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Apple unveils iMac G5 Just unveiled at Apple Expo Paris, the machine is indeed an all-in-one device that integrates the system into the display unit as per the original iMac but to an extent discarded with the second-generation, #39;angle-poise #39; design. | 3 |
AMD to demo #39;8-socket #39; dual-core Opteron box AMD will make the first public demonstration of a system build out of its dual-core processors today, the result of a strategy first made public almost a year ago. | 3 |
Switching to Linux picks up steam About a third of businesses plan to migrate at least some Windows machines to Linux, according to a recent survey, but adoption will continue to slow and cautious, as companies evaluate a maze of economic factors. | 3 |
EMC Expands NAS Offerings EMC (Quote, Chart) is expanding its network-attached storage (NAS) offerings with two new midrange options and a high-end product. | 3 |
Greeks earn gold for holding a safe, exciting Olympics As the Summer Olympics in Athens approached, fear and concern overwhelmed any sense of anticipation and excitement. Would terrorists use the occasion to attack civilians in such a large gathering ? | 1 |
FOOTBALL: YAK DOES TRICK FOR POMPEY PORTSMOUTH striker Aiyegbeni Yakubu fired a stunning hat-trick in a seven-goal thriller at Fratton Park last night. Pompey claimed their first Premiership win of the season - but they didn #39;t half make it difficult for themselves. | 1 |
Gartside: Big Sam stays at the Reebok Bolton chairman Phil Gartside insists manager Sam Allardyce - linked with the vacant Newcastle post - is going nowhere. According to reports, the St James #39; Park outfit have identified Allardyce as a successor | 1 |
A picture-perfect Olympics Those who watched NBC #39;s coverage of the Athens Games -- and that #39;s 200 million viewers, representing 85 percent of US households -- have their personal quot;Olympic Moments. | 1 |
Fall from Olympus: Athens to Beijing Given the low expectations for success, the International Olympic Committee might well feel vindicated for returning the Olympic Games this year to their birth country. | 0 |
National Grid Transco sells four gas networks for 5.8 bn NEW YORK, August 31 (New Ratings) - National Grid Transco Plc (NNG.ETR) has reportedly agreed to sell half its gas distribution networks for about 5. | 2 |
Apple Expo: Apple intros 17-, 20-inch G5 iMac Apple #39;s senior vice-president of worldwide marketing, Phil Schiller, took a cue from his boss, CEO Steve Jobs, as he unveiled one more thing at the end of his keynote to kick off this week #39;s Apple Expo in Paris: a G5 iMac that includes the entire system | 3 |
Hitachi, Toshiba, Matsushita form LCD joint venture THREE JAPANESE GIANTS will team up to create a company to manufacture and sell LCD panels into the flat panel TV market. Hitachi, Toshiba and Matsushita hope to get the JV rolling by January 2005. | 3 |
Oil Falls as Hedge Funds Rush to Exit World oil prices fell again on Tuesday as Iraq restored oil exports and hedge funds continued the rush to take profits from record highs. | 0 |
Baseball Today (AP) AP - Anaheim at Boston (7:05 p.m. EDT). Curt Schilling (16-6) starts for the Red Sox, 4 1/2 games behind the New York Yankees in the AL East. | 1 |
France intensifies efforts to secure hostages' release (AFP) AFP - The French government intensified efforts to secure the release of two journalists held hostage by Islamic militants in Iraq, a day after they were shown on Arabic television pleading for their lives. | 0 |
Dollar on Back Foot as Data Tests Loom LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar turned tail from the previous day's three-week high versus the euro on Tuesday as investors grew cautious ahead of key economic data from the United States later in the week. | 2 |
Arsenal cheers surge in profits Profits at Premiership champions Arsenal soar and the club says construction of its new stadium is running ahead of schedule. | 2 |
Intel #39;s 65nm chip will make laptops go further Intel has built a fully functional 70Mb static random access memory (SRam) chip with more than half a billion transistors, using 65nanometer (nm) process technology. | 3 |
Apple #39;s New iMac Computer Is All Display Apple Computer unveiled, after a two-month delay, its new iMac desktop computer on Tuesday which integrates disk drives and processors into a flat display less than two inches thick. | 3 |
AMD plans to show chip before Intel SAN FRANCISCO Advanced Micro Devices has brought forward a demonstration of its version of a new approach to processor design, with a chip that is expected to offer faster computing and relatively less power consumption. | 3 |
Hitachi, Matsushita, Toshiba to form LCD venture Three of Japan #39;s largest electronics companies, Hitachi Ltd., Toshiba Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., have reached a basic agreement to create a joint venture to manufacture and sell LCD | 3 |
