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Benign inflation and strong results lift Wall St
Stocks rose on Wednesday in light trading after a modest rise in consumer prices in April cooled inflation fears while Macy's Inc and Freddie Mac posted reassuring quarterly results.

Late Downdraft Dents Wall Street's Gains
Still, all three major indices in New York close in positive territory Wednesday following cooler-than-expected data on inflation at the consumer level.

Tenn. students beat Wall Street in TVA challenge
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Student investors outperformed Wall Street for the Tennessee Valley Authority in 2007, beating the Standard & Poor's 500 index for the seventh time in nine years and earning more than $900,000 for the nation's largest public utility.

The Apple Store Boylston Street to Open Thursday,
BOSTON, May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple(R) will open its newest retail store on Boylston Street in the heart of Boston's historic Back Bay on Thursday, May 15 at 6:00 p.m. EDT. The Apple

SectorWatch.biz Issues MarketStats on UTLM, MSFT,
IRVINE, Calif., May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- SectorWatch.biz announces the availability of MarketStats on Telecommunications equities in the news and driving markets today. MarketStats offers a

Time for Tech? Yes!
Don't listen to the pundits. It's time to buy tech stocks.

Apple now sells HBO shows on iTunes store
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Apple Inc. has scooped up Time Warner Inc.'s HBO to feed television shows to its online iTunes store, reeling in one of the last holdouts among major channels and agreeing to a rare pricing concession to land hit shows like "The Sopranos," "Sex and the City" and "The Wire."

A Lofty Perch For Google
As I know from my own experience as an entrepreneur, Google's online ad competitors are a joke.

Verizon Joins Android Competitor
The LiMo Foundation is trying to outrun Google's Android by signing up new members and launching its own developer contest.

If HP Gets EDS, Smaller Rivals Can't Even It Up
Analysts may not like Mark Hurd's bid for the IT services firm, but Sun, Xerox and Dell are liking it much less.

Why Apple Can't Kill The BlackBerry
The BlackBerry Bold may look like an iPhone wannabe but Research In Motion won't give up any customers without a fight.

Sponsor's Content: Earth in the Balance Sheet: Sustainability Reports
Sure, the pictures are nice. But in-depth sustainability reports are more than good PR. They provide better information to stakeholders and rich data to guide wiser management decisions.

Top 50 Androids
Google announces the first winners of its Android developer contest.

RIM's 'Bold' Berry
The smartphone maker unveiled its new model earlier than analysts expected.

Wall Street Bounces Back
After a losing week stocks got off on the right foot Monday, posting gains on the back of a tech rally.

Stocks Bounce Back Monday
is a transcript of the Market Update: Open video report.

Tech, Financial Sectors Boost The Street
This is a transcript of the Market Update: Afternoon video report.

Street Strong On Tech, Financial Rally
Research In Motion and MBIA helped fuel gains, and oil prices took a breather.

Our Cellphones, Ourselves
Your cellphone speaks volumes about who you are and what you like to do.

Investors Take Corporate News In Stride
This is a transcript of the Market Update: Midday video report.

Stocks Open Stronger In New York
Wall Street got off to a better start, as investors looked past mixed corporate news and took a drop in oil prices in stride.

Why HP Could Calm Tech Jitters
Chief Executive Mark Hurd isn't exactly Mr. Excitement. That's a good thing right now.

Synchronoss' Woes Hint At Changes For iPhone
It's not clear what the problems are for the company that hooks the smartphone to AT&T's network, but they could herald a shift by Apple.

Synchronoss Out Of Sync
Company that hooks iPhones up to AT&T takes a hit from hackers.

Synchromissity
Company that hooks iPhones up to AT&T takes a hit from hackers.

The Stall-Out In Mega-Caps
No more Valium at the bedside, so now where do we make money?

Getting On The iPhone
The Associated Press is angling to win a coveted spot on the screen of the hit smartphone.

Apple's Italian Duopoly Makes Sense
Both Telecom Italia and Vodafone have signed agreements with Apple to sell the iPhone.

iPhone Won't Fly Solo In Italy
Both Telecom Italia and Vodafone have signed agreements with Apple to sell the gadget.

HTC's Diamond Breakout
The Taiwanese handset maker releases a new smartphone that could burnish its reputation as an innovator.

