Gregg Doherty's Radio Weblog

Thursday, September 25, 2003

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1.	Chips rule at Taiwan show. Postponed by the SARS outbreak earlier this year, the Computex trade show finally gets under way in Taipei with chipmakers taking center stage. Also: Motherboards get small.
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2.	Court Ponders Cancer Lawsuit Vs. IBM (AP). AP - Former IBM employees who developed rare cancers at relatively young ages have a hearing in a San Jose courtroom Friday to determine whether a lawsuit they filed against the technology giant in 1998 finally can go forward.
3.	Microsoft Critic Forced Out (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - A technology executive whose company does business with Microsoft Corp. has been forced out of his job after he helped write a cyber-security report critical of the software giant, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.
4.	Quidditch Cup Contest Winners Have to Fly by Plane (Reuters). Reuters - Quidditch, the fictional game played in the "Harry Potter" books, will soon come to life in a World Cup contest, but don't rush to Britain expecting to see actual people flying on broomsticks or chasing snitches.

11:30:35 PM

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1.	Librarians to P2P critics: Shhh!. In a hotly contested lawsuit before a federal appeals court, peer-to-peer companies Streamcast Networks and Grokster are about to gain a vast army of allies: America's librarians.
2.	Oracle: You've got my mail
3.	Motherboard makers think shrink. In an attempt to move into new product niches, several motherboard makers here have begun releasing or developing products significantly smaller than today's norm.
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4.	Microsoft Wins Summary Judgement in Smart Tag Case
5.	Dell Announces New Music Player, Download Service
6.	Slashback: Card, Fortran, Legibility
7.	2.6 Ton Pinball Machine

10:30:18 PM

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1.	Homeless get a treat at 'One Unwired Day'
2.	Microsoft critic dismissed by @Stake. A computer security expert who contributed to a paper deeply critical of Microsoft has been dismissed by his employer, a consulting company that works closely with the software giant.
3.	Shutting of MSN chat rooms may open up IM. The closing of Microsoft's free chat rooms may help the company in its attempts to shunt customers to paid services across its network.
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4.	Oracle: Court Now Has Ellison's E-Mails (Reuters). Reuters - Oracle Corp. on Thursday complied with a judge's order and filed an affidavit swearing it has turned over all the e-mails of Chief Executive Larry Ellison that are relevant to its hostile bid for rival PeopleSoft Inc.
5.	Firm With Microsoft Ties Fires Executive (AP). AP - The chief technology officer for a technology firm that works closely with Microsoft Corp. lost his job after he helped write a study critical of the insecurity of Microsoft software.
6.	Anti-Spam Web Pages Shut Down by Attacks (Reuters). Reuters - Three Web sites that provide spam blocking lists have shut down as a result of crippling Internet attacks in what experts on Thursday said is an escalation in the war between spammers and opponents of unsolicited e-mails.

9:29:56 PM

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1.	RIM turns a profit. Research In Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry wireless handheld, says that it swung to a profit in its most recent quarter, amid a 70 percent rise in revenue.
2.	Earnings alert: RIM enters the black. The BlackBerry maker sees revenue rocket...Palm predicts growth ahead...Red Hat's net income comes in a penny above analysts' estimates.
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3.	California Imposes CRT Recycling Fee (PC World). PC World - New law adds up to $10 to monitor, TV purchases to ensure safe, 'green' disposal.
4.	Amazon.com Invades Google's Turf (AP). AP - Amazon.com Inc. is invading Google's turf with a new online search engine company that hopes to pluck some of the profits flowing into the rapidly growing sector.
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5.	Microsoft prevails in Office Smart Tag patent suit. Microsoft Corp. has won a patent lawsuit brought against it by Hyperphrase Technologies LLC and Hyperphrase Inc. of Madison, Wisconsin. The case, due to go to trial in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin on Oct. 6, was decided by summary judgment Wednesday.
6.	ITAA panel debates outsourcing pros, cons. NEW YORK --Although the Bush administration sees good and bad in the recent trend toward offshore outsourcing, it has no plans to block companies from moving IT jobs to India or other countries. Instead, it plans to focus on developing an economic climate that helps create jobs in the U.S., an administration official said Wednesday.
7.	IBM, Microsoft get cozy over Web services. In a rare display of public camaraderie, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and IBM Software Chief Steve Mills today cemented their respective companies' commitment to working together on accelerating the creation and adoption of Web services standards and applications.
8.	Dell hopes to strike a chord with holiday shoppers. As expected, Dell Inc. announced several new products Thursday, including a music player and a music download service, designed to help the Round Rock, Texas, company ease its way into the digital home.
9.	Microsoft creates unit for mobile content delivery. Microsoft Corp. has created a new business unit that will develop product packages for the fledgling market of content delivery to mobile devices, the company said Thursday.
10.	Amazon.com to help e-buyers with new search subsidiary. Amazon.com Inc. will launch a subsidiary called A9.com Inc. that will develop technology designed to help consumers search for products online and make better and more informed buying decisions, a spokeswoman for A9.com said Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT: See Enterprise Business Intelligence in Action - See how business intelligence can be used to solve real business problems with this live demo from Information Builders
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11.	(Anti) virus outbreak hits Toronto. Top researchers gather for conference this week

