2008 Feb 13
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business 
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Reuters - Prosecutors from a special team investigating Samsung Group is raiding the headquarters of its flagship Samsung Elect read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Prosecutors from a special team investigating Samsung Group is raiding the headquarters of its flagship Samsung Elect read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - The bond insurer problem must be fixed, or else it could become a "financial tsunami" that wreaks havoc on the broader read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - The bond insurer problem must be fixed, or else it could become a "financial tsunami" that wreaks havoc on the broader read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology 
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AP - Yahoo Inc. hopes media conglomerate News Corp. can rescue it from a Microsoft Corp. takeover or at least prove the slumpin read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Yahoo Inc. hopes media conglomerate News Corp. can rescue it from a Microsoft Corp. takeover or at least prove the slumpin read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business 
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There's an interesting discussion going on over at William Patry's blog, questioning whether or not a photograph should be conside read more »
TechdirtThere's an interesting discussion going on over at William Patry's blog, questioning whether or not a photograph should be conside read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment 
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AP - The tears flowed on "American Idol" Wednesday night as the show trimmed the competition to 24 semifinalists. They were mostly read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - The tears flowed on "American Idol" Wednesday night as the show trimmed the competition to 24 semifinalists. They were mostly read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Yahoo Inc is in talks on a possible deal with News Corp, but analysts said an alternative was unlikely to emerge to ri read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Yahoo Inc is in talks on a possible deal with News Corp, but analysts said an alternative was unlikely to emerge to ri read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World 
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AFP - Thousands of supporters of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto were expected to gather in Pakistan's political heartland read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Thousands of supporters of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto were expected to gather in Pakistan's political heartland read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Air France-KLM Group , Europe's biggest airline, plans to invest in a combined Delta Air Lines Inc and Northwest Airl read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Air France-KLM Group , Europe's biggest airline, plans to invest in a combined Delta Air Lines Inc and Northwest Airl read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Criticism by Afghanistan could undermine domestic support for Britain's military and development efforts in the violence-sca read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Criticism by Afghanistan could undermine domestic support for Britain's military and development efforts in the violence-sca read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
Back when the national "Do Not Call" list was first put in place, the politicians writing the law made sure to exempt themselves f read more »
TechdirtBack when the national "Do Not Call" list was first put in place, the politicians writing the law made sure to exempt themselves f read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Jacques Rogge, head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has signed an appeal to China to do more to end the confli read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Jacques Rogge, head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has signed an appeal to China to do more to end the confli read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Hewlett-Packard Co. reached a financial settlement with The New York Times and three BusinessWeek journalists who were spied read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Hewlett-Packard Co. reached a financial settlement with The New York Times and three BusinessWeek journalists who were spied read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Actor Henry Winkler took the witness stand Wednesday in a lawsuit over the death of actor John Ritter, telling jurors he had read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Actor Henry Winkler took the witness stand Wednesday in a lawsuit over the death of actor John Ritter, telling jurors he had read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AFP - An online map pinpointing possible terrorist acts in real time is on its way to a renowned New York City museum as a display read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAFP - An online map pinpointing possible terrorist acts in real time is on its way to a renowned New York City museum as a display read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Australian media and analysts Thursday hailed Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's apology to Aborigines for past injustices as marki read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Australian media and analysts Thursday hailed Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's apology to Aborigines for past injustices as marki read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A delegation of visiting U.S. union leaders expressed alarm Wednesday at what its members called a steady erosion of labor ri read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A delegation of visiting U.S. union leaders expressed alarm Wednesday at what its members called a steady erosion of labor ri read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
