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Poor Bill Gates:Mexican Telecom Tycoo... Poor Bill Gates:Mexican Telecom Tycoon Grabs Richest Man Title 11.03.2010 - 16:23 (GMT+01:00) Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is no longer the world's richest man according to the annual Forbes magazine list released this week.
Icon Software Aids Desktop Makeovers Icon Software Aids Desktop Makeovers 11.03.2010 - 16:20 (GMT+01:00) The need to customize our workspace--to enliven it and make it our own--extends well beyond colorless cubicles and dreary desks; we also feel compelled to...
Hands On:Google Reader Play - A Beta ... Hands On:Google Reader Play - A Beta Browsing Tool 11.03.2010 - 16:08 (GMT+01:00) Google rolled out an experimental browser called Google Reader Play that offers a refreshing new way to navigate Web content.
Virgin Media to Trial Fiber Broadband... Virgin Media to Trial Fiber Broadband Over Telegraph Poles 11.03.2010 - 15:30 (GMT+01:00) Virgin Media will use telephone poles to extend the reach of FTTH (Fiber-To-The-Home) in a test in the U.K. village of Woolhampton, it said on Thursday.
10 Gadgets for the Ultimate Geek 10 Gadgets for the Ultimate Geek 11.03.2010 - 14:19 (GMT+01:00) From a virtual big-screen TV to a toaster that's also a printer, here are the gadgets you're embarrassed to admit you actually want.
IE Zero-day Exploit Code Goes Public IE Zero-day Exploit Code Goes Public 11.03.2010 - 13:50 (GMT+01:00) An Israeli researcher has published exploit code for an Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability that Microsoft had just disclosed on Tuesday.
Google Still Tops,but Bing Inches Ahead Google Still Tops,but Bing Inches Ahead 11.03.2010 - 13:49 (GMT+01:00) Microsoft's Bing search engine continues to grow slowly, but remains far behind Google, which has maintained its 70%-plus share of the market.
Why iPad Is the 'Children's Toy of th... Why iPad Is the 'Children's Toy of the Year' 11.03.2010 - 13:45 (GMT+01:00) Have you ever seen a 4-year-old play with an iPhone' It's actually kind of shocking. Kids take to the iPhone's multitouch user interface like they do trucks or dolls.
WiMAX Device Shipments Surged in 2009 WiMAX Device Shipments Surged in 2009 11.03.2010 - 13:42 (GMT+01:00) In another sign that the 4G wireless Internet market is revving up, shipments for WiMAX devices grew by 147 percent in 2009, market research firm Maravedis reports.
T-Mobile Explains BlackBerry Outage,S... T-Mobile Explains BlackBerry Outage,Says It's Fixed 11.03.2010 - 13:21 (GMT+01:00) T-Mobile USA issued an explanation for the BlackBerry data outage affecting some nationwide users Monday and Tuesday, saying it related only to Wi-Fi.
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HSBC:Data Theft Incident Broader Than... HSBC:Data Theft Incident Broader Than First Thought 11.03.2010 - 12:00 (GMT+01:00) HSBC said Thursday about 15,000 accounts of its Swiss private banking unit were compromised after an employee allegedly stole data.
Why Apple Hates Open Source Why Apple Hates Open Source 11.03.2010 - 12:00 (GMT+01:00) Apple's previously secret agreement with iPhone developers shows that, when it comes to iPhone apps, Apple is an enemy of open source.
Opera's Mini 5 Browser Comes to Android Opera's Mini 5 Browser Comes to Android 11.03.2010 - 11:40 (GMT+01:00) Opera has released a beta version of its Mini 5 web browser for Android based smartphones, the company said on Thursday.
Sony Working on a 3D Camera for Consu... Sony Working on a 3D Camera for Consumers 11.03.2010 - 10:20 (GMT+01:00) Sony is developing 3D cameras that will give consumers the ability to create their own 3D content, an executive said Thursday.

Wired
Super Stealth Plane Breaks Through Co... Super Stealth Plane Breaks Through Cost Barrier 11.03.2010 - 21:00 (GMT+01:00) A Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the future of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter finds the next-generation stealth aircraft years behind schedule and soaring over budget.
FCC Wants You to Test Your Broadband ... FCC Wants You to Test Your Broadband Speeds 11.03.2010 - 19:50 (GMT+01:00) The FCC posts some tools to help you test your broadband speed. The crowdsourcing effort is an attempt to assemble data that the telecoms don't want to share with the feds.
Your Chilean Sea Bass Dinner Deprives... Your Chilean Sea Bass Dinner Deprives Killer Whales 11.03.2010 - 20:00 (GMT+01:00) A unique Antarctic killer whale population is declining, and scientists think it is related to demand for Antarctic tooothfish, known on menus as Chilean Sea Bass. This could be the first sign of the ecological downfall of what some consider Earth's last pristine ecosystem.
Help Us Review Google Maps for Bikes Help Us Review Google Maps for Bikes 11.03.2010 - 19:54 (GMT+01:00) We can't possibly rate a tool that covers 150 cities and 12,000 miles of bike trails. We don't have to. We've got you.
Sony's Motion Controller Underwhelms ... Sony's Motion Controller Underwhelms With Janky Games 11.03.2010 - 19:00 (GMT+01:00) Unveiling the final version of PlayStation Move, Sony's Wii-like motion controller for PlayStation 3, at Game Developers Conference is a big deal to Sony. But the games aren't that hot.
It's Not Easy to Make a Tablet,Stantu... It's Not Easy to Make a Tablet,Stantum Slate PC Proves 11.03.2010 - 16:46 (GMT+01:00) Our hands-on impressions of the Stantum Slate PC running Windows 7.
Arctic Reindeer Go Off the Circadian ... Arctic Reindeer Go Off the Circadian Clock 11.03.2010 - 06:45 (GMT+01:00) Arctic reindeer survive the continuous summers and never-ending winters by turning off the genes that run their circadian clock. Other species (such as humans) that can't turn off the clock often suffer from summer insomnia and winter depression in the northern latitudes.
Google Reader Play:iPad-Friendly News... Google Reader Play:iPad-Friendly News Reader 11.03.2010 - 16:51 (GMT+01:00) Google has added an iPad-friendly version of its RSS aggregator, called Google Reader Play. According to the Official Google Reader Blog, the new full-screen slide-show is for people who "aren’t interested in taking the time to get Reader set up”. It is also perfect for viewing on tablet PCs, in [...]
Paragliding the Himalayas With iPhones Paragliding the Himalayas With iPhones 11.03.2010 - 16:22 (GMT+01:00) Five paragliders are flying and hiking the length of the Himalayas all the way through Nepal, and they’re sharing the once-in-a-lifetime experience with anyone who has a computer.
Ear Infections Could Cause Long-Term ... Ear Infections Could Cause Long-Term 'Lazy Ear' 11.03.2010 - 15:28 (GMT+01:00) Some folks who don’t seem to listen may just have a lazy ear. A new study in rats shows that short-term hearing impairments at any stage of life can lead to rewiring in the part of the brain that processes sounds, making the ear seem as if it is loafing on its duty to make sense from noise
Acorn Filmmaker's Fresh Tapes:Inside HUD Acorn Filmmaker's Fresh Tapes:Inside HUD 11.03.2010 - 15:01 (GMT+01:00) Conservative activist and guerrilla filmmaker James O'Keefe has a habit of posing as someone he's not in order to get "news" about politicians and others he wants to paint as dirty. Yes, he's the same guy who taped Acorn workers, so Andrew Breitbart, the ex-Drudge crony and conservative media provoc [...]
How Andrew Breitbart Hacks the Media How Andrew Breitbart Hacks the Media 11.03.2010 - 15:00 (GMT+01:00) How Andrew Breitbart -- Matt Drudge's former right hand -- infiltrated the media machine and fought the vast left-wing conspiracy.
Obama Supports DNA Sampling Upon Arrest Obama Supports DNA Sampling Upon Arrest 10.03.2010 - 06:00 (GMT+01:00) President Barack Obama supports mandatory DNA testing of Americans upon arrest, regardless of whether charges are filed or whether the suspect is convicted. It's the latest example of the chief executive mirroring the views of his predecessor when it comes to civil liberties.
Minister of Truth:Meet Britain's Top ... Minister of Truth:Meet Britain's Top Data Cop 11.03.2010 - 06:00 (GMT+01:00) The U.K. Statistics Authority's Richard Alldritt is an expert in how governments fudge the numbers. He and his math-police squad are rooting out the truth, whether it's to reveal the real gender pay gap or the actual rate of knife crime.
March 11,1985:ConnNet Lets the Public... March 11,1985:ConnNet Lets the Public Jack In,X.25 Style 11.03.2010 - 06:00 (GMT+01:00) A Connecticut telephone company starts the first local, public packet-switching network. It paves the way for the always-on internet access we know today.

