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Icahn Sues Software Maker Seeking Vote on Offer
The billionaire investor Carl C. Icahn has sued BEA Systems, demanding that the company hold an annual meeting and permit shareholders to vote on a sale. | 3Sci/Tech |
Field trip for Army's Land Warrior tech
Blog: Even before getting to the battlefield, high-tech upgrades for ground troops must maneuver through tough political terrain. | 3Sci/Tech |
Encryption can save data in laptop lapses
(AP)
AP - Reports of data theft often conjure up images of malicious hackers breaking into remote databases to filch Social Security numbers, credit card records and other personal information. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yankees Clinch 10th Straight Playoff Spot
Derek Jeter hit a leadoff home run, Jon Lieber pitched into the eighth inning and the Yankees clinched a postseason spot with a victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. | 1Sports |
AMD demos first dual-core processor
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) has demonstrated the company's first dual-core microprocessors at its Austin, Texas, office, the company said Tuesday. | 3Sci/Tech |
Roethlisberger Played 2nd Half With Broken Toes
Rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger broke a couple of toes on his right foot during the Steelers' AFC title game loss to the Patriots, but he doesn't blame the injury for his error-filled play. | 1Sports |
Japan exports hit record levels
Exports from Japan hit their highest level for more than 50 years in September, but rising oil prices and imports could spell trouble ahead. | 2Business |
Saint Mary's Upends California (AP)
AP - When the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic expanded to 16 teams this season, it still seemed apparent which four teams would make it to New York for the semifinals. | 1Sports |
Houston's Bullpen Blows Game Again (AP)
AP - Dan Miceli hardly had to turn around to watch the flight of the ball. The sound coming off Jim Edmonds' bat was all too familiar. | 1Sports |
You know he'd still be best
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- If Tom Brady were a politician he'd be John F. Kennedy -- handsome, charming, and ever the winner. Making it to the top at a young age. The Camelot quarterback. | 1Sports |
How many new cell phone accounts are opened in China a day?
Blog: There's a cell phone account for about every other person in China, and the accounts are opening up daily. | 3Sci/Tech |
Pentium M Draws More Buyers (PC World)
PC World - Sales of laptops using Intel's mobile processor are picking up. | 3Sci/Tech |
Capello vows to drag the best out of England
(AFP)
AFP - Fabio Capello embarked on the task of restoring England's football fortunes on Monday with a pledge to drag the best out of the country's under-performing stars. | 1Sports |
Nokia to launch all-in-one phone
Mobile handset maker Nokia today announced the Nokia 9300, a new high-end smartphone. Dubbed by the company its âsmartest smartphone,â with voice and data capabilities, the Nokia 9300 is meant to be an all-in-one device for users. | 3Sci/Tech |
Dire Warnings on Global Warming
Extreme weather, drought and spreading disease are on the horizon if something isn't done to rein in the human impact on the environment, a new study says. By the Associated Press. | 2Business |
United Seeks Additional Labor Cost Saving
Bankrupt United Airlines (UALAQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday it needs labor cost cuts on top of any gains from terminating employee pensions and expects to move toward voiding its labor contracts in early November. | 2Business |
Fawcett finishes cancer treatment
Actress Farrah Fawcett finishes chemotherapy treatment following her cancer diagnoses. | 0World |
Google digs in against malware
( InfoWorld ) - Google Inc.'s acquisition of security company GreenBorder Technologies Inc. is a sign the search giant wants to bolster confidence in its browser-delivered applications amid growing threats from malicious software on the Internet.
The acquisition, made earlier this mont... | 3Sci/Tech |
Subject of a good deal of talk is cheap
Throughout their historic march toward pigskin perfection, the Patriots have absorbed several verbal broadside blasts from the opposition. | 1Sports |
Gordon Cooper, astronaut on final Mercury mission
WASHINGTON Gordon Cooper, the astronaut who flew the last of the pioneering Mercury space missions and stayed aloft in a Gemini capsule long enough to demonstrate that a trip to the moon was feasible, died at his home in Ventura, California, NASA announced | 3Sci/Tech |
A Preemptive Strike on the FDA
Adolor will likely be waiting an extra three months for a decision on Entereg. | 2Business |
Trade Stocks for Free!
