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NTT DoCoMo chooses Linux for next-gen phones MANHASSET, NY - MontaVista Software Inc. has announced that its MontaVista Linux has been chosen as the operating system for three new Foma third-generation (3G) mobile phones from NTT DoCoMo. | 3 |
Novell Rebounds In Fiscal 2004 On Linux Revenue Novell reports a \$31 million profit for the year, crediting the turnaround to its expanded Linux strategy. By Larry Greenemeier. Novell #39;s move into the Linux market is paying off as the company Thursday reported | 3 |
Univ. of D.C. Cancels Basketball (AP) AP - The University of the District of Columbia canceled its men's and women's basketball seasons Thursday, citing problems with recruitment, academic eligibility and financial aid. | 1 |
Insurgency a Problem for Iraq Rebuilding (AP) AP - Security risks to reconstruction workers in Sunni-dominated parts of Iraq have grown worse over the past six weeks, the U.S. coordinator said Friday. | 0 |
MSN, Yahoo Deal Extended (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Yahoo's Overture (Nasdaq: OVER) Services division announced that it extended its deal to provide Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) Web portal, MSN, with sponsored search results. | 3 |
TO solution: Don #39;t show TD antics No, I #39;m not referring to the uproar over ABC #39;s quot;Desperate Housewives quot; promo that included Owens and aired before Monday Night Football this week. | 1 |
AP NewsBreak: Angels trade Guillen to Expos for Juan Rivera and a <b>...</b> The Anaheim Angels agreed to trade troubled outfielder Jose Guillen to the Washington-bound Expos for outfielder Juan Rivera and a prospect, The Associated Press learned Friday. | 1 |
After toiling in boxing #39;s minor leagues, Wright ready to make his <b>...</b> Winky Wright toiled for years in boxing #39;s minor leagues, patiently waiting for his big chance. Even when he won a piece of the 154-pound title, not many in the sport paid much attention. | 1 |
Ivory Coast crisis brightens coffee traders #39; prospects BANGALORE: As a fallout of the turmoil in the Ivory Coast, a French coffee roasters team will be visiting India soon. The 13-member delegation, led by French Roasters Association general secretary Florence | 0 |
Remote Access Gets Safer, Easier (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Opinion: As competition heats up, iPass is the latest remote-access provider to announce favorable Wi-Fi pricing for enterprise customers. | 3 |
Angels Ship Guillen to Expos ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sports Network) - The Anaheim Angels have reportedly traded outfielder Jose Guillen to the Washington-bound Expos in exchange for outfielder Juan Rivera and a prospect. | 1 |
Hewitt Crushes Gaudio to Reach Masters Semifinals HOUSTON (Reuters) - Australia's Lleyton Hewitt dispatched Argentine Gaston Gaudio 6-2, 6-1 Friday to clinch his place in the Masters Cup semifinals. | 1 |
Microsoft's Ownership of Trademark in Doubt (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - First "Windows," now "Excel." New York City-based software company Savvysoft says Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has demanded that it drop the name Excel from its TurboExcel product, which makes Microsoft's Excel portable to other systems like Linux. Trouble is, Microsoft does not yet own the trademark to the name "Excel." | 3 |
Software as a Service Feels Price Pinch (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - The worldwide services industry is undergoing a shift similar to what happened in manufacturing a generation ago, according to IDC analyst Marianne Hedin. | 3 |
Oracle Bid Expected to Get Rival Support (AP) AP - Investors continued to bet Friday that most PeopleSoft Inc. shareholders will back Oracle Corp.'s #36;9.2 billion takeover bid for its bitter rival, further extending a bruising battle that already has dragged on for more than 17 months. | 3 |
BALCO Head Says Feds Wanted Him to Record Athletes SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Victor Conte, head of the BALCO lab at the center of a global steroid scandal, says in court papers to be filed Friday that a federal agent last year asked him if he would secretly record athletes suspected of doping. | 1 |
Cy Coleman, Broadway Composer, Dies at 75 The debonair jazz pianist and composer of such legendary Broadway tunes as "Witchcraft," "Big Spender," and "The Best is Yet to Come," died on Thursday night. | 0 |
WTO Negotiators Finish Week of Farm Talks Negotiators at the World Trade Organization completed weeklong farm talks Friday, part of discussions on ways to reach a wider-ranging liberalization accord by the end of 2005. | 0 |
Powell States Preference for Diplomacy With his time in office running out, Secretary of State Colin Powell is acknowledging differences with others in the Bush administration and suggesting the disputes centered on his preference for diplomacy over force to resolve problems. | 0 |
