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Newegg probes shipments of fake Intel chips
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:47am EST
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As the Newegg case of fake Intel CPUs demonstrates, typos are one of the big tip-offs.
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Sony to Begin Worldwide 3D TV Launch in June (PC World)
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:40am EST
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PC World - Sony will begin selling 3D TVs in Japan on June 10 and worldwide at about the same time, it said Tuesday. A firmware upgrade to its PlayStation 3 console that adds 3D support and other 3D-compatible home electronics products will also be available to coincide with the television launch. -
iPad to hit stores April 3 (Reuters)
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:30am EST
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Reuters - Apple Inc said the first iPads will be in U.S. stores on April 3 and hit nine international markets later in the month, easing concerns that manufacturing constraints could delay launch.
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IBM, Stanford cite advance in plastic recycling (AP)
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:02am EST
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AP - When you recycle a plastic bottle, it doesn't necessarily become another plastic bottle.
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Wide Web of diversions gets laptops evicted from lecture halls
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Daniel de Vise
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On a windy morning in downtown Washington, a hundred Georgetown Law students gathered in a hall for David Cole's lecture on democracy and coercion. The desks were cluttered with books, Thermoses and half-eaten muffins.
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Video Vault, cult movie rental favorite, to close in April
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Mike Musgrove
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Another video rental store might have been content to boast a "Horror" section, but Alexandria's Video Vault always catered to far more specialized tastes.
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Toyota demo counters claim of electronic acceleration glitch
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Frank Ahrens
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Embattled Japanese auto giant Toyota launched a broad counter-attack on Monday aimed at refuting research that suggests electronics may be at the heart of runaway acceleration problems that have led the automaker to recall more than 6 million vehicles.
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Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:00am EST
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Analyst: PlayStation 3 to Smoke Xbox 360 and Wii (PC World)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 11:06pm EST
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PC World - Begging trouble, Strategy Analytics forecasts Sony's PlayStation 3 will outsell both the Xbox 360 and Wii by the time things are winding down for all three. That's not all: In a report titled "Taming the Waves: Games Console Life Cycles and Platform Competition," the company offers specific figures, predicting everything from transitional timeframes to life unit sales. -
TV Industry Needs a Standard for 3D Glasses -- Now (PC World)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 10:21pm EST
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PC World - After months of buzz, 3D television has officially arrived. Panasonic on Wednesday will launch its new series of 3D-enabled HDTVs at Best Buy, a move that's part of a united industry effort to bring three-dimensional entertainment to your living room. -
Toyota disputes critic who blames electronics (AP)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 9:55pm EST
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AP - Toyota, dogged by millions of recalls and claims that it still has not fixed its safety problems, took its strongest step yet Monday to silence critics who blame faulty electronics for runaway cars and trucks.
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Google Fiber Draws Another Bid (PC World)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 9:54pm EST
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PC World - Sarasota has entered the Google Fiber race for super-high-speed Internet by renaming City Island "Google Island." -
IBM CEO's pay ticked higher to $21.2M in 2009 (AP)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 8:00pm EST
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AP - The pay package for IBM Corp.'s CEO notched slightly higher in 2009, according to calculations by The Associated Press, as he was rewarded for a year in which the technology company wrung out big profit gains despite a rocky market that clipped sales. -
Texas Instruments (Investor's Business Daily)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 7:42pm EST
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Investor's Business Daily - Texas Instruments , a maker of cell-phone chips, raised its low end of Q1 EPS forecast to 48-52 cents vs. views of 49 cents. It also expects Q1 revenue of $3.07 bil-$3.19 bil vs. views of $3.08 bil. Shares dipped in late trading.
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Computer reminders help physicians less than hoped
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 7:29pm EST
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A systematic review of 28 clinical trials published today concludes "implementing these expensive technologies will constitute an expensive exercise in trial and error." -
Could Cisco be announcing a killer set-top box?
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 7:23pm EST
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Cisco Systems is hyping a major news announcement for Tuesday, which some speculate could include a new all-in-one set-top box that does everything.
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Stay tuned: More fee disputes over local TV coming (AP)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 7:23pm EST
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AP - Stay tuned for more fee disputes threatening local television stations on cable TV lineups.
