Microsoft file format approved as ISO standard GENEVA (AP) -- The format used by Microsoft Corp.s Office 2007 programs to save documents will become an international standard after appeals against the move failed to gather sufficient support, the International Organization for Standardization said Friday....August 15, 2008 20:47:54 - Read More Airlines push for homegrown jet fuelPHOENIX (AP) -- With the price of oil still above $100 a barrel, everything from wood chips to chicken fat is being scrutinized as an alternative to traditional fuel. But when it comes to airplanes, finding the right mix poses a special challenge....August 15, 2008 18:52:41 - Read More Qwest union contract expires SaturdayNEW YORK (AP) -- The labor contract with the largest union at Qwest Communications International Inc. expires Saturday, little more than a week before the company is to provide phone and Internet service for the Democratic National Convention....August 15, 2008 17:41:08 - Read More Yahoo selects Biondi, Chapple as new board membersSEATTLE (AP) -- Yahoo Inc. said Thursday it will add the former chief executives of Viacom and Nextel Partners to its board of directors as part of the companys deal to ward off a proxy fight with billionaire investor Carl Icahn....August 15, 2008 16:03:58 - Read More NASA safety panel worries about moon ship designWASHINGTON (AP) -- NASA is not properly emphasizing safety in its design of a new spaceship and its return-to-the-moon program faces money, morale and leadership problems, an agency safety panel found Monday....August 11, 2008 22:23:00 - Read More Review: Online Olympics is ambitious, but not TVNEW YORK (AP) -- NBC Universal is running an unprecedented 3,600 hours of Olympics coverage on television and the Internet, most of it live online, letting fans track their favorite sports in a way not possible even if theyd gone to Beijing....August 11, 2008 20:24:03 - Read More Tiffany appeals eBay counterfeiting decisionNEW YORK (AP) -- Tiffany & Co. challenged Monday a federal ruling that largely absolved eBay Inc. of policing its auction site for counterfeit items, saying the judge was wrong to leave the primary burden to the jewelry maker....August 11, 2008 18:23:13 - Read More Broadband growth plummets in 2Q, cable strongerNEW YORK (AP) -- The number of new high-speed Internet subscribers in the United States fell in the second quarter to the lowest level since a research company began tracking the broadband market seven years ago....August 11, 2008 18:02:23 - Read More Georgian presidents Web site moves to AtlantaThe Web site of the president of Georgia, the small nation that is battling Russian forces over a breakaway enclave, was moved to a U.S. hosting facility this weekend after allegedly being attacked by Russian hackers....August 11, 2008 16:48:56 - Read More Intels new chip to be called Core i7SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- Intel Corp. said Sunday it plans to sell its new generation of chips for desktop computers under the established "Core" brand, with the first chips of the new line to be called Core i7....August 10, 2008 23:24:20 - Read More Court blocks MIT students from showing subway hackLAS VEGAS (AP) -- A federal judge ordered three college students to cancel a Sunday presentation at a computer hackers conference where they planned to show security flaws in the automated fare system used by Bostons subway....August 10, 2008 22:08:05 - Read More Card-counting whiz eyes Facebook football fantasySAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- By the time he graduated from MIT, Jeff Ma already had led a life many guys dream about. His card-counting prowess at blackjack tables during wild weekends in Las Vegas and Atlantic City won him and his college buddies millions of dollars, inspiring a best-selling book and the recent movie "21."...August 10, 2008 19:01:21 - Read More Hackers mull physical attacks on a networked worldLAS VEGAS (AP) -- Want to break into the computer network in an ultra-secure building? Ship a hacked iPhone there to a nonexistent employee and hope the device sits in the mailroom, scanning for nearby wireless connections....August 9, 2008 00:05:03 - Read More Yahoo to let visitors decline more targeted adsNEW YORK (AP) -- Yahoo Inc. will let its Web visitors decline ads targeted to their browsing habits, becoming the latest Internet company to break from a common industry practice as Congress steps up scrutiny of customized advertising and consumer privacy....August 8, 2008 20:44:24 - Read More Cable companies stole telcos lunch in 2QNEW YORK (AP) -- Phone companies have been feeling the heat from cable companies for years, as those traditional TV providers have expanded their own phone services and fought hard for broadband Internet subscribers....August 8, 2008 19:13:10 - Read More | |
