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Sun, 28 Feb 10
China premier: 2010 'most complicated' for economy (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100227/ap_on_re_as/as_china_premier_chats_online


In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao chats on-line with netizens at two state news portals in Beijing Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. Wen said 2010 will be the most complicated year for the country's economy, and he promised the government would fight inflation and soaring property prices. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Liu Weibing)AP - China's premier says 2010 will be the most complicated year for the country's economy, and he promises the government will fight inflation and soaring property prices.

Sun, 28 Feb 10
Iris scans may prevent mistaken release of inmates (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100227/ap_on_re_us/us_inmate_eyes


Inmate Charles Coney helps demonstrate the Inmate Recognition and Identification System (IRIS) scanner, Wednesday Feb. 24, 2010 at the Story County Jail in Nevada, Iowa. Dozens of prisons across the country are installing eye scanners that identify inmates to avoid mistakes like this week's accidental release of a Baltimore prisoner who was serving three life sentences. The Justice Department is paying for the scanners that also will be used to build a national database to better identify, register and track inmates. (AP Photo/Steve Pope)AP - A Baltimore inmate who bluffed his way out of prison probably wouldn't have tricked guards if they had eye-scanners such as those being installed at dozens of jails nationwide.

Sun, 28 Feb 10
Online gaming sweeps China (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100228/tc_afp/lifestylechinaitinternetgames


A chinese man plays online games at an internet cafe in Beijing. Young men crowd around terminals for role-playing adventure games while women gamers tap away to keep troupes of dancers in line -- and international companies want part of the action.(AFP/Liu Jin)AFP - At one of Beijing's many Internet cafes, near-silence reigns: headphones on, eyes glued to the screen, web users play games online en masse, helping to make China one of the industry's top markets.

Sun, 28 Feb 10
US group launches text message aid drive for Chile quake (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100227/tc_afp/chilequakeaidtelecom


A man carries personal belongings as he goes down the stairs of a damaged house in Santiago after a huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Chile. A US group that harnesses mobile phone technology to raise money for charities on Saturday launched text message campaigns to raise money for victims of the powerful quake in Chile.(AFP/Claudio Santana)AFP - A US group that harnesses mobile phone technology to raise money for charities on Saturday launched text message campaigns to raise money for victims of the powerful quake in Chile.

Sun, 28 Feb 10
People, Groups Flock to the Web After Chile Earthquake (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100228/tc_pcworld/peoplegroupsflocktothewebafterchileearthquake
PC World - After Chile's massive earthquake and potential Pacific Rim tsunami damage, relief organizations, government agencies, corporations and throngs of people are on Google, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other services to seek and provide information and help.

Sun, 28 Feb 10
TigerText: The App for Spies and Cheaters (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100227/tc_pcworld/tigertexttheappforspiesandcheaters
PC World - If you've ever sent a text message that you've later regretted sending (Tiger Woods, I'm looking at you), then a new texting application just released for the iPhone could be your new best friend.

Sun, 28 Feb 10
Facebook wins US patent for 'news feeds' (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100227/bs_afp/usitinternetpatentfacebook


This picture taken on January 2010 in Paris shows the internet homepage of the community website facebook. Facebook has won a US patent on news feeds behind the kinds of real-time updates that make social-networking websites a hit with users.(AFP/File/Loic Venance)AFP - Facebook has won a US patent on news feeds behind the kinds of real-time updates that make social-networking websites a hit with users.

Sun, 28 Feb 10
Five Tips to Prevent iPad Eye Strain (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100227/tc_pcworld/fivetipstopreventipadeyestrain
PC World - The iPad is coming soon. The rumor that pre-orders would begin this past Thursday failed to materialize, and there are still a number of question marks--most notably "when will the FCC approve the iPad for sale in the United States?" But, one way or another, the iPad will arrive sooner or later.

Sat, 27 Feb 10
AP takes aim at consumers with new digital unit (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100226/ap_on_hi_te/us_ap_digital_division


Tom Curley, chief executive of the Associated Press, announces that the company will create a new business unit called AP Gateway during a speech to the Colorado Press Association on Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, in Denver. The new division will help the news cooperative, newspapers and broadcasters to sell digital products directly to readers on the next wave of Internet-connected devices such as Apple's iPad. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)AP - The Associated Press is setting up a division to help the news cooperative, newspapers and broadcasters sell digital products directly to readers on the next wave of Internet-connected devices such as Apple's iPad.

Sat, 27 Feb 10
Wyndham Hotels Hacked Again (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100226/tc_pcworld/wyndhamhotelshackedagain
PC World - Hackers broke into computer systems at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts recently, stealing sensitive customer data.

Sat, 27 Feb 10
Ingres moving forward with database booster (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20100226/tc_infoworld/115041
InfoWorld - Open source database provider Ingres hopes to move the Ingres VectorWise database performance technology to a beta release phase during the next month, Ingres President/CEO Roger Burkhardt said this week.

Sat, 27 Feb 10
AthenaHealth skids after delaying 4Q report (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100226/ap_on_bi_ge/us_athenahealth_mover
AP - Shares of clinical billing software maker AthenaHealth Inc. skidded Friday after the company delayed its fourth-quarter report, leading to questions about its management.

Sat, 27 Feb 10
Facebook patents social networking update feeds (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100227/tc_afp/usitinternetpatentfacebook


This picture taken on January 2010 in Paris shows the internet homepage of the community website facebook. Facebook has won a US patent on news feeds behind the kinds of real-time updates that make social-networking websites a hit with users.(AFP/File/Loic Venance)AFP - Facebook has won a US patent on news feeds behind the kinds of real-time updates that make social-networking websites a hit with users.

Sat, 27 Feb 10
Apple admits to yellow-tint iMac issues (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100226/tc_macworld/appleadmitstoyellowtintimacissues
Macworld.com - For all of you who bought a brand new iMac only to have something sickly and yellow-tinted show up, it looks like you may finally get some answers—or at least, a public admission of the problem.

Sat, 27 Feb 10
Performers see tiny returns from streaming music (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100227/music_nm/us_streaming
Reuters - As the music business continues to watch traditional revenue streams slow or even evaporate, a good deal of faith often has been placed in what's hailed as a panacea for the industry's ills: online streaming.

Sat, 27 Feb 10
A New Zelda for Wii in Second Half of 2010? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100226/tc_pcworld/anewzeldaforwiiinsecondhalfof2010
PC World - We have 2010 release dates for Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M, but could the next Zelda be on its way this year, too? A new Mario, Metroid, and Zelda, all in the same 365-day timespan? Xbox and PS3s sacrificed, Italian plumbers and koopa troopas living together...mass euphoria?

Sat, 27 Feb 10
Podcast: 3G Wireless Speed Tests and PMA Camera Trends (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100227/tc_pcworld/podcast3gwirelessspeedtestsandpmacameratrends
PC World - This week on the podcast, PCWorld editors Mark Sullivan, Tim Moynihan, and Robert Strohmeyer dig into our second annual 3G wireless performance tests as AT&T makes a major leap over its competitors to take the top spot in performance and reliability.

Sat, 27 Feb 10
TigerText app removes embarrassing text messages (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100227/tc_afp/usitinternetsportssoftwareapplewoods


A California start-up launched a TigerText iPhone application that lets people kill embarrassing text messages after they have been sent out.(AFP/File/Jay Directo)AFP - A California start-up launched a TigerText iPhone application that lets people kill embarrassing text messages after they have been sent out.

Sat, 27 Feb 10
Twitter wants users to update their personal info (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100226/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_updating_twitter_settings
AP - Twitter is prodding its users to update their personal settings to create more ways for people to connect on its communications service.

Sat, 27 Feb 10
US military lets soldiers Tweet, blog and Facebook (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100227/tc_afp/usmilitaryinternetitsecurityfacebooktwitter


A US soldier works a laptop during a patrol in Iraq. The Pentagon said soldiers will be allowed to Tweet, blog and update their Facebook pages on the US military's non-classified computer network under a new policy.(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)AFP - The Pentagon said soldiers will be allowed to Tweet, blog and update their Facebook pages on the US military's non-classified computer network under a new policy.

Sat, 27 Feb 10
Kohl critical of NBC online Olympic coverage (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100227/ap_on_sp_ot/us_kohl_olympics
AP - A Democratic senator criticized NBC on Friday for its handling of online access to the Vancouver Olympics, calling it unfair and restrictive.

Sat, 27 Feb 10
British politicians fall victim to Twitter scam (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100226/ap_on_hi_te/eu_britain_twitter


FILE - This is a Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 file photo of Ed Miliband, Britain's Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, as he speaks during a press conference following the conclusion of the Major Economies Forum in London, Miliband is one of the British politicians caught up Friday Feb. 26, 2010 in the latest Twitter-based scam which hijacks users' accounts to send out sexually explicit messages to friends and followers. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori, File)AP - British politicians were among those caught up Friday in the latest Twitter-based scam which hijacks users' accounts to send out sexually explicit messages to friends and followers.

Fri, 26 Feb 10
Pioneer of online job search starts over again (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100225/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_online_job_search


In this photo made Feb. 17, 2010, Bill Warren, executive director of DirectEmployers Association, Inc., poses for a portrait in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - Bill Warren founded an early online job board in the 1990s, helped kick-start an industry and was president of Monster.com, one of the leading Internet career sites. But these days he's not very happy with the results.

Fri, 26 Feb 10
Apple CEO Jobs favors flexibility of cash hoard (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100225/ap_on_hi_te/us_apple_shareholders
AP - Apple Inc., buoyed by the success of the iPhones, iPods and computers it churns out to breathless buyers, could give some of its $25 billion in cash back to shareholders. But CEO Steve Jobs said Thursday that he thinks Apple is better off keeping that money stockpiled.

Fri, 26 Feb 10
Google warned by EU over Street View map photos (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100226/ap_on_hi_te/eu_eu_google_data_privacy


File - In an Oct. 14, 2009 file photo a sign designates the Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Three Google executives were convicted of privacy violations Wednesday Feb. 24, 2010 in Italy because juveniles posted a video online of an autistic boy being abused. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma/file)AP - European Union data privacy regulators are telling Google Inc. to warn people before it sends cameras out into cities to take pictures for its Street View maps, adding to the company's legal worries in Europe.

Fri, 26 Feb 10
T-Mobile USA racks up prepaying subscribers (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100225/ap_on_hi_te/us_t_mobile_usa_subscribers
AP - T-Mobile USA, the fourth-largest U.S. wireless carrier, said Thursday it gained 371,000 new customers in the fourth quarter, reversing subscriber losses in the third quarter.

Fri, 26 Feb 10
Australia mulls Net ombudsman (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100226/tc_afp/technologyaustraliainternet


Customers use an Internet cafe in Sydney. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Friday he would consider introducing an Internet ombudsman after Facebook tributes to two dead children were defaced with pornography.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Friday he would consider introducing an Internet ombudsman after Facebook tributes to two dead children were defaced with pornography.

Fri, 26 Feb 10
Nintendo to launch bigger console in Europe, US next month (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100226/tc_afp/entertainmentjapangamecompanynintendo


Japanese video game giant Nintendo's portable video game consoles AFP - Nintendo will next month launch its DSi XL hand-held game console in Europe and the United States, hoping to win over older users with its bigger screens, web access and electronic book reader.

Fri, 26 Feb 10
Novatel Wireless shares tumble on weak forecast (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100226/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_novatel_wireless
AP - Novatel Wireless Inc. posted a profit in the fourth quarter on better sales of its modems and wireless networking gear. But the stock fell on weaker-than-expected guidance.

Fri, 26 Feb 10
Record company EMI files "Down Under" royalties appeal (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100226/en_nm/us_australia_song
Reuters - Record company EMI will appeal against a court ruling that Australian Grammy-award winning band Men at Work stole a section of the famous 1980s hit, "Down Under," from a popular folk song.

Fri, 26 Feb 10
Nintendo Enters E-Reader Market with DSi XL Handheld (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100225/bs_nf/71881
NewsFactor - Nintendo on Thursday revealed its next wave of products. The video-game maker is also planning to release Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M in the first half of 2010, but Nintendo DSi XL is taking the spotlight -- and entering the e-reader market.

Fri, 26 Feb 10
Jobs Says Apple Will Be 'Bold' with $40 Billion War Chest (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100226/bs_nf/71885
NewsFactor - Apple is sitting on $40 billion in cash, which it will use not for revenues but to make "big, bold moves," CEO Steve Jobs announced at the company's annual shareholder meeting. He said the company will be aggressive in coming years and its big barrel of cash will provide an important buffer.

Fri, 26 Feb 10
Ubuntu Linux Now Available to Fed Customers on GSA Advantage (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100226/tc_pcworld/ubuntulinuxnowavailabletofedcustomersongsaadvantage
PC World - Conical's Ubuntu has become third Linux operating system approved by the General Services Administration for use by federal purchasers. It joins Linux distributions from Red Hat and Novell, already available through the GSA Advantage purchasing program.

Fri, 26 Feb 10
Moody's: Coca-Cola Enterprises ratings on review (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100225/ap_on_bi_ge/us_coca_cola_rating
AP - Moody's Investors Service on Thursday affirmed its ratings on Coca-Cola Co., and placed certain ratings for bottler Coca-Cola Enterprise Inc. on review for possible upgrade after the soft-drink maker said it was buying the bottler's North American operations.

Fri, 26 Feb 10
Microsoft Uses Legal System to Combat Botnet (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100226/tc_pcworld/microsoftuseslegalsystemtocombatbotnet
PC World - Microsoft moved the battle against spam-distributing botnets from cyberspace to the court room, winning a temporary restraining order shutting down nearly 300 domains thought to make up the command and control structure for the vast Waledac botnet.

Fri, 26 Feb 10
Final Fantasy I and II available for iPhone and iPod touch (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100226/tc_macworld/finalfantasyiandiiavailableforiphoneandipodtouch
Macworld.com - Before Cloud, Squall, and Yuna there was Princess Sara, Garland, and Firion. Though most known for the later installments of the iconic fantasy RPG series, Final Fantasy has been a successful franchise since the late 1980s. Now, thanks to the efforts of Square Enix, Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II (the first two installments of the series) are available on the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Thu, 25 Feb 10
Italy convicts 3 Google execs in abuse video case (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100224/ap_on_hi_te/eu_italy_google_trial


File - In an Oct. 14, 2009 file photo a sign designates the Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Three Google executives were convicted of privacy violations Wednesday Feb. 24, 2010 in Italy because juveniles posted a video online of an autistic boy being abused. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma/file)AP - It seems that when it comes to letting the Web be the Web, it could be the United States against the world.

Thu, 25 Feb 10
Cablevision service lets customers see PCs on TV (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100224/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_internet_on_tvs
AP - Watching online video and other content on a television screen typically means buying a special device such as an Apple TV, or plugging lots of wires into the right holes on the PCs and TVs. Cable TV provider Cablevision Systems Corp. is testing a service that promises to eliminate that hassle.

Thu, 25 Feb 10
FCC seeking more spectrum for wireless broadband (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100224/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_fcc_spectrum_shortage
AP - Federal regulators are hoping to find more wireless spectrum for mobile broadband services by reallocating some airwaves now assigned to television broadcasters and others.

Thu, 25 Feb 10
Nintendo DSi XL to launch March 28 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100224/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_nintendo_dsi
AP - Nintendo plans to launch the latest version of its popular handheld video game system, the DSi XL, on March 28 in North America.

Thu, 25 Feb 10
Pa. educator says she didn't watch student webcams (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100224/ap_on_hi_te/us_laptops_spying_on_students


Harriton High School's assistant vice principal Lindy Matsko reads a statement in which she reports getting threatening emails and denies wrongdoing, in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010. A lawsuit filed last week by a Harriton student and his parents alleges the suburban Philadelphia school turned on the webcam of a school-issued laptop and captured images of the student at his home. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - A Pennsylvania educator named in a webcam spying lawsuit says she never monitored students through webcams or authorized anyone else to do so.

