[Medianews] Identity Thief Finds Easy Money Hard to Resist

Stolen Lives Identity Thief Finds Easy Money Hard to Resist By TOM ZELLER Jr. The New York Times July 4, 2006 By the time of Shiva Brent Sharma's third arrest for identity theft, at the age of 20, he had taken in well over $150,000 in cash and merchandise in his brief career. After a certain

[Medianews] NASA calls July 4 shuttle launch a success

NASA calls July 4 shuttle launch a success By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press Writer http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060705/ap_on_sc/space_shuttle_133 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA managers celebrated the success of the nation's first Fourth of July manned shuttle launch, saying they were

[Medianews] Opinion: Ideals of 1776 guide America through changing times

Opinion: Ideals of 1776 guide America through changing times http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20060703/cm_usatoday/idealsof1776guideamericathroughchangingtimes A woman named Adeleida Rey stood on a road in Brownsville, Texas, last week as the flag-draped coffin of Army Pfc. Kristian Menchaca,

[Medianews] Music industry prepares lawsuit against Yahoo China

Music industry prepares lawsuit against Yahoo China Tue Jul 4 http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060704/tc_nm/media_yahoo_china_dc_4 LONDON (Reuters) - The world's biggest music companies are preparing a lawsuit against Yahoo China for copyright infringement as part of the industry's efforts to

[Medianews] Chinese plan tougher rules on cyberspace

Chinese plan tougher rules on cyberspace By Howard W. French http://news.com.com/Chinese+plan+tougher+rules+on+cyberspace/2100-1028_3-6090515.html Chinese authorities have announced their intention to step up their efforts to police and control the Internet and other communications

[Medianews] Microsoft looks for more elbow room

Microsoft looks for more elbow room By Kristina Shevory http://news.com.com/Microsoft+looks+for+more+elbow+room/2100-1022_3-6090529.html In the midst of its biggest expansion in nearly a decade, the world's largest software company has suddenly found itself with a major setback: not enough

[Medianews] Apple Introduces $899 Education Configuration for 17-Inch iMac

Apple Introduces $899 Education Configuration for 17-Inch iMac - Jul 5, 2006 08:30 AM (PR Newswire) NECC, SAN DIEGO, July 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple(R) today introduced a new $899 configuration of the 17-inch iMac(R) designed specifically for education customers featuring a

[Medianews] India could have 13 million WiMax subscribers in six years

India Looks to Wireless Future India could have 13 million WiMax subscribers in six years Red Herring Magazine July 4, 2006 http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=17466hed=India%20Looks%20to%20Wireless%20Future India will have 13 million WiMax subscribers by 2012, up from today's 1.5

[Medianews] blinx signs deal to feature video from History Channel UK

blinkx Searches History Search engine signs deal to feature video from History Channel UK Red Herring Magazine July 3, 2006 http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=17449hed=blinkx%20Searches%20History blinkx inked a deal Monday with the History Channel U.K. to feature historical audio and

[Medianews] Lawmaker Sees Both Sides of Broadcast Legislation

http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-fi-walden5jul05,1,7533589.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-business Lawmaker Sees Both Sides of Broadcast Legislation Rep. Greg Walden has a unique perspective in Congress as owner of five small radio stations. By Jim Puzzanghera LA Times Staff Writer

[Medianews] EFF defends liberties in high-tech world

Jul. 04, 2006 EFF defends liberties in high-tech world ANICK JESDANUN Associated Press http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/14965616.htm SAN FRANCISCO - In March 1990, when few people had even heard of the Internet, U.S. Secret Service agents raided the Texas offices

[Medianews] EFF prefers litigation to legislation

Jul. 04, 2006 EFF prefers litigation to legislation ANICK JESDANUN Associated Press http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/14965625.htm SAN FRANCISCO - A year after moving its headquarters to Washington, D.C., the Electronic Frontier Foundation was already in the hot

[Medianews] REMAKING ADS FOR A TIVO WORLD

Jul. 03, 2006 Please touch that dial REMAKING ADS FOR A TIVO WORLD By Michelle Quinn San Jose Mercury News http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/14958459.htm Tech-savvy couch potatoes have given TV commercials the cold shoulder for the past few years, ever since TiVo

[Medianews] Limbaugh won't be charged over Viagra found in his possession

WEST PALM BEACH -- Rush Limbaugh will not face criminal charges after authorities found he had a bottle of Viagra that was apparently prescribed to someone else, prosecutors said Wednesday. Limbaugh, 55, was detained for more than three hours at Palm Beach International Airport on June 26 after

