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Wed, 31 Mar 10
Journalists in China say Yahoo accounts hacked (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100330/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_internet


A Yahoo! billboard is seen in New York's Time's Square January 25, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidAP - Yahoo e-mail accounts belonging to foreign journalists appeared to have been hacked and Google's Chinese search engine was intermittently blocked Tuesday, the latest troubles in China's heavily censored Internet market.

Wed, 31 Mar 10
Google: Critics of Vietnam mine face online attack (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100331/ap_on_re_as/as_vietnam_google
AP - Google Inc. says malicious software has been used to spy on Vietnamese computer users opposed to a controversial bauxite mine in the Southeast Asian country. Computer security firm McAfee said the perpetrators may be linked to the communist government.

Wed, 31 Mar 10
Facebook to scrap `become a fan of' for `like' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100330/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_facebook_brands
AP - Facebook is about to change the way it asks its users to connect to brands and celebrities on the site. Rather than ask people to "become a fan" of say, Starbucks or Lady Gaga, Facebook will instead let users click that they like the subject.

Wed, 31 Mar 10
In search of the greenest big-screen TV (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100330/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc1376
Christopher Null - When it comes to energy hogs in your home, few devices are as harmful to the environment and your utility bill as a big-screen TV. While the move from CRT to flat panel technology has generally meant some power savings, that's ultimately been outweighed by the much larger sizes of these sets. It just doesn't matter if the core technology uses less power if the new set is four times as big.

Wed, 31 Mar 10
iPhone rumor roulette, part deux (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100330/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc1378


A customer tries out the new iPhone 3GS on the first day it is being sold at the Apple Store in Zurich June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Christian HartmannBen Patterson - It's impossible to predict whether Apple will finally announce an iPhone for Verizon Wireless this summer, but it's a pretty safe bet that we'll at least see some kind of next-generation iPhone in the coming months. Let the guessing game begin!

Wed, 31 Mar 10
Verizon report sends Apple shares to all-time high (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100330/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_iphone


FILE - In this July 21, 2009 file photo, a customer displays an Apple iPhone 3GS at an Apple store in Palo Alto, Calif. Apple Inc. shares have hit another all-time high Tuesday, March 30, 2010, now that it appears the iPhone could find a new sales outlet through Verizon Wireless. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AP - Apple Inc. shares reached an all-time high Tuesday after a newspaper report said the iPhone could find a new U.S. sales outlet through Verizon Wireless.

Wed, 31 Mar 10
Some Yahoo email accounts hacked in China, Taiwan (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100331/wr_nm/us_china_yahoo
Reuters - Yahoo email accounts of some journalists and other users whose work relates to China were compromised in an attack discovered this week, days after Google announced it would move its Chinese-language search services out of China due to censorship concerns.

Wed, 31 Mar 10
Apple's iPhone on Verizon: 4 Reasons to Think Twice (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100331/tc_pcworld/applesiphoneonverizon4reasonstothinktwice
PC World - Crank up the rumor machine, kiddos -- it's déjà vu all over again.

Wed, 31 Mar 10
Ericsson wins 1.3 billion dollar India contract (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100331/bs_afp/swedenindiatelecomequipcompanyericssonbharti


Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson said on Wednesday it has won a 1.3-billion-dollar (960-million-euro) contract to upgrade the network of Indian mobile operator Bharti Airtel.(AFP/File/Sven Nackstrand)AFP - Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson said on Wednesday it has won a 1.3-billion-dollar (960-million-euro) contract to upgrade the network of Indian mobile operator Bharti Airtel.

Wed, 31 Mar 10
The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100330/ap_on_en_mu/us_itunes_top10
AP - iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending March 29, 2010:

Wed, 31 Mar 10
The Great Wait: Firms Gear Up to Ride iPad Coattails (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100331/tc_pcworld/thegreatwaitfirmsgearuptorideipadcoattails
PC World - With the Apple iPad launch just days away, third-party developers and peripheral makers are scurrying to get their iPad-friendly wares to market in time. Speed and aggressiveness are essential. The first firms to piggyback on a heavily-hyped device such as the iPad can generate a lot of media buzz, which often translates into strong sales. Here are several companies already making noise:

Wed, 31 Mar 10
Utah jury decides Unix battle in favor of Novell (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100330/ap_on_bi_ge/us_sco_group_novell
AP - Novell Inc. never sold ownership rights to Unix computer software code when it allowed another company to take over the servicing of the venerable server operating system used by large corporations, a jury in Utah decided Tuesday.

Wed, 31 Mar 10
Server Vendors Focus on Memory in Nehalem-EX Servers (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100330/tc_pcworld/servervendorsfocusonmemoryinnehalemexservers
PC World - Orthodox server designs are receiving a face-lift with Intel's Nehalem-EX processor, with vendors implementing new memory features to boost application performance.

Wed, 31 Mar 10
Google: Malware Targets Vietnamese Activists (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100331/tc_pcworld/googlemalwaretargetsvietnameseactivists
PC World - Google says that politically motivated malware has been used to spy on Vietnamese computer users and attack activist blogs over the past several months.

Wed, 31 Mar 10
Jury Sides With Novell in Long-running SCO Battle (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100330/tc_pcworld/jurysideswithnovellinlongrunningscobattle
PC World - On Tuesday, a jury in Nevada sided with Novell in its long-running legal dispute with SCO.

Wed, 31 Mar 10
Apple posts QuickTime 7.6.6 update (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100330/tc_macworld/applepostsquicktime766update
Macworld.com - There’s another Apple software update coming down the pipe, and this one’s for an old favorite. QuickTime 7.6.6 is for users of Mac OS X Leopard, Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.

Tue, 30 Mar 10
Much-awaited Apple iPad hits US on Saturday (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100330/bs_afp/usitinternettelecomcompanyapple


A man tests the new Apple iPad during an Apple Special Event January 27, 2010 in San Francisco, California. The Apple iPad launches in the US on Saturday with an apparent deluge of early online orders indicating that the tablet computers will be another big hit for the company.(AFP/File/Ryan Anson)AFP - The Apple iPad launches in the US on Saturday with an apparent deluge of early online orders indicating that the tablet computers will be another big hit for the company.

Tue, 30 Mar 10
No Joke! Sony's April 1 PS3 Update Kills Linux Support (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100329/bs_nf/72456
NewsFactor - Sony Computer Entertainment recently slashed the price of its popular PlayStation 3 gaming console, and now it is slashing a feature from the device: PS3 gamers no longer will have the option to use other operating systems, including Linux, according to Sony.

Tue, 30 Mar 10
Streaming video company looks to bridge the iPad's Flash gap (The Gadget Hound)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100329/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc1363


Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs displays the new iPad during an Apple Special Event in San Francisco, California. The Apple iPad launches in the US on Saturday with an apparent deluge of early online orders indicating that the tablet computers will be another big hit for the company.(AFP/File/Ryan Anson)The Gadget Hound - Remember the big iPad unveiling in January, when Steve Jobs was showing off the tablet's Safari browser and stumbled on a telltale blue "there-should-be-Flash-here" icon smack-dab in the middle of the New York Times' home page? Well, iPad users visiting the Gray Lady this Saturday might not see those offending blue icons, thanks to the streaming media company that powers the Times' videos.

Tue, 30 Mar 10
Google mobile service partially blocked in China (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100330/bs_afp/uschinaitcompanytechnologytelecomgoogle


The Google logo is reflected in windows of the company's China head office as the Chinese national flag flies in the wind in Beijing on March 23, 2010. Google reported that its mobile Internet service in China was partially blocked but it was unknown whether the trouble was related to a stand-off over censorship there.(AFP/File/Li Xin)AFP - Google reported that its mobile Internet service in China was partially blocked but it was unknown whether the trouble was related to a stand-off over censorship there.

Tue, 30 Mar 10
Apple may be working on iPhone for Verizon: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100330/tc_nm/us_apple_verizon
Reuters - Apple Inc appears to be working on a new iPhone model for No. 1 U.S. mobile carrier Verizon Wireless, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

Tue, 30 Mar 10
Coal fuels much of Internet "cloud," Greenpeace says (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100330/tc_nm/us_climate_internet
Reuters - The 'cloud' of data that is becoming the heart of the Internet is creating an all-too-real cloud of pollution as Facebook, Apple and others build data centers powered by coal, Greenpeace said in a new report to be released on Tuesday.

Tue, 30 Mar 10
Specter pushes for stronger federal privacy laws (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100329/ap_on_hi_te/us_laptops_spying_on_students


Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., speaks with reporters at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Monday, March 8, 20201, after accompanying President Barack Obama on Air Force One to Arcadia University in Glenside, Pa., where he spoke about health care reform. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Broadening wiretap laws to include videotaped surveillance could either safeguard privacy or thwart efforts to recover stolen property, a U.S. senator was told Monday at a hearing not far from a school that's being sued for trying to find missing laptops by activating their webcams.

Tue, 30 Mar 10
Google CEO's compensation for 2009 falls 52 pct (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100330/ap_on_hi_te/us_google_executive_compensation
AP - The total compensation of Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt fell 52 percent last year as the Internet search leader cut back on its employee perquisites to help lift its profits during the recession.

Tue, 30 Mar 10
US judge strikes down patent on cancer genes (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100330/ap_on_hi_te/us_cancer_patent_fight
AP - In a ruling with potentially far-reaching implications for the patenting of human genes, a judge on Monday struck down a company's patents on two genes linked to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

Tue, 30 Mar 10
US concerned by Australian Internet filter plan (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100329/ap_on_hi_te/as_australia_internet_filter


Australia Sunday defended its plan to block some Internet content, such as that featuring child sex abuse or advocating terrorism, after a media rights watchdog warned it may hurt free speech.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)AP - The United States has raised concerns with Australia about the impact of a proposed Internet filter that would place restrictions on Web content, an official said Monday.

Tue, 30 Mar 10
IPad could be Kindle's first big threat in e-books (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100329/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_ipad_vs_kindle


Media members try out the new AP - Amazon.com, which has dominated the young but fast-growing electronic book market for the past few years with the Kindle, could get its biggest threat Saturday, when Apple releases its iPad multimedia tablet.

Tue, 30 Mar 10
Microsoft hurries out patch for Internet Explorer hole (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100330/tc_afp/usitinternetsoftwarecrimecompanymicrosoft


Microsoft on Tuesday will release an emergency patch for a weakness hackers are exploiting in earlier versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser software. Nine other software patches, some for IE 8, will be released Tuesday along with the high-priority fix, according to Microsoft.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AFP - Microsoft on Tuesday will release an emergency patch for a weakness hackers are exploiting in earlier versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser software.

Tue, 30 Mar 10
Geolocation 101: How It Works, the Apps, and Your Privacy (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100330/tc_pcworld/geolocation101howitworkstheappsandyourprivacy
PC World - Facebook wants to know “What’s on your mind?” Twitter asks “What’s happening?” But that’s getting old already. The burning question for the next wave of social networking is “Where are you?”--and services like Foursquare, Gowalla, Brightkite, and Loopt want you to use your smartphone to answer it.

Tue, 30 Mar 10
Court papers identify JC Penney as hacking victim (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100329/wr_nm/us_jcpenney
Reuters - JC Penney Co Inc was one of the victims of notorious computer hacker Albert Gonzalez, according to unsealed documents made available on Monday by a federal judge in Boston.

Tue, 30 Mar 10
Red Hat Moves Into Desktop Virtualization (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100329/tc_pcworld/redhatmovesintodesktopvirtualization
PC World - Open source enterprise software company Red Hat has updated its virtualization platform, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (REV), to include support for desktop virtualization, the company announced Monday.

Tue, 30 Mar 10
Amazon Kindle Hits China's Gray Market (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100330/tc_pcworld/amazonkindlehitschinasgraymarket
PC World - The Amazon Kindle can now count itself among devices such as the iPhone being unofficially sold in bustling Chinese bazaars, marking the growing popularity of e-readers in China.

Mon, 29 Mar 10
US concerned by Australian Internet filter plan (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100329/ap_on_re_as/as_australia_internet_filter
AP - The United States has raised concerns with Australia about the impact of a proposed Internet filter that would place restrictions on Web content, an official said Monday.

Mon, 29 Mar 10
More Than 1,000 Communities Apply for Google Fiber Test (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100328/tc_nf/72430
NewsFactor - The deadline closed Friday on Google's invitation to participate in its experimental fiber network, which promises to deliver speeds of up to one gigabit per second in the community or communities it selects. The search giant said it received more than 1,100 submissions from communities across the United States, together with 194,000 responses from individuals.

Mon, 29 Mar 10
Apple pushes back shipping of new iPad pre-orders (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100328/ap_on_hi_te/us_apple_ipad
AP - Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer hits U.S. shelves on Saturday, but fans who want the new touch-screen gadget shipped directly to them must wait a week.

Mon, 29 Mar 10
The iPad: Granny's Computer? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100328/tc_pcworld/theipadgrannyscomputer
PC World - Since the debut of the Apple iPad in January, I've heard more than a few people say: "Oh, that'd be great for my mom!" Or father, grandmother, grandfather, great aunt, and so on. You get the idea: An older relative who's relatively clueless about computers, mobile phones, and pretty much any consumer tech introduced since, say, the 8-track.

Mon, 29 Mar 10
Music video games primed for new dance revolution (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100329/tc_nm/us_games
Reuters - Music games are about to come full circle, with the next stage of the struggling genre coming from the familiar category of dance music, driven by new motion-capture controllers expected to hit the market this fall.

Mon, 29 Mar 10
iPad Launch Sellout Indicates Strong Business Demand (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100328/tc_pcworld/ipadlaunchselloutindicatesstrongbusinessdemand
PC World - Apple has sold out of iPads. Estimates suggest that Apple has sold hundreds of thousands of the tablet device which doesn't officially launch until April 3. The overwhelming demand for the iPad indicates what recent polls have suggested--business professionals have big plans for the consumer-oriented media gadget.

Mon, 29 Mar 10
Is iPad Sold Out? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100328/tc_pcworld/isipadsoldout
PC World - Nobody was surprised when Apple finally announced the iPad on January 27. In fact, most (non-fanboys) were underwhelmed, poking fun at the lack of features and making references to certain feminine hygiene products.

Sun, 28 Mar 10
Google goes it alone in China censorship fight (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100328/pl_afp/uschinaitcompanytechnologygoogle


The Google logo is reflected in windows of the company's China head office as the Chinese national flag flies in the wind in Beijing on March 23. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in a major speech on Internet freedom two months ago, called on US technology firms not to support online censorship.(AFP/Li Xin)AFP - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in a major speech on Internet freedom two months ago, called on US technology firms not to support online censorship.

Sun, 28 Mar 10
Aurora Feint: 'Freemium' games to help drive iPhone gaming growth (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100327/tc_macworld/aurorafeintfreemiumgamestohelpdriveiphonegaminggrowth
Macworld.com - Many people seem to agree that the iPhone should continue to make a big dent in the mobile gaming market. Just how big a dent, however, is in dispute, particularly when it comes to the potential impact of free-to-play games.

Sun, 28 Mar 10
Nokia Buys Novarra, Will Give Mobile Web More Zing (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100327/bs_nf/72428
NewsFactor - Nokia said Friday that it is acquiring mobile-browser and service-platform provider Novarra in a deal that is expected to close in the second quarter. Following the acquisition, Novarra will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Nokia. The financial terms were not disclosed.

Sun, 28 Mar 10
A virtual farm turns new ground for game developers (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100327/wr_nm/us_videogames_networking
Reuters - A virtual farm attracting up to 83 million aspiring farmers monthly has video game developers scrambling to find ways to plough the booming popularity of games on social networks.

Sun, 28 Mar 10
iPad Rumor Mill Keeps on Churning Before Launch (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100328/tc_nf/72431
NewsFactor - The iPad is set to debut on April 3. Until then, the rumor mills will churn about what to expect from apps, what will come pre-loaded on the tablet device, what apps will ultimately cost -- and predictions that the iPad will kill the netbook and e-book readers.

Sun, 28 Mar 10
Hacker Gonzalez Sentenced to 20 Years for Exploits (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100327/tc_pcworld/hackergonzalezsentencedto20yearsforexploits
PC World - Hacker Albert Gonzalez, who participated in a cybercrime ring that stole tens of millions of credit and debit card numbers, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court to 20 years in prison.

Sat, 27 Mar 10
AP Exclusive: `Smart' meters have security holes (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100326/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_smart_grid_hacking


Joshua Wright, a senior security analyst for InGuardians, poses for a portrait with his hacking tools in his office in East Providence, R.I., Friday, March 26, 2010. InGuardians, which was hired by three utility companies, found flaws in new 'smart' meters being installed at homes and businesses across the U.S. (AP Photo/Gretchen Ertl)AP - Computer-security researchers say new "smart" meters that are designed to help deliver electricity more efficiently also have flaws that could let hackers tamper with the power grid in previously impossible ways.

Sat, 27 Mar 10
AT&T will take $1B non-cash charge for health care (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100326/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_at_t_health_care


In this March 23, 2010 photo, AT&T President and CEO Randall Stephenson delivers a keynote speech during the CTIA wireless show, in Las Vegas. AT&T said Friday, March 26, it will take a $1 billion non-cash charge in the first quarter related to the health care overhaul.(AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)AP - AT&T Inc. will take a $1 billion non-cash accounting charge in the first quarter because of the health care overhaul and may cut benefits it offers to current and retired workers.

Sat, 27 Mar 10
Big-time hacker from Miami sentenced in 3rd case (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100326/ap_on_bi_ge/us_retail_hacker
AP - For the second time in as many days, a computer hacker accused of one of the largest-ever thefts of credit and debit card numbers stood before a federal judge and apologized for his actions.

Sat, 27 Mar 10
NY town angry over Net slurs at suicide victim (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100326/ap_on_hi_te/us_cyberbullying_suicide


In this undated photo released by a family friend Michael Stracuzza, Alexis Pilkington is shown. Police in Suffolk County N.Y. say they're investigating harassing Internet messages sent before and after 17-year-old Pilkington was found dead on Sunday, March 21, 2010. Even after the Long Island teenager killed herself, negative messages continued to be posted on a page that meant to stand as a tribute. (AP Photo) NO SALESAP - A community reeling from the suicide of a popular high school senior turned its sorrow to outrage Friday over a practice known as "trolling," in which derogatory, hurtful comments are posted online against a person.

Sat, 27 Mar 10
Brocade's ex-CEO convicted in stock options case (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100326/ap_on_hi_te/us_brocade_stock_options
AP - The former chief executive of networking gear maker Brocade Communications Inc. was convicted Friday of felony charges connected to backdating stock options.

Sat, 27 Mar 10
Verizon winds down expensive FiOS expansion (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100326/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_verizon_fios
AP - If Verizon Communications Inc. hasn't already started wiring your city or town with its FiOS fiber-optic TV and broadband service, chances are you won't get it.

Sat, 27 Mar 10
More than 1,100 communities seek Google network (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100327/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_broadband_network


A stand worker walks past a Google logo at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2007. Google said Wednesday it had reached agreement with the Italian culture ministry to scan up to a million books housed in the national libraries of Rome and Florence.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AP - More than 1,100 communities have approached Google Inc. in hopes of landing one of the ultra-fast broadband networks that the company plans to build in a handful of spots around the country.

