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Today's Technology News: PROMISES, PROMISES: Battling cyber turf wars ID-theft ruling: Set your own fraud alerts Robots with fins, tails demonstrate evolution Time Warner CEO hints at online fees for magazines Cuba criticizes Microsoft blocking Messenger Bing it on: Microsoft overhauls search, again Susan Boyle beaten in talent show final Nintendo to launch new version of Wii Fit: report HTC Magic and Palm Pre on PC World Podcast Episode 31 Singer Susan Boyle loses British talent show E3 seen returning to glitz Keep tabs on iPhone rumors with Top-Tens app Microsoft reverses Windows 7 Starter limit Cisco to record $130 million tax-related charge New US command to focus on cyber battlefield Spotify App Streams Music To Android-Based Devices PROMISES, PROMISES: Battling cyber turf wars Fri, 29 May 2009 02:49 pm PDT AP - The digital battlefield is proving to be difficult terrain for President Barack Obama. Full Story Top ID-theft ruling: Set your own fraud alerts Fri, 29 May 2009 12:03 pm PDT AP - Companies that sell "identity-theft protection" present an alluring but questionable proposition. Full Story Top Robots with fins, tails demonstrate evolution Sat, 30 May 2009 09:57 pm PDT AP - Robots wag their tail fins and bob along like bathtub toys in a pool at a Vassar College lab. Their actions are dictated by microprocessors housed in round plastic containers, the sort you'd store soup in. Full Story Top Time Warner CEO hints at online fees for magazines Fri, 29 May 2009 12:57 pm PDT AP - Time Warner Inc. Chief Executive Jeffrey Bewkes chimed in Friday with the chorus of publishers wondering how much longer newspapers and magazines can afford to keep giving away their stories on the Internet. Full Story Top Cuba criticizes Microsoft blocking Messenger Fri, 29 May 2009 10:32 pm PDT AP - Cuba criticized Microsoft on Friday for blocking its Messenger instant messaging service on the island and in other countries under U.S. sanctions, calling it yet another example of Washington's "harsh" treatment of Havana. Full Story Top Bing it on: Microsoft overhauls search, again Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05 pm PDT AP - Microsoft Corp. is rolling out a redesigned search site in the coming days and hopes it will lure more Web surfers than the two most recent incarnations, Live Search and MSN Search. Full Story Top Susan Boyle beaten in talent show final Sat, 30 May 2009 02:41 pm PDT Reuters - Street dancers Diversity were the surprise winners of television contest "Britain's Got Talent" on Saturday, beating favorite Susan Boyle who became an Internet phenomenon and global celebrity after appearing on the show. Full Story Top Nintendo to launch new version of Wii Fit: report Sat, 30 May 2009 10:50 pm PDT Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd plans to launch a new version of its "Wii Fit" home exercise game this autumn, aiming to help boost sluggish sales of its Wii console in Japan, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday. Full Story Top HTC Magic and Palm Pre on PC World Podcast Episode 31 Fri, 29 May 2009 04:27 pm PDT PC World - Join PC World editors Ginny Mies, Tim Moynihan and Robert Strohmeyer in the short-but-sweet 31st edition of the PC World Podcast. The group sums up the big week in the world of cell phones, and Ginny gives us some news from the Google Developer Conference where she scored an HTC Magic. Full Story Top Singer Susan Boyle loses British talent show Sat, 30 May 2009 02:07 pm PDT AFP - Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle, who won a worldwide audience after her rendition of "I Dreamed A Dream" became a hit on YouTube, came second Saturday in the British talent show that made her famous. Full Story Top E3 seen returning to glitz Sat, 30 May 2009 10:36 pm PDT Reuters - The interactive videogame industry's biggest convention meets next week in Los Angeles promising a return to its glitzy past, but on the heels of weak sales and the slumping economy, the future of this fun and games business is no laughing matter. Full Story Top Keep tabs on iPhone rumors with Top-Tens app Fri, 29 May 2009 05:25 pm PDT Macworld.com - With Internet access just a Wi-Fi or 3G/EDGE connection away, the iPhone has established itself as a great tool for tracking information. And that now includes tracking information about itself. Full Story Top Microsoft reverses Windows 7 Starter limit Fri, 29 May 2009 04:19 pm PDT Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Friday it would not limit the number of applications available at one time on the Starter edition of its upcoming Windows 7 operating system, reversing its earlier strategy of limiting its capabilities and urging users to upgrade. Full Story Top Cisco to record $130 million tax-related charge Fri, 29 May 2009 05:58 pm PDT AP - Computer networking gear maker Cisco Systems Inc. on Friday said current fourth-quarter earnings per share will be 2 cents to 3 cents lower due to a tax-related charge. Full Story Top New US command to focus on cyber battlefield Sat, 30 May 2009 10:50 am PDT AFP - The US military is moving ahead with plans to create its first "cyber command" designed to bolster America's potential to wage digital warfare as well as defend against mounting cyber threats, officials said on Friday. Full Story Top Spotify App Streams Music To Android-Based Devices Thu, 28 May 2009 12:10 pm PDT NewsFactor - A new music application from European music service Spotify is attracting attention at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco. The app, for devices using Google's Android open-source mobile platform, allows a user to search, browse and stream music. Full Story Top

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