PC World - While WiMAX products abound at Mobile World Congress, a Sprint official acknowledged that the carrier's full-scale depl read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsPC World - While WiMAX products abound at Mobile World Congress, a Sprint official acknowledged that the carrier's full-scale depl read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Billy Ray Cyrus says he and his daughter, the "Hannah Montana" actress Miley Cyrus, simply forgot to buckle up for one of the read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Billy Ray Cyrus says he and his daughter, the "Hannah Montana" actress Miley Cyrus, simply forgot to buckle up for one of the read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Mel Gibson has met terms of his no-contest plea to misdemeanor drunken driving after his notorious 2006 arrest in which he ma read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Mel Gibson has met terms of his no-contest plea to misdemeanor drunken driving after his notorious 2006 arrest in which he ma read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
Online prediction markets like Intrade have started to make a name for themselves in this year's exciting political arena. By tra read more »
TechdirtOnline prediction markets like Intrade have started to make a name for themselves in this year's exciting political arena. By tra read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AFP - US researchers have created a nano-fiber textile that harvests energy from movement, paving the way for clothing that could read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAFP - US researchers have created a nano-fiber textile that harvests energy from movement, paving the way for clothing that could read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AFP - Yahoo is exploring a possible alliance with media conglomerate News Corp. to stave off a take-over by software giant Microso read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAFP - Yahoo is exploring a possible alliance with media conglomerate News Corp. to stave off a take-over by software giant Microso read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Purple tartan antlers, silver armor, and spears regaling models' heads were highlights of the theatrical shows of up-a read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Purple tartan antlers, silver armor, and spears regaling models' heads were highlights of the theatrical shows of up-a read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - The race is on: A consortium of 32 companies has joined a classic battle for primacy with their demonstration of mobile phone read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - The race is on: A consortium of 32 companies has joined a classic battle for primacy with their demonstration of mobile phone read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - Sun described on Wednesday a growth strategy that depends in large part on giving away software in the hope that custo read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - Sun described on Wednesday a growth strategy that depends in large part on giving away software in the hope that custo read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Pope Benedict XVI has put Sister Lucia, the last of three shepherd children who claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary during a read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Pope Benedict XVI has put Sister Lucia, the last of three shepherd children who claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary during a read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
As I've made clear in the past, while I believe that a neutral internet is important to encourage growth and innovation, I worry t read more »
TechdirtAs I've made clear in the past, while I believe that a neutral internet is important to encourage growth and innovation, I worry t read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Playbill - Fans of show tunes and bugle beads can catch the New York City premiere of the Los Angeles sensation Fabulous Divas of read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsPlaybill - Fans of show tunes and bugle beads can catch the New York City premiere of the Los Angeles sensation Fabulous Divas of read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - Microsoft Corp is seeing shortages of its Xbox 360 video game console in the United States, as the company failed to read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - Microsoft Corp is seeing shortages of its Xbox 360 video game console in the United States, as the company failed to read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Wednesday that Washington could boycott the United Nations's 2009 conference on r read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Wednesday that Washington could boycott the United Nations's 2009 conference on r read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - When twin blasts ravaged crowded pet markets earlier this month, Iraqi authorities offered a chilling account: Mentally disab read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - When twin blasts ravaged crowded pet markets earlier this month, Iraqi authorities offered a chilling account: Mentally disab read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Civilian casualties have reached "appalling levels" in Sri Lanka's civil war, the Red Cross said Wednesday as the military an read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Civilian casualties have reached "appalling levels" in Sri Lanka's civil war, the Red Cross said Wednesday as the military an read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - Red Hat put some muscle behind its intention to make its JBoss middleware as ubiquitous in the enterprise as its Linux read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - Red Hat put some muscle behind its intention to make its JBoss middleware as ubiquitous in the enterprise as its Linux read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Parliament cleared the way Wednesday for provincial elections this year that could give Sunnis a stronger voice and usher in read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Parliament cleared the way Wednesday for provincial elections this year that could give Sunnis a stronger voice and usher in read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Bradford Winters enters an office building off a rainy street in the West Village and waves at his boss down the hall. He sit read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Bradford Winters