2008 Feb 14
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
Montalvo Systems has a multi-core chip, but not all of the cores are the same. That in part explains why investors have put money read more »
Montalvo Systems has a multi-core chip, but not all of the cores are the same. That in part explains why investors have put money read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology ZDNet News
Montalvo Systems has a multiple-core chip, but not all of the cores are the same. That in part explains why investors have put mon read more »
Montalvo Systems has a multiple-core chip, but not all of the cores are the same. That in part explains why investors have put mon read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology Slashdot
Shoemaker brings us a follow-up to Comcast's recent defense of its traffic management procedures. The companies involved in the or read more »
Shoemaker brings us a follow-up to Comcast's recent defense of its traffic management procedures. The companies involved in the or read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
How to insure that your domain is, in fact, your domain read more »
How to insure that your domain is, in fact, your domain read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
Does the Openads name change portend great things for the company? We'll have to wait and see. read more »
Does the Openads name change portend great things for the company? We'll have to wait and see. read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology Slashdot
Lucas123 writes "A District Court judge this week ruled in favor of a Washington-based watchdog group, allowing them to question W read more »
Lucas123 writes "A District Court judge this week ruled in favor of a Washington-based watchdog group, allowing them to question W read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
The much-maligned video game console could emerge from its doldrums in three years, but for now Nintendo's Wii looks to be the dom read more »
The much-maligned video game console could emerge from its doldrums in three years, but for now Nintendo's Wii looks to be the dom read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Web
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As we wrote on Monday, CNN's citizen journalism pet project iReport was due to get a site of its own. Today the service finally we read more »
As we wrote on Monday, CNN's citizen journalism pet project iReport was due to get a site of its own. Today the service finally we read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology Slashdot
The Narrative Fallacy brings us a story about a project by University of Alabama researchers to develop a database capable of anti read more »
The Narrative Fallacy brings us a story about a project by University of Alabama researchers to develop a database capable of anti read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
The Dryer Miser would enable a dryer to halve its energy use and dry clothes faster without emitting carbon dioxide, according to read more »
The Dryer Miser would enable a dryer to halve its energy use and dry clothes faster without emitting carbon dioxide, according to read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology Slashdot
LambAndMint writes "In what can only be described as an act of utter desperation to overcome Vista's mostly negative public percep read more »
LambAndMint writes "In what can only be described as an act of utter desperation to overcome Vista's mostly negative public percep read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
Microsoft gives added titles and responsibilities to more than a dozen executives, naming some new leaders in its Windows, Windows read more »
Microsoft gives added titles and responsibilities to more than a dozen executives, naming some new leaders in its Windows, Windows read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology ZDNet News
Potential audience for ads is 3 billion people worldwide but advertisers are cautious about being intrusive to potential customers read more »
Potential audience for ads is 3 billion people worldwide but advertisers are cautious about being intrusive to potential customers read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology Slashdot
mlimber writes "The NYTimes has up a story about the discovery of a solar system that is analogous to ours. Of the 250 or so exopl read more »
mlimber writes "The NYTimes has up a story about the discovery of a solar system that is analogous to ours. Of the 250 or so exopl read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Web
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(Credit: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office / uspto.gov) AppleInsider has uncovered a patent filing from Apple (located here) that' read more »
(Credit: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office / uspto.gov) AppleInsider has uncovered a patent filing from Apple (located here) that' read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
DirecTV and other satellite television providers want taxes "equalized" on fairness grounds--which could mean higher taxes for cab read more »
DirecTV and other satellite television providers want taxes "equalized" on fairness grounds--which could mean higher taxes for cab read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology Slashdot
Roland Piquepaille writes "Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have a bright idea — at least at first sight read more »
Roland Piquepaille writes "Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have a bright idea — at least at first sight read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
Google's New York YouTube party; what's inside the BlackBerry Curve; and playing Hello Kitty Online. read more »
Google's New York YouTube party; what's inside the BlackBerry Curve; and playing Hello Kitty Online. read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Web
