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Data from Columbia disk drives survived the shuttle accident (AP)

Fri, 09 May 2008 20:05:06 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_hi_te/shuttle_recovered_data"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.7921c28576c34bc49f2848ca732d6e48.shuttle_recovered_data_nybz134.jpg?x=124&y=130&q=85&sig=96DiPNqo6IlsxD5pMjYsOQ--" align="left" height="130" width="124" alt="In this photo provided by Kroll Ontrack Inc., a data drive that fell from the space shuttle Columbia when it was destroyed in 2003 is shown. During Columbia's fateful final mission, the drive had been used to capture data from a scientific experiment on the way xenon gas flows. (AP Photo/Kroll Ontrack Inc.)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes. Now Edwards may have set a new standard: He found information on a melted disk drive that fell from the sky when space shuttle Columbia disintegrated in 2003.

Texas may claim Amazon owes sales taxes (AP)

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:49:23 GMT

AP - Texas officials may claim that Amazon.com owes millions in sales taxes on purchases that state residents made from the Internet retailer.

EBay's PayPal rule in Australia draws fire (AP)

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:11:16 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_hi_te/ebay_paypal_only"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.c1ceedaafc234edca1c66c5424ad67ca.ebay_paypal_only_nybz197.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=hnarea4L218Et5OLw2kylw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this April 15, 2008 file photo, a sign outside eBay headquarters in San Jose, Calif. is seen. EBay is exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment service PayPal, a move that has angered users and prompted antitrust scrutiny in Australia, where a PayPal-only rule takes effect in June 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - EBay Inc. is exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment service PayPal, a move that has angered users and prompted antitrust scrutiny in Australia, where a PayPal-only rule takes effect next month.

"Pirates" maker to turn "BioShock" game into film (Reuters)

Fri, 09 May 2008 18:51:21 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/tc_nm/bioshock_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_09t160446_450x343_us_bioshock.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=j6UmAjHrq3q78acuFRuERQ--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="A screenshot from the hit video game 'BioShock' about an underwater utopia gone disastrously wrong. (Take-Two Interactive Software/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc said on Friday that "Pirates of the Caribbean" director Gore Verbinski will make a movie version of "BioShock," its hit video game about an underwater utopia gone disastrously wrong.

Free software takes on Microsoft Office (Reuters)

Thu, 08 May 2008 19:50:40 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/tc_nm/column_pluggedin_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080508/2008_05_08t144650_450x299_us_column_pluggedin.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=7juTFn_ghC321iHA2RMK.A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="People use computers at an internet cafe in Changzhi, north China's Shanxi province September 25, 2006. (Stringer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Pierre Avignon is no pirate, but he does not believe in paying for software. His computer is filled with programs like Symphony -- a free suite that he downloaded from an International Business Machines Corp website (http://symphony.lotus.com).

Gates: Microsoft to go its own way (AP)

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:52:29 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_hi_te/indonesia_microsoft_gates"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.1fddcc32fec04cc9854315218a4aa836.indonesia_myanmar_gates_jak103.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=J0BwsPorN3vEBInkjZ9G4g--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates speaks with The Associated Press Friday May 9, 2008, in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Gates Foundation has donated US$3 million for emergency relief efforts in Myanmar and will provide software to help reunite family members separated in the cyclone, Gates said Friday. (AP Photo/Ed Wray)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. will focus on growing its own advertising and Internet search business after it withdrew its takeover offer for Yahoo Inc., Chairman Bill Gates said Friday.

Video games don't create killers, new book says (Reuters)

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:31:01 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/tc_nm/videogames_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_08t162551_450x349_us_videogames.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=hojFmiVmyS9WBtvanPtElA--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="An advertisement for the 'Grand Theft Auto 4' video game sits on display at a store in New York April 28, 2008. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Playing video games does not turn children into deranged, blood-thirsty super-killers, according to a new book by a pair of Harvard researchers.

