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Internet calls add foreign accent (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - In the digital age, the next best thing to being there might be this: a French phone number. | 6 |
FCC mobile spam rule doesn't cover some SMS (MacCentral)
MacCentral - A rule prohibiting mobile-phone spam adopted by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) earlier this month doesn't prohibit phone-to-phone text messaging, but FCC officials believe the new rule, combined with a 13-year-old law, should protect U.S. mobile phone customers against unsolicited commercial e-mail. | 6 |
Ky. Professor Looks to Set Up Telescope (AP)
AP - A University of Kentucky professor is pushing to set up a telescope in Australia that students could use via the Internet. | 6 |
MS invokes DMCA to stop SP2 file sharing demo
Tilting at windmills? | 6 |
AMD could ship a quad-core Opteron on 2007
Analyst bullish on chipmaker's dual-core confidence | 6 |
Survival of software's fittest
Darwin may work in the flat enterprise software market--mergers and acquisitions are expected to increase the clout of leading firms. | 6 |
Playing the convergence game
Sony and Microsoft confront consumer apathy as they attempt to turn game consoles into multipurpose entertainment gadgets. | 6 |
Singh Wins Playoff to Seize Third Major Title
KOHLER, Wis. (Reuters) - Fiji's Vijay Singh held his composure to win the 86th U.S. PGA Championship in a three-way playoff on Sunday, clinching the third major title of his career. | 8 |
Williams Has No Problem Running with Jones
ATHENS (Reuters) - American sprinter Lauryn Williams said on Monday she would have no problem competing on the same team as Marion Jones in the Olympic 4x100 meters relay. | 8 |
Moya Tames Olympic Wind and Enqvist; Dementieva Out
ATHENS (Reuters) - Spanish third seed Carlos Moya tamed a swirling wind and dogged Swedish opponent Thomas Enqvist to reach the second round of the Olympic men's singles with a 7-6, 6-7, 9-7 victory Monday. | 8 |
Singh Wins Playoff to Seize Third Major Title
KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Fiji's Vijay Singh held his composure to win the 86th U.S. PGA Championship in a three-way playoff on Sunday, clinching the third major title of his career. | 12 |
Vodafone names former rival as new head of Japanese unit (AFP)
AFP - British mobile phone operator Vodafone said it has brought in an executive from Japanese rival NTT DoCoMo to head up its struggling Japanese unit, Vodafone K.K. | 2 |
Britain 'sleepwalking' into big-brother state, watchdog warns (AFP)
AFP - Britain is "sleepwalking into a surveillance society" because of government plans to introduce ID cards and a population register, the nation's information watchdog was quoted as saying. | 2 |
Lund takes helm of troubled Norwegian oil giant Statoil (AFP)
AFP - Helge Lund took over as the new chief executive of Norwegian oil giant Statoil, still rattled by allegations of attempted corruption in Iran. | 2 |
N.Korea Walks Away from Six-Way Working Talks (Reuters)
Reuters - North Korea ruled out Monday attending
proposed six-way working-level talks on its nuclear arms
programs and questioned the entire negotiating process, blaming
hostile U.S. policy for Pyongyang's tougher stance. | 13 |
Britain 'sleepwalking' into big-brother state, watchdog warns (AFP)
AFP - Britain is "sleepwalking into a surveillance society" because of government plans to introduce ID cards and a population register, the nation's information watchdog was quoted as saying. | 13 |
India urges Bangladesh not to kill stray elephants (Reuters)
Reuters - Authorities in northeast India urged Bangladesh on Monday not to kill about 100 wild elephants that have strayed across the border and gone on a rampage, killing 13 people and injuring dozens more. | 13 |
N.Korea Walks Away from Six-Way Working Talks
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea ruled out Monday attending proposed six-way working-level talks on its nuclear arms programs and questioned the entire negotiating process, blaming hostile U.S. policy for Pyongyang's tougher stance. | 13 |
Israel Turns Up Heat on Palestinian Hunger Strike
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel declared psychological war on hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners Monday, saying it would barbecue meat outside their cells to try to break their will. | 13 |
Jackson Goes to Church on Eve of Hearing
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Michael Jackson made a surprise visit to Los Angeles' pre-eminent black church a day before he was to face off in court against the man who has put him on trial - Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon... | 13 |
