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Today's Technology News: Esquire looks to energize print with 3-D animation Amazon hopes to simplify Web shopping — with words Google Voice service blocks fewer than 100 numbers Verizon's iPhone challenger goes on sale Nov. 6 Leaked video game footage shows terrorist attack Google puts songs a click away in search Google launches music search with Lala and iLike ReelDirector beefs up iPhone 3GS's editing capabilities Wireless 'N' Standard Helps Home Networks Google gets its groove on with music search Crucial holiday season arrives for video game industry Droid vs. iPhone: The Scorecard Software Development Kit Released for Android 2.0 Sun CEO's pay package cut by a third in '09 FBI: National Data-breach Law Would Help Fight Cybercrime Microsoft extends Windows 7 and Azure to open source developers Android-Powered DROID May Be Motorola's Last Chance Esquire looks to energize print with 3-D animation Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:07 pm PDT AP - Hold Esquire's December issue in front of a webcam, and an on-screen image of the magazine pops to life, letters flying off the cover. Shift and tilt the magazine, and the animation on the screen moves accordingly. Full Story Top Amazon hopes to simplify Web shopping — with words Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:04 pm PDT AP - You're probably used to typing your name, address and credit card number when you buy things online. Amazon.com is guessing you don't enjoy it, though, and wants to simplify the process by letting you purchase items with a short phrase such as "Shopping Fanatic" and an identification number. Full Story Top Google Voice service blocks fewer than 100 numbers Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:29 pm PDT AP - Google Inc. said late Wednesday that its free messaging and calling service, Google Voice, blocks calls to fewer than 100 specific phone numbers likely to be adult chat lines and free conference call services. Full Story Top Verizon's iPhone challenger goes on sale Nov. 6 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:28 pm PDT AP - Verizon Wireless' answer to the iPhone the Droid will go on sale for $200 next week as the company taps into the growing appetite for smart phones that go far beyond making calls. Full Story Top Leaked video game footage shows terrorist attack Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:11 pm PDT AP - Footage leaked from "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" reveals that players of the upcoming video game can shoot innocent civilians in an airport in a realistic rendering of a terrorist attack. Full Story Top Google puts songs a click away in search Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:12 pm PDT AP - A new music feature rolled out by Google Inc. Wednesday will bring its U.S. searchers one click away from listening to a full-length song. Full Story Top Google launches music search with Lala and iLike Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:51 pm PDT Reuters - Google Inc on Wednesday partnered with Web services Lala and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet, expanding its music industry footprint. Full Story Top ReelDirector beefs up iPhone 3GS's editing capabilities Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:10 pm PDT Macworld.com - The iPhone 3GS allows users to record, trim and share video. It's a capable camera, but the iPhone software's video features don't quite pack enough punch to completely cut iMovie or Windows Movie Maker out of your workflow. Wouldn't it be great if it could do so much more? Full Story Top Wireless 'N' Standard Helps Home Networks Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:48 pm PDT Investor's Business Daily - Today, computer networks aren't just for computers. If you've purchased a TV, Blu-ray Disc player or video game console in the last couple of years, they likely are network-capable, giving them the ability to fetch updates and even stream movies online. Full Story Top Google gets its groove on with music search Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:27 pm PDT AFP - Google stepped onto the Internet music stage, unveiling a service for finding, listening to or buying songs online. Full Story Top Crucial holiday season arrives for video game industry Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:47 pm PDT Reuters - The holiday season is crunch time for video game publishers, who are pinning their hopes on a slew of big releases to make up for lackluster sales this year. Full Story Top Droid vs. iPhone: The Scorecard Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:55 pm PDT PC World - Motorola's Droid, available next week from Verizon, has generated the most excitement of any smartphone since Apple's introduction of the iPhone. How do the two compare? Full Story Top Software Development Kit Released for Android 2.0 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:52 pm PDT NewsFactor - An Éclair in your cell phone. That's Google's vision of the future for its Android open-source operating system, with its announcement Tuesday of a software development kit for the new Android 2.0, whose code name is Éclair. Full Story Top Sun CEO's pay package cut by a third in '09 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:22 pm PDT AP - The value of Sun Microsystems Inc. CEO Jonathan Schwartz's latest pay package dropped 37 percent from last year as the company lost more than $2 billion and was in such dire financial shape that it was forced to put itself up for sale. Full Story Top FBI: National Data-breach Law Would Help Fight Cybercrime Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:40 am PDT PC World - A U.S. law that would require businesses to report data breaches to potential victims could help law enforcement agencies fight the growth of cybercrime, a U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation official said Wednesday. Full Story Top Microsoft extends Windows 7 and Azure to open source developers Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00 am PDT InfoWorld - Microsoft will unveil on Wednesday several open source initiatives to boost interoperability between Microsoft technologies, such as Windows 7, Windows Azure, and Silverlight, and open source technologies, including the Eclipse tools platform and Java. Full Story Top Android-Powered DROID May Be Motorola's Last Chance Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:51 pm PDT NewsFactor - The DROID by Motorola, which will be available on the Verizon Wireless network Nov. 6, will be the first smartphone to use the Android 2.0 operating system. The device, according to one analyst, is a threat to Apple's iPhone and Motorola's last best chance to thrive in the increasingly competitive smartphone sector. Full Story Top

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