Samsung to add payment function to cell phones Samsung and Koninklijke Philips Tuesday said they are teaming up to incorporate Near-Field Communication technology in future cell-phone models from Samsung, giving users the ability to use their phones to make payments. | 3 |
Opera to launch browser for Windows Mobile Norwegian browser developer Opera Software ASA has developed a product to run on Microsoft Corp. #39;s Windows Mobile operating system, with plans to ship demonstration versions | 3 |
Skype launches Apple flavour Skype launched a version of its Internet telephony service for users of Apple computers on Tuesday, as it battles a growing number of competitors offering voice-over-IP (VoIP) products. | 3 |
Computer Maker Unveils New Printers, Cameras, TVs and Music Player At a Miami event, timed to coincide with the MTV Video Music awards (which HP is sponsoring), HP CEO Carly Fiorina discussed how the new products support consumers in a world that is increasingly | 3 |
World #39;s first plastic magnet created LONDON: Scientists at the University of Durham in UK have created the world #39;s first plastic magnet to work at room temperature. | 3 |
Microsoft teams up with industry partners for online SP2 <b>...</b> Windows XP Service Pack 2 was designed by Microsoft to provide proactive protection for Windows XP. Service Pack 2 has three main focus areas: Stronger security settings. | 3 |
Lycos Europe buys Tiscali Sweden Spray Network AB - a subsidiary of Lycos Europe - has become the latest outfit to buy one of Tiscali #39;s unwanted ISPs. Spray has agreed to cough up 13m (8. | 3 |
The Pentagon #39;s Troubling Role arely two months before the presidential vote, Missouri #39;s secretary of state has suddenly announced that he will allow military voters from his state - one of the most pivotal in the election - to e-mail ballots from combat zones to the Defense Department | 3 |
Guinness recognises jet record The Guinness Book of Records has officially recognised the world speed record set by Nasa #39;s X-43A hypersonic aircraft earlier this year. | 3 |
Volz in the clear over injury to fan Fulham full-back Moritz Volz will not face police action after he collided with a pensioner during the Premiership match with Portsmouth at Fratton Park. | 1 |
Williams is looking dangerous Serena Williams, dressed to intimidate in denim and boots, warms up for her first-round match at the US Open. Picture:Reuters. Serena Williams delivered a carefully scripted message during her | 1 |
UPDATE 1-Voeller takes charge at Roma Former Germany coach Rudi Voeller took charge of AS Roma on Tuesday following the resignation of Cesare Prandelli. Voeller flew into Rome and immediately assumed control of the Serie A team #39;s training session. | 1 |
CBC terms show from Athens a success #39; Despite a post-Perdita hangover and a 16 per cent drop in prime-time TV ratings from the last Olympics, CBC is claiming victory at the Athens Games. | 1 |
Douglas returning to Eagles #39; nest Earlier in the day, soon after he was released by the Jaguars, Hugh Douglas was musing about his chances of returning to the Eagles. | 1 |
Giambi to Return to Yankees; White Sox Waive M. Jackson The five-time all-star has not played since July 23. He had a benign tumor diagnosed last month. Giambi is hoping to again play before the regular season ends. | 1 |
Twin bus explosions in southern Israel kill 12, wound more than 40 Two buses exploded almost simultaneously in southern Israel on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 44, rescue officials said. | 0 |
Putin Defends Chechnya Policy at Talks Russian President Vladimir Putin defended his stance on Chechnya during talks with Germany #39;s Gerhard Schrder and France #39;s Jacques Chirac on Tuesday after both questioned him on the matter. | 0 |
12 Killed, 20 Hurt In Twin Bus Attacks In Israeli City Dubai, August 31 (NNN): At least 12 people were killed and 20 others injured in a suspected twin suicide bombing attack on two buses in the southern Israeli city of Beersheva on Tuesday, according to reports reaching here. | 0 |
After ceasefire, Sadr looks to elections The rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has ordered his Mahdi Army militia to halt attacks on coalition and Iraqi Government forces, as aides said he was ready to join the US-backed political process. | 0 |
Deadly typhoon hits Hokkaido A large and powerful typhoon that has left eight people dead blew out into the Sea of Okhotsk Tuesday evening after hitting Hokkaido, the Meteorological Agency said. | 0 |
No hint of election terror threat: Howard Prime Minister John Howard says he has not received any warning that terrorists might carry out a Madrid-style attack during the election campaign, but he is quot;hoping and praying quot; it doesn #39;t happen. | 0 |
