17. mars 2006

China Withdraws Case Against Times Researcher. The surprise decision comes a month before President Hu Jintao is scheduled to visit the United States. By JIM YARDLEY. [NYT > Home Page] 7:24:40 PM    comment []

Google capital spending spike will slow 2006 growth (AFP). AFP - US Internet search giant Google said it expects to spend "significantly" more this year to continue to innovate and resist competition from the likes of Microsoft and Yahoo. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 7:22:43 PM    comment []

Microsoft in $500M business services push. Microsoft said it plans to spend $500 million over the next year trying to persuade businesses to use its software rather than hire IBM consultants. [Computerworld News] 7:21:10 PM    comment []

Mexico 2, United States 1: United States Runs Out of Chances in Classic. Team USA lost to Mexico, 2-1, and was eliminated from the inaugural World Baseball Classic. South Korea and Japan advanced to the semifinals in San Diego. By MURRAY CHASS. [NYT > Home Page] 7:18:31 PM    comment []

U.S. Military Continues Sweep for Insurgent Bases in Iraq. A large-scale assault that included helicopters and ground forces outside Samarra entered its second day. By EDWARD WONG. [NYT > Home Page] 7:16:40 PM    comment []

Philips to fix 12,000 plasma TVs in US (Reuters). Reuters - Dutch company Philips Electronics will make house calls to repair almost 12,000 flat panel plasma TV sets in the United States because they are liable to overheating, it said on Friday. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 7:14:26 PM    comment []

Enterprises: Cybercrime costs us dearly. Eyeing cybercrime costs, businesses are waking up to threat posed by organized criminals, says survey. [CNET News.com] 7:12:53 PM    comment []

Autopsy Defuses Speculation on Milosevic. The autopsy did not detect traces of unprescribed medicine, but it deepened the mystery of what precipitated his heart attack. By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL and MARLISE SIMONS. [NYT > Home Page] 7:10:54 PM    comment []

Google to Complete AOL Investment in 2Q . MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Google Inc. said Thursday it expects to complete its $1 billion investment in America Online during the second quarter, slightly later than the two popular Web sites originally anticipated. By AP. [washingtonpost.com - Technology - Industry News, Policy, and Reviews] 7:09:04 PM    comment []

Lawyer: Singapore piracy case is 'very significant'. Criminal charges brought against a Singaporean company for alleged use of pirated software mark an important legal milestone in the country, according to a Singaporean lawyer familiar with the case. [Computerworld News] 7:07:20 PM    comment []

Japan's Sanyo to ally with Taiwan's Quanta in TVs (AFP). AFP - Japan's loss-making Sanyo Electric and Taiwan's Quanta Computer Inc said they had agreed to form a joint venture in the fast-growing market for flat-panel televisions. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 7:05:41 PM    comment []

Japan's Softbank enters cellphones with 15-bln-dollar Vodafone buy (AFP). AFP - Japanese Internet empire Softbank launched its foray into mobile telephones with a 15-billion-dollar buy of Vodafone's Japanese unit that could spark fierce price competition. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 7:04:32 PM    comment []

Belarus blocks more poll monitors. The authorities in Belarus expel more foreign observers ahead of Sunday's presidential election. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 7:02:29 PM    comment []

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