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Apple News - MacBook Air new; iPhone, iPod price cuts, Gaming Trademark Protection

2008-02-20T23:46:00.001+02:00

Apple seeks staff for new Europe stores

Reuters - USA - Apple Inc (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) i recruiting staff for new retail stores in Germany and Switzerland, according to a job ... http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSL1049163720080210

Apple planning iPhone and iPod touch price cuts?
Pocket-lint.co.uk - UK - by Amy-Mae Elliott NEWS: 10 February 2008 13:28 GMT - 9to5Mac has received word that Apple is planning on dropping the prices on the iPhone and iPod line ... http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/12744/13768/apple-planning-product-price-cuts.phtml

Apple applies for trademark extension relating to gaming
Ars Technica - Boston,MA,USA - By Ken Fisher | Published: February 10, 2008 - 02:18PM CT Might Apple have interest in gaming beyond its pokey iPod gaming offerings? ... http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080210-apple-applies-for-trademark-extension-relating-to-gaming.html

A lesson in investment timing: Bank of America (BAC) and Apple (AAPL)
BloggingStocks - USA - Most investors would take Apple's side. Even though there is some concern about the softness of iPod sales, almost no company has been more innovative over ... http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/02/10/a-lesson-in-investment-timing-bank-of-america-bac-and-apple/

Apple to announce iPhone and iPod Touch price cuts?
Reg Hardware - UK - By Scott Snowden [More by this author] Apple enthusiast website, 9to5Mac has received word that Apple is planning on dropping the prices on the iPhone and ... http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/02/10/apple_to_announce_iphone_and_ipod_touch_price_cuts/

Apple Protects Gaming Trademark
Gizmodo - USA - So does this mean we'll be seeing a sweet new Apple handheld gaming device to counter the likes of Sony and Nintendo? Doubtfully. ... http://gizmodo.com/354729/apple-protects-gaming-trademark

APPLE MACBOOK AIR
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia - No sooner had the words "how much are those Apple shares now?" popped into
my head, than the web was buzzing with critical scorn heaped on the Air for its ... http://www.theage.com.au/news/reviews/review-apple-macbook-air/2008/02/10/1202578590187.html

Exclusive Australian Apple iPhone Wanted
High Tech Lounge - New York,NY,USA - The Apple iPhone has become quite the international phenomenon and now it
may finally arrive on Australian shores in a more official kind of manner ... http://www.htlounge.net/articles/5135/1/Exclusive-Australian-Apple-iPhone-Wanted

Whole bunch not spoiled by bad apples - or Big Apple
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
Yes, Iowa has some bad apples who are spoiling our state's reputation, just as there are some in New York. But remember, there are plenty of straight ... http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080210/OPINION04/802100319/1038/OPINION
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The iPhone: The right device at the right time
Baltimore Sun - United States - Two research reports released last week indicate that Apple released the iPhone just in time to benefit from a major consumer shift toward "converged ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/appleaday/blog/2008/02/the_iphone_the_right_device_at.html

Apple applies for gaming trademark
Our sibling site, Engadget, is reporting that Apple has apparently applied for trademark protection on a gaming device. The trademark in question would protect the word "APPLE" under the following circumstances: "toys, ... http://feeds.tuaw.com/~r/weblogsinc/tuaw/~3/232888690/
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) - http://www.tuaw.com

Apple Files Gaming Patent: The iWii? I Wish.
Trademork managed to dig up a patent Apple filed on February 5th to cover both hand-held units and stand alone machines capable of playing videogames. It's interesting and seems to further the growing whispers that Apple wants to get ... http://www.parislemon.com/2008/02/apple-files-gaming-patent-iwii-i-wish.html
ParisLemon - http://www.parislemon.com/

Free Zunes and bitter Apple fans
Best of all - what this guy is really bitter about, is when Apple bugger you over by dropping the price of something by $200 a week after
you buy it, Microsoft for possibly getting something out to you a couple of days later than ... http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/2008/02/11/free-zunes-and-bitter-apple-fans
Paul Smith's Blog - http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/

Is Apple iPhone the Main Target Behind Microsoft-Yahoo! Pact?
Now, talking of market share, Apple which is said to have shipped nearly 4 million iPhones in 2007 with the target of achieving 10 million sales in 2008 has been one of the prime promoters of the Multitouch technology ... http://iphone.blogvasion.com/2008/02/is-apple-iphone-main-target-behind.html
Apple iPhone Blog - http://iphone.blogvasion.com/

Apple applies for trademark protection on gaming devices
The USPTO sleuths over at Trademork just gave us the heads up on this recently-filed application from Cupertino, which requests protection of the word "APPLE" for products that classify as "toys, games and playthings, namely, ... http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/10/apple-applies-for-trademark-protection-on-gaming-devices/
Engadget - http://www.engadget.com

Google GPhone, GMail Security and AdWords Targeting ...

2008-02-16T00:29:00.001+02:00

Tech Convention To Get First Glimpse of Google's Phone
Money Morning - USA - By Mike Caggeso - Techies around the world will finally get a peek at Google Inc.'s (GOOG) long-anticipated Android mobile phone platform at the Mobile World ... http://www.moneymorning.com/2008/02/11/tech-convention-to-get-first-glimpse-of-googles-phone/

Brightpoint to Distribute Google Applications on Mobile Devices
Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles, USA - "We're excited to work with Google to bring more services to our customers. I believe Google's innovative mobile applications and services will further ... http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1085581/

Google Unveils Email Security Solutions
SDA Asia Magazine - Singapore - Google has unveiled a series of security products Powered by Postini(tm) that deliver message filtering, encryption and archiving for any business ... http://www.sda-asia.com/sda/news/psecom,id,18918,srn,4,nodeid,1,_language,Singapore.html

Google AdWords Targeting: Expect More, Pay Less
Search Engine Watch - USA - My column on Google AdWords placement-targeted campaigns stirred up some great reader interest
and ... http://searchenginewatch.com/3628383

Real estate agents sue Google for defamation in search results
SmartCompany.com.au - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia - A claim by two real estate agents against Google in the Supreme Court highlights the tricky position web publishers can find themselves in when Google ... http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/The-Briefing/20080211-Real-estate-agents-sue-Google-for-defamation-in-search-results-.html

Collaborate with Co-Workers Using Google Apps Team Edition
Lifehacker Australia - Sydney, Australia - If you've always wished your workplace or school would take advantage of the Google Apps suite but it just isn't happening, Google has released a new, ... http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/02/09/collaborate_with_coworkers_using_google_apps_team_edition-2.html

Microhoo: The end game
ZDNet - USA - Microsoft thinks it needs Yahoo to accelerate its "Live" reinvention, and Yahoo hasn't inspired confidence that it can compete effectively with Google, ... http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=7940

Wireless industry sets future agenda at world's largest ...
International Herald Tribune - France - Inc., Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. They are looking to expand into the 3 billion cell phones worldwide -- roughly three times the number of computers ... http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/10/business/EU-TEC-Spain-Wireless-Conference.php

Microsoft, Yahoo!, the merger and Google - Mail
LiveSide - USA - Google is far behind (user base) wether there will be a merger or not. Can Google catch up? Let's compare some (main) features: *Not taking into account ... http://www.liveside.net/blogs/main/archive/2008/02/10/microsoft-yahoo-the-merger-and-google-mail.aspx

Yahoo weighs outsourcing search ads to Google
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA - Under the plan, Yahoo would jettison its search ad business, along with the related sales and technical staff, and adopt Google as an ad supplier ... http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/08/BUKJUV81T.DTL&type=tech

GPhone Prototypes Expected at Mobile World Congress - Including ...
By Richard MacManus - According to the Times Online, Google "is expected to produce a prototype mobile handset" at the show. Even if Google itself doesn't unveil a phone, there will be plenty of Android prototypes on display (Google's open source Mobile ... http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/gphone_prototypes_expected_at_mobile_world_congress.php