Thu, 25 Feb 10
EU weighs Google rivals' complaints (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100224/ap_on_hi_te/eu_eu_google
AP - The European Commission said it has asked Google Inc. to comment on allegations by rivals that it demotes their sites in its search rankings — but stressed it was not starting an antitrust case.

Thu, 25 Feb 10
Virgin Media signs video Web deal with Brightcove (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100225/wr_nm/us_virginmedia_brightcove
Reuters - British cable TV operator Virgin Media has chosen online video publisher Brightcove to provide and support short videos for its more than 11 million monthly website visitors.

Thu, 25 Feb 10
After delays and criticism, Intuit releases Quicken Essentials for Mac (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100225/tc_macworld/afterdelaysandcriticismintuitreleasesquickenessentialsformac
Macworld.com - After numerous false starts over several years, Intuit plans to announce the release of Quicken Essentials for Mac on Thursday. The new product offers a promising new interface, but faces a mass of built-up anger from users who feel betrayed by the company’s mismanagement of the product.

Thu, 25 Feb 10
Government eyes paying broadcasters for mobile spectrum (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100224/bs_nm/us_broadband_fcc_spectrum
Reuters - The top communications regulator offered to pay television broadcasters to give up their rights to airwaves worth an estimated $50 billion as it looks to overcome a looming scarcity of wireless spectrum for advanced mobile phone services.

Thu, 25 Feb 10
Hollywood lodges appeal in Internet piracy case (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100225/ennew_afp/technologyaustraliainternetcopyrightfilm


The 450-foot-long Hollywood sign seen February 10, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Hollywood film studios Thursday lodged an appeal against a landmark legal judgment which found an Australian Internet provider was not responsible for illegal movie downloads by its customers.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)AFP - Hollywood film studios Thursday lodged an appeal against a landmark legal judgment which found an Australian Internet provider was not responsible for illegal movie downloads by its customers.

Thu, 25 Feb 10
Gamestop (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20100225/bs_ibd_ibd/522179
Investor's Business Daily - Gamestop , a video game retailer, said CFO Catherine Smith has resigned to take a job at Wal-Mart's int'l unit. Chief Accounting Officer Robert A. Lloyd has been appointed interim CFO. GameStop fell.

Thu, 25 Feb 10
Alice goes down the rabbit hole to the App Store (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100224/tc_macworld/alicegoesdowntherabbitholetotheappstore
Macworld.com - The White Rabbit has made his way into the App Store, and not a second too late.

Thu, 25 Feb 10
Microsoft wins court approval to topple "botnet": report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100225/bs_nm/us_microsoft


In this photo made Jan. 7, 2010, attendees look at the Bing display at the Microsoft exhibit at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. have received clearance from regulators in Washington and Europe to proceed with a search partnership intended to challenge Google Inc. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)Reuters - Software giant Microsoft Corp has won a U.S. court approval to deactivate a global network of computers that the company accused of spreading spam and harmful computer codes, the Wall Street Journal said.

Thu, 25 Feb 10
IBM: Vulnerabilities Fell in 2009, but Other Risks Abound (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100225/tc_pcworld/ibmvulnerabilitiesfellin2009butotherrisksabound
PC World - The number of software vulnerabilities fell overall in 2009, but the number of bugs in document readers and multimedia applications increased by 50 percent, according to IBM's annual X-Force Trend and Risk Report.

Thu, 25 Feb 10
Are Hollywood Hackers Bogus or Bright? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100225/tc_pcworld/arehollywoodhackersbogusorbright
PC World - Quick: What's a hacker? A pimply faced teenager in a dark bedroom trying to start World War Three, or a thirty-something professional with mad computer skills?

Thu, 25 Feb 10
iTunes reaches 10 billion song milestone (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100224/tc_macworld/itunesreaches10billionsongmilestone
Macworld.com - The iTunes Store reached a historical milestone on Wednesday when the ten billionth song (you read it correctly—that's ten followed by nine zeroes) was downloaded by an as-of-yet unnamed—but soon to be very lucky—person.

Wed, 24 Feb 10
Secretive fuel-cell startup stirring hopes, doubts (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100223/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_fuel_cell_fervor
AP - A secretive Silicon Valley startup working on a new way to produce cleaner energy is taking the wraps off its product: a huge box of fuel cells that it hopes will allow homes and businesses to generate their own electricity.

Wed, 24 Feb 10
Check this out: Deposit money by taking a photo (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100223/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_cell_phone_deposits
AP - In the near future, you might not even have to visit a bank or an ATM to deposit a check. You'll simply snap a couple of photos of it with your cell phone.

Wed, 24 Feb 10
Experts say US must do more to secure the Internet (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100223/ap_on_hi_te/us_securing_the_internet
AP - The government must take a more active role in securing the Internet, industry experts told Congress Tuesday, arguing that as businesses and governments rely more on cyberspace the prospect of a serious attack grows.

Wed, 24 Feb 10
Google's business practices under fire in Europe (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100224/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_european_complaints
AP - Google says it has been notified by European regulators that three rivals have filed complaints targeting the Internet search leader's business practices.

Wed, 24 Feb 10
Yahoo yodels new tune by joining tweeting craze (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100224/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_yahoo_twitter
AP - Yahoo has something new to yodel about: tweets.

Wed, 24 Feb 10
New bank tries to steer deals in technology, media (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100224/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbits_new_investment_bank
AP - Code Advisors bills itself as a "next-generation" investment bank, but what it really wants to be is the deftest traffic cop at the raucous intersection of technology and media.

Wed, 24 Feb 10
Internet error led to boozy Christ in India textbook (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100224/tc_afp/indiareligionchristianityeducationinternet


An Indian schoolchild points to a figure representing Jesus Christ smoking and drinking in a school textbook in Shillong. The publisher said the image was taken from the Internet and used by mistake.(AFP)AFP - The publisher of an Indian school textbook that included a picture of Jesus Christ with a beer can and cigarette said the image was taken from the Internet and used by mistake, a report said Wednesday.

Wed, 24 Feb 10
Google slashes Nexus phone early termination fee (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100224/tc_nm/us_fcc_google_fees
Reuters - Google Inc told communications regulators on Tuesday the fee assessed on customers who end their service contracts for its Nexus One mobile phone has been slashed to $150 from $350.

Wed, 24 Feb 10
Sprint broadens cell phone trade-in program (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100224/ap_on_bi_ge/us_sprint_phone_recycling
AP - Sprint Nextel Corp. has broadened a program under which it recycles old cell phones, saying it is now taking devices no matter which handset maker or wireless carrier they come from.

Wed, 24 Feb 10
Xerox Sues Google, YouTube and Yahoo Over Search Patents (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100224/tc_pcworld/xeroxsuesgoogleyoutubeandyahoooversearchpatents
PC World - Xerox has filed a lawsuit against Yahoo, Google and YouTube alleging infringement of Xerox patents on search and integration technology.

Wed, 24 Feb 10
"Assassin's Creed" book plays off videogame (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100223/tc_afp/usfranceitinternetbookvideogamesubisoft


An Ubisoft employers works at French video games Ubisoft company headquarters in Montreuil-sous-Bois, outside Paris in 2007. Ubisoft is merging the worlds of videogames and literature with the US debut of a book based on its blockbuster AFP - Ubisoft is merging the worlds of videogames and literature with the US debut of a book based on its blockbuster "Assassin's Creed" franchise.

Wed, 24 Feb 10
LaCie introduces three new NAS products (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100224/tc_macworld/lacieintroducesthreenewnasproducts
Macworld.com - LaCie on Tuesday announced three new network-attached storage products aimed at small to midsize businesses.

Wed, 24 Feb 10
HP's Singapore Lab to Develop Cloud Services Platform (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100224/tc_pcworld/hpssingaporelabtodevelopcloudservicesplatform
PC World - Hewlett-Packard has opened a research lab in Singapore, where it will work on a software platform for delivering cloud-based computing services to enterprises, the company said Wednesday.

Wed, 24 Feb 10
Yahoo partners with Twitter to boost social features (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100224/tc_nm/us_yahoo
A Twitter page is displayed on a laptop computer in Los Angeles October 13, 2009. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniReuters - Yahoo Inc plans to integrate Twitter into its collection of websites, as the company seeks to enhance the appeal of its online properties with popular social networking features.

Wed, 24 Feb 10
Intel victim of cyberattack at same time as Google report (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100224/tc_afp/uschinaitinternetgooglecomputersecurityintel


US computer chip giant Intel said Tuesday it was the target of a cyberattack last month at around the same time that Google reported that its systems had been probed by hackers based in China.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - US computer chip giant Intel said Tuesday it was the target of a cyberattack last month at around the same time that Google reported that its systems had been probed by hackers based in China.

Wed, 24 Feb 10
Tim Cook talks iPad, Apple (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100224/tc_macworld/timcooktalksipadapple
Macworld.com - Apple chief operating officer Tim Cook sang the praises of the forthcoming iPad, outlined the company’s plans for retail expansion, and gave an overview of the company’s other products during a wide-ranging talk before investors at the Goldman Sachs Technology & Internet Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday.

Tue, 23 Feb 10
FCC survey shows need to teach broadband basics (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100223/ap_on_re_us/us_tec_fcc_broadband_survey
AP - The government's plan to provide fast Internet connections to all Americans will have to include some basic instruction in Web 101, according to a new survey of Internet users and non-users.

Tue, 23 Feb 10
`Clash' of 3-D movies to hit underprepared cinemas (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100222/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_clash_of_the3_d_movies


FILE - In this July 23, 2009 file photo, fans wear 3-D glasses at a panel held for the movie 'Alice in Wonderland' at the Comic-Con International 2009 convention held in San Diego. Movies in 3-D are becoming such big moneymakers that Hollywood studios are cramming them into the nation's theaters, even though there aren't enough screens available to give each film its fullest possible run. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)AP - Movies in 3-D are becoming such big moneymakers that Hollywood studios are cramming them into the nation's theaters, even though there aren't enough screens available to give each film its fullest possible run.

Tue, 23 Feb 10
Experts: School can track laptops less intrusively (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100223/ap_on_hi_te/us_laptops_spying_on_students


Harriton High School is shown in Bryn Mawr, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. A family alleges in a federal lawsuit that the suburban Philadelphia school district used school-issued laptop webcams to spy on students at home, potentially catching them and their families in compromising situations. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - School officials in Pennsylvania who admit remotely activating student webcams to locate missing laptops could have used far less intrusive methods such as GPS tracking devices, technology and privacy experts say.

Tue, 23 Feb 10
Google to restart China talks: report (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100223/tc_afp/uschinaitinternetgooglecomputersecurity


Two pedestrians walk past the company logo outside the Google China headquarters in Beijing on January 15. Google and Chinese officials will resume talks about whether the US firm can deliver unfiltered Internet search results in the world's most populous country, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - Google and Chinese officials will resume talks about whether the US firm can deliver unfiltered Internet search results in the world's most populous country, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

Tue, 23 Feb 10
Wal-Mart buys online movie company Vudu (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100222/tc_afp/usretailitcompanyinternetwalmartvudu


US retail giant Wal-Mart plunged into the online video market on Monday with the purchase of Vudu, a company which delivers movies to Internet-enabled television sets and Blu-ray players.(AFP/Getty Images/File)AFP - US retail giant Wal-Mart plunged into the online video market on Monday with the purchase of Vudu, a company which delivers movies to Internet-enabled television sets and Blu-ray players.

Tue, 23 Feb 10
AT&T Roars Back in PCWorld’s Second 3G Wireless Performance Test (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100223/tc_pcworld/attroarsbackinpcworldssecond3gwirelessperformancetest
PC World - AT&T says it has worked hard to improve its much-maligned 3G network over the last eight months--erecting hundreds of new cell towers, using better-performing wireless spectrum, and souping up its cell sites across the country--and the results of our latest 13-city 3G network performance tests suggest that the network has indeed undergone a drastic makeover.

Tue, 23 Feb 10
Wal-Mart Buys Web Video Company Vudu (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100223/tc_pcworld/walmartbuyswebvideocompanyvudu
PC World - Wal-Mart Stores is taking another swing at the online movie business with the acquisition of Vudu.

Tue, 23 Feb 10
DTS 4Q net income increases 61 percent (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100222/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_dts
AP - DTS Inc., which licenses audio technology for consumer electronics, said Monday its fourth-quarter earnings rose 61 percent, helped by sales of Blu-ray disc players and video game consoles.

Tue, 23 Feb 10
Report gives Apple top honors for reliability (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100223/tc_macworld/reportgivesappletophonorsforreliability
Macworld.com - Apple is selling more Macs than ever these days. And according to a survey from a computer support company, those new customers are enjoying some very reliable machines.On Monday, Rescuecom released its 2010 computer reliability report, with Apple winning the top spot in the survey. The company also led the pack in Rescuecom's last quarterly survey.

Tue, 23 Feb 10
Hack Shows How to Get Android 2.1 On Some Windows Mobile Phones (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100222/tc_pcworld/hackshowshowtogetandroid21onsomewindowsmobilephones
PC World - As a long-time Windows Mobile user who finally gave up on it and switched to an Android phone, I’ve been thrilled with the new operating system. Now, it looks like others who are fed up with WinMo might be able to switch a little more easily.

Tue, 23 Feb 10
Microsoft, Amazon sign patent deal (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100223/tc_nm/us_microsoft_amazon
Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Monday it signed a patent agreement with Amazon.com Inc that allows the two companies to share technology in several areas including Amazon's Kindle electronic book reader and Amazon's use of Linux-based servers.

Tue, 23 Feb 10
FSF to Google: Free the On2 Video Codec (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100222/tc_pcworld/fsftogooglefreetheon2videocodec
PC World - In an open letter to Google, the Free Software Foundation has urged Google to open source a video codec that it acquired in its purchase of On2, completed Monday.

Tue, 23 Feb 10
Expo offers free registration for 2011 show (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100222/tc_macworld/expooffersfreeregistrationfor2011show
Macworld.com - It seems like I was walking out of Moscone Center at the end of the 2010 edition of Macworld Expo just the other day. (It was actually about nine days ago.) But organizers of the annual Mac trade show have already opened up registration for next year’s event. And for the next two weeks, registration for Macworld Expo 2011 is free.

Mon, 22 Feb 10
Motion picture academy honors nerds of filmmaking (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100221/ap_on_en_mo/us_oscars_sci_tech_awards


Actress and host Elizabeth Banks arrives at the Scientific and Technical Academy Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)AP - Forty-five men you've probably never heard of were honored with an Academy Awards ceremony of their own that recognized scientific and technical achievements in moviemaking.

Mon, 22 Feb 10
Schools in China say they weren't behind hacking (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100221/ap_on_hi_te/tec_china_google


Google CEO Eric Schmidt speaks during a conference at the Mobile World congress in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. The Mobile World Congress will be held from Feb. 15-18. (AP Photo)AP - Two prominent schools in China dispute allegations that hacking attacks on Google and other firms originated from them, a report said Saturday.

Mon, 22 Feb 10
China PLA officer urges new Internet control agency (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100222/wr_nm/us_china_internet
Reuters - A senior Chinese military officer has called for a new national body to enforce Internet controls, while China faced fresh claims on Monday about the source of hacking attacks that hit search giant Google.

Mon, 22 Feb 10
Mobile phones become pocket banks in poor countries (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100221/tc_afp/telecomtechnologyinternetbankingemerge


An Afghan man makes kebabs on the streets of Kabul as another talks on his mobile phone in 2008. The rise of banking transactions through mobile phones is giving a whole new meaning to pocket money in parts of the developing world that lack banks or cash machines.(AFP/File/Manpreet Romana)AFP - An Afghan police officer gets his salary in a text message on his mobile phone. A Kenyan worker dials a few numbers to send money to his family.

Mon, 22 Feb 10
Casio releases two new compact cameras for beginners (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100221/tc_macworld/casioreleasestwonewcompactcamerasforbeginners
Macworld.com - Anaheim, Calif. (IDG)-- Casio released two new Exilim compact cameras aimed at novice photographers at PMA 2010 in Anaheim on Sunday.

