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LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc., the world's largest provider of e-mail services, said on Monday that a software virus aimed at Yahoo Mail users had infected "a very small fraction" of its base of more than 200 million accounts.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday warned of eight "critical" security flaws in its Windows operating system and Office software that could allow attackers to take control of a computer.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Yahoo Inc. said Tuesday it has contained a malicious program aimed at the millions of people who use its e-mail service, which ranks as the world's largest.

NEW YORK - Students are using a new ring tone to receive messages in class, and many teachers can't even hear the ring.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The newspapers of the future - cheap digital screens that can be rolled up and stuffed into a back pocket - have been just around the corner for the last three decades.

Some U.S. tech companies are trimming research and development budgets to save money - sparking fears that the country eventually could become less competitive. IBM on Wednesday plans to launch a consulting service to help businesses manage R&D efforts.

NEW YORK - Microsoft Corp. released eight critical updates Tuesday to patch security holes in its Windows operating system, Internet Explorer browser, Windows Media Player and Office productivity software.

DALLAS - Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is financing a new Web site that will investigate stock fraud and corporate wrongdoing. The billionaire also said he'll buy and sell stocks based on information before the site publishes it.

LAS VEGAS - EBay Inc. said Tuesday that it would add a "Skype Me" button to certain categories of listings, allowing prospective buyers to contact sellers directly through the Internet phone service it acquired last year for $2.6 billion.

ROME - The theme may be familiar but the technique is new: A standard cell phone camera to shoot an entire feature-length documentary on love and sex.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - For the past decade, newspapers have seen their help-wanted advertising under siege from online rivals. Now, as the Internet begins to eat into automotive and real estate classifieds as well, newspapers are fighting back.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "How beauteous mankind is!" For lovers of William Shakespeare, memorizing one of Hamlet's soliloquies or recalling whether "The Tempest" is a romance or a tragedy just got easier.

Simply creating a website for your company isn't enough anymore. The blogging revolution and the popularity of search gives firms many more avenues for exposure. Savvy Web marketers realize that consumers turn to the Web to shop and to learn about companies, which is forcing them to market beyond just the company website.

Until recently, Brazil was better known for soccer and carnival than for leading the world into the future of energy consumption. But now Brazil is also famous for what might be called its "sweet gold." "Sweet" as in sugarcane, "gold" as in a fuel to replace "black gold" -- oil.

Microsoft on Tuesday released its Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.2.4 Update. The update is available for download from Microsoft’s Mac Web site — it measures 57.5MB.

Software giant releases largest collection of security patches in more than a year.

Taking the net neutrality debate to a whole new level, songwriters have jumped on the SaveTheInternet.com "band" wagon with a new single.

VERNON HILLS, Ill. - CDW Corp. has long fashioned itself as David to Dell Inc.'s Goliath — a role CEO John Edwardson embraced when he took a sledgehammer to a Dell laptop at a gathering of senior managers on his very first day.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Internet retailer Amazon.com has started selling groceries on its Web site, a cautious step into a business that was one of the biggest casualties of the dot-com collapse.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday launched the U.S. version of its mobile phone service for families that allows parents to regulate when, how long and to whom their children talk on cell phones.

Put your iPod on pause for a moment. There is something you should know: The Chinese factory workers who assembled your music player work long hours and do not earn a lot of money.

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Online marketplace eBay Inc. said on Tuesday that its U.S. auction business plans to incorporate its Skype Internet telephone-calling service, setting the stage for a new wave of online customer service.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc. , the world's largest personal computer maker, is expected to offer a desktop PC using a microprocessor from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. in September, Citigroup Inc. analysts said on Tuesday.