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Linux Is Now Mainstream, Says IDC In a private study conducted by IDC for Open Source Development Labs, Inc (OSDL), IDC predicted that the overall Linux marketplace revenues for server, PC hardware and packaged software on Linux is expected to reach \$35.7 billion by 2008. | 3 |
Better browser now the best Except for times when I use one online database that supports Microsoft #39;s dismal excuse for a browser, I never have much use for the blue lower-case quot;e quot; on my desktop. | 3 |
TSMC files another patent suit against SMIC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC), of Hsinchu, Taiwan, has expanded its patent-infringement fight against rival contract chip maker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) by filing a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)... | 3 |
Rookies Wait it Out The wait already has been longer than expected for Eli Manning and Philip Rivers, the top two quarterbacks selected in the NFL draft in April. | 1 |
AL Wrap: Schilling Helps Red Sox Keep Heat on Yankees NEW YORK (Reuters) - Curt Schilling won his major league leading 18th game and David Ortiz hit his 35th home run as the Boston Red Sox edged the Texas Rangers 6-5 in American League at Fenway Park Sunday. | 1 |
Typhoon pounds southern Japan Typhoon Chaba pounded the southern Japanese island of Amami-Oshima on Sunday with heavy rain and strong winds, cutting off electricity to some 5,800 households, officials said. | 0 |
With Zook ousted, talk turns to Spurrier Most of the citizens of Gator Nation hungrily devoured the juicy piece of news yesterday morning: The University of Florida fired its beleaguered football coach, Ron Zook. | 1 |
Lebedeva makes amends in long jump Tatyana Lebedeva led a Russian 1-2-3 in the Olympic women #39;s long jump final as Marion Jones of the United States missed out on a medal. | 1 |
U.S. Airlines' October Unit Revenue Declined CHICAGO (Reuters) - A key measure of U.S. airline industry revenue slipped more than expected in October, pressured by excess capacity, weak demand and a lingering impact from hurricanes in Florida, analysts said. | 2 |
Intel shows chip roadmap Intel has disclosed new technologies that will feature in its chips in the next few years. The firm demonstrated a dual-core version of its Itanium 64bit processor, and announced plans for a new management | 3 |
Antivirus companies warn of new Bagle variants New versions of the Bagle worm rolled onto the Internet Friday, prompting antivirus companies to warn customers about the threat and to push out software updates to spot the new worms. | 3 |
Townies in control Last year, Charlestown's Jason White was named Division 7 Player of the Year after rushing for 1,500 yards and seven touchdowns. With that kind of production, who needs a passing game? Apparently the Townies think they do. | 1 |
Clijsters suffers wrist injury again Kim Clijsters #39;s comeback trail came to an agonising halt on Saturday when the former world number one had to retire with a left wrist injury in the semi-finals of the Belgian Open. | 1 |
Trial begins over Georgia county #39;s evolution disclaimers in <b>...</b> ATLANTA - A suburban Atlanta school district under fire for placing stickers in biology books saying evolution is quot;a theory, not a fact quot; is expected to argue the disclaimers are simply a way to teach tolerance, not endorse ... | 3 |
Blasts Inside Green Zone Kill at Least 5 Bombs exploded within moments of each other at a handicraft market and a popular cafe inside Baghdad #39;s fortified Green Zone on Thursday, killing at least five people, including three American civilians. | 0 |
Penalties Stiff for Slander in Venezuela (AP) AP - A new penal code approved by Venezuela's Congress would stiffen prison sentences for slander and libel, drawing criticism from opponents of President Hugo Chavez. | 0 |
Quantum acquires tape drive maker Certance Storage vendor Quantum Wednesday said in a statement that it has agreed to purchase Certance LLC, a manufacturer of tape-based storage devices in Costa Mesa, Calif. | 3 |
DeLay Push Helps NASA Get Full Funds President Bush's "Vision for Space Exploration" got a skeptical reception in January and was left for dead in midsummer, but it made a stunning last-minute comeback when the House majority leader delivered NASA's \$16.2 billion budget request as part of the omnibus \$388 billion spe... | 3 |
Pentium M may support location-based services in 2006 Mobile computers could provide customized information or perform specialized functions based on their changing locations. | 3 |
Lehman tipped to become US Ryder Cup skipper Tom Lehman, a former British Open champion, is expected to be named on Wednesday as the US Ryder Cup captain for the next match against Europe in 2006. | 1 |
