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VeriSign Suit Against ICANN Dismissed (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - A federal judge on Thursday dismissed an antitrust lawsuit brought by Internet registry firm VeriSign (Nasdaq: VRSN) against the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), handing VeriSign a second defeat in its dispute over the company's... | 1 |
Niners' Barlow Has MRI SANTA CLARA, Calif., (Sports Network) - Kevan Barlow of the San Francisco 49ers underwent a precautionary MRI on his sore right knee Wednesday, but the running back expects to play Sunday in Seattle. | 1 |
Report: IBM's PC business up for sale IBM has put its PC business up for sale, according to a story published on Friday on Web site of The New York Times. | 1 |
Yahoo! awards world #39;s best cybercafes London, September 1: A San Francisco laundromat may be the one of the world #39;s most unusual places to surf the Internet but a sleek club on Moscow #39;s Red Square is definitely the sleekest, according to a Yahoo! | 1 |
Radcliffe agony #39;seen by 12.8m #39; Almost 13 million UK viewers tuned in to watch Paula Radcliffe attempt to run the Olympic 10,000 metres on Friday. Radcliffe dropped out of the race with 12 of the 25 laps to go, just five days after quitting the marathon in tears. | 1 |
Running (Not Hiding) From the Doping Police THEY do not approach their subjects wearing lab coats to indicate a) they work behind the Clinique counter at Saks, or b) they test for drug cheats at the Olympics. | 1 |
Novak clinches AIG title Fifth seed Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic beat seventh seeded American Taylor Dent in three sets to win the Japan Open in Tokyo on Sunday. | 1 |
Myanmar Student Leader 'Wakes from Dreamland' (Reuters) Reuters - Myanmar's second most prominent\political prisoner said Saturday he felt like he had "awoken\from dreamland" after he returned home from nearly 16 years in\jail. | 1 |
Fumbled Baton Leaves Jones 0-For-Athens (AP) AP - A failed baton handoff doomed the U.S. 400-meter relay team, terminating Marion Jones' last chance for a medal at the Athens Games. An hour after she finished fifth in the long jump, Jones was unable to make the handoff to 100-meter silver medalist Lauryn Williams midwa... | 1 |
Report Says That Cats Can Spread Bird Flu (AP) AP - Cats not only can catch the deadly bird flu but can spread it to other felines, Dutch researchers reported Thursday #151; raising important questions about the pets' role in outbreaks. | 1 |
GM ends Corvette ad after protest Complaints: A television commercial featuring a wild-driving youngster at the wheel angers auto-safety advocates. DETROIT - General Motors Corp. | 1 |
SAP plans to move administrative jobs to Prague German business software vendor SAP plans to relocate a number of administrative jobs from its German headquarters and European subsidiaries to Prague, in a move aimed at streamlining its operations and reducing costs. | 1 |
Security upgrade for airports EIGHT north-west airports will be issued with passenger screening equipment to boost security at regional airports, as part of a \$48 million package announced by the Federal Government yesterday. | 1 |
Alitalia plans to cut 5,000 jobs Alitalia, Italy #39;s largest airline, told its union Monday it plans to cut 5,000 jobs, or more than a quarter of its regular workforce, according to published reports. | 1 |
Treasuries Trim Losses After Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury debt prices shaved narrow losses on Tuesday following news of a weaker than expected reading on the U.S. economy's huge services sector. | 1 |
Harley Boss To Retire According to CBS Marketwatch, Harley-Davidson Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Bleustein said today that he will hand over chief-executive duties to CFO James Ziemer on April 30, 2005. | 1 |
Capriati Fails Cut for WTA Championships Jennifer Capriati, of Saddlebrook, Fla., reacts as she loses the first set 6-0 to Russia #39;s Vera Zvonareva in their quarterfinal match Friday, Nov. 5, 2004, in the Advanta Championship in Villanova, Pa. | 1 |
Former NFL lineman going to jail Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Luis Sharpe, a former offensive lineman for the Arizona Cardinals, has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in state prison. | 1 |
Boeing #39;s quarterly profits increase 78 per cent Boeing Co., the US aerospace giant, reported a 78 per cent jump in third-quarter earnings, buoyed by a strong defence business, and raised its estimate for full-year profits due to a favourable tax outlook. | 1 |