Foreign Investors Wary on Bangladesh Political violence and general strikes following a recent grenade attack on an opposition rally may frighten foreign investors away from Bangladesh unless the situation is quickly resolved, a government official said Tuesday. | 0 |
Prayers mark Diana #39;s anniversary Prayers have been said for Princess Diana outside Kensington Palace on the seventh anniversary of her death in a Paris car crash. Father Frank Gelli led a short open-air service outside her former central | 0 |
Iraq Militants Kill 12 Nepali Hostages-Web Site BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - A militant Iraqi group said it had killed 12 Nepali hostages and showed pictures of one being beheaded and others being gunned down in the worst violence against captives since a wave of kidnappings erupted in April. | 0 |
Suicide Bombings on Two Israeli Buses Kill 15 BEERSHEBA, Israel (Reuters) - Palestinian suicide bombers killed at least 15 people in simultaneous attacks on two Israeli buses on Tuesday, breaking a long lull in such violence and potentially disrupting an Israeli plan to pull out of Gaza. | 0 |
Apple's New iMac Computer Is All Display (Reuters) Reuters - Apple Computer unveiled, after a\two-month delay, its new iMac desktop computer on Tuesday which\integrates disk drives and processors into a flat display less\than two inches thick. | 3 |
US Consumer Confidence Tumbles in August (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. consumer confidence fell sharply\in August, breaking four straight months of gains, as a\slowdown in job creation and rising oil prices weighed on\sentiment. | 2 |
Copernic Desktop Search Takes Aim at Microsoft (Reuters) Reuters - Privately held Copernic\Technologies on Tuesday released free desktop search software\ahead of expected offerings from Microsoft Corp. and\others in a move some see as a test of the product's market\viability. | 3 |
Midwest Business Growth at Slower Pace (Reuters) Reuters - Business activity in the U.S. Midwest\expanded in August for a 16th straight month but at a slower\pace than expected, as pricing pressures mounted, a report\showed on Tuesday. | 2 |
Treasuries Up on Consumer, Industry Data (Reuters) Reuters - Treasury debt prices climbed and\10-year yields moved to a new five-month low on Tuesday after\an August survey of regional U.S. industry proved weaker than\expected while consumer confidence was shaken. | 2 |
Hamburg Court Delays 9/11 Trial by One Week HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) - A German court ordered on Tuesday a week's delay in the trial of Mounir El Motassadeq, a Moroccan accused of aiding the Sept. 11 attacks, allowing time to brief a replacement for a defense lawyer hurt in an accident. | 0 |
Stocks Unchanged, Intel Weighs on Nasdaq (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. stocks were little changed on\Tuesday as a sharp drop in consumer confidence in August\stirred fresh doubt about the economy and expectations for\Intel to pull in its quarterly revenue forecast weighed on\technology stocks. | 2 |
Anxious France Accelerates Bid for Iraq Hostages AMMAN (Reuters) - An anxious French government accelerated its diplomatic bid to save two French reporters held hostage in Iraq on Tuesday as a fresh kidnapper deadline neared for Paris to scrap a ban on Muslim headscarves in schools. | 0 |
Divided France Unites Over Hostages (Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles Times - PARIS #8212; Muslim women in head scarves, journalists in jeans and senators draped in tricolored sashes rallied here Monday in support of two French hostages held in Iraq by kidnappers demanding that France repeal a new ban on the Islamic head scarf in public schools. | 0 |
Abraham #39;s down Knee sprain to keep No. 1 scoring defense #39;s best pass rusher out against 11-1 Steelers, winners of 10 in a row. BY KEN BERGER. | 1 |
Music Sales on the Web to Hit Jackpot - Survey (Reuters) Reuters - Selling songs over the Internet in\Western Europe will explode to a 3.5 billion euros a year\market by 2009, a new survey found on Tuesday. | 3 |
Consumer Confidence Plummets in August (AP) AP - Consumer confidence, which had been on the rise since April, declined unexpectedly sharply in August, a private research group said Tuesday. | 2 |
UK Sends Senior Minister to North Korea for Talks LONDON (Reuters) - British junior foreign office minister Bill Rammell will go to North Korea next month in the highest-level visit to the isolated Communist state by a UK official, London said on Tuesday. | 0 |
Linux Doesn't Make Sense for Desktops (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Longhorn's woes may open a door for Linux #151;a very tiny door #151;but Linux just isn't a good choice for desktops. Instead, desktop Linux proponents should wake up and switch to the Mac OS. | 3 |
Veritas Buys Email Backup Company KVault (Reuters) Reuters - Veritas Software Corp. , the\leading storage software provider, said on Tuesday it agreed to\acquire email backup company KVault Software Ltd. for #36;225\million in cash. | 3 |
