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Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business 
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The European Commission apparently thinks that the big thing holding back the rise of a European online content industry is the l read more »
TechdirtThe European Commission apparently thinks that the big thing holding back the rise of a European online content industry is the l read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Entertainment 
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AP - A hospital put three children, including Dennis Quaid's newborn twins, in danger by giving them overdoses of a blood thinner, read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - A hospital put three children, including Dennis Quaid's newborn twins, in danger by giving them overdoses of a blood thinner, read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business 
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Reuters - Capital One Financial Corp. said on Thursday it expects to report fourth-quarter earnings of around 60 cents per shar read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Capital One Financial Corp. said on Thursday it expects to report fourth-quarter earnings of around 60 cents per shar read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - James Brown's possessions will be appraised and auctioned, in part to pay taxes his estate owes, court-appointed trustees sai read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - James Brown's possessions will be appraised and auctioned, in part to pay taxes his estate owes, court-appointed trustees sai read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Expectations for the weakest consumer spending performance in 17 years during 2008 kept the odds of a recession at nea read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Expectations for the weakest consumer spending performance in 17 years during 2008 kept the odds of a recession at nea read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Golf Channel suspended anchor Kelly Tilghman for two weeks on Wednesday for saying last week that young players who wanted to read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Golf Channel suspended anchor Kelly Tilghman for two weeks on Wednesday for saying last week that young players who wanted to read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - South Korea launched a special investigation into Samsung Group on Thursday on suspicions the country's largest congl read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - South Korea launched a special investigation into Samsung Group on Thursday on suspicions the country's largest congl read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology 
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Reuters - From tiny music players that dance as they play tunes to smarter toothbrushes and curvy computer screens, U.S. consume read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - From tiny music players that dance as they play tunes to smarter toothbrushes and curvy computer screens, U.S. consume read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
This post may be a little "inside baseball-ish" when it comes to copyright issues, but it's worth noting what's happening in some read more »
TechdirtThis post may be a little "inside baseball-ish" when it comes to copyright issues, but it's worth noting what's happening in some read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - A little more than six years ago, immediately after the September 11 attacks on U.S. cities, few sane investment advis read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - A little more than six years ago, immediately after the September 11 attacks on U.S. cities, few sane investment advis read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - A popular romance novelist alleged to have lifted work from other texts acknowledged that she sometimes "takes" her material read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - A popular romance novelist alleged to have lifted work from other texts acknowledged that she sometimes "takes" her material read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World 
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AP - Panama's president lit an eternal flame Wednesday in memory of protesters killed decades ago in rioting that followed efforts read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Panama's president lit an eternal flame Wednesday in memory of protesters killed decades ago in rioting that followed efforts read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - What happens to an awards show forced to scuttle its live ceremony because of the Hollywood writers strike? For the People's read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - What happens to an awards show forced to scuttle its live ceremony because of the Hollywood writers strike? For the People's read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - As the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas winds down to lackluster reviews, Apple Inc is expected to grab read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - As the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas winds down to lackluster reviews, Apple Inc is expected to grab read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - As of Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008, at least 3,921 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in M read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - As of Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008, at least 3,921 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in M read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Tailor Made apparently still loves New York. Despite an Internet rumor about a breakup, a VH1 spokeswoman told The Associated read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Tailor Made apparently still loves New York. Despite an Internet rumor about a breakup, a VH1 spokeswoman told The Associated read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - You could sum up the state of TV at the International Consumer Electronics Show this way: New delivery methods will let peopl read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - You could sum up the state of TV at the International Consumer Electronics Show this way: New delivery methods will let peopl read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Oscar favorite "No Country for Old Men" added another feather to its cap Wednesday, when the scribes associated with t read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Oscar favorite "No Country for Old Men" added another feather to its cap Wednesday, when the scribes associated with t read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - Former British prime minister Tony Blair is expected on Thursday to join U.S. bank JPMorgan Chase & Co Inc as a senio read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - Former British prime minister Tony Blair is expected on Thursday to join U.S. bank JPMorgan Chase & Co Inc as a senio read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - A former Brocade Communications Systems Inc. executive who was convicted in a landmark stock options case won't get a new tri read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - A former Brocade Communications Systems Inc. executive who was convicted in a landmark stock options case won't get a new tri read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
