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AP - The next version of Microsoft Corp.'s Web browser makes it easier for people to surf the Internet without leaving a trace.
AP - TiVo Inc. managed consecutive quarters of profitability for the first time ever despite eroding subscriptions, demonstrating that the pioneer in digital video recorders is on track in reducing marketing expenses and subsidies.
AP - When a computer system that distributes flight plans nationwide came rolling to a halt this week because of a software glitch, so did airplanes on tarmacs from Orlando to Chicago. The ensuing delays drove home just how easily an apparently isolated problem can trigger network-wide disarray in the country's aging air traffic control system.
AP - Tom Albert drove his loaner Chevrolet Equinox like any other car.
CNET - When Barack Obama announced he was going to release the name of his vice presidential pick via text message, he affirmed that this method of communication is no longer relegated to teenagers, but has penetrated the mainstream. According to Nielsen research, 2.9 million people received the text, even though the mainstream media announced Joe Biden's name well before it was even sent.
Reuters - A Chinese factory worker has become
an Internet sensation after a picture of her smiling and
flashing a peace sign to a co-worker testing an Apple iPhone
stayed on the phone that was sold to a man in Britain.
Reuters - Sony's (6758.T) joint venture with
cell phone maker Ericsson (ERICb.ST) must do better, Sony's
chief executive was quoted as saying by a German newspaper on
Wednesday.
Reuters - Looking for a partner? For millions of
Indians, taking the first step towards getting married could be
as easy as picking up a cellphone.
InfoWorld - An open-source technology has been launched to help developers using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 find duplicated code in their software projects.
AFP - NASA confirmed on Wednesday that a computer virus sneaked aboard the International Space Station only to be tossed into quarantine on July 25 by security software.
Investor's Business Daily - Networking king Cisco Systems this month reported results that buoyed Wall Street but raised questions about one of its key products.
NewsFactor - After more than six years of disputes and battles between Immersion and Microsoft, the companies are waving white flags. After suing Microsoft for patent infringement on Xbox controller technology and winning, and then suing again for breach of a confidentiality agreement, Immersion will now pay Microsoft $20.75 million of the $26 million it received in a previous settlement.
