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Microsoft releases patch to fix severe Internet Explorer flaw SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. released a critical security patch Wednesday to fix a flaw in its Internet Explorer Web browser that could allow an attacker to run malicious software on another person #39;s computer. | 1 |
Microsoft Sues Spammers The software giant, Microsoft, has filed lawsuits against seven companies for violating the CAN-SPAM quot;Brown Paper Wrapper quot; rule. | 1 |
Hilfiger to Buy Lagerfeld Trademarks Clothing company Tommy Hilfiger Corp. said Monday that it agreed to purchase the trademarks of fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, including Lagerfeld Galleries and other Lagerfeld collections, for an undisclosed cash amount. | 1 |
Three beheaded bodies discovered on a road north of Baghdad Three beheaded bodies were found Wednesday on a road north of Baghdad, authorities said. There were no documents on the bodies discovered on the road near Dijiel, about 25 miles north of Baghdad, said Col. | 1 |
Creative declares marketing 'war' against iPod (MacCentral) MacCentral - Creative Technology Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Sim Wong Hoo told reporters in Singapore his company plans to spent US #36;100 million in 2005 in a marketing war aimed squarely at Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod. "The MP3 war has started and I am the ... | 1 |
US Open: Roddick dominates, Serena goes head-to-head with Capriati It #39;s official: US Open had never gone into the third round with only two American men, including the defending champion, Andy Roddick. | 1 |
World #39;s first five-megapixel camera phone Samsung has developed the world #39;s first five-megapixel camera phone. It can also function as a camcorder. (Oh, the espionage... -- Ed.). quot;South Korea #39;s Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it had developed the | 1 |
Court Overturns Nigerian Woman's Stoning Sentence NINGI, Nigeria (Reuters) - A young Nigerian mother sentenced to death by stoning for having sex outside marriage was acquitted and discharged by an Islamic appeals court on Thursday. | 1 |
No Changes to the Induce Act Please! \\Just let it die!\\The amount of damage this will cause our economy and to the Technology industry\is staggering.\\Let this argument evolve. The RIAA/MPAA doesn't speak for the entire country.\All this will do is push P2P development offshore.\\"The U.S. Copyright Office has drafte... | 1 |
Microsoft Feeling Heat from the Penguin LinuxInsider: Microsoft #39;s Steve Ballmer argued that the true amount of shifting from Microsoft to Linux in places like Europe and Asia has been overstated in the media. | 1 |
Australias conservatives handed historic free rein to impose <b>...</b> SYDNEY - Prime Minister John Howard looked set Sunday to hold the most powerful mandate of any Australian leader in a generation after weekend elections handed him effective control of both houses of parliament and free rein to impose h... | 1 |
ROY LANG III: America thanks you, Paul Casey The bad blood returns! And it may be exactly what the United States needed to turn the tide in the Ryder Cup. Thanks to Englishman -- by birth, really -- Paul Casey, the hugs and kisses the Americans and Europeans | 1 |
E.U. Announces Settlement of Coke Case The European Union reached a settlement Tuesday of its long-running antitrust case against The Coca-Cola Co. under which the U.S. titan agreed to change sales practices that helped it win roughly half of the soft drink market in Europe. | 1 |
Raptors 101, Pistons 89 Loren Woods had 17 points and a career-high 14 rebounds, and Vince Carter scored seven of 12 points in the final three minutes to help the Toronto Raptors improve to 2-0 with a 101-89 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. | 1 |
Northern N.E. reaches peak With some late heroics, Northern New England knocked off undefeated North Shore, 3-2, in the championship game of the Hockey Night in Boston Summer Showcase at Merrimack College last night. | 1 |
Google Wins Court Victory Over GEICO ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday handed online search engine Google Inc. a victory in a trademark infringement case on Wednesday, ruling that when users searched for insurer GEICO, Google could display rivals as well. | 1 |
Britain arrests 8 suspects linked to US terror alert Accused of conspiring to commit murder. Alleged Al-Qa #39;ida operative charged with possessing plans of US financial institutions ... | 1 |
Ferrari still able to astonish Even in the most one-sided Formula One season in years, champions Ferrari still have the ability to astonish. Their eighth one-two finish in 15 races was met | 1 |
SBC in Deal With Microsoft to Provide TV on High-Speed Lines SBC Communications will pay \$400 million to Microsoft for software used to deliver TV programming over high-speed data lines. | 1 |