Chavez Apparently Survives Recall Vote
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez survived a popular referendum to oust him, according to results Monday, while Venezuela's opposition swiftly claimed fraud. Backers of the leftist populist president set off fireworks and began celebrating in the streets of the capital in the pre-dawn darkness upon hearing the news from Francisco Carrasquero, president of the National Elections Council... | 13 |
Stocks Set to Open Higher on Oil Retreat
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen higher at the open after crude oil's retreat from highs on relative stability in Venezuela gives excuse for some short-covering... | 13 |
Singh Wins PGA Championship in Playoff
HAVEN, Wis. - It was a victory only the victor could love... | 13 |
Delegates Urge Cleric to Pull Out of Najaf
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Delegates at Iraq's National Conference called on radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to abandon his uprising against U.S. and Iraqi troops and pull his fighters out of a holy shrine in Najaf... | 13 |
Vietnam Bird Flu Death Toll Climbs to 27 (AP)
AP - Two Vietnamese children who died in early August were infected with the killer strain of bird flu that swept through Asia's poultry this year, bringing the region's human death toll to 27, Vietnam confirmed Monday. | 3 |
Israel Turns Up Heat on Palestinian Hunger Strike
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel declared psychological war on hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners Monday, saying it would barbecue meat outside their cells to try to break their will. | 10 |
Many rivers to cross
Darfur diary: The rainy season creates real barriers between medical staff and sick refugees in western Sudan, writes aid worker Dean Harris. | 10 |
Parks under pressure
Ottawa dispatch: Industrial action by rangers and attendants is just the latest of many challenges facing Canada's wildlife reserves, writes Anne McIlroy. | 10 |
A-levels 'not being dumbed down'
Education: Claims that A-levels have been dumbed down by an increase in the pass rates dismissed by the head of England's exam boards. | 10 |
Cost Cuts Boost Kmart Quarterly Profit (Reuters)
Reuters - Kmart Holding Corp. (KMRT.O) on Monday
reported its third consecutive quarterly profit as cost cuts
made up for slumping sales, and its cash pile grew to about
$2.6 billion. | 0 |
Sysco Profit Rises; Sales Have Slowed (Reuters)
Reuters - Sysco Corp. (SYY.N), the largest U.S.
distributor of food to restaurants and hospitals, on Monday
said quarterly profit rose as an extra week in the period and
acquisitions helped offset the effects of higher food prices. | 0 |
Cost Cuts Boost Kmart Quarterly Profit
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kmart Holding Corp. <KMRT.O> on Monday reported its third consecutive quarterly profit as cost cuts made up for slumping sales, and its cash pile grew to about $2.6 billion. | 0 |
Wall Street to Open Little Changed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street is seen opening little changed on Monday as crude prices remain high, but insurers may dip on worries about their potential liabilities after a hurricane struck Florida on Friday. | 0 |
Sysco Profit Rises; Sales Have Slowed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sysco Corp. <SYY.N>, the largest U.S. distributor of food to restaurants and hospitals, on Monday said quarterly profit rose as an extra week in the period and acquisitions helped offset the effects of higher food prices. | 0 |
Lowe's Profit Rises But Trails Estimates
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Lowe's Cos. <LOW.N>, the No. 2 home improvement retailer behind Home Depot Inc., on Monday reported an 18 percent increase in second-quarter profit, but results trailed estimates as sales weakened in June. | 0 |
Ebookers ups revs, narrows losses
'Encouraging' signs | 6 |
Anarchists' Convention Debates Voting (AP)
AP - A group of anarchists is taking an unusual step to make its political voice heard — going to the polls. | 12 |
Singh Wins Playoff to Seize Third Major Title
KOHLER, Wis. (Reuters) - Fiji's Vijay Singh held his composure to win the 86th U.S. PGA Championship in a three-way playoff on Sunday, clinching the third major title of his career. | 12 |
BA workers approve holiday strike
British Airways workers plan to strike for 24 hours during the August Bank Holiday weekend unless a pay row is settled, the GMB union said. | 2 |
