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Stocks Rise on Drop in Consumer Prices
A drop in consumer prices and a decline in crude oil futures Tuesday allowed investors to put aside worries about inflation, at least for the short term, and they sent stocks modestly higher. | 0 |
Court to Consider Yukos' Plea on Tax Bill
A Russian court on Tuesday was to consider the beleaguered Yukos oil company's appeal to suspend government efforts to collect $3.4 billion in back taxes - a massive bill that has put Russia's largest oil producer on the verge of ruin. | 0 |
Deere Earnings Jump, Raises 2004 Forecast
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Deere & Co. (DE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , one of the world's largest farm equipment makers, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings jumped sharply, driven in part by strength in its agricultural and construction ... | 0 |
DaimlerChrysler Sells Hyundai Stock for Over $900 Million
DaimlerChrysler is cash rich to the tune of USD$912 million after selling off its Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd stock yesterday. The world's ... | 0 |
Saks' Loss Widens Despite Higher Sales
Department store operator Saks Inc.'s second-quarter loss widened despite higher sales, as its latest quarter was hurt by a charge while the year-ago period benefited from a one-time gain. | 0 |
Fund pessimism grows
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Money managers are growing more pessimistic about the economy, corporate profits and US stock market returns, according to a monthly survey by Merrill Lynch released Tuesday. | 0 |
Apax and Permira finalise $5bn acquisition of moon-landing firm
The company that broadcast the moon landings in 1969 and kept the "Hotline" open between the White House and the Kremlin during the Seventies has been sold for $5bn (£2.7bn), including $2bn of debt, to a private equity ... | 0 |
Canada Launches Probe Of Nortel Accounting
The criminal probe follows months of informal review of the company by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. | 0 |
US Air to Seek 5-Year Extension for Pension Fund Payments
S Airways, facing a cash shortage as it tries to avoid another bankruptcy filing, said yesterday that it would seek government permission to stretch out $67.5 million in contributions it owes to the pensions of its mechanics and ... | 0 |
Housing Starts Rebound Sharply in July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Housing starts rebounded sharply in July, making up almost all the ground lost in a June slump by posting their largest monthly percentage gain since September 2002, a report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday showed. | 0 |
German Growth Expectations Fall
German finance professionals' growth expectations have dropped this month amid fears that soaring oil prices could slow the recovery of Europe's biggest economy, according to a survey released Tuesday. | 0 |
Krispy Kreme Krazy?
A Krispy Kreme (NYSE: KKD) doughnut may be soft and fluffy on the inside, but the same thing can't be said for the inside of the company itself. Yesterday it was Chief Operating Officer John Tate announcing that he would be leaving the sweet-treat ... | 0 |
Mills to pay GM unit $1 bln for stakes in 9 malls
NEW YORK, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Mills Corp. (MLS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , a real estate investment trust, on Tuesday said it agreed to buy a 50 percent managing stake in nine regional malls from General Motors Corp.'s (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) ... | 0 |
OFT invites comment on Telegraph deal
The Office of Fair Trading has set the clock ticking on the process that could see the Barclay brothers' deal to buy the Daily Telegraph reviewed by competition watchdogs. | 0 |
Cantor Fitzgerald spinning off unit
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Institutional broker Cantor Fitzgerald said Tuesday it's spinning off its fixed-income voice brokerage operations into a new partnership, and will focus on expansion of its remaining institutional fixed-income and equity business. | 0 |
Around Asia's Markets: Shopping your way to better returns
Singapore real estate investment trusts such as CapitaMall Trust may outperform the market this year as acquisitions of shopping malls and industrial buildings bolster rental income. | 0 |
Girl power for Jacko as he watches court showdown
Michael Jackson, flanked by his sisters LaToya and Janet, go to court to watch a showdown over key evidence with the prosecutor who has pursued him for years on child abuse charges. | 1 |
Oprah Winfrey to serve on murder jury
Chicago, IL, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- US talk show host Oprah Winfrey has been sworn in to serve as a juror in a Chicago murder trial. | 1 |
Fright Club Takes Top Spot at Box Office
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - With what will likely be the last "big" opening of the summer box office season, "Alien vs. Predator" generated an impressive $38.29 million last weekend, according to final numbers issued Monday. The ... | 1 |
7th Book "Brings Death to Harry Potter"
Harry Potter author JK.Rowling has hinted that the young magician may die in the seventh book. It will be the last one in the Potter series. | 1 |
Rock star Love's trial date set
Singer Courtney Love is to face trial on 30 September on two drugs charges for illegal possession of painkillers. | 1 |
Mud, Muck Delay Phish Fans' Departure
COVENTRY, Vt. -- Two days after the final Phish concert, some fans were still trying to get unstuck from the mud and out of Coventry Tuesday morning. | 1 |
Hilton's mother wanted formal wedding
Hotel heiress Nick Hilton surprise Las Vegas marriage to Todd Andrew Meister has disappointed her mother Kathy - because she wanted to hold a lavish, formal wedding for her daughter. | 1 |
LIL'KIM TOUTS INNOCENCE; STARTS CHARITY: Rapper says she's target of witch hunt.'
