2008 Jan 03
Date : 2008 01 03 Web
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An executive with the music industry's lobbying group engaged in a verbal sparring match on Thursday with the Washington Post col read more »
An executive with the music industry's lobbying group engaged in a verbal sparring match on Thursday with the Washington Post col read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
The long-promised SlingPlayer for Blackberry is due by year's end. read more »
The long-promised SlingPlayer for Blackberry is due by year's end. read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
The MIT thesis-turned-company wants to build Wi-Fi networks in India. It's starting in San Francisco. read more »
The MIT thesis-turned-company wants to build Wi-Fi networks in India. It's starting in San Francisco. read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
The newest member of the Slingbox family is designed to stream true high-definition video--but only within a home network. read more »
The newest member of the Slingbox family is designed to stream true high-definition video--but only within a home network. read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology ZDNet News
A federal grand jury indicts a Michigan man dubbed the "spam king," and 10 others, in an international illegal bulk e-mailing and read more »
A federal grand jury indicts a Michigan man dubbed the "spam king," and 10 others, in an international illegal bulk e-mailing and read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology Slashdot
Channel Guy writes "According to a report from CRN, Microsoft plans to allow users of the Web Server SKU in Windows Server 2008 to read more »
Channel Guy writes "According to a report from CRN, Microsoft plans to allow users of the Web Server SKU in Windows Server 2008 to read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Apple is on a tear, with stunning growth by any measure, data from Web research firm Net Applications indicates. Microsoft is the read more »
Apple is on a tear, with stunning growth by any measure, data from Web research firm Net Applications indicates. Microsoft is the read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology Slashdot
Several users have written to tell us that notorious spammer Alan Ralsky has been indicted along with ten others on 41 counts of s read more »
Several users have written to tell us that notorious spammer Alan Ralsky has been indicted along with ten others on 41 counts of s read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
The FIC subsidiary promises the Neo FreeRunner will include improved hardware and Wi-Fi networking. read more »
The FIC subsidiary promises the Neo FreeRunner will include improved hardware and Wi-Fi networking. read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Web
Webware.com
Welcome back to the Webware 100! It worked before, so we're doing it again: Today Webware is launching its second Webwa read more »
Welcome back to the Webware 100! It worked before, so we're doing it again: Today Webware is launching its second Webwa read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Web
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The long-anticipated set top box from Netflix is headed towards your living room this summer according to several major news provi read more »
The long-anticipated set top box from Netflix is headed towards your living room this summer according to several major news provi read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
According to Intel, the OLPC not only asked Intel to stop working on its own low-cost laptop projects that competed with the OLPC' read more »
According to Intel, the OLPC not only asked Intel to stop working on its own low-cost laptop projects that competed with the OLPC' read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology Slashdot
coondoggie brings us an article from Networkworld about a flood of new data for the SETI@home project. We discussed something simi read more »
coondoggie brings us an article from Networkworld about a flood of new data for the SETI@home project. We discussed something simi read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology Slashdot
Jeremiah Cornelius points us to Davis Freeberg's blog, where he discusses his "nightmare scenario" of losing access to his DRM-pro read more »
Jeremiah Cornelius points us to Davis Freeberg's blog, where he discusses his "nightmare scenario" of losing access to his DRM-pro read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology ZDNet News
Initiative aims to tackle illegal downloads, but industry group questions whether decision not to go straight to legislation is th read more »
Initiative aims to tackle illegal downloads, but industry group questions whether decision not to go straight to legislation is th read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
New Hampshire gears up for "Facebook" debates but not without some controversy, and AMD's succession plans have some concerned. read more »
New Hampshire gears up for "Facebook" debates but not without some controversy, and AMD's succession plans have some concerned. read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology Slashdot
Ian Lamont writes "Mike Elgan has an interesting take on surveillance technology, and how audio and video recordings should be use read more »
Ian Lamont writes "Mike Elgan has an interesting take on surveillance technology, and how audio and video recordings should be use read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Also: Smiling? You can hear it in the voice. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra. read more »
Also: Smiling? You can hear it in the voice. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra. read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Momentum is building around Apple's reputed plans to launch its thinnest and lightest notebook ever at Macworld later this month. read more »
Momentum is building around Apple's reputed plans to launch its thinnest and lightest notebook ever at Macworld later this month. read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology Slashdot
Hugh Pickens writes "NASA's new Space Science Division Director, Dr. S. Alan Stern, appears to be making headway in keeping in spa read more »
