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Apple's Jobs has hormone imbalance, will stay CEO (AP)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:44:51 GMT -

In this photo combo, Apple Inc. founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs is seen on Sept. 17, 2007 in Berlin, Germany, left, and on Sept. 9, 2008 in San Francisco, right. Jobs, looking to end health rumors, on Monday, Jan. 5, 2009 said that a hormone imbalance is to blame for the weight loss that has prompted worries about his health. (AP File Photos)AP - Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer whose gaunt appearance in the past year has alarmed the Mac and iPod lovers who look to him as an oracle, said Monday he has an easily treated hormone imbalance and will remain in charge of the company.




Even in recession, CES to have stuff worth seeing (AP)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:16:41 GMT -

This undated photo provided by Nvidia Corp., a leading maker of graphics chips for computers, will be touting $199 glasses that turn compatible monitors into true three-dimensional displays, spicing up games like 'Far Cry 2,' 'Spore' and 'Left 4 Dead.' Gaming in 3-D, with and without glasses, has been possible for years, yet has never caught on. The support of a big name like Nvidia might make a difference. (AP Photo/Nvidia Corp.)AP - The recession figures to tone down the flashiness of this week's International Consumer Electronics Show, but the lineup of innovative products likely will measure up to those of past years.




Recession to steal some glitz from gadget show (AP)
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:54:33 GMT -

A security guard walks past a sign for the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009. The International Consumer Electronics Show, the largest trade show in the U.S., opens next week in Las Vegas with a full slate of giant TVs and inventive gadgets, despite the pall of a recession hanging over the industry. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - The International Consumer Electronics Show, the largest trade show in the U.S., opens this week in Las Vegas with a full slate of giant TVs and inventive gadgets, despite the pall of a recession hanging over the industry.




MySpace is research place for busybody 'Dr. Meg' (AP)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:01:41 GMT - AP - Many teenagers cleaned up their MySpace profiles, deleting mentions of sex and booze and boosting privacy settings, if they got a single cautionary e-mail from a busybody named "Dr. Meg."

Online video viewing jumps 34 percent (CNET)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:20:00 GMT - CNET - Americans appear to be getting more comfortable watching videos online--and Google is the clear winner.

SOA gets an obituary (InfoWorld)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:39:26 GMT - InfoWorld - SOA is dead but services remain alive, according to a prominent analyst who published an obituary for SOA in a blog post on Monday.

In tough times, Vegas CES gets smaller (Reuters)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:31:29 GMT -

Panasonic Electronics technicians set up a display of flat panel televisions for the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada January 5, 2009. In the background is the 150-inch plasma television which was introduced at last year's show. The consumer technology trade show begins January 8 and is expected to attract 2,700 exhibitors and 130,000 attendees. (Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus/Reuters)Reuters - Even amid the flash and sizzle of the world's premier showcase for consumer electronics, the reality of the economic recession will be hard to ignore.




Stocks slip on telecom and financials; Apple jumps (Reuters)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:34:12 GMT -

A specialist works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York January 2, 2009. U.S. stocks edged up in Wall Street's first trading session of 2009 as investors focused on the incoming administration's stimulus plan to jolt the world's biggest economy. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - Stocks fell on Monday as investors booked profits after last week's run-up, while concerns about slowing cell phone sales hit shares of the biggest telecommunications companies.




Firefox, Safari Cut Into Internet Explorer's Market Share (NewsFactor)
Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:48:01 GMT - NewsFactor - The latest data from Net Applications indicates that Internet Explorer lost market share in December to browsers from Mozilla and Apple.

No Clear Sign of Settlement in Oracle-SAP Suit (PC World)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:30:14 GMT - PC World - A document filed last week by SAP indicates there may be no quick settlement to its rancorous legal entanglement with rival enterprise software maker Oracle, even though SAP admits that some of Oracle's claims about its former subsidiary TomorrowNow are true.

IBM Employees Buzzing About Layoff Rumors (PC World)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:10:13 GMT - PC World - An independent Web site for IBM employees has been buzzing with rumors that the company will make significant layoffs this month.

Early returns show strong holiday video game console sales (CNET)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:00:00 GMT - CNET - Updated at 5:28 p.m. to include additional data and analyst perspective.