2008 Jan 16
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
The Belkin booth was my favorite at the show. They emerged as a design and innovation powerhouse. read more »
The Belkin booth was my favorite at the show. They emerged as a design and innovation powerhouse. read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
The software giant is expected to formally donate the developer tools to the Accessibility Interoperability Alliance, an engineeri read more »
The software giant is expected to formally donate the developer tools to the Accessibility Interoperability Alliance, an engineeri read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Google.org project aims to help communities worldwide use Web and communication tech like Twitter to warn people of disease outbre read more »
Google.org project aims to help communities worldwide use Web and communication tech like Twitter to warn people of disease outbre read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "The video game industry is finally forming a PAC by the end of March to get some political clout. A st read more »
An anonymous reader writes "The video game industry is finally forming a PAC by the end of March to get some political clout. A st read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Oracle bought a company on the sly. What is it up to? read more »
Oracle bought a company on the sly. What is it up to? read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology ZDNet News
Mission Praise--which has sold more than 2 million copies as one of most popular hymn books in Britain and around the world--is no read more »
Mission Praise--which has sold more than 2 million copies as one of most popular hymn books in Britain and around the world--is no read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology Slashdot
coondoggie writes "Yet another Star Trek-like device is making its way into the real world. VoxTec's Phraselator name sounds a bit read more »
coondoggie writes "Yet another Star Trek-like device is making its way into the real world. VoxTec's Phraselator name sounds a bit read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Video: From skins to etchings, ways to make the iPhone and iPod more about you. Apple's simple, monochromatic aesth read more »
Video: From skins to etchings, ways to make the iPhone and iPod more about you. Apple's simple, monochromatic aesth read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Video: How to make iPhone, iPod more about you. Apple's simple, monochromatic aesthetic leaves a lot of room for cu read more »
Video: How to make iPhone, iPod more about you. Apple's simple, monochromatic aesthetic leaves a lot of room for cu read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology Slashdot
geekbits writes "For all those who have at one time or another been too lazy to get up off the couch and go to the fridge and get read more »
geekbits writes "For all those who have at one time or another been too lazy to get up off the couch and go to the fridge and get read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology Slashdot
geekbits writes "For all those who have at one time or another been too lazy to get up off the couch and go to the fridge and get read more »
geekbits writes "For all those who have at one time or another been too lazy to get up off the couch and go to the fridge and get read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology ZDNet News
Some 17,000 batteries mostly used to back up power supply for company's U-verse television network will be replaced after two fire read more »
Some 17,000 batteries mostly used to back up power supply for company's U-verse television network will be replaced after two fire read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Start-up Axiotron shows off its Modbook, a keyboard-free tablet computer that began its life as an Apple MacBook. And yes, it's au read more »
Start-up Axiotron shows off its Modbook, a keyboard-free tablet computer that began its life as an Apple MacBook. And yes, it's au read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology Slashdot
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "According to a leaked internal memo, Time Warner Cable is testing out tiered bandwid read more »
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "According to a leaked internal memo, Time Warner Cable is testing out tiered bandwid read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
The Muramasas from the mid 00s are the skinniest computers we can dig up. read more »
The Muramasas from the mid 00s are the skinniest computers we can dig up. read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Under a deal announced Wednesday, Redmond will be the exclusive third-party provider of display, contextual and video advertising read more »
Under a deal announced Wednesday, Redmond will be the exclusive third-party provider of display, contextual and video advertising read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Video: Taking the Compex Sport for a spin. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos takes a ride with the Compex Sport, which ele read more »
Video: Taking the Compex Sport for a spin. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos takes a ride with the Compex Sport, which ele read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Video: Taking the Compex Sport for a spin. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos takes a ride with the Compex Sport, whi read more »
Video: Taking the Compex Sport for a spin. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos takes a ride with the Compex Sport, whi read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Since turning over the reins to Jonathan Schwartz in April 2006, Sun has picked itself off the floor, staging one of the more impr read more »
Since turning over the reins to Jonathan Schwartz in April 2006, Sun has picked itself off the floor, staging one of the more impr read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology Slashdot
Hugh Pickens writes "General counsel for NBC Rick Cotton and Tim Wu, professor at Columbia Law school, continue their debate about read more »
Hugh Pickens writes "General counsel for NBC Rick Cotton and Tim Wu, professor at Columbia Law school, continue their debate about read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Web
Webware.com
One thing that struck me during Steve Job's keynote yesterday was this odd moment when Jobs was trying to placate many of the reas read more »
One thing that struck me during Steve Job's keynote yesterday was this odd moment when Jobs was trying to placate many of the reas read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology Slashdot
