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After 38 years, a new type of memory to hit market Submitted Monday, March 31, 2008 @ 06:30 PM Intel company information - ( Intel News ) news.com -- It's been a long haul for phase change memory, but the goal is in sight.
Numonyx, the memory joint venture between STMicroelectronics and Intel, is already shipping samples of phase change memory (PCM) chips to customers and will start shipping PCM chips commercially later this year, CEO Brian Harrison said at a press conference Monday. See the complete story here.
Yahoo targets women with new 'Shine' site Submitted Monday, March 31, 2008 @ 06:28 PM Yahoo company information - ( Yahoo News ) news.com -- Yahoo launched a new Web site aimed at women on Monday. The site, called "Shine," will feature original blogs and content from major publishing partners including Conde Nast, Hearst, and Time. See the complete story here.
Doctor Suggests Cell Phones May Be Riskier Than Cigarettes Submitted Monday, March 31, 2008 @ 06:23 PM technewsworld.com -- The danger of developing a brain tumor from extended mobile phone use is greater than the risk presented by smoking, an Australian doctor has concluded. Neurosurgeon Vini G. Khurana reached his conclusion by reviewing other studies into the connection between mobile phones and cancer. See the complete story here.
Intel confirms 160GB solid-state drives will be unveiled soon Submitted Monday, March 31, 2008 @ 05:37 PM Intel company information - ( Intel News ) computerworld.com -- Intel Corp. today confirmed that it is close to unveiling a new line of solid-state drives for laptop and notebook PCs that will feature a storage capacity up to 160GB. See the complete story here.
Adobe brings AIR to Linux, joins Linux Foundation Submitted Sunday, March 30, 2008 @ 10:40 PM Adobe company information - ( Adobe News ) news.com -- Adobe Systems on Monday is expected to release an alpha version of AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) and announce that it is joining the Linux Foundation. See the complete story here.
Amazon changes rules for print-on-demand publishers Submitted Sunday, March 30, 2008 @ 10:37 PM computerworld.com -- Amazon.com Inc. has told publishers who print books on demand that their titles will no longer be sold directly through Amazon if they don't use the company's printing company, BookSurge. See the complete story here.
Malware to blame in supermarket data breach Submitted Sunday, March 30, 2008 @ 10:36 PM news.com -- It turns out malware somehow found its way onto a Maine-based supermarket chain's servers, which led to the security breach announced earlier this month compromising up to 4.2 million credit cards. See the complete story here.
TorrentSpy Shuts Down Submitted Sunday, March 30, 2008 @ 03:25 PM torrentfreak.com -- A little over a year ago, TorrentSpy.com was still the most visited BitTorrent site, but times have changed. After an expensive two year battle with the MPAA, TorrentSpy decided to throw in the towel and the site has now shut down permanently. See the complete story here.
Google: No kids allowed Submitted Sunday, March 30, 2008 @ 03:18 PM Google company information - ( Google News ) cnet.com -- Google's terms of service, while ignored by the vast majority of users, contain a pretty shocking clause: Under 18's are not permitted to use any of Google's Web properties. That's right, kids--no search, YouTube, Gmail, news, or images. See the complete story here.
Vista, MacBook Out--Only Linux Left in Hacking Contest Submitted Sunday, March 30, 2008 @ 03:07 PM Fujitsu company information - ( Fujitsu News ) Sony company information - ( Sony News ) news.yahoo.com -- The MacBook Air went first; a tiny Fujitsu laptop running Vista was hacked on the last day of the contest; but it was Linux, running on a Sony Vaio, that remained undefeated as conference organizers ended a three-way computer hacking challenge Friday at the CanSecWest conference. See the complete story here.
Mukasey: piracy funding terror Submitted Sunday, March 30, 2008 @ 03:02 PM news.yahoo.com -- Attorney General Michael Mukasey warned Friday that the huge profits generated from piracy and counterfeiting are increasingly flowing into the coffers of terrorist groups.
In remarks to Silicon Valley executives at the Tech Museum of Innovation, Mukasey said the economy and national security of the United States are increasingly threatened by violations involving copyrighted software code, patented inventions and trademarked properties. See the complete story here.
MetroPCS Communications to pay $313M for bandwidth block in F... Submitted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 @ 08:09 PM money.cnn.com -- MetroPCS Communications Inc. late Wednesday said in a regulatory filing it will pay $313 million for a wireless spectrum license it won in a Federal Communications Commission auction. See the complete story here.
Apple quietly settles lawsuit over dithered laptop displays Submitted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 @ 08:08 PM Apple company information - ( Apple News ) arstechnica.com -- Apple has quietly settled a lawsuit over its advertising practices in connection to the displays used on the MacBook and MacBook Pro. As usual, the terms were not disclosed, but the circumstances make it appear that Apple wasn't the only party trying to make the lawsuit go away. See the complete story here.
Robot babysitters debut in Japan Submitted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 @ 12:24 AM canada.com -- Japanese parents who can't find a good babysitter now have an alternative that never gets tired -- a friendly robot at the local department store.
Major Japanese retailer Aeon Co. said Tuesday it has introduced a 1.4-metre (four-foot-seven) yellow-and-white robot at a store in the southern city of Fukuoka in charge of entertaining the children. See the complete story here.
Security lapse exposes Facebook photos Submitted Tuesday, March 25, 2008 @ 04:49 PM news.yahoo.com -- A security lapse made it possible for unwelcome strangers to peruse personal photos posted on Facebook Inc.'s popular online hangout, circumventing a recent upgrade to the Web site's privacy controls. See the complete story here.
Sony BMG to Develop DRM-Free Subscription Music Service Submitted Tuesday, March 25, 2008 @ 04:48 PM Sony company information - ( Sony News ) dailytech.com -- Music label set to offer a veritable buffet of music
SonyBMG is working on an all-you-can-eat, DRM-free subscription service, says SonyBMG CEO Rolf Schmidt-Holtz. See the complete story here.
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