Hugh Pickens writes "NASA's new Space Science Division Director, Dr. S. Alan Stern, appears to be making headway in keeping in spa read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Web
Webware.com
While the internet might be a soulless place that's mostly devoid of any real human warmth or compassion, there are certain things read more »
While the internet might be a soulless place that's mostly devoid of any real human warmth or compassion, there are certain things read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Big TVs from Panasonic and slim ones from other vendors will highlight the products from Japan at CES. read more »
Big TVs from Panasonic and slim ones from other vendors will highlight the products from Japan at CES. read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology Slashdot
Dotnaught writes with word of an anti-trust lawsuit filed against Apple late last month. Information Week has the story, a suit ch read more »
Dotnaught writes with word of an anti-trust lawsuit filed against Apple late last month. Information Week has the story, a suit ch read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Web
Webware.com
My New Year's resolutions for 2007 were largely a flop, although I did frame and hang some vintage 1930s cruise ship menus as prom read more »
My New Year's resolutions for 2007 were largely a flop, although I did frame and hang some vintage 1930s cruise ship menus as prom read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Loreo's lens enables an SLR to take two simultaneous pictures of the same scene, letting people see 3D views from a print. read more »
Loreo's lens enables an SLR to take two simultaneous pictures of the same scene, letting people see 3D views from a print. read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Ask.com launches free voice-activated directions service for mobile users. read more »
Ask.com launches free voice-activated directions service for mobile users. read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Ask.com launches free voice-activated directions service for mobile users. read more »
Ask.com launches free voice-activated directions service for mobile users. read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
When campaigning at transporter plant, presidential candidate stays on solid ground, avoiding potential embarrassment. read more »
When campaigning at transporter plant, presidential candidate stays on solid ground, avoiding potential embarrassment. read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology ZDNet News
A bug in a flawed QuickBooks update that deleted users' files could strike again if the software is used at public Wi-Fi hot spots read more »
A bug in a flawed QuickBooks update that deleted users' files could strike again if the software is used at public Wi-Fi hot spots read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology Slashdot
twitter writes "New guidance rules for the UK's controversial Computer Misuse Act do not allay fears of impracticality, or of the read more »
twitter writes "New guidance rules for the UK's controversial Computer Misuse Act do not allay fears of impracticality, or of the read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
New Hampshire gears up for "Facebook" debates but not without some controversy, and AMD's succession plans have some concerned. read more »
New Hampshire gears up for "Facebook" debates but not without some controversy, and AMD's succession plans have some concerned. read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology Slashdot
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "On February 4th, IANA will add AAAA records for the IPv6 addresses of the four root read more »
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "On February 4th, IANA will add AAAA records for the IPv6 addresses of the four root read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Web
Webware.com
GlassBooth is a Web app that will quiz you on your values, and then select the perfect presidential candidate for you based on read more »
GlassBooth is a Web app that will quiz you on your values, and then select the perfect presidential candidate for you based on read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
As a new year begins, the titan of Redmond is tinkering away at applications from years gone by. read more »
As a new year begins, the titan of Redmond is tinkering away at applications from years gone by. read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
When a popular blogger revealed that Facebook had banned his account, the Web erupted in speculative chatter. But where should the read more »
When a popular blogger revealed that Facebook had banned his account, the Web erupted in speculative chatter. But where should the read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology Slashdot
eldavojohn writes "It might seem like they've come full circle, but the movie injection method has gone from TV to mail to online read more »
eldavojohn writes "It might seem like they've come full circle, but the movie injection method has gone from TV to mail to online read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology ZDNet News
Software that integrates data with applications is expanding at a rapid pace but the cost of these projects that require custom co read more »
Software that integrates data with applications is expanding at a rapid pace but the cost of these projects that require custom co read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Brian Williams will be doing his show live from the show floor on Monday. It's part of an effort to draw attention to the newscast read more »
Brian Williams will be doing his show live from the show floor on Monday. It's part of an effort to draw attention to the newscast read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Brian Williams will be doing his show live from the show floor on Monday. It's part of an effort to draw attention to the newscast read more »
Brian Williams will be doing his show live from the show floor on Monday. It's part of an effort to draw attention to the newscast read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology Slashdot
lgmac writes "A new survey on the results of Enterprise use of virtualization shows that the process is seeing wide and appreciati read more »
