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The Motley Fool | http://feeds.fool.com/~r/usmf/foolwatch/~3/237701956/foolish-forecast-jcpenney-and-the-icahn-factor.aspx | Foolish Forecast: J.C. Penney and the Icahn Factor | null | Business | The department store operator will report earnings while Carl Icahn sniffs.
<p><a href="http://feeds.fool.com/~a/usmf/foolwatch?a=RskFzm"><img src="http://feeds.fool.com/~a/usmf/foolwatch?i=RskFzm" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.fool.com/~r/usmf/foolwatch/~4/237701956" height="1" width="1"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 19:38:30 | The department store operator will report earnings while Carl Icahn sniffs. | 0Business
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The Motley Fool | http://feeds.fool.com/~r/usmf/foolwatch/~3/237701957/mark-one-up-for-officemax.aspx | Mark One Up for OfficeMax | null | Business | The retailer's earnings improve a lot despite soft sales.
<p><a href="http://feeds.fool.com/~a/usmf/foolwatch?a=Xs8u3d"><img src="http://feeds.fool.com/~a/usmf/foolwatch?i=Xs8u3d" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.fool.com/~r/usmf/foolwatch/~4/237701957" height="1" width="1"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 20:27:02 | The retailer's earnings improve a lot despite soft sales. | 0Business
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The Motley Fool | http://feeds.fool.com/~r/usmf/foolwatch/~3/237701958/dont-fall-for-short-term-bond-funds.aspx | Don't Fall for Short-Term Bond Funds | null | Business | A little more interest isn't worth the risk.
<p><a href="http://feeds.fool.com/~a/usmf/foolwatch?a=vKfvOw"><img src="http://feeds.fool.com/~a/usmf/foolwatch?i=vKfvOw" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.fool.com/~r/usmf/foolwatch/~4/237701958" height="1" width="1"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:10:40 | A little more interest isn't worth the risk. | 0Business
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The Motley Fool | http://feeds.fool.com/~r/usmf/foolwatch/~3/237701959/goodyears-good-life.aspx | Goodyear's Good Life | null | Business | Pricing and premium product sales propel the tire maker to higher profits.
<p><a href="http://feeds.fool.com/~a/usmf/foolwatch?a=jvE7TT"><img src="http://feeds.fool.com/~a/usmf/foolwatch?i=jvE7TT" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.fool.com/~r/usmf/foolwatch/~4/237701959" height="1" width="1"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 19:36:36 | Pricing and premium product sales propel the tire maker to higher profits. | 0Business
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The Motley Fool | http://feeds.fool.com/~r/usmf/foolwatch/~3/237701960/5-stocks-under-10.aspx | 5 Stocks Under $10 | null | Business | It's all about the Hamiltons, baby.
<p><a href="http://feeds.fool.com/~a/usmf/foolwatch?a=NGwdeQ"><img src="http://feeds.fool.com/~a/usmf/foolwatch?i=NGwdeQ" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.fool.com/~r/usmf/foolwatch/~4/237701960" height="1" width="1"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 20:42:03 | It's all about the Hamiltons, baby. | 0Business
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The Motley Fool | http://feeds.fool.com/~r/usmf/foolwatch/~3/237701961/contrarian-shopping-list.aspx | Contrarian Shopping List | null | Business | A Fool peers in through Wall Street's out door.
<p><a href="http://feeds.fool.com/~a/usmf/foolwatch?a=b9MyxE"><img src="http://feeds.fool.com/~a/usmf/foolwatch?i=b9MyxE" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.fool.com/~r/usmf/foolwatch/~4/237701961" height="1" width="1"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 19:44:44 | A Fool peers in through Wall Street's out door. | 0Business
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PHPDeveloper.org | http://www.phpdeveloper.org/news/9663 | Michael Kimsal's Blog: Grails for PHP Developers Part 5 | null | Software and Developement | <p>
<i>Michael Kimsal</i> <a href="http://michaelkimsal.com/blog/?p=467">points out</a> the posting of the latest part of his "Grails for PHP developers" series to his blog site - <a href="http://michaelkimsal.com/blog/?page_id=451">Part Five</a> of the series.
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I've put up the latest installment in my "Grails for PHP developers". Rather than delve too much more in to Grails head on, I'm taking this installment (and at least the next one) to delve more in to the Groovy language itself. Groovy offers similarities to PHP, but also many differences which can trip you up if you're not careful. I'll try to lay those out as best I can in the next couple of installments.
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This <a href="http://michaelkimsal.com/blog/?page_id=451">new part</a> of the series goes back and puts the spotlight on GRoovy, the base of the Groovy/Grails combo. He talks about working with variables and arrays as containers for multiple pieces of data and some possible gotchas that could come up along the way.
</p> | 3 | 2008-02-19 20:55:24 | Michael Kimsal points out the posting of the latest part of his "Grails for PHP developers" series to his blog site - Part Five of the series.
I've put up the latest installment in my "Grails for PHP developers". Rather than delve too much more in to Grails head on, I'm taking this installment (and at least the next one) to delve more in to the Groovy language itself. Groovy offers similarities to PHP, but also many differences which can trip you up if you're not careful. I'll try to lay those out as best I can in the next couple of installments.
This new part of the series goes back and puts the spotlight on GRoovy, the base of the Groovy/Grails combo. He talks about working with variables and arrays as containers for multiple pieces of data and some possible gotchas that could come up along the way. | 7Software and Developement
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The Register | http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/19/sun_tsmc_ti/ | Sun decides TI's not so ab fab | null | Software and Developement | <h4>Bring us TSMC</h4>
<p>Sun Microsystems' long, wafer-wrapped embrace with TI will start coming to a close. Earlier today, Sun announced that TSMC will manufacture future versions of its UltraSPARC processors.âŠ</p> | 5 | 2008-02-19 20:57:40 | Bring us TSMC
Sun Microsystems' long, wafer-wrapped embrace with TI will start coming to a close. Earlier today, Sun announced that TSMC will manufacture future versions of its UltraSPARC processors.⊠| 7Software and Developement
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Yahoo Sports | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080219/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_nets_mavericks_trade | Nets send Kidd to Mavericks in eight-player trade
(AP)
| null | Sports | AP - The New Jersey Nets have completed the trade of All-Star point guard Jason Kidd to the Dallas Mavericks. | 5 | 2008-02-19 19:46:48 | AP - The New Jersey Nets have completed the trade of All-Star point guard Jason Kidd to the Dallas Mavericks. | 8Sports
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Reuters Sports | http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/sportsNews/~3/237709620/idUSL1908021020080219 | Kidd returns to Dallas | null | Sports | DALLAS (Reuters) - Eight-times All-Star point guard Jason Kidd left New Jersey Nets on Tuesday to return to the Dallas Mavericks.
<p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/sportsNews?a=gQlCel"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/sportsNews?i=gQlCel" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare">
<a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/sportsNews?a=vjpmCRE"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/sportsNews?i=vjpmCRE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/sportsNews?a=3OVfDYe"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/sportsNews?i=3OVfDYe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/sportsNews?a=m6b5Kme"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/sportsNews?i=m6b5Kme" border="0"></img></a>
</div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/sportsNews/~4/237709620" height="1" width="1"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 20:14:13 | DALLAS (Reuters) - Eight-times All-Star point guard Jason Kidd left New Jersey Nets on Tuesday to return to the Dallas Mavericks. | 8Sports
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Reuters Sports | http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/sportsNews/~3/237702739/idUSL194607120080219 | Italian athletes allowed to campaign on human rights | null | Sports | ROME (Reuters) - Italian athletes will able to campaign for human rights in the run-up to August's Beijing Games, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) said on Tuesday.
<p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/sportsNews?a=MXA1lv"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/sportsNews?i=MXA1lv" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare">
<a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/sportsNews?a=8xa4QoE"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/sportsNews?i=8xa4QoE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/sportsNews?a=JJz12Ae"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/sportsNews?i=JJz12Ae" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/sportsNews?a=Lc3z9ge"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/sportsNews?i=Lc3z9ge" border="0"></img></a>
</div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/sportsNews/~4/237702739" height="1" width="1"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 19:54:06 | ROME (Reuters) - Italian athletes will able to campaign for human rights in the run-up to August's Beijing Games, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) said on Tuesday. | 8Sports
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Boston Globe sports | http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/20/sports/basketball/20nets.html?ex=1361163600&en=a02e862920357912&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss | Deal Is Done; Kidd Is Headed to Dallas | null | Sports | Jason Kidd is headed from the New Jersey Nets to the Dallas Mavericks after some creative deal-making was required to complete the multi-player deal. | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:44:17 | Jason Kidd is headed from the New Jersey Nets to the Dallas Mavericks after some creative deal-making was required to complete the multi-player deal. | 8Sports
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Boston Globe sports | http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/20/sports/baseball/20yankees.html?ex=1361163600&en=15d14988ef593763&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss | Yankee Veterans Back Pettitte | null | Sports | Jason Giambi and Johnny Damon said they back their teammate Andy Pettitte, but offered little insight on former Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens and his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs. | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:30:48 | Jason Giambi and Johnny Damon said they back their teammate Andy Pettitte, but offered little insight on former Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens and his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs. | 8Sports
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CNN Top News | http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/237707150/index.html | Blind Iraq war vets take new path | null | Top News | Ivan Castro carefully makes his way down the ski slopes. It may not seem like much, but for this Iraq war veteran it's a huge feat. Castro is blind. "It's been 16 months and slowly I've come to learn the things I'm able to do visually impaired," he says.
<p><a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_topstories?a=ikR4tm"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_topstories?i=ikR4tm" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare">
<a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=deozu3E"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=deozu3E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=vSQ90IE"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=vSQ90IE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=wOR0Jbe"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=wOR0Jbe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=UrtV4wE"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=UrtV4wE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=Uxx1Jse"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=Uxx1Jse" border="0"></img></a>
</div><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~4/237707150" height="1" width="1"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 20:49:20 | Ivan Castro carefully makes his way down the ski slopes. It may not seem like much, but for this Iraq war veteran it's a huge feat. Castro is blind. "It's been 16 months and slowly I've come to learn the things I'm able to do visually impaired," he says. | 10Top News
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The Washington Post Top News | http://www.newsisfree.com/iclick/i,263588640,2087,f/ | Groceries Grow Elusive for Many in New York City | null | Top News | The Washington Post\\'s ongoing investigation of the state of medical care and facilities at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the overall military and VA health care systems.
