Reuters - Stocks were little changed on
Thursday, as optimism about potential deals were overshadowed
by some weak economic data and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben
Bernanke's call for some banks to raise more capital.
Reuters - Carl Icahn launched a proxy battle to
force Yahoo Inc to reopen buyout talks with Microsoft
Corp , the billionaire investor said in a letter to the
Internet company on Thursday.
Reuters - CBS Corp said on Thursday it
would buy web media company CNET Networks Inc for
about $1.8 billion to boost the television broadcaster's reach
across the Internet.
Reuters - Financial market turmoil underscores
the need for "generous" capital cushions, and banks need to
actively raise money as needed, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman
Ben Bernanke said on Thursday.
Reuters - General Electric Co is looking to
sell its appliance unit in an auction that could bring in $5
billion to $8 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported on its
Web site on Wednesday.
Mil Shield 6.2 protects your privacy by removing all tracks from your online or offline computer activities (it also shreds the content of the infamous INDEX.DAT files).
NEW! Supports Windows Vista.
NEW! Now cleans all Firefox, Opera and Apple Safari tracks.
NEW! SELECTIVE CLEANING. Many of the Internet Explorer tracks come from features that are good and convenient: Internet cache speeds up the browsing, cookies protect you from entering your user information over and over again, etc. Mil Shield selectively preserves temporary Internet files, history and/or cookies for chosen by you safe Internet sites. Another good reason to keep some of the tracks is to avoid being suspicious when others notice that your history, cookies and cache are always empty.
NEW! AUTOMATIC CLEANING. You can schedule background cleaning at each startup or shutdown, or when the Internet Explorer is closed. While running in background, Mil Shield is completely invisible.
NEW! PANIC KEY COMBINATION (a.k.a. boss key). Every now and then there are situations where you need to clean the tracks very fast. In such cases all you need to do is to press certain keys together and all open Internet Explorer, Media Player, MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger and ICQ windows are closed and an invisible background cleanup is started.
Mil Shield cleans following tracks:
AutoComplete forms and passwords, all Index.dat files, temporary Internet files, all Firefox, Opera and Apple Safari tracks, cookies, UserData records, typed URL history, browse history records, most recently used download folder, recent documents history, most recently used folders records of the Windows shell, common file dialogs history, file and computer search history of the Windows shell, Start menu Run history and list of frequently used programs, Recycle Bin at low level, Windows temporary files, and restores your home page if it is hijacked.
Mil Shield also cleans the tracks of some popular applications.
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Designer Miyamoto makes video games pulse with life
(USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - NEW YORK - Shigeru Miyamoto, the father of iconic Nintendo mascot Mario, among many others, doesn't just bring characters to life in his video games. He injects his life into his creations. That's why his latest project, Wii Fit, which arrives in stores Wednesday, is not really a game at all. It's a $90 software-and-gadget fitness package for Nintendo's revolutionary Wii, reflecting Miyamoto's interest in his own physical health. Wii Fit, which comes with a balance board, has a built-in virtual trainer that helps players with yoga, aerobics and muscle toning.
Adobe refreshes Flash Player
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Facing serious challenges to its dominance in the RIA (rich Internet application) space, Adobe Systems will refresh its bread-and-butter Flash Player technology Thursday with capabilities that could provide an edge on the RIA battleground.