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  • In this Oct 12, 2006 file photo, eBay signs illuminate the company's booth at the DigitalLife expo in New York. EBay plans to move nearly all transactions to electronic payment methods. Beginning in the U.S. in mid-October, 2008, users will have to pay by credit card, PayPal or the credit card processing service ProPay. No more cash, checks or money orders — which account for less than 10 percent of eBay transactions these days — unless sellers and buyers meet in person.  (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)
    Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes
    AP - 3 minutes ago
    NEW YORK - Some people who sell things on eBay are fed up with new rules the company has been imposing in hopes of making the auction site more attractive to online shoppers. Now even more changes are coming in the next few weeks, but this time eBay Inc. hopes it can cool tempers.

  • American launches in-flight Internet on 3 routes
    AP - 7 minutes ago
    NEW YORK - American Airlines expanded the availability of in-flight Internet access Wednesday, launching airborne e-mail, Web and other online services on some of its longer, nonstop flights.

  • A generic picture of a woman using a computer mouse. (Catherine Benson/Files/Reuters)
    Thousands of file-sharers face legal action in UK
    Reuters - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
    LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of people suspected of sharing music, films and games over the Internet will be pursued through the courts for damages, lawyers for entertainment companies said on Wednesday.


  • Personal Technology News

  • Apple tries to de-bug iPhone
    USATODAY.com - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
    Apple (AAPL) acknowledged Tuesday that a software update for the iPhone partly fixes the connection snags that have caused a global firestorm for the new iPhone 3G.

  • Fantasktik taskbar application debuts
    Macworld.com - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
    Dockland Software on Tuesday introduced Fantasktik, a new taskbar application for Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard." It costs $14.99 ($9.99 through the end of September), and a 15-day trial version is available for download.

  • The Sony-Ericsson W980 walkman-phone mobile is displayed during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 14, 2008. The Mobile World Congress will run from February 11 till 14. (Albert Gea/Reuters)
    Ericsson, STMicro merge wireless chips
    Reuters - Wed Aug 20, 5:27 AM ET
    PARIS/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ericsson (ERICb.ST) and STMicroelectronics have agreed to join their wireless chip and software businesses to create a joint venture that will supply four of the world's top five cell phone makers.

  • Video Games
  • Rod Humble of The Sims Studio gestures during the presentation for the game 'The Sims 3' at the Electronic Arts news conference at the 2008 E3 Media  and  Business Summit in Los Angeles July 14, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
    Electronic Arts sets February launch date for Sims 3
    Reuters - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
    LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - Video games publisher Electronic Arts set a launch date of February 20, 2009 for the latest installment of its biggest-selling franchise, the Sims, on Wednesday.

  • Nintendo Co's Wii game console is displayed at an electronic shop in Tokyo's Akihabara district January 24, 2008. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)
    Nintendo's Wii is the champion console yet again
    USATODAY.com - Tue Aug 19, 8:17 AM ET
    The Nintendo Wii remains the hottest selling next generation video game system, outpacing competing consoles for the 10th straight month.

  • Microsoft's Xbox 360 has outsold Sony's PlayStation 3 in Japan for the first time, helped by the popularity of the new role-playing game "Tales of Vesperia," a recent survey showed.(AFP/Getty Images/File)
    New gems from Xbox Live Arcade
    AP - Tue Aug 19, 3:12 AM ET
    I'm a sucker for big, juicy games with flashy graphics, block-rockin' audio and tons of things to do. This summer has been unusually rich in such ambitious productions, with high-profile releases like "Metal Gear Solid 4," "Ninja Gaiden II" and "Grid."

  • Digital Audio/Video
  • Thousands of file-sharers face legal action in UK
    Reuters - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
    LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of people suspected of sharing music, films and games over the Internet will be pursued through the courts for damages, lawyers for entertainment companies said on Wednesday.

  • China's YouTube Rival Shifts Into Overdrive
    PC World - Wed Aug 20, 5:50 AM ET

  • A Motorola logo is seen on their building at an industrial estate in Singapore April 3, 2008. (Vivek Prakash/Reuters)
    Motorola unveils low-end phones for music and Web
    Reuters - Wed Aug 20, 5:48 AM ET
    SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Motorola Inc, the world's third-largest handset maker, unveiled two new low-end phones on Wednesday that allow users to listen to songs and surf the Web.