An upstart website aims to hook you with commission-free trading. | 2Business |
IBM, Cray get supercomputer funds; Cray shares jump
NEW YORK (Reuters) - IBM and supercomputer-maker
Cray Inc. are being awarded a total of nearly $500
million by a Pentagon research agency for a supercomputer
project, and Cray shares rose 31 percent on Wednesday. | 3Sci/Tech |
Bush denies impropriety while at USC
(AP)
AP - New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush insisted Friday he and his family have done nothing wrong, responding to allegations that they accepted gifts, money and other benefits worth more than $100,000 from two marketing agents during his career at Southern Calif... | 1Sports |
'Damned Yankees' Send New Yorkers into Mourning
New York was in shock today after their beloved baseball team the Yankees suffered a surprise defeat to arch rivals, the Boston Red Sox. | 1Sports |
Chiquita sued over Colombia role
Chiquita is sued by the relatives of people killed by a paramilitary group the banana firm paid for protection. | 0World |
Will Web 2.0 efforts pay off for candidates in today's Iowa Caucus?
Tonight's Iowa caucus will be the first indication of whether candidates' Web 2.0 efforts are working. | 3Sci/Tech |
Hurricane cancels Sunday's game between Toronto and Tampa Bay
The game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Sunday has been canceled because of Hurricane Jeanne and will not be made up. | 1Sports |
Bush to Transfer 14 Key Suspects to Guantanamo
President Bush today announced the transfer to the Guantanamo Bay naval base of 14 al-Qaeda terrorist suspects previously held by the CIA in a secret detention program, and he called on Congress to pass legislation on special military tribunals so that they can be tried... | 0World |
Md. Firm, Anheuser-Busch Buy Old Dominion Brewing
Old Dominion Brewing, whose pub is a favorite of the high-tech crowd near Dulles International Airport and whose microbrews are sold throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, will soon have new owners from the Free State. | 2Business |
Pressure mounts on Kenyan politicians to end crisis
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The European Union, United States and United Nations urged Kenya's feuding politicians on Saturday to agree a peaceful and democratic end to violence that has killed 500 people since disputed December 27 polls. | 0World |
Value of cricket minnows in question
BASED on the current performance of the United States team in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy, questions have been raised about the value of allowing so-called minnows, to play in major cricketing competitions. | 1Sports |
McNealy innovates in trade-show theatrics
Scott McNealy for years has relied on Top 10 lists for comic relief during his tech show keynote speeches, but at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco Wednesday, he tried a new stunt. [Missing Links] | 3Sci/Tech |
RP economy grew 6.3% in first half
The Philippine economy grew at a stronger-than-expected 6.2 percent in the second quarter, nearly keeping up with the pace of the surprise 6.4-percent first-quarter expansion and bringing | 2Business |
RealPlayer named by StopBadware.org
The antispyware organization says RealNetworks needs to disclose installations of advertising software and Rhapsody before users install updates. | 3Sci/Tech |
Man admits bilking $8M from investors
(AP)
AP - A man who served prison time for fraud admitted Wednesday that he returned to his old ways after his release, bilking more than 900 investors  including Hurricane Katrina victims  out of $8 million. | 3Sci/Tech |
Travel firms count cost of Ivan
Hurricane Ivan looks set to cost tour operators as they race to get customers out of harm's way, though future bookings may not suffer too much. | 2Business |
MI6 agents drafted in to improve Gaza security
MI6 agents and British police are setting up a high-tech control centre for Palestinian security services in the Gaza Strip to help them maintain control in the volatile territory after the death of Yasser Arafat. | 0World |
EBay to lower fees and tighten seller standards
EBay is expected to unveil changes to its online marketplace Tuesday that the company characterizes as sweeping and historic and that are aimed at boosting sales by making the shopping experience simpler and safer. The changes, which include lowering some fees and raisin... | 3Sci/Tech |
Scientists plan Jurassic archive
Researchers say a new programme could help create a DNA database of all life on Earth, ever. | 0World |
Criminal investigation of voting machine maker Diebold dropped
The California Attorney General's office has decided not to pursue criminal charges against McKinney-based Diebold Election Systems Inc. | 3Sci/Tech |
Waste computer edict finally hits UK
Charity says don't junk kit, send it to Africa instead