Eyes tired? Musical alerts ease computer user #146;s day What was the last sound your computer made? It may have emitted a chime when e-mail arrived, or a heraldic swish when you started up Windows. | 2 |
All-American girl That was then and this is now. That was there and this is here. So which is a bigger moment? Mary Lou Retton's quot;No-Fault Vault quot; that produced America's first Olympic all-around gold medal in women's gymnastics 20 years ago in Los Angeles? Or Carly Patterson's quot;Dream Beam quot; here last... | 1 |
Looking to Break Through Coming off a 24-17 loss to 14th-ranked Hampton, Howard is hoping to snap a four-game losing streak to Bethune-Cookman on Saturday. | 1 |
How to Make Millions, Slowly In the best combination of tobacco #39;n #39; food news since Homer Simpson #39;s tomacco, today Altria Group (NYSE: MO) and its cheesy stepchild Kraft (NYSE: KFT) both upped their dividends. | 2 |
Kidnappers behead British hostage Iraqi kidnappers have beheaded a British man who was seized last month, his family said yesterday, ending what one relative called #39; #39;three long weeks of agony. | 0 |
UCLA File Swappers in Quarantine The school's tool for fighting piracy on campus automatically isolates students fingered by the entertainment industry for allegedly sharing copyright files. It's another example of a university cracking down on illegal file trading. By Katie Dean. | 3 |
Boston faces riot-control test A student was killed last week as police tried to curb unruly celebrations. Would a World Series win turn violent? By Sara B. Miller Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor. | 1 |
Gadget price declines slow for summer Consumer electronics prices still drop, mostly, but not so much. | 3 |
Eggs 'fertilised' without sperm A way of 'tricking' eggs to divide without being fertilised may aid stem cell and IVF research, say scientists. | 3 |
Newsview: Flawed Candidates Neck and Neck (AP) AP - After two debates, voters have seen President Bush look peevish and heard him pass the buck. They've watched Sen. John Kerry deny he's a flip-flopper and then argue that Saddam Hussein was a threat #151; and wasn't. | 0 |
Linux standard adds C support The Free Standards Group (FSG) has revealed details of its Linux Standard Base (LSB) 2.0, a specification aimed at preventing Linux fragmentation. | 3 |
Google plans desktop search tool for Apple PCs Google plans to release a version of its desktop search tool for computers that run Apple Computer #39;s Mac operating system, Google #39;s chief executive, Eric Schmidt, said Friday. | 3 |
Schwarzenegger Vetoes E-Mail Monitoring Disclosure (Reuters) Reuters - California Gov. Arnold\Schwarzenegger vetoed on Wednesday a bill that would have\required the state's employers to give workers written\notification if e-mail and other Internet activity is being\monitored at work. | 3 |
Weapons Ban Eased At Airports People soon will be able to carry guns and other dangerous weapons onto the grounds and parking lots of Reagan National and Dulles International airports, after officials | 3 |
Radcliffe ready to take bite out of Big Apple World record holder Paula Radcliffe will race back into the spotlight at the New York Marathon when she returns to action for the first time since her stunning collapse at the Athens Olympic Games. | 1 |
Taipei to Cloak City in World's Largest Wi-Fi Grid TAIPEI (Reuters) - Dennis Tseng is an avid Web surfer who loves to hang out in Taipei's upmarket Hsinyi district, where wireless Internet access is freely available to all. | 3 |
Report Suggests Employment Turnaround for Ohio After losing nearly 200,000 jobs since 2000, new economic report suggest that Ohio #39;s manufacturing sector may be starting to stabilize. | 2 |
CEO of Coke lowers outlook for quarter Coca-Cola #39;s chief executive yesterday said the world #39;s largest beverage maker needs to work harder, better execute its strategy, and improve its culture | 2 |
France #39;s Thomson Moves Into Anti-Piracy Software French technology firm Thomson (TMS.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it would join Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. | 2 |
U.S. Senator Says Dollar Slide Worrying WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Democratic senator on Wednesday said lawmakers were concerned about a slide in the value of the dollar and urged the Bush administration to step up pressure on China to move to a more flexible exchange rate. | 2 |
Golf: Mickelson hits magic 59 Phil Mickelson scorches round in 59 shots to win the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Hawaii. | 0 |