enters an office building off a rainy street in the West Village and waves at his boss down the hall. He sit read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Madonna recalled her struggle to break into show business on Wednesday as she presented her first effort as a movie director: read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Madonna recalled her struggle to break into show business on Wednesday as she presented her first effort as a movie director: read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Actor Henry Winkler took the witness stand Wednesday in a lawsuit over the death of actor John Ritter, telling jurors he had read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Actor Henry Winkler took the witness stand Wednesday in a lawsuit over the death of actor John Ritter, telling jurors he had read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - One of the world's most wanted and elusive terrorists, Imad Mughniyeh, was killed in a car bombing in Syria nearly 15 years a read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - One of the world's most wanted and elusive terrorists, Imad Mughniyeh, was killed in a car bombing in Syria nearly 15 years a read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Israel's sushi craze could be in for trouble. read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Israel's sushi craze could be in for trouble. read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - Retail sales posted a surprising rebound in January following a dismal December, although much of the strength reflected risi read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - Retail sales posted a surprising rebound in January following a dismal December, although much of the strength reflected risi read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
Following the FCC's decision to investigate Comcast's traffic shaping efforts, the company has now responded in great detail to th read more »
TechdirtFollowing the FCC's decision to investigate Comcast's traffic shaping efforts, the company has now responded in great detail to th read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Platinum continued its record-setting rally Wednesday, briefly soaring above $2,000 an ounce for the first time amid concerns read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Platinum continued its record-setting rally Wednesday, briefly soaring above $2,000 an ounce for the first time amid concerns read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Hollywood writers' brief moment to savor the end of their 100-day strike gave way Wednesday to the cold reality of a blank pa read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Hollywood writers' brief moment to savor the end of their 100-day strike gave way Wednesday to the cold reality of a blank pa read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Cher said farewell, but not goodbye. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Cher said farewell, but not goodbye. read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Turkey's leader, a devout Muslim, talks a lot about morality these days. It's language that alarms secular Turks, who fear th read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Turkey's leader, a devout Muslim, talks a lot about morality these days. It's language that alarms secular Turks, who fear th read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Yahoo Inc. is discussing a possible partnership with News Corp. in its latest effort to repel Microsoft Corp. or prod its uns read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Yahoo Inc. is discussing a possible partnership with News Corp. in its latest effort to repel Microsoft Corp. or prod its uns read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - They're called "servers that lie." read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - They're called "servers that lie." read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Amazon.com Inc. is testing a new paid advertising program that will drive shoppers away from products on its own Web site. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Amazon.com Inc. is testing a new paid advertising program that will drive shoppers away from products on its own Web site. read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - Just one day after Microsoft issued a massive set of security patches for its software, hackers have begun posting co read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - Just one day after Microsoft issued a massive set of security patches for its software, hackers have begun posting co read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Convenience and bargain-hunting tend to drive younger Americans to online shopping, while all adults share concerns about sec read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Convenience and bargain-hunting tend to drive younger Americans to online shopping, while all adults share concerns about sec read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Rogue trader Jerome Kerviel's lawyer filed a high court appeal Wednesday to seek his release from French custody, a judicial read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Rogue trader Jerome Kerviel's lawyer filed a high court appeal Wednesday to seek his release from French custody, a judicial read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - Yahoo may team up with News Corp. to fend off Microsoft's bid to buy the struggling Web portal, according to a Wall S read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - Yahoo may team up with News Corp. to fend off Microsoft's bid to buy the struggling Web portal, according to a Wall S read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation's third-largest wireless carrier, said Wednesday it plans to move its corporate headquarters read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation's third-largest wireless carrier, said Wednesday it plans to move its corporate headquarters read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Perhaps YouTube and MySpace and the proliferation of cheap, digital video cameras have turned us into a nation of navel-gazer read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Perhaps YouTube and MySpace and the proliferation of cheap, digital video cameras have turned us into a nation of navel-gazer read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