The long-awaited Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) directive finally comes into force on Sunday, 1 July.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
Fired Park Police Chief Denies Info Leak (AP)
AP - Fighting to get her job back, fired U.S. Park Police Chief Teresa Chambers testified Thursday that she did not divulge classified information when she complained her agency was short on money and staff. | 0World |
Andy Pettitte Says He Used Growth Hormone Twice
The Yankees pitcher, who was named in a report on drugs in baseball, said he used the substance after an injury. | 0World |
iMac G5 Debuts as World's Thinnest Desktop (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - With a belief that less is more, Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) has taken the wraps off its iMac G5, featuring a new design that integrates the entire computer into the flat-panel display. | 3Sci/Tech |
Shutting up the echoes
It was evident in the Purdue playersâ postgame celebration following the 41-16 victory, the way Uche Nwaneri did his best impression of Touchdown Jesus, arms raised to the heavens. | 1Sports |
Girardi Is Leaving a Lot Behind
As Joe Girardi prepares to embark on a new beginning as the Yankeesâ manager, he is not sure when or if he will see his ailing father again. | 1Sports |
Timberwolves 100, Trail Blazers 89
Wally Szczerbiak scored a season-high 28 points, including the 5,000th of his career, to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 100-89 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. | 1Sports |
Pressure mounts on Burma's junta
A military offensive against the country's Karen minority has displaced 18,000 people this year. | 0World |
SEC lauches formal probe of Krispy Kreme
RALEIGH, NC - Krispy Kreme said Friday that US stock market regulators have launched a formal investigation into the company, bumping up the status of what was originally an informal probe. | 2Business |
Pension Agency Is About to Get a Rescue Plan
The Bush administration hopes its rescue plan will save the federal pension insurance program from a costly bailout. | 2Business |
Alcoa Rumors Fuel Rally
A rumored $40 billion buyout of the aluminum company sent the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P upwards. | 2Business |
Nintendo video games winners with fans and critics
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Japanese video game giant
Nintendo Co. Ltd. was the top winner at the 2006 People's
Choice 1UP Awards hosted by the Ziff Davis Game Group in San
Francisco on Wednesday. | 3Sci/Tech |
Treasury Prices Lower Before Fed Meeting
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasuries prices were under pressure on Tuesday just hours before the Federal Reserve was expected to raise U.S. interest rates for the fifth time this year. | 2Business |
Fed, Corporate Forecasts to Set Tone (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. stocks should stay firm next week
if the Federal Reserve says the economy is recovering and if
corporations entering the heart of the so-called confession
season go slow on profit warnings. | 2Business |
Nike to eliminate excess overtime for workers by 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nike Inc. said on Thursday it would improve conditions for its 800,000 workers in factories that make its products by eliminating excess overtime by 2011. | 2Business |
Secure and flexible enterprise mobility
The global market for mobile email is growing fast. Estimates put worldwide subscribers at 10.5 million by the end of 2006 and 41.9 million projected by the end of 2009. Intellisync Wireless Email by Nokia provides support for the widest variety of mobile devices and integration... | 3Sci/Tech |
Army contractor iRobot wins patent suits
(AP)
AP - IRobot Corp. on Friday won a pair of federal lawsuits against a competitor company founded by a former employee, resolving the dispute between the companies and putting the competitor out of business. | 3Sci/Tech |
What's Inside: Premium Unleaded
Your car runs on poison, grain alcohol -- and mothballs. Check the ingredients in your tank. By Patrick Di Justo from Wired magazine. | 3Sci/Tech |
Gemini: A virtual mobile world wakes to life
There's a new mobile virtual world in town and it's not Second Life Mobile. Find out why Gemini Mobile numbered among Deloitte's Wireless Fast 50. | 3Sci/Tech |
Vista Could Sap Notebook PC Battery Life
Flashy new OS features could drain laptop batteries faster than XP, hardware vendors and analysts say. | 3Sci/Tech |
Nerve-racking weekend ahead for Cup drivers
That's what the public relations folks at Talladega Superspeedway dubbed the next stop in NASCAR's new playoff-style championship, and it would be hard to find many drivers who would argue with the label. | 1Sports |
Jobs Doesn't Wow? Wonderful!