Sat, 27 Mar 10
RIM Buys Mobile Software Developer Viigo (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100327/tc_pcworld/rimbuysmobilesoftwaredeveloperviigo
PC World - Research In Motion has purchased Viigo, a developer of software that delivers syndicated content to mobile phones, according to a brief note on Viigo's Web site.

Sat, 27 Mar 10
Nokia Joins Battle for Mobile Web with Novarra Acquisition (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100326/tc_pcworld/nokiajoinsbattleformobilewebwithnovarraacquisition
PC World - Nokia--the world's leading manufacturer of mobile phones--announced that it is acquiring Novarra--a privately-held Chicago-based mobile Web browser developer. The purchase moves Nokia into the increasingly contentious mobile browser battle.

Sat, 27 Mar 10
Outages Take YouTube, Wikipedia and Twitter Off-Line (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100326/bs_nf/72407
NewsFactor - Many years after the Y2K scare that left the world wondering if the Internet would crash as we entered the 21st century, two of the web's most popular sites have gone off-line this week alone. YouTube and Wikipedia both went dark on Thursday. Twitter went down last week.

Sat, 27 Mar 10
Netflix Testing Standard-Definition Streaming on Wii (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100326/bs_nf/72425
NewsFactor - Netflix on Thursday announced yet another partnership with the video-game industry as it began shipping out streaming discs for the Nintendo Wii to some of its members. The Netflix-Wii tie-up means Netflix customers who subscribe to the unlimited $8.99 a month plan and who own a Wii can watch movies through the device at no additional cost. Netflix is looking for feedback from its initial customers before rolling out the service more broadly to its subscriber base.

Sat, 27 Mar 10
Report: Apple gets iPad trademark from Fujitsu (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100327/tc_macworld/reportapplegetsipadtrademarkfromfujitsu
Macworld.com - In a week’s time, Apple will have a new tablet on its way to a retail shelf near you. But it can already lay claim to something else iPad-related—the trademark to the name. That’s according to a report posted Friday at PatentAuthority.com, which says that Apple has bought the iPad trademark from Fujitsu.

Sat, 27 Mar 10
Ownership of Unix copyrights in hands of Utah jury (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100326/ap_on_hi_te/us_sco_group_novell
AP - A Salt Lake City jury has started deliberations in a case pitting two software companies that each claim ownership of the Unix computer operating systems used by large corporations.

Sat, 27 Mar 10
After DNS Problem, Chinese Root Server Is Shut Down (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100327/tc_pcworld/afterdnsproblemchineserootserverisshutdown
PC World - A China-based root DNS server associated with networking problems in Chile and the U.S. has been disconnected from the Internet.

Sat, 27 Mar 10
US hacker sentenced in third credit card theft case (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100326/ts_alt_afp/uscrimefraudcourtinternet


This undated US law enforcement handout photo shows Albert Gonzalez, a one-time federal informant from Miami, who was indicted by US authorities for conspiring to hack into computer networks supporting major retail and financial organizations. Gonzalez was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison.(AFP/HO/Ho)AFP - One of the most prolific computer hackers in US history was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for credit card theft.

Sat, 27 Mar 10
Apple Gets iPad Trademark Just in Time (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100327/tc_pcworld/applegetsipadtrademarkjustintime
PC World - Just in time for the long-awaited iPad to go on sale, Apple has acquired the trademark on its name.

Fri, 26 Mar 10
Oracle profit slips, but software revenue rises (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100325/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_oracle


FILE - In this June 26, 2007 file photo, the exterior of Oracle Corp. headquarters in Redwood City, Calif. is seen. Oracle Corp. will release quarterly earnings after the market close Thursday, March 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Oracle Corp.'s profit fell 10.5 percent in the latest quarter as the business software maker absorbed Sun Microsystems and its expenses for building and supporting computer servers.

Fri, 26 Mar 10
AP test of Google offers peek at China Net filters (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100325/ap_on_hi_te/as_tec_china_google_search_comparison


A Chinese web surfer starts up the Google.cn at an office in Beijing. Google has stopped censoring search engine results in China in a move that drew anger from Beijing and leaves the Web giant facing an uncertain future in the world's biggest online market.(AFP/File)AP - Type "Falun Gong" in Chinese into Google's search engine from Beijing, and the Web browser suddenly becomes unresponsive for about a minute. Make the same search from Hong Kong, and you'll get plenty of links to the spiritual movement banned by the Chinese government.

Fri, 26 Mar 10
Hacker gets 20 years for stealing credit card data (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100325/ap_on_hi_te/us_retail_hacker
AP - A computer hacker from Miami who orchestrated one of the largest theft of credit and debit card numbers in U.S. history was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison after he apologized for leading a scheme that cost companies, banks and insurers nearly $200 million.

Fri, 26 Mar 10
UK police asks Internet cafes to monitor customers (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100325/ap_on_hi_te/eu_britain_internet_cafes


A Scotland Yard police poster is displayed in an internet cafe in London, Thursday, March 25, 2010. Scotland Yard noted Thursday that several terror plotters have used Internet cafes to coordinate planned attacks. Posters and screen savers with the Scotland Yard logo are being installed at cafes that sign up to the plan. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - Internet cafe users in the British capital may want to watch what they download. Scotland Yard is advising administrators of public Web spaces to periodically poke through their customers' files and keep an eye out for suspicious activity.

Fri, 26 Mar 10
Time Warner Offers New York Subscribers Free Wi-Fi (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100326/tc_nf/72408
NewsFactor - Time Warner Cable is looking to the airwaves to maintain and build its ISP business, offering more than one million New York City subscribers access to free Wi-Fi hot spots throughout the city, beginning Thursday. And in an agreement with rival Cablevision, customers from both companies will have access to each other's Wi-Fi networks in the Tri-State area, vastly increasing the amount of available hot spots.

Fri, 26 Mar 10
PWN2OWN Hackers Take Down Browsers and iPhone (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100326/tc_nf/72409
NewsFactor - Conference organizers at CanSecWest dangled the carrot in front of hackers yet again. And hackers participating in the PWN2OWN contest targeted at Internet browsers took down the latest versions of several browsers.

Fri, 26 Mar 10
GSMA Launches SMS Spam Reporting Service (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100325/tc_pcworld/gsmalaunchessmsspamreportingservice
PC World - The falling cost of text messaging is making mobile-phone users a more attractive target for spammers, according to the GSM Association. To counter this, it wants its mobile-network-operator members to "crowd-source" spam reports from their customers to help them identify and cut off spammers abusing SMS (Short Message Service).

Fri, 26 Mar 10
World's First 3D LED-backlit TV Coming Courtesy Of LG (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100325/tc_pcworld/worldsfirst3dledbacklittvcomingcourtesyoflg
PC World - LG announced this Thursday that its upcoming LX9500 will be the worlds first HDTV set to combine a fully-LED-backlit LCD with 3D support.

Fri, 26 Mar 10
Netflix Streaming Via Wii Coming Really Soon (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100325/tc_pcworld/netflixstreamingviawiicomingreallysoon
PC World - It's no secret that Netflix has been gearing up to stream movies and TV shows via the Nintendo Wii console, but now it appears the launch is near. Netflix today announced that it has shipped instant-streaming discs to some of members for testing. "Their feedback will ensure that we deliver a great experience to everyone when we launch," writes company spokesperson Jessie Becker on The Netflix Blog.

Fri, 26 Mar 10
We've made changes to Macworld.com (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100326/tc_macworld/wevemadechangestomacworldcom
Macworld.com - As you may have noticed, Macworld.com has been updated with some new features and some changes to our design.

Fri, 26 Mar 10
Wall Street Beat: Enterprise Software Sales Look Strong (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100325/tc_pcworld/wallstreetbeatenterprisesoftwaresaleslookstrong
PC World - Though earnings season won't start in earnest until next month, financial reports and earnings forecasts from companies as varied as Adobe, Red Hat, Oracle and Qualcomm this week indicate that sales across a range of technology products are recovering from the Great Recession.

Fri, 26 Mar 10
Oracle sees software sales up (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100325/bs_nm/us_oracle


The Oracle Corporation headquarters in Redwood City, California is pictured in this February 2, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/FilesReuters - Oracle Corp issued its strongest sales forecast in more than a year as a rebound in corporate technology spending boosted demand for its computer programs.

Fri, 26 Mar 10
US hacker jailed 20 years for huge credit card theft (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100325/ts_alt_afp/uscrimefraudjusticeinternet


This undated US law enforcement handout photo shows Albert Gonzalez. The American man who stole millions of credit card numbers in one of the biggest computer hacking operations in US history was sentenced Thursday to 20 years prison.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - A 28-year-old Florida man who stole millions of credit card numbers in one of the biggest computer hacking operations in US history was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday.

Fri, 26 Mar 10
Former MySQL CEO: More successful open source startups needed (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20100325/tc_infoworld/117850
InfoWorld - Open source is no longer considered the wild underdog, but it will need more new companies making money off the trend, the one-time CEO of MySQL stressed Wednesday at the EclipseCon 2010 conference.

Fri, 26 Mar 10
Protecting Sensitive Business Data on the iPad (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100325/tc_pcworld/protectingsensitivebusinessdataontheipad
PC World - The Apple iPad is coming, and--thanks primarily to the iPhone revolution--it is guaranteed to break out of its consumer-oriented shackles and start showing up at work. A quote from Star Trek: The Next Generation comes to mind: "Resistance is futile." Your business data will be assimilated.

Thu, 25 Mar 10
Google Inc's deals in doubt amid spat with Beijing (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100325/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_google


A bouquet of flowers is seen on the Google logo outside the Google China headquarters in Beijing Wednesday, March 24, 2010. Google's attempted detour around China's Internet censorship rules was met with countermeasures Tuesday by the communist government, which blocked people on the mainland from seeing search results dealing with such forbidden topics as the pro-democracy movement. (AP Photo/ Gemunu Amarasinghe)AP - Google Inc.'s business ties in China unraveled a little more amid a widening backlash to the U.S. Internet company's decision to move its Chinese search engine offshore in a challenge to the country's online censorship laws.

Thu, 25 Mar 10
Another US Internet company pulls back in China (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100325/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_go_daddy_china
AP - Two U.S. companies that sell Internet addresses to Web sites said Wednesday they had stopped registering new domain names in China because the Chinese government has begun demanding pictures and other identification documents from their customers.

Thu, 25 Mar 10
European privacy battle looms for Facebook, Google (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100324/ap_on_hi_te/eu_europe_online_privacy


The Google logo is seen at the Google headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday March 23, 2010. European regulators are investigating whether the common practice on Facebook, Google and other sites to post photos and information on individuals without their consent is a breach of privacy laws. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)AP - You have been tagged in 12 photos — even if you're not signed up to the Web site.

Thu, 25 Mar 10
Internet agency approves domains in native scripts (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100324/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_internet_names
AP - Four countries and two territories have won preliminary approval to have Internet addresses written entirely in their native scripts as early as this summer.

Thu, 25 Mar 10
Former Samsung chairman Lee returns to top post (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100324/ap_on_bi_ge/as_skorea_samsung


File - In this Oct. 10, 2008, file photo former Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee arrives for his trial at the Seoul Court House in Seoul, South Korea. Samsung Electronics says former chairman Lee Kun-hee is returning to lead the company after being convicted on charges including tax evasion. Samsung spokesman James Chung says presidents from various Samsung businesses held a meeting Wednesday March 24, 2010, and requested that Lee return as chairman after a two-year absence. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man, File)AP - Lee Kun-hee, the former chairman of Samsung Electronics convicted of tax evasion and later pardoned by South Korea's president, has returned to lead the company after a nearly two-year absence.

Thu, 25 Mar 10
MetroPCS to launch 4G phone before Verizon (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100324/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_metropcs4g
AP - MetroPCS Communications Inc. plans to be the first wireless carrier to introduce a phone using a new network technology that provides faster data access. It's beating Verizon Wireless, the country's largest carrier.

Thu, 25 Mar 10
China eyes 500 million web users (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100325/tc_afp/lifestylechinaitinternet


Customers are seen playing online games at a internet cafe in Beijing. A top Chinese official has said the nation's online population, already the largest in the world, is expected to exceed 500 million in the next two to three years.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - A top Chinese official has said the nation's online population, already the largest in the world, is expected to exceed 500 million in the next two to three years.

Thu, 25 Mar 10
Steve Jobs Fires Up iPad for E-Mail (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100325/tc_pcworld/stevejobsfiresupipadforemail
PC World - Apple CEO Steve Jobs has taken to his iPhone and iPad to respond to several customers' e-mail messages, according to multiple reports over the past weeks. In at least nine instances so far, Jobs has sent brief replies to customer concerns over the iPhone, the iPad, and MacBook laptops.

Thu, 25 Mar 10
Slim's America Movil seeks to launch telecoms offer (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100325/bs_nm/us_americamovil
Reuters - Leading Latin American wireless operator America Movil , controlled by billionaire Carlos Slim, asked for authorization to launch a tender offer for Carso Global Telecom (TELECOMA1.MX) and Telmex Internacional , the stock exchange said on Wednesday.

Thu, 25 Mar 10
Sceptre 46-Inch HDTV (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100324/tc_pcworld/sceptre46inchhdtv
PC World - Walmart.com has the Sceptre X46BV on sale for $598 (with free shipping to a local store). Newegg has the same model marked down to the same price, $598, plus $50 shipping. Either way, that's a substantial discount from the current regular price of about $730. The 46-inch LCD HDTV has a 1080p resolution, a 60Hz refresh rate, and a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio.

Thu, 25 Mar 10
Sony to Nintendo: 3D a 'bit of a stretch' (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100324/tc_pcworld/sonytonintendo3dabitofastretch
PC World - Nintendo may be hip to sell 3D handhelds, but Sony's having none of it.

Thu, 25 Mar 10
IPhone Falls in Pwn2Own Hacking Contest (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100325/tc_pcworld/iphonefallsinpwn2ownhackingcontest
PC World - A delayed flight didn't stop Vincenzo Iozzo and Ralf Weinmann from scoring a cool US$15,000, a brand-new iPhone and a trip to Las Vegas at the annual Pwn2Own hacking contest in Vancouver on Wednesday.

Thu, 25 Mar 10
Software firm Red Hat 4Q profit rises 44 percent (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100324/ap_on_bi_ge/apfn_us_earns_red_hat
AP - Red Hat Inc. on Wednesday reported a 44 percent increase in its fiscal fourth-quarter profit on the back of a strong gain in subscription revenue.

Thu, 25 Mar 10
Google Fixes Bug Affecting Apps Sync Tool for Outlook (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100324/tc_pcworld/googlefixesbugaffectingappssynctoolforoutlook
PC World - Google has found a fix for a bug that affected Google Apps' Sync for Microsoft Outlook by preventing some e-mails from being downloaded from Gmail servers to the Outlook program on end-users' PCs.

Thu, 25 Mar 10
US Senate panel clears plan for tighter cybersecurity (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100324/pl_afp/usitpoliticscomputersecurityinternetcongress


A US Senate committee approved a bill to try to tighten cybersecurity to better protect US government agencies and businesses from Internet threats. AFP - A US Senate committee on Wednesday approved a bill to try to tighten cybersecurity to better protect US government agencies and businesses from Internet threats.

Thu, 25 Mar 10
Red Hat's (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20100325/bs_ibd_ibd/528347
Investor's Business Daily - Red Hat's Q4 EPS slid 14% to 19 cents ex items, 3 cents above estimates. Sales rose 18% to $196 mil, over views. The Linux software firm plans a $300 mil stock buyback. But deferred revenue, a key gauge of new business, missed forecasts. Shares fell.

Thu, 25 Mar 10
Updated Canon printer drivers available for Snow Leopard (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100324/tc_macworld/updatedcanonprinterdriversavailableforsnowleopard
Macworld.com - If you’ve got a printer from Canon and want to make sure it’s fully compatible with Mac OS X 10.6, relief is just a download away. Apple on Wednesday posted updated printer drivers that include the latest Canon printing and scanning software for Snow Leopard.

Wed, 24 Mar 10
Leap adds free nationwide roaming to Cricket (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100323/ap_on_hi_te/us_leap_wireless_cricket_roaming
AP - Leap Wireless International Inc. said Tuesday that it's eliminating most roaming fees for its Cricket contract-free wireless service, continuing a series of price cuts and service enhancements in the growing and competitive prepaid market.

Wed, 24 Mar 10
Sprint to promote video calling with '4G' phone (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100323/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_sprint4g_phone


Sprint CEO Dan Hesse unveils the HTC EVO 4G smart phone during the CTIA wireless show Tuesday, March 23, 2010 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)AP - Sprint Nextel Corp. is aiming to make video calls a selling point of the new, faster data network that it's spending billions with co-investors to build.

Wed, 24 Mar 10
Prosecutors to seek 25 years for TJX hacker (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100323/ap_on_hi_te/us_retail_hacker
AP - A computer hacker who helped orchestrate one of the largest thefts of credit and debit card numbers in U.S. history faces sentencing this week for hacking into computer systems of major retailers, including TJX Cos., BJ's Wholesale Club and Sports Authority.

Wed, 24 Mar 10
Internet firm in China stops using Google services (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100323/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_google_companies


A new Chinese-language Google search homepage is seen on a computer screen at an Internet cafe in Beijing Tuesday, March 23, 2010. China's government reacted testily Tuesday to Google Inc.'s decision to stop censoring its China-based search engine, calling the move 'totally wrong' and accusing the company of violating promises. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - An Internet company run by one of Asia's richest men said Tuesday it has ended its affiliation with Google Inc. as the American search giant stopped censoring the Internet in violation of Chinese regulations.

Wed, 24 Mar 10
Nintendo to launch 3-D version of handheld console (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100323/ap_on_hi_te/as_japan_nintendo
AP - Looking for its next big hit, Nintendo said Tuesday it would begin selling a 3-D version of its popular handheld console within a year.

Wed, 24 Mar 10
US tells China to mull 'implications' of Google move (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100324/pl_afp/uschinaitcompanyinternetgoogle


A bouquet of flowers is seen outside Google's China head-office in Beijing, on March 23, after the US web giant said it would no longer filter results and was redirecting mainland Chinese users to an uncensored site in Hong Kong. The US cautioned that China must consider the AFP - The United States cautioned that China must consider the "implications" of Google's decision to effectively shut down its Chinese search engine because of censorship and cyber-hacking.

Wed, 24 Mar 10
Samsung unveils new Galaxy S Android phone (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100324/tc_nm/us_samsung_galaxy
Reuters - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world's second-biggest mobile phone maker, on Tuesday unveiled a new smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S, which is based on Google Inc's Android software.

Wed, 24 Mar 10
Verizon promises Skype on 9 phones this week (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100324/wr_nm/us_verizonwireless_skype
Reuters - Skype's popular telephony application will be available on nine phone models sold by Verizon Wireless starting on Thursday.

Wed, 24 Mar 10
Hulavision sues NBC Universal over Hulu (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100324/media_nm/us_hulu
Reuters - Video-sharing sensation Hulu and founding investor NBC Universal were sued Tuesday by a Canadian company called Hulavision, which claims NBCU executives stole its trademark and trade secrets after meeting with its founder.