lgmac writes "A new survey on the results of Enterprise use of virtualization shows that the process is seeing wide and appreciati read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
The would-be president shows up at a Segway factory in New Hampshire, but refuses to ride one. A 70-year old CBS News anchor does read more »
The would-be president shows up at a Segway factory in New Hampshire, but refuses to ride one. A 70-year old CBS News anchor does read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
The would-be president shows up at a Segway factory in New Hampshire, but refuses to ride one. A 70-year-old CBS News anchor does read more »
The would-be president shows up at a Segway factory in New Hampshire, but refuses to ride one. A 70-year-old CBS News anchor does read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "Marking the start of news releases from this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Lenovo has dropped a ma read more »
An anonymous reader writes "Marking the start of news releases from this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Lenovo has dropped a ma read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
The A-BAT concept car-truck offers unique storage and power options for drivers' accessories and toys. read more »
The A-BAT concept car-truck offers unique storage and power options for drivers' accessories and toys. read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Web
Webware.com
(Credit: SanDisk) As their capacities have grown, USB thumb drives have become the method of choice to transfer data between PCs read more »
(Credit: SanDisk) As their capacities have grown, USB thumb drives have become the method of choice to transfer data between PCs read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Circuit City has the Samsung S730 digital camera for $90.99. You can also add an Epson R280 photo printer and get it free after a read more »
Circuit City has the Samsung S730 digital camera for $90.99. You can also add an Epson R280 photo printer and get it free after a read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Featured links from the CNET Blog Network Dual-boot Windows and Ubuntu Linux -- Let Ubuntu repartition your hard drive so you read more »
Featured links from the CNET Blog Network Dual-boot Windows and Ubuntu Linux -- Let Ubuntu repartition your hard drive so you read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
A service promising an online community delivers online tracking instead, say security experts. read more »
A service promising an online community delivers online tracking instead, say security experts. read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Concerns over AMD's succession plans come at a difficult time for the company, and revive that old tug-of-war between marketing an read more »
Concerns over AMD's succession plans come at a difficult time for the company, and revive that old tug-of-war between marketing an read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
A free plug-in lets photographers create sorted lists of necessary gear for photo shoots. Plus, Microsoft makes it easier to find read more »
A free plug-in lets photographers create sorted lists of necessary gear for photo shoots. Plus, Microsoft makes it easier to find read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "The Guardian reports that the Kremlin may start an alternate top-level domain, .rf. According to the s read more »
An anonymous reader writes "The Guardian reports that the Kremlin may start an alternate top-level domain, .rf. According to the s read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Lawsuit alleges IBM efforts to clean up contamination near its birthplace in New York state are inadequate and problems persist. read more »
Lawsuit alleges IBM efforts to clean up contamination near its birthplace in New York state are inadequate and problems persist. read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology ZDNet News
Banks and "stock" rank high on Google's list of most-searched terms in China. "Sex" didn't even make the top 10. The names of tw read more »
Banks and "stock" rank high on Google's list of most-searched terms in China. "Sex" didn't even make the top 10. The names of tw read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Weeks after losing its CEO, the biodiesel maker withdraws plans for its public offering. read more »
Weeks after losing its CEO, the biodiesel maker withdraws plans for its public offering. read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology Slashdot
martyros writes "Researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine are performing clinical trials of a vaccine that teaches the immune read more »
martyros writes "Researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine are performing clinical trials of a vaccine that teaches the immune read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Social-networking site is co-sponsoring a Republican presidential debate, followed by a Democratic one, this week--but at least fi read more »
Social-networking site is co-sponsoring a Republican presidential debate, followed by a Democratic one, this week--but at least fi read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology ZDNet News
End-of-year music downloads more than double those during same period in 2006; gifts of music vouchers, music players help stoke i read more »
End-of-year music downloads more than double those during same period in 2006; gifts of music vouchers, music players help stoke i read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology Slashdot
Gandalf_the_Beardy writes in with news that's been around a while but is getting more attention lately. Last month Benjamin Googin read more »
Gandalf_the_Beardy writes in with news that's been around a while but is getting more attention lately. Last month Benjamin Googin read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology Slashdot
Marilyn M. writes "It looks like Microsoft is getting desperate about the dismal rates of Silverlight adoption by consumers and de read more »