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Cyber-bullying cases put heat on Google, Facebook (Reuters)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 7:22pm EST
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Reuters - The Internet was built on freedom of expression. Society wants someone held accountable when that freedom is abused. And major Internet companies like Google and Facebook are finding themselves caught between those ideals.
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Lil Wayne begins 1-year jail term in NYC gun case (AP)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 7:21pm EST
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AP - After saying goodbye on concert stages and online video streams, Lil Wayne had nothing to add as he was sentenced Monday to a year in jail for having a loaded gun on his tour bus.
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Valve games, Steam headed to Macs
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 7:19pm EST
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Valve announces that its gaming service, Steam, is coming to the Mac platform, and the future will bring simultaneous releases of games for both PCs and Macs. -
Why is eBay logo in Whitman ad?
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 7:03pm EST
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In Meg Whitman's campaign ad for governor of California, the eBay logo appears on screen. Is eBay OK with this? And if so, why?
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Toyota disputes critic who blames electronics (AP)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 6:45pm EST
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AP - Toyota, dogged by millions of recalls and claims that it still has not fixed its safety problems, took its strongest step yet Monday to silence critics who blame faulty electronics for runaway cars and trucks.
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Sony patents game demos that 'erode' over time
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 6:45pm EST
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PlayStation 3 maker files patent for demo versions that lose functionality as time goes on--and prompt players to buy the full version.
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WordPress Guns for Web Content Management Duties (PC World)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 6:40pm EST
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PC World - Long popular with bloggers, the open-source WordPress blogging software is also starting to find a niche as a low-cost corporate CMS (content management system), at least for managing relatively simple Web sites.
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IT adds 25,000-plus jobs so far in 2010
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 6:33pm EST by admin
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IT employment grew by 0.37 percent, or 14,000 jobs, in February, one of the strongest month-to-month gains since 2008, according to the TechServe Alliance, an IT services industry group that analyzes U.S. Labor Department unemployment data. In January, IT employment increased by 12,900 jobs, TechServe Alliance reported.
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Cast Iron rolls out OmniConnect data integration kit
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 6:25pm EST by admin
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Data integration specialist Cast Iron Systems is about to release a new offering aimed at both on-premises and cloud-based scenarios.
Cast Iron OmniConnect, to be available Tuesday, represents an evolution of the vendor's existing IaaS (integration as a service) and on-premises offerings. It is available in on-demand form, as an on-premises or hosted virtual appliance, or as a hardware appliance.
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U.S. looks to software to help open 3 nations (Reuters)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 6:10pm EST
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Reuters - U.S. officials said they were allowing U.S. technology companies to export chat and social media software to Iran, Sudan and Cuba, with the hope it will help their citizens communicate with the outside world.
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8-Bit NYC is the coolest map--ever
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 6:08pm EST
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Map of New York City depicted in 8-bit gaming glory is a viable mapping tool too.
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2K mobster videogame gets vintage Playboy touch (AFP)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 5:56pm EST
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AFP - 2K Games on Monday announced a deal with Playboy to use some the iconic magazine's vintage covers and centerfold photos to set the mood in its "Mafia II' videogame.
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When TiVoing the Oscars, Twitter is not your friend
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 5:40pm EST
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It's nearly impossible to keep from finding out what happens at live events like the Academy Awards, the Olympics, or the Super Bowl if you're a Twitter or Facebook user.
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Microsoft reportedly moves up Windows 7 SP1 release date
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 5:10pm EST by admin
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Even though Microsoft has dropped a plan to wait nearly two years after Windows 7's launch to issue a first service pack, it won't deliver the update before the fourth quarter of this year, a site that has accurately predicted past Windows timetables said today.
Microsoft would be smart to reconsider and delay a service pack as long as possible, one analyst countered.