Saddam's cousins granted asylum in Sweden: report
Two of deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's cousins, who have reportedly fled US troops in Iraq, have been granted asylum in Sweden and are hiding out in a Swedish town, Swedish tabloid Expressen reported on ... | 2 |
Group Urges Italy, Netherlands Withdrawals (AP)
AP - An online statement purportedly from an Islamic militant group threatened the Netherlands and Italy with "bloodbaths" if they do not withdraw their troops from Iraq. | 2 |
Yukos warns it may declare bankruptcy (AFP)
AFP - Yukos, the Russian oil group, might file for bankruptcy in the next few days unless the Russian authorities reduce the pressure they have been applying, its chief financial officer Bruce Misamore said in an interview with the Financial Times. | 2 |
Thieving horseman leaves China-bound Briton bikeless in Mongolia (AFP)
AFP - A Briton cycling all the way to China appealed for a new set of wheels after his custom-made bicycle was nicked in Mongolia over the weekend by a thief on horseback. | 2 |
Group Urges Italy, Netherlands Withdrawals (AP)
AP - An online statement purportedly from an Islamic militant group threatened the Netherlands and Italy with "bloodbaths" if they do not withdraw their troops from Iraq. | 13 |
Floods threaten Himachal as Tibet landslide lake level rises (Reuters)
Reuters - The water level of a Tibetan lake threatening to burst its banks and flood a valley in India is rising by as much as nine cm a day and nothing can be done to stop it, an official said on Monday. | 13 |
Chavez Appears to Survive Referendum
President Hugo Chavez appeared to have survived a popular referendum to oust him, according to early results Monday, while Venezuela's opposition swiftly claimed fraud. | 13 |
Cheap Windows comes under fire
Microsoft's attempt to win over new users with a cut-down version of Windows has come in for strong criticism. | 10 |
Kmart Swings to Second-Quarter Profit (AP)
AP - Discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp. reported Monday that the company swung to a profit in the second quarter, but same-store sales were still in decline. | 0 |
Wal-Mart Maintains August Sales Forecast
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. <WMT.N> on Monday maintained its August sales forecast and said demand was particularly strong in the U.S. Southeast last week as people stocked up on duct tape, rope and water in preparation for Hurricane Charley. | 0 |
Vodafone names former rival as new head of Japanese unit (AFP)
AFP - British mobile phone operator Vodafone said it has brought in an executive from Japanese rival NTT DoCoMo to head up its struggling Japanese unit, Vodafone K.K. | 6 |
HK feds bust illegal cricket fighting ring
Cops KO giant battling insects | 6 |
Cheap Windows comes under fire
Microsoft's attempt to win over new users with a cut-down edition of Windows comes in for strong criticism. | 6 |
Wal-Mart Maintains August Sales Forecast (Reuters)
Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N) on Monday
maintained its August sales forecast and said demand was
particularly strong in the U.S. Southeast last week as people
stocked up on duct tape, rope and water in preparation for
Hurricane Charley. | 0 |
French economy could grow more than 2.5 pct in 2004: budget minister (AFP)
AFP - Budget Minister Dominique Bussereau said that French economic growth could exceed 2.5 percent this year, judging by the most recent macroeconomic figures from the state statistics office. | 0 |
Cost Cuts Help Kmart Post Profit
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kmart Holding Corp. <KMRT.O> on Monday reported its third consecutive quarterly profit as cost cuts made up for slumping sales, and its cash pile grew to about $2.6 billion. | 0 |
LifePoint in $1.125 Billion Province Deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - LifePoint Hospitals Inc. <LPNT.O> said on Monday it agreed to acquire Province Healthcare Co. <PRV.N> for about $1.125 billion in cash and stock. | 0 |
Cheap Windows comes under fire
Microsoft's attempt to win over new users with a cut-down edition of Windows comes in for strong criticism. | 0 |
China's Red Flag Linux to focus on enterprise
The company behind China's leading Linux client distribution, Red Flag Software Co. Ltd., is shifting its main focus to its server operating system and enterprise customers, and planning to expand sales overseas, the company's acting president said in an interview on Friday. | 6 |
Symantec releases patching tool