Asian Shares Fall on Dollar; Gold, Oil Up SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar stumbled on Monday, setting multi-month lows against the yen and euro and trading around four-year lows against the Korean won and Singapore dollar, prompting investors to clip Asian share markets. | 2 |
Palmeiro Not Bitter Back in Texas (AP) AP - Rafael Palmeiro didn't return to Texas a bitter man. There are too many good memories at the place he called home the past five seasons, and where he hit his 500th homer last year. | 1 |
Mourinho rules out move for Defoe LONDON, England -- Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has moved quickly to rule out a move for Tottenham striker Jermaine Defoe though he admires the talent of the young England star. | 1 |
Economy in Many Regions Slowed in Summer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy in many areas of the United States grew at a slower pace in late July and August as household spending softened, the Federal Reserve said in a report on Wednesday. | 2 |
Confessions of a British diplomat Should an ambassador speak out over human rights even if this upsets his or her own government? The question has been posed by the dismissal from his post as British ambassador to Uzbekistan | 0 |
New turmoil at the European Commission November 22 2004 2000CET - New turmoil at the European Commission as the MEPs ask for a review of Jacques Barrot #39;s position | 0 |
Brazil recognizes China as market economy: Hu (AFP) AFP - Brazil has recognized China as a market economy, President Hu Jintao declared here, claiming the prized status Beijing had been seeking for days while Brazil's meat and aircraft industry were given access to the Asian giant's huge market. | 2 |
Hillary Opposed to Highway to South Pole (AP) AP - New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb Mount Everest and the first to drive a vehicle to the South Pole, described a U.S. highway to the pole as "terrible." | 3 |
Thai Govt.: Myanmar PM Ousted, Under House Arrest BANGKOK (Reuters) - Myanmar's prime minister has been ousted and put under house arrest after a lengthy power struggle in which hard-liners in the military government appear to have come out on top, Thai officials and diplomats said on Tuesday. | 0 |
Junqueira #39;s win puts hold on teammate #39;s title party SURFERS PARADISE, Australia - Brazil #39;s Bruno Junqueira spoiled his teammate #39;s bid to clinch the Champ Car drivers title. Junqueira won Sunday #39;s Lexmark Indy 300, meaning Newman/Haas teammate Sebastien Bourdais | 1 |
Verizon sets up Iobi Home The personal communications management service debuts in the north-eastern United States. | 3 |
Shorthanded Clippers fight off Warriors LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Even without leading scorer Corey Maggette, the Los Angeles Clippers were able to complete a sweep. Elton Brand scored 25 points and Bobby Simmons added 22 to lift the Clippers to a | 1 |
Injured Devers Can't Finish Hurdles (AP) AP - Gail Devers, the most talented yet star-crossed hurdler of her generation, failed once again in the Olympics as she was struck by injury before the first hurdle. Devers, 37, who has three world championships in the 100-meter hurdles, pulled up short and screamed as she slid... | 1 |
UBS Reportedly to Buy Schwab Units NEW YORK (Reuters) - UBS AG is expected to buy Charles Schwab Corp.'s institutional research and trading unit for \$265 million, the Wall Street Journal said Monday, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. | 2 |
Clarke on track for debut ton Test debutant Michael Clarke has made a big impression as Australia heads into day two of the first cricket Test against India. Australia will resume on 5 for 316 at Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore. | 1 |
NASA's Moon-Mars Initiative Harms Science: American Physical Society Report (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - A new report released by an American\Physical Society (APS) Special Committee on NASA Funding for Astrophysics has\questioned the space agency's Moon, Mars and Beyond initiative. The APS\assessment warns that t he cost ... | 3 |
No changes from merger in view yet Two days after a pair of the country #39;s oldest, largest retail companies announced they would join forces, managers at the Bay Area #39;s Sears and Kmart outlets were guarded in their | 2 |
Earth to See Total Eclipse of the Moon (AP) AP - Earthlings are about to be treated to a total lunar eclipse, just in time for Halloween. | 3 |
Govt tackles Left parties, hikes FDI cap in aviation to 49 New Delhi: The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government on Wednesday hiked foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the civil aviation sector from 40 to 49 per cent but barred foreign airlines from holding stakes. | 2 |