Wed, 24 Mar 10
Nintendo to launch 3D portable game console (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100324/tc_afp/lifestylejapangamecompanynintendo


Nintendo booth is pictured during the Electronics and Entertainment Expo, in 2009, in Los Angeles, California. Nintendo has unveiled plans to launch a handheld 3D video game console that does not require special glasses, seeking to harness surging interest in images that appear to jump out of the screen.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kevork Djansezian)AFP - Nintendo has unveiled plans to launch a handheld 3D video game console that does not require special glasses, seeking to harness surging interest in images that appear to jump out of the screen.

Wed, 24 Mar 10
Adobe will unveil Creative Suite 5 on April 12 (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100323/tc_macworld/adobewillunveilcreativesuite5onapril12
Macworld.com - Adobe will release the next major version of its Creative Suite collection of applications for print, Web, and video creative pros on April 12. The company announced plans to take the wraps of Adobe Creative Suite 5 on Tuesday in order to give its customers a chance to register for the online launch event.

Wed, 24 Mar 10
On Your Side: A Promised Software Disc Fails to Arrive (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100324/tc_pcworld/onyoursideapromisedsoftwarediscfailstoarrive
PC World - I purchased G Data Internet Security 2010 from Ultimate Internet Security's Website.

Wed, 24 Mar 10
Skeptical Shopper: Can Your Online Life Ruin Your Credit? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100324/tc_pcworld/skepticalshoppercanyouronlineliferuinyourcredit
PC World - By now, most people are fully aware of the dangers of oversharing online. We've heard horror stories of people getting the ax at work or stirring up strife with family members over their too-much-information status updates. But it gets worse: Reports now say that your social networking activities could prevent you from getting a loan for the house, car, or boat you've had your eye on.

Wed, 24 Mar 10
Hack: Control Your Car With an iPod Touch and Make James Bond Jealous (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100323/tc_pcworld/hackcontrolyourcarwithanipodtouchandmakejamesbondjealous
PC World - Master car hacker Dave Phipps has been modifying cars for over a quarter of a century, doing everything from tweaking stereos to rebuilding classic rides. His latest project is a 1969 Pontiac GTO convertible--the ultimate American muscle car--that has been completely restored and rewired to include automatic windows and doors, a wireless network, and voice control via Bluetooth.

Wed, 24 Mar 10
What IT cares about: Key technologies for 2010 (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20100323/tc_infoworld/117571
InfoWorld - A CIO.com survey released today of where IT pros are actively engaged confirms strong business interest in analytics, cloud, and collaboration technologies, but it also shows that open source and ERP are falling off their radars as key concerns. (The PDF report is available for download.)

Wed, 24 Mar 10
Harvard puts lectures, podcasts and more on iTunes U (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100323/tc_macworld/harvardputslecturespodcastsandmoreonitunesu
Macworld.com - Want an Ivy League education but don’t want to pay Ivy League prices? That’s not exactly what you’ll get from Harvard’s offerings at iTunes U, but you’re sure to find plenty of quality, Harvard-produced content at no cost to you.

Tue, 23 Mar 10
China media accuse Google of violating promises (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100323/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_google


A man walks past flowers placed by a Chinese journalist outside the Google China headquarters in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 23, 2010. Google Inc. stopped censoring the Internet for China by shifting its search engine off the mainland Monday but said it will maintain other operations in the country. The maneuver attempts to balance Google's disdain for China's Internet rules with the company's desire to profit from an explosively growing market. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - China's government reacted testily Tuesday to Google Inc.'s decision to stop censoring its China-based search engine, calling the move "totally wrong" and accusing the company of violating promises.

Tue, 23 Mar 10
Competition missing from broadband plan, some say (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100322/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_fcc_broadband_plan


FILE - In this July 27, 2008 file photo, a LED-illuminated wireless router is shown in Philadelphia, Sunday, July 27, 2008. The proposals in the broadband plan the Federal Communications Commission delivered to Congress last week don't go far enough for many public interest groups and other observers who warn that the U.S. is trailing other industrialized nations with faster Internet connections and lower broadband prices. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)AP - The sweeping national broadband plan that federal regulators delivered to Congress last week doesn't go far enough to satisfy some experts who warn that the United States would still trail other industrialized nations in prices and speed.

Tue, 23 Mar 10
Enthusiasts revive Polaroid film, plan to sell it (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100322/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_polaroid_film


In this product image provided by The Impossible Project, a package of the company's new instant film made for Polaroid SX-70 cameras is shown. The Impossible Project on Monday, March 22, 2010 announced that they had successfully reinvented instant film and will start selling packs this week. (AP Photo/The Impossible Project) ** NO SALES **AP - A group of engineers and enthusiasts who leased an old Polaroid film factory in the Netherlands announced Monday that they had successfully reinvented instant film and will start selling packs this week.

Tue, 23 Mar 10
Web inventor to lead British research institute (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100322/ap_on_hi_te/eu_britain_internet_institute
AP - Britain's prime minister says the scientist credited with inventing the World Wide Web will lead a new Internet research institute.

Tue, 23 Mar 10
EU to seek publication of anti-piracy deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100322/ap_on_hi_te/eu_eu_internet_piracy
AP - The European Union said Monday it wants the United States and others to publish a draft global anti-piracy deal to end rumors that it advocates cutting off Internet access for illegal downloaders.

Tue, 23 Mar 10
Google risks China's ire with slap to censorship (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100323/wr_nm/us_china_google
Reuters - Google Inc shut its mainland Chinese-language portal and began rerouting searches to an uncensored Hong Kong-based site, unleashing a blast of ire from Beijing and prompting concerns over its future business in China.

Tue, 23 Mar 10
Wi-Fi Spreading Fast Among Phones (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100323/tc_pcworld/wifispreadingfastamongphones
PC World - Amid the industry hype about 4G (fourth-generation) mobile technologies this week at the CTIA Wireless trade show, the Wi-Fi Alliance will play up the growing importance of wireless LANs on mobile phones.

Tue, 23 Mar 10
Sprint, Radioshack ex-CEOs go into phone recycling (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100323/tc_nm/us_erecyclingcorps
Reuters - Former heads of Sprint Nextel Corp and RadioShack Corp have launched a company aimed at refurbishing or recycling the estimated 65,000 metric tons of old cellphones U.S. consumers ditch every year and named Sprint as its first customer.

Tue, 23 Mar 10
Dish Network and DirecTV trade suits over ad claims (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100323/media_nm/us_dishnetwork_directv
Reuters - Dish Network Corp, the No. 2 U.S. satellite television operator, counter sued DirecTV Group for running false and misleading advertisements, a month after its rival charged the company over similar claims, court documents showed.

Tue, 23 Mar 10
"Spy Hunter" video game getting movie treatment (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100323/film_nm/us_spy
Reuters - Warner Bros. is bringing the video game "Spy Hunter" to the big screen.

Tue, 23 Mar 10
Kindle for iPad Could Heat Up E-Book Business (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100322/tc_pcworld/kindleforipadcouldheatupebookbusiness
PC World - Amazon has posted a preview of the future of e-books, its Kindle e-reader app for Apple's forthcoming iPad. Amazon, the top e-book reseller, is teaming its e-book format with the most anticipated tablet device we've seen so far. Altogether, that will almost certainly make the iPad the world's top e-reader when deliveries begin April 3.

Tue, 23 Mar 10
Internet Explorer Loses Share in European Markets (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100322/tc_nf/72320
NewsFactor - Microsoft's delivery of a browser choice screen to European PC users this month is already beginning to have an effect on the software giant's market share within the European Union. For example, the latest statistics from StatCounter suggest that the new browser ballot is driving Internet Explorer share declines in France, the United Kingdom, Italy and elsewhere.

Tue, 23 Mar 10
Zale considers financing deal with Sun Capital: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100323/bs_nm/us_zalecorp_suncapital
Reuters - U.S. jeweler Zale Corp , which expected to have secured funds to steady its finances by late May, is considering a financing proposal from Sun Capital Partners Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Tue, 23 Mar 10
Doing Business in America's Riskiest Cities for Cybercrime (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100323/tc_pcworld/doingbusinessinamericasriskiestcitiesforcybercrime
PC World - Symantec has released a report detailing the 50 riskiest cities in America--at least when it comes to cybercrime. Businesses already located in these cities, or planning to set up shop in one of the 50 riskiest cities, don't need to pack up and leave town, but the report raises awareness and alerts IT administrators to be extra vigilant.

Tue, 23 Mar 10
Red Hat boosts JBoss SOA platform and developer tools (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20100322/tc_infoworld/117416
InfoWorld - Red Hat rolled out on Monday updates to its SOA platform and development tools in the company's JBoss middleware product line at the EclipseCon 2010 conference.

Tue, 23 Mar 10
Now Software ceases operations (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100322/tc_macworld/nowsoftwareceasesoperations
Macworld.com - Now Software appears to be nevermore. In a letter posted to the Web, Now Software co-owner and president John Wallace announced that the company is suspending day-to-day operations.

Mon, 22 Mar 10
L.A. band tries to cash in with free monthly album (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100322/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_album_a_month_club


In this photo made Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, John Wood poses in his studio in Los Angeles. Wood and a bunch of other artists use the sound-proofed space with an extra-high ceiling to create a new album every month. It's a staggering feat when you consider it means recording a new song every three days. And then they essentially give it away for free. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP - In an instrument-filled garage almost every day for the past year, musician John Wood has tried to find a new way to make a living.

Mon, 22 Mar 10
EBay, NRF to take on organized U.S. retail crime (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100322/wr_nm/us_ebay_nrf
Reuters - EBay Inc and the National Retail Federation, the trade group for the retail industry, said on Monday they have teamed to combat organized retail crime.

Mon, 22 Mar 10
ThickButtons for Android Makes Touchscreen Typing Easier (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100321/tc_pcworld/thickbuttonsforandroidmakestouchscreentypingeasier
PC World - I don't have many issues with the Android platform, but I do have one major gripe: The native software keyboard is the pits. The keys are just too narrow for comfortable, error-free typing and the prediction technology just isn't as on-target as say, the iPhone's. So when I heard about ThickButtons, a new Android keyboard application, I was anxious to give it a spin.

Sun, 21 Mar 10
Google Reconsiders Privacy Practices (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100320/tc_pcworld/googlereconsidersprivacypractices
PC World - Google isn't exactly known for its respect for privacy, but a recent blog post shows the search giant may be attempting to turn a new leaf on what has been called an "irresponsible" stance on user privacy. Maybe.

Sun, 21 Mar 10
'iPad Killer' May be Palm's Last Hope (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100320/tc_pcworld/ipadkillermaybepalmslasthope
PC World - The Apple iPad has captured the imagination--and a fair share of the news headlines for the past few months. Palm has been in the headlines as well, but for entirely different reasons. Perhaps, Palm could reverse its fortunes and regain its former glory if it went back to its PDA roots and developed a tablet PC to compete with the iPad?

Sun, 21 Mar 10
"Red Steel 2" videogame an homage to spaghetti westerns (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100321/tc_afp/lifestyleusfranceitinternetvideogamesubisoftnintendo


This image released by Ubisoft, shows a scene from their new game AFP - A "Red Steel 2" sword and gunplay videogame hitting the market on Tuesday pays tribute to the nameless hero carved into film legend by director Sergio Leone.

Sun, 21 Mar 10
The Macalope Weekly: Familiar territory (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100320/tc_macworld/themacalopeweeklyfamiliarterritory
Macworld.com - The iPad is now available for purchase and iPad sales figures are available for loose speculation! Microsoft phone fans find themselves in familiar territory and what’s that Braying sound?

Sun, 21 Mar 10
Bad BitDefender Update Clobbers Windows PCs (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100320/tc_pcworld/badbitdefenderupdateclobberswindowspcs
PC World - Users of the BitDefender antivirus software started flooding the company's support forums Saturday, apparently after a faulty antivirus update caused 64-bit Windows machines to stop working.

Sun, 21 Mar 10
Facebook News Readers More Loyal Than Googlers (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100320/bs_nf/72293
NewsFactor - First, Facebook dethroned Google as the most trafficked web site in the United States, and now the social networking community has proven to have an extremely loyal following among news readers, potentially threatening the dominant position held by Google News. So says a recent Hitwise survey.

Sat, 20 Mar 10
Nintendo aims to get consoles in schools (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100319/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_britain_nintendo


Shigeru Miyamoto, Japanese video game designer and producer is seen during an interview with Associated Press in London, Friday, March 19, 2010. Miyamoto, the creator of such classic games as 'Mario' and the man behind Nintendo's popular Wii console, was in Britain to receive a fellowship at the GAME British Academy Video Games Award. Miyamoto says he's devoting most of his energy to turning Nintendo Co.'s DS handheld consoles into tour guides and educational aids. (AP Photo / Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - Could Nintendo's Mario be swapping his world of magic mushrooms and ravenous dinosaurs for the staid confines of the classroom?

Sat, 20 Mar 10
Judge: Site must delay copying of broker reports (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100319/ap_on_hi_te/us_broker_reports_lawsuit
AP - Settling a copyright dispute closely watched in the financial news industry, a judge on Thursday ordered a Web site to delay disseminating the stock recommendations of financial services firms long enough so that the firms can alert their clients first.

Sat, 20 Mar 10
Net produces new generation of China activists (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100319/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_online_activists


In this photo taken on Friday, March 12, 2010, people use computers at an Internet cafe in Fuyang, in central China's Anhui province. Chinese Internet users are being targeted for their budding grass-roots activism — ordinary people spreading the word about grievances from every corner of the country with postings on Twitter, microblogs and other Web sites. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - Lin Xiuying believes her daughter bled to death after being gang-raped two years ago by a group of thugs that had ties to the police in their southern Chinese town.

Sat, 20 Mar 10
Obama appeals to Iranian people in Internet video (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100320/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_iran


President Barack Obama Saturday subtly shifted US rhetoric on Iran, pledging to ensure Iranians could access the Internet without fear of censorship, and blaming Tehran for isolating itself.(AFP/Getty Images/Win Mcnamee)AP - In a fresh appeal directly to the Iranian people, President Barack Obama says in an online video that the United States wants more educational and cultural exchanges for their students and better access to the Internet to give them a more hopeful future.

Sat, 20 Mar 10
Microsoft pulls Bing app from non-U.S. App Stores (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100319/tc_macworld/microsoftpullsbingappfromnonusappstores
Macworld.com - The iPhone app for Bing, Microsoft's search engine, has been pulled from all international App Stores, according to Neowin.net. However, it remains available for U.S. customers.

Sat, 20 Mar 10
Smartphones not enough for carriers at CTIA (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100319/bs_nm/us_wireless_ctia
Reuters - Smartphones may be one of the hottest areas in technology with big names like Apple and Google tussling for share, but investors are questioning the growth prospects for mobile carriers as subscriber gains slow.

Sat, 20 Mar 10
Music biz insiders say Sony-Jackson deal makes sense (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100320/en_nm/us_jackson
Reuters - The magnitude of Sony Music Entertainment's landmark recording contract with the estate of Michael Jackson raises an inevitable question: Is it a smart deal for the label?

Sat, 20 Mar 10
The Great Nintendo DS School Invasion (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100319/tc_pcworld/thegreatnintendodsschoolinvasion
PC World - Could Nintendo's Mario and Luigi be headed for blackboards and pop-top desks after decades battling bob-ombs, chain chomps, hammer bros, and koopa troopas? Mario creator and Nintendo R&D guru Shigeru Miyamoto certainly hopes so.

Sat, 20 Mar 10
Special Guests, Android Updates, and the iPad on PCWorld Podcast 69 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100319/tc_pcworld/specialguestsandroidupdatesandtheipadonpcworldpodcast69
PC World - This week on the podcast, Wired's Dylan Tweney and Brian X. Chen visit the PCWorld podcast studio for some verbal jousting over Google's Android operating system and Apple's iPad.

Sat, 20 Mar 10
Browser Choice Boosts Downloads of Opera 10.5 (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100319/tc_nf/72290
NewsFactor - In the wake of the browser choice screen in Europe, Opera Software is reporting a dramatic uptick in browser downloads. The company said more than half the European downloads of Opera 10.50 have come directly from Microsoft's choice screen since early March.

Sat, 20 Mar 10
Ex-MySQL Chief Marten Mickos Lands New CEO Job (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100319/tc_pcworld/exmysqlchiefmartenmickoslandsnewceojob
PC World - Marten Mickos, the longtime CEO of MySQL who eventually sold the open-source database company to Sun Microsystems for US$1 billion, has taken a new job as CEO of Eucalyptus Systems, the company said Friday.

Sat, 20 Mar 10
Basketball, Facebook and Gossip Are Malware Targets (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100319/bs_nf/72292
NewsFactor - Cybercriminals have been busy this week running scams that target Facebook users, college basketball fans, and celebrity gossip watchers. Security experts are warning about recent attacks with nasty payloads.

Sat, 20 Mar 10
Airtel says it will bring iPhone 3GS to India (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100319/tc_macworld/airtelsaysitwillbringiphone3gstoindia
Macworld.com - On Friday, Bharti Airtel announced in a concisely worded press release that it had struck a deal with Apple to bring the latest version of Apple's smartphone to India “in the coming months.”

Fri, 19 Mar 10
Viacom, YouTube air dirty laundry in legal battle (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100319/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_viacom_youtube


This image shows the YouTube Web site Thursday March 18, 2010, in Los Angeles. Court documents unsealed Thursday as part of a 3-year-old copyright lawsuit against the online video leader reveal YouTube founders' views on copyright, and Viacom's desire to buy the the site before getting beat out by Google. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)AP - Viacom Inc. and Google Inc.'s YouTube site began airing each other's dirty laundry Thursday, providing a tantalizing peek at the wheeling and dealing that triggered a bitter battle over the copyright laws governing the Internet.

Fri, 19 Mar 10
Hollywood and Bollywood join arms to fight piracy (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100319/ap_on_en_mo/as_india_piracy


Pirated CDs and DVDs of Bollywood films are displayed for sale at a roadside stall in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Hollywood and Bollywood are joining arms to fight piracy, with the announcement Thursday of a coalition between the Motion Picture Association of America and seven Indian companies to tackle counterfeiting in one the world's largest film markets. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)AP - Hollywood and Bollywood linked arms Thursday to fight piracy, with the announcement of a coalition among the Motion Picture Association of America and seven Indian companies to tackle counterfeiting in one of the world's largest film markets.

Fri, 19 Mar 10
Palm's phone sales slump and its stock dives (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100318/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_palm


FILE - In This March 8, 2010 file photo, a customer uses a Palm Pre Plus at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif. Palm Inc. reports quarterly financial results Thursday, March 18. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AP - Palm Inc. reported sales figures Thursday that showed it's having a difficult time getting consumers to pay attention to its phones in a market dominated by iPhones and BlackBerrys. The company's shares plunged in after-hours trading.

Fri, 19 Mar 10
Apple director, ex-auto executive York dies (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100318/ap_on_hi_te/us_obit_york


FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2006 file photo, Jerome York is shown during an interview in Detroit. York, a board member at Apple Inc., and a financial wizard who is credited with turning around Chrysler and IBM, died Thursday, March 18, 2010. He was 71. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)AP - Jerome York, an Apple Inc. board member and a financial wizard credited with turning around Chrysler and IBM, died Thursday of a brain aneurysm. He was 71.

