2008 Jan 24
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology Slashdot
As_I_Please alerts us to the fact that a 20-year-old Estonian student has been fined for participating in DoS attacks against vari read more »
As_I_Please alerts us to the fact that a 20-year-old Estonian student has been fined for participating in DoS attacks against vari read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology Slashdot
Christina Valencia points us to a Wired story about scientists who plan to use genetically modified mosquitoes to reduce the popul read more »
Christina Valencia points us to a Wired story about scientists who plan to use genetically modified mosquitoes to reduce the popul read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Video: Bay Area architecture firms compete for most realistic and sustainable vision. The year is 2108. Here in San read more »
Video: Bay Area architecture firms compete for most realistic and sustainable vision. The year is 2108. Here in San read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Novell's OpenSuse Build Service now can be used to test software for Red Hat Linux. read more »
Novell's OpenSuse Build Service now can be used to test software for Red Hat Linux. read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Two pieces of bad news for Palm this week (not that there's been a lot of good news lately): it's going to have to pay out cash re read more »
Two pieces of bad news for Palm this week (not that there's been a lot of good news lately): it's going to have to pay out cash re read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology Slashdot
background image writes "According to Alan M Gershowitz, the doctrine of "search incident to arrest" may allow devices such as mob read more »
background image writes "According to Alan M Gershowitz, the doctrine of "search incident to arrest" may allow devices such as mob read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology ZDNet News
Server maker credits strong growth in emerging markets in helping double its quarterly profit. Sun Microsystems, the world's fo read more »
Server maker credits strong growth in emerging markets in helping double its quarterly profit. Sun Microsystems, the world's fo read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Plus: SunPower profit drops, but outlook brightens...AT&T earnings up on wireless growth...Nokia earnings soar, market share solid read more »
Plus: SunPower profit drops, but outlook brightens...AT&T earnings up on wireless growth...Nokia earnings soar, market share solid read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
The company came up with a new transmission so its sports car will actually be a sports car. read more »
The company came up with a new transmission so its sports car will actually be a sports car. read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Web
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We got a ping earlier today from Tom Churm, the creator of Germany-based Online Alarm Clock, who wanted to let us know about his W read more »
We got a ping earlier today from Tom Churm, the creator of Germany-based Online Alarm Clock, who wanted to let us know about his W read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
The AeA plans to expand its influence from federal to state level on pressing state issues like e-waste, online safety, privacy, a read more »
The AeA plans to expand its influence from federal to state level on pressing state issues like e-waste, online safety, privacy, a read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Group plans to expand its influence from federal to state level on pressing state issues like e-waste, online safety, privacy, and read more »
Group plans to expand its influence from federal to state level on pressing state issues like e-waste, online safety, privacy, and read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology Slashdot
Iddo Genuth writes "German scientists recently showed what many of us suspected but could not prove — some people just don't read more »
Iddo Genuth writes "German scientists recently showed what many of us suspected but could not prove — some people just don't read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
The cable operator is offering affected customers a $50 credit to make amends. read more »
The cable operator is offering affected customers a $50 credit to make amends. read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Canon hopes its new Rebel XSi will help it reclaim No. 1 SLR market share in Japan. The camera maker wants to be No. 1 globally in read more »
Canon hopes its new Rebel XSi will help it reclaim No. 1 SLR market share in Japan. The camera maker wants to be No. 1 globally in read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Software maker says it is still on track to wrap up work on the service pack this quarter, with Windows XP Service Pack 3 planned read more »
Software maker says it is still on track to wrap up work on the service pack this quarter, with Windows XP Service Pack 3 planned read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Nokia is blowing away its competition in the mobile handset market in large part due to its aggressive moves to address developing read more »
Nokia is blowing away its competition in the mobile handset market in large part due to its aggressive moves to address developing read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Wikipedia contributors go under the microscope with an upcoming survey from the service's creators. read more »
