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USA Today
Windows upgrade fixes security flaws, but it's not perfect
Microsoft is making a major push to get home and business customers to embrace the security-focused overhaul to its Windows XP computer operating system. | 3Sci/Tech |
TIME
Where's the Music?
All Nick Freer wants is his digital music, and he's even willing to pay for it. When the Hong Kong-based client-services director bought an iPod, it came with software to link with iTunes, Apple Computer's | 3Sci/Tech |
RedNova technology
New Rule to Curb Internet IPR Breaches
By Wu Jiao A revised judiciary rule from the Supreme People's Court, which came into effect on Friday, bans reprinting Internet material without obtaining preliminary approval from the copyright holder. | 3Sci/Tech |
BCC Technology
China denies Pentagon cyber-raid
China dismisses reports that its military hacked into the Pentagon's computer network. | 3Sci/Tech |
New York Times sports
Athens gets the bill for 2004 Olympics
ATHENS -- The bill arrived for the Athens Olympics yesterday -- about $11.6 billion, and it might climb higher. | 1Sports |
BBC News world
Sanyo knocked by accounts probe
Shares in Japanese electronics group Sanyo sink on news that watchdogs are investigating its accounts. | 0World |
Indianapolis Star
Rookie QB delivers again for Steelers
DALLAS -- Steelers rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completed 21-of-25 passes and two touchdowns, completing nine straight throws on the Steelers' last two scoring drives Sunday and 11 in one stretch, leading Pittsburgh (5-1) to a 24-20 comeback win | 1Sports |
New York Times Business
Microsoft Plays Up Family Appeal of Xbox
Microsoft announced a deal to distribute films from the Walt Disney Company on Microsoftâs Xbox Live Internet service and outlined a broader array of games. | 2Business |
BBC News world
Japan 'must boost missile shield'
Tokyo needs to bolster its missile defence to counter the threat from North Korea, Japan's defence ministry says. | 0World |
CNET networking news
Next step for Open 802.1X: Non-PC devices
Blog: In addition to PCs, there are plenty of other devices that communicate over the Internet Protocol--and all of them need network security. | 3Sci/Tech |
RedNova science
Couple Acquitted in Toddler's Salt Death
A British couple who spent 15 months in jail for manslaughter in the death of their 3-year-old foster son have been acquitted in a retrial. A jury deliberated for seven hours before finding Ian and Angela Gay not guilty Friday. | 3Sci/Tech |
PCWorld news
Apple Growth Spurt Continues
Apple's sales exceeded the industry average in the fourth quarter 2007 as the company gained almost 6 percent of the U.S. computer market. | 3Sci/Tech |
New York Times Business
Buyers Pounce as Homes Go on the Block
For some investors, the misery of subprime loans, exploding adjustable rate mortgages and slumping sales mean one thing: opportunity. | 2Business |
ABC Science Online
Arctic thaw may open ship lanes, but risks high
A faster-than-expected thaw of the Arctic is likely to open legendary short-cut routes between the Pacific and the Atlantic but experts say icebergs and high costs will prevent any trans-polar shipping boom. | 3Sci/Tech |
BBC News
2003: Mars space probe disappears
Scientists have failed to make contact with the British-built Mars probe, Beagle 2, which should have landed on the planet early today. | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters Business
Monster names new CFO, shakes up management
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shares of Monster Worldwide Inc. , parent of jobs Web site Monster.com, fell more than 2 percent on Wednesday after it said its chief financial officer was resigning in a management shake-up. | 2Business |
The Globe and Mail
TD to buy Banknorth stake for $5-billion
Toronto-Dominion Bank said Thursday it will buy a majority stake in Maine's Banknorth Group Ltd. for $5-billion in cash and stock, marking the bank's first move into US branch banking. | 2Business |
BBC News world
Football: Holders Porto face exit
Holders Porto face an uphill struggle to qualify, plus a round-up of Wednesday's Champions League action. | 0World |
Houston Chronicle
Marsh & McLennan will pay customers back
Marsh & McLennan Cos.'s new chief executive said Tuesday the embattled firm will pay back any customers who were harmed by bid-rigging and other illegal activities uncovered by New York Attorney | 2Business |
Xposed.com
Democrats Favored in Botswana Election
