Jan 10
Fox, Time Warner Cable announce broadcast deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100102/ap_on_sp_ot/us_tec_cable_tv_dispute

AP - The Fox television network and Time Warner Cable reached a programming deal in principle on Friday, after leaving millions of people in the lurch about whether they'd be able to see an anticipated college football bowl game and other shows on cable TV.

Sat, 2 Jan 10
China nabs 5,400 people for online porn in 2009 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100101/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_internet

AP - Chinese authorities caught nearly 5,400 suspects last year in a crackdown on online pornography and have vowed to strengthen Internet policing.

Sat, 2 Jan 10
GPS-led travel goes amiss; 3 Ore. parties rescued (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100102/ap_on_re_us/us_stranded_motorists

AP - In a holiday hurry, Jeramie Griffin piled his family into the car and asked his new GPS for the quickest way from his home in the Willamette Valley across the Cascade Range.

Sat, 2 Jan 10
Google executive running for Vermont governor post (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100102/ap_on_bi_ge/us_google_candidate

AP - Internet search giant Google is based in Silicon Valley, yet it runs its community affairs operation out of a former bread factory in an old New England railroad town, hard by the confluence of the White and Connecticut rivers.

Sat, 2 Jan 10
Japan PM starts tweeting, launches blog (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100102/tc_afp/japanpoliticshatoyamainternettwitter

AFP - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has launched a blog and started using Twitter in a New Year bid to reach out to the public at a time when his ratings have tumbled.

Fri, 1 Jan 10
Fox grants 'brief extension' in cable dispute (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100101/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_cable_tv_dispute
AP - Fox television's threatened blackout was avoided just before a midnight Thursday deadline when the network struck a deal with Time Warner Cable to briefly extend their contract as fee negotiations between the two companies continued.

Fri, 1 Jan 10
Orange Bowl blackout averted with 8-day extension (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100101/ap_on_sp_ot/us_tec_cable_tv_dispute_sinclair
AP - Football fans will be able to watch college bowl games on Sinclair stations after all, as the broadcaster and the Mediacom cable TV operator agreed to extend by eight days their negotiations over fees.

Fri, 1 Jan 10
AT&T is latest to end Tiger Woods sponsorship (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091231/ap_on_en_ot/us_at_t_tiger_woods

AP - AT&T Inc. said Thursday it would no longer sponsor Tiger Woods, joining Accenture in dropping support for the world's top golfer, who's taking a break from the sport to focus on his marriage after his admitted infidelity.

Fri, 1 Jan 10
China arrests thousands in Internet porn crackdown (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100101/tc_afp/chinainternetpornography

AFP - China arrested more than 5,000 people in a crackdown on Internet pornography in 2009, officials said, vowing tougher online policing in the new year as a key element of "state security".

Fri, 1 Jan 10
The most popular (and least popular) stories of 2009 (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100101/tc_macworld/themostpopularandleastpopularstoriesof2009
Macworld.com - WeÃ¢Â€Â™ve recounted the biggest stories involving Apple, the iPhone, and iPods. WeÃ¢Â€Â™ve even told you what our most read stories were in 2009. But what articles did Macworld readers take a shine to? And which ones did they think were the pits?

Fri, 1 Jan 10
The Best Tech-Nostalgia Stories of 2009 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100101/tc_pcworld/thebesttechnostalgiastoriesof2009
PC World - Remember, back in the day, when cell phones had the same dimensions as bricks, laptops were unheard of, and Windows 95 introduced that newfangled Start menu? Back when parents got mad at their teenagers for tying up the phone line ("landlines," I believe they were called), people bought music on CDs, and "Google" was a misspelling of 10 to the power of 100? Ah, yes, the good ol' days.

Fri, 1 Jan 10
Apple blocking Dalai Lama, Kadeer, iPhone apps: report (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091231/tc_afp/uschinaitcompanyapple

AFP - Bowing to Chinese law, Apple is reportedly blocking iPhone users in China from downloading applications about two figures Beijing considers "separatists": the Dalai Lama and exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer.

Fri, 1 Jan 10
Smart Networking For Job Searchers (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20091231/bs_ibd_ibd/20091231managing01
Investor's Business Daily - If you're one of the millions of Americans who lost a job in 2009, you've probably started networking.

Fri, 1 Jan 10
2009 in review: The year in Apple (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20091231/tc_macworld/2009inreviewtheyearinapple
Macworld.com - Economic uncertainty. Swine flu. Newspaper articles featuring Jon and/or Kate Gosselin. You can understand why most people will be happy to see 2009 exit stage left. And while IÃ¢Â€Â™m sure the folks at Apple headquarters may be sympathetic to all the 2009-related ennui out there, itÃ¢Â€Â™s also safe to say that the company may be a little sad to leave 2009 behind. After all, Apple had a really good year. And the Mac was a major reason why.