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Three major music labels tie up with P2P service Three major music labels have signed up to allow their music to be used by the Peer Impact peer-to-peer (P2P) service, according to a report from the Reuters news agency. | 3 |
AMD Shows Off 2005 Mobile Line Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has expanded its increasingly popular mobile line of chips, named Sempron. The new processor has higher performance and integrated EVP anti-virus technology. | 3 |
With budget set, NASA plans next move Flush with a newly approved \$16.2 billion budget, NASA will be able to flesh out a way to save the Hubble Space Telescope, choose a new spacecraft and develop new ways to get back to the moon, Administrator Sean O #39;Keefe said Tuesday. | 3 |
Citrix buys hybrid VPN vendor Editor #39;s Summary: Citrix is acquiring VPN provider Net6 for \$50 million in a move to expand its presence in the security space. | 3 |
Report On Video Games Parents heading out to buy holiday gifts, listen up. There #39;s a warning out Wednesday about extremely violent and explicit video games. | 3 |
The News and Observer MSN Search has a few features that go beyond Google, but it #39;s generally disappointing. Granted, the new MSN search is still in the quot;beta quot; phase, and Microsoft is expected to make the technology part of its main MSN site early next year. | 3 |
Kazaa to dial up a respectable living Kazaa, the internet site which attracted the fury of the music industry by allowing users to download tunes for free, has ventured into the telecoms sector. | 3 |
New software detects fake art p2pnet.net News:- Software to help authenticate paintings, prints and drawings has been developed by researchers at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire in the US. | 3 |
Huygens probe gets clean bill of health The European Space Agency #39;s Huygens probe, carried millions of miles to Saturn on board the NASA Cassini space craft, has completed its final series of checks before separation. | 3 |
WRAPUP 1-Russia, France close in on Fed Cup final Fed Cup favourites Russia and France are firmly on course to meet in the final after taking commanding 2-0 leads in their semi-finals on Wednesday. | 1 |
Luis Garcia becomes latest Liverpool casualty Liverpool, England (Sports Network) - Liverpool midfielder Luis Garcia pulled his hamstring during Tuesday #39;s 1-0 loss to Monaco in Champions League action and will be out of action for about a month. | 1 |
Bayern keen to restore European reputation MUNICH, Germany (AFP) - Having qualified for the last sixteen of the Champions League German powerhouse Bayern Munich are determined to repeat their 2001 success to prove they are back as a force in European football. | 1 |
BAR block Davidsons Williams test According to BAR, the team had originally consented to the test as part of an agreement whereby Davidson could drive for Williams in 2005, with BAR keeping a conditional option on his services for the following season. | 1 |
JPM FASTEST ON MCLAREN DEBUT Juan Pablo Montoya ended his first day as a McLaren driver at the top of the Barcelona timesheets. The Colombian was half a second faster than former Williams team-mate Ralf Schumacher, who was making his Toyota debut. | 1 |
INDIANAPOLIS (7-3) At DETROIT (4-6) KEY MATCHUP - Colts QB Peyton Manning vs. Detroit secondary. No one has stopped Manning this season. The Lions #39; defense hasn #39;t stopped much at all. | 1 |
After making nuke deal, Iran reportedly wants exception Iran is demanding that it be allowed to make an exception in its commitment to freeze all uranium enrichment activities so it can operate about about two dozen centrifuges, diplomats said Wednesday. | 0 |
Israel #39;Calls for UK to Be Peace Mediator #39; Israel today appealed to Britain to act as a bridge between them and the Palestinians in an effort to restart the Middle East peace process. | 0 |
PeopleSoft #39;Poison Pill #39; Hearing on Ice A federal judge has postponed his decision on PeopleSoft #39;s last hostile takeover defense against Oracle until next month. Delaware Chancery Court Judge Leo Strine said he would need more information from both | 2 |
Cingular Confirms Job Cuts Layoffs at Cingular Wireless were inevitable after it acquired AT amp;T Wireless, but what #39;s with the timing? A Cingular spokesman yesterday confirmed an Associated Press report that Cingular | 2 |
