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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 Networking Fest Stakes New Claims 25 Apr 08, 20:20 ET PC World - This year marks a watershed for the Interop trade show in Las Vegas, as the granddaddy of enterprise networking events adds a... 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 Google Optimistic Regulators Won't Bar Yahoo Ad Partnership 25 Apr 08, 19:11 ET TechWeb - The U.S. Justice Department is questioning the companies about potential competitive issues raised by a two-week test of Google's system for selling ads alongside Yahoo's. 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, 18:53 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 clears adviser's role in wireless auction 25 Apr 08, 18:09 ET Reuters - An investigation has cleared a for-profit adviser of any blame for tripping up U.S. government plans to create a wireless network that could be shared with emergency workers. 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 Whole Foods says SEC concludes message board probe 25 Apr 08, 17:36 ET Reuters - Whole Foods Market said on Friday that Securities and Exchange Commission staffers have concluded a probe into its chief executive's anonymous Web chat room messages about then-rival Wild Oats Markets and recommended no action be taken. more Scott Charney: Microsoft's Ax Man 25 Apr 08, 17:20 ET PC World - Some people might dream of having the power to kill a product just before launch at a company the size of Microsoft, but for... 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 Microsoft in quandary over Yahoo bid as key deadline looms 25 Apr 08, 16:55 ET AP - Microsoft Corp. is no closer to buying Yahoo Inc. than when it made its $44.6 billion bid nearly three months ago, leaving the software maker in a quandary over whether the deal is still worth pursuing. 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 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 Stock Dip for Microsoft Does Not Mean a Yahoo Victory 25 Apr 08, 15:00 ET NewsFactor - Microsoft's stock was down Friday, but Yahoo may not have much reason to hope for a higher price in the acquisition drama. Despite lower-than-expected revenues, analysts said Microsoft isn't likely to raise its takeover bid. 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 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 Hacks, More Hacks, Ballmer on Yahoo, OLPC Woes 25 Apr 08, 12:50 ET PC World - Those nasty JavaScript attacks that besieged thousands of Web sites from January until March started back up again this week... more Launch of RIM's 3G BlackBerry faces delay: report 25 Apr 08, 12:35 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 Nintendo bucks tradition, says no price cuts for Wii 25 Apr 08, 10:07 ET AP - Nintendo does not plan to cut prices of its popular Wii gaming console or DS handheld game system anytime soon, the company's president said Friday. more On the show floor at Web Expo 2.0 25 Apr 08, 07:00 ET Macworld.com - PC World Senior Editor Robert Strohmeyer takes to the aisles at Web Expo 2.0 in San Francisco and looks at some of the new tools and services cropping up to make social networking easier. 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 Nintendo: no plan to cut Wii, DS prices this year 25 Apr 08, 06:28 ET Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS) said it has no plan to cut the prices of its Wii console and DS handheld players this year, underscoring its confidence in continued demand for the Japanese videogame maker's two growth engines. 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 Parliant adds pro voice services to telephony tools 25 Apr 08, 06:00 ET Macworld.com - Parliant on Friday announced the availability of professional voice recording services for its PhoneValet and PhoneHerald Mac telephony products. more China hears death row defense by video for first time 25 Apr 08, 05:45 ET Reuters - China's top court has interrogated a death penalty defendant via a video link for the first time since a key legal reform aimed at cutting wrongful executions, Xinhua news agency said on Friday. more Yahoo to expand data sharing among friends online 25 Apr 08, 04:16 ET Reuters - Yahoo Inc is working to rewire the dozens of services across its site so that users can manage all information about themselves in a single place and share it with friends across the Web. 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 Apple Releases Beta 4 Of iPhone SDK 25 Apr 08, 01:04 ET TechWeb - The latest build includes Xcode integrated development environment, an interface builder, frameworks and samples, compilers, and the Shark analysis tool. 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 Microsoft 2009 outlook rosy, but investors trip on near-term 25 Apr 08, 00:34 ET AP - Microsoft Corp. is looking ahead to a strong fiscal 2009, with or without Yahoo. more

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