Google Adsense Issues
I don't want to show story related ads. I pasted adsense code in footer.tpl. Now the problem is ads are not related to my home title, description, meta at all on home page. How to do this? 2. Another issue is google search ... http://forums.pligg.com/general-help/12094-google-adsense-issues.html
Pligg Forum - http://forums.pligg.com

Google and the Banks: A Fair Comparison?
In April 2007, the Economist wrote several articles about Google. In one, the writer asserted that Google has assumed a position of a US
financial institution. Put differently, the article suggested that Google is a safe keeper of ... http://odetobernays.wordpress.com/2008/02/10/google-and-the-banks-a-fair-comparison/
http://odetobernays.wordpress.com

MySpace Opens Platform, Google News Local, Plaxo & Bebo Rumors
Rumor: Is Google About to Buy Bebo For $1 Billion To $1.5 Billion? Or Will it Be MySpace? TechCrunch reported an unconfirmed rumor has surfaced that either Google or MySpace is about to announce a big $1 billion to $1.5 billion ... http://www.somewhatfrank.com/2008/02/myspace-opens-p.html
Somewhat Frank - http://www.somewhatfrank.com/

Watch Out, Google May be Terraforming TV Advertising-Hot Analysis ...
Last fall and early this year I've been exposed to an interesting beta test at Google involving the insertion of television ads into the
Dish satellite network using Google's auction model and browser interface ... http://forbesontech.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/02/watch-out-googl.html
ForbesOnTech - http://forbesontech.typepad.com/my_weblog/

Space news - New gamma ray telescope; Space shuttle Atlantis

2008-02-13T23:10:00.001+02:00

Today's heroes of space research are on earth
Independent Online - South Africa - Its success might seem to be a footnote in space history, a second-place finish to the Soviet Union's Sputnik. After all, wasn't it Sputnik, launched four ... http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=118&art_id=vn20080210091606339C314773

Stanford forum to debate US goals in space
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA - Space scientists and engineers with misgivings about the current pace and funding for NASA's efforts to send astronauts back to the moon and eventually on ... http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/10/BA5RUU91V.DTL

Name the New Gamma-Ray Space Telescope
Slashdot - USA - Have a chance to suggest a new name for the cutting edge Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, otherwise known as GLAST, before it launches in mid-2008 ... http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/02/10/014211

Astronaut's illness delays space lab's installation
Houston Chronicle - United States - After the shuttle Atlantis delivered a European science module to the international space station Saturday, NASA delayed plans to install ... http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/nation/5527004.html

Space shuttle Atlantis docks and delivers
CTV.ca - Canada - Space shuttle Atlantis has delivered a US$2 billion European research lab to the international space station. Atlantis docked with the space station ... http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080209/shuttle_atlantis_080209/20080209?hub=CTVNewsAt11

Probe searches for new Earths
By Paul Sutherland - Principal investigator Drake Deming of Nasa's Goddard Space Flight Centre, in Maryland, said: "We're on the hunt for planets down to the size of Earth, orbiting some of our closest neighbouring stars." A European satellite called Corot, ... http://news.skymania.com/2008/02/probe-searches-for-new-earths.html
Skymania News - http://news.skymania.com/

Space Boomerang - will it return?
By grant
Astronaut Takao Doi, 53, is set to travel on a US shuttle in March to the International Space Station, where he will be in charge of
construction of a Japanese scientific testing room. It is believed gravity is needed for a boomerang to ... http://guildofscientifictroubadours.com/?p=232
The Guild of Scientific Troubadours - http://guildofscientifictroubadours.com

Shuttle docks with space station, brings lab
Space shuttle Atlantis docked with the international space station Saturday, delivering Europe's $2 billion research lab after years of
delay. With commander Stephen Frick at the helm, Atlantis slowly and carefully pulled up to the ... http://www.hackinthebox.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=25768
Hack In The Box - http://www.hackinthebox.org/

First Draft of Space Access '08 Speakers
By Ray(Ray) - Confirmed SA'08 presentations so far: Armadillo Aerospace, FAA AST, Flometrics, Frontier Astronautics, Masten Space, Jim Muncy/PoliSpace, Misuzu Onuki, Rocketplane LLC, Space Propellant Depots Panel with Jon Goff, Dallas Bienhoff, ... http://spaceprizes.blogspot.com/2008/02/first-draft-of-space-access-08-speakers.html
Space Prizes - http://spaceprizes.blogspot.com/

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Microsoft news - Yahoo reject offer; Sony Ericsson alliance with Microsoft

2008-02-13T22:50:00.001+02:00

Yahoo will reject Microsoft's £22bn bid and say it undervalues the ...
Independent - London,England,UK
By Karen Attwood Yahoo is set to rebuff Microsoft's £22.4bn takeover bid for the search engine today and say it "massively undervalues" the company ... http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/yahoo-will-reject-microsofts-16322bn-bid-and-say-it-undervalues-the-company-780724.html

Microsoft, Sony Ericsson Enter Alliance
The Associated Press - It marks the first time Sony Ericsson is using Microsoft Windows Mobile in a departure from its collaboration with Symbian, an open operating system that is ... http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j7EMiw88tnRotqffUX3ZhtGARaUgD8UNOE3O0

Most Microsoft settlement money unclaimed
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - Minneapolis,MN,USA
The other half goes right back to Microsoft. By STEVE ALEXANDER, Star Tribune This is the strange case of the $1 billion nobody wanted ... http://www.startribune.com/business/15468476.html

Who Owns Your Mobile?
BBC News - On a sunny Sunday evening in Barcelona, I've just met senior executives from Microsoft and Google, here to sell their vision of the mobile future - one ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/02/who_owns_your_mobile_1.html

Yahoo to Reject Microsoft Offer, May Find Few Options (Update1)
Bloomberg - USA - Yahoo, the Internet company that has failed to crack Google Inc.'s dominance of Web search, plans to reject a $44.6 billion takeover bid from Microsoft Corp ... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aroRxIoc8j2k&refer=home

Microsoft slams the door on Vista pirates
ZDNet - USA - With the launch of SP1 Microsoft promised to put an end to two popular hacks used by pirates to allow a non-genuine install of Windows Vista to function in ... http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=1267

"No Thanks, Microsoft" ... What Now?
InternetNews.com - USA - If Yahoo rejects Microsoft's $44.6 billion acquisition bid, as The Wall Street Journal has reported it will on ...
http://blog.internetnews.com/kcorbin/2008/02/no-thanks-microsoft-what-now.html

Is Microsoft Office Adware?
Slashdot - USA - An anonymous reader writes "Office may fall under Microsoft's own definition of adware. It links to third-party commercial add-ons, includes up-selling ... http://slashdot.org/articles/08/02/10/1653201.shtml

Microsoft offer too low - Yahoo! wants billions more
Sydney Morning Herald - Australia - On February 1, Microsoft offered $US31 a share in cash and stock for Yahoo. The company wants at least $US40 a share, or $US12 billion more than Microsoft ... http://business.smh.com.au/microsoft-offer-too-low--yahoo-wants-billions-more/20080210-1re5.html

Microsoft made its first unsolicited offer for Yahoo a year ago
BBC News - UK - When it was made, Microsoft's $31 a share offer was 62% above the level at which Yahoo's shares were trading. Yahoo's shares closed on Friday at $28.75, ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7237320.stm

Using Microsoft.Web.Administration in Windows PowerShell
By CarlosAg - A couple of months ago I wrote about using LINQ with Microsoft.Web.Administration to manage and query IIS 7.0 configuration. Somebody came back to me and said that LINQ was very cool but that it was very much Developer oriented and that ... http://blogs.msdn.com/carlosag/archive/2008/02/11/MicrosoftWebAdministrationInPowershell.aspx
CarlosAg Blog - http://blogs.msdn.com/carlosag/

