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Tech activist campaigning to head GPO
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Yahoo in a search deal.
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Eager hordes flock to Google's Twitter account
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Judge: Decrypt that PGP-protected laptop
Federal
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type in his PGP passphrase so prosecutors can access decrypted files.
Obama proposes new wireless spectrum fee
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next decade through additional wireless spectrum fees paid by wireless
operators.
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Softbank to give 8GB iPhones away for free
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iPhone partner in Japan is cutting prices for its monthly data plans,
and will offer new subscribers a free 8GB iPhone 3G or a 16GB iPhone
for $118.
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Cisco sheds jobs as it 'realigns' business
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include 250 workers at its headquarters as the company begins to
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Sources: RIAA cuts up to 25 jobs
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No Jobs, few sparks for Apple shareholders
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health issues, but otherwise face few hostile inquiries.
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Nortel to slash another 3,200 jobs
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worldwide as it tries to survive a bankruptcy restructuring.
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Bionavitas speeds algae growth with 'light rods'
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farming start-up Bionavitas is planning on raising tens of millions of
dollars to commercialize technique for bringing more light into algae
bioreactors and ponds.
(Posted in
Green Tech
by Martin LaMonica)
Parliamentary support builds for NASA hacker
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number of parliamentarians and legal experts calling for Gary McKinnon
to be prosecuted in the U.K. rather than the U.S.
(Posted in
Security
by Tom Espiner)
Google nixes shared stuff, mobile ad site
The
grim economic times have snuffed out another couple of small projects,
one for sharing Web links and videos and one for creating ads tailored
for mobile phones.
(Posted in
Webware
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WiMax expected to find initial success
Battle
between the 4G wireless technologies heats up as WiMax gets a head
start in the market. But the competing LTE will likely ultimately
prevail.
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'SMiShing' fishes for personal data over cell phone
Mobile
phone users are subject to the same types of phishing lures that they
get through their e-mail, Sprint warns as 'SMiShing' attack makes the
rounds.
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Security
by Elinor Mills)
VMware revamps data center tools
The
company aims for the cloud with its next generation of data center
virtualization tools called vSphere, and announces a new Intel deal.
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Yelp's CEO: No, we're not the Mafia
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News what the company has learned from last week's blowup over
allegations of extortion.
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EMI, Apple unveil iTunes Pass
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gives them access to a new album as well as extra content.
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Yahoo now targets ads based on search behavior
The
Internet pioneer is blending some aspects of search and display
advertising, a move that reinforces the new CEO's views of the
company's holistic strengths.
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Start-up to shave weight from plug-ins
Stealthy
start-up Bright Automotive aims to boost fuel efficiency in electric
vehicles by focusing on lightweight materials and aerodynamics.
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break from your social network--virtual or otherwise--can create some
social minefields. Here's how to avoid them.
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Webware
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Yahoo News chief heading to Hearst
Neeraj
Khemlani will head back to a more traditional part of the media
business, leaving Yahoo for Hearst, but he'll still work on digital
news.
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Digital Media
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More studios offering Blu-ray-DVD combos
According
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Crave
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Citrix offers cut-down XenServer for free
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away the XenServer hypervisor, but will hold back certain key
management features.
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Jobs to skip annual shareholders meeting
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company in 1997.
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Moo.com to open U.S. operations center
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sales.
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Microsoft
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of the 1,400 employees it laid off last month letting
them know they were overcompensated and that it would
like the money back.
(Posted in Microsoft
by Steven Musil)
EU
to investigate VoIP-tapping techniques
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Unit is looking at how to intercept calls made over Internet
telephony services, at the urging of Italy's anti-Mafia
directorate.
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Koala. For data centers, what is most interesting is the
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Purported
Mac Mini video surfaces
A MacRumors forum jockey has posted video
of what looks like a new unreleased Mac Mini, after photos
proving its existence were supposedly debunked.
(Posted in Apple
by Tom Krazit)
Republican
asks White House for e-mail policy
Republican congressman Darrell Issa is
asking the White House to clarify its e-mail preservation
policy, even though he criticized inquiries into missing
Bush White House e-mails.
(Posted in Politics
and Law by Stephanie Condon)
Purported
Mac Mini video surfaces
A MacRumors forum jockey has posted video
of what looks like a new unreleased Mac Mini, after photos
proving its existence were supposedly debunked.
(Posted in Apple
by Tom Krazit)
Republican
asks White House for e-mail policy
Republican congressman Darrell Issa is
asking the White House to clarify its e-mail preservation
policy, even though he criticized inquiries into missing
Bush White House e-mails.
