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Today's Technology News: Report: Worst may be over for US tech market Apple CEO Steve Jobs back at work few days a week High court won't block remote storage DVR system Jackson's death unleashes barrage of online scams Facebook picks David Ebersman as new CFO Comcast to offer wireless Internet service Trade Groups Urge China to Drop Web Filtering Program Kace to boost Mac features in systems management appliances Comcast Deploys WiMax 4G Broadband Bon Jovi makes "Stand" with Iranian protest video SKorean intelligence agency runs 'spot the spy' game MacBook Air SMC Firmware Update adds replacement battery compatibility Sony Ships Green Dam-Equipped PCs with Disclaimer Facebook names new chief financial officer Blind Phone Hacker Gets 11-year Sentence Mozilla Confirms Tuesday Release for Firefox 3.5 Mac News Briefs: Mimio Studio 6 now available to Mac users Report: Worst may be over for US tech market Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:43 pm PDT AP - As bad as the technology market fared in the first quarter of this year, the worst may be over, at least in the United States, Forrester Research said in a report Tuesday. Full Story Top Apple CEO Steve Jobs back at work few days a week Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:51 pm PDT AP - Apple Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs is back at his office a few days a week after taking a 5 1/2-month medical leave and getting a new liver. Full Story Top High court won't block remote storage DVR system Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:12 pm PDT AP - Cable TV operators won a key legal battle against Hollywood studios and television networks on Monday as the Supreme Court declined to block a new digital video recording system that could make it even easier for viewers to bypass commercials. Full Story Top Jackson's death unleashes barrage of online scams Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:45 pm PDT AP - Minutes after any big celebrity dies, Internet swindlers get to work. They pump out specially created spam e-mails and throw up malicious Web sites to infect victims' computers, hoping to capitalize on the sudden high demand for information. Full Story Top Facebook picks David Ebersman as new CFO Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:22 pm PDT AP - David Ebersman, a former executive at biotech firm Genentech, was named Monday as Facebook's chief financial officer. Full Story Top Comcast to offer wireless Internet service Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:36 pm PDT AP - Comcast Corp. will become the first major cable TV operator to roll out wireless broadband outside of Wi-Fi hotspots as it launches the service in Portland, Ore., on Tuesday, with at least three other cities to follow this year. Full Story Top Trade Groups Urge China to Drop Web Filtering Program Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:30 pm PDT PC World - A wide-ranging group of trade associations has urged China to lift its requirement that an Internet filtering program be distributed with all new PCs, with the order set to take effect this week. Full Story Top Kace to boost Mac features in systems management appliances Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:36 pm PDT Macworld.com - Systems management appliance maker Kace Networks on Tuesday plans to unveil changes to its Kbox product line that it says will create a true cross-platform environment for managing Mac and PC systems. The announced changes will let IT administrators manage Windows and Mac OS X machines from a single interface on a single appliance. Full Story Top Comcast Deploys WiMax 4G Broadband Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:10 pm PDT PC World - Comcast just became the wireless Internet vendor to beat by offering 4G wireless Internet in Portland, Oregon. Leveraging Clearwire’s WiMax network, this move leaves LTE (Long-Term Evolution), the competing technology, a step behind. Full Story Top Bon Jovi makes "Stand" with Iranian protest video Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:53 pm PDT Reuters - A new version of Ben E. King's "Stand By Me" featuring Jon Bon Jovi dueting in Farsi with exiled Iranian singer Andy Madadian, is making the rounds as an online video. Full Story Top SKorean intelligence agency runs 'spot the spy' game Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:13 am PDT AFP - South Korea's normally publicity-shy intelligence agency is creating a stir among liberal groups with a "spot the spy" flash video game offering a variety of prizes. Full Story Top MacBook Air SMC Firmware Update adds replacement battery compatibility Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:20 pm PDT Macworld.com - On Monday Apple released the MacBook Air SMC Firmware Update 1.2, available now for compatible models via Mac OS X’s Software Update mechanism. Full Story Top Sony Ships Green Dam-Equipped PCs with Disclaimer Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:54 pm PDT NewsFactor - Sony has begun shipping personal computers equipped with the Chinese-government mandated filtering software days before the July 1 deadline. Shipments of the PCs equipped with Green Dam software also include a disclaimer that Sony is not responsible for damage from the software, according to a University of Hong Kong journalism professor and blogger, Rebecca MacKinnon. Full Story Top Facebook names new chief financial officer Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:53 pm PDT AFP - Facebook, the social networking website which has signed up more than 200 million members but has yet to make a profit, has named a new chief financial officer. Full Story Top Blind Phone Hacker Gets 11-year Sentence Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:40 pm PDT PC World - A blind Boston-area teenager was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison Friday for hacking into the telephone network and harassing the Verizon investigator who was building a case against him. Full Story Top Mozilla Confirms Tuesday Release for Firefox 3.5 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:24 am PDT PC Magazine - Mozilla confirmed that it is scheduled to release Firefox 3.5 on Tuesday morning. Full Story Top Mac News Briefs: Mimio Studio 6 now available to Mac users Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:55 pm PDT Macworld.com - Mimio Studio 6 is finally available for the Mac, three months after having been announced. The software turns a whiteboard in a classroom or presentation room into an interactive teaching tool using the Mac. It combines hardware—a sensor bar and video projector paired to a standard whiteboard—and software. Full Story Top

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