Go Long On Lithium
Driven by the need for better performance and longer charges, the battery business is booming.

Icahn's Motorola Morass
You have to feel a little sorry for the corporate raider who finds nothing to raid at a former tech titan.

Tech's Top-Paid CEOs
Who took home the most last year? Not the Google guys but...

Benign inflation and strong results lift Wall St (Reuters)
Stocks rose on Wednesday in light trading after a modest rise in consumer prices in April cooled inflation fears while Macy's Inc and Freddie Mac posted reassuring quarterly results.

Stocks advance following better-than-expected inflation read (AP)
Wall Street advanced Wednesday after a better-than-expected report on consumer prices tempered some of the market's concerns about inflation.

Apple's largest US store highlights growth strategy (at Reuters)

[video] Buying Growth In Tech (at Forbes.com)

A Lofty Perch For Google (at Forbes.com)
As I know from my own experience as an entrepreneur, Google's online ad competitors are a joke.

[video] TSC's Top 10 Most Searched Stocks (at TheStreet.com)

Stocks Close Higher Despite Late Pullback (at CNBC)

Thunder, Storm in RIMs forecast (at Fortune)
By Scott Moritz Out of Research in Motions clouds comes Thunder, to be followed by - what else - Storm. All the sound and fury signifies something in the works by the BlackBerry maker.

Volatility Level Shows Complacency Too High (at CNBC)
The dangers of complacency were abundantly evident in the last hour. I have remarked all day that the CBOE Volatility Index was nearing its lowest level since July of last year. While this is an indication that the levels of fear are clearly dropping, it also indicates--given the real concerns with the economy--that complacency may be a bit too high.

Apple shows off its shiny new store in Boston (at bizjournals.com)

Palm: UBS Downgrades To Sell, Cites Competitive Threats (at Barron's Online)

Report AT&T Limits iPhone Sales To 1 Per Customer (at Barron's Online)

Tenn. students beat Wall Street in TVA challenge (AP)
Student investors outperformed Wall Street for the Tennessee Valley Authority in 2007, beating the Standard & Poor's 500 index for the seventh time in nine years and earning more than $900,000 for the nation's largest public utility.

Cramer's 'Stop Trading!': Buy Caterpillar (at TheStreet.com)

Time for Tech? Yes! (at Motley Fool)

AT&T promises Wi-Fi speeds on its 3G network by 2009 (at Fortune)
How fast will the new iPhone run on AT&Ts 3G network? Plenty fast, according to promises made by AT&T mobility chief Ralph de la Vega at Morgan Stanleys annual Communications Conference on Wednesday.

What's Next for Apple: 3D Gaming? (at Seeking Alpha)

Switzerland's top telecom to carry iPhone (AP)
Switzerland's leading telecommunications company has signed with Apple Inc. to carry the iPhone later this year, making the multimedia gadget available in one more country as Apple prepares a new version with a speedier Internet connection.

[video] Sybase CEO Chen on Messaging Technology [2.5 min] (at MarketWatch)
Sybase CEO John Chen discusses the evolution of messaging technology and the company's performance overseas. Kelsey Hubbard reports.

Verizon Wireless to introduce Linux phones (AP)
Verizon Wireless is backing a free operating system that competes with programs from Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. and expects it to become the "preferred" software on its network.

Time Capsule off to a great start
“After about a month on the market,” reports Arik Hsseldahl (businessweek.com) “Time Capsule is proving to be far and away the market leader.” Hesseldahl notes that “Steve Baker of market research firm NPD called it the ‘dominant product in its category.’”

Apple Retail Store, Boylston Street, opens May 15
When it opens its doors to customers on May 15, the Apple Retail Store on Boylston Street — located in the heart of Boston’s historic Back Bay — becomes the largest Apple Store in the US. Customers will enjoy hands-on access to the Mac, iPhone, and iPod on the first two floors, and on the third, they’ll find a Genius Bar and Boston’s first Pro Labs, offering free, in-depth training on Apple’s pro applications.

HBO programming now available on iTunes
HBO and Apple today announced that customers can now purchase and download critically acclaimed HBO shows — including such Emmy Award-winning programs as The Sopranos, Sex and the City, Deadwood, and Rome — from iTunes. “We’re very excited to make these legendary HBO programs available on the iTunes Store,” said Henry McGee, president of HBO Video.