Judge to rule on MyTravel By Alistair Osborne, Associate City Editor (Filed: 23/11/2004). A high court judge will rule tomorrow whether MyTravel, the troubled package holiday group, can force through an 800m debt-for-equity swap without the consent of its bondholders. | 2 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Workers Go on Strike Motorists coasted through Pennsylvania Turnpike toll plazas for free on Wednesday morning after roughly 1,300 unionized toll collectors and maintenance workers went on | 2 |
U.S. May Add Advisers to Aid Iraq's Military The top commander in Iraq is reviewing a proposal to add hundreds of U.S. military advisers to work directly with Iraqi units. | 0 |
Corporate p2p network? p2pnet.net News:- Wurld Media, which, among other things, boasts its, quot;partnered with the USArmy, quot; says it #39;s struck a deal with three of the Big Four record label cartel members to peddle their #39;product #39; through what it calls a peer-to-peer service | 3 |
AMD Mobilizes Against Centrino AMD (Quote, Chart) took the wraps off a batch of new mobile processors it hopes will steal market share away from Intel #39;s Centrino empire. | 3 |
BT, Blueprint develop digital music service British telco BT and media technologies company Blueprint have announced plans to jointly develop a digital music service using Blueprints Open Royalty Gateway and Song Centre software. | 3 |
Finally, a way to Google your hard drive You can usually find information more easily on the vast Internet than you can on your own computer #39;s hard drive. The reason, of course, is that the search tools designed to index the Internet are much better developed than those for personal computers. | 3 |
Sports need to regain control of fans, players From time to time, basketball players are referred to as quot;cagers. quot; The term dates back to the early years of basketball when courts were surrounded by chicken wire to separate players from unruly fans. | 1 |
Juan Pablo Montoya makes West McLaren Mercedes debut Juan Pablo Montoya made his debut for the West McLaren Mercedes Formula One team as preparations for the 2005 season commenced at the Circuit de Catalunya | 1 |
R. Williams Could Be Eligible to Start Next Season Ricky Williams #39;s representatives apparently are close to completing an agreement with the NFL that could make the retired Miami Dolphins tailback eligible to play at the outset of the 2005 season. | 1 |
Former Gamecocks ready for Spurrier era quot;I #39;m excited as I can be, quot; said legendary Bradwell Institute football player Candler Boyd. quot;I hated to see anybody go out like coach Holtz did. | 1 |
Afghan hostages grateful, eager to work Three UN election workers freed nearly a month after being abducted in Afghanistan thanked the nation #39;s people for the support shown during their ordeal. | 0 |
AIG settles over accounting probe The world's largest insurance group pays \$126m in fines as part of a settlement with US regulators over its dealings with two firms. | 2 |
Oil prices hold as US stocks rise Oil prices remain steady in New York trade as official data showed the first rise in US crude stocks in 10 weeks. | 2 |
Judge Approves MyTravel Survival Plan A High Court judge on Wednesday approved a debt-for-equity survival plan developed by MyTravel, clearing the way for the troubled travel company to present the proposal to shareholders and creditors next month. | 2 |
UBS Raises Its Rating on Delta; Shares Up Shares of US airlines took off in Wednesday trading after UBS Investment Bank raised its rating on Delta Air Lines Inc., saying the cash-strapped carrier #39;s latest survival moves are lessening prospects of bankruptcy. | 2 |
P2P start-up gets record label deals A small peer-to-peer start-up has won rights from three of the four major record labels to distribute their music online. The deals with Peer Impact , a new division of online marketing company Wurld Media | 3 |
Select Comfort Monthly Recap We keep up with what's important about Select Comfort, in case you don't have time. | 2 |
Auditor to Army: Dock Halliburton Pay (Reuters) Reuters - The U.S. Army should withhold some\future payments to Halliburton for work in Iraq due to\billing disputes, a government auditor said on Wednesday, a\move that could cost the contractor tens of millions of\dollars. | 2 |
