Daily technology news - 05-Jan-2007

Indexes end higher on technology's advance (Reuters via Yahoo! News) U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as investors snapped up technology shares following a broker's positive comments on chip maker Intel Corp. .

U.S. Stocks Rise, Led by Technology Shares, as Oil Prices Drop (Bloomberg.com)Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rallied for the first time in four sessions as a jump in technology shares and plunging oil prices outweighed holiday retail sales that fell short of forecasts.

U.S. Stocks Rise; Technology Stocks Climb on Commodity Prices (Bloomberg.com)Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) --U.S. stocks gained, led by technology companies, as falling commodity prices improved the prospect for earnings growth.

Hybrid technology to speed laptop start-up (USA Today)Patience may be a virtue, but not in boot-up time for PCs. That's why a new industry alliance is promoting a hybrid technology to speed the start-up process for laptops. Five leading hardware makers are pushing for a new storage component that incorporates NAND flash memory onto a computer's hard drive.

Studios OK movie downloads technology (AP via Yahoo! News) Hollywood studios have approved a new technology and licensing arrangement that should remove a major obstacle consumers now face with burning movies they buy digitally over the Internet onto a DVD that will play everywhere.

East Asia the biggest suspect in US military technology theft (AFP via Yahoo! News) East Asian nations are the biggest suspected thieves of American military technology, according to an annual Pentagon study showing foreign spies using sex and computer hacking to steal defense secrets.

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