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Infineon to plead guilty in memory chip case Germany #39;s Infineon Technologies AG has agreed to plead guilty to charges of price-fixing and pay a \$160 million fine as part of a US investigation into the computer-memory chip industry, US antitrust authorities said Wednesday. | 3 |
Microsoft warns of critical vulnerability in JPEG images In its September security bulletin Microsoft has highlighted a #39;critical #39; vulnerability in the processing of JPEG images across a huge swathe of its software products. | 3 |
The New iMac: simpler, more user-friendly THE LATEST version of Apple #39;s iMac wowed Paris , but it takes its cues from the 1980s. Apple looked to the past to find the future of its iconic iMac desktop computer, the latest version of which was unveiled recently in Paris. | 3 |
IBM Expands RFID Services IBM (Quote, Chart) has launched a suite of RFID (define) services for mid-market businesses and industrial sectors. The new services are geared for companies that typically employ 1,000 workers or less. | 3 |
Scientists Recover Critical Genesis Parts NASA scientists said they have recovered some critical pieces of the Genesis space capsule intact and are optimistic the wreckage will yield valuable | 3 |
Cisco joins WiMax Forum com September 15, 2004, 12:36 PM PT. Most IT Managers won #39;t question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies. | 3 |
NHL Owners Will Lock Out Players in Contract Dispute (Update1) National Hockey League owners authorized a lockout of players after the sides failed to agree on a new labor contract, resulting in the league #39;s first work stoppage in 10 years. | 1 |
Sauber confirm Villeneuve Villeneuve has been looking to find a way back since he lost his drive at BAR, and after Renault confirmed he would be testing for them at Silverstone this week with a possibility of completing the season following Jarno Trullis releases, Sauber have | 1 |
Ricky slams Kiwi #39;myth #39; RICKY PONTING believes cricket watchers have fallen for the quot;myth quot; that New Zealand know the secret to rattling Australia ahead of tonight #39;s sudden-death Champions Trophy clash at The Oval. | 1 |
Phillies 9, Reds 1 Brett Myers pitched six solid innings and drove in the go-ahead run as the Philadelphia Phillies salvaged the final game of their three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds with a 9-1 win Wednesday afternoon. | 1 |
Rebuilding plan taking hold at IU In recent years, Big Ten football teams such as Michigan, Michigan State and Wisconsin have trekked to the University of Oregon #39;s Autzen Stadium. | 1 |
Iranian Freeze on Uranium About to End A senior Iranian envoy suggested Wednesday that Tehran #39;s partial yearlong freeze on uranium enrichment is about to end, shrugging off US and European pressure to renounce | 0 |
REWARD OFFERED FOR JI SUSPECTS The Indonesian government has posted cash rewards for information leading to the arrests of two top Malaysian suspects and others responsible for last weeks Australian embassy bombing in Jakarta. | 0 |
Stewart Says She Wants to Begin Her Prison Term Soon (Update7) Martha Stewart, saying she wanted to put this nightmare behind me, #39; #39; will begin serving a five-month prison term while she appeals her conviction for obstructing justice. | 2 |
Oil stocks slide as Ivan approaches DALLAS (CBS.MW) -- Oil stocks continued to sink in Wednesday afternoon trading as Hurricane Ivan forced widespread production shutdowns in the Gulf of Mexico, but service shares rallied after reports of significant declines in crude supplies. | 2 |
Genesis wreck still promises data Genesis Principal Investigator and Lead Scientist Dr. Don Burnett examines material recovered from the Genesis impact site. Inset: Shattered contents of the craft #39;s science canister. | 3 |
Ignored endangered species THE GLOBAL extinction crisis ignores thousands of affiliated species that are also at risk of being wiped out, making the list of endangered species much larger and more serious than originally thought, says a study produced in part at the University of | 3 |
McKenzie reports for duty The holdout cornerback met with Packers coach/general manager Mike Sherman on Wednesday morning and reported for duty after missing the off-season minicamps, training camp and the first regular-season game. | 1 |
China Threatens to Veto UN Darfur Draft -Diplomats (Reuters) Reuters - China is threatening to veto a\revised U.S. draft resolution that would consider U.N.\sanctions against Sudan's oil industry if Khartoum does not\rein in marauding militia fighters in its Darfur region,\diplomats reported on Wednesday. | 0 |
Pakistan President to stay as army chief - minister (Reuters) Reuters - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will stay on as chief of the army staff beyond the date he promised to give up the post, the information minister said on Wednesday. | 0 |