CNET
Computer algorithm,MRI used to tap me... Computer algorithm,MRI used to tap memory 11.03.2010 - 22:36 (GMT+01:00) Brain scans identify which short film clip volunteers were remembering, which could help researchers better understand memory recording patterns and, ultimately, dementia.
Mozilla aggressively asks older Firef... Mozilla aggressively asks older Firefox users to update 11.03.2010 - 22:21 (GMT+01:00) Most Firefox users have upgraded to Firefox 3.6. The stragglers that haven't may have their reasons, but today Mozilla starts to pressure them aggressively.
CNET News Daily Podcast:Sony busts a ... CNET News Daily Podcast:Sony busts a move 11.03.2010 - 20:18 (GMT+01:00) Sony's PlayStation 3 motion controller finally gets a name. We also talk Bill Gates' drop into being the world's second richest man, and the results of Pink Floyd's court battles with EMI.
Airline Twitter promotion attracts hu... Airline Twitter promotion attracts huge crowds 11.03.2010 - 19:40 (GMT+01:00) JetBlue said it had 1,000 free tickets to give away to New Yorkers who showed up at a location broadcasted via Twitter. The only complaint so far: Couldn't there be more'
Bing use inches up in February Bing use inches up in February 11.03.2010 - 19:29 (GMT+01:00) Share of U.S. search requests for Microsoft Bing rises to 11.5 percent, though Google still leads the pack with 65.5 percent of all search queries, says ComScore.
What's in a title' For broadband,it's... What's in a title' For broadband,it's Oz vs. Kansas 11.03.2010 - 19:00 (GMT+01:00) A push by Net neutrality advocates to reclassify ISPs as telecommunications providers has dangerous implications, argues Stanford Law Fellow Larry Downes.
Why Google Android is winning Why Google Android is winning 11.03.2010 - 18:58 (GMT+01:00) Google's open-source approach to Android is a key reason that it is quickly gaining ground on closed-source competitors like Apple's iPhone and RIM's BlackBerry. But challenges remain.
Sen. Reid helps win wind turbine plan... Sen. Reid helps win wind turbine plant for Nevada 11.03.2010 - 18:32 (GMT+01:00) Production and assembly factory producing 1,100-megawatts worth of turbines annually will create 1,000 permanent jobs for the state.
Italy green-lights largest PV solar p... Italy green-lights largest PV solar plant in Europe 11.03.2010 - 18:15 (GMT+01:00) SunEdison's 72-megawatt photovoltaic solar power plant finds a home in Italy's Veneto region.
HP aims for 'amazing' with ad campaign HP aims for 'amazing' with ad campaign 11.03.2010 - 18:10 (GMT+01:00) Hewlett-Packard is ready to go with a new series of ads intended to jazz up its image among businesses, consumers, and even its own employees.
Mobile tycoon edges out Gates as rich... Mobile tycoon edges out Gates as richest man 11.03.2010 - 17:58 (GMT+01:00) Worth $53.5 billion, Mexican mobile tycoon Carlos Slim Helu is now the world's richest man, according to Forbes, putting Bill Gates in second place with only $53 billion.
Researcher publishes exploit for new ... Researcher publishes exploit for new IE hole 11.03.2010 - 17:28 (GMT+01:00) Clues in McAfee blog post led researcher to existing exploit code which he analyzed to write his own code.
New King of Donkey Kong crowned New King of Donkey Kong crowned 11.03.2010 - 17:20 (GMT+01:00) Donkey Kong, the arcade game that dates back to the '80s and has launched numerous Mario related spin-offs, has a new world record high score.
Dolby bringing 3D voice chat to conso... Dolby bringing 3D voice chat to consoles,Mac 11.03.2010 - 17:01 (GMT+01:00) The audio specialist is bringing its 3D Axon technology to video game consoles as well as the Mac to enable a bunch of neat new voice chat tricks for console games.
InstantAction to offer embeddable con... InstantAction to offer embeddable console games 11.03.2010 - 17:00 (GMT+01:00) At GDC 2010, InstantAction follows rival OnLive in announcing a service that lets gamers quickly rent or buy console games over the Internet.

ZDnet
Judges uphold Word patent-infringemen... Judges uphold Word patent-infringement ruling 11.03.2010 - 21:55 (GMT+01:00) A US Court of Appeals panel has upheld a judgement that Microsoft infringed on another company's patent with its custom XML tags in Word 2003 and Word 2007. by David Meyer ZDNet UK
Target offers mobile coupons Target offers mobile coupons 11.03.2010 - 16:03 (GMT+01:00) Mobile coupons are coming to mega-retailer Target, which will allow shoppers all over the U.S. to use their mobile handset to get discounts on all kinds of products. by Marguerite Reardon CNET News
Browser choice not coming to Asia Browser choice not coming to Asia 11.03.2010 - 13:53 (GMT+01:00) Microsoft rivals have indicated that they will not be pushing for a similar action in the Asia-Pacific region. by Liau Yun Qing ZDNet Asia
Twitter aims to filter out malicious ... Twitter aims to filter out malicious links 10.03.2010 - 22:35 (GMT+01:00) Twitter is launching a new service designed to stop users of the social-media site from getting duped by phishing links that steal their login credentials and other attacks. by Elinor Mills CNET News
Potential console killer OnLive to go... Potential console killer OnLive to go live June 17 10.03.2010 - 22:20 (GMT+01:00) OnLive, a streaming video game service that, if properly implemented, could threaten traditional console makers. by Daniel Terdiman CNET News
Drudge Report accused of serving malware Drudge Report accused of serving malware 09.03.2010 - 21:29 (GMT+01:00) For the second time in less than six months, visitors to the Drudge Report say they got malware in addition to the Web site's usual sensational headlines. by Elinor Mills CNET News
Curt Schilling's 38 Studios,EA in Big... Curt Schilling's 38 Studios,EA in Big Huge game deal 09.03.2010 - 20:00 (GMT+01:00) Ex-baseballer Curt Schilling's developer 38 Studios has struck a deal with EA to publish an upcoming single-player role-playing game. by Tor Thorsen GameSpot
HP sues Asian firms over patents HP sues Asian firms over patents 09.03.2010 - 14:13 (GMT+01:00) Hewlett-Packard has filed a suit against four companies based in Hong Kong and Taiwan, accusing the defendants of patent infringement, according to various reports. by Vivian Yeo ZDNet Asia
Apache bug prompts update advice Apache bug prompts update advice 08.03.2010 - 21:02 (GMT+01:00) IT security company Sense of Security has discovered a serious bug in Apache's HTTP web server, which could allow a remote attacker to gain complete control of a database. by Colin Ho,ZDNet.com.au
Microsoft re-releases Blue Screen of ... Microsoft re-releases Blue Screen of Death fix 04.03.2010 - 22:12 (GMT+01:00) Microsoft is re-releasing the patch that caused Windows systems to crash in February with a Blue Screen of Death. by Richard Thurston ZDNet UK
Cray,Microsoft join forces on cloud d... Cray,Microsoft join forces on cloud datacenters 04.03.2010 - 13:54 (GMT+01:00) Supercomputer maker Cray's custom engineering group has teamed up with Microsoft Research to look into lowering the costs of running cloud-computing datacenters. by Matthew Broersma ZDNet UK
Three arrested over 12.7m PC botnet Three arrested over 12.7m PC botnet 03.03.2010 - 15:53 (GMT+01:00) Authorities in Spain have arrested three men accused of operating a massive botnet which stole credit card and bank log-in data and infected computers in half the Fortune 1,000 companies. by Elinor Mills CNET News
Google boosts Chrome privacy in new beta Google boosts Chrome privacy in new beta 02.03.2010 - 19:25 (GMT+01:00) Google has improved privacy features and introduced automated translation of foreign-language web pages in a new version of its Chrome 4.1 beta browser for Windows. by Tom Espiner ZDNet UK
EMC,Intel team up on cloud security,c... EMC,Intel team up on cloud security,compliance 02.03.2010 - 14:01 (GMT+01:00) EMC, RSA, VMware and Intel have announced a new collaboration to introduce a framework encompassing security and compliance for cloud computing in the enterprise space. by Kevin Kwang ZDNet Asia
LHC to restart following break and gl... LHC to restart following break and glitches 01.03.2010 - 16:43 (GMT+01:00) The The Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest particle accelerator is to restart on Monday following a technical break and glitches in the machine. by Tom Espiner ZDNet UK