(Posted in Politics
and Law by Stephanie Condon)
Most
iPhone applications gathering dust
Somewhere around 95 percent of iPhone
users who download an application from Apple's App Store
stop using it after less than a month. Are iPhone apps
just not that compelling?
(Posted in Apple
by Tom Krazit)
Friday
Poll: Biggest news out of Barcelona?
Which of the most-discussed stories from
the Mobile World Congress wireless show this week got
your bell ringing? Vote in our poll.
(Posted in Crave
by Erica Ogg)
Twitter
search gains prominence, importance
The microblogging service begins testing
search from its home page. But the revenue potential is
limited by how much Twitter activity happens outside the
Web site.
(Posted in Webware
by Stephen Shankland)
Controversy
surrounds 'Bristlebots' book
Inventors say they created the "bristelebot"--a
combo of a robot and a toothbrush--in 2007, before a book
on same subject was done, but publisher says book was
already in works then.
(Posted in Geek
Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)
Google
Earth plug-in now works with Chrome
It's not just for Firefox, Internet Explorer,
Flock, and Safari anymore. The Web-based version of Google
Earth works in Google's browser.
(Posted in Webware
by Stephen Shankland)
Apple
snapping up flash memory for new iPhone?
The company is asking flash memory companies to
deliver as many chips as they possibly can, perhaps in
advance of a new iPhone this summer.
(Posted in Apple
by Tom Krazit)
Palm
says game on for the Pre
Games will be part of the application makeup for Palm's
Pre when it is released later this year, despite the fact
that Palm doesn't plan to allow native applications at
first blush.
(Posted in Wireless
by Tom Krazit)
DHS
names chief privacy officer
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has named
an attorney who specializes in e-commerce, antitrust,
and privacy issues to head the DHS Privacy Office.
(Posted in Politics
and Law by Stephanie Condon)
Dell
battles over 'Netbook' trademark
The PC maker asks the USPTO to cancel Canadian gadget
maker's trademark, saying Psion doesn't make a product
that actually uses the term.
(Posted in Crave
by Erica Ogg)
The
firewall vs. the cloud
Slavish devotion to Web 2.0 concepts doesn't work in the
real world, and companies that realize that can make more
money.
(Posted in Webware
by Rafe Needleman)
Android
skips Barcelona's mobile-phone party
Several phones using Google's Android operating system
are under development. But they weren't generally in evidence
at Mobile World Congress.
(Posted in Wireless
by Stephen Shankland)
Mozilla:
Sometimes govt. is answer to Microsoft
The software giant unfairly prejudices consumer behavior
in the browser market, argues Mozilla Chairman Mitchell
Baker, making government action necessary.
(Posted in The
Open Road by Matt Asay)
San
Francisco installing EV charging stations Charging stations placed prominently across the street
from city hall are part of a two-year pilot project to
promote electric vehicle use.
(Posted in Green
Tech by Candace Lombardi)
Social
media takes on Mother Nature images
In the aftermath of natural disasters ranging from the
2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia to the forest fires ravaging
Australia, several emerging technologies play major roles
in disseminating information and facilitating recovery.
3DV
buy could give Xbox a stronger punch
Microsoft is said to be interested in
buying an Israeli start-up whose technology uses a depth-sensing
camera to enable gamers to control a system just by moving
their hands. (Posted
in Beyond
Binary by Ina Fried)
HP
earnings dip nearly 10%, will cut salaries
PC maker records 1 percent uptick in revenue,
but sees revenue decline across its business units with
the exception of the EDS business acquired last year.
