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Today's Technology News: IPad could be Kindle's first big threat in e-books US judge strikes down patent on cancer genes US concerned by Australian Internet filter plan Google CEO's compensation for 2009 falls 52 pct Specter pushes for stronger federal privacy laws AP Exclusive: `Smart' meters have security holes Coal fuels much of Internet "cloud," Greenpeace says Apple may be working on iPhone for Verizon: report Google mobile service partially blocked in China Streaming video company looks to bridge the iPad's Flash gap No Joke! Sony's April 1 PS3 Update Kills Linux Support Much-awaited Apple iPad hits US on Saturday Microsoft hurries out patch for Internet Explorer hole Geolocation 101: How It Works, the Apps, and Your Privacy Court papers identify JC Penney as hacking victim Red Hat Moves Into Desktop Virtualization Amazon Kindle Hits China's Gray Market IPad could be Kindle's first big threat in e-books Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:00 pm PDT AP - Amazon.com, which has dominated the young but fast-growing electronic book market for the past few years with the Kindle, could get its biggest threat Saturday, when Apple releases its iPad multimedia tablet. Full Story Top US judge strikes down patent on cancer genes Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:08 pm PDT AP - In a ruling with potentially far-reaching implications for the patenting of human genes, a judge on Monday struck down a company's patents on two genes linked to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Full Story Top US concerned by Australian Internet filter plan Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:20 am PDT AP - The United States has raised concerns with Australia about the impact of a proposed Internet filter that would place restrictions on Web content, an official said Monday. Full Story Top Google CEO's compensation for 2009 falls 52 pct Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:29 pm PDT AP - The total compensation of Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt fell 52 percent last year as the Internet search leader cut back on its employee perquisites to help lift its profits during the recession. Full Story Top Specter pushes for stronger federal privacy laws Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:47 pm PDT AP - Broadening wiretap laws to include videotaped surveillance could either safeguard privacy or thwart efforts to recover stolen property, a U.S. senator was told Monday at a hearing not far from a school that's being sued for trying to find missing laptops by activating their webcams. Full Story Top AP Exclusive: `Smart' meters have security holes Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:19 am PDT AP - Computer-security researchers say new "smart" meters that are designed to help deliver electricity more efficiently also have flaws that could let hackers tamper with the power grid in previously impossible ways. Full Story Top Coal fuels much of Internet "cloud," Greenpeace says Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:41 pm PDT Reuters - The 'cloud' of data that is becoming the heart of the Internet is creating an all-too-real cloud of pollution as Facebook, Apple and others build data centers powered by coal, Greenpeace said in a new report to be released on Tuesday. Full Story Top Apple may be working on iPhone for Verizon: report Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:41 pm PDT Reuters - Apple Inc appears to be working on a new iPhone model for No. 1 U.S. mobile carrier Verizon Wireless, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Full Story Top Google mobile service partially blocked in China Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:44 pm PDT AFP - Google reported that its mobile Internet service in China was partially blocked but it was unknown whether the trouble was related to a stand-off over censorship there. Full Story Top Streaming video company looks to bridge the iPad's Flash gap Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:45 pm PDT The Gadget Hound - Remember the big iPad unveiling in January, when Steve Jobs was showing off the tablet's Safari browser and stumbled on a telltale blue "there-should-be-Flash-here" icon smack-dab in the middle of the New York Times' home page? Well, iPad users visiting the Gray Lady this Saturday might not see those offending blue icons, thanks to the streaming media company that powers the Times' videos. Full Story Top No Joke! Sony's April 1 PS3 Update Kills Linux Support Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:48 pm PDT NewsFactor - Sony Computer Entertainment recently slashed the price of its popular PlayStation 3 gaming console, and now it is slashing a feature from the device: PS3 gamers no longer will have the option to use other operating systems, including Linux, according to Sony. Full Story Top Much-awaited Apple iPad hits US on Saturday Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:29 pm PDT AFP - The Apple iPad launches in the US on Saturday with an apparent deluge of early online orders indicating that the tablet computers will be another big hit for the company. Full Story Top Microsoft hurries out patch for Internet Explorer hole Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:05 pm PDT AFP - Microsoft on Tuesday will release an emergency patch for a weakness hackers are exploiting in earlier versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser software. Full Story Top Geolocation 101: How It Works, the Apps, and Your Privacy Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:45 pm PDT PC World - Facebook wants to know “What’s on your mind?” Twitter asks “What’s happening?” But that’s getting old already. The burning question for the next wave of social networking is “Where are you?”--and services like Foursquare, Gowalla, Brightkite, and Loopt want you to use your smartphone to answer it. Full Story Top Court papers identify JC Penney as hacking victim Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:59 pm PDT Reuters - JC Penney Co Inc was one of the victims of notorious computer hacker Albert Gonzalez, according to unsealed documents made available on Monday by a federal judge in Boston. Full Story Top Red Hat Moves Into Desktop Virtualization Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:30 pm PDT PC World - Open source enterprise software company Red Hat has updated its virtualization platform, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (REV), to include support for desktop virtualization, the company announced Monday. Full Story Top Amazon Kindle Hits China's Gray Market Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:10 pm PDT PC World - The Amazon Kindle can now count itself among devices such as the iPhone being unofficially sold in bustling Chinese bazaars, marking the growing popularity of e-readers in China. Full Story Top

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