2008 Feb 26
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology Slashdot
iamlucky13 writes "A minor academic debate among astronomers is the final fate of the earth. As the sun ages and enters the red gi read more »
iamlucky13 writes "A minor academic debate among astronomers is the final fate of the earth. As the sun ages and enters the red gi read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology Slashdot
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Websense is reporting that Gmail's CAPTCHA has been broken, and that bots are beginn read more »
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Websense is reporting that Gmail's CAPTCHA has been broken, and that bots are beginn read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Web
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(Credit: CNET Networks) In case you can't read from the screenshot above, Blippr lets users browse and rate a wide variety of com read more »
(Credit: CNET Networks) In case you can't read from the screenshot above, Blippr lets users browse and rate a wide variety of com read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology Slashdot
nweaver writes "In a response to the LA Times editorial on copyright which we discussed a week ago, the paper published a response read more »
nweaver writes "In a response to the LA Times editorial on copyright which we discussed a week ago, the paper published a response read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
The software maker is vague on what caused the daylong problems, but a representative assured News.com that Windows Server 2008 is read more »
The software maker is vague on what caused the daylong problems, but a representative assured News.com that Windows Server 2008 is read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Start-ups at the Cleantech Forum show off electric car rental hubs, batteries that won't explode, and drugs grown from plants. read more »
Start-ups at the Cleantech Forum show off electric car rental hubs, batteries that won't explode, and drugs grown from plants. read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Congrats to Riau, Sumatra, in the competition to screw up the environment. read more »
Congrats to Riau, Sumatra, in the competition to screw up the environment. read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
An NPD analyst says unless downward trend in CD sales suddenly reverses, Apple will overtake Wal-Mart as the country's leading mus read more »
An NPD analyst says unless downward trend in CD sales suddenly reverses, Apple will overtake Wal-Mart as the country's leading mus read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Cable giant Comcast seems to have moved on from its anti-BitTorrent filtering, and now appears to be engaged in a fairly low tech read more »
Cable giant Comcast seems to have moved on from its anti-BitTorrent filtering, and now appears to be engaged in a fairly low tech read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Intrago's founder hopes his electric bike rental system, rolling out in Seattle this year, will take off in the United States. read more »
Intrago's founder hopes his electric bike rental system, rolling out in Seattle this year, will take off in the United States. read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Microsoft switches legal counsel for its Yahoo megamerger after the firm it hired, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, announced a con read more »
Microsoft switches legal counsel for its Yahoo megamerger after the firm it hired, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, announced a con read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Sony says if the the low-cost ultraportable starts to resonate with mainstream consumers, the entire notebook PC industry is in tr read more »
Sony says if the the low-cost ultraportable starts to resonate with mainstream consumers, the entire notebook PC industry is in tr read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology ZDNet News
Federal court tells lower court to reconsider damages that Microsoft must pay inventor for infringing his software in its Office S read more »
Federal court tells lower court to reconsider damages that Microsoft must pay inventor for infringing his software in its Office S read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Web
Webware.com
Facebook first announced last year that it was working on a redesign of members' profiles; now, the social-networking site has unv read more »
Facebook first announced last year that it was working on a redesign of members' profiles; now, the social-networking site has unv read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Not only are senators are proposing to outlaw online scams that are already illegal, but their new bill could endanger the privacy read more »
Not only are senators are proposing to outlaw online scams that are already illegal, but their new bill could endanger the privacy read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology Slashdot
grassy_knoll asks, "So how fragile is the electrical grid, and just what technical problems could shut down five reactors?" "Five read more »
grassy_knoll asks, "So how fragile is the electrical grid, and just what technical problems could shut down five reactors?" "Five read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Web
Webware.com
I stumbled upon this really simple one stop service last week and it's something I think a lot of casual media creators will find read more »