There certainly have been a lot of questions concerning favoritism on FCC chair Kevin Martin's part. He has consistently been fo read more »
TechdirtThere certainly have been a lot of questions concerning favoritism on FCC chair Kevin Martin's part. He has consistently been fo read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - Target Corp. said Wednesday that President Gregg Steinhafel would take over for retiring CEO Bob Ulrich, a long-expected hand read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - Target Corp. said Wednesday that President Gregg Steinhafel would take over for retiring CEO Bob Ulrich, a long-expected hand read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday a New York State court ruling related to litigation over the company's pa read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday a New York State court ruling related to litigation over the company's pa read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Consumer Priority Service Inc.'s humble little stand at the International Consumer Electronics Show has no blaring speakers, read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Consumer Priority Service Inc.'s humble little stand at the International Consumer Electronics Show has no blaring speakers, read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Thieves stole valuables worth more than $100,000, including a diamond ring and a Rolex watch, from pop singer Dionne W read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Thieves stole valuables worth more than $100,000, including a diamond ring and a Rolex watch, from pop singer Dionne W read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Nintendo Corp.'s Wii game console is a breakout hit in large part because users control the play by waving around a motion-se read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Nintendo Corp.'s Wii game console is a breakout hit in large part because users control the play by waving around a motion-se read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - A laptop under $100 could reach desks if a new venture formed by the former CTO of One Laptop Per Child, Mary Lou Jep read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - A laptop under $100 could reach desks if a new venture formed by the former CTO of One Laptop Per Child, Mary Lou Jep read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc said on Wednesday that fourth-quarter net profit rose 76 percent on restructuring and tax read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc said on Wednesday that fourth-quarter net profit rose 76 percent on restructuring and tax read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - British rock band Radiohead scored its second No. 1 album on the U.S. pop charts on Wednesday with a release that was read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - British rock band Radiohead scored its second No. 1 album on the U.S. pop charts on Wednesday with a release that was read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - U.N. peacekeeping forces lack the troops and equipment necessary to improve the situation in violence-wracked Darfur and will read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - U.N. peacekeeping forces lack the troops and equipment necessary to improve the situation in violence-wracked Darfur and will read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - IBACH, Switzerland (Reuters) -- It was the flip-open tool of the 20th century, but the Swiss Army Knife fell out of fav read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - IBACH, Switzerland (Reuters) -- It was the flip-open tool of the 20th century, but the Swiss Army Knife fell out of fav read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates is considering sending some 3,000 additional marines to Afghanistan to boost forces ahead read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates is considering sending some 3,000 additional marines to Afghanistan to boost forces ahead read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
The Washington Post is running an article covering a bunch of cases where big companies have been using content from user-generat read more »
TechdirtThe Washington Post is running an article covering a bunch of cases where big companies have been using content from user-generat read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Uganda has handed over 11 rebels loyal to Democratic Republic of Congo's cashiered general Laurent Nkunda back to the troubl read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Uganda has handed over 11 rebels loyal to Democratic Republic of Congo's cashiered general Laurent Nkunda back to the troubl read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - An investment group that wants to shake up CNet Networks Inc. has boosted its holdings in the online technology news and ente read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - An investment group that wants to shake up CNet Networks Inc. has boosted its holdings in the online technology news and ente read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Britney Spears' family says "Dr. Phil" McGraw crossed the line by not keeping his mouth shut after making a house call on the read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Britney Spears' family says "Dr. Phil" McGraw crossed the line by not keeping his mouth shut after making a house call on the read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Saudi Arabia's foreign minister urged the United States and Iran on Wednesday to show restraint after this weekend's naval co read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Saudi Arabia's foreign minister urged the United States and Iran on Wednesday to show restraint after this weekend's naval co read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A Palestinian doctor jailed for eight years in Libya along with five Bulgarian nurses for purportedly infecting children with read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A Palestinian doctor jailed for eight years in Libya along with