(Aug. 17, 2004) *Lil Kim needs your help in finding worthy causes to support. The rapper, who awaits a Feb 28 trial on perjury charges, has announced the formation of the Lil'Kim Cares organization. | 1 |
Shyne's Phone Privileges Revoked In Wake Of Media Blitz
After making approximately 100 phone calls from prison for purposes that included granting interviews and recording rap tracks, Shyne has had his phone privileges revoked. | 1 |
Film Review: Bush's Brain
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Whatever the present Bush administration has done or not done to the nation's credibility abroad and political divisions at home, it has apparently done a world of good for documentarians. | 1 |
Diane Lane marries in secret
Oscar-nominated Diane Lane and Josh Brolin have married, but their publicist is under orders not to say when, where or how. | 1 |
Call to 'Boycott the Boss'
Rocker Bruce Springsteen E Street Band members Patti Scialfa, his wife, and Steve Van Zandt New York in 2003. Picture:Reuters ... | 1 |
The Cure At 28: Back In Vogue, With A Little Help From Their Friends
Don't blame producer Ross Robinson if the Cure's new, self-titled album is heavier than fans of the classics Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me or Wish might have hoped. According to bandleader Robert Smith, Robinson responsible for some of Korn and Slipknot's ... | 1 |
Neal Fredericks, 35, shot 'The Blair Witch Project'
MIAMI -- Neal Fredericks, the cinematographer of the low-budget but successful horror film "The Blair Witch Project," died in a plane crash while filming a movie over the Dry Tortugas, his agent said. He was 35. | 1 |
Cronkite, the 'Newspaperman,' Lays Down His Pen
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lamenting the lack of depth in television news, the man considered the most trusted person on TV, Walter Cronkite, ends his current job this coming Tuesday right back where he started, as a newspaperman. | 1 |
Dylan and Nelson embark on field of dreams tour
FISHKILL, NY -- If Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson were in the same lineup, who would bat cleanup? Such are the questions worth pondering while lying on the outfield grass, the sun setting behind you and the stage set for the music legends in ... | 1 |
Miller Beer's '50th Anniversary Of Rock' Missing One Thing: Black Artists
The Miller Brewing Co. has tapped the keg of controversy with a promotion designed to commemorate the "50th Anniversary of Rock and Roll." Miller, working with cover images from Rolling Stone magazine, chose rock musicians to be featured on cans of Miller ... | 1 |
The small-town beauty who charmed Hollywood
I watched as the gorgeous Beverly Hills housewife, impeccable in a tweedy Chanel suit, sauntered through the lobby of the Century Plaza hotel. People stopped to stare. Was it? No, no, it couldn't be! ... | 1 |
Acting can be a shark pit
She had already received an unscripted bite from a barracuda on the first day of shooting the scuba-diving-nightmare film Open Water. Then it came time to shoot the scenes where she and fellow lead Daniel Travis swim with frenetic, darting ... | 1 |
Grand slammer
LOS ANGELES It'sa testament to Jeffrey Tambor's talent that despite being a respected and well-liked actor in the industry, he's best known for playing jerks. | 1 |
VA Beats Managed Care in Treating Diabetes
TUESDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- VA patients with diabetes are more likely to receive recommended tests and have better outcomes than managed-care patients with diabetes, claims a study in the Aug. 17 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. | 3 |
Health care 'not a war,' McGuinty says
TORONTO -- The federal and Ontario governments acknowledged yesterday that voters want improvements to health care and will not tolerate squabbling between Ottawa and the provinces over who pays for what. | 3 |
Moms Slack Off on Sun Protection With Toddlers
TUESDAY, Aug 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Mothers slack off on sun protection as their infants turn into toddlers, says a study in the August issue of the Archives of Dermatology. | 3 |