8:29:34 PM

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1.	Commentary: HP gives Linux a boost. Hewlett-Packard's simple indemnification strategy removes a critical risk and clears the path for customers to run Linux on HP gear.
2.	Amazon gets into shopping search. The Web giant sets up a group to develop e-commerce search technology, an attempt to enter a lucrative market dominated by Google and Yahoo.
3.	IBM cuts some software jobs. IBM's software group lays off about 380 employees in the United States as part of what it calls a regular reviews process.
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4.	Back on the Chain Gang (Forbes.com). Forbes.com - Robert W. Moffat Jr. is IBM'S Clark Kent. A lumbering guy who still revels in his past as a college track star, he has worked there since 1978, toiling in backwaters like manufacturing and operations. Last year Moffat won another unsung role, overhauling IBM's massive supply chains. Suddenly he was Superman, whacking an astounding $5.6 billion in annual cost--or so IBM claims. More amazing, Moffat did it in his spare time, while running IBM's Personal Systems business.
5.	Tortoise Edges Ahead (Forbes.com). Forbes.com - David Potter, an academic and theoretical physicist by training, is also a visionary and a salesman. Over the past five years he has persuaded seven cell phone manufacturers, including archrivals Ericsson, Motorola and Nokia, to invest $300 million in building an operating system to power their most advanced phones. His pitch:Let's not let Microsoft monopolize wireless, too.
6.	Employer Bans Use of Internal E-Mail (AP). AP - A British mobile phone retailer has banned staff from using e-mail to communicate with each other because its chief executive believes it is a waste of time.
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7.	Experts: Reliance On Microsoft A Danger To National Security - Microsoft Paid Mouthpiece at ACT Responds to Security Study
8.	AtStake fires executive over report that criticized Microsoft
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9.	Compaq FAQ explains the 'Any Key'. Someone tell Homer

7:29:17 PM

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1.	IBM in Court Over 'Cancer Cluster' (AP). AP - The families of former IBM employees who developed rare cancers at relatively young ages have a hearing in a San Jose courtroom Friday to determine whether a lawsuit they filed against the technology giant in 1998 finally can go forward.
2.	IBM Cutting 400 Jobs in Software Division (AP). AP - IBM Corp. is cutting 400 jobs in its software division, mainly marketing and administrative positions, as part of a regular reassessment of operations at the technology giant, a spokesman said Thursday.
3.	Dell Entering Consumer Electronics Market (AP). AP - Dell Inc. is entering the consumer electronics market with television sets, digital music players and an online music service, opening yet another front in its war with rivals Gateway Inc. and Apple Computer Inc.
4.	Senate Panel Backs Anti-Spam Bill, Includes Jail (Reuters). Reuters - Internet "spammers" who flood e-mail inboxes with deceptive pitches could face up to five years in jail under a bill approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.
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5.	Workweek Causes Climate Changes
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6.	Car shoppers' credit details exposed in bulk. Squealer Dealers
7.	Intel pushes Centrino with One Unwired Day. Kieth Richards' dream

6:28:59 PM

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1.	Calif. governor signs e-waste bill. The Electronic Waste Recycling Act imposes a fee on computer monitors and televisions and requires the eventual elimination of hazardous substances from those devices.
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2.	Linux Advocacy From the Trenches
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3.	Dell is ready to entertain you. Music store, player and TVs on tap