Slashdot
Pennsylvania CISO Fired Over Talk At ... Pennsylvania CISO Fired Over Talk At RSA Conference 11.03.2010 - 23:30 (GMT+01:00) An anonymous reader writes "Pennsylvania's chief information security officer Robert Maley has been fired for publicly talking about a security incident involving the Commonwealth's online driving exam scheduling system. He apparently did not get the required approval for talking about the incident [...]
Half-Male,Half-Female Fowl Explain Bi... Half-Male,Half-Female Fowl Explain Birds' Sex Determination 11.03.2010 - 23:30 (GMT+01:00) Kanan excerpts from a BBC report out of Scotland: "A study of sexually scrambled chickens suggests that sex in birds is determined in a radically different way from that in mammals. Researchers studied three chickens that appeared to be literally half-male and half-female, and found that nearly ever [...]
T-Mobile's First HSPA+ Modem Goes On ... T-Mobile's First HSPA+ Modem Goes On Sale Sunday 11.03.2010 - 23:30 (GMT+01:00) adeelarshad82 writes "T-Mobile announced that the webConnect Rocket USB Laptop Stick, the first HSPA+ device for the US, will be available beginning on Sunday, March 14. The device was originally announced at MWC in February. HSPA+ is interesting because it could enable 4G LTE-like speeds using exis [...]
Bill To Ban All Salt In Restaurant Co... Bill To Ban All Salt In Restaurant Cooking 11.03.2010 - 23:30 (GMT+01:00) lord_rotorooter writes "Felix Ortiz, D-Brooklyn, introduced a bill that would ruin restaurant food and baked goods as we know them. The measure (if passed) would ban the use of all forms of salt in the preparation and cooking of food for all restaurants or bakeries. While the use of too much salt ca [...]
EMI Cannot Unbundle Pink Floyd Songs EMI Cannot Unbundle Pink Floyd Songs 11.03.2010 - 22:30 (GMT+01:00) smooth wombat writes "Before the advent of iTunes and MP3s, EMI and Pink Floyd entered into a contract which stated that EMI could not unbundle individual songs from their original album settings. This was insisted upon by the members of Pink Floyd, who wanted to retain artistic control of their wor [...]
The 10 Most Absurd Scientific Papers The 10 Most Absurd Scientific Papers 11.03.2010 - 22:30 (GMT+01:00) Lanxon writes "It's true: 'Effects of cocaine on honeybee dance behavior,' 'Fellatio by fruit bats prolongs copulation time,' and 'Are full or empty beer bottles sturdier and does their fracture-threshold suffice to break the human skull'' are all genuine scientific research papers, and all were gen [...]
Multitasking in for iPhone 4.0' Multitasking in for iPhone 4.0' 11.03.2010 - 22:30 (GMT+01:00) The latest word on the iPhone is that the 4.0 OS will finally havehonest-to-goodness multitasking. This could hopefully lead to things like a real chat client, and dangerous battery consumption. I still hope it's true. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
IE 6 " 7 Unpatched Exploit Goes Wild IE 6 " 7 Unpatched Exploit Goes Wild 11.03.2010 - 20:30 (GMT+01:00) Kolargol00 writes "Heise online reports the availability of an exploit (Google translation) for the yet-unpatched MSA-981374 affecting Internet Explorer 6 and 7. It has already been spotted in the wild by McAfee and integrated into the Metasploit Framework." Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Apple Blocking iPhone Security Software Apple Blocking iPhone Security Software 11.03.2010 - 20:30 (GMT+01:00) Barence writes "Speaking exclusively to PC Pro, Eugene Kaspersky has claimed Apple has repeatedly refused to deliver the software development kit necessary to design security software for the phone. 'We have been in contact for two years with Apple to develop our anti-theft software, (but) still we [...]
Sony's PS3 Motion Controller Gets Dem... Sony's PS3 Motion Controller Gets Demoed and Named 11.03.2010 - 20:30 (GMT+01:00) itwbennett writes "In a 45-minute press conference at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Sony announced its motion controller, officially named the Playstation Move. The Move consists of the Eye Toy (a camera pointed at the player) and a wand-like controller with a lighted ball at the [...]
Drizzle's Future Moving to Rackspace' Drizzle's Future Moving to Rackspace' 11.03.2010 - 19:00 (GMT+01:00) abartels writes "It seems like there's been nothing but bad news and resignations coming from Oracle since it finally managed to close the deal on Sun. Finally, there's good news in that Drizzle seems to have a bright future ahead. It just isn't with Oracle but with the Rackspace Cloud." Read more [...]
OpenGL 4.0 Spec Released OpenGL 4.0 Spec Released 11.03.2010 - 19:00 (GMT+01:00) tbcpp writes "The Khronos Group has announced the release of the OpenGL® 4.0 specification. Among the new features: two new shader stages that enable the GPU to offload geometry tessellation from the CPU; per-sample fragment shaders and programmable fragment shader input positions; drawing of d [...]
Sony's PS3 Motion Controller Gets Dem... Sony's PS3 Motion Controller Gets Demoed and Named 11.03.2010 - 18:00 (GMT+01:00) itwbennett writes "In a 45-minute press conference at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Sony announced its motion controller, officially named the Playstation Move. The Move, consists of the Eye Toy (a camera pointed at the player) and a wand-like controller with a lighted ball at the [...]
Accidental Wii Suicide Accidental Wii Suicide 11.03.2010 - 18:00 (GMT+01:00) Paul Taylor noted a story that I would have thought to be an april fools day joke a few weeks from now, which makes it only seem more tragic. A 3 year shot himself with a gun after mistaking it for a Wii controller. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Bill Gates No Longer World's Richest Man Bill Gates No Longer World's Richest Man 11.03.2010 - 16:30 (GMT+01:00) alphadogg writes "Riding surging prices of his various telecom holdings, including giant mobile outfit America Movil, Mexican tycoon Carlo Slim Helu has beaten out Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the wealthiest person on earth and nab the top spot on the 2010 Forbes list of the Wor [...]

Anandtech
Japanese Create "Caring,Mothering Sys... Japanese Create "Caring,Mothering System" of Cell Phone Snooping 11.03.2010 - 20:01 (GMT+01:00) New system will allow your boss to spy on what you're doing at all times, measure how busy you are at work...
3/11/2010 Daily Hardware Reviews 3/11/2010 Daily Hardware Reviews 11.03.2010 - 19:36 (GMT+01:00) DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Thursday...
First Family Genome Sequenced,Offers ... First Family Genome Sequenced,Offers Insight on Disease 11.03.2010 - 18:28 (GMT+01:00) Someday soon your family might be able to get its genome sequenced too...
Bing,Opera Mini 5 Come to Android,Mot... Bing,Opera Mini 5 Come to Android,Motorola Banks on Android in China 11.03.2010 - 17:02 (GMT+01:00) Android OS continues to grow and prosper...
Report:IPhone OS 4.0 Will Bring True ... Report:IPhone OS 4.0 Will Bring True Multitasking This Summer 11.03.2010 - 15:40 (GMT+01:00) Might Apple be cooking up a counter to its competitors by at last bring multi-tasking to its smartphone'...
NEC Develops "Minority Report" Advert... NEC Develops "Minority Report" Advertising System 11.03.2010 - 15:32 (GMT+01:00) System uses a camera to tailor ads to gender and age...
Sony PlayStation Move Motion Controll... Sony PlayStation Move Motion Controller Gets Official 11.03.2010 - 15:00 (GMT+01:00) Launch set for fall 2010 for under $100...
Lexus CT 200h Compact Hatchback Hybri... Lexus CT 200h Compact Hatchback Hybrid Coming to U.S. 11.03.2010 - 14:10 (GMT+01:00) Lexus buyers will now have a smaller, cheaper vehicle to choose from...
OCZ's New 30GB Onyx SSD to Debut for ... OCZ's New 30GB Onyx SSD to Debut for Under $100 11.03.2010 - 12:46 (GMT+01:00) OCZ's new budget SSD will feature scaled back performance...
3/11/2010 Daily Hardware Reviews - In... 3/11/2010 Daily Hardware Reviews - Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition "Gulftown" 11.03.2010 - 11:40 (GMT+01:00) DailyTech's roundup of "Gulftown" reviews from around the web for Wednesday ...
HDD Makers Adopt Improved Storage For... HDD Makers Adopt Improved Storage Format,Windows XP Users Beware 10.03.2010 - 23:01 (GMT+01:00) Windows 7, Vista users will be fine, but by 2011 XP users will take a performance hit on new drives...
U.S. Looking Into Continued China Int... U.S. Looking Into Continued China Internet Censorship 10.03.2010 - 20:11 (GMT+01:00) Nothing significant has happened so far, but lawmakers are working with the private sector to see what can be done...
NASA Prepares for Remaining Manned Sh... NASA Prepares for Remaining Manned Shuttle Flights 10.03.2010 - 18:22 (GMT+01:00) President Obama continues to receive harsh criticism, with NASA preparing for four manned shuttle launches...
Korea Shows Electric Trams Which Rece... Korea Shows Electric Trams Which Receive Power from Buried Recharging Strips 10.03.2010 - 17:01 (GMT+01:00) Charge strips are placed under blue line the tram follows...
3/10/2010 Daily Hardware Reviews 3/10/2010 Daily Hardware Reviews 10.03.2010 - 16:30 (GMT+01:00) DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Wednesday ...