Coca-Cola Warns on Profit, Shares Fall CHICAGO (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KO.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">KO.N</A>, amid signs that is it losing market share to arch rival Pepsi, on Wednesday warned that profit would lag Wall Street expectations for the rest of the year because of weakness in key markets and said there was no quick fix for its problems. | 2 |
House Drops Debate on Cuba Travel Ban (Reuters) Reuters - A measure that would end the U.S.\ban on travel to Cuba was dropped on Wednesday by its chief\House of Representatives sponsor, who said he could not get\"meaningful debate" in an election year on legislation that has\attracted bipartisan support for several years. | 0 |
Inventor Develops Nose-Steered Web Surfing System (Reuters) Reuters - Has the era of hands-free Web surfing\arrived? | 3 |
China Threatens to Veto UN Darfur Draft -Diplomats UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - China is threatening to veto a revised U.S. draft resolution that would consider U.N. sanctions against Sudan's oil industry if Khartoum does not rein in marauding militia fighters in its Darfur region, diplomats reported on Wednesday. | 0 |
Mexicans Lukewarm on Fox Call for Nationalist Show MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A government call for Mexicans to show unity by singing the national anthem en masse met a tepid response on Wednesday in another embarrassment for President Vicente Fox. | 0 |
Stocks Slump on Gloomy Economic Forecasts NEW YORK - Stocks sagged Wednesday after Coca-Cola Co. and several other companies issued gloomy forecasts, and a lower-than-expected reading on industrial production for August threw the nation's broader economic outlook into question... | 0 |
Firm, founder agree to pay more than \$5 mln BOSTON (CBS.MW) -- Bridgeway Capital Management and its president, lauded for practices that benefit mutual fund shareholders, have agreed to pay more than \$5 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that the firm overcharged investors | 2 |
Wikipedia's Emergent People fail to impress readers <strong>Letters</strong> No sympathy for the fiddlers | 3 |
Egyptian Animals Were Mummified Same Way as Humans The team examined samples from four animal mummiestwo hawks, a cat, and an ibisdating from 818 BC to 343 BC The mummies are housed in the collection of the Liverpool Museum in Liverpool, England. | 3 |
SI.com CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Brett Myers continued his recent surge to help the Philadelphia Phillies avoid a rare sweep by the Cincinnati Reds . | 1 |
Peace Talks for Sudan #39;s Darfur Collapse Sudan #39;s rebels and government broke off internationally brokered peace talks for the bloodied Darfur region Wednesday after three weeks with little progress and no deal. | 0 |
Close US-Australia Ties Could Be In for a Jolt After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Australia #39;s Prime Minister John Howard told the US Congress, quot;America has no better friend anywhere in the world than Australia. | 0 |
Some People Manage to Stay Thin in a Fat World In most of western Europe, easily more than half the adults are overweight, and in the United States two-thirds are fat. Why, then, are some able to stay thin in such an environment? The answer is complex and not the same for everyone. | 3 |
India Leads World in HIV Cases By RAJESH MAHAPATRA NEW DELHI (AP) -- India has the world's largest number of HIV-infected people, the head of a top international AIDS-fighting fund said Wednesday, dismissing official figures. "I don't believe in the official statistics... | 3 |
Microsoft exec takes aim at open source New platform chief, Ashim Pal, says software giant has been on the defensive against Linux and other rivals. | 3 |
SAP sets up support center in China The enterprise-software company looks to better serve its 4,200 Asia-Pacific customers, as well as customers worldwide. | 3 |
Infineon to admit DRAM price fixing U.S. government announces company's agreement to plead guilty, pay \$160 million fine. | 3 |
Regulators Debate Broadband by Power Lines Light regulation will encourage this alternative form of high-speed Net access. | 3 |
American Medical to be purchased for \$502 million PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. has agreed to pay \$502 million to buy all outstanding shares of common stock of Green Bay-based American Medical Security Group Inc. | 2 |
Infineon to admit DRAM price fixing update Infineon Technologies will plead guilty to taking part in an international DRAM price-fixing conspiracy, which affected such companies as Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Apple, the US Department of Justice announced Wednesday. | 3 |
First impressions of Firefox 1.0 preview release Firefox is my second choice for a web browser. Opera comes first. No doubts about that. But Firefox in itself is a pretty decent browser. | 3 |
