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Today's Technology News: Sony signs 3-D video deal for 2010 World Cup Comcast-NBC deal shows future is in content Web ad group launches privacy education campaign Comcast, NBC deal will face tough antitrust review FTC: Children still marketed violent content Cisco to proceed with $3.4 billion Tandberg deal Teen Internet addicts more likely to self harm: study Review: 'Hawk' offers wireless skateboard control Man's Stubborn Silence Causes Family To Panic Google sees growth in online video ads GM sees the driving future: it's a video game iPhone App Growth Set To Skyrocket Novell posts wider 4Q loss on charges Friendster to be sold by month's end: source Thanksgiving Webcam Promo Leads to Malware Diet Chromium Offers Slimmed Down Chrome OS Apple issues Java update for 10.5, 10.6 Sony signs 3-D video deal for 2010 World Cup Thu, 3 Dec 2009 11:22 pm PST AP - The 2010 World Cup is going 3-D. Full Story Top Comcast-NBC deal shows future is in content Thu, 3 Dec 2009 11:07 pm PST AP - Comcast Corp. is buying control of NBC Universal from GE largely because Comcast wants to own more movies and TV shows. The point is to give it a position of strength if fewer people sign up for its cable TV services and watch more video online. Full Story Top Web ad group launches privacy education campaign Thu, 3 Dec 2009 02:58 pm PST AP - A group of leading Internet publishers and digital marketing services on Thursday launched an online campaign to educate consumers about how they are tracked and targeted for pitches on the Web. Full Story Top Comcast, NBC deal will face tough antitrust review Thu, 3 Dec 2009 09:34 am PST AP - Comcast Corp. will likely have to accept substantial conditions if the cable TV provider wants to win regulatory approval for control of NBC Universal's broadcast network, cable channels and movie studios. Full Story Top FTC: Children still marketed violent content Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:50 am PST AP - The video game industry is doing a better job at keeping young kids away from violent and other inappropriate content than the music and movie businesses, according to a new report by the Federal Trade Commission. Full Story Top Cisco to proceed with $3.4 billion Tandberg deal Thu, 3 Dec 2009 06:02 pm PST AP - Cisco Systems Inc. says it is waiving its condition that 90 percent of shareholders of Norwegian videoconferencing equipment firm Tandberg ASA back its $3.4 billion takeover offer and will close the deal as soon as possible. Full Story Top Teen Internet addicts more likely to self harm: study Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:54 pm PST Reuters - Teenagers who are addicted to the Internet are more likely to engage in self-harm behavior, according to an Australian-Chinese study. Full Story Top Review: 'Hawk' offers wireless skateboard control Thu, 3 Dec 2009 03:33 pm PST AP - "Tony Hawk: Ride" ($120; Xbox360, Wii, PS3) is a groundbreaking video game that fits right in with the namesake skating legend's no-rough-edges appeal. It's a silky smooth experience with an inventive wireless skate deck controller and a friendly learning curve. Full Story Top Man's Stubborn Silence Causes Family To Panic Thu, 3 Dec 2009 11:16 pm PST Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: I have been married to "Mick" for 22 years -- most of them happy. My problem is his communication skills. I have always had a hard time contacting him. He has a cell phone, but won't take it out of his vehicle. Full Story Top Google sees growth in online video ads Thu, 3 Dec 2009 01:42 pm PST Reuters - Google Inc is banking on significant growth in online video ads as marketers become more sophisticated at targeting consumers interactively, a senior executive at the Web search giant said on Thursday. Full Story Top GM sees the driving future: it's a video game Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:47 pm PST Reuters - General Motors Co, battling for survival for much of the past year, has cut loose designers to sketch out a vision of the ultimate youth car of the future -- a virtual one-wheeled wonder that would match wits with its driver. Full Story Top iPhone App Growth Set To Skyrocket Thu, 3 Dec 2009 02:06 pm PST NewsFactor - It looks like we may soon need an iPhone application that keeps track of all the new iPhone applications. Full Story Top Novell posts wider 4Q loss on charges Thu, 3 Dec 2009 03:47 pm PST AP - Novell Inc., which sells computer-networking software and technology services, posted a larger quarterly loss Thursday, hurt by lower revenue and hefty charges to write down the value of certain assets. Full Story Top Friendster to be sold by month's end: source Thu, 3 Dec 2009 07:50 pm PST Reuters - Friendster, one of the world's earliest social networking sites, will be sold to an Asian buyer by the end of December for at least $100 million, a source familiar with the matter said. Full Story Top Thanksgiving Webcam Promo Leads to Malware Thu, 3 Dec 2009 05:20 pm PST PC World - The US$10 webcam that Anna Giesman bought her daughter at Office Depot over the Thanksgiving weekend sounds like one of those deals that's too good to be true. And for her, it was. Full Story Top Diet Chromium Offers Slimmed Down Chrome OS Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:41 am PST PC World - Want to give Chromium OS a try, but don't have a spare 4GB USB stick lying around? Fear not as a new 'diet' build of Chromium OS (the open-source project upon which Google Chrome OS is based), which only requires a 1GB drive, is now available for download, courtesy of a UK-based student. Full Story Top Apple issues Java update for 10.5, 10.6 Thu, 3 Dec 2009 02:00 pm PST Macworld.com - If you thought you just heard a disturbance in the Force—as if millions of voices cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced—then take a deep breath and relax: it’s just a pair of Java software updates for Mac OS X. Full Story Top

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