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Firefox Burning Up Internet Explorer Market Share quot;Firefox #39;s gains are clearly accelerating, quot; WebSideStory Chief Marketing Officer Rand Schulman said. quot;Much of it has to do with the release of Firefox #39;s version 1.0 on November 9, after several months of offering a preview version. | 3 |
Internet worm disguises itself as e-Christmas card HELSINKI - Internet security experts are warning about a mass-mailing worm with the subject line quot;Merry Christmas quot; or quot;Happy Holidays. | 3 |
Yahoo! Goes Mobile on Nextel Yahoo! Inc. is going mobile on Nextel Communication Inc. handheld devices. A new partnership between the companies puts Yahoo! e-mail, instant messaging, games, news and more in Nextels products. | 3 |
ATR Urges #39;Buy #39; of Apple; Targets \$78 Price American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu has initiated coverage of Apple Computer (AAPL) with a #39;buy #39; recommendation, and a 12-month target of US\$78 per share. | 3 |
IDC: mobile phone market growth to slow down in 2005 The global mobile phone marketis expected to see a slow down in market growth due to the lack ofadditional catalysts, US high tech market research firm IDC warnedon Tuesday. | 3 |
IBM amp; AMD Team Up on Strained Silicon IBM and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are jointly developing a new method for implementing strained silicon technology. to improve performance on processors from both companies as early as next year. | 3 |
Benitez Wont Blame Dudek Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez was loyal to goalkeeper Jerky Dudek, refusing to blame his goalkeeper for the fumbled cross that enabled Portsmouth to snatch a last-gasp equaliser through Lomana LuaLuas header at Anfield on Tuesday night. | 1 |
Tennis: After mixed year, Roddick drops his coach Two of tennis #39;s strongest personalities have officially parted ways, as Andy Roddick and his high-profile coach, Brad Gilbert, announced that they had stopped working together by way of their own web sites and then made no further commen. | 1 |
Ice Hockey: Talks fail to breach NHL labor deadlock TORONTO : The National Hockey League slid closer towards losing a season to a labor dispute for the first time, as players rejected a new bid by management to end a three-month lockout. | 1 |
Former Kan. Junior College Coach Indicted WICHITA, Kan. Dec 14, 2004 - A former junior college basketball coach was indicted on charges that he provided false academic information about his athletes to Division I schools looking to recruit the players. | 1 |
Right-hander was key part of 2002 World Series win A weekend in Anaheim apparently in search of a reliever netted the Reds a starter from the local big league club. General manager Dan O #39;Brien announced Tuesday that | 1 |
Bears #39; Tucker done for the season LAKE FOREST, Illinois (Ticker) - Coming off their worst offensive performance of the season, the Chicago Bears placed guard Rex Tucker on injured reserve with a strained hamstring. | 1 |
MLBPA files grievance for Neagle CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The MLB Players #39; Association filed a grievance Tuesday on behalf of pitcher Denny Neagle after his contract was terminated by the Colorado Rockies. | 1 |
Chiefs win shootout with Titans The Kansas City Chiefs played their kind of game on Monday night in Tennessee, and they wound up pulling out a victory over the Titans in the offensive shootout. | 1 |
War crime trials will start next week War crimes trials will begin next week for some of Saddam Hussein #39;s most senior deputies, Iraq #39;s prime minister, Ayad Allawi, said yesterday. | 0 |
Abbas calls for end to violence Mahmoud Abbas, the favourite to succeed Yasser Arafat as Palestinian leader, has called on his people to stop fighting Israel. Mr Abbas said Palestinians had a legitimate right quot;to express their rejection of the occupation by popular and social means quot;. | 0 |
Vodafone Denies Reports of Sprint Takeover Talks Vodafone, the UK-based telecom company that co-owns Verizon Wireless, denies that it is involved in a bid to take over US telco Sprint. | 2 |
Blockbuster Ends Late Fees, Sees Flat #39;05 Blockbuster Inc. (BBI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said it would eliminate late fees on movies and games in the latest attempt to jump-start a rental business | 2 |
Google to put library books online WASHINGTON - Google wants to save you a trip to the library. The search engine that revolutionized how people use the internet has teamed up with some of the world #39;s greatest libraries to put their books in your living room. | 3 |