New GNOME Released The GNOME Foundation today released the latest evolution of its widely used Linux desktop GNOME version 2.8. The new release adds some significant new features and further expands the usability of the Linux desktop. | 3 |
Pakistan beat Kenya, set up exciting clash with India: Sports India, Cricket Birmingham, Sep 15 : Pakistan Wednesday steamrolled minnows Kenya by seven wickets in a Pool C match of the Champions Trophy at Edgbaston to set up an exciting and decisive clash with India Sunday. | 1 |
Iraqi police make gruesome discovery in Baiji BBaiji - Three decapitated bodies were found north of Baghdad on Wednesday and are believed to be the corpses of foreigners, Iraqi security forces said. | 0 |
Hunt supporters storm British parliament, but ban moves closer (AFP) AFP - Supporters of fox hunting stormed Britain's parliament and scuffled with police at a mass rally, but failed to prevent lawmakers from moving closer to a ban of the blood sport. | 0 |
Carnie Wilson Says She's Pregnant (AP) AP - Carnie Wilson, whose gastric bypass surgery five years ago was broadcast on the Internet, is expecting her first child. | 3 |
Taiwan launches another bid to join UN (AFP) AFP - Taiwan launched its latest bid to join the United Nations in dramatic fashion -- not with a knock on UN doors but in a message beamed through outer space. | 0 |
AT T Wireless to Offer Phoneless Messaging (AP) AP - In a detour from the cellular industry's rush toward tricked out smart phones, AT amp;T Wireless Services Inc. may introduce a device that can't be used for voice calls. Instead, it's designed specifically for e-mail, short text messages and other forms of wireless chat. | 3 |
Howe Done with Mets, Effective at Season's End New York, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Mets have reportedly told Art Howe he will be fired, but he has agreed to remain as the team's manager until the end of this season. | 1 |
Lawmaker Introduces Presidential Proposal (AP) AP - Schwarzenegger for president in 2008? No, he's not eligible. | 0 |
Size Matters When It Comes to Nostrils (Reuters) Reuters - Large nostrils count more than a big\nose when it come to smelling power, said German scientists on\Wednesday after completing a three-year-long study aimed at\treating smelling disorders. | 3 |
US suspends Peace Corps in Nepal, ask embassy families to leave (AFP) AFP - The US State Department announced it has authorized the departure of non-emergency personnel and family members of the US Embassy in Nepal's capital and suspended Peace Corps aid work in the country due to security concerns. | 0 |
USC fires basketball coach Henry Bibby Henry Bibby was fired as Southern California #39;s basketball coach Monday, just four games into his ninth season. The Trojans, beset by some player dissension, are 2-2. | 1 |
Antarctic Living: A Space House for an Icy Land (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - A new research station at the bottom of the world may give future Antarctica researchers some special treats, like the ability to live above ground and look out a window. | 3 |
NASA Transfers X-37 Project to DARPA (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - WASHINGTON #x2014; NASA has transferred its X-37 technology demonstration program \ to the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which plans \ to go ahead with atmospheric drop tests of the prototype space plane next year. | 3 |
VW and unions are "miles apart" Workers and management at German car giant Volkswagen make little headway in initial negotiations over a new pay deal. | 2 |
Airespace Wins IBM Partnership for WiFi Service CHICAGO (Reuters) - Airespace, a Silicon Valley telecom services start-up, won a partnership with International Business Machines Corp. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=IBM.N qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">IBM.N</A> that will help Airespace grab a piece of the growing market for WiFi services, the two companies told Reuters on Wednesday. | 3 |
Tough Times Ahead for Chip Makers? The number of companies building processors is likely to shrink, researcher says. | 3 |
China to Build 3,000 New Internet Cafes SHANGHAI, China (AP) -- China's second-largest mobile phone company plans to open 3,000 Internet cafes by the end of the year, exerting stronger state control over a sector once dominated by private enterprise, state-run radio reported Tuesday. China Unicom already operates 400 Internet cafes in China and plans to start up as many as 200 more by year's end, China Radio International reported... | 3 |
UK Complains of Higher iTunes Cost LONDON (AP) -- A consumer's group said Wednesday it has complained to government regulators about the cost of downloading music from Apple's iTunes system. British buyers are charged 79 pence, or \$1.41, for one track, while customers in France and Germany pay euro0.99, or \$1.21... | 3 |
MSO Shares Still Confined by Martha #39;s Woes Martha Stewart may soon head to prison, but that likely won #39;t free her namesake company of its troubles, investors and analysts say. | 2 |