Garrison gets new contract; King retires WHITE PLAINS, NY -- Zina Garrison was given a one-year contract to stay on as US Fed Cup captain, while Billie Jean King retired Tuesday as a coach for the team. | 1 |
Do they know it #39;s Christmas? Watching the Jonathan Woss Show last week, I was more than impressed with U2 #39;s fabulous live performance, thinking that the Irish supergroup were right back at the top of their form. | 1 |
US OKs Emergency Oil Loan to 4th Refinery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Energy Department said on Friday it has approved another emergency oil loan to a refining company to make up for crude supplies disrupted by Hurricane Ivan. | 1 |
Two elderly Buddhists killed in Thai Muslim south Unidentified gunmen shot dead two elderly Buddhist men in Thailand #39;s largely Muslim south hours before a trip to the troubled region by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Sunday, police said. | 1 |
Major movie studios vow to sue Internet pirates The major Hollywood studios vowed yesterday to sue people who illegally download movies from the Internet, borrowing a page from the music industry #39;s script of using lawsuits to fight online piracy. | 1 |
AOL sets sail into travel search market America Online Inc. (AOL) is aiming to get a piece of the travel search market, announcing plans Friday to introduce a new Web-based property to compete with the likes of Travelocity.com and Expedia Inc. | 1 |
Iraqi Government, Al-Sadr OK Peace Deal (AP) AP - Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, made a dramatic return to Najaf on Thursday and swiftly won agreement from a rebel cleric and the government to end three weeks of fighting between his militia and U.S.-Iraqi forces. | 1 |
Exxon Mobil Director Longwell to Retire Exxon Mobil Corp. said Monday that executive vice president and board member Harry J. Longwell, 63, plans to retire at the end of the year after serving nine years as a director and 41 years with the company. | 1 |
NHL blasts players #39; union for contract talks stalemate OTTAWAThe NHL turned up the heat in its ongoing stalemate with its players #39; association counterparts here yesterday. And as the two parties - two solitudes, actually -xited the latest round of inertia | 1 |
DVD box sets find a place on gift lists (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Brian Stark knows exactly what he wants for Christmas. DVDs, lots of them. There's the extended edition of The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. There's the new Martin Scorsese gift set, with one of his all-time favorite films, Goodfellas. | 1 |
Palestinians granted free movement Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday that he won Israel #39;s agreement to permit freedom of movement for Palestinians when they hold elections for a successor to Yasser Arafat in January. | 1 |
Al-Qaida Magazine Appeals to Iraq Fighters (AP) AP - An online al-Qaida magazine is urging Sunni Muslim fighters in Iraq to join hands with Osama bin Laden to defeat its enemies. | 1 |
Beijing cancels purchase of Microsoft software The Beijing municipal government has canceled an order for Microsoft computer software following official complaints that local governments are not buying enough software developed domestically. | 1 |
Mets, Phillies, Astros Name New Managers New York Yankees acting manager Willie Randolph, filling in for manager Joe Torre serving a game suspension, gestures as he yells to the bench during the Yankees 4-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto, in this Oct. 2, 2004 file photo. | 1 |
Mud, Debris Hinder Aid Efforts in Haiti Three weeks after Haiti's worst natural disaster in years the country is trying desperately to attend to its sick, feed its hungry, keep drinking water flowing and remove tons of mud and debris. | 1 |
GTA: San Andreas Leaked Rockstar Games issued a press release confirming rumors that illegal copies of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas have appeared online in various forms of download. | 1 |
Rio says he owes Sir Alex RIO FERDINAND plans to repay Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson for standing by him when he returns against Liverpool on Monday after an eight-month ban for missing a drugs test. | 1 |
Crude oil touches \$55 US a barrel NEW YORKCrude oil hit \$55 (US) a barrel yesterday as traders worried over thin heating oil inventories ahead of winter and Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan predicted the soaring costs would not crimp economic growth like in the 1970s. | 1 |
Alpine Skiing: Super-G Win Puts Miller in Exclusive Club LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (Reuters) - American Bode Miller blitzed to victory in a World Cup super-G on Sunday, completing a weekend of career firsts to earn a place among Alpine skiing's all-time greats. | 1 |
IBM Counters Hitachi With High-End Server (AP) AP - International Business Machines Corp. countered Hitachi Ltd.'s September announcement by unveiling its own high-end storage server it claims puts it in the lead in that market. | 1 |
