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Chinese send red flags to cheer troubled torch relay 22 Apr 08, 23:55 ET Reuters - Chinese Internet users have rushed to send thousands of red national flags overseas to support the troubled global torch relay ahead of the Beijing Olympics, state media said on Wednesday. more Sony to Buy Gracenote Music Data Company 22 Apr 08, 22:20 ET PC World - Sony Corp. of America will buy Gracenote, which made its name with software that identifies digital music files, for about... more CNN Site Hit by China Attack 22 Apr 08, 22:20 ET PC World - After being called off Friday, the on-again, off-again cyber attack against CNN's Web site again picked up steam early this... more Dell Previews Its Smallest Desktop Ever 22 Apr 08, 22:20 ET PC World - Small laptops have been hogging most of the limelight lately, but Dell's tiny new PC could bring attention back to desktops. more Yahoo 1Q profit rises, but Microsoft bid likely to stand pat 22 Apr 08, 20:34 ET AP - Yahoo Inc. delivered first-quarter results that eclipsed analysts' modest expectations, but the performance did little to support the Internet pioneer's demands for software maker Microsoft Corp. to raise its takeover bid above $45 billion. more Are Big High-Tech Companies Green Hypocrites? 22 Apr 08, 19:37 ET PC World - Environmentalist groups say tech firms get great publicity from their green PR efforts, but they wonder how deep the commitment really is. more Google Sued Over Ambiguity Of Blank AdWords Input Box 22 Apr 08, 19:30 ET TechWeb - The suit claims Google doesn't inform advertisers that if they leave the content bid CPC input blank, Google will use the advertiser's CPC bid for clicks occurring on the content network. more Broadcom To Pay $12 Million To Settle SEC Charges 22 Apr 08, 19:25 ET TechWeb - The chip maker did not admit to or deny the SEC allegations that it falsified its reported income by backdating stock option grants over a five-year period. more SEC charges Broadcom with stock option backdating 22 Apr 08, 19:17 ET AP - Federal officials charged semiconductor-maker Broadcom Corp. on Tuesday with falsifying its reported income by illegally backdating stock options for five years. more CEO Jerry Yang Aims To Maximize Value Of Yahoo Assets 22 Apr 08, 19:15 ET TechWeb - The company also said it was "premature" to say whether Yahoo would reach a deal to turn over some part of the company's Web search advertising business to Google. more Google accused of deception in selling AdSense keyword ads 22 Apr 08, 18:28 ET AP - An advertiser sued Google Inc. in federal court Tuesday claiming the company deceived him and charged for ads displayed on third-party Web sites, even though he left blank an "optional" box that seemed to address the issue. more Court overturns government's ruling against Rambus 22 Apr 08, 17:37 ET AP - Rambus Inc. has scored another legal victory in its long-running battle to collect millions of dollars in royalties on its patented designs for computer memory chips. more Yahoo CEO open to "any and all" deal alternatives 22 Apr 08, 17:31 ET Reuters - Yahoo Inc remains open to doing a deal with Microsoft Corp but also continues to explore alternative deals, its chief executive and co-founder, Jerry Yang, said on Tuesday. more EBay Files Governance Lawsuit Against Craigslist 22 Apr 08, 17:20 ET PC World - EBay has filed a lawsuit alleging that some changes made by Craigslist's board of directors have diluted eBay's investment in... more Terracotta Offers Alternative To Database Congestion For Java Apps 22 Apr 08, 16:50 ET TechWeb - Instead of subdividing a physical machine by adding applications, Terracotta 2.6 multiplies JVMs to make a server handle more traffic. more Apple Seeks Patent on iPhone Instant Messenging 22 Apr 08, 16:45 ET NewsFactor - Apple fans who were expecting an iPhone instant-messaging client based on AOL's popular software could be in for a surprise. Apple has applied for a patent on a chat feature. more New Jersey Court Says IP Addresses Are Private 22 Apr 08, 16:44 ET NewsFactor - Individuals have a "reasonable expectation of privacy" in the connections between their personal information and the IP address they use to access the Internet, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Monday. more Sun looks to free up the rest of Java 22 Apr 08, 16:12 ET InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems is stepping up efforts to boost Java usage in Linux shops by working to remove some final encumbrances in the open-source Java platform. more EBay sues Craigslist over ownership stake 22 Apr 08, 16:09 ET AP - EBay Inc. sued Craigslist on Tuesday, alleging the classified site unfairly tried to dilute the online auctioneer's stake in it. more Seagate Ships One-billionth Hard Drive 22 Apr 08, 15:50 ET PC World - Seagate announced Tuesday that it has shipped 1 billion hard drives since pioneering an industry that shows no signs of... more EBay sues Craigslist over alleged stake dilution 22 Apr 08, 15:40 ET Reuters - Online auctioneer eBay Inc said on Tuesday it had sued Craigslist, alleging the Craigslist board of directors had diluted eBay's 28.4 percent stake in the online classifieds site. more Low-cost laptop program sees a key leadership defection 22 Apr 08, 15:27 ET AP - A key person behind the "$100 