Introducing the big, bad BOFH polo shirt <strong>Cash'n'Carrion</strong> Essential kit for the marauding sysdamin | 3 |
Harper says Conservatives will settle for nothing less than forming next government (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - FREDERICTON (CP) - Almost a year after the merger of the Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance parties, the reconstituted Tories are still working to portray themselves as a united, credible alternative. | 0 |
Icahn Offers Nearly #36;5 Bln for Mylan Labs (Reuters) Reuters - Financier Carl Icahn on Friday\offered to buy the shares of generic drugmaker Mylan\Laboratories that he does not already own for #36;4.9\billion, or #36;20 a share, according to a government filing. | 2 |
Germany Arrests 4th Suspect in Allawi Plot (AP) AP - German authorities Saturday arrested a fourth man on suspicion of involvement in an al-Qaida-linked group's alleged plot to attack Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi during his visit to Berlin this week. | 0 |
Stocks Fall, Jolted by Oil and Greenspan NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks dropped on Friday as investors were jolted by a jump in oil prices and comments by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, who gave a blunt reminder that interest rates were bound to go up and warned the appetite for U.S. assets would eventually dwindle. | 2 |
Congress Reinstates Internet Tax Ban WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress on Friday reinstated a ban on Internet access taxes after the House of Representatives agreed to extend it for another three years rather than make it permanent. | 2 |
Is Disney a Growth Stock? Plus, Mel's Sirius decision, Phil hangs up his Nikes, and Mattel's "free plus" dividend. | 2 |
A New Drug for Lung Cancer Genentech and OSI's launch of Tarceva brings a new choice in the treatment of lung cancer. | 2 |
Spurrier Not Guaranteed Augusta Membership Augusta National chairman Hootie Johnson said Friday that Steve Spurrier is not guaranteed a membership at the home of the Masters if he becomes the head football coach at South Carolina. | 1 |
Marino, Young Considered for Hall of Fame Dan Marino and Steve Young highlighted a list Friday of 25 candidates for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. | 1 |
US FDA official defends agency #39;s handling of drug safety issues A US Food and Drug Administration official said Friday quot;we categorically reject quot; accusations the agency has failed to protect the public against dangerous drugs. | 2 |
Greenspan Warns That US Deficits Pose Risk to Dollar Alan Greenspan came to the home of the euro today and warned anxious Europeans to expect little relief from the relentless decline of the dollar against their currency. | 2 |
Congress blocks taxation of Internet connections Congress acted Friday to block state and local governments from taxing connections that link consumers to the Internet for the next three years. | 2 |
Icahn Offers Nearly \$5 Billion for Mylan Financier Carl Icahn on Friday offered to buy the shares of generic drugmaker Mylan Laboratories that he does not already own for \$4.9 billion, or \$20 a share, according to a government filing. | 2 |
Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign begins The Salvation Army is still hoping this season will be merry, even though it has fewer places to ring bells and fewer volunteers. The Salvation Army kicked off its red kettle campaign at Fourth Street Live today. | 2 |
Several area taxpayers due refunds By the Telegram Staff. An annual IRS review shows 329 federal tax refunds totaling more than \$174,000 belonging to Nebraska taxpayers were returned to the IRS as undeliverable. | 2 |
Fossil of Great Ape Ancestor Found A new fossil found in Spain may be the closest yet to the common ancestor of all great apes, perhaps including humans, researchers say. | 3 |
Nvidia signs chipset license with Intel Nvidia Corp. and Intel Corp. have signed a multiyear cross-licensing agreement that entitles Nvidia to build chipsets for Intel #39;s processors, the companies announced Friday. | 3 |
Apple plans Toronto retail store The Mac maker confirmed to CNET News.com on Friday that it plans to open a store in Toronto in mid-2005. Apple started notifying Canadian retailers of its plans earlier Friday, according to Mac enthusiast site Macosxrumors. | 3 |
Scientist: Early Humans Ran Wild Groundbreaking new research by Professor of Anthropology Daniel E. Lieberman 86 validates what Bruce Springsteen has been saying for yearshuman beings are, indeed, born to run. | 3 |
Skulls program kills cell phone apps Virus writers are targeting Symbian-based cell phones with a Trojan horse that kills off system applications and replaces their icons with images of skulls. | 3 |