five Bulgarian nurses for purportedly infecting children with read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - New mom Salma Hayek also has a new job: spokeswoman for the "One PackOne Vaccine" program, which will provide tetanus shots f read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - New mom Salma Hayek also has a new job: spokeswoman for the "One PackOne Vaccine" program, which will provide tetanus shots f read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Colombian rebels on Wednesday provided a pickup location for two hostages they have held for years, Venezuelan President Hugo read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Colombian rebels on Wednesday provided a pickup location for two hostages they have held for years, Venezuelan President Hugo read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - News Corp (NWSa.N) has not seen signs of a business slowdown due to U.S. economic weakness and the company is in good read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - News Corp (NWSa.N) has not seen signs of a business slowdown due to U.S. economic weakness and the company is in good read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Playbill - One actor, 18 divas, 25 show tunes and a lot of glitter. That's what's expected at Off-Broadway's St. Luke's Theatre st read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsPlaybill - One actor, 18 divas, 25 show tunes and a lot of glitter. That's what's expected at Off-Broadway's St. Luke's Theatre st read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Target Corp said on Wednesday that Bob Ulrich would retire as the discount retailer's chief executive as of May 1 and read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Target Corp said on Wednesday that Bob Ulrich would retire as the discount retailer's chief executive as of May 1 and read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Fashion Wire Daily - But for fall, the reverse is the case, and at any first sign of a crispness in the air there's nothing more s read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsFashion Wire Daily - But for fall, the reverse is the case, and at any first sign of a crispness in the air there's nothing more s read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - Countrywide Financial Corp., its stock pummeled this week by rumors of bankruptcy and lackluster housing market forecasts, sa read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - Countrywide Financial Corp., its stock pummeled this week by rumors of bankruptcy and lackluster housing market forecasts, sa read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
There was tremendous hype and a number of big names behind the wireless startup Frontline, who was talked up as a possible upstar read more »
TechdirtThere was tremendous hype and a number of big names behind the wireless startup Frontline, who was talked up as a possible upstar read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Unionized CBS News staffers who have been working under an expired contract for nearly three years reached a tentative labor read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Unionized CBS News staffers who have been working under an expired contract for nearly three years reached a tentative labor read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - New mom Salma Hayek also has a new job: as spokeswoman for the "One PackOne Vaccine" program, which will provide tetanus shot read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - New mom Salma Hayek also has a new job: as spokeswoman for the "One PackOne Vaccine" program, which will provide tetanus shot read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - When it comes to music, the Web can be like a giant megaphone that ratchets up the decibel level of buzz to deafening proport read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - When it comes to music, the Web can be like a giant megaphone that ratchets up the decibel level of buzz to deafening proport read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - It's been a bit more than two years since Ambuj Goyal launched IBM's Information on Demand strategy, an effort by the read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - It's been a bit more than two years since Ambuj Goyal launched IBM's Information on Demand strategy, an effort by the read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - You're probably used to having a big-screen TV or a cell phone charger in the bedroom, but diversified manufacturer Leggett & read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - You're probably used to having a big-screen TV or a cell phone charger in the bedroom, but diversified manufacturer Leggett & read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - President Bush warned Iran of "serious consequences" if it meddles again with U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf, opening a Mi read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - President Bush warned Iran of "serious consequences" if it meddles again with U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf, opening a Mi read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday and the Nasdaq broke an eight-day losing streak, as talk of recession pushed investors i read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday and the Nasdaq broke an eight-day losing streak, as talk of recession pushed investors i read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Before Boeing Co.'s new 787 jetliner gets the green light to fly passengers, the aircraft maker will have to prove that offer read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Before Boeing Co.'s new 787 jetliner gets the green light to fly passengers, the aircraft maker will have to prove that offer read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - IBM announced today the availability of its Retail Integration Framework (RIF). read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - IBM announced today the availability of its Retail Integration Framework (RIF). read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Declaring war on the "white pollution" choking its cities, farms and waterways, China is banning free plastic shopping bags a read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Declaring war on the "white pollution" choking its cities, farms and waterways, China is banning free plastic shopping bags a read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Nine American soldiers were killed in the first two days of a new offensive to root out al-Qaida in Iraq fighters holed up in read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Nine American soldiers were killed in the first two days of a new offensive to root out al-Qaida in Iraq fighters holed up in