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Yahoo! News: Technology News- AP - Dell Inc.'s fiscal third-quarter profit sank 5 percent as concerns about the deepening economic crisis crimped corporate spending on computers and other technology products.
Dell 3Q profit falls as PC spending slows
(AP)
- AP - If Google delivers useless search results, just erase them and you won't see them again.
Google empowers users to edit search results
(AP)
- AP - Lively, a virtual reality service from Google Inc., is dying.
Google's virtual world Lively to die next month
(AP)
- AP - Despite the bad economy, U.S. Internet advertising revenue rose in the third quarter, according to an analysis released Thursday.
Web ad sales rise slightly from prior quarter
(AP)
- CNET - President-elect Barack Obama's cell phone billing records were improperly accessed by employees of Verizon Wireless, CNN reported late on Thursday.
Report: Obama's cell records improperly accessed
(CNET)
 Reuters - Who said bras are only for women? A Japanese online lingerie retailer is selling bras for cross-dressing men and they've quickly become one of its most popular items.
Bra for the boys an online bestseller in Japan
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Verizon Wireless said on Thursday that some employees had gained unauthorized access and viewed a personal cell phone account held by President-elect Barack Obama that is now inactive.
Verizon staff had unauthorized access to Obama's cell
(Reuters)
- Reuters - The contents of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's voicemail messages and emails were not breached by the Verizon employees who gained unauthorized access to his cell phone account, an Obama aide said on Thursday.
Verizon staff did not listen to Obama voicemails
(Reuters)
- InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems has heard from a company concerned about the vetting process of Java and open source, a Sun official said on Wednesday.
Sun receives complaint about Java vetting process
(InfoWorld)
- 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.
Microsoft's Morro Could Challenge Security Giants
(NewsFactor)
 Reuters - NBC News has made a big pitch to the Facebook generation, offering users of the social-networking site the chance to test their knowledge using video from the network's vast archives.
NBC offers trivia game to Facebook users
(Reuters)
- 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.
'WoW: Wrath of Lich King' sets sales record
(CNET)
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