Security company Symantec Corp. plans to announce the release of a patch management product on Monday that it says will enable small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to stay on top of software vulnerabilities. | 6 |
Harry Potter Will Survive Seventh Book (AP)
AP - "Harry Potter" novelist J.K. Rowling says her young hero will survive to the seventh book in her series about the young wizard, but refused to say whether he would reach adulthood. | 1 |
Justin out of Sync for good
Justin Timberlake is not considering regrouping with his former band, 'NSync | 1 |
Giants Win in Crowded NL Wild-Card Race (AP)
AP - The National League wild-card race got even tighter over the weekend, with the Chicago Cubs and San Diego tied for the lead and San Francisco less than one percentage point behind. | 8 |
Britain 'sleepwalking' into big-brother state, watchdog warns (AFP)
AFP - Britain is "sleepwalking into a surveillance society" because of government plans to introduce ID cards and a population register, the nation's information watchdog was quoted as saying. | 2 |
Scotsman joins the small-is-beautiful newspaper trend (AFP)
AFP - The "quality compact" revolution in the press gathered pace as a major Scottish newspaper switched to a tabloid size in a bid to woo new readers. | 2 |
French economy could grow more than 2.5 pct in 2004: budget minister (AFP)
AFP - Budget Minister Dominique Bussereau said that French economic growth could exceed 2.5 percent this year, judging by the most recent macroeconomic figures from the state statistics office. | 2 |
Thieving horseman leaves China-bound Briton bikeless in Mongolia (AFP)
AFP - A man cycling all the way to China appealed for a new set of wheels after his custom-made bicycle was nicked in Mongolia over the weekend by a thief on horseback. | 2 |
Dental patients turn to hospitals
The shortage of NHS dentists is so great in some areas, patients are turning to hospitals for treatment. | 2 |
Cheap Windows comes under fire
Microsoft's attempt to win over new users with a cut-down edition of Windows comes in for strong criticism. | 2 |
Britain 'sleepwalking' into big-brother state, watchdog warns (AFP)
AFP - Britain is "sleepwalking into a surveillance society" because of government plans to introduce ID cards and a population register, the nation's information watchdog was quoted as saying. | 13 |
Haiti Cruise Organizers Curtail Itinerary (AP)
AP - The American organizers of a cruise to mark the 200th anniversary of Haiti's independence have canceled most of its itinerary inside the country here, citing concerns about the legitimacy of the government that replaced ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. | 13 |
Cheap Windows comes under fire
Microsoft's attempt to win over new users with a cut-down edition of Windows comes in for strong criticism. | 13 |
After Truce Talks Collapse, Fighting Intensifies in Najaf
Dozens of explosions echoed in Najaf today as American marines fired artillery shells into the cemetery and fought with rebels loyal to Moktada al-Sadr. | 13 |
Chavez Claims Victory in Referendum on His Rule
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won backing from 58 percent of voters, with 94 percent of electoral rolls counted, in a referendum on whether to recall him. | 13 |
U.N. Demands Justice After Massacre of 150 Refugees in Burundi
The Security Council condemned the massacre of at least 150 Congolese refugees at a U.N. camp in Burundi. | 13 |
Dental patients turn to hospitals
The shortage of NHS dentists is so great in some areas, patients are turning to hospitals for treatment. | 10 |
BA faced with strike action
British Airways passengers face travel chaos after workers threaten to strike. | 10 |
Oil prices ease on news of Chávez victory
Business: Oil prices fall back from a run of record highs after Venezuela's Hugo Chávez, declares victory in a national referendum on his presidency. | 10 |
Government plans to 'track' criminals' children
Society: The government is planning to monitor and offer support to the children of offenders to ensure they do not follow their parents into a life of crime. | 10 |
Wal-Mart Keeps August Forecast
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. <WMT.N> on Monday maintained its August sales forecast and said demand was particularly strong in the U.S. Southeast last week as people stocked up on duct tape, rope and water in preparation for Hurricane Charley. | 0 |
Olympics Opener Third-Highest Rated on Record (Reuters)
Reuters - The spectacle in Athens
lured 56 million viewers to watch at least some portion of
NBC's Friday primetime telecast of the opening ceremonies of
