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Motorola's Turbo Dialer - Searching for a number and dialing it on your cell phone has always been a two-fisted operation. A new organizer-cum-cell phone will do both with a single touch. [Wired News]
 
Motorola, Sun Do Wireless Deal - Motorola and Sun Microsystems join forces in wireless networking. Also: IBM acquires thin client server maker Whistle.... Microsoft releases Win 98 upgrade. [Wired News]
 
Motorola: Intel Stole Secrets - Motorola is suing the chipmaker for allegedly poaching processor secrets after it lured away 15 top chip designers. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]
 
Move Over, Pork Bellies - Bandwidth may join pork bellies, corn, and energy contracts as the newest item for commodity trading. Enron Communications unveils a plan for selling contracts for high-speed Internet service. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News]
 
Mr. G Jolts Blue Chips - Fed boss Alan Greenspan wonders if share prices aren't overvalued. But a few kind words for the tech sector help Wall Street turn in a mixed performance. By David Lazarus. [Wired News]
 
Murdoch Woos Ziff-Davis - Murdoch's media empire casts its eye on Ziff-Davis. The possible takeover of the US tech and Internet company is reportedly in final stages of negotiation. [Wired News]
 
Murdoch's Better Late than Never - The media mogul says he may never understand the Internet, but he's starting to understand what it can do. Count him in. [Wired News]
 
Murdoch's Money on TheStreet.com - News Corp. invests US$7.5 million in the online financial-news service, which is scheduled to go public this week. [Wired News]
 
Murdoch: Old Media Lives - Rupert Murdoch likes the Internet, but he also has unwavering faith in newspapers, TV, and movies. So News Corp. will be careful about throwing big money at the new medium. [Wired News]
 
MusicMaker IPO Hits a High Note - After a lucrative stock market debut, an online music retailer that had only US$74,000 in sales last year is worth more than $600 million. MusicMaker.com should change its name to MoneyMaker.com. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News]
 
Musicmaker Seeks Higher Profile - Musicmaker.com and AOL tie up a three-year, US$20 million deal to offer the Net music site's products through AOL. Analysts aren't sure it's that great a deal for Musicmaker. [Wired News]
 
Musicmaker.com Gets New Titles - The custom CD company expands its catalog to include Britney Spears and other high-profile artists. Also: David Bowie releases an album on the Net. [Wired News]
 
NAACP, AT&T Talk Net Literacy - AT T plants seed money to get blacks and Latinos Net literate. The NAACP and the Urban League will carry out the plan. By Oscar S. Cisneros. [Wired News]
 
NASA: Watch This Space - The space agency believes that forming partnerships with commercial enterprises offers the best hope for securing its future. Investors are wary. Kristen Philipkoski reports from Mountain View, California. [Wired News]
 
NBC Rolls Sites into One - The television network will merge parts of Snap, CNBC, Videoseeker, and Xoom into NBCi -- a site with the usual email, community, news, and search doodads. [Wired News]
 
NBC Sells Web and Tube in One - It's convergence time for local NBC TV stations. The Peacock says it will team up with Net ad firm 24/7 to sell bundled television and Web ads to local businesses. [Wired News]
 
NBC's Must-See HDTV - NBC makes its boldest leap yet into high-definition television by launching the Tonight Show in the ultraclear digital format. The picture's great. Still one problem: No one's watching. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News]
 
NEC Reports Huge Loss, Firings - The Japanese chipmaker posts its biggest loss ever and fires 15,000 workers. The company's president accepts the blame and resigns. [Wired News]
 
NYSE Eyes Nasdaq's Stars - New York Stock Exchange wants even more of the world's stock trades. It's planning an electronic network to rival Nasdaq. Also: Bill Gates backs fast-track authority for presidents.... Philips wants to buy VLSI.... and more. [Wired News]
 
NYSE Hops on IPO Bandwagon - Seems like everyone these days wants to take their company stock public -- even the stock exchange. The venerable New York Stock Exchange announces plans for a giant IPO. [Wired News]
 
 

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