Bring me a bargain, Mr. Mac. | 2Business |
GM investors to vote on governance change proposals
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp. shareholders are set to vote on Tuesday on proposals concerned with how investors vote for board members and how executives are paid when financial results are restated. | 2Business |
A Poison Pen From the RIAA
The recording industry debuts a new carrot-and-stick approach for dealing with file-ripping students and the colleges and ISPs who know them. By Eliot Van Buskirk. | 3Sci/Tech |
Rosneft Takes Control of Yugansk
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian state oil firm Rosneft on Friday put its man in charge of Yuganskneftegaz, taking control of the main production unit of oil major YUKOS, which is challenging the government auction of the asset in U.S. courts. | 0World |
Malkin subs for Crosby at All-Star game
(AP)
AP - Evgeni Malkin is already picking up the scoring slack created by Sidney Crosby's absence. Now he'll cover for his Pittsburgh Penguins teammate in the NHL All-Star game, too. | 1Sports |
Mexico's Abundis prepared to strike
Mexican striker Jose Manuel Abundis Sandoval will be added to the Revolution today, the MLS roster deadline for the remainder of the season. But Abundis will not be eligible to play until he receives a work permit, making his status questionable for the Revolution's road game agains... | 1Sports |
House Leaves Surveillance Law to Expire
The House broke for a weekâs recess without renewing terrorist surveillance authority demanded by President Bush, who warned of risky intelligence gaps while being accused of fear mongering. | 0World |
Nokia files patent suit against Qualcomm
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Oyj , the world's top mobile phone maker, filed a patent counter-suit against Qualcomm Inc in a Texas court seeking damages and an injunction against the U.S. chip maker. | 2Business |
Tech faces talented So. Cal as an 18-point underdog
âWeâre so young,â Trojans coach Pete Carroll said. âHalf our team has only been here for two semesters.â. Of the 48 players on Techâs two-deep roster, 17 are freshmen or sophomores. | 1Sports |
U.S. Official Says Syria May Have Nuclear Ties
A top U.S. non-proliferation official said that North Korea may be aiding Syria in a covert nuclear program. | 0World |
Microsoft revises anti-spam standard
Microsoft says it has revised its proposal to weed out spam email to win over sceptical internet engineers who have been reluctant to adopt technology owned by the dominant software company. | 3Sci/Tech |
Police follow polonium death trail to Moscow, Hamburg
(AFP)
AFP - British police investigating the radiation poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko reportedly has interviewed a key witness in Moscow, as the trail in the widening mystery also took detectives to Hamburg. | 0World |
US military probe deadly bombing in southern Philippines
(AFP)
AFP - American soldiers arrived here Saturday to help probe the latest in a rash of deadly bus bombings which claimed eight lives. | 0World |
Mattingly to return for second season as hitting coach
Joe Girardi helped the Yankees capture three World Series titles as a player, working behind the plate on the 1996, '98 and '99 championship teams. | 1Sports |
Intel has new ideas for mobile computing
If in the future you're looking for a handheld device that connects to the Internet, Intel doesn't think you'll want a smart phone. | 3Sci/Tech |
Nicaragua frees US man; man in hiding
(AP)
AP - American Eric Volz went into hiding Friday after hastily leaving Nicaragua, where an appeals court overturned his conviction and 30-year-sentence in the slaying of his Nicaraguan girlfriend. | 0World |
US Delays Trial of Australian Accused of Fighting for Taleban
US military officials have announced they are delaying the trial of an Australian man accused of fighting for Afghanistan's ousted Taleban regime. | 0World |
Fan: 'It was a HR'
The fan in the first row in leftfield who was hit by Mark Bellhorn's three-run homer in the fourth inning wasn't taking any chances. | 1Sports |
Zagat Publisher Seeks Buyer
A âclever and sharpâ restaurant guide company with tellingâ rankings and âa penchant for quote marksâ from its thousands of âin-the-knowâ reviewers is âon the block.â | 0World |
Lebanon leader reaches out to opposition
(AP)