Iacocca driven to diabetes funding
On a mission to cure the disease that claimed his wife 21 years ago, business guru Lee Iacocca is urging ordinary Americans to each donate a few bucks to back promising juvenile diabetes research in Boston. | 3 |
Heart drugs may also slow down AIDS virus
BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Statin drugs that lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease may also help slow down the AIDS virus. Statins alone given to HIV-infected patients suppress the virus. | 3 |
Lifetime Risk of Abnormal Heart Rhythm 25: US Study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About one in four adults in the US who are 40 years of age or older will experience an abnormal heart rhythm, also referred to as atrial fibrillation (AF), before they die, according to a report in the ... | 3 |
New nasal cream can block pollen allergies
A New pollen blocker cream applied inside the lower part of the nose can effectively reduce symptoms of allergic rhinitis. | 3 |
Stones Drummer Battling Cancer
The Rolling Stones drummer is battling throat cancer, but his doctors expect the rock vet to lick the disease. | 3 |
A Weekly Shot of News and Notes
BEE WARY Children who have had severe allergic reactions to bee, wasp and other insect stings should receive allergy shots to reduce their risk of life-threatening responses, according to an editorial in the Aug. 12 edition of the New England Journal of ... | 3 |
Spanish researchers use cannabis extract to reduce brain tumours
An active extract from the cannabis plant could be used to reduce the size of brain tumours and other cancers by restricting their ability to grow blood vessels to feed themselves, according to Spanish researchers. | 3 |
Company must pay restitution for claims
MARYSVILLE -- An Internet company that sold soaps, sprays and herbal supplements falsely claiming to improve and enlarge breasts must stop marketing immediately, pay $18,000 in fees and provide refunds to customers who request them. | 3 |
Blood Test May One Day Detect Ovarian Cancer
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers, designed a blood test to detect ovarian cancer. It uses three proteins found in the blood of women with the disease. | 3 |
Brain diseases linked to environmental factors
BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhuanet) --Brain diseases have been on a steady increase in the past two decades and researchers believe they have found a link between these diseases and the environment. | 3 |
Living Well: All chest-related symptoms should be red flags
For more than three years, Donna Tronvig of Maple Valley visited doctors to determine just what was causing a persistent burning sensation in her chest. The pain was enough at times to make her stop for rest between the car and grocery store ... | 3 |
Birth month may influence brain cancer risk
BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- New research shows the time of year in which a person is born may somehow sway the risk of developing brain cancer in adulthood, according to CRIENGLISH.COM on Monday. | 3 |
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Claims Life Of Texas Dentist
A dentist from Houston, Texas, has died after becoming infected with a flesh-eating bacteria. Dr. Kenneth Dean Creamer, 52, became infected after suffering a cut to his leg while he was fishing near Port O'Connor, on the Gulf coast, according to ... | 3 |
SARS no longer poses a major threat: researcher
It is possible that SARS will resurface in this country, but the chances of a major outbreak of the killer atypical pneumonia are slim given experience accumulated in fighting the disease, Academia Sinica's vice president said yesterday. | 3 |
Health Tip: GERD
(HealthDayNews) -- Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) is the backward flow of acid from the stomach into the esophagus, according to the American College of Goastroenterology. You will experience heartburn -- also known as acid indigestion -- when excessive ... | 3 |
Preschool May Help Lower Risk of Hodgkin's Disease