<div class='nifad'><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=a8a276f7a37a42499f8b1c69f9acf191&u=263588640"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=a8a276f7a37a42499f8b1c69f9acf191&u=263588640" border="0"/></a></div> | 5 | 2008-02-19 19:42:27 | The Washington Post\\'s ongoing investigation of the state of medical care and facilities at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the overall military and VA health care systems. | 10Top News
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The Washington Post sports | http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/19/AR2008021901451.html?nav=rss_sports | Chiefs Place Franchise Tag on NFL Sack Leader Allen | http___www.washingtonpost.com_wp-dyn_content_photo_2006_09_26_PH2006092600833.gif.gif | Sports | KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs put a franchise tag on defensive end Jared Allen, who led the NFL in sacks last season despite being suspended for the first two games. | 4 | 2008-02-19 20:18:12 | KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs put a franchise tag on defensive end Jared Allen, who led the NFL in sacks last season despite being suspended for the first two games. | 8Sports
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Yahoo Europe | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080219/od_afp/britaininternettakeoversportsfbleng | Web fans complete takeover of lowly English club
(AFP)
| null | Europe | <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080219/od_afp/britaininternettakeoversportsfbleng"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080219/capt.cps.mno62.190208192037.photo00.photo.default-422x282.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=FuxWi2dnOLV0tUPvJS0ywA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="More than 28,000 sports fans from across the world each paid a modest 35-pound (46-euro, 68-dollar) annual fee to sign up to www.myfootballclub.co.uk (MyFC), which then spent months scouring the leagues to find a suitable club to buy for the experiment.(MyFC)" border="0" /></a>AFP - More than 28,000 sports fans from across the world on Tuesday formally completed the takeover of a lowly English football club, gaining power over everything from team selection to transfers.</p><br clear="all"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:01:31 | AFP - More than 28,000 sports fans from across the world on Tuesday formally completed the takeover of a lowly English football club, gaining power over everything from team selection to transfers. | 2Europe
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Yahoo World | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080219/od_afp/britaininternettakeoversportsfbleng | Web fans complete takeover of lowly English club
(AFP)
| null | World | <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080219/od_afp/britaininternettakeoversportsfbleng"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080219/capt.cps.mno62.190208192037.photo00.photo.default-422x282.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=FuxWi2dnOLV0tUPvJS0ywA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="More than 28,000 sports fans from across the world each paid a modest 35-pound (46-euro, 68-dollar) annual fee to sign up to www.myfootballclub.co.uk (MyFC), which then spent months scouring the leagues to find a suitable club to buy for the experiment.(MyFC)" border="0" /></a>AFP - More than 28,000 sports fans from across the world on Tuesday formally completed the takeover of a lowly English football club, gaining power over everything from team selection to transfers.</p><br clear="all"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 22:01:25 | AFP - More than 28,000 sports fans from across the world on Tuesday formally completed the takeover of a lowly English football club, gaining power over everything from team selection to transfers. | 13World
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Yahoo World | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080219/ap_on_bi_ge/switzerland_credit_suisse | Credit Suisse catches subprime virus
(AP)
| http___l.yimg.com_us.yimg.com_p_us_news_editorial_e_96_e9673ee51600e932d59292dc9396a476.jpeg_x_180&y_135&sig_Nz7GwZphfrqFfFzhlmIXMw--.gif | World | AP - After seeming to have skirted the worst of the mortgage issues plaguing the financial sector, Credit Suisse revealed Tuesday that it had suspended a "handful" of traders for overvaluing assets and would take a $1 billion hit to its first-quarter results. | 5 | 2008-02-19 20:16:02 | AP - After seeming to have skirted the worst of the mortgage issues plaguing the financial sector, Credit Suisse revealed Tuesday that it had suspended a "handful" of traders for overvaluing assets and would take a $1 billion hit to its first-quarter results. | 13World
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Yahoo World | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080219/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/long_serving_leaders_glance | World's longest-serving leaders
(AP)
| null | World | AP - A look at the world's longest-serving leaders, excluding monarchies: | 5 | 2008-02-19 19:44:04 | AP - A look at the world's longest-serving leaders, excluding monarchies: | 13World
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Yahoo World | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080219/wl_africa_afp/mozambiquefloodscholera | 72 dead as cholera follows floods in Mozambique
(AFP)
| null | World | <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080219/wl_africa_afp/mozambiquefloodscholera"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080219/capt.cps.mno48.190208190352.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=2ThkB0M0ftzWYfmdkrJVKw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A woman fixes the door of her semi-submerged house, in January 2008 in Chimuara, Quelimane district in central Mozambique after floods took place in three river basins.(AFP/File/Carlos Litulo)" border="0" /></a>AFP - At least 72 people have died of cholera and other intestinal diseases brought on by floods that have ravaged central Mozambique since the beginning of January, medical staff said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:57:41 | AFP - At least 72 people have died of cholera and other intestinal diseases brought on by floods that have ravaged central Mozambique since the beginning of January, medical staff said Tuesday. | 13World
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Yahoo World | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080219/wl_afp/myanmarpoliticsconstitution | Myanmar bars Suu Kyi from elections under new charter
(AFP)
| null | World | <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080219/wl_afp/myanmarpoliticsconstitution"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080219/capt.cps.mno56.190208191630.photo00.photo.default-350x512.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=8k1xIkVPSnw5dhWC9pGTLA--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Myanmar opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi addressing a press conference in Rangoon in 1999. Aung San Suu Kyi will not be allowed to run for election under Myanmar's proposed constitution, which has now been drafted ahead of a referendum in May, the military government said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Aung San Suu Kyi will not be allowed to run for election under Myanmar's proposed constitution, which has now been drafted ahead of a referendum in May, the military government said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 19:54:24 | AFP - Aung San Suu Kyi will not be allowed to run for election under Myanmar's proposed constitution, which has now been drafted ahead of a referendum in May, the military government said Tuesday. | 13World
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Yahoo World | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080219/wl_asia_afp/myanmarpoliticsconstitution | Myanmar bars Suu Kyi from elections under new charter
(AFP)
| null | World | <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080219/wl_asia_afp/myanmarpoliticsconstitution"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080219/capt.cps.mno55.190208191630.photo00.photo.default-350x512.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=T5HQpdCd5Szk9cbEDghCdQ--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Myanmar opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi addressing a press conference in Rangoon in 1999. Aung San Suu Kyi will not be allowed to run for election under Myanmar's proposed constitution, which has now been drafted ahead of a referendum in May, the military government said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Aung San Suu Kyi will not be allowed to run for election under Myanmar's proposed constitution, which has now been drafted ahead of a referendum in May, the military government said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 20:20:56 | AFP - Aung San Suu Kyi will not be allowed to run for election under Myanmar's proposed constitution, which has now been drafted ahead of a referendum in May, the military government said Tuesday. | 13World
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Yahoo Health | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080219/hl_nm/laser_detector_dc | Laser could provide breath test for cancer, asthma
(Reuters)
| null | Health | Reuters - A new laser analyzer might be able
to help doctors detect cancer, asthma or other diseases by
sampling a patient's breath, U.S. researchers reported on
Tuesday. | 5 | 2008-02-19 20:32:15 | Reuters - A new laser analyzer might be able
to help doctors detect cancer, asthma or other diseases by
sampling a patient's breath, U.S. researchers reported on
Tuesday. | 3Health
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Yahoo Politics | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080219/ts_alt_afp/usintelligencecourt | US Supreme Court throws out wire-tapping case
(AFP)
| null | World | <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080219/ts_alt_afp/usintelligencecourt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080219/capt.cps.mno40.190208185009.photo00.photo.default-512x344.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=x0tSNjSMm4tPzz2aU2j9EA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="The US Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a bid by journalists and professors to challenge the legality of the US administration's wire-tapping program.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The US Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a bid by journalists and professors to challenge the legality of the US administration's wire-tapping program.</p><br clear="all"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 20:56:51 | AFP - The US Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a bid by journalists and professors to challenge the legality of the US administration's wire-tapping program. | 13World
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Reuters Health | http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/237700621/idUSN1927095320080219 | Laser could provide breath test for cancer, asthma | null | Health | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new laser analyzer might be able to help doctors detect cancer, asthma or other diseases by sampling a patient's breath, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Reuters World | http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/237709611/idUSN1926216920080219 | Raul Castro raises hopes of economic change in Cuba | null | World | HAVANA (Reuters) - Raul Castro, Cuba's likely new leader after his ailing brother Fidel Castro bowed out on Tuesday, is a pragmatist more concerned with putting food on Cuban tables than spreading revolution abroad.
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BBC News world | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/7253491.stm | US urges reform as Castro quits | http___newsimg.bbc.co.uk_media_images_44437000_jpg__44437638_mush6666_ap.jpg.gif | World | Washington says Cuba should move to democracy after Fidel Castro says he is retiring, but its embargo stands. | 5 | 2008-02-19 20:31:41 | Washington says Cuba should move to democracy after Fidel Castro says he is retiring, but its embargo stands. | 13World
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BBC - Front Page | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/south_west/7252893.stm | Corus fined over worker's death | http___newsimg.bbc.co.uk_media_images_44437000_jpg__44437638_mush6666_ap.jpg.gif | Top News | Steelmaker Corus is ordered to pay nearly £300,000 following the death of one of its workers at its Trostre plant. | 5 | 2008-02-19 19:58:46 | Steelmaker Corus is ordered to pay nearly £300,000 following the death of one of its workers at its Trostre plant. | 10Top News
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BBC News world | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/europe/7250331.stm | Football: Olympiakos v Chelsea | http___newsimg.bbc.co.uk_media_images_44436000_jpg__44436279_snow203ap.jpg.gif | World | Team news ahead of Tuesday's Champions League match. | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:34:05 | Team news ahead of Tuesday's Champions League match. | 13World
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BBC News world | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7252777.stm | Power cuts 'embarrass' Nigeria | http___newsimg.bbc.co.uk_media_images_44437000_jpg__44437638_mush6666_ap.jpg.gif | World | Nigeria's vice-president is hit by a power cut, prompting him to describe the situation as "embarrassing". | 5 | 2008-02-19 22:08:05 | Nigeria's vice-president is hit by a power cut, prompting him to describe the situation as "embarrassing". | 13World
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BBC News world | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/7253404.stm | Top US court rejects spying case | http___newsimg.bbc.co.uk_media_images_42434000_jpg__42434394_phone_bbc203.jpg.gif | World | The US Supreme Court dismisses a legal challenge to an eavesdropping programme started after 9/11. | 5 | 2008-02-19 19:48:49 | The US Supreme Court dismisses a legal challenge to an eavesdropping programme started after 9/11. | 13World
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BBC News world | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7253542.stm | 'Hacker' launches iTunes copying | http___newsimg.bbc.co.uk_media_images_44437000_jpg__44437682_itunes203.jpg.gif | World | A firm run by a notorious Norwegian hacker offers software to make sharing music and films easier. | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:57:28 | A firm run by a notorious Norwegian hacker offers software to make sharing music and films easier. | 13World
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BBC News world | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/entertainment/7253514.stm | Radio 1 DJ jailed on drug charge | http___newsimg.bbc.co.uk_media_images_44437000_jpg__44437638_mush6666_ap.jpg.gif | World | BBC Radio 1 drum 'n' bass DJ Grooverider is jailed for four years in Dubai for possession of cannabis. | 5 | 2008-02-19 20:14:47 | BBC Radio 1 drum 'n' bass DJ Grooverider is jailed for four years in Dubai for possession of cannabis. | 13World
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Guardian Top News | http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/feb/19/polls?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront | Poll: economic confidence sinking | http___image.guim.co.uk_sys-images_Money_Pix_pictures_2007_09_12_Fivernote460.jpg.gif | Top News | Sharp drop in economic confidence hitting poorest people hardest, Guardian/ICM research reveals | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:31:01 | Sharp drop in economic confidence hitting poorest people hardest, Guardian/ICM research reveals | 10Top News
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New York Times world | http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/19/business/worldbusiness/19cnd-credit.html?ex=1361163600&en=16c903683deb6c80&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss | New $2.8 Billion Write-Down Jolts Credit Suisse | null | World | The bank said the write-down cut $1 billion from its profit and that it had suspended traders for errors. | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:09:30 | The bank said the write-down cut $1 billion from its profit and that it had suspended traders for errors. | 13World
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New York Times world | http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/19/washington/19cnd-scotus.html?ex=1361163600&en=35169bf1c91e014a&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss | Supreme Court Takes Case on Excluding Evidence | null | World | The case turns on the question of when evidence gathered by the police in a wrongful arrest must be thrown out. | 5 | 2008-02-19 22:18:27 | The case turns on the question of when evidence gathered by the police in a wrongful arrest must be thrown out. | 13World
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New York Times world | http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/20/sports/basketball/20nets.html?ex=1361163600&en=a02e862920357912&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss | Deal Is Done; Kidd Is Headed to Dallas | null | World | Jason Kidd is headed from the New Jersey Nets to the Dallas Mavericks after some creative deal-making was required to complete the multi-player deal. | 5 | 2008-02-19 20:07:28 | Jason Kidd is headed from the New Jersey Nets to the Dallas Mavericks after some creative deal-making was required to complete the multi-player deal. | 13World
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New York Times world | http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/20/sports/baseball/20yankees.html?ex=1361163600&en=15d14988ef593763&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss | Yankee Veterans Back Pettitte | null | World | Jason Giambi and Johnny Damon said they back their teammate Andy Pettitte, but offered little insight on former Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens and his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs. | 5 | 2008-02-19 20:09:27 | Jason Giambi and Johnny Damon said they back their teammate Andy Pettitte, but offered little insight on former Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens and his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs. | 13World
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New York Times world | http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/19/daytona-500-behind-the-numbers/index.html?ex=1361163600&en=cd87fef212d16f81&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss | Daytona 500, Behind the Numbers | http___graphics8.nytimes.com_images_2008_02_19_automobiles_190-daytona.jpg.gif | World | Tony Stewart, top left, failed to win the Daytona 500, but he and his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch, who finished fourth, moved easily in single-car runs. Ryan Newman, right, took the checkered flag ahead of Kurt Busch, center. (Photograph by Duffin McGee/Reuters) Looking at the top 20 finishers of the Daytona 500, there's quite [...]. | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:15:01 | Tony Stewart, top left, failed to win the Daytona 500, but he and his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch, who finished fourth, moved easily in single-car runs. Ryan Newman, right, took the checkered flag ahead of Kurt Busch, center. (Photograph by Duffin McGee/Reuters) Looking at the top 20 finishers of the Daytona 500, there's quite [...]. | 13World
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The Washington Post world | http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/19/AR2008021901507.html?nav=rss_world | Police Recover Two Paintings Stolen in Zurich Art Heist | null | World | PARIS, Feb. 19 -- Two masterworks that were stolen from a Zurich art museum last week were found in good condition Monday in an unlocked car parked outside a nearby psychiatric hospital, Swiss police said Tuesday. Two other paintings are still missing, they said. | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:22:41 | PARIS, Feb. 19 -- Two masterworks that were stolen from a Zurich art museum last week were found in good condition Monday in an unlocked car parked outside a nearby psychiatric hospital, Swiss police said Tuesday. Two other paintings are still missing, they said. | 13World
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Reuters Entertainment | http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/entertainment/~3/237716399/idUSN1337182720080219 | Elegance, color take Oscars for red carpet fashion | null | Entertainment | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - With the Oscars days away, Hollywood is primping for its annual red carpet fashion parade where stars like Penelope Cruz and Nicole Kidman are expected to dazzle fans in elegant gowns of bold colors.