The Tiny Next Big Thing As nanotechnology evolves, the smart investor will keep an eye on the players most likely to be left standing -- and making money. | 2 |
30-Year Mortgage Rates Inch Down in Week (Reuters) Reuters - Interest rates on U.S. 30-year\mortgages edged slightly lower in the latest week, continuing\to offer an enticing rate to prospective home owners, mortgage\finance company Freddie Mac said on Wednesday. | 2 |
Target Is the Target Eddie Lampert is looking for Target-type valuations in the merger of Kmart and Sears. | 2 |
Time to Hang Up the Boots? WWE's revenue rundowns no longer shock investors. But the drop in earnings and free cash flow should. | 2 |
United Re-Signs Namoff D.C. United inks defender Bryan Namoff to a multiyear contract extension on Monday afternoon. | 1 |
Good Ol' Gottschalks The regional department store company is gearing up for the all-important holidays. | 2 |
GE to Buy Water Treatment Co for \$1.1 Bln <p>\</p><p> BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co. <GE.N> will buy\Ionics Inc. <ION.N> for \$1.1 billion to build out its water\treatment and services business, one of its major growth\initiatives, the companies said on Wednesday.</p> | 2 |
Browns Start Searches The Cleveland Browns have a few names in mind for both head coach and general manager with coordinators from Philadelphia and New England on the list. | 1 |
House G.O.P. Voids Rule It Adopted Shielding Leader After fierce criticism, House Republicans reversed a rule change that would have allowed a party leader to retain his position even if indicted. | 0 |
Judge Blocks RIAA Mass Suits The music industry's tactic of mass file-sharing lawsuits is improper, a California judge rules. Also: Japanese scientists work on holographic phones.... Microsoft's antitrust case delayed but not over hellip;. and more. | 2 |
Police Seek Chair Thrower in NBA Brawl (AP) AP - Police said Wednesday they have received some tips in their effort to determine who threw a chair during the brawl that broke out during last week's Pistons-Pacers game. | 1 |
Indians Sign Closer Wickman for One Year (AP) AP - Free agent closer Bob Wickman agreed to a #36;2.75 million, one-year deal Wednesday and returned to the Cleveland Indians, whose shaky bullpen without him early last season cost them any chance of winning the AL Central. | 1 |
Analysts See More U.S. Newspaper Consolidation Ahead (Reuters) Reuters - A wave of consolidation in the U.S.\newspaper industry could be on the way as publishers grapple\with a maturing industry that faces stiff competition from\television and the Internet, publishing experts say. | 3 |
Report: Pinochet's Assets Frozen (AP) AP - A judge investigating Gen. Augusto Pinochet's secret multi-million dollar bank accounts in the United States has ordered the assets of the former dictator frozen, a local newspaper reported Wednesday. | 0 |
PCCW delays UK broadband roll-out (FT.com) FT.com - PCCW, the Hong Kong telecoms group, has ruled out a nationwide roll-out of its UK wireless broadband service in the near term in a move that will reduce competition in the market for fast internet access. | 3 |
Police arrest activists protesting against Shell in Nigerian oil city (AFP) AFP - Police in southern Nigeria arrested three activists of a minority rights group who were protesting against the activities of the Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell, the group's spokesman said. | 0 |
Deadly Afghan Blast Follows Hostage Drama (AP) AP - A bomb ripped through a U.S. patrol in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two American soldiers and wounding another, a reminder of the country's insecurity after a newly resolved hostage drama. | 0 |
Linux Ready for Prime Time, Intel Says (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Despite all the hype about Linux and other open-source operating systems, the fact remains that Microsoft Corp. continues to dominate the desktop universe, with 90 percent or so of the world's personal computers powered by one version of Windows or another. | 3 |
Cincinnati QB Might Miss Louisville Game (AP) AP - Cincinnati star quarterback Gino Guidugli broke a bone in his throwing hand when he slipped outside his home, and he might miss Saturday's game at No. 7 Louisville. | 1 |
Dec. Hearing Set for Oracle-PeopleSoft (AP) AP - The trial of Oracle Corp.'s attempt to upset PeopleSoft Inc.'s antitakeover measures will continue in December, the judge overseeing the case said Wednesday. | 3 |
