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( InfoWorld ) - The phone many exhibitors and attendees are talking about won't even be on display at next week's 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, the year's largest mobile industry exhibition.
Software and phone developers are comparing the products they'll exhibit at the conference to the iPhone , even though Appl... | 3Sci/Tech |
The crusading entrepreneur founded the vast Body Shop network of cosmetics stores on principles of ending animal testing and supporting the environment. | 0World |
Everton are on the crest of a wave and they are showing no signs of slipping up. Third in the Premiership, six points away from equalling their entire haul for last season, and the Toffees are looking good for European action next season. | 1Sports |
Despite a strong pull desire to finish hisdegree, Partick Nyarko decided to turn pro and enter the MLS after a head-turning junior year at Virginia Tech. | 1Sports |
Reuters - Global mobile phone use will pass the 3
billion mark -- equivalent to half the world's population --
for the first time in 2007 as cell phone demand booms in China,
India and Africa, a survey said on Wednesday. | 3Sci/Tech |
Alex Steen and Nik Antropov each have a goal and an assist and Toronto holds on for a 4-2 victory over Buffalo for its third straight win. | 1Sports |
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Laois residents are the top eBay users in Ireland, beating out neighbours Carlow to take first place, new statistics have revealed.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
FT.com - Carphone Warehouse spearheaded the advance in which the FTSE 100 bounced back from a 150-point loss to close higher on Thursday. | 2Business |
By LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) -- A top federal health official, lamenting "a very fragile vaccine production system," urged healthy people Wednesday to defer getting their influenza shots so medication will be available for those most at risk. "We really need a long-term solution so we don't end up in this... | 3Sci/Tech |
As problems in the subprime mortgage industry sends ripples through the economy, shopping centers are being caught in the credit squeeze. | 2Business |
AFP - Canada is preparing to send 15 Leopard tanks and an additional 120 soldiers to bolster the NATO contingent in Afghanistan, The Globe and Mail reported. | 0World |
The Boston College women's basketball team has had a bad taste in its mouth since losing to Notre Dame two weeks ago. And as hard as the Eagles tried last night -- even taking a 15-point lead in the first half -- they couldn't get rid of that bitter taste. | 1Sports |
Although the markets regained some lost ground recently, a full calendar of economic reports could mean treacherous going for traders. | 2Business |
LUKE. His name is tattooed forever on her right ankle. His memory, just as permanently, in her heart. Loretta Harrop ran the race of her life in Athens yesterday, the inspiration of her late | 1Sports |
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, the flagship of Asia's richest tycoon, Li Ka-shing, raised $890 million from the flotation of its emerging markets phone arm after pricing it at the bottom of an indicated range. | 2Business |
WASHINGTON -- The United States for the first time named Saudi Arabia yesterday as a country that severely violates religious freedom, potentially subjecting the close US ally to sanctions. | 0World |
AP - Suspected Iraqi insurgents have demanded the release of Abu Ghraib prisoners and a huge ransom in exchange for the freedom of an American and a Filipino taken hostage last week in Baghdad, Philippine officials said Tuesday. | 0World |
AP - Olympic champion Justine Henin-Hardenne pulled out of next week's Porsche Grand Prix in Germany because she is still ill from a virus which sidelined her earlier this year. | 1Sports |
Reuters - The creators of the online phenomenon
"Lonelygirl15" have joined forces with social networking site
Bebo to create a British spin-off story that will use brands to
help define the characters. | 3Sci/Tech |
AP - Auburn needs an upset. The Tigers are still stuck behind first-place Southern California and second-place Oklahoma in the Bowl Championship Series standings, heading into the final weekend before the national title game is decided. | 1Sports |
A officer of the Indian army dies fighting separatist rebels in Assam state, a day after being decorated. | 0World |
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp.'s MSN unit is
treating its greater China market as a geographically separate
region, industry sources said on Tuesday, in a nod to China's
increasing importance to the software giant. | 3Sci/Tech |
Human rights organisation Amnesty calls for tougher action against countries who seek to repress online freedoms. | 3Sci/Tech |
WASHINGTON France said Monday that it would take part in a proposed international conference on Iraq only if the agenda included a possible US troop withdrawal, thus complicating the planning for a meeting that has drawn mixed reactions. | 0World |
