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Photos: How the Army tests biological, chemical weapons

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:54:00 GMT

At the U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Grounds facility in the Utah desert, scientists look for ways to protect soldiers against various chemical and biological weapons they might encounter in combat.

Road Trip 2009 hits 2,000 miles near largest bombing range in U.S.

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:53:00 GMT

In the days since 1,000 miles, Road Trip 2009 has visited some of the most incredible scenery America has to offer--and learned about some of the most sobering military realities.

Where the Transcontinental Railroad finally joined

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:32:00 GMT

At Promontory Summit, Utah, the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad finally got together on May 10, 1869 after 1,776 miles of track had been laid over six years.

America’s Secret Innovation Weapon: Immigration

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:01:00 GMT

On this 233rd celebration of U.S. Independence Day, in the midst of the worst economic recession in at least a lifetime, there is a national debate taking place as to the direction of the country. And while I’m confident that we will preserve our democracy and capitalism, I’m concerned about the tone and tenure of the discussion around immigration. Smart immigration policies will do more for American innovation and productivity than better math and science education, more spending on basic research and additional venture capital combined. If we get strategic about immigration, I believe the U.S. can preserve its economic leadership position in the world far longer than anyone currently expects.
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America’s Secret Innovation Weapon: Immigration

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:21:00 GMT

Android This Week: Flash Coming to the Browser

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:21:00 GMT

The biggest news in the Android world this week came from embedded systems developer BSquare, which said it’s developed a version of Flash Lite for the Google phone OS. The BSquare Flash module will be distributed to OEMs as a browser plug-in for inclusion on devices running on the ARM platform. This Flash module would make [...]
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Android This Week: Flash Coming to the Browser

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:39:00 GMT

At 2,000 miles, Road Trip 2009 heads to America's largest bombing range

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:29:00 GMT

In the days since 1,000 miles, Road Trip 2009 has visited some of the most incredible scenery America has to offer, as well as learned some of the most sobering military realities.

Camera catches Samsung's OLED iPhone wannabe

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:02:00 GMT

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Things 1.3.8

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:02:00 GMT

Task organiser that's more about tasks than organisation

iPhone App Review Task manager apps all pose the question: 'How organised are you?' They imply that you're not very organised at all, or you wouldn't be considering software to help you get on top of things.…

McAfee false-positive glitch fells PCs worldwide

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:48:00 GMT

When AV attacks

IT admins across the globe are letting out a collective groan after servers and PCs running McAfee VirusScan attacked core system files, in some cases causing the machines to display the dreaded blue screen of death.…

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Blogging live from Spiral Jetty

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:34:00 GMT

Never say never, but this may be the first blog ever posted live from the monumental earthwork on the edge of the Great Salt Lake called Spiral Jetty.

Employee shot, wounded at Virginia Apple store

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:54:00 GMT

The victim, a 26-year-old woman, is in serious but stable condition with a wound to the shoulder. Some media outlets are reporting robbery as the motive, but police say it's too early to tell.

What soccer team would your company be?

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:14:00 GMT

Martin Veitch at CIO.co.uk riffs on how certain football clubs resemble software companies, to good and painful effect.

Unlocked cell phones coming to U.S.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:03:00 GMT

Nokia and Sony Ericsson are targeting the U.S. with a new set of unlocked phones. But without hefty carrier subsidies, will they ever be able to crack the U.S. market?

Seattle fire knocks out service to Bing Travel, other sites

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:53:00 GMT

Reports say a blown transformer knocked out power to the Fisher Plaza data center, which is home to the Bing Travel servers, among others.

Dell turns netbooks into navigation devices

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:41:00 GMT

Say hello to your latest personal navigation device: a netbook. Dell plans to introduce a GPS and Wi-Fi card that can be integrated into the company's netbooks to turn them into gizmos that can offer turn-by-turn direction as well as any Garmin or TomTom.

Fake Tamiflu out-spams Viagra on Web

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:00:00 GMT

The number of Internet scammers offering fake anti-swine flu drug, Tamiflu has surpassed those selling counterfeit Viagra, a UK body said Friday.

iPhone 3GS jailbreak, 'purplera1n,' hits Web

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:30:00 GMT

Hacker who originally unlocked the iPhone has let loose a jailbreaking app for the iPhone 3GS ahead of the iPhone dev team. For now, it's Windows-only, but a Mac version is supposedly on the way.

