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McAfee to pay $465 million for Secure Computing
BOSTON - Computer security company McAfee Inc <MFE.N> plans to buy Secure Computing Corp <SCUR.O> for $465 million, adding specialized equipment that keeps hackers from breaking into computer networks. The move, McAfee's biggest acquisition to date, helps the No. 2 computer security company expand the bundle of products it can sell to businesses. The deal also boosts the number of companies that use its products.
Comcast details changes for managing Web traffic
NEW YORK - Comcast Corp <CMCSA.O> has provided U.S. regulators details of how it plans to change the way it manages Web traffic over its high speed Internet network without blocking any applications or content. The move comes after the Federal Communications Commission voted last month to uphold a complaint that Comcast had violated the regulator's open-Internet principles by hindering peer-to-peer traffic from applications such as BitTorrent.
Glitch shuts "Big Bang" collider for two months
GENEVA - A technical glitch has forced scientists to shut down the huge particle-smashing machine built to simulate the conditions of the "Big Bang" for at least two months, they said on Saturday. The European Organization for Nuclear Research said there had been a major helium leak on Friday into the tunnel housing the biggest and most complex machine ever made.
"Guitar Hero" lines up new acts
DENVER - With the much-anticipated "Rock Band 2" now on store shelves, rival franchise "Guitar Hero" is sneaking into the news on several fronts. Most recently, Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash let it slip to Rolling Stone that "Guitar Hero" is working on a Jimi Hendrix special edition akin to what it did with Aerosmith. Metallica is another band previously identified as heading for its own "Guitar Hero" title. Both are expected after the holiday release of "Guitar Hero: World Tour."
Apple to exchange faulty iPhone power adapters
NEW YORK - Apple Inc <AAPL.O> said some power adapters for the latest iPhone can break and lead to the risk of electric shock and urged users to exchange them, although no injuries have been reported. The company said the ultra-compact USB adapters in question have metal prongs that can break off. They were supplied with 3G iPhones sold in the United States, Japan, Canada, Mexico and several Latin American countries, and would be exchanged.
France says to launch a new 3G license tender
PARIS - French telecoms regulator Arcep said on Monday that it planned to launch a new tender for the country's last remaining 3G high-speed mobile license, after an earlier one failed. Last year, Arcep rejected as too low an offer from broadband provider Iliad <ILD.PA>, the only operator to bid for the license.
EU's Reding confirms caps on roamed SMS: magazine
FRANKFURT - The price of texting in Europe will set at a maximum rate of 11 euro cents per message under a European Commission proposal, EU telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding told German magazine Der Spiegel. Telephone calls will have to be billed by the second and competition for accessing the internet abroad will be increased, Reding told Der Spiegel in a pre-released story to be published on Sunday.
Democracy of language in new Internet dictionary
LONDON - Not satisfied with regular updates of printed dictionaries compiled by professionals, a new website has thrown open the definition of words to all comers. Wordia.com offers everyone the chance to record and upload a video of themselves defining their chosen word in a complete democratization of the language that will have Samuel Johnson, the compiler of the first dictionary, turning in his grave.
Yahoo begins radical home page overhaul
SUNNYVALE, California - Yahoo Inc <YHOO.O> is moving ahead on Thursday with a radical redesign of its home page -- the most heavily trafficked site on the Web -- making changes that give users a personalized view of the wider Web. The Internet media giant is under the gun to deliver on year-old promises to transform Yahoo from a network of more or less insular properties into "starting points" that help consumers quickly navigate their way to the rest of the Web.
Wall St. havoc deals blow to mobile phone makers
HELSINKI - Mobile phone makers and operators risk losing thousands of their most profitable customers as financial havoc whacks the global banking industry. Analysts said the success of Blackberry-maker RIM <RIM.TO> <RIMM.O> is the most dependent on Wall Street's future.
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