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Energizer USB Charger Software Contains Malware (NewsFactor)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 5:06pm EST
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NewsFactor - Some Windows PC users may hope the Energizer bunny didn't keep going and going. It turns out the Energizer DUO USB battery charger is a vehicle for attacks on PCs, according to the Department of Homeland Security's Computer Emergency Readiness Team. -
Rivals Report Boost from Microsoft's Browser Ballot (NewsFactor)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 5:05pm EST
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NewsFactor - Mozilla and Opera Software say they are seeing an uptick in demand for their browsers in the wake of Microsoft's launch of a choice ballot in Europe. Mozilla CEO John Lilly told The New York Times over the weekend that more than 50,000 Firefox downloads have already occurred via direct links from the new choice screen that the European Commission mandated last year as part of its antitrust settlement with Microsoft.
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More states propose Internet sales taxes
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 5:00pm EST
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As Amazon.com cancels its affiliate program in Colorado in response to a new state law, 14 other states have considered or are considering similar measures.
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CBS returns March Madness to the iPhone (Macworld.com)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 4:53pm EST
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Macworld.com - The fervor over March Madness is akin to the excitement over the Olympics: even if you're not a typical sports fan, you can't help but be interested.  Me, Iâll watch maybe one college basketball game during the regular season, but come tournament time I can't help but refresh scores and update my bracket like any other diehard. This year, two versions of CBS Sports Mobile's March Madness iPhone app should make that easier than ever.
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Lip-reading phones: Sounds of silence
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 4:42pm EST
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A system out of Germany translates the electrical signals from facial muscles involved in speech, thus making it possible to communicate sans the noise. Bus rides might have just gotten a lot quieter.
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White House tweeting spreads president's message (AP)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 4:23pm EST
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AP - #wanttospinWHreporters?
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Android coders get high-speed graphics ability
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 4:04pm EST
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Google has released a new native programming kit that provides new graphics abilities to programmers using Android 2.0 phones. -
HP mimics, mocks iPad with Slate demo video
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 4:00pm EST
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HP's demo of its touch-screen tablet is an homage to Apple, but highlights the Slate's Adobe Flash compatibility.
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Cisco shares up ahead of Tuesday event (AP)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:52pm EST
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AP - Shares of Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of computer networking gear, rose Monday after JP Morgan initiated coverage of the stock with an "Overweight" rating, and investors waited for a Cisco news conference on Tuesday. -
Wells Fargo downgrades Crown Castle (AP)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:51pm EST
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AP - A Wells Fargo analyst downgraded shares of Crown Castle International Corp. on Monday, saying there is little potential for the cell phone tower company to surpass Wall Street's expectations for 2010.
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CNET News Daily Podcast:The battery charger that will infect your computer
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:33pm EST
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On today's podcast: A battery charger that will infect your computer, spying Webcam admins get suspended, Steve Jobs goes to the Oscars, and more.
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Web standards group gets former tech exec as CEO (AP)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:30pm EST
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AP - A former executive with IBM and other tech companies has been named the new CEO of an organization in charge of coordinating the technical specifications behind the World Wide Web. -
Stanford survey contemplates iPhone addiction (Macworld.com)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:17pm EST
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Macworld.com - Remember what life was like before the iPhone? Back when we had to print out maps for trips, do simple calculations in our heads, drive around to find a good restaurant, and watch YouTube videos on a device no smaller than a laptop? Dark times, indeed.
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If Novell gets bought, will Red Hat follow?
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:07pm EST
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Novell's proposed acquisition will likely drive Red Hat into the arms of VMware or Oracle, but will have minimal impact on the larger open-source commercial ecosystem. -
Driving toward a cleaner energy future
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:03pm EST
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At the MIT Energy Conference this year, entrepreneurs and researchers showed off developments in everything from transportation to home energy efficiency.
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New Capgemini unit to offer cloud help
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 1:51pm EST by admin
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The technical services group of Capgemini has traditionally helped companies with system integration, but cloud computing is changing that. The company is increasingly assembling lots of different software-as-a-service applications, a phenomenon that has led Capgemini to create a new business unit.
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Google reluctant to release info in Viacom case
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 1:42pm EST
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Viacom wants court documents to be released in two weeks and Google wants to wait three months. Does the public have a right to "immediately" see the information?