  • Security
  • Acquisition Helps Ready Internet Security Software Firm For Web 2.0
    Investor's Business Daily - Tue Aug 19, 5:44 PM ET
    Most people know Websense as the forbidding white page that pops up when you try to visit a Web site your employer doesn't care for. But that business isn't enough in the ever more complex world of Internet security.

  • A screen grab of MySpace.com. MySpace will join the OpenID alliance to begin letting its users take their online identity to other sites and social networks without having to register again. REUTERS/www.myspace.com
    Defense: Prosecutors bending law for MySpace hoax
    AP - Tue Aug 19, 4:40 AM ET
    LOS ANGELES - A defense attorney for the Missouri woman charged in a MySpace hoax that allegedly led to a 13-year-old girl's suicide argued in court papers that prosecutors are bending a cyber crime statute to prosecute his client.

  • Gary McKinnon leaves Bow Street magistrates court in central London May 10, 2006. (Kieran Doherty/Reuters)
    Court says Britain should not send hacker to U.S.
    Reuters - Wed Aug 13, 11:43 PM ET
    PARIS (Reuters) - A European court has asked Britain to delay sending a computer expert to face trial in the United States until it can review his request to block his extradition.


  • Apple/Macintosh News

  • Apple tries to de-bug iPhone
    USATODAY.com - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
    Apple (AAPL) acknowledged Tuesday that a software update for the iPhone partly fixes the connection snags that have caused a global firestorm for the new iPhone 3G.

  • Fantasktik taskbar application debuts
    Macworld.com - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
    Dockland Software on Tuesday introduced Fantasktik, a new taskbar application for Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard." It costs $14.99 ($9.99 through the end of September), and a 15-day trial version is available for download.

  • DJ-1800 adds Nicecast, Hercules support
    Macworld.com - Wed Aug 20, 4:30 AM ET
    DJ-1800 on Tuesday announced the release of DJ-1800 3.2, a new version of its pro DJ software for Mac OS X. A free update for registered users of version 3.0, DJ-1800 costs $80.


  • Linux/Open Source News

  • Microsoft to pay Novell $100 million more for Linux support
    Reuters - Wed Aug 20, 1:20 AM ET
    SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp plans to pay software maker Novell Inc up to $100 million in additional subscription fees due to strong demand for Novell's open-source Linux software that partners with Microsoft's proprietary Windows software.

  • Microsoft, Novell expand controversial interop pact
    InfoWorld - Wed Aug 20, 12:01 AM ET
    San Francisco - Microsoft on Wednesday is expanding its agreement to supply Linux support certificates from Novell, which originally was part of a controversial arrangement set in late 2006.

  • Google Releases Android SDK, Version 0.9
    NewsFactor - Tue Aug 19, 1:18 PM ET
    A new beta software development kit is out for Android, the open-source mobile operating system backed by Google. Version 0.9 of the SDK was announced Monday on the Android Developers Blog.

  • Most Popular Technology News
  • Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes
    AP - 3 minutes ago
    NEW YORK - Some people who sell things on eBay are fed up with new rules the company has been imposing in hopes of making the auction site more attractive to online shoppers. Now even more changes are coming in the next few weeks, but this time eBay Inc. hopes it can cool tempers.

  • A man holds his new Apple 3G iPhone at Telcel Center in Mexico City July 11, 2008. (Daniel Aguilar/Reuters)
    Apple releases fix for iPhone 3G connectivity woes
    AP - Tue Aug 19, 7:37 PM ET
    SEATTLE - Apple Inc. has released an iPhone software update it says improves communication between the smart phone and wireless networks.

  • In this screen shot provided by Zecco, the user profile page of Kim Seineger is shown. Zecco and Tradeking were the first brokerages to offer online social networking, and are now adding functions that go beyond the typical discussion board. Traders at both companies can reveal their portfolios and see how they rate among other users. (AP Photo)
    Clueless about trading? Start networking online
    AP - Tue Aug 19, 2:53 PM ET
    NEW YORK - Erin O'Brien and her friends are do-it-yourself investors.

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