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Documents prove FBI has national eavesdropping program that t...
Submitted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 @ 12:50 AM
rawstory.com -- FBI also spies on home soil for military, documents show; Much information acquired without court order. See the complete story here.
IBM Turns on the Water for Energy-Efficient Supercomputer
Submitted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 03:20 PM
IBM company information - ( IBM News )
money.cnn.com -- IBM® today introduced a new supercomputer powered by one of the world's fastest microprocessors and cooled by an innovative water system. See the complete story here.
IBM rolls out tools for nontechies, developers to build mashups
Submitted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 03:19 PM
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computerworld.com -- IBM unveiled two mashup products today, one designed to enable nontechnical business users to quickly build new applications by melding data from various sources, and another that's positioned as a mashup development environment for technical users. See the complete story here.
HP enters the low-cost student PC market, but is $499 too much?
Submitted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 03:18 PM
HP company information - ( HP News )
betanews.com -- Hewlett-Packard today announced a new low-priced $499 mini-notebook aimed at school students and business professionals wanting a small, low-cost system capable of withstanding the kinds of punishment that only a school can dish out. See the complete story here.
Google Launches Google App Engine Beta
Submitted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 03:17 PM
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informationweek.com -- In a move that offers an alternative to startups considering Amazon pay-as-you-go Web services infrastructure, Google on Tuesday announced a limited test of the new Google App Engine, an online development environment for building and running Web applications. See the complete story here.
Viruses Expected to Hit 1 Million This Year
Submitted Monday, April 07, 2008 @ 04:08 PM
pcworld.com -- The total number of viruses will reach one million by year's end, according to security experts.
Malware writers have been forced to create new types of viruses and exploits more regularly as businesses and individuals improve security practices, the experts said.
Sophos chief technology officer Paul Ducklin said about 25 percent of unique malware has been created in the last six months of its 20 year history. See the complete story here.
Amazon computing Web service suffers glitch
Submitted Monday, April 07, 2008 @ 03:49 PM
news.com -- Amazon.com's Elastic Compute Cloud Web service was knocked offline earlier Monday, but the company appeared to get it back online within a few hours. See the complete story here.
For Facebook Chat, a quiet and cautious Sunday debut
Submitted Monday, April 07, 2008 @ 12:24 AM
news.com -- Facebook chose a Sunday afternoon, when much of the tech blogger corps was pleasantly enjoying real life (we can hope), to start rolling out its previously announced instant-messaging client. That's likely no coincidence: this is a major new feature for the social-networking site, and debuting it on a weekend afternoon probably ensured a smoother integration. See the complete story here.
$2.6 million Paid For Pizza.com
Submitted Monday, April 07, 2008 @ 12:20 AM
efluxmedia.com -- Chris Clark, the man who had the inspiration to register Pizza.com domain more than twenty years ago, accepted to sell it for $2.6 million. See the complete story here.
Microsoft CEO sets deadline for Yahoo deal
Submitted Monday, April 07, 2008 @ 12:18 AM
Microsoft company information - ( Microsoft News )
Yahoo company information - ( Yahoo News )
uk.reuters.com -- Yahoo Inc has three weeks to accept Microsoft Corp's $31-a-share cash-and-stock offer or Microsoft may lower its bid and take its offer to Yahoo investors, Microsoft said on Saturday. See the complete story here.
Dial D for Disruption
Submitted Sunday, April 06, 2008 @ 06:53 PM
forbes.com -- Want to build a phone company for $100? Give Mark Spencer a ring.
In a research park outside the low-key bustle of downtown Huntsville, Ala. Mark Spencer finishes his barbecue and resumes wreaking havoc on the multibillion-dollar phone equipment business. See the complete story here.
Every Click You Make
Submitted Sunday, April 06, 2008 @ 08:49 AM
washingtonpost.com -- The online behavior of a small but growing number of computer users in the United States is monitored by their Internet service providers, who have access to every click and keystroke that comes down the line. See the complete story here.
Amazon Intros Purchasing Via Text Message With 'TextBuyIt'
Submitted Saturday, April 05, 2008 @ 04:18 AM
informationweek.com -- Send a text message to Amazon, reply to the response, confirm your order, and your item will be on its way, the company says. See the complete story here.