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</div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/entertainment/~4/237716399" height="1" width="1"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:50:19 | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - With the Oscars days away, Hollywood is primping for its annual red carpet fashion parade where stars like Penelope Cruz and Nicole Kidman are expected to dazzle fans in elegant gowns of bold colors. | 1Entertainment
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Reuters Life and Leisure | http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/lifestyle/~3/237709652/idUSN0848115920080219 | Oscar fashion goes to the dogs -- for real! | null | Entertainment | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Are you one of the millions of fashion fiends who covet Oscar red carpet styles? Sadly, the costly gowns worn by Hollywood's elite will likely never adorn your non-celebrity body -- but there may be hope for your dog.<div class="feedflare">
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Yahoo U.S. | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080219/ap_on_re_us/drag_racing_deaths | Driver tried to stop before Md. crash
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| null | U.S. | <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080219/ap_on_re_us/drag_racing_deaths"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080217/capt.59f10d534d6d4e2883fa668e7e44ef20.drag_racing_deaths_mdhg104.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=uX16CdUDETkGbQ.760waCw--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Maryann Moore, right, her daughter Brittany Moore, center, and their cousin Jessica Jeffries stop alongside Indian Head Highway as they look at a memorial, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, in Accokeek, Md. Seven people were pronounced dead at the scene, and an eighth died later at a hospital following a pre-dawn street race Saturday. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)" border="0" /></a>AP - A man who drove his car into a crowd of street-racing fans tried to stop by slamming on the brakes and is traumatized by the tragedy that left eight people dead, his guardian said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 20:11:31 | AP - A man who drove his car into a crowd of street-racing fans tried to stop by slamming on the brakes and is traumatized by the tragedy that left eight people dead, his guardian said Tuesday. | 12U.S.
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Reuters Top News | http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/237718448/idUSN1927670820080219 | Nancy Reagan to be released from L.A. hospital | null | Top News | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former first lady Nancy Reagan was expected to be released on Tuesday from a Los Angeles area hospital where she spent two nights after a fall, her office said.
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Yahoo Tech | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080219/tc_nf/58417 | Apple Lowers iPod Shuffle Price, Plans New Model
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Yahoo Tech | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080219/tc_nm/att_pricing_dc | AT&T unveils $99.99 unlimited calling plan
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mobile service, said on Tuesday it would offer unlimited mobile
phone calls for a flat rate of $99.99 a month, hours after
Verizon Wireless announced a similar plan. | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:20:02 | Reuters - AT&T Inc , the biggest U.S.
mobile service, said on Tuesday it would offer unlimited mobile
phone calls for a flat rate of $99.99 a month, hours after
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080219/ap_on_el_pr/new_mexico_caucus_scrap_ballots | Handwritten ballots mark tight N.M. vote
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| http___l.yimg.com_us.yimg.com_p_us_news_editorial_6_67_6670c3b7ffe6434f8f6557fbb6d99fec.jpeg.gif | U.S. | AP - You've waited patiently in line to vote, only to be told your name can't be found on registration rolls. Worse, they've run out of ballots at your polling station. | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:25:48 | AP - You've waited patiently in line to vote, only to be told your name can't be found on registration rolls. Worse, they've run out of ballots at your polling station. | 12U.S.
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| null | Sci/Tech | AP - The last total lunar eclipse until 2010 occurs Wednesday night, with cameo appearances by Saturn and the bright star Regulus on either side of the veiled full moon. | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:49:29 | AP - The last total lunar eclipse until 2010 occurs Wednesday night, with cameo appearances by Saturn and the bright star Regulus on either side of the veiled full moon. | 6Sci/Tech
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BBC - Front Page | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7253728.stm | Killer flees from security guards | http___newsimg.bbc.co.uk_media_images_44437000_jpg__44437638_mush6666_ap.jpg.gif | Top News | A convicted murderer escapes from the custody of Reliance guards while being treated at hospital. | 5 | 2008-02-19 20:50:34 | A convicted murderer escapes from the custody of Reliance guards while being treated at hospital. | 10Top News
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080219/ts_alt_afp/venezuelausenergycompanyexxonmobilcourt | Venezuela asks ExxonMobil to talk, drop legal cases
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| null | Sci/Tech | <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080219/ts_alt_afp/venezuelausenergycompanyexxonmobilcourt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080219/capt.cps.mno78.190208194313.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=N2k7HjkDu9SLes56kM.CuA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Employees of Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA demonstrate in support of the companyl, in front of a Mobil petrol station in Maracaibo, Venezuela, on February 13, 2008. Venezuela has asked US oil giant ExxonMobil to resume World Bank-sponsored talks to resolve a nationalization dispute and to drop legal cases in New York and London, Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez said Tuesday.(AFP/ABN/File/Rafael Navarro)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Venezuela has asked US oil giant ExxonMobil to resume World Bank-sponsored talks to resolve a nationalization dispute and to drop legal cases in New York and London, Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 22:24:38 | AFP - Venezuela has asked US oil giant ExxonMobil to resume World Bank-sponsored talks to resolve a nationalization dispute and to drop legal cases in New York and London, Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez said Tuesday. | 6Sci/Tech
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Reuters U.S. | http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/237718464/idUSN1927670820080219 | Nancy Reagan to be released from L.A. hospital | null | U.S. | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former first lady Nancy Reagan was expected to be released on Tuesday from a Los Angeles area hospital where she spent two nights after a fall, her office said.
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Reuters U.S. | http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/237718465/idUSN1927425220080219 | Consumers seen shrugging off big beef recall | null | U.S. | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Consumers are expected to keep eating beef in the wake of the largest beef recall in history, just as they did when the United States reported its first case of mad cow disease in late 2003, two economists said on Tuesday.
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</div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~4/237718465" height="1" width="1"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:32:35 | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Consumers are expected to keep eating beef in the wake of the largest beef recall in history, just as they did when the United States reported its first case of mad cow disease in late 2003, two economists said on Tuesday. | 12U.S.
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Washington Post Nation | http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/19/AR2008021901111.html?nav=rss_nation | Court Rejects ACLU Challenge to Wiretaps | http___media3.washingtonpost.com_wp-dyn_content_photo_2008_02_19_PH2008021901167.jpg.gif | U.S. | WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court rejected a challenge Tuesday to the Bush administration's domestic spying program. | 5 | 2008-02-19 22:24:08 | WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court rejected a challenge Tuesday to the Bush administration's domestic spying program. | 12U.S.
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CSMonitor U.S. | http://rss.csmonitor.com/~r/feeds/usa/~3/237705920/p02s01-usgn.html | Huge meat recall prods further reforms | null | U.S. | From fast-food chains to Congress, moves are afoot to reduce animal suffering and ensure food safety
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The Register | http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/19/sun_tsmc_ti/ | Sun decides TI's not so ab fab | null | Sci/Tech | <h4>Bring us TSMC</h4>
<p>Sun Microsystems' long, wafer-wrapped embrace with TI will start coming to a close. Earlier today, Sun announced that TSMC will manufacture future versions of its UltraSPARC processors.âŠ</p> | 5 | 2008-02-19 20:49:36 | Bring us TSMC
Sun Microsystems' long, wafer-wrapped embrace with TI will start coming to a close. Earlier today, Sun announced that TSMC will manufacture future versions of its UltraSPARC processors.⊠| 6Sci/Tech
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Guardian Top News | http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/feb/19/yahoo.yahootakeover?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront | Gates denies secret Yahoo talks | http___image.guim.co.uk_sys-images_Business_Pix_pictures_2008_02_01_yah14084.jpg.gif | Top News | Business & money: Microsoft chairman denies the software giant is renegotiating its 'full and very fair' takeover offer | 5 | 2008-02-19 22:23:08 | Business & money: Microsoft chairman denies the software giant is renegotiating its 'full and very fair' takeover offer | 10Top News
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BCC Technology | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7253542.stm | 'Hacker' launches iTunes copying | http___newsimg.bbc.co.uk_media_images_44437000_jpg__44437682_itunes203.jpg.gif | Sci/Tech | A firm run by a notorious Norwegian hacker offers software to make sharing music and films easier. | 5 | 2008-02-19 22:37:49 | A firm run by a notorious Norwegian hacker offers software to make sharing music and films easier. | 6Sci/Tech
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Reuters Tech | http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyid=2008-02-19T175939Z_01_N15577665_RTRIDST_0_TECH-YAHOO-MICROSOFT-DC.XML | Microsoft to authorize Yahoo proxy battle: report | http___i.today.reuters.co.uk_misc_genImage.aspx_uri_2008-02-19T175329Z_01_NOOTR_RTRIDSP_2_TECH-YAHOO-MICROSOFT-DC.jpg&resize_w160.gif | Sci/Tech | SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will authorize
a proxy battle for Yahoo Inc this week to convince the
Web company's shareholders to agree on a takeover deal that the
Yahoo board so far has rejected, the New York Times' DealBook
blog said on Tuesday. | 5 | 2008-02-19 20:47:34 | SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will authorize
a proxy battle for Yahoo Inc this week to convince the
Web company's shareholders to agree on a takeover deal that the
Yahoo board so far has rejected, the New York Times' DealBook
blog said on Tuesday. | 6Sci/Tech
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Reuters Tech | http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyid=2008-02-19T181622Z_01_WNAS1467_RTRIDST_0_TECH-ATT-PRICING-DC.XML | AT&T unveils $99.99 unlimited calling plan | http___ad.doubleclick.net_ad_reuters.co.uk_news_technology_article_type_125_sz_125x125_articleID_2008-02-19T181622Z_01_WNAS1467_RTRIDST_0_TECH-ATT-PRICING-DC.XML_ord_1522_.gif | Sci/Tech | NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc , the biggest U.S.
mobile service, said on Tuesday it would offer unlimited mobile
phone calls for a flat rate of $99.99 a month, hours after
Verizon Wireless announced a similar plan. | 5 | 2008-02-19 22:11:34 | NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc , the biggest U.S.
