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Yahoo's home page, other sections to get makeover - September 17, 2008

Yahoo Inc. is preparing to tweak several popular sections of its Web site, including its home page, during the next few months to accommodate more material from rival services as the Internet company tries to polish its tarnished franchise.
http://www.katu.com/news/tech/28288979.html

High-tech wine labels track travel temperatures - September 17, 2008

Sultry weather can be hard on any traveler, and for wine it can be disastrous. A high-tech shipping label now being used by some in the industry aims to warn customers if there's a chance they're getting cooked cabernet.
http://www.katu.com/news/tech/28289034.html

Apple patches iPhone bugs, early response positive - (Found September 17, 2008 )

Apple Inc. updated the software that runs its iPhones on Friday in hopes of decreasing dropped calls, improving battery life and cutting the time it takes to synchronize the device with a computer.
http://www.katu.com/news/tech/28350624.html

YouTube bans terrorism training videos - (Found September 17, 2008 )

The popular video-sharing site YouTube has moved to purge terrorists training films and other videos that extremist groups might use to attract new members, an imperfect process that will rely on users to report objectionable videos.
http://www.katu.com/news/tech/28350659.html

New flight navigational technology is greener - (Found September 17, 2008 )

Federal Aviation Administration officials gathered on Friday to promote new flight and navigational technologies that reduce fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions while also decreasing passenger delays.
http://www.katu.com/news/tech/28350694.html

Program turns to online masses to improve patents - (Found September 17, 2008 )

Some of the biggest players in the technology industry complain that the U.S. patent system is broken - putting too many patents of dubious merit in the hands of people who can use them to drag companies and other inventors to court.
http://www.katu.com/news/tech/28392169.html

NASA awards Mars project delayed by conflict - (Found September 17, 2008 )

NASA chose a University of Colorado proposal for a $485 million Mars mission on Monday after a nine-month delay caused by a conflict of interest in the selection process.
http://www.katu.com/news/tech/28450449.html

First Google-powered phone to be unveiled next week - (Found September 17, 2008 )

Although T-Mobile intends to demonstrate the phone for reporters and analysts invited to next week's event in New York, the handset isn't expected to be available in stores until next month.
http://www.katu.com/news/tech/28514374.html

Survey: Nearly every kid a video gamer - (Found September 17, 2008 )

The survey found that while young Americans don't necessarily play the same thing, nearly all of them - girls included - play video games of one kind or another.
http://www.katu.com/news/tech/28514754.html

Yellowstone tries to balance cell phones, nature - (Found September 17, 2008 )

Yellowstone National Park officials, attempting to balance competing demands for cell phone service and preserving the park's tranquility, have released a draft plan to guide the development of wireless services within the park.
http://www.katu.com/news/tech/28515174.html