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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page San Jose Sun.com http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/d805653303cbbba8/ en-us Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:11:56 -0400 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:11:56 -0400 30 US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday the Pentagon is conducting an aggressive investigation into the source behind the leaking of tens of thousands of classified documents about the war in Afghanistan to the internet whistle-blower WikiLeaks. http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/665984/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:20:02 -0400 IANS http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/665984/cs/1/ Because of the NATO force's heavy reliance on them, one of the most eye-catching revelations in a trove of classified documents posted on the Internet this week was that insurgents apparently used a portable heat-seeking surface-to-air missile to shoot down a twin-rotor CH-47 Chinook in Helmand province in May 2007, killing seven Western service members. http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/665824/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:00:08 -0400 ANI http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/665824/cs/1/ The personal details of 100 million Facebook users have been collected and published on the Internet by a security consultant. http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/665729/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:20:21 -0400 ANI http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/665729/cs/1/ Russia experiences the maximum Internet attack traffic, such as phishing and spam, in the world, according to a study. http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/665726/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:20:18 -0400 ANI http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/665726/cs/1/ The fastest broadband city in the world is Masan in South Korea, according to an analysis. http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/665725/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:20:16 -0400 ANI http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/665725/cs/1/ If you use a computer more than two hours a day, you could be suffering from Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS). http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/665712/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:20:02 -0400 ANI http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/665712/cs/1/ Leading a delegation of educationists, British Minister for Universities and Science, David Willets, visited the Research Park of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), the country's premier engineering academy at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/665630/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:40:15 -0400 ANI http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/665630/cs/1/ If it was India's $35 computer that was splashed in Canadian news last week, now it is the country's relentless growth story that's making headlines here. http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/665597/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:40:03 -0400 IANS http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/665597/cs/1/ Panasonic has developed a camcorder that will record birthdays, weddings and family events in 3D. http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/665568/cs/1/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:09:26 -0400 San Jose Sun.com http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/665568/cs/1/ WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Justice Department said Thursday it has filed a complaint against US business software giant Oracle accusing it of overcharging on a government software contract.The suit all... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348936/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:40:34 -0400 West Australian http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348936/ It was unclear whether access had been blocked by the Chinese government or if it was a temporary service disruption. A Google spokesman said he did not have any immediate information on change in ser... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345725/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:07:55 -0400 CNBC http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345725/ By JESSICA MINTZAP TECHNOLOGY WRITER REDMOND, Wash. -- Microsoft will compete with Apple's iPad, but it isn't saying when. Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer says the company is working with Intel ... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348935/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:57:22 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348935/ A Defence Department spokesperson confirms computers at the department's research agency were used to alter a Wikipedia page entry about the Joint Strike Fighter jet and the Conservative government's ... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348919/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:51:15 -0400 CBC News http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348919/ At least two other services, including news and images, are being partially blocked, Google said on its website. To contact the reporter on this story: Brian Womack in San Francisco at bwomack1@bloom... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345796/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:44:05 -0400 BusinessWeek http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345796/ Thousands of Australian fans have stormed telco stores in a buying frenzy for the latest Apple iPhone, on sale since midnight. Customers seemed to forget antennae problems plaguing the iPhone 4 as th... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348942/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:39:22 -0400 Ninemsn http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348942/ YouTube gave its users five more minutes on Thursday, increasing the upload limit for videos to the site to 15 minutes from 10 minutes.Joshua Siegel, a YouTube product manager, said in a blog post tha... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348944/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:39:15 -0400 Ninemsn http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348944/ Aussies will soon be able to "tweet" from their domestic airline seat after the communications watchdog gave the green light for mobiles to be used during flights.The new ruling by the Australian Comm... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348943/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:39:07 -0400 Ninemsn http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348943/ In a world first, scientists have coaxed stem cells in live rabbits to rebuild the bone and cartilage of a missing leg joint, according to a study unveiled on Thursday.The experiments show that it sho... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348945/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:39:00 -0400 Ninemsn http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348945/ An online gambling site has corrected a glitch that made it impossible for punters to lose money on one of their betting games. More than 200 gamblers benefitted from the bug on Swedish-based website... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348946/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:38:52 -0400 Ninemsn http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348946/ A 104-year-old British woman, thought to have been the world's oldest user of Twitter, has died, her nursing home says.Ivy Bean, who had about 57,000 followers on the micro-blogging site - under the n... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348948/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:38:45 -0400 Ninemsn http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348948/ The internet has undergone a "critical" upgrade that promises to stop cyber criminals from using fake websites that dupe people into downloading viruses or revealing personal data.The agency in charge... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348947/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:38:40 -0400 Ninemsn http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348947/ Amazon will introduce two new versions of its Kindle electronic reader on Thursday, including a model that sells for $US139, its lowest price yet, The New York Times reported.The $US139 Kindle will be... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348949/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:38:34 -0400 Ninemsn http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348949/ A cyber mastermind from Slovenia who is suspected of creating a malicious software code that infected 12 million computers worldwide and orchestrating other huge cyberscams has been arrested and quest... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348951/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:38:13 -0400 Ninemsn http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348951/ BANGALORE (Reuters) - Quest Software Inc posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by a 25 percent jump in license revenue, sending its shares up 6 percent in extended trade. http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348923/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:32:14 -0400 Reuters http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348923/ At the moment, the NBN Co must receive written permission to enter people's property and connect their premises to the fibre network but Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett wants to change that."If ... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348952/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:29:03 -0400 Australian IT http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348952/ The complex transaction will see the telco's struggling consumer arm hived off to iiNet for up to $60 million.The deal will also see AAPT's parent Telecom New Zealand quit the share register of iiNet ... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348953/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:29:00 -0400 Australian IT http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348953/ SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp set out its ambitions to dominate the consumer electronics market on Thursday with Windows-powered tablet computers and smartphones designed to beat back advances by... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348921/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:22:08 -0400 Reuters http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348921/ SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - McAfee Inc, the No. 2 security software maker, reported better-than-expected profit on Thursday, lifted by growth in its consumer business. http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348922/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:22:06 -0400 Reuters http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348922/ A new report says that internet users will soon trade elements of their privacy in return for content as part of a massive shake up of the digital content industry. The Future of Digital Content repor... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348954/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:17:01 -0400 Earth Times http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348954/ NEW YORK: US stocks sagged in volatile trading on Thursday after weak outlooks from technology companies and downbeat comments from a Federal Reserve official gave investors little reason to buy. T... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345607/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:08:11 -0400 Times of India http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345607/ HCL Technologies delivered better-than anticipated numbers for the June 2010 quarter. Its growth in IT volumes and revenue was higher than what its bigger peers reported earlier. Its topline growth... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348933/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:06:34 -0400 Times of India http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348933/ (07-29) 09:49 PDT -- Technology, like fashion, evolves constantly, but one thing that is always in fashion is saving money. Business professionals from small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are consta... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348925/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:54:45 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348925/ Android phones used by Sprint and Verizon can be taken over completely by attacking known flaws in the Linux operating system that underpins Android, researchers reported at Black Hat 2010. "It gives ... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348927/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:54:39 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348927/ Uniloc USA Inc. filed lawsuits in the U.S. District Court in the eastern district of Texas Thursday, alleging that the companies illegally use Uniloc's technology that allows for the identification ... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37347052/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:34:15 -0400 Morning Star http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37347052/ Uniloc USA Inc. filed lawsuits in the U.S. District Court in the eastern district of Texas Thursday, alleging that the companies illegally use Uniloc's technology that allows for the identification ... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37347053/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:34:14 -0400 Morning Star http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37347053/ The Nasdaq Composite Index (RIXF) fell almost 13 points to 2,251. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) shed almost 2% and the Morgan Stanley High Tech 35 Index (MSH) also closed in the red. http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345563/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:34:08 -0400 Morning Star http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345563/ The Nasdaq Composite Index (RIXF) fell almost 13 points to 2,251. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) shed almost 2% and the Morgan Stanley High Tech 35 Index (MSH) also closed in the red. http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345561/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:33:54 -0400 Morning Star http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345561/ Tech stocks added to their gains heading toward the market close Monday, with many bellwethers on rise to start off what was expected to be a largely quiet week for the sector. http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348518/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:33:52 -0400 Morning Star http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348518/ Uniloc USA Inc. filed lawsuits in the U.S. District Court in the eastern district of Texas Thursday, alleging that the companies illegally use Uniloc's technology that allows for the identification ... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37347051/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:33:46 -0400 Morning Star http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37347051/ The Nasdaq Composite Index (RIXF) fell almost 13 points to 2,251. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) shed almost 2% and the Morgan Stanley High Tech 35 Index (MSH) also closed in the red. http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345560/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:33:43 -0400 Morning Star http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345560/ The company posted a Thursday notice about the new barrier without any other details. A Google spokesman in the U.S. says he is still trying to gather information about the situation in China. http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37346514/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:32:38 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37346514/ Analysts attending an annual meeting at Microsoft headquarters on Thursday got few concrete details. Ballmer did say Windows tablets will use Intel processors for the foreseeable future. http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348931/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:32:33 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37348931/ BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- A panel of federal judges is deciding where to consolidate several lawsuits against Google Inc. that allege the company violated wiretapping laws. http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345994/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:32:29 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345994/ Motorola posted quarterly earnings and revenue on Thursday that beat Wall Street expectations, helped by products like mobile network equipment. While smartphone sales held no surprises, an analyst a... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345285/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:46:39 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345285/ Confidence among venture capitalists in Silicon Valley weakened in the second quarter, according to a new industry report, as concerns over financing, the economy and new regulations added to an alrea... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345287/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:46:34 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345287/ Corning posted a 49 percent increase in second-quarter net income on Wednesday as a result of strong sales of its glass for flat-panel televisions, computers and mobile devices. http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345286/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:46:30 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345286/ General Motors on Tuesday put the base price of its Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in car capable of driving about 40 miles on battery power without using gasoline, at $41,000 before a $7,500 federal tax cred... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345288/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:46:26 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345288/ Walt Disney Company on Tuesday became Hollywood’s leader in the booming social game business by acquiring Playdom in a deal worth as much as $763.2 million. http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345289/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:46:20 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345289/ NEW YORK — After college, most people do their best to avoid having to pull any more all-nighters. But for some, even after graduation, the wee hours of the morning are the most productive. http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345290/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:46:14 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345290/ Livemocha.com , a Web site devoted to helping people learn languages by swapping messages over the Internet and then correcting each other’s messages. As my young Tunisian tutor was showing me,... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345291/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:46:07 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345291/ Forbes.com welcomes reader comments Permission to post reader comments is assumed and we reserve the right to refrain from posting or remove any comments that are deemed inappropriate. Find out more ... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37342118/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:42:22 -0400 Forbes http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37342118/ . (Some analysts actually argue Intel could gain from Nvidia's pain—especially if there is a shift to the kind of integrated chipsets Intel makes.) My take: You can slice these numbers anyway, but i... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341996/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:36:53 -0400 CNBC http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341996/ NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Amazon unveiled its long-awaited Kindle 3 on Thursday, slashing the price to $139 and setting the tech world abuzz about what the move means for the ongoing e-reader wars.Th... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345299/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:22:51 -0400 CNN Money http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345299/ July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Citrix Systems Inc., which makes software used to control computers remotely, rallied to the highest level since 2000 after more demand for its XenDesktop virtualization program... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345281/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:15:09 -0400 BusinessWeek http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345281/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department said on Thursday it sued Oracle Corp, alleging it defrauded the federal government on a software contract in effect from 1998 to 2006 that involved hundre... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345280/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:03:43 -0400 Reuters http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345280/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department said on Thursday it sued Oracle Corp, alleging it defrauded the federal government on a software contract in effect from 1998 to 2006 that involved hundre... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345279/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:03:25 -0400 Reuters http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345279/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department said on Thursday it sued Oracle Corp, alleging it defrauded the federal government on a software contract in effect from 1998 to 2006 that involved hundre... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345278/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:54:45 -0400 Reuters http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345278/ The latest hole in WiFi security is quite serious, but it's unlikely to cause widespread disruption in the corporate and government networks for which it would have the potential to cause the biggest ... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37342004/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:40:03 -0400 Ars Technica http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37342004/ (07-29) 09:12 PDT -- Amazon is aggressively defending its position in the e-reader market by unveiling a redesigned Kindle 2 for a mere $139. As Amazon and Barnes and Noble battle for e-reader suprem... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345292/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:35:15 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345292/ (07-29) 09:06 PDT -- Foursquare, the popular location-based social networking service where users "check-in" to earn points, unlock badges and become "Mayors" of their most frequented establishments ... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345293/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:35:01 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345293/ Google Apps, but IT pros harbor concerns about security in the cloud and the limited functionality presented by Google tools such as Gmail and Google Docs. Cloud computing was one of the main topics ... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345295/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:34:54 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345295/ (07-29) 08:10 PDT -- The Dell Streak could well be a promising new five-inch tablet that doubles as an Android smartphone. However, potential U.S. buyers have already gone ballistic over pre-sale ord... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345296/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:34:47 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37345296/ (07-29) 12:16 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A San Francisco woman has been arrested and charged with bilking would-be apartment renters of thousands of dollars apiece by accepting their deposits and then spin... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341915/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:34:40 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341915/ With an extensive collection of Paul Jacoulet woodblocks hanging on the walls and a centuries-old Buddha statue on the landing downstairs, the 350-year-old Japanese temple bell is just another one of ... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341917/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:34:29 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341917/ The federal court ruling Wednesday that set aside key provisions of Arizona's controversial immigration law is causing some Californians to rethink their efforts to boycott the state. State Sen. Gil ... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341916/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:34:23 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341916/ impossible to know where attacks are coming from and retaliation is not always possible. In nuclear conflicts, by contrast, there has traditionally been a clear understanding of who is responsible, th... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341699/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:51:14 -0400 The Register http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341699/ NEEDHAM, Mass., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Two Step Software, Inc., a leader in entity management, ownership administration and corporate compliance solutions, offers lawyers and CFOs easier data entry, ... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37338234/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:42:40 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37338234/ FORT A.P. HILL, Va., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- When the Boy Scouts of America was founded in 1910, the latest advancement in communication was the manual telephone switchboard. Now, as the BSA celebrate... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341703/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:42:28 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341703/ Magnate Technology and Services, Ltd. , an industry leader in security solutions, have completed the implementation of Ghana's Customs Trade Lane System (GCeTrak). All bonded cargo arriving at Ghana's... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37338855/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:35:44 -0400 Market Wire http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37338855/   ] last fell around 1 percent in mid-day trading. Thomson Reuters data shows a single trade at $26, which would have represented a more than 10 percent move. The halt started at around 10:41 am ET... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341702/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:19:05 -0400 CNBC http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341702/ MONTREAL - Telecom software developer Bridgewater Systems expects to keep expanding its global customer base as more consumers use smartphones to surf the Internet and stream video over wireless netwo... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341705/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:17:41 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341705/ Shareholders could be voting for new directors on the internet by next year under a promised change to the Companies Act. Commerce Minister Simon Power yesterday told members of the Shareholders Asso... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341701/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:09:34 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341701/ Recommend Excellent timing, NOAA.As the nation swelters through what will likely be one of the hottest months in U.S. history, a new report released today by federal government scientists says that th... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37338215/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:07:21 -0400 USA Today http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37338215/ Apple has surged in the past year while Exxon Mobil has slumped. If the trend continues, Apple could pass Exxon to become the most valuable U.S. company. http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341700/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:03:33 -0400 CNN Money http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341700/ Jay Penske's Mail.com last April in a deal reported to be worth multiple millions. Now that he's been bought -- and his cover blown -- Jonathan Geller (his real name), 23, is being trotted out to mee... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341302/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:03:29 -0400 CNN Money http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341302/ Microsoft's ill-fated KIN phone is dead, but its website still flashes a "Buy Now" message Verizon Wireless, which sold the KIN, is reportedly returning all unsold units to Microsoft Reports... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341257/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:02:55 -0400 CNN http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341257/ July 29 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks fell, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index lower for a third day, as forecasts that disappointed investors at technology companies wiped out an early ra... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341308/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:55:11 -0400 Business Week http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341308/ July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Cap Gemini SA advanced the most since May 10 in Paris trading after increasing its profitability forecast and reporting higher first-half profit. http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341690/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:55:03 -0400 BusinessWeek http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341690/ July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Cisco Systems Inc. stock was halted for five minutes following a 100-share trade on NYSE Amex that drove the shares up more than 10 percent, triggering a circuit breaker impleme... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341691/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:55:00 -0400 BusinessWeek http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341691/ are teaming up to invest in a web monitoring software called Recorded Future, which scours the web to find connections between people and events, creating new privacy concerns when Google is already t... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341709/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:43:59 -0400 TechEye http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341709/ Although many biodiesels produced from crops and cooking fat can be fed directly into car and truck engines, they are not suitable for existing refineries and pipelines, and so require a separate dist... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341707/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:42:21 -0400 New Scientist http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341707/ Communications protected by quantum encryption systems offer unconditional security – if you know which way is up. A new quantum protocol is the first that promises to work independently of orientat... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341708/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:42:19 -0400 New Scientist http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341708/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Rambus Inc. investors have been dancing a little jig since late Monday on news of an important legal ruling in favor of the litigious memory chip designer in its recent ... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37338678/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:38:33 -0400 Market Watch http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37338678/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Rambus Inc. investors have been dancing a little jig since late Monday on news of an important legal ruling in favor of the litigious memory chip designer in its recent ... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37338679/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:38:21 -0400 Market Watch http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37338679/ Alliance Tech Inc. released this week a smart phone application for event organizers. The Intelligent Connect Mobile app for iPhones, Android, Blackberry and other mobile phones is meant to act as a ... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37338153/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:24:49 -0400 Austin Business Journal http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37338153/ Mindteck , a company that offers embedded software development and consultancy services, has released power consumption data after testing sleep, idle, low-use, and high-use scenarios of various Windo... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37338127/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:19:27 -0400 Ars Technica http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37338127/ Facebook won a patent case brought by Leader Technologies Inc. when a jury held the competitor's patent invalid. Leader sued the Palo Alto social networking company in Wilmington, Del., in 2008 seek... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341693/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:14:21 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341693/ (07-29) 08:31 PDT NEW YORK, (AP) -- It's a maxim of technology: Invent the newest gadget and the porn industry will find a way to cash in. So when Apple Inc. launched the iPhone 4 and its FaceTime v... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341694/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:14:15 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341694/ -- A hacker has discovered a way to force ATMs to disgorge their cash by hijacking the computers inside them. The attacks demonstrated Wednesday at a security conference were done at stand-alone AT... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341695/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:14:08 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341695/ Kindle DX (Graphite) . Maybe 20 seconds, tops. Never mind the obvious giveaways-smaller size, less wasted real estate around the edges, new button design, new color. As soon as I took the Kindle in ha... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341696/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:14:02 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341696/ The Mighty Uke ." That deceptively simple learning curve, plus the straightforward joyfulness of the uke's twinkly twang, has led to something entirely unexpected: A full-on ukulele groundswell that'... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37338041/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:13:42 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37338041/ The Nasdaq Composite Index (RIXF) gave up its small gains and turned south, falling almost 20 points to 2,244. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) shed more than 2% and the Morgan Stanley Hig... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341307/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:53:31 -0400 Morning Star http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37341307/ PRINCETON, N.J., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Next Inning Technology Research (http://www.nextinning.com), an online investment newsletter focused on semiconductor and technology stocks, has published its ... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37334221/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:20:41 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37334221/ translation software , language learning solutions, English writing, full text translation, which provides its customers with real-time text translations in 33 languages with over 350 language pairs. ... http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37337813/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:20:15 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.sanjosesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/37337813/