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Valve: Steam, games coming to Mac in April (Macworld.com)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 1:25pm EST
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Macworld.com - Well, that was quick. After gamers found âevidenceâ that Valve may bring some of its wildly successful gaming products to the Mac, and Valve teased as much last week, we now have official confirmation. Valve is coming to the Mac in a big way.
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Musings on the future of Microsoft, Windows
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 1:00pm EST
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Robert Scoble and Microsoftie-turned-Googler Don Dodge discuss Redmond's future with CNET's Ina Fried and Rafe Needleman. Also, Technologizer has more on what Microsoft needs to do with Windows. -
Google launches tool for searching public data
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:40pm EST
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Curious about unemployment trends in your state cross-referenced against salaries? Google Public Data Explorer could make it easier to create a visual representation. -
Gowalla debuts Travel Channel deal, Android app
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:30pm EST
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The location-based mobile networking app has launched its first non-iPhone app, and is making it clear that it's gunning for the same media partnerships that rival Foursquare is going for. -
Backdoor found in Energizer Duo USB battery charger
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:10pm EST
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The battery maker says it doesn't know how the Trojan got into the software it offered via download for Windows-based computers. -
Citysearch's new service to better target local ads
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 11:43am EST
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The local-business directory is combining its extensive ad network with SEO services from OrangeSoda.
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Tax season bringing out the fraud artists (AP)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 10:42am EST
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AP - How do you know that the sender of an e-mail that has landed in your inbox is trying to steal your money or your identity? The message comes right out and asks for it.
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Eclipse restructures Mylyn task-focused interface project
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 9:00am EST by Paul Krill
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The Eclipse Foundation on Monday is announcing a restructuring of its Mylyn task-focused interface project, adding subprojects for several functions.
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Energizer Bunny's software infects PCs
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 7:38am EST by admin
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The Energizer Bunny infects PCs with backdoor malware, the Department of Homeland Security's US-CERT said Friday.
According to researchers at US-CERT (United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team), software that accompanies the Energizer DUO USB battery charger contains a Trojan horse that gives hackers total access to a Windows PC.
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Intel investigating sale of fake Core i7 chip
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 7:11am EST by admin
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Intel acknowledged Monday that at least one counterfeit version of its Core i7-920 processor made its may into the U.S. market, and said it's trying to determine how many more are out there.
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IBM looks to pair security technologies for software development
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 7:00am EST by Paul Krill
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Honing in on the need for more security in application development, IBM Rational is planning an enterprise-level product that features two separately acquired technologies for security testing and code scanning.
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Appcelerator releases Titanium cross-platform app dev technology
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 7:00am EST by Paul Krill
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Appcelerator will release on Monday version 1.0 of Titanium, its cross-platform system for building native mobile and desktop applications.
Titanium leverages Web development technologies such as JavaScript, PHP, and Ruby. For mobile application builders, this means they do not need to learn the Objective-C language for iPhone or Google's Java language for Android systems. A translator enables applications to run natively on different platforms.
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Second Life's virtual money can become real-life cash
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Michael S. Rosenwald
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Dana Moore sells rain. He sells a lot of it, for about a buck per reusable storm.
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Disney allows Cablevision to resume showing WABC-7 as revenue negotiations continue
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Cecilia Kang
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ABC returned to the televisions of Cablevision's 3 million New York area subscribers late Sunday, allowing viewers to catch most of the Academy Awards. But the companies didn't say whether they had ended their tense and bitter impasse over how much the cable operator should pay Walt Disney Co., t...
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For scientists, Chile becomes the ideal lab for studying seismic activity
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Juan Forero
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TALCA, CHILE -- When an aftershock nearly as big as Haiti's earthquake jolted this city on Friday, those already reeling from last month's huge quake shuddered in fear. But Jeff Genrich, a 53-year-old earthquake scientist from California, lolled in bed.
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iPad ad launches during the Oscars--predictable?
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 11:30pm EST
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The new iPad ad launches during Sunday's Oscars. It differed little from the video produced by Apple to accompany the launch on January 27.
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ABC restored to 3.1M customers after Oscars begin (AP)
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 11:08pm EST
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AP - Cablevision's 3.1 million subscribers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut had their access to the Academy Awards telecast restored Sunday night after the cable operator reached a deal with ABC's parent company in a dispute over fees.