Windows Vista More Vulnerable To Malware Than Windows 2000 (TechWeb)

Thu, 08 May 2008 23:20:49 GMT

TechWeb - InformationWeek - Vista let 639 threats per thousand computers through, compared with 586 for Windows 2000, 478 for Windows 2003, and 1,021 for Windows XP, security vendor PC Tools said.

GTA IV May Be Driving Sales of Gaming Consoles (NewsFactor)

Fri, 09 May 2008 18:07:52 GMT

NewsFactor - While Grand Theft Auto IV is racking up sales records, console makers are vying for bragging rights of their own, and Microsoft seems to be the victor.

Toshiba Eyes Fuel Cells, Cell-based TV by 2009 (PC World)

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:30:10 GMT

PC World - Toshiba plans to begin mass production of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells by March next year and to have a television based on the...

Paper is passe for tech-savvy South Koreans (Reuters)

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:20:06 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/tc_nm/korea_coupons_life_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_09t074920_322x450_us_korea_coupons_life.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=vetMnEpcVu7wzVKJQkJW0g--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="A mobile phone user shows off a coupon in Seoul April 29, 2008. (Lee Jae-Won/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Young, tech-savvy South Koreans are making coupon clipping a thing of the past and turning to their mobile phones instead.

Hackers' posts on epilepsy forum cause migraines, seizures (AP)

Wed, 07 May 2008 23:29:06 GMT

AP - Computer attacks typically don't inflict physical pain on their victims.

Toshiba Makes MacBook Air Look Like a Brick (PC Magazine)

Thu, 08 May 2008 12:53:13 GMT

PC Magazine - The Toshiba Portégé laptop sports a 12-inch screen, a full-size keyboard, and yet weighs only 1.7 pounds -- about half the weight of the MacBook Air and ThinkPad X300.

Google Takes Street View Snaps in Paris; Lawsuits May Follow (PC World)

Fri, 09 May 2008 14:30:00 GMT

PC World - Google has begun scanning the streets of Paris, gathering data for its Street View service, which adds street-level...

Vonage Reports 1Q Loss, Slow Customer Growth (TechWeb)

Thu, 08 May 2008 23:15:12 GMT

TechWeb - InformationWeek - The VoIP operator added only 30,000 net subscriber lines in the quarter, a sharp decline from 56,000 additions in the previous three months.

Microsoft Talks up Using Printers to Make Drugs (PC World)

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:20:10 GMT

PC World - In the not-too-distant future, people could use computer printers to make simple medicines as part of a do-it-yourself model...

LG Unveils 3G Prada Phone in Japan (PC World)

Fri, 09 May 2008 05:50:09 GMT

PC World - They say everything comes to those that wait. A year after it went on sale in the rest of the world customers in Japan will...

Google sees YouTube products soon; warm on Yahoo (Reuters)

Thu, 08 May 2008 23:57:15 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/wr_nm/google_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_08t195328_450x318_us_google.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=S_Ajr967nZ856RCoYymOtQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="People ride their bikes past Google Inc. headquarters in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2008. (Kimberly White/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc expects to launch new products for its YouTube Web video service in the next few months and sees reason for closer cooperation with Yahoo Inc, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Thursday.

NEC to Expand Rugged Laptop Sales Worldwide (PC World)

Fri, 09 May 2008 10:10:09 GMT

PC World - Spray them with water, subject them to extreme temperatures or drop them on the ground, NEC's rugged ShieldPro laptops are...

Stupid hacker tricks part 2: Youth and consequences (InfoWorld)

Tue, 06 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT

InfoWorld - Ah, youth. Ready to take on the world, today's generation of dynamic, tech-immersed youngsters have grown up alongside the Internet. Firsthand, and sometimes single-handedly, they have advanced some of today's hottest technology trends, from peer-to-peer networking, to massively multiplayer online games, to social networks and instant messaging. And along the way, a small, sociopathic number of them have behaved very, very badly.