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Cosatu defiant, enters Zim for talksThe delegation from the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), a partner in the ruling African National Congress government, was held up for nearly an hour by officials at Harare #39;s international airport on arrival for a visit Mugabe #39;s government | 0 |
Russia gets budget version of Windowscom September 27, 2004, 5:00 AM PT. This fourth priority #39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half. | 3 |
CA cutting 5 percent of workforceComputer Associates International Inc. (CA) plans to cut 800 positions worldwide, 5 percent of its workforce, in hopes of shaving US\$70 million annually off its operating costs. | 2 |
QuarkXPress 6.5 offers PSD Import, more (MacCentral)MacCentral - Quark Inc. on Tuesday introduced QuarkXPress 6.5, a new version of their flagship desktop publishing software. New features have been added including the QuarkVista image editing plug-in, native multi-layer Photoshop file import and layer editing and an u... | 3 |
St. Helens climbers ordered to lie lowThe risk of a volcanic explosion or related landslide on Mount St. Helens has prompted the mountain #39;s managers to keep climbers off the 8,363-foot peak and close some hiking trails while scientists assess the danger. | 3 |
Earnings Climb at HewlettThe Hewlett-Packard Company said yesterday that its profits rose 27 percent in the fourth quarter as revenues reached record levels across its business lines. | 2 |
Sharapova wins easily in first round of Korea OpenWimbledon champion Maria Sharapova beat Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6-1, 6-3 in the first round of the Hansol Korea Open on Tuesday. In other first-round matches, American Abigail Spears defeated Lenka Nemeckov, 6 | 1 |
iMac G5: #147;Marvel on the Inside, too #148; #147;The new G5 iMac is the finest personal computer I #146;ve ever used, hands down, #148; writes Mike Wendland for the Detroit Free Press. #147;Nothing comes close. If you have ever thought of switching from a Windows-based PC to a Mac, this is the deal-clincher. It is ... | 3 |
WiMAX just hype for now? quot;These applications will not be large enough to sustain the multitude of silicon suppliers and equipment manufacturers who have expressed interest in developing products for WiMAX. | 3 |
Mounting pressure on Khartoumby our Internet desk, 14 September 2004. The European Union has renewed its threat of sanctions against the Sudanese government unless it takes action to disarm Arab militias threatening refugees in the western Darfur region. | 0 |
Fake email targets Red Hat LinuxLINUX distributor Red Hat has warned about an email scam designed to lure users of its open source software to download a fake update. | 3 |
Germany Accuses Iraqis Over Insurgency, Death Plot KARLSRUHE, Germany (Reuters) - German prosecutors on Tuesday accused a 30-year-old Iraqi man of recruiting militants for the Iraqi insurgency and smuggling wounded fighters back to western Europe for treatment. | 0 |
Volkswagen, Union Make No Progress in First Wage NegotiationVolkswagen AG, Europe #39;s largest carmaker, and the IG Metall union said they made no progress in their first negotiating session on a new contract and it will be difficult to reach an accord. | 2 |
Japan May Help North Korean Refugees Leave ChinaThe fate of 29 North Koreans remains unclear after they penetrated a Japanese school in Beijing Wednesday. Japanese officials on Thursday indicated they might help the asylum seekers go to a third country. | 0 |
EU Probes Microsoft/Time Warner Venture (Reuters)Reuters - The European Commission on Wednesday\launched an in-depth investigation of plans by Microsoft Corp.\and Time Warner Inc. to acquire joint control of U.S.\ContentGuard Holdings Inc. | 2 |
Rates mixed on T-billsInterest rates on short-term Treasury securities were mixed in yesterday's auction. The Treasury Department sold \$19 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 2.200 percent, down from 2.210 percent last week. An additional \$17 billion was sold in six-month bills at a rate of 2.425 perce... | 2 |
China Unicom to open 3,000 Internet cafes in tightly controlled industry (AFP)AFP - China Unicom, the nation's second-largest mobile phone carrier, plans to open up to 3,000 Internet cafes by the end of the year, state media said. | 3 |
Nalbandian Completes Basel Final Hat TrickArgentine fourth seed David Nalbandian reached the final of the Swiss Indoors for the third consecutive year Saturday with a 6-3, 6-4 win over struggling Chilean Nicolas Massu. | 1 |
Judge OKs \$200M for operationsInterstate Bakeries Corp. received bankruptcy court approval Thursday to use \$200 million in financing as it tries to reorganize its business. | 2 |