Mon, 22 Feb 10
China's President Hu signs up for microblogging (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100222/tc_afp/chinapoliticsitinternethu


Chinese President Hu Jintao (right, seated) listens while visiting Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington State. Hu has set up a microblogging account that has drawn thousands of followers, in a country where social networking sites remain tightly controlled.(AFP/Pool/File/Andy Clark)AFP - China's President Hu Jintao has set up a microblogging account that has drawn thousands of followers as of Monday, in a country where social networking sites remain tightly controlled.

Sun, 21 Feb 10
Facebook status appears glitchy Saturday (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100220/ap_on_bi_ge/us_tec_facebook_glitches
AP - Facebook users have been complaining about problems at the social media site.

Sun, 21 Feb 10
Schools in China say they weren't behind hacking (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100220/ap_on_hi_te/tec_china_google
AP - Two prominent schools in China dispute allegations that hacking attacks on Google and other firms originated from them, a report said Saturday.

Sun, 21 Feb 10
Apple removing risque iPhone apps: reports (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100221/tc_afp/usitcompanytelecominternetiphoneapple


An iPhone 3Gs is displayed at an Apple store in San Francisco, California. Apple has begun removing risque iPhone and iPod Touch applications from its online App Store, including some which had previously been approved for sale, according to reports on Saturday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Apple has begun removing risque iPhone and iPod Touch applications from its online App Store, including some which had previously been approved for sale, according to reports.

Sun, 21 Feb 10
Why Apple's Porn Purge is a Smart Move (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100220/tc_pcworld/whyapplespornpurgeisasmartmove
PC World - It appears Apple is embarking on a new anti-smut crusade to rid its iPhone App Store of "overtly sexual content." According to news reports, the targets of Apple's ire include relatively tame adult fare, many of which manage to incorporate the word "boob" into their titles.

Sun, 21 Feb 10
Sprint To Usher In the Year of 4G Wireless (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100220/tc_pcworld/sprinttousherintheyearof4gwireless
PC World - 4G wireless--which operates at speeds up to 10 times greater than today's 3G networks--could become a reality for many businesses over the coming year. Sprint, the current 4G leader, says it will introduce its first 4G smartphone before mid-year.

Sun, 21 Feb 10
Samsung Makes a Run at Camera Glory at PMA 2010 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100220/tc_pcworld/samsungmakesarunatcameragloryatpma2010
PC World - Samsung is a company more commonly associated with HDTVs and smartphones, but the company's camera announcements at PMA 2010 in Anaheim made it clear that they're very serious about cameras.

Sun, 21 Feb 10
The Macalope Weekly: Welcome, Larry! (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100220/tc_macworld/themacalopeweeklywelcomelarry
Macworld.com - Microsoft announced Windows Phone 7 Series this week (still haven’t lost your signature touch, Microsoft!) and the Macalope’s reaction may shock Macworld’s more sensitive readers! Viewer discretion is advised! And did you know that Steve Jobs doesn’t like Flash?! Oh, the Macalope’s stars and garters!

Sun, 21 Feb 10
Fiction film technology to shine at Academy Awards (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100220/tc_afp/usitinternetfilmvideogamessoftwareautodesk


No matter which captivating film wins the Oscar for visual effects at next month's Academy Awards ceremony, software savants at Autodesk will be taking a bow.(Autodesk)AFP - No matter which captivating film wins the Oscar for visual effects at next month's Academy Awards ceremony, software savants at Autodesk will be taking a bow.

Sun, 21 Feb 10
Oracle CEO optimistic on quick Sun profit potential (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100220/bs_nm/us_oracle
Reuters - Oracle Corp Chief Executive Larry Ellison said on Saturday he expected Sun Microsystems, the unprofitable hardware maker that he bought last month for $7.5 billion, to be making a profit soon.

Sun, 21 Feb 10
Google Remorse and the Buzz Privacy Backlash (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100220/tc_pcworld/googleremorseandthebuzzprivacybacklash
PC World - Macworld contributor Kirk McElhearn is suffering from a massive case of what I call "Google remorse," and he's not alone. McElhearn's column, "Why I'm Dropping Google," is part of a much larger backlash I'm seeing against the search giant.

Sat, 20 Feb 10
Official: FBI probing Pa. school webcam spy case (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100220/ap_on_hi_te/us_laptops_spying_on_students


Harriton High School is shown in Bryn Mawr, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. A family alleges in a federal lawsuit that the suburban Philadelphia school district used school-issued laptop webcams to spy on students at home, potentially catching them and their families in compromising situations. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - The FBI is investigating a Pennsylvania school district accused of secretly activating webcams inside students' homes, a law enforcement official with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press on Friday.

Sat, 20 Feb 10
Dell 4Q profit edges down 5 percent; stock falls (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100219/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_dell


FILE - In this March 1, 2007 file photo, a Dell computer logo is shown in Dallas. Dell Inc. on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010 said its net income fell 6 percent in the most recent quarter. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)AP - Dell Inc. said Thursday its net income fell 5 percent in the last quarter despite early signs that businesses may be starting to buy new computers again.

Sat, 20 Feb 10
Google Closes On2 Acquisition for $124.6 Million (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100220/tc_pcworld/googlecloseson2acquisitionfor1246million
PC World - Google has finished its acquisition of video-compression-technology vendor On2 Technologies, boosting its efforts in online video.

Sat, 20 Feb 10
Skeptical Shopper: Score Deals With Your Mobile Phone (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100220/tc_pcworld/skepticalshopperscoredealswithyourmobilephone
PC World - Smartphones are costly investments, but they can save you money, too. Did you know that you can use your phone as a bar-code scanner while you are out shopping? Or that you can find in-store coupons through your phone? Dozens of free applications that can help you save cash are available across the major smartphone platforms. Here are the best of these no-cost, must-have apps.

Sat, 20 Feb 10
Apple Boosts iPhone 3G Download Capacity (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100220/tc_pcworld/appleboostsiphone3gdownloadcapacity
PC World - Apple has increased the cap for downloads over 3G networks on the iPhone from 10MB to 20MB, in what some think is a sign of heavier multimedia content appearing for the upcoming iPad.

Sat, 20 Feb 10
Microsoft phone system hits reset on digital music (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100220/music_nm/us_microsoft


In this photo made Jan. 7, 2010, attendees look at the Bing display at the Microsoft exhibit at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. have received clearance from regulators in Washington and Europe to proceed with a search partnership intended to challenge Google Inc. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)Reuters - It's been more than six years since then-Microsoft CEO Bill Gates admitted that Apple caught the company "flat-footed" in the digital music market and directed his team to make up for lost ground, according to recently surfaced internal e-mails.

Sat, 20 Feb 10
Steve Jobs honored with Jim Henson Company award (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100219/tc_macworld/stevejobshonoredwithjimhensoncompanyaward
Macworld.com - Apple CEO Steve Jobs, author J.K. Rowling, former Vice President Al Gore, entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nintendo Entertainment general manager Shigeru Miyamoto all have something in common—and I’m not talking about the size of their disposable incomes.

Sat, 20 Feb 10
HP releases new pocket cameras and camcorders (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100220/tc_macworld/hpreleasesnewpocketcamerasandcamcorders
Macworld.com - After a hiatus, HP is back in the camera game with its Spring line-up of five new point-and-shoot cameras and three new camcorders. The budget devices mark HP's first big camera announcement since 2007, though the company did release a few cameras as a soft launch at CES in January.

Sat, 20 Feb 10
Microsoft steps up search assault on Google (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100219/tc_nm/us_microsoft_yahoo


Microsoft runs across a news ticker above a Yahoo sign in New York City May 19, 2008. REUTERS/Joshua LottReuters - Microsoft Corp's assault on search engine leader Google Inc took a major step forward on Thursday as U.S. and European regulators cleared the software company's search partnership with Yahoo Inc.

Sat, 20 Feb 10
Cisco Cuts Long-Time Partner Ties with Hewlett-Packard (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100219/bs_nf/71750
NewsFactor - Cisco Systems on Thursday moved to end its long-term relationship with Hewlett-Packard. With the two companies increasingly competing in servers and networking, Cisco decided to formally cut HP from its reseller program, effective April 30.

Sat, 20 Feb 10
Experts highlight growing cyber-jihad threat (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100219/tc_afp/usattacksqaedainternet


AFP - An Al-Qaeda cyber-offensive is a real and growing threat, even though Osama bin Laden's shadowy group has yet to show a true capability, experts said.

Sat, 20 Feb 10
Rhomobile upgrades smartphone dev platform (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20100220/tc_infoworld/114277
InfoWorld - Rhomobile unveiled this week an upgrade to Rhodes, its open source framework for building native applications for multiple smartphone platforms.

Sat, 20 Feb 10
News and notes from Expo's Mobile Applications Showcase (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100220/tc_macworld/newsandnotesfromexposmobileapplicationsshowcase
Macworld.com - It wasn’t find one of the busiest places on the show floor at last week’s Macworld Expo. That would be the Mobile Applications Showcase where around six dozen or so iPhone app developers held court, displaying their efforts before a steady parade of Expo attendees.

Fri, 19 Feb 10
Yahoo-Microsoft deal set, taking aim at Google (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100219/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_yahoo_microsoft


In this photo made Jan. 7, 2010, attendees look at the Bing display at the Microsoft exhibit at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. have received clearance from regulators in Washington and Europe to proceed with a search partnership intended to challenge Google Inc. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - U.S. and European regulators have cleared the long-discussed Internet search partnership between Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc., enabling the rivals to form a tag team as they try to mount a more serious challenge to Google Inc.

Fri, 19 Feb 10
Dell 4Q profit edges down 6 percent; stock falls (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100218/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_dell


FILE - In this March 1, 2007 file photo, a Dell computer logo is shown in Dallas. Dell Inc. on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010 said its net income fell 6 percent in the most recent quarter. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)AP - Dell Inc. said Thursday its net income fell 6 percent in the last quarter despite early signs that businesses may be starting to buy new computers again.

Fri, 19 Feb 10
Corporations, agencies infiltrated by `botnet' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100218/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_computers_attacked
AP - Security experts have found a network of 74,000 virus-infected computers that stole information from inside corporations and government agencies. The unusual thing about the incident is not that it happened but that it was discovered, and it is a reminder of the dangers of having computers with sensitive data connected to the open Internet.

Fri, 19 Feb 10
Report: Hackers attacked Google from China schools (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100219/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_china


A computer screen showing Google's Book Search facility. Opponents and supporters of the Internet giant's digital book project have sparred in court as the judge hearing the case pressed Google about its plan to offer millions of books online.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AP - The Internet attacks that may end up driving Google Inc. out of China originated from two prominent schools in the country, according to a story published late Thursday.

Fri, 19 Feb 10
PayPal to become a way to pay for Facebook ads (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100218/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_facebook_paypal
AP - PayPal is extending its reach into Facebook.

Fri, 19 Feb 10
Online drive seeks to draft Mellencamp for Senate (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100219/ap_en_mu/us_mellencamp_senate


FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009 file photo, musician John Mellencamp plays during a tribute to former NCAA president Myles Brand in Indianapolis. An online effort to draft Hoosier rocker John Mellencamp to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Indiana's Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh is building up steam. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)AP - An online effort to draft Hoosier rocker John Mellencamp to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Indiana's Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh is building up steam.

Fri, 19 Feb 10
Amazon routes Kindle books to BlackBerry smartphones (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100219/tc_afp/usitinternetbookstelecomcompanyamazonrim


Amazon released a free Kindle for BlackBerry application that makes the online shop's electronic books available for reading on the Research In Motion smartphones.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)AFP - Amazon released a free Kindle for BlackBerry application that makes the online shop's electronic books available for reading on the Research In Motion smartphones.

Fri, 19 Feb 10
Aruba Networks' loss narrows and beats forecasts (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100218/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_aruba_networks
AP - Aruba Networks Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter loss narrowed as revenue at the equipment maker for wireless network providers jumped 31 percent from a year earlier.

Fri, 19 Feb 10
DirecTV profit beats, to buy back $3.5 billion shares (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100218/media_nm/us_directv
Reuters - U.S. satellite television operator DirecTV Group Inc posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit and announced a $3.5 billion share buyback, sending shares up more than 4 percent.

Fri, 19 Feb 10
Review: 'Heavy Rain' drips with intensity (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100218/ap_on_hi_te/us_game_review_heavy_rain


In this video game image released by Sony Computer Entertainment America, a scene is shown from 'Heavy Rain.' (AP Photo/Sony Computer Entertainment America)AP - "Heavy Rain" isn't a fun video game. It's actually not much of a game at all.

Fri, 19 Feb 10
Gorillapod Magnetic conquers metal surfaces (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100218/tc_macworld/gorillapodmagneticconquersmetalsurfaces
Macworld.com - Joby had a hit product with the flexible Gorillapod tripod. Since then, Joby's come up with several variations, colors, types, and stands for all your camera posing needs. What could make a great product even better? Magnets, of course.

Fri, 19 Feb 10
Microsoft steps up search assault on Google (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100219/bs_nm/us_microsoft_yahoo


Sign in front of Yahoo! headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. Microsoft and Yahoo! said Thursday that US and European regulators have cleared the way for them to blaze on with a planned tie-up aimed at taking on Internet search king Google.(AFP/Getty Images/File)Reuters - Microsoft Corp's assault on search engine leader Google Inc took a major step forward on Thursday as U.S. and European regulators cleared the software company's search partnership with Yahoo Inc.

Fri, 19 Feb 10
Dell Profit Dips in Q4 as Revenue Rises (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100218/tc_pcworld/dellprofitdipsinq4asrevenuerises
PC World - Dell on Thursday reported a drop in profits during the fourth quarter of the company's 2010 fiscal year, but growth in revenue, fueled by strong sales of laptops and servers to the consumer and enterprise markets.

Fri, 19 Feb 10
Global cyberattacks hit firms, govts: NetWitness (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100219/bs_afp/uschinaeuitinternetsoftwarecrime


An Internet cafe in the South Korean capital, Seoul. Hackers have created a AFP - Hackers have created a "dangerous new" network of virus-infected computers in 2,500 businesses and government agencies around the world, a US Internet security firm warned Thursday.

Fri, 19 Feb 10
Firefox 3.5.8 Closes Security Holes (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100218/tc_pcworld/firefox358closessecurityholes
PC World - Mozilla yesterday released updates for its Firefox Web browser to shore up vulnerabilities in the 3.5.x and 3.0.x browser versions.

Fri, 19 Feb 10
Apple and e-book DRM: Will they? Should they? (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100218/tc_macworld/appleandebookdrmwilltheyshouldthey
Macworld.com - With Apple already firmly entrenched in the realms of digital music and video, it was only a matter of time before the company got into the future of the printed word. But aside from the few hints Apple CEO Steve Jobs dropped at the iPad unveiling last month, relatively little is known about the company’s forthcoming iBookstore.

Thu, 18 Feb 10
HP net jumps 25 percent on cost cuts, PC strength (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100218/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_hewlett_packard


Hewlett-Packard inks are seen on display at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. Hewlett-Packard Co. reports quarterly financial results Wednesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s latest numbers show that corporations are spending more on technology in 2010 than they did last year — but only on certain things so far.

Thu, 18 Feb 10
Tablets, smartbooks aim to fill PC-phone gap (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100217/ap_on_hi_te/eu_tec_wireless_show_tablets


A new notebook 'Airlife 100' by Compac is displayed at the Mobile World congress in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010. The Mobile World Congress will be held from Feb. 15-18. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)AP - If you've got a car and a bicycle, do you need a motorcycle too? Wireless carriers are betting that you do. They're making a big push this year for the motorcycles of the gadget world: devices that are bigger than a phone but smaller than a laptop.

Thu, 18 Feb 10
Google donates $2 million to support Wikipedia (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100217/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_wikipedia_google
AP - Google Inc., the Internet's most profitable company, is giving $2 million to support Wikipedia, a volunteer-driven reference tool that has emerged as one of the Web's most-read sites.