Sony Ericsson ties up with Microsoft for Windows Mobile devices
By Chris Ziegler - Microsoft has now won a veritable superfecta of licensing, landing deals with four of the top five phone manufacturers in the world to provide handsets based on Windows Mobile. The latest, announced today at Barcelona's Mobile World ... http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/232726144/
Engadget - http://www.engadget.com

Microsoft Office : mac 2008
By MJ(MJ) - Microsoft Office. http://flashprayer.blogspot.com/2008/02/microsoft-office-mac-2008.html
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Yahoo To Reject Microsoft bid - Infrastructure Angle Part III
By techhermit
It looks like Yahoo is set to reject the Microsoft bid. This article on MSNBC is a pretty good overview. Personally I think this is a huge
mistake. Yahoo cannot make the infrastructure investments required to beat Google. Microsoft can ... http://techhermit.wordpress.com/2008/02/10/yahoo-to-reject-microsoft-bid-infrastructure-angle-part-iii/
The Digital Cave - http://techhermit.wordpress.com

Yahoo to Gamble on Spurning Microsoft Offer
Unshaken by a two-year losing streak, Yahoo is poised to take its biggest gamble yet by rejecting Microsoft's $44.6 billion bid. Yahoo to
Reject Microsoft Offer How to Trade Yahoo's Decision ... http://www.cnbc.com/id/23095286
CNBC Top News and Analysis - http://cnbc.com

Microsoft Developer Network
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Camera News - Nokia N95

2008-02-05T23:04:00.000+02:00

Surveillance camera that does not work!
Hindu - Chennai,India
While terrorists are planning suicide bomber attacks, the police are keeping surveillance on suspects with defunct cameras! The surveillance camera ... http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/05/stories/2008020557470600.htm

GE E850 camera - 5x Optical zoom
LetsGoDigital - Emst,Gelderland,Netherlands
And the camera's large 3" LCD screen means you won't have to squint to see what you're capturing. Speaking at the launch, European Director Gary Banks said: ... http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/18337/ge-e850/

Kodak brings true camera functionality to cell phones
infoSync World - Trondheim,Norway
By Sindre Lia, Monday 4 February 2008 Kodak brings functionality such as image stabilization, red-eye reduction and face recognition to camera handsets ... http://www.infosyncworld.com/news/n/8955.html

'Callous attack' caught on camera
BBC News - UK
One of the men caught on camera, who did not play a part in the robbery, was seen trying to calm down the offender kicking the victim. Det Insp Kris Hill, ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/7227500.stm

Kodak says sensor boosts camera power in phones
Reuters - USA
Kodak says its KAC-05020 Image Sensor is the world's first 1.4 micron, 5-megapixel device that allows capture of high quality images in small cameras, ... http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN0346247020080204

Concealed camera set up to record me, not girls: Man
ABC Online - Australia
Joe Frank Duby claims a concealed video camera set up in his bathroom was to record himself and not two teenage girls. (ABC) A 61-year-old man charged with ... http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/04/2154254.htm

Underwater camera to monitor Port of NH
Boston Globe - United States
The system will include sonar equipment and a remotely operated underwater robotic camera called the Sea Otter that will allow authorities to check ... http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/02/04/underwater_camera_to_monitor_port_of_nh

GPS camera market will grow with a CAGR of 200% - study
Telecom Paper (subscription) - Houten,Netherlands
The GPS camera market will show very strong growth over the next five years with a CAGR of over 200 percent from a sub-million unit market in 2006, ... http://www.telecom.paper.nl/site/news_ta.asp?type=abstract&id=201881

Camera phone pioneers from city honoured
Scotsman - United Kingdom
A TEAM of researchers from Edinburgh university who played a key role in developing the camera phone are being honoured in London today ... http://news.scotsman.com/education/Camera-phone-pioneers-from-city.3740263.jp

Fire department's fundraising effort buys vital camera
London Free Press - Canada
The Innerkip Firefighters Association has bought a $7500 thermal imaging camera with money raised through five years of fundraising breakfasts ... http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/CityandRegion/2008/02/04/4824618-sun.html

Wireless Camera
By Chris
http://live.pirillo.com - Many of you have asked what I like to watch on tv. Right now, I'm watching oranges, using a wireless camera. The
oranges are on the other side of my house, and the camera is tethered to a nine volt battery. ... http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/02/04/wireless-camera/
Chris Pirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com

Comment on Cool Accessories for your Nokia N95 by Battery Camera ...
By Battery Camera Case Digital
Digital Camera Lingo... Every advance in technology creates new terms, acronyms and definitions. The digital camera revolution is no
different. When shopping for your first digital camera, it is always good to know the lingo. ... http://n95blog.com/cool-accessories-for-your-nokia-n95/#comment-4420
Nokia N95 blog - http://n95blog.com

What Is The Need For A Spy Surveillance Hidden Camera?
There are a lot of uses for spy surveillance hidden covert DVR security cameras. These cameras are covert camera devices that can protect you from perpetrators and "watchers." http://digg.com/security/What_Is_The_Need_For_A_Spy_Surveillance_Hidden_Camera
Digg - http://digg.com/

Use Camera Raw to Process Jpegs
By BittBox
I'm pretty sure this is new to CS3 (please chime in if you have CS2, because I don't) but you can now open jpegs with Photoshop's Camera Raw plug-in. Camera Raw is essentially what the name suggests, a RAW image processor, ... http://www.bittbox.com/photoshop/use-camera-raw-to-process-jpegs/
BittBox - http://www.bittbox.com

The end of low quality camera phone pics
Kodak has announced a new kind of image sensor that could be the start of a new age of camera phone pictures. The sensor is small enough for the tiniest of cameras, and delivers 5 megapixel images in addition to high def video... http://www.mixx.com/stories/89569/the-end-of-low-quality-camera-phone-pics
Mixx: Tech News - http://www.mixx.com

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Laptop News - Halo Xbox 360 Laptop Edition; Solar notebooks; Ultrasound for laptops

2008-02-05T22:50:00.002+02:00

Once Again: Where the Heck is My OLPC XO Laptop?
PC World - USA
On November 12th, I was among the first people to donate $400 to the One Laptop Per Child project to send one XO laptop to a deserving child in a developing ... http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/006439.html

Give Laptop Thieves the Boot
Response Source (press release) - London,UK
Travelling by car with your laptop? Need to stop at services or at the supermarket on the way home? Worried about leaving your laptop in the car whilst it ... http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=36681&hilite=

Revolutionary mobile laptop-based ultrasound system launched
Hospital IT Europe (subscription) - London,England,UK
Siemens has launched a new laptop-based ultrasound system, the Acuson P50, with integrated echocardiography software. The system is specially designed for ... http://www.hospitaliteurope.com/default.asp?title=Revolutionarymobilelaptop-basedultrasoundsystemlaunched&page=article.display&article.id=7957

Opinion: All laptops, great and small
Atomic - Australia
By David Field | February 5, 2008 Sometime last week while up in Brisbane for the Big Day Out, I got to play the new laptop game. Well, it was technically ... http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/article.asp?CIID=102674

Greener Gadgets Conference Spotlights Solar Laptops, Bioplastic ...
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
The conference drew more than 300 people and featured organizations like Nokia, HP, Voltaic, and One Laptop Per Child. By KC Jones Green technology is red ... http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206103753

Considering Dell XPS M1330
Atomic - Australia
I've found that even though the laptop is slower I definately use it a lot more than my desktop these days just because of the convenience ... http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/forums.asp?s=2&c=19&t=1511

Halo inspired 360 laptop unveiled
Neoseeker - USA
Benjamin J. Heckendorn, known for doing this sort of thing before, has finally completed his latest project - a Halo themed Xbox 360 Elite laptop ... http://www.neoseeker.com/news/story/7608/