the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. | 1 |
Lil' Kim Says Charges Are 'Witch Hunt' (AP)
AP - Rapper Lil' Kim, whose perjury trial is set for early next year, says the charges against her are a "witch hunt against the hip hop industry." | 1 |
Heiress Nicky Hilton Marries Money Manager in Vegas (Reuters)
Reuters - Socialite Nicky Hilton, 20, the
younger sister of reality TV star Paris Hilton and heiress to
the Hilton hotel fortune, married money manager Todd Meister in
a last-minute ceremony Sunday in Las Vegas, according to media
reports. | 1 |
Heiress Nicky Hilton Marries Money Manager in Vegas
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Socialite Nicky Hilton, 20, the younger sister of reality TV star Paris Hilton and heiress to the Hilton hotel fortune, married money manager Todd Meister in a last-minute ceremony Sunday in Las Vegas, according to media reports. | 1 |
The Cure's Smith Still Connects with Young Crowd
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Still singing about existential angst and slinging on his heavy makeup, The Cure's Robert Smith is connecting with audiences a third of his age as he headlines this summer's Curiosa festival even as he contemplates retirement. | 1 |
Flockhart Back to Film Biz for Indie 'Fragile'
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - After taking a break to raise her son and spend time with Harrison Ford, former "Ally McBeal" star Calista Flockhart has signed up for her first major film role since her TV series ended in 2002. | 1 |
Caroline Rhea Adding Weight to NBC's 'Loser'
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Caroline Rhea is expected to be named host of "The Biggest Loser," the upcoming NBC reality series that challenges contestants to lose weight. | 1 |
U.S. Tries to Rebound From Loss in Athens (AP)
AP - Greetings from the Olympic men's basketball tournament, where America is tied for last place with Angola, Australia, New Zealand, China and the defending world champions from Serbia-Montenegro. | 8 |
IT has key economic role, says new EC president
The new European Commissionpresident, Jos Manuel Barroso,has stressed the role of IT in making the 25-nation European Union more economically competitive. | 2 |
Group Urges Italy, Netherlands Withdrawals
An online statement purportedly from an Islamic militant group threatened the Netherlands and Italy with bloodbaths if they do not withdraw their troops from Iraq. | 2 |
U.S. to slash size of force in Europe
U.S. President George W. Bush plans to unveil the most sweeping redeployment of U.S. military forces in nearly 60 years today, a plan to bring home as many as 100,000 soldiers from Germany, South Korea and ... | 2 |
Greeks plan no ticket bonanza
Olympics officials say they will not give away free tickets in a bid to get spectators into unfilled venues. | 2 |
Third Test finely balanced (AFP)
AFP - England inched their way to 56 for two at lunch on the fifth and final day of the third Test against West Indies at Old Trafford here. | 13 |
N.Korea Shuns Nuclear Talks; Others See Posturing
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea ruled out Monday attending proposed six-way working-level talks on its nuclear arms programs and questioned the entire negotiating process, blaming hostile U.S. policy for Pyongyang's tougher stance. | 13 |
Olympian on Briton death charge
An Olympic sailor is charged with the manslaughter of a Briton who died after being hit by a car in Athens. | 13 |
Interim Government Seeks Meeting With Sadr
Iraqis meeting to pick an interim national assembly agreed to send a delegation to the holy city of Najaf today in an attempt to convince a radical Shiite cleric to end a bloody conflict with U.S. troops. | 13 |
Greeks plan no ticket bonanza
Olympics officials say they will not give away free tickets in a bid to get spectators into unfilled venues. | 10 |
Parents 'unrealistic' over cost of university
Money: Ill-prepared parents may face a tough choice between paying university costs and retiring early, according to research published today. | 10 |
Dell drops out of China's low-end PC market
Beaten at own game? | 6 |
AccuRev touts software configuration management approach
AccuRev on Monday will release an upgrade to its SCM (software configuration management) package that the company argues offers a superior alternative to file-based SCM systems. | 6 |
End of the line for HP's Alpha processor
Hewlett-Packard Co. will release the final processor upgrade for its AlphaServer line of Unix servers on Monday. | 6 |
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