(Posted
in Business
Tech by Erica Ogg)
FCC
fields 28,000 calls on DTV switch
The Federal Communications Commission
on Tuesday saw a large jump in the number of calls its
DTV help line received, as 421 stations dropped their
analog signals. (Posted
in Politics
and Law by Stephanie Condon)
With
new leadership, Lenovo looks ahead
New management at the top means big changes
for the PC maker, but new President and COO Rory Read
says it's looking for more opportunities, not fewer. (Posted
in Business
Tech by Erica Ogg)
Intel
takes chipset dispute with Nvidia to court Intel
sues Nvidia over the latter's right to create and sell
motherboard chipsets that support Intel's Nehalem class
of desktop processors. (Posted
in Crave
by Rich Brown)
Piper:
Q2 Mac sales on pace to decline
Based on one month of data, Mac sales
could decline on a year-over-year basis for the first
time since 2003 unless Apple has new products up its sleeve,
according to Piper Jaffray. (Posted
in Apple
by Tom Krazit)
New
exploit targets IE 7 hole patched last week
Windows users are being urged to get the
latest Microsoft security update or risk getting attacked
via a hole in IE 7 that can be exploited to install a
backdoor. (Posted
in Security
by Elinor Mills)
NYC
to announce start-up workspace partnership
The mayor's office is expected to give
the thumbs-up to office space providers that focus on
start-ups and small businesses in the finance and tech
sectors, CNET News has learned. (Posted
in The
Social by Caroline McCarthy)
Report:
Microsoft in talks to buy Israeli VR firm
The software giant is said to be on the
verge of paying $35 million for 3DV Systems, which makes
the ZCam, a tool that could help Microsoft take on Nintendo
and its Wii console. (Posted
in Gaming
and Culture by Daniel Terdiman)
Microlending
site now pays 5 percent
Microplace.com now has microloans that
pay investors 5 percent so you can do good and do well
at the same time. Funds help low-income entrepreneurs
in developing countries. (Posted
in Larry
Magid at Large by Larry Magid)
Yahoo
rolls up mobile products into single service
Yahoo's mobile efforts are getting reorganized
this year. The company is rolling up several of its applications
into one tool that will be available on multiple devices. (Posted
in Webware
by Josh Lowensohn)
Casinos
on lookout for iPhone card-counting app
Nevada's Gaming Control Board issues an
alert warning casinos about an application called "A Blackjack
Card Counter." It helps determine the optimal times to
bet in blackjack. (Posted
in Gaming
and Culture by Daniel Terdiman)
Apple
is top of mind for execs at MWC
The iPhone maker isn't here in Spain at
Mobile World Congress, but top executives have a lot to
say about the company's "closed" strategy in the mobile
market. (Posted
in 3GSM
blog by Marguerite Reardon)
SEC
fines RIM executives for option backdating
Co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazardis,
along with two other RIM executives, will have to pay
the SEC fines for their stock-option backdating practices. (Posted
in Wireless
by Tom Krazit)
Facebook:
Relax, we won't sell your photos
After a blog highlighted revisions to
Facebook's terms of service hinting that the site keeps
deleted users' content and can use it at will, a debate
heated up on the Web. Here's what Facebook had to say. (Posted
in The
Social by Caroline McCarthy)
Nokia
announces Ovi Application store
Nokia has joined Apple and other smartphone
makers in launching a new marketplace for cell phone
applications. But Nokia says its store is different
from the rest. (Posted
in 3GSM
blog by Marguerite Reardon)
Flash
10 coming to most smartphones in 2010
Adobe says its full version of Flash
will be available on most smartphones in early 2010,
but the technology still won't be available for Apple's
iPhone. (Posted
in 3GSM
blog by Marguerite Reardon)
The
Pirate Bay trial to begin in Sweden
The four men behind the popular file-sharing
site are accused of helping millions of Internet users
illegally download protected movies, music, and computer
games. (Posted
in Digital
Media by Steven Musil)
Creditors
may oust Sirius XM chief
Group says it will seek the removal
of CEO Mel Karmazin if the company chooses bankruptcy
over a deal with an investor that would allow it to
remain solvent. (Posted
in Digital
Media by Steven Musil)
Tech
coalition launches sweatshop probe
Human-rights group's report on a keyboard
supplier in China is leading to an audit of the factory
by a watchdog coalition of tech giants. (Posted
in Business
Tech by Tom Espiner)
'Facebook
fugitive' found dead
A British man, who was being sought by
police in the brutal death of an ex-girlfriend, has been
found hanged. (Posted
in Digital
Media by Natalie Weinstein)
Winter
Olympics tech on track
A year before the 2010 Winter Olympics
are set to start in Vancouver, the technological backbone
is nearly ready. (Posted
in Business
Tech by Nick Heath)
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Samsung's
Blue Earth solar phone is ultra-green
It's not just the integrated solar panels.
The phone is made of recycled plastic, features a pedometer,
and even software that reaffirms just how much you're
helping the planet by using it. (Posted
in Crave
by Matt Hickey)
Hemingway,
Steinbeck, and Shakespeare on Twitter
Some of us procrastinators here at CNET
News are having fun with the idea of coming up with Twitter
versions of classic novels. And you thought Cliffs Notes
made things easier... (Posted
in Webware
by Leslie Katz)
Google
lets programmers sell Android apps
Previously developers only could offer
free applications for the T-Mobile G1 on Google's Android
Market. Now there's a more direct profit motive. (Posted
in Wireless
by Stephen Shankland)
Friday
Poll: Worst Valentine's Day gift for geeks
We got to thinking about some of the Valentine's
Day gifts we could get from our imaginary girlfriends
and boyfriends that would make the day suck even more.
