MySpace says it has won $234M spam judgment (AP)

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:42:46 GMT
AP - The popular online hangout MySpace has won a $234 million judgment over junk messages sent to its members in what is believed to be the largest anti-spam award ever.
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Bush comments on everything from wedding to Iraq (AP)

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:17:21 GMT
U.S. President George W. Bush waves as he boards Marine One at the White House in Washington, enroute to Andrews Air Force Base, May 13, 2008. Bush is traveling to the Mideast tonight. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES)AP - Transcript of interview that President Bush gave Tuesday to Politico magazine and the Internet portal Yahoo in the Oval Office, as transcribed by the White House. Some questions were sent to the president from online readers.
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Craigslist sues eBay, alleges corporate spy plan (Reuters)

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:13:51 GMT
Reuters - Online classifieds leader Craigslist.com filed a countersuit on Tuesday against business rival eBay Inc , alleging eBay used its minority stake in Craigslist to steal its corporate trade secrets.
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Craigslist countersues eBay, saying it broke antitrust laws (AP)

Tue, 13 May 2008 23:53:07 GMT
In this April 14, 2005 file photo, Craigslist.org CEO Jim Buckmaster, left, and founder Craig Newmark, center, are photographed outside of their office in San Francisco. Craigslist countersued its minority owner, eBay Inc., on Tuesday, alleging the online auctioneer is competing illegally with the classified advertising Web site. Craigslist's complaint, filed in Superior Court in San Francisco, claims eBay broke laws in a series of actions relating to its own classifieds site Kijiji, which launched last year in the U.S. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, file)AP - Online classifieds giant Craigslist countersued its minority owner, eBay Inc., on Tuesday, alleging the online auctioneer is violating federal and state antitrust laws.
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Reports: Carl Icahn considering attempt to oust Yahoo board (AP)

Tue, 13 May 2008 23:37:01 GMT
In this Oct. 11, 2007 file photo, private equity investor Carl Icahn speaks at the World Business Forum in New York. Circuit City on Friday, May 9, 2008 revealed that it has received a letter from Blockbuster indicating that Icahn, the company's largest shareholder, is prepared to buy Circuit City on his own if Blockbuster can't get financing or can't get shareholder approval. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is reportedly loading up on Yahoo Inc.'s stock in preparation for a possible attempt to shove aside the Internet icon's board and bring the company's disillusioned suitor, Microsoft Corp., back to the bargaining table.
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Timeline: Microsoft's Pursuit of Yahoo (PC World)

Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:14 GMT
PC World - The idea that Microsoft, in order to revamp its Internet business, would buy Yahoo seemed surreal when rumors first surfaced...
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Paparazzi snap Britney Spears as she rear-ends SUV (AP)

Tue, 13 May 2008 22:49:01 GMT
In this Oct. 11, 2007, file photo, singer Britney Spears drives from family court in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)AP - Another Britney Spears fender-bender, another instant online video.
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Wireless patient devices at risk from proposed Internet use (AP)

Tue, 13 May 2008 22:11:35 GMT
AP - Losing the audio feed during "Monday Night Football" may seem like a crisis for some sports fans, but it's nothing compared to losing the signal that monitors a critically ill hospital patient.
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Microsoft site offers top telescope imagery of cosmos (AFP)

Tue, 13 May 2008 21:50:17 GMT
Fair goers visit the booth of software company Microsoft at the CeBIT trade fair in Hanover in March 2008. Amateur astronomers Tuesday got Internet access to imagery from the best telescopes on earth and in space with a new service launched by Microsoft.(AFP/DDP/Nigel Treblin)AFP - Amateur astronomers Tuesday got Internet access to imagery from the best telescopes on earth and in space with a new service launched by Microsoft.
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Apple's 3G iPhone Faces Challenges Overseas (NewsFactor)