Center Networks
It’s Not About our App,It’s About the... It’s Not About our App,It’s About the User’s Data and Context 11.03.2010 - 14:14 (GMT+01:00) The title provides a short answer to the question: Why do we integrate with Google Apps' An important emerging theme in cloud applications is the one-page or to be more accurate the one-browser-tab approach to design – i.e contextual integration of information across applications, so that whic [...]
Does the iPad Replace the Need for a ... Does the iPad Replace the Need for a Smartphone' 10.03.2010 - 12:45 (GMT+01:00) We’ve covered the Apple iPad several times on CenterNetworks. The device appears to be launching next month and I believe it will be a game changer. Andreas discussed how he sees the device being used in the home and I agree with him that a whole new set of consumers will join the Apple camp ( [...]
Information Capturing Service Memonic... Information Capturing Service Memonic Launches Subscription Based Option 05.03.2010 - 18:16 (GMT+01:00) Memonic is online information capturing and organizational service. It allows you to capture pieces of information like maps, routes, photos or text. The capturing process can be completed in a variety of ways including: a smart bookmarklet, an iPhone application, email your documents and/or using c [...]
ExpenseBay Helps You Deal With the Ho... ExpenseBay Helps You Deal With the Horror of Expense Reports 05.03.2010 - 01:45 (GMT+01:00) Typically corporate trips are great – you get to use someone else’s credit card for travel and meals. There’s only one time that corporate travel sucks – and that’s the time it takes to put together the expense report for the trip. As a former accountant and auditor, I [...]
DreamIt Recruiting New Class of Startups DreamIt Recruiting New Class of Startups 04.03.2010 - 12:35 (GMT+01:00) We’ve covered the startups from the DreamIt incubator several times over the past couple of years. Based in Philly, the DreamIt startup incubator helps people with ideas move the ideas forward into full startups. The group provides mentoring, connections, startup community and cash up to $30,0 [...]
Are You Ready for the iPad' Are You Ready for the iPad' 03.03.2010 - 18:14 (GMT+01:00) Only a few days left before the iPad hits shelves and if Apple is able to deliver even with some speculated delivery problems we will be able to dive into a new product that will probably change the way how we use the web and consume other media forever.When I wake up in the morning, (...)
Perks Consulting Acquires Esultancy Perks Consulting Acquires Esultancy 03.03.2010 - 00:36 (GMT+01:00) NY-based consulting firm Perks Consulting has announced the acquisition of social media consultancy Esultancy today. Esultancy is also based in New York City. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.From the announcement, “As of today, the companies will begin the execution of the acquisit [...]
YouTellYou Helps You Create a Picture... YouTellYou Helps You Create a Picture Magazine 02.03.2010 - 13:45 (GMT+01:00) It’s interesting that everyday we hear how email is dead yet everyday I see someone using email in a new way. The benefit of using email is that it’s understood by nearly any Internet user as opposed to many of the new social networks that take time and investment to be able to effective [...]
Code Camp Comes to NYC in March Code Camp Comes to NYC in March 01.03.2010 - 03:07 (GMT+01:00) It seems that the number of tech-related events in the NYC area keeps growing. Next Saturday, March 6, Code Camp comes to NYC. The Code Camp event will be held at the Microsoft office in midtown Manhattan. The all-day event is free and pizza will be served.Unlike barcamps, Code Camp NYC has already [...]
Weekend Entrepreneurial Reading - Too... Weekend Entrepreneurial Reading - Too Much Snow Edition 27.02.2010 - 19:16 (GMT+01:00) All of us here in NYC are cleaning up the snow and walking through piles of slush as we have completed yet another fun snowstorm. This list of great entrepreneurial posts will give you something to do besides avoiding stepping in the yellow snow.Is Google Stealing Authors’ Copyright With Buzz' [...]
So What Do You Get For a Propeller Be... So What Do You Get For a Propeller Best of Day Listing' 26.02.2010 - 03:54 (GMT+01:00) Earlier this week, I took a look at the social news service Propeller and wondered if the service was coming in for a landing. Since that post, one of Propeller’s users submitted the CN story to Propeller and I thought it might be interesting to see what we got from the submission.The story wa [...]
Cobot Provides Managed Coworking Serv... Cobot Provides Managed Coworking Services 24.02.2010 - 22:39 (GMT+01:00) Yesterday we covered the launch of New Jersey’s first coworking location, Converge NJ. Today we’ve learned about a new service that helps manage coworking locations.Cobot, created by Berlin-based Upstream, offers a suite of tools for managers of coworking spaces. Cobot provides user [...]
Converge Brings Coworking to New Jersey Converge Brings Coworking to New Jersey 24.02.2010 - 01:03 (GMT+01:00) Coworking seems to be heating up big time over the past 6-12 months. Coworking takes many forms…and the number of locations for shared work space continues to rise. Here in NYC we have a variety of locations including New Work City, Philly has Independents Hall and San Francisco has Citizen [...]
Welcome New Buzz User. Now Get Outta ... Welcome New Buzz User. Now Get Outta Here! 23.02.2010 - 02:55 (GMT+01:00) Last November I took a look at the user experience for a new user who attempts to access Twitter.com. Tonight I’d like to provide the same new user experience for a person attempting to use Google Buzz. I don’t plan to touch on the privacy issues which seem to be the big topic as of (... [...]
The History of Newly Acquired reMail The History of Newly Acquired reMail 22.02.2010 - 00:49 (GMT+01:00) By now you probably have heard that reMail, an email search client for the iPhone, has been acquired by Google and was removed from the AppStore. What is a little bit more interesting in my eyes is a look back at how reMail has evolved. Let’s take a look at what reMail looked like in version [...]

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Starbucks Fans Can Become 'Baristas' ... Starbucks Fans Can Become 'Baristas' on Foursquare 11.03.2010 - 21:59 (GMT+01:00) Starbucks will give loyal customers a barista badge on Foursquare -- and get information about their behavior.
New Site Unmasks Chatroulette Players New Site Unmasks Chatroulette Players 11.03.2010 - 18:19 (GMT+01:00) Does Chatroulette, the popular video chat site, lose its appeal if it loses its anonymity'
Investors Bet on Betaworks,a New York... Investors Bet on Betaworks,a New York Tech Incubator 11.03.2010 - 18:00 (GMT+01:00) Betaworks, the start-up incubator that helped spawn TweetDeck and Bit.ly, raises another $20 million.
Disease Cause Is Pinpointed With Genome Disease Cause Is Pinpointed With Genome 11.03.2010 - 12:14 (GMT+01:00) It now appears possible to sequence a patient’s genome at reasonable cost and with sufficient accuracy to be useful.
Q&A:The Safety of Unsecure Networks Q&A:The Safety of Unsecure Networks 11.03.2010 - 12:58 (GMT+01:00) Logging on to someone else's Wi-Fi network can leave your computer vulnerable.
The Mouse That Roared:Turning to the ... The Mouse That Roared:Turning to the Internet to Catch a Favorite TV Show 11.03.2010 - 07:08 (GMT+01:00) With new devices making it easy to stream Internet content to a television, more people are watching cable shows for free.
Advertising:Like Texting,but With Video Advertising:Like Texting,but With Video 11.03.2010 - 04:09 (GMT+01:00) Companies like American Greetings are moving beyond texting by offering services that send video messages to cellphones.
Battery Ventures Raises a Fresh $750 ... Battery Ventures Raises a Fresh $750 Million 11.03.2010 - 06:21 (GMT+01:00) Battery Ventures' new, $750 million fund is the latest sign of a revival in Silicon Valley.
Driven to Distraction:Distracted Driv... Driven to Distraction:Distracted Driving in Ambulances and Police Cruisers 11.03.2010 - 02:17 (GMT+01:00) Lawmakers are trying to get drivers to stop texting and talking on the phone, but police officers and paramedics are required to use an array of dashboard gadgets.
A Futures Site Coming to Bet on Movie... A Futures Site Coming to Bet on Movie Ticket Sales 11.03.2010 - 00:04 (GMT+01:00) A virtual futures exchange is being assembled to allow people to bet money on a film’s box office success.
TV May Be the New Google Reader Play'... TV May Be the New Google Reader Play's Best Venue 11.03.2010 - 02:20 (GMT+01:00) Google announced a new feature of its Google Reader Web site on Wednesday called Google Reader Play. The updated application offers a simple, personalized view of Web content.
Tricks to Keep Your Device’s Battery ... Tricks to Keep Your Device’s Battery Going and Going 11.03.2010 - 00:40 (GMT+01:00) Smartphone and laptop batteries may seem like cruel masters when they threaten to lose power, but you have more control than you may think.
What We're Reading:What You're Reading What We're Reading:What You're Reading 11.03.2010 - 00:28 (GMT+01:00) Our daily roundup of technology tidbits features Google's new service to show you what the Web is reading, the employment boom for hackers and a couple of trips down memory lane.
Tech Talk Podcast Tech Talk Podcast 10.03.2010 - 23:43 (GMT+01:00) This week's podcast includes the changing fortunes of Pandora, the Internet radio site and an exploration of geek style.
State of the Art:Multitouch Computing... State of the Art:Multitouch Computing Is Here. Will Gorilla Arm Follow' 11.03.2010 - 00:39 (GMT+01:00) Finger gestures used on the iPhone can now be used on laptops and full-size computer screens, but the tactile experience isn’t quite the same.