Dell announces new enterprise-class blade serversDell has introduced its new PowerEdge 1855 blade servers, which it says combine enterprise-class features with increased density and lower cost than traditional Dell 1U rack servers to deliver an advantaged platform for data center computing. | 3 |
Schumacher and Ferrari have F1 in their gripPARIS (AFP) - The 2004 Formula One season was a case of one red car beating another red car as Michael Schumacher and Ferrari ran their rivals ragged. | 1 |
Revamp aimed at getting Barbie's groove backBarbie's going through a midlife crisis. After splitting with longtime boyfriend Ken this year, she has sought refuge in shopping, surfing, and partying with a crew of trendy pals in Jamaica. At 45, she made a bid for the White House. | 2 |
Holiday Sky Show: Five Planets to Shine in PredawnFor the next few weeks sky-watchers can spot Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn in the same nighttime sky. The planets won't be visible together to the naked eye again until 2016. | 3 |
Annan #39;disappointed #39; his son received 30-thousand a year from <b>...</b>UNITED NATIONS UN chief Kofi Annan says he #39;s quot;disappointed quot; to learn his son was getting 30-thousand dollars a year from a company with an oil-for-food contract in Iraq. | 0 |
Group of Seven Wants More Oil Output WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world's top finance officials on Friday asked oil-producing nations to step up output and agreed it was crucial to work out exactly why prices have soared to levels that threaten global growth. | 2 |
Cingular Wireless Loss Is Alltels, MetroPCS GainIn the aftermath of its purchase of AT amp;T Wireless, Cingular Wireless is selling several sets of 10 megahertz wireless licenses to two different carriers. | 2 |
Intel to debut new Itaniums Nov. 8com October 29, 2004, 12:02 PM PT. ZDNet #39;s survey of IT professionals in October kept upgrading hardware at number two on the businesses radar throughout the year. | 3 |
Student group grabbing Ukrainian spotlight ahead of presidential election (Canadian Press)Canadian Press - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Their name means ""It's Time."" Their slogan shows a ticking clock, and their ability to bring thousands of students to the streets is spooking the government as the country prepares for Sunda... | 0 |
Sony Releases New Smaller PlayStation 2It #39;ll cost about the same as the regular-sized PS 2 in the US and Europe. The smaller PlayStation 2 has all regular PlayStation 2 functions such as playing CDs and DVDs. | 3 |
Rejuvenated Safin Vows to Bring Davis Cup Back to Russia MOSCOW (Reuters) - A rejuvenated Marat Safin has vowed to help Russia win back the Davis Cup next year after leading the 2002 champions to an easy 3-0 victory over Thailand in a World Group playoff tie at the weekend. | 1 |
Microsoft steps up efforts to nab Unix migrationsHoping to throw some tacks in the road to slow Linux momentum, Microsoft during the next year will redouble its efforts to woo more corporate users migrating from Unix to the open source OS. | 3 |
Sox study Cardinals and see themselvesThe black T-shirt might as well have been a billboard hanging in the Boston Red Sox #39; clubhouse. Curt Schilling paraded around with a shirt that said quot;Why Not Us? | 1 |
Nintendo DS a major upgrade from Game Boy machinesSACRAMENTO BEE. NINTENDO has been on top of the handheld gaming market for 15 years. Its various Game Boy machines have sold more than 100 million units since the first model. | 3 |
Ancira I-10 Chrysler Jeep Kia(Sports Network) - The suddenly struggling Los Angeles Clippers attempt to put an end to a three-game skid tonight, when they battle the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center. | 1 |
Sharon Wins Cabinet Vote on Gaza, New Raid Mounted JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won cabinet backing on Sunday for a bill on the nuts and bolts of a Gaza pullout, and hours later Israel launched a new raid in the Palestinian territory, killing three and wounding 16. | 0 |
Wpp Cautious on OutlookAdvertising giant WPP today said quarterly revenues grew at the fastest rate since 2001 but warned that the jury remains out on its prospects for next year. | 2 |
Amazon expands Web services effortsOnline retailer Amazon.com broadened its Web services efforts on Monday by releasing additional guidelines and data designed for use by people and companies building links to its site. | 3 |
Chelsea Beats Fulham 4-1 to Retain Premiership Lead (Update1)Chelsea won 4-1 at Fulham in English soccer #39;s Premiership to retain its two-point lead at the top of the standings over Arsenal, which beat north London rival Tottenham 5-4. | 1 |