Wikipedia contributors go under the microscope with an upcoming survey from the service's creators. read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology Slashdot
belmolis writes "If the CIA is right to attribute recent blackouts to cyberwarfare, cyberwarfare is no longer science fiction but read more »
belmolis writes "If the CIA is right to attribute recent blackouts to cyberwarfare, cyberwarfare is no longer science fiction but read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Sybase announces its year-end financial results and hits the $1 billion revenue mark for the first time. But is it enough to fend read more »
Sybase announces its year-end financial results and hits the $1 billion revenue mark for the first time. But is it enough to fend read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Amid strong quarterly earnings, Microsoft said it is seeing signs of strength in enterprise spending, particularly in software. read more »
Amid strong quarterly earnings, Microsoft said it is seeing signs of strength in enterprise spending, particularly in software. read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Two recent announcements illustrate "superbox" trend--powerful tech packaging in a single device, says analyst Jon Oltsik. read more »
Two recent announcements illustrate "superbox" trend--powerful tech packaging in a single device, says analyst Jon Oltsik. read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology Slashdot
hackingbear writes "Wired is reporting that researchers have created the longest synthetic genome to date by threading together fo read more »
hackingbear writes "Wired is reporting that researchers have created the longest synthetic genome to date by threading together fo read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
The software maker proves that its form of capitalism is working quite well, with quarterly earnings topping its own and Wall Stre read more »
The software maker proves that its form of capitalism is working quite well, with quarterly earnings topping its own and Wall Stre read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "Via Daring Fireball, a post from design guru Edward Tufte's site discusses his views on the interface read more »
An anonymous reader writes "Via Daring Fireball, a post from design guru Edward Tufte's site discusses his views on the interface read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Plus: AT&T earnings up on wireless growth...Nokia earnings soar, market share solid...Qualcomm results show strong demand...eBay w read more »
Plus: AT&T earnings up on wireless growth...Nokia earnings soar, market share solid...Qualcomm results show strong demand...eBay w read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Revenue for 2007 more than triples, yet fourth quarter 2007 profits decline. read more »
Revenue for 2007 more than triples, yet fourth quarter 2007 profits decline. read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
The huge gap between the number of iPhones sold by Apple and the number activated by AT&T can't be explained by international read more »
The huge gap between the number of iPhones sold by Apple and the number activated by AT&T can't be explained by international read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Gates calls for "creative capitalism"; $200 Linux PC is nothing to fear; and would you pay $100,000 for 75 seconds in the air? read more »
Gates calls for "creative capitalism"; $200 Linux PC is nothing to fear; and would you pay $100,000 for 75 seconds in the air? read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology Slashdot
cheezitmike writes "ITworld.com uses the Wayback Machine to document the histories of five generic domain names: music.com, eat.co read more »
cheezitmike writes "ITworld.com uses the Wayback Machine to document the histories of five generic domain names: music.com, eat.co read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology ZDNet News
High bids so far include $1.04 billion for spectrum block that is required to be open to all devices and software applications. read more »
High bids so far include $1.04 billion for spectrum block that is required to be open to all devices and software applications. read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Pen Hadow, who's preparing for a months-long trek across the Arctic, speaks on climate change, how technology has changed the life read more »
Pen Hadow, who's preparing for a months-long trek across the Arctic, speaks on climate change, how technology has changed the life read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Achates Power is working on an opposed-piston engine, an idea that has withered for decades. And they have money from Sequoia. read more »
Achates Power is working on an opposed-piston engine, an idea that has withered for decades. And they have money from Sequoia. read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology Slashdot
lisah writes "Reports are beginning to surface that some Web servers running Linux and Apache are unwittingly infecting thousands read more »
lisah writes "Reports are beginning to surface that some Web servers running Linux and Apache are unwittingly infecting thousands read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
A vigilante group is threatening to expel the Church of Scientology from the Internet. read more »