Thu, 18 Feb 10
Looks can't kill but might control your phone (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100217/ap_on_hi_te/eu_tec_techbit_wireless_show_eye_control


A man controls his mp3 player with his eyes at the Mobile World congress in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010. The Mobile World Congress will be held from Feb. 15-18. The Eye-Controlled Earphones, on show at the Mobile World Congress, have electrodes around the outside of the buds. These electrodes, called 'electroculograms' (EOG), detect tiny difference in the electrical potential of the eyes as they move. The eye is positive at the cornea and negative at the retina. As the eyes move, the potential around it changes, and these changes can be used to control things. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)AP - The advent of wireless headsets has led to the sometimes confusing sight of people who look like they're talking to themselves, until you realize they're on a phone call.

Thu, 18 Feb 10
Canada's privacy czar slams Google social network (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100218/tc_afp/canadausitcompanyinternetlawgoogle


Canada's privacy commissioner accused Google Wednesday of breaching privacy laws when it launched its new online social network Buzz last week, and demanded compliance.(AFP/File/Loic Venance)AFP - Canada's privacy commissioner accused Google of breaching privacy laws when it launched its new online social network Buzz last week, and demanded compliance.

Thu, 18 Feb 10
Street Fighter 4 coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100217/tc_macworld/streetfighter4comingtotheiphoneandipodtouch
Macworld.com - On Tuesday, Capcom announced that Street Fighter IV would be coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Due to hit the App Store in March (the price and release date of the title haven’t been revealed), Street Fighter IV is the latest entry in the iconic fighting series that first debuted in 1987.

Thu, 18 Feb 10
Microsoft Targets Consumers with New Mobile OS (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100217/bs_nf/71720
NewsFactor - With only a slight nod toward business clients during the launch of Microsoft's latest mobile-phone operating system this week, CEO Steve Ballmer fueled speculation that the software giant wants a bigger slice of the consumer pie.

Thu, 18 Feb 10
Plasma TV From LG Sports Skinny Frame (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100217/tc_pcworld/plasmatvfromlgsportsskinnyframe
PC World - Korean electronics manufacturer LG unveiled two new HDTVs this Wednesday, both of which boast a thin outer frame.

Thu, 18 Feb 10
Lego Creating Multiplayer Online Game (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100218/tc_pcworld/legocreatingmultiplayeronlinegame
PC World - Toy construction set company Lego Group plans to launch an MMOG (massively multiplayer online game) in the second half of this year, to be called Lego Universe, said Mark Hansen, director of business development and LEGO lead for the project.

Thu, 18 Feb 10
Is Aperture 3 sucking up memory? (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100218/tc_macworld/isaperture3suckingupmemory
Macworld.com - Ahhh, new software. It's just like Christmas! You excitedly unwrap the box, pop the install disk into your machine, get everything set up, have the entirety of your computer's free space sucked away and your system grind to a halt—

Thu, 18 Feb 10
Windows Phone 7 Spotlights SharePoint Collaboration (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100218/tc_pcworld/windowsphone7spotlightssharepointcollaboration
PC World - An application that many users have never seen--Microsoft's SharePoint--plays a key role in Windows Phone 7 Series' Office Hub, the center of business activities in the new smartphone operating system.

Thu, 18 Feb 10
PleaseRobMe Highlights Dangers of Over-Sharing Online (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100218/tc_pcworld/pleaserobmehighlightsdangersofoversharingonline
PC World - A new Website with the tongue-in-cheek name "PleaseRobMe" seeks to highlight the potential danger of updating the world, via social networking sites, on your every move.

Thu, 18 Feb 10
Microsoft Security Exec Leaves for Amazon (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100217/tc_pcworld/microsoftsecurityexecleavesforamazon
PC World - The Microsoft executive who managed the company's Trustworthy Computing security program has left for a new role at Amazon.

Thu, 18 Feb 10
CodePlex open source group moves beyond Microsoft (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20100217/tc_infoworld/113827
InfoWorld - CodePlex Foundation, a Microsoft-backed open source projects initiative, has accepted its first non-Microsoft project, the foundation said on Wednesday.

Thu, 18 Feb 10
Sans Digital's TowerSTOR TS4CT supports RAID (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100217/tc_macworld/sansdigitalstowerstorts4ctsupportsraid
Macworld.com - On Wednesday, Sans Digital released the new TowerSTOR TS4CT, a four-bay tower enclosure with hardware RAID support.

Wed, 17 Feb 10
Privacy group files FTC complaint on Google Buzz (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100217/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_buzz_privacy_complaint
AP - A privacy watchdog group complained to federal regulators on Tuesday about Google's new Buzz social networking service, saying it violates federal consumer protection law.

Wed, 17 Feb 10
Redbox agrees with Warner Bros. on 28-day delay (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100217/ap_on_hi_te/us_redbox_warner_home_video
AP - DVD rental kiosk chain Redbox has agreed to wait 28 days after Warner Bros. releases new movies for sale before offering to rent them for $1 a night.

Wed, 17 Feb 10
New data: 40 percent in US lack home broadband (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100216/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_broadband_data
AP - Roughly 40 percent of Americans do not have high-speed Internet access at home, according to new Commerce Department figures that underscore the challenges facing policymakers who are trying to bring affordable broadband connections to everyone.

Wed, 17 Feb 10
Verizon to allow Skype calls over wireless network (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100216/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_verizon_wireless_skype


FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2008 file photo, a customer tries the new BlackBerry Storm smartphone at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif. Verizon Wireless on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010 said it will let customers use the Internet phone service Skype to make free calls on some phones, an application that wireless carriers have been slow to allow. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AP - Verizon Wireless will let customers use the Internet phone service Skype to make free calls on some phones, an application that wireless carriers have been slow to allow.

Wed, 17 Feb 10
Google demonstrates phone that translates text (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100216/ap_on_hi_te/eu_tec_techbit_wireless_show_google_translation
AP - Stumped by foreign languages when you're traveling? Google Inc. is working on software that translates text captured by a phone camera.

Wed, 17 Feb 10
Yahoo director Ron Burkle to end 9-year stint (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100217/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_yahoo_director_departure
AP - Longtime Yahoo Inc. director Ron Burkle plans to step down, continuing a makeover of the Internet company's 11-member board.

Wed, 17 Feb 10
Indonesia looks to block offensive Internet pages (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100217/tc_afp/indonesiamediainternet


A woman uses the Internet at a web cafe in Jakarta. Indonesia is considering proposals to block websites that are deemed to violate AFP - Indonesia is considering proposals to block Internet sites that are deemed to violate "public decency" and privacy, provoking a barrage of criticism from bloggers and web users.

Wed, 17 Feb 10
APNewsBreak: Feds allow prison phone jamming test (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100216/ap_on_hi_te/us_prisons_cell_phones_maryland
AP - Equipment that jams cell phones will get its first federally sanctioned test inside a prison in Maryland this week, as state officials try to show Congress how the technology can prevent inmates from using the contraband devices to commit crimes, a governor's spokesman said Tuesday.

Wed, 17 Feb 10
Bharti founder eyes Africa market (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100217/bs_afp/indiakuwaitafricatelecomcompanytakeoverzain


A man talks on his mobile phone near an advertising hoarding for telecom company Bharti Airtel in New Delhi. Owner of the firm, tycoon Sunil Bharti Mittal, is hoping to make it third time lucky as he seeks to gain a presence in Africa, one of the world's least developed mobile phone markets.(AFP/File/Manan Vatsyayana)AFP - Indian telecom tycoon Sunil Bharti Mittal is hoping to make it third time lucky as he seeks to gain a presence in Africa, one of the world's least developed mobile phone markets.

Wed, 17 Feb 10
Judge keeps Dish ads against DirecTV on air (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100217/ap_on_en_tv/us_directv_dish
AP - A federal judge has denied a request to temporarily ban Dish Network Corp. ads that ask consumers "Why Pay More?" for TV service from rival satellite provider DirecTV Inc.

Wed, 17 Feb 10
Will Wright: Toys Are Evolving, Just As We Are (PC Magazine)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20100216/tc_zd/248416
PC Magazine - Who better to kick off the convergence of games and toys, and the expositions devoted to them, than Will Wright, legendary video-game designer and creator of franchises such as SimCity, The Sims, and Spore?

Wed, 17 Feb 10
Apple's App Store Blocks Known iPhone Hackers (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100216/bs_nf/71690
NewsFactor - Apple has been accused of approving poor-quality applications, taking too long to approve an app, and rejecting apps similar to its own offerings, but never has Apple been accused of blocking hackers from its App Store -- until now. A small number of self-proclaimed iPhone hackers have reported being denied access into the App Store, including Sherif Hashim.

Wed, 17 Feb 10
Nuance acquires MacSpeech for undisclosed amount (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100216/ap_on_hi_te/us_nuance_communications_macspeech
AP - Speech-recognition software maker Nuance Communications Inc. said Tuesday it has acquired MacSpeech, which makes speech-recognition software for Apple Inc.'s Macintosh computers, for an undisclosed amount.

Wed, 17 Feb 10
Microsoft to pull Facebook, MySpace into Outlook (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100217/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_microsoft_social_networking
AP - Microsoft Corp. is taking another step toward turning Outlook, its desktop e-mail program, into a hub for information from popular social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace.

Wed, 17 Feb 10
Smartphones under growing threat from hackers (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100217/tc_afp/telecomtechnologyinternetshowcrime


A man looks at his mobile phone during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 16, 2010. Smartphones are under a growing menace from cyber-criminals seeking to hack into web-connected handsets, but the mobile industry has contained the threat so far, security experts said.(AFP/Josep Lago)AFP - Smartphones are under a growing menace from cyber-criminals seeking to hack into web-connected handsets, but the mobile industry has contained the threat so far, security experts said.

Wed, 17 Feb 10
Intel, Nokia Combine Mobile OS Platforms Into MeeGo (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100216/bs_nf/71667
NewsFactor - Intel and Nokia are combining their Moblin and Maemo operating systems to create a unified Linux-based platform that will run on a wide range of mobile computing devices, including advanced cellular handsets, netbooks, tablet computers, TV sets, and in-vehicle infotainment systems. Called MeeGo, the new open-source platform is expected to launch on next-generation devices from Nokia and perhaps other vendors in the second half of this year.

Wed, 17 Feb 10
Steve Jobs Is Reportedly Working on an Official Biography (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100216/bs_nf/71691
NewsFactor - There's no lack of books on Apple cofounder and CEO Steve Jobs, but an official biography may get a little closer to the whole truth. Jobs is reportedly working with former Time magazine Managing Editor Walter Isaacson to develop an authorized biographical account of his life.

Tue, 16 Feb 10
Microsoft replays Zune design for phone comeback (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100215/ap_on_hi_te/eu_tec_microsoft_windows_mobile7


Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gestures during the 'Windows Phone 7' presentation at the Mobile World congress in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010. The Mobile World Congress will be held from Feb. 15-18. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)AP - Apple Inc. rocked the wireless business by combining the functions of a phone and an iPod. Now, more than two years later, Microsoft Corp. has its comeback: phone software that works a lot like its own Zune media player.

Tue, 16 Feb 10
Wireless carriers unite on mobile apps project (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100215/ap_on_hi_te/eu_tec_wireless_show_mobile_apps
AP - The world's largest mobile phone carriers say they're joining forces to make it easier for software developers to write apps that will run on as many phones as possible.

Tue, 16 Feb 10
Wartime Vatican archives to go online (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100215/tc_afp/vaticanhistoryarchivesinternet


Faithful pray in front of a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes during a candlelight celebration in St Peter's Square on February 11.The Vatican will soon make some of its World War II archives available for free on the Internet, the Holy See's daily l'Osservatore Romano said on Monday.(AFP/Filippo Monteforte)AFP - The Vatican will soon make some of its World War II archives available for free on the Internet, the Holy See's daily l'Osservatore Romano said on Monday.

Tue, 16 Feb 10
Standardize This! 10 Technology Messes That Need Fixing (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100216/tc_pcworld/standardizethis10technologymessesthatneedfixing
PC World - Enough with bickering cell phone technologies, messaging systems that won't talk, incompatible file formats, and TV remotes that spread like kudzu across your coffee table. We've been dealing with some of these problems for more than a decade, and it's time for things to improve.

Tue, 16 Feb 10
Mexico's Televisa to buy 30 pct of Nextel Mexico (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100216/ap_on_bi_ge/lt_mexico_televisa_telephone_service
AP - Mexican media giant Televisa said Monday it has agreed to buy 30 percent of cell phone carrier Nextel de Mexico for $1.44 billion as part of its plan to offer "quadruple play" — voice, video, Internet and wireless products.

Tue, 16 Feb 10
Microsoft launches mobile software overhaul (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100215/wr_nm/us_mobile_fair_microsoft
Reuters - Microsoft launched its new mobile phone operating software on Monday, introducing a range of music, gaming and networking features aimed at expanding its appeal beyond its core business customers.

Tue, 16 Feb 10
Brother, Could You Spare $13,105 for a Nintendo Game System? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100215/tc_pcworld/brothercouldyouspare13105foranintendogamesystem
PC World - A mother hawking an original Nintendo Entertainment System and a handful of games on popular auction site eBay has unwittingly made a small fortune. The auction for a vintage NES with a controller and five games started at just $9.99, but finished at an unheard of $13,105.

Tue, 16 Feb 10
Apple To Lure iPad Buyers with 99-Cent TV Shows (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100215/bs_nf/71653
NewsFactor - Apple wants to drive iPad sales by offering downloads of television shows for just 99 cents, half the price of most shows currently being sold on Apple's iTunes Store, news reports indicate.

Tue, 16 Feb 10
Dell Mini 5 To Run On Unreleased Version Of Android (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100216/tc_pcworld/dellmini5torunonunreleasedversionofandroid
PC World - A new report suggests that Dell's upcoming Mini 5 tablet will run on a currently unreleased version of the Android operating system (OS).

Tue, 16 Feb 10
Google Buzz vs. Outlook 2010 Social Connectors (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100215/tc_pcworld/googlebuzzvsoutlook2010socialconnectors
PC World - Google jumped in to the deep end of social networking with the launch of Google Buzz. The concept of integrating social networking with the traditional e-mail messaging platform is not a unique Google innovation, though. Microsoft has its own approach to combining messaging and social networking with social connectors for the upcoming Outlook 2010.

Tue, 16 Feb 10
Kaspersky Patents Hardware-Based Antivirus (PC Magazine)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20100215/tc_zd/248380
PC Magazine - Kaspersky Lab has announced that the company has received a U.S. patent for a hardware-based antivirus solution. The announcement emphasizes that the hardware operates below the level of rootkits and therefore can't be bypassed by them.

Tue, 16 Feb 10
MeeGo Offers Platform Diversity Beyond Smartphones (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100215/tc_pcworld/meegooffersplatformdiversitybeyondsmartphones
PC World - Nokia and Intel announced the merger of Nokia's Maemo operating system with Intel's Moblin operating system to create a new, Linux-based, open source smartphone platform--MeeGo. An alliance between tech giants the caliber of Nokia and Intel is bound to draw some attention, but MeeGo is facing an uphill battle to try and scratch out a market amid established smartphone competitors.

Tue, 16 Feb 10
Summary Box: Fighting pandemics in digital age (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100215/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_swine_flu_technology_summary_box
AP - WHAT'S NEW: IPhone apps, social networks, Wikipedia and flu-tracking sites allow people to share information, shape conversations and keep tabs on health threats like never before.

Mon, 15 Feb 10
Samsung unveils new smart phone with own software (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100214/ap_on_hi_te/eu_tec_wireless_show_samsung


In this product image provided by Samsung, the Samsung Wave is shown. (AP Photo/Samsung) NO SALESAP - Samsung Electronics Co., the largest maker of cell phones for the U.S. market, on Sunday revealed the first phone running Samsung's own "smart" software system, bada.

Mon, 15 Feb 10
Japan probes Apple's iTunes over bogus credit bills (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100215/tc_afp/japanusitconsumercompanyinternetapple


The Apple logo. Japanese authorities plan to summon Apple officials this week over complaints that its iTunes online store has billed customers for downloads they never made, officials said Monday.(AFP/File/Loic Venance)AFP - Japanese authorities plan to summon Apple officials this week over complaints that its iTunes online store has billed customers for downloads they never made, officials said Monday.