LuaLua stifles Anfield cheers STEVEN GERRARD stood and watched in disbelief, his hands on his hips, as his Liverpool team-mates contrived to undermine his latest rescue act by conceding an inexplicable | 1 |
Bettman rejects proposal; counteroffer turned down TORONTO -- The NHL rejected last week #39;s proposal by the players #39; association and then had its own counteroffer turned down Tuesday during a 3-hour negotiating session. | 1 |
France and Germany escape EU deficit doghouse BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Union executive body dropped disciplinary action against serial deficit offenders France and Germany, ending a three-year standoff that left the eurozone #39;s budget rules crippled. | 0 |
Apple Supplier Toshiba Builds 80 GB #39;Perpendicular #39; Drive Perpendicular recording places bits of data end-to-end, instead of using the traditional method of storing them flat on the disk surface. | 3 |
Gilbert returns serve Tennis coach Brad Gilbert has hit out at the decision by world number two Andy Roddick to sack him as a mentor. Roddick released a statement earlier this week saying he and Gilbert had parted ways but the | 1 |
NHL Rejects Union Plan, Talks End Without Contract (Update2) Contract talks broke off today between the National Hockey League and its locked-out players union, leaving the sport a step closer to wiping out its whole season. | 1 |
Dozens injured in Turkish cinema fire A fire in a Turkish cinema injured dozens of people attending a film premiere on Tuesday, but no one was killed, the state-run Anatolian news agency said. | 0 |
The symbol of unity and peace made from the earth of Israel If you live in France, are a Muslim sympathizer, speak Arabic and have access to satellite television, you are probably a fan of al Manar broadcasts. | 0 |
Blockbuster Ends Late Fees, Sees Flat '05 (Reuters) Reuters - Blockbuster Inc. on Tuesday\said it would eliminate late fees on movies and games in the\latest attempt to jump-start a rental business being hammered\by competition ranging from online companies to discount\retailer Wal-Mart. | 2 |
NHL, Players' Union Reject New Proposals (AP) AP - The NHL rejected last week's proposal by the players' association and then had its own counteroffer turned down Tuesday during a 3 1/2-hour negotiating session. | 1 |
Server operators sued in bid to stymie online file-sharing Hollywood movie studios on Tuesday sued scores of operators of computer servers that help relay digital movie files across online file-sharing networks. | 3 |
Sony, Samsung bolster alliance, agree to share 24,000 patents Sony Corp., the world #39;s second-largest consumer electronics maker, and Samsung Electronics Co., the world #39;s second-largest chip maker, said Tuesday they have agreed to share about 24,000 patents, fortifying an alliance between two of Asia #39;s biggest | 3 |
Wells Finalizes 2-Year Deal With Red Sox (AP) AP - David Wells could be back on the Yankee Stadium mound on opening day. With Pedro Martinez headed to the New York Mets and Curt Schilling's recovery from ankle surgery taking longer than expected, the Red Sox's newest acquisition might start the season opener against his former team at Yankee Stadium. | 1 |
Report: Roddick replaces Gilbert with Goldfine World No. 2 Andy Roddick replaced coach Brad Gilbert with US Davis Cup assistant coach Dean Goldfine, a Washington television station WUSA-TV reported. | 1 |
Angels Agree to Byrd Deal, Trade Ortiz Atlanta Braves starter Paul Byrd works in the fourth inning against the New York Mets in Atlanta, in this Aug. 1, 2004 file photo. | 1 |
Browns Place Faine on Injured Reserve (AP) AP - The Browns placed center Jeff Faine on injured reserve Tuesday, the 18th player and ninth starter Cleveland has lost for the season. | 1 |
Afghanistan: Where the enemy is a flower KABUL In his inaugural address last week, President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan laid out his priorities for the next five years. Chief among them was stopping the country #39;s growing drug trade. | 0 |
Grizzlies' Burks Breaks Right Pinkie (AP) AP - Memphis Grizzlies reserve guard Antonio Burks will be sidelined at least six weeks with a broken right pinkie finger. | 1 |
Former Kan. Junior College Coach Indicted (AP) AP - A former junior college basketball coach was indicted on charges that he provided false academic information about his athletes to Division I schools looking to recruit the players. | 1 |
EU Moving Close to Deal on Turkey Talks (Reuters) Reuters - On the eve of a landmark summit at\which EU leaders will decide on opening membership talks with\Turkey, the final elements of a compromise package on the terms\for the negotiations was emerging. | 0 |