Marilyn M. writes "It looks like Microsoft is getting desperate about the dismal rates of Silverlight adoption by consumers and de read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Enthusiast site notes that nearly everything in Microsoft's $10-per-month MSN Premium is available for free via Windows or Windows read more »
Enthusiast site notes that nearly everything in Microsoft's $10-per-month MSN Premium is available for free via Windows or Windows read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology ZDNet News
Scheduled to be displayed at CES, mobile media player can show live TV, on-demand video, and programming saved to DVRs. Motorola read more »
Scheduled to be displayed at CES, mobile media player can show live TV, on-demand video, and programming saved to DVRs. Motorola read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Latest service pack for productivity suite renders older file formats--including those for Word, Excel, PowerPoint--inaccessible. read more »
Latest service pack for productivity suite renders older file formats--including those for Word, Excel, PowerPoint--inaccessible. read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Both parties' Web favorites are named the winners among the "MySpace generation." But that doesn't make the outcome of real primar read more »
Both parties' Web favorites are named the winners among the "MySpace generation." But that doesn't make the outcome of real primar read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology Slashdot
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The Motley Fool investment Web site warns investors to beware of 'Sony, BMG, Warner Music Group, Vive read more »
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The Motley Fool investment Web site warns investors to beware of 'Sony, BMG, Warner Music Group, Vive read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
American carmaker confirms that it is in "substantive discussions" with the largest Indian automaker over the sale of two of its l read more »
American carmaker confirms that it is in "substantive discussions" with the largest Indian automaker over the sale of two of its l read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology Slashdot
Rob Weir has an interesting essay comparing the viciousness of RTF and OOXML: "The [document format standard] concerns of 2004 (or read more »
Rob Weir has an interesting essay comparing the viciousness of RTF and OOXML: "The [document format standard] concerns of 2004 (or read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology Slashdot
jetpack writes "I've always hated writing user interfaces, and graphical user interfaces in particular. However, I suspect that is read more »
jetpack writes "I've always hated writing user interfaces, and graphical user interfaces in particular. However, I suspect that is read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Boston-Power raises $45 million and hatches plans to make batteries for plug-in hybrids. read more »
Boston-Power raises $45 million and hatches plans to make batteries for plug-in hybrids. read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology Slashdot
nldavepc writes "There has been a rather scary development in airport security. Airport profilers are watching people's facial exp read more »
nldavepc writes "There has been a rather scary development in airport security. Airport profilers are watching people's facial exp read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Jon Oltsik says 2008 will bring a new cluster of headlines about information security and the workplace. read more »
Jon Oltsik says 2008 will bring a new cluster of headlines about information security and the workplace. read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Republican thinks a free market is key to broadband expansion and that feds should stay out of mergers and social networks.Special read more »
Republican thinks a free market is key to broadband expansion and that feds should stay out of mergers and social networks.Special read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Here's what the presidential candidates have to say on all things technology. Also: the latest from the road to the White House. read more »
Here's what the presidential candidates have to say on all things technology. Also: the latest from the road to the White House. read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Newspaper is criticized for writing that recording industry wants to criminalize copying music to a computer. RIAA and even some o read more »
Newspaper is criticized for writing that recording industry wants to criminalize copying music to a computer. RIAA and even some o read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Republican wants strong laws protecting children from sexual predators online. He also wants to keep Net connections tax-free.Spec read more »
Republican wants strong laws protecting children from sexual predators online. He also wants to keep Net connections tax-free.Spec read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology CNET News.com
Most figure figure the chip company's president is being groomed to succeed CEO Hector Ruiz. But first he needs to prove that last read more »
Most figure figure the chip company's president is being groomed to succeed CEO Hector Ruiz. But first he needs to prove that last read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology Slashdot
SkinnyGuy writes "Mixed into all of PCMag's CES preview coverage is an interesting story about a projector that's no bigger than a read more »
SkinnyGuy writes "Mixed into all of PCMag's CES preview coverage is an interesting story about a projector that's no bigger than a read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Web
Webware.com
Human-powered search site ChaCha is launching a new service that allows you to ask questions and get the answers all over text me read more »
Human-powered search site ChaCha is launching a new service that allows you to ask questions and get the answers all over text me read more »
Date : 2008 01 03 Technology ZDNet News
Researchers find that people who use cell phones while behind the wheel impede the flow of traffic, clog highways, and extend comm read more »
Researchers find that people who use cell phones while behind the wheel impede the flow of traffic, clog highways, and extend comm read more »