Botswana chose a parliament Saturday, with the ruling Democratic Party favored to keep the lock on power it has had for 38 years. Soome voters said they feared the party's loss would undermine AIDS treatment | 0World |
Computerworld news
Xbox 360 exec leaves Microsoft
Less than two weeks after Microsoft announced a $1 billion charge to extend the warranty of failing Xbox 360 consoles, the executive who headed the company's video game business has resigned to take a job at Electronic Arts. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo World
Anti-U.S. Iraqis Not Welcome at Conference (AP)
AP - Top U.S. and Iraqi officials said on Wednesday that Iraq's delegation to next month's international conference on Iraq would only include members of the interim government and that Iraqis opposed to the American-backed administration would not be welcom... | 0World |
BBC News world
Africa ' too tough on business'
A new World Bank report accuses African governments of strangling business through red tape. | 0World |
New York Times sports
Sitting gets old for Auld
Alex Auld's recent memory of game action involves a whole lot of red. | 1Sports |
New York Times Business
The Churn: People in the News
People. | 2Business |
Taipei Times
Wal-Mart to open up to 15 stores in China next year
Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retailer, said it plans to open as many as 15 new stores in China next year, expanding in the world's fastest-growing economy as the government lifts curbs on foreign store operators. | 2Business |
Reuters
Diouf charged by FA with improper conduct
Bolton striker El Hadji Diouf has been charged with improper conduct following an incident in Saturday's Premier League match against Portsmouth, the Football Association (FA) said on Monday. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Tech
Artilium target price lowered
(FT.com)
FT.com - Artilium, the telecommunications technology group formerly known as Future Internet Technologies, was among the leading fallers on Monday as Panmure Gordon initiated coverage with a "sell" recommendation. The broker said the company, which produces soft... | 3Sci/Tech |
Computerworld news
Mobile WiMax vs. 3G: Will faster and cheaper win?
Mobile WiMax supposedly will be faster and cheaper than 3G cellular data service. So why are there so many skeptics? | 3Sci/Tech |
New York Times Business
Shares Continue to Sink, From Hong Kong to New York
Another big sell-off in Asia and more modest declines in European markets preceded the downturn in the United States. | 2Business |
Boston Globe sports
Cavs 98, Pistons 82: Itâs Another First for James and the Cavaliers: The Finals
Rookie Daniel Gibson scored a game-high 31 points for Cavaliers, sending them to the finals against the three-time N.B.A. champion San Antonio Spurs. | 1Sports |
Reuters World
Bombers in Iraq kill 19, reporter shot dead
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bombers struck in Baghdad and at a police headquarters in a northern Iraqi border town on Thursday, killing 19 people, and gunmen shot a reporter in the latest attack targeting Iraqi journalists. | 0World |
Washington Times
Pakistan mosque explosion kills four
A suicide bomber detonated a device Sunday in a Lahore, Pakistan, mosque used by Shia Muslims, killing at least four people and injuring six others. | 0World |
BCC Technology
Online advertising 'growing fast'
The annual value of European online advertising will more than double by 2012, a report suggests. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Tech
Amazon won't profit from 'Harry Potter'
(AP)
AP - Amazon.com Inc. has taken more than a million pre-orders for the final "Harry Potter" book due out in July, but the world's largest Web retailer won't make a profit, Chief Executive Jeff Bezos told shareholders at the company's annual meeting Thursday... | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Politics
Pharmacists Accused of Inflating Prices (AP)
AP - Pharmacists are taking advantage of Medicaid pricing rules to reap two and three times their cost for generic medicines, lawmakers said Tuesday. | 0World |
Boston Globe business
Now, being a billionaire not enough to make Forbes list
NEW YORK - A billion dollars just doesn't go as far as it used to. | 2Business |
InfoWorld news
Browser vulnerabilities and attacks will continue to mount
( InfoWorld ) - Window Snyder, chief security officer at open source browser maker Mozilla, is caught in the crosshairs of the raging browser vulnerability battle.
