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Apple Challenges Startup's Use Of The Term Pod (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Apple Computer is taking on another trademark battle. This time, Apple has sent a legal notice claiming to own the term pod on mobile devices and software. It's telling a startup to stop using the term in connection with podcasts on media players.

European stocks poised for higher open (FT.com)
FT.com - European equities were expected to open higher on Tuesday following overnight gains on Wall Street, with telecoms in focus as Vivendi offered to buy Deutsche Telecom's stake in PTC, the Polish mobile operator.

China blogging leaps 30-fold in four years (Reuters)
Reuters - The number of blog sites in China reached 34 million last month, a 30-fold increase from four years ago, state media said on Tuesday, despite a series of curbs on media and dissent.

Mokau dam plan overturned

Wallop, the social network where you pay for pretty
Blog: The "important" social network I mentioned in my post about Piczo is launching at DemoFall on Tuesday, and going into...

Sep 26 - Close: Telecom, top stocks boost sharemarket 0.5 pct

League - Noble names GB squad

New Orleans celebrates revitalized Superdome, spirit

Rally driver escaped watery grave

Storm the unlikely grand final crowd favourites

East Timor PM, dismissed soldiers meet (AP)
AP - East Timor's prime minister met Tuesday with hundreds of soldiers whose dismissal earlier this year sparked fierce gunbattles in the capital, and the eventual installation of a new government.

Palestinian rockets fall in south Israel (AP)
AP - Palestinian militants fired at least two rockets from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel early Tuesday, wounding at least one person, Israel Radio reported.

Suicide bombing in Afghanistan kills 18 (AP)

AP - A suicide bomber struck outside the compound of a southern Afghan provincial governor on Tuesday, killing 18 people and wounding 17, officials said.

IBM bundles products, targets smaller businesses (Reuters)

Reuters - International Business Machines Corp. on Tuesday unveiled the first in a new line of product bundles encompassing hardware, software and technical assistance as it looks to increase its sales to small and medium-sized companies.

TVNZ wins right to screen Rainbow Warrior tapes again

No appeal for former cop who threatened to kill PM

League - Simpkins to whistle final

League - Sharks confirm Stuart

U.S. retailer Neways for sale at $600-700 mln: sources (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. cosmetics and health care company Neways Inc. is on sale in Japan for about $600-700 million, with private equity houses among the bidders, sources familiar with the process said on Tuesday.

German train crash survivors questioned (AP)

AP - German investigators on Monday interviewed the first of several key witnesses in the hope of finding out why a high-speed magnetic train headed down a track while a maintenance vehicle was on it, causing a crash that killed 23 people.