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Microsoft to Limit Capabilities of Cheap Laptops 9 May 08, 20:50 ET PC World - Microsoft is launching a program to promote the use of its Windows OS in ultra low-cost PCs, one effect of which will be to... more FBI Worried as DoD Sold Counterfeit Networking Gear 9 May 08, 20:10 ET PC World - The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is taking the issue of counterfeit Cisco equipment very seriously, according to a... more Facebook 'Connect' To Let Users Share Profiles 9 May 08, 20:06 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - Following MySpace's lead, Facebook's upcoming service includes user-maintained controls for basic profile information, photos, personal videos, and friend lists. more Apple agrees to settle iPod lawsuit 9 May 08, 19:19 ET AP - Apple Inc. has agreed to settle a pair of class-action lawsuits in Canada alleging it misled customers about the staying power of their iPods, the latest courtroom truce over the dwindling battery life of early generations of the device. more Microsoft To Release Office 2007 SP1 Via Automatic Update In June 9 May 08, 19:05 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - The strategy of rolling out service packs in phases gives the market plenty of time to evaluate the software. more U.S. v. 3,000 Microsoft Flash Drives 9 May 08, 18:45 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - The devices with fake Microsoft Windows logos are just the latest in a series of goods seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. more Conference attendees in San Francisco sickened 9 May 08, 17:26 ET AP - It's a new kind of virus for Sun Microsystems Inc. more Microsoft appeals $1.4B EU antitrust fine 9 May 08, 17:04 ET AP - Microsoft Corp. on Friday said it has appealed a $1.39 billion fine imposed in February by the European Commission for the company's failure to comply with a 2004 antitrust order. more Myhrvold Talks Innovation Past and Present 9 May 08, 17:00 ET PC World - Nathan Myhrvold, former chief technology officer of Microsoft, commissioned the Difference Engine No. 2 that is set to debut... more Hackers Find a New Place to Hide Rootkits 9 May 08, 17:00 ET PC World - Security researchers have developed a new type of malicious rootkit software that hides itself in an obscure part of a... more Apple Reportedly Agrees To Refunds In Mac-User Suit 9 May 08, 16:57 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - The payout was based on user complaints that led to Apple recalling 570,000 power adapters and offering replacements at no charge. more Facebook to let users carry profile with them 9 May 08, 16:56 ET AP - The popular online social hangout Facebook says it's setting up a new system that will allow its 70 million users to take their personal profiles with them as they surf other Web sites. more It's All About Perspective 9 May 08, 16:40 ET PC World - News from and about Microsoft dominated this week from start to finish. But the dire situation caused by Cyclone Nargis in... more Spinning off Fabs Would Be Risky for AMD, Analysts Say 9 May 08, 16:00 ET PC World - Recent comments from Advanced Micro Devices about controlling manufacturing costs have led to speculation that the company may... more 'Grand Theft Auto Success' Taxes IGN's Google-Powered Map 9 May 08, 14:40 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - Microsoft's retailer survey also found more than 60% of all GTA games sold in the first week were for its Xbox 360 videogame console. more Blockbuster's Planned Circuit City Buy Moves Ahead 9 May 08, 14:30 ET PC World - After months of resistance, retailer Circuit City opened up its books for Blockbuster to complete the process of due diligence... more GTA IV May be Driving Sales of Gaming Consoles 9 May 08, 14:07 ET NewsFactor - While Grand Theft Auto IV is racking up sales records, console makers are vying for bragging rights of their own, and Microsoft seems to be the victor. more Sun exec ponders OpenSolaris, Linux 9 May 08, 13:53 ET InfoWorld - Ian Murdock is vice president of developer and community marketing at Sun Microsystems. Prior to that, he was the founder of the Debian Linux distribution and CTO at the Linux Foundation. InfoWorld Editor at Large Paul Krill met with Murdock at the JavaOne conference in San Francisco this week to talk about open source and how Sun, with its OpenSolaris version of the Solaris Unix platform, will fare in the open-source arena versus Linux. more Toshiba's Growth Plans Hinge on Cell TVs, Fuel Cells 9 May 08, 13:49 ET PC Magazine - Reeling from the aftermath of its HD DVD debacle, Toshiba laid out a plan for growth that leans heavily on its other strengths, namely its Cell processor and improvements in notebook technologies, including fuel cells. On tap: auto-upscaling TVs, more SSDs, and some nifty notebook tech. more Retailers can use DNA tracing to track meat 9 May 08, 13:25 ET AP - Meat retailers can now trace their wares from the ranch to the refrigerator case using DNA analysis. more Texas may claim Amazon owes sales taxes 9 May 08, 12:49 ET AP - Texas officials may claim that Amazon.com owes millions in sales taxes on purchases that state residents made from the Internet retailer. more Data from Columbia disk drives survived the shuttle accident 9 May 08, 12:36 ET AP - Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes. more Pirates director to turn BioShock