I've already explained why I think the TV writers were striking over the wrong issue. Even though it's easy to feel sympathy for read more »
TechdirtI've already explained why I think the TV writers were striking over the wrong issue. Even though it's easy to feel sympathy for read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Morgan Stanley will slash 1,000 jobs, scale back its U.S. home-lending business and shut down a British mortgage unit read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Morgan Stanley will slash 1,000 jobs, scale back its U.S. home-lending business and shut down a British mortgage unit read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
NewsFactor - Sun Microsystems is acquiring German software developer Innotek and its Virtualbox technology. With more than four mi read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsNewsFactor - Sun Microsystems is acquiring German software developer Innotek and its Virtualbox technology. With more than four mi read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - ELECTRIC FABRIC: Georgia Tech scientists have developed a way to generate electricity through the normal rustling of fabric, read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - ELECTRIC FABRIC: Georgia Tech scientists have developed a way to generate electricity through the normal rustling of fabric, read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Someday, your shirt might be able to power your iPod just by doing the normal stuff expected of a shirt. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Someday, your shirt might be able to power your iPod just by doing the normal stuff expected of a shirt. read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Fashion Wire Daily - They say it's hard to invent anything new in fashion, but Christopher Kane did in his Celtic Queen meets edgy read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsFashion Wire Daily - They say it's hard to invent anything new in fashion, but Christopher Kane did in his Celtic Queen meets edgy read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology 
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Yahoo is planning to "reinvent mobile communications" with its new Yahoo oneConnect, even as it fends of Microsoft. Announced Tues read more »
NewsFactor NetworkYahoo is planning to "reinvent mobile communications" with its new Yahoo oneConnect, even as it fends of Microsoft. Announced Tues read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Comcast simultaneously admitted and defended its practice of throttling peer-to-peer (P2P) traffic in comments filed with the Fede read more »
NewsFactor NetworkComcast simultaneously admitted and defended its practice of throttling peer-to-peer (P2P) traffic in comments filed with the Fede read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The richest man in the former Soviet state of Georgia was found dead in his mansion near London less than two months after cl read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The richest man in the former Soviet state of Georgia was found dead in his mansion near London less than two months after cl read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - President Bush on Wednesday signed a multibillion-dollar economic rescue package on Wednesday that means $300 to $1,200 rebat read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - President Bush on Wednesday signed a multibillion-dollar economic rescue package on Wednesday that means $300 to $1,200 rebat read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The rebels jumped from two cars, firing machine guns as they stormed the compound of President Jose Ramos-Horta. "Traitor! Tr read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The rebels jumped from two cars, firing machine guns as they stormed the compound of President Jose Ramos-Horta. "Traitor! Tr read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Parliament cleared the way Wednesday for provincial elections this year that could give Sunnis a stronger voice and usher in read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Parliament cleared the way Wednesday for provincial elections this year that could give Sunnis a stronger voice and usher in read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Google's Android platform is stirring up the mobile-device industry. Introduced this week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelon read more »
NewsFactor NetworkGoogle's Android platform is stirring up the mobile-device industry. Introduced this week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelon read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Looting, arson and murder have become hallmarks of Kenya's conflict over a disputed presidential election. Another, less talk read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Looting, arson and murder have become hallmarks of Kenya's conflict over a disputed presidential election. Another, less talk read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - Treasury prices fell Wednesday after a new retail sales report showed an unexpected increase in consumer spending for January read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - Treasury prices fell Wednesday after a new retail sales report showed an unexpected increase in consumer spending for January read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Imad Mughniyeh, the suspected mastermind of dramatic attacks on the U.S. Embassy and U.S. Marine barracks that killed hundred read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Imad Mughniyeh, the suspected mastermind of dramatic attacks on the U.S. Embassy and U.S. Marine barracks that killed hundred read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
While MIT has received plenty of attention over the years for its effort to free up all course materials a potentially equally as read more »
