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Tech Industry News Archives for March 17, 2008

Amazon: Vista SP1 to arrive Tuesday
Mar 17 2008 7:54PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - A major package of updates and security fixes for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista operating system will be available for download Tuesday, according to Amazon.com Inc.'s Web site.
 
Dish Network reopens TiVo patent dispute
Mar 17 2008 7:47PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Dish Network Corp. on Monday asked a federal appeals court to rehear a patent dispute with TiVo Inc., saying the court's earlier ruling in TiVo's favor relied on inaccurate testimony from a TiVo witness.
 
Breach exposes 4.2M credit, debit cards
Mar 17 2008 6:10PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A security breach at an East Coast supermarket chain exposed more than 4 million card numbers and led to 1,800 cases of fraud, the Hannaford Bros. grocery chain announced Monday.
 
Iomega likes new EMC takeover bid
Mar 17 2008 5:03PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Iomega Corp., a data storage company best known for the Zip drive, said Monday it considers a revised $205.5 million takeover offer from EMC Corp. to be superior to a proposed all-stock transaction with a stockholder.
 
Justices turn down Microsoft appeal
Mar 17 2008 5:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday handed Microsoft Corp. a defeat by refusing to rule on the software giant's request to halt an antitrust suit against it.
 
EU picks mobile TV standard
Mar 17 2008 3:50PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Union on Monday chose a mobile TV broadcast standard and suggested that its member governments now ask cell carriers to favor it.
 
Minn. can't bar kids from violent games
Mar 17 2008 2:49PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal appeals court on Monday upheld an injunction against a Minnesota law that targeted at children under 17 who rent or buy violent video games.
 
Minn. can't bar kids from violent games
Mar 17 2008 2:49PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal appeals court on Monday upheld an injunction against a Minnesota law that targeted at children under 17 who rent or buy violent video games.
 
ValueClick to pay $2.9M in spam case
Mar 17 2008 11:33AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Online advertiser ValueClick Inc. will pay $2.9 million to settle charges that it made deceptive claims in e-mails and online ads, a government agency said Monday.
 
ValueClick to pay $2.9M in spam case
Mar 17 2008 11:33AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Online advertiser ValueClick Inc. will pay $2.9 million to settle charges that it made deceptive claims in e-mails and online ads, a government agency said Monday.
 
CBS stations in local online ad deal
Mar 17 2008 11:31AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Television stations owned by CBS Corp. are launching an online advertising initiative with local bloggers and social media sites, the company announced Monday.
 
Stocks gyrate after Bear Stearns deal
Mar 17 2008 10:50AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street fell in temperamental trading Monday as investors grappled with news of JPMorgan Chase & Co. buying the stricken Bear Stearns & Co. in a deal backed by the government. The Dow Jones industrials, down nearly 200 points in the early going, fluctuated into positive territory and then pulled back again.
 
HBO to replace entertainment chief
Mar 17 2008 9:50AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The head of entertainment programming at HBO, Carolyn Strauss, is leaving that role, the cable channel said Monday.
 
Net video ads: attention vs. annoyance
Mar 17 2008 8:50AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Frank Harper is well aware that all those free video clips on the Internet come at a price: advertising.
 
Microsoft licenses Adobe mobile software
Mar 17 2008 7:44AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Microsoft Corp. has licensed Adobe's software for viewing online videos and other files on cell phones, the companies said Monday.
 
Microsoft licenses Adobe mobile software
Mar 17 2008 7:44AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Microsoft Corp. has licensed Adobe's software for viewing online videos and other files on cell phones, the companies said Monday.
 
China blocks YouTube over Tibet videos
Mar 17 2008 6:33AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Internet users in China were blocked from seeing YouTube.com on Sunday after dozens of videos about protests in Tibet appeared on the popular U.S. video Web site.
 
   

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