Fri, 19 Mar 10
Sex.com creditors say domain's too hot for NY sale (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100318/ap_on_hi_te/us_sex_dot_com
AP - The suitors for Sex.com have been put off for now.

Fri, 19 Mar 10
Review site Yelp under fire in business' lawsuits (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100319/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_yelp_lawsuits


This image shows a Yelp web site on a computer screen in Los Angeles Thursday March 18, 2010. Yelp, one of the most popular, fast-growing online review sites, has been hit by several lawsuits from small businesses claiming they've been pressured to advertise so that Yelp will squash negative reviews users have posted about them. Yelp denies the claims, but exactly what happened may never be known. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)AP - Yelp, one of the most popular Web sites that let people post opinions about restaurants, shops and local services, is being sued by several small businesses that claim they've been pressured to advertise on the site in exchange for getting negative reviews squashed.

Fri, 19 Mar 10
China quality watchdog says some HP laptops faulty (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100319/wr_nm/us_china_hewlettpackard
Reuters - China's quality control watchdog said an investigation into Hewlett-Packard Co showed the company had sold some faulty laptop computers, and ignored consumer protection regulations.

Fri, 19 Mar 10
Tech Equipment Tax Deduction Tips (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100319/tc_pcworld/techequipmenttaxdeductiontips
PC World - Your computers, your cell phone, Internet services, Web hosting--your business depends on technology to run, so at tax time it's natural to want to deduct all your tech expenditures.

Fri, 19 Mar 10
Producer files $30M suit against Lady Gaga in NYC (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100319/ap_en_mu/us_people_lady_gaga


FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2010 file photo, singer Lady Gaga performs in concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)AP - A songwriter and music producer who claims he helped launch pop star Lady Gaga says she squeezed him out of her lucrative career after he co-wrote some of her songs, came up with her stage name and helped get her record deal.

Fri, 19 Mar 10
Jamie Foxx to star in "Kane & Lynch" (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100319/film_nm/us_foxx
Reuters - Jamie Foxx is in negotiations to star opposite Bruce Willis in "Kane & Lynch," a video-game adaptation that veteran stunt coordinator and second unit director Simon Crane is helming.

Fri, 19 Mar 10
Logic Pro, Express updated to 9.1.1 (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100318/tc_macworld/logicproexpressupdatedto911
Macworld.com - With the release of Logic Pro 9.1 back in January, Apple's pro audio software made the historic jump to becoming a 64-bit application on Snow Leopard. Thursday's 9.1.1 update smooths over a few things.

Fri, 19 Mar 10
On the Call: Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100318/ap_on_bi_ge/us_on_the_call_palm
AP - Palm Inc. reported disappointing sales of its smart phones, which it revamped with a brand new operating system last year.

Fri, 19 Mar 10
Novell's Pulse Enterprise 2.0 Suite Goes Beta Next Week (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100319/tc_pcworld/novellspulseenterprise20suitegoesbetanextweek
PC World - Novell is ready to begin beta testing its Pulse enterprise social-networking and collaboration suite.

Fri, 19 Mar 10
Facebook Users Targeted in Massive Spam Run (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100318/tc_pcworld/facebookuserstargetedinmassivespamrun
PC World - Facebook's 400 million users have been targeted by a spam run that could infect their computers with malicious software designed to steals passwords and other data, according to security researchers at McAfee.

Fri, 19 Mar 10
Microsoft says its contentious relationship with open source is changing (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20100318/tc_infoworld/117121
InfoWorld - Acknowledging the relationship between Microsoft and the open source community has been contentious, a Microsoft official Thursday nonetheless emphasized the company's embrace of the open source paradigm, even if it was not necessarily for altruistic purposes.

Fri, 19 Mar 10
YouTube accuses Viacom of uploading infringing content (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100318/tc_macworld/youtubeaccusesviacomofuploadinginfringingcontent
Macworld.com - Remember that court case from 2007 in which Viacom sued Google for $1 billion in damages for hosting infringing content on YouTube? As of Thursday morning, several legal documents from that billion dollar case have been unsealed. Now, there’re a few new twists to the case.

Thu, 18 Mar 10
Viacom-YouTube secrets to be exposed in lawsuit (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100318/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_viacom_youtube


YouTube said Wednesday that 24 hours worth of video are being uploaded to the video-sharing site every minute.(AFP/File/Samantha Sin)AP - A legal tussle pitting media conglomerate Viacom Inc. against online video leader YouTube is about to get dirtier as a federal judge prepares to release documents that will expose their secrets and other confidential information.

Thu, 18 Mar 10
Yahoo buying fantasy sports company Citizen Sports (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100317/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_yahoo_fantasy_sports
AP - Yahoo is buying a fantasy sports company co-founded by an MIT graduate whose card-counting skills helped him win millions of dollars in blackjack and spawned a film and a best-selling book.

Thu, 18 Mar 10
Texan accused of disabling 100 cars over Internet (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100317/ap_on_hi_te/us_hacker_sabotaged_cars
AP - A man fired from a Texas auto dealership used an Internet service to remotely disable ignitions and set off car horns of more than 100 vehicles sold at his old workplace, police said Wednesday.

Thu, 18 Mar 10
Verizon seeks to ban Cablevision set-top boxes (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100317/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_verizon_cablevision
AP - As competition for video subscribers heats up in the New York City area, Verizon Communications Inc. has taken a swipe at cable TV rival Cablevision Systems Corp., accusing it of infringing on several Verizon digital set-top box patents.

Thu, 18 Mar 10
Google phone now works on iPhone's wireless system (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100317/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_nexus_one_at_t
AP - Google Inc. is making two new versions of its Nexus One phone: one for AT&T Inc.'s network and one for Sprint Nextel Corp.'s.

Thu, 18 Mar 10
PayPal ties up with Chinese partner: report (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100318/tc_afp/chinausinternetbusiness


An online eBay page is seen in this file photo. PayPal, the online payment platform of US e-commerce giant eBay, will tie up with a Chinese partner, UnionPay, to allow consumers in China to buy from overseas merchants, according to a report.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - PayPal, the online payment platform of US e-commerce giant eBay, will tie up with a Chinese partner to allow consumers in China to buy from overseas merchants, according to a report.

Thu, 18 Mar 10
Amazon brings Kindle app to the Mac (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100318/tc_macworld/amazonbringskindleapptothemac
Macworld.com - After months of anticipation, Amazon on Wednesday night released a beta of Kindle for Mac, software that lets you read Kindle e-books without the need for any special hardware (say, a Kindle). The free app for OS X 10.5 or later is available now in more than 100 countries, and joins the ranks of Kindle for iPhone, Kindle for PC, and Kindle for Blackberry.

Thu, 18 Mar 10
China Mobile revenue up on surprise ARPU gain (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100318/bs_nm/us_chinamobile


The company logos of China Mobile are displayed at an outlet in Hong Kong August 20, 2009. REUTERS/Aaron TamReuters - China Mobile (0941.HK), the world's largest mobile operator, reported its best quarterly profit in a year, beating expectations for little growth, as customers began spending more on value-added services.

Thu, 18 Mar 10
Seattlepi.com celebrates 1 year of Web-only news (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100318/ap_on_hi_te/us_seattle_p_i
AP - Seattlepi.com, the online successor to the print version of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, celebrates its first birthday Thursday with music, free cupcakes and cheap beer.

Thu, 18 Mar 10
Is This an Xbox 360 'Slim' Motherboard? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100317/tc_pcworld/isthisanxbox360slimmotherboard
PC World - Petite, that's how you might describe this rumored Xbox 360 motherboard, snapped and leaked on Chinese site A9VG's message boards and picked up by Kotaku. The motherboard reportedly packs the CPU and GPU onto a single chip--that'd be it purportedly hiding under the CoolerMaster fan--whereas existing Xbox 360 boards position the CPU and GPU across from each other at the board's center (see below).

Thu, 18 Mar 10
Apple's Ban on Screen Protectors Makes (Some) Sense (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100318/tc_pcworld/applesbanonscreenprotectorsmakessomesense
PC World - Apple is reportedly removing iPhone, iPod, and MacBook screen protectors from its online and retail stores, just a couple of weeks before the iPad hits the stand.

Thu, 18 Mar 10
Email scam targets Facebook users: Web security firm (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100318/tc_afp/usitcompanycomputersecurityinternetfacebookmcafee


Computer hackers are targeting Facebook users with an email scam that attempts to steal their passwords, Web security firm McAfee warns.(AFP/File/Loic Venance)AFP - Computer hackers are targeting Facebook users with an email scam that attempts to steal their passwords, Web security firm McAfee said.

Thu, 18 Mar 10
IBM denies tax evasion in Japan (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100318/bs_afp/japanusitinternetcompanyibmtax


The logo of IBM is seen at a high-tech fair in northern Germany. IBM Japan has denied it had evaded taxes after news reports said authorities were probing whether it had failed to declare more than 4.4 billion dollars in income.(AFP/DDP/File/Jens Schlueter)AFP - IBM Japan on Thursday denied it had evaded taxes after news reports said authorities were probing whether it had failed to declare more than 4.4 billion dollars in income.

Thu, 18 Mar 10
After Weeklong Fight, Rogue ISP Troyak Struggles for Life (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100317/tc_pcworld/afterweeklongfightrogueisptroyakstrugglesforlife
PC World - After an international take-down effort, a rogue ISP responsible for controlling large numbers of computers infected with data-stealing code is down for the moment, but it may be reconnecting with the Internet, according to security researchers.

Thu, 18 Mar 10
Hosted Drupal CMS Planned for Midyear (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100318/tc_pcworld/hosteddrupalcmsplannedformidyear
PC World - Acquia hopes to make a hosted version of its Drupal open-source content management system widely available in about three months, the company's CTO said Wednesday.

Thu, 18 Mar 10
HTC says confident can defend against Apple suit (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100318/tc_nm/us_htc_apple
Reuters - Cellphone developer HTC Corp said it is confident it can fight off a recent technology patent infringement lawsuit from iPhone maker Apple Inc and promised to issue a formal response in the next few weeks.

Wed, 17 Mar 10
When tweets can make you a jailbird (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100317/ap_on_bi_ge/us_feds_on_facebook


FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2009, file photo, Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Scoville displays part of the Facebook page, and an enlarged profile photo, of fugitive Maxi Sopo in Seattle. The Feds are on Facebook. And MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter, too. U.S. law enforcement agents are following the rest of the Internet world into popular social-networking services, going undercover with false online profiles to communicate with suspects and gather private information, according to an internal Justice Department document that offers a tantalizing glimpse of issues related to privacy and crime fighting. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - Maxi Sopo was having so much fun "living in paradise" in Mexico that he posted about it on Facebook so all his friends could follow his adventures. Others were watching, too: A federal prosecutor in Seattle, where Sopo was wanted on bank fraud charges.

Wed, 17 Mar 10
IPad subscriptions could boost mag circulation (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100316/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_magazine_circulation_ipad


A worker holds the new Apple iPad during an Apple Special Event on January 2010 in San Francisco, California. Apple fans flocked online Friday to be among the first to order iPad tablet computers slated to begin shipping in the United States on April 3.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AP - Magazine publishers may have a new way to boost flagging circulation: the iPad.

Wed, 17 Mar 10
China without Google: 'a lose-lose scenario' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100316/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_life_without_google


A woman rides a bicycle past the Google China headquarters in Beijing March 15, 2010. REUTERS/Jason LeeAP - China without Google — a prospect that looks increasingly likely — could mean no more maps on mobile phones. A free music service that has helped to fight piracy might be in jeopardy. China's fledgling Web outfits would face less pressure to improve, eroding their ability to one day compete abroad.

Wed, 17 Mar 10
Google phone now works on iPhone's wireless system (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100316/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_nexus_one_at_t
AP - Google Inc. has upgraded its Nexus One phone so it works on the same high-speed wireless network as Apple Inc.'s iPhone, putting the increasingly antagonistic rivals on an even more direct collision course in the mobile market.

Wed, 17 Mar 10
Microsoft Bing nabs more Web searches in February (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100317/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_bing_search_rise
AP - Microsoft Corp.'s Bing search engine gained market share in the U.S. in February, according to research groups.

Wed, 17 Mar 10
AOL plants Seed for Internet Age news operation (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100317/tc_afp/usitcompanymediaindustryinternetaol


The logo of Internet firm AOL in Hamburg, Germany. The faded web giant is reinventing itself as a digital age news operation with an army of freelance writers wielding online tools.(AFP/DDP/File/Philipp Guelland)AFP - Faded Internet star AOL is reinventing itself as a digital age news operation with an army of freelance writers wielding online tools.

Wed, 17 Mar 10
Xobni for BlackBerry: A Smarter Address Book (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100316/tc_pcworld/xobniforblackberryasmarteraddressbook
PC World - If you're a power BlackBerry user, you've probably experienced the annoyance of scrolling through a long contact list to find who want. Xobni Mobile, a new app for BlackBerrys, is here to help.

Wed, 17 Mar 10
Jury awards VirnetX $106M in Microsoft dispute (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100317/ap_on_hi_te/us_microsoft_virnetx_fine


An attendee tries an interactive display at the Microsoft booth at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show, in January 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Microsoft on Tuesday warned that hackers are targeting a freshly-uncovered weakness in some earlier versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser software.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)AP - A jury has awarded communications company VirnetX Holding nearly $106 million after determining Microsoft violated two of its patents.

Wed, 17 Mar 10
Sony bets MJ fans won't stop 'til they get enough (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100317/ap_on_en_mu/us_michael_jackson


FILE - In this Feb. 24, 1988 file photo, Michael Jackson performs during his 13-city U.S. tour in Kansas City, Mo. The estate of Michael Jackson has landed the late King of Pop the biggest recording deal in history: a $200 million guaranteed contract with Sony Music Entertainment for 10 projects over seven years, according to a person familiar with the deal. (AP Photo/Cliff Schiappa, File)AP - The man who spearheaded the record-breaking deal in which Michael Jackson's estate will get up to $250 million in the next seven years said Tuesday that Sony Music Entertainment bought a treasure trove of new Jackson music, some of it recorded "quite recently," some in collaboration with other artists.

Wed, 17 Mar 10
Latest "God of War" videogame hits US (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100316/tc_afp/lifestyleusjapanitinternetvideogamessony


GameStop workers sell games at a GameStop Corp. store in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2009. The AFP - The "God of War III" videogame hit the stores Tuesday eagerly awaited by US fans of the franchise based on a Spartan warrior's vendetta against Greek gods.

Wed, 17 Mar 10
Google Nexus One sales lag Apple, Motorola: Flurry (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100316/tc_nm/us_google_nexusone


A model demonstrates a Nexus One smartphone, the first mobile phone Google will sell directly to consumers based on its Android platform, after a news conference at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California January 5, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithReuters - Google Inc's initial sales of its Nexus One smartphone have significantly lagged the pace of Apple Inc's iPhone and Motorola Inc's Droid sales coming out of the starting gate, an analytics firm said on Tuesday.

Wed, 17 Mar 10
Microsoft Loses $106 Million Patent Verdict to VirnetX (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100317/tc_pcworld/microsoftloses106millionpatentverdicttovirnetx
PC World - A court in Texas has ordered Microsoft to pay communications software maker VirnetX US$105.75 million after a jury found it guilty of willful infringement of two patents belonging to the company.

Wed, 17 Mar 10
Fujitsu Aims New Server at Cloud Compute Providers (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100317/tc_pcworld/fujitsuaimsnewserveratcloudcomputeproviders
PC World - Fujitsu is rolling out a new server designed specially for cloud computing providers.

Wed, 17 Mar 10
Attack Samples Show Targeted Sophistication (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100316/tc_pcworld/attacksamplesshowtargetedsophistication
PC World - If you'd like to know what a targeted e-mail attack looks like, take a look at samples posted today by antivirus maker F-Secure.

Wed, 17 Mar 10
Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 Browser: FAQ (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100317/tc_pcworld/microsoftsinternetexplorer9browserfaq
PC World - Microsoft's next-generation Internet Explorer 9 browser may not be anywhere close to competition, but you can test drive a "platform preview" of the software that provides a taste of IE9's capabilities. So what's the deal with Redmond's upcoming browser, and how does it differ from IE8 and worthy competitors such as Google's Chrome, Mozilla's Firefox, Opera Software's Opera, and Apple's Safari? Here's a quick primer.

Wed, 17 Mar 10
BlackBerry Users Casting Glances at iPhone, Android (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100316/bs_nf/72216
NewsFactor - Research In Motion may find that many of its customers are in motion, a survey of more than 1,000 smartphone users suggests. Asked about their next smartphone purchase, 39 percent of 159 RIM BlackBerry users told Crowd Science, an online research firm, that they "definitely or probably" want an Apple iPhone.

Tue, 16 Mar 10
FCC unveiling sweeping national broadband plan (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100315/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_fcc_broadband


FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2007 file photo, A.J. Bowen of Schupp's Line Construction, Inc. works on fiber-optic installation in Norton, Vt. The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 will deliver to congress a sweeping proposal to overhaul U.S. broadband policy. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)AP - More corners of the country would have high-speed Internet access and existing connections would become much faster under a sweeping proposal to overhaul U.S. broadband policy that is being unveiled Tuesday.

Tue, 16 Mar 10
Apple to charge $107 for iPad battery replacement (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100315/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_ipad_batteries
AP - Apple says it will replace iPads with dying batteries for about $100.

Tue, 16 Mar 10
Twitter working on Chinese registration page (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100316/ap_on_hi_te/us_china_twitter
AP - Twitter is working on a way to allow Chinese users to sign up to the social networking site in their own language, a co-founder of the site said Monday night, but access to the popular site remains blocked in the country.

Tue, 16 Mar 10
China star Zhang takes blame in 'Donationgate' (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100316/en_afp/entertainmentchinafilmzhangquakepeople


Chinese film starlet Zhang Ziyi has taken the blame for an earthquake donation scandal in her first comments on a flap that sparked a firestorm of Internet criticism and questions about her honesty. AFP - Chinese film starlet Zhang Ziyi has taken the blame for an earthquake donation scandal in her first comments on a flap that sparked a firestorm of Internet criticism and questions about her honesty.

Tue, 16 Mar 10
Google sees mobile ad rates passing PC rates (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100315/tc_nm/us_google_mobile
Reuters - Google Inc said that it expects the rates that companies pay for search ads on mobile phones could surpass the rates of its existing PC-based ad business thanks to the growing popularity of powerful smartphones.

Tue, 16 Mar 10
China without Google: 'a lose-lose scenario' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100316/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_life_without_google
AP - China without Google — a prospect that looks increasingly likely — could mean no more maps on mobile phones. A free music service that has helped to fight piracy might be in jeopardy. China's fledgling Web outfits would face less pressure to improve, eroding their ability to one day compete abroad.

Tue, 16 Mar 10
NVIDIA App Brings 3D Gaming to Your TV (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100316/tc_pcworld/nvidiaappbrings3dgamingtoyourtv
PC World - Are you excited to start gaming in 3D? NVIDIA wants to show you how awesome 3D video games and movies can be, and it has teamed up with Panasonic for a US-wide road tour to showcase the latest in 3D home theater technology. As part of the tour, you'll be able to test out PCs running NVIDIA's 3DTV Play software with Panasonic's 3D HDTVs and shutter glasses (what a mouthful!).