TechdirtWhile MIT has received plenty of attention over the years for its effort to free up all course materials a potentially equally as read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - An Islamic militant who is accused of helping carry out the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto wanted to a read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - An Islamic militant who is accused of helping carry out the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto wanted to a read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Platinum continued its record-setting rally Wednesday, briefly rising above $2,000 an ounce for the first time amid concerns read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Platinum continued its record-setting rally Wednesday, briefly rising above $2,000 an ounce for the first time amid concerns read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The World Trade Organization on Wednesday issued its first official condemnation of Chinese commercial practices, siding with read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The World Trade Organization on Wednesday issued its first official condemnation of Chinese commercial practices, siding with read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - A surprisingly resilient report on US retail sales drove Wall Street stocks higher on Wednesday, dragged credit spreads d read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - A surprisingly resilient report on US retail sales drove Wall Street stocks higher on Wednesday, dragged credit spreads d read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
NewsFactor - Microsoft issued 11 security bulletins on Patch Tuesday covering a total of 17 vulnerabilities, 10 of them critical. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsNewsFactor - Microsoft issued 11 security bulletins on Patch Tuesday covering a total of 17 vulnerabilities, 10 of them critical. read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
If Yahoo is supposed to be paralyzed by Microsoft's pursuit, someone forgot to tell Yahoo. On Tuesday, the sought-after Internet g read more »
NewsFactor NetworkIf Yahoo is supposed to be paralyzed by Microsoft's pursuit, someone forgot to tell Yahoo. On Tuesday, the sought-after Internet g read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
Acacia is a well known patent hoarder, who buys up or licenses various unused patents and sets up subsidiaries who do nothing but read more »
TechdirtAcacia is a well known patent hoarder, who buys up or licenses various unused patents and sets up subsidiaries who do nothing but read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Sun Microsystems is acquiring German software developer Innotek and its Virtualbox technology. With more than four million downloa read more »
NewsFactor NetworkSun Microsystems is acquiring German software developer Innotek and its Virtualbox technology. With more than four million downloa read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - "Ravens in the Storm: A Personal History of the 1960s Anti-War Movement" (Scribner, 352 pages, $25), by Carl Oglesby: One of read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - "Ravens in the Storm: A Personal History of the 1960s Anti-War Movement" (Scribner, 352 pages, $25), by Carl Oglesby: One of read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Out on DVD for Valentine's Day across Russia is a heartwarming drama about a man and a woman who love each other and their co read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Out on DVD for Valentine's Day across Russia is a heartwarming drama about a man and a woman who love each other and their co read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - European equity markets ended largely higher on Wednesday, recovering from early losses thanks to a strong start on Wall read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - European equity markets ended largely higher on Wednesday, recovering from early losses thanks to a strong start on Wall read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Spike Lee has been awarded the $50,000 Wexner Prize, which recognizes innovation, quality and integrity among artists. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Spike Lee has been awarded the $50,000 Wexner Prize, which recognizes innovation, quality and integrity among artists. read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Reports that Apple is cutting production orders on current iPhone models support rumors that a 3G version of the cutting-edge devi read more »
NewsFactor NetworkReports that Apple is cutting production orders on current iPhone models support rumors that a 3G version of the cutting-edge devi read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - CBS has set return dates for 14 prime-time series, including "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "How I Met Your Mother" and "T read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - CBS has set return dates for 14 prime-time series, including "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "How I Met Your Mother" and "T read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
A Democratic lawmaker on Wednesday proposed legislation to stop network providers from playing traffic cop on the Internet. Rep. read more »
NewsFactor NetworkA Democratic lawmaker on Wednesday proposed legislation to stop network providers from playing traffic cop on the Internet. Rep. read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Biotechnology company Genzyme Corp reported a fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, reversing a year-earlier loss, as s read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Biotechnology company Genzyme Corp reported a fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, reversing a year-earlier loss, as s read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Adult entertainment publisher Playboy Enterprises Inc posted a net loss on Wednesday that upset Wall Street expectati read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Adult entertainment publisher Playboy Enterprises Inc posted a net loss on Wednesday that upset Wall Street expectati read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - An unexpected rise in January retail sales, reported by the government on Wednesday, fired up hopes the U.S. economy m read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - An unexpected rise in January retail sales, reported by the government on Wednesday, fired up hopes the U.S. economy m read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Stocks rose on Wednesday after government data showing an unexpected rise in retail sales last month suggested consume read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Stocks rose on Wednesday after government data showing an unexpected rise in retail sales last month suggested consume read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