5:28:44 PM

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1.	Opera's mobile browser gets a tune-up. The tenacious Norse company updates its Web browser for the Sony Ericsson P800 smart phone, improving the way some complex pages render on the handset's small screen.
2.	SCO Group playing Pandora?
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3.	Apple G5: Can You Feel the Power? (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Many computer manufacturers publish statistics about how fast their machines are, and each finds a way to present their box as the most powerful. Informed consumers understand that these vendor-provided benchmarks are best taken with a grain of salt.
4.	Salesnet Enters Small-Biz Market (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Salesnet is looking to fill a gap in the CRM industry with a cheaper version of its online enterprise CRM solution aimed at the small-business market. But "this is more than ACT! on steroids," Salesnet chief marketing officer Dan Starr told CRMDaily.com.
5.	Microsoft Monopoly a Global Security Risk, Experts Say (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - A report charging that Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) dominance in desktop software has created a global security risk has been released by a group of Internet security experts, under the auspices of the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA).
6.	Employer Bans Use of Internal E-Mail (AP). AP - A British mobile phone retailer has banned staff from using e-mail to communicate with each other because its chief executive believes it is a waste of time.
7.	Internet Sales Tax May Get Amazon.com's Support (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Supporters of a national Internet sales tax proposal are negotiating with Amazon.com in a bid to win an endorsement from the largest online retailer for legislation introduced today in Congress.
8.	AOL Launches Games on Instant Messenger Service (Reuters). Reuters - Taking another step into the lucrative video games market, America Online on Thursday said it would launch a series of interactive games that run on its popular instant messaging software and let users chat with each other while playing.
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9.	House Votes to Launch Do-Not-Call List
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10.	Palm OS: the right balance. Microsoft and Symbian's operating systems are less flexible than Palm OS
11.	Sobig linked to DDoS attacks on anti-spam sites. Find 'Baron Samedi', controller of the zombie PC network

4:28:26 PM

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1.	Accenture, SAP team in financial sector. The two companies are setting up sales and support teams with members from both firms and making a bid for the market with existing offerings and new ones to be codeveloped.
2.	Out with the old, in with the (sorta) new
3.	Computer shipments, new orders decline. The Commerce Department says shipments of computers and related products dropped 10.5 percent from July to August--a discouraging sign for the IT industry.
4.	Dell opens its doors to home electronics. The PC giant moves into the consumer electronics market with new products and is opening a digital music store, hoping to cash in on the converging PC and consumer electronics industries.
5.	On-demand computing: My take. IBM's Irving Wladawsky-Berger says the winners in the on-demand era won't necessarily be companies with the hottest technologies.
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6.	XBox Can Be Used As Karaoke Machine (AP). AP - If titles like "NFL Fever 2003" and "Midtown Madness" don't excite you, how about "I Will Survive"?
7.	With Site Finder, VeriSign Sparks Internet-wide Criticism (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - VeriSign Inc.'s move last week to steer misdirected Internet queries to its new search system was a technological success, lassoing millions of Web users who otherwise would have landed on search pages operated by other major online players.
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8.	Linux Kernel Benchmarking: 2.4 vs. 2.6-test
9.	30th Anniversary of the Microcomputer
10.	SCO's Plan Examined
11.	NTT Joins OSDL

3:28:16 PM

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1.	Dell to Launch Digital Music Player and Service. Round Rock, Texas-based Dell and other PC companies have been pushing further into the consumer electronics market amid stiff competition in the computer sector. By Reuters.
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2.	House vote stymies TIA spy plan. Lawmakers approve a spending bill that removes funding for Total Information Awareness, effectively nixing the plan that sought to assemble computerized dossiers on Americans.
3.	Microsoft names Japanese Xbox chief
4.	Start-up Netezza taps into biotech. The business intelligence upstart develops a specialized version of its hardware server targeted at the bioinformatics field.
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5.	Dell Entering Consumer Electronics Market (AP). AP - Dell Inc. will enter the consumer electronics market with television sets, digital music players and an online music service, opening yet another front in its war with rivals Gateway and Apple Computer.
6.	Officials Want the Taxes From Web Sales (AP). AP - State and local officials, backed by some of the country's largest retailers, approached Congress on Thursday asking permission to start collecting sales taxes in the mostly tax-free world of Internet shopping.
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7.	Diebold Audit Released, BlackBoxVoting.Org Shut Down
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8.	Dell launches iPod rival. The world's largest computer maker is to start making digital music players and TVs as it targets the consumer electronics market.
9.	Nintendo braves China market. Nintendo becomes the first foreign games console maker to step into China's pirate-infested market.
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10.	Samba offers NT 4.0 escape route. Alight here
11.	Stealth mode Amazon.com gets into search. It's Bezos vs. God