Which ones would ruin your day? (Posted
in Crave
by Matt Hickey)
GOP
tries to rebuild brand with technology
Republican National Committee Chairman
Michael Steele wants his party to be as tech-savvy as
the Dems, but some GOP say they should focus on their
message first. (Posted
in Politics
and Law by Stephanie Condon)
Google
grinds closer to Chrome release for Mac
Google's browser now is good enough on
Mac OS X to break while showing a Web page. Yes, that's
progress. Also, Linux will get a native interface. (Posted
in Webware
by Stephen Shankland)
Apple:
iPhone jailbreaking violates our copyright
Apple has laid out what is believed to
be its first legal argument against the practice of jailbreaking
an iPhone in response to an EFF petition before the Copyright
Office. (Posted
in Apple
by Tom Krazit)
Twitter
fends off second clickjacking attack
Prank being tested on Twitter is harmless,
but clickjacking could be used for malicious purposes
in the future, security expert says. (Posted
in Security
by Elinor Mills)
Windows
7 moving toward 2009 release
Program
offering free or low-cost upgrades from Vista could kick
off in July, sources say, and Microsoft is pushing to
have PCs with the new OS for the holidays.
Obama's
BlackBerry brings safety risks
President's
insistence on keeping his RIM device creates a number
of risks, chief among them: attacks against his location
privacy and physical security.
A
Mac and a PC, together in harmony CNET News' Rafe Needleman loves
his Mac but can't give up his PC. Here's how he stays
productive with the two machines side by side.
(Posted in Crave
by Rafe Needleman)
Mobile
phone Wi-Fi usage on the rise
People
all over the world are increasingly using faster Wi-Fi
hot spots to access the Internet from their mobile phones,
according to a report. (Posted
in Wireless
by Marguerite Reardon)
Hundreds
of 'Twestival' fundraisers set for tonight
Though
the charity events aren't officially organized by Twitter,
the social-media service is at the center of the organizing
process for these worldwide fundraisers. (Posted
in The
Social by Caroline McCarthy)
JBoss
Mass makes dumping middleware easy
Red
Hat is increasingly using JBoss as a strategic platform
to move (or "migrate") enterprises to open-source, which
may pave the way for it to get aggressive with applications.
(Posted
in The
Open Road by Matt Asay)
Garmin
and Asus to show off Nuvifones
A year ago, the Nuvifone's Ciao feature
may have carried the day, but today it's unlikely to get
shell-shocked consumers to run to the Garmin-Asus creation.
(Posted
in Wireless
by Jonathan Skillings)
Pioneer
confirms that it's leaving the TV business
The
Japanese manufacturer plans to consolidate its focus on
home theater and car electronics. It expects to slash
10,000 jobs (6,000 full-time, 4,000 part-time) as a result.
(Posted
in Crave
by John P. Falcone)
Windows
7 buzz may stall Vista In
general, Microsoft is happy to avoid all the nay-saying
it saw with the last operating system. But all that happy
Windows 7 talk has made it harder to convince businesses
to move to Vista.
Is
'25 Things' meme driving Facebook traffic? Well,
what do you know? A wildly popular and heavily publicized
social-networking meme may have actually pulled in extra
traffic to the site, according to Compete.com.
U.S.
and Russian satellites collide
A commercial communications satellite
hits a defunct Russian satellite Tuesday above Siberia,
creating a cloud of wreckage. The International Space
Station is deemed safe. (Posted
in Cutting
Edge by Bill Harwood)
MobileMe
users hit with phishing scam, again
Phishing e-mail targets MobileMe users
and prompts for credit card information. The scam is
similar to one that was discovered in August. (Posted
in Security
by Elinor Mills)
Palm
CEO holds court on patents, Pre
Despite speculation that Apple was thinking
about taking legal action against Palm's Pre, Palm's
CEO thinks Apple was just staking out a defensive position. (Posted
in Apple
by Tom Krazit)
Yahoo
tries turning BOSS into search cash cow
The Internet pioneer's effort to make
money by sharing its search results has taken a new
turn: Yahoo will charge others to use the service. (Posted
in Webware
by Stephen Shankland)
Apple
survey prelude to Apple TV revamp?
Apple TV is still very much a hobby
for Apple, despite a three-fold increase in sales last
quarter. 2009 might be the year Apple gets more serious
about the product. (Posted
in Apple
by Tom Krazit)
Microsoft
promises Windows Azure savings
Software maker isn't saying how much
its Windows-in-the-cloud service will cost, but it says
there is room for it to make money and for customers
to save versus running things in-house. (Posted
in Beyond
Binary by Ina Fried)
Barcelona
bound: GSMA 2009 preview
CNET gives you a preview of what they
expect to see at the 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress.