read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - French prosecutors are investigating a cryptic e-mail sent to an Islamic Web site urging attacks on the capital's mayor and i read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - French prosecutors are investigating a cryptic e-mail sent to an Islamic Web site urging attacks on the capital's mayor and i read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - In village after deserted village across Kenya's fertile Rift Valley, the story is the same. Rampaging mobs have chased away read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - In village after deserted village across Kenya's fertile Rift Valley, the story is the same. Rampaging mobs have chased away read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AFP - A failed effort to soften the noise from British military helicopters led to a breakthrough enabling surfaces from mobile te read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAFP - A failed effort to soften the noise from British military helicopters led to a breakthrough enabling surfaces from mobile te read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - The UN Security Council and the United States Wednesday slammed a recent attack on a supply convoy of UN-African Union troop read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - The UN Security Council and the United States Wednesday slammed a recent attack on a supply convoy of UN-African Union troop read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Teen clothing retailer American Eagle Outfitters Inc said on Wednesday sales at stores open at least a year fell 2 pe read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Teen clothing retailer American Eagle Outfitters Inc said on Wednesday sales at stores open at least a year fell 2 pe read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - A memory card that wirelessly sends pictures from a digital camera to a computer letting you skip the tedium of plugging t read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - A memory card that wirelessly sends pictures from a digital camera to a computer letting you skip the tedium of plugging t read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday and the Nasdaq broke an eight-day losing streak, as talk of recession read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday and the Nasdaq broke an eight-day losing streak, as talk of recession read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
I tend to be skeptical when people start screaming "net neutrality" when it's not warranted, but here's a situation where it may read more »
TechdirtI tend to be skeptical when people start screaming "net neutrality" when it's not warranted, but here's a situation where it may read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The Israeli military fired at Palestinian militants in Gaza on Wednesday, killing three people, after a rocket hit a house in read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The Israeli military fired at Palestinian militants in Gaza on Wednesday, killing three people, after a rocket hit a house in read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - At the Consumer Electronics Show this year, it's clear that consumers are making choices that are driving industry cha read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - At the Consumer Electronics Show this year, it's clear that consumers are making choices that are driving industry cha read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Demand is high for the books of presidential contender Barack Obama. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Demand is high for the books of presidential contender Barack Obama. read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
The Motley Fool - Even though the Roth IRA has been around for more than 10 years, people still have a lot of questions about how read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessThe Motley Fool - Even though the Roth IRA has been around for more than 10 years, people still have a lot of questions about how read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Euros? Dollars? Pounds? Gisele Bundchen insists she's perfectly happy with them all, again denying reports that the Brazilian read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Euros? Dollars? Pounds? Gisele Bundchen insists she's perfectly happy with them all, again denying reports that the Brazilian read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A former rebel leader was elected Kosovo's prime minister Wednesday, vowing that the province is only weeks away from indepen read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A former rebel leader was elected Kosovo's prime minister Wednesday, vowing that the province is only weeks away from indepen read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Seven years of violence have bludgeoned expectations for Mideast peacemaking, and Israelis and Palestinians are greeting Pres read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Seven years of violence have bludgeoned expectations for Mideast peacemaking, and Israelis and Palestinians are greeting Pres read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Top British Violinist, Tasmin Little, has announced plans to release her next album Naked Violin for free online next week. Alth read more »
TechdirtTop British Violinist, Tasmin Little, has announced plans to release her next album Naked Violin for free online next week. Alth read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
NewsFactor - Microsoft made a $1.2 billion bid on Norwegian enterprise search vendor, Fast Search and Transfer, or FAST, a company read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsNewsFactor - Microsoft made a $1.2 billion bid on Norwegian enterprise search vendor, Fast Search and Transfer, or FAST, a company read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - A satellite due to launch in three years promises to expand high-speed Internet services to rural Americans who cannot get ac read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - A satellite due to launch in three years promises to expand high-speed Internet services to rural Americans who cannot get ac read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - The high-definition DVD format war has not been won, at least not in the minds of the retailers. Last week, Time Warne read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - The high-definition DVD format war has not been won, at least not in the minds of the retailers. Last week, Time Warne read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - After a journalist's LG Electronics Inc. laptop reportedly exploded in flames, the company said Wednesday it was investigatin read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - After a journalist's LG Electronics Inc. laptop reportedly exploded in flames, the company said Wednesday it was investigatin read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - President Bush, in the Mideast to push along a peace deal by the end of his presidency, gave orders to both sides on Wednesda read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - President Bush, in the Mideast to push along a peace deal by the end of his presidency, gave orders to both sides on Wednesda read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