Reservoir Hill writes "Pope Benedict XVI canceled a speech at Rome's La Sapienza university in the face of protests led by scienti read more »
Reservoir Hill writes "Pope Benedict XVI canceled a speech at Rome's La Sapienza university in the face of protests led by scienti read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Growth of PC shipments in the U.S. nearly doubles at the end of 2007 due to the expansion into brick-and-mortar stores. read more »
Growth of PC shipments in the U.S. nearly doubles at the end of 2007 due to the expansion into brick-and-mortar stores. read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology Slashdot
Lucas123 writes "A Silicon Valley startup named Device VM has a product that circumvents the boot-up process, according to a story read more »
Lucas123 writes "A Silicon Valley startup named Device VM has a product that circumvents the boot-up process, according to a story read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Web
Webware.com
Some Rosie-the-Riveteresque photos at the Library of Congress' Flickr site.(Credit: Flickr) The good news is the Library of read more »
Some Rosie-the-Riveteresque photos at the Library of Congress' Flickr site.(Credit: Flickr) The good news is the Library of read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology ZDNet News
Artists don't need record labels anymore. Mashboxx founder Wayne Rosso says more changes are ahead because of shifts in technology read more »
Artists don't need record labels anymore. Mashboxx founder Wayne Rosso says more changes are ahead because of shifts in technology read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology Slashdot
Boggle Addict writes "Rather than participating in the online gaming market, Hasbro is suppressing it with litigation. Scrabulous, read more »
Boggle Addict writes "Rather than participating in the online gaming market, Hasbro is suppressing it with litigation. Scrabulous, read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
The two second-tier Linux companies will adopt common Linux software and engineering. Alas, this idea doesn't have a great history read more »
The two second-tier Linux companies will adopt common Linux software and engineering. Alas, this idea doesn't have a great history read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Germany taxes, rather than subsidizes, biodiesel. That's killing the industry. read more »
Germany taxes, rather than subsidizes, biodiesel. That's killing the industry. read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Web
Webware.com
"I'll go on a hunger strike!" So said one adamant Facebook user in the wake of the news that game manufacturers Hasbro and Mattel read more »
"I'll go on a hunger strike!" So said one adamant Facebook user in the wake of the news that game manufacturers Hasbro and Mattel read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology Slashdot
climber writes "Just days after the first scareware for OSX, researchers are pondering the problems of an iPhone exploit that coul read more »
climber writes "Just days after the first scareware for OSX, researchers are pondering the problems of an iPhone exploit that coul read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Oracle, Sun make headlines; the latest from Macworld; and stock-option scandal nails tech exec. read more »
Oracle, Sun make headlines; the latest from Macworld; and stock-option scandal nails tech exec. read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Web
Webware.com
(Credit: Apple Inc.)I've had a love/hate relationship with AppleTV since its release. Despite yesterday's price cut, the addition read more »
(Credit: Apple Inc.)I've had a love/hate relationship with AppleTV since its release. Despite yesterday's price cut, the addition read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Web
Webware.com
(Credit: Apple Inc.)I've had a love/hate relationship with Apple TV since its release. Despite yesterday's price cut, the addition read more »
(Credit: Apple Inc.)I've had a love/hate relationship with Apple TV since its release. Despite yesterday's price cut, the addition read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Lignin is tough stuff, but Washington University has a way to turn at least some of it into fuel. read more »
Lignin is tough stuff, but Washington University has a way to turn at least some of it into fuel. read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology Slashdot
KjetilK writes "The W3C just gave SPARQL the stamp of approval. SPARQL is a query language for the Semantic Web, and differs from read more »
KjetilK writes "The W3C just gave SPARQL the stamp of approval. SPARQL is a query language for the Semantic Web, and differs from read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Recordable DVD players don't sell well here. Blame Comcast. read more »
Recordable DVD players don't sell well here. Blame Comcast. read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
The company is a prolific filer of patent applications, including those for exotic technologies such as a washable keyboard and so read more »
The company is a prolific filer of patent applications, including those for exotic technologies such as a washable keyboard and so read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology ZDNet News
Former CEO Gregory Reyes gets 21 months in prison for his role in stock-option backdating scandal. Brocade Communications System read more »
Former CEO Gregory Reyes gets 21 months in prison for his role in stock-option backdating scandal. Brocade Communications System read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology Slashdot
stoolpigeon writes "As a dba, I'm constantly looking to learn more about networking and system administration. Both can have quite read more »
stoolpigeon writes "As a dba, I'm constantly looking to learn more about networking and system administration. Both can have quite read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology ZDNet News
Scientists find that computers can interpret emotions based on a dog's bark, but people do a decent job of it, too. Hungarian sc read more »
Scientists find that computers can interpret emotions based on a dog's bark, but people do a decent job of it, too. Hungarian sc read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
If you're in San Francisco for Macworld, head over to booth 4810 to meet and greet CNET writers and editors, and if you're connect read more »
If you're in San Francisco for Macworld, head over to booth 4810 to meet and greet CNET writers and editors, and if you're connect read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Top official suggests more "secure" IDs envisioned by controversial law will help pharmacies to ferret out customers buying over-t read more »
