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E-Trade CFO and general counsel resign 25 Apr 08, 20:38 ET AP - An executive exodus from troubled online brokerage E-Trade Financial Corp. is continuing, with the chief financial officer's and general counsel's departures announced Friday as the company grapples with massive losses stemming from its hemorrhaging mortgage business. more Security Vendors Slam Defcon Virus Contest 25 Apr 08, 19:30 ET PC World - There will be a new contest at the Defcon hacker conference this August, one that antivirus vendors already hate. more In Database Market, Oracle Gets Bigger, Others Hang On 25 Apr 08, 19:06 ET TechWeb - Microsoft was the only member of the big three to grow at a rate under the market average, 11.2%, for revenue of $3.4 billion and an 18.3% market share, IDC said. more Is HDTV Compression Damaging Picture Quality? 25 Apr 08, 19:00 ET PC World - To deliver more HDTV channels, cable and satellite services are resorting to new compression algorithms. But some viewers fear that quality is suffering as a result. more Google optimistic regulators won't bar Yahoo: source 25 Apr 08, 18:57 ET Reuters - Google Inc believes regulators would not bar a potential business deal with Yahoo Inc because it would be "non-exclusive" and falls short of an outright merger, a person familiar with Google's thinking said on Friday. more Web 2.0: Whatever Google Knows About Spam, It Isn't Saying 25 Apr 08, 18:42 ET TechWeb - Trust and reputation systems are a great way to reduce spam, but Google avoids talk of an ongoing flood of malware-infected porn on Google Groups pages. more A Week of Wonderful New Web Apps 25 Apr 08, 18:26 ET PC World - Check out eight just-launched Web services and apps. more Report Sheds Light on Failure to Sell Safety Spectrum 25 Apr 08, 17:40 ET PC World - Lease payments sought by public-safety agencies on an adjoining block of spectrum were not the only factor in the failure of a... more Nokia Continues To Dominate Mobile Phone Market 25 Apr 08, 16:59 ET TechWeb - Mobile phone suppliers shipped a total of 291.5 million units during the first quarter, up 14.3% from a year ago. more Internet Economy Looks Strong, Some Experts Say 25 Apr 08, 16:50 ET PC World - The ever-growing Internet economy should be less susceptible to a U.S. economic downturn than many other industries, with more... more "Grand Theft Auto 4" set to entertain and inflame 25 Apr 08, 16:41 ET Reuters - Beatings, carjackings, drive-by shootings, drunk driving and hookers. For video game fans, it can only mean one thing: "Grand Theft Auto 4" is here, with all the subtlety of a shotgun blast. more Zero-Day Vulnerability Reported in Apple's QuickTime for Windows XP and Vista 25 Apr 08, 16:40 ET TechWeb - Security consultancy GNUCitizen says an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a specially crafted QuickTime supported media file that allows remote code execution. more EarthLink To Shut Down New Orleans' Municipal Wi-Fi 25 Apr 08, 15:06 ET TechWeb - The project goes dark May 18 after the Internet service provider said it was unable to find a buyer. more Yahoo To Rewire for Social Networking with Open Strategy 25 Apr 08, 15:00 ET NewsFactor - Yahoo may resemble islands of Web properties, but the company is launching a renovation that could turn it into one huge platform. On Thursday, Yahoo announced its Open Strategy at the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco. more Apple's 3G iPhone Coming June 9, Analysts Say 25 Apr 08, 14:44 ET TechWeb - "D-Day for 3G" is expected at Steve Jobs' WWDC keynote, where analysts also expect announcements about a refresh of Apple's laptop line by August and a new iPod line by September. more Multimedia guide tracks Berlin Wall 25 Apr 08, 14:18 ET AP - It can be hard to find what remains of the Berlin Wall, a divisive landmark that for 28 years split the German capital and an entire generation. more Microsoft Windows Sales Plunge 24% Amid Rising Competition 25 Apr 08, 14:07 ET TechWeb - Microsoft posted revenue from all desktop versions of Windows of $4 billion for the three months ended March 31, compared with $5.3 billion during the same period a year earlier. more GPS market at turning point with sliding prices, demand off 25 Apr 08, 13:55 ET AP - Consumer navigation devices have gone from expensive gadgets to mainstream gear in just three years, but Europe's largest maker is struggling. more Skype Adds Calling to Mobile Phones 25 Apr 08, 13:50 ET PC World - Mobile phones gain the ability to receive calls via Skype, and place calls in limited markets, leading to a question as to whether Skype plus cellular still benefits the mobile operators. more Reason for Brickable Smart Phones Revealed in Alleged Press Officer Theft 25 Apr 08, 13:38 ET PC World - BlackBerrys can be turned into bricks through a remote command, having their data erased and connection destroyed, for reasons revealed by an alleged theft of White House smartphones yesterday. more Microsoft Completes FAST Purchase 25 Apr 08, 13:30 ET PC World - Microsoft has completed its US$1.2 billion purchase of FAST Search & Transfer and will install the company's CEO as head... more Report: Global cell phone sales up 14 pct in 1Q 25 Apr 08, 13:11 ET AP - Global mobile phone sales continued to surge in the first quarter, when shipments reached 282 million despite an economic downturn, research firm Strategy Analytics said Friday. more Launch of RIM's 3G BlackBerry faces delay: report 25 Apr 08, 13:04 ET Reuters - Research in Motion shares fell about 4 percent on Friday after a Fortune.com story said that a high-speed wireless version of its BlackBerry smartphone for top U.S. phone company AT Inc is facing delays. more Profit rises at Samsung, plunges at Toshiba 25 Apr 08, 09:57 ET AP - Samsung Electronics said Friday its profit rose 37 percent in the first quarter as strength in mobile phones and liquid crystal displays offset weakness in semiconductors. more Video game's release under fire 25 Apr 08, 06:47 ET USATODAY.com - The Chicago Transit Authority is pulling ads off its buses. The Parents Television Council wants retailers to keep it from children. more Microsoft quarterly income falls; it may affect Yahoo bid 25 Apr 08, 06:47 ET USATODAY.com - SEATTLE - Microsoft on Thursday missed a chance to boost its bid for Yahoo (YHOO) when it reported an 11% drop in net income for its fiscal third quarter on revenue that was nearly unchanged. more Spammers Ramp up Siege on Google's Blogger via Bots 25 Apr 08, 06:20 ET PC World - Spammers are using an automated method to create bogus pages on Google's Blogger service, again highlighting the diminishing... more China Tops US for Internet Population Lead 25 Apr 08, 05:40 ET PC World - China has proclaimed itself the world's largest Internet market, with 221 million Internet users, state media reported... more Cellphone market Q1 growth fastest since 2006 25 Apr 08, 01:18 ET Reuters - Handset makers sold 14 percent more phones in January-March than a year ago, growing at the fastest pace in five quarters, research firms said on Friday. more Scanning world's every book means turning many, many pages 25 Apr 08, 00:41 ET AP - In a dimly lit back room on the second level of the University of Michigan library's book-shelving department, Courtney Mitchel helped a giant desktop machine digest a rare, centuries-old Bible. more

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