Oil, Coke cap European stocks Major regional indexes close in the red on early hike in crude prices and Coca-Cola profit warning. PARIS (Reuters) - European shares fell on Wednesday as an early session rise in oil prices stoked concern | 2 |
The 1994 NHL lockout provided no permanent solutions for major <b>...</b> (CP) - The 103-day NHL labour disruption of 1994 flushed tens of millions of dollars down the toilet and resulted in no permanent solution. | 1 |
Judge waives arraignment for Heatley ATLANTA - A judge has waived the arraignment for Atlanta Thrashers forward Dany Heatley, who has been charged with vehicular homicide and five other counts in the 2003 wreck that killed a teammate. | 1 |
5/11 Afridi towers over the Kenyans LONDON, September 15: Pakistan sent out a warning to India before their Champions Trophy Group C showdown with a seven-wicket demolition of Kenya at Edgbaston on Wednesday. | 1 |
Van Nistelrooy double saves United from defeat at Lyon Ruud van Nistelrooy struck twice in six minutes to salvage a 2-2 draw for Manchester United against Olympique Lyon in the Champions League on Wednesday and set a 30-goal European scoring record for his club. | 1 |
Airespace Wins IBM Partnership for WiFi Service (Reuters) Reuters - Airespace, a Silicon Valley telecom\services start-up, won a partnership with International\Business Machines Corp. that will help Airespace grab a\piece of the growing market for WiFi services, the two\companies told Reuters on Wednesday. | 3 |
Taiwan, China Artists Breach Political Divide (Reuters) Reuters - In an abandoned Cold War bomb\shelter on Taiwan's frontline island of Quemoy, the music of\Bach and Beethoven jars with the boom and screech of a piano\being smashed to bits. | 0 |
Stocks Fall on Coke, Tech Downgrade NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday after a profit warning from Coca-Cola Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KO.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">KO.N</A> stoked fears about corporate profits and a downgrade of the technology sector by investment bank Goldman Sachs weighed on markets. | 2 |
GOLF: FANNY #39;S TIRED OF CARRYING TEE BAG NICK FALDO #39;S caddie Fanny Sunesson has announced she has carried her last golf bag - - but only after falling victim to the rules of the Hong Kong club. | 1 |
Job Market Shifting by Degrees Research by professors at Northeastern University shows that a college student's major is more important than what college they attend in determining their starting salary upon graduation. | 2 |
Gazprom Restrictions May Stay Just hours after President Vladimir Putin sent Gazprom shares soaring by indicating he backed ending the long-derided dual trading system for the gas giant #39;s shares | 2 |
Infineon to pay \$160 million fine for DRAM price-fixing Infineon Technologies AG, a German manufacturer of DRAM (dynamic RAM) has agreed to plead guilty and pay a US\$160 million fine for attempting to fix prices in the DRAM market, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday. | 2 |
Judge Rules State #39;s School Finance System Unconstitutional State District Judge John Dietz ruled Wednesday that the states so-called Robin Hood school finance system is unconstitutional. | 2 |
Amazon Unit Challenges Google, Other Search Sites A9.com is walking a fine line between working with Google and competing against it. By Thomas Claburn. Following an April test, A9. | 2 |
Pimco adviser, affiliates to pay \$11.6M SEC settlement The Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday Pimco mutual fund group #39;s adviser and two affiliates will pay more than \$11. | 2 |
Industrial Production Inches Up in August Industrial activity edged up by 0.1 percent in August as declines in utility and mining output tempered a gain in factory production. | 2 |
Update 1: Cyberonics Rejects Advanced Neuro #39;s Bid Cyberonics Inc. rejected a takeover bid from fellow medical-device maker Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Inc. on Wednesday, saying it continues to focus on strengthening its epilepsy business and is still not interested in any combination or merger. | 2 |
EU clears Banco Santander #39;s takeover bid for Abbey National The European Commission, executive arm of the European Union, on Wednesday cleared acquisition of Britain #39;s sixth largest bank Abbey National by Spain #39;s largest bank Banco Santander Central Hispano. | 2 |
Martha Stewart asks judge for jail right away Martha Stewart wants to serve her five months prison sentence quot;as soon as possible quot; and has sent a request to do so to the judge in charge of her legal case, the queen of domestic life said in a news conference in New York Wednesday. | 2 |
New Firm Launches Web Services-Based Collaborative Platform Cordys Inc. announced a new Web services-based platform designed to create more efficient and collaborative business environments. | 3 |