Tue, 16 Mar 10
Hack Lets You Control Your DLSR Camera From Your Nintendo DS (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100315/tc_pcworld/hackletsyoucontrolyourdlsrcamerafromyournintendods
PC World - The folks at the HDR Labs have released the Open Camera Controller (OCC), a system that uses an older Nintendo DS handheld to provide more options to photographers seeking to get the most out of their DLSR cameras.

Tue, 16 Mar 10
Canon EOS 5D Mark II firmware udpate released (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100316/tc_macworld/canoneos5dmarkiifirmwareudpatereleased
Macworld.com - Canon released a firmware update today for its EOS 5D Mark II camera. The free firmware update 2.0.3 adds a handful of new video capabilities to the 5D Mark II, including the ability to shoot at 24 frames per second, which creates a more film-like look. Additionally, the camera's 30 fps rate has been changed to 29.97 fps to make it compatible with current television standards.

Tue, 16 Mar 10
Google expects Android to 'flourish' in China: CFO (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100315/tc_afp/uschinaitcompanytelecominternetgoogle


The Google Nexus One smartphone. Google expects its Android mobile operating system to AFP - Google expects its Android mobile operating system to "flourish" in China, Google's chief financial officer said Monday amid a two-month standoff with Beijing over Web censorship and cyberattacks.

Tue, 16 Mar 10
Twitter in China? In Due Time, Twitter Founder Promises (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100316/tc_pcworld/twitterinchinainduetimetwitterfounderpromises
PC World - During a New York panel discussion on social media and digital activism held Monday, Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei secured a promise from Twitter creator Jack Dorsey that his company will offer a Chinese version of its social networking service.

Tue, 16 Mar 10
Trusteer Rolls out Malware Forensic Tool for Banks (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100315/tc_pcworld/trusteerrollsoutmalwareforensictoolforbanks
PC World - Security vendor Trusteer's latest product will allow banks to remotely investigate their customers' computers if it is suspected the PC has been hacked.

Tue, 16 Mar 10
OpenLogic Pushes Open-source Scan Service for M&As (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100315/tc_pcworld/openlogicpushesopensourcescanserviceformampas
PC World - OpenLogic, which provides support and auditing services for open-source software, announced a new offering on Monday aimed at customers in the process of buying other companies.

Tue, 16 Mar 10
New Aperture update fixes video issues (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100315/tc_macworld/newapertureupdatefixesvideoissues
Macworld.com - Yet another fix for Aperture 3 users came down the pipeline on Monday in the form of Aperture SlideShow Support Update 1.1.

Mon, 15 Mar 10
Amazon reacts to new Colo tax, costing affiliates (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100315/ap_on_hi_te/us_online_sales_tax_states


In this photograph taken on Friday, March 12, 2010, Kristie McNealy, second from left, works on her laptop computer while her children, from left, 4-year-old Camden, 1-month-old Maverick, 7-year-old Riley and 2-year-old Sawyer join her at the dining room table in the family's home in the east Denver suburb of Aurora, Colo. Kristie McNealy, like other bloggers and web site coordinators in Colorado, lost a chunk of their business when Amazon.com announced that it was cutting ties with local affiliates because of a new Colorado law requiring the firm to collect state sales tax for online sales. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)AP - Kristie McNealy blogs from her suburban Denver home about raising four children and health issues. Her husband, Rob, a floor installer, runs another Web site offering product reviews and advice on hardwood floors.

Mon, 15 Mar 10
Venezuelan Web site rejects Chavez's allegations (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100314/ap_on_hi_te/lt_venezuela_internet
AP - A Venezuelan Web site that was accused by President Hugo Chavez of spreading false reports of killings said Sunday the government is trying to restrict criticism, but announced it had banned the visitors who posted the inaccurate rumors.

Mon, 15 Mar 10
Innovation on display at Games Conference (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100313/ap_on_en_ot/us_games_developers_conference


In this undated image released by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Sony's new motion controller is shown. The Japanese maker of the PlayStation 3 unveiled Thursday, March 10, 2010, its highly anticipated motion controlling system, as it takes aim at Nintendo's dominance in the gaming sector. Used with the existing PlayStation Eye camera, the new wireless motion controller can track players' body movements. The controller, in turn, has on its end a light-emitting orb that is recognized by the camera. (AP Photo/Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)AP - Motion controls and social gaming were the hot topics at this week's Game Developers Conference, the annual convention of game designers, programmers and executives.

Mon, 15 Mar 10
High-tech event crowd urged to save the planet (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100315/tc_afp/usitinternetenvironmentsxsw


A DJ plays records at the opening night of SxSW 2010 in Austin, Texas. Techno-hip trend-setters that design online services, software, buildings and other components of modern life have been told to AFP - Techno-hip trend-setters that design online services, software, buildings and other components of modern life have been told to "get off the sidelines" and start saving the planet at a key high-tech event.

Mon, 15 Mar 10
HDTV: Even Critters Prefer It (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100313/tc_pcworld/hdtvevencritterspreferit
PC World - Apparently we aren't the only species to prefer the crisp, smooth picture of an HDTV compared to that from one of those old CRT sets of yesteryear.

Mon, 15 Mar 10
Smartphones put the moves on social networking (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100314/tc_afp/lifestyleusitinternettelecomgypsiisxsw


The iPhone 3Gs at an Apple store in 2009. Mobile social networking ruled on Saturday as the techno-hip at South By South West (SXSW) used location-based services on smartphones to track down everything from panels to parties.(AFP/File/Jack Guez)AFP - Mobile social networking ruled on Saturday as the techno-hip at South By South West (SXSW) used location-based services on smartphones to track down everything from panels to parties.

Mon, 15 Mar 10
Apple to replace iPad batteries with a new iPad (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100315/tc_macworld/appletoreplaceipadbatterieswithanewipad
Macworld.com - After facing criticism—and lawsuits—in the past over the irreplaceable batteries in its products, Apple appears determined to get in front of the issue with the iPad. Three weeks before shipping its new tablet, the company announced an iPad battery replacement program.

Mon, 15 Mar 10
Bye bye Bajaj: Sun sets on India's beloved scooter (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100314/ap_on_bi_ge/as_india_wealth_and_scooters


In this Feb. 18, 2010 photo, Prem Kalra, 72, looks on with his old Bajaj super scooter, as a motorcyclist moves past in New Delhi, India. Once there was the waiting list to buy Bajaj scooters, a wait which often lasted for years. There was the pride of that first ride and you knew that you'd finally made it to the middle class. Later this month, Bajaj's last scooter will roll out from its factory, ending an era in India's transition from dreary socialist economy into a consumerist power house.(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)AP - It was a purchase to be remembered.

Mon, 15 Mar 10
iPad Swapped if its Battery Fails, Apple Says (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100313/tc_pcworld/ipadswappedifitsbatteryfailsapplesays
PC World - If you're one of the folks (or as others have said, "idiots") who have already decided to hand over a few Benjamins for an iPad pre-order, chances are you haven't given much thought to what happens if your battery goes bad. Rest assured that Apple is one step ahead of you.

Sat, 13 Mar 10
Apple gives chief operating officer $5M bonus (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_hi_te/us_apple_executive_bonus


FILE - In this June 8, 2009 file photo, Apple interim CEO and Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook smiles before the start of the the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Apple Inc. is giving its chief operating officer a $5 million bonus for 'outstanding performance' running the company while CEO Steve Jobs was on medical leave. Timothy Cook will also receive 75,000 restricted stock units scheduled to vest in 2011 and 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AP - Apple Inc. is giving its chief operating officer a $5 million bonus for "outstanding performance" running the company while CEO Steve Jobs was on medical leave.

Sat, 13 Mar 10
Court OKs TV rules opposed by Comcast, Cablevision (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_sp_ot/us_tec_cable_access_rules
AP - A federal court Friday upheld regulations that require cable TV companies to make sports programming and other channels they own available on equal terms to rival TV providers such as satellite companies.

Sat, 13 Mar 10
No .xxx yet: Internet agency delays porn decision (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_hi_te/af_tec_internet_pornography
AP - Porn Web sites can't park themselves at a ".xxx" address quite yet.

Sat, 13 Mar 10
Chinese minister insists Google obey the law (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_google


Li Yizhong, Chinese Minister of Industry and Information Technology, gestures during a press conference in Beijing Friday, March 12, 2010. Li, China's top Internet regulator, insisted Friday that Google must obey its laws or 'pay the consequences,' giving no sign of a possible compromise in their dispute over censorship and hacking. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)AP - China's top Internet regulator insisted Friday that Google must obey its laws or "pay the consequences," giving no sign of a possible compromise in their dispute over censorship and hacking.

Sat, 13 Mar 10
Privacy issues nix Netflix movie-picking contest (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100313/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_no_netflix_sequel
AP - DVD-by-mail service Netflix Inc. has canceled a sequel to a $1 million movie-recommendation contest, avoiding a potential courtroom drama over the privacy rights of its subscribers.

Sat, 13 Mar 10
FCC to propose 10-year Internet expansion: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100313/wr_nm/us_fcc_internet
Reuters - The Federal Communications Commission will submit a 10-year plan to Congress on Tuesday that would establish high-speed Internet as the country's dominant means of communication, The New York Times reported in Saturday editions.

Sat, 13 Mar 10
Mac news briefs: 3D and animation (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100313/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefs3dandanimation
Macworld.com - Toon Boom Animate 2 announced

Sat, 13 Mar 10
iPad Will Read Books Aloud, Support Open EPUB Format (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100312/bs_nf/72165
NewsFactor - Eager to be the first on your block with an iPad? Apple started taking orders for the tablets on Friday. Wi-Fi models running from $499 to $699 will be available on April 3; 3G models, costing $629 to $829, won't be available until late April.

Sat, 13 Mar 10
Summary Box: Court OKs cable TV access rules (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_cable_access_rules_summary_box
AP - THE DISPUTE: Cable TV providers challenged a five-year extension of federal regulations requiring them to make channels they own available to rivals such as satellite TV.

Sat, 13 Mar 10
Xbox 360 Outsold Wii in February, Says NPD (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100313/tc_pcworld/xbox360outsoldwiiinfebruarysaysnpd
PC World - Microsoft's Xbox 360 outsold Nintendo's Wii in February to claim the top spot in the U.S. monthly sales ranking for the first time in more than two years, analyst group NPD said Thursday. Overall the industry had a poor month with total sales down 15 percent from February last year.

Sat, 13 Mar 10
Electric Bat Interactive previews free browser-based games (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100313/tc_macworld/electricbatinteractivepreviewsfreebrowserbasedgames
Macworld.com - Typically, players in a game battle for fantastical lands, important landmarks, or some other pre-determined acre of game territory. But what if the land you played for wasn’t a mere kingdom or country, but the entire Internet?

Sat, 13 Mar 10
QAD shares slide after 4th-quarter revenue drops (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_qad
AP - Shares of QAD Inc. sank Friday after the business software provider reported a drop in fourth-quarter revenue and predicted another drop for the first quarter.

Sat, 13 Mar 10
Troyak Takedown, Security Blues, ICANN Meets (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100312/tc_pcworld/troyaktakedownsecuritybluesicannmeets
PC World - The Troyak ISP, which has been linked to the Zeus botnet, was briefly taken down this week. The takedown occurred on the heels of the RSA Conference last week, where there was much talk about the "cat-and-mouse" game of trying to squelch cybercrime. Otherwise, things got a little testy at the ICANN meeting in Nairobi, and iPad pre-orders got rolling. Oh, and the Internet was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Seriously.

Sat, 13 Mar 10
Accessorize Your iPad for Business (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100312/tc_pcworld/accessorizeyouripadforbusiness
PC World - Apple began accepting pre-orders this morning for the much-anticipated iPad. While the iPad is designed primarily as an entertainment and media platform for consumers, there are also some valid business uses for the slick tablet.

Fri, 12 Mar 10
Lenovo says business will focus on mobile Internet (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_hi_te/as_tec_china_lenovo


FILE - In this file photo taken Thursday May 25, 2006, a Chinese model uses a mobile phone to control a robot made by Chinese computer maker Lenovo at a high-tech exhibition in Beijing, China. Lenovo Group expects wireless Internet products to account for up to 80 percent of its sales within five years as it pursues expansion in faster-growing emerging markets, CEO Yang Yuanqing said Friday, March 12, 2010. (AP Photo, File)AP - Lenovo Group expects wireless Internet products to account for up to 80 percent of its sales within five years as it pursues expansion in faster-growing emerging markets, CEO Yang Yuanqing said Friday.

Fri, 12 Mar 10
Report finds online censorship more sophisticated (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100311/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_internet_censorship


A woman works online in her cubicle at an office in Beijing on February 4, 2010. China's homegrown social media sites like Weibo are booming thanks to their better knowledge of the world's largest Internet market, and the censorship stifling foreign rivals like Facebook, Twitter, and Google-owned YouTube.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)AP - Repressive regimes have stepped up efforts to censor the Internet and jail dissidents, Reporters Without Borders said in a study out Thursday.

Fri, 12 Mar 10
Feds pledge tough review of Comcast-NBC deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100311/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_comcast_nbc
AP - Federal regulators are pledging rigorous reviews of Comcast Corp.'s proposed purchase of NBC Universal to ensure that it would not stifle competition or harm consumers.

Fri, 12 Mar 10
VeriSign to spend more than $300M on tech upgrades (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100311/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_verisign_infrastructure_upgrade
AP - VeriSign Inc., whose technology is key to allowing Internet users to access Web sites with names ending in ".com" and ".net," plans to spend more than $300 million over the next decade to upgrade its systems.

Fri, 12 Mar 10
February video game sales drop 15 percent (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_video_game_sales
AP - U.S. retail sales of video games declined 15 percent in February, hurt in part by an ongoing decline in sales of music games and lower sales of the Wii system.

Fri, 12 Mar 10
Twitter unveils tool to share tweeting locations (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_twitter_location
AP - Twitter can now let the world automatically know your whereabouts as well as your thoughts and activities.

Fri, 12 Mar 10
FCC releases Internet speed test tool (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100312/wr_nm/us_broadband_fcc_speed
Reuters - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday launched a broadband test service to help consumers clock the speed of their Internet.

Fri, 12 Mar 10
Sony, Panasonic Cameras Combine Small Size With SLR Features (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100312/tc_pcworld/sonypanasoniccamerascombinesmallsizewithslrfeatures
PC World - It's been a year since Panasonic debuted the first digital camera that combined the compactness of a point-and-shoot with the flexibility of interchangeable lenses. The Lumix G1 kick-started a new segment in the camera market, which this week saw a new model from Panasonic and the second showing of a prototype camera from Sony.

Fri, 12 Mar 10
Verizon Expects a 4G Smartphone Earlier Than Planned (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100311/bs_nf/72144
NewsFactor - Verizon Wireless hopes to debut its first 4G smartphone in the middle of next year, months earlier than planned, a company executive revealed Wednesday. The new handset will debut about three to six months after its Long-Term Evolution network launches, Verizon Wireless CTO Anthony Melone told The Wall Street Journal.

Fri, 12 Mar 10
Appeal filed in Phil Spector case (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_en_mu/us_phil_spector
AP - Lawyers for legendary music producer Phil Spector have asked an appellate court to throw out his second-degree murder conviction on grounds of judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct.

Fri, 12 Mar 10
'Uncharted 2' nabs 5 trophies at video game awards (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_en_ot/us_games_developer_choice_awards


FILE - In this undated video game file image released by Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., a scene is shown from 'Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.' The high-octane PlayStation 3 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog won five trophies at the Game Developers Conference ceremony Thursday March 11, 2010 including game of the year. (AP Photo/Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., File)AP - "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" stole the show at the Game Developers Choice Awards.

Fri, 12 Mar 10
iPad available for pre-order at 5:30 Pacific, 8:30 Eastern (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100312/tc_macworld/ipadavailableforpreorderat530pacific830eastern
Macworld.com - If you're looking to be first in line to pre-order Apple's new iPad, then set your alarm, because Steve Jobs's latest creation is available for pre-order in the U.S. early on Friday, March 12: 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time or 8:30 a.m. for those of us on the East coast.

Fri, 12 Mar 10
Opera Mini 5 Beta Released for Android Phones (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100312/tc_pcworld/operamini5betareleasedforandroidphones
PC World - Do you want to try a different browser on your Android phone? The folks at Opera Software announced a beta version of the Opera Mini 5 browser that provides a PC-like browsing experience on smartphones and other handheld devices that run on the Android platform.

Fri, 12 Mar 10
RadiSys acquires Pactolus; terms not disclosed (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100311/ap_on_hi_te/us_radisys_pactolus
AP - RadiSys Corp., a maker of servers that support wireless phone networks, said Thursday it acquired privately held Pactolus Communications Software Co. Terms were not disclosed.

Fri, 12 Mar 10
It's Time to Finally Drop Internet Explorer 6 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100311/tc_pcworld/itstimetofinallydropinternetexplorer6
PC World - A security researcher has published exploit code for the latest Internet Explorer zero-day flaw on the Web and Microsoft is warning that more attacks against the unpatched vulnerability can be expected in-the-wild. One thing seems to be more apparent with each passing Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerability: its time to upgrade the Web browser.

Fri, 12 Mar 10
iPad available for pre-order at 5:30 Pacific (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100312/tc_macworld/ipadavailableforpreorderat530pacific
Macworld.com - If you're looking to be first in line to pre-order Apple's new iPad, then set your alarm, because Steve Jobs's latest creation is available for pre-order in the U.S. early on Friday, March 12: 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time or 8:30 a.m. for those of us on the East coast.

Thu, 11 Mar 10
Sony unveils new motion contoller to slow Nintendo (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100311/ap_on_hi_te/as_japan_sony_motion_controller
AP - Sony has a new message for Nintendo Wii gamers: Come join us.

Thu, 11 Mar 10
Palm Inc. teeters in crowded smart phone market (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100311/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_palm_s_prospects


In This March 8, 2010 photo, a customer uses a Palm Pre Plus at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif. Last year, Palm Inc. thought it had all the right pieces for a rebirth in the market it helped create. Palm had a new CEO who helped rival Apple make the iPod a household name, a well-regarded new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software. Now Palm might be the latest company to learn that great technology and an accomplished leader don't guarantee success. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software.

Thu, 11 Mar 10
Global agency reconsiders `.xxx' for porn sites (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100310/ap_on_hi_te/af_tec_internet_pornography


FILE - In this March 22, 2007 file photo, Stuart Lawley, chief executive of ICM Registry Inc., poses for a photo in his Jupiter, Fla home, Thursday, March 22, 2007 by one of his computers. A key global Internet oversight body is reopening discussions about whether to create a '.xxx' address for pornographic Web sites after an outside panel questioned the grounds for earlier rejecting such an online red-light district.(AP Photo/J. Pat Carter, file)AP - A global Internet oversight agency is reopening discussions about whether to create a ".xxx" domain name as an online red-light district where porn sites can set up shop away from the wandering eyes of children and teenagers.

Thu, 11 Mar 10
Huge 'botnet' amputated, but criminals reconnect (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100311/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_botnet_takedown
AP - The sudden takedown of an Internet provider thought to be helping spread one of the most promiscuous pieces of malicious software out there appears to have cut off criminals from potentially millions of personal computers under their control.