Mon, 15 Feb 10
Operators unite to challenge Apple's app store (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100215/wr_nm/us_mobile_fair_operators
Reuters - Twenty-four telecom operators have formed an alliance to build an open platform that will deliver applications to all mobile phone users in an effort to compete with Apple's successful apps store.

Mon, 15 Feb 10
Linux group LiMo growing, Adobe joins (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100215/wr_nm/us_mobile_fair_linux
Reuters - U.S. software firm Adobe and three other firms joined the wireless Linux group LiMo on Monday, underlying the growing role of the Linux computer operating system in cellphones.

Mon, 15 Feb 10
Adobe pushes mobile video despite Apple stand-off (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100215/wr_nm/us_mobile_fair_adobe
Reuters - Adobe announced advances to its popular Flash video player that promise to improve the experience of watching video on a mobile, and said it would support Google's Android phone platform.

Mon, 15 Feb 10
Fashion Meets Technology: New Tech Could Change Your Wardrobe (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100214/tc_pcworld/fashionmeetstechnologynewtechcouldchangeyourwardrobe
PC World - Fashion Week (February 11-18, 2010) is now underway, and new developments could give designers more options when it comes to high-tech fashion. Some previous attempts at wearable electronics, such as Levi’s iPod Jeans, were less than successful, but recent developments could make such attire more popular.

Mon, 15 Feb 10
Oracle seen meeting targets with Sun deal: Barron's (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100214/bs_nm/us_oracle
Reuters - Software company Oracle Corp can still meet its financial targets, even if it means more layoffs than anticipated in its $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Barron's business newspaper said on Sunday.

Mon, 15 Feb 10
Bharti Airtel Bidding US$10.7B for Zain's Africa Mobile Ops (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100215/tc_pcworld/bhartiairtelbiddingus107bforzainsafricamobileops
PC World - Bharti Airtel, India's largest mobile phone service provider, is in exclusive discussions to buy the African operations of Kuwait's Mobile Telecommunications Co. (known as Zain), in a deal with an enterprise value of US$10.7 billion, the Indian company said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Sun, 14 Feb 10
Now Tweeting: White House press secretary Gibbs (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100214/ap_on_hi_te/us_white_house_spokesman_twitter


White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs gestures during his daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - White House press secretary Robert Gibbs has a new way to communicate directly to people — Twitter.

Sun, 14 Feb 10
Indians get particular about online marriage (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100213/tc_afp/lifestyleindiainternetmarriagevalentine


This collage created in New Delhi in 2009 shows the matrimonial classified sections of Indian newspapers. From the overweight and transsexuals to people with HIV and those supposedly afflicted by negative planetary positions, the Internet dating game in India increasingly has a website for everyone.(AFP/File)AFP - From the overweight and transsexuals to people with HIV and those supposedly afflicted by negative planetary positions, the Internet dating game in India increasingly has a website for everyone.

Sun, 14 Feb 10
America's Cup showcases latest sailing technology (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100213/tc_afp/yachtingamcupittechnology


Oracle Australia's helmsman James Spithill (R) and Oracle's owner Larry Ellison sail at the end of the opening race of the 33rd America's Cup off Valencia's coast, on February 12. When Spithill steers Oracle's giant trimaran, he wears futuristic dark glasses linked to a small laptop and battery which he carries in a small backpack that make him look like AFP - When Australian helmsman James Spithill steers Oracle's giant trimaran, he wears futuristic dark glasses linked to a small laptop and battery which he carries in a small backpack that make him look like "RoboCop".

Sun, 14 Feb 10
Skype Move to Verizon Expected Soon (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100213/tc_pcworld/skypemovetoverizonexpectedsoon
PC World - 2010 is shaping up to be a good year for Skype. A few weeks back, spokesperson Peter Parkes confirmed the company's VoIP iPhone App would soon be able to access AT&T's 3G network. Now it appears Skype could be making its way to Verizon's network.

Sun, 14 Feb 10
Developers Rush To Build Apps for Apple's iPad (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100213/bs_nf/71654
NewsFactor - Developer interest in building applications for Apple's App Store nearly tripled in January thanks, in part, to the introduction of the much-anticipated iPad. So says Flurry Analytics in its Friday report of the Smartphone Industry Pulse for January.

Sat, 13 Feb 10
Google tweaks Buzz social hub after privacy woes (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100212/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_privacy


Google co-founder Sergey Brin (R) participates in a panel discussion in Mountain View, California February 9, 2010. Googe Inc unveiled Google AP - As it introduced a new social hub, Google quickly learned that people's most frequent e-mail contacts are not necessarily their best friends.

Sat, 13 Feb 10
Justice Dept. wants phone locales without warrant (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100212/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_cell_phones_surveillance
AP - Should the government be allowed to track a person's movements based on cell phone records, without evidence of criminal wrongdoing?

Sat, 13 Feb 10
Seeking comeback, Microsoft to show phone software (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100212/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_wireless_show_microsoft


FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2010 file photo, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gives the keynote address at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Ballmer will be speaking at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, the world's largest cell phone trade show Monday, Feb. 15, and analysts expect him to reveal Windows Mobile 7. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch, file)AP - Microsoft Corp. is expected to announce a major revamp of its phone software Monday, in an attempt to regain momentum in a crucial market where it's been overshadowed.

Sat, 13 Feb 10
DirecTV suing Dish for ads saying it's cheaper (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100212/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_directv_dish
AP - Satellite TV provider DirecTV Inc. is suing its rival, Dish Network Corp., for running an advertisement claiming that Dish delivers the same programs for less money.

Sat, 13 Feb 10
White House to post health bill before Feb 25 meeting (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100213/pl_nm/us_usa_healthcare


FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2010 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sebelius said Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, 'it remains difficult to understand' how premium increases of that size can be justified when WellPoint Inc. reported a $4.75 billion profit in the last quarter of 2009. She also noted that the premium increases are 10 times higher than the increase in national health care costs.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, file)Reuters - The Obama administration on Friday invited 12 Democratic members of Congress and nine Republicans to a February 25 conference on healthcare and said it would post its proposal for a legislative overhaul online before the event.

Sat, 13 Feb 10
This Week in Geek: Hacking Your Wii, New AMD Chips, ATI Cards, and Core i7 Rumors (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100213/tc_pcworld/thisweekingeekhackingyourwiinewamdchipsaticardsandcorei7rumors
PC World - While the biggest buzz this week was about, well, Google Buzz, here are few hardware stories that might have been buried under the wave of social networking stories. Enjoy!

Sat, 13 Feb 10
911 fees subject of Nebraska high court ruling (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100212/ap_on_hi_te/us911_surcharge_tracfone_nebraska
AP - The Nebraska Supreme Court is backing the state's Public Service Commission in a legal fight waged by a prepaid-wireless carrier over 911 fees.

Sat, 13 Feb 10
Top 5 Olympic Sites for Following the Games (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100212/tc_pcworld/top5olympicsitesforfollowingthegames
PC World - Don't let a little thing like being at work get in the way of following your favorite sporting events and athletes at the Winter Olympics. From streaming video to event explanations to ski slope imagery courtesy of Google, these five handy sites will help you follow all the action.

Sat, 13 Feb 10
Dante vs. God: The video game (The Newsroom)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100212/tc_ynews/ynews_tc1131


In this video game image released by Electronic Arts, a scene is shown from the game, 'Dante's Inferno.' (AP Photo/Electronic Arts)The Newsroom - Bad news for the people at Electronic Arts. The designers of "Dante's Inferno" haven't bothered to cite their sources. In an unflattering review, the New York Times calls out the company for its bald-faced cloning of the "God of War" series of games.

Sat, 13 Feb 10
No Apple? No Problem! New Toys Take Center Stage at Macworld Expo (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100213/tc_pcworld/noapplenoproblemnewtoystakecenterstageatmacworldexpo
PC World - Macworld Expo without Apple is a smaller, lower-key affair, but that hasn't kept Apple enthusiasts from attending the show. The show floor is as packed with attendees as ever, despite Apple's absence. And in a sense, the lack of Apple isn't such a bad thing, as it lets the show's focus shift from the giant Apple booth to smaller vendors, some of which had impressive wares.

Sat, 13 Feb 10
Voxware narrows fiscal 2nd-qtr loss as costs dip (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100213/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_voxware
AP - Voxware Inc., which makes voice-driven software for use in warehouse operations, said Friday that its fiscal second-quarter loss narrowed as costs fell.

Sat, 13 Feb 10
Google mulls stand-alone version of Buzz (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100213/wr_nm/us_google_buzz
Reuters - Google Inc said it may create a stand-alone version of its Buzz social networking product but won't separate Buzz from its Gmail service, a linkup that has spurred controversy over privacy.

Sat, 13 Feb 10
Rogue Antivirus Program Comes With Tech Support (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100213/tc_pcworld/rogueantivirusprogramcomeswithtechsupport
PC World - In an effort to boost sales, sellers of a fake antivirus product known as Live PC Care are offering their victims live technical support.

Sat, 13 Feb 10
HP's Smartbook May Battle It out With Apple's IPad (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100212/tc_pcworld/hpssmartbookmaybattleitoutwithapplesipad
PC World - Hewlett-Packard's first smartbook, the Compaq AirLife 100, announced on Friday, could be a rival to Apple's iPad as the two companies aim to attract buyers looking for netbook alternatives, analysts said.

Fri, 12 Feb 10
Google's convoluted search for China compromise (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100211/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_china


FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2010 file photo, women walk past the Google logo outside the Google China headquarters Beijing, China. Citing the sensitivity of the talks, Google officials won't say how the negotiations have gone since the company issued its Jan. 12 threat to shut down its China-based search engine and possibly leave the country altogether if the government doesn't tear down the so-called 'Great Firewall' that blocks certain information and images.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, file)AP - Shedding China's shackles on free speech is proving to be easier said than done for Google Inc.

Fri, 12 Feb 10
Challengers gain in important phone software fight (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100211/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_wireless_show_smart_phone_fight


FILE - In this June 19, 2009 file photo, a shop worker holds the new Apple iPhone 3GS in Barcelona, Spain. As smart phones increasingly appear alike, with high-end models mostly taking their cues from Apple Inc.'s iPhone, more and more it's the software they run that makes a difference. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, file)AP - As smart phones increasingly appear alike, with high-end models mostly taking their cues from Apple Inc.'s iPhone, more and more it's the software they run that makes a difference.

Fri, 12 Feb 10
Motorola says will split in 2 in early 2011 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100212/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_motorola_spinoff
AP - Struggling technology company Motorola Inc. said Thursday it plans to split in two in early 2011 — with one half containing its consumer-focused mobile phone and television set-top box products, and the other holding divisions that target business customers.

Fri, 12 Feb 10
NPD: January video game sales down 13 percent (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100212/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_video_games_sales
AP - U.S. video game retail sales dropped 13 percent in January, another down month for the industry after a difficult 2009.

Fri, 12 Feb 10
Google rebuts DOJ objections to digital book deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100212/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_book_battle


An employee answers phone calls at the switchboard of the Google office in Zurich August 18, 2009. REUTERS/Christian HartmannAP - Google Inc. wants the digital rights to millions of books badly enough that it's willing to take on the U.S. Department of Justice in a court battle over whether the Internet search leader's ambitions would break antitrust and copyright laws.

Fri, 12 Feb 10
Google buys ask-your-friends site Aardvark (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100211/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_aardvark
AP - Google Inc. has bought Aardvark, a free question-and-answer Web service.

Fri, 12 Feb 10
French figure skater scores with online skinny dip (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100212/wr_nm/us_olympics_figure_skating_online
Reuters - The online advert said he was looking for a skinny girl to share his dreams and now Yannick Bonheur is confident he has met his perfect match to skate with at the Olympics.

Fri, 12 Feb 10
Microsoft Ends War on Macintosh with Office 2011 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100212/tc_pcworld/microsoftendswaronmacintoshwithoffice2011
PC World - The long war between Microsoft and Macintosh is almost over. It will end when Microsoft ships Office for Mac 2011, the release that ends Redmond's decade-long attack on Apple computers in business.

Fri, 12 Feb 10
Motorola to split business into two in 2011 (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100212/bs_nm/us_motorola
Reuters - Motorola Inc said it aims to split into two companies in the first quarter of 2011, one to focus on cellphones and television set-top boxes, and the other on enterprise networking.

Fri, 12 Feb 10
iTunes approaches 10 billion downloads (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100212/media_nm/us_itunes
Reuters - Apple's iTunes Music Store on Thursday launched "Countdown to 10 Billion Songs," and is planning to give away a $10,000 iTunes gift card to the customer who buys the song that turns the counter to eleven digits.

Fri, 12 Feb 10
US videogame sales dip 13 pct in January: NPD (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100212/bs_afp/lifestyleusitvideogamesinternet


Showgoers try out games at the 2009 E3 Expo in Los Angeles, California. US videogame sales in January slipped to 1.17 billion dollars, a 13 percent drop from the same month last year, according to figures released Thursday by market-tracker NPD Group(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)AFP - US videogame sales in January slipped to 1.17 billion dollars, a 13 percent drop from the same month last year, according to figures released by market-tracker NPD Group.

Fri, 12 Feb 10
Microsoft vies with Apple in device battle (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20100212/tc_infoworld/113098
InfoWorld - While Apple with its iPad tablet device may be hogging all the headlines lately, a Microsoft official stressed Thursday that the Redmond, Wash. software giant should not be counted out when it comes to offering its own software on different types of devices.

Fri, 12 Feb 10
Summary Box: January video game sales down 13 pct (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100212/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_video_games_sales_summary_box
AP - THE GAMES: Video game software sales dropped 12 percent in January, to $597.9 million when compared with a year earlier. "New Super Mario. Bros." from Nintendo and "Mass Effect 2" from Electronic Arts were No. 1 and 2 sellers.

Fri, 12 Feb 10
What Google Gets from Aardvark's Ask-A-Friend Service (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100211/tc_pcworld/whatgooglegetsfromaardvarksaskafriendservice
PC World - Google is quite the social butterfly these days. A mere two days after launching Google Buzz, a social networking feature that melds Facebook- and Twitter-like features into the search giant's popular Gmail service, it's confirmed plans to buy Aardvark, a San Francisco-based startup that routes users' questions to members of their social network.

Fri, 12 Feb 10
"Unhackable" Infineon Chip Physically Cracked (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100211/tc_pcworld/unhackableinfineonchipphysicallycracked
PC World - Former U.S. military security specialist Christopher Tarnovsky found a weakness in Infineon's SLE66 CL PE and presented the results of his hack at the Black Hat 2010 computer security conference. The Infineon chip is used in PCs, satellite TV hardware, and gaming consoles to protect secure data.

Fri, 12 Feb 10
OpenOffice.org Releases Version 3.2 (PC Magazine)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20100211/tc_zd/248317
PC Magazine - OpenOffice 3.2 is now available for download, the organization announced Thursday.

Fri, 12 Feb 10
Is the iPad Bill Gates' Next 640K Moment? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100211/tc_pcworld/istheipadbillgatesnext640kmoment
PC World - Somehow, I have a feeling Bill Gates' recent comments on Apple's iPad will come back to haunt him.

Thu, 11 Feb 10
Google to build ultra-fast broadband networks (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_broadband_network


In this photo made Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, a Google logo is displayed at the National Retail Federation convention in New York. Google on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010 said it plans to build experimental, ultra-fast Internet networks in a handful of communities around the country. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - Google Inc. plans to build a handful of experimental, ultra-fast broadband networks around the country to connect consumers to the Internet and ensure that tomorrow's systems can keep up with online video and other advanced applications that the search company will want to deliver.

Thu, 11 Feb 10
Van Natta resigning as MySpace CEO (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100211/ap_on_hi_te/us_news_corp_myspace_ceo


FILE - This Jan. 27, 2010 file photo shows Chief Executive Officer, MySpace.com, USA, Owen Van Natta, speaking during a social networking session at the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Van Natta is stepping down as CEO of struggling social networking site MySpace, effective immediately, after less than a year on the job, according to a report Wednesday Feb. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)AP - Owen Van Natta is stepping down as CEO of struggling social networking site MySpace, effective immediately, after less than a year on the job.