2:27:56 PM

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1.	Calif. governor to sign e-waste bill. The Electronic Waste Recycling Act imposes a fee on computer monitors and televisions and requires the eventual elimination of hazardous substances from those devices.
2.	Judge tosses Microsoft Smart Tags case. A federal judge dismisses a case in which a small Wisconsin software maker claimed features in Microsoft Office infringed on its patents.
3.	Nokia pictures wearable photo gear. The company is planning new products that will let consumers take pictures from camera phones and transfer them onto tiny digital lockets and bracelets.
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4.	Latest Scareware Is a Creepy Delight (AP). AP - "Silent Hill 3" is delicious to play and highly instructive as well, because the video game reveals one of those quizzical things that distinguish humans from every other living being on Earth: We delight in scaring the bejeezus out of ourselves.
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5.	Red Herring Comes Back
6.	New Nano-ITX 12cm Motherboards
7.	Smartcards to Track London Commuters
8.	Linux Kernel Benchmarking: 2.4 vs. 2.6-test
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9.	E-government services 'on track'. The man in charge of getting public services online by 2005 says more has to be done to get people to use them.
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10.	NetApp soups up low-end NAS kit. Room to grow
11.	Seagate ships most rugged external hard drive. Reg Kit Watch Tougher than the rest

1:27:37 PM

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1.	Samba steps up Linux/Windows connection. The open-source development team releases an update to its Samba software for connecting Windows desktop PCs with Linux or Unix servers.
2.	America Online lets IM games begin. The Web portal says it will integrate online games produced by WildTangent into a preview version of its AOL Instant Messenger service.
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3.	SAP: Skip Enterprise, jump to mySAP ERP (TechTarget). TechTarget - CHICAGO -- SAP users who are planning to upgrade their R/3 systems to Enterprise should migrate instead to mySAP ERP, according to SAP America CEO Bill McDermott.
4.	Internet Sales Tax May Get Amazon.com's Support (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Supporters of a national Internet sales tax proposal are negotiating with Amazon.com in a bid to win an endorsement from the largest online retailer for legislation introduced today in Congress.
5.	Do-Not-Call List Blocked By Court (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - A government plan to allow Americans to block telemarketing calls to their homes beginning next week was stalled yesterday by a federal judge who said the Federal Trade Commission overstepped its authority.
6.	Reliance on Microsoft Called Risk to U.S. Security (Reuters). Reuters - Computer security experts issued a joint report on Wednesday saying that the ubiquitous reach of Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT.O) software on desktops worldwide has made computer networks a national security risk susceptible to "massive, cascading failures."
7.	Dell to Launch Digital Music Player, Service (Reuters). Reuters - No. 1 personal computer maker Dell Inc. (DELL.O) on Thursday said that it would launch a music service and begin selling a digital music player, a flat panel television screen and a new handheld computer in the fourth quarter.
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8.	Report: Amazon developing e-commerce search technology. Amazon.com Inc. is reportedly working to develop a Web search technology that will help it compete against the likes of Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. when it comes to directing consumers to merchandise online.
9.	Interview: Oracle plugs the power of the grid. Oracle Corp. unveiled its newly revamped product line based around the "utility" or grid computing model earlier this month at OracleWorld, including a new version of its application server software, Application Server 10g. The Redwood Shores, California, company has now taken its grid computing show on the road to customers and the press in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region.
10.	Samba 3.0 to be released Thursday. On Thursday, developers working on the open-source Samba project are expected to unveil the first major release of their Unix and Linux file server software in two years.
11.	Update: Intel invests $450M in memory maker Micron. Intel Corp. invested $450 million in Micron Technology Inc. and said it would team with the memory chip maker to develop next-generation chips that work with future Intel products.
12.	PC technology takes center stage at Computex. TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The attentions of the IT hardware industry were once again focused on Taipei this week, as vendors unveiled their latest products and showed off advances in computing technology at the Computex exhibition.
13.	Connexion in-flight Internet adds Atlantic coverage. The Boeing Co. is to lease space on a satellite above the Atlantic Ocean, filling a further coverage gap in its Connexion by Boeing in-flight Internet service.
14.	Update: California bans all spam e-mail. California took a tough stand against spam e-mail on Wednesday after Governor Gray Davis signed a law prohibiting anyone from sending unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisements to a California e-mail address.
15.	SAP, Accenture team up to support financial firms. Banks and insurance companies seeking standard software products tailored for the financial services sector could benefit from a new partnership between SAP AG and Accenture Ltd.
16.	Kodak focuses on digital printing. Eastman Kodak Co. intends to produce ink-jet printers for consumers as part of a corporate overhaul that will focus the Rochester, New York, company's efforts on digital printing markets, Kodak plans to announce Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT: RFID/Smart Label Printing White Paper from Zebra - Learn about how smart labels help prevent asset loss, track shipments, and process customer transactions, and see how the technology could help your business.
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17.	Update: California bans all spam e-mail. Law sets up an 'opt-in' requirement