Cuba Protests U.S. Christmas Lights with a Message HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba has demanded that the United States take down Christmas lights in front of its mission in Havana's busy sea-side drive because they include a reference to jailed dissidents, the top U.S. diplomat in the country said on Tuesday. | 0 |
Oracle says PeopleSoft merger ready to roll by January It may be one of the software industry's largest acquisitions to date, but Oracleexpects to work out its merger plans with PeopleSoftby the end of the year and will "hit the ground running in January," according to Oracle President Charles Phillips. | 2 |
49ers Place Plummer on Injured Reserve (AP) AP - San Francisco cornerback Ahmed Plummer, who hasn't played since Oct. 17, was placed on injured reserve Tuesday because of bulging disc in his neck. | 1 |
Choice rich, time poor Its getting easier and more practical to take your photos without lm. In the second of our ve-part series on high-tech objects of desire, David Derbyshire looks at some of the best options for photographers | 3 |
McKenzie: I #39;ve got a news flash for both sides We #39;ve heard from the NHL and the NHLPA, so now let #39;s get a broader perspective. What we are going to see in the next little while is an increase in the rhetoric, which will get cranked up to an unbelieveable level. | 1 |
Martin defends record in year-end interviews Prime Minister Paul Martin was eager to touch on a number of issues, from missile defence to taxes to same-sex marriage, when he sat down for his annual year-end interview on Tuesday. | 1 |
MPs demand wider investigation MPS who kept Baha Mousa #39;s case in the public eye last night demanded a wide-ranging investigation into all allegations of brutality by British troops. | 0 |
EU Moving Close to Deal on Turkey Talks On the eve of a landmark summit at which EU leaders will decide on opening membership talks with Turkey, the final elements of a compromise package on the terms for the negotiations was emerging. | 0 |
PeopleSoft customers, employees weigh deal Oracle may be celebrating its long-awaited union with PeopleSoft, but a day after the landmark deal not everyone is happy. Among the people likely to be looking at the \$10.3 billion merger with some trepidation | 2 |
Airlines headed for \$US5b loss this year GENEVA: International airlines are heading for a near \$US5 billion (\$NZ7.12 billion) loss this year, largely due to a rise in oil prices, the industry #39;s global body said on Tuesday. | 2 |
RIM Can Still Win NEW YORK - At first glance it may look like the US Federal Appeals Court handed wireless handheld maker Research In Motion a resounding defeat in its long-fought patent litigation with NTP, the company set up to protect the patents of inventor Thomas | 2 |
Check out the world #39;s leading libraries on Google Google is adding the books and papers owned by some of the world #39;s leading libraries to its database in the latest step of its mission to make every piece of information available online. | 3 |
MSN Desktop Search is quite capable It now feels amazing how we have lived without this particular feature since ages now. Google introduced desktop searching to the world in spite of the fact lesser-known products existed since a long time. | 3 |
Wells finalizes deal while Red Sox ponder rotation With Pedro Martinez headed to the New York Mets and Curt Schilling #39;s recovery from ankle surgery taking longer than expected, the Boston #39;s newest acquisition might start the season opener against his former team at Yankee Stadium. | 1 |
Top Saddam aides to go on trial from next week BAGHDAD - Saddam Husseins top henchmen will start going on trial for crimes against humanity next week, Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said yesterday, as he warned violence would increase after Iraqs landmark elections in January. | 0 |
Blair to lead talks on Turkey #39;s EU entry Tony Blair will have a showpiece start to Britain #39;s presidency of the European Union next year, overseeing the beginning of membership talks with Turkey. | 0 |
TCS COP 10 Coverage: Climate Confusion The current debate over climate change runs the gamut from C to shining C. It #39;s about climate. It #39;s about catastrophe. It #39;s about consensus. | 0 |
Blockbuster Eliminates Late Fees As of January first, you won #39;t have to pay those dreaded late fees at Blockbuster stores. Movie and game rentals will still have due dates, but if you need to keep it an extra day or so, you can do it stress-free. | 2 |
Nortel loses about \$250 million US in third quarter, half due to <b>...</b> TORONTO (CP) - Nortel Networks released preliminary financial results Tuesday showing the technology company lost about \$250 million US in the third quarter, about half of that due to the starup costs of a major contract in India. | 2 |