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Preschool attendance appears to lower the risk of Hodgkin's disease in young adults, according to a report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. | 3 |
Camp Teaches Autistic Children How to Fit In
Aug. 16, 2004 -- For children with Asperger's Syndrome and other mild forms of autism, the world can be an uncomfortable place. These kids have a hard time picking up the social skills that come naturally to most people. They get teased at school, often ... | 3 |
La posizione comune nel corso dei colloqui in Sardegna
PORTO ROTONDO - Dopo la giornata dedicata allo shopping a Porto Cervo con il presidente del Consiglio in bandana, oggi per il premier britannico Tony Blair e Silvio Berlusconi Ú una giornata di «lavoro» e di colloqui sulla situazione irachena. E tra i ...<br><a href="/url?ntc=92SA1&q=http://www.asca.it/primopiano/completi/GASC0086.shtml">Iraq: Berlusconi, Ingiusto E Ingeneroso L'attacco Ai Carabinieri</a> <font class=f>ASCA - Agenzia Stampa Quotidiana Nazionale</font> | 4 |
IRAQ - Cc ferito trasportato all'ospedale di Kuwait City
Il più grave dei 3 carabinieri feriti nel doppio attacco a sud di Nassiriya Ú stato trasportato all'ospedale di Kuwait City. Le sue condizioni sono stabili. I due feriti lievi stanno invece bene e sono all'ospedale di Camp Mittica. La pattuglia ...<br><a href="/url?ntc=92SB1&q=http://www.adnkronos.com/IGNDispacci/20040817/ADN20040817130143.htm">Iraq: Condizioni Stabili Per Il Piu' Grave Dei Cc Feriti</a> <font class=f>Adnkronos</font> | 4 |
Onu: anche l'Italia parteciperà alla riforma</a><br><font size=-1><b><font color=#6f6f6f>Vita -</font> 3 ore fa</b><br>L'Italia non sara' esclusa dalla riforma dell'Onu, anche a ''costo di dare qualche dispiacere agli amici tedeschi''. Lo afferma, in un' intervista al Corriere della Sera, il ministro degli Esteri Franco Frattini, secondo cui la riforma ''e' una questione ...<br><a href="/url?ntc=92SC1&q=http://www.corriere.it/Primo_Piano/Politica/2004/08_Agosto/17/frattini.shtml">"L'Italia non sarà esclusa dalla riforma dell'Onu"</a> <font class=f>Corriere della Sera</font><br><a href="/url?ntc=92SC2&q=http://www.agi.it/news.pl%3Fdoc%3D200408171203-1043-RT1-CRO-0-NF81%26page%3D0%26id%3Dagionline.italyonline">Onu: Frattini, Pronti A Dare Un Dispiacere Ai Tedeschi</a> <font class=f>AGI</font><br><font class=p><a href="/url?ntc=92SC3&q=http://www.newsitaliapress.it/interna.asp%3Fsez%3D240%26info%3D93294">News Italia Press</a> - <a href="/news?num=30&hl=it&edition=it&q=cluster:www%2ecorriere%2eit%2fPrimo%5fPiano%2fPolitica%2f2004%2f08%5fAgosto%2f17%2ffrattini%2eshtml"><b>e altri 5 articoli simili »</b></a></font></font> </td></tr></table><table border=0 width=75% valign=top cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0><tr><td colspan=2><a class=y href="/url?ntc=92SD0&q=http://www.espressonline.it/eol/free/jsp/news/detail.jsp%3FidCategory%3D707%26idContent%3D789522%26item%3D2%26m1s%3Dn">Nave Moby con 1700 passeggeri rientra in porto per avaria
La nave Moby Freedom, ammiraglia della flotta della Compagnia Moby, partita ieri alle ore 22 da Olbia e diretta a Genova, con 1.700 passeggeri a bordo, ha dovuto far rientro nel porto sardo per un'avaria ad un'elica che si Ú spezzata e ad uno squarcio di ...<br><a href="/url?ntc=92SD1&q=http://lanazione.it/art/2004/08/17/5355608">Traghetto imbarca acqua, paura per 1700 passeggeri</a> <font class=f>La Nazione</font> | 4 |
Petrolio, paniere Opec sale a $ 41,70
Il prezzo giornaliero del paniere Opec ieri e' salito a 41,70 dollari al barile, in rialzo di 37 centesimi rispetto ai 41,33 dollari di venerdi'. Lo ha annunciato oggi l'Opecna, l'agenzia di stampa ufficiale del cartello, che ha sede a Vienna. Il prezzo ... | 4 |
Rapito un giornalista americano "Aveva accusato gli italiani"
Ha sfidato la sorte per sei mesi, il giornalista americano Micah Garen. Da marzo, girava l'Iraq a bordo di una vecchia Toyota, senza scorta, in compagnia del suo fidatissimo interprete. Stava preparando un documentario sui siti archeologici del paese, ... | 4 |
Rimini: stuprano turista tedesca diciassettenne, 5 denunce