BusinessWeek
Elliott Said to Plan Sale of Novell B... Elliott Said to Plan Sale of Novell Business If Offer Succeeds 11.03.2010 - 19:06 (GMT+01:00) Elliott Associates LP, the fund manager that made an unsolicited $2 billion offer for Novell Inc., would sell the NetWare networking-software unit if its bid succeeds, a person familiar with the matter said.
Obama"s $79 Billion Tech Plan May Fav... Obama"s $79 Billion Tech Plan May Favor Web Programs (Update1) 11.03.2010 - 19:00 (GMT+01:00) Vivek Kundra, the Obama official with $79 billion to spend on technology, said the government can be more efficient by putting programs on the Web, paving the way for companies like Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. to win business.
MTN Profit Falls as Rand Gain Hurts F... MTN Profit Falls as Rand Gain Hurts Foreign Income (Update1) 11.03.2010 - 09:10 (GMT+01:00) MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s largest mobile-phone operator, said full-year profit fell after South Africa’s rand gained, reducing income it earns from abroad when converted back into the local currency.
Telstra"s ‘Too Cheap to Ignore"... Telstra"s ‘Too Cheap to Ignore" Shares Rise in Sydney (Update2) 11.03.2010 - 07:21 (GMT+01:00) Telstra Corp., Australia’s largest phone company, rose for a second day in Sydney trading extending gains in the period to the most in nine months after Morgan Stanley analysts said the stock was "too cheap to ignore.”
Did J"J Plan to Break Rules' Did J"J Plan to Break Rules' 11.03.2010 - 06:05 (GMT+01:00) Its aggressive marketing campaign for Risperdal has caused an explosion of litigation
FTC Said to Ask Google Rivals for Sta... FTC Said to Ask Google Rivals for Statement on AdMob 10.03.2010 - 22:15 (GMT+01:00) U.S. regulators are seeking sworn declarations from Google competitors and advertisers as part of their probe the company’s bid to buy AdMob
China Mobile to Buy $5.8 Billion Stak... China Mobile to Buy $5.8 Billion Stake in Pudong Bank (Update1) 10.03.2010 - 10:02 (GMT+01:00) China Mobile Ltd., the world’s biggest phone company by market value, agreed to buy 20 percent of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. for 39.8 billion yuan ($5.8 billion) to expand its electronic payment business.
China Mobile Buys 20% Stake in Pudong... China Mobile Buys 20% Stake in Pudong Development Bank 10.03.2010 - 09:50 (GMT+01:00) China Mobile Ltd. said its Guangdong Mobile unit agreed to subscribe for 2.2 billion A shares in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank for 39.8 billion yuan, giving it a 20 percent stake in the company.
America Movil Seeks Approval to Pay D... America Movil Seeks Approval to Pay Dividend,Buy Back Shares 10.03.2010 - 06:31 (GMT+01:00) America Movil SAB, Latin America’s biggest wireless-phone carrier, proposed to pay a one-time dividend of 32 centavos a share and buy back more of its stock, even as it plans the region’s largest acquisition this year.
Fujitsu Investors Renew Calls for Inf... Fujitsu Investors Renew Calls for Information on Nozoe Dispute 10.03.2010 - 04:20 (GMT+01:00) Fujitsu Ltd. drew renewed calls from investors to shed more light on the departure of former President Kuniaki Nozoe after the Tokyo Stock Exchange ended a probe into the conflicting reasons given by the company.
PCCW Says Chairman Richard Li"s Buyou... PCCW Says Chairman Richard Li"s Buyout Plans ‘Dead" (Update1) 09.03.2010 - 17:55 (GMT+01:00) PCCW Ltd. said investors should consider as "dead” Chairman Richard Li’s plan to buy out Hong Kong’s biggest phone company after police began a probe into the bid and judges ruled it had been manipulated.
PCCW Second-Half Profit Rises on Cost... PCCW Second-Half Profit Rises on Cost Cutting (Update1) 09.03.2010 - 17:52 (GMT+01:00) PCCW Ltd., Hong Kong’s biggest phone company, said second-half profit increased 38 percent as cost cuts helped offset falling telecommunications revenue.
Cisco Introduces Faster Router to Lur... Cisco Introduces Faster Router to Lure Carriers (Update1) 09.03.2010 - 17:34 (GMT+01:00) Cisco Systems Inc., the world’s biggest network-equipment maker, will start selling a router that it says will accelerate the speed of data and video downloads on the Internet.
Fujitsu Probe Fails to Defuse Nozoe C... Fujitsu Probe Fails to Defuse Nozoe Controversy,Investors Say 09.03.2010 - 17:04 (GMT+01:00) Fujitsu Ltd., the computer company embroiled in a dispute with its former chief, was inadequately probed by Japan’s main stock exchange over the disclosure of President Kuniaki Nozoe’s resignation, investors said.
PCCW Second-Half Profit Rises as Cost... PCCW Second-Half Profit Rises as Cost Cuts Offset Lower Revenue 09.03.2010 - 11:00 (GMT+01:00) PCCW Ltd., Hong Kong’s biggest phone company, said second-half profit increased 38 percent as cost cuts helped offset falling telecommunications revenue.