It's shaping up to be quite an exciting show. (Posted
in 3GSM
blog by Bonnie Cha)
Tuesday,
February 10
Intel
to invest $7 billion in U.S. facilities CEO
Paul Otellini tells a Washington audience that economic
recovery will take smart, significant investments from both
the public and private sectors.
Google
crashes the smart-grid party
Company introduces PowerMeter software for
tracking home energy use, part of a plan to make energy
data available on the Web for free in real time--and in
standard formats.
Mozilla
to weigh in on EU's Microsoft case
European regulators grant Mozilla's request
to weigh in on the Microsoft antitrust case, which centers
on the legality of bundling Internet Explorer with the Windows
operating system. (Posted
in Microsoft
by Dawn Kawamoto)
Microsoft
says it's off to a Fast start
A year after the company first bid for the
Norwegian enterprise search company, Microsoft says it has
made considerable progress, an accounting scandal notwithstanding. (Posted
in Beyond
Binary by Ina Fried)
Door
shutting for Windows 7 beta
Enthusiasts who want to try out the test
version of the next Microsoft operating system have until
the end of the day to start downloading the software. (Posted
in Beyond
Binary by Ina Fried)
Study
blows away urban turbine claims
A multi-site study in the U.K. finds that
a marginal wind resource, particularly in cities, means
that rooftop small wind turbines are unlikely to meet manufacturers'
claims. (Posted
in Green
Tech by Martin LaMonica)
Collider's
restart delayed again to September
Latest postponement puts the Large Hadron
Collider, the world's biggest particle accelerator, back
on line a year after an electrical malfunction forced its
shutdown. (Posted
in Cutting
Edge by Steven Musil)
IBM
to announce cloud-computing 'czar'
OK, it's the computing world's biggest buzzword,
so maybe that's why the world's biggest tech company is
putting all its cloud-computing initiatives under one person's
authority. (Posted
in Coop's
Corner by Charles Cooper)
SanDisk
to begin making 'X4' flash chips
SanDisk is announcing at a San Francisco
technology conference the mass production of memory chips
that will allow consumers to store up to 64GB of data on
tiny flash cards. (Posted
in Nanotech
- The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)
Facebook
turns on its 'Like' button
Social-networking site activates FriendFeed-like
button, allowing members to apply "Like" labels to messages,
photos, and other content. (Posted
in Digital
Media by Steven Musil)
Judge:
Psystar can claim Apple 'copyright misuse'
California judge who dismissed Mac clone
maker's antitrust suit is letting it amend its counterclaim
against Apple, which had sued it for copyright and trademark
infringement in July. (Posted
in Apple
by Dawn Kawamoto)
Microsoft
readies smartphone assault on Apple
Company is about to announce a new operating
system, application store, and file backup service to
help it compete with Apple's iPhone, according to The
Wall Street Journal. (Posted
in Wireless
by Marguerite Reardon)
Microsoft
crunches numbers on energy
Part of an environmental sustainability
push, Microsoft updates is Dynamics packaged applications
for mid-size companies to tally energy use and to calculate
greenhouse gas emissions. (Posted
in Green
Tech by Martin LaMonica)
Online
groups: Dr. Dean should run health dept.
He still has online steam. Although
President Obama is reportedly considering other choices
for secretary of the department, online liberals are
calling on Howard Dean, who is a doctor. (Posted
in Politics
and Law by Stephanie Condon)
Google
map tracks deadly Australia bushfires
Engineers create a Flash map to keep
track of the fires and help reduce the traffic burden
to the official sites that are coordinating emergency
services. (Posted
in Digital
Media by Steven Musil)
IBM
Tivoli comes to the cloud
Tivoli group's announcements at the
Pulse conference in Las Vegas offer some interesting
insights into Big Blue's cloud-computing directions. (Posted
in The
Pervasive Datacenter by Gordon Haff)
French
planes grounded by Windows worm
The French military, despite being warned
by Microsoft that the Conficker virus might infect their
computer systems, allegedly didn't take sufficient precautions.
Result: grounded fighters. (Posted
in Technically
Incorrect by Chris Matyszczyk)
A
tale of solar panels, snow, and roof rakes Solar
panels and snow don't mix, as CNET News' Martin LaMonica
learned. But with a new tool and a little effort, his
home solar-power system is back at full steam.
Facebook
makes new push for more apps The
social-networking powerhouse launches a series of APIs
in a bid to generate more apps and more sharing. Is
it headed into Twitter territory?