Firefox Gods summon New Ice Age

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:23:00 GMT

Fur enough

Strategy Boutique You might notice that there's something subtly different about the new look of Firefox - the popular virtual memory stress test tool that's cunningly disguised as a web browser. With an icy blast from the Arctic, the British Isles - or something that used to look quite like them - have disappeared beneath sheets of glaciers.…

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iTunes minus the player: hack your Apple beats

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:02:00 GMT

Dodge the shareware sledgehammer

Mac Secrets QTMovie, the principal class inside the QTKit framework, isn't just for playing movies.…

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Kentucky payroll phishing scam nets small fortune

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:01:00 GMT

Blue grass county hit by Trojan-fueled cybercrime

A gang of cybercrooks has made off with $415,000 from the coffers of Bullitt County, Kentucky following the conclusion of an elaborate phishing scam, The Washington Post reports.…

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NSA plans massive, 65MW, $2bn data center in Utah

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:53:00 GMT

Yes, Utah

The ultra-secretive National Security Agency plans to build a 1-million-square-foot data center in Utah as it seeks to decentralize its computing resources and tap regions with ample supplies of lower-cost electricity.…

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NSA plans massive, 65kw, $2bn data center in Utah

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:53:00 GMT

Yes, Utah

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Firefox 3.5 and the potential of Web typography

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:50:00 GMT

Firefox 3.5 introduces a new embeddable font feature that can make Web typography much more visually appealing. But type foundries have to play along.

Apple patents point to haptics, fingerprints, RFID

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:10:00 GMT

Three just-published patent applications hint at the company's future plans. But it could be a while before we see any of the functionality built into iPhones or other Apple devices.

Why the Mobile Web Won’t Save Sirius XM

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:10:00 GMT

Things may finally be turning around for troubled satellite radio venture Sirius XM. Following a long and costly merger, the company became desperate for new financing just as credit dried up, and managed to avert bankruptcy only by selling 40 percent of itself to John Malone in exchange for a loan paying 15 percent interest. [...]
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VentureBeat Presents MobileBeat 2009

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:10:00 GMT

Join the most influential investors, mobile industry executives, entrepreneurs, press and analysts at MobileBeat 2009 for one day of in-depth discussion, debate and power networking, held on July 16 at the Parc 55 Hotel in San Francisco. MobileBeat will focus on apps: the people who use them, the people who make them, and the people [...]
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Lamson - email app coding without the palm sweat

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:02:00 GMT

Doing what Java never did

"Can you integrate this with my e-mail?" It's one of the more dreaded questions in software development. For any programmer who has been around the block a few times, it evokes a long repressed fear of Sendmail m4 macros or Outlook COM objects. When a non-technical managerial type asks this question in a group meeting, and your boss assures him that Internal System from Hell X can easily be integrated with the company's e-mail system, your palms sweat.…

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Open source

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:54:00 GMT

Free software is finding fans

Why the Mobile Web Won’t Save Sirius XM

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:30:00 GMT

VentureBeat Presents MobileBeat 2009

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:30:00 GMT

Swiss public sector allowed to buy Microsoft software

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:53:00 GMT

Putting the Swiss army knife in

A Swiss federal court has handed Microsoft a temporary reprieve that allows the firm to sell its products and services to public sector customers, even though it could face an annulment in the final judgment.…

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Court hits Microsoft with contract kybosh

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:53:00 GMT

Putting the Swiss army knife in

A Swiss federal court has reportedly handed Microsoft a temporary reprieve that allows the firm to sell its products and services to public sector customers, even though it could face an annullment in the final judgment.…

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Who would want T-Mobile UK?

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:50:00 GMT

Forget the customers, grab the spectrum and run

T-Mobile will be sold in the next few months, and the markets are salivating at the synergies possible - but it could easily be T-Mobile's network that remains in place when the dust settles.…

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Who wants T-Mobile UK?

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:50:00 GMT

Forget the customers, grab the spectrum and run

T-Mobile UK will be sold in the next few months, and the markets are salivating at the synergies possible - but it could easily be T-Mobile's network that remains in place when the dust settles.…

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Taxpayers pay for Silicon Valley bloggers' holiday

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:36:00 GMT

They come over here, creating their social media...

A group of wealthy Californian bloggers are taking a holiday in the UK this month - and the taxpayer will help foot the bill.…

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Symantec's Ramzan on solving the antivirus puzzle

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:07:00 GMT

q&a From puzzles and chess to ciphers and antivirus software, Zulfikar Ramzan talks about how he got into the computer security business and where it's headed.

Facebook criticised over privacy

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:48:00 GMT

The social networking site comes under fire for planned changes to privacy settings.