HK cabby demands $900 for return of laptop left in cab
Electric New Paper - Singapore,Singapore
WHEN businesswoman Mar Consul realised that she had left her laptop in a taxi, she wasn't too worried. After all, she had a receipt for the ride ... http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,155498,00.html

4 Years In, Westside Praises Laptop Program
KETV.com - Omaha,NE,USA
An experiment with laptops is going so well four years in that Westside Community Schools is considering expanding the program. Four years ago, the Westside ... http://www.ketv.com/education/15214033/detail.html

Introducing the Xbox 360 Elite Laptop Edition
Planet Xbox 360 - MI,USA
by Matt Gibbs Ben Heck, the unofficial Xbox 360 console modding king, has just revealed his Xbox 360 Elite Laptop. Check out the video and pictures below ... http://www.planetxbox360.com/index.php/articledetails/show/3374

World's Cheapest Laptop: HCL Launches MiLeap X-Series Ultra ...
By admin
If HCL has its way, it won't be long before we'll be buying laptops at traffic lights. Within a 'vision' to make laptops available to every being on the planet, (please include apes too), they are out with their latest range of ... http://www.techtilldate.com/worlds-cheapest-laptop-hcl-launches-mileap-x-series-ultra-portable-laptop/
Technology Uptill Date - http://www.techtilldate.com

Station 168 Offers Laptop Spaces--For the Same Price
By The Technographist
Station 168 recently started opening up "laptop spaces" for properly-equipped clientèle in some of its branches. Customers just
place their laptop on the table and plug in the Ethernet cable to take full advantage of the establishment's ... http://technogra.ph/20080205/sections/news/station-168-offers-laptop-spaces%E2%80%94for-the-same-price/
Technograph - http://technogra.ph

Xbox 360 Elite laptop is a masterpiece of mod
By Conner Flynn
Now, he's turned an Xbox 360 Elite into a laptop, a portable gaming system that can be taken anywhere. The screen has a resolution of
1280×720 which allows for 720p HD viewing, and it has an Xbox camera built in. I'd love to own one, ... http://www.slipperybrick.com/2008/02/xbox-360-laptop/
SlipperyBrick - http://www.slipperybrick.com

Asus Eee 4G 7" Micro Laptop PC
By M2M(M2M)
Find a little laptop? yes you can choose this one of product from Asus. this is 7" micro laptop PC and weight only 2lbs, you can take this PC going anywhere. With a dependable solid-state disk, Power-efficient design provides longer ... http://atmo-blog.blogspot.com/2008/02/asus-eee-4g-7-micro-laptop-pc.html
ATMO-BLOG - http://atmo-blog.blogspot.com/

Speakers stopped working after I used my headphones
By Laptop Freak
I still have sound when I use my headphones but when I unplug it, i can not hear anything from my laptop speakers. I went through the
troubleshooting on my laptop but I still can not get sound to come out of my laptop speakers ... http://www.asklaptopfreak.com/laptop-notebook-help/2008/02/04/speakers-stopped-working-after-i-used-my-headphones/
Ask Laptop Freak - http://www.asklaptopfreak.com

HD DVD News - Toshiba still hangs on!

2008-02-05T22:04:00.002+02:00

LOVEFiLM to take over European DVD business from Amazon Europe
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
AP LONDON -- Amazon.com says the DVD rental firm LOVEFiLM International will acquire Amazon Europe's online rental business in the United Kingdom and ... http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_wa_britain_amazon.html

Cablevision to air some movies on DVD release day
Reuters - USA
The service, called "Popcorn DVDs On Demand," would allow Cablevision's 2 million digital subscribers to order a DVD via their remote control and watch the ... http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSN0142870220080204

Super Bowl: The $3 Million Swan Song from HD-DVD (Video)
Mobile Magazine - USA
Others say that HD DVD will not go the way of the Betamax and all it'll take is one last effort to get people on board. In an attempt to win
over a few more ... http://www.mobilemag.com/redirect.php?content=14485

DVD Dribble
TheCelebrityCafe.com - Valley Stream,NY,USA
But for any fan of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, this DVD collection of 13 hilarious episodes, including the two-part "Deleted Scenes," is a must have ... http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/features/13508.html

'Planet Earth: The Complete Series' HD DVD, Blu-ray Sale at Amazon
TheManRoom - USA
The DVD and Blu-ray Disc versions have been in and out of the top 10 for months, and always appear in the top 100. Amazon's price for this multi-disc set ... http://www.themanroom.com/news/Planet_Earth_The_Complete_Series_HD_DVD_Blu-ray_Sale_at_Amazon/2124

Profanatica Redies 2-Disc DVD Set ,"The Enemy of Virtue"
Metal Underground - Frederick,MD,USA
The DVD will be entitled "The Enemy of Virtue". The two disc set will contain all of the band's live footage, interviews, with additional
material ... http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=33628

Europe's LoveFilm buys Amazon's UK, German DVD rental operations
MarketWatch - USA
Amazon will continue to operate the DVD business for LoveFilm for "a period of time" after the transaction closes to ensure customer service remains smooth ... http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/europes-lovefilm-buys-amazons-uk/story.aspx?guid=%7B80356115-2F06-4ED3-A0C1-F4600E72D0D6%7D

HD DVD on verge of extinction
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Q: When I went shopping last week for a high-def DVD player, I was tempted to get a Toshiba HD DVD model because the price was so low - $150 versus nearly ... http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/04/BUSLUPSBV.DTL&type=tech

Muse to release live Wembley CD and DVD
NME.com - UK
Muse are release a live DVD and CD package of their June 2007 Wembley Stadium shows entitled 'HAARP'. The release features a DVD focusing on the band's ... http://www.nme.com/news/34067

Toshiba to Keep Aloof from Chinese HD-DVD Player Sector
Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
By doing so, it is intended to give its rival - the Blu-ray DVD group - a blow by encouraging more companies to produce HD- DVD players in the nation, ... http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1059124/

This Week in HD DVD: deadly catch edition
By Dustin Burg
With Toshiba's Super Bowl commercial ending up being a not so entertaining waste of millions of dollars, we figured we had new HD
DVDs to look forward to this week. Then we noticed that by saying new HD DVDs (plural) we are sort of ... http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/02/04/this-week-in-hd-dvd-deadly-catch-edition/
Xbox 360 Fanboy - http://www.xbox360fanboy.com

Cablevision's Crazy New VOD Scheme
By matt buchanan
I think a better solution--ie, one people use, maybe--would be giving you the option to buy the DVD after you've watched it on demand, and
for a reduced price. If I'm watching something on demand, I'm really just checking it out--I don't ... http://gizmodo.com/352394/cablevisions-crazy-new-vod-scheme-send-you-the-dvd-too
Gizmodo - http://gizmodo.com

how to keep up with your dvd collection
By Jules(Jules)
"they are no longer listed on ikea's online catalog, i bought 2 dvd holders from Ikea awhile ago. they each had 5 shelves, made out of
metal, and neat concrete bases. i bought them before i lived in a loft, because i knew i wanted to ... http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-to-keep-up-with-your-dvd-collection.html
ikea hacker - http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/

The Struggle DVD release this Friday
By atypicalLIVING
Word on the street is that this is gonna be a hot seller, with bonus features like DVD Easter Eggs that you can find and... ummm... DVD
packaging that may or may not be good for the environment. Also, the apb crew is taking a firm stance ... http://atypicalliving.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/apb-the-struggle-dvd-release-this-friday/
atypicalLIVING.com - http://atypicalliving.wordpress.com