Space Shuttle's Spring 2005 Launch Date Delayed By PAM EASTON HOUSTON (AP) -- The first shuttle flight since the Columbia tragedy has been pushed back by NASA because hurricane damage and implementation of new safety measures made a spring 2005 launch "no longer achievable." March or April had been the tentative date s... | 1 |
Halo 2 for Xbox HALO 2 has shipped and it is now very clear which game is will dominate the Xbox this silly season. Bungie #39;s latest is a real winner. | 1 |
Husband of CARE worker pleads for her release BAGHDAD - Tahseen Ali Hassan pleaded with kidnappers Thursday to release his wife, the director of the aid agency CARE International in Iraq. | 1 |
NFL Game Summary - NY Giants at Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Donovan McNabb threw four touchdown passes, including three to Terrell Owens, to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to a 31-17 victory over the New York Giants in the season-opener for both teams at Lincoln Financial Field. | 1 |
Wade enjoying sidekick #39; role Dwyane Wade calls himself a quot;sidekick, quot; gladly accepting the role Kobe Bryant never wanted in Los Angeles. And not only does second-year Heat point | 1 |
Hilton Offers Reward for Lost Chihuahua LOS ANGELES - It's been a rough month for hotel heiress Paris Hilton. First, her Hollywood Hills home was burglarized and now her pet Chihuahua, Tinkerbell, has disappeared... | 1 |
Gulf War syndrome real, says inquiry THERE is such a thing as quot;Gulf War syndrome quot; and the Ministry of Defence should face up to the fact, an independent inquiry concluded yesterday. | 1 |
AT amp;T unveis the Ogo, a dedicate messaging device Ogo is the first wireless messaging device to provide instant messaging (IM) and e-mail from all three leading providers - AOL, MSN, and Yahoo! | 1 |
MEPs to decide commission's fate The European Parliament is set to hold a debate as it prepares to decide the fate of the incoming commission. | 1 |
Kuwait: Fundamentalists Recruiting Teens (AP) AP - Every Friday, 17-year-old Dhari al-Zahameel's family would wait for him to come back from the mosque so they could have lunch together. Then one day the young al-Zahameel didn't come home, instead sending word he had gone to fight in the jihad, or holy war. | 1 |
Report: Other Drugs May Raise Heart Risks (AP) AP - The safety of Celebrex and other pain relievers was questioned Wednesday as scientists in the United States and regulatory agencies in Europe said they feared such drugs might raise the same risk of heart problems as those blamed on the arthritis medicine Vioxx. | 1 |
Orlando Pace ends holdout, signs with Rams Offensive tackle Orlando Pace signed a one-year, \$7.02 million contract with the St. Louis Rams on Monday to end his holdout. Pace, a 28-year-old five-time Pro Bowl selection and former No. | 1 |
Google Acquires Satellite Map Company In a deal that could give a boost to local search marketing, search engine giant Google said yesterday it acquired Keyhole Corp., which sells online satellite maps. | 1 |
Garcia full of confidence All 12 members of Europe #39;s victorious Ryder Cup team were due to be in action at the Volvo Masters which started in Valderrama, Spain, today. | 1 |
Iraq, Afghanistan seek continued aid NEW YORK-The Iraqi and Afghan leaders both asked Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to continue assisting their war-ravaged countries, Japanese officials said Tuesday. | 1 |
Sony #39;s New PSP To Hit Japan in December Equipped with a wireless LAN feature, the Sony PSP enables users to connect to the Internet through access points, making it possible for them to download game characters and content and also to play games online with families, friends and online | 1 |
Musharraf says U.S. must address root of terrorism (Reuters) Reuters - The United States could lose its war on terrorism unless it deals with the poverty and political disputes that give rise to militant extremism, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said in an interview on Monday. | 1 |
Sasser Worm Creator, Hired by Security Firm The German teen who created the Sasser worm, has been hired by Securepoint, a computer security firm based in Lueneburg Germany. Eighteen year-old Sven Jaschan was responsible for infecting nearly 18 million | 1 |
Tristan saves late draw for Deportivo vs. Malaga Substitute Diego Tristan headed in a late equalizer Saturday to earn Deportivo La Coruna a 1-1 draw with Malaga in the eighth round of the Spanish league. | 1 |
Growth may lose steam, say CEOs IRVING, TEXAS: Top US executives are pessimistic about next years economy, citing high oil prices, geopolitical threats and stuttering consumer confidence, according to a survey released on Wednesday. | 1 |
Stocks Open Near Unchanged After GDP Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened little changed on Friday, after third-quarter gross domestic product data showed the U.S. economy grew at a slower-than-expected pace. | 1 |