I stumbled upon this really simple one stop service last week and it's something I think a lot of casual media creators will find read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Web
Webware.com
I stumbled upon this really simple one stop service last week and it's something I think a lot of casual media creators will fin read more »
I stumbled upon this really simple one stop service last week and it's something I think a lot of casual media creators will fin read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology Slashdot
alphadogg notes a story over at portfolio.com claiming, and presenting evidence, that Comcast paid people off the street to take u read more »
alphadogg notes a story over at portfolio.com claiming, and presenting evidence, that Comcast paid people off the street to take u read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Web
Webware.com
No, not really. Sorry. Google yesterday announced in its Talkabout product blog that there's a new way to connect your site or read more »
No, not really. Sorry. Google yesterday announced in its Talkabout product blog that there's a new way to connect your site or read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Despite reports to the contrary, the new notebooks from Apple should last just as long as their predecessors, if not a little long read more »
Despite reports to the contrary, the new notebooks from Apple should last just as long as their predecessors, if not a little long read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
It was made for spacecraft, but the radiation detector can be used in cancer patients, too. read more »
It was made for spacecraft, but the radiation detector can be used in cancer patients, too. read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Surprising advertising numbers from ComScore show Google can suffer from a bad economy like everyone else. Wall Street is horrifie read more »
Surprising advertising numbers from ComScore show Google can suffer from a bad economy like everyone else. Wall Street is horrifie read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Sun makes its "most important acquisition ever," Apple updates its laptop lineup, and a Hotmail outage leaves users out in the col read more »
Sun makes its "most important acquisition ever," Apple updates its laptop lineup, and a Hotmail outage leaves users out in the col read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
The consumer electronics giant is hosting an open house in Las Vegas, where it's showing off MP3 players, laptops, and more. read more »
The consumer electronics giant is hosting an open house in Las Vegas, where it's showing off MP3 players, laptops, and more. read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Former House speaker, whose name was synonymous with the Republican Revolution and opposition to Bill Clinton, will set up shop fo read more »
Former House speaker, whose name was synonymous with the Republican Revolution and opposition to Bill Clinton, will set up shop fo read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology Slashdot
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "Prof. Johan Pouwelse of Delft University — one of the world's foremost experts on the science o read more »
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "Prof. Johan Pouwelse of Delft University — one of the world's foremost experts on the science o read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
The software maker has reduced the number of people unable to log in to their Windows Live accounts, but says the problem has not read more »
The software maker has reduced the number of people unable to log in to their Windows Live accounts, but says the problem has not read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Klean Marine plans to offer the first national cleaning and sewage treatment services for recreational boats. read more »
Klean Marine plans to offer the first national cleaning and sewage treatment services for recreational boats. read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
X2 technology could let a helicopter "cruise comfortably" at 250 knots, much faster than current production models, the company sa read more »
X2 technology could let a helicopter "cruise comfortably" at 250 knots, much faster than current production models, the company sa read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
The Microsoft chairman will post a question related to "how technology can be better utilized for charitable causes" to LinkedIn's read more »
The Microsoft chairman will post a question related to "how technology can be better utilized for charitable causes" to LinkedIn's read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
U.S. health care records come under attack just as HIPAA compliance rules are announced. read more »
U.S. health care records come under attack just as HIPAA compliance rules are announced. read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology Slashdot
oliderid writes to let us know that, even as the UK threatens ISPs who don't clamp down on P2P traffic, the rest of the EU is goin read more »
oliderid writes to let us know that, even as the UK threatens ISPs who don't clamp down on P2P traffic, the rest of the EU is goin read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
When it comes to the topic of this one company, the bulls and the bears share a common theme: extremism. read more »