MSN Does Not Steal Google Results to Seed New Index Rumorville, conspiracy theory, and over speculation results in crazed forum discussion and a possible slashdot mentioning. Jason Dowdell, someone I have spoken with often for about a year now, published a | 3 |
Sheikh Maktoum to serve as interim UAE president Following the death on Monday of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al Maktoum will serve as interim leader of the country that has become an international innovator | 0 |
Date set for second Longhorn conference Microsoft will hold a second Longhorn-themed Professional Developers Conference in September 2005, almost two years after it first detailed the successor to Windows XP. | 3 |
Tax cuts coming for modest-income families, business, says finance <b>...</b> OTTAWA (CP) - It may be a bit early to take this promise to the bank, but Finance Minister Ralph Goodale says he wants to bring in more personal and business tax cuts. | 2 |
Sprint acquiring Nextel in \$35B deal Sprint Corp. said yesterday it will acquire Nextel Communications Inc. in a \$35-billion deal that will create the nation #39;s third-largest wireless phone carrier, Sprint Nextel. | 2 |
One dead after World Cup qualifier One man has died and seven have been injured in clashes between Greek and Albanian fans in Greece following the World Cup qualifier game played between the two countries in Tirana, police say. | 1 |
World Cup mascot #39;Goleo VI #39; makes TV debut A puppet lion designed with the help of the Jim Henson Company and going by the name of Goleo VI will be the official mascot of the 2006 World Cup. | 1 |
Protesters Seek Resignations After Fire Thousands of Argentines angered over perceived security lapses in a nightclub fire that killed 183 people, many of them teenagers, marched through capital streets Monday to demand the resignations of key city officials. | 0 |
Larkin Won't Be Coming Back to Reds (AP) AP - Barry Larkin will not be offered another contract by the Cincinnati Reds, ending his 19-year career with his hometown team, he told The Associated Press on Tuesday. | 1 |
Top al-Qaeda Operative Killed in Pakistan Pakistan Times Staff Reporter / PT Monitoring Desk. NAWABSHAH: A suspected top al-Qaeda oper ative, Amjad Hussain Farooqi has been killed in a raid in southern Pakistan. | 0 |
Team deal could help British GP All of Formula One #39;s 10 teams, with the exception of Ferrari, have signed up to a cost-cutting scheme which could save the threatened British Grand Prix. | 1 |
India Expects Jump in High-Tech Imports S. SRINIVASAN BANGALORE, India (AP) -- India's space agency said Thursday its removal from a U.S... | 3 |
Understudy Takes Stage A year has made quite a difference for Virginia defensive end Kwakou Robinson who has stepped into the void created by the absence of injured end Chris Canty. | 1 |
Mortar Attack Kills 27 at Kufa Mosque KUFA, Iraq - A mortar barrage slammed into a mosque filled Iraqis preparing to march on the embattled city of Najaf, killing 27 people and wounding 63 here Thursday hours before the nation's top Shiite cleric was expected to arrive in area with a peace initiative. The attack on ... | 0 |
Moy #39;s moment as Spain celebrate Four years ago in Barcelona, when Spain won the Davis Cup for the first time, Carlos Moy cut a rather sad and slightly dejected figure, an outsider who was forced to watch from the periphery because of an injured back. | 1 |
U.S. Urges Rationing of Flu Shots as Supply Is Slashed Officials said that most healthy adults should delay or skip flu shots so that people most at risk can get scarce supplies. | 2 |
EMIRATES STADIUM CASH FOR GUNNERS ARSENE WENGER was today given a huge Premiership title boost after Arsenal agreed a multi-million pound sponsorship deal for their new 400m Ashburton Grove stadium. | 1 |
Enter your e-mail: Rumor has it that Tivo and Netflix will team up to deliver downloadable movies. In a story from Newsweek #39;s September 13 issue an unnamed quot;insider quot; says the companies merely await the approval of Tivo #39;s board | 3 |
Eagle soars above others It was a rough September for many retailers battered by hurricanes on one side and rising fuel prices on the other, but American Eagle Outfitters Inc. | 2 |
Hardliners Appeal to Israeli Soldiers JERUSALEM Sept. 9, 2004 - A group of prominent Israeli hardliners urged soldiers Thursday to disobey orders to dismantle Jewish settlements, widening the bitter divisions over Prime Minister Ariel Sharon #39;s | 0 |
Pritzker: Judge Rules Settlement Case Open Family matters made public: As eager cousins wait for a slice of the \$15 billion cake that is the Pritzker Empire, Circuit Court Judge David Donnersberger has ruled that the case will be conducted in open court. | 2 |