Lewis Tapped to Become Chairman of BofA Chad K. Gifford is retiring earlier than initially expected as chairman of Bank of America, a title he gained when the bank acquired FleetBoston Financial Corp. | 2 |
Chartered Semi Lowers 4Q Outlook Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. on Tuesday lowered its fourth-quarter expectations as it becomes the latest chip maker to express concerns about weaker demand from customers. | 2 |
Yahoo! wraps up carrier deals with Nextel account Yahoo! Inc. launched a package of Internet-based wireless applications for Nextel Communications Inc. subscribers, the companies announced Tuesday. | 3 |
Ask Matt A: If you #39;ve seen the legions of music lovers walking around with white ear buds dangling from their ears: you #39;ve witnessed the iPod revolution. | 3 |
Report: Transition to 3G Wireless Networks Could Be Bumpy Wireless vendors are committed to building 3G systems despite the fear that users will turn up their nose at all the extra bandwidth. | 3 |
Jockey Club drops Fallon inquiry The Jockey Club suffered the latest in a series of setbacks yesterday when it dropped a planned inquiry into whether Kieren Fallon brought racing into disrepute over articles published in the News of the World in March. | 1 |
D'backs to Continue Johnson Trade Efforts (AP) AP - The Arizona Diamondbacks haven't given up on trading Randy Johnson, managing partner Ken Kendrick said Tuesday. | 1 |
Continental Top Execs Face Concorde Probe (AP) AP - French prosecutors summoned Continental Airlines' top two executives for questioning in the investigation of the July 2000 crash of a supersonic Air France Concorde, two lawyers said Tuesday. | 0 |
Japanese Manufacturers Less Upbeat in Dec. (AP) AP - Japanese companies were less upbeat in December than they were three months ago, amid recent data indicating that the world's second-largest economy may be losing steam, a key government survey showed Wednesday. | 0 |
Danes win auction for Irish banks The sale of National Australia Bank #39;s Irish businesses reached a surprise conclusion yesterday when Denmark #39;s Danske Bank clinched a 967m takeover. | 2 |
Merck To Increase Job Cuts, Further Reduce Spending Merck reduced its 2004 forecast by 50 cents to 55 cents because of lost revenues. The move followed the recall of Vioxx from the global market on September 30th, due to its association with increased risk of heart attacks. | 2 |
Attendants vote to authorize strike Flight attendants at US Airways Monday voted to strike if the carrier throws out a labor contract in order to secure \$150 million in job, wage and benefit reductions. | 2 |
Players, Owners Reject Plans to End NHL Lockout Hopes of saving the National Hockey League season all but vanished Tuesday when players and team owners rejected proposals to end the labor dispute. | 1 |
Spaniard banned from Europe VALENCIA midfielder Miguel Angel Angulo has been banned for seven matches by UEFA following incidents in their Champions #39; League match with Werder Bremen last week. | 1 |
Egypt and Israel sign US-brokered trade agreement Israel and Egypt signed a trade deal yesterday that could ensure thousands of Egyptian jobs and secure the two countries #39; often problematic relations. | 0 |
Gates: Buffett #39;s Pal Bill Elected To Berkshire #39;s Board Trump...and not Donald, this time. Berkshire Hathaway (nyse: BRKa - news - people ) on Tuesday said it elected Bill Gates to its board of directors. | 2 |
Las Vegas Sands Prices Its IPO at \$29 Las Vegas Sands Corp. priced its initial public offering at \$29 per share Tuesday night, up dramatically from the company #39;s previous targets. | 2 |
Flight attendants rally at White House Airline employees, rallying outside the White House, accused the Bush administration Tuesday of siding with airline managers who the attendants said are claiming financial | 2 |
Nortel Has Third-Quarter Loss of 6 Cents on Costs (Update2) Nortel Networks Corp., which is restating results back to 1999, said it had a third-quarter loss of 6 cents a share because of expenses related to job cuts and a wireless contract in India. | 2 |
Oracle President To Meet With PeopleSoft Execs Wednesday Phillips foresees completing the takeover by Dec. 30 and seeks to allay customer and reseller worries. By Charles Babcock. Oracle president Charles Phillips will journey up the road to PeopleSoft Inc. | 3 |
Microsoft Issues Five Bulletins on Windows Flaws Microsoft has released five Security Bulletins warning of several vulnerabilities that put computers running Windows at risk of attack. | 3 |
Martinez says he #39;s heading to Mets CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Star pitcher Pedro Martinez confirmed on Tuesday that he #39;s leaving the Boston Red Sox to join the New York Mets. | 1 |