mobile service, said on Tuesday it would offer unlimited mobile
phone calls for a flat rate of $99.99 a month, hours after
Verizon Wireless announced a similar plan. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Business | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080219/bs_nm/usa_housing_homebuilder_dc | Home-builder sentiment rises slightly
(Reuters)
| http___l.yimg.com_us.yimg.com_p_us_news_editorial_e_96_e9673ee51600e932d59292dc9396a476.jpeg_x_180&y_135&sig_Nz7GwZphfrqFfFzhlmIXMw--.gif | Business | Reuters - Home-builder sentiment improved
unexpectedly in February as prospective buyers showed more
interest, but the gauge remained near historic lows, the
National Association of Home Builders said on Tuesday. | 5 | 2008-02-19 20:54:54 | Reuters - Home-builder sentiment improved
unexpectedly in February as prospective buyers showed more
interest, but the gauge remained near historic lows, the
National Association of Home Builders said on Tuesday. | 0Business
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Yahoo Business | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080219/bs_nm/markets_oil_dc | Oil surges to $99 as OPEC stirs supply concerns
(Reuters)
| null | Business | <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080219/bs_nm/markets_oil_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080219/i/r837044261.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=3_GjRbYsjKxhHG4kONQ5ag--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Honour guards march during a wreath laying ceremony attended by Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (not pictured) at the Tomb to the Unknown Soldier at the Kremlin wall in Moscow February 19, 2008. Bouteflika and OPEC President Chakib Khelil arrived in Moscow on Monday for a two-day state visit, a trip expected to further talk on creating a "gas OPEC" charter. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Oil prices jumped more than 3 percent
on Tuesday to a one-month high of $99 a barrel as expectations
that OPEC will keep production tight spurred supply concerns.</p><br clear="all"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:26:35 | Reuters - Oil prices jumped more than 3 percent
on Tuesday to a one-month high of $99 a barrel as expectations
that OPEC will keep production tight spurred supply concerns. | 0Business
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Yahoo Business | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ft/20080219/bs_ft/fto021920081334359078 | America's economy risks the mother of all meltdowns
(FT.com)
| http___l.yimg.com_us.yimg.com_p_us_news_editorial_e_96_e9673ee51600e932d59292dc9396a476.jpeg_x_180&y_135&sig_Nz7GwZphfrqFfFzhlmIXMw--.gif | Business | FT.com - "I would tell audiences that we were facing not a bubble but a froth - lots of small, local bubbles that never grew to a scale that could threaten the health of the overall economy." Alan Greenspan, The Age of Turbulence. | 5 | 2008-02-19 20:50:51 | FT.com - "I would tell audiences that we were facing not a bubble but a froth - lots of small, local bubbles that never grew to a scale that could threaten the health of the overall economy." Alan Greenspan, The Age of Turbulence. | 0Business
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Yahoo Business | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ft/20080219/bs_ft/fto021920081005209048 | FTSE digests mixed news on banks
(FT.com)
| http___l.yimg.com_us.yimg.com_p_us_news_editorial_e_96_e9673ee51600e932d59292dc9396a476.jpeg_x_180&y_135&sig_Nz7GwZphfrqFfFzhlmIXMw--.gif | Business | FT.com - The FTSE 100 climbed above 6,000 on Tuesday afternoon as dealers digested the latest developments in the banking sector. | 5 | 2008-02-19 22:19:36 | FT.com - The FTSE 100 climbed above 6,000 on Tuesday afternoon as dealers digested the latest developments in the banking sector. | 0Business
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Yahoo Business | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080219/bs_nm/citigroup_dc | Citigroup to sell, close some non-U.S. operations: report
(Reuters)
| null | Business | <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080219/bs_nm/citigroup_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080213/i/r3161868101.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=0PsrFOZsXqbpMbzskOjyAw--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Richard Stanley, China Chief Executive of Citigroup Inc., pauses during an interview at Reuters China Century Summit in Beijing, in this September 7, 2006 file photo. Southeast Asia's biggest lender DBS Group will pluck Richard Stanley from Citigroup as its new chief executive to breathe life into its China business, banking sources told Reuters on February 13, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Files (CHINA)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Citigroup Inc is selling or
closing some retail branches and consumer finance operations in
Asia, Europe and Latin America to focus on more profitable
businesses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:31:09 | Reuters - Citigroup Inc is selling or
closing some retail branches and consumer finance operations in
Asia, Europe and Latin America to focus on more profitable
businesses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. | 0Business
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Repubblica Economia | http://www.repubblica.it/2008/01/sezioni/economia/benzina-aumento/consumatori-rialzi/consumatori-rialzi.html | Consumatori: "Stop ai rialzi In un anno più 216 euro" | http___www.repubblica.it_2008_01_sezioni_economia_benzina-aumento_consumatori-rialzi_lapr_12300711_34350.jpg.gif | Italia |
<i>La denuncia di Adusbef e Federconsumatori: "Da febbraio 2007 aumenti di 18 centesimi"<br>Le associazioni chiedono interventi radicali sul sistema di distribuzione del carburante<br></i>
<b> Consumatori: "Stop ai rialzi In un anno più 216 euro" </b>
<br>
<br><br>
(19:03 19/02/2008)
| 5 | 2008-02-19 21:58:49 | La denuncia di Adusbef e Federconsumatori: "Da febbraio 2007 aumenti di 18 centesimi" Le associazioni chiedono interventi radicali sul sistema di distribuzione del carburante
Consumatori: "Stop ai rialzi In un anno più 216 euro"
(19:03 19/02/2008) | 4Italia
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Reuters Business | http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/237709602/idUSN1923806520080219 | Penny-pinching shoppers boost Wal-Mart profit | null | Business | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc posted better-than-expected fourth quarter profit on Tuesday as penny-pinching U.S. shoppers scoured its discount stores for low prices on necessities like food to offset tough economic conditions.
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</div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~4/237709602" height="1" width="1"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:52:29 | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc posted better-than-expected fourth quarter profit on Tuesday as penny-pinching U.S. shoppers scoured its discount stores for low prices on necessities like food to offset tough economic conditions. | 0Business
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Reuters Business | http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/237711335/idUSN1921513920080219 | MBIA ousts CEO Dunton, taps former chief Brown | null | Business | NEW YORK (Reuters) - MBIA Inc ousted Chief Executive Gary Dunton and replaced him with former CEO Joseph "Jay" Brown as the bond insurer scrambles to overcome mortgage-related losses, maintain a top credit rating and restore market confidence.
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</div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~4/237711335" height="1" width="1"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 22:22:21 | NEW YORK (Reuters) - MBIA Inc ousted Chief Executive Gary Dunton and replaced him with former CEO Joseph "Jay" Brown as the bond insurer scrambles to overcome mortgage-related losses, maintain a top credit rating and restore market confidence. | 0Business
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Reuters Business | http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/237723966/idUSN1923691720080219 | Citigroup to sell, close some non-U.S. operations: report | null | Business | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc is selling or closing some retail branches and consumer finance operations in Asia, Europe and Latin America to focus on more profitable businesses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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</div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~4/237723966" height="1" width="1"/> | 5 | 2008-02-19 22:01:25 | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc is selling or closing some retail branches and consumer finance operations in Asia, Europe and Latin America to focus on more profitable businesses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. | 0Business
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Ansa | http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/topnews/news/2008-02-19_119190459.html | Cuba:Bertone,porto benedizione Papa | http___www.ansa.it_site_notizie_awnplus_sport_low_e7276a3ac058e1bc99e970da34acd18b.jpg.gif | Italia | In partenza per L'Avana, spero instaurare tavolo lavoro positivo | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:55:03 | In partenza per L'Avana, spero instaurare tavolo lavoro positivo | 4Italia
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Ansa | http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/topnews/news/2008-02-19_119190384.html | Benzina: attenzione a trend prezzi | http___www.ansa.it_site_notizie_awnplus_sport_low_e7276a3ac058e1bc99e970da34acd18b.jpg.gif | Italia | Ministero e mister Prezzi valuteranno dato Ue di venerdi' | 5 | 2008-02-19 20:40:22 | Ministero e mister Prezzi valuteranno dato Ue di venerdi' | 4Italia
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Ansa | http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/topnews/news/2008-02-19_119189979.html | Bonus fisco su impianti anti-rapina | http___www.ansa.it_site_notizie_awnplus_sport_low_e7276a3ac058e1bc99e970da34acd18b.jpg.gif | Italia | Riguarda tabaccai, commercianti, bar e ristoranti | 5 | 2008-02-19 20:15:19 | Riguarda tabaccai, commercianti, bar e ristoranti | 4Italia
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BBC News Business | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7253191.stm | Row over German tax probe | http___newsimg.bbc.co.uk_media_images_44437000_jpg__44437638_mush6666_ap.jpg.gif | Business | Liechtenstein says Germany paid a "convicted criminal" for information on its banks account holders. | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:53:25 | Liechtenstein says Germany paid a "convicted criminal" for information on its banks account holders. | 0Business
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Ansa Italia | http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/italia/news/2008-02-19_119189983.html | Bonus fisco su impianti anti-rapina | http___www.ansa.it_site_notizie_awnplus_sport_low_e7276a3ac058e1bc99e970da34acd18b.jpg.gif | Italia | Riguarda tabaccai, commercianti, bar e ristoranti | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:07:54 | Riguarda tabaccai, commercianti, bar e ristoranti | 4Italia
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Computerworld news | http://feeds.computerworld.com/~r/Computerworld/News/~3/237719631/article.do | 'DVD Jon' offers content sharing Facebook app | null | Sci/Tech | DVD Jon's new venture, DoubleTwist, has released beta versions of two applications to unlock music bought from Apple's iTunes Store.
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</div><img src="http://feeds.computerworld.com/~r/Computerworld/News/~4/237719631" height="1" width="1"/> | 4 | 2008-02-19 22:34:12 | DVD Jon's new venture, DoubleTwist, has released beta versions of two applications to unlock music bought from Apple's iTunes Store. | 6Sci/Tech
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Computerworld news | http://feeds.computerworld.com/~r/Computerworld/News/~3/237719632/article.do | Survey: More government workers can telecommute | null | Sci/Tech | A survey says 96% of U.S. government employees could work from home at least part time -- but only about 20% do.
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</div><img src="http://feeds.computerworld.com/~r/Computerworld/News/~4/237719632" height="1" width="1"/> | 4 | 2008-02-19 20:57:06 | A survey says 96% of U.S. government employees could work from home at least part time -- but only about 20% do. | 6Sci/Tech
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Computerworld news | http://feeds.computerworld.com/~r/Computerworld/News/~3/237712503/article.do | Tiny startup boasts of super-fast SSD drive | null | Sci/Tech | Based on Single Level Cell (SLC) flash technology, the Mtron 128GB drive will only make it to market as an OEM product, where it might turn up in the Spring as an expensive option on laptops. The performance of 120MB/sec on writes, and 100MB/sec on reads is way above levels found on older SSD drive designs.
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</div><img src="http://feeds.computerworld.com/~r/Computerworld/News/~4/237712503" height="1" width="1"/> | 4 | 2008-02-19 22:34:47 | Based on Single Level Cell (SLC) flash technology, the Mtron 128GB drive will only make it to market as an OEM product, where it might turn up in the Spring as an expensive option on laptops. The performance of 120MB/sec on writes, and 100MB/sec on reads is way above levels found on older SSD drive designs. | 6Sci/Tech
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Ansa Economia | http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/economia/news/2008-02-19_119190480.html | Fisco: ritardi? mini-sanzioni a Caf | http___www.ansa.it_site_notizie_awnplus_sport_low_e7276a3ac058e1bc99e970da34acd18b.jpg.gif | Italia | Precisazione Agenzia Entrate, pagheranno un quarto di sanzione | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:18:59 | Precisazione Agenzia Entrate, pagheranno un quarto di sanzione | 4Italia
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Ansa Economia | http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/economia/news/2008-02-19_119190394.html | Benzina: attenzione a trend prezzi | http___www.ansa.it_site_notizie_awnplus_sport_low_e7276a3ac058e1bc99e970da34acd18b.jpg.gif | Italia | Ministero e mister Prezzi valuteranno dato Ue di venerdi' | 5 | 2008-02-19 21:08:41 | Ministero e mister Prezzi valuteranno dato Ue di venerdi' | 4Italia