AP - Prime Minister Fuad Saniora appealed Wednesday to his opponents trying to topple him through mass protests to stop "digging bunkers" and return to the negotiating table to help rebuild Lebanon. | 0World |
NextWave Wireless to Acquire Wireless Broadband Spectrum in Austria, Slovakia, and Croatia
NextWave Wireless Inc. (NASDAQ: WAVE), a global | 3Sci/Tech |
College Football: With a win at Virginia, UM can still win ACC
Before the season began, the Virginia Cavaliers knew the road to an ACC title would go through the University of Miami. The Cavaliers just didn't know that when the two teams met it would be the Hurricanes who would be doing the chasing. | 1Sports |
CNET Claws Back
The online publisher sows the seeds of future growth. | 2Business |
Qurei condemns assassination of Hamas leader in Syria
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei condemned Monday the Israeli assassination of a leader of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas in a car bombing in Syrian capital Damascus. | 0World |
Dispute snags N. Korea talks
BEIJING -- A last-minute snag yesterday over the amount and timing of assistance to North Korea dampened hopes at six-nation talks for a landmark deal aimed at locking Pyongyang into firm steps toward nuclear disarmament. | 0World |
A New Chief at Atari
The video game company Atari Inc. said yesterday that it had appointed David Pierce as its president and chief executive. | 2Business |
Spacewalking astronauts rewire space station
(Reuters)
Reuters - A pair of spacewalking astronauts
breezed through an electrical rewiring job on the International
Space Station on Thursday, a critical step in NASA's plan to
add new modules next year to the $100 billion outpost. | 3Sci/Tech |
South Koreaâs Lee Ahead in Exit Polls
Exit polls showed Lee Myung-bak winning South Korea's presidential election by a landslide Wednesday, as voters overlooked fraud allegations in hope the former Hyundai CEO will revive the economy. | 0World |
Home Depot Warns of Earnings Decline
ATLANTA (AP) -- The Home Depot Inc., the world's largest home improvement store chain, warned Tuesday that its earnings will decline this year more than previously expected because of weak conditions in the housing market and the sale of its wholesale distribution business. | 2Business |
Britain's first wholly Sharia'a bank opens in London
The first branch of Britain's only wholly Islamic bank - which will operate strictly in accordance with Shariaâa principles â-as been opened in London today. | 2Business |
Johnson still a tall order for batters
PHOENIX -- Randy Johnson can't throw 100 miles per hour anymore, but that doesn't matter. The 43-year-old lefthander can still pitch, in Mike Lowell's words, at "a ridiculous level" and dominate a game. | 1Sports |
World skeptical over Guantanamo ruling
(AP)
AP - Some saw the beginning of the end for Guantanamo Bay, others a vindication for Europeans who have condemned the U.S. prison camp. Still others saw a toothless ruling that will ultimately make no difference in a climate where they believe Washington is determined t... | 0World |
Wis. reaches No. 4 in AP basketball poll
(AP)
AP - An eight-day run that Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan called a "huge week" has the Badgers at their highest ranking ever. | 1Sports |
A-Rod and Half Brother Are Worlds Apart
Victor Rodriguez, Alex Rodriguezâs step-brother, is a decorated officer in the Air Force. | 1Sports |
Strong African Force Sought in Darfur
UN mission officials in Sudan said Friday they hope an expanded African force will be on the ground in Darfur by the end of October, after Sudan's foreign minister agreed to allow in 3,500 outside troops. | 0World |
China January Trade Surplus Up 22.7%
The trade gap totaled $19.5 billion as foreign demand for exports stayed strong despite worries about slowing global growth, the government news agency reported. | 2Business |
US home sales up as prices slump
Sales of new homes in the US in April hits a 14-year high, but the average price for a new build slumps. | 2Business |
NL Wrap: Morris Shuts Out Dodgers as Cards Keep Winning (Reuters)
Reuters - Matt Morris pitched a two-hit shutout,
striking out a season-high 11, as the St Louis Cardinals
blanked the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 in a showdown between two
division leaders at Busch Stadium on Friday. | 1Sports |
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