Energy
Department's Chu prepares to spend As
stimulus package moves ahead, Energy Secretary Steven
Chu intends to speed up process for giving DOE loans,
which are vital to commercializing new energy technologies.
Ballmer:
'Fundamental economic reset' necessary Microsoft
CEO Steve Ballmer tells Democrats that economic conditions
represent a "once-in-a-lifetime" crisis and a "fundamental
economic reset" is necessary, aided by the stimulus
legislation under consideration.
Kaiser:
Worker data breached, ID fraud reported Health
care provider Kaiser notifies its nearly 30,000 Northern
California employees that data breach may have exposed
their personal information.
Lafayette, La., finally gets its fiber network
The
local utility started offering a triple play of services over its fiber
network this week after five years of discussion and court battles.
(Posted in
Cutting Edge
by Marguerite Reardon)
Friday Poll: Which future phone is most exciting?
With
the Mobile World Congress just around the corner, pictures and specs on
lots of phones are popping up. Which phone are you most eager to find
out more about?
(Posted in
Crave
by Erica Ogg)
Microsoft's TMG adds antimalware, SSL inspection
The
beta 2 version of the company's Forefront Threat Management Gateway
beta 2 is its first edge protection service to work on 64-bit servers.
(Posted in
Security
by Elinor Mills)
Apple stores ban Facebook access? Not really
Following
reports that the Mac maker had blocked access to the social network at
its retail outlets, CNET News goes to all three Apple stores in New
York to fact-check.
(Posted in
The Social
by Caroline McCarthy)
Google helps form 'white space' database coalition
Search
giant and several other technology companies have united to help the
FCC come up with a database for services in the unused slivers of
spectrum.
(Posted in
Wireless
by Marguerite Reardon)
Subscriptions float the music biz boat
Universal
Music exec says labels can't survive just on sales of digital
downloads, and that's why the sector won't give up on subscriptions.
Amazon Kindle books coming to cell phones?
Until
now you could only read books sold in Amazon's Kindle Store on the
Kindle, the company's digital reader. But that may change soon.
(Posted in
Crave
by David Carnoy)
TED: Change the world with $100,000
At
the TED conference, prizes are given to the founder of SETI, an ocean
explorer for Google, and a classical-music trainer, to help them work
on their big ideas.
(Posted in
Cutting Edge
by Daniel Sieberg)
Microsoft offers to just 'Fix it'
People
looking through Microsoft's help forums are finding a new option.
Instead of being offered a long list of steps to fix some technical
issue, Microsoft is adding a single button that will just solve it.
Philips Lighting rides analog-to-digital wave
In
the pursuit of energy efficiency, the lighting industry is undergoing a
broad technology transition much the same way that consumer electronics
already has.
Lenovo CEO steps down
William
Amelio resigns at the end of his three-year contract as the company
reports a loss of nearly $97 million for the quarter.
(Posted in
Business Tech
by Eileen Yu)
Obama DOJ pick: RIAA lawyer who killed Grokster
President's
latest selection for a senior Justice Department post is Donald
Verrilli, the lawyer who pulled the plug on Grokster, sued Google on
behalf of Viacom, and represented the RIAA in a file-sharing case
against Jammie Thomas.
(Posted in
Politics and Law
by Declan McCullagh)
Enabling interaction between 2D and 3D games
New
technology from a virtual worlds platform developer will ultimately
make it possible for developers to put out both Flash and 3D versions
of a game and let players interact between the two.
(Posted in
Gaming and Culture
by Daniel Terdiman)
IBM pitches in on Google Health
It's
developed software that Google Health, and eventually other personal
health record services, will be able to use so that medical devices
automatically sync up.
(Posted in
Webware
by Caroline McCarthy)
Gates spreads malaria message with mosquitoes
Microsoft's
co-founder releases the insects at the elite TED Conference to draw
attention to the plight of those affected by the disease.
(Posted in
Microsoft
by Steven Musil)
Criticism mounting over Windows 7 security
Efforts
to tone down annoying warning prompts in the OS could open the door to
attacks, some say. Microsoft, meanwhile, says the changes should make
things more secure when it comes to real-world use.
(Posted in
Beyond Binary
by Ina Fried)
Norway drops iTunes gripes after Apple drops DRM Apple's
decision to remove DRM technology from iTunes music by the end of April
appears to have satisfied at least one of its European critics.
(Posted in
Apple
by Tom Krazit)
Cisco: Making lemonade from economic lemons
Technology
bellwether Cisco Systems expects sales to dip as much as 20 percent
next quarter, but the optimistic CEO said that a stronger company will
emerge post recovery.