Open source to shape cloud computing, but not dominate it

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:27:00 GMT

Open source has a role to play in cloud computing, but it's likely not to be the vanquisher of old, proprietary dominance.

Daily Mail launches McKinnon campaign

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:17:00 GMT

Wheelie-bin warriors mobilised in support of Pentagon hacker

The Daily Mail has launched a high-profile campaign supporting Gary McKinnon's fight against extradition to the USA.…

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10 humor sites sure to make you LOL

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:15:00 GMT

Bored with Pearl, the cursing toddler landlord demanding rent money? Not amused by those cutesy pictures of cats with the baby-speak captions? Replenish your list of favorite bookmarks with these 10 new or lesser-known humor Web sites, including some that find comedy in real life.

Scientists print out super-slim battery

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:02:00 GMT

Power cells produced T-shirt fashion

Power boffins have developed a prototype battery that’s not only lighter and thinner than existing power cells, but is produced using a printing process.…

Australia's 'answer to the velociraptor' unveiled

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:51:00 GMT

Our dinos are hardest in world, claim Aussies

Australian media report that three "new dinosaurs" have been discovered at a "prehistoric billabong dating back 95 million years".…

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Maybe “Paid” Is the Future of Online Business

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:46:00 GMT

Despite a knee-deep recession, the idea of giving away something for free and charging for something else later is bigger than ever. But is “free” selling? Or does “paid” have an online future?
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'Get cameraphones out of nurseries' plea

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:35:00 GMT

Summer of Banning Stuff continues apace

A Plymouth-based group is campaigning for an end to mobile phone cameras in nurseries - or their "better control and management". It all depends on your point of view.…

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Kicking songwriters for fun and profit

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:20:00 GMT

The EFF's ringtone jihad is cynical and synthetic

Comment Why are the EFF and Public Knowledge ganging up with their traditional adversaries - big telecomms companies and major record labels - to screw songwriters?…

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US sinks $0.5bn into electromagnetic aircraft-throwers

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:16:00 GMT

Great idea for new Brit carriers - if we get any

The Pentagon has awarded a half-billion-dollar contract for the building of a radical new electromagnetic catapult, intended to hurl US Navy jets off future aircraft carriers and into the sky. The new tech could also be used to hugely enhance Britain's planned new carriers - but it's becoming more and more likely that these will never be built.…

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Week in review: A speedier new Firefox

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:04:00 GMT

Mozilla's latest version plays catch-up with the browser competition. Also: the latest in Windows 7 news, and a Yahoo data center in a new shade of green.

Defending against chemical and biological weapons

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:04:00 GMT

At the U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Grounds facility in the Utah desert, researchers look for ways to protect soldiers against "bugs" that could easily kill or sideline them.

Maybe “Paid” Is the Future of Online Business

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:04:00 GMT

AT&T: Simply Addicted to the iPhone

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:04:00 GMT

The launch of Apple’s new iPhone 3GS was the best sales day ever for AT&T’s retail stores, while the number of orders taken at its online store also hit an all-time high, according to an internal memo obtained by MacDailyNews, a blog devoted to all things Apple. While the memo doesn’t outline the precise number [...]
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MJ Fans Flock to eBay for Memorabilia

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:04:00 GMT

Millions of people logged onto the web when the news of Michael Jackson’s sudden death broke last week, and they’re continuing to flock to eBay to get their hands on the pop king’s memorabilia. The online auction site said it’s since seen the percentages of daily searches, listings and sales of Michael Jackson [...]
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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:04:00 GMT

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Latin Best Buy surfers sprayed by drive-by download malware

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:02:00 GMT

¡Ay, Caramba!

Hackers have invaded the Best Buy website to plant exploit code targeted at South and central American surfers.…

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Oracle waves axe in faces of 1,000 European workers - report

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:55:00 GMT

Arm holding Sword of Damocles getting tired

Software giant Oracle is reportedly set to lay off up to 1,000 Europe-based employees.…

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Art attack

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:49:00 GMT

Bill Thompson on mixing art and technology

Nikon Coolpix S630

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:02:00 GMT

Powerful zooms do not a camera make

Review Some products remind you of certain things, and in the case of the Nikon Coolpix S630, it’s a banana. You can’t help but notice the curvature of the camera body, which sweeps gently towards the right. But although the Coolpix S630 comes in a variety of colours, yellow isn’t one of them.…

US starts emergency radio tests

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:49:00 GMT

Why have one network when one radio can use them all?

