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Apple iPhone warning proves true
An Apple software update is disabling iPhones that have been unlocked by owners, according to reports.[see more details in BBC]
British Library books go digital
Thousands of old books previously unavailable to the public will go online thanks to a British Library programme.[see more details in BBC]
Microsoft bows to pressure on XP
Customer demand forces Microsoft to keep Windows XP on shop shelves for months longer than intended.[see more details in BBC]
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Google Defends the DoubleClick Deal
In Senate hearings on the proposed acquisition, critics say the deal would give Google too much control of the online advertising marketRoche-Ventana: A Drugs-and-Diagnosis Dream Team?
If a deal is struck, a Roche-Ventana group could help personalized medicine take offScaling the Social Web
Move over, MySpace. Online players from media giant Viacom to auctioneer eBay are adding networking features for their usersUsing Spam Blockers to Target HIV, Too
A Microsoft researcher and his team make a surprising new assault on the AIDS epidemicWhere Dell Sells with Brick and Mortar
The computer giant is turning to traditional retail outlets as its trademark direct-to-consumer, online sales model falters in crucial emerging marketsWill Pharma Have to Fess Up?
New efforts by lawmakers and states are under way to limit, or make public, the billions in giveaways drugmakers lavish on physiciansCNN
Date of first oxygen on Earth recalculated
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Read full story for latest details.Victim uses Facebook to finger suspect
Using a Facebook profile, police arrested a suspect in an attack on the Georgetown University campus.fox news
Government Simulates Hacker Attack on Electrical Grid
Homeland Security video shows electrical turbine spinning out of control, catching fire and shutting down as result of cyberattack.[see more details in fox news]
Nokia Marketing $25,000 Cell Phone
The Vertu Ascent Ferrari 1947 will be produced in hand-made limited run of 60, retails for 18,000 euros.[see more details in fox news]
New York Times
Apple Replaces General Counsel
Daniel Cooperman of Oracle will join Apple in November. He is the company?s second general counsel appointment in the past year.[see more details in New York Times]
Bain and Chinese Company to Buy 3Com
3Com, a maker of networking hardware and software, will be sold to affiliates of Bain for $2.2 billion in cash. China-based Huawei Technologies will acquire a minority interest.[see more details in New York Times]
Canadian Dollar Aiding Online Retailers
The recent strength of the Canadian dollar has given a boost to online retailers who allow Canadians to bargain hunt in the U.S. without leaving home.[see more details in New York Times]
Disney to End Cellphone Service
The Walt Disney Company said Thursday that it would cease operating its family-oriented mobile phone service at the end of the year.[see more details in New York Times]
Google Hiring Engineers Abroad
Google said it was expanding its staff of engineers in Europe to improve its products in local markets outside the United States.[see more details in New York Times]
Law Firms Go a Bit Hollywood to Recruit the YouTube Generation
Several law firms are creating recruiting videos and Web sites to attract law students to their firms.[see more details in New York Times]
Senators Scrutinize Google?s Bid for Ad Firm
Google?s proposed purchase of the online advertising firm DoubleClick received no outright opposition at a Senate hearing Thursday.[see more details in New York Times]
Verizon Reverses Itself on Abortion Messages
Verizon said it would make its mobile network available for a text-message program by Naral Pro-Choice America.[see more details in New York Times]
Wall St. Firm Settles Case on Handling of E-Mail
Morgan Stanley will pay $12.5 million to resolve charges that it failed to produce e-mail and falsely stated that the messages were lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.[see more details in New York Times]
World Business Briefing: Google Hiring Engineers Abroad
Google said it was expanding its staff of engineers in Europe to improve its products in local markets outside the United States.[see more details in New York Times]
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'Halo 3' makes record smashing 170 million dollar debut (AFP)
AFP - Sales of exclusive Xbox 360 video game "Halo 3" rocketed to 170 million dollars on opening day, marking an historic debut that outdid the final Harry Potter novel and the film "Spiderman 3."
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3Com to be sold for $2.2B (AP)
AP - 3Com Corp., a maker of networking hardware and software, will be sold to affiliates of private equity firm Bain Capital Partners LLC for $2.2 billion and taken private, 3Com said Friday.