Apple Executives to Showcase OS X Development Platforms at WWDC
On Monday, June 9, a team of Apple executives led by CEO Steve Jobs will kick off the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address, Apple today announced. The keynote showcases two revolutionary development platforms: Mac OS X Leopard and OS X iPhone, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system.

Quick Tip of the Week: Taking advantage of .Mac Sync
Using .Mac sync in Mac OS X Leopard, you can synchronize most of your personal data — including contacts, bookmarks, iCal events, Dock items, Dashboard widgets and more — among the multiple Macs you use at work and home. In fact, .Mac Sync even lets you add your iPhone to the mix. Find out how by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week.

Delivering automatic, constant, complete, wireless backups
“You can’t imagine how satisfying it is to know that if your hard drive dies, you will lose no more than one hour of work,” relates David Pogue (nytimes.com) in his review of Time Capsule. “The Time Machine automatic backup feature of the latest Mac OS X version backs up your Macs onto the Time Capsule, automatically, constantly, completely and wirelessly. And in my book, automatic, constant, complete backups are the only kind that really count.”

Creating Algorithmic Art on a Mac
Using his 24-inch iMac, Jean-Pierre Hébert, the 68-year-old artist-in-residence at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at UC Santa Barbara, California, creates “algorithmic art” in a variety of media—from sand to copper to tree bark. “Mac OS X is a very good environment for me to work in,” he says. “It offers the best of all possible worlds.”

Now playing on iTunes U: TERRA
The first online science and nature film series, TERRA lets us enjoy the compelling documentaries produced by the grad students in the Science and Natural History Film Program at Montana State University. Through multiple seasons of programming, TERRA introduces us to the nature of our world.

Time Capsule can save digital heirlooms
“If your mom or dad has a Mac, help them safeguard their digital heirlooms with Apple’s Time Capsule,” implores Eric M. Strauss (abcnews.com). “Time Capsule combines simple setup and a speedy wireless network with automatic backup in a tidy box. Plus, recovering Aunt Chippie’s first black-jack victory photo after your mom’s hard drive crashes will certainly make it all worth the cost.”

Deadline nears for Apple Design Awards 2008
If you’ve developed a great application using the iPhone SDK, a new web application for iPhone, or new software for Mac OS X Leopard, you could be honored with an Apple Design Award. This year, Apple offers awards in seven categories. But, hurry, the application deadline ends next Monday — on May 12.

Pro Tip of the Week: Browsing privately in public
If you’re browsing the web on a public computer, the last thing you want to do is leave personal information about yourself behind for others to discover. Of course, if you use Safari, you have a number of ways to safeguard your privacy while browsing publicly. Read about them in this week’s Pro Tip of the Week.

Macworld awards “stunning” 24-inch iMac a 4.5-mouse rating
“A slate of under-the-hood improvements have facilitated a performance spike in the standard models that makes them an especially good value for people looking to upgrade,” reports Roman Loyola (macworld.com) in his recent review of the new iMac. “The 2.8GHz iMac, in all its 24-inch glory, is a stunning machine and is bound to make an impression in your home or office,” Loyola concludes.

Nik Software ships Viveza plug-in for Aperture 2.1
Nik Software today announced that its eagerly awaited Viveza plug-in for Aperture 2.1 is available for immediate download. Powered by U Point technology, the Viveza plug-in lets photographers make localized enhancements to brightness, contrast, or color without ever having to leave Aperture. “With the power and popularity of Aperture, we want our customers to decide how and where they edit their digital photos,” said Michael J. Slater president and CEO of Nik Software.

Quick Tip of the Week: Using iChat to transfer files
A great way to text, set up video conferences with multiple parties, or host remote Keynote presentations, iChat also offers a fast and simple way to exchange large files with clients or colleagues. Find out how by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week.

Xserve “carries pervasive big iron design to the mainstream”
In his glowing review of the new 8-core Xserve, Tom Yager (infoworld.com) asserts that it “breaks the PC server mold with big iron-class reliability, availability, and serviceability features, but with neither the big iron price tag nor management complexity.” A great option for small business, “Xserve is built and supported to run not for one or two years, but three years, five years, and beyond.”

