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EU mishandled Intel case: ombudsman
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Commission was guilty of maladministration in its its record-busting anti-trust action against Intel, the European ombudsman said Wednesday.
November 19, 2009, 6:47 am -
Probe launched into British T-Mobile data breach
LONDON (AFP) - Britain's information watchdog is investigating claims that thousands of personal details from British users of German mobile telephone giant T-Mobile have been sold to competitors.
November 19, 2009, 6:47 am -
'Modern Warfare 2' sets entertainment industry records
WASHINGTON (AFP) - "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," the new videogame from Activision Blizzard, keeps blowing away sales records.
November 19, 2009, 6:47 am -
EMI music videos, concerts coming to Hulu.com
WASHINGTON (AFP) - EMI Music announced Wednesday it will offer free music videos and concerts on Hulu.com, making it the first major label to strike a deal with the increasingly popular US-based online video site.
November 19, 2009, 6:11 am -
"Call of Duty" game sells $550 million in five days
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc said its video game "Call of Duty.
November 19, 2009, 4:44 am -
EU ombudsman rebukes EU over errors in Intel case
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Ombudsman rebuked European Union regulators on Wednesday for procedural errors in their antitrust probe of Intel but the censure will not affect a 1.06 billion euro ($1.58 billion) fine against the U.S. chipmaker.
November 18, 2009, 11:24 pm -
China orders Microsoft to halt some Windows sales
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has been ordered by a Chinese court to stop selling versions of its Windows operating systems that include fonts designed by a local company, citing a violation of licensing agreements.
November 18, 2009, 10:58 pm -
Vancouver to tone down its "sonic gun"
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Vancouver will modify powerful audio equipment that critics say could be used as a "sonic gun" against protesters at next year's Winter Olympics, and stop any chance of using the device as a weapon, Vancouver police said on Tuesday.
November 18, 2009, 9:06 pm -
R u wearing sunscreen? Text reminders can double usage
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Texting people to remind them to wear sunscreen daily actually works, research shows.
November 18, 2009, 8:43 pm -
Microsoft ordered to stop some Windows sales in China
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has been ordered by a Chinese court to stop selling versions of its Windows operating systems that include fonts designed by a local company, citing a violation of licensing agreements.
November 18, 2009, 7:15 pm -
Infrared telescope to detect dim, dusty objects
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA plans next month to launch a space telescope that will scan the heavens for the infrared glow of celestial objects never seen because they are too dim, dusty or distant, scientists said on Tuesday.
November 18, 2009, 3:36 pm -
Intel's Otellini worries about PC "pinch points"
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (Reuters) - Intel Corp Chief Executive Paul Otellini said on Tuesday the semiconductor industry may experience possible "pinch points" in the PC production chain as manufacturers ramp up to meet higher demand next year.
November 18, 2009, 2:05 pm -
Virtual pioneers: Macedonia schools to get wired
SKOPJE/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - "Practical English Grammar by Correspondence" -- a 1973 tome published by the Soviet Union -- sits atop a pile of books on the librarian's desk in Macedonia's Grigor Prlichev elementary school.
November 18, 2009, 1:19 pm -
Web security company warns of 'cyber arms race'
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Warning of a "cyber arms race," top Web security firm McAfee Inc.
November 18, 2009, 11:50 am -
Microsoft 'cloud' service Azure to launch January 1
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - US software giant Microsoft announced Tuesday that its Internet-based cloud computing service Windows Azure will launch on January 1.
November 18, 2009, 11:48 am -
RIM security chief sees smartphone attacks on horizon
TORONTO/BOSTON (Reuters) - Hackers could one day turn ordinary smartphones into "rogue" devices to attack major wireless networks, Research In Motion's security chief warned.
November 18, 2009, 10:32 am -
Cyber laws must punish individuals not society: specialist
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) - Laws regulating cybercrimes must target individuals and not society as a whole, an IT specialist told an Internet governance forum at the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Tuesday.
November 18, 2009, 8:54 am -
Qualcomm CEO pins hopes on China
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Qualcomm, the world's biggest chip maker, said on Tuesday that it expects to sell its TD-SCDMA chips in mainland China within the next year.
November 18, 2009, 8:41 am -
Google image search gets a 'swirl'
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Google Labs on Tuesday brought more focus to finding pictures online, adding a "Swirl" tool that automatically groups similar images into categories presented on results pages.
November 18, 2009, 8:39 am -
In Amazon, a frustrated search for cancer cures
SAO SEBASTIAO DE CUIEIRAS, Brazil (Reuters) - The task of harvesting the secrets of Brazil's vast Amazon rain forest that could help in the battle against cancer largely falls to Osmar Barbosa Ferreira and a big pair of clippers.
November 18, 2009, 8:11 am
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