21. november 2005

China looks to disconnect free Internet calls with help of US company (AFP). AFP - A US technology group has sold software to a major telecoms firm that will allow China to block popular free Internet telephone services such as Skype. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 8:44:44 PM    comment [] Intel and Micron to form new venture (Reuters). Reuters - Intel Corp. and Micron Technology Inc. on Monday said they would form a venture to make flash memory for popular consumer electronics products such as digital cameras, mobile phones and the Apple iPod. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 8:42:42 PM    comment [] GM to cut 30,000 US jobs 8:40:17 PM    comment [] Voters back Chirac's crackdown 8:39:31 PM    comment [] 'Sopranos' Actor Pleads Guilty (AP) 8:38:50 PM    comment [] Nike plane has landing problems (Reuters) 8:37:52 PM    comment [] Overweight Kids at Risk for Broken Bones (AP) 8:37:11 PM    comment [] Mildewed Police Files May Hold Clues to Atrocities in Guatemala 8:36:16 PM    comment [] Cheney Assails Critics but Says Debate on Iraq Is Healthy 8:35:24 PM    comment [] 'Snowstorms on way' for chilly UK 8:34:35 PM    comment [] Deadly clash on Lebanese border 8:33:34 PM    comment [] Fire death fear over missing boys 8:32:56 PM    comment [] Directors jailed for dumping mail 8:31:50 PM    comment [] A B At The White House? 8:28:22 PM    comment [] Hospital reviewing cancer cases. More than 2,000 breast cancer tests carried out at a Belfast hospital are reviewed amid concerns about a radiologist. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 3:04:51 PM    comment [] Sharon Seeks Elections and Plans Withdrawal From Likud Party. Ariel Sharon asked Israel's president today to dissolve parliament and call an early election; he was expected to announce the creation of a new party later in the day. By STEVEN ERLANGER. [NYT > Home Page] 3:02:05 PM    comment [] Cadbury selling Europe drinks arm. Confectionary giant Cadbury Schweppes agrees to sell its European soft drinks business for £1.3bn. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 3:00:09 PM    comment [] TiVo to allow iPod, Playstation downloads (Reuters). Reuters - Digital video recorder maker TiVo Inc. on Monday said an enhancement to its current TiVoToGo feature would allow subscribers to transfer recorded television programming to Apple iPod or Playstation Portable devices. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 2:58:19 PM    comment [] In an Insurgent Town, Marines' Work Is at Once Routine and Terrifying. Storming into buildings in a dangerous Iraqi town near the Syrian border, Marines are never sure whether they will discover empty shells or booby-traps and fighters lying in wait. By KIRK SEMPLE. [NYT > Home Page] 2:56:33 PM    comment [] Fox to Offer Movies Online Via Movielink (AP). AP - Movielink, a joint venture of five Hollywood studios to offer movies over the Internet, has signed a deal with Twentieth Century Fox, allowing it to offer movies from all major studios for the first time. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 2:55:32 PM    comment [] EU puts Bosnia on path to entry. The European Union gives the green light to talks that will prepare Bosnia for the long road to EU membership. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 2:48:52 PM    comment [] Ill George Best still unconscious. Former football star George Best remains unconscious and his condition has not changed overnight, says his doctor. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 2:47:50 PM    comment [] Gaffer tape defeats Sony DRM rootkit. D'oh [The Register] 2:46:09 PM    comment [] Selling You the Xbox 360. Only hardcore gamers and HDTV owners who want to show off the power of their expensive TV set should buy the 360 this week. Plus: Street Fighter coming soon to PSP. From the Wired News blog Game|Life. [Wired News] 2:45:08 PM    comment [] USB Holiday Madness. The season is upon us. Does a USB Christmas tree or snowman light up your winter blues? Plus: Turns out robots make pretty good surgeons, at least for clearing blocked arteries. From the Wired News blog Gear Factor. [Wired News] 2:43:50 PM    comment [] Game Battle Heats Up in Asia. The World Cyber Games, the computer industry's equivalent of the Olympics, winds up in Singapore. [Wired News] 2:42:53 PM    comment [] The Bad Lieutenant. Why are the most violent, brutal figures in video games usually police officers and soldiers? Commentary by Clive Thompson. [Wired News] 2:42:11 PM    comment [] Monster Scope to Dwarf Rivals. A giant telescope three times the size of current observatories is in the works. It'll be the first in a new generation of monster scopes that will peer deeper into space than ever before. By John Hudson. [Wired News] 2:40:52 PM    comment []

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