The Department of Homeland Security has announced preliminary tests of a radio designed to use all the frequencies where first responders hang out, which might prove easier than getting them all to use one network.…

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Firefox 3.5 patch coming soon as Mozilla cranks up downloads

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:46:00 GMT

Pesky monkey still creating (some) havoc

Mozilla Foundation notched up five million downloads in the first 24 hours after it released Firefox 3.5 earlier this week.…

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Amiga Forever updated for Windows 7

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:45:00 GMT

Geriatric User Interface?

Cloanto has release the latest version of Amiga Forever, its bundle combining the one-time Commodore operating system, "classic" hardware emulators, games and other assorted "items of historical interest".…

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'Non-compulsory' ID cards poised for a makeover?

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:22:00 GMT

Kinder, gentler, don't mention the database

Analysis It's straight out of the New Labour Labs spin book. The Home Office executes a U-turn on compulsory ID cards, while the Home Secretary does the rounds of the media insisting that they were never compulsory in the first place, and that he is affirming his commitment to them by accelerating their rollout.…

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Billions stolen in online robbery

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:22:00 GMT

Details emerge of why billions in virtual cash disappeared from a virtual bank in Eve Online.

A practical guide to disaster recovery planning

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:03:00 GMT

Two papers for smaller businesses

Typically, vendor white papers are written with the ITDM or senior ITDM at a large company, in mind. [ITDM is industry jargon for "IT decision makers", since you ask.] People working at smaller companies are rather less well served, in quantity and quality. So today we focus our Reg Library selection on a couple of good papers aimed at small and medium-sized businesses.…

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Hybrid cars to make noise to help blind pedestrians

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:01:00 GMT

Japan considers adding noise-making devices to quiet hybrid cars to improve safety for blind pedestrians.

Japan rethinks silent hybrid cars

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:01:00 GMT

Japan considers adding noise-making devices to quiet hybrid cars to improve safety for blind pedestrians.

Russians demand flying cars and telepathy

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:59:00 GMT

What’s on your 21st century wishlist?

Reader poll Pravda is offering an entertaining insight into just what Russians consider must-haves for the forthcoming century – a list which naturally includes flying cars, cheap space travel and the elixir of eternal youth.…

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Hackers crack ColdFusion

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:55:00 GMT

Drive-by download attack hits multiple hosts

Hackers are running a mass compromise against sites running vulnerable ColdFusion application server installations.…

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LaCie gets comfy on the rack

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:53:00 GMT

12big product triple

External storage supplier LaCie has entered the rack world with a trio of products.…

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iPhone Dev Team player breaks ranks to release 3GS hack tool

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:40:00 GMT

Jailbreak app lets you install unlock utility

The iPhone 3GS has been jailbroken, a process that opens the handset up to being loaded with apps that haven't been blessed by Apple. One of those applications can free the phone from ties to carriers.…

Ford talks up the e-car's future

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:36:00 GMT

And it's rosy, apparently

Leccy Tech Ford has laid down some ambitious plans to grow the market penetration of its electric vehicles over the coming years.…

Royal Society of Chemistry hunts Janet Leigh

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:33:00 GMT

Psycho shower lookalike wanted for water-conservation vid

The Royal Society of Chemistry is rather improbably looking for a Janet Leigh lookalike to star in a homage to the celebrated shower scene from Psycho.…

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Copyloons claim ringtones are public performance

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:21:00 GMT

EFF hits out at 'outlandish copyright claims'

Internet watchdog Electronic Frontier Foundation has hit out at a US music royalties collector, accusing it of making “outlandish copyright claims” about mobile phone ringtones.…

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Lawyers claim ringtones are public performance

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:21:00 GMT

EFF hits out at 'outlandish copyright claims'

Internet watchdog Electronic Frontier Foundation has hit out at a US music royalties collector, accusing it of making “outlandish copyright claims” about mobile phone ringtones.…

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Apple admits to iPhone 3GS heliophobia

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:06:00 GMT

Good Day Sunshine. Not

Apple has finally admitted that the iPhone 3GS can suffer from heatstroke, kind of.…

Hollywood prepares to battle Asteroids

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:01:00 GMT

Plotless classic Atari game heads for the big screen

Universal Studios is preparing to bring Atari video game Asteroids to the big screen, despite the fact that the classic offers "no story line or fancy world-building mythology", as the Hollywood Reporter puts it.…

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Regulators eye Google book deal

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:00:00 GMT

US anti-trust regulators are to examine Google's $125m deal with book publishers to settle copyright issues, reports say.