Iraqi abductors release Bangladeshi truck driver:World News: Dhaka, Dec. 10 : Iraqi kidnappers have released a Bangladeshi truck driver after holding him hostage for more than a month, a foreign ministry official said on Friday. | 0 |
Marathon Profit Drops, Outlook Cut NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. integrated oil company Marathon Oil Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MRO.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">MRO.N</A> on Tuesday reported a fall in quarterly profit, as hurricanes and disruptions in oil a... | 2 |
Chilean police, students clash in run-up to Asia-Pacific summitSANTIAGO (AFP) - Chilean anti-riot forces fired tear gas and water cannon at student protesters, three days before President George W. Bush #39;s arrival for a weekend Asia-Pacific summit. | 0 |
Intel dual-core Xeon to ship in 2006SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - Intel Corp. plans to ship its first Xeon processors based on a new dual-core architecture in 2006, company officials said Tuesday, a disclosure that surprised industry observers who had expected the chips to appear in 2005. | 3 |
Safin survives first-round scare in MoscowTop seed Marat Safin survived a first-round scare before prevailing over his doubles partner Max Mirnyi 6-7 7-6 7-6 in the Kremlin Cup on Monday. | 1 |
Fidelity discloses its proxy votesFidelity Investments' largest funds voted to oust Michael D. Eisner from the chairman's post at Walt Disney Co., in one of last year's biggest proxy battles, according to voting records the nation's largest mutual-fund firm has made public for the first time. | 2 |
Ask Jeeves Launches Personalized Web Search Service (Reuters)Reuters - Ask Jeeves Inc. , the\third-biggest U.S. Web search provider, late on Monday unveiled\MyJeeves, a new product that helps users personalize their\Internet searches. | 3 |
Swift Observatory LaunchedIndigoSkies writes quot;NASA today successfully launched the Swift Observatory into Earth orbit for an intense two year study of GRBs (gamma-ray bursts) to determine whether there is a connection between them and the evolution of black holes. | 3 |
Treasuries Rise After Manufacturing and Confidence Indexes DropUS Treasury notes rose, heading for their biggest monthly gain since September, after reports today showed declines in consumer confidence and a slowdown in manufacturing. | 2 |
Ward, Pujols, Jones Put Up Big Numbers (AP)AP - Daryle Ward, Albert Pujols and Chipper Jones had big nights at the plate at the expense of National League pitchers. | 1 |
Cubs Lose Again at WrigleyPitcher Mike Hampton homered off Kerry Wood and the Atlanta Braves sent the collapsing Chicago Cubs to the verge of wild-card elimination. | 1 |
As smoke clears, next battles are politicalThe siege of Fallujah began with an expectation of weeks, if not months, of heavy fighting and worries about how that would influence | 0 |
Bombs Rock The #39;Green Zone #39;BAGHDAD (CBS) Two explosions rocked Baghdad #39;s heavily fortified Green Zone in quick succession Thursday, killing five people, at least three of them Americans, according to reports. | 0 |
Typhoon Lashes Taiwan With Wind, Rain (AP)AP - Strong winds and heavy rains lashed eastern Taiwan as Typhoon Nock-ten began battering the island Sunday night. One fisherman was missing, police said. | 0 |
MICROSOFT IE LOSING THE EDGEThe Mozilla Foundation, which develops both the Mozilla and Firefox browsers and their underlying Gecko browsing engine, has noted that downloads of the Firefox browser have doubled from 3 million for version 0.8 to 6 million for version 0.9. | 3 |
Ex-chief of prisons ordered to testifyFORT HOOD, Texas -- A military judge yesterday ordered the former commander of US prisons in Iraq to testify at the trial of a soldier who says he was ordered to abuse detainees at Abu Ghraib. | 0 |
Hurricane Frances imperils space flight #39;s scheduled returnHurricane Frances ripped hundreds of panels from NASA #39;s huge space shuttle assembly hangar and officials feared Monday that another powerful tropical storm heading toward Florida could slow down the return of manned space flights. | 3 |
IDF - Intel seeks role in development of the next InternetSAN FRANCISCO - To handle the demands of the next-generation Internet, a new layer of intelligent nodes and services needs to grow over the existing Internet structure, said Intel Corp. Chief Technology Officer Pat Gelsinger, during his concluding address at the... | 3 |
Setback for Microsoft as Beijing scraps dealBeijing #39;s city government has cancelled a controversial purchase of Rmb29m (\$3.5m, 2.6m, 1.8m) of software from Microsoft after local rivals complained about the way the deal was handled. | 3 |