New Power Mac G5 Uniprocessor firmware update posted (MacCentral) MacCentral - Apple has released Power Mac G5 Uniprocessor Firmware Update 5.1.5f2, a new release aimed at Power Mac G5s that have only a single processor. The update apparently corrects "unexpected issues" that have appeared on some Power Mac G5s after a... | 1 |
PlayStation potential to learning The PlayStation games console could be developed into a learning tool for children, says a Northumberland head teacher. | 1 |
Federer Receives Walkover Into Quarters NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top seed Roger Federer reached the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open without hitting a ball when Andrei Pavel pulled out with a back injury Monday. | 1 |
Toyota tunes in satellite radio Auto maker Toyota on Tuesday entered into separate deals with rival satellite radio service providers Sirius and XM. Under its agreement with Sirius, Toyota will offer Sirius satellite radio service--either | 1 |
The Dollar Rallies Broadly NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rallied broadly on Monday after a statement by the Group of Seven richest nations late Friday brought no surprises, allowing some optimism about U.S. economic prospects to bolster the currency. | 1 |
Camacho Quits As Real Madrid's Coach (AP) AP - Jose Antonio Camacho quit as star-studded Real Madrid's coach after just six games and was replaced Monday by assistant Mariano Garcia Remon. | 1 |
Former software officer indicted The former chief operating officer of a San Carlos software company has been indicted on charges of securities fraud for an alleged scheme to inflate the company #39;s revenue, authorities said Wednesday. | 1 |
AL Wrap: Ford, Radke Help Twins Sweep Tigers NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lew Ford homered and drove in a pair of runs and Brad Radke pitched seven strong innings to lead the streaking Minnesota Twins to a 5-3 road win over the Detroit Tigers in American League action on Monday. | 1 |
MLB: Houston 6, St. Louis 4 Jeff Bagwell singled in the go-ahead run in the seventh Wednesday night, giving Houston its franchise-record 15th straight home win, 6-4 over St. | 1 |
N.B. hospital workers narrowly accept tentative contract with province (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - FREDERICTON (CP) - New Brunswick's striking hospital workers have narrowly voted for a new four-year contract. | 1 |
Sadr Militia Still Controls Iraq Shrine -- Witness NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Shi'ite fighters appeared to be in control of a holy shrine in Najaf Friday, hours after Iraq's interim government said it had overcome a bloody uprising by seizing the Imam Ali mosque without a shot being fired. | 1 |
Injured Vikings Back to Miss Season Opener (AP) AP - Running back Michael Bennett will miss the Minnesota Vikings' regular season opener Sept. 12 against Dallas with a right knee sprain and could be out longer. | 1 |
Windies tour may be called off CRICKET Australia cannot rule out withdrawing the invitation for the West Indies to play in this summer #39;s one-day tournament if the players #39; contract dispute is not settled. | 1 |
AMD heralds OS support for dual-core CPUs <strong>IDF Fall '04</strong> As Intel prepares to detail its own multi-core chips | 1 |
No change for euro interest rates The European Central Bank has kept eurozone interest rates unchanged at 2 for the seventeenth consecutive month. The decision came amid worries about the economy in the 12-nation eurozone. | 1 |
Oil Sets Record as New Violence Flares in Iraq LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices struck a fresh record on Thursday, spurred higher by renewed violence in Iraq and fresh evidence that strong demand growth in China and India has not been slowed yet by higher energy costs. | 1 |
Florida ties game in ninth, but loses in 10th Not only are the Marlins #39; playoff hopes disappearing, the defending World Series champions are in danger of slipping out of second place in the National League East. | 1 |
Tendulkar to miss one-day championship Indian batting star Sachin Tendulkar will miss the Champions Trophy one-day cricket championship after failing to shake off an elbow injury, team officials said on Saturday. | 1 |
UN Threatens Sanctions Against Sudan The UN Security Council approved a resolution Saturday threatening sanctions against Sudan unless it acts to rein in Arab militias accused of violence in Darfur that the United States has called genocide. | 1 |
Australia win first men #39;s hockey gold Australia won the Olympic men #39;s hockey tournament for the first time in history on Friday, beating the Netherlands 2-1 with a golden goal. | 1 |