Thu, 11 Feb 10
Report says Silicon Valley economy sputtering (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100211/ap_on_hi_te/us_silicon_valley_economy
AP - Silicon Valley's economy took a big hit during the global meltdown and could have trouble climbing out, according to a report released Wednesday.

Thu, 11 Feb 10
Activision has loss; buyback, dividend help stock (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_activision


Copies of Activision Blizzard Inc.'s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 are seen on display at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. reports fourth-quarter results Wednesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Shares of Activision Blizzard Inc. shot higher Wednesday after the maker of "Call of Duty" and "World of Warcraft" posted fourth-quarter results above expectations and said it would pay its first dividend.

Thu, 11 Feb 10
AT&T picks Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson for network (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_at_t_wireless_network


In this Feb. 1, 2010 photo, the entrance to an AT&T facility is shown, in New York. Swedish wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB signs a deal Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010, to supply telecoms group AT&T Inc. with equipment and services to build a fourth-generation mobile broadband network in the United States.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - AT&T Inc. has selected Alcatel-Lucent and LM Ericsson AB to supply the equipment for a new wireless network that will provide data speeds that are at least ten times faster than today's wireless broadband.

Thu, 11 Feb 10
Va. panel OKs bill to collect tax for online sales (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100211/ap_on_hi_te/us_va_online_sales_tax
AP - A bill that would force online retailers to pay the same Virginia sales taxes as traditional stores advanced Wednesday from a Senate committee.

Thu, 11 Feb 10
Powerful Smartphones Bound for Mobile World Congress (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100211/tc_pcworld/powerfulsmartphonesboundformobileworldcongress
PC World - With only a few more days until the Mobile World Congress begins in Barcelona, Spain, rumors are flying about which new phones, apps, and operating systems will be making an appearance. Will we finally see a Zune phone? Will HTC release another powerful Android phone? And what about Samsung's new Bada OS?

Thu, 11 Feb 10
Sweden beats U.S. to top tech usage ranking (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100211/tc_nm/us_countries_ranking


A Web-user views the global networking site called Xing in Stockholm, November 20, 2008. REUTERS/Bob Strong/FilesReuters - Sweden took the number one spot from the United States to top the annual rankings on the usage of telecommunications technologies such as networks, cellphones and computers, a report released on Thursday shows.

Thu, 11 Feb 10
YouTube to Filter Sex, Violence, Foul Language (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100210/tc_pcworld/youtubetofiltersexviolencefoullanguage
PC World - YouTube today introduced a new content filter that helps users screen out offensive content, such as news videos with graphic violence, or sexually suggestive clips that don't exceed the service's Community Guidelines. The optional filter, named Safety Mode, also hides all text comments by default.

Thu, 11 Feb 10
Summary Box: Activision posts solid 4Q results (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100211/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_activision_summary_box
AP - THE FOURTH QUARTER: Activision Blizzard Inc. posted a loss, but adjusted results pushed past Wall Street's expectations on strong sales of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2."

Thu, 11 Feb 10
iPad costs $229 to produce, says iSuppli (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100211/tc_nm/us_isuppli_apple


Media members try out the new Reuters - Apple Inc's forthcoming iPad tablet computer will cost as little as $229.35 for the company to produce, according to an estimate on Wednesday from research house iSuppli.

Thu, 11 Feb 10
Intel Ready to Show off Some Netbook Apps (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100211/tc_pcworld/intelreadytoshowoffsomenetbookapps
PC World - Intel will show off several applications designed for netbooks and mobile devices at the upcoming Mobile World Congress, where the chip maker plans to push a software development program designed to populate its AppUp Center application store with applications.

Thu, 11 Feb 10
MySpace CEO steps down (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100211/wr_nm/us_myspace


The logo of media giant News Corporation. Since being supplanted by Facebook in 2008 as the world's most popular social network, MySpace - which Newscorp bought for 580 million dollars in 2005 - has worked to position itself as a platform for musicians and their fans.(AFP/File/William West)Reuters - News Corp has replaced the CEO of the social networking site MySpace less than a year after hiring him, and said a discussion of his priorities led both sides to agree to a parting.

Thu, 11 Feb 10
Droid Hack Lets You Plug Peripherals Into Your Phone (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100211/tc_pcworld/droidhackletsyouplugperipheralsintoyourphone
PC World - Hacker Chris Paget figured out how to enable USB host mode on the Motorola Droid, a smartphone running the Google Android operating system.

Thu, 11 Feb 10
Apache Beehive project retired (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20100211/tc_infoworld/112924
InfoWorld - Beehive, an Apache Software Foundation open source project providing a Java programming  model, has been retired due to inactivity, the foundation said on Wednesday.

Thu, 11 Feb 10
Opera Develops Mini Browser for Apple's iPhone (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100210/bs_nf/71609
NewsFactor - Opera announced it has developed a version of its Opera Mini web browser for Apple's iPhone. The Norwegian company said it will demonstrate the new browser at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona, Spain.

Wed, 10 Feb 10
PayPal's India transaction block could last months (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_paypal_india
AP - Online payments service PayPal says its suspension of certain transactions in India could last months.

Wed, 10 Feb 10
Warner CEO sees e-book `fracas' as helping music (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_warner_music_group
AP - The head of Warner Music Group expressed hope on Tuesday that the recent "fracas" over the price of e-books would help give content creators such as his company more pricing power over device makers.

Wed, 10 Feb 10
AOL integrates Facebook chat with AIM (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_aol_facebook_im
AP - As part of an ongoing effort to improve its user experience, Internet company AOL Inc. is letting users of its AIM instant-messaging service chat with friends on Facebook.

Wed, 10 Feb 10
Micron to buy Numonyx in $1.3 billion stock deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_hi_te/us_micron_technology_numonyx
AP - Micron Technology says it plans to buy fellow memory chip maker Numonyx in an all-stock transaction the companies value at $1.27 billion.

Wed, 10 Feb 10
RealNetworks, MTV to spin off Rhapsody (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_hi_te/us_realnetworks_rhapsody
AP - RealNetworks Inc. and MTV Networks said Tuesday that they plan to spin off Rhapsody America LLC, their digital music service joint venture, into an independent company.

Wed, 10 Feb 10
Google's e-mail gets social in Facebook face-off (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_gets_social


In this screen shot provided by Google Inc., the company's new 'Google Buzz' feature for Gmail is shown. The feature unveiled Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, will enable Gmail users to create status updates on Google Buzz and read and comment on the updates posted by their friends. (AP Photo/Google Inc.)AP - Google Inc. opened a new social hub in its e-mail service on Tuesday, leaving little doubt that the Internet search leader is girding for a face-off with Facebook.

Wed, 10 Feb 10
China artist-activist says Google email hacked (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100210/tc_afp/chinausitinternetgoogleart


Controversial Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, has spoken out in support of US Internet giant Google in its standoff with Beijing, and said his Gmail accounts had been breached by hackers.(AFP/File/Georges Gobet)AFP - One of China's most controversial artists on Wednesday spoke out in support of US Internet giant Google in its standoff with Beijing, and said his Gmail accounts had been breached by hackers.

Wed, 10 Feb 10
Tune in, turn off, iPod generation finds perfect haven (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100210/tc_nm/us_olympics_village
Reuters - An electronic graffiti wall, Wii consoles, DJ mash-ups and iPods for massage time -- the Vancouver Olympic Village is plugged in to this generation of hip, digital athletes.

Wed, 10 Feb 10
Micron Acquires Flash Memory Maker Numonyx (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100210/tc_pcworld/micronacquiresflashmemorymakernumonyx
PC World - Micron Technology has agreed to acquire flash memory maker Numonyx, adding NOR flash chips -- a memory type commonly found in mobile phones and MP3 players -- to its product lineup and expanding its manufacturing capacity

Wed, 10 Feb 10
Audiovox acquires Invision Industries (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_audiovox_acquisition
AP - Mobile video and consumer electronics maker Audiovox Corp. said Tuesday it has acquired Invision Industries Inc., a maker of entertainment systems for backseat passengers.

Wed, 10 Feb 10
Electronic Arts shares dive after 4Q forecast (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_electronic_arts_mover
AP - Shares of Electronic Arts Inc. tumbled Tuesday after the video game maker offered a disappointing forecast for the quarter.

Wed, 10 Feb 10
How the iPad Would Gain from a Video Camera (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100210/tc_pcworld/howtheipadwouldgainfromavideocamera
PC World - Just when the iPad noise starts to fade, a new rumor pops up to get tongues wagging again. Whether it's an analyst's suspicion that Apple might cut iPad prices if the tablet doesn't sell well out of the gate, or a market research study suggesting that consumers really don't want an oversized iPod touch, there's little doubt the iPad still commands headlines.

Wed, 10 Feb 10
Broadcom Adds Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi Direct to Android (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100210/tc_pcworld/broadcomaddsbluetooth30wifidirecttoandroid
PC World - Broadcom increased its bet on the Android mobile operating system on Tuesday, announcing additional capabilities for its software stack and a new chip for navigation in Android-based devices.

Wed, 10 Feb 10
Google Gmail tweak challenges Facebook, Twitter (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100210/wr_nm/us_google_social
Reuters - Google Inc is tapping its huge network of Gmail users and Web surfers to create a Buzz that it hopes will help it catch up with online social networking leaders Facebook and Twitter.

Wed, 10 Feb 10
Australia websites hacked over porn filter plan (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100210/wr_nm/us_australia_hackers
Reuters - Computer hackers disabled several Australian government websites Wednesday in coordinated attacks protesting against a planned internet filter aimed at pornography.

Wed, 10 Feb 10
Disney CEO seduced by iPad (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100210/tc_afp/entertainmentuscompanyearningsdisneyapple


Walt Disney Co. president and chief executive Robert Iger, pictured in January 2010, said Tuesday that Apple's new iPad tablet computer may prove to be a AFP - Walt Disney Co. president and chief executive Robert Iger said Tuesday that Apple's new iPad tablet computer may prove to be a "game changer" for the entertainment and media industry.

Tue, 9 Feb 10
Electronic Arts shares dive on weak outlook (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_electronic_arts


Wii and PlayStation 3 versions of Madden NFL 10, an Electronic Arts game, are shown at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Electronic Arts Inc. is showing a smaller net loss in its last quarter even though its video game sales declined. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - A disappointing outlook from Electronic Arts Inc. sent shares of the video game publisher sharply lower Monday, a sign that significant cost-cuts and layoffs have not ended the company's slump.

Tue, 9 Feb 10
Security chip that does encryption in PCs hacked (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_crypto_chip_cracked


In this Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 photo, Chris Tarnovsky poses for photos after speaking at the Black Hat Briefings in Arlington, Va. Tarnovsky figured out a way to break chips that carry a 'Trusted Platform Module,' or TPM, designation. Such chips are billed as the industry's most secure and are estimated to be in as many as 100 million personal computers and servers, according to market research firm IDC. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. Now a former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has devised a way to break those locks.

Tue, 9 Feb 10
MySpace Music experiments with audio ads (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_myspace_music_audio_ads
AP - Hoping to boost revenue, MySpace Music has begun experimenting with audio advertisements that users must hear if they want to listen to music for free online.

Tue, 9 Feb 10
Chinese police shut down hacker training business (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_hacking
AP - Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday.

Tue, 9 Feb 10
Google cuts fee to break Nexus One contract (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_phone_fee
AP - Google Inc. has lowered by $200 the fee it charges customers who break a standard two-year contract for its new Nexus One phone on the T-Mobile USA Inc. network.

Tue, 9 Feb 10
China plans online gambling crackdown (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wr_nm/us_china_internet_gambling
Reuters - China plans to crack down on the online gambling industry, including the banks and websites that support it, the Ministry of Public Security said in a statement posted on its website.

Tue, 9 Feb 10
LG, Samsung Go Social With Latest Handsets (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100209/tc_pcworld/lgsamsunggosocialwithlatesthandsets
PC World - South Korea's two biggest cell phone makers previewed on Tuesday handsets they plan to unveil at next week's Mobile World Congress exhibition in Barcelona.

Tue, 9 Feb 10
Nuance Communications narrows 1Q loss (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/apfn_us_earns_nuance_communications
AP - Speech-recognition software maker Nuance Communications Inc. said Monday it narrowed its loss in the fiscal first quarter as revenue in the company's two largest divisions, health care and dictation, and mobile and enterprise, increased.

Tue, 9 Feb 10
TiVo: Doritos' 'House Rules' Ad Wins Super Bowl (PC Magazine)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20100208/tc_zd/248204
PC Magazine - Doritos' ad featuring a tough-as-nails kid slapping some sense into his mother's date stole the show as the most-watched Super Bowl ad, according to data collected by the TiVo "Stop Watch" service.

Tue, 9 Feb 10
EA in the red for 12th quarter in a row (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/bs_afp/lifestyleusvideogamesearningscompanyea


A fair-goer plays a computer game at an Electronic Arts-developed game at a computer convention. US videogame giant Electronic Arts was unable to fight its way out of the red over the Christmas holidays, and has posted a net loss for the 12th consecutive quarter.(AFP/File/Barbara Sax)AFP - US videogame giant Electronic Arts was unable to fight its way out of the red over the Christmas holidays, and has posted a net loss for the 12th consecutive quarter.

Tue, 9 Feb 10
Rumor: Core i7 Coming Soon to MacBook Pro? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100209/tc_pcworld/rumorcorei7comingsoontomacbookpro
PC World - Rumors are hinting that an upgrade to Apple's MacBook Pro notebook line could be coming in the near future. The rumor comes courtesy of French site Nowhere Else, which claims that Apple will reveal updated Macbook Pro's featuring Intel's newest Core i7 chips. '

Tue, 9 Feb 10
Toyota to recall over 50,000 Prius in Europe (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_toyota_europe_recall
AP - Toyota Motor Corp. says it is recalling some 50,000 Prius cars to change the software for the anti-lock brake system.

Tue, 9 Feb 10
IBM Launches Eight-core Power7 Processor, Servers (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100209/tc_pcworld/ibmlauncheseightcorepower7processorservers
PC World - IBM on Monday launched its latest Power7 processor, which adds more cores and improved multithreading capabilities to boost the performance of servers requiring high up time.

Tue, 9 Feb 10
Summary Box: New attack shows security chip hole (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_crypto_chip_cracked_summary_box
AP - CRACKING THE UNCRACKABLE: A former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has found a way to break into a type of chip that protects the most important secrets inside many personal computers.

Tue, 9 Feb 10
InfoWorld review: Windows on the Mac (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20100208/tc_infoworld/112060
InfoWorld - Why choose between Windows 7 and Snow Leopard when you can have both? A Mac with virtualization software is a great platform for running Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, or other Intel-based operating systems, all at the same time. There's also Mac OS X's native Boot Camp, but it only supports Windows and doesn't give you access to Mac OS X without rebooting.

Tue, 9 Feb 10
Apple iPad Price Cut: Blunder or Brilliance? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100209/tc_pcworld/appleipadpricecutblunderorbrilliance
PC World - If Apple is really considering price cuts on its just-introduced iPad, the best advice is to make them before launch, not after.

Mon, 8 Feb 10
Chinese police shut down hacker training business (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_re_as/as_china_hacking
AP - Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday.

Mon, 8 Feb 10
SAP CEO resigns, replaced by 2 co-chief executives (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_hi_te/eu_germany_sap_ceo
AP - The chief executive of German software company SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, has resigned after his contract was not renewed and will be succeeded by two co-CEOs, the company said Sunday.

Mon, 8 Feb 10
NetEase suspends new user registration for hit game (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100208/wr_nm/us_netease_wow
Reuters - China's third-largest online game operator NetEase.com said it has suspended new user registration for World of Warcraft (WoW) in China and will reapply for a license to operate the expansion pack of Activision Blizzard's hit game.

