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China trade ruling helps US, but piracy a problem

AP – 1 hr 10 mins ago

LOS ANGELES – American companies counting on a favorable trade ruling against China to boost sales of CDs, DVDs, books and video games will need a crackdown on rampant piracy before they can reap big benefits. Full Story »

  • Iran elections-Jackson death videos spur online viewing

    AFP – 9 mins ago
    Iranians hold up flags and placards during a protest against... AFP/File

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - ComScore reported on Friday that US online video viewing hit a record high in June as people turned to the Internet for news of pop star Michael Jackson's death and Iran's election turmoil. Full Story »

  • Apple Reportedly Enters China Mobile-Phone Market

    NewsFactor – 1 hr 28 mins ago

    Apple is reportedly cracking the mobile-phone market in China by selling $1.5 million worth of iPhones to China Unicom. The move is expected to help Apple enter the growing market in China while also giving China Unicom a leg up against competitors. Full Story »

  • Zer01 Encounters New Setback

    PC World – Thu Aug 13, 8:10 pm ET

    Zer01 Mobile, the company that says it can deliver a true unlimited mobile-phone service, announced on Thursday that it has ended its relationship with network marketing company Global Verge. Full Story »

  • Ghostbusters Hits YouTube for Anniversary

    PC World – Fri Aug 14, 9:48 am ET

    To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Ghostbusters -- doesn't that make you feel old? -- YouTube and Sony have brought the classic comedy to your home computer for a week-long showing. The film appears in a 16-by-9 aspect ratio and in "high quality" rather than YouTube's hi-def. There are seven or eight short commercial breaks in the film. Full Story »

  • Sector Snap: Stocks shrug off low video game sales

    AP – Fri Aug 14, 1:39 pm ET

    NEW YORK - Investors seemed to look past dismal July video game sales on Friday to expectations of a better second half to the year, with shares of game makers holding up despite the fifth straight month of declines. Full Story »

  • Report: Apple board to discuss Schmidt replacement

    Macworld.com – 1 hr 17 mins ago

    The real question in the wake of Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s recent departure from Apple’s board of directors is yet to be answered. And that’s who will take his position as shortstop at the annual board of directors vs. Apple executive team softball game. Word is Apple’s board is eyeing several prospective candidates to fill the coveted roster slot. Full Story »

  • IE 8 Beats Competition in Microsoft-sponsored Security Tests - UPDATED

    PC World – 2 hrs 33 mins ago

    Internet Explorer 8 blocked about four out of every five sites that attempt to trick visitors into downloading malicious software in browser security tests performed by NSS Labs, according to a report released yesterday. Full Story »

  • IBM Aims System Z at Specific Workloads

    PC World – Fri Aug 14, 12:20 pm ET

    IBM is trying to shore up flagging sales of its System z mainframe with a set of hardware, software and services combinations aimed at specific application workloads. Full Story »

  • Australian charged with infecting 3,000 computers

    AP – Thu Aug 13, 9:22 am ET

    ADELAIDE, Australia - A 20-year-old Australian man has been charged with infecting more than 3,000 computers around the world with a virus designed to capture banking and credit card data, police said Thursday. Full Story »

  • Netscape Founder Backs Next-Gen Browser

    PC World – Fri Aug 14, 11:08 am ET

    The browser wars have gotten livelier with new entries and updates, with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera, and Apple's Safari all scrambling for attention. But a warrior from the first browser war is apparently gearing up for battle once more. Netscape founder-turned-investor Marc Andreessen is backing a new company, Rockmelt, that is developing a next-generation Web browser, according to the New York Times. Full Story »

  • Quake Live for Mac hits the Web on August 18

    Macworld.com – 1 hr 57 mins ago

    It looks like id Software is at last ready to deliver on its promise of providing quality browser-based fragging to Mac users. Speaking at this past week’s QuakeCon 2009, id CEO Todd Hollenshead said Quake Live is expanding to Mac and Linux platforms on August 18. Full Story »

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Ancient toolmakers discovered fire treatment

AP – Thu Aug 13, 4:08 pm ET

Maybe it was an accident or perhaps an ancient experiment. Many thousands of years ago, early humans somehow figured out they could make better stone tools by treating the rocks with fire. Evidence of that, dating 72,000 years ago, has been found on the southeastern tip of Africa, researchers report in Friday's edition of the journal Science. Full Story »

Scientists find rare gene behind short sleepers

AP – Fri Aug 14, 7:32 am ET

Scientists have discovered a gene that helps a mother and daughter stay alert on about six hours sleep a night, two hours less than the rest of their family needs. Full Story »

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