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Today's Technology News:
Apple fans are prepared for a part-time Jobs
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:05 pm PDT
AP - Five and a half months ago, word that Steve Jobs would only work part-time as he recovered from a liver transplant would have sent investors into a selling frenzy, so closely linked was Apple's charismatic co-founder and CEO to the company's success. Full Story
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FTC plans to monitor blogs for claims, payments
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:02 am PDT
AP - Savvy consumers often go online for independent consumer reviews of products and services, scouring through comments from everyday Joes and Janes to help them find a gem or shun a lemon. Full Story
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Reports: Apple CEO Steve Jobs had liver transplant
Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:46 pm PDT
AP - Apple Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs, whose recovery from pancreatic cancer appeared less certain when he had to take medical leave in January, received a liver transplant two months ago but is recovering well, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. Full Story
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Redbox's machines take on Netflix's red envelopes
Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:30 am PDT
AP - With more subscribers than ever flocking to its DVD-by-mail service, Netflix Inc. is one of the few companies to prosper during the worst U.S. recession in 70 years. Yet Netflix CEO Reed Hastings still has something to worry about: an even cheaper DVD rental service run by one of his former lieutenants. Full Story
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Nortel to sell itself off in pieces
Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:50 pm PDT
AP - Nortel Networks, once a technology giant, has decided to sell itself off in pieces rather than attempt to emerge from bankruptcy as a restructured company. Full Story
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Web support pours out for Iran protesters
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:46 pm PDT
AP - Google and Facebook have rushed out services in Farsi. Twitter users have changed their home cities to Tehran to provide cover for Internet users there. Others have configured their computers to serve as relay points to bypass Iranian censorship. Full Story
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New service tracks online interest in TV shows
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:23 pm PDT
Reuters - Web site creation service Wetpaint has launched a measurement system that tracks fan interest in popular TV shows. Full Story
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T-Mobile to sell new Google phone in August
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:16 pm PDT
Reuters - T-Mobile USA will begin selling a new smartphone using Google Inc's Android operating software in August, facing off against high-end devices such as Apple's latest iPhone and the Palm Pre. Full Story
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T-Mobile's Second Android Phone Won't Come With Keyboard
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:30 pm PDT
PC World - Just like T-Mobile USA's first Android phone, the new myTouch will feature Google applications and is made by HTC. But unlike the original G1 phone, it won't have a physical keyboard. Full Story
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Variable iTunes pricing a moneymaker for artists
Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:35 pm PDT
Reuters - In April, soon after Apple gave labels the ability to set different prices for their songs on iTunes, every track on Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" was raised to $1.29. Full Story
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Activision May Stop Supporting Sony PS3
Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:40 am PDT
PC Magazine - Activision Blizzard Chief Executive Bobby Kotick said in a published report on Friday it may stop making video games for Sony's PlayStation 3, the No. 3 console in the United States, due to high costs and poor sales. Full Story
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T-Mobile’s Second Google Android Phone to Launch in August
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:01 pm PDT
PC World - Tired of the iPhone 3G S and Palm Pre madness and looking for something different? Full Story
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Windows 7 Hits a New Low
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:35 pm PDT
PC World - I've always wanted to get a modern operating system to work on my graphing calculator. And we're about there, thanks to the efforts of a fellow (or strangly named lady) on The Windows Club forum. A user by the name of "hackerman1" has installed Windows 7 on his PC, which in itself is nothing to write home about. The catch here is that he's gotten a bootable, working installation on no less than a Pentium II system. No, that's not a typo--Pentium Two. The extreme...ly old machine consists of a 266 MHz CPU, a whopping 96 MB of memory, and a next-generation 4 MB graphics card. Full Story
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iPhone 3G S Early Buyers Face Activation Delays
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:00 pm PDT
PC World - Early iPhone 3G S adopters are reporting difficulty activating their iPhones, reports AppleInsider and MacRumors. In what is practically a carbon copy of last year’s iPhone 3G launch issues, it appears that Apple’s iPhone service activation servers were unprepared to deal with the influx of new registrations from today’s iPhone 3G S launch, leaving the zero-day adopters with a potential two day wait. Full Story
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Could Opera Unite Be a Botmaster's Best Friend?
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:30 pm PDT
PC World - Opera has added a lot of cool new features to its upcoming Opera 10 browser, and one of them is almost sure to catch the eye of cyber criminals. Full Story
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CIA's Technology Arm Taps Open Source for Enterprise Search
Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:10 am PDT
PC World - The company in charge of providing technology to the U.S. intelligence community has invested in an open-source firm to provide enterprise-search technology to the CIA and other intelligence agencies. Full Story
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Is a Better Screen Next up for the IPhone?
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:50 pm PDT
PC World - With last week's launch of Apple's latest iPhone, the iPhone 3GS, the rumor mills are running in low gear on what the secretive computer-maker might be planning for its next cell phone. Full Story
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