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Today's Technology News: Comcast looks to future in bid for NBC Universal Get everyone in US online, high-level panel says AP sources: Comcast exploring stake in NBC IBM undercuts Google with discount e-mail service No texting at dinner! Parenting in the digital era Microsoft video gets a little too much attention IBM email challenges Google in the 'cloud' Netbooks Propel Global Semiconductor Sales Taiwan unveils hydrogen-powered mobile phone chargers E-readers seen as holiday hit, presage tablet PCs US gun maker arming Wii shooter game Analysts to Apple: Dump Exclusivity, Double iPhone Sales Red Hat Takes Software Patents To Supreme Court IBM To Launch Web-Based E-Mail Platform Microsoft Covers the Basics With Security Essentials Cloudera Intros Hadoop Management Tools Quicksilver lives again on Snow Leopard Comcast looks to future in bid for NBC Universal Fri, 2 Oct 2009 02:09 pm PDT AP - Years ago, Comcast Corp. CEO Brian Roberts was asked at a conference what kept him awake at night. His answer: A new technology that would severely hurt the cable TV business. Full Story Top Get everyone in US online, high-level panel says Fri, 2 Oct 2009 10:21 am PDT AP - The nation needs to give the same urgency to making sure all Americans have broadband access as the Eisenhower administration did in building an interstate highway system a half-century ago, a report released Friday concluded. Full Story Top AP sources: Comcast exploring stake in NBC Thu, 1 Oct 2009 02:53 pm PDT AP - Comcast Corp. might spend billions for a stake in NBC Universal, a deal that would transform the nation's largest cable TV provider into one of the most prominent owners of TV shows, movies and other programming as well. Full Story Top IBM undercuts Google with discount e-mail service Thu, 1 Oct 2009 08:39 pm PDT AP - IBM Corp. is trying to stymie Google Inc.'s expansion into the business software market. Full Story Top No texting at dinner! Parenting in the digital era Thu, 1 Oct 2009 10:57 am PDT AP - Holly Kopczynski always prided herself on raising her kids the right way, teaching them etiquette basics like saying "please" and "thank you." Full Story Top Microsoft video gets a little too much attention Thu, 1 Oct 2009 02:08 am PDT AP - You almost have to feel bad for Microsoft. The software maker isn't known for hip marketing tactics, and now that a Windows 7 video has hit it big online, people are laughing at the company, not with it. Full Story Top IBM email challenges Google in the 'cloud' Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:12 pm PDT AFP - IBM on Monday will begin offering businesses a basic "cloud computing" email service at a price that undercuts a plusher offering by Internet giant Google. Full Story Top Netbooks Propel Global Semiconductor Sales Fri, 2 Oct 2009 05:20 pm PDT PC World - Chip sales are growing by the month, partly driven by growing netbook sales and falling laptop prices, market research firms said on Friday. Full Story Top Taiwan unveils hydrogen-powered mobile phone chargers Thu, 1 Oct 2009 11:11 pm PDT AFP - Taiwanese researchers said Friday they have developed hydrogen-powered mobile phone chargers, in a development that could boost the island's efforts to become a player in green technologies. Full Story Top E-readers seen as holiday hit, presage tablet PCs Fri, 2 Oct 2009 04:36 pm PDT Reuters - Electronic readers could be the hottest gift this holiday season as a new crop of portable media devices begins to join iPods and other music players as must-have tech accessories. Full Story Top US gun maker arming Wii shooter game Fri, 2 Oct 2009 04:45 pm PDT AFP - Legendary rifle maker Remington Arms Company said Friday it has teamed with videogame maker Mastiff to put virtual versions of its guns in a hunting title tailored for Wii consoles. Full Story Top Analysts to Apple: Dump Exclusivity, Double iPhone Sales Fri, 2 Oct 2009 02:44 pm PDT PC World - If you think America's iPhone frenzy is at an all-time high now, just you wait. Full Story Top Red Hat Takes Software Patents To Supreme Court Fri, 2 Oct 2009 02:01 pm PDT NewsFactor - On Thursday, Red Hat filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to reject software patents. In what will be an uphill battle for the Linux-based software developer, Red Hat sought to explain the practical problems software patents pose to developers. Full Story Top IBM To Launch Web-Based E-Mail Platform Fri, 2 Oct 2009 02:03 pm PDT NewsFactor - IBM is slated to launch a Web-based version of its Lotus Notes e-mail platform, which is expected to aid the tech industry giant's plans to go head-to-head with Google Apps. To be delivered as a part of IBM's online LotusLive service, LotusLive iNotes is designed to simplify e-mail, contacts and calendar access for remote workers operating outside of the corporate firewall. Full Story Top Microsoft Covers the Basics With Security Essentials Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:50 pm PDT PC World - Microsoft has released its free antivirus software, Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE). As the name implies, Microsoft's new security software removes the bloated bells and whistles found in other products, like Microsoft's discontinued Windows Live OneCare, and provides only the essential protection. Full Story Top Cloudera Intros Hadoop Management Tools Fri, 2 Oct 2009 03:20 am PDT PC World - Startup Cloudera is introducing a set of applications on Friday for working with Hadoop, the open-source framework for large-scale data processing and analysis. Full Story Top Quicksilver lives again on Snow Leopard Fri, 2 Oct 2009 02:16 pm PDT Macworld.com - Upgrading to Snow Leopard was a step forward for making Macs leaner, meaner, and snow-ier. But for many users who rely on productivity Swiss Army knife Quicksilver and its many useful plug-ins, Snow Leopard was really two steps back. Fortunately, a beta build from the community may help users get back on their feet. Full Story Top

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