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Google Stock Soars in After-market Trading 17 Apr 08, 23:50 ET PC World - Shares of popular search engine Google soared in after market trading and could portend a close above US$500 for the first... more MacBook Air Spurring LED Use in Screens: DisplaySearch 17 Apr 08, 22:10 ET PC World - The MacBook Air has become the best advertisement for why companies should use LED (light-emitting diode) backlights in... more Take-Two shareholders approve incentive package 17 Apr 08, 21:32 ET AP - Shareholders of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. easily passed a proposal Thursday to grant ZelnickMedia, the company's management, 1.5 million shares of restricted stock. more Google tops profit target, stock jumps 17 Apr 08, 20:36 ET Reuters - Internet leader Google Inc said on Thursday it saw no impact from a weakening U.S. economy as it posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit and waved off fears of an online advertising slump. more AMD posts 1Q loss, meets Wall Street's lowered expectations 17 Apr 08, 20:36 ET AP - Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s first-quarter loss matched Wall Street's lowered expectations, with the slumping chip maker hurt by its inability to unload older products and economic turbulence that tamped down consumer spending. more FCC Net Neutrality Hearing Draws Diverse Views 17 Apr 08, 20:30 ET PC World - Copyrights, Internet investment, consumer choice in entertainment and even freedom of religion are all at stake in the debate... more MPAA accuses Pullmylink.com of aiding movie piracy 17 Apr 08, 20:16 ET Reuters - The Motion Picture Association of America on Thursday sued Pullmylink.com, a Web site featuring links to free -- and allegedly pirated -- movies and TV shows, claiming the site promotes and profits from copyright infringement. more Texting while driving? Time to unplug 17 Apr 08, 20:07 ET Reuters - Sharon Sarmiento knew it was time to unplug when she realized she was blogging in her dreams and hearing imaginary instant messages. more SanDisk revenue beats estimates on gadget demand 17 Apr 08, 19:54 ET Reuters - SanDisk Corp , the world's top maker of data-storage memory chips, issued a strong sales forecast on Thursday and said it expected memory price declines to moderate in the current quarter. more Microsoft says Xbox sales beat Sony PS3 in March 17 Apr 08, 18:44 ET Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it sold 262,000 Xbox 360 game consoles in the United States in March, regaining its lead over Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 as supply constraints eased. more Maybe Microsoft Does Have a Clue 17 Apr 08, 18:23 ET PC World - Bloggers lambast a Microsoft video on YouTube that turns out to be a spoof. more Google Revenue Beats Expectation, Shares Surge 17 Apr 08, 18:15 ET TechWeb - As the company begins to integrate DoubleClick, CEO Eric Schmidt said that Google's search, ads, and apps strategy has had a transformative effect on its business. more Microsoft's Ozzie Talks Open Source, Mesh 17 Apr 08, 17:20 ET PC World - Microsoft has "dramatically" changed because of open-source software, the company's Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie said... more Google's 1Q profit climbs 30 pct and tops analyst views 17 Apr 08, 16:39 ET AP - Google Inc.'s first-quarter profit climbed 30 percent to surpass analysts' predictions in a performance that alleviated some of the economic worries that have hammered the Internet search leader's stock this year. more Lonelygirl15 Creators Launch Social Entertainment Company 17 Apr 08, 16:25 ET TechWeb - Miles Beckett and Greg Goodfried build on Bree's popularity on MySpace and YouTube to launch Eqal. more Microsoft CEO jokes about Yahoo bid, search users 17 Apr 08, 16:24 ET Reuters - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer may be experiencing a case of bidder's remorse after making an unsolicited $42.3 billion offer to buy Yahoo Inc . more Microsoft hires firm to lobby on proposed Yahoo takeover 17 Apr 08, 16:02 ET AP - Microsoft Corp. has yet to convince Yahoo Inc. to agree to a friendly takeover, but the software company is already hiring lobbyists to help it convince regulators to let the deal - hostile if it has to be - go through. more Ballmer: Vista Is 'a Work in Progress' 17 Apr 08, 15:30 ET PC World - As PC users clamor for Microsoft to continue to support Windows XP, company CEO Steve Ballmer called the Vista OS "a work in... more Apple Patent May Be Prelude To iGlasses 17 Apr 08, 15:22 ET TechWeb - Among Apple's current products, the iPod, with its small video screen, would benefit the most from a head-mounted display. more Review: Avoid snarl of USB cables with Eye-Fi photo reader 17 Apr 08, 14:40 ET AP - My home computer desk hosts a snarl of USB cables for the various cameras, MP3 players and other peripherals I've bought over the years. more UK advertising-tech fight shows complexity of privacy battle 17 Apr 08, 14:37 ET AP - As Phorm Inc. built a system that watches consumers' Web surfing in order to deliver targeted advertising, CEO Kent Ertugrul believed the British company was doing everything possible to respect, and actually enhance, Internet privacy. more Former EarthLink City Wi-Fi Comes Down to Earth 17 Apr 08, 14:10 ET PC World - As two U.S. cities take over networks that were built out by EarthLink, they are putting the "municipal" back in municipal... more Privacy Advocates: Consumer Education Isn't Enough 17 Apr 08, 13:50 ET PC World - The efforts of e-commerce sites and online advertisers to educate U.S. consumers about privacy and targeted advertising aren't... more U.S. consumers still slow to recycle gadgets 17 Apr 08, 13:39 ET Reuters - Green may be the new black, but many U.S. consumers are not recycling old electronic gadgets despite promises by multiple organizations for hassle-free ways to get rid of electronic waste. more EBay shares fall on auction weakness 17 Apr 08, 13:19 ET Reuters - EBay Inc shares fell 4 percent on Thursday following stronger quarterly results that were belied by continued weakness