India nun attacks trigger arrests Police in the southern Indian state of Kerala detain 15 people over attacks on nuns and priests. | 1 |
Delta #39;s Decision On Bankruptcy Expected Today Delta Air Lines Inc. hit a selfimposed deadline Tuesday for some of its debtholders to respond early to an exchange offer meant to give the carrier breathing room as it seeks to avoid bankruptcy. | 1 |
PluggedIn: Can Radio Kill the Digital Music Star? LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A funny thing happened on the way to the consumer electronics store. | 1 |
Kuznetsova, Petrova advance at Wismilak Svetlana Kuznetsova, fresh off her championship at the US Open, defeated Australian qualifier Samantha Stosur 6-4, 6-4 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Wismilak International. | 1 |
China appeals to North Korea to go ahead with nuclear talks BEIJING (AP) China appealed to North Korea on Tuesday to join working meetings before a new round of six-party talks on dismantling its nuclear program, despite the North #39;s declaration that it saw no point in attending. | 1 |
Blogs Abuzz with Gossip in Caustic U.S. Campaign (Reuters) Reuters - The U.S. presidential campaign between\George W. Bush and John Kerry has prompted a frenzy of gossip\and conspiracy theories among Internet bloggers, hybrid online\sites that blend news, gossip and opinion. | 1 |
Company Hopes to Take Outsourcing to a New Level: Africa Many large companies have reaped the economic benefits of outsourcing in recent years. Karim Morsli is trying to make money bringing those same advantages to small and medium-sized businesses -- while also spurring economic growth in Africa. | 1 |
Funds: What Makes a Fund a Winner? (Clint Willis is a freelance writer who covers mutual funds for Reuters. Any opinions in the column are solely those of Mr. Willis.) | 1 |
Yahoo Unveils New Mail Enhancements Recently Yahoo unveiled some new features for their email service, Yahoo Mail. Some of the new features include improved search, Address AutoComplete, and full implementation of DomainKeys. | 1 |
Shake-up folds CSFB into parent ZURICH Credit Suisse Group, Switzerland #39;s second-biggest bank by assets after UBS, said on Tuesday that it would integrate its investment bank Credit Suisse First Boston with its private bank and that it would sell shares in its insurance arm, Winterthur. | 1 |
Stocks Seen Slightly Lower; Merck Down US stock futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Tuesday as investors take a step back after last week #39;s three-day rally, with shares of drug maker Merck amp; Co. | 1 |
Trade deficit soars as Americans buy Chinese cell phones, toys <b>...</b> The trade deficit jumped to the second-highest level in history as surging demand for foreign oil swamped a small gain in US exports, the government reported Thursday. | 1 |
Ryder Cup underdogs pack a bite Ask the question a dozen times and you #39;ll get a dozen answers. Or a dozen shrugs, because nobody really knows. Every two years at the Ryder Cup, the Americans send out a team that looks, on paper, unbeatable. | 1 |
Ryanair, easyJet expand flights to Italy after Volare bankruptcy (AFP) AFP - Ryanair and easyJet both announced plans to expand in the Italian market following the collapse of the low-cost airline Volare, which has declared insolvency and suspended flights and ticket sales. | 1 |
Move produces mixed emotions It was 3:45 pm ET on Wednesday afternoon when Expos president Tony Tavares held a team meeting to inform the players that the Expos franchise would be relocated to Washington, DC, starting in 2005. | 1 |
Group Creates Engineered 'Marathon Mice' (AP) AP - Researchers on Monday unveiled genetically engineered mice that can run farther and longer than their naturally bred brethren, bringing the "genetic doping" of elite athletes a small step closer to reality. | 1 |
'New Beginning' Needed The Maryland football coaching staff enters the offseason ready to reexamine everything from practice philosophy to its own performance. | 1 |
Time Warner Reserves Funds for AOL Penalty Time Warner said yesterday that it had set aside \$500 million to pay for potential penalties stemming from a government investigation into accounting practices at America Online, a step that | 1 |
New GameSpy terms threaten Mac to PC online gaming (MacCentral) MacCentral - New software licensing fees dictated by GameSpy Industries Inc. may make it impossible for Mac game publishers to let their forthcoming games play against their PC counterparts. GameSpy's licensing fees have increased by a factor of five to te... | 1 |
Army Reprimand Reported in Slaying One of four U.S. military officers in Afghanistan alleged to have murdered a local man they believed was following their movements was issued an official reprimand. | 1 |