NewsFactor - Music fans in the UK have reason to celebrate. Apple announced it will lower the prices it charges for music on its U read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsNewsFactor - Music fans in the UK have reason to celebrate. Apple announced it will lower the prices it charges for music on its U read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Sweden and Norway have dropped plans to send about 400 troops to the U.N. peacekeeping force in Darfur because of opposition read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Sweden and Norway have dropped plans to send about 400 troops to the U.N. peacekeeping force in Darfur because of opposition read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Back in May, we noted that the recording industry, in a shooting-itself-in-the-foot method, was demanding that music discovery si read more »
TechdirtBack in May, we noted that the recording industry, in a shooting-itself-in-the-foot method, was demanding that music discovery si read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The young women practice posture by balancing books on their heads while squeezing a sheet of paper between the knees. A perf read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The young women practice posture by balancing books on their heads while squeezing a sheet of paper between the knees. A perf read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Peter De Villiers made history on Wednesday by being named the first black coach of the world champion Springbok rugby team read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Peter De Villiers made history on Wednesday by being named the first black coach of the world champion Springbok rugby team read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - The Internet's key oversight agency is taking a preliminary step toward combating domain name tasting the online equivalen read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - The Internet's key oversight agency is taking a preliminary step toward combating domain name tasting the online equivalen read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Jewelers like Tiffany & Co , Zale Corp and Finlay Enterprises are set to release holiday sales data later this week read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Jewelers like Tiffany & Co , Zale Corp and Finlay Enterprises are set to release holiday sales data later this week read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Hasbro Inc , the world's second-largest toy and game company, announced plans to improve productivity at its Massachus read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Hasbro Inc , the world's second-largest toy and game company, announced plans to improve productivity at its Massachus read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Apple Inc. will scrap its iTunes pricing policies across Europe and charge consumers in Britain and the rest of Europe the sa read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Apple Inc. will scrap its iTunes pricing policies across Europe and charge consumers in Britain and the rest of Europe the sa read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology 
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The designers of the Batmobile and Speed Racer's Mach 5 never imagined cars like these. Oh sure, the Mach 5 could release powerful read more »
NewsFactor NetworkThe designers of the Batmobile and Speed Racer's Mach 5 never imagined cars like these. Oh sure, the Mach 5 could release powerful read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - London equities fell on Wednesday after Marks & Spencer reported its worst quarterly sales performance for two and a half read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - London equities fell on Wednesday after Marks & Spencer reported its worst quarterly sales performance for two and a half read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
There have been a number of stories recently about how Google's famed "PageRank" system is in less and less use at the company th read more »
TechdirtThere have been a number of stories recently about how Google's famed "PageRank" system is in less and less use at the company th read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Sudan denied Wednesday that its army opened fire on a convoy of U.N. peacekeepers attacked in Darfur barely a week into their read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Sudan denied Wednesday that its army opened fire on a convoy of U.N. peacekeepers attacked in Darfur barely a week into their read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Hundreds of Kenyans fearing new political violence fled the country's west Wednesday, but the president urged refugees not to read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Hundreds of Kenyans fearing new political violence fled the country's west Wednesday, but the president urged refugees not to read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - The chief executive of UPS Inc. said Wednesday that the country is at increased risk of falling into a recession and it's not read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - The chief executive of UPS Inc. said Wednesday that the country is at increased risk of falling into a recession and it's not read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - Recent US interest rate cuts have helped create a liquidity boom in emerging markets (EM), fuelling demand for raw materi read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - Recent US interest rate cuts have helped create a liquidity boom in emerging markets (EM), fuelling demand for raw materi read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - London equities fell on Wednesday after Marks & Spencer reported its worst quarterly sales performance for two and a half read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - London equities fell on Wednesday after Marks & Spencer reported its worst quarterly sales performance for two and a half read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - Frontline Wireless, a startup that had planned to bid in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's upcoming 700MHz read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - Frontline