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Mobile Commerce Growing Rapidly This ... Mobile Commerce Growing Rapidly This Year,But Still Years From Being Mass-Market 11.03.2010 - 22:13 (GMT+01:00) This is a report from our premium subscription research service The Internet Analyst. The service is currently in free beta. To sign up, please submit your name and email address here. Mobile commerce represents a significant opportunity - 90% of Americans own a cell-phone but only 7% of [...]
Fire Breaks Out At BusinessWeek's Off... Fire Breaks Out At BusinessWeek's Offices... As The Company Fires Its Employees 11.03.2010 - 22:10 (GMT+01:00) We just got a call from a source at BusinessWeek who says everyone is evacuating the office.Not because Bloomberg is cleaning house today, which it is, but because there's a fire on the 43rd floor of the McGraw Hill building where BusinessWeek operates.Read the rest of this story »See Also:Seco [...]
The Real Reason Everyone Loves Google... The Real Reason Everyone Loves Google In Silicon Valley (GOOG) 11.03.2010 - 21:40 (GMT+01:00) Nilofer Merchant is CEO and Chief Strategist of Rubicon Consulting. She's also the author of "The New How." This post was originally published on her blog, and is republished with permission.Graft some Google to your Company Culture'Here in the Valley, there’s a weird awe of Google. It reminds [...]
A Look At The Best New Netbooks On Th... A Look At The Best New Netbooks On The Market 11.03.2010 - 21:26 (GMT+01:00) If you're in the market for a netbook — the gimpy kittens of the laptop jungle — know this first: on the inside, they're all basically the same. Making the little differences all the more important! And yes, they do add up.For our Battlemodo, we decided to look only at netbooks powered b [...]
Bill Gross:Man Of A Hundred Startups ... Bill Gross:Man Of A Hundred Startups Now Hellbent On Saving The World (With A Revolutionary Solar Energy Project) 11.03.2010 - 21:22 (GMT+01:00) Read the rest of this story »
The Next Digital Company To Hit The M... The Next Digital Company To Hit The Market' Eyeblaster Files For $115 Million IPO 11.03.2010 - 21:15 (GMT+01:00) Digital advertising company Eyeblaster is the next digital startup to test the public markets, filing for a $115 million IPO yesterday.Eyeblaster is a ten-year old company specializing in rich media. Its main product is MediaMind, a tool for serving ads and managing ad campaigns.Read the rest of thi [...]
Mark Zuckerberg's 2004 Email Break-In... Mark Zuckerberg's 2004 Email Break-In Could Be A Felony 11.03.2010 - 21:05 (GMT+01:00) Mark Zuckerberg's hacking of email accounts and user profiles in 2004 could be felonies under Federal and state law, according to privacy lawyers.As we described last week, Mark used login data of early Facebook members to break in to the private email accounts of two Harvard Crimson editors. He als [...]
Condé Nast Executive Says Pay Walls A... Condé Nast Executive Says Pay Walls Are A Bad Strategy 11.03.2010 - 20:59 (GMT+01:00) Magazine publisher Condé Nast said it won't turn to pay walls to help deflect its 2009 $1 billion loss in ad revenue, despite the fact that one of its magazines, The New Yorker, currently hides its article archives behind a pay wall.At the Bloomberg BusinessWeek 2010 Media Summit, Condé [...]
CHART OF THE DAY:Research In Motion H... CHART OF THE DAY:Research In Motion Has Done A Great Job Defending Its Turf (AAPL,RIMM) 11.03.2010 - 20:20 (GMT+01:00) When Apple's iPhone hit the market, it looked like it was only a matter of time before Apple ate BlackBerry maker RIM's lunch. While that could still be case, RIM has done a great job defending its turf to this point.The newest data from comScore's mobile subscriber report shows RIM's slow but stea [...]
'Google Has No Official Position' On ... 'Google Has No Official Position' On The World Ending In 2012 (GOOG) 11.03.2010 - 20:13 (GMT+01:00) What is Google hiding' When asked pointedly, "Does Google think the world will end in 2012'" It ducks the question, simply answering "Google has no official position on that."The question and answer session went down at Google's Webmaster Central channel on YouTube, a place normally reserved for peo [...]
Pink Floyd Wins Suit Over Single-Song... Pink Floyd Wins Suit Over Single-Song Downloads* 11.03.2010 - 19:47 (GMT+01:00) *Update: Per EMI, the High Court's recent judgment does not prohibit the sale of single downloads, but rather settles the "interpretation of two contractual points."Pink Floyd prevailed against their record label over the iTunes sales method, which siphons profits through a $.99 sieve.Read the rest [...]
American Airlines Expands Mobile Boar... American Airlines Expands Mobile Boarding Passes To 19 More Airports (AMR) 11.03.2010 - 18:47 (GMT+01:00) American Airlines just announced on Twitter that it's expanding its mobile boarding pass program to 19 more airports. This lets you use your cellphone to display a barcode for boarding your plane, versus a paper boarding pass.Personally, we've found this system to be more trouble than it's worth -- [...]
Former AOL Director Is Now A COO With... Former AOL Director Is Now A COO With An Awesome Headshot (AOL) 11.03.2010 - 18:23 (GMT+01:00) A startup called PeekYou has hired former AOL director of search engine marketing Eric Ludwig to be its president and COO. In side news, Eric now has a really sweet head shot, pictured here.PeekYou describes itself as a "free people-search engine, whose database contains public records and internet [...]
Second Round Of Layoffs Begin At Busi... Second Round Of Layoffs Begin At BusinessWeek 11.03.2010 - 18:15 (GMT+01:00) BusinessWeek's second doomsday is here.Among the two cut so far, according to Talking Biz News: Tom Lowry, a longtime senior writer covering media and entertainment, and Michelle Conlin, who covered the "Working Life" beat.Read the rest of this story »See Also:Bloomberg About To Fire A Bunch Mo [...]
John Borthwick's Betaworks Raises $20... John Borthwick's Betaworks Raises $20 Million Fund 11.03.2010 - 18:07 (GMT+01:00) From GigaOM:Betaworks, a New York City-based Internet company, has raised $20 million in new venture funding, according to company executives. Intel Capital and previous investor RRE Ventures led the current round, which included Softbank, Founders Collective, DFJ Growth, AOL Ventures and the New Yo [...]

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Foursquare Turns 1 With Half a Millio... Foursquare Turns 1 With Half a Million Users 11.03.2010 - 21:12 (GMT+01:00) Foursquare, the New York-based location services startup, has more than 500,000 users and 1.4 million venues, it announced today, one year after it launched at SXSW. The company says it had its biggest day ever last Friday, with 275,000 check-ins.
Rumor Has It:iPhone 4.0 Bringing Mult... Rumor Has It:iPhone 4.0 Bringing Multitasking 11.03.2010 - 20:22 (GMT+01:00) The iPhone has many advantages over smartphone competitors, but one thing it hasn't had that users have been clamoring for is true multitasking. Now, true app backgrounding capabilities are said to be on the way in iPhone OS 4.0.
Who’s Cheering for Windows Phone' Who’s Cheering for Windows Phone' 11.03.2010 - 19:10 (GMT+01:00) Microsoft faces a tough assignment when it comes to regaining its relevance in mobile, but there's no shortage of players who have a vested interest in seeing Windows Phone succeed. Here are some of those rooting for Microsoft's upcoming mobile OS to challenge iPhone and Android.
Betaworks Raises $20M From Intel,Others Betaworks Raises $20M From Intel,Others 11.03.2010 - 18:00 (GMT+01:00) Betaworks, a New York City-based Internet company, has raised $20 million in new venture funding in a round led by Intel Capital and RRE Ventures. Softbank, Founders Collective, DFJ Growth, AOL Ventures and the New York Times are new investors in the company.
I Can’t Navigate My Location Friend R... I Can’t Navigate My Location Friend Requests 11.03.2010 - 16:30 (GMT+01:00) My inbox is littered with friend requests on Gowalla, a check-in service that I can use to show my location. But when I get these emails from strangers I have never met, talked to, tweeted with or emailed, I don't really know what to do.
Verizon Whittles Down Date for LTE Ph... Verizon Whittles Down Date for LTE Phones 11.03.2010 - 16:02 (GMT+01:00) Verizon Wireless said it will launch its first LTE handsets by the middle of 2011. But the super-fast handsets are likely to come with usage pricing models that will see high-end users pay substantially more for 4G service than they're currently paying for 3G.
App Store SEO:The Impact of iTunes We... App Store SEO:The Impact of iTunes Web Preview 11.03.2010 - 15:47 (GMT+01:00) When iTunes web preview pages first appeared for songs and albums the industry was abuzz with the possibility that iTunes could be migrating to the cloud. iTunes preview has so far had little impact on how we use purchased media content, but it has had a (...)
LivingSocial Gets $25M for Group Buying LivingSocial Gets $25M for Group Buying 11.03.2010 - 13:30 (GMT+01:00) We know there are lot of entrants in the group deals space -- see my recent piece Groupon and the Wannabes -- but now the competitors are seriously bulking up. LivingSocial is today announcing it's raised a $25 million Series B round.
Why Digg Digs Cassandra Why Digg Digs Cassandra 11.03.2010 - 09:00 (GMT+01:00) Digg, the San Francisco-based social media company, is dropping MySQL and instead betting its future on Cassandra, an open-source data store. It’s just the latest sign of the growing popularity of the software, which was developed (and open sourced) by Facebook to search through its inbox.
Big Media or Big SEO Spammers' Big Media or Big SEO Spammers' 11.03.2010 - 05:30 (GMT+01:00) Faced with declining revenues and increasingly dismal prospects, some mainstream media outlets are adopting questionable tactics, specifically dead-end web pages stuffed with outbound links and pay-per-click ads. A liberally funded LA startup is only too quick to help them. The story starts with S [...]
Rob Glaser Defines the Superphone and... Rob Glaser Defines the Superphone and Predicts the Mobile Future 11.03.2010 - 02:08 (GMT+01:00) Future media will be consumed on the go, said Rob Glaser, former CEO of RealNetworks, in a speech today. He also forecast that by 2013 the installed base of smart and superphones will exceed the installed base of PCs.
Former FCC Chair Lays Out the Limits ... Former FCC Chair Lays Out the Limits on the Agency’s Authority 10.03.2010 - 23:30 (GMT+01:00) Big consumer issues such as the availability of internet apps on mobile devices and metered broadband are outside FCC authority said Kevin Martin, the former FCC chairman speaking today in Seattle. He also expressed doubt that adding spectrum alone would solve the mobile bandwidth crunch.
Continuing Its Cloud-focused Buying S... Continuing Its Cloud-focused Buying Spree,CA Is Acquiring Nimsoft 10.03.2010 - 23:03 (GMT+01:00) CA today announced that it is acquiring privately held Nimsoft, which makes performance and availability monitoring software, in an all cash transaction valued at $350 million. According to CA, Nimsoft will help it better serve "emerging enterprises" (read smaller businesses) adopting cloud computin [...]
Venture Capital’s Data Side Story Venture Capital’s Data Side Story 10.03.2010 - 22:00 (GMT+01:00) From new data stores to large-scale databases to cloud-based storage services, it seems VC dollars these days are primarily flowing into two important (if somewhat unsexy) technology sectors: storage and big data. Here are some of the recent fundings that bring this trend into focus.
Why Apple Should Buy Adobe Why Apple Should Buy Adobe 10.03.2010 - 20:17 (GMT+01:00) The rumors of Adobe being bought by Apple come up every so often. Apple could easily afford such a purchase and the results would be interesting. I would love to see Adobe restructured by a company like Apple. Adobe has many applications that are the gold (...)