Federally funded Internet access to be cut off for Navajo Nation
Submitted Friday, April 04, 2008 @ 04:48 PM
betanews.com -- When it looks like things couldn't get any worse, OnSat Network Communications is expected on Monday to pull the plug on thousands of Internet users who reside in Navajo Nation. Residents use the wireless connection of reservation chapter houses after they get home from work or school. See the complete story here.
Apple Inc. opposes Big Apple's logo
Submitted Friday, April 04, 2008 @ 04:47 PM
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businessweek.com -- Apple Inc. says The Big Apple is worming into its territory with a logo the city is using for its green living campaign.
Apple on Friday renewed its challenge to a trademark registration application that New York City filed last May, saying the apple logo was too similar to its own. See the complete story here.
Internet Fraud Loss For 2007 Tops $239 Million
Submitted Friday, April 04, 2008 @ 04:47 PM
informationweek.com -- The dollar loss reported from Internet crime reached an all-time high in 2007, while the number of reported crimes was lower than in each of the last three years. See the complete story here.
ISPs hog rights in fine print
Submitted Friday, April 04, 2008 @ 04:45 PM
news.yahoo.com -- What's scary, funny and boring at the same time? It could be a bad horror movie. Or it could be the fine print on your Internet service provider's contract. See the complete story here.
Gates sees next Windows "sometime" in next year
Submitted Friday, April 04, 2008 @ 04:43 PM
Microsoft company information - ( Microsoft News )
news.yahoo.com -- Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates said on Friday he expected the new version of Windows operating software, code-named Windows 7, to be released "sometime in the next year or so.". See the complete story here.
Couple sues Google for posting house pix
Submitted Friday, April 04, 2008 @ 04:43 PM
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news.yahoo.com -- A western Pennsylvania couple has sued Google Inc., saying pictures of their home on its Web site violate their privacy and devalued their property. See the complete story here.
Microsoft Extends XP Through 2010 for Ultra-Low-Cost Laptops
Submitted Friday, April 04, 2008 @ 12:19 AM
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washingtonpost.com -- Microsoft confirmed Thursday that it will extend the sales of Windows XP Home to OEMs beyond the current deadline of June 30, 2008, to accommodate a new class of ultra-low-cost PCs (ULCPCs) that are just beginning to pepper the market. See the complete story here.
Apple passes Wal-Mart, now #1 music retailer in US
Submitted Thursday, April 03, 2008 @ 03:11 AM
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arstechnica.com -- Over the past few years, we have watched Apple climb the music sales chart courtesy of the iTunes. Last month we learned that Apple passed Best Buy to become the number two retailer in the the US. Now, Apple has ascended to the top of the charts, surpassing Wal-Mart for the first time ever, according to the NPD MusicWatch Survey. See the complete story here.
Comcast punches up Net access, but it comes at a price
Submitted Thursday, April 03, 2008 @ 02:58 AM
usatoday.com -- Comcast, the No. 1 residential broadband service provider, Thursday will give residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul the first opportunity to check out a speedy Internet service that CEO Brian Roberts calls "cable's next big thing.". See the complete story here.
Dell closing plant as part of 8,800 layoffs
Submitted Monday, March 31, 2008 @ 07:20 PM
Dell company information - ( Dell News )
news.com -- Layoffs hit close to home Monday at Dell, which said it will close its Austin, Texas, desktop manufacturing facility as part of an effort to trim billions in costs. See the complete story here.
IBM suspended from federal government contracts
Submitted Monday, March 31, 2008 @ 07:19 PM
IBM company information - ( IBM News )
news.com -- IBM has been indefinitely barred from entering into new contracts with the U.S. federal government.
The General Services Administration's Web site shows that IBM was added to a database of "excluded" contractors and subcontractors on March 27 by the Environmental Protection Agency. Under reciprocity rules, other agencies honor the exclusion. See the complete story here.
Apple hit with new, colorful lawsuit over iMac displays
Submitted Monday, March 31, 2008 @ 06:33 PM
Apple company information - ( Apple News )
arstechnica.com -- You know what they say: lawsuits over color reproduction quality travel in packs. Apple just recently settled one lawsuit over color dithering on its notebook displays (also known as the "millions of colors" suit), but a new one has risen to make sure Apple's lawyers don't get sloppy. This time around, it's the iMac that's accused of doing a disservice to the rainbow. See the complete story here.
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