Discovering the cure for computer headaches
At Intezyne Technologies, viruses, spyware, and endless restarts kept researchers at the biotechnology startup from job one: finding better treatments for catastrophic illnesses. But the company put their computer ills behind them once they switched to the Mac. “Working on a Mac allows me to spend more time calculating and analyzing my data, and less time trying to figure out what’s wrong with my computer,” says co-founder Kurt Breitenkamp.

Enjoy Tribeca 2008 Filmmaker Talks
To celebrate the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, such talented artists as Tony Gilroy, Amy Poehler, Clive Owen. Errol Morris, Jeremiah Zagar, and Wong Kar Wai came to the Apple Retail Store, SoHo, to speak about their latest projects. Now you can enjoy their talks, too, by downloading the latest podcasts.

Looking for a last minute Mother’s Day Gift?
If your Mom’s not comfortable with computers, consider computer training as a Mother’s Day gift this year, suggests Troy Wolverton (mercurynews.com). Apple offers “a program it calls One to One. For $99, the service provides a year’s worth of once-a-week, hourlong training sessions for Mac users.” Or you could consider one of these other options for Mother’s Day.

Mobile News Network now available for iPhone
The Associated Press today launched a new service for iPhone. Called Mobile News Network, the service — now with more than 100 participating newspapers — delivers local news, sports, news video, news photos, and other content directly to your iPhone via a customizable web application.

Mac OS X Leopard Server caters to small business
“Apple’s put a load of work into Leopard Server, and it shows,” reports Oliver Rist (pcmag.com). Awarding Mac OS X Leopard Server a four-star Editor’s rating, Rist notes that “after exploring this OS for a while, I’ve concluded that Leopard is definitely a competitive all-purpose small-business server.” In fact, Rist believes that “for small businesses making their first server-buying decision, Leopard is a viable option—no matter what their clients are running.”

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O2 prompts speculation over 3G iPhone
Telefonica's O2 and Apple will be making a joint announcement in the 'coming weeks,' prompting speculation that the U.S. firm is set to announce a new third-generation model of its iPhone. Mobile operator O2 has secured the right to sell the iPhone in

Apple's WWDC sold out for the first time in history
Apple's WWDC sold out for the first time in history FM Tracking Pixel FM Tracking Pixel Technica" Us" Central" + * 1000) + '" Journal apple Loop" Thumbs" Microsoft Way" Intent" WWDC sold out for the first time in Published: May 14, 2008 - 03:08PM CT

released by Apple at the end of April
Finally, eight months after the aluminum iMac , Apple has released an update to its flagship consumer desktop model. Under the hood, the new iMacs differ significantly from the original aluminum iMac, and those differences result in speed increases. On

Nokia plotting iTunes rival
Not content with squaring up to Apple with its Xpress Music gubbins, Nokia is preparing to take on the might of iTunes with its one stop shop and library for all your digital tunage.The guys over at NokNok have uncovered plans, currently being given a

3G iPhone "in coming weeks" - O2
Tales of the 3G iPhone are, lets be honest, getting pretty tedious. But today a trustworthy source at O2 has finally confirmed what we all know anyway.Matthew Key, head of Telefonica Europe, the company behind O2, who jointly announced the arrival of the

Intel Exec "Confirms" Atom-Based iPhone Coming
Macrumors, citing this report on ZDNet?s German sister site, says there?s a ?larger version of the iPhone? coming that will have an Intel Atom chip inside it. The device supposedly boasts a larger display, about 720 by 480 pixels. The

Move Over, iPhone
WATCH OUT IPHONE. The competition just got a lot stiffer. Mobile handset makers, including Research in Motion (RIMM), HTC, Palm (PALM) and Samsung, now offer sleek, feature-laden smartphones that appeal to both businesspeople and mainstream consumers

Why the iPhone won't kill the BlackBerry
It's official: The stock market doesn't reward companies for original design. The BlackBerry Bold, introduced Monday, is the latest sign that Research In Motion is scrambling to blunt Apple's advance. The Bold didn't arrive a moment too soon. In yet

