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One small hitch for FAA, one giant mess for fliers (AP)

Passengers are reflected in a video display showing flights with rescheduled or delayed departure times shown in yellow at the American Airlines terminal at Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008.  An FAA Web site that tracks airport status showed delays at some three dozen major airports across the country. The site advised passengers to 'check your departure airport to see if your flight may be affected.' (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)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.


Consumers picked to test hydrogen car prototypes (AP)

Thomas Albert, of Alexandria, Va., drives his Chevrolet Equinox Electric Fuel Cell Vehicle at a Shell Hydrogen Fueling station in Washington on Wednesday June 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - Tom Albert drove his loaner Chevrolet Equinox like any other car.


Microsoft's newest browser may block ads (AP)

A visual search screen from Windows Internet Explorer 8 is seen in this handout photo. (Microsoft/Handout/Reuters)AP - The next version of Microsoft Corp.'s Web browser makes it easier for people to surf the Internet without leaving a trace.


Blogger arrested over leak of Guns N' Roses songs (AP)

Axl Rose performs in a 2002 photo. The June leak of nine allegedly AP - A blogger suspected of streaming songs from the unreleased Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" on his Web site was arrested Wednesday and appeared in court, where his bail was set at $10,000.


Space: The final frontier for computer viruses (CNET)
CNET - The first ever reported computer virus has infected at least two laptops onboard the International Space Station more than 200 miles above Earth.
Man arrested for posting Guns N' Roses songs on Web (Reuters)
Reuters - Federal officials on Wednesday arrested a man on suspicion of violating copyright laws for placing songs on the Internet from an unreleased album by rock band Guns N' Roses.
Sony CEO thinking over Ericsson joint venture: report (Reuters)

The Sony-Ericsson C902 cyber-shot mobile is displayed during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 14, 2008. (Albert Gea/Reuters)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.


iPhone News: Orange Caps 3G Speed; Security Flaw Seen (NewsFactor)

A person holding a brand new iPhone. A Chinese factory worker has become a celebrity after her smiling face was accidentally loaded onto an Apple iPhone and shipped to the other side of the world, her employer said Wednesday.(AFP/File/John MacDougall)NewsFactor - The iPhone took hits on two fronts Wednesday as Orange -- an iPhone 3G carrier in France -- admitted to limiting 3G bandwidth for its customers, and a security flaw was discovered in the iPhone that enables unauthorized users to access private data on the phone when it is supposedly locked.


Cloned code finder offered for Visual Studio (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - An open-source technology has been launched to help developers using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 find duplicated code in their software projects.
Computer virus goes into orbit (AFP)

The International Space Station in June 2008 as seen from the US space shuttle Discovery as it moved away from the station after completing nine days of joint operations. 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.(AFP/HO NASA/File/null)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.


Cisco Suddenly Lagging Juniper In Some Router Technology (Investor's Business Daily)
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.
Immersion and Microsoft End Six-Year Court Battle (NewsFactor)

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 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.



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Sony CEO thinking over Ericsson joint venture: report (Reuters)

The Sony-Ericsson C902 cyber-shot mobile is displayed during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 14, 2008. (Albert Gea/Reuters)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.


iPhone News: Orange Caps 3G Speed; Security Flaw Seen (NewsFactor)

A person holding a brand new iPhone. A Chinese factory worker has become a celebrity after her smiling face was accidentally loaded onto an Apple iPhone and shipped to the other side of the world, her employer said Wednesday.(AFP/File/John MacDougall)NewsFactor - The iPhone took hits on two fronts Wednesday as Orange -- an iPhone 3G carrier in France -- admitted to limiting 3G bandwidth for its customers, and a security flaw was discovered in the iPhone that enables unauthorized users to access private data on the phone when it is supposedly locked.


Inventor of PDA Files More Suits, Now for Voice Mail (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Klausner Technologies, a patent-holding company, is at it again. The New York-based company said late Tuesday that it has filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Verizon Wireless, LG Electronics, Google and a long list of others.
TiVo issues 3Q revenue guidance below Wall Street (AP)

A screen shows Internet services available through an broadband-connected TiVo digital video recorder at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada January 5, 2006. REUTERS/Steve MarcusAP - TiVo Inc. says its revenue in this quarter will fall short of analysts' current expectations.