Thu, 11 Mar 10
OnLive game streaming service to start in June (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100310/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_games_online_streaming
AP - In an industry first, a new gaming service will start allowing people to "stream" popular high-end games such as "Assassin's Creed II" over the Internet in June, using a mechanism similar to watching TV shows or listening to music online.

Thu, 11 Mar 10
MySpace upping ante in online social games (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100311/tc_afp/usitinternetvideogamescompanymyspace


MySpace began courting videogame developers as it moved to capitalize on the booming popularity of playing games online at social networks.(AFP/File/Loic Venance)AFP - MySpace began courting videogame developers as it moved to capitalize on the booming popularity of playing games online at social networks.

Thu, 11 Mar 10
Census campaign targets tech-savvy Hispanic youth (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100311/ap_on_en_ot/us_census_hispanics


Voto Latino co-founder and actress Rosario Dawson, second from right, participates in a news conference with actor Wilma Valderrama, right, California Community Foundation president Antonia Hernandez, far left, and Voto Latino executive director Maria Teresa Kumar at the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex Center in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Dawson announced a plan by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund) and Voto Latino to build momentum for the 2010 census by launching an interactive, multimedia campaign targeting young California Latinos. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP - Groups pushing for robust Hispanic participation in the 2010 census announced a new campaign Thursday that aims to reach the hard-to-count demographic through its smart-phone-toting youngsters.

Thu, 11 Mar 10
Unlocked RIM BlackBerry 8800 Smartphone (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100311/tc_pcworld/unlockedrimblackberry8800smartphone
PC World - Newegg.com has an unlocked RIM BlackBerry 8800 for $159.99 with $2.99 standard shipping. The sturdy smartphone is 4.5 by 2.6 by 0.6 inches and weighs 4.7 ounces. It doesn't have a camera, but it does feature music and video players and a 2.5-inch, 320-by-240-resolution display. Though it's not one of the newest smartphones, we noted in our review that it's a great e-mail device (it can support up to ten accounts) and features built-in GPS functionality and Bluetooth support. It does not have Wi-Fi.

Thu, 11 Mar 10
Panasonic Sets the 3D HDTV Bar At Best Buy (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100310/tc_pcworld/panasonicsetsthe3dhdtvbaratbestbuy
PC World - A scrum of reporters pressed against Brad and Ashley as they shuffled up to the counter at a Best Buy store in Manhattan. Cameras flashed and elbows flew. Was it the end of Brangelina? Some new reality show?

Thu, 11 Mar 10
New racing videogames set to rev up sales (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100311/tc_nm/us_videgames_racing


Sony Computer Entertainment America President and CEO Jack Tretton watches video from the new Reuters - Blatant disregard for oncoming traffic and speed limits will get you into serious trouble on the road, but drivers seeking similar thrills can indulge in a fleet of new racing video games due out soon.

Thu, 11 Mar 10
Apple iPod Shuffle 4 GB (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100311/tc_pcworld/appleipodshuffle4gb
PC World - Spring break is just around the corner, so what better companion to take on your swimsuit workouts than an Apple iPod Shuffle? Amazon has the 4GB 3rd Generation Silver iPod Shuffle for $55.99 with free shipping. The 3rd Generation iPod Shuffle features a sexy design, voice navigation (unlike previous iPod Shuffles, this Shuffle will tell you what playlists and tracks are on your device), and headphones with a built-in remote.

Thu, 11 Mar 10
Motorola, Microsoft in deal to put Bing on phones (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100311/tc_nm/us_motorola_bing
Reuters - Motorola Inc has reached a deal with Microsoft Corp that will put Bing search and mapping services on its phones that use Google's Android operating system.

Thu, 11 Mar 10
MySpace Revamps for Revival (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100311/tc_pcworld/myspacerevampsforrevival
PC World - As Google takes on the social networking world with Buzz, and Facebook and Twitter bring out location-sharing ala Foursquare, does anybody remember the social networking site that started it all? MySpace has had a tough year -- with employee cuts and CEO resignations -- but the company's new co-presidents are seeking to turn the site around with a new look, a new mantra ("Discover and be discovered"), and believers.

Thu, 11 Mar 10
Intego releases VirusBarrier X6 Dual Protection (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100310/tc_macworld/integoreleasesvirusbarrierx6dualprotection
Macworld.com - The perils of malware and viruses are everywhere, and Mac users shouldn’t be complacent, especially if they’re also running Windows via Boot Camp or other virtualization software. To those ends, Intego has released VirusBarrier X6 Dual Protection, which offers all the features of its X6 product for both Mac and Windows operating systems running on your machine.

Thu, 11 Mar 10
Prototype $200 Tablet Runs Android, Chromium OS, Linux (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100311/tc_pcworld/prototype200tabletrunsandroidchromiumoslinux
PC World - $200 tablet PCs have been something of a pipe dream. There was the Crunchpad, which was supposed to be $200, but that didn’t last very long, coming out as the $400 Joo Joo. If what Freescale showed off at Mobile World Congress becomes reality, though, the dream may finally come true.

Thu, 11 Mar 10
Consumer Reports: Apple still tops in computer tech support (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100311/tc_macworld/consumerreportsapplestilltopsincomputertechsupport
Macworld.com - I have the greatest respect for the men and women behind Apple's tech support. Despite having one of the toughest jobs in the industry, they've always been extremely efficient and courteous in solving my own problems.

Wed, 10 Mar 10
Google opens Web store for business applications (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100310/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_apps_store
AP - Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more companies to rely on applications piped over the Internet.

Wed, 10 Mar 10
MySpace outlines makeover after exec shake up (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100310/ap_on_hi_te/us_myspace_makeover


In this photo released Tuesday March 9,2010 by MySpace showing Jason Hirschhorn,38, left, and Mike Jones,34 right at the MySpace headquarters in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Monday March 8, 2010. The two new co-presidents of MySpace were announced this week following the abrupt departure of CEO Owen Van Natta in February after just 10 months on the job. (AP Photo/MySpace) NO SALESAP - Long-ago lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, social networking site MySpace is planning a series of updates over the next months that will link its users' posts to those sites more easily and carve out its niche as an entertainment hub more clearly.

Wed, 10 Mar 10
Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100309/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec3_d_tvs


Sony's 3-D televisions are introduced as a model watches with its 3-D glasses included in the TV set in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will start selling 3-D televisions in June, joining a competitive industrywide push to convince consumers to embrace the technology for their living rooms. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Want to be the first one on your block with a 3-D television? It will cost you about $3,000.

Wed, 10 Mar 10
Google adds bike lane with latest mapping feature (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100310/ap_on_hi_te/us_google_biking_directions
AP - Google Inc. is adding a bike lane with its latest online mapping option.

Wed, 10 Mar 10
On latest guitar game, players strum real strings (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100309/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_guitar_game


In this undated photo provided by Seven45 Studios, the Power Gig: Rise of the SixString, is shown. (AP Photo/Seven45 Studios)AP - An upcoming musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument.

Wed, 10 Mar 10
`Nobel of computing' goes to early PC designer (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100309/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_computing_award
AP - A Microsoft Corp. researcher won the $250,000 Turing Award, one of technology's most coveted prizes, on Tuesday for his work helping design and build what is widely considered the first modern personal computer.

Wed, 10 Mar 10
Summary Box: Google expands sales of business apps (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100310/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_apps_store_summary_box
AP - NEW APPS STORE: Google is selling the online services of other business software makers.

Wed, 10 Mar 10
Chinese group files complaint over "faulty" HP laptops (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100310/tc_nm/us_hp_china


A logo of HP is seen outside Hewlett-Packard Belgian headquarters in Diegem, near Brussels, January 12, 2010. REUTERS/Thierry RogeReuters - More than 100 Chinese consumers have filed an official complaint against Hewlett-Packard Co over faulty laptop computers, leaving the door open for a lawsuit against the U.S. technology company, a lawyer for the group said on Wednesday.

Wed, 10 Mar 10
Man stabbed with meat thermometer at movie in CA (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100310/ap_on_en_mo/us_movie_theater_stabbing
AP - Authorities say a man was stabbed in the neck with a meat thermometer after asking a woman to silence her cell phone during a screening of the film "Shutter Island" at a Southern California movie theater.

Wed, 10 Mar 10
Sony, Samsung Join Campaign To Push 3-D TV Sets (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100309/bs_nf/72087
NewsFactor - On the heels of the big 3-D television presence at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, Sony and Samsung are joining Panasonic, LG Electronics, and others in promoting the new technology. On Tuesday, Sony said it is aiming for 10 percent of its TV sales within the next year to be 3-D models, and Samsung announced a range of HDTV sets and Blu-ray players will ship later this month.

Wed, 10 Mar 10
"Logorama" duo take aim at "Ghost Recon" videogame (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100310/tc_nm/us_logorama
Reuters - The directors behind the Oscar-winning animated short "Logorama," are moving into the live-action world -- but they aren't going Hollywood just yet.

Wed, 10 Mar 10
As Ballmer Praises Apple, EFF Cites Stiff App Store Rules (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100309/bs_nf/72096
NewsFactor - With the stakes high in Microsoft's bid to add its search engine to the iPhone, a few words of praise by the software giant's CEO have drawn a considerable amount of attention.

Wed, 10 Mar 10
LG Elec launches Android-based smartphone (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100310/tc_nm/us_lg_android
Reuters - LG Electronics Inc, the world's No. 3 mobile phone maker, on Wednesday launched a smartphone based on Google's Android operating system in South Korea, as it seeks to boost its relatively weak smartphone line-ups.

Wed, 10 Mar 10
MySpace readies site overhaul to rekindle growth (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100310/wr_nm/us_media_myspace
Reuters - With shrinking audiences, deep layoffs and two management shake-ups, MySpace, the one-time leader in Internet social networking, has had a rocky year.

Wed, 10 Mar 10
Hackers target freshly uncovered Internet Explorer hole (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100309/tc_afp/usitinternetsoftwarecrimecompanymicrosoft


An attendee tries an interactive display at the Microsoft booth at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show, in January 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Microsoft on Tuesday warned that hackers are targeting a freshly-uncovered weakness in some earlier versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser software.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)AFP - Microsoft on Tuesday warned that hackers are targeting a freshly-uncovered weakness in some earlier versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser software.

Wed, 10 Mar 10
Rackspace Hires to Align With MySQL Offshoot (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100309/tc_pcworld/rackspacehirestoalignwithmysqloffshoot
PC World - A number of former Sun Microsystems employees who worked on Drizzle, an offshoot of the MySQL open-source database, have ended up at cloud infrastructure provider Rackspace, where they will continue their efforts, developer Jay Pipes wrote in a blog post Monday.

Wed, 10 Mar 10
Parallels Desktop update adds support for Chrome OS (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100309/tc_macworld/parallelsdesktopupdateaddssupportforchromeos
Macworld.com - Parallels, whose Desktop offering lets you run a variety of operating systems without ever having to leave Mac OS X, has updated Parallels Desktop 5.0 to include support for Google’s Chrome OS.

Tue, 9 Mar 10
White House tweeting spreads president's message (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100308/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_tweeting_white_house


FILE - In this July 7, 2008, file photo then-Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., checks his BlackBerry in St. Louis, Mo. Blending behind-the-scenes nuggets with a defense of Obama's record, White House and administration officials are increasingly communicating through Twitter, the popular social network that operates as a Web-based clearing house for public statements on subjects as broad as the federal budget and as narrow as personal grocery lists. It's similar to a bulletin board where anyone can post short notes and users cull the pieces they see by choosing to 'follow' individuals' account. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)AP - #wanttospinWHreporters?

Tue, 9 Mar 10
Toyota disputes critic who blames electronics (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100309/ap_on_bi_ge/us_toyota_recall_electronics


Dr. Matthew Schwall, Toyota's Managing Engineer of Exponent's Vehicle Engineering, performs a pedal test on a BMW during a live webcast Monday, March 8, 2010, at Toyota Headquarters in Torrance, Calif. Toyota, dogged by millions of recalls and claims that it still has not fixed its safety problems, assembled a group of experts who said studies by an Illinois professor who revved Toyota engines simply by short-circuiting the wiring were flawed because they created conditions that would never happen on the road. (AP Photo/Bret Hartman)AP - Toyota, dogged by millions of recalls and claims that it still has not fixed its safety problems, took its strongest step yet Monday to silence critics who blame faulty electronics for runaway cars and trucks.

Tue, 9 Mar 10
IBM, Stanford cite advance in plastic recycling (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100309/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_plastics_breakthrough
AP - When you recycle a plastic bottle, it doesn't necessarily become another plastic bottle.

Tue, 9 Mar 10
Web standards group gets former tech exec as CEO (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100308/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_web_organization_ceo
AP - A former executive with IBM and other tech companies has been named the new CEO of an organization in charge of coordinating the technical specifications behind the World Wide Web.

Tue, 9 Mar 10
Tax season bringing out the fraud artists (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100308/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_irs_scams
AP - How do you know that the sender of an e-mail that has landed in your inbox is trying to steal your money or your identity? The message comes right out and asks for it.

Tue, 9 Mar 10
Google Fiber Draws Another Bid (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100309/tc_pcworld/googlefiberdrawsanotherbid
PC World - Sarasota has entered the Google Fiber race for super-high-speed Internet by renaming City Island "Google Island."

Tue, 9 Mar 10
Sony to Begin Worldwide 3D TV Launch in June (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100309/tc_pcworld/sonytobeginworldwide3dtvlaunchinjune
PC World - Sony will begin selling 3D TVs in Japan on June 10 and worldwide at about the same time, it said Tuesday. A firmware upgrade to its PlayStation 3 console that adds 3D support and other 3D-compatible home electronics products will also be available to coincide with the television launch.

Tue, 9 Mar 10
Texas Instruments (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20100309/bs_ibd_ibd/525774
Investor's Business Daily - Texas Instruments , a maker of cell-phone chips, raised its low end of Q1 EPS forecast to 48-52 cents vs. views of 49 cents. It also expects Q1 revenue of $3.07 bil-$3.19 bil vs. views of $3.08 bil. Shares dipped in late trading.

Tue, 9 Mar 10
TV Industry Needs a Standard for 3D Glasses -- Now (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100309/tc_pcworld/tvindustryneedsastandardfor3dglassesnow
PC World - After months of buzz, 3D television has officially arrived. Panasonic on Wednesday will launch its new series of 3D-enabled HDTVs at Best Buy, a move that's part of a united industry effort to bring three-dimensional entertainment to your living room.

Tue, 9 Mar 10
Analyst: PlayStation 3 to Smoke Xbox 360 and Wii (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100309/tc_pcworld/analystplaystation3tosmokexbox360andwii
PC World - Begging trouble, Strategy Analytics forecasts Sony's PlayStation 3 will outsell both the Xbox 360 and Wii by the time things are winding down for all three. That's not all: In a report titled "Taming the Waves: Games Console Life Cycles and Platform Competition," the company offers specific figures, predicting everything from transitional timeframes to life unit sales.

Tue, 9 Mar 10
iPad to hit stores April 3 (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100309/tc_nm/us_apple


Unity 3 with full pixel shaders on iPhone 3GSReuters - Apple Inc said the first iPads will be in U.S. stores on April 3 and hit nine international markets later in the month, easing concerns that manufacturing constraints could delay launch.

Tue, 9 Mar 10
WordPress Guns for Web Content Management Duties (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100308/tc_pcworld/wordpressgunsforwebcontentmanagementduties
PC World - Long popular with bloggers, the open-source WordPress blogging software is also starting to find a niche as a low-cost corporate CMS (content management system), at least for managing relatively simple Web sites.

Tue, 9 Mar 10
IBM CEO's pay ticked higher to $21.2M in 2009 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100309/ap_on_hi_te/us_ibm_executive_compensation
AP - The pay package for IBM Corp.'s CEO notched slightly higher in 2009, according to calculations by The Associated Press, as he was rewarded for a year in which the technology company wrung out big profit gains despite a rocky market that clipped sales.

Tue, 9 Mar 10
Energizer USB Charger Software Contains Malware (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100308/bs_nf/72061
NewsFactor - Some Windows PC users may hope the Energizer bunny didn't keep going and going. It turns out the Energizer DUO USB battery charger is a vehicle for attacks on PCs, according to the Department of Homeland Security's Computer Emergency Readiness Team.

Tue, 9 Mar 10
Rivals Report Boost from Microsoft's Browser Ballot (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100308/bs_nf/72057
NewsFactor - Mozilla and Opera Software say they are seeing an uptick in demand for their browsers in the wake of Microsoft's launch of a choice ballot in Europe. Mozilla CEO John Lilly told The New York Times over the weekend that more than 50,000 Firefox downloads have already occurred via direct links from the new choice screen that the European Commission mandated last year as part of its antitrust settlement with Microsoft.

Tue, 9 Mar 10
CBS returns March Madness to the iPhone (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100308/tc_macworld/cbsreturnsmarchmadnesstotheiphone
Macworld.com - The fervor over March Madness is akin to the excitement over the Olympics: even if you're not a typical sports fan, you can't help but be interested.  Me, I’ll watch maybe one college basketball game during the regular season, but come tournament time I can't help but refresh scores and update my bracket like any other diehard. This year, two versions of CBS Sports Mobile's March Madness iPhone app should make that easier than ever.

Mon, 8 Mar 10
Database can crack missing person cases — if used (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100307/ap_on_re_us/us_naming_the_dead


FILE- In a photo made March 17, 2007, Janice Smolinski poses in her Cheshire, Conn., home where a photo of her son, Billy, is visible in the foreground. Billy disappeared from his Waterbury, Conn. home in Aug. 2004 and Smolinski believes a Justice Department database program will someday help find her son who was 31 when he vanished. (AP Photo/Michelle McLoughlin, File)AP - A new online database promises to crack some of the nation's 100,000 missing persons cases and provide answers to desperate families, but only a fraction of law enforcement agencies are using it.

Mon, 8 Mar 10
ABC restored to 3.1M customers after Oscars begin (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100308/ap_on_hi_te/us_disney_cablevision


FILE - Bob Iger, president and CEO of the Walt Disney Company, delivers a keynote speech during the TelecomNEXT convention in Las Vegas on in this March 20, 2006 file photo. Cablevision Systems Corp. said early Sunday March 7, 2010 the stall in negotiations should be blamed on Disney CEO Bob Iger. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)AP - Cablevision's 3.1 million subscribers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut had their access to the Academy Awards telecast restored Sunday night after the cable operator reached a deal with ABC's parent company in a dispute over fees.

Mon, 8 Mar 10
US to allow web service exports to strict nations (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100308/tc_afp/usirancubasudandiplomacyitinternettechnology


File photo shows a woman using her laptop computer. Washington will allow technology companies to export Internet services to Iran, Cuba and Sudan in a bid to exploit their libertarian potential, The New York Times has reported.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Washington will allow technology companies to export Internet services to Iran, Cuba and Sudan in a bid to exploit their libertarian potential, The New York Times reported late Sunday.