X2 supercopter in first tail-drive flight

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:46:00 GMT

Sikorsky tests double fast chopper

US-based whirlybird megacorp Sikorsky announced yesterday that its "X2" high speed helicopter prototype has now made test flights using its tail propulsor. The aircraft had already flown, but only using its main rotors.…

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Buy right

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:35:00 GMT

Brussels aims to help net shoppers

MySpace 'suicide bully cleared'

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:32:00 GMT

A woman accused of "cyber-bullying" a 13-year-old girl who later committed suicide sees her conviction provisionally thrown out.

Hitachi GST buys Malaysian platter plant

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:25:00 GMT

Farewell Western Digital

A Western Digital plant in Sarawak, Malaysia, has been sold to Hitachi GST.…

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Police told to use Wikipedia for court preparation

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:22:00 GMT

Not in your notebook? Get online then

The Crown Prosecution Service is telling police officers to use Wikipedia to prepare for court cases.…

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Panasonic TX-L37V10 HD TV

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:02:00 GMT

The clutter-free viewing experience?

Review The first manufacturer to launch TV sets with integrated Freesat, Panasonic moves things on again with its 2009 Viera range. On paper, the TX-L37V10 is appears to be everything you’ll need for living room viewing – a satellite and terrestrial TV with a network media player, and access to Internet services such as YouTube. For many, it looks like the ultimate all-in-one solution.…

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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:02:00 GMT

The clutter-free viewing experience?

Mixed results for green IT goals

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:54:00 GMT

A majority of tech workers in the public sector do not know about the emission reduction targets they face, says a survey.

Month Of Twitter Bugs exposes micro-blogging flaws

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:36:00 GMT

Making a hashtag of Web 2.0 security

The Month Of Twitter Bugs has begun with the publication of a flaw in a URL shortening service often used in conjunction with the micro-blogging service.…

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Month Of Twitter Bugs exposes microblogging flaws

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:36:00 GMT

Making a hashtag of Web 2.0 security

The Month Of Twitter Bugs has begun with the publication of a flaw in a URL shortening service often used in conjunction with the microblogging service.…

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Microsoft weighs next-phase in open-source support

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:27:00 GMT

Spring, PHP, and Apache sized up

Microsoft's, shall we say, cautious engagement with open-source could mean frameworks like Spring and Hibernate are the next projects tuned to Windows.…

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MySpace suicide case conviction overturned

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:44:00 GMT

A federal judge tentatively overturned the conviction of a Missouri woman accused of using MySpace to deceive a teenage girl who eventually committed suicide, a U.S. attorney's spokesman told CNN.

Hackintosh maker rises from the dead

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:37:00 GMT

'When life gives you apples, make applesauce'

Psystar, the Florida-based Hackintosher that's been giving Apple fits for over a year, refuses to die.…

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DoJ confirms Googlebooks antitrust probe

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:35:00 GMT

Orphan monopoly

The US Justice Department has confirmed its antitrust probe into Google's $125m book-scanning settlement with American authors and publishers, indicating that the ongoing investigation is an important one.…

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MJ Fans Flock to eBay for Memorabilia

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:34:00 GMT

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AT&T: Simply Addicted to the iPhone

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:34:00 GMT

Gamer embezzles virtual cash to settle real debts

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:17:00 GMT

Eve Online banker does a runner

As if high-profile investment scandals and the economic downturn weren't bad enough here on Earth, now folks have to deal with it outside our galaxy. Virtually, at least.…

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Debian rejects open-source .NET threat claim

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:13:00 GMT

Minority install

Debian, the foundation of Ubuntu, has rejected claims that it's potentially holding Linux's future hostage to Microsoft by including an open-source implementation of .NET in its code.…

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Conviction overturned in MySpace suicide case

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:11:00 GMT

Good news for net users

A federal judge on Thursday tentatively overturned convictions against a mother accused of using MySpace to bully a 13-year-old girl who went on to hang herself to death.…

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Akamai to Make iPhone Video Streaming Smooth

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:53:00 GMT

Akamai today said it would provide adaptive bit-rate streaming to deliver video content from web sites to the Apple iPhone 3G and devices running the iPhone OS 3.0 operating system. Basically, using adaptive bit-rate streaming means folks can watch streaming video on their iPhones or iPod Touches with fewer stops and starts. Adaptive streaming adjusts [...]
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Sites that help you lodge complaints

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:29:00 GMT

If you've been wronged or you're just not happy with the way you were treated, there are some sites on the Web that will help you get your voice heard.

Astronaut taking Twitter to space en Español

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:09:00 GMT

NASA has tweeted in space, but now one of its astronauts will tweet what no one has tweeted in orbit before: He’ll be sending his Twitter updates in Spanish as well as English.