Switzerland's top telecom to carry iPhone
Switzerland's leading telecommunications company has signed with Apple Inc. to carry the iPhone later this year, making the multimedia gadget available in one more country as Apple prepares a new version with a speedier Internet connection. Swisscom AG,

Review: Apple iMac 24in desktop computer
Mac sales are going strong these days as shown by Apples recent headline-grabbing financial results and to maintain the momentum the company has updated the entire iMac product line. The range starts at 799 for a model with 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo processor

Switzerland's top telecom to carry iPhone
Switzerland's leading telecommunications company has signed with Apple Inc. to carry the iPhone later this year, making the multimedia gadget available in one more country as Apple prepares a new version with a speedier Internet connection. Swisscom AG,

HBO & Apple Bring Critically Acclaimed Television Programming to the iTunes Store
HBO and Apple announced that programming from HBO is now available for purchase and download on the iTunes Store. New HBO programs on iTunes include the Emmy Award-winning programs "The Sopranos," "Sex and the City," "Deadwood" and "Rome," as well as the

New BlackBerry should keep iPhone at bay
It's official: The stock market doesn't reward companies for original design. The BlackBerry Bold, introduced Monday, is the latest sign that Research In Motion is scrambling to blunt Apple's advance. The Bold didn't arrive a moment too soon. In yet

Switzerland will get the iPhone
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Switzerland's leading telecommunications company has signed with Apple to carry the iPhone later this year, making the multimedia gadget available in one more country as Apple prepares a new version with a speedier Internet connection.

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Google Reader optimised for iPhone
Google has introduced a new version of its Google Reader service, optimised for the iPhone. Google Reader automatically checks your personal selection of news websites and blogs for new content, amalgamating new entries within its web-based interface.

Web conferencing for iPhone
BeamYourScreen is a new web application for the iPhone that lets users engage in desktop/screen sharing and web conferences using the device. The application requires a user to call in for an audio conference and then to launch Safari on their iPhone and

Switzerland's top telecom to carry iPhone
Switzerland's leading telecommunications company has signed with Apple Inc. to carry the iPhone later this year, making the multimedia gadget available in one more country as Apple prepares a new version with a speedier Internet connection.Swisscom AG,

Apple iPhone Vs. Blackberry Curve
It's time to upgrade my crummy old refurbished Moto cell phone to a snappy smartphone. (Yes, I will recycle the relic.) I've narrowed down my choices, and I'm either going to hold out for a next-gen iPhone, or go for the Blackberry Curve. My needs are

Apples infinite loop: Apple TV unable to check for downloads dead end
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Swisscom to launch Apple iPhone in Switzerland later this year
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Apple Store Wall Street? Apple negotiating for entire 12,500-square-foot building at 23 Wall Street
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Apple Store Boylston Street to open in Boston on Thursday, May 15
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O2 prompts new speculation over next-gen Apple iPhone
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Apple slams Microsoft in new 'Get a Mac' ad: Sad Song (Vista Blues) (with video)
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Switzerland's top telecom to carry iPhone
Switzerland's leading telecommunications company has signed with Apple Inc. to carry the iPhone later this year, making the multimedia gadget available in one more country as Apple prepares a new version with a speedier Internet connection. Swisscom AG,

Apple introduces HBO programming on iTunes
from HBO 24 hour pay TV service from Home Box Office Inc, a TV programming subsidiary of Time Warne r Inc, is now available for purchase and download on the iTunes Store from computer company Apple. The companies said new HBO programmes on iTunes

All aboard the iPhone
The iPhone armada may at last be under way, writes Garry Barker. Here we stand, metaphorically speaking, telescope in hand, on the Sir Francis Drake bowling green overlooking a heaving ocean of technological developments, watching the full sails of the

O2 prompts speculation over 3G iPhone
LONDON - Telefonica's O2 and Apple will be making a joint announcement in the 'coming weeks,' prompting speculation that the U.S. firm is set to announce a new third-generation model of its iPhone. Mobile operator O2 has secured the right to sell the

O2 prompts Speculation over 3G iPhone
LONDON (Reuters) - Telefonica's O2 and Apple will be making a joint announcement in the 'coming weeks,' prompting speculation that the U.S. firm is set to announce a new third-generation model of its iPhone. Mobile operator O2 has secured the right to

 

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