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A day after the Pentagon acknowledged that Iraqi militants had used cheap software to intercept US drone feeds, a new report on Friday said senior military officials had dismissed that risk in 2004. http://www.physorg.com/news180345433.html Technology Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:10:02 EST news180345433 (AP) -- The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post are offering exclusive subscription deals through the latest electronic reader from Sony Corp. http://www.physorg.com/news180278233.html Technology Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:18:15 EST news180278233 Data from a recent Thomson Reuters study show that Chinese research output has increased from just over 20,000 papers in 1998 to nearly 112,000 in 2008. http://www.physorg.com/news180269823.html Other Sciences Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:57:47 EST news180269823 (AP) -- Adobe Systems Inc. said Tuesday that although it booked a loss in the fiscal fourth quarter, consumer demand improved and allowed the maker of Photoshop and Flash software to post an optimistic outlook for the current period. http://www.physorg.com/news180116957.html Technology Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:50:03 EST news180116957 (AP) -- Five of the nation's largest publishers of newspapers and magazines plan to challenge Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle electronic-book reader with their own digital format that would display in color and work on a variety of devices. http://www.physorg.com/news179497893.html Technology Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:32:13 EST news179497893 Google chief executive Eric Schmidt, who took some flak earlier this year for calling Twitter a "poor man's email system," has joined the hot micro-blogging service. http://www.physorg.com/news179428400.html Technology Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:14:00 EST news179428400 (PhysOrg.com) -- The findings of a Spanish study claiming that Wikipedia's editors are leaving at an alarming rate have been refuted by the Wikimedia Foundation and by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales. http://www.physorg.com/news178787309.html Technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:40:01 EST news178787309 (AP) -- There's an intriguing idea floating around the media: Microsoft Corp. wants to undercut Google so badly in Internet search that it might pay newspapers to withhold their content from Google. Just don't count on that turning into a lucrative plan for newspapers. http://www.physorg.com/news178784890.html Technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:20:01 EST news178784890 (AP) -- Facebook has created a dual-class stock structure designed to give founder Mark Zuckerberg and other existing shareholders control over the company. http://www.physorg.com/news178312283.html Technology Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:12:13 EST news178312283 (AP) -- While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies. http://www.physorg.com/news178121706.html Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:40:01 EST news178121706 Global media mogul Rupert Murdoch has accused Google of stealing from his News Corp. empire, and warned he may block the search engine from accessing its content. http://www.physorg.com/news177056010.html Technology Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:14:01 EST news177056010 Global media giant News Corp. posted an 11 percent rise in quarterly net profit on Wednesday as strong results from its movie, cable television and book publishing divisions offset a newspaper slump. http://www.physorg.com/news176583052.html Technology Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:00:02 EST news176583052 Time Inc., publisher of Time, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, People and other magazines, plans to lay off some 540 employees starting next week, or six percent of its workforce, The New York Post reported Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news176138391.html Technology Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:40:01 EST news176138391 Daily circulation figures for US newspapers released on Monday provided more bad news for an industry battling the flight of readers to the Web and battered by a steep decline in advertising revenue. http://www.physorg.com/news175796754.html Technology Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:50:07 EST news175796754 (AP) -- Low prices, solid customer service and an increasing willingness by consumers to spend on discretionary items contributed to Amazon.com Inc.'s solid third quarter, and the growth should continue despite weakness elsewhere in retail. http://www.physorg.com/news175584180.html Technology Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:23:23 EST news175584180 Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson opened fire on Google, accusing the Internet giant of promoting online news reading "promiscuity." http://www.physorg.com/news175412467.html Technology Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:41:41 EST news175412467 (PhysOrg.com) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average, among the world?s most closely watched stock indexes, closed above the 10,000-point mark last week for the first time since October 2008, a milestone that made news around the world. http://www.physorg.com/news175195471.html Other Sciences Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:28:42 EST news175195471 (AP) -- Intel Corp. has been asserting for months that the personal computer business is rebounding from its deepest slump in nearly a decade. Its stock jumped late Tuesday on signs things are picking up faster than expected, despite a few lingering trouble spots. http://www.physorg.com/news174670556.html Technology Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:50:03 EST news174670556 When Yahoo Inc. unveiled the details of its anticipated search and advertising partnership with Microsoft Corp. in late July, the reaction from Wall Street mostly ranged from skeptical to disappointed. http://www.physorg.com/news174157484.html Technology Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:30:01 EST news174157484 A new study backs longtime speculation on Wall Street that companies sometimes ballyhoo stock repurchase programs they never plan to pursue, hoping to stir a buzz that will mislead investors and pump up sagging share prices. http://www.physorg.com/news174154158.html Other Sciences Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:40:06 EST news174154158 (AP) -- Shares of Brocade Communications Systems Inc. jumped in premarket trading Monday after a report the network gear and data storage company is up for sale. http://www.physorg.com/news173951215.html Technology Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:00:01 EST news173951215 Tien Tzuo on Wednesday called on fellow technology entrepreneurs to join him on a quest to rescue newspapers that are dying as their readers get stories free on the Internet. http://www.physorg.com/news173041861.html Technology Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:00:01 EST news173041861 Twitter is close to raising up to 100 million dollars in new funding in a deal which values the hot micro-blogging service at one billion dollars, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news173036854.html Technology Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:00:01 EST news173036854 The Wall Street Journal announced on Thursday that it will begin charging for access to the newspaper on mobile devices such as the Blackberry or Apple iPhone from October 24. http://www.physorg.com/news172413123.html Technology Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:32:45 EST news172413123 (AP) -- The Wall Street Journal plans to start charging as much as $2 a week to read its stories on BlackBerrys, iPhones and other mobile devices, expanding the newspaper's effort to become less dependent on its print edition. http://www.physorg.com/news172252616.html Technology Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:10:01 EST news172252616 Google Inc. sought to demonstrate for Wall Street analysts on Wednesday why it continues to pour money into an established Internet search business that already accounts for a majority of its sales every quarter. http://www.physorg.com/news171826279.html Technology Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:20:07 EST news171826279 News Corp. is in talks with Saudi tycoon Prince Alwaleed bin Talal to take a stake in Rotana Media in what would be its first major investment in the Middle East, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news171135927.html Technology Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:10:03 EST news171135927 Media giant News Corp. is holding talks with other newspaper publishers on forming a consortium that would charge for news online and on portable devices, The Los Angeles Times reported on Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news170081834.html Technology Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:20:01 EST news170081834 Britain's Sunday Times newspaper will be the testing ground for News Corporation's new policy of charging for Internet content, a report said Friday citing industry sources. http://www.physorg.com/news168966859.html Technology Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:40:01 EST news168966859 (AP) -- Lower revenue from packaged video games amid a seasonal slump for the industry gave Electronic Arts Inc. a larger net loss in its fiscal first quarter. But investors cheered as its adjusted results soundly surpassed expectations. http://www.physorg.com/news168624849.html Technology Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:14:51 EST news168624849