AP - Kristine Lilly remembers little about the selection of the first U.S. Women's World Cup team in 1991, probably because the announcement didn't make much of a splash. She marveled at the increase in interest in the event as she participated in a conference call Wednesday, after coach Greg Ryan picked the first 18 p... | 1Sports |
AP - Dell Inc. beat Wall Street predictions in its first-quarter earnings report but said it would eliminate 10 percent of its work force over the next year as part of a broad plan to trim costs and become more competitive with rivals. | 3Sci/Tech |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence rose slightly in December, with marginal improvement in the outlook for business conditions, employment and inflation, according to a private report on Thursday. | 2Business |
The poor could have a harder time moving up the income ladder as the higher education gap widens, a report said. | 0World |
Fred Weber removes stealth shield
Radio Reg Fred Weber had the look of a mad man.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
The United Nations abandons efforts to ban all cloning and opts for a non-binding resolution. It's a blow to President Bush's efforts to push a ban and a victory for embryonic stem cell researchers. By Kristen Philipkoski | 3Sci/Tech |
AP - Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday blamed the threat of lawsuits, the yearlong efficacy of flu vaccines and limited company profits for the shortage of the medication. | 0World |
Police detained seven suspects for questioning in the kidnapping of three UN election workers in the Afghan capital, officials said Friday, but investigators appeared no closer to establishing whether Taliban-linked militants or criminals were responsible | 0World |
The lost citadel of Paititi may have been found, says the mayor of the Peruvian town where archeological remains were recently uncovered. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo! is transforming before your very eyes. | 2Business |
AP - Nothing fazes the Minnesota Twins. | 1Sports |
Militants who claim to be holding a Northern Ireland woman and two others hostage in Afghanistan have said they are suffering the effects of the cold and a poor diet. | 0World |
There is nothing like being forced to pack up every last thing you own, load it onto a truck, and unload and unpack it on the other end to make you question its true value. | 2Business |
Talbots Inc. (TLB.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday cut its estimates for its third-quarter earnings, saying recent hurricanes and more price-conscious customers were making its September sales unexpectedly weak. | 2Business |
LONDON (Reuters) - BT Group Plc will buy Infonet Services Corp. for $965 million in cash, giving the UK's top fixed-line telecoms company 1,800 multinational corporate clients and an expanded presence in the United States and Asia. | 2Business |
No deal, but a vote of support for the video giant. | 2Business |
Results from a crucial clinical trial showed that Northstar Neuroscienceâs brain-stimulating device failed to help stroke victims recover the use of their arms and hands. | 3Sci/Tech |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc.'s iPhone may be
vulnerable to hackers due to a flaw that allows them to take
control of the device, according a report in the New York Times
on Monday. | 3Sci/Tech |
Auto sales declined 2.2 percent in October after a 4.3 percent increase in September. Excluding autos, retail sales rose 0.9 percent, the strongest sales since May. | 2Business |
070318 Apptus Technologies in Lund, Sweden, provides DGS (De Gule Sider) in Denmark with a customized web search solution, expanding the already existing search to include search on company web sites. | 3Sci/Tech |
Google, the increasingly powerful internet search engine, could overhaul the way books are sold with a planned service that allows users to search full texts and buy titles online. | 3Sci/Tech |
Patrick Kluivert has sent out a chill warning to both the Barclays Premiership and Europe after launching his Newcastle career in style. | 1Sports |
Arsene Wenger declared that Arsenal had finally overcome the "trauma" of last season's Champions League false start against Inter Milan as he praised their maturity in overcoming PSV Eindhoven. | 1Sports |
Serena Williams defeated Marion Bartoli 6-3, 6-4 to open Sundayâs action and Venus Williams, three hours later, crushed the French Open finalist, Ana Ivanovic, 6-4, 6-2. | 1Sports |
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - DaimlerChrysler raised the prospect of parting company with its loss-making U.S. Chrysler arm on Wednesday, a move which could unwind a blockbusting 1998 merger creating the world's No. 5 car maker. | 2Business |
AP - The CIA on Saturday rebutted suggestions the spy agency was uncooperative and hid from the Sept. 11 commission the videotaped interrogations of two suspected terrorists, saying it waited until the panel went out of business before destroying the material now in question. | 0World |
