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The Wall Street rallied Tuesdaymorning as latest data showed the U.S. services sector contractedless last month and the oil prices continued to drop.
The U.S. Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported that itsservices sector index rose to 49.5 fr
om 48.2 in June. Analysts had predicted it would rise to 49.0. Anyreading below 50 signals contraction.
The report is based on a survey of the institute's members andcovers such indicators as new orders, employment, inventories,prices and exports and imports.
Meanwhile, ISM's gauge for prices paid by non-manufacturers fell to80.8 from June's 84.5, signaling an easing of inflation.
Crude oil continued to fall Tuesday and the price hit 118 dollars abarrel, trading down 3.41 dollars, on the New York MercantileExchange. Oil's retreat helped to ease investors' concerns aboutconsumer spending.
The market is waiting for the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision oninterest rates which will be announced this afternoon. Mostinvestors expected the Fed to keep the benchmark federal funds ratesteady at 2 percent.
In corporate news, Procter & Gamble Co. reported a jump of 33percent in its fiscal fourth-quarter profit, boosted by priceincreases, overseas sales and tax benefits. Shares rose nearly 3percent.
General Motors Corp., U.S. Airways Group Inc. and Carnival Corp.gained most among companies hurt by high energy prices as the oilfell.
American International Group Inc. advanced as it was back by UBSAG's buying recommendation.
The Dow Jones Industrial average rose 190.92 or 1.69 percent, to11,475.07.
Broader indexes also advanced. The Standard & Poor's 500 indexadded 19.22, or 1.54 percent, to 1,268.23; and the Nasdaq compositeindex rose 33.68, or 1.47 percent, to 2,319.24.

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BELMONT, CA, Jul 29, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) ----The UnitedStates District Court for the Southern District of New York todayentered judgment in favor of FaceTime Communications, Inc. in acontract dispute with Thomson Reuters Inc. over Reuters' use ofFaceTime's intellectual property. According to the court, ThomsonReuters must cease use of FaceTime technology effective August 1,2008. Since 2006 FaceTime technology has been used in a componentof the Reuters Messaging Network that provides instant messagingcompliance for its financial customers.
Many financial institutions rely on the Reuters MessagingCompliance Manager to ensure compliance with SEC and Sarbanes-Oxleyregulations for logging, archiving and retrieval of electroniccommunications regarding financial transactions. Reuters has notrenewed its license with FaceTime following its expiration onJanuary 31, 2008. After efforts to renegotiate the contract failed,FaceTime filed suit against Reuters to protect its intellectualproperty rights.
"While we are pleased that FaceTime's intellectual property rightsare protected, we are concerned about Reuters' timetable forinstalling replacement technology in light of its representationsto the court as to its ability to provide adequate complianceprotection for its customers," said Kailash Ambwani, president andCEO of FaceTime Communications. Ambwani elaborates on theFaceForward blog.
Concern over timing of the technology change is based on Reuters'representations to the court in the lawsuit. Reuters' pleadings,filed earlier this month, state:

Today's final judgment declares:

FaceTime customers can get more information through FaceTimeCustomer Support at enterprisesupport@facetime.com or by callingtoll free in North America at 1-888-349-3223, option 2, or +1650-631-6400.
About FaceTime Communications
FaceTime Communications enables the safe and productive use ofinstant messaging, Web usage and Unified Communications platforms.Ranked No. 1 by IDC for four consecutive years, FaceTime'saward-winning solutions are used by more than 1,000 customers --including nine of the 10 largest U.S. banks -- for security,management and compliance of real-time communications. FaceTimesupports or has strategic partnerships with all leading public andenterprise instant messaging network providers, including AOL,Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Skype, IBM and Jabber.
FaceTime is headquartered in Belmont, Calif. For more informationvisit http://www.facetime.com or call 888-349-FACE. The FaceForwardblog, at http://blog.facetime.com, offers thoughts and views on thechanging nature of Internet communications, from the people behindFaceTime.
FaceTime, FaceTime Communications, IMAuditor, GEM, Unified SecurityGateway, FaceTime Security Labs, IMPact Index, SpywareGuide.com andthe FaceTime logo are registered trademarks and trademarks ofFaceTime Communications, Inc. Other trademarks and registeredtrademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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When it comes to noise isolating earphones, Etymotic Research is upthere with the best. If you're looking to buy a set of earphonesthat will significantly improve the audio experience from yourplayer, then Etymotic should definitely be on your short list,along with Shure, Ultimate Ears and going by recent form, Klipschtoo. But this particular set of Etymotic earphones, has a neattrick up its sleeve. You see the hf2s aren't just earphones,they're actually a complete hands free solution for anyone thatuses their iPhone as their music player.
The problem with having a separate MP3 player and phone, is thatwhen you're listening to your music, you miss all your phone calls.This was a problem that I encountered regularly when I waswandering around London attending Press events - obviously I didn'twant to walk the streets without music, but the result was aplethora of missed calls when I arrived. That all changed when Ipicked up an
iPhone
last summer, and started to use it as both my MP3 player andphone. From that point on I could listen to my music, while safe inthe knowledge that if my phone rang, I'd know about it.
The transition to using my iPhone as my music player was madecomplete when Shure released its
Mobile Phone Adapter
, which allowed me to use my
E500 earphones
with my iPhone, while also giving me full hands freefunctionality. Now, great as this solution is for anyone who hasShure earphones already, it's not the most elegant solution, and ifyou are looking for a decent set of earphones and hands freefunctionality, an all in one solution could be a better bet.
There are, of course, several earphone/hands free solutionsavailable for the iPhone, including the woefully poor set thatcomes in the box. However, if you wanted to seriously improve youraudio experience, your options were limited, to say the least. Andthis is where Etymotic comes in with the hf2s - Etymotic'sreputation speaks for itself in the sound quality department, whilethe design team has also clearly worked overtime to create aproduct that's as unobtrusive as possible, without compromising theaudio.
The hf2s remind me of the
Etymotic ER.4 microPro
earphones that I reviewed a couple of years ago. The singlearmature drivers employed by the hf2s allow for a very slim andlightweight design, much like the ER.4s and, in fact, the recentlyreviewed
Klipsch Images
. However, the hf2s aren't quite as comfortable as the Images, andyou can definitely feel that you have them in your ears - but thenthe Images are just ridiculously light and comfortable.

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