Union files grievance over Rockies #39; termination of Neagle _ The baseball players #39; union is challenging the Colorado Rockies #39; decision to terminate the contract of Denny Neagle. The Rockies cut the pitcher loose last week -- after he was cited for soliciting a prostitute in suburban Denver. | 1 |
Members of Saddam #39;s regime to face trial next week, Allawi says In a surprise announcement Tuesday, Iraq #39;s interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi promised that former officials in Saddam Hussein #39;s regime will go on trial next week, before elections scheduled for January. | 0 |
End attacks on Israel, says Abbas MAHMOUD Abbas, the interim Palestinian leader, has called for an end to armed attacks against Israeli targets in an attempt to mark out a new strategy for peace in the wake of Yasser Arafats death. | 0 |
US denies contacts with Hamas The United States denied it had held contacts with Hamas as a leader of the radical Palestinian group has claimed. quot;We don #39;t conduct business with designated terrorist organisations. | 0 |
Lead, arsenic in imported herbal remedies - U.S. study (Reuters) Reuters - More than a dozen "Ayurvedic" herbal remedies imported from India and Pakistan were found to contain harmful levels of the heavy metals mercury, lead and arsenic, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. | 0 |
3 People Seduced by the Bloody Allure of the Ring Clint Eastwood's drama about a grizzled boxing trainer and a spunky young fighter is the best movie released by a major Hollywood studio this year. | 0 |
No more late fees at Blockbuster in 2005 Continued pressure from rival Netflix is obliging Blockbuster to stop charging late fees. This could remove up to \$300M in revenues per year. | 2 |
Shapiro: We Still Want Clement Indians General Manager Mark Shapiro said Tuesday that he remains hopeful of signing free-agent pitcher Matt Clement. quot;We #39;ll ride this out to the end, quot; Shapiro said, adding that he has already offered more | 1 |
Players, Owners Resume Talks on Steroids (AP) AP - Lawyers for baseball's players' association and owners resumed talks Tuesday aimed at a new agreement to toughen rules on steroid testing. | 1 |
Browns' Faine Placed on IR BEREA, Ohio, (Sports Network) - The Cleveland Browns Tuesday placed center Jeff Faine on injured reserve with a left ankle injury. | 1 |
Vodafone shares hit by fear of pressure to fund US bid VODAFONE shares fell nearly 3 per cent yesterday on fears that the mobile phone group could come under pressure from its US partner to provide \$25 billion (13 billion) to help to finance a bid for Sprint. | 2 |
Viva Las Vegas Sands IPO Las Vegas Sands Corp. #39;s initial public offering received a frothy reception from investors hungry to bet on another casino company. | 2 |
Nortel Has Third-Quarter Loss of 6 Cents on Costs (Update3) Nortel Networks Corp., which is restating results back to 1999, said it had a third-quarter loss of 6 cents a share because of expenses related to job cuts and a wireless contract in India. | 2 |
No. 1 LSU Beats No. 13 Minnesota, 75-67 (AP) AP - Seimone Augustus scored 22 points to lead top-ranked LSU past No. 13 Minnesota 75-67 in a matchup Tuesday night of Final Four teams from last season. | 1 |
Oracle, PeopleSoft #39;Already Talking #39; on Transition Oracle Corp. hopes to close its buyout of PeopleSoft Inc. within two weeks and have a new management organization in place for the combined companies sometime in January, Oracle co-president Charles Phillips said Tuesday. | 3 |
Linux: Fewer Bugs Than Rivals Linux advocates have long insisted that open-source development results in better and more secure software. Now they have statistics to back up their claims. | 3 |
Mother in photos survived tsunami A Swedish woman pictured running into the Asian tsunami to save her children survived with her family. | 0 |
FA to run word Cech PETR CECH faces a hefty FA fine after reports that he accused ref Graham Poll of cheating. The Chelsea keeper told a newspaper in his native Czech Republic he suspected Poll of being an Arsenal | 1 |
Valencia midfielder Angulo banned seven matches Valencia midfielder Miguel Angel Angulo has been banned for seven matches by UEFA following incidents in their Champions League match against Werder Bremen last week. | 1 |
China will upgrade weapons technology if EU lifts arms embargo (AFP) AFP - China is ratcheting up pressure for the lifting of its EU arms embargo to remove the stigma of sanctions but also because it needs the technology to upgrade its existing systems, analysts say. | 0 |
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