Bid to avert new S Africa strikesSouth African unions and government officials meet to try and thrash out a pay deal, as more strikes loom next week. | 0 |
One Small Step as China Opens Space CenterChina offered a rare glimpse of its manned space flight center Wednesday, drawing back -- if only slightly -- the veil of secrecy around China #39;s ambitions in outer space. | 3 |
Tech 2004: Where the Candidates StandWe uncover the candidates' views on Internet taxes, privacy, and other tech hot buttons. | 3 |
Should Your Next Car Be New or Used?Used cars have a lot to offer -- if you know what you're doing. | 2 |
Mozilla Launches Thunderbird 1.0 (PC World)PC World - Alternative e-mail client will compete with Outlook Express and Eudora. | 3 |
US Deserter Begins 30-Day Jail SentenceFormer US Army Sgt. Charles Jenkins believes his conviction and sentence to 30 days in jail for desertion after nearly 40 years in North Korea is very fair, his defence lawyer said in Japan today. | 0 |
PeopleSoft rejects takeover bid againWALNUT CREEK, Calif. - PeopleSoft Inc. rebuffed Oracle Corp. #39;s latest hostile takeover bid, vowing to fight the \$9.2 billion offer even if a majority of shareholders supported it. | 2 |
A good mouse makes a world of differenceSounds like a stupid question doesn #39;t it? A mouse is simply a tool that you use on your computer to point at various things and click on them. | 3 |
Porcher doesn #39;t mind not playing considering the circumstancesDetroit Lions defensive end Robert Porcher understood why he was benched in Sunday #39;s 20-16 victory against the Chicago Bears, but he might need even more patience before this season is over. | 1 |
YUKOS holds up crude oil railway deliveries to Chinese CNPC.OAO YUKOS oil company has temporally stopped crude oil railway deliveries to Chinese CNPC following the problems with the settlement of railway tariff rates and exports duties. | 2 |
Trump's Rough EdgeThe Apprentice candidates get caffeinated and catty and make the cola wars look like tea time. | 2 |
Micron #39;s legal woes, costs are escalatingMicron Technology belongs to one of the most legally contentious industries in the world. The world #39;s third-largest maker of electronic memory faces more than 25 class-action | 2 |
Security forces #39;can #39;t stop chaos #39;PALESTINIAN security forces are unable to stop the spreading chaos in the West Bank and Gaza, Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie said today, a day after a failed attempt to kill a Gaza security commander. | 0 |
Hollywood lawsuits to strike Net piratescom November 4, 2004, 2:38 PM PT. This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients. | 3 |
Eye on Athens, China stresses a 'frugal' 2008 OlympicsAmid a reevaluation, officials this week pushed the completion date for venues back to 2007. | 0 |
Survival of Fittest and Leanest Becomes Strategy for the AirlinesAfter half a decade of turmoil, a picture of air travel in the U.S. is starting to emerge, and it is far different from the caring image the airlines like to present. | 2 |
Noguchi Wins Olympic Marathon as Radcliffe Drops Out (Update3)Mizuki Noguchi won the women #39;s marathon at the Athens Games, holding off world champion Catherine Ndereba of Kenya to earn Japan the title for the second straight Olympics. | 1 |
UPI NewsTrack TopNewsPresident Bush used his weekly radio address Saturday to urge passage of recommendations by the 9/11 commission, so he can sign them into law by Election Day. | 0 |
Japan looks for int #39;l help to free Japanese hostageTOKYO - Japan sought international help Wednesday to secure the release of a Japanese man taken hostage in Iraq and pledged to do its utmost to gain his freedom after refusing to bow to the kidnappers #39; threat to behead him unless Japan withdraws its | 0 |
MPAA files Internet suitsThe Motion Picture Association of America on Tuesday filed its first wave of lawsuits against people it alleges have traded illegally copied movies online, a practice the MPAA says represents | 3 |
McNair Hurt in LossDaunte Culpepper completes 24 of 30 mostly low-risk passes, and an aggressive Vikings defense knocks Titans quarterback Steve McNair out of the game in a 20-3 win. | 1 |
US, Jamaica wait to tip handsKINGSTON, Jamaica -- Twenty-four hours before the US National Team takes on the Jamaicans in their first CONCACAF World Cup qualifying semifinal round match, and the Americans were nowhere to be found. | 1 |
Best Buy 2Q Earnings Rise on Cost Controls (AP)AP - Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co. said Wednesday that second-quarter earnings rose on cost controls and improved margins to beat Wall Street expectations. | 2 |