NEWS: LoveFilm to acquire Amazon's UK and German online DVD rental ...
By Andy Clough
LoveFilm currently offers more than 65000 DVD titles on its site, with prices starting at £3.99/month for two discs, rising to £14.99 for an
unlimited number of discs each month. Discs are delivered by first class post to your home, ... http://whathifi.co.uk/home-cinema/archive/2008/02/04/news-lovefilm-to-acquire-amazon-s-uk-and-german-online-dvd-rental-business.aspx
What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision - http://whathifi.co.uk/

eBay News - Door's Morrison; iSale eBay; Changes to improve customer experience

2008-02-05T21:59:00.002+02:00

Ebay users threaten boycott over feedback row
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
By Nicole Martin Digital and Media Correspondent Users of eBay were threatening to boycott the online auction site yesterday after it announced it was ... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/04/nebay104.xml

iSale eBay software adds new template editor
Macworld - San Francisco,CA,USA
by Peter Cohen Equinux has updated its eBay auction management software for Mac OS X, iSale, to version 5. The new release is available for download from ... http://www.macworld.com/article/131938/2008/02/isale.html

Best International Stock: MercadoLibre
Motley Fool - USA
By Rich Smith February 4, 2008 What would you say if I told you I knew a way to travel back in time and buy yourself a few shares of eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) at ... http://www.fool.com/investing/international/2008/02/04/best-international-stock-mercadolibre.aspx

Security firm driver stole from eBay customers
The Argus.co.uk - Brighton,UK
By Nigel Freedman A security firm driver who stole from eBay customers has escaped being sent straight to prison. But Nicholas Silvey, 31, now faces having ... http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/generalnews/display.var.2017487.0.security_firm_driver_stole_from_ebay_customers.php

eBay Eachnet Launches Online Donation Service For Chinese Migrant ...
ChinaTechNews.com - Beijing,China
Online auction website eBay Eachnet organized a special annual meeting in which the company held an auction to raise funds to help Chinese migrant workers ... http://www.chinatechnews.com/2008/02/05/6376-ebay-eachnet-launches-online-donation-service-for-chinese-migrant-workers/

eBay Announces Bold Changes Aimed At Improving Overall Customer ...
Press Media Wire (Press Release) - Sterling,VA,USA
29, 2008 - eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) announced today that it is lowering fees for listing items, raising minimum selling standards, and offering its best sellers ... http://pressmediawire.com/article.cfm?articleID=5157

eBay operates fundamental changes to improve customer experience
ePaymentsnews Network (subscription) - Toronto,Ontario,Canada - Among the changes to the fee structure and seller standards, eBay will
lower fees for listing items, raise minimum selling standards, and offer its best ... http://epnn.com/content/view/15772/419/

Morrison's door disappears from eBay.com
Ireland Online - Dublin,Ireland
The decorated bathroom door from Jim Morrison's childhood home has been removed from auction website eBay.com a day after going under the hammer ... http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=245258752&p=z45z59458

First PM's signature for sale on eBay
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
OTTAWA-A woman living in Massachusetts is selling on eBay what may well be a piece of Canadian history: a small card with Canada's first prime minister's ... http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/300150

Internet Merchant Association Speaks out on eBay Changes
Auctionbytes - USA
Grossberg, an eBay PowerSeller, attended the Ecommerce Forum where eBay made its announcements. Grossberg talks about changes to fees and feedback policies, ... http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y08/m02/i04/s01

EBay Suppresses Information
By Julia(Julia)
EBay will no longer allow sellers to give negative feedback on buyers. I understand their stated rationale--that buyers will give more honest
feedback if sellers can't retaliate by giving bad feedback to critical buyers-and it may well ... http://folksweb.blogspot.com/2008/02/ebay-suppresses-information.html
The Folks' Web - http://folksweb.blogspot.com/

Avoid Selling Pitfalls 2/4 (As Was)
(eBay Certified Provider Program) Description: In this workshop, Debbie Levitt, CEO of As Was, eBay's first Certified Service Provider, looks at the rules she sees sellers breaking most often. Since it's no fun to see your items taken down or to get warnings from eBay, ... http://ebaycertifiedprovider.blogspot.com/2008/02/avoid-selling-pitfalls-24-as-was.html

eBay Sellers to Strike. Give Us a Break!
By Lizard Wisdom
There is a movement afoot from certain people who sell on eBay to have a listing strike for the week of 18-25 February in protest of the eBay changes that are coming about later this year. This is one of the most ridiculous things that ... http://www.lizardwisdom.com/ebay-sellers-to-strike/
LizardWisdom.com - http://www.lizardwisdom.com

eBay Express UK - Closing Its Doors.. Good Or Bad??
By Mic Burns
eBay Express sellers have always been required to offer excellent levels of customer service. Recent changes on the main eBay.co.uk
website mean sellers with a great track record should now enjoy better visibility and traffic ... http://www.frooition.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/04/ebay-express-uk-closing-its-doors-good-or-bad/

Will eBay buy it's revenue back?
By Ori Lahav
I guess it's eBay . Etsy simply supply superior User experience which is much simpler both for buyer and seller. Now, the eBay dinosaurs have 2 ways to act. Either by putting full power on competing Etsy and slowly get the sellers back ... http://olahav.typepad.com/weblog_files/2008/02/will-ebay-buy-i.html

Apple News - New store in China; Walmart director hired

2008-02-05T21:47:00.002+02:00

Apple taking on Kevin Swint, Wal Mart Digital Media Head, for ...
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
Apple's iTunes movie department bowed with one studio, Disney, and 75 titles; Wal-Mart launched its beta with 3000-plus titles from eight major studios, ... http://blogs.computerworld.com/apple_taking_on_kevin_swint_wal_mart_digital_media_head

Some Directed Electronics' audio products to be sold at Apple stores
CNNMoney.com - USA
... said its I-Sonic Entertainment System 2 and miDock studio models will soon be sold at more than 170 Apple store locations and the Apple Online store ... http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/AFX-0013-22759873.htm

Clippers' trek resumes in the Big Apple
Sports Network - USA
(Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Clippers play the third of a seven-game road trip tonight, as they visit the slumping New York Knicks at Madison Square ... http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nba/news/news.aspx?id=4127886

Ars Technica reviews Apple MacBook Air: Despite questionable ...
MacDailyNews - USA
"Apple advertises that the MacBook Air can get up to five hours of wireless productivity on its 37-watt-hour, non-removable battery ... http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/16288/

MarketWatch: Unlocked iPhones present dilemma for Apple
MacDailyNews - USA
"With its long history in the computer business, Apple Inc. is no novice when it comes to hackers," Rex Crum reports for MarketWatch. "But even Apple seems ... http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/16287/

Apple iPods - Much beyond music
Best Syndication - Pinon Hills,CA,USA
The apple iPod has taken the world by storm. People all over the world have been addicted to its features and convenience of listening to good quality music ... http://www.bestsyndication.com/?q=20080204_appleipod.htm

HP's Biggest Obstacle Is Microsoft, Amazon vs. Apple, Voting Smart
TechNewsWorld - Sherman Oaks,CA,USA
However, as I watched them struggle to create the best user experience on the planet, one that exceeded what Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) currently provides ... http://www.technewsworld.com/story/mobile-tech/61496.html

Apple ups Mac, lowers iPod production
Macworld UK - UK
Banc of America claims Apple has reduced its iPod orders while ramping up Mac production orders with its Far East suppliers. The researchers claim Apple has ... http://www.macworld.co.uk/business/news/index.cfm?newsid=20332&pagtype=allchandate

Apple hires Walmart video chief
Macworld UK - UK
Apple has recruited Walmart's head of digital media, Kevin Swint, to help beef-up its international offering of film and television shows through iTunes. ... http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipod-itunes/news/index.cfm?newsid=20328&pagtype=allchandate

Apple computers set to boom
One Stop Click - London,UK
Gartner has produced its Key Predictions for 2008 and Beyond report and highlights Apple's potential for the coming years. The computer company has been ... http://www.onestopclick.com/news/Apple-computers-set-to-boom_18452217.html