Top-Giving PACs Favor GOP Candidates 10-1 (AP) AP - The top-giving corporate political action committees didn't hedge their bets in the fall elections despite the narrow division between the GOP and Democrats in Congress. They favored Republican candidates 10-to-1. | 0 |
Genetic Factors Influence Female Infidelity -Study (Reuters) Reuters - Genetic factors influence female\infidelity and the number of sexual partners women have,\British scientists said on Wednesday. | 3 |
US Military Taps Bugs and Weeds in War on Terror (Reuters) Reuters - Don't squash that bug! Cockroaches,\beetles, spiders and worms may be the U.S. government's next\line of defense in the war on terror. | 3 |
Three UN hostages released unharmed and healthy in Afghanistan (AFP) AFP - Three United Nations hostages were freed in Afghanistan unharmed and healthy after almost four weeks in captivity amid conflicting claims over whether the government promised to free Taliban prisoners in exchange for their release. | 0 |
Satellite TV Made Available From the Back Seat (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - With the advent of a new generation of relatively affordable mobile antennas, satellite television is about to jump from the living room to the back seats of vans, recreational vehicles and family cars. | 3 |
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 of overcoming technological\challenges to make real the plan could far exceed budgetary projections and that\numerous nbsp;approved science programs could be jeopardized. | 3 |
Chile plans jail for Pinochet men Chile's government says it will build a prison for officers convicted of human rights abuses in the Pinochet era. | 0 |
Minors held in Spanish porn swoop Spanish police arrest 90 people, including 21 minors, in one of its largest ever operations on child pornography. | 0 |
Barcelona Testing, Day 1, 24/11/04 Fisico's first run for Renault as Franck begins development work for 2005. | 1 |
Pigeons 'sense magnetic field' Homing pigeons use the Earth's magnetic field to navigate their way home over long distances, scientists claim. | 0 |
Offense to Begin Anew Ravens offensive coordinator Matt Cavanaugh will not return for the 2005 season after meeting with Coach Brian Billick on Monday. | 1 |
Election Commission in Ukraine Affirms Early Results As opposition protests entered a third day, Prime Minister Viktor F. Yanukovich was declared the winner. | 0 |
Isaac Newton in the Kitchen The revision of Harold McGee's 1984 book, "On Food and Cooking," answers eternal kitchen questions, including those related to Thanksgiving. | 0 |
France's Chirac Makes Historic Libya Trip (AP) AP - French President Jacques Chirac, arriving Wednesday in Libya for the first visit there by a French head of state in more than half a century, said that turbulent times were over as the two countries embark on a "dynamic and positive phase." | 0 |
Hormel Credits Atkins for Sales Up 15 Pct (Reuters) Reuters - Hormel Foods Corp. on\Wednesday reported a quarterly profit that was little changed\from a year earlier, but topped Wall Street's estimates by a\penny as strong demand for pork and turkey offset higher\expenses. | 2 |
US actor fined over Oscars piracy An Oscar voter is fined 300,000 after copies of movies he was sent ended up on the internet. | 3 |
Minors held in Spain porn swoop Spanish police arrest 90 people, including 21 minors, in one of its largest ever operations on child pornography. | 3 |
Md. Group Finds Problems With Voting Machines An organization that put more than 400 poll watchers in Maryland precincts on election day reported Tuesday that its volunteers found scattered problems with the state's electronic voting machines. | 3 |
Sports Authority Getting in Shape The sporting goods retailer trims its quarterly loss and maintains its outlook. | 2 |
Neandertals Beaten by Rivals' Word Skills, Study Says Neandertals may have died out like a bad movie #151;by word of mouth. Modern humans' complex use of language sounded the defeat of their big-browed cousins, a new study says. | 3 |
Magnetic Beaks Help Birds Navigate, Study Says Homing pigeons may use a magnetic "map" inside their beaks to navigate, according to new research. | 3 |
Lizards Help Explain Survival of the Not-So-Fittest Is it possible to outrun evolution? Two new lizard-behavior studies look at why it's not always just the fittest that survive. | 3 |