12:27:16 PM

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1.	Microsoft agrees to tie-up with Japanese "ubiquitous" software developer (AFP). AFP - US software giant Microsoft Corp. said it would tie up with a Japanese non-profit group to develop next generation operating systems for everything from refrigerators to cellphones.
2.	Oracle's Grid Is About Less, Rather Than More (Reuters). Reuters - Oracle Corp.'s new grid software that allows companies to stitch together separate computers is designed to win customers for the long term, not provide a quick sales boost, a senior executive said on Thursday.
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3.	Nintendo braves China market. Nintendo becomes the first foreign games console maker to step into China's pirate-infested market and unveils US price cuts.
4.	Villages bypass BT for broadband. Villagers are getting faster internet access by setting up their own company to bring broadband to their homes.
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5.	NEC boffins create 'stable' nanotube fab process. One step closer to making nanotube transistors
6.	India's Yahoo! Groups ban - update. Blockage almost total
7.	eBay confirms user data giveaway. Just ask, we'll tell
8.	Freeserve to offer 'friendly' advice service. How do you get rid of red wine stains?
9.	Amazon.com drops Fossil Wrist PDA. Update Delayed again

11:27:07 AM

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1.	China to build national computing grid. Chip giant Intel teams with China's Ministry of Education to build a shared supercomputer on a network linking 10 universities.
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2.	Sony Readies Clie Video Recorder (PC World). PC World - Device records TV programs; content plays back on your Clie PDA.
3.	Sinking the Pirates of the Internet (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - The recording industry isn't alone in its fight against digital piracy. But while the Recording Industry Association of America employs an aggressive legal strategy, its allies in Hollywood have been embracing technology solutions to protect their intellectual property and to ferret out pirates who illegally download movies from the Internet.
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4.	Porting Games From Binary

10:26:45 AM

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1.	Flash steps out of the browser. Macromedia releases a trial version of its Central software for running Flash applications offline.
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2.	Before the Bell: Kodak, Red Hat Fall (Reuters). Reuters - Shares of Eastman Kodak Co. (EK.N) fell in pre-open trade on Thursday after it cut its dividend for the first time in more than a century.
3.	Faster Computers Require Faster Software (AP). AP - Microprocessors that handle data in 64-bit rather than 32-bit chunks are billed as the next big leap for personal computers � a development so tremendous that it will re-ignite the industry's sales, boost profits and open new, exciting markets.
4.	In-Flight Internet Crosses the Atlantic (PC World). PC World - Boeing closes another coverage gap in its upcoming Connexion service.
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5.	Samba 3.0.0 Released
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6.	Smart cards track commuters. New season tickets being used by London's commuters can track their movements around the city.
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7.	Bulldog gets new COO. That's it
8.	NEC boffins create 'stable' carbon nanotube fab process. One step closer to making nanotube transistors
9.	Lloyds TSB phishing scam nipped in the bud. Be vigilant

9:26:25 AM

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1.	Eolas case shakes up software rivalries. Silicon Valley companies are used to thinking of mighty Microsoft as the enemy, but a patent suit that may place a crushing burden on the Web has many of them siding with the software giant on this one.
2.	Handicapping SCO versus Linux. Intellectual property attorney Stuart Meyer says the issues in the Linux code dispute between The SCO Group and IBM may be thornier than commonly assumed.
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3.	Microsoft in Partnership for Data Analysis Tools in India (Reuters). Reuters - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O), the world's No. 1 software maker, has teamed up with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young (CAPP.PA) and India's Tata Consultancy Services to offer smart data analysis solutions to companies in India.
4.	Dell to dive into consumer electronics market (USATODAY.com). USATODAY.com - Dell is unveiling plans Thursday to make a major push into consumer electronics, selling flat-panel TVs and MP3 players on its popular Web site and in a remarkable departure for Dell opening an online music-downloading store.
5.	Pop-ups assail through Windows (USATODAY.com). USATODAY.com - Before Walter Pomerleau could surf the Web recently, he had to fight a new kind of pop-up ad sweeping across the Internet.
6.	Nokia to Launch New 3G Handset--Consumer Web Site (Reuters). Reuters - The world's largest mobile phone maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE) will launch a new color-screen, high-speed, camera-equipped phone dubbed the 7600, according to a Swiss Web site that specializes in product information on mobile phones.
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7.	States Fight Internet Tax Ban, Cite VoIP Concern
8.	File-Sharing Ethics Taught In Classrooms?
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9.	E-paper prepares for video. Flexible paper-like computer displays fast enough to show colour video images are being developed by Philips.
10.	Tube smart cards track commuters. New season tickets being used by London's commuters can track their movements around the city.
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11.	IT services at work are pants. New workers wait weeks for PCs, help, says study
12.	Em@iler set to make a profit. 250k in circulation
13.	Windows Longhorn to RTM in August 2005?. Neowin saws at the branch...