Webware.com
"Who's going to buy Yahoo?" isn't the only big question in mergers and acquisitions this week. Over the past few days, rumors have read more »
"Who's going to buy Yahoo?" isn't the only big question in mergers and acquisitions this week. Over the past few days, rumors have read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Web
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Jerry Yang dished out a letter to shareholders on Wednesday and much of the language was similar to that in his e-mail to employe read more »
Jerry Yang dished out a letter to shareholders on Wednesday and much of the language was similar to that in his e-mail to employe read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology Slashdot
AmIAnAi writes "Just when you thought it was all over, the SCO story takes a new twist. SCO has received $100 million financing fr read more »
AmIAnAi writes "Just when you thought it was all over, the SCO story takes a new twist. SCO has received $100 million financing fr read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh has outlined his problems with Apple's latest Leopard upgrade, but it's not clear whether he read more »
Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh has outlined his problems with Apple's latest Leopard upgrade, but it's not clear whether he read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
As Wii and Xbox 360 shortages play games with consumers, Don Reisinger wonders if it's all a ploy to sell more consoles. read more »
As Wii and Xbox 360 shortages play games with consumers, Don Reisinger wonders if it's all a ploy to sell more consoles. read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
The Storm worm botnet is growing once again, this time using Valentine's Day-themed e-mails. read more »
The Storm worm botnet is growing once again, this time using Valentine's Day-themed e-mails. read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
Report shows software maker paid $160,000 to one consultant to lobby Congress last year--likely a drop in the bucket of the compan read more »
Report shows software maker paid $160,000 to one consultant to lobby Congress last year--likely a drop in the bucket of the compan read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
The Storm worm botnet is growing once again, this time using Valentine's Day-themed e-mails. read more »
The Storm worm botnet is growing once again, this time using Valentine's Day-themed e-mails. read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft researchers are working out the perfect strategies for worms to spread through networks. The read more »
An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft researchers are working out the perfect strategies for worms to spread through networks. The read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
Velocity Micro is first system builder to offer Vista SP1 read more »
Velocity Micro is first system builder to offer Vista SP1 read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
Social Gaming Network and Zynga, which specialize in games for social-networking sites, announce developer platform launches the s read more »
Social Gaming Network and Zynga, which specialize in games for social-networking sites, announce developer platform launches the s read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Web
Webware.com
If you would like to try out the multisystem instant-messaging and social-networking client Digsby before it's released to the read more »
If you would like to try out the multisystem instant-messaging and social-networking client Digsby before it's released to the read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
Centuries collide as a CNET News.com reporter navigates the city's Gothic district using modern-day GPS technology optimized for p read more »
Centuries collide as a CNET News.com reporter navigates the city's Gothic district using modern-day GPS technology optimized for p read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
Regardless of how well the cadmium telluride solar-panel maker is liked in the clean-tech world, company is certainly racking up t read more »
Regardless of how well the cadmium telluride solar-panel maker is liked in the clean-tech world, company is certainly racking up t read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology Slashdot
ericatcw writes "According to ComputerWorld, with two hours of free Wi-Fi soon to arrive at Starbucks consumers should expect more read more »
ericatcw writes "According to ComputerWorld, with two hours of free Wi-Fi soon to arrive at Starbucks consumers should expect more read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
Also: Flirting, online and off. See what people are saying on News.com Extra. read more »
Also: Flirting, online and off. See what people are saying on News.com Extra. read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
AOL will be featuring content from the IAC-owned Citysearch on a number of its properties in exchange for ad inventory. read more »
AOL will be featuring content from the IAC-owned Citysearch on a number of its properties in exchange for ad inventory. read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
Stephen Norris Capital Partners and unnamed Middle Eastern partners will provide up to $100 million, take over the beleaguered Uni read more »
Stephen Norris Capital Partners and unnamed Middle Eastern partners will provide up to $100 million, take over the beleaguered Uni read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology ZDNet News
System connects advertisers, Web sites, and ISPs to produce more targeted advertising based on a user's anonymous browsing trends. read more »
System connects advertisers, Web sites, and ISPs to produce more targeted advertising based on a user's anonymous browsing trends. read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