On one hand, her company launched an upgrade to its Firefox browser on Feb. 23 t... | 3Sci/Tech |
New York Daily News
Gibbs & Parcells meet in strangest of places
Bill Parcells and Joe Gibbs are coaching against each other tomorrow night for the first time in 14 years. But if Gibbs had said "yes" to Jerry Jones in 1998 and Parcells had said "yes" to Dan Snyder in 2001 | 1Sports |
Yahoo Politics
Deputy Director: CIA Not 'Dysfunctional' (AP)
AP - Countering severe criticism of the CIA, the agency's departing deputy director called for an end to the "tirades and hyperbole" that he said are hampering constructive debate about needed intelligence reform. | 0World |
The Washington Post sports
Tsonga Stings Nadal, Advances to the Final
Unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga stuns No. 2 Rafael Nadal to advance to the Australian Open final where he will face Roger Federer. | 1Sports |
InfoWorld Business
Tech groups praise parts of intelligence bill
Technology trade groups cheered parts of a comprehensive intelligence reform bill that passed Congress Wednesday, including a provision that could speed up the federal government's security clearance process for IT vendors and contractors. | 2Business |
The Washington Post sports
Holyfield Loses Again
Former champ Evander Holyfield suffers another loss in his bid to reclaim the undisputed heavyweight title as he gets dominated by journeyman Larry Donald. | 1Sports |
RedNova technology
Connect Us to the Past and Make It Quick
By JO THORNHILL Only a few years ago, broadband in the home was a rarity just something for the computer 'nerds'. But thanks to a price war between providers, almost ten million homes now have the highspeed internet connection. | 3Sci/Tech |
CNET enterprise hardware news
Linksys bows two Vista-friendly Media Center Extenders
Cisco's Linksys consumer networking brand announces two Media Center Extenders, including one with a built-in DVD player. | 3Sci/Tech |
The Washington Post world
Tentative Nuclear Deal Struck With North Korea
BEIJING, Feb. 13 -- Envoys from six nations reached a tentative agreement early Tuesday on the first steps toward North Korea's nuclear disarmament, a potential breakthrough in talks that have faltered repeatedly since 2003. | 0World |
Yahoo World
London Olympic backers think Paris will win 2012 bid: report (AFP)
AFP - The organizers of London's bid to host the Olympic Games in 2012 reportedly believe that Paris will beat out their city, and are emotionally crushed by their impending defeat. | 0World |
RedNova general
Iran Won't Abandon Nuclear Fuel Program
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Sunday rejected demands by Europe's three major powers to abandon its uranium enrichment program but reasserted its readiness to provide guarantees it will not build a nuclear weapon. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said Ira... | 0World |
Mediapost.com
Long-Awaited Audit Shows Major Discrepancies In Newsday <b>...</b>
The Audit Bureau of Circulations released the long-awaited results of its audit of the Tribune Company's scandal-tarred Newsday on Tuesday, confirming the magnitude of the discrepancies uncovered by the company's recent internal audit. | 2Business |
PCWorld news
VMware Slams Rivals' Virtualization Strategy
VMware president questions wisdom of integrating virtualization functionality into operating systems. | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters World
Millionaire president expected to win Madagascar election
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - The giant Indian Ocean island of Madagascar began voting on Sunday in a presidential election widely expected to be won by incumbent Marc Ravalomanana, a self-made dairy tycoon. | 0World |
New York Times
October Games Provide Moments to Remember
FOR all the polls that show how football is now America's most popular game, the Yankees-Red Sox showdown for the American League pennant is this year's sweet reminder that October baseball | 1Sports |
PCWorld news
CIA Says Hackers Have Cut Power Grid
Several cities outside the U.S. have sustained attacks on utility systems and extortion demands. | 3Sci/Tech |
RedNova technology
RadioIO Poised For a Successful Future