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MacBook Pro sports Core i7 chip label at Best Buy
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 10:10pm EST
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MacBook Pro with an Intel Core i7 label: Though likely a mistake, it's probably enough to jump-start the rumor mill.
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Is your Oscar pool legal? (Reuters)
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 8:32pm EST
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Reuters - Is holding an online office pool to predict Oscar winners unlawful gambling?
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Steve Jobs spotted at the Oscars; iPad ad runs
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 8:12pm EST
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The Apple CEO had traded his black turtleneck for a tuxedo at the 82nd Academy Awards on Sunday, where he kept a low profile but some bloggers managed to spot him entering the theater.
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Gadgets galore as Somali pirates spur booming sector (AFP)
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 5:07pm EST
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AFP - Somali pirates raked in an estimated 60 million dollars in 2009 but the Indian Ocean's ransom hunters have also spurred a much larger industry of ship protection devices.
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Final Cut Pro the Apple of Oscar's eye
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 4:55pm EST
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Many filmmakers at Sunday's Academy Awards used Apple's Final Cut Studio to edit their movies.
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ABC goes dark for New York Cablevision subscribers
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 3:41pm EST by Cecilia Kang
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Cablevision and Walt Disney appear to be heading back to the negotiating table, hours before the Academy Awards broadcast begins and is missed by three million subscribers in the New York area.
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The illegal downloaders' Oscar winners
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 3:20pm EST
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Bit Torrent has tabulated the numbers of downloads for each Oscar movie on its site. If each download represented one vote, then the winner, with more than 12 million votes, is a surprising one.
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Apple's iPad Won't Tether with iPhone, Report Says (PC World)
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 3:03pm EST
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PC World - We're down to the final weeks before the debut of Apple's famed iPad. Even with the sale date set, though, plenty of pressing questions remain about the highly hyped device. -
Database can crack missing person cases if used (AP)
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 2:55pm EST
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AP - A new online database promises to crack some of the nation's 100,000 missing persons cases and provide answers to desperate families, but only a fraction of law enforcement agencies are using it.
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Apple A4 chip, iPad vs. the competition
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 12:45pm EST
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As the Apple iPad and its A4 chip get ready to ship, plenty of competing products are waiting in the wings.
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Good times return for India's IT workers (AFP)
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 1:00am EST
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AFP - Indian software engineer Prithvi Sen has a spring in his step after getting re-hired by the country's flagship outsourcing industry, which is shaking off the effects of the global recession.
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Intuit could use some quick(en) fixes for its new Mac program
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Rob Pegoraro
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About a week ago, Intuit announced that it had fulfilled one of its customers' oldest requests: It had shipped a new Mac version of its Quicken personal-finance program that didn't look and run like a 1998-vintage relic.
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Billionaire Bubble: Ten players in the local tech scene look back, a decade later, at the frenzied days of the Internet boom and its fateful bust
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Christina Breda Antoniades
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Ten players from the local technology scene look back at the Internet boom and bust.
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Billionaire Bubble: Ten players in the local tech scene look back, a decade later, at the frenzied days of the Internet boom and its fateful bust
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Christina Breda Antoniades
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Ten players from the local technology scene look back at the Internet boom and bust.
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At Play: Kickstarter is a Web site for the starving artist
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Mike Musgrove
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Baltimore-based director Matt Porterfield was overjoyed to find out that his latest film was accepted by the Berlin Film Festival. But there was one not-so-trivial problem: He didn't have any money to finish the editing and sound work.
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Help File: Don't press F1 on the Web in Windows XP; a shortcut to iTunes Plus upgrades
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Post
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Q: I heard what sounds like an urban legend -- that you shouldn't hit the F1 key if a Web site tells you to. Is that true?
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Frank Ahrens: Why it's so hard for Toyota to find out what's wrong
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Frank Ahrens
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I won't lie to you: I was not a good engineering student. That's one of the reasons I went into journalism. But I managed to acquire a bachelor of sciences in mechanical engineering, and the recent Toyota hearings on Capitol Hill brought back a lot of memories. Specifically, memories about how...