Companies relying on BitTorrent protocol charge that Comcast's slowing of peer-to-peer traffic blocks perfectly legal content that read more »
Companies relying on BitTorrent protocol charge that Comcast's slowing of peer-to-peer traffic blocks perfectly legal content that read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology Slashdot
A user writes "US officials say that the Pentagon is planning to shoot down a broken spy satellite expected to hit the Earth in ea read more »
A user writes "US officials say that the Pentagon is planning to shoot down a broken spy satellite expected to hit the Earth in ea read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Web
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Writing a screenplay is tricky business. To help structure the process, a handful of software developers have stepped up to cre read more »
Writing a screenplay is tricky business. To help structure the process, a handful of software developers have stepped up to cre read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology ZDNet News
There's no saving humanity in this title. New shooter boils down to this: how many people can you shoot, and how fast can you do i read more »
There's no saving humanity in this title. New shooter boils down to this: how many people can you shoot, and how fast can you do i read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology ZDNet News
News.com's Maggie Reardon meandered the cobblestone streets of Barcelona's Gothic quarter using Nokia's new Maps 2.0 service and t read more »
News.com's Maggie Reardon meandered the cobblestone streets of Barcelona's Gothic quarter using Nokia's new Maps 2.0 service and t read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology Slashdot
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "After the recent draft legislation in the UK, which would create a 'three strikes' p read more »
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "After the recent draft legislation in the UK, which would create a 'three strikes' p read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
Zero-G inks a deal with NASA in Silicon Valley so that the company can fly its commercial weightless flights on G-Force One from t read more »
Zero-G inks a deal with NASA in Silicon Valley so that the company can fly its commercial weightless flights on G-Force One from t read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
Democrats want to require federal agencies to develop plans for managing peer-to-peer file-sharing "risks," but federal CIO says " read more »
Democrats want to require federal agencies to develop plans for managing peer-to-peer file-sharing "risks," but federal CIO says " read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
They're not reflective kiddie pools. Start-up raises $21 million to commercialize inflated solar-energy collectors made of plastic read more »
They're not reflective kiddie pools. Start-up raises $21 million to commercialize inflated solar-energy collectors made of plastic read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
Online criminals are capitalizing on interest in the presidential election by sending e-mail with a link that doesn't download a v read more »
Online criminals are capitalizing on interest in the presidential election by sending e-mail with a link that doesn't download a v read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology Slashdot
lee1 writes "The latest development in the field of 'energy harvesting', which includes such opportunistic technology such as self read more »
lee1 writes "The latest development in the field of 'energy harvesting', which includes such opportunistic technology such as self read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology ZDNet News
Focus is on risk potential of open platforms such as Android, and on Apple's plan to open its platform to third-party developers. read more »
Focus is on risk potential of open platforms such as Android, and on Apple's plan to open its platform to third-party developers. read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
The longtime Windows Mobile executive will head up a new Internet services unit at the British carrier. read more »
The longtime Windows Mobile executive will head up a new Internet services unit at the British carrier. read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology Slashdot
yodasz writes "The New Scientist reports that a team of researchers from the UK were able to recreate a black hole's event horizon read more »
yodasz writes "The New Scientist reports that a team of researchers from the UK were able to recreate a black hole's event horizon read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology Slashdot
Albanach writes "The European Union Commissioner for the Internal Market has today proposed extending the copyright term for music read more »
Albanach writes "The European Union Commissioner for the Internal Market has today proposed extending the copyright term for music read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
Lester Young, president of the Earth Policy Institute, says state-level opposition and investor wariness could spell the end of ne read more »
Lester Young, president of the Earth Policy Institute, says state-level opposition and investor wariness could spell the end of ne read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology ZDNet News
Company will donate money to charities chosen by journalists who were targeted by investigators hired by Hewlett-Packard. Hewlet read more »
Company will donate money to charities chosen by journalists who were targeted by investigators hired by Hewlett-Packard. Hewlet read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology Slashdot
Sasseen writes "George Lucas has announced that the animated Star Wars television show, which we've discussed previously, will be read more »
Sasseen writes "George Lucas has announced that the animated Star Wars television show, which we've discussed previously, will be read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