Artful Software Spots Faked Masterpieces A new digital authentication technique supplies forensic art experts with a new tool to distinguish paintings by masters from those by imitators, scientists say. | 3 |
Birding Column: Backyard Bathing Beauties Birder Mathew Tekulsky describes the bathing habits of birds, explaining the dependence of birds on water. | 3 |
Comeback Beavers Butt Heads With Humans Once harvested almost to extinction in the northeastern U.S., beavers have returned in such huge numbers that they are becoming a nuisance in some areas. | 3 |
Gartner: Offshore IT spending to hit \$50 billion Upcoming Gartner study on IT spending for offshoring. | 3 |
Cingular works to certify Audiovox smart phone for its network Cingular Wireless LLC is testing Audiovox #39;s Windows Mobile smart phone for use on its network, a move indicative of the complications surrounding the carrier #39;s combination with AT amp;T Wireless Services Inc. | 2 |
Time Warner Shares Rise on Settlement Talks Report Shares of Time Warner Inc rose 2 percent on Tuesday after a report that the world #39;s largest media company was near a settlement with regulators that could limit potential | 2 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Toll Free Due to Strike by Workers The busiest travel weekend of the year is upon us and there will be no tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. It #39;s not some good will gesture on the part of the state, it #39;s due to a strike called by toll collectors. | 2 |
Group finds 85 hazardous toys The New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) has published its annual list of toys that it claims can harm or kill children, particularly those with small parts. | 2 |
US Postal Service wants price hike NEW YORK - The US Postal Service is set to ask early next year for a rise in postage stamp prices of at least 10 percent, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. | 2 |
Orders for US durables retreat in October The US manufacturing sector continued to demonstrate that its road to recovery is anything but smooth in October as orders for big-ticket items unexpectedly fell. | 2 |
Virgin Mary Cheese Sandwich I am surprised this is still making news after so many days. However, if someone pays 28000 dollars for a grilled sandwich it is something. | 3 |
Linus Torvalds against EU patent directive They are asking the European Union Council to reject this proposal. They claim that software patent directive would be harmful to the European economy. | 3 |
Now Cellphones Can Get Nasty Virus, Too If you #39;re a Nokia smart phone user, better pay attention...come to think of it, better pay attention even if you aren #39;t. The first malicious virus to attack cell phones seems to target Nokia smart phones. | 3 |
5.6 Million Choose Firefox In First Two Weeks More than 5.6 million copies of the Firefox 1.0 stand-alone browser have been downloaded in the first two weeks of its release, the Mozilla Foundation said this week. | 3 |
Anfield #39;s big three make Kop appeal Rafael Benitez, Steven Gerrard and Sami Hyypia have appealed to the Kop to inspire a reprisal of Liverpools great European performances when Olympiacos visit Anfield next month for a critical Champions League match. | 1 |
Champions League: Group C - Bayern Munich join Juventus as <b>...</b> The big winners of the night in Group C were Bayern Munich, whose 5-1 drubbing of Maccabi Tel Aviv ensured their passage to the knockout stages. | 1 |
Dodgers Ink Tracy For Two More Years Los Angeles, CA -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed manager Jim Tracy to a two-year contract extension, keeping him with the club through the 2006 season. | 1 |
Celtic invited to make complaint Glasgow Celtic FC have been invited to make an official complaint after manager Martin O #39;Neill claimed one of his players was the victim of racism. | 1 |
Guidugli might miss Louisville game Saturday CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati quarterback Gino Guidugli broke a bone in his throwing hand when he slipped outside his home and might miss Saturday #39;s game at Louisville (No. | 1 |
Iran wants to exempt centrifuges from nuclear freeze It wants to be allowed to operate dozens of centrifuges quot;for research purposes quot; -- an activity banned under a uranium enrichment freeze Iran just agreed to. | 0 |
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