Piper Jaffray maintained an "outperform" rating and $70 target price on Genzyme (nasdaq: GENZ - news - people ), citing the FDA's approval of Clolar for the treatment of pediatric acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) in patients between 1 and 21 years who | 2Business |
Dr. Carla Pugh builds anatomical models to help medical students learn to perform exams that might make them uncomfortable. | 3Sci/Tech |
SAN FRANCISCO--Those wanting to get their hands on a Treo 650 this year will need to sign up for service from Sprint PCS. Sprint has cornered the market for this year, scooping up all of PalmOne's capacity until sometime in 2005. | 3Sci/Tech |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as investors locked in profits ahead of jobs data on Friday that could show further weakening in the economy and hurt corporate earnings. | 2Business |
BASEBALL Atlanta (NL): Recalled P Roman Colon from Greenville (Southern League). Cincinnati (NL): Announced INF Brandon Larson accepted his outright assignment to Louisville (IL). Tampa Bay (AL): Released 1B-DH Randall Simon; recalled OF Midre Cummings from Durham (IL). | 1Sports |
LONDON -- The Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah committed war crimes in its conflict with Israel by targeting civilians with rockets packed with metal ball bearings, rights group Amnesty International said today. | 0World |
AFP - Dennis Bergkamp made no attempt to hide his emotions after his final appearance for Arsenal in a testimonial match at the club's new 390 million pounds (725 million US dollars) Emirates Stadium. | 0World |
AP - Y.G. Gamage is a 10-year-old boy who likes mathematics and cricket and wants to be a doctor when he grows up. On Monday, he stood in the schoolyard on the first day of the new term. | 0World |
Mobile phones can transform developing world, says UN expert | 3Sci/Tech |
AFP - Former Fulham boss Chris Coleman was on Tuesday appointed manager of Championship side Coventry on a three-and-a-half-year deal. | 1Sports |
Jarrett Jack almost records a triple-double to lead Portland, playing without its suspended star, to a 93-83 over Toronto on Sunday. | 1Sports |
AP - Nearly two years after Columbia shattered in the sky, NASA still has no way of repairing the kind of holes that could doom another shuttle, space agency officials acknowledged Monday in their latest status report on the return-to-flight effort. | 3Sci/Tech |
AP - Marat Safin needed less than an hour to oust Mikhail Youzhny 6-1, 6-4 Wednesday in the first round of the Open de Moselle. | 1Sports |
Suspected Islamic militants beheaded a Buddhist laborer in Thailand's tumultuous south, police said Tuesday, the second such killing in | 0World |
Two plays summed up last night's contest between Holy Name and Charlestown at Montachusett Regional in Fitchburg: a second-half technical foul on Townies coach Steve Cassidy, and an emphatic, one-handed slam by 6-foot-4-inch senior guard Mike Baldarelli. | 1Sports |
ATHENS, Ga. Erik Ainge threw a pair of touchdown passes to lead Number 17 Tennessee to a 19-14 upset of third-ranked Georgia on Saturday. | 1Sports |
AP - A 73-year-old dissident who was freed after nearly a decade in a Myanmar prison vowed Monday to continue campaigning for democracy in the military-ruled country. | 0World |
It was shortly after eight o'clock yesterday morning when the non-descript green army truck drew up outside school number one in Beslan, North Ossetia, a far-flung republic in southern Russia. | 0World |
European stocks were slightly lower by mid-day in holiday-hit trading on Monday, with crude oil rises weighing on shares, though Sanofi-Aventis gained on the result of trials of an anti-obesity drug. | 2Business |
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sports Network) - The Boston Red Sox have signed free agent pitcher David Wells. The deal is believed to be for two years. | 1Sports |
Blog: What would the Second Life experience be like if it was in the first life. The makers of a video have the answer. | 3Sci/Tech |
SYDNEY, Feb 2 (Reuters Life!) - They've gone without food
or clothing just to make that call: a university survey has
found that some Australians are mobile phone junkies. | 3Sci/Tech |
AP - A million revelers cheered fireworks in Sydney, Australia  one of the first cities to celebrate the New Year. Beijing started the year with fireworks, singing and dancing put on by the organizers of the Summer Olympics. | 0World |
Chemical engineering, not carbon offsetting, is needed to deliver a low carbon future. | 3Sci/Tech |
Dayton puts forth a spirited challenge, but the Colonials ultimately prevail, 81-73, to maintain their hold on first place in the Atlantic 10 conference. | 1Sports |
Skip the New Year's resolutions. Keep more of what you earn. | 2Business |