The music industry is slowly opening up. Great things are on the way. read more »
The music industry is slowly opening up. Great things are on the way. read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Web
Webware.com
One perk of taking mass public transportation to work is the occasional giveaway waiting to be crammed into your hand by a cheer read more »
One perk of taking mass public transportation to work is the occasional giveaway waiting to be crammed into your hand by a cheer read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "Comcast's response to the FCC may have triggered a new avenue of discussion on the subject of Net Neut read more »
An anonymous reader writes "Comcast's response to the FCC may have triggered a new avenue of discussion on the subject of Net Neut read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology ZDNet News
Telecommunications commissioner says price cut mandates for using mobile data services while traveling abroad would be limited. read more »
Telecommunications commissioner says price cut mandates for using mobile data services while traveling abroad would be limited. read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Web
Webware.com
You can't really keep anything a secret in the New York media industry, but Google managed to do a pretty good job of it on Wedn read more »
You can't really keep anything a secret in the New York media industry, but Google managed to do a pretty good job of it on Wedn read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology ZDNet News
Intention is to highlight broad, international issues common to both sides that could be resolved by U.S. court. Cell phone make read more »
Intention is to highlight broad, international issues common to both sides that could be resolved by U.S. court. Cell phone make read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology ZDNet News
Analysts expect services, such as installing or maintaining mobile networks, to show growth while equipment revenue keeps falling. read more »
Analysts expect services, such as installing or maintaining mobile networks, to show growth while equipment revenue keeps falling. read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology Slashdot
Ant writes "MSN UK has up an article that looks into the 'downfall' of the joystick: 'Sometimes technology disappears completely, read more »
Ant writes "MSN UK has up an article that looks into the 'downfall' of the joystick: 'Sometimes technology disappears completely, read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology ZDNet News
Fourth-quarter numbers show that low prices helped boost shipments; Sony's share in same region also grew. Samsung Electronics o read more »
Fourth-quarter numbers show that low prices helped boost shipments; Sony's share in same region also grew. Samsung Electronics o read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology ZDNet News
Mike Zafirovski says it's "important for us to stabilize the business" but declines comment on collaboration talks with Motorola. read more »
Mike Zafirovski says it's "important for us to stabilize the business" but declines comment on collaboration talks with Motorola. read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology Slashdot
bitrex writes "Modern Mechanix recently ran a reprint of a 1934 article describing the problem of offshore pirate radio stations b read more »
bitrex writes "Modern Mechanix recently ran a reprint of a 1934 article describing the problem of offshore pirate radio stations b read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology ZDNet News
Research In Motion Co-chief executive Jim Balsillie says an enterprise social-networking revolution is on the way. BARCELONA, Sp read more »
Research In Motion Co-chief executive Jim Balsillie says an enterprise social-networking revolution is on the way. BARCELONA, Sp read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "Walt Mossberg has an early look at the ThinkPad X300, Lenovo's answer to the MacBook Air. He says the read more »
An anonymous reader writes "Walt Mossberg has an early look at the ThinkPad X300, Lenovo's answer to the MacBook Air. He says the read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology ZDNet News
Escalating its rivalry with Baidu, Google and Chinese download service Top100.cn to offer free licensed downloads. Google plans read more »
Escalating its rivalry with Baidu, Google and Chinese download service Top100.cn to offer free licensed downloads. Google plans read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology Slashdot
jcgam69 writes "Hours after a federal court judge ordered Oklahoma State University to show cause why it shouldn't be held in cont read more »
jcgam69 writes "Hours after a federal court judge ordered Oklahoma State University to show cause why it shouldn't be held in cont read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology ZDNet News
Despite possible strategic benefits to a Yahoo-News Corp. deal, alternatives to Microsoft bid won't please shareholders, analysis read more »
Despite possible strategic benefits to a Yahoo-News Corp. deal, alternatives to Microsoft bid won't please shareholders, analysis read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology CNET News.com
There are pros and cons to simple pastes, pasting a worksheet image, embedding the worksheet, or linking to it in your Word doc. read more »
There are pros and cons to simple pastes, pasting a worksheet image, embedding the worksheet, or linking to it in your Word doc. read more »
Date : 2008 02 14 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "Why have a key to open your front door when you can have an RFID tag implanted in your arm that will d read more »
An anonymous reader writes "Why have a key to open your front door when you can have an RFID tag implanted in your arm that will d read more »