Mon, 8 Feb 10
Nokia says accused of securities fraud in US (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/bs_afp/finlandustelecomequipnokia


Nokia, the world's top mobile phone maker, said Monday a class action complaint alleging securities fraud was filed against it in New York on Friday.(DDP/AFP/File/Volker Hartmann)AFP - Nokia, the world's top mobile phone maker, said Monday a class action complaint alleging securities fraud was filed against it in New York on Friday.

Mon, 8 Feb 10
World of Warcraft Seeks Reapproval in China Gov't Tangle (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100208/tc_pcworld/worldofwarcraftseeksreapprovalinchinagovttangle
PC World - The China operator of World of Warcraft, one of the world's biggest online games, said Sunday it will seek new government approval for the game, dragging it further into a turf war between two Chinese regulatory agencies.

Mon, 8 Feb 10
China shuts down hacker training operation (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/tc_afp/chinaitinternetespionagehacking


File photo of a man surfing the internet at an internet cafe in Beijing. Police in central China have shut down a hacker training company that taught thousands of people how to launch cyberattacks and provided them with spy software, media reports said Monday.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)AFP - Police in central China have shut down a hacker training company that taught thousands of people how to launch cyberattacks and provided them with spy software, media reports said Monday.

Mon, 8 Feb 10
IBM begins Power server upgrade to battle HP, Sun (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100208/bs_nm/us_monday_ibm
Reuters - IBM is beginning a long-awaited upgrade to a range of servers and other hardware to make them more energy-efficient and competitive than rival products by Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems Inc.

Mon, 8 Feb 10
US faces 'serious' cyberspace threats: advisor (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/pl_afp/usitcomputersecurityinternet


US Deputy National Security Adviser for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan is pictured in January 2010. The United States faces AFP - The United States faces "serious and significant" threats within cyberspace, the White House's top counter-terrorism advisor said Sunday, adding it was an issue of national security.

Sun, 7 Feb 10
This Week in Geek: Killer Case Mods, Shape-shifting Gadgets, and Odd Speakers (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100206/tc_pcworld/thisweekingeekkillercasemodsshapeshiftinggadgetsandoddspeakers
PC World - This week saw the Flash battle rage on, a new iPhone firmware released, and Facebook received a redesign. But what went down in the world of geek? Let's take a look, in our weekly geek round-up.

Sun, 7 Feb 10
Toyota to recall Prius for brake glitch: dealer (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100207/bs_nm/us_toyota


Toyota Motor Corp.'s new Prius is displayed at the Toyota museum in Toyota, central Japan, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp, which has recalled more than 8 million vehicles around the world for problems with unintended acceleration, has decided to recall its new Prius hybrid in Japan to fix a braking software glitch, a dealer said Sunday.

Sun, 7 Feb 10
iPad Study: The More You Know, The Less You Want One (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100206/tc_pcworld/ipadstudythemoreyouknowthelessyouwantone
PC World - The more people know about the iPad, the less they want to buy one, according to a study released Friday. But, are we expecting too much?

Sun, 7 Feb 10
Apple's Bans Go Way Too Far (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100206/tc_pcworld/applesbansgowaytoofar
PC World - Is Apple's banning iPhone applications that would use location data for displaying advertising not as onerous as anything Microsoft tried--and mostly didn't get away with?

Sun, 7 Feb 10
Online Video Explodes (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100206/tc_pcworld/onlinevideoexplodes
PC World - The online video market continued to grow in December, as nearly 178 million U.S. Internet users watched 33.2 billion videos in the month alone, said comScore last week. When broken down, the numbers mean that 86.5 percent of total U.S. Internet users watched online videos and averaged 187 videos per user. The average length video watched was 4.1 minutes, up from 3.5 minutes in a report from last March.

Sun, 7 Feb 10
PayPal halts certain payment transactions in India (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100207/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_paypal_india
AP - The online payments service PayPal has taken the unusual step of suspending many transactions in India for more than a week.

Sun, 7 Feb 10
Amazon reshelves Macmillan titles but not e-books (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100207/wr_nm/us_amazon_macmillan
Reuters - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc resumed selling hardcover and paperback books from Macmillan Publishers late on Friday in a sign the two companies are getting closer to resolving a pricing dispute over Macmillan's electronic books, which remain unavailable on Amazon.

Sat, 6 Feb 10
Macmillan books coming back to Amazon (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_hi_te/us_books_amazon_macmillan
AP - After a weeklong absence, new copies of Andrew Young's "The Politician," Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall" and other books published by Macmillan are available for purchase on Amazon.com.

Sat, 6 Feb 10
Another redesign for Facebook on 6th birthday (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_facebook_redesign
AP - Facebook is redesigning its site yet again, this time to better emphasize applications, games and search.

Sat, 6 Feb 10
Chinese man gets 2 1/2 years for phony Cisco parts (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_hi_te/us_computer_counterfeits
AP - A Chinese businessman who sold phony Cisco computer parts to U.S. buyers has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison.

Sat, 6 Feb 10
Cambodia rebukes Google over disputed Thai border map (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100206/tc_afp/cambodiathailandconflictmediainternetgoogle


Cambodia has accused Internet giant Google of being AFP - Cambodia has accused Internet giant Google of being "professionally irresponsible" over its map of an ancient temple at the centre of a border dispute with Thailand, a letter seen by AFP Saturday showed.

Sat, 6 Feb 10
Apple Bans Location-Based Ads for iPhone Apps (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100205/tc_nf/71516
NewsFactor - Location-finding applications that give iPhone users information about weather, restaurants or traffic are fine. But if they give information to third parties for targeted advertising, the deal is off.

Sat, 6 Feb 10
Leap shares decline after JPMorgan downgrade (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_bi_ge/us_leap_wireless_mover
AP - Shares of Leap Wireless International Inc. took a hit Friday after a JPMorgan analyst downgraded the prepaid wireless service provider, saying a sale of the company would be "very challenging."

Sat, 6 Feb 10
Drug violence spurs music-warning bill in Mexico (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100206/music_nm/us_mexico
Reuters - When the Mexican Navy gunned down notorious Mexican drug cartel chief Arturo Beltran Leyva in December, tribute videos started popping up on YouTube almost immediately. They showed pictures of Beltran Leyva, aka "el Jefe de Jefes" (the Chief of Chiefs), with stacks of money, guns and bags of cocaine as the backdrop to catchy corridos (narrative ballads) exalting his life and times.

Sat, 6 Feb 10
Earnings Preview: Electronic Arts (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_hi_te/us_earnings_preview_electronic_arts
AP - Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. reports its fiscal third-quarter results after the stock market closes Monday, the day after running its first-ever Super Bowl advertisement.

Sat, 6 Feb 10
Apple vs Flash and E-Book Overload on PCWorld Podcast 64 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100206/tc_pcworld/applevsflashandebookoverloadonpcworldpodcast64
PC World - Adobe Flash has become the overwhelming leader for online video streaming, but Apple's recent announcement of the iPad has cast a shadow over Adobe's technology and led many to wonder whether Flash is on its last legs. PCWorld editors Ed Albro, Jason Cross, Robert Strohmeyer, and Nick Mediati take a look at the facts surrounding Flash and HTML5. Is HTML5 almost ready for prime time, or is this just more posturing from Apple?

Sat, 6 Feb 10
Correction: Symbian Foundation story (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_symbian_free_phone_software_corrective
AP - In a story Feb. 3 about the Symbian Foundation releasing software code for free, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the new Symbian 3 replaces software known as Series 40. Nokia Corp. still controls Series 40, and it is not part of the code released by the Symbian Foundation.

Sat, 6 Feb 10
Facebook removes Microsoft banner ads from site (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100206/wr_nm/us_facebook_microsoft


Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, delivers a keynote address at the company's annual conference in San Francisco, July 23, 2008. REUTERS/Kimberly WhiteReuters - Facebook is taking full control of display ads on the world's No. 1 social networking website, cutting short an exclusive deal that had allowed Microsoft Corp to manage part of that business.

Sat, 6 Feb 10
Microsoft to Drop Linux, Unix Versions of Enterprise Search (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100205/tc_pcworld/microsofttodroplinuxunixversionsofenterprisesearch
PC World - Microsoft will no longer offer Linux or Unix versions of its enterprise search products after a wave of releases set to ship in the first half of this year, the company announced in an official blog post Thursday.

Sat, 6 Feb 10
Oracle Patches Flaw, Asustek to Take on IPad (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100205/tc_pcworld/oraclepatchesflawasustektotakeonipad
PC World - This week brought a mix of IT news. Oracle was forced to issue an emergency patch for buggy software after details of the flaw became public.

Fri, 5 Feb 10
Prius problems put spotlight on car electronics (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_bi_ge/us_tec_toyota_car_electronics


In this June 5, 2009 file photo, a Toyota Motor Corp. worker gives the final examination on an newly assembled Prius at Toyota Tsutsumi Plant in Toyota, central Japan. The Japanese government said Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010 it has received 14 complaints in Japan about brake problems with the popular hybrid. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)AP - Your most expensive piece of electronics probably is not your flat panel TV or your computer. More likely, it's your car, which can pack 50 microprocessors to control everything from the fuel mix to the rearview mirrors.

Fri, 5 Feb 10
Sun CEO leaves post with a post: a haiku tweet (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_sun_ceo_twitter
In this Jan. 22, 2007 file photo, Sun Microsystems CEO and President Jonathan Schwartz smiles during a news conference in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - In a tweeted goodbye, the chief executive of Sun Microsystems bowed out with a haiku.

Fri, 5 Feb 10
AT&T now says SlingPlayer for iPhone on 3G is OK (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_at_t_iphone_slingplayer
AP - AT&T Inc. said Thursday it will now allow Sling Media Inc.'s television-viewing program for the iPhone to operate over its "3G" high-speed mobile network.

Fri, 5 Feb 10
Feds still troubled by Google's digital book deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_book_battle


Chairman and CEO of Google Eric Schmidt speaks during a session 'Technology for Society' at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Friday Jan. 29, 2010. Climate change moves to the forefront at the World Economic Forum with the question of what steps world governments, big business and activists can take together to find a path that is both effective environmentally but won't break the bank. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)AP - The U.S. Justice Department still thinks a proposal to give Google the digital rights to millions of hard-to-find books threatens to stifle competition and undermine copyright laws, despite revisions aimed at easing those concerns.

Fri, 5 Feb 10
House Democrats challenge Comcast, NBC on deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_comcast_nbc
AP - Congressional Democrats challenged executives from Comcast Corp. and NBC Universal on Thursday to show that the cable TV operator's plan to take control of the entertainment company won't hurt consumers and rivals.

Fri, 5 Feb 10
Startup Kwedit aims at 'unbanked,' credit-less (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_virtual_payments
AP - A new startup called Kwedit wants to help teenagers and other people without credit or debit cards buy virtual goods online.

Fri, 5 Feb 10
US justice department slams Google book deal (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/tc_afp/usitjusticecompanybooksinternetgoogle


The US Department of Justice on Thursday came out against a revised legal settlement with US authors and publishers that would allow Google to scan and sell millions of books online.(AFP/DDP/File/Martin Oeser)AFP - The US Department of Justice slammed a legal deal that would let Google scan and sell millions of books online, saying it raises anti-trust and copyright concerns.

Fri, 5 Feb 10
Adobe Fires Back at Apple's Snub of Flash on the iPad (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100204/tc_nf/71498
NewsFactor - What's Apple's problem with Flash? Three years after the introduction of the iPhone, Apple's refusal to include Flash on its soon-to-be-released iPad has sparked another kerfuffle between Apple and Flash maker Adobe Systems.

Fri, 5 Feb 10
Deutsche Telekom prepares IPO for T-Mobile USA: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/bs_nm/us_deutschetelekom_tmobile
Reuters - Deutsche Telekom AG (DTEGn.DE) is considering an initial public offering or spinoff of its U.S. wireless service T-Mobile USA, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Fri, 5 Feb 10
Why Did Hulu Block Boxee, House Committee Asks (PC Magazine)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20100204/tc_zd/248145
PC Magazine - Streaming video provider Boxee on Thursday shot down the suggestion that Hulu pulled its content from Boxee because it was there illegally.

Fri, 5 Feb 10
Videogame star "Fallout 3" heading for Sin City (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/ennew_afp/lifestylevideogamesusitinternetbethesda


Screen capture, courtesy Bethesda Softworks, shows a scene out of the videogame AFP - Videogame star "Fallout 3" is taking its devoted fans to nuclear war ravaged Las Vegas.

Fri, 5 Feb 10
Kindle May Get Touchscreen To Battle Apple's iPad (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100204/tc_nf/71497
NewsFactor - Amazon.com has reportedly purchased a leading touchscreen innovator in an apparent bid to add more functionality to its Kindle e-book reader. With Apple set to begin shipping its highly anticipated iPad tablet computer in less than two months with an iBooks application and multimedia capability, Amazon is under pressure to keep its share of the market.

Fri, 5 Feb 10
Facebook marks sixth birthday with new home page (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/tc_afp/usitinternetsoftwarecompanyfacebook


Facebook marked its sixth birthday by simplifying its home page and holding an all-night AFP - Facebook marked its sixth birthday by simplifying its home page and holding an all-night "hackathon" to craft new software for the social networking website.

Fri, 5 Feb 10
Intel Pushes out VPro for Core I5, I7 Processors (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100204/tc_pcworld/intelpushesoutvproforcorei5i7processors
PC World - Intel on Thursday announced a new vPro platform for its Core processors to make remote maintenance and management of PCs easier in an enterprise.

Fri, 5 Feb 10
Kaspersky: Google Hack Takes Spotlight From Russia (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100205/tc_pcworld/kasperskygooglehacktakesspotlightfromrussia
PC World - Kaspersky Lab may not be a household name in the United States, but in some parts of the world, it's the most popular consumer antivirus software. In China the company boasts 100 million users, and the software is also popular in Germany, and, of course, Russia, where Kaspersky got its start in 1997.

Fri, 5 Feb 10
Five Benefits of an Open Source Symbian (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100204/tc_pcworld/fivebenefitsofanopensourcesymbian
PC World - The Symbian mobile operating system is getting a second life as the Symbian Foundation makes the smartphone platform open source. The lifeline will revitalize the platform, and has benefits for Nokia, smartphone developers, Symbian handsets, and smartphone users.

Fri, 5 Feb 10
AT&T Allows 3G Slingplayer: New Leaf Turning? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100204/tc_pcworld/attallows3gslingplayernewleafturning
PC World - The Slingplayer iPhone app, once the poster child for everything wrong with AT&T's 3G service, will now be allowed to run free of constraints.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Google complaint highlights China-based hacking (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_hi_te/as_tec_china_google_cyberattacks


Two pedestrians walk past the company logo outside the Google China headquarters building in Beijing in January 2010. Google's recently reported cyberattacks are a AP - Google's accusation that its e-mail accounts were hacked from China landed like a bombshell because it cast light on a problem that few companies will discuss: the pervasive threat from China-based cyberattacks.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Is blogging a slog? Some young people think so (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100203/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_blogging_matures
Chart shows teen and adult blogging trends over time.AP - Could it be that blogs have become online fodder for the — gasp! — more mature reader?