RIMINI - Cinque ragazzi originari di Napoli sono stati denunciati da una turista tedesca di 17 anni, che li ha accusati di averla stuprata. I cinque, tutti di eta' compresa fra 17 e 18 anni, avrebbero convinto la ragazza, che alloggiava nello stesso ... | 4 |
Arte: Veltroni, primato a Piazza di Spanga e' un impegno per la citta'
''Un sondaggio internazionale ha assegnato alla scalinata di piazza di Spagna il primato europeo della bellezza. E' un riconoscimento che rende i suoi meriti a questo stupendo angolo di Roma, conosciuto in tutto il mondo e goduto, ogni anno, da milioni di ... | 4 |
La Fao crea un gioco per sensibilizzare i più giovani</a><br><font size=-1><b><font color=#6f6f6f>Corriere della Sera -</font> 16 ago 2004</b><br>ROMA - Se la fame nel mondo resta un mostro difficile da debellare, si può almeno provare a sensibilizzare le coscienze dell'Occidente: per farlo anche un videogame può andare bene. È un gioco la trovata della Fao, l'organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite ...<br><a href="/url?ntc=92SI1&q=http://www.adnkronos.com/CyberNews/2004/Settimana34da16-08a22-08/fao_160804.html">Fao, un videogioco per sensibilizzare i giovani alla fame nel mondo</a> <font class=f>Adnkronos</font><br><a href="/url?ntc=92SI2&q=http://www.osservatoriosullalegalita.org/04/comm/08agosto/1622maurogiochi.htm">Giochi per educare e non : Food Force FAO e Mafia</a> <font class=f>Osservatorio sulla legalità</font><br><font class=p><a href="/news?num=30&hl=it&edition=it&q=cluster:www%2eadnkronos%2ecom%2fCyberNews%2f2004%2fSettimana34da16%2d08a22%2d08%2ffao%5f160804%2ehtml"><b>e altri 6 articoli simili »</b></a></font></font> </td></tr></table><table border=0 width=75% valign=top cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0><tr><td colspan=2><a class=y href="/url?ntc=92SJ0&q=http://www.corriere.it/ultima_ora/agrnews.jsp%3Fid%3D%257B08DE0331-7007-4C87-B019-2345751AB6B2%257D">Bolzano: recuperato morto da un lago turista scomparso
BOLZANO - E' stato recuperato dalle acque del lago di Monticolo, in provincia di Bolzano, il cadavere di un uomo di 57 anni, scomparso da ieri sera nella localita' turistica. L'allarme era scattato dopo il ritrovamento dei suoi effetti personali vicino ... | 4 |
Salerno: salvato cucciolo di lupo appenninico
PIAGGINE (Salerno) - E' stato trovato e salvato dalla Protezione civile un cucciolo di lupo appenninico sul monte Cervati, in localita' Piaggine, nel salernitano. L'animale, una femmina di 3 mesi, era fortemente disidratato ma secondo il veterinario che ... | 4 |
Sospese le partite di Coppa Italia
ROMA - La Federcalcio ha disposto la sospensione delle partite di Coppa Italia indicate nel decreto del giudice civile di Napoli e cioÚ Pescara-Rimini, Crotone-Bari e Ternana-Pescara. Lo ha annunciato l'avvocato Giulia Bongiorno in una ...<br><a href="/url?ntc=92SL1&q=http://www.inews.it/news.asp%3Fq_id%3D99041">CALCIO COPPA ITALIA - La Figc sospende le partite di Bari e Pescara</a> <font class=f>iNews</font> | 4 |
Roccaraso, nuovo pm titolare per l'inchiesta sul suicidio di Valentini
Sara' il sostituto procuratore Simonetta Ciccarelli, della Procura dell'Aquila, giunta questa mattina presso la Procura della Repubblica di Sulmona, a coordinare le indagini sul suicidio in carcere di Camillo Valentini, il sindaco di Roccaraso (L'Aquila) ... | 4 |
Cogne: Procura Aosta Nomina Tre Nuovi Periti
(AGI) - Aosta, 17 ago - Sara' formalizzata nel corso della giornata odierna la nomina di tre periti da parte della procura di Aosta. I tre professionisti si occuperanno della denuncia presentata dal difensore di Annamaria Franzoni, l'avvocato Carlo ... | 4 |
L'opposizione: il governo si presenti in Parlamento
Il governo venga in Parlamento, immediatamente. Dopo gli ultimi scontri a Nassiriya, in cui sono rimasti feriti tre carabinieri, l'opposizione intensifica il pressing sull'esecutivo, per fare chiarezza sul ruolo del contingente italiano in Iraq e non ... | 4 |
Militare di leva si uccide in caserma con colpo alla testa
Un giovane militare di leva di 19 anni, ST, originario di Calatabiano, un paese della provincia di Catania, si Ú ucciso a Forlì, verso le 13 del giorno di Ferragosto. Lo ha fatto sparandosi un colpo di mitraglietta Ar-70/90. <br><a href="/url?ntc=92SP1&q=http://ilrestodelcarlino.quotidiano.net/art/2004/08/17/5355634">Si spara in caserma mentre telefona alla fidanzata</a> <font class=f>Il Resto del Carlino</font> | 4 |
