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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Singapore Star.com http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/10/id/63e88d54af0cf473/ en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:10:25 -0500 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:10:25 -0500 30 Former AOL Chief Executive Jonathan Miller is hunting for investors to part with as much as US$30 billion to buy all or part of Yahoo Inc. http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/437897/cs/1/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:54:40 -0500 Singapore Star.com http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/437897/cs/1/ London, Dec 4 : A group of female court workers in London have been suspended for passing an email featuring a girl licking a 'willy shaped lolly'. http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/438207/cs/1/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:02:42 -0500 Singapore Star.com http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/438207/cs/1/ financial institutions that are considered "too big to fail," Weisberg said. Spitzer, who stepped down as governor in March during a scandal over his connection to a $1,000-an-hour pr... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20095784/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:31:56 -0500 General Sources http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20095784/ JavaFX 1.0 Simplifies Building Expressive, Rich Internet Applications With High Fidelity Audio and Video, Rich Text, Vector Graphics, Animation and Web Services SANTA CLARA, Calif. ( http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20091722/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:51:29 -0500 PR Web http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20091722/ Microsoft founder Bill Gates talks to CNN's Wolf Blitzer Gates says Obama should craft a wide-ranging stimulus package He also wants Obama to increase investments in education, technology "Spendi... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20095785/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:30:33 -0500 CNN http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20095785/ The gas engine is starting to be challenged by a fleet of cleaner, leaner rivals Hydrogen fuel-cell cars have the potential to be the cleanest form of transport New electric cars are shedding their ol... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20095786/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:30:35 -0500 CNN http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20095786/ employee at a time appear to be working. As has been rumored for a while now, Qi Lu is expected to be named as head of Microsoft's online efforts, according to a http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20095783/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:31:58 -0500 General Sources http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20095783/ Tips on Storage Architecture for E-Discovery E-Discovery systems pose unique challenges for storage architects if they want to keep up with data growth, performance and backup and recovery demands. http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20095782/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:45:06 -0500 Internet News http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20095782/ Lapland New Forest - the winter wonderland described in less than flattering terms by enraged punters who'd stumped £25-£30 for an unforgettable Yule experience - went off air earlier today amid rep... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20095781/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:57:27 -0500 The Register http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20095781/ CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Two men, including one from Florida, have been sentenced to prison on charges related to an Internet pharmacy business.The U.S. Attorney's Office says Alexis Avello of Coral Gab... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20092073/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:47:41 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20092073/ Canadians who spend more time than others on the internet may spend more time alone, but the wide array of social tools available online means these people are far from isolated, according to a Statis... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20092961/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:30:24 -0500 CBC News http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20092961/ PORTAGE, Wis. — An employee accused of fondling female residents at a Wisconsin Dells nursing home is free on a signature bond after making an appearance in Columbia County Court. Kurt Johnson,... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20095788/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:10:19 -0500 TwinCities http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20095788/ This text is replaced by the Flash movie. Katie Ohm left high school as Minnesota's all-time leading scorer in 2005, but that didn't stop her from doubting whether she was good enough to play NC... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20095789/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:10:18 -0500 TwinCities http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20095789/ MOSCOW -- A British company is suing one of the most successful web entrepreneurs in Russia. Albert Popkov is the creator of odnoklassniki.ru (classmates), a very popular social-networking website wit... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20088661/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:48:18 -0500 RadioFreeEurope http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20088661/ Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) is now on the growing list of mobile handset vendors feeling a financial pinch. The BlackBerry maker said third-quarter revenue will be less than expected, about $2.... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20090453/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:00:46 -0500 Internet News http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20090453/ BSkyB 's new online video service is to offer channels including Disney, MTV, National Geographic and Sky Sports, with cheaper subscription packages than for the company's satellite TV packages.Sky Pl... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20090454/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:59:36 -0500 The Guardian http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20090454/ Five per cent of Edinburgh University students surveyed said they had cut, copied and pasted their way towards degrees. And the university confirmed that over the year hundreds of cases of plagiarism ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20088673/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:42:03 -0500 The Scotsman http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20088673/ As companies begin moving to the cloud to hold down costs in this recession, they are grappling with the question of whether to opt for internal or external clouds. Often, enterprise users http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20090450/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:01:15 -0500 Internet News http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20090450/ OS and Browser Stats are Milestones, Not Omens [December 3, 2008] Traffic stats show a continued decline in Microsoft's browser and operating system dominance, but it's hardly panic time in Redmond. http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20090451/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:01:08 -0500 Internet News http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20090451/ December 4, 2008 Johannesburg - South African Internet users grew by 12.5 percent to 4.5 million in the past year - the fastest growth since 2001, boosted by broadband offerings, a new report showed o... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20089187/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:36:01 -0500 Business Report http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20089187/ The number of Internet subscription increased by 8 per cent from 318.2 of September 2007 to 343.4 as at the end of the equivalent quarter of this year. Cable and digital subscriptions have also seen ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20090456/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:34:31 -0500 MaltaMedia http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20090456/ Everywhere you turn, people bombard you with statistics. They're in every sales presentation, at every conference, and in every second news article.But, survey after survey shows that surveys are junk... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20090458/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:12:22 -0500 IT Web http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20090458/ might open access to a broader range of technologies beyond just search, a company executive said. Earlier this year the company launched BOSS (Build Your Own Search Service) program, that offered th... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20090455/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:48:00 -0500 General Sources http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20090455/ Ritz Interactive, Inc. IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - December 4, 2008) - Ritz Interactive, Inc., the e-commerce network that includes RitzCamera.com, WolfCamera.com, BoatersWorld.com and other leading ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20087863/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:04:11 -0500 Market Wire http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20087863/ HALF MOON BAY, Calif. -- To investment banker Paul Deninger, the opportunity for so-called "clean tech" to become the next mega-industry is easy to see. He puts the logic this way: "When PCs became m... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20090449/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:01:12 -0500 Internet News http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20090449/ Trademark holders, heads up. Another top level domain (TLD) is getting closer to launch and your mark could be at risk – or in the sweet spot in what's been dubbed the phone book for the mobile W... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20090452/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:01:03 -0500 Internet News http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20090452/ ] - Bandwidth, bandwidth, bandwidth. It is a problem which is as old as the Internet is in South Africa and which is seemingly impossible to solve with an intractable Department of Communications, an ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20090457/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:12:19 -0500 IT Web http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20090457/ October 25, 2007 By Thabiso Mochiko Johannesburg - Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) could increase their efficiency and boost the chances of retaining clients if they use advanced high-speed intern... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20090460/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:03:57 -0500 Business Report http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20090460/ TWM is the third provider to offer per day 3.5G mobile Internet-access services in Taiwan. Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) charges a rate of NT$250 for three days of access or NT$450 for seven days, and Vibo T... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20084158/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:04:19 -0500 Digitimes http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20084158/ -- Atlanta legal nurse consultant Liz Buddenhagen, RN, has launched a new website and additional services to assist the Atlanta legal community. Buddenhagen, who is certified by the National Associ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20083643/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:53:17 -0500 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20083643/ Mobile operator MTS Turkmenistan has reportedly launched a new wireless internet service named ‘MTS Connect’, local news source Turkmenistan.ru is reporting. The service comes with a PC mo... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20086541/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:17:49 -0500 TeleGeography http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20086541/ EUGENE, OR, December 04, 2008 /24-7PressRelease/ -- With new accounts being set up each day, IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome real estate agent Johnathan Shirey with Independent Brokers Realty in Naple... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20086543/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:51:59 -0500 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20086543/ Lisa Manyon, President of Write On ~ Creative Writing Services, LLC was recently the featured Press Release Case Study at Lorrie Morgan-Ferrero's The She Factor Marketing System, a three-day live semi... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20083662/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:52:03 -0500 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20083662/ Daily jokes and Daily humor website www.wholelook.com is a novel new type of Daily jokes and Daily humor website offering ten different type of Daily humor, with three 'Nexts' each, all of which are r... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20083930/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:53:12 -0500 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20083930/ Reporting from San Francisco -- Yahoo Inc. is plugging its Internet radio service into CBS Corp.'s webcasting network in a move driven by dramatically higher fees for airing music online. Yahoo's ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20083469/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:46:08 -0500 Los Angeles Times http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20083469/ Announcing RACMonitor.com TAMPA, FL--(Marketwire - December 4, 2008) - An Internet portal designed to provide hospitals and health systems with a single source for the latest news and information... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20083335/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:10:10 -0500 Market Wire http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20083335/ Kentucky regulators have reached agreement with Prosper Marketplace Inc. in a case involving hundreds of state residents and the sale of unregistered securities, the Kentucky Department of Financial I... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20086545/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:22:39 -0500 Lexington Herald-Leader http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20086545/ The glitzy awards ceremony was held last night at the Jumeriah Beach Hotel, which saw some of the country's top web specialists come together to celebrate excellence in web design & technology. ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20086546/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:10:19 -0500 AME Info http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20086546/ China's Next Generation Internet (CNGI) has made major breakthroughs in its research and commercialization, according to the Periodic Summarization and Achievements of CNGI Demonstration Project Debri... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20086547/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:04:32 -0500 People's Daily http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20086547/ OS and Browser Stats are Milestones, Not Omens [December 3, 2008] Traffic stats show a continued decline in Microsoft's browser and operating system dominance, but it's hardly panic time in Redmond. http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20082461/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:06:09 -0500 Internet News http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20082461/ , with a deeper trove of information accessible from the home page. Most of it is news and commentary from outside media sources that appear alongside links to information on Fidelity's products. The... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20082464/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:54:55 -0500 General Sources http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20082464/ Reed Smith LLP, Pittsburgh’s seventh largest private company and second largest law firm, said Wednesday that it has cut 115 support positions across its offices in the United States due to the ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20082463/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:00:10 -0500 Business Journal http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20082463/ BOSTON - Fidelity Investments is joining the rush to satisfy investors' growing appetite for news about financial market turmoil. The nation's largest mutual fund company planned Thursday to announc... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20079720/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:14:37 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20079720/ online encyclopedia. US-based Stanton Foundation is giving the non-profit foundation the money to make the website's writing and editing tools more inviting to people new to making entries in t... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20082465/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:54:54 -0500 General Sources http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20082465/ Microsoft plans to start handing out the first beta copies of Windows 7 on January 13, according to recent postings on three of the software giant's blogs. The company already handed out pre-beta cop... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20082459/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:06:05 -0500 Internet News http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20082459/ (Politico) Republicans spent much of the year portraying Barack Obama as a socialist and weak-kneed appeaser who would kowtow to America's enemies. Not anymore. It's been Republicans who've been hea... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20081340/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:33:24 -0500 Pioneer Press http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20081340/ Even if the recession prompts some patients to delay weight-loss surgery, executives at St. Paul-based Synovis Life Technologies are bullish about the prospects for their top product — a buttres... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20079727/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:33:22 -0500 Pioneer Press http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20079727/ , the day after the Thanksgiving weekend in the U.S., lived up to its reputation for big online retail sales, triggering disproportionately high spending during this so far modest holiday shopping sea... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078666/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:54:10 -0500 General Sources http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078666/ to craft an offer of between US$20 and $22 per share for Yahoo, the Journal reported. However, it's unclear if talks for the deal, which would be worth between $28 billion and $30 billion, have p... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078669/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:54:05 -0500 General Sources http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078669/ WASHINGTON -- Free, nationwide wireless broadband may be closer to becoming a reality. At least, that's the hope of the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Kevin Martin, who today said... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078656/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:05:52 -0500 Internet News http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078656/ and briefly redirected the site's visitors to a their own server. The site was redirected at around 12:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday after someone logged into CheckFree's http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078663/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:54:13 -0500 General Sources http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078663/ Striking writer Peter Hyoguchi was walking the picket line outside Disney's ABC Studios in Burbank, Calif., in January when he had an epiphany.What if scriptwriters launched a website featuring their ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078658/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:03:15 -0500 eTaiwan News http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078658/ -like qualities to its set of online services, which include e-mail, calendaring, instant-messaging, photo-storage and sharing and collaboration services, among others. At the time, the company said t... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078671/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:54:02 -0500 General Sources http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078671/ South Korean online game developer J2MSoft Inc. "This is a significant step in EA's strategic plan for developing and publishing online games in Asia," said Jon Niermann, president of EA Asia, in... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078668/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:54:07 -0500 General Sources http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078668/ - The Internet must support the large number of languages in the world at all levels, including content, hardware, software, and internationalized domain names if it is to reach the next billion peop... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078667/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:54:08 -0500 General Sources http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078667/ . In other words, computers trying to find Yahoo's Web site were sent nowhere. The problem appeared to have been resolved by about 1 p.m. Pacific Time. Yahoo did not have much to say about the o... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078672/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:54:01 -0500 General Sources http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078672/ said Wednesday that they’ve settled all litigation involving a patent dispute between the two companies. Settlement terms weren’t disclosed, Skechers agreed to stop production and sale of... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078661/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:59:45 -0500 Business Journal http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078661/ to download illegal content. This ruling upholds a previous court order in the case between the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and the Danish ISP (Internet service pro... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078674/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:54:00 -0500 General Sources http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078674/ The chief executive of Landry’s Restaurants Inc. continues to push his individual ownership of the restaurant and gaming company into a firm controlling interest. Tilman Fertitta this week acqu... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078660/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:59:48 -0500 Business Journal http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078660/ Dallas Stars forward Sean Avery on Wednesday evening apologized for comments he made in Calgary the day before pertaining to ex-girlfriends who are now dating other NHL players. Avery's apology came ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078675/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:53:01 -0500 CBC News http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078675/ has released an iPhone App that gives users a direct portal to the Website without the Safari middleman. After you sign into your account, the Amazon App lets you search, buy items with a single click... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078670/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:54:06 -0500 General Sources http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078670/ Cafes that don't will lose their license to operate, but some are grumbling about the cost of installing legitimate software. "What has the world come to, when no leaders will come forward to s... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078665/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:54:11 -0500 General Sources http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078665/ The computer notebook segment is showing signs of serious weakening as the global economy slows and the ill effects will start to be felt by chipmakers, analysts said Wednesday. Notebook manufacturer... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078653/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:05:59 -0500 Internet News http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078653/ Apple Inc. late Tuesday yanked a controversial support document from its Web site that had urged Mac users to run antivirus software because the recommendation was "old and inaccurate," a company spok... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078659/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:01:48 -0500 Computerworld http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078659/ News ) - Consumers should be wary of Web sites from clinics that offer stem cell treatments, says a study that found a lack of firm medical evidence to back up their claims. The Web sites in the study... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078657/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:03:12 -0500 Examiner http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20078657/ CINCINNATI -- A southwest Ohio man is accused of threatening to kill President Bush and a Cincinnati radio personality.A nine-count federal indictment released Wednesday also says 42-year-old Frederic... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20077268/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:21:09 -0500 Kentucky.com http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20077268/ law - more specifically, the ancient inns that encircle the Royal Courts of Justice. It's a place where the clichés of hidebound British conservatism suddenly ring true.In part, of course, the ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20068686/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:42:03 -0500 The Guardian http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20068686/ Barack Obama to act quickly to prevent broadband providers from blocking or impairing access to Internet content of customers' choice. The Open Internet Coalition on Wednesday called on Obama to ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073846/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:28:56 -0500 General Sources http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073846/ Qatar's ongoing communications improvement process received another upgrade, with the news that Qtel will offer a free ADSL WiFi Router and free connection for every new customer to its barQ ADSL serv... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20068398/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:33:49 -0500 AME Info http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20068398/ BETHPAGE, N.Y., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cablevision Systems Corp. today announced that it has launched Optimum Latino, an innovative web channel that delivers high-quality Spanish-language co... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20071038/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:43:09 -0500 Hispanic Business Magazine http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20071038/ are being scared away, the foundation that runs the Internet encyclopedia is getting an $890,000 grant to try to make the editing process more user-friendly. Anyone can contribute to Wikipedia, but c... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073850/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:28:50 -0500 General Sources http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073850/ Archaeologists in Russia have found an "extraordinary" group of Stone Age artworks Works were carefully buried in pits and covered with mammoth bones Objects are 21,000-22,000 years old and ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073853/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:27:21 -0500 CNN http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073853/ is trying to find that balance. The popular online video-sharing Web site has 280 million visitors monthly, with members posting 13 hours of video every minute. With the volume of videos posted, share... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073852/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:28:47 -0500 General Sources http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073852/ in the library for that 10th-grade history project, the abundance of information available online is astounding — as is the task of sifting out unreliable information. Now researchers hope to gi... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073851/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:28:48 -0500 General Sources http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073851/ BY THE NUMBERS Looking at cost-per-acquired-link is a mistake, because it results in low-value links. How do you obtain quality links from authoritative sites? Start with these four steps. http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073855/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:18:59 -0500 Search Engine Watch http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073855/ micro-blogging service's popularity. If you're asking Twitter's CEO and co-founder, Evan Williams, here's your reply. "We've moved revenue higher on the list of priorities," Williams said. "We're loo... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073841/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:42:37 -0500 Internet News http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073841/ Secondhand PCs Go Unused Despite Demand [November 26, 2008] The refurbished marketplace is stymied due to a wide swath of issues, impacting the availability of systems to emerging markets. http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073838/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:42:45 -0500 Internet News http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073838/ The top U.S. social networking site is extending its online video viewing capabilities to mobile users via a free beta service launched today. If you've got a smartphone -- at least, the right kind o... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073840/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:42:40 -0500 Internet News http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073840/ or anyone else because it is undervalued, he told CNBC on Wednesday. "I don't think there is very much to having a partial bid for the company, at least as a large shareholder," Icahn said. ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073849/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:28:51 -0500 General Sources http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073849/ www.PortCityWeb.com ), an award-winning website design and development firm specializing in business website design and development, eCommerce, SEO and content management systems, today announced t... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20067859/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:45:15 -0500 Market Wire http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20067859/ SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Financial services company Citigroup Inc said on Wednesday it had teamed its customer loyalty program with global online retailer Amazon.com Inc in what an executive said was... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073860/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:15:04 -0500 Reuters http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073860/ OS and Browser Stats are Milestones, Not Omens [December 3, 2008] Traffic stats show a continued decline in Microsoft's browser and operating system dominance, but it's hardly panic time in Redmond. http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073842/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:42:35 -0500 Internet News http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073842/ The Conference Board reported Wednesday. That means about two-thirds of U.S. cities — 35 out of 52 — experienced declines in Internet employment opportunities. The Buffalo area showed a ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20071459/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:34:38 -0500 Buffalo Business First http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20071459/ A recount worker searchs for the ten correct ballot boxes on her list, which were then opened up and looked into for uncounted ballots at the Minneapolis recount site on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. (Pion... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073861/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:02:59 -0500 TwinCities http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20073861/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. communications regulators will consider a controversial spectrum auction plan for free Internet and new rules governing disputes between cable operators and programmers at ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20060177/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:24:15 -0500 Reuters http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20060177/ Mike Sachoff - Wed, 12/03/2008 - 9:41am. Who’s the fastest ISP?If you live in Nevada, Virginia or Pennsylvania you reside in states with the fastest surf speeds in the country, according to a new st... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20066221/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:21:28 -0500 Web Pro News http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20066221/ Dave Davies - Wed, 12/03/2008 - 9:12am. The growth of the Internet world as a means for producing revenue and gainful employment has provided those in it a unique opportunity. Rare is it to find an in... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20059708/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:21:27 -0500 Web Pro News http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20059708/ BARCELONA/PARIS (Reuters) - Electronic Arts and Gameloft, the world's two largest mobile gaming firms, said on Wednesday the market was doing well, a day after their next biggest rival, Glu Mobile, wa... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20066224/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:20:02 -0500 Reuters http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20066224/ The guy's name was Jdimytai Damour. He stood 6 feet 5 and weighed 270 pounds, which ultimately meant that he just went down harder than most store clerks. Damour was the clerk at the Wal-Mart on Long... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20066226/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:08:50 -0500 TwinCities http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20066226/ BEIJING — Requirements that Internet cafes in a southern Chinese city install Chinese-developed operating systems are raising new concerns over cybersnooping by authorities, a U.S. government-fun... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20060253/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:51:45 -0500 The Globe And Mail http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20060253/ Internet Governance Forum officially opened today in Hyderabad, India, focussing on the overall issue of "Internet for all." Participants from government, the private sector, civil society and the Int... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20062843/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:19:06 -0500 US Government Technology http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20062843/ Columbia, MO (11/5/03) An airborne Silver Carp spins and turns over the waters of the Missouri River Nov. 5. 2003. The huge Asian carp have invaded seemingly every bay and inlet of the river's watersh... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20066227/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:08:48 -0500 TwinCities http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20066227/ Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Tuesday that Minnesota's budget will start hemorrhaging red ink in the next seven months — much sooner than he and other state officials had anticipated — and he's r... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20066228/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:08:47 -0500 TwinCities http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20066228/ DENVER (Billboard) - Ever since Apple's iTunes store launched in 2003, the digital music market has received an annual Christmas gift in the form of a sales boost, as consumers unwrap new iPods and gi... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20066225/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:20:01 -0500 Reuters http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20066225/ www.andrea-sa.com PINKSHEETS: MONA.PK is pleased to announce the launch of the website for its new operating subsidiary Compania Minera Andrea Gold SA at http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20059764/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:43:27 -0500 Breitbart http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/63e88d54af0cf473/id/20059764/