California Strike Hits Albertsons' Profit (Reuters) Reuters - Albertsons Inc. , the No. 2\U.S. grocer, on Tuesday reported a substantial drop in its\quarterly profit as heavy promotions to revive its Southern\California sales after a strike bit into its profit. | 2 |
Consumer Confidence Skids Lingering concerns about the job market, geopolitical turmoil and soaring energy prices did unexpected harm to consumer confidence in August, according to a report from an independent economic watchdog. | 2 |
Crude Oil Drops as Threats to Supply From Iraq, Russia Diminish Crude oil futures fell close to a one- month low on expectations a cease-fire in southern Iraq will reduce the sabotage of oil pipelines and supplies from Russia will increase. | 2 |
Harrah #39;s East Chicago in sale talks Harrah #39;s Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment Tuesday confirmed they have been in discussions with potential buyers for four properties, including an affiliate of Colony Capital. | 2 |
Gas lines in Britain to be sold LONDON National Grid Transco, the owner of Britain #39;s power and natural gas grids, said on Tuesday that it would sell half of its gas-distribution networks for 5. | 2 |
Alcoa in group buying Australia pipeline for \$1.3B Alcoa Inc. is part of a three-company consortium that will buy a major natural-gas pipeline in Australia for \$1.3 billion. The consortium, which includes Diversified Utility amp; Energy Trusts (DUET) and Alinta | 2 |
India Offers Tax Concessions to Exporters The government offered tax concessions to exporters and proposed the creation of free trade zones in a plan unveiled Tuesday aimed at doubling India #39;s share of global trade in five years. | 2 |
UBS Buys Schwab Unit Swiss banking giant UBS says it will acquire Charles Schwab #39;s (SCH ) brokerage unit, SoundView Capital Markets, as well as the Capital Markets Division of Schwab for \$265 million in cash. | 2 |
Alitalia directors, unions scramble amid bankruptcy threat ROME : Alitalia directors and union delegates worked on thrashing out a rescue plan for the Italian flag carrier which has warned it could go bankrupt within a month. | 2 |
Big setback for Merck cholesterol drug High doses of Zocor provide no benefits in preventing new problems in heart attack patients: study. MUNICH (Reuters) - Merck #39;s anti-cholesterol drug Zocor suffered a setback after a major study found high | 2 |
B of A #39;s Lewis in Boston to explain job moves Bank of America Corp. #39;s top executive will be in Boston this week to counter critics who claim the bank has broken job commitments it made during its acquisition of FleetBoston Financial. | 2 |
Germany Raises 2004 Deficit Forecast to 3.7 of GDP (Update2) Germany raised its forecast for this year #39;s budget deficit, saying declining tax income and increased spending on the unemployed will push the shortfall further beyond European Union limits for a third straight year. | 2 |
Treasuries Rise After Manufacturing and Confidence Indexes Drop US Treasury notes rose, heading for their biggest monthly gain since September, after reports today showed declines in consumer confidence and a slowdown in manufacturing. | 2 |
New Apple Gets Shined Up (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Hoping to boost recently slackening sales of its flagship product, Apple Computer Inc. is using the dog days of summer to unveil the redesigned iMac, opening the curtain on its popular desktop computer at the Apple Expo in Paris. | 3 |
US Consumer Confidence Tumbles in August NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence fell sharply in August, breaking four straight months of gains, as a slowdown in job creation and rising oil prices weighed on sentiment. | 2 |
Comet Research Pioneer Whipple Dies (AP) AP - Fred L. Whipple, a pioneer in astronomy who proposed the "dirty snowball" theory for the substance of comets, has died. He was 97. | 3 |
Oil Down Nearly \$8 in 8 Days, Funds Exit LONDON (Reuters) - World oil prices fell sharply again on Tuesday as Iraq restored oil exports and hedge funds continued the rush to take profits from record highs. | 2 |
Midwest Business Growth at Slower Pace CHICAGO (Reuters) - Business activity in the U.S. Midwest expanded in August for a 16th straight month but at a slower pace than expected, as pricing pressures mounted, a report showed on Tuesday. | 2 |
Networks decided long ago not to air the GOP's first night (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - ABC, CBS and NBC plan to devote exactly the same amount of prime time - three hours spread over three nights - to this week's Republican National Convention as they gave to last month's Democratic National Convention. | 0 |
Laos Defends Dam Project Against Environmental Critics (Reuters) Reuters - Communist Laos defended a\billion-dollar hydro-electric project on Tuesday against\activists who insist Indochina's biggest dam will be a social\and environmental disaster for the tiny, impoverished nation. | 3 |
