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First NFL game in 3-D fumbles, then recovers (AP) -

Steve Schklair (right), founder and CEO of 3ality Digital Systems,  and Bob Levy, the director and producer of the 3-D broadcast of the National Football League game between the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders, prepare in the booth prior to the football game  on Thursday,  Dec. 4, 2008 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP - The first NFL game broadcast to theaters live in 3-D fumbled, then recovered Thursday night.


Networking Glitch Knocks Yahoo Offline for Some (PC World) - PC World - A networking problem made Yahoo's Web site unreachable for many users on Wednesday.
Microsoft Targets Auctions in Counterfeit Crackdown (PC World) - PC World - Microsoft continues to crack down on people it believes are counterfeiting and selling its software. On Thursday the company will add another 63 legal filings in 12 countries against individuals who it says are selling counterfeit Microsoft products.
Criminals Take Control of CheckFree Web Site (PC World) - PC World - Online criminals took control of the Domain Name System (DNS) record for payment processor CheckFree and briefly redirected the site's visitors to a their own server.
Second Google Phone 'Agora' Out In January: Available Now for Pre-Sale (PC World) - PC World - The world's second Google phone, based on the Android mobile operating system, is set to launch at the end of January. Manufactured under the Australian Kogan brand, the phone will come in two flavors, for $225 or $295.
Some Las Vegas Again Drop Prices for CES Week (PC World) - PC World - It's starting to look like attendance at the upcoming International Consumer Electronics Show will be considerably affected by the financial crisis that has gripped many of the companies the show serves.
Symbian Foundation Says It's on Track (PC World) - PC World - The Symbian Foundation is on track to take over Symbian as an open-source operating system in 2010 and will put out its first distribution of software for developers in the first half of next year, its executive director said Thursday.
CORE: M-Rated First-Person Shooter for Nintendo DS Goes Gold (PC World) - PC World - You can count the number of DS-based first-person shooters on one hand. Three fingers, really, between GoldenEye: Rogue Agent, Call of Duty 4, and Metroid Prime: Hunters.