in the company's core U.S. auctions business, analysts said. more SANS Solves Mystery of Mass Web Site Infections 17 Apr 08, 12:40 ET PC World - The SANS Institute has uncovered what they've termed a "rare gem" as far as computer security investigations go that sheds new... more Mac Cloner Accuses Apple of Mac OS X Monopoly 17 Apr 08, 12:25 ET NewsFactor - Psystar is not only pushing cheap Mac clones, it's defending its right to do so by accusing Apple of running an operating-system monopoly. Will Apple get a taste of Microsoft's Windows woes? Or will Psystar wind up out of business? more Autonomy Makes E-Discovery Easier 17 Apr 08, 10:53 ET NewsFactor - Any executive who's ever been involved in litigation -- or at least watches Law and Order on a regular basis -- knows that the process of discovery calls for all information related to that litigation to be disclosed. No matter how big the company, that's a tall order, given the number of ways such information can be created using the plethora of high-tech tools, from BlackBerry handhelds to voice mail, available to workers. more Watchdog wants global drive against online abuse 17 Apr 08, 09:20 ET Reuters - Hundreds of child abuse Web sites around the world could be shut down if countries worked together to tackle the problem, an Internet watchdog said in a report on Thursday. more Market view hits Nokia stock 17 Apr 08, 09:11 ET Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, expects the mobile market to fall in euro terms this year, it said on Thursday, knocking nearly 10 percent off its shares. more Darker darks, lighter lights, oh my 17 Apr 08, 08:12 ET USATODAY.com - Precious few of you will ever plunk down $2,500 for a television with such a small screen. But I wouldn't blame you for at least being tempted by Sony's XEL-1 OLED TV. It's one of those "statement" products we'd all brag about if we actually owned. more CEO subpoena scam fires up anew 17 Apr 08, 07:53 ET InfoWorld - After tricking several thousand executives into downloading malicious software earlier this week, online scammers started up their subpoena phishing scam again Wednesday, but on a much smaller scale. more MySpace Hack Reveals Profile Visitors 17 Apr 08, 07:20 ET PC World - A security problem with MySpace has the potential to botch up law-enforcement efforts to track bad actors on the... more AMD's Quad-Core Opteron available in Dell servers 17 Apr 08, 07:11 ET InfoWorld - Five Dell servers based on Advanced Micro Devices' Quad-Core Opteron processors  are available on the computer company's Web site, bringing the number of server models that use the chip to 13, AMD said. more China defends anti-piracy efforts 17 Apr 08, 05:55 ET AP - Officials defended China's efforts to stop rampant copying of movies and other goods, saying Thursday that 4,322 people were convicted of product piracy last year and promising special efforts to protect Olympics-related trademarks. more Red Hat Skips Consumer Linux Desktop 17 Apr 08, 04:10 ET PC World - Red Hat has no plans to create a traditional desktop product for the consumer market, but will continue to place its bets on a... more EBay CEO sees more change ahead after profitable 1st quarter 17 Apr 08, 03:28 ET AP - More change is in store at eBay, its CEO said after the online auction company reported its profit climbed 22 percent in the first quarter despite anger from its sellers over fee and feedback adjustments. more IBM's 1Q earnings jump 26 percent; company raises outlook 17 Apr 08, 03:26 ET AP - Shares of IBM Corp. surged to a six-year high after the technology company surprised analysts by reporting a 26 percent jump in quarterly earnings and boosting its full-year forecast. more Samsung boss indicted for tax evasion 17 Apr 08, 03:08 ET Reuters - Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee was indicted on charges of tax evasion and breach of trust on Thursday, but was cleared of a more serious bribery charge after a probe into South Korea's biggest business group. more Universal joining Blu-ray bandwagon in the summer 17 Apr 08, 02:31 ET Reuters - Universal Studios, once Hollywood's top backer of the doomed HD DVD video format, will soon release all its new videos on the victorious Blu-ray rival at the same time as its standard DVDs. more Yahoo closer to Google ad outsourcing deal: report 17 Apr 08, 02:24 ET Reuters - Yahoo Inc is looking to turn over Web search advertising to Google Inc following a successful test using Google's service to deliver ads alongside its Web search results, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources. more "Beer in Hell" flowing to big screen 17 Apr 08, 01:43 ET Reuters - Internet star Tucker Max will adapt his bawdy bestseller "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" into a big-screen comedy. more NetSuite Goes Global With OneWorld Module 17 Apr 08, 01:40 ET PC World - NetSuite is set to announce NetSuite OneWorld on Thursday. It says the add-on module for its hosted ERP (enterprise resource... more Cartoon Network taking time with multiplayer game 17 Apr 08, 01:16 ET Reuters - They are two ends of the video game spectrum: the tiny, personal-sized casual game on one end and, on the other, the complex, massive multiplayer online game (MMOG) which can support thousands of players simultaneously. Rarely, if ever, do the twain meet. Until now. more New music video Web site features major label artists 17 Apr 08, 01:01 ET AP - A company backed by investors including Will Smith and major record labels has launched a new Web site offering 10,000 free, high-definition music videos. more Pittsburgh museum to open robot exhibition 17 Apr 08, 00:12 ET AP - How robots act, think and sense the world around them will be the focus of an upcoming exhibit billed as the largest and most comprehensive nationwide on robotics. more AT&T to donate $100M to help keep kids in high school 17 Apr 08, 00:09 ET AP - AT Inc. will donate $100 million over four years to programs aimed at boosting high-school graduation rates, Chief Executive Randall Stephenson is to announce Thursday. more

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