Top official suggests more "secure" IDs envisioned by controversial law will help pharmacies to ferret out customers buying over-t read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology Slashdot
In an event not as surprising as this morning's buyout announcement, but still noteworthy, Oracle has purchased BEA Systems. The m read more »
In an event not as surprising as this morning's buyout announcement, but still noteworthy, Oracle has purchased BEA Systems. The m read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Texas man pleads no contest to child pornography charges after government investigator easily gains access to a password-protected read more »
Texas man pleads no contest to child pornography charges after government investigator easily gains access to a password-protected read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology ZDNet News
In annual report on security flaws, vulnerability-testing company strongly criticizes CA's ARCserve Backup product, as well as Sym read more »
In annual report on security flaws, vulnerability-testing company strongly criticizes CA's ARCserve Backup product, as well as Sym read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Oracle founder, known for his quips and the occasional outlandish statement, faces painful task of putting it in slow-mode in anno read more »
Oracle founder, known for his quips and the occasional outlandish statement, faces painful task of putting it in slow-mode in anno read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Those who want tickets at the lowest price, $210, will need to act fast. It may even be too late. read more »
Those who want tickets at the lowest price, $210, will need to act fast. It may even be too late. read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology Slashdot
Dr. Eggman writes "Ars Technica has posted a lengthy follow up analysis of the 2008 New Hampshire Primaries outcome. The article d read more »
Dr. Eggman writes "Ars Technica has posted a lengthy follow up analysis of the 2008 New Hampshire Primaries outcome. The article d read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology Slashdot
coondoggie writes "NASA may have its eyes on the Sun and Mercury this week but it is clearly focusing on the moon for the future. read more »
coondoggie writes "NASA may have its eyes on the Sun and Mercury this week but it is clearly focusing on the moon for the future. read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
In an interview with the New York Times, the Apple chief praises his longtime rival, saying the software legend "should be honored read more »
In an interview with the New York Times, the Apple chief praises his longtime rival, saying the software legend "should be honored read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Former Customs Service agent and the Mexican drug trafficker who bribed him both go to prison for a scheme involving selling acces read more »
Former Customs Service agent and the Mexican drug trafficker who bribed him both go to prison for a scheme involving selling acces read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Web
Webware.com
Microsoft issued a security advisory late Tuesday that malicious attackers are targeting versions of its Office Excel with vulner read more »
Microsoft issued a security advisory late Tuesday that malicious attackers are targeting versions of its Office Excel with vulner read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Web
Webware.com
It's no shock that contact management site Plaxo has been a fierce advocate of data portability. As a result, it's not particularl read more »
It's no shock that contact management site Plaxo has been a fierce advocate of data portability. As a result, it's not particularl read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Web
Webware.com
This post was updated at 9:11 a.m. PST with comment from Nick Denton. Facebook isn't too happy with Gawker Media founder Nick Den read more »
This post was updated at 9:11 a.m. PST with comment from Nick Denton. Facebook isn't too happy with Gawker Media founder Nick Den read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Can members of Al Qaeda use voice over Internet technology (VoIP) to avoid wiretaps? read more »
Can members of Al Qaeda use voice over Internet technology (VoIP) to avoid wiretaps? read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology Slashdot
Ian Lamont writes "Microsoft is apparently taking seriously a blogger's claim that a Microsoft tech support employee called back t read more »
Ian Lamont writes "Microsoft is apparently taking seriously a blogger's claim that a Microsoft tech support employee called back t read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Volunteer programmers continue to maintain the open-source Reiser file system project even after a murder trial has effectively sh read more »
Volunteer programmers continue to maintain the open-source Reiser file system project even after a murder trial has effectively sh read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
The Entertainment Software Association is starting a political action committee. And as Don Reisinger explains, this is great news read more »
The Entertainment Software Association is starting a political action committee. And as Don Reisinger explains, this is great news read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Buy.com has the radio-playing, voice-recording, 8GB Zen media player for $119.99 shipped after a $40 mail-in rebate. read more »
Buy.com has the radio-playing, voice-recording, 8GB Zen media player for $119.99 shipped after a $40 mail-in rebate. read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Sun's acquisition of MySQL has broad implications for the software industry. read more »
Sun's acquisition of MySQL has broad implications for the software industry. read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology Slashdot
Anonymous writes "Security researchers Greg Hoglund and Gary McGraw poked around in World of Warcraft and other online games, find read more »
Anonymous writes "Security researchers Greg Hoglund and Gary McGraw poked around in World of Warcraft and other online games, find read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology ZDNet News
Company that provides billing technologies to telecoms now offers them software for consumers of the "digital lifestyle." Amdocs read more »
Company that provides billing technologies to telecoms now offers them software for consumers of the "digital lifestyle." Amdocs read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