8:26:05 AM

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1.	Watchdog to target text spammers. You have been warned
2.	Nvidia unveils nForce 3 for mobile, desktop Athlon 64. Join workstation part
3.	Bust PC builder lands ICM with huge piracy bill. MS comes calling

7:25:54 AM

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1.	Google hits advertiser milestone. The Web search company amasses 150,000 advertisers worldwide, thanks to an aggressive international growth strategy that now includes Spain, the company says.
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2.	Web Search Company Google Opens Madrid Office (Reuters). Reuters - Google Inc. plans to open an office in Madrid, its first in a Spanish-speaking country, the Silicon Valley-based Web search company said on Thursday.
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3.	Net guru peers into web's future. Internet pioneer Tim Berners-Lee outlines his vision of a more "intelligent" web in a BBC interview.
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4.	$100m Grand Theft Auto lawsuit threatens to become class action. Blood in the water
5.	VeriSign: illiterate ramblings. Rough calcs
6.	Pervert! You're using the Internet. Kewney on MSN Chat
7.	VeriSign slammed for domain renewal scam. But FTC accepts it didn't break the law
8.	Vignette buys Interwoven. Let battle commence
9.	Linux Taking Off, And Being Taken Off. Game On
10.	Intel pays Micron to boost server RAM output. Memory maker still losing money, though
11.	Philips and HP to share virtual data centre. 'On demand' for real
12.	Intel ships 3.2GHz Mobile P4 with HT tech. And a 2.7GHz desktop Celeron
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13.	Catch a Flick on Flexible E-Paper. Scientists in the Netherlands have found a way to display high-definition moving images on wafer-thin electronic paper. Researchers envision future users reading e-mail or watching the news on pliable, lightweight e-paper screens.
14.	The Hunter Becomes the Hunted. Saying that the music industry is ripping off its file-sharing software to track down music pirates, Kazaa is suing for copyright infringement.
15.	RIAA Goes After the Wrong Gal. The music biz withdraws a lawsuit against a 66-year-old sculptor who claims never to have even downloaded file-trading software. Some say similar cases may emerge, given the difficulties of tying IP addresses to particular individuals.
16.	Court Blocks Telemarketing List. An Oklahoma court rules that the FTC overstepped its authority by setting up the wildly popular 'do not call' list, which prevents telemarketers from contacting people who have said they don't want to be bothered.
17.	The Dark Side of the Boom. Waxing nostalgic for the booming '90s? Not so fast, says Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz -- the last decade's prosperity obscured deeper problems that are adding to the market's volatility. A Q & #038;A with Brendan I. Koerner from Wired magazine.
18.	California Takes on PC Waste. California Gov. Gray Davis is expected to sign a bill Thursday that will make it easier to junk old electronics safely. Critics say the plan does not compel companies to make recyclable products. By Katie Dean.
19.	Toward a Weblogging Empire. Jason Calacanis was last seen as the editor of the Silicon Alley Reporter. Now he's resurfacing as the would-be czar of a weblogging clearinghouse. But is there any money in it? By Daniel Terdiman.
20.	Want PC Security? Diversify. A study blames Microsoft's 'monoculture' in the operating-system business for growing security risks. Critics say the real problem is ignorant or negligent computer users. By Joanna Glasner.
21.	Thinking Different, Saving Money. Virginia Tech was looking for a way to put together a supercomputing cluster without breaking its budget. So it grabbed some Linux boxes, right? Actually, no -- it bought a bunch of Macs. By Michelle Delio.
22.	Status Quo for Travel Privacy. Consumers and advocates have jumped all over JetBlue for its privacy lapse, so other airlines are taking a look at their policies. Seems most won't change a thing. By Ryan Singel.
23.	Maryland: E-Voting Passes Muster. A new report says the Diebold electronic voting system is 'at high risk of compromise,' but state officials are confident the machines will be ready for next year's elections. By Kim Zetter.