laptop" for schoolchildren has left the project as the organization overhauls its operations and prepares to tweak its open-source approach by welcoming Microsoft Corp.'s Windows. more FCC chief again critiques Comcast net tactics 22 Apr 08, 15:24 ET Reuters - The top U.S. communications regulator said on Tuesday that an investigation of how Comcast Corp manages its network had raised further concerns about tactics the company has used to restrict Internet users who share movies and other material. more Intel Drops More Prices In Switch To 45-Nm Chips 22 Apr 08, 15:21 ET TechWeb - The price cuts add pressure on rival Advanced Micro Devices, which isn't scheduled to start shipping 45-nm processors in volume until the second half of the year. more An ExpressCard Slot Computer Designed to Protect Main Machine 22 Apr 08, 14:45 ET PC World - A Linux computer embedded in an ExpressCard could speed up your Windows machine by offloading the tedious and cycle-churning tasks of protecting your system from viruses, malware, and intrusion. more Microsoft to Host Partner Software 22 Apr 08, 14:30 ET PC World - Microsoft will soon detail ways that partner companies will be able to deliver their services based on Microsoft's hosted... more Court upholds Netflix "throttling" settlement 22 Apr 08, 14:16 ET Reuters - A California appeals court has upheld a 2006 settlement of a consumer lawsuit against online movie rental company Netflix Inc over the objections of four Netflix subscribers who challenged the terms. more Netflix's stock plunges more than 20 pct on cost concerns 22 Apr 08, 14:13 ET AP - Netflix Inc.'s stock plunged more than 20 percent Tuesday, an abrupt reversal in fortune driven by concerns about the rising costs facing the online DVD rental leader as it adapts to new technology for watching movies and TV shows. more Hannaford spending millions to upgrade after security breach 22 Apr 08, 13:35 ET AP - Hannaford Bros. Co. said Tuesday it is spending millions of dollars to enhance the security of its data network following a massive security breach that exposed up to 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers to fraud. more Robotic vigilante: Homemade 'Bum Bot' patrols in Atlanta 22 Apr 08, 13:25 ET AP - Cars passing O'Terrill's pub screech to a halt at the sight of a 300-pound, waist-high robot marked "SECURITY" rolling through downtown long after dark. more Windows XP Service Pack 3 Due Out Next Week 22 Apr 08, 13:23 ET NewsFactor - The last service pack for Microsoft Windows XP was released almost four years ago. In the meantime, engineers in Redmond were busy on a little project called Vista. Now that Vista has been out the door for a year, Microsoft has finished up Service Pack 3 for Windows XP and released it to manufacture. The new release will be available for public download next Tuesday, April 29. more Column: Digital TV switch won't give you high-definition TV 22 Apr 08, 12:51 ET AP - Q. I've heard that TV broadcasts are going all-digital next February. Is that the same thing as high definition? more Guitar Hero To Add Vocals, Instruments 22 Apr 08, 12:34 ET TechWeb - Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said that adding instruments and "local bands" will help international expansion. more Appeal court overturns FTC order against Rambus 22 Apr 08, 12:22 ET Reuters - A U.S appeals court has overturned an order issued by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that had accused computer chip maker Rambus Inc of antitrust violations. more Microsoft Figures Show Some Users May Like Adware 22 Apr 08, 12:20 ET PC World - It would seem logical to think most Internet users are annoyed by software that causes pop-up advertisements to appear on... more FCC's Martin: Comcast Blocking Was Widespread 22 Apr 08, 12:10 ET PC World - Comcast's slowing of peer-to-peer traffic appeared to be more widespread than the company has disclosed, the chairman of the... more MySpace, NBC News link up for elections site 22 Apr 08, 11:27 ET Reuters - News Corp's MySpace Internet social network, NBC News and msnbc.com have launched an online hub for U.S. presidential elections coverage for younger voters. more SugarCRM, NetSuite get boost from BT deal 22 Apr 08, 11:18 ET InfoWorld - BT said Tuesday it will sell enterprise software products from NetSuite and SugarCRM to its small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers. more Schneier: Lots of Security Software Is 'snake Oil' 22 Apr 08, 11:10 ET PC World - Bruce Schneier is one of the foremost experts on cryptography and is a well-known security author and commentator. He is the... more Discord Overshadows Lenovo's Torch 22 Apr 08, 10:50 ET PC World - The curved red and silver shaft of the 2008 Olympic torch, called "Cloud of Promise," was designed by Lenovo Group to... more Photobucket opens API, seeks developers 22 Apr 08, 10:32 ET InfoWorld - Photobucket plans to release an API on Tuesday that will allow external developers to create applications that include content and functions from the photo- and video-sharing Web site. more China faces severe botnet problem 22 Apr 08, 10:20 ET InfoWorld - China faces a serious threat from botnets, networks of computers infected with software that allows them to be controlled remotely for denial-of-service attacks and to send spam, according