RadioIO (PINK SHEETS:IWDM) continues to experience explosive growth in 2007 as does internet radio in general. According to Bridge Ratings & Research, in the past year the internet radio audience has skyrocketed to 72 million monthly listeners from 45 milli... | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters Sports
Singh charges ahead of Woods
NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Fiji's Vijay Singh racked up nine birdies and an eagle to go three strokes clear of Tiger Woods at the top of the Deutsche Bank championship leaderboard on Sunday. | 1Sports |
RedNova technology
Cost Cutting Lifts Profit at Morgan Stanley MARKETPLACE By Bloomberg
By Bradley Keoun Morgan Stanley reported record third-quarter profit Wednesday as earnings from investment banking, brokerage services and credit cards, along with reduced compensation costs, helped the chief executive, John Mack... | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Sports
Respect Fuels Penske-Ganassi Rivalry
(AP)
AP - The renewed rivalry between Marlboro Team Penske and Target Chip Ganassi Racing has heated up nicely heading into the Indianapolis 500. | 1Sports |
The Washington Post world
Ukraine Opposition Confident of Vote
A key figure in Ukraine's opposition movement said Sunday there was little the Moscow-backed authorities could do to stop Viktor Yushchenko sweeping to power in a re-run of the ex-Soviet state's election. | 0World |
Yahoo World
Allawi seeks investment from Germany amid arrest of Iraqi extremists (AFP)
AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi kicked off a European tour in Germany seeking sorely needed investment for his battered nation, as police arrested three Iraqi extremists here in early-morning raids. | 0World |
CBS News
Blockbuster Dumping Late Fees
(CBS/AP) Blockbuster Inc., plans to eliminate late fees on games and movies as of Jan. 1. But there is plenty of fine print, which suggests that the nation's biggest movie rental company is still struggling | 2Business |
Yahoo World
Hunt deepens for kidnapped Europeans in Ethiopia
(Reuters)
Reuters - Ethiopian security forces
scoured a remote northeastern region on Monday in search of a
group of kidnapped Europeans, all linked to the British embassy
in Addis Ababa. | 0World |
Reuters Business
Dollar Tree reports higher quarterly results
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dollar Tree Stores Inc. reported higher quarterly profit on Wednesday, inching past Wall Street estimates, helped by strong demand for a variety of holiday items. | 2Business |
The Motley Fool
EchoStar Dishes Up Value
The second-largest satellite entertainment provider adds 350,000 subscribers. | 2Business |
The Washington Post sports
Roush Drivers Picking Up the Pace
Having won two of the past four Nextel Cup races, Roush Fenway Racing is surging heading into Sunday's race at Chicagoland Speedway. | 1Sports |
CNET security news
Nokia answers prayers; announces new Xpress Music phones
The 5310 and 5610 are the newest Nokia Xpress Music phones. | 3Sci/Tech |
Boston Globe business
Google to launch business software
Jumping into a new market, Google Inc. is unveiling a product today to compete with Microsoft Corp. and IBM Corp. in the multibillion-dollar business of providing e-mail, calendar, and other tools on corporate computer desktops. | 2Business |
New York Times Science
Women in NASA Triangle Face Each Other in Court
Seven months after Capt. Lisa Nowakâs alleged attempt to kidnap Capt. Colleen Shipman, a romantic rival, the two women met again in a tense courtroom. | 3Sci/Tech |
MSNBC
Baseball in DC? You can forget it now
Late Tuesday night, in the 11th hour of a marathon DC Council meeting, chairman Linda W. Cropp blew to smithereens the deal that MLB thought it had in place with Washington to build a ballpark on the Anacostia waterfront. | 1Sports |
Motley Fool
Conoco Wins the (Black) Gold
Better sit down for this one. Just in case you faint easily (although if you've been following this story, over the past few months, that's unlikely): ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP | 2Business |
Yahoo Science
Judge gives Katrina flood victims hope
(AP)
AP - A federal judge has ruled that thousands of homeowners flooded after Hurricane Katrina can move forward with their attempts to seek compensation from insurers, a ruling that runs counter to a previous federal court decision. | 3Sci/Tech |
