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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 |
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 |
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 |
China dismisses reports that its military hacked into the Pentagon's computer network. | 3Sci/Tech |
ATHENS -- The bill arrived for the Athens Olympics yesterday -- about $11.6 billion, and it might climb higher. | 1Sports |
Shares in Japanese electronics group Sanyo sink on news that watchdogs are investigating its accounts. | 0World |
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 |
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 |
Tokyo needs to bolster its missile defence to counter the threat from North Korea, Japan's defence ministry says. | 0World |
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 |
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 |
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 |
For some investors, the misery of subprime loans, exploding adjustable rate mortgages and slumping sales mean one thing: opportunity. | 2Business |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Holders Porto face an uphill struggle to qualify, plus a round-up of Wednesday's Champions League action. | 0World |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 welcome. | 0World |
A new World Bank report accuses African governments of strangling business through red tape. | 0World |
Alex Auld's recent memory of game action involves a whole lot of red. | 1Sports |
People. | 2Business |
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 |
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 |
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 software to integrate mobile, fixed-line and broadband network... | 3Sci/Tech |
Mobile WiMax supposedly will be faster and cheaper than 3G cellular data service. So why are there so many skeptics? | 3Sci/Tech |
Another big sell-off in Asia and more modest declines in European markets preceded the downturn in the United States. | 2Business |
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 |
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 |
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 |
The annual value of European online advertising will more than double by 2012, a report suggests. | 3Sci/Tech |
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 |
AP - Pharmacists are taking advantage of Medicaid pricing rules to reap two and three times their cost for generic medicines, lawmakers said Tuesday. | 0World |
NEW YORK - A billion dollars just doesn't go as far as it used to. | 2Business |
( 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 that specifically aims to fix a number of flaws that have been discovered in ... | 3Sci/Tech |
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 |
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 |
Unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga stuns No. 2 Rafael Nadal to advance to the Australian Open final where he will face Roger Federer. | 1Sports |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Cisco's Linksys consumer networking brand announces two Media Center Extenders, including one with a built-in DVD player. | 3Sci/Tech |
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 |
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 |
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 Iran already has the technology required to develop nuclear f... | 0World |
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 |
VMware president questions wisdom of integrating virtualization functionality into operating systems. | 3Sci/Tech |
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 |
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 |
Several cities outside the U.S. have sustained attacks on utility systems and extortion demands. | 3Sci/Tech |
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 million at the end of 2005. | 3Sci/Tech |
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 |
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, provide the biggest stock gains on Wall Street. | 3Sci/Tech |
AP - The renewed rivalry between Marlboro Team Penske and Target Chip Ganassi Racing has heated up nicely heading into the Indianapolis 500. | 1Sports |
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 |
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/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 |
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 |
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 second-largest satellite entertainment provider adds 350,000 subscribers. | 2Business |
Having won two of the past four Nextel Cup races, Roush Fenway Racing is surging heading into Sunday's race at Chicagoland Speedway. | 1Sports |
The 5310 and 5610 are the newest Nokia Xpress Music phones. | 3Sci/Tech |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
The pursuit of Wayne Rooney became serious last night as Everton confirmed Manchester United had tabled a £20m bid for the England striker. | 1Sports |
Indonesia's stock market makes strong gains as former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono looks set to become president. | 2Business |
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 |
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 |
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 Gulf War drama “Jarhead.” [Oct 06] | 3Sci/Tech |
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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 fuel aboard the spacecraft. However, a top analyst has suggested ... | 3Sci/Tech |
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 making, was adopted. | 3Sci/Tech |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 into a drink coaster quite yet... | 3Sci/Tech |
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 |
Some in Iraq question how and why war is being waged. | 0World |
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 eternal thrall. | 2Business |
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 |
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 |
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 leaks. | 2Business |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Some Parkinson's patients say drug developer Amgen robbed them of their only hope by ordering all patients off an experimental drug. | 0World |
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 |
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 |
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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