HP #39;s StorageWorks Grid Approach Makes Data Dynamic Hewlett-Packard has unveiled its storage grid architecture strategyan approach that company executives claim is faster and more efficient than comparable products and systems on the market today. | 3 |
Hughes new man at Blackburn Former Manchester United striker Mark Hughes has been appointed the new manager of Blackburn Rovers. The Wales boss had been the favourite to take over the Lancashire club after former manager Graeme Souness | 1 |
Royals extend Stairs Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - The Kansas City Royals have extended the contract of outfielder Matt Stairs through the 2005 season. | 1 |
Edmonton Oilers captain Jason Smith resigns with team on the eve <b>...</b> EDMONTON (CP) - Edmonton Oilers captain Jason Smith signed a four-year deal with the team Wednesday, on the eve of an NHL lockout. | 1 |
Presidential tickets make no difference in dialog The General Election Commission (KPU)-sponsored dialog has failed to live up to expectations that it would be a forum for presidential candidates to convince the public of their platforms and programs, mass communication experts said on Wednesday. | 0 |
British quot;Batman quot; on the Buckingham Palace walls On Tuesday three police officers were seen standing at the spot where a ladder was used for Mr Hatch #39;s ascent. His fellow campaigner Mr Pyke, who dressed as Batman #39;s sidekick Robin, was stopped by armed police at the scene. | 0 |
XM Satellite Radio to Broadcast on Web (AP) AP - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. will soon begin broadcasting some of its stations to subscribers over the Internet, fresh on the heels of the company's discontinuation of a receiver for PCs that some users used to circumvent the music industry's crackdown on illegal file sharing. | 3 |
Souness wary of a giantkilling Newcastle boss Graeme Souness has warned his players not to underestimate non-league Yeading when they clash next month. The Magpies were paired with the Ryman League outfit in yesterday #39;s draw for the FA | 1 |
Saskatchewan high court rejects appeal of 2 men in murder of Regina seniors (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - REGINA (CP) - Saskatchewan's highest court has rejected an appeal by two men convicted in a bloody home invasion that killed an senior Regina couple. | 0 |
Factories Bright Spot Amid Output Growth WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. industrial production growth nearly stalled last month as cool weather led to a drop in electrical output, which obscured a strong performance at factories, a Federal Reserve report showed on Wednesday. | 2 |
Bush Gains, but Not With Swing Voters (AP) AP - President Bush has been gaining ground among overall voters as a leader and the man to fight terrorism, but swing voters have been less impressed, a tracking poll suggests. | 0 |
Earthquake Rocks Indonesia's Bali, One Dead (Reuters) Reuters - A powerful earthquake rocked\Indonesia's premier tourist island of Bali Wednesday, killing\one person, injuring at least two and triggering some panic,\officials said. | 3 |
Milosevic Trial Halts; Witnesses Refuse to Testify (Reuters) Reuters - Former Yugoslav President Slobodan\Milosevic's war crimes trial was suspended for a month\Wednesday to give court-appointed lawyers more time to prepare\the defense case after witnesses refused to testify. | 0 |
Delta Auditor Concerned About Airline WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=DAL.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">DAL.N</A> said on Wednesday its auditors had expressed concern about the airline's financial viability. | 2 |
OPEC Raises Output by 1 Million bpd.; Tries to Gain Consumer <b>...</b> A meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has resulted in an increase of the cartels official oil production ceiling by one million barrels per day (bpd). | 2 |
Martha Stewart abandons fight to stay out of prison Martha Stewart, the lifestyle icon convicted of lying and obstructing justice in an insider trading trial earlier this year, said yesterday she was dropping her fight to stay out of jail and | 2 |
Tech company to plead guilty to price fixing A German manufacturer of technology commonly used in personal computers has agreed to plead guilty and pay a \$160 million fine for engaging in an international price-fixing conspiracy that drove up computer prices, the Justice | 2 |
Stocks sag on corporate forecasts and worse-than-expected economic <b>...</b> TORONTO (CP) - Earnings warnings from Celestica and Coca-Cola along with a slowdown in US industrial production sent stock markets lower Wednesday. | 2 |
UPDATE 5-PacifiCare to buy American Medical for \$502 mln PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. (PHS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it agreed to buy American Medical Security Group Inc. | 2 |
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