If you unexpectedly receive a Valentine's Day e-card, give it a close look before you get sentimental. It may be a stealth virus c read more »
NewsFactor NetworkIf you unexpectedly receive a Valentine's Day e-card, give it a close look before you get sentimental. It may be a stealth virus c read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
It's tough to value a lost laptop. After all, there are often all sorts of private information and content of sentimental value o read more »
TechdirtIt's tough to value a lost laptop. After all, there are often all sorts of private information and content of sentimental value o read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AFP - US retail sales rose 0.3 percent in January, a government report showed Wednesday, as shopping activity rebounded unexpected read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAFP - US retail sales rose 0.3 percent in January, a government report showed Wednesday, as shopping activity rebounded unexpected read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Kon Ichikawa, the Japanese director who married artistic technique with humanistic spirit in such films as the Oscar-nominate read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Kon Ichikawa, the Japanese director who married artistic technique with humanistic spirit in such films as the Oscar-nominate read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. said an independent investigation into a January laptop computer battery explosion showed t read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. said an independent investigation into a January laptop computer battery explosion showed t read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - Shoppers put aside worries about the slumping economy to go to the malls and auto dealerships in January. That propelled reta read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - Shoppers put aside worries about the slumping economy to go to the malls and auto dealerships in January. That propelled reta read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Microsoft issued 11 security bulletins on Patch Tuesday covering a total of 17 vulnerabilities, 10 of them critical. The 11 patche read more »
NewsFactor NetworkMicrosoft issued 11 security bulletins on Patch Tuesday covering a total of 17 vulnerabilities, 10 of them critical. The 11 patche read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - One of Denmark's largest ISPs said on Wednesday it will fight a court injunction mandating that it shut off access to read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - One of Denmark's largest ISPs said on Wednesday it will fight a court injunction mandating that it shut off access to read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Fashion Wire Daily - Image creation rather than the actual fashion is the whole point of certain runway shows, which was certainly read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsFashion Wire Daily - Image creation rather than the actual fashion is the whole point of certain runway shows, which was certainly read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
PC World - Acer, the world's third largest PC vendor, is taking aim at Japan this year as a key place to grow its booming business read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsPC World - Acer, the world's third largest PC vendor, is taking aim at Japan this year as a key place to grow its booming business read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Imad Mughniyeh, the suspected mastermind of dramatic attacks on the U.S. Embassy and U.S. Marine barracks that killed hundred read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Imad Mughniyeh, the suspected mastermind of dramatic attacks on the U.S. Embassy and U.S. Marine barracks that killed hundred read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology 
Official Google Blog
Posted by Daniel Rubin, Google AdWords Communications teamIt's well known that online advertising is becoming increasingly importa read more »
Official Google BlogPosted by Daniel Rubin, Google AdWords Communications teamIt's well known that online advertising is becoming increasingly importa read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Global news provider CNN said on Wednesday it will partner with Chile's top cable television provider to launch a loca read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Global news provider CNN said on Wednesday it will partner with Chile's top cable television provider to launch a loca read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
PC World - The second lengthy BlackBerry outage in less than a year has one consulting company advising clients not to rely solely read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsPC World - The second lengthy BlackBerry outage in less than a year has one consulting company advising clients not to rely solely read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - An Italian soldier was killed in an ambush Wednesday while he was distributing food and clothes to civilians, Italy's Defense read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - An Italian soldier was killed in an ambush Wednesday while he was distributing food and clothes to civilians, Italy's Defense read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Why are our Internet lines in danger of jamming up? One way of looking at it is this: Internet service providers have been servi read more »
NewsFactor NetworkWhy are our Internet lines in danger of jamming up? One way of looking at it is this: Internet service providers have been servi read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
The Senate voted Tuesday to shield from lawsuits telecommunications companies that helped the government eavesdrop on their custom read more »
NewsFactor NetworkThe Senate voted Tuesday to shield from lawsuits telecommunications companies that helped the government eavesdrop on their custom read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Another Hilton has landed in the gray-bar hotel. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Another Hilton has landed in the gray-bar hotel. read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
