5. desember 2005

Sony Draws Ire With PSP Graffiti. The electronics maker tags urban buildings with black spray-painted images of child consumers absorbed in the handheld. Advertising firms call it genius, but the word on the street is less flattering. By Ryan Singel. [Wired News] 4:19:37 PM    comment [] Sunni Candidates in Iraq Find Enemies on All Sides. Sunni politicians taking part in the elections denounce the Shiite-led government, yet Sunni militants brand them as traitors. By EDWARD WONG. [NYT > Home Page] 4:16:45 PM    comment [] India Accelerating: In Today's India, Status Comes With Four Wheels. Encouraged by better roads and an influx of consumer goods, India's middle and upper classes are discovering driving for pleasure. By AMY WALDMAN. [NYT > Home Page] 4:15:29 PM    comment [] Airbus to Look at Building Jets in China. Airbus made an agreement with Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China to study the possibility of setting up an assembly line in China. By REUTERS. [NYT > Business] 4:13:38 PM    comment [] Branson in Talks to Sell Stake in Cellphone Unit. Sir Richard Branson is in talks to sell his stake in Virgin Mobile's British business to NTL, a British cable and phone provider. By HEATHER TIMMONS. [NYT > Business] 4:11:01 PM    comment [] $1.2 Billion Deal for Swedish Company. A pair of private equity firms have agreed to buy the Swedish telecommunications company Com Hem for just over one billion euros, or $1.2 billion. By HEATHER TIMMONS and ANDREW ROSS SORKIN. [NYT > Business] 4:09:16 PM    comment [] With Oil Prices Off Their Peak, Are Supplies Assured?. Even as consumers worry about high gasoline prices and rising heating bills, oil executives in London, Texas and Saudi Arabia seem to be concerned about a prospect of falling prices. By JAD MOUAWAD. [NYT > Business] 4:08:08 PM    comment [] What's Ahead: Blue Skies, or More Forecasts of Them?. Economic forecasters are all but unanimous in predicting that the coming year will not bring a recession. It isn't so clear whether that forecast has any meaning. By DAVID LEONHARDT. [NYT > Business] 4:06:30 PM    comment [] Microsoft's Bill Gates to Visit India . BANGALORE, India -- When Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates begins a four-day visit to India on Tuesday, he'll see a country moving increasingly toward open source operating systems _ the chief rival to his company's Windows software. By S. SRINIVASAN. [washingtonpost.com - Technology - Industry News, Policy, and Reviews] 4:04:29 PM    comment [] Verizon May Shed Yellow Pages Unit . Verizon Communications Inc., the second-largest U.S. phone company, said yesterday that it may sell its yellow pages unit, a deal that could be worth as much as $17 billion. By Arshad Mohammed. [washingtonpost.com - Technology - Industry News, Policy, and Reviews] 4:02:24 PM    comment [] Gaming Grandma . Video gamer Barbara St. Hilaire joins grandson Timothy online to discuss the world of computer gaming and her famous blog, "Old Grandma Hardcore." By Timothy St. Hilaire. [washingtonpost.com - Technology - Industry News, Policy, and Reviews] 4:00:29 PM    comment [] Powerful quake rocks East Africa. A strong earthquake hits eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, near Lake Tanganyika. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 3:57:57 PM    comment [] Intel to Invest $1 Billion in India . NEW DELHI -- Chip-maker Intel Corp. will invest more than $1 billion in the next five years to expand its operations in India and in local technology companies, Intel Chairman Craig Barrett said Monday. By AP. [washingtonpost.com - Technology - Industry News, Policy, and Reviews] 3:56:36 PM    comment []

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