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InfoWorld news | http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/19/Microsoft-scrambles-to-quash-friendly-worm-story_1.html | Microsoft scrambles to quash 'friendly' worm story | null | Sci/Tech | <div class="rxbodyfield"><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Microsoft is moving to counter some scathing comments regarding a security paper authored by researchers at its Cambridge, England, facility.</p><p align="right"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/idg.us.info.rss/news;pos=imu;tile=6;sz=336x280;skey=patch_management;pkey=security;ord=123456789?" target="_blank" /><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.info.rss/news;pos=imu;tile=6;sz=336x280;skey=patch_management;pkey=security;ord=123456789?" width="336" height="280" border="0" alt="" align="right"/></a></p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">The paper, "<a href="http://research.microsoft.com/~milanv/MSR-TR-2007-82.pdf">Sampling Strategies for Epidemic-Style Information Dissemination</a>," looks at how worms sometimes inefficiently spread their code.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">The research explores how a more efficient method could, for example, be used for distributing patches or other software. The advantage would be that patches could be distributed from PC to PC, rather than from a central server.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">That method would reduce the load on a server, and patches would be distributed faster. But the patches would have the same qualities as a computer worm, a generally malicious file.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Since a story about the paper appeared on Thursday in the <em>New Scientist</em> magazine, the paper has been roundly assailed.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">"This is a stupid idea," wrote Bruce Schneier, a security expert, author and CTO of Mountain View, Calif.-based enterprise security vendor BT Counterpane, on Tuesday, before quoting a passage from the <em>New Scientist</em> story on his blog.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Schneier <a href="http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/02/benevolent_worm_1.html">wrote</a> that the idea of so-called "benevolent worms" comes up every few years.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">However, a worm is designed to run without the consent of a user, which doesn't make it a good method of software distribution, Schneier wrote. The worm patching technique could also make the patches hard to uninstall or interrupt during installation, he wrote.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Worms designed to distribute software patches could also be hacked to distribute malicious software, wrote Randy Abrams, director of education for security vendor Eset, in his regular e-mail commentary.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Forced patching is also troublesome since some patches may not be compatible with critical software, Abrams wrote.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">"Breaking into computers is a bad idea," Abrams said.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">A Microsoft spokesman said on Monday that the <em>New Scientist</em> story is not inaccurate. However, the writer of the story "sexed" up the research paper a bit, particularly with the headline that used the phrase "friendly worms," the spokesman said.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">In response to the criticism, Microsoft said it doesn't intend to develop patch worms.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">"This was not the primary scenario targeted for this research," according to a statement.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">The company also said it will continue to let customers decide how and when they apply security updates.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">One of the paper's authors, Milan Vojnovic, said in a statement that there were no plans to incorporate the ideas into Microsoft's products. Efforts to reach Vojnovic for comment were unsuccessful.</p></div> | 4 | 2008-02-19 22:21:22 | Microsoft is moving to counter some scathing comments regarding a security paper authored by researchers at its Cambridge, England, facility. The paper, " Sampling Strategies for Epidemic-Style Information Dissemination ," looks at how worms sometimes inefficiently spread their code. The research explores how a more efficient method could, for example, be used for distributing patches or other software. The advantage would be that patches could be distributed from PC to PC, rather than from a central server. That method would reduce the load on a server, and patches would be distributed faster. But the patches would have the same qualities as a computer worm, a generally malicious file. Since a story about the paper appeared on Thursday in the New Scientist magazine, the paper has been roundly assailed. "This is a stupid idea," wrote Bruce Schneier, a security expert, author and CTO of Mountain View, Calif.-based enterprise security vendor BT Counterpane, on Tuesday, before quoting a passage from the New Scientist story on his blog. Schneier wrote that the idea of so-called "benevolent worms" comes up every few years. However, a worm is designed to run without the consent of a user, which doesn't make it a good method of software distribution, Schneier wrote. The worm patching technique could also make the patches hard to uninstall or interrupt during installation, he wrote. Worms designed to distribute software patches could also be hacked to distribute malicious software, wrote Randy Abrams, director of education for security vendor Eset, in his regular e-mail commentary. Forced patching is also troublesome since some patches may not be compatible with critical software, Abrams wrote. "Breaking into computers is a bad idea," Abrams said. A Microsoft spokesman said on Monday that the New Scientist story is not inaccurate. However, the writer of the story "sexed" up the research paper a bit, particularly with the headline that used the phrase "friendly worms," the spokesman said. In response to the criticism, Microsoft said it doesn't intend to develop patch worms. "This was not the primary scenario targeted for this research," according to a statement. The company also said it will continue to let customers decide how and when they apply security updates. One of the paper's authors, Milan Vojnovic, said in a statement that there were no plans to incorporate the ideas into Microsoft's products. Efforts to reach Vojnovic for comment were unsuccessful. | 6Sci/Tech
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InfoWorld news | http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/19/Report-says-Microsoft-to-launch-Yahoo-proxy-fight_1.html | Report: Microsoft to launch Yahoo proxy fight | null | Sci/Tech | <div class="rxbodyfield"><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Microsoft plans to intensify its pursuit of Yahoo this week when it authorizes a proxy fight to oust Yahoo's board, meaning the 19-day old acquisition attempt will soon turn a darker shade of ugly, according to <em>The New York Times</em>.</p><p align="right"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/idg.us.info.rss/news;pos=imu;tile=6;sz=336x280;skey=patch_management;pkey=security;ord=123456789?" target="_blank" /><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.info.rss/news;pos=imu;tile=6;sz=336x280;skey=patch_management;pkey=security;ord=123456789?" width="336" height="280" border="0" alt="" align="right"/></a></p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">The proxy fight will cost Microsoft between $20 million and $30 million, much less than having to significantly up its offer for Yahoo, <a href="http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/19/microsoft-to-authorize-proxy-fight-at-yahoo/"><em>The Times</em> reported Tuesday morning</a>, quoting anonymous sources.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">The aggressive move would be consistent with Microsoft's statements hinting that it's willing to acquire Yahoo via hostile means if necessary. <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/11/Yahoo-says-Microsoft-offer-undervalues-company_1.html">Yahoo's board rejected unanimously Microsoft's offer, calling it too low</a>.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Yahoo declined to comment about <em>The Times</em>' article. Microsoft didn't immediately reply to requests for comment.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">On Feb. 1, Microsoft offered to pay $31 per share for half of Yahoo's outstanding shares in cash -- about $22.3 billion -- and 0.9509 of a Microsoft share for the other half. Microsoft's half-cash/half-stock offer to Yahoo was valued at about $44.6 billion at the time it was made; Yahoo's share price was $19.18 at the time.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">However, the bid's value has dropped to about $41 billion as the price of Microsoft's stock has fallen from $32.60 at the time the offer was made. It was trading at $28.77 on Tuesday morning. At the same time, Yahoo's stock has surged, erasing the bid's original premium. It was trading at $29.32 on Tuesday morning.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">In the proxy fight, Microsoft would hire a proxy solicitor to urge Yahoo investors to kick out board directors, The Times reported, adding that all Yahoo directors are up for nomination this year.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">After investing heavily in recent years in its Internet business and failing to achieve its desired goals, Microsoft is now convinced that it must acquire Yahoo in order to compete against common rival Google, especially in search advertising, the largest online advertising market pie, and one that Google dominates.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">As of the end of 2007's third quarter, Google had almost 25 percent of the U.S. Internet advertising market, up from almost 21 percent in 2006's third quarter, according to IDC. Meanwhile, Yahoo's share during this period dropped to 11.3 percent from 12.3 percent, while Microsoft's declined to 5.2 percent from 5.8 percent, according to IDC.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">In search usage, Google held a commanding 62.4 percent of queries worldwide, followed by Yahoo in a very distant second place with 12.8 percent, <a href="http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=2018">according to comScore</a>. Microsoft ranked fourth with 2.9 percent, after Baidu (5.2 percent).</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Unquestionably, Yahoo would be a major win for Microsoft in the display ad market. In November, Yahoo ranked first in the U.S. in display ad impressions with a 19 percent share, while Microsoft came in third with 6.7 percent, after News Corp.'s Fox Interactive (16.3 percent), <a href="http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=2045">according to comScore</a>. Google took seventh place with 1 percent.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">However, skeptics question whether acquiring Yahoo will yield the expected benefits, considering the complexity of integrating the two businesses, cultures and technology platforms and the fact that Yahoo has had severe internal problems that have stumped its most seasoned executives. In addition, some aren't sure that a unified Microsoft/Yahoo will have a better chance to compete against Google.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Yahoo co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang, who is also on the board of directors, has been urgently looking for and considering alternatives to a Microsoft acquisition soon after Ballmer and company made their bid.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Reports -- all attributed to anonymous sources in various media outlets -- have emerged in the past two weeks that Yang has held conversations with Google, AOL and News Corp., exploring various deals that would allow him to reject Microsoft's offer.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">The key is that the shareholder value created by a competing deal would have to at least match the value of Microsoft's deal. Otherwise, Yahoo would make itself liable to shareholder lawsuits that alleged the board had failed to perform its fiduciary duty.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">So far, as experts have analyzed the potential value to Yahoo of outsourcing its search advertising to Google, merging with AOL or selling a 20 percent stake to News Corp. in exchange for MySpace, the consensus has been that none of those scenarios comes close to matching Microsoft's offer.</p></div> | 4 | 2008-02-19 22:35:48 | Microsoft plans to intensify its pursuit of Yahoo this week when it authorizes a proxy fight to oust Yahoo's board, meaning the 19-day old acquisition attempt will soon turn a darker shade of ugly, according to The New York Times . The proxy fight will cost Microsoft between $20 million and $30 million, much less than having to significantly up its offer for Yahoo, The Times reported Tuesday morning , quoting anonymous sources. The aggressive move would be consistent with Microsoft's statements hinting that it's willing to acquire Yahoo via hostile means if necessary. Yahoo's board rejected unanimously Microsoft's offer, calling it too low . Yahoo declined to comment about The Times ' article. Microsoft didn't immediately reply to requests for comment. On Feb. 1, Microsoft offered to pay $31 per share for half of Yahoo's outstanding shares in cash -- about $22.3 billion -- and 0.9509 of a Microsoft share for the other half. Microsoft's half-cash/half-stock offer to Yahoo was valued at about $44.6 billion at the time it was made; Yahoo's share price was $19.18 at the time. However, the bid's value has dropped to about $41 billion as the price of Microsoft's stock has fallen from $32.60 at the time the offer was made. It was trading at $28.77 on Tuesday morning. At the same time, Yahoo's stock has surged, erasing the bid's original premium. It was trading at $29.32 on Tuesday morning. In the proxy fight, Microsoft would hire a proxy solicitor to urge Yahoo investors to kick out board directors, The Times reported, adding that all Yahoo directors are up for nomination this year. After investing heavily in recent years in its Internet business and failing to achieve its desired goals, Microsoft is now convinced that it must acquire Yahoo in order to compete against common rival Google, especially in search advertising, the largest online advertising market pie, and one that Google dominates. As of the end of 2007's third quarter, Google had almost 25 percent of the U.S. Internet advertising market, up from almost 21 percent in 2006's third quarter, according to IDC. Meanwhile, Yahoo's share during this period dropped to 11.3 percent from 12.3 percent, while Microsoft's declined to 5.2 percent from 5.8 percent, according to IDC. In search usage, Google held a commanding 62.4 percent of queries worldwide, followed by Yahoo in a very distant second place with 12.8 percent, according to comScore . Microsoft ranked fourth with 2.9 percent, after Baidu (5.2 percent). Unquestionably, Yahoo would be a major win for Microsoft in the display ad market. In November, Yahoo ranked first in the U.S. in display ad impressions with a 19 percent share, while Microsoft came in third with 6.7 percent, after News Corp.'s Fox Interactive (16.3 percent), according to comScore . Google took seventh place with 1 percent. However, skeptics question whether acquiring Yahoo will yield the expected benefits, considering the complexity of integrating the two businesses, cultures and technology platforms and the fact that Yahoo has had severe internal problems that have stumped its most seasoned executives. In addition, some aren't sure that a unified Microsoft/Yahoo will have a better chance to compete against Google. Yahoo co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang, who is also on the board of directors, has been urgently looking for and considering alternatives to a Microsoft acquisition soon after Ballmer and company made their bid. Reports -- all attributed to anonymous sources in various media outlets -- have emerged in the past two weeks that Yang has held conversations with Google, AOL and News Corp., exploring various deals that would allow him to reject Microsoft's offer. The key is that the shareholder value created by a competing deal would have to at least match the value of Microsoft's deal. Otherwise, Yahoo would make itself liable to shareholder lawsuits that alleged the board had failed to perform its fiduciary duty. So far, as experts have analyzed the potential value to Yahoo of outsourcing its search advertising to Google, merging with AOL or selling a 20 percent stake to News Corp. in exchange for MySpace, the consensus has been that none of those scenarios comes close to matching Microsoft's offer. | 6Sci/Tech
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InfoWorld news | http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/19/Sybase-gets-into-the-cluster-database-game_1.html | Sybase gets into the cluster-database game | null | Sci/Tech | <div class="rxbodyfield"><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Sybase Tuesday launched its strike in the cluster-database market, releasing Adaptive Server Enterprise Cluster Edition to compete with the likes of Oracle's Real Application Clusters.</p><p align="right"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/idg.us.info.rss/news;pos=imu;tile=6;sz=336x280;skey=patch_management;pkey=security;ord=123456789?" target="_blank" /><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.info.rss/news;pos=imu;tile=6;sz=336x280;skey=patch_management;pkey=security;ord=123456789?" width="336" height="280" border="0" alt="" align="right"/></a></p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Sybase's offering is aimed at IT shops that require high availability from their datacenters. It uses shared-disk clustering, where a number of ASE server instances is grouped into a cluster <a href="http://www.sybase.com/files/Product_Overviews/Sybase-ISUG-071707.pdf">seen as a single system</a> managing the same set of data. This allows application workloads to be balanced among the instances. The software automatically migrates connections if a node fails, according to the company.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Noel Yuhanna, a Forrester Research analyst covering database technologies, said Sybase has made a wise move.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">"They've realized they need to innovate to stay competitive and they're doing that," he said. "I think it's a good move and makes them comparable in certain situations with Oracle RAC."</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">While most companies employ some type of failover technology in their data centers, it may take effect in minutes, not seconds, Yuhanna said. "Companies who want it to happen really fast, that's when shared-disk clustering can really help," he said.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">"It's only about five to 10 percent of the applications in an organization that would really need that up-to-the second [performance]," Yuhanna added.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Sybase hasn't necessarily surpassed Oracle's capabilities, according to Yuhanna. Its new product might be more suitable for "smaller environments, or those that are only focused around Linux and Solaris," he said, adding that word hasn't yet circled back from customers regarding the product's performance.