1988 Apple Unboxing Photos
By Scott Beale
Apple //c Unboxing. Forget about all of those MacBook Air unboxing reports, Dan Budiac recently purchased an unopened 1988 Apple //c on eBay and posted photos of the unboxing. It's never been opened. Ever. It hasn't seen the light of ... http://laughingsquid.com/1988-apple-c-unboxing-photos/
Laughing Squid - http://laughingsquid.com

Apple Store coming to China
By Dan Pourhadi
And, according to ifoAppleStore, a new Apple Store is part of the Beijing update:. When the street re-opens in May, it will be the second
pedestrian-only shopping street in the city, and will feature 300 shops filling over 800000 ... http://feeds.macuser.com/~r/macuser/~3/229102925/apple_store_coming_to_china.php
MacUser - http://www.macuser.com

Unboxing the Apple
By John Biggs
I actually agree with Joel at BBG about this: the Apple line from the 1980s was overpriced and, to my untrained eye, underpowered. I didn't
even like using the stainless steel tank Apples in the library and bought into Atari hook, line, ... http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/04/unboxing-the-apple-c/
CrunchGear - http://www.crunchgear.com

Apple Sued Over iPhone Bricking
By John Simek :: On October 5, 2007, Paul Holman and Lucy Rivello filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple and AT&T in federal court in California. The Holman-Rivello suit, which was filed the same day as Smith's suit in state court, ... http://www.techshow.com/blog/020408.shtml

Archos TV+ Hits The UK: Could It Be An Apple TV Beater?
Media gizmo big boys, Archos, have set their sights on Apple this week by bringing their nifty Archos TV+ streamer to the UK. The device which is set to be unveiled in the UK officially on Wednesday is being tipped by many to give Apple ... http://blog.pricegrabber.co.uk/gottahave/2008/02/04/archos-tv-hits-the-uk-could-it-be-an-apple-tv-beater/
GottaHave - http://blog.pricegrabber.co.uk/gottahave

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Space News - Iran's first Space Center

2008-02-04T23:32:00.002+02:00

Iran launches first space centre
TEHRAN (AFP) -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Monday inaugurated Iran's first space centre from where the Islamic republic intends to launch research ... http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jFpohlpSs7iLXpyOB9MalGwKRIgQ

Bush Hails Kalpana Chawla, Columbia Crew's Courage
NEWSPost India
US President George W. Bush has hailed the courage of India born Kalpana Chawla and six other astronauts who died when space shuttle Columbia exploded while ... http://newspostindia.com/report-35027

NASA to broadcast The Beatles into deep space
Christian Science Monitor
The transmission of the Fab Four's 'Across the Universe' to the North Star marks the US space agency's 50th anniversary ... http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0204/p25s03-stss.html

Kiwi space hopefuls at Virgin Galactic unveiling (+photos)
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
Two New Zealanders who hope to become the first Kiwis in space were in New York last week for the unveiling of Virgin Galactic's launch system ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10490588

Junk in Space
Times of India - India
The use of space for military purposes could be the next goal for the government if it acts on a suggestion of the founder-chairman of the
Society of ... http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Editorial/Junk_in_Space/articleshow/2753621.cms

Mumbai to add a Bandra Kurla in office space
Business Standard
Mumbai and its suburbs will add 15.4 million square feet of office space, more than the commercial space now available at the
sprawling ... http://www.business-standard.com/common/news_article.php?leftnm=lmnu1&subLeft=1&autono=312490&tab=r

SCARED SPACE: The Missing Link
Times of India - India
I will remember then the great river that turned, turning with the fire of the first sun, away from the old land of red robed men and poisonous
ritual, ... http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Editorial/SCARED_SPACE_The_Missing_Link/articleshow/2753609.cms

Iran launches rocket from new space center
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran fired a rocket from its newly inaugurated space center Monday, laying the groundwork for what it says will be the future launch of its first domestically produced satellite, the semi-official FARS news agency ... http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2008/02/04/iran-launches-rocket-from-new-space-center/
The CNN Wire - http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com

Man Blasts Himself Into Space
A 67-year-old American billionaire is believed to have become the first person to have launched himself into space using only a home-made rocket and without the assistance of any major space agency it was reported by the SFTR last week ... http://digg.com/space/Man_Blasts_Himself_Into_Space
Digg / Science - http://digg.com/view/science

Cool Spacedust Survey Goes Into Orbit
Nottingham, UK (SPX) Feb 04, 2008 - University of Nottingham astronomers will be studying icy cosmic dust millions of light years away - using the biggest space telescope ever built. Scientists at the School of Physics and Astronomy ... http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Cool_Spacedust_Survey_Goes_Into_Orbit_999.html
Space News From SpaceDaily.Com - http://www.spacedaily.com/

NASA sends The Beatles Across the Universe
NASA to broadcast The Beatles into deep space - Christian Science Monitor /-- SETI Battle of the Bandwidth: Beatles Outsignaled by Bob
Marley - LiveScience/Leonard David - Feb.3.08 /-- NASA and The Beatles Celebrate Anniversaries by ... http://hobbyspace.com/nucleus/HSblog.php?itemid=5329
Space For All - The HobbySpace Log - http://hobbyspace.com/nucleus/HSblog.php

Yahoo News - Yahoo and Google alliance?

2008-02-04T23:05:00.002+02:00

Yahoo made many mistakes before Microsoft bid
Guardian Unlimited - UK
By Eric Auchard Since its founding 14 years ago as the Web's first navigational guide, Yahoo has entered dozens of lines of business and
become the online ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=7279639

Japan stocks gain as Softbank jumps on Yahoo bid
Reuters - USA
Yahoo Japan Corp (4689.T: Quote, Profile, Research), which is owned 41 percent by Softbank and 33 percent by Yahoo Inc, was awash with buy orders coming in ... http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idUST17547420080204

Yahoo May Re-Consider Google Alliance, Rebuff Microsoft
Slashdot - USA
Reuters is reporting that Yahoo might consider a business alliance with Google as a way to top a $44.6 billion takeover proposal by ...
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/02/04/0130235

Yahoo selling music service to Rhapsody America
USA Today - USA
By Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY Yahoo is selling its digital music subscription service to Rhapsody America -- a partnership of Real Networks and MTV Networks ... http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/services/2008-02-04-yahoo-music-rhapsody_N.htm

Wall St Wk Ahead:Recession looms; Yahoo bid stirs optimism
Guardian Unlimited - UK
Stocks rose in volatile trade on Friday on optimism over stock valuations after Microsoft Corp's takeover offer for Internet company Yahoo Inc . The bid is ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=7278793

How much will Microsoft-Yahoo marriage change cyberspace?
Xinhua - China
3 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft on Friday courted Yahoo with a 44.6-billion-US-dollar merger offer, or 31 dollars per share. It came after almost a year of debate ... http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/03/content_7559243.htm

Yahoo Offer Is Strategy Shift for Microsoft
New York Times - United States
DealBook's full coverage of Microsoft's unsolicited $44.6 billion offer for Yahoo, what it means and how it might play out ... http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/02/technology/02soft.html?em&ex=1202187600&en=385345bf23332a1a&ei=5087%0A

Merged Yahoo-Microsoft would have much overlap
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Change is inevitable for Internet users if Microsoft's audacious $44.6 billion takeover bid for Yahoo Inc., made public Friday, is accepted. ...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/02/MNBUUR938.DTL

Is Microsoft bid for Yahoo a culture clash in the making?
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
1, 2008 to buy search engine operator Yahoo Inc. for $44.6 billion in cash and stock in a move to boost its competitive edge in the online services market. ... http://origin.mercurynews.com/business/ci_8148911

Antitrust approval for Yahoo deal may not be a slam-dunk
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
A confident Microsoft said it expects to get federal approval for its Yahoo purchase this year, but some experts say not so fast ... http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_8148863