6:25:36 AM

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1.	Microsoft: Xbox Price to Shadow PS2, Not GameCube (Reuters). Reuters - The head of Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) Xbox game console business said on Thursday the company's main benchmark when it comes to pricing would remain Sony Corp (6758.T) and not Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS).
2.	The Shrinking PC Business Is Great News for Some (Reuters). Reuters - A final death knell for boring computers housed in bland metal cases may be years away, but a group of up-and-comers is ushering in a new breed of small, stylish models that look just at home in the living room as the office.
3.	Wireless Networks Link Computers to Stereos, TVs (Reuters). Reuters - Electronics firms have a new concept to sell: wireless home networks that snatch movies, photos and music files from computers around the house and play them back on the living room TV and hi-fi.
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4.	Electronic paper prepares for video. Flexible paper-like computer displays fast enough to show moving colour video images are being developed by Philips.
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5.	PalmSource to build smartphone OS. Once PDA-centric Palm OS 6 is done, by year's end
6.	Shift to voice over IP underway. Inexorable
7.	The BOFH mobile comms quiz. Episode 22 How sad is your workplace?

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1.	Sophos Acquires Anti-Spam Company ActiveState (TechWeb). TechWeb - ActiveState's PureMessage enterprise e-mail protection software will be integrated with Sophos's ant-virus offerings.
2.	HP Offers Legal Protection To Linux Customers (TechWeb). TechWeb - Businesses who buy the open-source operating system from HP won't have to worry about a lawsuit from the SCO Group.
3.	Sargento Foods Deploys Wireless Supply Chain Software (TechWeb). TechWeb - Catalyst incorporated SAP warehouse management and SAPConsole into Sargento's SAP release 4.6c to provide better inventory management, expand RF capabilities and increase connectivity between the warehouse and key production areas.
4.	I Want My DellTV (TechWeb). TechWeb - Michael Dell can't do much about peaking PC adoption, but TV, now there's a growth market.
5.	Congress Asked About Internet Sales Tax (AP). AP - Congress is being asked to decide whether to let states begin collecting sales taxes via Internet retailers or preserve the mostly tax-free world of virtual shopping.
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6.	Paper Capable Of Playing Videos Developed
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7.	Chatroom move 'irresponsible'. Child safety campaigners welcome MSN plans to close its free chatrooms, but rivals and experts attack the move.

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1.	Studios Moving to Block Piracy of Films Online. The industry has gone on a coordinated offensive to thwart the free downloading of films before it spins out of control. By Laura M. Holson.
2.	Critics Attack Microsoft Over Security. A group of computer security experts asserted on Wednesday that Windows is a threat to national security because of its complex design and monopoly reach. By Steve Lohr.
3.	Report Raises Electronic Vote Security Issues. Electronic voting machine technology used nationwide is "at high risk of compromise" because of software flaws that could make them vulnerable to computer hackers. By John Schwartz.
4.	She Says She's No Music Pirate. No Snoop Fan, Either.. Sarah Ward, a 66-year-old sculptor and retired schoolteacher, was stunned when the record industry sued her for being a music pirate. By John Schwartz.
5.	Microsoft's Rivals Won't Shut Chat Rooms. Microsoft's two major competitors in providing Internet services said that they had no plans to emulate its decision to shut down many free chat rooms. By Laurie J. Flynn.
6.	Now on CD, an Inexpensive Method of Genetic Testing. A researcher has proposed a system for molecular screening that uses a conventional computer CD-R drive and an inkjet printer. By Ian Austen.
7.	Thirsty Batteries Tell Rechargers How Fast to Pour. With some battery rechargers, restoring a couple of double-A's can take up to eight hours. But with Rayovac's new I-C3 system, batteries can be charged during a coffee break. By Ivan Berger.
8.	Flight 737, Now Departing From Your Garage. Hard-core hobbyists spend thousands of hours and dollars constructing mock airliner cockpits in their garages, basements and bedrooms. By Joshua Tompkins.
9.	Tramping Immigrant Byways With a Whisper in Your Ear. These days, Manhattan's Lower East Side is a veritable hipster central: the shabby-chic home to trendy bars, clubs and boutiques. But there is no denying the neighborhood's immigrant past, with its tenements and sweatshops, entertainers and gangsters, bialys and pickles. By Adam Baer.
10.	Flying With the Best of Them, Lindbergh and Earhart Included. MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2004: A CENTURY OF FLIGHT. By Charles Herold.
11.	Children Get Their Own Service, but Parents Get to Keep Control. America Online has long been both a jumping-off place and destination for children who are exploring cyberspace. On Sept. 29, it will introduce a version of its online service intended entirely for children. By Ian Austen.
12.	For a Family of Sharers, Unique XP Identities. Q. I have heard that the Windows XP operating system will let users set up individual identities when they boot up a shared PC. How does this work? By J.d. Biersdorfer.
13.	Monitor Sheds Some Buttons in Favor of Savvy Software. Liquid crystal display computer monitors are sleek, bright and, increasingly, inexpensive. But Samsung, a leading maker of monitors, has introduced a 17-inch model with a different attribute: hands-free operation. By Michel Marriott.
14.	Celebrity Answerers and Creativity Tests. Sites that get you a celebrity on your answering machine; Finding out that you're not as creative as you thought. By Pamela Licalzi O'connell.
15.	For the Living-Room Gamer, a Wireless Link to a PC. The latest Internet-ready game consoles may let you play against other gamers halfway around the world, but getting them connected to the Net may well require stringing Ethernet cables halfway around the home, since consoles and computers often don't share the same room. By Charles Herold.
16.	Microsoft Office 2003 Reviewed. Microsoft has released the 2003 version of its ubiquitous Office software package, including its e-mail program, Outlook. How good are the results? By David Pogue.
17.	A Gallery of Panoramic Images From Around the Web
18.	Letters to the Editor. Toward a Real-Life HAL?.