When it comes to the topic of this one company, the bulls and the bears share a common theme: extremism. read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
The consumer electronics giant hosts an open house in Las Vegas, and puts out a big spread. read more »
The consumer electronics giant hosts an open house in Las Vegas, and puts out a big spread. read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Sony's new rumble controller will hit stores sometime in April with a $55 price tag. Also: Sony will be serving up a couple of new read more »
Sony's new rumble controller will hit stores sometime in April with a $55 price tag. Also: Sony will be serving up a couple of new read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Adobe AIR comes with security best practices, but some experts worry developers will ignore them. read more »
Adobe AIR comes with security best practices, but some experts worry developers will ignore them. read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
The Green-e Climate certification aims to verify voluntary carbon offset purchases, while an industry coalition lobbies crafters o read more »
The Green-e Climate certification aims to verify voluntary carbon offset purchases, while an industry coalition lobbies crafters o read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology Slashdot
alx5000 writes "In an interview conducted last week with Consumer Eroski (link in Spanish; Google translation), the father of Tetr read more »
alx5000 writes "In an interview conducted last week with Consumer Eroski (link in Spanish; Google translation), the father of Tetr read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Rep. Ed Markey is preparing legislation that would impose a slew of new obligations on wireless carriers, including forcing them t read more »
Rep. Ed Markey is preparing legislation that would impose a slew of new obligations on wireless carriers, including forcing them t read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
A report issued by the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence indicates that the agency will investigate whether ter read more »
A report issued by the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence indicates that the agency will investigate whether ter read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Web
Webware.com
If the spare contents of your wallet dictate your dining destination, you'll want to know of this reprieve. Cellfire (hands-on rev read more »
If the spare contents of your wallet dictate your dining destination, you'll want to know of this reprieve. Cellfire (hands-on rev read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology Slashdot
DustyShadow writes "Slashdot previously discussed the $10,000 bounty (since raised to $15,000) that was put on the identity of the read more »
DustyShadow writes "Slashdot previously discussed the $10,000 bounty (since raised to $15,000) that was put on the identity of the read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Web
Webware.com
At the SMX West conference today, Yahoo is making a big deal of its new open search initiative. This program, not yet live, will read more »
At the SMX West conference today, Yahoo is making a big deal of its new open search initiative. This program, not yet live, will read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
With the expansion of the multitouch trackpad technology found in the MacBook Air to the new MacBook Pros, Apple seems confident t read more »
With the expansion of the multitouch trackpad technology found in the MacBook Air to the new MacBook Pros, Apple seems confident t read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "HB407 in Utah would create a child-friendly designation for ISPs that block out a range of prohibited read more »
An anonymous reader writes "HB407 in Utah would create a child-friendly designation for ISPs that block out a range of prohibited read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Also: How to build a green PC. See what people are saying on News.com Extra. read more »
Also: How to build a green PC. See what people are saying on News.com Extra. read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology ZDNet News
Movie producer alleges Capcom's popular Dead Rising game is essentially a game version of its Dawn of the Dead movies. An indepe read more »
Movie producer alleges Capcom's popular Dead Rising game is essentially a game version of its Dawn of the Dead movies. An indepe read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Web
Webware.com
Remember that controversial study awhile back that pegged Facebook as having the worst performance out of major social media sites read more »
Remember that controversial study awhile back that pegged Facebook as having the worst performance out of major social media sites read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology Slashdot
shaunco writes "Sometime around midnight on February 26th (at least for the SoCal users), TimeWarner's RoadRunner service started read more »
shaunco writes "Sometime around midnight on February 26th (at least for the SoCal users), TimeWarner's RoadRunner service started read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Web
Webware.com
Yahoo Buzz, the Internet-meme-tracker-meets-social-news site we wrote about a few weeks back has finally gone live and is open to read more »
Yahoo Buzz, the Internet-meme-tracker-meets-social-news site we wrote about a few weeks back has finally gone live and is open to read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "Morph, a joint nanotechnology concept developed by Nokia Research Center and the University of Cambrid read more »
