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Microsoft to Limit Capabilities of Cheap Laptops 9 May 08, 20:50 ET PC World - Microsoft's new program to promote the use of Windows OS in ultra low-cost PCs also will effectively limit their hardware capabilities. more Vint Cerf Supports Municipal Broadband Networks 9 May 08, 20:10 ET PC World - Municipal broadband networks could help boost the availability of high-speed Internet access and even help to ensure Net... 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 Facebook to let users carry profiles with them 9 May 08, 19:30 ET AP - Facebook Inc. is loosening its grip on millions of personal profiles to allow inhabitants of its popular Internet hangout to transplant the information and applications to other Web sites. 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 Virgin Mobile USA and Korea's SK in talks: source 9 May 08, 17:53 ET Reuters - Richard Branson's Virgin Mobile USA Inc and South Korea's SK Telecom Co, which controls U.S. mobile service Helio, are in early talks on a deal, a person familiar with the discussions said on Friday. more 'BioShock' Game Coming To Film 9 May 08, 17:47 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - The underwater dystopian game has sold more than 2 million copies and publisher Take-Two is working on a sequel. more Lawmakers Eye Net Neutrality As Anti-Trust Issue 9 May 08, 17:42 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - The Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act would require carriers to promote competition and allow people to use any device they want to on the carriers' networks. 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 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 Report: More Than 550 Million GPS Handsets To Ship By 2012 9 May 08, 16:20 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - Service providers are helping drive GPS handset sales by including community and social networking functionality in their handheld devices, says ABI Research. 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 Microsoft Plans Four Security Fixes For Upcoming Patch Tuesday 9 May 08, 14:15 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - The critical flaws affect Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Windows respectively. 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 Icahn Enters Blockbuster-Circuit City Merger Negotiations 9 May 08, 12:20 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - The consumer electronics retailer said it will allow billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn to review its books. 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 Office 2007 SP1 Begins Auto-Rollout in June 9 May 08, 08:45 ET PC Magazine - Automatic updates for Microsoft Office 2007 service pack (SP1) will start hitting customers' computers via Microsoft Update on June 16, Microsoft said Thursday night. more Freeway Web site editor adds RSS Feed action 9 May 08, 08:00 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 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 Tech tools bring big success for small businesses 9 May 08, 07:12 ET USATODAY.com - Millions of U.S. small-business owners are geeking out in the digital bazaar. As online commerce grows and technology gets cheaper and easier to use, small firms - especially mom-and-pop shops that had shied away from technology - are using tech tools more than ever to sell goods, market themselves and run their operations. more Microsoft's Answer to Google Sky to Launch at End of May 9 May 08, 06:50 ET PC World - Microsoft will launch Worldwide Telescope, a tool for exploring images of the night sky, by the end of May, free to anyone who... 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 ID Theft Monitoring Services: What You Need To Know 9 May 08, 04:00 ET TechWeb - Fee-based services say they'll protect your identity, privacy, credit, name, and more. Find out what they can and can not do -- and learn what you can do to defend yourself. 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

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