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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1212 technology Internet News en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:37:54 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1212 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091122/tc_afp/uscompanybankingtakeoveramexrevolution afp/20091122/uscompanybankingtakeoveramexrevolution AFP technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:37:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091122/tc_afp/uscompanybankingtakeoveramexrevolution"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091122/capt.photo_1258864600869-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=GMq6LydOHKgCVZa3LXlvKA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="With its deal to buy Revolution Money, American Express is taking aim at the growing market for online and alternative payments, in a challenge to recognized leader PayPal, analysts say(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - With its deal to buy Revolution Money, American Express is taking aim at the growing market for online and alternative payments, in a challenge to recognized leader PayPal, analysts say.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091122/tc_afp/uscompanybankingtakeoveramexrevolution"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091122/capt.photo_1258864600869-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=GMq6LydOHKgCVZa3LXlvKA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="With its deal to buy Revolution Money, American Express is taking aim at the growing market for online and alternative payments, in a challenge to recognized leader PayPal, analysts say(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091121/tc_afp/austriafarmanimalsinternetoffbeat afp/20091121/austriafarmanimalsinternetoffbeat AFP technology Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:04:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091121/tc_afp/austriafarmanimalsinternetoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091121/capt.photo_1258833787083-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=xYt5HKOoaGtUjGt3K2qowg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Girl sits on ''Inspiration'' as prospective buyers inspect the cattle at an auction in 2009, in Wisconsin. Austrian cattle farmers no longer have to travel long distances to sell or buy cattle: it can all be done at the click of a mouse, on a new auction website.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Darren Hauck)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Austrian cattle farmers no longer have to travel long distances to sell or buy cattle: it can all be done at the click of a mouse, on a new auction website.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091121/tc_afp/austriafarmanimalsinternetoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091121/capt.photo_1258833787083-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=xYt5HKOoaGtUjGt3K2qowg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Girl sits on ''Inspiration'' as prospective buyers inspect the cattle at an auction in 2009, in Wisconsin. Austrian cattle farmers no longer have to travel long distances to sell or buy cattle: it can all be done at the click of a mouse, on a new auction website.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Darren Hauck)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091121/tc_pcworld/skipthecrowdsonlineshoppingtipsforblackfriday pcworld/20091121/skipthecrowdsonlineshoppingtipsforblackfriday PC World technology Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:37:00 GMT PC World - You probably already know that many Black Friday bargains are available online too. Rather than brave the elements or risk being trampled at 5 a.m., it's much more pleasant to shop from the comfort of home. Save the Kevlar vest for another day. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091121/wr_nm/us_cuba_blogger nm/20091121/us_cuba_blogger Reuters technology Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:18:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091121/wr_nm/us_cuba_blogger"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r1671218549.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=dTruCWmF.XNEP_f.zLQN0A--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez listens to a question during an interview with Reuters in her house in Havana November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The husband of Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez said he was attacked by government supporters as he waited on Friday to confront state security agents accused of detaining and beating his wife two weeks ago.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091121/wr_nm/us_cuba_blogger"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r1671218549.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=dTruCWmF.XNEP_f.zLQN0A--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez listens to a question during an interview with Reuters in her house in Havana November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20091120/tc_nf/70220 nf/20091120/70220 NewsFactor technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:22:11 GMT NewsFactor - California's ban on plasma-screen televisions to reduce energy consumption could cost as much as $50 million per year in sales taxes because consumers are free to buy the sets online or in other states. "At a time when the state of California is facing its worst money crisis in history, this is going to be disastrous," said Jennifer Bemisderfer, a spokesperson for the Consumer Electronics Association, which lobbied against the ban. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_hi_te/us_search_engine_lawsuit ap/20091120/us_search_engine_lawsuit AP technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:26:27 GMT AP - A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091120/tc_pcworld/sonyonlineservicetochallengeitunesfatchance pcworld/20091120/sonyonlineservicetochallengeitunesfatchance PC World technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:22:00 GMT PC World - For entertainment hardware companies like Sony, a thriving, all-encompassing online media store is the Holy Grail. It's a glorious balance, in which the customer buys software through the store, and therefore becomes hooked on the hardware to which it's attached. That's how brand loyalty is created. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/en_afp/italymussoliniinternetoffbeat afp/20091120/italymussoliniinternetoffbeat AFP entertainment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:53:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/en_afp/italymussoliniinternetoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258743135908-1-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=HUIUd8MrN_pCyNePwp91qg--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's blood and brain went on sale Friday for 15,000 euros (22,000 dollars) on online auction website eBay, before the company pulled the ad posted by an anonymous seller.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's blood and brain went on sale Friday for 15,000 euros (22,000 dollars) on online auction website eBay, before the company pulled the ad posted by an anonymous seller.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/en_afp/italymussoliniinternetoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258743135908-1-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=HUIUd8MrN_pCyNePwp91qg--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="photo" title="Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's blood and brain went on sale Friday for 15,000 euros (22,000 dollars) on online auction website eBay, before the company pulled the ad posted by an anonymous seller.(AFP/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20091120/tc_nf/70219 nf/20091120/70219 NewsFactor technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:46:25 GMT NewsFactor - On Friday, Cloud Engines released its newest version of the Pogoplug, a small "multimedia sharing device" that connects hard drives to the Internet and allows a user to access the files remotely. The company described Pogoplug as "your own personal cloud that broadcasts safely from your home." http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/tc_afp/usitjusticecompanybooksinternetgoogle afp/20091120/usitjusticecompanybooksinternetgoogle AFP technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:30:28 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/tc_afp/usitjusticecompanybooksinternetgoogle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258739011787-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=G6HnwsuqQGnCro3Wv4Q3Mg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A picture taken on September 24 shows the screen of a computer featuring a search of the word "edition" on the home page of Internet giant Google's website. A US judge set February 18 for a hearing on the revised legal settlement between Google and US authors and publishers that would allow the Internet giant to scan and sell millions of books online.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A US judge set February 18 for a hearing on the revised legal settlement between Google and US authors and publishers that would allow the Internet giant to scan and sell millions of books online.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/tc_afp/usitjusticecompanybooksinternetgoogle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258739011787-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=G6HnwsuqQGnCro3Wv4Q3Mg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A picture taken on September 24 shows the screen of a computer featuring a search of the word "edition" on the home page of Internet giant Google's website. A US judge set February 18 for a hearing on the revised legal settlement between Google and US authors and publishers that would allow the Internet giant to scan and sell millions of books online.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091120/tc_pcworld/gotextrausbdrivesupdatedpogoplugputsthemtouse pcworld/20091120/gotextrausbdrivesupdatedpogoplugputsthemtouse PC World technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT PC World - Have some extra USB hard drives you'd like to put to a good use? How using them to create an Internet storage cloud for your company, yourself, or your family? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/tc_afp/usitinternetcrimeciscoapple afp/20091120/usitinternetcrimeciscoapple AFP technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/tc_afp/usitinternetcrimeciscoapple"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258732971988-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=ptRidxDTKrrlChoYNWuMCg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="The Cisco Systems logo stands in front of the company's headquarters in San Jose, California. Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet.(AFP/Getty Images/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/tc_afp/usitinternetcrimeciscoapple"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258732971988-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=ptRidxDTKrrlChoYNWuMCg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="The Cisco Systems logo stands in front of the company's headquarters in San Jose, California. Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet.(AFP/Getty Images/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20091120/tc_zd/246272 zd/20091120/246272 PC Magazine technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:53:56 GMT PC Magazine - The micro-blogging platform's new prompt, "What's happening?", is also a redefinition. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091120/tc_pcworld/happinessonfacebookcutscanadianwomanshealthcare pcworld/20091120/happinessonfacebookcutscanadianwomanshealthcare PC World technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:50:00 GMT PC World - Facebook can be a dangerous beast. As social media evolves -- and the freedom of the Internet diminishes our self-censorship -- many have run into situations where Facebook has landed them in trouble and sometimes canned from a gig. It has been established that some companies scrutinize employee and potential employee Facebook pages to ensure what it's getting isn't tarnished by bad behavior such as playing hooky or being loose-tongued about one's feelings about work. The latest example is a little trickier: a Canadian woman saw her health benefits stripped away after the insurance company saw "happy" pictures of her on Facebook. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091120/tc_pcworld/googleaddscaptionstoyoutubesearch pcworld/20091120/googleaddscaptionstoyoutubesearch PC World technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:32:00 GMT PC World - In a step to make YouTube videos more accessible to deaf people as well as to anyone else searching for videos online, Google has launched an automatic video captioning service. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091120/tc_pcworld/judgesetsscheduleforgooglebooksearchcase pcworld/20091120/judgesetsscheduleforgooglebooksearchcase PC World technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:30:19 GMT PC World - The judge in the copyright infringement case pitting the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) against Google and its book search program has set a date for the final hearing on the parties' controversial settlement proposal. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/tc_afp/lifestylejapantechnologygamecompanysony afp/20091120/lifestylejapantechnologygamecompanysony AFP technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/tc_afp/lifestylejapantechnologygamecompanysony"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258724708032-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=ctyAzHrAniei.r1u3EqD7w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Sony Bravia televisions at the Consumer Electronics Trade Fair in Berlin. Sony is to launch a new online service that will allow people to download content such as music and movies to their televisions and other electronic gadgets, a top executive has said.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Sony Corp. aims to launch next year a new online service that will allow people to download content such as music and movies to their televisions and other electronic gadgets, a top executive said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/tc_afp/lifestylejapantechnologygamecompanysony"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258724708032-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=ctyAzHrAniei.r1u3EqD7w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Sony Bravia televisions at the Consumer Electronics Trade Fair in Berlin. Sony is to launch a new online service that will allow people to download content such as music and movies to their televisions and other electronic gadgets, a top executive has said.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/en_nm/us_susanboyle_album nm/20091120/us_susanboyle_album Reuters entertainment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:10:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/en_nm/us_susanboyle_album"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r2907673025.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=jV7WqtAU5tlstpaBRUvPfA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt=""Britain's Got Talent" contestant Susan Boyle gestures to onlookers in Blackburn in West Lothian, Scotland, in this April 21, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/David Moir/Handout" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Scottish singer Susan Boyle, one of the biggest stars of the Internet age, seeks to turn global celebrity into record sales next week with the release of her debut album "I Dreamed a Dream."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/en_nm/us_susanboyle_album"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r2907673025.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=jV7WqtAU5tlstpaBRUvPfA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title=""Britain's Got Talent" contestant Susan Boyle gestures to onlookers in Blackburn in West Lothian, Scotland, in this April 21, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/David Moir/Handout" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091120/tc_pcworld/alibabasitewithownsearchenginemayoutshineyahoochina pcworld/20091120/alibabasitewithownsearchenginemayoutshineyahoochina PC World technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:10:11 GMT PC World - The launch of a new search engine for a booming online retail site run by Alibaba Group, the owner of Yahoo China, is just one more sign that Taobao.com is taking over roles formerly filled at the group by Yahoo. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_hi_te/as_japan_sony ap/20091120/as_japan_sony AP technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:43:41 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_hi_te/as_japan_sony"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.258e8b4748e74301ac1cc8e466927785.japan_sony_tok101.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=9dWB8ynNu4Fh0AEgAZWn4Q--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer, center, Executive Deputy President Hiroshi Yoshioka, left, and Executive Vice President Kazuo Hirai smile as they show the company's latest products, digital still camera DSC-TX1, e-book 'Reader,' and a new remote controller for PlayStation 3, respectively, during a press conference in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, Hirai said Friday. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, a top executive said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_hi_te/as_japan_sony"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.258e8b4748e74301ac1cc8e466927785.japan_sony_tok101.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=9dWB8ynNu4Fh0AEgAZWn4Q--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer, center, Executive Deputy President Hiroshi Yoshioka, left, and Executive Vice President Kazuo Hirai smile as they show the company's latest products, digital still camera DSC-TX1, e-book 'Reader,' and a new remote controller for PlayStation 3, respectively, during a press conference in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, Hirai said Friday. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)