Funeral director suspended for 5 years A state regulatory board yesterday handed a five-year suspension to a Lawrence funeral director accused of unprofessional conduct and deceptive practices, including one case where he refused to complete funeral arrangements for a client because she had purchased a lower-priced cas... | 2 |
Norway Searches for Treasured MasterpiecesOSLO, Norway - Police fielded a flood of tips but still had no motive Monday for the daring theft of ""The Scream"" and another Edvard Munch masterpiece by armed robbers who barged into a lightly guarded Oslo museum and ripped the paintings from the walls before the eyes of stu... | 0 |
'Miracle baby' nurses face probeThe Nursing and Midwifery Council is investigating the activities of seven women who claim they confirmed ""miracle babies"". | 0 |
Fratello Meets With Grizzlies Officials (AP)AP - Former NBA coach Mike Fratello met with Memphis Grizzlies officials about the team's vacant coaching position. | 1 |
EU warns Japan again over nuclear project (AFP)AFP - The EU's executive arm warned that Europe would go ahead and build a revolutionary nuclear fusion project in France without Japan if an agreement with Tokyo is not reached quot;as soon as possible. quot; | 0 |
A's Drop IndiansThe Athletics end their five-game losing skid in dramatic fashion on Saturday, rallying from a 4-0 deficit to beat the Indians 5-4. | 1 |
Multicore designs might force Intel off its busAs Intel moves in step with the rest of the chip industry toward the multicore design era, it is preparing to overhaul the memory bus architecture that has served it well for so many years, according to company executives and analysts. | 3 |
Poole is out for the yearThe Patriots seemed to have reason for optimism following Tyrone Poole's return to action last Sunday and the upgrading of Ty Law to doubtful for the team's visit to Miami Monday. But the situation changed yesterday. Poole was placed on the injured reserve list and is out for the season, accord... | 1 |
Virginia grinds down UNCCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Wali Lundy scored three touchdowns and Marquis Weeks returned a kickoff 100 yards against North Carolina for the second time in three years to give No. 15 Virginia a 56-24 victory yesterday. | 1 |
Oracle finally takes 60 of PeopleSoft sharesWASHINGTON, NOV 20 : After a bitter 18-month battle Oracle Corporation has succeeded in taking control of more than 60 of outstanding shares of rival business software group PeopleSoft, but obstacles to the hostile takeover remain. | 2 |
Matildas #39;salvage late draw with USATHENS: Australia #39;s Matildas salvaged a 1-1 draw against the United States at the Athens Olympics on Tuesday to join the Americans in the last eight of the women #39;s soccer tournament. | 1 |
Qualcomm Buys SpikeTo help meet demand for 3G CDMA devices, Qualcomm has snapped up Spike Technologies, a chip design company. Qualcomm will pay \$19 million in cash for the entity and its affiliated companies. | 2 |
Halliburton Unit Gets a Positive Review From PentagonThe giant oil services company announced that a Pentagon review found that its purchasing-system practices ""are effective and efficient and provide adequate protection of the Government's interest."" | 2 |
Rapper practices with USC football teamUSC #39;s football team may be in the hunt for one of the two coveted spots in the national championship game, but that doesn #39;t mean the Trojans aren #39;t trying to enjoy the ride to a possible Orange Bowl berth. | 1 |
The Travails of AnnanFor Kofi Annan, the widely respected secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), these are no easy times. He has for some weeks now been under intense pressure from the United States Congress to resign for | 0 |
Iran has nuclear talks in EuropeIranian and European officials meet in Paris in a bid to finalise a compromise on Iran's nuclear programme. | 0 |
Partnerships Abound At RFID ConferenceSun and Texas Instruments were among the companies saying they could do more with allies during the EPC Global conference. By Elena Malykhina. | 3 |
Dollar Jumps as the G7 Fades LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar surged against the euro, yen and Swiss franc on Monday as, with a Group of Seven rich nations meeting out of the way, the greenback was free to join a wave of optimism about the U.S. economy. | 2 |
Agreement Reached for Resolution on Iran's Nuclear ProgramU.S. and European negotiators agreed on a draft resolution meant to deprive Iran of technology used to make nuclear weapons. | 0 |
Gambro Halted After Dialysis Sale ReportThe Stockholm stock exchange halted trade in kidney-care company Gambro on Monday after a report that the Swedish firm might be on the verge of selling its main dialysis operation in a \$3 billion deal. | 2 |
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