This week in security news Phishing is one of the fastest-growing forms of personal fraud in the world. While consumers are the most obvious victims, the damage spreads far wider--hurting companies #39; finances and reputations and potentially | 3 |
Hewitt routs Gaudio, eases into Masters Cup semis Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Third-seeded Lleyton Hewitt humbled eighth- seeded Gaston Gaudio 6-2, 6-1 on Friday to secure a spot in the semifinals at the 2004 Tennis Masters Cup. | 1 |
Honda moves in at BAR As we exclusively predicted earlier this week Honda has bought into British American Racing. David Richards will now stand down and Nick Fry will take over. | 1 |
Anaheim receives Izturis, Rivera in trade com. Washington-bound Expos general manager Jim Bowden made another bold move to upgrade the club #39;s offense on Friday, acquiring outfielder Jose Guillen from the Angels in exchange for | 1 |
CFL commissioner says improving refs quot;top priority quot; CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Refereeing and the recruitment and development of new officials will be top priorities for the CFL over the next few years, the league commissioner said Friday in his annual Grey Cup state-of-the-union address. | 1 |
At APEC, Bush to Work on North Korea, Iran President Bush plans to seek support from China and other key allies at the Asia-Pacific summit to help resurrect talks with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, White House officials said on Friday. | 0 |
Burma said to be freeing 4,000 political prisoners RANGOON, BURMA - Burma #39;s military government has reportedly released a number of political prisoners as part of a wide-ranging amnesty for thousands of prisoners it said were improperly detained. | 0 |
Palestinians Urge US to Keep Deadline The Palestinian prime minister urged the United States on Friday to stick to its original 2005 deadline for Palestinian statehood, arguing that President Bush #39;s recent proposal | 0 |
Troops storm Baghdad mosque BAGHDAD, NOVEMBER 19: A suicide car bomber attacked a police convoy in Baghdad on Friday as guerrillas kept pressure on Iraqs US-backed security forces despite a bloody rout of insurgents in Falluja. | 0 |
UN Deadlocks on Cloning Ban After nearly two years of negotiations, the United Nations has chosen to shelve human cloning treaties and instead consider a non-binding declaration introduced by Italy as a compromise to please polarized member states. | 0 |
US TV special for tsunami relief A US celebrity TV special will benefit the tsunami relief effort in South Asia, as actors make donations. | 0 |
Soccer Club to Be Charged With Murder (AP) AP - Police plan to file murder charges against Sao Caetano club officials for the death of defenseman Serginho, who collapsed on the field and died of heart failure last month. | 1 |
Johnson Awaiting Word on Possible Trades Randy Johnson is waiting for the Arizona Diamondbacks to come to him with specific trade possibilities, with his only firm stipulation being that the new team be a contender, one of his agents said on Friday. | 1 |
Mariners Trade Williams to Padres The Seattle Mariner traded left-handed pitcher Randy Williams to the San Diego Padres on Friday for infielder Billy Hogan. | 1 |
Mariucci Passes On Irish Lions head coach Steve Mariucci says he was contacted by Notre Dame regarding their vacant head coaching position, but he will remain in Detroit. | 1 |
Norwegians to relive Kon-Tiki Polynesia-Peru trip (AFP) AFP - A grandson of Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian who 60 years ago sailed from Polynesia to Peru aboard Kon-Tiki, will launch a reenactment of the trip in April 2005 across the Pacific. | 0 |
Deal on offshore revenue for Nfld. and N.S. could come next week (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) - Newfoundland is on the brink of an offshore revenue deal with Ottawa that could see the country's poorest province end its dependence on equalization payments in as little as three years, says Premier Danny Williams. | 0 |
Ukraine Liberal Vows Street Demos if Cheated in Poll KIEV (Reuters) - The liberal challenger in a closely fought presidential election in Ukraine threatened on Friday to bring his supporters onto the streets if the authorities tried to deny him victory by cheating. | 0 |
UN admits DR Congo abuses Secretary-General Kofi Annan says there is clear evidence UN staff sexually abused refugees in DR Congo. | 0 |
Russia Sets Date for Yukos Auction The protracted legal battle over Russian oil giant Yukos appeared to enter its final phase Friday when the government set a date to auction off a majority stake in the company's richest energy fields and demanded another \$6 billion in back taxes from a business already facing a crippling \$14 billion bill for outstanding taxes and fines. | 0 |