Hard work paid off, says Gilchrist after series win Australian bowler Jason Gillespie congratulated by teamates after taking the wicket of Indian captain Rahul Dravid on the fourth day of the third Test match in Nagpur on Friday. | 1 |
Sprint, SBC Set Hot Spot Pact Sprint (FON:NYSE - news - research) and SBC Communications (SBC:NYSE - news - research) set a plan that will give their customers access to both companies #39; Wi-Fi Internet service hot spots. | 1 |
UN urged to outlaw cloning of babies A demand that the United Nations introduce a ban on cloning babies at its General Session in October will be made by the Royal Society today. | 1 |
Rams Stomp Redskins The St. Louis Rams' offense, led by receiver Torry Holt and rookie running back Steven Jackson, riddled the Redskins from all sides and gained a 28-3 victory on Friday. | 1 |
Iranian Hardliners Unhappy with Nuclear Deal TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian hard-liners are angered over a deal Tehran has agreed with the European Union to suspend all activities related to its enrichment program in a bid to end an international standoff over its nuclear program. | 1 |
Afghan woman takes on presidential politics Shell have to move a mountain of cultural, religious and sexual prejudice to achieve this in a country where, only a few years ago, women could not work or walk the streets on their own, and | 1 |
Trump Hotels Begins Recapitalization Trump Hotels amp; Casino Resorts on Monday said it has begun to recapitalize after a bankruptcy filing Sunday night that would allow the company to restructure debt and overhaul aging casinos. | 1 |
IDF: Parallel processing coming to a desktop near you SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp. and the PC industry are about to go through a major change in the way client computers are designed, built and marketed, said Intel President and Chief Operating Officer Paul Otellini during his introductory address Tuesday at the Fall In... | 1 |
Blair Opponents Renew Attack Over Iraq (AP) AP - Political opponents of Prime Minister Tony Blair launched a renewed attack on his handling of the Iraq conflict Sunday, as British soldiers prepared to move deeper into the country to support U.S. troops. | 1 |
Critics don #39;t faze Mourinho Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has insisted that he would not be concerned if the Blues became the most disliked club in the country - as that would only make them even stronger. | 1 |
Starbucks serves up CD-burning This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web Services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients. | 1 |
NASCAR Champ Busch Hopes to Draw New Fans (AP) AP - For anyone unhappy that Kurt Busch is the new Nextel Cup champion, Jack Roush has some advice: Get used to it. | 1 |
HP Unveils an Array of Printing Products Multifunction devices, workgroup printers, and a new digital pen debut. | 1 |
China stops included in #39;05 European Tour SOTOGRANDE, Spain -- The European Tour will feature three, and possibly four, tournaments in China next season. The new schedule, released Thursday at the Volvo Masters, begins Nov. 25-28 with the China Open in Shanghai. | 1 |
Stability Pact: France and Germany off the hook for now The Commission has lifted the excessive deficit procedure, first launched in 2003, against France and Germany. But already there are doubts about Germany respecting the rules in 2005. | 1 |
California Cities And Counties Sue Microsoft For Antitrust The suit, whose plaintiffs include San Franciisco and Los Angeles, is the latest in a string of similar actions brought against Microsoft across the country. | 1 |
Hurricane Charley Tears Into Outback (Reuters) Reuters - Outback Steakhouse Inc. (OSI.N) on\Tuesday said it lost about 130 operating days and up to #36;2\million in revenue because it had to close some restaurants in\the South due to Hurricane Charley. | 1 |
Kiwis crumble to McGrath Australia, inspired by a rejuvenated Glenn McGrath, skittled New Zealand out for a paltry 76 in their second innings to win the first Test by an innings and 156 runs in Brisbane. | 1 |
Time Warner to Pay \$210 Mln to Resolve Justice Department Probe Time Warner Inc., the world #39;s biggest media company, agreed to pay \$210 million to settle a US Justice Department probe into whether its America Online unit improperly booked advertising sales. | 1 |
Ivan #39;s Category Five strength targeting Cuba, Yucatan Peninsula (GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands) - It appears Hurricane Ivan is turning toward the northwest -- with its wake, death and destruction. | 1 |