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Symbian phone software now available for free (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_symbian_free_phone_software
AP - The Symbian Foundation says the software that powers the most smart phones in the world is being made largely available for free for anyone to use.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
SKorean, US firms embroiled in chip espionage case (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_bi_ge/as_skorea_chip_espionage
AP - The world's top producers of computer memory chips are embroiled in an apparent case of industrial espionage after South Korean prosecutors indicted 18 people over alleged technology theft.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Film companies lose file sharing case in Australia (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_hi_te/as_tec_australia_internet_piracy
AP - An Australian Internet provider cannot be held responsible for copyright violations when its users illegally download movies, a judge said Thursday in a ruling against major film companies.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Cisco sees 'dramatic' sales improvement in 2Q (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_cisco


In this photo made Nov. 4, 2009, a Cisco Systems IP phone is seen on display at Cisco headquarters in San Jose, Calif. Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of computer networking equipment, reports its fiscal second-quarter results after the stock market closes Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Cisco Systems Inc. blew past its own forecast for the latest quarter, reporting its first sales increase in a year as it left the recession behind.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Hollywood studios lose landmark Internet download battle (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/tc_afp/technologyaustraliainternetcopyrightfilm


Hollywood film studios lost a landmark court bid Thursday to hold an Australian Internet provider responsible for illegal movie downloads by its customers, in a blow to their efforts against piracy.(AFP/File/Gabriel Bouys)AFP - Hollywood film studios lost a landmark court bid Thursday to hold an Australian Internet provider responsible for illegal movie downloads by its customers, in a serious blow to their fight against piracy.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Tablet PC in TechCrunch Controversy Now in Full Production (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100204/tc_pcworld/tabletpcintechcrunchcontroversynowinfullproduction
PC World - Fusion Garage, the Singaporean startup company locked in a feud with U.S. news site TechCrunch over a tablet computer they jointly developed, said the device -- called the JooJoo tablet -- is now in full production, thanks to backing from Malaysia's CSL Group.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Samsung aims to treble smartphone sales in 2010 (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100204/tc_nm/us_samsung_phones


Models pose for photographs with Samsung Electronics' Android 2.1 platform-based smartphone model during a news conference at the company's headquarters in Seoul February 4, 2010. REUTERS/Jo Yong-HakReuters - South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday it aimed to treble smartphone shipments this year to more than 18 million units as the world's second-biggest cellphone maker scrambles to make a mark in the fast-growing smartphone market.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Hollywood loses landmark copyright case in Australia (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100204/en_nm/us_australia_copyright_internet
Reuters - Hollywood studios lost a landmark copyright court case against an Australia internet provider on Thursday, when a court ruled iiNet could not be held responsible for unauthorized downloads of movies using its service.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Video game makers look for 2010 turnaround (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100203/tc_nm/us_activision_electronicarts
Reuters - Video game makers should begin to emerge in 2010 from one of their worst industry downturns on record, but investors remain cautious about a sector that has been plagued by bad news.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Report: Amazon Buys Flexible Touchscreen Maker (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100204/tc_pcworld/reportamazonbuysflexibletouchscreenmaker
PC World - Amazon.com has purchased flexible touchscreen maker Touchco in an apparent attempt to beef up technology aboard its Kindle e-readers to better compete against Apple's iPad, the New York Times reported Wednesday.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
RightNow profit surges but shares fall on forecast (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_rightnow
AP - RightNow Technologies Inc.'s quarterly profit nearly quadrupled as sales of its customer-management software leaped. Still, its shares fell on a disappointing profit forecast.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Cisco quarterly profit up 23 percent (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/tc_afp/usitcompanytelecomearningsinternetcisco


The Cisco Systems logo stands in front of the company's headquarters in San Jose, California. US networking giant Cisco on Wednesday posted better-than-expected quarterly results and said the economic recovery is well under way.(AFP/Getty Images/File)AFP - US networking giant Cisco on Wednesday posted better-than-expected quarterly results and said the economic recovery is well under way.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
IE Flaw Gives Hackers Access to User Files, Microsoft Says (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100204/tc_pcworld/ieflawgiveshackersaccesstouserfilesmicrosoftsays
PC World - Microsoft warned on Wednesday that a flaw in its Internet Explorer browser gives attackers access to files stored on a PC under certain conditions.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Symbian OS now fully open source (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20100204/tc_infoworld/112062
InfoWorld - The Symbian Foundation will move forward on Thursday with offering up the full Symbian smartphone platform to open source.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Is It Time for the Web to Abandon Flash? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100204/tc_pcworld/isittimeforthewebtoabandonflash
PC World - The public battle between Adobe and Apple over bringing Flash to the iPhone, and now iPad, platforms has heated up the debate over the life expectancy of Flash as newer technologies, specifically the emerging HTML5 standard, enter the scene.

Wed, 3 Feb 10
Dish ad hits DirecTV over celebrity endorsements (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100202/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_satellite_tv_ads


In this Nov. 10, 2008 file photo, Dish Network Corp. satellite dishes are attached to a home in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/David Duprey)AP - Satellite TV providers Dish Network Corp. and DirecTV Inc. usually unleash attack advertisements against their cable TV competitors.

Wed, 3 Feb 10
Senator seeks information on tech firms in China (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100203/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_congress_china_tech_firms
AP - A top Senate Democrat is asking 30 leading technology, Internet and communications companies to provide detailed descriptions of their operations and human rights practices in China.

Wed, 3 Feb 10
Textbook move: Ex-Yahoo exec becomes CEO of Chegg (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100202/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_from_yahoo_to_textbooks
AP - A former Yahoo executive is taking over as CEO of online textbook rental service Chegg.com.

Wed, 3 Feb 10
Study links excessive Internet use to depression (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100203/wr_nm/us_depression_internet
Reuters - People who spend a lot of time surfing the internet are more likely to show signs of depression, British scientists said on Wednesday.

Wed, 3 Feb 10
iPhone OS 3.1.3 Update Brings Jailbreak Woes (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100203/tc_pcworld/iphoneos313updatebringsjailbreakwoes
PC World - Apple released version 3.1.3 of the iPhone operating system (OS) on Tuesday, much to jailbreakers dismay. The update, which is available now via iTunes, fixes a number of known bugs, patches known security issues, and improves various iPhone features. However, despite the good news for the majority of regular iPhone owners, the upgrade has posed something of a problem for those who have taken the notorious jailbreaking route.

Wed, 3 Feb 10
Motorola Invests in Mobile Barcode Company (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100202/tc_pcworld/motorolainvestsinmobilebarcodecompany
PC World - Motorola's venture arm said it invested an undisclosed sum in Scanbuy, a company that offers mobile barcode products and services.

Wed, 3 Feb 10
Murdoch wants 'Avatar' sequel, says DVD won't be 3-D (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100202/ennew_afp/entertainmentusmediafilmcompanyearningsnewscorp


Director James Cameron arrives at the premiere of AFP - News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch said Tuesday there have been "very early" talks with director James Cameron about making a sequel to his box office record-breaking film "Avatar."

Wed, 3 Feb 10
Online gamers set for consolidation wave in 2010 (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100202/wr_nm/us_online_gamers
Reuters - Consolidation among online gaming firms is set to spark into life in 2010 with a possible deal between PartyGaming and Austria's bwin seen as the potential catalyst for a wave of takeover activity.

Wed, 3 Feb 10
Apple iPad to ignite tablet computer market: ABI (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/tc_afp/usitinternetcomputermediaappleabi


The new Apple iPad. ABI Research said Tuesday that Apple's iPad highlights the AFP - ABI Research said Tuesday that Apple's iPad highlights the "real start" of a tablet computer market that should grow more than tenfold to reach about 57 million devices sold annually by 2015.

Wed, 3 Feb 10
Apple's Wozniak: Toyota may have software trouble (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/tc_afp/usjapanautotoyotarecallapple


Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak seen in San Francisco, California. Wozniak has suggested in media interviews that Toyota's troubles with a defective accelerator pedal may have to do with software, after his Prius sped up while in cruise-control.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak suggested Tuesday in media interviews that Toyota's troubles with a defective accelerator pedal may have to do with software, after his Prius sped up while in cruise-control.

Wed, 3 Feb 10
Trends & Innovations - Tuesday (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20100202/bs_ibd_ibd/20100202trends
Investor's Business Daily - Social networks are attracting more users -- and cyberattacks -- according to a report by IT security firm Sophos. Cybercriminals have increasingly focused attacks on social networking users in the last 12 months, Sophos says. 57% of users say they've been spammed via social networking sites, up 70.6% vs. last year. 36% reveal they have been sent malware via such sites, a 69.8% rise from last year.

Wed, 3 Feb 10
Facebook Is a Cybercrime Danger Zone (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100203/bs_nf/71424
NewsFactor - Facebook and Twitter were all the rage in 2009, and not just for social networkers. The sites were also extremely popular among hackers and thieves, IT security firm Sophos revealed Monday in its Security Threat 2010 report.

Wed, 3 Feb 10
Google tailoring tablet computer software (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/tc_afp/usitcompanymediainternetgoogleapple


Attendees await the beginning of the unveiling of Google's Nexus One Android smartphone, at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, in January 2010. As iPad commanded the technology world's attention, Google continued working quietly on tablet computer software that could run rivals to Apple's latest creation.(AFP/Pool/File/Robert Galbraith)AFP - As iPad commanded the technology world's attention, Google continued working quietly on tablet computer software that could run rivals to Apple's latest creation.

Tue, 2 Feb 10
Many wired Chinese unfazed at possible Google exit (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100202/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_the_unworried_wired


In this photo taken Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, the Chinese flag is seen near the Google sign at the Google china headquarters in Beijing, China. Google's future in China is in limbo and observers around the world are carefully tracking its dispute with Beijing. But one group is notably lukewarm on the fate of the Internet giant in the world's most populous online market: many of China's 384 million Internet users. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - A world without Google? They can imagine it just fine in China. After all, it's not like losing "World of Warcraft."

Tue, 2 Feb 10
Yahoo keeps AP in its content corner with new deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100202/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_ap_yahoo


A screen shot of Associated Press news content on the Yahoo news Web site is shown in San Francisco, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. The Associated Press has signed a licensing deal with Yahoo Inc. that gives the news cooperative a steady stream of revenue at a time less money is flowing in from newspapers and broadcasters. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP - The Associated Press has signed a licensing deal with Yahoo Inc. that gives the news cooperative a steady stream of revenue at a time less money is flowing in from newspapers and broadcasters.

Tue, 2 Feb 10
New PlayStation 3 show pits gamer against gamer (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100201/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_sony_reality_game
AP - In the reality show "The Tester," the top prize is a job.

Tue, 2 Feb 10
S. Korea, Japan have world's fastest web links (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100202/tc_afp/asiaitinternetsurvey


An Internet cafe in Seoul, capital of South Korea. East Asian countries led by South Korea, Hong Kong and Japan are the best wired in the world with the highest number of fast broadband connections to the Internet, a recent report has found.(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)AFP - East Asian countries led by South Korea, Hong Kong and Japan are the best wired in the world with the highest number of fast broadband connections to the Internet, a recent report has found.

Tue, 2 Feb 10
JooJoo Tablet PC Promised by End of February (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100202/tc_pcworld/joojootabletpcpromisedbyendoffebruary
PC World - Fusion Garage's JooJoo tablet PC is expected to be in consumer hands by the end of February, when it will likely give some indication as to the public's interest in tablets such as the Apple iPad.

Tue, 2 Feb 10
Southwest In-flight Wi-Fi Coming Next Quarter (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100202/tc_pcworld/southwestinflightwificomingnextquarter
PC World - Southwest Airlines has ordered equipment for an in-flight Wi-Fi service and will start deploying it on planes in the second quarter of this year.

Tue, 2 Feb 10
Google News tunes into favored topics (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100202/tc_afp/usitinternetmediasoftwaregoogle


Google has began letting online visitors tell its news website what topics they want to tune into. People can click on AFP - Google has began letting online visitors tell its news website what topics they want to tune into.

Tue, 2 Feb 10
China's Sohu Lags Views On Weak Ads (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20100201/bs_ibd_ibd/20100201tech01
Investor's Business Daily - U.S. shares of Sohu.com (NasdaqGS:SOHU - News), China's most-visited Web portal, and Changyou (NasdaqGS:CYOU - News), its online games unit, fell Monday after the pair gave weak guidance for the current quarter and reported mixed fourth-quarter results.

Tue, 2 Feb 10
A Business Case for the Apple iPad (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100202/tc_pcworld/abusinesscasefortheappleipad
PC World - Last Wednesday, Apple introduced the long-fabled Apple tablet to the world.

Tue, 2 Feb 10
Report: Google to Open App Store for Business Software (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100202/tc_pcworld/reportgoogletoopenappstoreforbusinesssoftware
PC World - Google may open as early as March an online store to sell third-party software that complements its Google Apps collaboration and communication hosted suite, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

Tue, 2 Feb 10
SAP's Enterprise Collaboration Tool Entering Public Beta (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100201/tc_pcworld/sapsenterprisecollaborationtoolenteringpublicbeta
PC World - An upcoming enterprise collaboration tool from SAP that has echoes of Google Wave will enter public beta Tuesday.

Tue, 2 Feb 10
Symantec adds former Intuit CEO Bennett to board (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100201/ap_on_hi_te/us_symantec_board
AP - Computer security software maker Symantec Corp. said Monday that Stephen P. Bennett, former president and CEO of accounting software maker Intuit Inc., will join its board of directors effective Feb. 8.

Tue, 2 Feb 10
Chrome Has 5.2 Percent of Browser Market, Ahead of Goal (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100201/bs_nf/71404
NewsFactor - Google may not be winning over the multitudes with its Nexus One "superphone," but the search giant is gaining ground in the 21st century browser wars. Google's Chrome browser grabbed market share in January from its key rivals, Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox.

Tue, 2 Feb 10
Chinese Tablet Maker Says Apple's iPad Is a Copy (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100201/bs_nf/71405
NewsFactor - Just days after Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the highly anticipated iPad, a Chinese company says the Cupertino, Calif.-based company copied its P88 tablet. Apple's iPad is a replica of Shenzhen Great Loong Brother's tablet with similar functions, Wu Xiaolong, the company's president, told El Mundo, a Spanish newspaper.

Mon, 1 Feb 10
Amazon.com to capitulate to Macmillan price demand (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100201/ap_on_hi_te/us_amazon_macmillan


FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2009 file photo, the Kindle 2 electronic reader is shown at an Amazon.com news conference in New York. Amazon.com says it will give in to publishing giant Macmillan and agree to sell electronic versions of its books even at prices it considers too high. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - Amazon.com says it will give in to publishing giant Macmillan and agree to sell electronic versions of its books even at prices it considers too high.

Mon, 1 Feb 10
Apple's own approach to iPad e-books could confuse (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100201/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_ipad_e_books


FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2010 file photo, the Apple iPad is examined after its unveiling at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, file)AP - Even as Apple's iPad will likely energize electronic reading, the new device is undermining a painstakingly constructed effort by the publishing industry to make it possible to move e-books between different electronic readers.

Mon, 1 Feb 10
Fears Australian piracy case could shut off net (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100201/tc_afp/technologyaustraliainternetcopyright


Two woman walk past a local internet cafe in Sydney. Australian Internet rights groups fear a piracy court case could force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to become AFP - Australian Internet rights groups fear a piracy court case could force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to become "copyright cops" and cut web access to customers who make illegal downloads.

Mon, 1 Feb 10
Apple iPad vs Kindle DX: Which is Better for Education? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100131/tc_pcworld/appleipadvskindledxwhichisbetterforeducation
PC World - If the iPad doesn't succeed as a consumer electronics device--its initial target market--it may find a successful second career as an electronic textbook reader.

Mon, 1 Feb 10
NTT DoCoMo to Demo Prototype LTE Handset (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100201/tc_pcworld/nttdocomotodemoprototypeltehandset
PC World - NTT DoCoMo plans to demonstrate a prototype cellular handset running next-generation LTE technology at this month's Mobile World Congress exhibition in Barcelona, one of the companies that co-developed the handset said Monday.

Mon, 1 Feb 10
Asian companies hope to reap iPad boom (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100131/tc_afp/usasiataiwanitcompanycomputermediainternetapple


A woman looks towards a website showing the latest Apple iPad in Taipei. The iPad may have been designed in the US, but Apple's money-spinning products are manufactured in the high-tech factories of east Asia.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)AFP - The iPad may have been designed in the United States, but Apple's money-spinning products are manufactured in the high-tech factories of east Asia.

Mon, 1 Feb 10
Rewriting European privacy law for digital age (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100131/tc_afp/euusinternetprivacy


European legislation covering the protection of private data is being dragged into the digital age in a potential threat for social networking sites like Facebook where users display foibles, often without a thought for consequences.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - European legislation covering the protection of private data is being dragged into the digital age in a potential threat for social networking sites like Facebook where users display foibles, often without a thought for consequences.

 

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