Soccer Club to Be Charged With Murder Police plan to file murder charges against Sao Caetano club officials for the death of defenseman Serginho, who collapsed on the field and died of heart failure last month. | 0 |
Thousands Protest Bush Before Chile Summit Riot police used water cannons and tear gas Friday to break up a demonstration by hundreds of rock-throwing protesters before more than 20,000 people marched to vent their anger at Pacific Rim leaders, particularly President Bush. | 0 |
Congress Prohibits Internet Taxation The Congress on Friday passed legislation reinstituting a ban on state and local taxation of Internet access for another three years following a vote by the House of Representatives. | 2 |
Outbreak of Soybean Rust Spreads The US outbreak of soybean rust has spread to Alabama and Georgia, the Agriculture Department said on Friday, leaving Texas the lone state in the Gulf Coast untouched by the devastating crop fungus. | 2 |
Armed Malawian politicians held Three senior ruling party members are arrested for carrying guns to a meeting with Malawi's president. | 0 |
NVIDIA and Intel Agree November 19, 2004 - NVIDIA Corporation and Intel Corporation today announced that they have entered into a multi-year, cross-license agreement. | 3 |
Prince of Persia sequel goes gold Ubisoft #39;s darker iteration on the Prince of Persia franchise comes to light on multiple consoles December 2; was originally dated for mid-November. | 3 |
SORENSTAM STAYS AHEAD Annika Sorenstam shot a second-round 68 to open up a three-shot halfway lead at the ADT Tour Championship at Trump International in West Palm Beach, Florida. | 1 |
Busch wins pole for season-ending race Kurt Busch, last in the qualifying line and first in the NASCAR Nextel Cup points, waited out 54 other drivers Friday and then won the pole for the season-ending Ford 400, which will determine the 2004 champion. | 1 |
Vincent, Reed out for Sunday #39;s game Orchard Park, NY (Sports Network) - Veteran cornerback Troy Vincent and wide receiver Josh Reed will not play Sunday when the Buffalo Bills host the St. | 1 |
PM arrives for APEC summit amid noisy protests Touching down in a city rocked by large, noisy protests, Prime Minister Paul Martin has arrived in Santiago, Chile for this year #39;s summit of APEC leaders. | 0 |
Angry Egyptians reject Israeli apology for killing border police Egyptians are raging at an Israeli mistake that left three border policemen dead, even as the Israeli Army chief has promised an investigation. | 0 |
Miller Out, Gruber Leads Giant Slalom BEAVER CREEK, Colorado (Reuters) - Overall World Cup leader Bode Miller blew his bid for a fifth win in six races when he fell in the first leg of a giant slalom Saturday. | 1 |
Pressure grows for US budget fix amid dollar drop A drop in the value of the US dollar cannot by itself bring better balance to global trade without raising both US interest rates and recession risks, economists and a growing chorus of policy-makers say. | 2 |
EMI reports net loss for first half but says sales on way back up EMI Group PLC, one of the world #39;s biggest music companies, reported a small loss for the first half of its fiscal year Friday but said it expected an improvement in the second half which will reflect the release of several new albums that | 2 |
Oracle, PeopleSoft prepared for midnight offer deadline NOVEMBER 19, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - The midnight expiration of Oracle Corp. #39;s tender offer to PeopleSoft Inc. #39;s shareholders for control of the company will either end the software rivals #39; bitter, 17-month battle tonight -- or increase its ferocity. | 2 |
Severstal, Steelworkers, others fight Deutsche Bank #39;s Stelco bid <b>...</b> TORONTO (CP) - A Russian steel company has gone to court to block Deutsche Bank #39;s refinancing proposal for Stelco Inc., one of a flurry of legal objections filed Friday against a sales process critics say is biased in favour of the German bank. | 2 |
Young Rebuffs NBA, Sticks With Rangers (AP) AP - Chris Young never expected to have to chose again between baseball and basketball. The Texas Rangers helped make it an easy decision for the 6-foot-10 pitcher. | 1 |
Dollar declines following Greenspan remarks (AFP) AFP - The dollar suffered a renewed bout of selling after US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan hinted that another depreciation in the US currency might be necessary to reduce the current account deficit. | 0 |
Bill Gates: Spambuster quot;Spam is a major security problem, quot; acknowledges Microsoft founder Bill Gates, but he maintains that progress has been made in the fight against unsolicited e-mail. | 3 |
nVidia to make Intel chipsets The AMD processor chipset market can honestly claim to have a flurry of participants these days. Although the first chipsets were strictly AMD jobs, today you can choose from AMD, VIA, nVidia, and even ATI to get your Athlon 64 or Opteron fix. | 3 |
