- 2008-11-18T22:32:15
Drew Peterson has met with a prominent divorce attorney more than a year after his wife, Stacy, disappeared, his lawyer confirmed to CNN today. Police have said that the former Bolingbrook, Illinois, police sergeant is a suspect in his wife's disappearance, which investigators have labeled a "potential homicide." Peterson maintains his wife left him for someone else.
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- 2008-11-19T00:02:36
Skeptical senators grilled auto executives at a hearing today, calling them short sighted and unimaginative, as they seek a $25 billion taxpayer-funded bailout to ward off looming bankruptcy, CNNMoney reports. "Their board rooms in my view have been devoid of vision," said Sen. Chris Dodd.
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- 2008-11-18T23:11:39
Former Clinton Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder is President-elect Barack Obama's choice for the position of attorney general, according to two prominent Democrats involved in transition matters.
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- 2008-11-18T23:10:09
An 8-year-old Arizona boy suspected in the deaths of his father and another man told police he found the two men dead upon arriving home from school, according to a portion of a videotaped interview released Tuesday by authorities.
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- 2008-11-18T19:20:31
Almost 700,000 U.S. children lived in households that struggled to put food on the table at some point in 2007, the highest number since 1998, according to a federal report.
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Dell 3Q profit falls as PC spending slows
(AP)
- 2008-11-20T22:09:36
AP - PC maker Dell Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter profit fell 5 percent as businesses around the world bought fewer computers and other technology products.
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Google's virtual world Lively to die next month
(AP)
- 2008-11-20T21:00:59
AP - Lively, a virtual reality service from Google Inc., is dying.
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Web ad sales rise slightly from prior quarter
(AP)
- 2008-11-20T18:09:59
AP - Despite the bad economy, U.S. Internet advertising revenue rose in the third quarter, according to an analysis released Thursday.
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Review: New BlackBerrys cool but can't beat iPhone
(AP)
- 2008-11-20T05:02:10
AP - With the recent releases of three new BlackBerrys across three different wireless providers, Research In Motion Ltd. has fired back at Apple Inc. in the Great Smart Phone Skirmish of 2008.
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Certification credited with boosting online confidence
(CNET)
- 2008-11-20T19:30:37
CNET - Extended certificate validation for Web sites has boosted online confidence in 2008, according to a statement released Thursday by the Authentication and Online Trust Alliance (AOTA).
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NASA Successfully Tests 'Interplanetary Internet'
(NewsFactor)
- 2008-11-20T21:50:21
NewsFactor - Although the crew of the spacecraft Endeavour experienced a glitch in the first space walk when an astronaut accidentally let her tool bag float away, NASA had a lot to celebrate as it announced success with a high-tech space program.
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Glitches Reported as BlackBerry Storm Nears U.S. Debut
(NewsFactor)
- 2008-11-20T21:53:00
NewsFactor - The BlackBerry Storm has been debuting around the world, but rumors are spreading about a possible shortage in the U.S. News reports also indicate Research In Motion discovered a security flaw in the Storm that has left Verizon Wireless scrambling to update the firmware in the final hours before its U.S. release on Friday.
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IBM Extends Lotus Notes To Millions of Nokia Phones
(NewsFactor)
- 2008-11-20T21:50:54
NewsFactor - Nokia and IBM on Thursday launched IBM Lotus Notes support for Nokia's S60-based mobile phones. That means millions of Lotus Notes users will be able to access their e-mail on Nokia devices in December.
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Sun receives complaint about Java vetting process
(InfoWorld)
- 2008-11-20T15:15:00
InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems has heard from a company concerned about the vetting process of Java and open source, a Sun official said on Wednesday.
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Microsoft's Morro Could Challenge Security Giants
(NewsFactor)
- 2008-11-20T18:22:46
NewsFactor - McAfee and Symantec could be affected as Microsoft moves to provide free antivirus software. If the software, code-named Morro, successfully protects against viruses, analysts said, it could mean an exodus from well-known security brands.
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Google picks Austria village for new European server farm
(AFP)
- 2008-11-20T19:44:26
 AFP - Google has bought a 75 hectare (185 acre) property in the north of Austria to erect a new European server farm within two years, the US Internet search engine giant said Thursday.
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'WoW: Wrath of Lich King' sets sales record
(CNET)
- 2008-11-20T18:08:00
CNET - World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, the second expansion to the mega-popular online game, sold 2.8 million copies in its first 24 hours last week, setting what its publisher said is an all-time record for PC games.
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