A new Internet security analysis finds that computer vulnerabilities decreased last year for perhaps the first time, though the re read more »
NewsFactor NetworkA new Internet security analysis finds that computer vulnerabilities decreased last year for perhaps the first time, though the re read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Millions of Disneyland visitors lined up a half-century ago to catch a glimpse of the future: a home teeming with mind-blowin read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Millions of Disneyland visitors lined up a half-century ago to catch a glimpse of the future: a home teeming with mind-blowin read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Henri Salvador, the velvet-voiced French musician credited with inspiring the bossa nova, bringing rock 'n' roll to France an read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Henri Salvador, the velvet-voiced French musician credited with inspiring the bossa nova, bringing rock 'n' roll to France an read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Iraq's parliament on Wednesday passed three key pieces of legislation that set a date for provincial elections, allot $48 bil read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Iraq's parliament on Wednesday passed three key pieces of legislation that set a date for provincial elections, allot $48 bil read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Major attacks linked to Imad Mughniyeh, who was killed in a Damascus car bomb blast, according to Hezbollah. read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Major attacks linked to Imad Mughniyeh, who was killed in a Damascus car bomb blast, according to Hezbollah. read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
eBay bowed to pressure Monday from some of its high-volume sellers, saying it will further cut listing fees for books, music, movi read more »
NewsFactor NetworkeBay bowed to pressure Monday from some of its high-volume sellers, saying it will further cut listing fees for books, music, movi read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - European stock markets fell on Wednesday on profit-taking after bumper gains made the previous day, and as investors tracked read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - European stock markets fell on Wednesday on profit-taking after bumper gains made the previous day, and as investors tracked read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
The entertainment industry has been pushing on Canada to introduce a version of the DMCA up north for years. Late last year, it l read more »
TechdirtThe entertainment industry has been pushing on Canada to introduce a version of the DMCA up north for years. Late last year, it l read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," an animated film, will open Aug. 15 in theaters throughout North America, followed by the debut read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," an animated film, will open Aug. 15 in theaters throughout North America, followed by the debut read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
If the debut of Apple's iPhone last June wasn't enough of an eye-opener for cellular industry players, a Google memo recently made read more »
NewsFactor NetworkIf the debut of Apple's iPhone last June wasn't enough of an eye-opener for cellular industry players, a Google memo recently made read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Former finance minister Simba Makoni pledged to heal the wounds of Zimbabwe on Wednesday as he unveiled his manifesto for ne read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Former finance minister Simba Makoni pledged to heal the wounds of Zimbabwe on Wednesday as he unveiled his manifesto for ne read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
The company that makes the ubiquitous, addictive BlackBerry smartphones said Tuesday it was still looking into what caused the sec read more »
NewsFactor NetworkThe company that makes the ubiquitous, addictive BlackBerry smartphones said Tuesday it was still looking into what caused the sec read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - IBM plans to continue hiring global services delivery staff in India by the thousands, adding to the 73,000 it already read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - IBM plans to continue hiring global services delivery staff in India by the thousands, adding to the 73,000 it already read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
In the nearly seven years since the tragic attacks on 9/11, air travel has gotten steadily slower, later and more irritating. A ra read more »
NewsFactor NetworkIn the nearly seven years since the tragic attacks on 9/11, air travel has gotten steadily slower, later and more irritating. A ra read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - Attendees at the Microsoft 2008 Office System Developer Conference this week are leveraging development capabilities i read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - Attendees at the Microsoft 2008 Office System Developer Conference this week are leveraging development capabilities i read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - The world's third-largest miner Rio Tinto said Wednesday its full-year net profit fell almost two percent in 2007 to 7.312 b read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - The world's third-largest miner Rio Tinto said Wednesday its full-year net profit fell almost two percent in 2007 to 7.312 b read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Coca-Cola Co , the world's largest maker of soft drinks, reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Coca-Cola Co , the world's largest maker of soft drinks, reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Rights groups on Wednesday praised Hollywood director Steven Spielberg's decision to shun involvement with the Beijing Olympi read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Rights groups on Wednesday praised Hollywood director Steven Spielberg's decision to shun involvement with the Beijing Olympi read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AFP - The dollar firmed against the European single currency on Wednesday ahead of the publication of retail sales data in the Uni read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAFP - The dollar firmed against the European single currency on Wednesday ahead of the publication of retail sales data in the Uni read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AFP - Viruses on mobile phones are still rare but nearly three-quarters of mobile phone users in developed countries are worried a read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAFP - Viruses on mobile phones are still rare but nearly three-quarters of mobile phone users in developed countries are worried a read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