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Google makes its local shopping move Google makes its local shopping move 11.03.2010 - 22:28 (GMT+01:00) It took a while, but Google has made its big move as a local shopping inventory gatekeeper. The company said Thursday that it will offer inventory checks on local stores to see if products are available.
Can Google do for cloud apps what App... Can Google do for cloud apps what Apple did for smartphone apps' [podcast] 11.03.2010 - 21:55 (GMT+01:00) Google has launched a marketplace for Web applications that integrate with Google Apps. See why it matters and what it means for IT and businesses.
What gives' Why is Motorola dissing G... What gives' Why is Motorola dissing Google on Android mobile search' 11.03.2010 - 19:55 (GMT+01:00) Motorola keeps picking search engines other than Google for its Android phones.
Yahoo's fate becomes a battleground a... Yahoo's fate becomes a battleground among analysts 11.03.2010 - 17:01 (GMT+01:00) Is Yahoo a business in secular decline that's facing market share losses and advertising hurdles for years to come or a company that's on the rebound' Analysts can't decide.
First Data names Forehand CEO; Capell... First Data names Forehand CEO; Capellas steps back 11.03.2010 - 12:51 (GMT+01:00) First Data, a leading e-commerce and payments player, named Joe Forehand as new CEO. Meanwhile, Michael Capellas will join buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) as a senior advisor focused on technology. The CEO swap occurs on March 31.
Motorola deploys Microsoft's Bing on ... Motorola deploys Microsoft's Bing on Android smartphones in China 11.03.2010 - 12:29 (GMT+01:00) With Google's future in China uncertain, Motorola and Microsoft cut a deal to put the software giant's Bing search engine on Android handsets in China.
The ultra-light laptop conundrum:Weak... The ultra-light laptop conundrum:Weak processors 11.03.2010 - 12:01 (GMT+01:00) After a few weeks of laptop window shopping I'm discovering a major hang-up---the Intel ultra-low voltage chips that scrimp on horsepower. Do gigahertz matter'
Through app stores,SMBs customize too... Through app stores,SMBs customize tools and pave way for enterprise 11.03.2010 - 11:30 (GMT+01:00) As apps targeted at small businesses start to grow in online marketplaces, it could help bring businesses into the cloud.
Smart Planet:Busting hurricanes with ... Smart Planet:Busting hurricanes with ocean cooling pumps 11.03.2010 - 11:10 (GMT+01:00) A climate scientist at Stanford University's Carnegie Institute is trying to cool the seas to weaken hurricanes and minimize the death and destruction they bring.
News to know:FTC; Comscore; CA-Nimsof... News to know:FTC; Comscore; CA-Nimsoft; Google-China; iPad; Walmart 11.03.2010 - 11:00 (GMT+01:00) The FTC's inquiry into the Google-AdMob deal and an update on Google's future in China top today's headlines.
FTC sniffing around Google-AdMob deal... FTC sniffing around Google-AdMob deal; Is a challenge coming' 11.03.2010 - 00:01 (GMT+01:00) The FTC could have some concerns about Google's $750 million acquisition of AdMob, according to a Reuters report.
CA acquires Nimsoft for $350 million;... CA acquires Nimsoft for $350 million; Eyes smaller enterprises 10.03.2010 - 22:28 (GMT+01:00) CA on Wednesday said it will acquire Nimsoft, which makes availability monitoring software, for $350 million.The all-cash deal gives CA an entry into what it calls “emerging enterprises,” companies with revenue between $300 million to $2 billion. CA is looking to add new customers to its [...]
Schmidt on China:"Something will happ... Schmidt on China:"Something will happen soon" 10.03.2010 - 19:44 (GMT+01:00) Google CEO Eric Schmidt said today that "something will happen soon" with talks between the cpmpany and the Chinese government over last year's cyber attacks.
Facebook Fan Pages get boost with 'so... Facebook Fan Pages get boost with 'social engagement hub' 10.03.2010 - 18:01 (GMT+01:00) Get Satisfaction announces tools that help companies unleash the data in their Facebook fan pages.
Review:Google Apps Marketplace well s... Review:Google Apps Marketplace well stocked,highlights ecosystem 10.03.2010 - 15:48 (GMT+01:00) Whenever an app marketplace launches---especially one focused on business---the primary issue is selection. Does the store offer enough apps, reviews, service providers and refinement tools to make a solid business decision'

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Starbucks Fans Can Become 'Baristas' ... Starbucks Fans Can Become 'Baristas' on Foursquare 11.03.2010 - 23:00 (GMT+01:00)
New Site Unmasks Chatroulette Players New Site Unmasks Chatroulette Players 11.03.2010 - 19:30 (GMT+01:00)
Investors Bet on Betaworks,a New York... Investors Bet on Betaworks,a New York Tech Incubator 11.03.2010 - 19:30 (GMT+01:00)
Battery Ventures Raises a Fresh $750 ... Battery Ventures Raises a Fresh $750 Million 11.03.2010 - 07:31 (GMT+01:00)
TV May Be the New Google Reader Play'... TV May Be the New Google Reader Play's Best Venue 11.03.2010 - 03:30 (GMT+01:00)
What We're Reading:What You're Reading What We're Reading:What You're Reading 11.03.2010 - 02:00 (GMT+01:00)
Tech Talk Podcast Tech Talk Podcast 11.03.2010 - 00:31 (GMT+01:00)
Mobile Apps That Outperform Web Sites Mobile Apps That Outperform Web Sites 10.03.2010 - 21:30 (GMT+01:00)
Google Opens App Store For Business S... Google Opens App Store For Business Software 10.03.2010 - 07:00 (GMT+01:00)
What We're Reading:Barbie,Steve Jobs ... What We're Reading:Barbie,Steve Jobs and Carly Fiorina 10.03.2010 - 03:00 (GMT+01:00)
H.P. Barks,Then Bites Apple on the iPad H.P. Barks,Then Bites Apple on the iPad 10.03.2010 - 00:00 (GMT+01:00)
A Talk with the Turing Winner A Talk with the Turing Winner 10.03.2010 - 00:00 (GMT+01:00)
Facebook Will Allow Users to Share Lo... Facebook Will Allow Users to Share Location 09.03.2010 - 20:30 (GMT+01:00)
Cisco Unveils One Router to Rule Them... Cisco Unveils One Router to Rule Them All 09.03.2010 - 20:30 (GMT+01:00)
Foursquare Introduces New Tools for B... Foursquare Introduces New Tools for Businesses 09.03.2010 - 17:31 (GMT+01:00)