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">David Jonker, senior product marketing manager in the ASE group at Sybase, said the company worked with 12 large companies on a technology preview version of the software. He declined to name them, and said none had agreed to speak to the media.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">ASE Cluster Edition is compatible with systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 (x86_64); Solaris 9 and 10 on Sparc (64-bit); and SUSE Linux 9 and 10 (x86_64). Sybase did not release pricing information.</p></div> | 4 | 2008-02-19 20:56:52 | Sybase Tuesday launched its strike in the cluster-database market, releasing Adaptive Server Enterprise Cluster Edition to compete with the likes of Oracle's Real Application Clusters. Sybase's offering is aimed at IT shops that require high availability from their datacenters. It uses shared-disk clustering, where a number of ASE server instances is grouped into a cluster seen as a single system managing the same set of data. This allows application workloads to be balanced among the instances. The software automatically migrates connections if a node fails, according to the company. Noel Yuhanna, a Forrester Research analyst covering database technologies, said Sybase has made a wise move. "They've realized they need to innovate to stay competitive and they're doing that," he said. "I think it's a good move and makes them comparable in certain situations with Oracle RAC." While most companies employ some type of failover technology in their data centers, it may take effect in minutes, not seconds, Yuhanna said. "Companies who want it to happen really fast, that's when shared-disk clustering can really help," he said. "It's only about five to 10 percent of the applications in an organization that would really need that up-to-the second [performance]," Yuhanna added. Sybase hasn't necessarily surpassed Oracle's capabilities, according to Yuhanna. Its new product might be more suitable for "smaller environments, or those that are only focused around Linux and Solaris," he said, adding that word hasn't yet circled back from customers regarding the product's performance. David Jonker, senior product marketing manager in the ASE group at Sybase, said the company worked with 12 large companies on a technology preview version of the software. He declined to name them, and said none had agreed to speak to the media. ASE Cluster Edition is compatible with systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 (x86_64); Solaris 9 and 10 on Sparc (64-bit); and SUSE Linux 9 and 10 (x86_64). Sybase did not release pricing information. | 6Sci/Tech
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InfoWorld news | http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/19/bungee-labs_1.html | Bungee offers hosted software development | null | Sci/Tech | <div class="rxbodyfield"><p class="ArticleBody" page="1">Boasting of a one-of-a-kind solution for the application development lifecycle, Bungee Labs is launching the public beta Tuesday of Bungee Connect, an on-demand platform for Web application development and deployment.</p><p align="right"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/idg.us.info.rss/news;pos=imu;tile=6;sz=336x280;skey=patch_management;pkey=security;ord=123456789?" target="_blank" /><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.info.rss/news;pos=imu;tile=6;sz=336x280;skey=patch_management;pkey=security;ord=123456789?" width="336" height="280" border="0" alt="" align="right"/></a></p><p class="ArticleBody" page="1">Featured is a full gamut of tools and services to build and host applications. "Bungee Connect is a single platform for the development, testing, deployment, and hosting of rich Web applications," said Lyle Ball, <a href="http://www.bungeelabs.com/" class="regularArticleU">Bungee Labs</a>' vice president of marketing.</p><p class="ArticleBody" page="1">With the platform, developers can collaborate to build Web applications leveraging multiple Web services and databases. Applications are deployed on Bungee Labs' multi-tenant grid infrastructure and can be SaaS-based or offered as stand-alone Web destinations. They are accessed via popular browsers.</p><p class="ArticleBody" page="1">Rather than developers having to assemble disparate pieces such as IDE, an AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) toolkit, and testing and collaboration tools, Bungee provides all these capabilities.</p><p class="ArticleBody" page="1">"Developers log onto Bungee Connect. It's in the cloud and it's a hosted environment," Ball said.</p><p class="ArticleBody" page="1">Bungee describes its product as a platform-as-a-service system, in which the entire software development lifecycle can be supported on the same computing environment to reduce costs, risks, and time to market.?</p><p class="ArticleBody" page="1">Because Bungee Connect is entirely based on-demand, users can build and deploy applications without installing or configuring servers and can connect to multiple Web services from within a single environment, said Brad Hintze, Bungee director of product marketing.</p><p class="ArticleBody" page="1">"I think it's got some very interesting benefits because it's managing to integrate development and deployment but in a service environment, so it allows for a developer to [have] access to tools," said Dana Gardner, principal analyst at Interarbor Solutions. "It also at the same time gives them a place to deploy their applications without having to worry," about run-time choices and operational issues," he said.</p><p class="ArticleBody" page="2">Bungee also provides a way to mash up with other Web services, Gardner said. Bungee is "on to something" that is a harbinger of things to come in creating a seamless relationship between development and deployment, he said.</p><p class="ArticleBody" page="2">As part of its launch, Bungee is offering reference applications, including a calendar application, WideLens, which integrates Microsoft Exchange, Salesforce.com, Google Calendar, and other sources. These applications serve as examples of integration offered on Bungee Connect; source code for the applications can be imported into any Bungee Connect account, modified, and used in commercial endeavors.</p><p class="ArticleBody" page="2">AJAX-enabled applications can be built and embedded within other Web applications, in SaaS solutions, or offered as a stand-alone Web destination.</p><p class="ArticleBody" page="2">Interactivity is delivered via AJAX but developers themselves do not write any AJAX. They use the Bungee Logic programming language for building application logic while the UI is built using a drag-and-drop metaphor. Bungee Logic features a C-style syntax and acts like Microsoft's Visual Studio development platform, Hintze said.</p><p class="ArticleBody" page="2">"We automate AJAX interactivity," while developers focus on creating applications and value, Ball said.</p><p class="ArticleBody" page="2">Development, collaboration and test deployment are free of charge on Bungee Connect; developers only pay when applications are used. Through a utility-based pricing model, businesses can expect to pay between $2 to $5 per user per month for a heavily used business productivity application or fractions of a cent per e-commerce transaction.</p><p class="ArticleBody" page="2">Bungee's grid infrastructure provides data on application usage patterns. Applications are hosted free during the Bungee Connect Public Beta program. The public beta program is expected to continue until the end of 2008, whereupon Bungee would launch the general release of its service.</p><p class="ArticleBody" page="2">"And [then] the world is a different place," Ball said. Some 40 developers worked to deliver Bungee Connect, according to Bungee Labs.</p></div> | 4 | 2008-02-19 22:28:39 | Boasting of a one-of-a-kind solution for the application development lifecycle, Bungee Labs is launching the public beta Tuesday of Bungee Connect, an on-demand platform for Web application development and deployment. Featured is a full gamut of tools and services to build and host applications. "Bungee Connect is a single platform for the development, testing, deployment, and hosting of rich Web applications," said Lyle Ball, Bungee Labs ' vice president of marketing. With the platform, developers can collaborate to build Web applications leveraging multiple Web services and databases. Applications are deployed on Bungee Labs' multi-tenant grid infrastructure and can be SaaS-based or offered as stand-alone Web destinations. They are accessed via popular browsers. Rather than developers having to assemble disparate pieces such as IDE, an AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) toolkit, and testing and collaboration tools, Bungee provides all these capabilities. "Developers log onto Bungee Connect. It's in the cloud and it's a hosted environment," Ball said. Bungee describes its product as a platform-as-a-service system, in which the entire software development lifecycle can be supported on the same computing environment to reduce costs, risks, and time to market.? Because Bungee Connect is entirely based on-demand, users can build and deploy applications without installing or configuring servers and can connect to multiple Web services from within a single environment, said Brad Hintze, Bungee director of product marketing. "I think it's got some very interesting benefits because it's managing to integrate development and deployment but in a service environment, so it allows for a developer to [have] access to tools," said Dana Gardner, principal analyst at Interarbor Solutions. "It also at the same time gives them a place to deploy their applications without having to worry," about run-time choices and operational issues," he said. Bungee also provides a way to mash up with other Web services, Gardner said. Bungee is "on to something" that is a harbinger of things to come in creating a seamless relationship between development and deployment, he said. As part of its launch, Bungee is offering reference applications, including a calendar application, WideLens, which integrates Microsoft Exchange, Salesforce.com, Google Calendar, and other sources. These applications serve as examples of integration offered on Bungee Connect; source code for the applications can be imported into any Bungee Connect account, modified, and used in commercial endeavors. AJAX-enabled applications can be built and embedded within other Web applications, in SaaS solutions, or offered as a stand-alone Web destination. Interactivity is delivered via AJAX but developers themselves do not write any AJAX. They use the Bungee Logic programming language for building application logic while the UI is built using a drag-and-drop metaphor. Bungee Logic features a C-style syntax and acts like Microsoft's Visual Studio development platform, Hintze said. "We automate AJAX interactivity," while developers focus on creating applications and value, Ball said. Development, collaboration and test deployment are free of charge on Bungee Connect; developers only pay when applications are used. Through a utility-based pricing model, businesses can expect to pay between $2 to $5 per user per month for a heavily used business productivity application or fractions of a cent per e-commerce transaction. Bungee's grid infrastructure provides data on application usage patterns. Applications are hosted free during the Bungee Connect Public Beta program. The public beta program is expected to continue until the end of 2008, whereupon Bungee would launch the general release of its service. "And [then] the world is a different place," Ball said. Some 40 developers worked to deliver Bungee Connect, according to Bungee Labs. | 6Sci/Tech
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InfoWorld news | http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/19/DVD-Jon-offers-beta-version-of-content-sharing-tool_1.html | 'DVD Jon' offers beta version of content sharing tool | null | Sci/Tech | <div class="rxbodyfield"><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">After cracking the encryption system that protected DVDs in order to play the discs he had bought on a PC running Linux, Jon Lech Johansen has his sights set on liberating other audiovisual content from the format in which it is sold.</p><p align="right"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/idg.us.info.rss/news;pos=imu;tile=6;sz=336x280;skey=patch_management;pkey=security;ord=123456789?" target="_blank" /><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.info.rss/news;pos=imu;tile=6;sz=336x280;skey=patch_management;pkey=security;ord=123456789?" width="336" height="280" border="0" alt="" align="right"/></a></p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">DoubleTwist, a company he co-founded in March 2007 with Monique Farantzos, on Tuesday released beta versions of a Facebook application and a PC desktop application for unlocking and managing music and video files.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Johansen achieved notoriety as 'DVD Jon' when he ended up in court for co-writing the DeCSS software that cracked the encryption on DVDs and allowed them to play on PCs running open-source media player software on Linux. Until then, they could only be watched using authorized hardware or proprietary software because their content was encrypted using the Content Scrambling System (CSS).</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">He followed that up by breaking a series of other DRM (digital rights management) encryption systems including FairPlay, Apple's proprietary DRM wrapper around the open AAC format music files it sells via its iTunes Store.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">While Apple's iPod is not the only portable device that can play AAC files -- many Nokia phones do too -- it is the only one that can play the encrypted AAC files Apple sells. There are ways to work around Apple's DRM, including burning the files to a CD and then ripping them back into the computer in another format, but they are time-consuming.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">DoubleTwist's tools, Twist me and doubleTwist desktop, are intended to make it easier to move music and video files, including those locked by Apple's DRM, from one device to another, or to share them with family and friends, the company said.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Twist me, the Facebook application, lets users of the social network site put music and video on their profile pages to share with friends.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">DoubleTwist desktop runs on Windows PCs alongside Apple's iTunes, and can take legally purchased iTunes files in the DRM-protected AAC format and, on the machine authorized to play them, turn them into MP3 files that will then play almost anywhere, the company said.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">The desktop software also includes tools for sharing audio and video playlists and photo albums, and synchronizing them with Nokia's NSeries, Sony Ericsson's Walkman and Cybershot phones, the Sony PSP game console and the Amazon Kindle e-reader, among other devices. In addition to AAC and MP3, it handles WMA (Windows Media Audio) and WAV audio formats, and video in MPEG2, MPEG4, WMV (Windows Media Video), AVI and the 3GP format used by mobile phones.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">DoubleTwist's software may soon be obsolete, though. Digital music retailers are beginning to realize that DRM just irritates customers, and Apple now offers almost half the encrypted music in its iTunes Store in higher-quality versions without DRM, at the same price. Amazon.com, meanwhile, sells all its digital music in MP3 format without DRM, as do independent online music stores such as EMusic.</p></div> | 4 | 2008-02-19 21:37:24 | After cracking the encryption system that protected DVDs in order to play the discs he had bought on a PC running Linux, Jon Lech Johansen has his sights set on liberating other audiovisual content from the format in which it is sold. DoubleTwist, a company he co-founded in March 2007 with Monique Farantzos, on Tuesday released beta versions of a Facebook application and a PC desktop application for unlocking and managing music and video files. Johansen achieved notoriety as 'DVD Jon' when he ended up in court for co-writing the DeCSS software that cracked the encryption on DVDs and allowed them to play on PCs running open-source media player software on Linux. Until then, they could only be watched using authorized hardware or proprietary software because their content was encrypted using the Content Scrambling System (CSS). He followed that up by breaking a series of other DRM (digital rights management) encryption systems including FairPlay, Apple's proprietary DRM wrapper around the open AAC format music files it sells via its iTunes Store. While Apple's iPod is not the only portable device that can play AAC files -- many Nokia phones do too -- it is the only one that can play the encrypted AAC files Apple sells. There are ways to work around Apple's DRM, including burning the files to a CD and then ripping them back into the computer in another format, but they are time-consuming. DoubleTwist's tools, Twist me and doubleTwist desktop, are intended to make it easier to move music and video files, including those locked by Apple's DRM, from one device to another, or to share them with family and friends, the company said. Twist me, the Facebook application, lets users of the social network site put music and video on their profile pages to share with friends. DoubleTwist desktop runs on Windows PCs alongside Apple's iTunes, and can take legally purchased iTunes files in the DRM-protected AAC format and, on the machine authorized to play them, turn them into MP3 files that will then play almost anywhere, the company said. The desktop software also includes tools for sharing audio and video playlists and photo albums, and synchronizing them with Nokia's NSeries, Sony Ericsson's Walkman and Cybershot phones, the Sony PSP game console and the Amazon Kindle e-reader, among other devices. In addition to AAC and MP3, it handles WMA (Windows Media Audio) and WAV audio formats, and video in MPEG2, MPEG4, WMV (Windows Media Video), AVI and the 3GP format used by mobile phones. DoubleTwist's software may soon be obsolete, though. Digital music retailers are beginning to realize that DRM just irritates customers, and Apple now offers almost half the encrypted music in its iTunes Store in higher-quality versions without DRM, at the same price. Amazon.com, meanwhile, sells all its digital music in MP3 format without DRM, as do independent online music stores such as EMusic. | 6Sci/Tech