PC World - News stories, videos, and blogs produced in the first 24 hours of the iPhone launch read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsPC World - News stories, videos, and blogs produced in the first 24 hours of the iPhone launch read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Britain's government has asked two suitors competing to rescue Northern Rock to improve their offers in order to avoid read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Britain's government has asked two suitors competing to rescue Northern Rock to improve their offers in order to avoid read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Stock index futures edged up before the start of Wall Street trading on Wednesday with all eyes on retail sales data f read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Stock index futures edged up before the start of Wall Street trading on Wednesday with all eyes on retail sales data f read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Chinese insurers have paid more than 1.2 billion yuan, or $165 million, for deaths and damage from snowstorms that killed at read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Chinese insurers have paid more than 1.2 billion yuan, or $165 million, for deaths and damage from snowstorms that killed at read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - East Timor's prime minister said Wednesday he would push for a 10-day extension of a state of emergency imposed in the tiny c read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - East Timor's prime minister said Wednesday he would push for a 10-day extension of a state of emergency imposed in the tiny c read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
Last year there were a bunch of stories about various police overreacting to "bomb scares" that turned out to be something entirel read more »
TechdirtLast year there were a bunch of stories about various police overreacting to "bomb scares" that turned out to be something entirel read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Fugitive militant Imad Mughniyeh, a top U.S. target suspected in the killings of hundreds of Americans as well as a series of read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Fugitive militant Imad Mughniyeh, a top U.S. target suspected in the killings of hundreds of Americans as well as a series of read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Home foreclosure filings surged in the largest metropolitan areas in the United States during 2007, with cities in Cal read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Home foreclosure filings surged in the largest metropolitan areas in the United States during 2007, with cities in Cal read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A deal has been reached with kidnappers for the release of two CBS journalists, radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's offic read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A deal has been reached with kidnappers for the release of two CBS journalists, radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's offic read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
FT.com - European stocks pared earlier sharp losses on Wednesday as recently sold-down financial stocks continued to find favour p read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsFT.com - European stocks pared earlier sharp losses on Wednesday as recently sold-down financial stocks continued to find favour p read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Roadside bombs struck Afghan security forces in two separate incidents, killing seven people and wounding five, officials sai read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Roadside bombs struck Afghan security forces in two separate incidents, killing seven people and wounding five, officials sai read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Lights, camera, action but first, here come the writers. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Lights, camera, action but first, here come the writers. read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
ehrichweiss writes "Yoko Ono filed what is essentially a lawsuit with the Trademark and Trial Board of the US Patent & Tradem read more »
Techdirtehrichweiss writes "Yoko Ono filed what is essentially a lawsuit with the Trademark and Trial Board of the US Patent & Tradem read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Somaliland forces early Wednesday freed a German aid worker from gunmen who abducted him a day earlier, officials in the brea read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Somaliland forces early Wednesday freed a German aid worker from gunmen who abducted him a day earlier, officials in the brea read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Delta Air Lines Inc Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson has told the airline's board he will waive compensation read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Delta Air Lines Inc Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson has told the airline's board he will waive compensation read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Technology Official Google Blog
Posted by Marissa Mayer, Vice President of Search Products & User Experience, and Dennis Hwang, Webmaster Manager and Chief Go read more »
Official Google BlogPosted by Marissa Mayer, Vice President of Search Products & User Experience, and Dennis Hwang, Webmaster Manager and Chief Go read more »
Date : 13 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) A devastating, three-month walkout that brought the entertainment industry to a standstill ended Tuesday read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - LOS ANGELES (AP) A devastating, three-month walkout that brought the entertainment industry to a standstill ended Tuesday read more »