Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1089 technology Internet Portals and Search Engines en-us Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:47:00 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1089 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091126/tc_pcworld/bluraydiscsdvdsandvideogames pcworld/20091126/bluraydiscsdvdsandvideogames PC World technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:47:00 GMT PC World - If you're looking to stock up on Blu-ray discs, DVDs, and video games, now is the time to do it. Best Buy has Blu-ray movies starting at $8 and DVDs starting at $4, while Wal-Mart has DVDs starting at just $2. Kohl's has its entire stock of video games on sale for 20 to 30 percent off. And for music lovers, Costco is offering a discounted pack of iTunes gift cards: $60 worth (four $15 cards) for just $48. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091125/tc_pcworld/metasploitreleasesieattackbutitsunreliable pcworld/20091125/metasploitreleasesieattackbutitsunreliable PC World technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:40:13 GMT PC World - Developers of the open-source Metasploit penetration testing toolkit have released code that can compromise Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, but the software is not as reliable as first thought. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20091125/tc_nf/70317 nf/20091125/70317 NewsFactor technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:09:19 GMT NewsFactor - Back in August, Nicholson Baker wrote a devastating review of the Kindle 2 in the New Yorker. Noting that everyone from Newsweek to the tech blogs to just-plain-folks was calling the new Kindle "important," Baker gave Amazon's latest version of the device a thorough test-read. He was unimpressed, to put it mildly. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20091125/tc_nf/70312 nf/20091125/70312 NewsFactor technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:08:58 GMT NewsFactor - Google launched a mobile version of its movie search service Tuesday that is compatible with Apple's iPhone as well as all mobile devices running Android and the Palm webOS. The new offering promises to make it easier for movie fans to plan their next theater trip while on the go. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091125/tc_pcworld/attacksappearimminentasieexploitisimproved pcworld/20091125/attacksappearimminentasieexploitisimproved PC World technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:50:13 GMT PC World - Hackers working on the open-source Metasploit project have spiffed up a zero-day attack on Microsoft's Internet Explorer, making it more reliable -- and more likely to be used by criminals. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/tc_afp/usmediaindustrymagazinesinternettimecondenast afp/20091125/usmediaindustrymagazinesinternettimecondenast AFP technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:25:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/tc_afp/usmediaindustrymagazinesinternettimecondenast"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259184127423-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=TG9N6WVgc2p22oNN2S_MpQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="US magazine publishers Time Inc., Conde Nast and Hearst are preparing to launch an online newsstand described as an "iTunes for magazines," according to published reports.(AFP/File/Loic Venance)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US magazine publishers Time Inc., Conde Nast and Hearst are preparing to launch an online newsstand described as an "iTunes for magazines," according to published reports.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/tc_afp/usmediaindustrymagazinesinternettimecondenast"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259184127423-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=TG9N6WVgc2p22oNN2S_MpQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="US magazine publishers Time Inc., Conde Nast and Hearst are preparing to launch an online newsstand described as an "iTunes for magazines," according to published reports.(AFP/File/Loic Venance)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_hi_te/us_fund_challengers_glance ap/20091125/us_fund_challengers_glance AP technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:59:53 GMT AP - Covestor Investment Management and kaChing are online ventures that seek to challenge traditional mutual funds. Borrowing ideas from social networking, the startups help connect small investors with individuals the companies deem top money managers. The investors can choose a manager to follow, and make trades in a brokerage account based on the managers' market moves. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091125/tc_pcworld/fivetipstoshopblackfridayandcybermondaysecurely pcworld/20091125/fivetipstoshopblackfridayandcybermondaysecurely PC World technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:49:00 GMT PC World - This Friday is Black Friday--officially kicking off the 2009 holiday shopping season. Online attackers and malware developers know how to capitalize on current events, and the rush to find great holiday bargains offers a prime opportunity to exploit eager shoppers. Here are five tips to help you shop online securely. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091125/tc_pcworld/sept11pagermessagespublishedonline pcworld/20091125/sept11pagermessagespublishedonline PC World technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:20:18 GMT PC World - The pager message is from a woman near a pay phone near 38th Street in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. The woman says her children were evacuated, but she's trying to find them. She tells her husband she loves him. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_hi_te/eu_italy_google_trial ap/20091125/eu_italy_google_trial AP technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:00:16 GMT AP - An Italian prosecutor demanded jail time Wednesday for four Google executives charged in absentia with defamation and violating privacy for allowing a video to be posted online showing an autistic youth being abused. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091125/tc_pcworld/alliwantforxmaslaptopedition pcworld/20091125/alliwantforxmaslaptopedition PC World technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:40:00 GMT PC World - This week is as good a time as any--just before Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Consumerpocolypse Tuesday--to look back at a year's worth of laptops. In fact, we've got a huge laptop holiday gift guide feature that I encourage you to check out. In the meantime, though, I threw out an innocent-enough question to the Internets (Facebook, Twitter, TwitBook...whatever!) this past week: "What are you looking for in a new laptop?" http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_internet_advertising ap/20091125/us_tec_techbit_internet_advertising AP technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:02:36 GMT AP - Online advertising revenue in the U.S. fell 5.4 percent in the third quarter from a year ago, as the sputtering economy kept its tight grip on even the fastest growing segment of industry, according to a report released Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20091125/tc_nf/70289 nf/20091125/70289 NewsFactor technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:05:22 GMT NewsFactor - With iTunes and Hulu.com as models, major magazine publishers are getting ready to tackle online publishing. According to news reports, Time, Conde Nast, Hearst, Meredith and others are planning an online newsstand that will provide their properties in various formats and be jointly run. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091125/tc_pcworld/5hopesforanitunesstylemagazinestore pcworld/20091125/5hopesforanitunesstylemagazinestore PC World technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:46:00 GMT PC World - Major magazine publishers are uniting to solve that old media dilemma of how to survive new media, rumor has it, and they'll soon be opening a joint storefront to peddle their digital wares. Time, Condé Nast, and Hearst are among the publishers who will participate in this iTunes-style magazine store, according to the Observer, but concrete details are scarce. Here's how I'm hoping it pans out: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/tc_afp/italymediainternettrialgooglelead afp/20091125/italymediainternettrialgooglelead AFP technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:43:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/tc_afp/italymediainternettrialgooglelead"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259164934595-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=A7CGCBgcEiFjLBwUC7IymA--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="A visitor walks past the logo of internet search engine giant Google at a trade fair. Italian prosecutors sought six-month to a year sentences for four Google executives Wednesday over an Internet video showing the bullying of a teenager with Down's Syndrome, the company said.(AFP/DDP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Italian prosecutors sought six-month to a year sentences for four Google executives Wednesday over an Internet video showing the bullying of a teenager with Down's Syndrome, the company said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/tc_afp/italymediainternettrialgooglelead"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259164934595-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=A7CGCBgcEiFjLBwUC7IymA--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="photo" title="A visitor walks past the logo of internet search engine giant Google at a trade fair. Italian prosecutors sought six-month to a year sentences for four Google executives Wednesday over an Internet video showing the bullying of a teenager with Down's Syndrome, the company said.(AFP/DDP/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_hi_te/eu_tec_techbit_internet_activism ap/20091125/eu_tec_techbit_internet_activism AP technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:30:54 GMT AP - The Internet can be a powerful medium for politicians to get their message across but it is also a vital means for civilians to have a say in what politicians do, participants in a political conference say. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_hi_te/eu_tec_techbit_eu_telecoms ap/20091125/eu_tec_techbit_eu_telecoms AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:29:48 GMT AP - The European Parliament has endorsed new telecom rules that would give phone and Internet users more rights and allow them to appeal to national courts if they are cut off for illegal file-sharing. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091125/tc_pcworld/howtoinstallchromeosfromausbdrive pcworld/20091125/howtoinstallchromeosfromausbdrive PC World technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:54:00 GMT PC World - Have you already tried Chrome OS using a virtual machine, and were less than impressed? Well now you can get a feel for how Google's Web-centric operating system will run natively on your machine. The folks over at Engadget were able to boot Chromium OS -- the open source version of what will become Chrome OS -- off of a USB stick on a Dell Vostro A90 netbook. The USB bootable disc is based on the Chromium OS build of Twitter user Hexxeh, who set up a Web site where you can view all the instructions you need for getting your bootable USB up and running. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091125/tc_pcworld/howtorunchromeosfromausbdrive pcworld/20091125/howtorunchromeosfromausbdrive PC World technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:54:00 GMT PC World - Have you already tried Chrome OS using a virtual machine, and were less than impressed? Well now you can get a feel for how Google's Web-centric operating system will run natively on your machine. The folks over at Engadget were able to boot Chromium OS -- the open source version of what will become Chrome OS -- off of a USB stick on a Dell Vostro A90 netbook. The USB bootable disc is based on the Chromium OS build of Twitter user Hexxeh, who set up a Web site where you can view all the instructions you need for getting your bootable USB up and running. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/portals/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_search_apology ap/20091125/us_tec_google_search_apology AP technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:26:54 GMT AP - Google Inc. is apologizing for a racially offensive image of the first lady that appears at the top of the list when users search for pictures of Michelle Obama on its site.