game into film 9 May 08, 12:33 ET Reuters - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc said on Friday that "Pirates of the Caribbean" director Gore Verbinski will make a movie version of "BioShock," its hit video game about an underwater utopia gone disastrously wrong. more MySpace Makes Data Portable to Other Web Sites 9 May 08, 12:26 ET NewsFactor - The move toward data portability for denizens of social-networking sites gained more momentum Thursday with MySpace's announcement of its Data Availability project. more EBay's PayPal rule in Australia draws fire 9 May 08, 12:11 ET AP - EBay Inc. is exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment service PayPal, a move that has angered users and prompted antitrust scrutiny in Australia, where a PayPal-only rule takes effect next month. more Bloomingdale's to end By Mail catalog 9 May 08, 11:51 ET Reuters - Macy's Inc's Bloomingdale's division said on Friday it will discontinue the Bloomingdale's By Mail catalog by early 2009 and focus on the Web site. more Fees for `.org' domain names to increase 10 pct 9 May 08, 10:59 ET AP - Wholesale fees for Internet addresses ending in ".org" will increase 10 percent Nov. 9. more Google Takes Street View Snaps in Paris; Lawsuits May Follow 9 May 08, 10:30 ET PC World - Google has begun scanning the streets of Paris, gathering data for its Street View service, which adds street-level... more Miller on Nvidia's Hybrid SLI 9 May 08, 10:25 ET PC Magazine - Tuesday, it was nVidia's turn with its new Hybrid SLI solutions, called the nForce 780a SLI and GeForce 8 series, aimed at enthusiasts and the mainstream market. more Digital divide a threat to Indonesia's unity: president 9 May 08, 09:04 ET AFP - The yawning divide between the haves and the have-nots of the digital revolution is a "threat to national unity" and even world security, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Friday. more Video games don't create killers, new book says 9 May 08, 07:31 ET Reuters - Playing video games does not turn children into deranged, blood-thirsty super-killers, according to a new book by a pair of Harvard researchers. more Toshiba Eyes Fuel Cells, Cell-based TV by 2009 9 May 08, 07:30 ET PC World - Toshiba plans to begin mass production of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells by March next year and to have a television based on the... more Microsoft Talks up Using Printers to Make Drugs 9 May 08, 07:20 ET PC World - In the not-too-distant future, people could use computer printers to make simple medicines as part of a do-it-yourself model... more Paper is passe for tech-savvy South Koreans 9 May 08, 07:20 ET Reuters - Young, tech-savvy South Koreans are making coupon clipping a thing of the past and turning to their mobile phones instead. more Toss 'Iron Man' in scrap heap 9 May 08, 07:12 ET USATODAY.com - We've seen this plot before: Blockbuster summer film hits theaters. Mediocre video game tie-in hitches along for the ride. The latest is Iron Man. Weapons mogul Tony Stark is kidnapped by militants in the Middle East and forced to build a superweapon. Instead, Stark creates the Iron Man armor and escapes. After returning home, Stark decides to cease weapons production and destroy the remaining remnants of his arsenal. more Gates: Microsoft shifts focus after Yahoo deal collapses 9 May 08, 06:47 ET AP - Microsoft Corp. will focus on growing its own advertising and Internet search business after it withdrew its takeover offer for Yahoo Inc., Chairman Bill Gates said Friday. more Orb Claims It Can Stream Live TV to iPods 9 May 08, 06:45 ET PC Magazine - Orb Networks claims to have "the world's first way to stream live TV to the iPhone and iPod Touch." more IT Didn't Fail Myanmar During Cyclone, People Did 9 May 08, 06:30 ET PC World - The growing disaster in Myanmar caused by Cyclone Nargis could have been at least party avoided had people living in the path... more NEC to Expand Rugged Laptop Sales Worldwide 9 May 08, 06:10 ET PC World - Spray them with water, subject them to extreme temperatures or drop them on the ground, NEC's rugged ShieldPro laptops are... more Freeway Web site editor adds RSS Feed action 9 May 08, 06:00 ET Macworld.com - Softpress Systems on Thursday announced the release of Freeway 5.1, a new version of its Web design software for Mac OS X. A free update for 5.0 users, Freeway is available in Express and Pro versions for $79 or $249 respectively. more You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz 9 May 08, 06:00 ET InfoWorld - We started the week with Microsoft calling off the Yahoo deal (or maybe not). Then Grand Theft Auto stole the spotlight with its record-breaking sales. Along the way, we have the Webby Awards, big settlements for movie piracy, and candidates seeking to save us from the evils of Second Life. We cover it all in this week's quiz. Give yourself 10 points for each correct answer. Ready to test your news know-how? Then begin. more Samsung Launches HD Flash Camcorder With Slow-motion Video 9 May 08, 03:20 ET PC World - Samsung has launched a high-definition (HD) video camera that can also snap high-resolution digital photos and take smooth... more LG Unveils 3G Prada Phone in Japan 9 May 08, 01:50 ET PC World - They say everything comes to those that wait. A year after it went on sale in the rest of the world customers in Japan will... more

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