A vigilante group is threatening to expel the Church of Scientology from the Internet. read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Microsoft's chairman tells a German newspaper that the best medicine to stave off a worldwide economic crisis is a good dose of ne read more »
Microsoft's chairman tells a German newspaper that the best medicine to stave off a worldwide economic crisis is a good dose of ne read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
The author and two associates are accused of violating copyright laws. read more »
The author and two associates are accused of violating copyright laws. read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Dell has started offering Ubuntu Linux on its high-end XPS M1330 laptop read more »
Dell has started offering Ubuntu Linux on its high-end XPS M1330 laptop read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Also: DJ alert: Crack for music techies. See what people are saying on News.com Extra. read more »
Also: DJ alert: Crack for music techies. See what people are saying on News.com Extra. read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology Slashdot
The law says telecom providers can't wiretap your phone calls or net traffic, but as long as their taps are legal or they acted in read more »
The law says telecom providers can't wiretap your phone calls or net traffic, but as long as their taps are legal or they acted in read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Web
Webware.com
One thing Pownce is still missing after opening up earlier this week is a public feed. While the creators have hand-picked a selec read more »
One thing Pownce is still missing after opening up earlier this week is a public feed. While the creators have hand-picked a selec read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
The earth is getting warmed by carbon dioxide, warns the American Geophysical Union. We've got to crank down on the emissions. read more »
The earth is getting warmed by carbon dioxide, warns the American Geophysical Union. We've got to crank down on the emissions. read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology ZDNet News
News Corp. CEO says that he would not make all online Wall Street Journal content free. News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch said Thurs read more »
News Corp. CEO says that he would not make all online Wall Street Journal content free. News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch said Thurs read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology ZDNet News
Figures released Thursday confirm the Web as one of the few bright spots for the struggling newspaper industry. A record number read more »
Figures released Thursday confirm the Web as one of the few bright spots for the struggling newspaper industry. A record number read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology Slashdot
A piece at the MTV Multiplayer blog is exploring the issue of kids and gaming, wondering aloud how old is 'old enough'. A recent C read more »
A piece at the MTV Multiplayer blog is exploring the issue of kids and gaming, wondering aloud how old is 'old enough'. A recent C read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
A 20-year-old Russian has been fined for his involvement last spring in a massive cyberattack against Estonian Web sites. read more »
A 20-year-old Russian has been fined for his involvement last spring in a massive cyberattack against Estonian Web sites. read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology ZDNet News
A rash of supremely affordable PCs preloaded with Linux has hit mainstream retail stores. And trying one is not as risky a proposi read more »
A rash of supremely affordable PCs preloaded with Linux has hit mainstream retail stores. And trying one is not as risky a proposi read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology ZDNet News
Take-Two Interactive Software will release the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV video game on April 29. Take-Two Interacti read more »
Take-Two Interactive Software will release the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV video game on April 29. Take-Two Interacti read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
TechRepublic's Mark Kaelin opens up another popular item this week--an old favorite Mac laptop. read more »
TechRepublic's Mark Kaelin opens up another popular item this week--an old favorite Mac laptop. read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Three manufacturers are preloading Linux onto PCs that cost less than $200--and retailers can't keep them in stock. read more »
Three manufacturers are preloading Linux onto PCs that cost less than $200--and retailers can't keep them in stock. read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
The 4G-X version of Asus' popular sub-notebook, coming to the U.S. sometime in the first quarter, will have Windows XP standard. read more »
The 4G-X version of Asus' popular sub-notebook, coming to the U.S. sometime in the first quarter, will have Windows XP standard. read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Web
Webware.com
A vintage picture of yours truly from back in the moustache era and given the Warholizer treatment.(Credit: Warholizer) Chances read more »
A vintage picture of yours truly from back in the moustache era and given the Warholizer treatment.(Credit: Warholizer) Chances read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology Slashdot
Leibel writes "The Australian ABC News is reporting that a 15-year-old Australian liver transplant patient has defied modern medic read more »
