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Today's Technology News: Verizon 2Q profit falls, tops view, plans job cuts Napolitano tours new Olympics center in Washington Details scant in venture with IAC, NBC's Silverman Silverman leaving NBC to head multimedia venture AP sources: Apple, labels work on album `Cocktail' New eBay program aims to reward good sellers SKorea's SK Telecom profit rises 4.6 percent Microsoft Opens Mobile App Store to Developers Verizon Wireless seeks U.S. court judgment on ads Green Day is creating a `soundtrack to life' Comic-Con 2009 Video Game Wrap Party Sonos unveils new Music System controller, software Microsoft Rushes to Fix IE Kill-bit Bypass Attack Bill Gates Leaves Facebook, Says It's Too Much Hassle Teamwork crucial to fighting cyber crime: Microsoft Linux exec: Personal computers will be free like phones Handwriting recognition service for Mac comes to Pulse Smartpen Verizon 2Q profit falls, tops view, plans job cuts Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:55 pm PDT AP - Cost-cutting at Verizon Communications Inc.'s wireline business failed to keep pace with falling revenues as the nation's largest wireless carrier reported a 21 percent drop in second-quarter profit and announced further job cuts. Full Story Top Napolitano tours new Olympics center in Washington Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:55 pm PDT AP - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano got a tour Monday of a $4 million Olympics Coordination center that in six months should be a bustling hub of counterterrorism and security operations for the 2010 Winter Games in nearby British Columbia. Full Story Top Details scant in venture with IAC, NBC's Silverman Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:49 pm PDT AP - A new venture that NBC Entertainment co-chairman Ben Silverman is leaving the network to form with Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp promises better integration of ad campaigns by involving advertisers earlier in a show's development. Full Story Top Silverman leaving NBC to head multimedia venture Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:31 pm PDT AP - Ben Silverman will be leaving his job as co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Movie Studios to head a new venture with Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp focusing on producing and distributing multimedia content. Full Story Top AP sources: Apple, labels work on album `Cocktail' Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:46 pm PDT AP - Apple Inc. and the four major recording labels are working on launching in the fall a music offering code-named "Cocktail" that aims to add value to digital albums sold on the online iTunes Store, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions. Full Story Top New eBay program aims to reward good sellers Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:33 am PDT AP - EBay Inc. wants to attract more buyers to its online marketplace. So it's trying a new way of rewarding good sellers. Full Story Top SKorea's SK Telecom profit rises 4.6 percent Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:45 pm PDT AFP - South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom said Tuesday net profit rose 4.6 percent year-on-year for the second quarter due to an increase in wireless Internet revenue and new subscribers. Full Story Top Microsoft Opens Mobile App Store to Developers Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:10 pm PDT PC World - Microsoft officially opened its Windows Marketplace for Mobile application store to software developers on Monday as the giant software maker moves to catch up to the success of Apple's iPhone App Store. Full Story Top Verizon Wireless seeks U.S. court judgment on ads Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:15 pm PDT Reuters - Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon and Vodafone Group PLC, asked a U.S. court for a judgment that its advertising claims to be "America's Most Reliable 3G Network" were truthful, which rival AT&T called "misleading" on Monday. Full Story Top Green Day is creating a `soundtrack to life' Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:01 pm PDT AP - In an era where downloaded singles far outpace the sales of complete CDs, putting out a concept album seems a quaint, if not futile, way to present new music. Full Story Top Comic-Con 2009 Video Game Wrap Party Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:02 am PDT PC World - If E3 is gaming's big night out, Comic-Con feels more like its backyard barbeque. Full Story Top Sonos unveils new Music System controller, software Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:51 pm PDT Macworld.com - Sonos announced Monday the Sonos Controller 200, a complete overhaul of the company's wireless controller for its Multi-Room Music System. Whereas the original Controller 100 (CR100) provided an LCD display with an iPod-Click-Wheel-like interface, the Controller 200 (CR200) uses a 3.5-inch, full-color, VGA touchscreen display similar to the one on the iPhone and iPod touch. Full Story Top Microsoft Rushes to Fix IE Kill-bit Bypass Attack Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:50 pm PDT PC World - Microsoft has been forced to issue emergency patches for its Windows operating system after researchers discovered a way to bypass a critical security mechanism in the Internet Explorer browser. Full Story Top Bill Gates Leaves Facebook, Says It's Too Much Hassle Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:10 pm PDT PC World - Being Bill Gates isn't easy. The Microsoft founder recently revealed he had to manage over 10,000 friend requests during his time on the social networking site Facebook. Full Story Top Teamwork crucial to fighting cyber crime: Microsoft Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:08 am PDT AFP - Longtime computer security rivals are joining forces to battle increasingly sophisticated online attacks by cyber criminals. Full Story Top Linux exec: Personal computers will be free like phones Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:00 pm PDT InfoWorld - Look for personal computer users to soon get their hardware in the same way that they get their cell phones: for free as part of telecommunications service subscriptions, the executive director of the Linux Foundation said on Friday afternoon. Full Story Top Handwriting recognition service for Mac comes to Pulse Smartpen Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:44 pm PDT Macworld.com - The pen may be mightier than the sword, but if it lacks the capabilities available to users on other platforms, it’s of limited use on the Mac side. Full Story Top

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