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Apple lawyer to leave for Qualcomm (AP)
AP - In a shuffle between companies with legal challenges spanning the globe, Apple Inc. general counsel Donald Rosenberg is leaving for Qualcomm Inc. after just 10 months in the post.[see more details in yahoo]
Apple Shuts Down Hacked iPhones (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apple issued a software update on Thursday that puts iPhone hackers in their place. The update renders the devices inoperable.[see more details in yahoo]
Avaya shareholders agree to $8.2B buyout (AP)
AP - Shareholders of Avaya Inc. voted Friday to take the communications and software company private, selling it for $8.2 billion to two private equity groups.[see more details in yahoo]
Disney drops family mobile service (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The happiest place on mobile Earth is on an established carrier's service, the operator of Disney Mobile acknowledged Thursday.[see more details in yahoo]
Facebookers assail Myanmar junta (AFP)
AFP - The battle for Myanmar is also being waged through the popular online social networking site Facebook, where users are rallying support against the military junta.
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Far EasTone may promote WiMax handsets, but not Skype (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Far EasTone Telecommunications doesn't plan to shy away from WiMax handsets once its high-speed wireless network is up and running in southern Taiwan, but the company certainly won't welcome Skype's popular Internet telephony software.[see more details in yahoo]
Forget the classics, try a Facebook college course (Reuters)
Reuters - Stanford students can try to borrow a Web page from a Harvard dropout this year thanks to a course in building software for Facebook, the wildly popular social network.[see more details in yahoo]
Google buys Zingku mobile social networking service (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Google has acquired a mobile social networking startup called Zingku, the search company's latest move to provide more services through mobile phones.[see more details in yahoo]
Google plan to buy DoubleClick scrutinized in US Senate (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft on Thursday urged a US Senate panel to oppose Google's purchase of online ad targeting colossus DoubleClick, arguing that the 3.1 billion dollar deal threatens competition and privacy.
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Hollywood studios go after two piracy sites (Reuters)
Reuters - The Motion Picture Assn. of America has filed suit against two Web sites that it claims are allowing Internet users to view pirated films, many of which are still in theaters.
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McAfee: Most Consumers Overestimate PC Safety (PC World)
PC World - It's self-serving, but a new study by McAfee Inc. and the National Cyber Security Alliance has found that 78 percent of consumer PCs in the U.S. are not protected (defined as having up-to-date AV, spyware and a properly configured firewall).[see more details in yahoo]
Microsoft gives OEMs five more months to install XP (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft is extending the time it will allow original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and retail outlets to sell PCs with Windows XP as customers continue to balk on upgrading to Windows Vista.[see more details in yahoo]
Microsoft says to extend XP sales for five months (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it plans to keep selling its Windows XP operating system until the end of June 2008, delaying a scheduled transition to its newer Windows Vista software by five months.
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Pressure rises on Alcatel-Lucent CEO (AP)
AP - Shares of telecommunications giant Alcatel-Lucent surged Friday on reports of pressure on CEO Patricia Russo to present a restructuring plan quickly.[see more details in yahoo]
Radio tunes in electronic ratings (AP)
AP - Radio advertisers who for years complained about the low-tech way of tracking listeners are getting what they asked for and more: Electronic ratings are delivering more accurate counts, but are also upending basic assumptions about the industry.[see more details in yahoo]
Regulators shut online bank NetBank (AP)
AP - An online bank with $2.5 billion in assets was shut down by the government on Friday because of an unsustainable level of mortgage defaults.[see more details in yahoo]
SCO gets reprieve from Nasdaq (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The Nasdaq stock exchange has given The SCO Group a little more time to get its financial house in order.[see more details in yahoo]
SKorea cracks down on Internet draft-dodgers (AFP)
AFP - South Korea's Defence Ministry said Friday it has launched a crackdown on scores of websites which suggest ways to dodge compulsory military service.
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Telekom Malaysia to spin off mobile units (FT.com)
FT.com - Telekom Malaysia, the country's biggest telecoms group, said that it will list its mobile phone operations separately next year in what is expected to be one of the country's biggest initial public offerings.[see more details in yahoo]
Update shuts down some hacked iPhones (AP)
AP - Apple Inc. has issued a software update that creates problems for iPhones modified to work with a cellular carrier other than AT&T Inc.
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US blasts Myanmar for silencing Internet (AP)
AP - The White House criticized Myanmar on Friday for cutting off Internet access and called on "all civilized nations" to pressure the military-run government to end its violent crackdown on protesters.
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Wipro to Acquire Oki's Wireless Chip Design Arm (PC World)
PC World - Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd. is selling its semiconductor design subsidiary to Indian outsourcer Wipro Ltd., preferring instead to have semiconductor design services delivered from a dedicated center set up by Wipro.[see more details in yahoo]
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