Mon, 8 Mar 10
Gadgets galore as Somali pirates spur booming sector (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100307/tc_afp/somaliapiracyshippingdefencetechnology


A pirate boat in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia in 2009. Somali pirates raked in an estimated 60 million dollars in 2009 but the Indian Ocean's ransom hunters have also spurred a much larger industry of ship protection devices.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Somali pirates raked in an estimated 60 million dollars in 2009 but the Indian Ocean's ransom hunters have also spurred a much larger industry of ship protection devices.

Mon, 8 Mar 10
How to Navigate the Deluge of Netflix Streaming Devices (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100308/tc_pcworld/howtonavigatethedelugeofnetflixstreamingdevices
PC World - Getting a movie (or an entire season of Lost) delivered in the mail used be the height of convenience, but discs are so last decade. Consumers are increasingly seeking instant satisfaction, in the form of streaming video on demand. Netflix says that 48 percent of its 12.3 million subscribers used its streaming feature in December 2009, versus just 28 percent the previous year.

Mon, 8 Mar 10
Apple's iPad Won't Tether with iPhone, Report Says (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100307/tc_pcworld/applesipadwonttetherwithiphonereportsays
PC World - We're down to the final weeks before the debut of Apple's famed iPad. Even with the sale date set, though, plenty of pressing questions remain about the highly hyped device.

Sun, 7 Mar 10
China to punish hackers, says no Google complaint (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100307/wr_nm/us_china_google
Reuters - China has pledged to punish hackers who attacked Google if there is evidence to prove it, but said it has yet to receive any complaint from the world's top search engine.

Sun, 7 Mar 10
Jobs: iPad Won't Tether with iPhone (PC Magazine)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20100306/tc_zd/248940
PC Magazine - It should come as no small surprise for those still waiting for some kind of tethering option for their iPhones, but Apple's iPad, scheduled to launch April 3, probably won't support tethering either.

Sun, 7 Mar 10
Videogame makers racing to develop iPad games (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100307/bs_afp/usitcompanyvideogamesinternetappleipad


Event guests play with the new Apple iPad during an Apple Special Event in San Francisco in January.(AFP/File/Ryan Anson)AFP - As an electronic reader, Apple's iPad has been touted as a possible "Kindle killer" but what has videogame makers buzzing is the potential of the touchscreen tablet computer as a gaming platform.

Sun, 7 Mar 10
iPad for Movies? Call My Chiropractor (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100306/tc_pcworld/ipadformoviescallmychiropractor
PC World - Apple is pitching its new iPad tablet as a multi-use consumer device, a superior alternative to clunky netbooks and laptops. Admittedly, the device does have its virtues, particularly for Web-surfing couch potatoes who'd rather not balance a clamshell-style portable PC on their laps.

Sun, 7 Mar 10
Good times return for India's IT workers (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100307/tc_afp/indiaoutsourcingitjobs


File photo of Kashmiri employees working at a call centre in Srinagar. India's big three outsourcing companies -- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys and Wipro -- all have plans to boost hiring sharply in the coming financial year.(AFP/File/Rouf Bhat)AFP - Indian software engineer Prithvi Sen has a spring in his step after getting re-hired by the country's flagship outsourcing industry, which is shaking off the effects of the global recession.

Sun, 7 Mar 10
US agencies needs clear cybersecurity roles: GAO report (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100306/tc_afp/usitcomputersecuritypoliticscongressgao


Staff members attend an opening ceremony of the new US Computer Emergency Readiness Team/National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center facility in 2009, in Virginia. US government cybersecurity efforts are being hampered by a need to better define the roles of the agencies responsible for defending against cyber threats, a US Congressional watchdog said Friday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win Mcnamee)AFP - US government cybersecurity efforts are being hampered by a need to better define the roles of the agencies responsible for defending against cyber threats, a US Congressional watchdog said Friday.

Sun, 7 Mar 10
The Macalope Weekly: Critical thinking skills (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100306/tc_macworld/themacalopeweeklycriticalthinkingskills
Macworld.com - Everyone’s a critic this week, some with more success than others. One of our favorite pundits—if not the favorite—gets a little over-eager when bashing the iPad. Critics of Apple’s suit against HTC, meanwhile, are not hard to find. And, after some early rave reviews, a big name in design comes out against Windows Phone 7 Series.

Sat, 6 Mar 10
FCC to propose revamping Universal Service Fund (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100305/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_fcc_universal_service
AP - Federal regulators trying to bring high-speed Internet connections to all Americans will propose tapping the government program that now subsidizes telephone service in poor and rural areas.

Sat, 6 Mar 10
Waste watchers? UK group fears trash bin spies (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100305/ap_on_hi_te/eu_britain_waste_watchers


Wheelin bins await collection from Belfast City Council, in the Rosetta area of south, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Friday, March, 5, 2010. Monitored by millions of cameras and spied on by a secretive domestic intelligence network, Britons could be forgiven for feeling up in arms over the latest threat to their privacy: Intelligent garbage bins that can monitor how much they throw out. Although the technology is already nearly a decade old, a U.K. privacy rights group says the number of local authorities fitting their trash bins with sensors of some kind has risen dramatically in the past year affecting at least 2.6 million British households. Big Brother Watch says the practice could lead to Britons being charged for how much they throw out and effectively allow the government to go through their garbage. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)AP - It's the new front in the nanny state: Microchips placed in garbage bins to monitor how much people throw away.

Sat, 6 Mar 10
New Windows phones won't run current apps (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100305/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_microsoft_windows_phone
AP - Microsoft Corp. has said its new software for smart phones, Windows Phone 7 series, is a "clean break" with the past. Now it's clear just how clean that break is: The new phones, expected late this year, won't run any applications written for older versions of Microsoft's phone software.

Sat, 6 Mar 10
US Apple iPad launch slightly delayed to April 3 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100305/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_ipad


FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2010 file photo, the Apple iPad is examined after its unveiling at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Apple said Friday, March 5, its much-anticipated iPad tablet will hit U.S. store shelves on April 3.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)AP - The much-anticipated iPad tablet computer from Apple Inc. will start hitting U.S. store shelves on April 3, slightly later than originally planned.

Sat, 6 Mar 10
HP trims 1Q net income because of lawsuit ruling (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100306/ap_on_hi_te/us_hewlett_packard_profit_revision
AP - Hewlett-Packard Co. trimmed the net income it reported for its fiscal first quarter Friday, saying it has to set aside more money than expected to deal with a lawsuit against it in the U.K.

Sat, 6 Mar 10
Cisco Quits WiMax Radio Business (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100306/tc_pcworld/ciscoquitswimaxradiobusiness
PC World - Cisco Systems will stop developing and making WiMax base stations to concentrate on the IP (Internet Protocol) networks that sit behind them.

Sat, 6 Mar 10
This Week in Geek: New Chips, More 3D, Wii Hacks, and Human Touchscreens (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100306/tc_pcworld/thisweekingeeknewchipsmore3dwiihacksandhumantouchscreens
PC World - Despite the above photo, I'm sorry to report that there were no lolcats in the news this week. But that doesn't mean there wasn't anything to report. This past week saw various chip announcements, more news on 3D displays, and a novel prototype that can effectively turn your skin into a touchscreen. Let's take a look.

Sat, 6 Mar 10
Sybase redeems $390 million of convertible debt (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100305/ap_on_bi_ge/us_sybase_debt
AP - Mobile phone software developer Sybase Inc. said Friday that it has redeemed $390 million of convertible debt.

Sat, 6 Mar 10
Movers roundup: Apple, Dish Network (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100305/ap_on_bi_ge/us_movers_roundup_apple
AP - Among the stock activity stories for Friday, March 5, from AP Financial News:

Sat, 6 Mar 10
Xbox Live lifts taboos on race-sexual preference (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100305/tc_afp/usitinternetvideogamesmicrosoft


Visitors play the Xbox 360 video games at the Games Convention Asia exhibition in Singapore in 2009. Xbox Live users are now free to express their race, religion, nationality and sexual orientation in profiles at the popular online videogame community.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)AFP - Xbox Live users are now free to express their race, religion, nationality and sexual orientation in profiles at the popular online videogame community.

Sat, 6 Mar 10
Final Cut used on 9 out of 10 Oscar documentaries (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100306/tc_macworld/finalcutusedon9outof10oscardocumentaries
Macworld.com - When you talk about the Oscars and a Steve Jobs-led company, it's usually the other one that gets the mention. But this year, Apple scored some Oscar cred of its own: Of the ten documentaries nominated for Oscars, in both the "Documentary Feature" and "Documentary Short" categories, a whopping nine were created using Apple's own Final Cut Pro.

Sat, 6 Mar 10
Apple co-founder Wozniak shirks off Prius glitch (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100306/tc_afp/usitinternetautosoftwaretoyotawozniak


Co-founder of Apple Inc. Steve Wozniak, seen on February 2010 in California, held firm to his love for Prius cars despite what he suspects is a Toyota software problem behind sudden spikes in acceleration.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alberto E. Rodriguez)AFP - Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak on Friday held firm to his love for Prius cars despite what he suspects is a Toyota software problem behind sudden spikes in acceleration.

Sat, 6 Mar 10
AMD Tries to Draw Intel Into Chip Battle (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100305/tc_pcworld/amdtriestodrawintelintochipbattle
PC World - Advanced Micro Devices is offering prizes to drum up more interest ahead of this month's launch of its 12-core server chip, as rival Intel also has server-chip launch plans.

Sat, 6 Mar 10
US agencies needs clear cybersecurity roles: GAO report (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100306/pl_afp/usitcomputersecuritypoliticscongressgao


Staff members attend an opening ceremony of the new US Computer Emergency Readiness Team/National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center facility in 2009, in Virginia. US government cybersecurity efforts are being hampered by a need to better define the roles of the agencies responsible for defending against cyber threats, a US Congressional watchdog said Friday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win Mcnamee)AFP - US government cybersecurity efforts are being hampered by a need to better define the roles of the agencies responsible for defending against cyber threats, a US Congressional watchdog said Friday.

Sat, 6 Mar 10
Group Seeks to Open Source Data-center Design (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100305/tc_pcworld/groupseekstoopensourcedatacenterdesign
PC World - A new industry group is trying to apply open-source principles to the design and construction of data centers, which it says could accelerate the use of new technologies and increase competition in the industry.

Sat, 6 Mar 10
IPad to hit stores April 3 (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100306/tc_nm/us_apple


A video game is displayed on Apple's Reuters - Apple Inc said the first iPads will be in U.S. stores on April 3 and hit nine international markets later in the month, easing concerns that manufacturing constraints could delay launch.

Fri, 5 Mar 10
YouTube turns on captions on millions of videos (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100305/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_youtube_captioning
AP - YouTube is adding captions to millions of Internet videos.

Fri, 5 Mar 10
Japan's top forum an outlet for free speech, and hate (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100305/tc_afp/japaninternetsocietyskorea


A man opens the the www.2ch.net website on a computer in Tokyo on March 4, 2010. Japan's top Internet forum AFP - Japan's biggest Internet forum, where anonymous netizens trade anything from cooking tips to death threats, has long been an anarchic zone of uninhibited free speech and a magnet for controversy.

Fri, 5 Mar 10
AP IMPACT: Toyota secretive on 'black box' data (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100305/ap_on_bi_ge/us_toyota_black_boxes


In this Dec. 26, 2009 photo released by Roberts & Roberts law firm, a scene of a deadly crash of the 2008 Toyota Avalon taken by the Southlake Police Department is shown. In the Texas crash, four people died when their 2008 Avalon ripped through a fence, hit a tree and flipped into an icy pond. Toyota has for years blocked access to data stored in devices similar to airline 'black boxes' that could explain crashes blamed on sudden unintended acceleration, according to an Associated Press review of lawsuits nationwide and interviews with auto crash experts. The AP investigation found that Toyota has been inconsistent — and sometimes even contradictory — in revealing exactly what the devices record and don't record, including critical data about whether the brake or accelerator pedals were depressed at the time of a crash. (AP Photo/Southlake Police Department via Roberts & Roberts Law Firm)AP - Toyota has for years blocked access to data stored in devices similar to airline "black boxes" that could explain crashes blamed on sudden unintended acceleration, according to an Associated Press review of lawsuits nationwide and interviews with auto crash experts.

Fri, 5 Mar 10
Former studio heads sue Activision after firing (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100304/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_activision_lawsuit
AP - Two game studio heads fired by Activision this week are suing the video game publisher, saying it let them go to avoid paying hefty royalties from the popular "Call of Duty."

Fri, 5 Mar 10
Sarah Palin pitching TV show about Alaska (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100305/ap_on_en_tv/us_tv_palin_burnett


FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2010 file photo, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks to the crowd at a campaign rally for Texas Gov. Rick Perry in Cypress, Texas. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)AP - Producer Mark Burnett said Thursday he is pitching a series to television networks that would be about Alaska seen through the eyes of its most famous resident, Sarah Palin.

Fri, 5 Mar 10
TiVo prevails in patent rights case against Dish (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100304/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_tivo_dish


FILE - In this March 1, 2010 file photo, a TiVo Premiere box, foreground, is displayed with an HD television, in New York. TiVo Inc. prevailed yet again in a long-running dispute with Dish Network Corp. over patents for digital video recorders, as a federal appeals court cleared the way Thursday, March 4, for TiVo to collect hundreds of millions of dollars. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - TiVo Inc. prevailed yet again in a long-running dispute with Dish Network Corp. over patents for digital video recorders, as a federal appeals court cleared the way Thursday for TiVo to collect hundreds of millions of dollars. TiVo shares jumped more than 50 percent.

Fri, 5 Mar 10
China Mobile still in talks with Apple over iPhone (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100305/tc_afp/chinatelecommobiletechnologyappleiphone


File photo of a model showing a 3G iPhone during its launch and sale in Hong Kong. China Mobile, the country's largest mobile operator, said Friday it was still in negotiations with Apple over the sale of iPhones in China.(AFP/File/Andrew Ross)AFP - China Mobile, the country's largest mobile operator, said Friday it was still in negotiations with Apple over the sale of iPhones in China.

Fri, 5 Mar 10
Microsoft to sell phone on Verizon by summer-source (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100304/tc_nm/us_microsoft_verizonwireless
Reuters - Microsoft Corp is aiming to launch two phones that will be sold by top U.S. mobile operator Verizon Wireless in late spring or early summer, a person briefed on the matter said on Thursday.

Fri, 5 Mar 10
"Up in the Air" ad tops TiVo viewing list (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100305/film_nm/us_oscars_tivo
Reuters - If there were an Oscar for the best TV commercial for a best picture nominee, it would go to "Up in the Air." And it wouldn't even be close.

Fri, 5 Mar 10
Olympic snowboard champ stars in skateboard videogame (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100305/tc_afp/usfranceitinternetsportsvideogamesubisoft


Ubisoft announced that it has teamed up with Olympic gold medal winning snowboarder Shaun White (pictured on February 19) on a skateboarding videogame. A AFP - Ubisoft announced that it has teamed up with Olympic gold medal winning snowboarder Shaun White on a skateboarding videogame.

Fri, 5 Mar 10
Apple drops price, changes name of Mac Developer Program (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100305/tc_macworld/appledropspricechangesnameofmacdeveloperprogram
Macworld.com - If you’ve been interested in becoming an official Mac developer but shied away from high membership fees, this might just be your lucky day.

Fri, 5 Mar 10
ArcSight fiscal 3Q profit falls 57 percent (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100305/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_arcsight
AP - ArcSight, a provider of network security software and services, said Thursday that its fiscal third-quarter profit fell 57 percent as higher operating expenses overshadowed growth in product and maintenance sales.

Fri, 5 Mar 10
IBM and Eclipse efforts focus on OSGi modularity (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20100305/tc_infoworld/115735
InfoWorld - OSGi, which is intended to provide modularity for Java, is the focus of efforts afoot at IBM and the Eclipse Foundation, with IBM leveraging OSGi in its application server and Eclipse using it in a new framework for accessing enterprise technology.

Fri, 5 Mar 10
FBI director warns of growing cyber threat (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100305/wr_nm/us_fbi_internet
Reuters - Militant groups, foreign states and criminal organizations pose a growing threat to U.S. security as they target government and private computer networks, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Thursday.

Fri, 5 Mar 10
Report: North Korea Develops Own Linux Distribution (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100304/tc_pcworld/reportnorthkoreadevelopsownlinuxdistribution
PC World - North Korea has reportedly developed its own version of the Linux operating with a graphical user interface that closely resembles Microsoft Windows.

Fri, 5 Mar 10
Dunnit provides to-do lists that both work and play (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100304/tc_macworld/dunnitprovidestodoliststhatbothworkandplay
Macworld.com - I have a not-so-secret confession to make: I hate doing chores. You’ve got to find the time for it, then work up the motivation, and once you finally have both of those things, you need the supplies to finish the job. I’ve tried organizational apps before, but they only really help with time management and supplies—motivation is an entirely different story.

Thu, 4 Mar 10
Charging fees for Hulu comes with its own problems (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100304/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_paying_for_hulu


FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2009 file screen grab, the home page of Hulu.com, is shown. Hulu's days as a free online video site could be ending. The departure of Viacom Inc.'s Comedy Central from Hulu is the strongest signal to date that advertising revenue alone cannot support online video. (AP Photo/Hulu)AP - Hulu's days as a free online video site could be ending soon.

Thu, 4 Mar 10
RealNetworks will stop selling DVD copying product (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100304/ap_on_hi_te/us_realnetworks_suit_settlement
AP - RealNetworks Inc. said Wednesday that it will stop selling technology that lets consumers copy DVDs to their computer hard drives, settling a handful of lawsuits filed against the company by Hollywood's six major movie studios.

Thu, 4 Mar 10
Spain: mastermind of 'botnet' scam a mystery (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100303/ap_on_hi_te/eu_tec_spain_botnet_busted


The head of a Spanish Guardia Civil unit specialised in tech crimes, Jose Antonio Berrocal, gives a press conference in Madrid. Spanish police said Wednesday they had arrested three men suspected of building the world's biggest network of virus-infected computers which hijacked more than 13 million PCs.(AFP/Dominique Faget)AP - Spanish authorities who dismantled a network of up to 12.7 million virus-infected, data-stealing computers said Wednesday the mastermind of the scam remains a mystery, even though three alleged ringleaders have been arrested.

Thu, 4 Mar 10
Facebook, Omniture expand marketing partnership (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100303/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_facebook_omniture
AP - Facebook and Omniture, the Web analytics software maker, said Wednesday they are working together to help companies use the world's largest social network as a marketing channel.

Thu, 4 Mar 10
Dow industrials for startups? Pre-IPO index opens (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100303/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_startup_index
AP - Because startups aren't required to report regular financial results the way publicly traded companies are, it can be hard for outsiders to get a sense of what hot ones like Facebook and Twitter are really worth.

Thu, 4 Mar 10
Australians more likely to pay for movies than news online (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100304/tc_afp/technologymediainternetaustralia


Customers surf the web in a internet cafe in Sydney. Australians are more likely to pay for music and movies online than to hand over money to read newspapers on the Internet, a survey released Thursday said.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Australians are more likely to pay for music and movies online than to hand over money to read newspapers on the Internet, a survey released Thursday said.

Thu, 4 Mar 10
Adam Carolla casts sidekick in NBC comedy (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100304/tv_nm/us_castillo
Reuters - Oswaldo Castillo, the Nicaraguan laborer who rose to fame as the heavily accented sidekick of TV/radio personality Adam Carolla, has been cast in Carolla's untitled comedy pilot at NBC.

