- 2009-11-20T20:32:43
A woman accused of cutting in line in a Wal-Mart and assaulting police officers took the stand Friday and denied all charges in the racially charged case. 
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- 2009-11-20T19:32:10
A Florida teenager attacked and set on fire last month, allegedly by five teenage friends, was undergoing skin graft surgery Friday, the first procedure in his recovery, a hospital spokeswoman said. 
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- 2009-11-20T21:03:03
A band of right-wing activists ransacked an Indian television station in the country's financial hub of Mumbai in an assault their party said was an act of retaliation against the channel's "bias" against their veteran leader. 
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- 2009-11-20T18:43:55
Less than a month before the Civil War's start, a newly inaugurated President Lincoln took time from his frantic schedule to write to an Illinois boy whose classmates didn't believe he'd met the president. 
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- 2009-11-20T20:00:58
Students are occupying buildings today on several campuses of the University of California system in protest of a 32 percent tuition increase. 
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B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders
(AP)
- 2009-11-20T20:43:10
AP - Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas.
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Sony hopes online service will build brand loyalty
(AP)
- 2009-11-20T10:43:41
 AP - Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, a top executive said Friday.
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Dell's profit, stock drop on weak quarterly report
(AP)
- 2009-11-20T15:57:23
 AP - Some of the computer industry's biggest players — such as IBM Corp., Intel Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. — have wowed Wall Street this fall with stronger-than-expected profits.
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200 Web sites spread al-Qaida's message in English
(AP)
- 2009-11-20T06:28:51
 AP - Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West. They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often feature charismatic clerics like Anwar al-Awlaki, who exchanged dozens of e-mails with the Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood shootings.
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Web sites cater to for-sale-by-owner home sellers
(AP)
- 2009-11-20T18:45:04
AP - Selling a home without a real estate agent can save thousands of dollars in commission fees, but it can also be a painstaking, confusing task.
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Yahoo jumps on Twitter bandwagon to improve search
(AP)
- 2009-11-19T19:38:55
AP - Yahoo Inc. is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently.
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Suit over search-engine keywords tries new angle
(AP)
- 2009-11-20T20:26:27
AP - A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's.
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Xbox LIVE Gold Free Today Through Monday
(PC World)
- 2009-11-20T17:15:00
PC World - Microsoft wants you on Xbox LIVE for the weekend with, of course, a view toward forever, and it's prepared to temporarily waive the cover fee to grab your attention.
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Nokia to axe 330 jobs in Finland, Denmark
(AFP)
- 2009-11-20T12:31:11
 AFP - Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said on Friday it would shed about 330 jobs in Finland and Denmark as part of a streamlining of its vast research and development operations.
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Gephardt pushes for investment in health research
(AP)
- 2009-11-20T21:42:17
AP - Former U.S. Rep. Richard Gephardt pushed Friday for Iowa to expand its focus on public health, arguing the state has the medical infrastructure in place to make it a leader in the field.
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You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz
(InfoWorld)
- 2009-11-20T11:00:00
InfoWorld - Vapor was in the air this week as rumors swirled around two products that exist only as pixels, not molecules: the Google Phone and the Apple Tablet. In its war over 3G ads, AT&T fired back at Verizon (and missed); Twitter got dissed; and Activision dodged a Kalashnikov bullet with its wildly popular Modern Warfare 2. Can you hit the bull's-eye with this week's quiz? Give yourself 10 points for each correct answer. Now: ready, aim ... fire!
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Cisco releases Web security app for iPhone
(AFP)
- 2009-11-20T16:56:02
 AFP - Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet.
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Medidata files shelf registration for offering
(AP)
- 2009-11-20T20:21:27
AP - Medidata Solutions Inc., a maker of software and services for clinical development of drugs and medical devices, said Friday it plans a public offering of 4.5 million shares of its common stock.
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EU extends Oracle/Sun review deadline until Jan 27
(AP)
- 2009-11-20T15:58:47
AP - European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle Corp.'s planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc.
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Security Pro Says New SSL Attack Can Hit Many Sites
(PC World)
- 2009-11-20T07:40:16
PC World - A Seattle computer security consultant says he's developed a new way to exploit a recently disclosed bug in the SSL protocol, used to secure communications on the Internet. The attack, while difficult to execute, could give attackers a very powerful phishing attack.
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Get Chrome OS Now
(PC World)
- 2009-11-20T19:02:00
PC World - The open source version of Google Chrome OS was released on Thursday, and tech wizards didn't waste any time turning the code into a workable test version of the new operating system. If you don't want to wait until next year to see what's going on with Chrome OS, then follow this handy guide to find all the information you need to get the new system up and running on almost any computer.
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Cloud Engines updates Pogoplug media sharing device
(Macworld.com)
- 2009-11-20T14:00:00
Macworld.com - On Friday, Cloud Engines introduced the second generation of its Pogoplug multimedia sharing device. The Pogoplug is designed to plug into your home or small office network and let you access and share content of USB hard drives over the Internet using a standard Web browser.
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