New Nikon SLR camera shoots high-def movies, too (AP)
AP - Nikon Corp. on Wednesday launched the first digital still camera with interchangeable lenses that also shoots movies.
Report: Orange backs off iPhone 3G throttling (CNET)

A person holding a brand new iPhone. A Chinese factory worker has become a celebrity after her smiling face was accidentally loaded onto an Apple iPhone and shipped to the other side of the world, her employer said Wednesday.(AFP/File/John MacDougall)CNET - French owners of the iPhone 3G are irate over Orange's practice of capping their 3G download speeds at a rate far slower than what their neighbors can access, but are in for a speed boost.


Immersion and Microsoft End Six-Year Court Battle (NewsFactor)

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 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.


TiVo tying up with Entertainment Weekly: report (Reuters)

A screen shows Internet services available through an broadband-connected TiVo digital video recorder at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada January 5, 2006. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)Reuters - Digital video recorder maker TiVo Inc is set to enter into an agreement with Time Warner's Entertainment Weekly that will allow its users to automatically record shows suggested by the magazine's staff, the Wall Street Journal said.


Mystery 'iPhone Girl' generates Internet intrigue (AP)

A person holding a brand new iPhone. A Chinese factory worker has become a celebrity after her smiling face was accidentally loaded onto an Apple iPhone and shipped to the other side of the world, her employer said Wednesday.(AFP/File/John MacDougall)AP - Who is the "iPhone Girl"?


Panic updates Coda Web development application (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Mac software developer Panic released an update for its Web development tool, Coda on Tuesday.
Stop Shrinking My Laptop Screen (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Laptop manufacturers take widescreen a step too far—and with it, some of my productivity.
Adobe Photoshop Elements Goes Online and Mobile (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Adobe Systems has announced major updates to its Photoshop Elements suite of video- and photo-editing software, including online sharing and mobile-phone options. In beta now, the software is expected to be on retail shelves in early October.
Psystar responds to Apple suit, will countersue (CNET)
CNET - PALO ALTO, Calif.--Mac clone maker Psystar plans to file its answer to Apple's copyright infringement lawsuit Tuesday as well as a countersuit of its own, alleging that Apple engages in anticompetitive business practices.
'Ratchet & Clank' leads wave of fresh PSN games (AP)
AP - Of the three video-game console manufacturers, Microsoft was the first to embrace online gaming, and its Xbox Live has become essential to anyone who wants to play against faraway competitors. Sony and Nintendo are trying to catch up with, respectively, the PlayStation Network and the Virtual Console.
IOGEAR Announces Wireless USB-to-VGA Kit (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Iogear on Tuesday announced a simple means of pushing content to your HDTV: beam it from your PC.
Tech fair makes room for refrigerators and washers (Reuters)

A man puts his laundry into a washing machine which is part of an art istallation in Berlin's city centre September 6, 2000. (files/Reuters)Reuters - More than 60 years after its debut, one of the world's oldest consumer electronics fairs is venturing into new territory this week by making room to showcase washers, dryers, stoves and other household appliances.


Summary Box: The phone headset that talks back (AP)
AP - THE PROBLEM: Wireless headsets let you make calls without holding a cell phone, but the headsets can be hard to figure out how to use.
Review: A $130 phone headset helpfully talks back (AP)

A Bluetooth earpiece by BlueAnt is photographed in New York, Monday Aug. 25, 2008. Tuesday marked the launch of the first headset that speaks our language, literally. The $130 V1 from BlueAnt Wireless recognizes spoken English commands, and responds, also in English. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Bluetooth wireless headsets for mobile phones are puzzling: We're supposed to control them with couple of unmarked buttons and get feedback from a single indicator light.


Google Cuts Features Out of 'Android' OS (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Google said Monday that it will cut two key features out of its upcoming "Android" mobile-phone OS: a formal Bluetooth implementation, and Google Talk, the developer's version of instant messaging.
Apple ready to rumble on September 9? (CNET)
CNET - Several blogs (see Techmeme) are reporting that Apple will roll out new products on September 9. As previously rumored, starting with missive from Digg's Kevin Rose, Apple may be revamping the iPod Nano and tweaking the iPod Touch with new software, as well delivering iTunes 8.0 with a recommendation engine and selective price cuts.

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