Leibel writes "The Australian ABC News is reporting that a 15-year-old Australian liver transplant patient has defied modern medic read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology ZDNet News
Security company says it has seen an attack using a cross-site scripting flaw in 2Wire DNS routers. Security company Symantec ha read more »
Security company says it has seen an attack using a cross-site scripting flaw in 2Wire DNS routers. Security company Symantec ha read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
In a World Economic Forum speech, Bill Gates discusses capitalism's shortcomings and outline what he sees as a needed shift in thi read more »
In a World Economic Forum speech, Bill Gates discusses capitalism's shortcomings and outline what he sees as a needed shift in thi read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology Slashdot
YIAAL writes "Writing in Popular Mechanics, Robert X. Cringely looks at the upcoming auction of the 700mbz spectrum, which is curr read more »
YIAAL writes "Writing in Popular Mechanics, Robert X. Cringely looks at the upcoming auction of the 700mbz spectrum, which is curr read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
IBM launches broad "Beyond Office" strategy to bring standards-based documents to the Web and businesses. read more »
IBM launches broad "Beyond Office" strategy to bring standards-based documents to the Web and businesses. read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Web
Webware.com
Say cheese...not. Best Buy is warning customers who purchased its Insignia 10.4-inch Digital Picture Frames that their device ma read more »
Say cheese...not. Best Buy is warning customers who purchased its Insignia 10.4-inch Digital Picture Frames that their device ma read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology Slashdot
sciencehabit writes with a link to the ScienceNow site, noting an article saying the Higgs boson may already have been found in pr read more »
sciencehabit writes with a link to the ScienceNow site, noting an article saying the Higgs boson may already have been found in pr read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology ZDNet News
New German law that bans online gaming and most betting said by EU to thwart foreign gaming-market competition. The European Com read more »
New German law that bans online gaming and most betting said by EU to thwart foreign gaming-market competition. The European Com read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology Slashdot
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The FTC has put a stop to Negotiated Data Solutions, a patent troll that bought a pa read more »
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The FTC has put a stop to Negotiated Data Solutions, a patent troll that bought a pa read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Beleaguered wireless carrier is shaking up its executive team in an effort to get back on track. read more »
Beleaguered wireless carrier is shaking up its executive team in an effort to get back on track. read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology ZDNet News
Worldwide digital sales grow by 40 percent in '07, an international trade body says, but the total market is down around 10 percen read more »
Worldwide digital sales grow by 40 percent in '07, an international trade body says, but the total market is down around 10 percen read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Start-up has begun taking orders for its Thunderpack "personal propulsion system." Potential customers include those fed up with " read more »
Start-up has begun taking orders for its Thunderpack "personal propulsion system." Potential customers include those fed up with " read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Meritline has a 2.5" hard drive enclosure, perfect for spare notebook drives, for just $10.99 shipped. read more »
Meritline has a 2.5" hard drive enclosure, perfect for spare notebook drives, for just $10.99 shipped. read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology Slashdot
Darkman, Walkin Dude writes "An internet group calling itself Anonymous has declared war on the Church of Scientology, in the form read more »
Darkman, Walkin Dude writes "An internet group calling itself Anonymous has declared war on the Church of Scientology, in the form read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Plus: Nokia earnings soar, market share solid...Qualcomm results show strong demand...eBay warns of weaker 2008 results...Motorola read more »
Plus: Nokia earnings soar, market share solid...Qualcomm results show strong demand...eBay warns of weaker 2008 results...Motorola read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
MySQL will make money going forward because it has figured out new ways to monetize software, says CNET Blog Network contributor M read more »
MySQL will make money going forward because it has figured out new ways to monetize software, says CNET Blog Network contributor M read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology ZDNet News
Consumer spending for console and portable games netted $8.64 billion, a 34 percent increase from 2006, with Halo 3 in the lead. read more »
Consumer spending for console and portable games netted $8.64 billion, a 34 percent increase from 2006, with Halo 3 in the lead. read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology ZDNet News
Company delivers results in line with forecasts, affirms positive outlook, aims for 1 million U-verse customers by end of 2008. read more »