Thu, 4 Mar 10
Bluetooth 4.0 to Reach Devices in Fourth Quarter (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100303/tc_pcworld/bluetooth40toreachdevicesinfourthquarter
PC World - The Bluetooth 4.0 wireless specification could start to appear in devices such as headsets, smartphones and PCs by the fourth quarter, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group said on Wednesday.

Thu, 4 Mar 10
Volatile new top tax writer has his own baggage (AP)
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FILE - In this March 4, 2003, file photo, Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif., speaks during a Capitol Hill news conference in Washington. Stark will serve as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee after Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., temporarily stepped aside Wednesday, March 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Terry Ashe, file)AP - Rep. Pete Stark is the California Democrat captured on YouTube in a steamy argument about body fluids, politics and lying. He challenged one colleague to a fist fight and called others an assortment of names through the years.

Thu, 4 Mar 10
Take-Two posts smaller 1Q loss, higher sales (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100303/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_take_two
AP - Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. posted a smaller net loss for its fiscal first quarter Tuesday as its sales climbed and expenses declined.

Thu, 4 Mar 10
Vlingo adds e-mail, SMS paste to its voice recognition application (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100304/tc_macworld/vlingoaddsemailsmspastetoitsvoicerecognitionapplication
Macworld.com - When it comes to mobile voice recognition, the big name in the business right now is Nuance Communications and its line of Dragon NaturallySpeaking products. The only real problem with Nuance’s lineup lies in multitasking—Dragon Dictation can only take down a note, e-mail or text message; I have to open a different app like Dragon Search if I want to look up something.

Thu, 4 Mar 10
Company Puts Android on Laptop With China-backed Chips (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100304/tc_pcworld/companyputsandroidonlaptopwithchinabackedchips
PC World - A Chinese company is tweaking Google's Android operating system to run on a laptop using homegrown Chinese microprocessors, which are backed by the government.

Thu, 4 Mar 10
Facebook CEO in no rush for IPO: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100304/bs_nm/us_facebook
Reuters - Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is in no rush to take the popular social-networking site public, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Thu, 4 Mar 10
Accused Spanish Hackers Used a Kit To Take Over PCs (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100303/bs_nf/71989
NewsFactor - Spanish authorities say they have nabbed the hackers behind the Mariposa botnet. The botnet, which was developed for large-scale theft of information, took control of more than 13 million computers in 190 nations.

Thu, 4 Mar 10
Opera Hopes To Capitalize on Europe's Browser Choice (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100303/bs_nf/71971
NewsFactor - Microsoft is promoting alternative browsers to millions of Windows users across Europe -- and Opera is poised to pounce on the opportunity. With a brand-new, faster iteration of its open-source browser, Opera is working hard to gain the attention of Europeans looking for an Internet Explorer alternative.

Thu, 4 Mar 10
Report: Apple hoping to offer cloud video storage (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100303/tc_macworld/reportapplehopingtooffercloudvideostorage
Macworld.com - Larry Ellison may not be too keen on cloud computing, but his next-door neighbor Stephen P. Jobs certainly is. MobileMe (and its predecessor, .Mac) offer cloud storage and a range of other services for an annual fee. Apple’s acquisition of Lala suggested that iTunes may someday offer storage and streaming of music over the Internet—about which Apple has apparently been talking to content providers. Now there’s a new twist.

Wed, 3 Mar 10
Microsoft CEO: Google merits regulatory scrutiny (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100302/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_microsoft_google


Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer speaks in Santa Clara, Calif., Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Ballmer intends to keep the regulatory heat on Google as his company strives to lessen its rival's dominance of Internet search. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer intends to keep the regulatory heat on Google as his company strives to lessen its rival's dominance of Internet search.

Wed, 3 Mar 10
TiVo hopes for a lift from DVR blending 'Net, TV (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100303/ap_on_hi_te/us_tivo_s_redo
AP - TiVo Inc., the pioneer of the digital video recorder, hopes its new DVRs coming out this spring will keep the company relevant in an age when broadcast and broadband will be combined in TVs.

Wed, 3 Mar 10
Yahoo CEO indicates turnaround could take years (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100303/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_yahoo_bartz


Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, center, and Yahoo co-founders Jerry Yang, right, and David Filo, left, raise their arms during Yahoo's 15th birthday party at Yahoo headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Yahoo Inc. CEO Carol Bartz says she hopes investors growing impatient for her to turn around the slumping Internet company remember how long it took for Steve Jobs to revive Apple Inc.

Wed, 3 Mar 10
German court overturns law on phone, e-mail data (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100302/ap_on_hi_te/eu_germany_data_retention


Two network cables are pictured in Frankfurt, central Germany, Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Germany's highest court in Karlsruhe on Tuesday overturned a law allowing authorities to retain data on telephone calls and e-mail traffic for help in tracking criminal networks. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)AP - Germany's highest court on Tuesday overturned a law that let anti-terror authorities retain data on telephone calls and e-mails, saying it marked a "grave intrusion" into personal privacy rights and must be revised.

Wed, 3 Mar 10
Apple sues rival HTC as phone competition rises (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100302/ap_on_hi_te/us_apple_htc_patent_dispute


FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2009 file photo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs smiles during introduction at an Apple event in San Francisco. In a statement Tuesday, March 2, 2010, Jobs said, 'We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it. We've decided to do something about it.' (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - As Apple Inc.'s iPhone faces stiffer competition in the lucrative market for smart phones, the company is going after one of its main rivals with patent lawsuits claiming theft of touch screen technology and other features.

Wed, 3 Mar 10
Online diaries expose China official to graft probe (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100303/tc_afp/chinapoliticscorruptioninternet


People use computers at an internet bar in Beijing in 2009. Authorities are investigating an official in southern China after his purported diaries appeared on the Internet, describing acts of alleged bribery and sexual misconduct, state media said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - Authorities are investigating an official in southern China after his purported diaries appeared on the Internet, describing acts of alleged bribery and sexual misconduct, state media said Wednesday.

Wed, 3 Mar 10
Taiwan's HTC denies infringing iPhone patents (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100303/tc_afp/ustaiwanittelecomcompanycopyrightapplehtc


A model holds an HTC mobile phone. Taiwan's leading smartphone maker, HTC, has denied infringing iPhone patents held by Apple after the US technology giant filed a lawsuit in the United States.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AFP - Taiwan's leading smartphone maker High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) on Wednesday denied infringing iPhone patents held by Apple after the US technology giant filed a lawsuit in the United States.

Wed, 3 Mar 10
AT&T CEO sees iPad mostly used on Wi-Fi (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100303/tc_nm/us_att


Typing is demonstrated on the new Apple Reuters - AT&T Inc expects users of Apple Inc's iPad to connect to the Internet mostly using short-range Wi-Fi networks rather than AT&T's cellular network, the chief executive of AT&T said on Tuesday.

Wed, 3 Mar 10
Viacom to drop Jon Stewart, Colbert Report from Hulu (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100303/media_nm/us_hulu_viacom
Reuters - Viacom Inc's Comedy Central is withdrawing its popular comedy shows "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" from online video service Hulu, a Hulu executive said on Tuesday.

Wed, 3 Mar 10
Infinity Ward execs leave Activision (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100303/ap_on_hi_te/us_activision_infinity_ward
AP - Activision Blizzard Inc. said Tuesday that Jason West and Vince Zampella, executives at "Call of Duty" developer Infinity Ward, are no longer with the company.

Wed, 3 Mar 10
Apple sues HTC over phones with Google software (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100303/bs_nm/us_apple_htc
Reuters - Apple Inc sued Taiwan's HTC Corp, which makes touchscreen smartphones using Google software, accusing it of infringing 20 hardware and software patents related to the iPhone.

Wed, 3 Mar 10
Elliott offers $2 billion buyout of Novell (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100303/ap_on_bi_ge/us_elliott_novell
AP - Private equity firm Elliott Associates LP on Tuesday offered to buy the 91.5 percent of the shares it doesn't already own in enterprise software company Novell Inc. for $5.75 each, an offer valuing the company at about $2 billion.

Wed, 3 Mar 10
Private equity firm makes bid for Novell (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100303/tc_afp/usitcompanycomputersoftwarenovellelliott


Elliott Associates, a private equity firm, offered to buy Novell Tuesday with a bid that values the enterprise software company at some two billion dollars.(Novell)AFP - Elliott Associates, a private equity firm, offered to buy Novell Tuesday with a bid that values the enterprise software company at some two billion dollars.

Wed, 3 Mar 10
Spain busts ring accused of infecting 13 mln PCs (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100302/tc_nm/us_crime_hackers
Reuters - Spanish police have arrested three men accused of masterminding one of the biggest computer crimes to date -- infecting more than 13 million PCs with a virus that stole credit card numbers and other data.

Wed, 3 Mar 10
Ex-Mozilla Security Chief Takes Job at Apple (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100302/tc_pcworld/exmozillasecuritychieftakesjobatapple
PC World - Former Mozilla security chief Window Snyder has been hired by Apple.

Wed, 3 Mar 10
ZombieSmash coming to iPhone (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100302/tc_macworld/zombiesmashcomingtoiphone
Macworld.com - Smash the undead. Or better yet, freeze them and then blow them up. How about dropping several tons of weight on their shambling corpses? No? Well, you can always fry them or shoot them. ZombieSmash, developed by Game Doctors, lets you dispatch the zombie hordes with unrivaled variety and power. Zap, pummel, and shoot—the choice is yours. Due out later in March and priced at $2, this funny and quirky zombie app looks like a title to watch.

Tue, 2 Mar 10
4 charged with hacking into concert ticket sites (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100302/ap_on_hi_te/us_ticket_hackers
AP - Four California men were charged on Monday with using sophisticated computer programs to fraudulently obtain more than a million tickets to concerts and sporting events and reselling them for a profit estimated at $29 million.

Tue, 2 Mar 10
Document service aims to lower startup costs (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100302/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbits_startup_savings
AP - Raising money shouldn't cost startups so much money.

Tue, 2 Mar 10
Bug plagues PlayStation 3, Sony warns of data loss (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100301/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_playstation_problem


Attendees play video games at the Sony Playstation booth during the Electronic and Entertainment Expo (E3) in 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Sony PlayStation 3 owners were grumbling on Monday after a technical problem left some owners of the popular videogame console unable to connect to the Internet.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kevork Djansezian)AP - Sony Corp. said a glitch has knocked PlayStation 3 users off the game console's online network, and the company warned that data loss could occur if gamers continued using the machines.

Tue, 2 Mar 10
Apple details labor violations at its suppliers (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100301/ap_on_hi_te/us_apple_labor
A host shows off the back of Apple's new AP - Apple Inc. said it found more than a dozen serious violations of labor laws or Apple's own rules at its suppliers that needed immediate correction.

Tue, 2 Mar 10
IBM cuts hundreds of jobs, sliver of 400K workers (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100302/ap_on_hi_te/us_ibm_layoffs
AP - IBM Corp. cut more than 1,500 jobs across a number of divisions Monday, a sliver of the technology company's nearly 400,000 workers worldwide.

Tue, 2 Mar 10
Survey: 26 pct of Americans get news via phone (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100301/ap_on_hi_te/us_pew_news_survey
AP - Just over a quarter of American adults now read news on their cell phones, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.

Tue, 2 Mar 10
Google acquires photo-editing site (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100302/wr_nm/us_google
An Apple computer is shown on Google's company campus in Mountain View, California February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithReuters - Google Inc acquired online photo-editing site Picnik, as the Web search leader continues with a deal binge includes three acquisitions in about three weeks.

Tue, 2 Mar 10
Game on for PS3 users after Sony fixes bug (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100302/tc_afp/usjapanitcompanyvideogamesinternetsony


Attendees play video games at the Sony Playstation booth during the Electronic and Entertainment Expo (E3) in 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Japanese electronics giant Sony warned millions of users of older versions of the PlayStation 3 on Monday not to use the videogame console until it can fix a bug in the system.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kevork Djansezian)AFP - Japanese electronics giant Sony assured millions of users that a system bug halting play on older versions of the PlayStation 3 had been fixed.

Tue, 2 Mar 10
Telco software groups line up facing Google, Apple (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100302/tc_nm/us_mobile_software_operators
Reuters - Two telecom operator-backed mobile software groups signaled closer co-operation on Tuesday as carriers face increasing competition from the new rivals Google and Apple.

Tue, 2 Mar 10
Nvidia Unveils Next-Generation Ion Platform (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100302/tc_pcworld/nvidiaunveilsnextgenerationionplatform
PC World - We've been pretty big fans of Nvidia's Ion product for netbooks, which turbocharges the lame integrated graphics found in Intel's Atom line with something really capable of decoding all that hi-def flash video on the web and even playing a few basic 3D games.

Tue, 2 Mar 10
Sony Warns: DO NOT Use Your PS3 Fat for Next 24 Hours (Newsarama.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/newsarama/20100302/en_newsarama/sonywarnsdonotuseyourps3fatfornext24hours
Newsarama.com - For the last day or so, many users around the globe have reported problems with their PlayStation 3 gaming consoles, particularly when trying to get online with them. Error codes, lack of PlayStation Network service, and disappearing trophies are some of the symptoms plaguing gamers.

Tue, 2 Mar 10
MobileMe exec leaves Apple for Thumbplay (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100302/tc_macworld/mobilemeexecleavesappleforthumbplay
Macworld.com - Apple’s loss is another company’s gain: Pablo Calamera, director of MobileMe, has been hired as Chief Technology Officer by the music and ringtone site Thumbplay.

Tue, 2 Mar 10
NexentaStor Adds Primary Deduplication (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100302/tc_pcworld/nexentastoraddsprimarydeduplication
PC World - Nexenta Systems is updating its NexentaStor open-source storage software with in-line deduplication, which increases the amount of data that can be stored on a server by storing it more efficiently, and support for three popular hypervisors.

Tue, 2 Mar 10
IBM Previews New Server Architecture (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100302/tc_pcworld/ibmpreviewsnewserverarchitecture
PC World - IBM on Tuesday announced new System x and BladeCenter servers, which are based on a new server design that the company claims will boost application performance while reducing energy costs in data centers.

Tue, 2 Mar 10
Lockheed seeks to predict cybersecurity threats (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100301/wr_nm/us_lockheed_cyber


Buzzwords from the field of IT security are seen at the stand of security software firms Sophos and Utimaco at the CeBIT exhibition centre in Hannover March 1, 2010. REUTERS/Thomas PeterReuters - Lockheed Martin Corp, the No. 1 information technology provider to the U.S. government, is working hard to better predict and protect against increasingly sophisticated and stealthy cyber attacks.

Tue, 2 Mar 10
Google's Chrome Browser Boosts Global Market Share (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100301/bs_nf/71895
NewsFactor - Google's Chrome was the only web browser application to gain global market share last month, with all other major browser platforms showing month-to-month declines, according to Net Applications. Mozilla's Firefox browser -- which had been racking up steady gains at Microsoft's expense through November 2009 -- saw its global market share fall for the third straight month, the web metrics firm reported.

Tue, 2 Mar 10
Google acquires photo-editing site Picnik (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100301/tc_macworld/googleacquiresphotoeditingsitepicnik
Macworld.com - On Monday, Google announced its latest acquisition, online image service Picnik. In Google's own words, Picnik was “one of the first sites to bring photo editing to the cloud.”

Mon, 1 Mar 10
Hello, stranger: the ups and downs of Chatroulette (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100301/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_chatting_with_strangers
AP - A new Web sensation called Chatroulette feels like a throwback to the early 1990s, when online chat rooms brimmed with lonely strangers looking for meaningful connections, meaningless sex, or something in between.

Mon, 1 Mar 10
Topeka aims to become Google Internet test site (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100228/ap_on_hi_te/us_topeka_google
AP - A campaign to make Topeka a test site for a new, ultrafast Internet service is gathering speed.

Mon, 1 Mar 10
Atom smasher restarts to prepare for new science (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100228/ap_on_hi_te/eu_big_bang_machine
AP - Operators of the world's largest atom smasher restarted their massive machine Sunday in a run up to experiments probing secrets of the universe, a spokeswoman said.

Mon, 1 Mar 10
British Cold War nuclear bunker up for sale on eBay (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100301/tc_afp/britainhistoryinternetebayoffbeat


A Cold War-era nuclear bunker in Britain has been put up for sale on online auction site eBay, and by Monday bidders had pushed the price up to 19,300 pounds (21,500 euros, 29,000 dollars).(AFP/File/Jacques Demarthon)AFP - A Cold War-era nuclear bunker in Britain has been put up for sale on online auction site eBay, and by Monday bidders had pushed the price up to 19,300 pounds (21,500 euros, 29,000 dollars).

Mon, 1 Mar 10
HP Cautious About Touch in Business Laptops (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100301/tc_pcworld/hpcautiousabouttouchinbusinesslaptops
PC World - Hewlett-Packard on Monday launched its first mainstream business laptop with a touchscreen, but said it would be cautious in bringing touch technology to its existing business laptop lines.

Mon, 1 Mar 10
112 Best Free Downloads, Sites, and Services: The Full List (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100301/tc_pcworld/112bestfreedownloadssitesandservicesthefulllist
PC World - Want to correct Windows problems, make your PC or mobile phone more capable, and get things done faster online--all without opening your wallet? Check out these 112 incredibly useful, incredibly free downloads, sites, and services.

Mon, 1 Mar 10
Apple: Underage Workers May Have Built Your iPhone (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100228/tc_pcworld/appleunderageworkersmayhavebuiltyouriphone
PC World - That iPhone you adore may have been built by a child.

Mon, 1 Mar 10
How nuclear equipment reached Iran (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100301/ap_on_bi_ge/as_taiwan_iran_nuclear


In this Feb. 3, 2010 photo, a man on a moped rides past the headquarters of Shanghai Roc-Master Manufacture and Supply Co. in Shanghai. Early last year, the Chinese company placed an order with a Taiwanese agent for 108 nuclear-related pressure gauges. But something happened along the way. Paperwork was backdated. Plans were rerouted, orders reconfigured, shipping redirected. The gauges ended up in a very different place: Iran. (AP Photo)AP - Early last year, a Chinese company placed an order with a Taiwanese agent for 108 nuclear-related pressure gauges. But something happened along the way. Paperwork was backdated. Plans were rerouted, orders reconfigured, shipping redirected.

Mon, 1 Mar 10
Cyber warriors gather as online battles rage (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100228/ts_alt_afp/usitinternetsoftwaregovernmentcrimersa


Apple Computer co-founder and philanthropist Steve Wozniak speaks in San Francisco, California, on February 1. US national security leaders and top cyber warriors from around the world are gathering here to plot defenses against criminals and spies that increasingly plague the Internet.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - US national security leaders and top cyber warriors from around the world are gathering here to plot defenses against criminals and spies that increasingly plague the Internet.

Mon, 1 Mar 10
The 10 All-Time Greatest Free Downloads and Services (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100301/tc_pcworld/the10alltimegreatestfreedownloadsandservices
PC World - In our 15 years of choosing the best free stuff, we’ve spotlighted the superstars: Adobe Reader, Craigslist, Flickr, Gmail, Google, Mozilla Firefox, and Wikipedia.

 

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