Parsing Yahoo!: What Makes You Think We're Desperate?
And now, it's the distressed damsel Yahoo! that begs to have the meaning of its words revealed. After the old-alpha and new-alpha traded
yammerings about how they were protecting the world from each other, the future acquiree thought it ...
http://feeds.portfolio.com/~r/portfolio/allportfolio/~3/228710814/parsing-yahoo--what-makes-you-think-were-desperate
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Microsoft-Yahoo: It's Not a Done Deal
The Alibaba group is owned 40% by Yahoo. Currently Baidu provides search monetization service for Microsoft's China traffic. If Microsoft buys Yahoo, Baidu might get cut out of the deal with Microsoft. This may give Baidu all the reason ... http://www.thedomains.com/2008/02/04/microsoft-yahoo-it%E2%80%99s-not-a-done-deal/
The Domains - http://www.thedomains.com

The New News Covers the Microsoft Bid for Yahoo
While many folks have been caught up the past 72 hours with the drama of Microsoft's bid for Yahoo and rumors of potential competing bids, I've been fascinated with how the new news has been covering the drama. ...
http://www.socialmedian.com/2008/02/the_new_news_covers_the_micros.html

No Super Bowl For The Yahoo: Top Brass Weigh Their Limited Options
By Michael Arrington
So apparently the Yahoo brass didn't take Microsoft's public offer to buy them as well as could be expected (hey, at least their
shareholders finally got a break - the stock jumped nearly 1/3 on Friday). They've been working all weekend ... http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/no-super-bowl-for-the-yahoo-top-brass-weigh-their-limited-options/
TechCrunch - http://www.techcrunch.com

Microsoft-Yahoo: Deal of the Weak
"Yahoo is the last old media company, for it operates on the old-media model: It owns or controls content, markets to bring audience
in, then bombards us with ads until we leave" says Jeff Jarvis. Yahoo'sa company that clings to the old ... http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/microsoft-yahoo-deal-of-the-weak/
SARAH MEYERS - http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com

eBay News - January 2008 Announcements

2008-02-04T22:07:00.002+02:00

CIO sells school s mainframe on eBay
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
Last month, the school agreed to sell it — for $40000 on eBay. IT systems "depreciate worse than cars," lamented Tony Parziale, CIO at the Florida college ... http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyId=12&articleId=312237&intsrc=hm_topic

MORRISON'S DOOR DISAPPEARS
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria
The decorated bathroom door from JIM MORRISON's childhood home has been removed from auction website eBay.com a day after going under the hammer ... http://www.pr-inside.com/morrison-s-door-disappears-from-ebay-com-r419349.htm

eBay fights the Romanian problem
Contractor UK - London,UK
A Romanian town that won European Union cash to boost its enterprising IT skills has been singled out to eBay users as a hotspot for fraud ... http://www.contractoruk.com/news/003644.html

Archivist Charged with Stealing Historic Documents
NPR - USA
Lorello sold the historic documents — some to collectors and some on eBay. And it was eBay that led to Lorello's demise. An amateur historian and lawyer ... http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18648393

Get eBay and Craigslist Spelling Ideas with TypoBuddy
Lifehacker Australia - Sydney,NSW,Australia
Craft your eBay or Craigslist advertisements for people who are likely to misspell words or find great deals on expensive items by capitalising on sellers' ... http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/02/04/get_ebay_and_craigslist_spelling_ideas_with_typobuddy-2.html

EBay sellers to strike over fee hike
CRN Australia - Australia
EBay sellers have threatened to pull their listings from the auction site in a week-long protest against changes to the company's fee
structure ... http://www.crn.com.au/News/69411,ebay-sellers-to-strike-over-fee-hike.aspx

Alien sighting brings eBay opportunities
Earthtimes - London,UK
A small jar of burned or metallic dirt from an alien landing site appeared on eBay for $9.99, plus $8.95 shipping, but it received zero bids, The Fort Worth ... http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/182300,alien-sighting-brings-ebay-opportunities.html

AuctionBytes Soundoff: Letters from Readers
Auctionbytes - USA
I have been an eBay user for years as a buyer and seller. I have become totally disgusted by eBays feedback system, so I decided to do something about it ... http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y208/m02/abu0208/s06

AuctionBytes Interviews Incoming eBay CEO John Donahoe
Auctionbytes - USA
By Ina Steiner AuctionBytes interviewed top eBay executives by phone on January 29, 2008, after the company announced new fees and radical changes to ... http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y208/m02/abu0208/s04

A Seller's Guide to eBay's January 2008 Announcements
Auctionbytes - USA
Typically when eBay makes changes to its fee structure, there's a hue and cry from sellers. But on January 29, 2008, eBay not only
changed ... http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y208/m02/abu0208/s02

How to Tell if you are Addicted to eBay
By Janelle - 80's Rocker Chick
I will explain each of them and give you a brief overview of how they will impact an eBay business. In the coming weeks I have scheduled
numerous break-out sessions for you to attend including "How to calculate your fees before/after", ...http://osirockstars.com/?p=364
Be a Rock Star! - http://osirockstars.com

eBay's Dilemma
From May 2008 eBay sellers will no longer be able to give negative feedback about buyers. The change is intended to eliminate retaliatory
feedback. Some sellers delay giving feedback until they have seen how the buyer has rated them ... http://www.loosingsite.com/2008/02/03/ebays-dilemma/

eBay Gets Tough on Sellers, But Lowers Auction Fees
Infoworld.com is reporting that eBay is shaking up its policies, and attempting to crack down on disreputable sellers. The changes are
coming in response to warnings to eBay investors that 2008 profits may fall well below expectations ... http://www.romow.com/shopping-blog/ebay-gets-tough-on-sellers-but-lowers-auction-fees/
Romow Shopping Guide Blog - http://www.romow.com/shopping-blog

Ok Ebay, It's Time to Confess! Is It Really The Sellers?
This past year many long time Ebay sellers moved the bulk of their business to Amazon, and became multi-channel sellers. During the
testing of "best match", and "finding 2.0″, there were many sellers with a huge drop in sell through ... http://imamerchant.org/blog/ok-ebay-its-time-to-confess-is-it-really-the-sellers/
IMA Voices - http://imamerchant.org/blog

eBay's New Feedback Policy Unfair To Car Sellers!
If you have not heard about it yet - eBay is attempting to clean up their site by making changes to the feedback system. In a nutshell it
boils down that sellers will not be allowed to leave Neutral or Negative Feedback to buyers! ... http://www.ebaymotorssucks.com/?p=14
Doc's eBay Motors Sucks Blog - http://www.ebaymotorssucks.com

Google News - Google is worried about the future of Internet ...