It's not so much that there aren't workable business models around Open Source. But life is so much easier when those models can i read more »
It's not so much that there aren't workable business models around Open Source. But life is so much easier when those models can i read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
It's not so much that there aren't workable business models around open source. But life is so much easier when those models can i read more »
It's not so much that there aren't workable business models around open source. But life is so much easier when those models can i read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
The Audiophiliac wants to know how many iPods have you bought over the years. read more »
The Audiophiliac wants to know how many iPods have you bought over the years. read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology Slashdot
ta bu shi da yu writes "Mozilla has hired several developers from Humanized. According to Ars Technica, Humanized is a "small soft read more »
ta bu shi da yu writes "Mozilla has hired several developers from Humanized. According to Ars Technica, Humanized is a "small soft read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
MLB's Bud Selig tells Congress that baseball executives "fully support" Congress' attempts to make it harder for Americans to get read more »
MLB's Bud Selig tells Congress that baseball executives "fully support" Congress' attempts to make it harder for Americans to get read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology ZDNet News
While Hasbro, trademark owner of 'Scrabble' in North America, has already targeted social-network game, Mattel owns rights elsewhe read more »
While Hasbro, trademark owner of 'Scrabble' in North America, has already targeted social-network game, Mattel owns rights elsewhe read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology Slashdot
4T writes "Forget about monitoring your computers with spyware, now they're going to monitor the users as well! 'Microsoft is deve read more »
4T writes "Forget about monitoring your computers with spyware, now they're going to monitor the users as well! 'Microsoft is deve read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
The agency's proposed "server in the sky" database would share biometric data on the world's most-wanted criminals. read more »
The agency's proposed "server in the sky" database would share biometric data on the world's most-wanted criminals. read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology Slashdot
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The FCC has officially opened proceedings investigating Comcast's use of Sandvine to read more »
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The FCC has officially opened proceedings investigating Comcast's use of Sandvine to read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology ZDNet News
Amazon has run the book seller's site since 1991, but Borders is finally ready to do its own thing. Its beta site includes a "magi read more »
Amazon has run the book seller's site since 1991, but Borders is finally ready to do its own thing. Its beta site includes a "magi read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Acquisition of one of the most successful open-source software companies is a bold move for Sun, which has embraced open source to read more »
Acquisition of one of the most successful open-source software companies is a bold move for Sun, which has embraced open source to read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
TSA buys millimeter wave technology to scan passengers in volume. read more »
TSA buys millimeter wave technology to scan passengers in volume. read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology ZDNet News
Ending contentious three-month courtship driven by Carl Icahn, Oracle agrees to top by 14 percent offer rejected by BEA last year. read more »
Ending contentious three-month courtship driven by Carl Icahn, Oracle agrees to top by 14 percent offer rejected by BEA last year. read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology Slashdot
Krow alerted me that MySQL has been bought by Sun. Right now there is only a brief announcement but it discusses what the acquisit read more »
Krow alerted me that MySQL has been bought by Sun. Right now there is only a brief announcement but it discusses what the acquisit read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Plus: Intel remains optimistic...IBM tops estimates...GameStop raises earnings estimates...RIM profits up on expanded customer bas read more »
Plus: Intel remains optimistic...IBM tops estimates...GameStop raises earnings estimates...RIM profits up on expanded customer bas read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology ZDNet News
Cell phone maker's share of global market in 2007 and average sales price of its phones exceed expectations. Sony Ericsson, the read more »
Cell phone maker's share of global market in 2007 and average sales price of its phones exceed expectations. Sony Ericsson, the read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology ZDNet News
For years, people have proposed updating and reusing old PCs. Carbon taxes and other factors finally may make the idea realistic. read more »
For years, people have proposed updating and reusing old PCs. Carbon taxes and other factors finally may make the idea realistic. read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology ZDNet News
Who's on the hook when a navigation system's instructions result in an accident? An automobile driver recently was held responsi read more »
Who's on the hook when a navigation system's instructions result in an accident? An automobile driver recently was held responsi read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology Slashdot
Several readers sent us the story of three high school sophomores in Racine, Wisconsin who were just notified that a celestial bod read more »
Several readers sent us the story of three high school sophomores in Racine, Wisconsin who were just notified that a celestial bod read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology Slashdot
WirePosted writes "MacSpeech, the leading supplier of speech recognition software for the Mac, has canned its long-running iListen read more »
WirePosted writes "MacSpeech, the leading supplier of speech recognition software for the Mac, has canned its long-running iListen read more »
Date : 2008 01 16 Technology CNET News.com
Cures for an update gone bad, a trashed Registry, and a shutdown failure. read more »
Cures for an update gone bad, a trashed Registry, and a shutdown failure. read more »
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