Koubek Beats Henman, Gives Austria Lead (AP) AP - Austria's Stefan Koubek defeated ATP world No. 4 Tim Henman in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 Saturday to give the hosts a 1-0 lead in the World Group relegation playoff. | 1 |
IRAQ VOTER REGISTRATION BEGINS In a step towards landmark elections in Iraq, registering of voters and potential candidates has begun despite the latest violence, which claimed the life of Baghdad #39;s deputy governor. | 1 |
In Harry #39;s game, everyone has to stick to the rules THERE is nothing more self-righteous than a modern paparazzo with a split lip, garnered in the course of his slightly weird trade. | 1 |
Ginepri Ousts Srichaphan at CA Trophy (AP) AP - American Robby Ginepri advanced to the quarterfinals of the CA Trophy with a 6-2, 6-1 win Thursday over fifth-seeded Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand. | 1 |
Treatment of lockout shows NHL #39;s problems The announcement of the National Hockey League player lockout was treated as headline news in Canada, running as the top story throughout the Canadian media. | 1 |
2nd round of talks on Darfur concludes The second round of talks between the Sudanese government and two rebel groups on the Darfur crisis concluded on Wednesday in the Nigerian capital Abuja, China Radio International reported Thursday. | 1 |
Giving Voice to A Billion Things (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - When Robert Poor looks at the world, he sees 50 billion embedded microcontrollers, the workhorse chips inside cars, traffic lights and air conditioners, doing their jobs in splendid isolation. Then he imagines what will happen when they all can talk to one anot... | 1 |
Mining sector fuels market recovery The Australian share market has found its feet again after the largest retreat in some months yesterday. Mimicking the recovery on Wall Street overnight, the All Ordinaries climbed 32.1 points to 3,878.9. | 1 |
Debate: Bush's IT approach contrasts with Kerry's WASHINGTON - U.S. President George Bush could continue his largely hands-off, market-driven approach to technology issues, while Democratic challenger John Kerry would take a more government-focused approach to issues such as encouraging broadband, cybersecurity and spa... | 1 |
New York Times Microsoft has rolled out its long-planned response to Google and Yahoo in the Internet search industry, but with an uncharacteristically soft-sell approach. | 1 |
Oil Rebounds After Iraq Pipeline Attack LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday as a sabotage attack on Iraqi oil infrastructure reignited concern about the reliability of crude exports from the country despite a peace deal to end an uprising in Najaf. | 1 |
Big Anti-Induce Campaign Planned A music-activism group is staging a massive call-in to congressional members Tuesday to protest the Induce Act and urge protection of consumers' rights to music and movies they own. By Katie Dean. | 1 |
Philips Leads European Stocks Lower LONDON (Reuters) - European shares fell Tuesday after weak German ZEW investor confidence data raised fears economic growth will dwindle and slow consumer buying weighed on the third-quarter results of Philips. | 1 |
Asia Specialists Note N. Korea Split in Bush-Kerry Debate US diplomacy in dealing with North Korea #39;s nuclear weapons program drew the attention of two Asia specialists who watched US President George W. Bush and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry. | 1 |
Blast rocks Nepal police post KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Maoist guerrillas have set off a bomb at an empty police post near Kathmandu, police say, and the Nepali capital remains cut off by land for the third day due to a rebel blockade call. | 1 |
Harry says sorry to family for embarrassment Prince Harry has spoken at length to the Prince of Wales and Prince William after being involved in an early morning scuffle with a photographer outside a nightclub. | 1 |
A Sigh of Relief in Hyde Park Historians and conservationists are breathing a little easier after the Scenic Hudson Land Trust bought 336 acres of forest in President Roosevelt's old estate. | 1 |
October economic data mixed Orders for long-lasting US goods slipped unexpectedly in October, but new home sales rose, consumer sentiment brightened a bit this month and claims for jobless aid fell, a mixed bag of reports showed yesterday. | 1 |
SugarCRM sweetens new open-source CRM product SEPTEMBER 08, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Open-source software start-up SugarCRM Inc. will release the first commercial enterprise version of its Linux-based open-source CRM application tomorrow, starting at \$149 per seat for the first year. | 1 |
South Korea Says to Pin Down Nature of North Blast (Reuters) Reuters - South Korea is seeking independent\verification on the nature of a huge blast in North Korea last\week, which its communist neighbor has said was linked to a\hydroelectric scheme, Seoul's defense minister said on Tuesday. | 1 |