[Medianews] Ken Lay's death prompts confusion on Wikipedia

Ken Lay's death prompts confusion on Wikipedia http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060705/tc_nm/enron_lay_wikipedia_dc_2 NEW YORK (Reuters) - The death of former Enron Corp. chief Ken Lay on Wednesday underscored the challenges facing online encyclopedia Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org/), which

[Medianews] Daisy-shaped starshade may aid space exploration

Daisy-shaped starshade may aid space exploration http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060705/tc_nm/space_shield_dc_2 LONDON (Reuters) - A huge daisy-shaped shield that would block out light from parent stars could be used to find Earth-like planets in other solar systems, an American astronomer said

[Medianews] Verizon's TV licensing may be only half the fight

Verizon's TV licensing may be only half the fight By Ritsuko Ando http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060703/wr_nm/verizon_dc_1 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc. looks increasingly impatient to roll out its Web-based television service nationwide, suing a Maryland county last week for

[Medianews] Amazon.com offers its own toy, baby items

Amazon.com offers its own toy, baby items By ALLISON LINN, AP Business Writer http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060705/ap_on_hi_te/amazon_toys_1 SEATTLE - Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday it had begun offering its own toys and baby items following a judge's ruling that ended its retail partnership

[Medianews] China cracks online betting ring

China cracks online betting ring http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060705/wr_nm/soccer_world_china_dc_2 BEIJING (Reuters) - Police in China's southwestern province of Sichuan have brought down a 1 billion yuan ($125 million) soccer gambling ring, a Chinese newspaper reported on Wednesday, as World

[Medianews] Japan urged to improve Internet access

Japan urged to improve Internet access http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060705/ap_on_hi_te/japan_internet_2 TOKYO - Japan needs to improve Internet access and other mobile network systems to boost efficiency, creativity and productivity and overcome challenges posed by the aging and shrinking

[Medianews] Scientists create movies of Calif. quake

Scientists create movies of Calif. quake By ALICIA CHANG, AP Science Writer 1 hour, 48 minutes ago http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060705/ap_on_hi_te/earthquake_movies_1 PASADENA, Calif. - The next time an earthquake hits Southern California, go online later that day to watch a 3-D rendition

[Medianews] Data: Mothers also like gadgets as gifts

Data: Mothers also like gadgets as gifts By MAY WONG, AP Technology Writer http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060705/ap_on_hi_te/gadget_gift_1 SAN JOSE, Calif. - Forget the flowers. Moms appreciate electronics gizmos as much as dads, according to newly released retail data. Consumers spent

[Medianews] No WGA Harm, No Foul

No WGA Harm, No Foul Larry Seltzer - eWEEK http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20060705/tc_zd/182551 If you're going to run Windows on your computer, then at some level you have to trust Microsoft. This would seem to me to be a pretty basic and obvious point, but it's lost on the folks who are suing

[Medianews] Microsoft Paves the 'Glidepath' to Vista

Microsoft Paves the 'Glidepath' to Vista Mary Jo Foley - Microsoft Watch Wed Jul 5, 5:32 AM ET http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20060705/tc_zd/182512 As Windows Vista continues to inch forward, Microsoft is increasing its outreach to independent software vendors (ISVs) – even the smallest one

[Medianews] Taipei plans for 200, 000 on wireless Internet phones by year-end

Taipei plans for 200,000 on wireless Internet phones by year-end Wed Jul 5 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060705/tc_afp/taiwanittelecom_060705113442 TAIWAN (AFP) - Taipei city expects to have 200,000 people using wireless Internet phones by the end of this year, providing a much cheaper

[Medianews] Doctor Who gets his first black assistant

http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article1160974.ece Doctor Who is to be joined by his first black companion in the show's 43-year history. Freema Agyeman will star as the Doctor's new sidekick, Martha Jones, after impressing drama chiefs with a bit-part in the current series. Agyeman will

[Medianews] Apple Unveils $899 Computer for Education Market

http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/lzMlD5Ka3nnOzX/Apple-Unveils-899-Computer-for-Education-Market.xhtml Apple Unveils $899 Computer for Education Market By Jennifer LeClaire MacNewsWorld 07/05/06 9:01 AM PT Apple designed its education-focused 17-inch iMac with the small spaces of typical

[Medianews] Early inspections revealed no major damage to the space shuttle Discovery

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060705/ap_on_sc/space_shuttle;_ylt=Ao7SsEWhdiBe.X.Zpn7.pQSs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b2NibDltBHNlYwM3MTY- Early inspections revealed no major damage to the space shuttle Discovery NASA said Wednesday after a day of checking out the spacecraft with on-board cameras