Living Abroad Magazine
Ferguson in bid for 'fabulous' Rooney
The pursuit of Wayne Rooney became serious last night as Everton confirmed Manchester United had tabled a £20m bid for the England striker. | 1Sports |
BBC News Business
Yudhyono boost for stock market
Indonesia's stock market makes strong gains as former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono looks set to become president. | 2Business |
Wired Tech
Why David Jaffe is Wrong on the 'One Console' Future
The creator of God of War suggest that the videogame industry would benefit by settling on one console, but there are a lot of reasons why this will never happen. | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters Business
Wall St seen opening flat on economic worry
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were set to open little changed on Wednesday as worries about recession offset optimism on news the White House is considering a stimulus package to spur the economy. | 2Business |
Apple Hot News
Murch Using Final Cut Pro HD for “Jarhead”
For Hollywood Reporter, Sheigh Crabtree writes that Oscar-winning editor Walter Murch “will reteam his key editing crew from ‘Cold Mountain’ and again use Apple’s Final Cut Pro system, but in high definition” for the editing of Universal Pictures’ upcoming Gul... | 3Sci/Tech |
The Register
Bush orders US Navy to shoot down rogue spy sat
Anything to stop it hitting eBay
The US Navy will attempt to shoot down a malfunctioning American spy satellite before it falls to Earth, the Pentagon has confirmed. The plan has been approved by President George Bush, citing concern over toxic hydrazine fu... | 3Sci/Tech |
RedNova science
Group Leader Urges Adopting Water Resource Plan
By Cathy Locke, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Jun. 14--A proposed long-term strategy for managing and developing water resources in El Dorado County may not be perfect, but a spokesman for a water advocacy group says it's time the plan, six years in the ma... | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Sports
Jokinen, Peltonen Combine for Four Goals (AP)
AP - Olli Jokinen of the Florida Panthers scored twice and teammate Ville Peltonen added two goals and an assist, leading Finland to a 4-2 victory over Germany in a World Cup of Hockey exhibition game Thursday. | 1Sports |
Reuters Tech
Chip Sales Rise 1.5 Pct in October from September
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Worldwide semiconductor sales rose a scant 1.5 percent in October, to $18.8 billion from $18.5 billion in September, as many chip users pared bloated inventories, the Semiconductor Industry Association said on Friday. | 3Sci/Tech |
Daily Star
Iraqi government resigned to partial boycott of elections
Iraq's interim government is resigned to a partial boycott of the Jan. 30 elections although it is trying to draw all parties into the political process, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Tuesday. | 0World |
RedNova technology
Review: Recovery Programs Rescue Damaged Discs
By PETER SVENSSON NEW YORK (AP) -- You know it's bound to happen: One of the CDs you've burned is going to stop working - be it from scratches, aging, poor manufacturing or the fact that it was made with old software. But don't turn that disc int... | 3Sci/Tech |
Forbes
New AOL Ads Revamp Its Image
America Online plans to begin a new ad campaign Thursday with a redesigned logo and a fresh slogan, posed as a question to consumers: "Want a better Internet? | 3Sci/Tech |
The Washington Post world
For Marines, a Frustrating Fight
Some in Iraq question how and why war is being waged. | 0World |
Boston Globe business
The power of a cellular tower -- now in a home version
If you drop calls in the den, fade out in the family room, and have trouble beaming BlackBerry messages from the bedroom, a femtocell may be just the thing you need. It may also be just the thing your mobile carrier needs to keep you in eter... | 2Business |
Computerworld news
Review: SLR gives more features for the price
Its multitude of features might make it a bit daunting to some, but the E-510 is a solid, flexible camera that takes very good pictures under most conditions. | 3Sci/Tech |
RedNova space
NASA Robot Completes Test Drive of Exploration Capabilities