Voluntary response key to BCA grading The grade on the report card was quot;F. quot; The University of Nevada was one of four colleges that failed to meet the standards for a football coaching search as outlined by the Black Coaches Association. | 1 |
A Tax Bill, Full of Breaks, Passes Senate After nearly three years of jockeying by legions of business groups, the Senate passed a \$137 billion corporate tax bill on Monday that gave something to almost everyone. | 1 |
Poll: Voters Eyeing National Security WASHINGTON - Concern about national security is dominating public attention in the final months of the presidential campaign because of continuing fears of terrorism and unhappiness about the war in Iraq, according to a poll released Wednesday. "For the first time since the Vietnam... | 1 |
Williams jealous of Lion record PORT Adelaide coach Mark Williams yesterday conceded he was wracked by jealousy watching the Brisbane Lions swoop from lower on the ladder to win the past two flags. | 1 |
Final frontier: 'Star Wars Trilogy' on DVD (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Fans and retailers alike are preparing for the assault of the most anticipated DVD of them all: the Star Wars Trilogy. | 1 |
WILLIAMS WARY OF COMPLACENCY Coach Matt Williams warned against the danger of complacency when Scotland face Japan at McDiarmid Park in the second of the Autumn Tests on Saturday. | 1 |
Argentina: Bank bomb blasts kill one A series of bombings ripped through three banks in downtown Buenos Aires Wednesday killing one security guard and injuring a member of the bomb squad. | 1 |
Yahoo, EarthLink team to fight spam WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - Yahoo and EarthLink said they are adding a feature that promises to reduce spam. Free! Sign up here to receive our Before the Bell e-Newsletter! | 1 |
Checa on pole for inaugural Qatar GP Carlos Checa took pole position for Saturday #39;s inaugural Qatar Grand Prix with the quickest lap in the final qualifying session on Friday. | 1 |
New Technology Estimates Fast-Food Demand PITTSBURGH - Do you want fries with that? Never mind, we already know. A Pittsburgh startup, HyperActive Technologies Inc., is testing technology at area fast-food restaurants designed to give kitchen workers a good indication of what customers want before the hungry souls even... | 1 |
Europe Sends Transatlantic Messages The United States will not change their policy towards Europe, whatever the final results of the President elections, the US ambassador to EU Rockwell A. Schnabel said Wednesday. | 1 |
Ukraine reopens poisoning inquiry Ukrainian prosecutors reopened their investigation into allegations Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned after doctors who treated the opposition leader confirmed he had been slipped the toxic chemical dioxin. | 1 |
TAP agrees to \$150m settlement TAP Pharmaceutical Products has agreed to pay \$150 million to consumers and private insurers to settle claims they overpaid for its drug Lupron because the company artificially inflated the price. | 1 |
Sammer returns to Dortmund with an in-form Stuttgart squad Stuttgart, Germany (Sports Network) - Matthias Sammer brings a resurgent Stuttgart club against Dortmund this weekend. Sammer has helped Stuttgart to second in the Bundesliga table with 17 points and no losses after seven matches. | 1 |
D-Backs made wise choice Fresh off being the worst team in baseball, the Arizona Diamondbacks set a new record this week: fastest team to both hire and fire a manager. | 1 |
Network Walkman NW-HD3 supports MP3s Sony is on a roll after the announcement that some of its digital audio players will now support MP3 files. Up to now, they only supported the company #39;s proprietary ATRAC3plus format, a technology used in its Mini Disc players. | 1 |
Recall Toolbar: Searches your visited websites Recall Toolbar: Searches your Visited Websites\\I have seen and tried a lot of toolbars for Internet Explorer. Most of them have nothing new to offer on the basic functionality front. Only the value added services made them different from the other toolbars in the market. ... | 1 |
Oil Prices Fall Below \$43 Crude oil futures sank for a fourth straight day Friday, settling beneath \$43 a barrel for the first time in nearly three months and capping a 14 percent decline for the week. | 1 |
Seahawks Do Some Soul Searching Over Loss (AP) AP - Last summer, the Seattle Seahawks were a trendy pick to reach the Super Bowl. As they keep reminding themselves, that goal remains attainable. Yet one day after their second loss to NFC West rival St. Louis, everyone from coach Mike Holmgren down was asking the same q... | 1 |
Cingular, ATT Wireless merge after clearing last hurdle (AFP) AFP - Cingular Wireless Corp. announced it had completed a 41-billion-dollar takeover of AT and T Wireless after winning final clearance from US regulators. | 1 |
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