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1.	Gateway Shows Way to Lead Computer Market (AP). AP - Gateway chief executive Ted Waitt thought he was getting a step ahead of rivals when he added plasma televisions to Gateway's lineup of personal computers and laptops.
2.	Nintendo Targets Chinese Market, Cuts U.S. Price (Reuters). Reuters - Japanese videogame firm Nintendo Co Ltd said on Thursday it will start selling game consoles in China in mid-October, announcing the move hours after it cut the U.S. price of its GameCube console.
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3.	Diebold Audit Released, BlackBoxVoting.Org Shut Down
4.	Spam And Alston - From Luddite To Pin-Up?

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1.	California spam law may face court challenge. A broadly worded ban on unsolicited commercial e-mail could prove vulnerable to challenges on interstate commerce and First Amendment grounds, legal experts say.
2.	Philips chips in for HP gear. Hewlett-Packard plans to announce Thursday that the Dutch chipmaker is among the first companies to purchase and set-up HP's vision for the data center of the future.
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3.	New York bank takes $183m hit (FT.com). FT.com - Concerns about the giant US government-sponsored enterprise system grew on Wednesday as the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York revealed it would not pay a dividend this quarter because of a $183m investment loss.
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4.	Dell downplays PDA opportunities. Despite rapid success in the handheld computing market, Dell doesn't see a large opportunity in that market over the short term and will continue to focus the majority of its efforts on the servers, storage and networking markets.
5.	Salesnet aims Express at low end of CRM market. Salesnet Inc. plans to introduce a new edition of its hosted CRM (customer relationship management) software next week targeted at the lowest end of the CRM market, with a monthly per-user price starting at less than $20.
6.	Genome transforms, challenges drug discovery. The transformation of drug discovery as a consequence of mapping the human genome started before that project was finished so that genomic medicines are already on the market, but scientists and pharmaceutical companies face daunting challenges on the way to "individualized" health care, panelists said during a session Wednesday at the Technology Review's Emerging Technologies Conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
7.	Today's experiments hint at tomorrow's technology. Someday, perhaps not long from now, automobiles will be powered by hydrogen fuel cells with individual motors built into each wheel for better traction and other key parts built into a chassis on top of which the body locks, like a laptop to a docking station. Medicine developed for particular diabetes sufferers will help them avoid secondary effects of the disease, like blindness and amputations of toes or legs. Environmental sensors will keep tabs on air and water sources in animal habitats so that scientists will be able to quell problems before they veer out of control.
8.	Intel invests $450M in memory maker Micron. Intel Corp. invested US$450 million in Micron Technology Inc. and said it would team with the memory chip maker to develop next-generation chips that work with future Intel products.
9.	Java panel pondering Web services, portal proposals. Proposals to boost Web services and portal capabilities in Java are up for imminent votes by stewards of the programming language, according to an official at Java inventor Sun Microsystems. ADVERTISEMENT: Avaya - Converged Networks - Download Avaya's white paper on "Converged Communications: Delivering Business Value through IP Telephony." Avaya, a leading provider of business communication systems.

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