to a report issued by China's National Computer network Emergency Response technical Team (CNCERT). more Netflix, consumer electronics partnerships near 22 Apr 08, 10:06 ET Reuters - U.S. online DVD rental company Netflix Inc on Monday said it expects to soon announce three partnerships, similar to its set-top box alliance with LG Electronics Inc, that will let subscribers watch films streamed directly from the Web to TVs. more iPhone moves a step closer to getting IM 22 Apr 08, 09:53 ET InfoWorld - A recent patent filing indicates that Apple is getting closer to adding its own instant messaging client to the iPhone. more Sony to delay "Home" online service for PS3 again 22 Apr 08, 09:40 ET Reuters - Sony Corp's (6758.T) game unit said on Tuesday it was delaying the launch of its "Home" 3D virtual online community service for the PlayStation 3 game console to autumn of this year, the second such delay. more Britain fires warning on rise of cyber-hackers 22 Apr 08, 09:08 ET AFP - More than one in 10 big British businesses has detected computer hackers on their IT networks, a government report said Tuesday, warning of a rampant rise in such activity. more China Faced With Growing Botnet Problem 22 Apr 08, 08:40 ET PC World - China faces a growing threat from botnets, networks of computers infected with software that allows them to be controlled... more HP's Upline hosted storage service remains down 22 Apr 08, 07:52 ET InfoWorld - Hewlett-Packard said its new online storage service will protect your data "whether your hardware fails, your computer is lost, or catastrophe strikes." more Mac Clone Maker Psystar Starts Shipping Computers 22 Apr 08, 07:00 ET TechWeb - If you listen to the conventional wisdom about Vista, one of the biggest complaints is that it's a lot more bloated and slow than XP. A lot of current Windows users would be very happy if the next version of Windows was slimmer and faster. But what kind of bloat could be cut out? One reader pointed out that "One person's bloat is another person's feature." Do some users really have to lose their favorite features in the name of performance? more Full-length shows, even movies, growing on cellular (USATODAY.com) 22 Apr 08, 06:54 ET USATODAY.com - Forget short clips and "mobisodes." Cellphone providers are ramping up their full-episode TV offerings, from Lost to The Office, and even movies. more Nokia signs Sony BMG for free music offering 22 Apr 08, 06:28 ET Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE) will offer free 12-month access to music from artists of Sony BMG, the world's second-biggest label, to buyers of its particular music phones, the world's top cellphone maker said on Tuesday. more Verizon Wireless rings in desktop power savings 22 Apr 08, 06:00 ET InfoWorld - The energy savings that Verizon Wireless reaped from deploying thin clients and power-management software at its call centers were both dramatic and immediate -- so much so that during initial testing at the company's Chandler, Ariz., call center, the local power utility called to find out if it had moved. All told, the effort has yielded a 50 percent drop in energy consumption. more OLPC low-power laptop empowers and inspires 22 Apr 08, 06:00 ET InfoWorld - When the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program was first announced in 2005, media attention centered on two aspects: the $100 price tag and the humanitarian nature of the project. Three years later, the environmental genius of these award-winning laptops still not only burns bright but even inspires copycats. Vendors such as Asustek and Via are working to bring their own low-cost, low-power computing devices to emerging markets and education. more Hamilton savings bond calculator adds import/export 22 Apr 08, 05:29 ET Macworld.com - Steven Huey Software on Tuesday announced the release of Hamilton 1.1, an update to its savings bond management software for Mac OS X. A free update for registered users, Hamilton costs $19.95. A demo is available. more Microsoft Data Show Web Attacks Taking off 22 Apr 08, 04:40 ET PC World - Criminals changed tactics in the last six months of 2007, dropping malicious e-mail in favor of Web-based attacks, according... more Asustek to Share Eee PC at Taiwan Open Source Summit 22 Apr 08, 04:00 ET PC World - Asustek Computer plans to share its experience with open-source software in its popular Eee PC low-cost laptop at the... more Nokia unveils two new music phones 22 Apr 08, 02:15 ET Reuters - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE) unveiled on Tuesday two new music phones to add to its XpressMusic range, the Nokia 5320 and the Nokia 5220. more Sony Delays PlayStation Home Again 22 Apr 08, 02:10 ET PC World - The delayed PlayStation Home community online service for the PlayStation 3 console is to be delayed again, Sony Computer... more NBC has news for MySpace 22 Apr 08, 00:46 ET Reuters - NBC News and MSNBC.com will provide political news and other content to social networking site MySpace. more Netflix's recently rising stock sinks on cautious outlook 22 Apr 08, 00:19 ET AP - Netflix Inc. got off to a rousing start during the first three months of the year, but investors are worried about the online DVD rental service's script for the rest of 2008. more

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