An anonymous reader writes "Morph, a joint nanotechnology concept developed by Nokia Research Center and the University of Cambrid read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Web
Webware.com
I don't normally review Facebook applications. I also don't normally install too many on my profile unless I actually deem them us read more »
I don't normally review Facebook applications. I also don't normally install too many on my profile unless I actually deem them us read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology Slashdot
blake writes "News.com.au reports "The Government's plan to have internet service providers filter pornography and other internet read more »
blake writes "News.com.au reports "The Government's plan to have internet service providers filter pornography and other internet read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Web
Webware.com
While I've never seen an actual Gmail commercial on TV, Google continues its grassroots style advertising for the Web service. I'm read more »
While I've never seen an actual Gmail commercial on TV, Google continues its grassroots style advertising for the Web service. I'm read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Sun's $1 billion buy of the open-source database company is 'the most important acquisition in Sun's history,' CEO Jonathan Schwar read more »
Sun's $1 billion buy of the open-source database company is 'the most important acquisition in Sun's history,' CEO Jonathan Schwar read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
The social network has co-produced "Special Delivery," which throws delivery employees into awkward situations caught on film. read more »
The social network has co-produced "Special Delivery," which throws delivery employees into awkward situations caught on film. read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Web
Webware.com
(Credit: MySpaceTV) MySpaceTV, the video platform run by the popular social network, announced Tuesday the launch of Special De read more »
(Credit: MySpaceTV) MySpaceTV, the video platform run by the popular social network, announced Tuesday the launch of Special De read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology Slashdot
faster_manic writes "The Taliban has demanded that cellphone network providers in Afghanistan cease service between the hours of 5 read more »
faster_manic writes "The Taliban has demanded that cellphone network providers in Afghanistan cease service between the hours of 5 read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Retail giant Wal-Mart publishes a "shopping list" of green-tech products for its sustainability strategy. read more »
Retail giant Wal-Mart publishes a "shopping list" of green-tech products for its sustainability strategy. read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology Slashdot
Regular Slashdot contributor Bennett Haselton has some opinions on child safety online and the use of fear mongering. Here are his read more »
Regular Slashdot contributor Bennett Haselton has some opinions on child safety online and the use of fear mongering. Here are his read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Microsoft-backed Open XML is "insufficient and unnecessary," and should be combined with OpenDocument Format, Google's head of ope read more »
Microsoft-backed Open XML is "insufficient and unnecessary," and should be combined with OpenDocument Format, Google's head of ope read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Apple boosts the power of its MacBook and MacBook Pro lineups. Plus, it borrows the Multi-Touch pad from MacBook Air. read more »
Apple boosts the power of its MacBook and MacBook Pro lineups. Plus, it borrows the Multi-Touch pad from MacBook Air. read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology Slashdot
tobiasly writes "I read an article today about a map error on the popular Garmin GPS devices which often leads to truckers in a pa read more »
tobiasly writes "I read an article today about a map error on the popular Garmin GPS devices which often leads to truckers in a pa read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology ZDNet News
New OMAP chips are designed to support features in music players, as well as navigational and medical-imaging equipment. Texas I read more »
New OMAP chips are designed to support features in music players, as well as navigational and medical-imaging equipment. Texas I read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
In the heat of the Cold War, the U.S. government's National Reconnaissance Office kept watch from the heavens on military activity read more »
In the heat of the Cold War, the U.S. government's National Reconnaissance Office kept watch from the heavens on military activity read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology Slashdot
Reservoir Hill writes "MIT Technology Review reports that a new map-based application is the latest tool in the military's long-te read more »
Reservoir Hill writes "MIT Technology Review reports that a new map-based application is the latest tool in the military's long-te read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
New models get a bump up in speed, more storage, and faster graphics. Also, the MacBook Pro will inherit the Air's multitouch trac read more »
New models get a bump up in speed, more storage, and faster graphics. Also, the MacBook Pro will inherit the Air's multitouch trac read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology ZDNet News