2008-02-04T21:28:00.002+02:00

Google Slams Microsoft Bid For Yahoo!
Forbes - NY,USA
In an apparent effort to protect its hefty share of the online search-advertising market, Google on Sunday accused Microsoft of trying to
unfairly dominate ... http://www.forbes.com/home/technology/2008/02/03/goog-msft-yhoo-tech-internet-cx_wt_0203techgoog.html

For Silicon Valley, Microsoft's Yahoo bid isn't quite Armageddon
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Google Inc. today said Microsoft's $44.6-billion bid for Yahoo Inc. raised "troubling questions" about maintaining openness on the Internet ... http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-microsoft4feb04,1,814202.story

Google: Microsoft deal bad for Internet
BusinessWeek - USA
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE Google Inc. raised the specter of Microsoft Corp. using its proposed $42 billion acquisition of Yahoo Inc. to gain illegal control over ... http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8UJ72B80.htm

Google weighs in against Microsoft
Financial Times - London,England,UK
Google was yesterday preparing to take a strong public stance against Microsoft's unsolicited takeover offer for Yahoo, arguing that it could open the way ... http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3b020aee-d2c3-11dc-8636-0000779fd2ac.html

Google: Microsoft-Yahoo Bid Raises 'Troubling Questions'
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA
By Edward F. Moltzen, CMP Channel Two days after Microsoft pulled the trigger on a $44.6 billion takeover attempt of search company Yahoo, rival Google is ... http://www.crn.com/software/206103160

Update on the Microsoft Bid: Google Sweats, Yahoo Mulls
Wired News - USA
It's taken a couple days to digest the news, but Google finally ... http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/02/update-on-the-m.html

Google's Microsoft Fixation
New York Times Blogs - New York,NY,USA
By Saul Hansell Google just released a statement on Microsoft's bid to acquire Yahoo. David Drummond, Google's general counsel, wrote the prospective deal ... http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/googles-microsoft-fixation/

Google Says MSFT Bid Raises "Troubling Questions"; Openness Mantra ...
paidContent.org - Los Angeles,CA,USA
It also has the whiff of what Microsoft argued against the Google-DoubleClick deal: too much concentration of online power with one
company ... http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-google-says-msft-bid-raises-troubling-questions-openness-mantra-again/

A cruel fate for Yahoo, other Silicon Valley legends
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
While Yahoo became one of the hottest content sites online, the company missed a multibillion-dollar opportunity as Google rewrote the Internet business ... http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8156057

Google Wrings Hands at Microsoft-Yahoo Combo
PC Magazine - USA
by Mark Hachman Like everyone else, PC Magazine asked Google for a comment in reporting the hostile $44.6 billion bid Microsoft made for Google ... http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2255520,00.asp

Parsing Google: Don't Trust the Old Bully, Just the New One
Google: The openness of the Internet is what made Google -- and Yahoo! -- possible. A good idea that users find useful spreads quickly.
Businesses can be created around the idea. Users benefit from constant innovation. ... http://feeds.portfolio.com/~r/portfolio/allportfolio/~3/228600144/parsing-google--dont-trust-the-old-bully-just-the-new-one

Google to Microsoft: No, We Said Do NO Evil
By MG Siegler(MG Siegler)
It didn't take long for some new frontline action in the Microsoft/Google War. Today Google used its very much public blog to put in no uncertain terms that it is very much against Microsoft acquiring Yahoo and hopes "policymakers" aka, ... http://www.parislemon.com/2008/02/google-to-microsoft-no-we-said-do-no.html
ParisLemon - http://www.parislemon.com/

Microsoft-Yahoo A-Bombed by Google
Google blasted the Microsoft bid for Yahoo on the official Google Blog this afternoon. SVP Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer David Drummond, characterized Microsoft's proposed acquisition as a "hostile bid" that threatened ... http://feeds.searchenginewatch.com/~r/sewblog/~3/228582659/080203-180501
Search Engine Watch Blog http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/

Wikipedia 3.0: The End of Google?
By identityandconsulting
The Semantic Web (or Web 3.0) promises to "organize the world's information" in a dramatically more logical way than Google can ever
achieve with their current engine design. This is specially true from the point of view of machine ... http://methainternet.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/wikipedia-30-the-end-of-google-2/
The "Meta" Internet: The genesis... http://methainternet.wordpress.com

Fightin' words from Google
By Jeff Jarvis
At Google's blog today, David Drummond, the company's chief legal officer and senior VP for development, comes out with phasers set to
kill against the Microsoft bid for Yahoo. A week ago in Europe, I ended up at a small dinner and a ... http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/02/03/fightin-words-from-google/
BuzzMachine - http://www.buzzmachine.com

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Microsoft News - Google reacts to Microsoft's offer for Yahoo!

2008-02-04T13:25:00.002+02:00

Microsoft's Inner Thoughts on Online Advertising
New York Times - United States
Have you been wondering what had been going through the heads of Microsoft executives as they prepared to make the bid for Yahoo? http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/microsofts-inner-thoughts-on-online-advertising/?hp

Google implies Microsoft/Yahoo hookup will ruin the Internet
Ars Technica - Boston,MA,USA
For the next several weeks we're sure to hear plenty about Microsoft's attempt to buy Yahoo ... http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080203-google-implies-microsoftyahoo-hookup-will-ruin-the-internet.html

Microsoft + Yahoo! vs. Google: E-mail competition getting jiggy
BloggingStocks - USA
Lot's of ink has been spilled on these pages about Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) bid for Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) and what this might mean for Google (NASDAQ: ... http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/02/03/microsoft-yahoo-vs-google-e-mail-competition-getting-jiggy/

Changes if Microsoft lands Yahoo
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
AUSTRALIA's booming $1 billion online advertising market will be radically reshaped if Microsoft's $49.5 billion hostile bid for online media group Yahoo ... http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23154001-643,00.html

Yahoo bid 'should get approval'
BBC News - UK
With US politicians due to meet later this week to discuss Microsoft's offer for Yahoo, analysts ultimately expect any deal to secure regulatory approval ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7224890.stm

Microsoft bids for Yahoo
Globes - Rishon Le-Zion,Israel
Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) bid for Yahoo!(Nasdaq: YHOO) may cause ripple effects in the Israeli technology sector as well. Microsoft's bid for Yahoo! was in ... http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000305071&fid=942

Gates v Google: Microsoft's search for a future on the net
Guardian Unlimited - UK
But days before news of Microsoft's $44.6bn bid for Yahoo became public, there were few signs that Bill Gates was about to unveil an acquisition that would ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/feb/03/billgates.google?gusrc=rss&feed=media

Merged Yahoo-Microsoft would have much overlap
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Change is inevitable for Internet users if Microsoft's audacious $44.6 billion takeover bid for Yahoo Inc., made public Friday, is accepted ... http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/02/03/MNBUUR938.DTL

US stocks cap strong week with Microsoft bid for Yahoo
Jerusalem Post - Israel
Wall Street was pleased by Microsoft's $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo. T The US Labor Department's worrisome employment report for January said the economy ...
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201867284071&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Yahoo to take time evaluating Microsoft offer
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
Yahoo Inc says it's "going to take time" to thoroughly evaluate Microsoft Corp's unsolicited $45 billion offer keeping in mind its strategic options ... http://www.ndtvprofit.com/2008/02/03123722/Yahoo-to-take-time-evaluating.html

Parsing Microsoft, the New Champion of Choice
Microsoft: "We have great respect for Yahoo!, and together we can offer an increasingly exciting set of solutions for consumers, publishers and advertisers while becoming better positioned to compete in the online services market," said ... http://feeds.portfolio.com/~r/portfolio/allportfolio/~3/228577316/parsing-microsoft-the-new-champion-of-choice

Google reacts to Microsoft's move to acquire Yahoo, then Microsoft ...
We all heard of Microsoft's move to acquire Yahoo! for $31 per share. Up until now, Yahoo! has not really responded but today Google posted a blog post "out of the blue" by David Drummond, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development ...
http://blog.sixsigns.com/2008/02/04/google-reacts-to-microsofts-move-to-acquire-yahoo-then-microsoft-responds/
SixSigns Blog - http://blog.sixsigns.com

Pot, kettle, black: Google fires back at Microsoft
Microsoft's hostile bid for Yahoo! raises troubling questions. This is about more than simply a financial transaction, one company taking
over another. It's about preserving the underlying principles of the Internet: openness and ... http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/02/04/pot-kettle-black-google-fires-back-at-microsoft/
AccMan Pro - http://www.accmanpro.com

Will Microsoft save Silicon Valley from Google?
There was talk of monopoly in Silicon Valley Friday morning as news of Microsoft's $45 billion offer for Yahoo spread at Internet speed via
e-mail, instant message and mobile phone. But the huge irony is Microsoft's bid for Yahoo is ... http://methainternet.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/will-microsoft-save-silicon-valley-from-google/