Company delivers results in line with forecasts, affirms positive outlook, aims for 1 million U-verse customers by end of 2008. read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology ZDNet News
Deal will give Google access to 48 million mobile Net users in Japan, while helping DoCoMo retain customers in a competitive marke read more »
Deal will give Google access to 48 million mobile Net users in Japan, while helping DoCoMo retain customers in a competitive marke read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology Slashdot
Strudelkugel writes "The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft's Chairman Bill Gates is going to call for a revision of capit read more »
Strudelkugel writes "The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft's Chairman Bill Gates is going to call for a revision of capit read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology ZDNet News
Google's video site to be available on Motorola, LG, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson phones capable of providing high-speed access. Pop read more »
Google's video site to be available on Motorola, LG, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson phones capable of providing high-speed access. Pop read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Web
Webware.com
Gawker has unearthed a rather odd bug in the Google Translate software: its English-to-Spanish translator converts the name of t read more »
Gawker has unearthed a rather odd bug in the Google Translate software: its English-to-Spanish translator converts the name of t read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology ZDNet News
Offerings could include MP3 files for sale or for free as part of an ad-supported service, news report says. Web portal Yahoo is read more »
Offerings could include MP3 files for sale or for free as part of an ad-supported service, news report says. Web portal Yahoo is read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Plus: Qualcomm results show strong demand...eBay warns of weaker 2008 results...Motorola profit shrinks, phone forecast dims...App read more »
Plus: Qualcomm results show strong demand...eBay warns of weaker 2008 results...Motorola profit shrinks, phone forecast dims...App read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology Slashdot
bcmbyte writes "IBM in recent months has been hit with lawsuits filed on behalf of thousands of U.S. employees who claim the compa read more »
bcmbyte writes "IBM in recent months has been hit with lawsuits filed on behalf of thousands of U.S. employees who claim the compa read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology ZDNet News
Demand in emerging markets such as China and India lifts global market share, helps increase profit margin. Nokia, the world's t read more »
Demand in emerging markets such as China and India lifts global market share, helps increase profit margin. Nokia, the world's t read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
It may have gotten a bad rap, but peer-to-peer technology is increasingly used as a legitimate distribution tool for high-bandwidt read more »
It may have gotten a bad rap, but peer-to-peer technology is increasingly used as a legitimate distribution tool for high-bandwidt read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Internet attorney Nancy Prager explains how an EU push to create a common digital copyright policy may serve as the de facto legal read more »
Internet attorney Nancy Prager explains how an EU push to create a common digital copyright policy may serve as the de facto legal read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
ILM animator Scott Benza describes the years of work that went into an effort that earned him an Oscar nod for Transformers. Oscar read more »
ILM animator Scott Benza describes the years of work that went into an effort that earned him an Oscar nod for Transformers. Oscar read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
The 2007 Academy Award contenders are named, and Lucasfilm divisions Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound nab six tech read more »
The 2007 Academy Award contenders are named, and Lucasfilm divisions Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound nab six tech read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
Rather than scrolling through long tables of data in a worksheet, let this wizard find the value you're looking for automatically. read more »
Rather than scrolling through long tables of data in a worksheet, let this wizard find the value you're looking for automatically. read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology Slashdot
coondoggie writes "The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week announced a $3 million, three-year program tha read more »
coondoggie writes "The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week announced a $3 million, three-year program tha read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology ZDNet News
Sony becomes the first major studio to license niche and older DVD titles for production and distribution through service that pre read more »
Sony becomes the first major studio to license niche and older DVD titles for production and distribution through service that pre read more »
Date : 2008 01 24 Technology CNET News.com
The social news site, Digg, has launched a new algorithm on their site, punishing group voting. read more »
The social news site, Digg, has launched a new algorithm on their site, punishing group voting. read more »
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