Tehran (IRNA) -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi condemned here Thursday the deadly car bombing attack outside Australia's embassy in Jakarta that killed and injured innocent people. | 0World |
The worldâs tallest bridge was opened in the Tarn Valley, France, yesterday and has been hailed as both a monumental work of art and an unrivalled technological achievement. | 0World |
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson says he has picked the wrong teams at times this season. "Maybe at the moment I am making too many changes," Ferguson told British newspapers | 1Sports |
That's just when they get revealed. | 2Business |
Jim Mora will succeed Mike Holmgren as the Seattle Seahawksâ coach, beginning with the 2009 season. | 1Sports |
If you don't protect your intellectual property now, you risk having your business sacked by open source-touting bandits. Yes, SCO head Darl McBride is back and he's still angry. | 3Sci/Tech |
CHICAGO, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRVA, Inc. , a global relocation services provider, has released the findings of its China Urban Index, a mobility study investigating the suitability of first- and second-tier cities for business operations and expatriate relocations in China. | 3Sci/Tech |
Earlier this month, Jews were attacked at Auschwitz. Their assailants werenât Arabs, Germans, Poles or members of another group historically associated with anti-Semitism, but Frenchmen - the children of liberty, equality and fraternity. | 0World |
Why your beloved gadgets die so young. By Kris Wagner from Wired Test. | 2Business |
Next year, wireless operators will debut ways to share a favorite ring tone. But don't expect a Napster free-for-all. | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters - European shares sagged on Tuesday as
broker downgrades hit mobile phone operator Vodafone and two
of its peers, but UK clothing retailer Next shone on news of
strong summer sales. | 3Sci/Tech |
NEW YORK - The NFL agreed Monday to $8 billion in contract extensions with Fox and CBS to televise Sunday afternoon games for six more years, deals that would also allow the league to show better matchups late in the season in prime time. | 1Sports |
AP - Weeklong discussions in India about the creation of online domain names entirely in languages other than English led to greater understanding but no major decisions, the chief executive of the Internet's key oversight agency said Friday. | 3Sci/Tech |
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- Central American nations are putting aside border bickering to allow the relatively free movement of people and goods between nations -- a goal that has US officials worried about a jump in smuggling of drugs and people in a region already plagued by crime and on the lookout for terrorists. | 0World |
Yukos has lost its main asset, Yuganskneftegaz, sold in an auction held by the Russian Fund of Federal Property, for $9.35 billion. | 2Business |
The 31-year-old Welshman will become only the third Manchester United player to reach 600 appearances - following fellow European Cup winners Sir Bobby Charlton and Bill Foulkes - when he lines up against Liverpool at Old Trafford tonight. | 1Sports |
The Minnesota Twins agreed to a two-year contract with veteran right-hander Brad Radke, and offered arbitration to third baseman Corey Koskie, left-hander Terry Mulholland and catcher Henry Blanco, the team announced late Tuesday. | 1Sports |
A couple of small--but serious--issues regarding the audio output of the iPhone have been percolating on the Web for the last week or so. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog. | 3Sci/Tech |
Daytona Beach, FL (Sports Network) - The LPGA Tour announced on Tuesday the creation of a new tournament for 2005. The MasterCard Classic will be played March 4-6, 2005 at Bosque Real Country Club in Mexico City, Mexico. | 1Sports |
AP - A new congressional report says the Environmental Protection Agency potentially exposed scores of residents, volunteers and workers to asbestos fibers by not doing more to monitor the contaminant in the cleanup after Hurricane Katrina. | 3Sci/Tech |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices raced to new record highs above $50 on Tuesday, despite a pledge by OPEC producer Saudi Arabia to increase production, as rebel threats against Nigerian oil facilities threatened to inflict further strain on global supplies. | 2Business |
INDIA have claimed the last Bangladesh wicket to win the second and final Test by an innings and 83 runs on the fourth morning, thus sweeping the series. | 1Sports |
Reuters - Cisco Systems Inc. (csco.o) on Tuesday
reported quarterly revenue and income that exceeded market
expectations as companies upgraded their networks, sending its
shares up 9 percent. | 2Business |
SAN JOSE DEL GUAVIARE, Colombia (Reuters) - With tears, smiles and long hugs, two women hostages were freed by Colombia's Marxist rebels on Thursday after years in the jungle, raising hopes for dozens more languishing in secret camps. | 0World |
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