Yahoo
Google honours Iranian women bloggers... Google honours Iranian women bloggers (AFP) 11.03.2010 - 21:30 (GMT+01:00) AFP - Internet giant Google on Thursday joined a top journalists' rights group in rewarding a collective of Iranian women bloggers for their reporting on last year's post-election unrest.
OnLive taking videogames into the Int... OnLive taking videogames into the Internet "cloud" (AFP) 11.03.2010 - 21:02 (GMT+01:00) AFP - California startup OnLive plans a June 17 launch for a service that streams videogames over the Internet, meaning players can avoid buying expensive consoles or packaged software.
Microsoft Tries to Lure NetSuite User... Microsoft Tries to Lure NetSuite Users With New Deal (PC World) 11.03.2010 - 20:00 (GMT+01:00) PC World - Microsoft is offering financial enticements to customers of on-demand ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor NetSuite to switch over to Microsoft's Dynamics family of business applications.
Namco unveils new cross-platform SDK ... Namco unveils new cross-platform SDK (Macworld.com) 11.03.2010 - 20:20 (GMT+01:00) Macworld.com - On Thursday, Namco announced UniteSDK, its new propriety cross-platform technology. During a demonstration on Tuesday night at the Game Developers Conference, Namco revealed Macs, PCs, and mobile platforms like the iPhone will be able to play games simultaneously against each other. N [...]
Novothink debuts solar charging case ... Novothink debuts solar charging case for iPhone (Macworld.com) 11.03.2010 - 19:56 (GMT+01:00) Macworld.com - Sure, the App Store has plenty of ways to help survivalists fend off a zombie apocalypse, or figure out what plants are safe to eatâbut without electricity, those useful guides quickly become very useless data on a dead paperweight. Thankfully, Novothink may have a solar-powered [...]
Report finds online censorship more s... Report finds online censorship more sophisticated (AP) 11.03.2010 - 20:04 (GMT+01:00) AP - Repressive regimes have stepped up efforts to censor the Internet and jail dissidents. That's what Reporters Without Borders says in a study released Thursday.
Feds pledge tough review of Comcast-N... Feds pledge tough review of Comcast-NBC deal (AP) 11.03.2010 - 19:37 (GMT+01:00) AP - Federal regulators are pledging a rigorous review of the proposed combination of Comcast Corp. and NBC Universal.
OnLive taking videogames into the Int... OnLive taking videogames into the Internet "cloud" (AFP) 11.03.2010 - 20:16 (GMT+01:00) AFP - California startup OnLive plans a June 17 launch for a service that streams video games over the Internet, meaning players can avoid buying expensive consoles or packaged software.
Sony unveils motion-sensing controlle... Sony unveils motion-sensing controller for PS3 consoles (AFP) 11.03.2010 - 18:03 (GMT+01:00) AFP - Sony on Wednesday unveiled a hotly anticipated motion-sensing controller that it hopes will fuel new interest in its PlayStation 3 videogame consoles.
Opera Mini 5 Released for Android-Pow... Opera Mini 5 Released for Android-Powered Smartphones (NewsFactor) 11.03.2010 - 18:28 (GMT+01:00) NewsFactor - Opera Software launched an Android version of the company's Opera Mini 5 mobile browser Thursday that promises to significantly improve page loading and speed on compatible smartphones. The beta release continues the company's campaign to increase the visibility of its browser on a glob [...]
Sony Targets Nintendo's Wii with PS3 ... Sony Targets Nintendo's Wii with PS3 Move Controller (NewsFactor) 11.03.2010 - 17:43 (GMT+01:00) NewsFactor - Move over, Wii. On Wednesday, Sony Computer Entertainment announced that its PlayStation 3 Move motion-based controller will launch in the fall. The controller has been discussed by Sony for some time, and was initially expected to be released this spring.
Pink Floyd and iTunes could split aft... Pink Floyd and iTunes could split after court ruling (Macworld.com) 11.03.2010 - 19:12 (GMT+01:00) Macworld.com - Itâs âA Great Day For Freedomââat least for the members of Pink Floyd. As BBC News reports, the band has emerged victorious in a legal battle with record label EMI, accompanied by a ruling that could soon lead to the bandâs entire discography getting pulled fr [...]
Motorola to add Microsoft's Bing to s... Motorola to add Microsoft's Bing to smart phones (AP) 11.03.2010 - 19:08 (GMT+01:00) AP - Motorola Inc. said Thursday that it will add Microsoft Corp.'s Bing search and map functions to its smart phones that use Google Inc.'s Android operating software.
Faraway Iditarod fans feed race habit... Faraway Iditarod fans feed race habit online (AP) 11.03.2010 - 18:02 (GMT+01:00) AP - Cathleen Griffin usually feeds her passion for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race through the Internet, but next week she'll travel to Alaska for the first time to see the winner cross the finish line in the old gold rush town of Nome.
GDC:Khronos group unveils OpenGL 4.0 ... GDC:Khronos group unveils OpenGL 4.0 and 3.3 (Macworld.com) 11.03.2010 - 18:04 (GMT+01:00) Macworld.com - The Khronos group has released versions 4.0 and 3.3 of the OpenGL spec, the latest version of the cross-platform, royalty-free 2D and 3D graphics API used on all major desktop operating systems, including Mac OS X. It also serves as the basis for OpenGL ES for smart phones and the upc [...]

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Coyote Point E650GX Balances Virtual ... Coyote Point E650GX Balances Virtual Machine Loads 11.03.2010 - 22:17 (GMT+01:00) Coyote Point Systems aims to help administrators increase ROI by delivering load balancing appliances that work with virtualization technologies, in particular, VMware's vSphere. What's more, Coyote Point offers a new approach to load balancing by shifting traffic shaping from basic Layer 4 algorith [...]
Barnes and Noble Will Create E-Reader... Barnes and Noble Will Create E-Reader App for Apple iPad 11.03.2010 - 22:17 (GMT+01:00) Barnes and Noble plans on creating an e-reader application specifically for Apple's upcoming iPad, suggesting that Barnes Noble has truly embraced a strategy of porting its e-reader brand onto as many screens as possible even as its own device, the Nook, looks set to compete directly against the App [...]
Opera Mini 5 Beta Available for Googl... Opera Mini 5 Beta Available for Google Android 11.03.2010 - 21:40 (GMT+01:00) Opera announced the release of Opera Mini 5 beta for Google Android on March 11, marking the second time in a week that the company has released the newest version of its mobile browser for a smartphone operating system. On March 4, Opera announced Opera Mini 5 beta for Windows Mobile 5.x and 6.x de [...]
Growing MSI Mobile Portfolio Challeng... Growing MSI Mobile Portfolio Challenges Dell,HP,Acer 11.03.2010 - 21:10 (GMT+01:00) Few manufacturers are more prolific these days than MSI Computer, which since the ringing in of 2010 has introduced 24 new mobile PCs, including notebooks and netbooks. The relatively little-known MSI describes itself as based in the City of Industry, California, but Endpoint Technologies analyst Ro [...]
How to Optimize Business Process ROI ... How to Optimize Business Process ROI with Unified Communications 11.03.2010 - 20:42 (GMT+01:00) These days, companies are implementing unified communications technologies across their organizations, applying unified communications to various communication processes in different departments. Yet the contact center is one of the most critical communication channels to an organization's success, [...]
Microsoft Will Be Asked to Alter EU B... Microsoft Will Be Asked to Alter EU Browser Choice Screen Yet Again 11.03.2010 - 20:39 (GMT+01:00) Microsoft will be asked by representatives from seven smaller Web browser-makers to alter its Web browser choice screen, which was designed to sidestep European antitrust concerns over bundling Internet Explorer with Windows by offering users an automatically downloaded window with several browser o [...]
10 Reasons Why Microsoft Bing is Gain... 10 Reasons Why Microsoft Bing is Gaining on Google 11.03.2010 - 20:28 (GMT+01:00) News Analysis: Although Google still controls a significant portion of the search space, evidence suggests Bing is gradually gaining ground on the search giant. It still has a long way to go. But if things keep up as they are, Bing may prove to be a formidable competitor to Google in a few short yea [...]
Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite Give... Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite Gives Developers Jump on Apps 11.03.2010 - 19:09 (GMT+01:00) Adobe's LiveCycle Enterprise Suite enables organizations to build applications through Adobe client technologies. - Adobe's LiveCycle Enterprise Suite, the latest version of which began shipping in November, is a set of Web services with which organizations can build applications for interacting wit [...]
Google Bike Directions Point to Googl... Google Bike Directions Point to Google Maps as Key Search Tool 11.03.2010 - 18:46 (GMT+01:00) Google's addition of biking directions and bike trail data to Google Maps March 9 is one more example of the search engine giant's increased emphasis on connecting users to information. The move is also part of the company's plan to get more users coming to Google Maps for the purpose of showing the [...]
Intel Previews Six-Core 'Gulftown' PC... Intel Previews Six-Core 'Gulftown' PC Processor 11.03.2010 - 18:42 (GMT+01:00) At the Game Developers Conference, Intel showed off its Core i7-980X Extreme Edition, the chip makers first six-core CPU for consumers. Codenamed Gulftown, the Core i7-980X comes with more cores and computing threads, and a larger L3 cache, than the current i7-975, and all at the same price. - I [...]
Motorola,RIM Top U.S. Phone Ownership... Motorola,RIM Top U.S. Phone Ownership,Says Report 11.03.2010 - 18:30 (GMT+01:00) Motorola was the most used handset during a three-month period ending in January, according to a new report from comScore. Among smartphone users, RIM dominated, Google gained share, and Microsoft lost out. - Motorola is the leading handset manufacturer in the United States, while BlackBerry-maker R [...]
10 Tech Certifications Every IT Pro N... 10 Tech Certifications Every IT Pro Needs to Know 11.03.2010 - 18:01 (GMT+01:00) Dice has assembled a working list of technology certifications that are in demand right now in 2010. Certifications alone will not get you a new job, but they can certainly help increase the chances for job interviews and calls from recruiters. Not all certifications are created equal in terms of pa [...]
T-Mobile webConnect Accesses Super-Fa... T-Mobile webConnect Accesses Super-Fast HSPA+ 11.03.2010 - 17:55 (GMT+01:00) The T-Mobile webConnect Rocket USB Laptop Stick, arriving March 14, will offer access to T-Mobiles super-fast HSPA+ network which is only available in Philadelphia right now. T-Mobile is expected to roll out more deployments during the next few months. - T-Mobile will extend its webConnect modem lin [...]
OnLive to Launch Cloud-Based Gaming S... OnLive to Launch Cloud-Based Gaming Service 11.03.2010 - 17:49 (GMT+01:00) Gaming moves further into the cloud as OnLive announces a cloud-based gaming service with support from publishing heavyweights like Electronic Arts (EA), THQ and Ubisoft. - As more companies become comfortable moving their businesses into cloud-based services, consumers are also waking up to the ide [...]
Lenovo ThinkPad W701ds is portable di... Lenovo ThinkPad W701ds is portable display powerhouse 11.03.2010 - 17:35 (GMT+01:00) The ThinkPad W701ds is loaded with connectors and a Wacom digitizer tablet to handle heavy-weight creative and scientific applications on location. The top-of-the-line Lenovo mobile workstation now comes with Intel Core i7 chips. Despite the expansive real estate, the touchpad and mouse buttons dont [...]

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