(Posted in
Business Tech
by Marguerite Reardon)
How online search traces helped lead to arrest
Electronic
traces ranging from online library searches to credit card records led
to charges that a New Mexico man sent 64 threatening letters with a
white powder. (Posted in
Politics and Law
by Stephen Shankland)
IBM pitches in on Google Health
It's
developed software that Google Health, and eventually other personal
health record services, will be able to use so that medical devices
automatically sync up.
(Posted in
Webware
by Caroline McCarthy)
Gates spreads malaria message with mosquitoes
Microsoft's
co-founder releases the insects at the elite TED Conference to draw
attention to the plight of those affected by the disease.
(Posted in
Microsoft
by Steven Musil)
Criticism mounting over Windows 7 security
Efforts
to tone down annoying warning prompts in the OS could open the door to
attacks, some say. Microsoft, meanwhile, says the changes should make
things more secure when it comes to real-world use.
(Posted in
Beyond Binary
by Ina Fried)
Norway drops iTunes gripes after Apple drops DRM
Apple's
decision to remove DRM technology from iTunes music by the end of April
appears to have satisfied at least one of its European critics.
(Posted in
Apple
by Tom Krazit)
Cisco: Making lemonade from economic lemons
Technology
bellwether Cisco Systems expects sales to dip as much as 20 percent
next quarter, but the optimistic CEO said that a stronger company will
emerge post recovery.
(Posted in
Business Tech
by Marguerite Reardon)
How online search traces helped lead to arrest
Electronic
traces ranging from online library searches to credit card records led
to charges that a New Mexico man sent 64 threatening letters with a
white powder.
(Posted in
Politics and Law
by Stephen Shankland)
Wednesday, February 04
Criticism mounts over Windows 7 security
Efforts
to tone down annoying warnings by the operating system could be opening
the door to attacks, some say. Microsoft has a different perspective.
'Stimulus' plan puts tech firms, unions at odds
At
the Good Jobs Green Jobs conference, labor movement, tech industry
clash over "buy American" provision of the bill, as well as the
Employee Free Choice Act.
Norway drops iTunes gripes after Apple drops DRM
Apple's
decision to remove DRM technology from iTunes music by the end of April
appears to have satisfied at least one of its European critics.
(Posted in
Apple
by Tom Krazit)
Cisco: making lemonade from economic lemons Technology
bellwether Cisco Systems expects sales to dip as much as 20 percent
next quarter, but the optimistic CEO said that a stronger company will
emerge post recovery.
(Posted in
Business Tech
by Marguerite Reardon)
How online search traces helped lead to arrest
Electronic
traces ranging from online library searches to credit card records led
to charges that a New Mexico man sent 64 threatening letters with a
white powder.
(Posted in
Politics and Law
by Stephen Shankland)
AT&T eyes divested Alltel assets
AT&T
is reportedly the strongest contender for the wireless assets from
Alltel that Verizon must divest as part of its acquisition. What's that
mean for consumers?
(Posted in
Wireless
by Marguerite Reardon)
TorrentSpy renews legal campaign against MPAA
Company
behind a BitTorrent file-sharing search engine appeals a year-old court
order that led to its demise. It was ordered to pay nearly $111 million
in damages to the MPAA.
(Posted in
Digital Media
by Greg Sandoval)
As Facebook turns 5, a look back east
The
conservative, calculated Ivy League origins of the social network sowed
the seeds for its Silicon Valley success. Facebook's initial allure was
its simplicity and exclusivity.
(Posted in
The Social
by Caroline McCarthy)
Fake parking tickets direct to malicious Web site
The
mock citations left on hybrid cars in North Dakota direct parkers to a
Web site that prompts them to download a toolbar that installs a Trojan
onto the computer.
(Posted in
Security
by Elinor Mills)
Meet TED, the intellectual Mardi Gras
CBS
News' Daniel Sieberg previews the annual Technology, Entertainment,
Design conference taking place this week in Long Beach, Calif.
(Posted in
Cutting Edge
by Daniel Sieberg)
Yahoo tests Search Pad to ease online research
The
online pioneer has begun testing a new service that detects when you're
performing in-depth research and helps you keep track of many search
results.
(Posted in
Webware
by Stephen Shankland)
What Judd Gregg bodes for high tech
President
Obama's pick for Commerce Secretary has sided with business groups on
Internet taxes and H-1B visas--and the FBI regarding encryption.
Server-based gaming still in the cards
High-tech
slot machines should get a big shot in the arm with the opening of Las
Vegas' CityCenter later this year. Still, a whole lot of rewiring
remains to be done.