Breakthrough in Afghan election row There has been a breakthrough agreement in Afghanistan #39;s disputed elections, with the main rival to President Hamid Karzai saying he will accept the result, after an independent inquiry into charges of fraud. | 0 |
Dawn Blasts and Gunfire Rock Heart of Baghdad BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than a dozen explosions shook central Baghdad at dawn on Sunday and heavy gunfire erupted in a street at the heart of the city, leaving a U.S. armored vehicle on fire, witnesses said. | 0 |
Sri Lankan protest at price rises More than 1,000 opposition activists protest in Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, about the rising cost of living. | 2 |
ATA OKs \$117 million Southwest deal INDIANAPOLIS - ATA Airlines has accepted a \$117 million offer from Southwest Airlines that would forge close ties between two of the largest US discount carriers. | 2 |
Hack Attack Gums Up Authorize.Net Hackers have crippled one of the internet #39;s biggest credit card processors, and tens of thousands of online merchants are losing business while the company struggles to recover. | 3 |
Breyer Questions Impartiality on Ruling (AP) AP - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said he wasn't sure he was being truly impartial when the high court was asked to settle the disputed 2000 presidential vote in Florida. | 0 |
Federal Deficit Surges to Record \$413B WASHINGTON - Democrats are blaming President Bush for the record 2004 federal deficit of \$413 billion, but Republicans say the figure shows that the economic and budget pictures are brightening. The Treasury Department announced the figure Thursday, two weeks after the govern... | 0 |
George Washington Upsets No. 12 Maryland (AP) AP - George Washington's weekend has to rank among the best in school history. The Colonials beat two Top 25 teams in winning the BB amp;T Classic and have won five straight since a season-opening loss to top-ranked Wake Forest. | 1 |
White salutes Van der Westhuyzen South Africa coach Jake White praised fly-half Jaco van der Westhuyzen after his try-scoring contribution in the 45-10 win over Scotland at Murrayfield. | 1 |
Global Handset Sales Reached Record in 2nd Quarter - Survey AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Global handset sales rose to record levels in the second quarter, putting the industry on track to ship 650 million cell phones in 2004 as market leader Nokia halted its decline, a survey said on Thursday. | 3 |
White House Proposes Intelligence Changes WASHINGTON - The White House has drafted executive orders aimed at implementing the Sept. 11 commission's recommendations for a more powerful intelligence director and a new national counterterrorism center... | 0 |
Limo wars So I am in New York reporting on two Boston limousine competitors -- one a national player, the other an ambitious upstart -- who are wrestling over turf in the biggest limo market in the world. My limo driver, Trevor Ingram, has found himself entangled in a nasty lawsuit along with his new employer, Commonwe... | 2 |
Companies must expense stock options, standards board says ACCOUNTING:The new rules, which can be struck down by Congress, will force companies to subtract the option expense from earnings. | 2 |
Both legislators, firms split on stem-cell incentives Beacon Hill's new enthusiasm for embryonic stem-cell research would seem to be good news for the biotechnology industry. | 2 |
Three more judges rule Hamm gets gold medal Sports #39; highest court rejected an appeal from a South Korean gymnast on Thursday, ruling that Hamm is the rightful champion in the men #39;s all-around competition at the Athens Games. | 1 |
Milosevic to Get Defence Lawyer The UN war crimes tribunal is to impose a defence lawyer on Slobodan Milosevic, whose doctors say he is too ill to continue representing himself. | 0 |
Oil prices climb in London, New York shut LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices rose over worries about a possible supply shortage of US heating oil stocks during the northern hemisphere winter. | 2 |
Satisfied Customers Jefferson Graham writes for USA Today, #147;Apple #146;s trendy iPod digital music player, which has revitalized the company, is giving laptop sales a boost during back-to-school season. Many students, after falling in love with the iPod, are packing for college with new Apple Macintosh computers. ... | 3 |
German business circle shows pessimism on growth German business confidence dropped in August, reflecting concerns about economic recovery in the country, a survey made by a leading economic institute showed Thursday. | 2 |
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