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Sat, 22 Nov 08
Engineers sentenced to 1 year for espionage case (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081121/ap_on_hi_te/tec_economic_espionage
AP - Two engineers from China were sentenced to a year in prison Friday for stealing computer chip designs from their Silicon Valley employers and trying to smuggle the secrets to their homeland to launch a government-backed startup there.

Sat, 22 Nov 08
Broadband makes tiny town an English-teaching hub (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081121/ap_on_hi_te/tec_english_from_the_range

AP - The nearest Wal-Mart is two hours away, and only foul weather, a deer in the road or a Washakie County sheriff's deputy would slow down anyone with a mind to drive there faster.

Sat, 22 Nov 08
Web sites offer real estate agent rankings (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081121/ap_on_hi_te/real_estate_tech
AP - Word of mouth is one of the most common ways homebuyers and sellers find a real estate agent. Now, there are several Web sites that tout a more scientific approach: ranking agents based on criteria such as years of experience, how many sales they've closed, and the number of positive testimonials from past clients.

Sat, 22 Nov 08
Pentagon bans computer flash drives (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081121/ap_on_hi_te/pentagon_cyber_threat
AP - The Pentagon has banned, at least temporarily, the use of external computer flash drives because of a virus threat officials detected on Defense Department networks.

Sat, 22 Nov 08
Judge orders Ballmer to testify in Vista suit (CNET)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081122/tc_cnet/83011080531010600275
CNET - A judge on Friday ruled tha Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will have to testify in a class-action suit over the "Vista Capable" logo program that Microsoft ran ahead of the launch of Windows Vista.

Sat, 22 Nov 08
Even Google scales back on holiday fun (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081122/wr_nm/us_google_party

Reuters - Internet search giant Google Inc is known for hosting the most extravagant holiday parties in Silicon Valley, often drawing crowds of over 10,000 and prompting some employees to post ads for party dates on classifieds Website Craigslist.

Sat, 22 Nov 08
Nokia to start Japan cell phone service in 2009: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081122/tc_nm/us_nokia_japan
Reuters - Nokia Corp plans to launch a mobile phone service in Japan next spring, a move expected to intensify competition among Japanese cell phone carriers, Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Saturday.

Sat, 22 Nov 08
Sprint Nextel's CDMA exec John Garia steps down (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081122/tc_nm/us_sprint_garcia
Reuters - U.S. mobile service provider Sprint Nextel Corp said on Friday that the president of its CDMA business unit, John Garcia, is leaving the company.

Sat, 22 Nov 08
Apple's iPhone Update 2.2 Adds Multiple Features (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20081121/tc_nf/63183
NewsFactor - Features galore are included in Apple's new 2.2 software update for the iPhone, which became available a day earlier than expected. Apple released the new software one day before Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion's BlackBerry Storm hit store shelves, but analysts say it was just a coincidence.

Sat, 22 Nov 08
Sun, Microsoft boost IDEs (InfoWorld)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20081121/tc_infoworld/118287
InfoWorld - In separate moves this week, Sun and Microsoft both proceeded with previously stated plans to boost their software development environments