Amazon launches casual-game download service
The
online retail giant dips into digital downloads for casual games,
letting users purchase games in a similar fashion to its MP3 download
store. (Posted in
Webware
by Josh Lowensohn)
Menstrual calendar apps...for men
The iPhone serves as an attractive platform for apps targeted at men who want to keep track of womens' menstrual cycles. (Posted in
Digital Media
by Elinor Mills)
Gmail tweak gives nod to folder metaphor
The
Gmail interface for organizing e-mails now lets labels behave more like
traditional folders. It's faster for Gmail fans and easier for newbies,
Google says. (Posted in
Webware
by Stephen Shankland)
Background processing coming with iPhone 3.0?
Apple
was supposed to have a quasi-background processing service for the
iPhone ready by last September, but might be thinking about taking a
step further. (Posted in
Apple
by Tom Krazit)
Brewer to turn beer suds into car fuel
Beer
maker Sierra Nevada Brewing will use E-Fuel's refrigerator-sized
portable ethanol maker to turn "bottom of the barrel" beer yeast into
ethanol to cut down on waste. (Posted in
Green Tech
by Martin LaMonica)
GM eyes San Francisco, Washington for Chevy Volt
Automaker
is working with communities serving as "early adopter markets," which
will create incentives to buy electric cars and build an infrastructure
to support them. (Posted in
Green Tech
by Martin LaMonica)
IBM to send uber-supercomputer to Energy Dept.
Big
Blue says the U.S. Department of Energy will use Sequoia, which will be
nearly 20 times faster than the world's current fastest supercomputer,
for nuclear weapons testing. (Posted in
Business Tech
by Jennifer Guevin)
Staying up-to-date with Windows 7 special coverage
Microsoft aims to showcase Windows 7 'readiness' to its hardware and
software partners. Plus: Meet the upgrade that Vista users deserve.
Applied Materials warns of loss The
largest maker of chip production equipment said that it expects a net
loss in the range of 9 cents to 11 cents per share for its first fiscal
quarter.
IBM report: Vulnerabilities still going unpatched IBM
X-Force report finds many disclosed vulnerabilities are unpatched years
later and that Microsoft is the vendor with the highest percentage of
disclosed holes.
Apple planning dual-core and quad-core iMacs? It's
getting more likely that an iMac refresh is within sight, and Apple may
have plans to use both dual-core and quad-core chips in the new systems.
IE slips further as Firefox, Safari, Chrome gain Microsoft's
browser has steadily lost ground to its competitors in the past year,
with most of the drop coming from slippage by Internet Explorer 6.
Intel: Use our CPU for game coding The
tech giant wants to push its quad-core processors as the chips of
choice for high-end game effects, rather than graphics chips from
Nvidia and AMD.
Permanent homes on the high seas? A
visionary collection of Silicon Valley engineers and financiers has
created the Seasteading Institute, which opened its doors in Palo Alto
two weeks ago. The goal: to colonize the world's oceans.
Ponzi scam victims fight back online The Internet is offering early warning signs, and in some cases filling
a regulatory void, as the recession exposes growing numbers of schemes.
(From Reuters)
Telecom-delivered TV subscriptions to triple by '12 Worldwide
subscriptions are expected to grow threefold, despite a challenging
economy, as telecoms increasingly compete with cable and satellite,
according to a new report.
iPhone users lead way in mobile game downloads The
number of mobile phone users downloading games to their devices grew 17
percent year over year in November, with iPhone users accounting for
the lion's share, according to ComScore.
Michael S. Dell got rich building computers, but the tech mogul has
interests in many surprisingly low-tech sectors, including the
landscaping business.
(From The New York Times
Microhoo: Examining what might have been An
exercise in alternate history: What would the world look like today if
Jerry Yang had accepted Steve Ballmer's offer to acquire Yahoo?
The long road to 1 million electric cars
Electric
car industry group EDTA is set to issue a policy wish list, arguing
that policies are needed to establish battery manufacturing and
charging infrastructure.
Windows 7, Mac OS make gains in January Apple's
Mac OS continued to move up among operating systems accessing the Web,
while Windows 7 jumped up after Microsoft released its public beta,
according to Net Applications.
Adobe CEO: Flash on iPhone not so easy Shantanu
Narayen acknowledges that even after months of striving, a workable
version of Flash for the iPhone remains a tough nut to crack.
(Posted in
Apple
by Jonathan Skillings)
BART signs up for 20 years of Wi-Fi
The San Francisco Bay Area's railway system plans to offer high-speed wireless access on all trains and at all stations by 2011.
(Posted in
Wireless
by Natalie Weinstein)
OpenTable files for IPO, finally Innovative
online-reservation system registers for public market. Is it too late
for this Bubble 1.0 company? Or still too early?
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