Houston #39;s return will have to wait a little longer It #39;s no surprise that the Knicks have a roster move to announce today. Penny Hardaway #39;s strained right hamstring is forcing him to go on the injured list for at least two weeks, maybe a month. | 1 |
WTO OKs Sanctions Vs. U.S. in Trade Row GENEVA (Reuters) - The European Union and its allies got the go-ahead on Tuesday to slap potentially heavy sanctions on U.S. goods in a row that could stir trade tensions ahead of the U.S. elections. | 2 |
Treasuries Up on Consumer, Industry Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasury debt prices climbed and 10-year yields moved to a new five-month low on Tuesday after an August survey of regional U.S. industry proved weaker than expected while consumer confidence was shaken. | 2 |
National Parties Eye Fla. Senate Primary (AP) AP - Florida voters went to the polls Tuesday to pick candidates hoping to fill retiring Democratic Sen. Bob Graham's seat, with polls showing a close race between Republican hopefuls Mel Martinez and Bill McCollum. Betty Castor was leading the field of three prominent Democrats. | 0 |
Locust Swarms Munch Crops Near Senegal's Capital (Reuters) Reuters - Smoke rises from burning\tires in the corners of Oumar Sakho's fields Monday as a swarm\of mating, yellow desert locusts munches through his water\melons not far from Senegal's capital. | 3 |
Stocks Unchanged, Intel Weighs on Nasdaq NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were little changed on Tuesday as a sharp drop in consumer confidence in August stirred fresh doubt about the economy and expectations for Intel to pull in its quarterly revenue forecast weighed on technology stocks. | 2 |
Florida supreme court hears case on feeding tube for brain-damaged woman (AFP) AFP - Florida's Supreme Court heard arguments in the right-to-die case of a severely brain-damaged woman whose feeding tube was removed but later reinserted after state Governor Jeb Bush intervened. | 0 |
California Strike Hits Albertsons' Profit NEW YORK (Reuters) - Albertsons Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=ABS.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">ABS.N</A>, the No. 2 U.S. grocer, on Tuesday reported a substantial drop in its quarterly profit as heavy promotions to revive its Southern California sales after a strike bit into its profit. | 2 |
Nepal hostages 'killed in Iraq' An Arabic website posts images of what it says are the executions of 12 Nepalese citizens taken hostage in Iraq. | 0 |
Hollinger Panel Says Its Owners Took Cash NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Hollinger International Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HLR.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">HLR.N</A> Chief Executive Conrad Black and other controlling shareholders used more than \$400 million of corporate funds for personal perks including private jets and club memberships, according to a report filed on Tuesday. | 2 |
WTO Approves Sanctions Against U.S. The European Union and its allies got\the go ahead on Tuesday to slap potentially heavy sanctions on\U.S. goods in a row that could stir trade tensions ahead of the\U.S. elections. | 2 |
Consumer Confidence Falls in August Consumer confidence, which had been on the rise since April, declined unexpectedly sharply in August, a private research group said Tuesday. | 2 |
China Olympians return as heroes Crowds of well wishers greet the Chinese Olympic team, returning home with a record number of medals. | 0 |
Iran arrests dozens 'for spying' Dozens of people are arrested in Iran for spying on its nuclear activities, and passing details to its "enemies". | 0 |
Hollinger executives 'took \$400m' Media group Hollinger International says senior executives, including former chief Conrad Black, took \$400m of its money. | 0 |
China to suspend share flotations The Chinese Government is to suspend all share flotations for a month in order to try to stop a stock market slide and revive interest in future floats. | 2 |
Notebook: Rice shines again on Monday night The Monday night stage still belongs to Jerry Rice, and the Seahawks receiver proved it last night. Rice caught the game #39;s opening touchdown, then made a fantastic catch in traffic in the fourth quarter that | 1 |
First Night, Single Theme for Double Term: Sept. 11 Speaker after speaker at the Republican convention summoned Sept. 11 in service of an overriding theme: the nation will be safer under President Bush. | 0 |
GPWC support banks #39; ruling quot;Today #39;s judgment seems indeed to be a turning point in the future of Formula One, quot; it read. GPWC also said the London High Court #39;s ruling would #39;benefit the sport #39;s long-term stability. | 1 |
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