Mozilla Unveils Firefox 3.0 Tuesday; Phone Makers Predict Robust Handset Sales

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Mozilla Unveils Firefox 3.0 Tuesday After several beta releases and a planned bid for the Guinness Book of World Records, Firefox 3.0 has arrived. Read this story     ADVERTISEMENT Phone Makers Predict Robust Handset Sales South Korean cell phone makers and Swedish-Japanese rival Sony Ericsson forecast robust handset sales, defying worries that a slowing U.S. economy and record oil prices will hurt consumer demand. Read this story Microsoft to Open European Search Tech Center Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it planned to open a search technology center (STC) in Europe as part of its plan to accelerate investments in Live Search. Read this story EA Again Extends Take-Two Offer Deadline Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc on Tuesday again extended by one month the expiration of its $2 billion hostile offer to acquire Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. Read this story Yahoo: Mobile Search Service Reaches 600M Yahoo said on Tuesday that its mobile search service will be offered by six more telecom companies in Asia. Read this story EU Backs Extension for Web Security Agency The European Parliament agreed on Tuesday to extend the life of the European Union's Internet security body as threats to the Web increase. Read this story Intel Spins off Solar Tech Company Intel’s New Business Initiatives group, an internal project established to foster new development and demand for renewable energy sources, has led to the formation of an independent company called SpectraWatt Inc. Read this story Google Working on Network Management ID Tools Google is looking to develop software that will help Web users identify whether their Internet service providers are using discriminatory network management tools, the company's senior policy director said Friday. Read this story Verizon Bundle Offers Cheaper Web, TV Services Verizon this week will launch a new service designed to draw in wireless customers without landlines to its Internet and TV services. Read this story continues below... SUBSCRIBE TO PC MAGAZINE AND SAVE 82% Subscribe today and save 82% off the newsstand price. Plus, you will receive FREE software from PC Magazine with your subscription. Don't miss this limited time offer. PC Magazine is America’s #1 technology magazine, delivering authoritative, lab-based comparative reviews of technology products and services to more than 6.6 million professionals every issue. UK Recording Industry Defends ISP Partnership The UK recording industry on Friday defended a recent partnership with Virgin Media under which the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and Virgin will jointly issue written warnings to Virgin customers BPI believes are engaged in illegal downloading. Read this story XM-Sirius Deal Caps Prices, Requires Openness The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expects to circulate the chairman's proposal for the XM-Sirius merger to the other four commissioners by close of business Monday, according to an agency staff source. Read this story Yahoo Exec Leaves for Venture Firm Jeff Weiner, a top Yahoo executive, has left the company to join Accel Partners and Greylock Partners, the venture firms said on Monday. Read this story Japan Produces Robot Girlfriend for Lonely Men A Japanese firm has produced a 38 cm (15 inch) tall robotic girlfriend that kisses on command, to go on sale in September for around $175, with a target market of lonely adult men. Read this story Newest HP Blackbird Built to Exhilarate HP announced on Monday the release of the HP Blackbird 002 Exhilaration Edition gaming desktop. The Exhilaration Edition is the latest model from the HP and Voodoo PC collaboration that introduced the Blackbird 002 line last year. 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Ziff Davis Media Inc., 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016 IN THIS ISSUE Mozilla Unveils Firefox 3.0 Tuesday Phone Makers Predict Robust Handset Sales Microsoft to Open European Search Tech Center EA Again Extends Take-Two Offer Deadline Yahoo: Mobile Search Service Reaches 600M EU Backs Extension for Web Security Agency Intel Spins off Solar Tech Company Google Working on Network Management ID Tools Verizon Bundle Offers Cheaper Web, TV Services UK Recording Industry Defends ISP Partnership XM-Sirius Deal Caps Prices, Requires Openness Yahoo Exec Leaves for Venture Firm Japan Produces Robot Girlfriend for Lonely Men Newest HP Blackbird Built to Exhilarate Alienware Gives Area-51 Desktops a Graphics Boost ALSO OF INTEREST Big-Screen GPS Devices Meet the New iPhone How to Dual Boot an EeePC An Appealing LCD HDTV Check Out DL.TV Episode 235! 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