Wireless, a startup that had planned to bid in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's upcoming 700MHz read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Countrywide Financial Corp , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, said on Wednesday that foreclosures and late payments r read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Countrywide Financial Corp , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, said on Wednesday that foreclosures and late payments r read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Iran accused the United States on Wednesday of fabricating video and audio released by the Pentagon showing Iranian boats con read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Iran accused the United States on Wednesday of fabricating video and audio released by the Pentagon showing Iranian boats con read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Stocks rose on Wednesday as investors snapped up shares of companies seen better positioned to withstand an economic d read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Stocks rose on Wednesday as investors snapped up shares of companies seen better positioned to withstand an economic d read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Former CIA agent Philip Agee, a critic of U.S. foreign policy who infuriated American intelligence officials by naming purpor read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Former CIA agent Philip Agee, a critic of U.S. foreign policy who infuriated American intelligence officials by naming purpor read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - Wall Street stocks edged higher on Wednesday after DuPont's earnings outlook cheered investors but as Goldman Sachs (NYSE read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - Wall Street stocks edged higher on Wednesday after DuPont's earnings outlook cheered investors but as Goldman Sachs (NYSE read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The top U.S. commander in northern Iraq said Wednesday a nationwide operation launched against insurgents was meeting less re read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The top U.S. commander in northern Iraq said Wednesday a nationwide operation launched against insurgents was meeting less re read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - A concert marking the 40th anniversary of Johnny Cash's famous concert at Folsom State Prison has been scrapped, with the pri read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - A concert marking the 40th anniversary of Johnny Cash's famous concert at Folsom State Prison has been scrapped, with the pri read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - MBIA Inc , the world's largest bond insurer, on Wednesday slashed its common stock dividend 62 percent and said it wil read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - MBIA Inc , the world's largest bond insurer, on Wednesday slashed its common stock dividend 62 percent and said it wil read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - A computer systems administrator was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Tuesday for trying to sabotage his company's read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - A computer systems administrator was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Tuesday for trying to sabotage his company's read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
The timing on this one may be something of a coincidence, but it's worth noting that at just about the same time that Sony is get read more »
TechdirtThe timing on this one may be something of a coincidence, but it's worth noting that at just about the same time that Sony is get read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - A woman who was in the car that Lindsay Lohan chased before being arrested says the incident caused emotional trauma and cost read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - A woman who was in the car that Lindsay Lohan chased before being arrested says the incident caused emotional trauma and cost read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Goldman Sachs on Wednesday said it expects the U.S. economy to drop into recession this year, prompting the Federal Re read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Goldman Sachs on Wednesday said it expects the U.S. economy to drop into recession this year, prompting the Federal Re read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Chemical maker DuPont Co on Wednesday raised its 2008 earnings forecast on strength in emerging markets and its agric read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Chemical maker DuPont Co on Wednesday raised its 2008 earnings forecast on strength in emerging markets and its agric read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - The One Laptop Per Child Project (OLPC) and Microsoft are working together to develop a dual-boot system to put both read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - The One Laptop Per Child Project (OLPC) and Microsoft are working together to develop a dual-boot system to put both read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - The toll that economic uncertainty has taken on U.S. consumer electronics retailers was made very clear on Tuesday by read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - The toll that economic uncertainty has taken on U.S. consumer electronics retailers was made very clear on Tuesday by read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - Yahoo appears close to implementing OpenID, a Web authentication standard that relieves people of the need to remembe read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - Yahoo appears close to implementing OpenID, a Web authentication standard that relieves people of the need to remembe read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Best Buy Inc.'s chief executive said Tuesday that he is "very nervous" about being able to supply customers with the millions read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Best Buy Inc.'s chief executive said Tuesday that he is "very nervous" about being able to supply customers with the millions read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - Over the past month, a new type of malicious software has emerged, using a decades-old technique to hide itself from a read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - Over the past month, a new type of malicious software has emerged, using a decades-old technique to hide itself from a read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Last week we had a bit of back-and-forth between Julian and Tom over the Scoble/Facebook controversy. I pretty much agree with To read more »