Olimpiadi: Kenteris e la moglie Thanou escono dall'ospedale
ATENE - L'atleta Costas Kenteris (medaglia d'oro sui 200 a Sydney) ha lasciato l'ospedale Kat di Atene assieme a Caterina Thanou (medaglia d'argento nei 100 a Sydney) ringraziando i greci per il sostegno dimostratogli in questi giorni con lettere e ... | 4 |
Incendi: fiamme in Sicilia, numerosi interventi
PALERMO - Vigili del fuoco e mezzi aerei sono impegnati in diverse localita' siciliane per spegnere i numerosi incendi divampati nelle ultime ore. Le fiamme hanno assalito un'area di macchia mediterranea a Linguaglossa e nei dintorni di Salemi, nel ... | 4 |
Tanti Gli Indagati Eccellenti Suicidi
ROMA - Il suicidio in carcere del sindaco di Roccaraso Camillo Valentini ricorda quelli di molti amministratori indagati nelle inchieste di Tangentopoli degli anni Novanta. Ma per le sue modalita' riporta alla memoria uno dei suicidi ''eccellenti'' ... | 4 |
Iraq, Berlusconi-Blair: ''Serve soluzione politica''
Stop alla violenza e il governo iracheno faccia ogni sforzo possibile per trovare una soluzione politica alla crisi evitando il ricorso alle armi. Questa la posizione comune che si e' delineata nel corso dei colloqui tra il presidente del Consiglio Silvio ... | 4 |
Microsoft delays SP2 auto update
Microsoft is delaying distribution of Windows XP Service Pack 2 via its Automatic Update service by at least nine days in order to give corporate customers more time to temporarily block automatic downloading of SP2 by their employees. | 6 |
New moons for Saturn
Two small moons have been discovered orbiting Saturn by NASA's Cassini-Huygens probe. The find, which was announced yesterday, raises Saturn's satellite count to 33. | 6 |
Intel Delays LCOS chips for HDTV
LCOS technology sandwiches a layer of liquid crystal between a cover glass and a highly reflective, mirror-like surface patterned with pixels that sits on top of a silicon chip. These layers form a microdisplay that can be used in projection displays such ... | 6 |
Intel delays delivery of chip for projection TVs - report
BEIJING (AFX-ASIA) - Intel Corp said it is delaying the delivery of its first chip for projection television sets, while rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc is moving on schedule to an advanced manufacturing process, the Wall Street Journal reported. | 6 |
CA moves to tackle spyware
In a move to round out its computer security offerings, Computer Associates International Inc. yesterday said it acquired Pest Patrol Inc., a Carlisle, Pa., company that specializes in software to detect and eradicate malicious spyware. | 6 |
Hunters are poised as some whales thrive
CAP DE BON DÃSIR, Quebec A few miles from this spit along the pink granite coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, there is a sheltered cove that has witnessed the full span of the human relationship with whales. <br><a href="/url?ntc=04SG1&q=http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/science/0804/17whales.html">Save the whales! Then what?</a> <font class=f>Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription)</font> | 6 |
PalmOne Unveils Wi-Fi SD Card
If you own a Zire 72 or Tungsten T3 and have been longing for better wireless connectivity than their built-in Bluetooth, help is on the way: PalmOne has announced a Wi-Fi SD card for those handhelds. | 6 |
IBM seeks dismissal of breach of contract claims in SCO case
IBM has filed court documents seeking a dismissal of a second major component of the lawsuit filed against it last year by Unix supplier SCO. | 6 |
Many engineers lack a four-year degree
More than one-fifth of US science and engineering workers do not have a bachelor's degree, according to a new report from the National Science Foundation. | 6 |
HP releases "carrier" grade Linux for pigeons
HP, THE SELLER OF tin and fag-free utopian ideals is flogging commodity, standards-based hardware and software, including Carrier Grade Linux, to telephone company Motorola. | 6 |
Police officer arrested in Internet sex sting