WASHINGTON -- In late May, a NASA-funded robot successfully navigated one of the world's deepest sinkholes. The mission could be a prelude to a future mission to Jupiter's moon Europa, believed to contain a liquid water ocean. | 3Sci/Tech |
InfoWorld Business
HP approves $3.7M severance package for top lawyer
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s (HP's) board of directors has approved a severance package including $3.7 million in stock options for its general counsel, who resigned Thursday amid a growing scandal into HP's conduct during an investigation into board leak... | 2Business |
Reuters Business
Ex-Qwest Exec Tom Hall to Plead Guilty
DENVER (Reuters) - Former Qwest Communications Inc. Q.N executive Tom Hall, who was scheduled to go on trial next month on charges stemming from an accounting scandal, will plead guilty, his attorney said on Friday. | 2Business |
New York Times sports
Bet your boots they're aware
The history-defying Red Sox have touched on another crazy way to try to win their first World Series in 86 years -- by playing some of the shoddiest defense since the birth of the Fall Classic. | 1Sports |
New York Times sports
Argentina earns spot in Copa final
Tournament favorite Argentina advanced to the final of the Copa America, beating Mexico, 3-0, last night on goals by Gabriel Heinze, Lionel Messi, and Juan Roman Riquelme. | 1Sports |
Reuters Business
Oil falls as Nigeria appears alone in output cut
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil fell back toward $62 on Friday after OPEC member Nigeria appeared to be alone in its decision to trim output to stem a two-month price slide. | 2Business |
Gulf Daily News
India court orders new bids for TV rights sale
BOMBAY: Indian cricket's record sale of television rights for $308-million was put on hold yesterday after a court proposed a re-bid following objections from the sports network which missed out, a report said. | 1Sports |
Indianapolis Star
American charges late, earns surprise bronze
ATHENS, Greece -- Deena Kastor conquered the rugged hills of the ancient course that gave the marathon its name, somehow marshaling the energy to pull from eighth to third in the final few miles Sunday and earn the first US marathon medal in 20 years. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Tech
MySpace Opens Its Developer Platform as Promised
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - As previously announced, the popular social-networking site joined other sites in opening its platform to outside developers -- and potentially opening it to applications that could reach into enterprises. | 3Sci/Tech |
IDM.net.au
Toshiba inspires breakthrough in hard disk storage
Dec 16, 2004: The storage race for higher capacity and smaller sized storage hard disk drives continues with Toshiba being the latest vendor to break into the lead with the release of its newest invention. | 3Sci/Tech |
New California Media
Arab Media Reactions to US Elections
US forces did not stop raiding Al Falluja, booby-trapped cars continued to explode in Iraqi cities, killing and injuring many Iraqis, and Iraqis continued to be kidnapped or assassinated. | 0World |
New York Times world
Many See Hope in Parkinson's Drug Pulled From Testing
Some Parkinson's patients say drug developer Amgen robbed them of their only hope by ordering all patients off an experimental drug. | 0World |
Washington Post Business
NVR Seeks to Weather Downturn By Stockpiling Options to Build
NVR has accumulated $388 million in options to build on land already prepared for development at a time when home builders across the nation have walked away from projects because of the slide in the real estate market. | 2Business |
Boston Globe sports
No. 6 Georgetown Rolls in Rout of St. Johnâs
The sophomore reserve Vernon Macklin scored a career-high 18 points and No. 6 Georgetown handed St. Johnâs its worst Big East loss, 74-42, on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. | 1Sports |
swissinfo
Phonak suspend Hamilton over doping allegations
The team and Hamilton are still awaiting further results after initial tests at the Athens Olympics and at the Vuelta tour event in Spain showed evidence of blood from another person. | 1Sports |
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