TechdirtLast week we had a bit of back-and-forth between Julian and Tom over the Scoble/Facebook controversy. I pretty much agree with To read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AFP - European shares slid on Wednesday, with London hit by a gloomy update from retail darling Marks & Spencer, and after heavy o read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAFP - European shares slid on Wednesday, with London hit by a gloomy update from retail darling Marks & Spencer, and after heavy o read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip bombarded southern Israel with rocket and mortar fire on Wednesday, striking a house read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip bombarded southern Israel with rocket and mortar fire on Wednesday, striking a house read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - President Bush opened his first presidential trip to Israel on Wednesday, seeking to build momentum for stalled Mideast peace read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - President Bush opened his first presidential trip to Israel on Wednesday, seeking to build momentum for stalled Mideast peace read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - When vast crowds paid their last respects to Benazir Bhutto before her burial, angry mourners from her native Sindh province read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - When vast crowds paid their last respects to Benazir Bhutto before her burial, angry mourners from her native Sindh province read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Tokyo Disneyland canceled its popular parades for the first time in its 25-year history Wednesday after a 660-pound steel pil read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Tokyo Disneyland canceled its popular parades for the first time in its 25-year history Wednesday after a 660-pound steel pil read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - The sentencing of the two British girls found guilty in November of cocaine smuggling in Ghana has been postponed to January read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - The sentencing of the two British girls found guilty in November of cocaine smuggling in Ghana has been postponed to January read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Hundreds of Kenyans tried to flee the country's west Wednesday amid escalating opposition anger after the president named hal read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Hundreds of Kenyans tried to flee the country's west Wednesday amid escalating opposition anger after the president named hal read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Zimbabwe police chief Augustine Chihuri has warned his force will not tolerate violence in the country's joint presidential read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Zimbabwe police chief Augustine Chihuri has warned his force will not tolerate violence in the country's joint presidential read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - European equities fell sharply on Wednesday after retail stocks were severely hit by disappointing sales numbers from Bri read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - European equities fell sharply on Wednesday after retail stocks were severely hit by disappointing sales numbers from Bri read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - A day after the writers strike pulled the rug out from under the Golden Globes, Oscar organizers said Tuesday that pre read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - A day after the writers strike pulled the rug out from under the Golden Globes, Oscar organizers said Tuesday that pre read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - The gay-themed Logo cable channel said Tuesday it has started production on "Sordid Lives: The Series," a scripted sat read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - The gay-themed Logo cable channel said Tuesday it has started production on "Sordid Lives: The Series," a scripted sat read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Three political contenders indulge in low blows and spin, character assassination and gestures of goodwill, all the wh read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Three political contenders indulge in low blows and spin, character assassination and gestures of goodwill, all the wh read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - Software group Microsoft will not launch a product that competes directly with Apple Inc's iPhone, Chairman Bill Gat read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - Software group Microsoft will not launch a product that competes directly with Apple Inc's iPhone, Chairman Bill Gat read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Residents of the Maldives showered praise Wednesday on 15-year-old Boy Scout who foiled an attempt to assassinate the preside read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Residents of the Maldives showered praise Wednesday on 15-year-old Boy Scout who foiled an attempt to assassinate the preside read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
theodp writes "In a timely follow-up to the Did Amazon Cash In Big On Oprah Viewers' Confusion? item, the USPTO granted Amaz read more »
Techdirttheodp writes "In a timely follow-up to the Did Amazon Cash In Big On Oprah Viewers' Confusion? item, the USPTO granted Amaz read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - An Australian government ship has left on a mission to track Japan's whaling fleet and gather evidence for a potential inter read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - An Australian government ship has left on a mission to track Japan's whaling fleet and gather evidence for a potential inter read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
PC World - Companies at CES debuting cheaper 802.11n gear, plus options for adding the faster standard without getting rid of your read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsPC World - Companies at CES debuting cheaper 802.11n gear, plus options for adding the faster standard without getting rid of your read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Ken Nelson, a longtime talent scout at Capitol Records who produced dozens of No. 1 country music hits and helped push Buck O read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Ken Nelson, a longtime talent scout at Capitol Records who produced dozens of No. 1 country music hits and helped push Buck O read more »
Date : 09 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - The booming popularity of Nintendo's Wii console and DS handheld sent the combined sales of game machines and gaming software read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - The booming popularity of Nintendo's Wii console and DS handheld sent the combined sales of game machines and gaming software read more »