Cable project, $300 million, to link United States to Japan, providing capacity to sustain surge in Net traffic between continents read more »
Cable project, $300 million, to link United States to Japan, providing capacity to sustain surge in Net traffic between continents read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology ZDNet News
Production efficiencies at plant will help both companies compete and meet growing demand for LCD panels and modules. Sony said read more »
Production efficiencies at plant will help both companies compete and meet growing demand for LCD panels and modules. Sony said read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "Late last year a company affiliated with the French RIAA hijacked the Shareaza.com domain name from th read more »
An anonymous reader writes "Late last year a company affiliated with the French RIAA hijacked the Shareaza.com domain name from th read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Intel's Diamondville notebook platform will part from Intel's multi-core centric strategy of the last few years read more »
Intel's Diamondville notebook platform will part from Intel's multi-core centric strategy of the last few years read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology ZDNet News
Virtualization software to be preinstalled in 10 models of HP servers; deal is similar to those with Dell, IBM, Fujitsu Siemens. read more »
Virtualization software to be preinstalled in 10 models of HP servers; deal is similar to those with Dell, IBM, Fujitsu Siemens. read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology Slashdot
Matthew Whalley writes "Researchers got hold of published and unpublished data from drug companies regarding the effectiveness of read more »
Matthew Whalley writes "Researchers got hold of published and unpublished data from drug companies regarding the effectiveness of read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
In an interview, Microsoft Server and Tools unit head Bob Muglia talks about Wednesday's big launch of Windows Server 2008. read more »
In an interview, Microsoft Server and Tools unit head Bob Muglia talks about Wednesday's big launch of Windows Server 2008. read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology Slashdot
Kermit writes "Ars Technica has put together a green DIY system building guide. The idea is to build a PC offering decent energy e read more »
Kermit writes "Ars Technica has put together a green DIY system building guide. The idea is to build a PC offering decent energy e read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology Slashdot
Googling Yourself writes "Google announced that they will be part of a six-company consortium that will build a high-bandwidth sub read more »
Googling Yourself writes "Google announced that they will be part of a six-company consortium that will build a high-bandwidth sub read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Sony's proprietary S-AIR wireless technology is a key feature of its 2008 Bravia line of all-in-one home theater systems. read more »
Sony's proprietary S-AIR wireless technology is a key feature of its 2008 Bravia line of all-in-one home theater systems. read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Sony has announced it will release two new standalone Blu-ray players, the BDP-S350 and the BDP-S550, which offer some compelling read more »
Sony has announced it will release two new standalone Blu-ray players, the BDP-S350 and the BDP-S550, which offer some compelling read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Sony's new PS-LX300USB allows you to digitally record your old vinyl records. read more »
Sony's new PS-LX300USB allows you to digitally record your old vinyl records. read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Sony has introduced its new S-AIR technology, which Sony claims can get wireless audio up and running without "IP addresses, WEP k read more »
Sony has introduced its new S-AIR technology, which Sony claims can get wireless audio up and running without "IP addresses, WEP k read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
The most recent version of the popular Office applications centralize security options and add a few new wrinkles. read more »
The most recent version of the popular Office applications centralize security options and add a few new wrinkles. read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology CNET News.com
Sony rolled out four new AV receivers--the STR-DG520, STR-DG720, STR-DG820 and STR-DG920--and from our initial glance at the spec read more »
Sony rolled out four new AV receivers--the STR-DG520, STR-DG720, STR-DG820 and STR-DG920--and from our initial glance at the spec read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology Slashdot
Wired's editor-in-chief Chris Anderson is working on a new book, to be published next year, about the idea of "free" in the old an read more »
Wired's editor-in-chief Chris Anderson is working on a new book, to be published next year, about the idea of "free" in the old an read more »
Date : 2008 02 26 Technology ZDNet News
Liberty Media's acquisition of News Corp.'s stake clears a major hurdle as regulators give conditionally approval to the deal. read more »
Liberty Media's acquisition of News Corp.'s stake clears a major hurdle as regulators give conditionally approval to the deal. read more »
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