WHITE PLAINS, NY (AP) _ A city police officer was arrested at what he thought would be a sexual rendezvous with a teenage boy, six months after he was caught calling himself a "boy hunter" in an Internet chat profile, officials said. | 6 |
Researchers Develop Method to Find Algae
HOUSTON - Marine researchers are hoping to prevent tides of destructive algae from killing fish and fouling beaches through early detection of the microscopic organisms. | 6 |
Indian researcher designs revolutionary low cost PC for the poor
Professor Raj Reddy, an Indian researcher in artificial intelligence and a professor at Carnegie Mellon University.Has designed a wirelessly networked personal computer worth just 250 US dollars intended for the four billion people around the world who ... | 6 |
3Com partners with wireless switch start-up
3Com is the latest networking company to partner with a wireless LAN switching start-up. 3Com said Monday it will begin reselling a version of the Mobility Exchange Switch and management software from Trapeze Networks under the 3Com brand later this year. | 6 |
Coral gets its color from bacteria
The soft orange glow of a common Caribbean coral comes not from the coral itself but from bacteria that live inside it, US scientists said last week. And the bacteria not only give the coral a little night light, but they also break down seawater to help ... | 6 |
2004 Global nanotech spending report
Lux Research Inc., a New York-based nanotechnology firm has released a detailed report that suggests global spending on research and capital investment in nanotechnology will reach $8.6 this year. More than half that figure, $4.6 billion, will come in the ... | 6 |
WholeSecurity takes phish-blocking to browser
WholeSecurity Inc has released technology that the firm says can be used to block web users from inadvertently accessing phishing web sites. The company has signed eBay Inc as a flagship customer, and has the software on millions of desktops. | 6 |
MyDoom worm still causing problems
The experts claim hackers have compromised these sites by exploiting scripting vulnerabilities in their guestbooks. | 6 |
Let's compare Phelps, Spitz after Beijing
He has chosen to give chase to swimming's greatest achievement and, predictably, he has fallen short. He will not match Mark Spitz's seven gold medals at these Summer Olympics, but he should not be chided for trying. | 8 |
Kederis proclaims innocence
Olympic champion Kostas Kederis today left hospital ahead of his date with IOC inquisitors claiming his innocence and vowing: "After the crucifixion comes the resurrection." ... | 8 |
Touch of gray needed on Dream Team
Blame whomever you want for the failure of the American Olympic basketball team. There is no shortage of accountable candidates. Want to blame the Team USA selection committee? ... | 8 |
Hall-of-Fame credentials
HAVEN, Wis. -- An official from the World Golf Hall of Fame joined a casual conversation last year about players on the verge of election and someone mentioned Vijay Singh. "He wouldn't get my vote," the official said. | 8 |
Liverpool complete Nunez signing as part of Owen transfer
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - Liverpool completed the signing of midfielder Antonio Nunez from Real Madrid on Tuesday as part of the Michael Owen transfer. | 8 |
Weightlifting: Breeze blown away by Chen's powerful lifting
WALES' Michaela Breeze equalled her British record in the clean and jerk to finish in ninth place overall in the Olympic 58kg weightlifting category. | 8 |
US thrilled despite a slip to silver
ATHENS -- With a trick one could describe as a Double Houdini with a Twist, Hiroyuki Tomita executed a last-minute escape from gravity - as well as the pressure of a charging United States - to secure the Olympic men's gymnastics team ... | 8 |
Plenty of Room at the Inns of Athens
Description: In the weeks leading up to the Olympic games in Athens, hotels were expecting huge crowds to flood the city. Lagging ticket sales at Olympic venues seem to have trickled into the hotel business as well, as crowds have failed to show up as ... | 8 |
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