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InfoWorld news | http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/19/Timeline-HD-DVD-vs-Blu-ray-Disc_1.html | Timeline: HD DVD vs. Blu-ray Disc | null | Sci/Tech | <div class="rxbodyfield"><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">The high-definition movie disc battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc can be traced all the way back to 2000, when companies began experimenting with using new blue lasers in optical disc systems.</p><p align="right"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/idg.us.info.rss/news;pos=imu;tile=6;sz=336x280;skey=patch_management;pkey=security;ord=123456789?" target="_blank" /><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.info.rss/news;pos=imu;tile=6;sz=336x280;skey=patch_management;pkey=security;ord=123456789?" width="336" height="280" border="0" alt="" align="right"/></a></p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Because the wavelength of blue light is shorter than that of the red lasers used in DVD, less physical space is needed to record each bit of data and so more information can be crammed onto a DVD-sized disc. This extra space was needed to store the new high-definition video and TV services that were starting to be commercialized around that time.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">But what started in 2000 as technical research became a battle between the world's largest electronics companies and movie studios, with the consumer caught in the middle.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Here's a look at the major milestones from the first research:</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">2000</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Oct. 5 -- Sony and Pioneer <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,31062-page,1/article.html">unveil DVR Blue</a> at Japan's Ceatec show. The format would go on to form the basis for first-generation Blu-ray Disc BD-RE.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Nov. 1 -- Sony <a href="http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press_Archive/200011/00-54E1/">announces</a> the development of Ultra Density Optical (UDO), a blue-laser optical disc format proposed to replace magneto-optical discs.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">2002</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Feb. 19 -- Led by Sony, nine of the world's largest electronics companies <a href="http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press_Archive/200202/02-0219E/">unveil plans</a> for Blu-ray Disc.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Aug. 29 -- <a href="http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2002_08/pr2901.htm">Toshiba and NEC propose</a> to the DVD Forum the next-generation optical disc format that will become HD DVD.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Oct. 1 -- Prototypes of both formats are unveiled at Japan's Ceatec exhibition. Sony, Panasonic, Sharp, Pioneer and JVC showed prototype Blu-ray Disc recorders while Toshiba showed a prototype under the name Advanced Optical Disc (AOD).</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">2003</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Feb. 13 -- <a href="http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press_Archive/200302/03-0213E/">Licensing of Blu-ray Disc begins</a> . Player makers pay US$20,000 to license Blu-ray while the content-protection system license carries a $120,000 annual fee and additional charge of $0.10 per player. Media makers pay $8,000 annually and $0.02 per disc for the copy protection system.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">April 7 -- <a href="http://news.sel.sony.com/en/press_room/b2b/storage_solutions/release/9147.html">Sony announces</a> its Blu-ray Disc-based Professional Disc format for data archiving applications.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">April 10 -- Sony puts on sale in Japan the world's first Blu-ray Disc recorder, the BDZ-S77. It's based on a 23G-byte cartridge version of the BD-RE disc and costs ¥450,000 (US$3,815 at the time). The machine and a later model from Panasonic lack support for prerecorded movies that will launch later and prove an expensive early step into next-generation video.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">May 28 -- Mitsubishi Electric <a href="http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press_Archive/200305/03-0528E/">joins the Blu-ray Disc group</a> .</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">2004</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Jan. 7 -- <a href="http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2004_01/pr0702.htm">Toshiba unveils</a> its first prototype HD DVD player at CES. The player includes backwards compatibility with DVD.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Jan. 12 - Hewlett-Packard and Dell put their support behind Blu-ray Disc.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">June 10 -- The first commercial version of HD DVD-ROM is approved by the DVD Forum.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Sept. 21 -- Sony <a href="http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/040921d_e.pdf">announces</a> the PlayStation 3 will use Blu-ray Disc.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Nov. 29 -- Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, HBO and New Line Cinema <a href="http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2004_11/pr2901.htm">announce support for HD DVD</a> .</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Dec. 9 -- Disney announces support for Blu-ray Disc.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">2005</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Jan. 7 -- Backers of both formats promise players and movies in North America by the end of the year -- something that never materialized.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">March 24 -- Talk and hope of a common format as Ryoji Chubachi, then Sony's president-elect, says: "Listening to the voice of the consumers, having two rival formats is disappointing and we haven't totally given up on the possibility of integration or compromise."</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">April 21 -- Sony and Toshiba begin discussions on the possibility of a single format. The talks ultimately go nowhere.</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">Aug. 18 -- Lions Gate Home Entertainment and Universal Music Group decide to back Blu-ray Disc.</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">Sept. 27 -- Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp. <a href="http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2005_09/pr2704.htm">put their weight behind HD DVD</a> .</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">Oct. 3 -- Paramount Home Entertainment says it will offer movies on both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc.</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">Dec. 16 -- Hewlett-Packard decides to drop exclusive support for Blu-ray Disc and <a href="http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2005_12/pr1701.htm">back both formats</a> .</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">2006</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">Jan. 4 -- Bill Gates <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jan06/01-04CES06PR.mspx">announces at CES</a> that Microsoft will offer an add-on <a href="http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360hddvdplayer/default.htm">HD DVD drive</a> for the Xbox 360 console.</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">March 10 -- Blu-ray Disc-supporter LG Electronics surprises the industry with news that it's developing an HD DVD drive.</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">March 31 -- Toshiba <a href="http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2006_03/pr3101.htm">launches the world's first HD DVD player</a> , the HD-XA1. It cost ¥110,000 (US$936 at the time) in Japan.</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">Nov. 11 -- Sony's PlayStation 3, which packs a Blu-ray Disc drive, goes on sale in Japan.</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">Dec. 29 -- Hackers report success in breaking through part of the AACS copy protection that's on both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc.</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">2007</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">Jan. 7 -- Seeking to end the battle, LG Electronics unveils a dual-format player, while Warner Bros. shows a prototype disc that holds both an HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc layer so is compatible with players for both formats.</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">April 17 -- Sales of HD DVD players in North America hit 100,000 since launch.</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">Aug. 1 -- Microsoft cuts the price of its HD DVD player for the Xbox 360 from US$199 to US$179 and starts offering five free movies.</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">Aug. 20 -- Paramount and Dreamworks Animation both <a href="http://www.viacom.com/news/pages/newstext.aspx?rid=1042073">drop Blu-ray Disc</a> in favor of HD DVD.</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">Sept. 13 -- Sony says it will use Blu-ray Disc in all high-def video recorders in Japan.</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">Nov. -- The price of Toshiba HD DVD players drops to US$100 with rebates as the holiday shopping season begins.</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">Nov. 11 -- Sony begins selling a lower cost version of the PlayStation 3.</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">2008</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">Jan. 4 -- Warner Bros. drops its bombshell: <a href="http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,1700383,00.html">it will stop issuing HD DVD movies</a> in the coming months and rely exclusively on Blu-ray Disc. In response the HD DVD Promotion Group cancels its CES news conference.</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">Jan. 6 -- Akio Ozaka, head of Toshiba America Consumer Products, <a href="http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2008_01/pr0501.htm">says at CES</a> : "We remain firm in the belief that HD DVD is the format best suited to the wants and needs of consumers." In response Sony CEO Howard Stringer, with a grin on his face, says "All of us at Sony are feeling blue today."</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">Jan. 14 -- Toshiba cuts the price of HD DVD players with the HD-A3 seeing a retail price of US$150.</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">Feb. 11 -- NetFlix and BestBuy say they will phase out HD DVD.</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">Feb. 15 -- Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, <a href="http://www.walmartfacts.com/articles/5673.aspx">says it will phase out HD DVD</a> by June.</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">Feb. 16 -- Japanese public broadcaster NHK reports Toshiba has halted production of HD DVD players. Several additional local media reports confirm and The Nikkei business daily says Toshiba has decided to stop developing the format any further.</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody">Feb. 19 -- Toshiba formally announces it will <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/19/Toshiba-abandons-HD-DVD_1.html">phase out the production of HD DVD players and recorders</a> by the end of March. The format war is over.</p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody"><em>(Dan Nystedt in Taipei contributed to this report.)</em></p><p page="2" class="ArticleBody"> </p></div> | 4 | 2008-02-19 20:57:54 | The high-definition movie disc battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc can be traced all the way back to 2000, when companies began experimenting with using new blue lasers in optical disc systems. Because the wavelength of blue light is shorter than that of the red lasers used in DVD, less physical space is needed to record each bit of data and so more information can be crammed onto a DVD-sized disc. This extra space was needed to store the new high-definition video and TV services that were starting to be commercialized around that time. But what started in 2000 as technical research became a battle between the world's largest electronics companies and movie studios, with the consumer caught in the middle. Here's a look at the major milestones from the first research: 2000 Oct. 5 -- Sony and Pioneer unveil DVR Blue at Japan's Ceatec show. The format would go on to form the basis for first-generation Blu-ray Disc BD-RE. Nov. 1 -- Sony announces the development of Ultra Density Optical (UDO), a blue-laser optical disc format proposed to replace magneto-optical discs. 2002 Feb. 19 -- Led by Sony, nine of the world's largest electronics companies unveil plans for Blu-ray Disc. Aug. 29 -- Toshiba and NEC propose to the DVD Forum the next-generation optical disc format that will become HD DVD. Oct. 1 -- Prototypes of both formats are unveiled at Japan's Ceatec exhibition. Sony, Panasonic, Sharp, Pioneer and JVC showed prototype Blu-ray Disc recorders while Toshiba showed a prototype under the name Advanced Optical Disc (AOD). 2003 Feb. 13 -- Licensing of Blu-ray Disc begins . Player makers pay US$20,000 to license Blu-ray while the content-protection system license carries a $120,000 annual fee and additional charge of $0.10 per player. Media makers pay $8,000 annually and $0.02 per disc for the copy protection system. April 7 -- Sony announces its Blu-ray Disc-based Professional Disc format for data archiving applications. April 10 -- Sony puts on sale in Japan the world's first Blu-ray Disc recorder, the BDZ-S77. It's based on a 23G-byte cartridge version of the BD-RE disc and costs ¥450,000 (US$3,815 at the time). The machine and a later model from Panasonic lack support for prerecorded movies that will launch later and prove an expensive early step into next-generation video. May 28 -- Mitsubishi Electric joins the Blu-ray Disc group . 2004 Jan. 7 -- Toshiba unveils its first prototype HD DVD player at CES. The player includes backwards compatibility with DVD. Jan. 12 - Hewlett-Packard and Dell put their support behind Blu-ray Disc. June 10 -- The first commercial version of HD DVD-ROM is approved by the DVD Forum. Sept. 21 -- Sony announces the PlayStation 3 will use Blu-ray Disc. Nov. 29 -- Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, HBO and New Line Cinema announce support for HD DVD . Dec. 9 -- Disney announces support for Blu-ray Disc. 2005 Jan. 7 -- Backers of both formats promise players and movies in North America by the end of the year -- something that never materialized. March 24 -- Talk and hope of a common format as Ryoji Chubachi, then Sony's president-elect, says: "Listening to the voice of the consumers, having two rival formats is disappointing and we haven't totally given up on the possibility of integration or compromise." April 21 -- Sony and Toshiba begin discussions on the possibility of a single format. The talks ultimately go nowhere. Aug. 18 -- Lions Gate Home Entertainment and Universal Music Group decide to back Blu-ray Disc. Sept. 27 -- Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp. put their weight behind HD DVD . Oct. 3 -- Paramount Home Entertainment says it will offer movies on both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc. Dec. 16 -- Hewlett-Packard decides to drop exclusive support for Blu-ray Disc and back both formats . 