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Google Sees YouTube Products Soon, Warm On Yahoo

Fri, 9 May 2008 10:00:24 EDT

Google expects to launch new products for its YouTube Web video service in the next few months and sees reason for closer cooperation with Yahoo, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said Thursday.

U.S. Court Mulls Standard For Business Method Patents

Fri, 9 May 2008 09:40:41 EDT

A U.S. appeals court heard arguments Thursday over whether a patent should have been issued for a method to reduce the risk of sudden changes in energy costs.

Google Founders Have Grown Up, CEO Says

Fri, 9 May 2008 09:29:37 EDT

It's official: The guys who founded Google are grown up.

Rocker Neil Young Steals Limelight At JavaOne

Fri, 9 May 2008 09:20:00 EDT

Neil Young is using Java to create a multimedia musical archive of his work, updatable with new material and accessible to millions.

ID Theft Monitoring Services: What You Need To Know

Fri, 9 May 2008 04:00:00 EDT

Fee-based services say they'll protect your identity, privacy, credit, name, and more. Find out what they can and can not do -- and learn what you can do to defend yourself.

Windows Vista More Vulnerable To Malware Than Windows 2000

Thu, 8 May 2008 19:20:49 EDT

Vista let 639 threats per thousand computers through, compared with 586 for Windows 2000, 478 for Windows 2003, and 1,021 for Windows XP, security vendor PC Tools said.

Microsoft Disbands Board Slate For Yahoo

Thu, 8 May 2008 19:15:30 EDT

Microsoft withdrew its $47.5 billion bid for Yahoo last weekend after the two sides failed to agree on price.

Vonage Reports 1Q Loss, Slow Customer Growth

Thu, 8 May 2008 19:15:12 EDT

The VoIP operator added only 30,000 net subscriber lines in the quarter, a sharp decline from 56,000 additions in the previous three months.

Apple Reportedly Offers $44 Credit To Canadian iPod Owners

Thu, 8 May 2008 19:07:00 EDT

The reward is based on a class-action lawsuit complaining some of the rechargeable batteries in devices bought before June 2004 died after three hours of use.

DARPA Plans Cyberwar 'Matrix'

Thu, 8 May 2008 18:55:00 EDT

The agency's National Cyber Range for cyberwar simulation would be similar to Star Trek's holodeck or a Snow Crash-style Metaverse.

Intel, Sun: So Happy Together, When It Comes To Software

Thu, 8 May 2008 18:30:00 EDT

The joint development efforts have been broader and deeper than anticipated, company executives reveal.

Ultra Low-Cost Notebooks Destined As Second Computers

Thu, 8 May 2008 17:24:00 EDT

The most compelling reason to own the small device is to avoid carrying around a heavier and bulkier regular notebook, IDC analysts found.

Activist Investor Carl Icahn Ups Motorola Stake, But Skips Annual Meeting

Thu, 8 May 2008 17:16:00 EDT

Investor Carl Icahn put his wallet where his mouth is and increased his stake in the company from 6.4% to 7.6%.

Equipment Makers Make Good In Sprint-Clearwire Match

Thu, 8 May 2008 17:00:00 EDT

For example, Airspan's share price jumped by 56% on Wednesday, and Airspan isn't even involved in the WiMax build-out as a primary supplier.

MySpace To Share User Profiles With Other Sites

Thu, 8 May 2008 15:50:00 EDT

Yahoo, eBay, Photobucket, and Twitter have joined the site's "data-availability initiative" using OAuth integration technology.

FBI Withdraws Probe Of Wayback Machine Users

Thu, 8 May 2008 15:40:00 EDT

The settlement stems from a lawsuit claiming the FBI's request for information about the Internet Archive's Web library violated the First Amendment.

TorrentSpy Ordered To Pay $110 Million In Piracy Case

Thu, 8 May 2008 14:54:00 EDT

The Motion Picture Association of America announced that it won a permanent injunction against the site for distribution of pirated video.

Google Cuts Price, Rebrands Postini Security Service

Thu, 8 May 2008 14:39:00 EDT

Google has slashed the cost of its security service by 40% and added an optional protection feature for public Wi-Fi users in its continued efforts to lure businesses to Google Apps.

Broadband Over Powerline Future Fading Away

Thu, 8 May 2008 14:31:00 EDT

A Texas company's purchase of Current Group's BPL business, combined with downgrades in Australia, does not bode well for future use of utility powerlines for broadband transmission.

Facebook Commits To Stronger Safety And Privacy Measures

Thu, 8 May 2008 14:20:00 EDT

Facebook is working with state officials to protect young users of its social networking service.

Climate Researchers Tap 4,000-Chip IBM Supercomputer

Thu, 8 May 2008 13:50:00 EDT

Scientists will use the Bluefire computer to model drought patterns, agricultural seasons, global warming, and hurricane development.

Google Among Sites Under Investigation In China For Illegal Mapping

Thu, 8 May 2008 12:54:00 EDT

The Chinese government's concern may have been heightened by an image of a new naval base that appeared in magazines and online back in April.

T-Mobile Begins 3G Roll Out, Adds Nearly 1 Million Subscribers

Thu, 8 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Earlier this week, T-Mobile said it plans to deploy the new high speed network across 20 to 25 of the major U.S. cities it currently serves.

Windows XP SP3 Sows Havoc, Users Complain

Thu, 8 May 2008 11:58:00 EDT

The problems with XP SP3 range from spontaneous reboots to outright system crashes.

Cablevision To Launch Wireless Broadband Network

Thu, 8 May 2008 10:53:15 EDT

Cablevision Systems plans to build a wireless broadband network to serve its subscribers in the New York area.