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China to punish hackers, says no Google complaint (Reuters)
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 10:29pm EST
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Reuters - China has pledged to punish hackers who attacked Google if there is evidence to prove it, but said it has yet to receive any complaint from the world's top search engine. -
Videogame makers racing to develop iPad games (AFP)
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 9:53pm EST
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AFP - As an electronic reader, Apple's iPad has been touted as a possible "Kindle killer" but what has videogame makers buzzing is the potential of the touchscreen tablet computer as a gaming platform.
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What's inside Intel's photonics lab (photos)
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 9:03pm EST
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Inside Intel's Photonics Lab in Santa Clara, Calif., researchers are seeking ways to enhance data transfer using silicon germanium optical transfer. -
Microsoft demos game across PC, mobile, and console platforms
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 7:47pm EST
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Microsoft shows a game that's playable on Windows Phone 7, Xbox 360, and Windows 7, and the gaming session is maintained as you move from one device to another.
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Mozilla's Drumbeat Beats to an Open Web (PC Magazine)
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 6:46pm EST
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PC Magazine - In Mozilla's world, the Firefox Web browser is but a mere battle in a larger war, one that's aimed at punching holes through closed, proprietary Web platforms of all kinds. What's on the horizon? "Drumbeat".
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Will 'fun factor' or mandates drive electric car sales?
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 4:56pm EST
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The first wave of electric cars are targeting consumers willing to pay a premium for a greener machine, but government mandates to get them on the road are also needed, say experts at MIT Energy conference.
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iPad for Movies? Call My Chiropractor (PC World)
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 4:42pm EST
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PC World - Apple is pitching its new iPad tablet as a multi-use consumer device, a superior alternative to clunky netbooks and laptops. Admittedly, the device does have its virtues, particularly for Web-surfing couch potatoes who'd rather not balance a clamshell-style portable PC on their laps.
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Police get Webcam pictures in school spy case
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 4:12pm EST
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Two IT employees at Lower Merion School District have been put on administrative leave while alleged misuse of Webcams in student laptops is investigated. -
Intel exec critiques PC graphics, phone market
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 3:33pm EST
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Executive Vice President David Perlmutter downplays the importance of laptop graphics performance and speaks about ARM chip rivals at an investor conference. -
Steve Jobs, iPad customer service representative?
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 2:08pm EST
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In one of the stranger pre-iPad launch tales, CEO Steve Jobs reportedly e-mails a customer in Sweden to answer a question about iPad. -
Has business press lost touch with the tech industry?
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 1:18pm EST
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A new report shows that the business press writes little about enterprise IT--despite being the industry cash-cow--and instead focuses on gadgets and trends.
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Jobs: iPad Won't Tether with iPhone (PC Magazine)
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 12:29pm EST
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PC Magazine - It should come as no small surprise for those still waiting for some kind of tethering option for their iPhones, but Apple's iPad, scheduled to launch April 3, probably won't support tethering either.
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Robot avatar MeBot gives you wriggling bug body
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 11:00am EST
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Developed by an MIT researcher, MeBot is a small robot avatar for telepresence applications that can gesture to help convey the user's emotional state.
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The Macalope Weekly: Critical thinking skills (Macworld.com)
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 10:00am EST
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Macworld.com - Everyoneâs a critic this week, some with more success than others. One of our favorite punditsâif not the favoriteâgets a little over-eager when bashing the iPad. Critics of Appleâs suit against HTC, meanwhile, are not hard to find. And, after some early rave reviews, a big name in design comes out against Windows Phone 7 Series.
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Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 9:00am EST
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Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the unlocked HTC HD2, Dell Mini 10, HP Mini 210 HD, and TomTom Ease. -
All about the Apple iPad (FAQ)
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 9:00am EST
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CNET has answers to the most frequently asked questions about Apple's new touch-screen tablet, due April 3.
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Microsoft Pulls Plug on Business Server Package (PC World)
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 12:23am EST
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PC World - Microsoft will discontinue development of Windows Essential Business Server (EBS) as of June 30, the company announced via a blog.