2006 Jan. 4 -- Bill Gates announces at CES that Microsoft will offer an add-on HD DVD drive for the Xbox 360 console. March 10 -- Blu-ray Disc-supporter LG Electronics surprises the industry with news that it's developing an HD DVD drive. March 31 -- Toshiba launches the world's first HD DVD player , the HD-XA1. It cost ¥110,000 (US$936 at the time) in Japan. Nov. 11 -- Sony's PlayStation 3, which packs a Blu-ray Disc drive, goes on sale in Japan. Dec. 29 -- Hackers report success in breaking through part of the AACS copy protection that's on both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc. 2007 Jan. 7 -- Seeking to end the battle, LG Electronics unveils a dual-format player, while Warner Bros. shows a prototype disc that holds both an HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc layer so is compatible with players for both formats. April 17 -- Sales of HD DVD players in North America hit 100,000 since launch. Aug. 1 -- Microsoft cuts the price of its HD DVD player for the Xbox 360 from US$199 to US$179 and starts offering five free movies. Aug. 20 -- Paramount and Dreamworks Animation both drop Blu-ray Disc in favor of HD DVD. Sept. 13 -- Sony says it will use Blu-ray Disc in all high-def video recorders in Japan. Nov. -- The price of Toshiba HD DVD players drops to US$100 with rebates as the holiday shopping season begins. Nov. 11 -- Sony begins selling a lower cost version of the PlayStation 3. 2008 Jan. 4 -- Warner Bros. drops its bombshell: it will stop issuing HD DVD movies in the coming months and rely exclusively on Blu-ray Disc. In response the HD DVD Promotion Group cancels its CES news conference. Jan. 6 -- Akio Ozaka, head of Toshiba America Consumer Products, says at CES : "We remain firm in the belief that HD DVD is the format best suited to the wants and needs of consumers." In response Sony CEO Howard Stringer, with a grin on his face, says "All of us at Sony are feeling blue today." Jan. 14 -- Toshiba cuts the price of HD DVD players with the HD-A3 seeing a retail price of US$150. Feb. 11 -- NetFlix and BestBuy say they will phase out HD DVD. Feb. 15 -- Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, says it will phase out HD DVD by June. Feb. 16 -- Japanese public broadcaster NHK reports Toshiba has halted production of HD DVD players. Several additional local media reports confirm and The Nikkei business daily says Toshiba has decided to stop developing the format any further. Feb. 19 -- Toshiba formally announces it will phase out the production of HD DVD players and recorders by the end of March. The format war is over. (Dan Nystedt in Taipei contributed to this report.) | 6Sci/Tech
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InfoWorld news | http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/19/Microsoft-stays-mum-on-Blu-ray-Disc-support_1.html | Microsoft stays mum on Blu-ray Disc support | null | Sci/Tech | <div class="rxbodyfield"><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Microsoft shrugged off HD DVD's demise on Tuesday, declining to say if or when it would support Blu-ray Disc for the Xbox.</p><p align="right"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/idg.us.info.rss/news;pos=imu;tile=6;sz=336x280;skey=patch_management;pkey=security;ord=123456789?" target="_blank" /><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.info.rss/news;pos=imu;tile=6;sz=336x280;skey=patch_management;pkey=security;ord=123456789?" width="336" height="280" border="0" alt="" align="right"/></a></p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Microsoft steadfastly backed HD DVD, selling an external drive for the Xbox for $129.99. That offer was still on the U.S. Xbox Web site as of Tuesday, despite the news that <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/19/Toshiba-abandons-HD-DVD_1.html">Toshiba will scuttle the format</a>. Toshiba had been the lead electronics manufacturer in a coalition of companies pushing that format but content producers have thrown their support to Blu-ray.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Microsoft's decision to make the HD DVD drive external rather than within the console "was quite a strategic move on their part," said Paul O'Donovan, principal analyst with Gartner.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">However, it's inevitable that future Xbox versions, as well as other gaming systems aimed at tighter integration with entertainment systems, will incorporate Blu-ray Disc drives, said O'Donovan. The Xbox currently has a standard DVD drive.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Sony gained momentum for its Blu-ray player by putting it in its PlayStation 3 console, according to research company IDC.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">The PS3's "dual roles as a gaming console and a next-generation DVD player have made it an important part of the format war," according to the report.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Prior to Toshiba's announcement, Microsoft downplayed the rumors of HD DVD's death, contending buyers are more interested in gaming functions.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">"We do not believe the recent reports about HD DVD will have any material impact on the Xbox 360 platform or our position in the marketplace," the company said in a statement. "It is premature to speculate but we do know from market data that HD movie playback is not a primary purchase driver for consumers buying video game consoles."</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Microsoft, which started selling the external drive for $199 in late 2006, has dropped the price twice, to $179 last August finally to its current price, which varies by region.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">O'Donovan agreed the company likely won't face declining sales of its Xbox gaming console. But Microsoft's greater problem may be getting rid of the external HD DVD drives in its inventory.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">HD DVD is "dead and gone" now, O'Donovan said.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody"> </p></div> | 4 | 2008-02-19 22:42:21 | Microsoft shrugged off HD DVD's demise on Tuesday, declining to say if or when it would support Blu-ray Disc for the Xbox. Microsoft steadfastly backed HD DVD, selling an external drive for the Xbox for $129.99. That offer was still on the U.S. Xbox Web site as of Tuesday, despite the news that Toshiba will scuttle the format . Toshiba had been the lead electronics manufacturer in a coalition of companies pushing that format but content producers have thrown their support to Blu-ray. Microsoft's decision to make the HD DVD drive external rather than within the console "was quite a strategic move on their part," said Paul O'Donovan, principal analyst with Gartner. However, it's inevitable that future Xbox versions, as well as other gaming systems aimed at tighter integration with entertainment systems, will incorporate Blu-ray Disc drives, said O'Donovan. The Xbox currently has a standard DVD drive. Sony gained momentum for its Blu-ray player by putting it in its PlayStation 3 console, according to research company IDC. The PS3's "dual roles as a gaming console and a next-generation DVD player have made it an important part of the format war," according to the report. Prior to Toshiba's announcement, Microsoft downplayed the rumors of HD DVD's death, contending buyers are more interested in gaming functions. "We do not believe the recent reports about HD DVD will have any material impact on the Xbox 360 platform or our position in the marketplace," the company said in a statement. "It is premature to speculate but we do know from market data that HD movie playback is not a primary purchase driver for consumers buying video game consoles." Microsoft, which started selling the external drive for $199 in late 2006, has dropped the price twice, to $179 last August finally to its current price, which varies by region. O'Donovan agreed the company likely won't face declining sales of its Xbox gaming console. But Microsoft's greater problem may be getting rid of the external HD DVD drives in its inventory. HD DVD is "dead and gone" now, O'Donovan said. | 6Sci/Tech
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InfoWorld news | http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/19/Sony-achieves-greenhouse-gas-emissions-goal-early_1.html | Sony achieves greenhouse gas emissions goal early | null | Sci/Tech | <div class="rxbodyfield"><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Sony is beating its own target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and will begin promoting a sustainable lifestyle to consumers through its products, its chief executive said Friday.</p><p align="right"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/idg.us.info.rss/news;pos=imu;tile=6;sz=336x280;skey=patch_management;pkey=security;ord=123456789?" target="_blank" /><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.info.rss/news;pos=imu;tile=6;sz=336x280;skey=patch_management;pkey=security;ord=123456789?" width="336" height="280" border="0" alt="" align="right"/></a></p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">"Sony alone has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 9 percent to date, exceeding our original target of a 7 percent reduction by 2010," said Howard Stringer, chairman and CEO of Sony, at the World Wide Fund for Nature's (WWF) Climate Savers conference in Tokyo. The conference was held at Sony's new headquarters in Tokyo, which itself has helped the company to achieve its goal. Greenhouse gas emissions from the building are 40 percent lower than at equivalent conventional buildings.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Sony is one of 12 companies that has joined the WWF's Climate Savers initiative, under which they pledge to an aggressive cut in greenhouse gas emissions. Tech companies Hewlett-Packard and Nokia are also members as are Allianz, Catalyst, Collins Companies, Nike, Novo Nordisk, Sagawa Express, Spitsbergen Travel, Tetra Pak, and Xanterra Parks and Resorts.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">At the conference the companies signed <a href="http://assets.panda.org/downloads/climate_savers_tokyo_declaration_final.pdf">a declaration</a> that recommitted themselves to action and expanded their work to include partnering with business partners to further cut emissions, the promotion of a low-carbon lifestyle to their customers and greater transparency of their carbon footprint and environmental activities.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">"For Sony this means we will proactively look to expand our emissions reductions beyond our sites to include logistics and other parts of our business," said Stringer. "We must also continue to improve the energy efficiency of our products, particularly televisions which consume the most energy of all our home electronics products. Yet while the trend is towards larger screens and more sophisticated functions that inevitably consume more power Sony's televisions are already among the industry leaders in terms of energy efficiency."</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Stringer said Sony expects the operating power of electronics products to be reduced to half their existing levels in a few years.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">"I am confident that our engineers can meet these expectations," he said.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">And just as the company has created products like the Walkman Stringer said Sony will now look to promote and help people adopt sustainable lifestyles through its products.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">For companies like Sony one of the greatest inefficiencies in their products comes from the standby power that is consumed continuously when the device is not in use. It's not a great deal of power per product but the number of such devices has multiplied in recent years so the total amount of energy used in this way is now becoming quite large.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">"Standby power is a huge and growing share of electricity use because those things are plugged in 24/7 but nobody when they buy a computer buys it based on its efficiency in using standby power," said James Leape , director general of WWF International, at a Tokyo news conference. "You're thinking about a hundred other things when you buy your computer and so the market doesn't work. And so standards are crucial and the industry can lead on that by defining norms but its a place where government action can be quite important."</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Many of the largest PC makers have joined together under the banner of the <a href="http://www.climatesaverscomputing.org/">Climate Savers computing initiative</a> and have pledged to reduce power consumption of computers by 50 percent by 2010. The companies plan to highlight some of their advances and technologies at the Cebit exhibition that will take place in Germany in March.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody">Energy use by IT equipment is growing fast. The recently published report, " <a href="http://www.globalactionplan.org.uk/upload/resource/Full-report.pdf">An Inefficient Truth</a> ," found about 10 percent of energy consumption in the U.K. is by IT equipment -- equivalent to the output of four nuclear power stations.</p><p page="1" class="ArticleBody"> </p></div> | 4 | 2008-02-19 22:16:20 | Sony is beating its own target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and will begin promoting a sustainable lifestyle to consumers through its products, its chief executive said Friday. "Sony alone has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 9 percent to date, exceeding our original target of a 7 percent reduction by 2010," said Howard Stringer, chairman and CEO of Sony, at the World Wide Fund for Nature's (WWF) Climate Savers conference in Tokyo. The conference was held at Sony's new headquarters in Tokyo, which itself has helped the company to achieve its goal. Greenhouse gas emissions from the building are 40 percent lower than at equivalent conventional buildings. Sony is one of 12 companies that has joined the WWF's Climate Savers initiative, under which they pledge to an aggressive cut in greenhouse gas emissions. Tech companies Hewlett-Packard and Nokia are also members as are Allianz, Catalyst, Collins Companies, Nike, Novo Nordisk, Sagawa Express, Spitsbergen Travel, Tetra Pak, and Xanterra Parks and Resorts. At the conference the companies signed a declaration that recommitted themselves to action and expanded their work to include partnering with business partners to further cut emissions, the promotion of a low-carbon lifestyle to their customers and greater transparency of their carbon footprint and environmental activities. "For Sony this means we will proactively look to expand our emissions reductions beyond our sites to include logistics and other parts of our business," said Stringer. "We must also continue to improve the energy efficiency of our products, particularly televisions which consume the most energy of all our home electronics products. Yet while the trend is towards larger screens and more sophisticated functions that inevitably consume more power Sony's televisions are already among the industry leaders in terms of energy efficiency." Stringer said Sony expects the operating power of electronics products to be reduced to half their existing levels in a few years. "I am confident that our engineers can meet these expectations," he said. And just as the company has created products like the Walkman Stringer said Sony will now look to promote and help people adopt sustainable lifestyles through its products. For companies like Sony one of the greatest inefficiencies in their products comes from the standby power that is consumed continuously when the device is not in use. It's not a great deal of power per product but the number of such devices has multiplied in recent years so the total amount of energy used in this way is now becoming quite large. "Standby power is a huge and growing share of electricity use because those things are plugged in 24/7 but nobody when they buy a computer buys it based on its efficiency in using standby power," said James Leape , director general of WWF International, at a Tokyo news conference. "You're thinking about a hundred other things when you buy your computer and so the market doesn't work. And so standards are crucial and the industry can lead on that by defining norms but its a place where government action can be quite important." Many of the largest PC makers have joined together under the banner of the Climate Savers computing initiative and have pledged to reduce power consumption of computers by 50 percent by 2010. The companies plan to highlight some of their advances and technologies at the Cebit exhibition that will take place in Germany in March. Energy use by IT equipment is growing fast. The recently published report, " An Inefficient Truth ," found about 10 percent of energy consumption in the U.K. is by IT equipment -- equivalent to the output of four nuclear power stations. | 6Sci/Tech
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