Arsenal Gets Back to Winning Ways (AP) AP - Arsenal won for the first time in five games Saturday, getting two goals from Thierry Henry to beat Birmingham 3-0 in the Premier League. | 1 |
Why do Workouts Work? Most machines don't improve with use. Old pickup trucks don't gradually become Ferraris just by driving them fast, and a pocket calculator won't change into a supercomputer by crunching lots of numbers. The human body is different... | 1 |
Turin Unveils Mascots as Countdown Begins ROME (Reuters) - Italy revved its marketing engine on Tuesday with the unveiling of two frosty-faced mascots for the 2006 Winter Olympics. | 1 |
Bush's Messages to Nations Hit by Tsunami (AP) AP - President Bush signed messages of condolence Monday at embassies of the four nations hit hardest by the tsunami. The messages also were signed by First Lady Laura Bush and former Presidents Clinton and Bush. Here is what the president wrote in each book: | 1 |
Exclusive: Dell close to adopting AMD chips Dell president and CEO Kevin Rollins indicated that the company is actively considering including AMD processors in its server roster in the foreseeable future. | 1 |
Depleted Sri Lanka too strong for South Africa (AFP) AFP - Kumar Sangakkara and Avishka Gunawardene slammed impressive half-centuries to help an under-strength Sri Lanka crush South Africa by seven wickets in the fourth one-day international here. | 1 |
Online Groups Behind Bulk of Bootleg Films (AP) AP - In not-too-secret online forums, Wesley Snipes' latest movie, "Blade: Trinity," is the subject of intense discussion and evaluation. | 1 |
Two Guilty in First Felony Spam Conviction LEESBURG, Va. - A brother and sister who sent unsolicited junk e-mail to millions of America Online customers were convicted Wednesday in the nation #39;s first felony prosecution of distributors of spam. | 1 |
eBay will keep Half.com subsidiary open indefinitely EBay announced Thursday that it will keep its Half.com subsidiary open indefinitely, scrapping previous plans to shutter the e-commerce site in mid-October. | 1 |
Cyclones Blow Chance Iowa State makes a slew of late-game errors and falls to Missouri, 17-14, in overtime. The loss sends Colorado to the Big 12 title game against Oklahoma. | 1 |
Nintendo sells 500,000 DS Handhelds in First Week Nintendo Co. Ltd. sold 500,000 Nintendo DS video game devices during the first week of sales in U.S. stores for the new handheld featuring two screens for game playing, the Japanese game maker said Wednesday. | 1 |
To have and have not published ROME -- A bullfight, an act of bravado, a brush with death. A newly discovered story by a young Ernest Hemingway has all the elements to delight fans and scholars -- but it can't be published. | 1 |
United hopes debt plan will fly United Airlines reached an agreement with creditors that, if approved, could eliminate \$450 million of debt. The agreement concerns \$600 million in municipal bond debt | 1 |
Ronaldo leads Real in rout Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Real Madrid #39;s #39;galacticos #39; dominated Sunday at the Bernabeu in a 5-0 demolition of Levante. | 1 |
Symantec: Anti-Blocking Software Is A Trojan According to a report in the Financial Times, Symantecs local office has announced that a program called Freegate, which allows users in China to access government-blocked Web sites, should be considered a Trojan horse. | 1 |
Yahoo to Close PayDirect Online Payments Service Yahoo Inc. in November will close PayDirect, its online payments service that aimed to compete with eBay Inc. #39;s PayPal, the company said on Friday. | 1 |
Singh Turns Chrysler in His Direction Vijay Singh made a 30-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole that changed everything yesterday at the Chrysler Championship in Palm Harbor, Fla. | 1 |
Point taken AUBURN, Ala. -- The ball finally got to Courtney Taylor, the flag rescued John Vaughn, and No. 14 Auburn proved itself a Southeastern Conference contender. | 1 |
Gateway expands Media Center PC lineup Media Center PCs allow users to record live television, burn DVDs and organize their digital media files. | 1 |
Nets 94, Hornets 91, OT Jason Kidd hit a go-ahead basket early in overtime, and the Nets denied former coach Byron Scott a win in his return to New Jersey with a 94-91 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night. | 1 |
Nintendo DS Game Player Makes Strong Japan Debut TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s DS video game player saw strong sales on its debut in Japan on Thursday, kicking off what is expected to be a fierce fight with rival Sony Corp.'s Playstation Portable. | 1 |
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