Sober worm variant shimmies Security continues to hold steady over software as the third top IT priority, with organizations busy coping with cyber threats, keeping up with software security updates, and contemplating a plethora of security solutions and methods. | 3 |
Tennis: Hewitt beats Gaudio to reach Masters Cup semis HOUSTON, United States : Australia #39;s third-ranked Lleyton Hewitt reached the semi-finals of the ATP Masters Cup by defeating Argentina #39;s Gaston Gaudio 6-2, 6-1. | 1 |
Mariners send journeyman lefty Williams to Padres The 29-year-old Williams was 7-2 for Triple-A Tacoma and made six relief appearances with Seattle after being called up in September. | 1 |
Kofi Annan No Confidence Vote? Angered at Secretary-General Kofi Annan #39;s dismissal of allegations against the UN #39;s top investigator, union leaders representating over 5,000 UN employees met for a second day on Friday to decide what action to take. | 0 |
Negotiators Work Overtime on 9/11 Bill (AP) AP - Negotiators planned to work until Congress' final moments to get a breakthrough on legislation implementing the Sept. 11 commission's recommendations to protect the nation from terrorism. | 0 |
Twins Keep U.S. Hopes Alive in Davis Cup Final SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - Twins Bob and Mike Bryan breezed past Spain's Tommy Robredo and Juan Carlos Ferrero on Saturday to give the United States a glimmer of hope of rescuing the Davis Cup final. | 1 |
Thousands Need Water in Aceh, Disease Emerges BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - Hungry and filthy, Indonesians queued for water in their thousands on Tuesday as aid deliveries to tsunami-ravaged Aceh province hit new snags and cases of disease and infection among survivors emerged. | 0 |
IOC Pledges \$1 Million to Tsunami Victims LONDON (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee will donate \$1 million to aid victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami. | 1 |
Sharon, now a dear old softy, can only detract from Palestinian <b>...</b> Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is not known for a kindly disposition toward the Palestinians, nor for a gentle approach to the issue of a Palestinian state. | 0 |
Nebraska Player Charged With Assualt (AP) AP - A Nebraska football player is charged with aggravated assault and battery for injuring a member of a University of Oklahoma spirit group before a game last week. | 1 |
PortalPlayer Shares Soar in Market Debut NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of PortalPlayer Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=PLAY.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">PLAY.O</A> jumped as much as 62.4 percent in their first day of trading on Friday after the company's initial public offering priced above the recently increased range. | 2 |
Stocks Fall, Jolted by Oil and Greenspan NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday as investors were jolted by a surge in oil prices and comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, who gave a stark reminder that interest rates were bound to go higher and warned that appetite for the dollar would dwindle. | 2 |
Outbreak of Soybean Rust Spreads WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. outbreak of soybean rust has spread to Alabama and Georgia, the Agriculture Department said on Friday, leaving Texas the lone state in the Gulf Coast untouched by the devastating crop fungus. | 2 |
Russia poised to split YUKOS Russia has pressed ahead with the last step in the break-up of oil major YUKOS, saying it will auction its main unit for \$8.65 billion. | 2 |
Ban On Internet Access Taxes Poised For Approval Legislation to temporarily ban taxing Internet access is poised for approval this week after the US Senate approved the legislation and worked out wording acceptable to Congress. | 2 |
PortalPlayer Shares Soar in Market Debut Shares of PortalPlayer Inc. (PLAY.O: Quote, Profile, Research) jumped as much as 62.4 percent in their first day of trading on Friday after the company #39;s initial public | 2 |
Sirius stock soars on Karmazin hire Shares of Sirius Satellite Radio posted double-digit percentage gains on Friday, one day after the company said former Viacom President Mel Karmazin would become its new chief executive. | 2 |
Big Dig Leaks Worse Than Thought Leaks in the Big Dig highway tunnel system under downtown Boston are more widespread than officials have acknowledged, and a new state report suggests tens of millions of dollars | 2 |
Microsoft, Dell big winners of Air Force deal The Air Force signed a deal with Microsoft Corp. and Dell Inc. for software services that could be worth \$500 million over six years, Microsoft officials said today. | 2 |
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