Tue, 13 May 2008 20:40:03 GMT
NewsFactor - Apple's red-hot iPhone is currently unavailable from the company's online stores in the U.S. and the United Kingdom, fueling speculation that the company is reducing its inventory in advance of the rollout of a new 3G model. Some industry observers speculate that the slowdown is intended to help Apple avoid customer complaints about buying an older model just before the new 3G iPhone hits store shelves.
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Nintendo Launches WiiWare for Game Downloads (NewsFactor)

Tue, 13 May 2008 20:39:01 GMT
NewsFactor - Building on the success of its Wii game console, Nintendo has launched WiiWare, a software service for games. Wii owners who have their machines hooked up to an Internet connection will be able to download games from both large developers and small shops. As a game service, WiiWare competes with services on other consoles, such as Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade and Sony's PlayStation Store.
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EarthLink to pull the plug on Wi-Fi in Philadelphia (AP)

Tue, 13 May 2008 20:35:09 GMT
AP - EarthLink Inc. is pulling the plug on its troubled wireless high-speed Internet network in Philadelphia, once touted as a national model.
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EarthLink to Remove Philadelphia Wi-Fi (PC World)

Tue, 13 May 2008 20:20:16 GMT
PC World - EarthLink next month will shut down its Philadelphia Wi-Fi network, the flagship of its now-dashed municipal wireless...
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Apple now sells HBO shows on iTunes store (AP)

Tue, 13 May 2008 20:20:10 GMT
AP - Apple Inc. has scooped up Time Warner Inc.'s HBO to feed television shows to its online iTunes store, reeling in one of the last holdouts among major channels and agreeing to a rare pricing concession to land hit shows like "The Sopranos," "Sex and the City" and "The Wire."
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We're watching the 'oppressors': world telecoms boss (AFP)

Tue, 13 May 2008 19:48:57 GMT
Hamadoun Toure, the head of the world telecoms body seen here in 2006, said on Tuesday that oppressive regimes are increasingly using their control over the Internet to deprive citizens of information but that those governments are being watched as well.(AFP/ITU/File/Jean-Marc Ferre)AFP - The head of the world telecoms body said on Tuesday that oppressive regimes are increasingly using their control over the Internet to deprive citizens of information but that those governments are being watched as well.
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France's Larousse sets up Wikipedia rival (AFP)

Tue, 13 May 2008 18:51:30 GMT
France's Larousse publishing house on Tuesday launched an online French-language encyclopedia offering free access to its dictionary and inviting users to contribute content, aiming to rival Wikipedia.(Larousse)AFP - France's Larousse publishing house on Tuesday launched an online French-language encyclopedia offering free access to its dictionary and inviting users to contribute content, aiming to rival Wikipedia.
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Stupid marketing tricks (InfoWorld)

Tue, 13 May 2008 18:30:00 GMT
InfoWorld - So my phone rang one day last week and, naturally, there was a computer on the other end. But this wasn't a political robo-call trying to confuse me into voting for the wrong candidate. This was a commercial robo-call from a Web site called MerchantCircle, telling me there was a "new review of my service" on the site.
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Apple's iTunes to start selling HBO shows (Reuters)

Tue, 13 May 2008 18:27:53 GMT
File photo shows people shopping inside an Apple store in central London March 29, 2006. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters)Reuters - Apple Inc's iTunes online store will begin selling downloads of television shows from the HBO cable network, including acclaimed crime dramas "The Sopranos" and "The Wire," the companies said on Tuesday.
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Roaming in Flight with iPass (PC World)

Tue, 13 May 2008 18:12:00 GMT
PC World - iPass partners with likely first in-flight broadband firm over U.S. for what could be a highly affordable fixed monthly service plan, including Wi-Fi hotspots, for frequent travelers.
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HBO Programs Will Be Sold on Apple's iTunes Store (NewsFactor)

Tue, 13 May 2008 16:18:55 GMT
NewsFactor - On Tuesday, Apple and HBO struck a deal to offer popular cable programs for purchase and download at Apple's iTunes Store.
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