2008 Feb 05
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology Slashdot
Ponca City, We Love You writes "Toddlers' brains can effortlessly do what the most powerful computers with the most sophisticated read more »
Ponca City, We Love You writes "Toddlers' brains can effortlessly do what the most powerful computers with the most sophisticated read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Sometimes really smart people say really dumb things. Here's a case in point. read more »
Sometimes really smart people say really dumb things. Here's a case in point. read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology ZDNet News
Pause prompts speculation that bidding for the C block spectrum may have run its course, and the most likely winner could be eithe read more »
Pause prompts speculation that bidding for the C block spectrum may have run its course, and the most likely winner could be eithe read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
After it announcing it would move all voice calls off Nextel's iDEN network, Sprint now appears to be doing just the opposite. read more »
After it announcing it would move all voice calls off Nextel's iDEN network, Sprint now appears to be doing just the opposite. read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "I have code that I've written for my current company that I'd like to open-source. The only problem is read more »
An anonymous reader writes "I have code that I've written for my current company that I'd like to open-source. The only problem is read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Web
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Right before we closed the nominations for last year's Webware 100 awards, I wrote a post about there being too many social read more »
Right before we closed the nominations for last year's Webware 100 awards, I wrote a post about there being too many social read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Web
Webware.com
Sick of installing bookmarklets or browser plug-ins to save and share links with other people? Or do you simply want to keep a re read more »
Sick of installing bookmarklets or browser plug-ins to save and share links with other people? Or do you simply want to keep a re read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Web
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Sick of installing bookmarklets or browser plug-ins to save and share links with other people? Want to simply want to keep a re read more »
Sick of installing bookmarklets or browser plug-ins to save and share links with other people? Want to simply want to keep a re read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Web
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In move to curtail retaliation by vengeful sellers in its feedback system, eBay plans to prohibit sellers from posting negative f read more »
In move to curtail retaliation by vengeful sellers in its feedback system, eBay plans to prohibit sellers from posting negative f read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Web
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Jerry Yang has already gotten calls from Steve Ballmer and Eric Schmidt, but he's having trouble filling up the rest of his five read more »
Jerry Yang has already gotten calls from Steve Ballmer and Eric Schmidt, but he's having trouble filling up the rest of his five read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Kevin Lynch, who joined Adobe Systems through its 2005 acquisition of Macromedia, now is chief technology officer for the Silicon read more »
Kevin Lynch, who joined Adobe Systems through its 2005 acquisition of Macromedia, now is chief technology officer for the Silicon read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology Slashdot
Tech.Luver notes an AP story on tainted pills that have arrived in the US from — not China this time — Puerto Rico. Th read more »
Tech.Luver notes an AP story on tainted pills that have arrived in the US from — not China this time — Puerto Rico. Th read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Microsoft is turning to debt to finance its Yahoo! deal. The stakes must be very, very high. read more »
Microsoft is turning to debt to finance its Yahoo! deal. The stakes must be very, very high. read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Tech industry giants including Microsoft, AT&T, Verizon and LexisNexis are frantically engaged in an effort to kill pro-consumer p read more »
Tech industry giants including Microsoft, AT&T, Verizon and LexisNexis are frantically engaged in an effort to kill pro-consumer p read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Tech industry giants including Microsoft, AT&T, and Verizon are trying to kill pro-consumer provisions in a data-breach notifi read more »
Tech industry giants including Microsoft, AT&T, and Verizon are trying to kill pro-consumer provisions in a data-breach notifi read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology Slashdot
Jake writes in with the story behind an explosive NYTimes scoop last week. It seems that the Times's pharmaceutical industry repor read more »
Jake writes in with the story behind an explosive NYTimes scoop last week. It seems that the Times's pharmaceutical industry repor read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Is Microsoft really too weak to fight Google on its own? Here's a peek at the most dangerous competitors chewing down Microsoft's read more »
Is Microsoft really too weak to fight Google on its own? Here's a peek at the most dangerous competitors chewing down Microsoft's read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Sure, Linus Torvalds has a big mouth but unlike most of the empty suits who grab headlines by popping off, he backs it up. read more »
Sure, Linus Torvalds has a big mouth but unlike most of the empty suits who grab headlines by popping off, he backs it up. read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Web
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I bet you didn't know there is an easy way to see what terrorist or suspicious activities are happening around the world, on a map read more »
I bet you didn't know there is an easy way to see what terrorist or suspicious activities are happening around the world, on a map read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes in with news from the International Solid State Circuits Conference in San Francisco of a new energy-ef read more »
An anonymous reader writes in with news from the International Solid State Circuits Conference in San Francisco of a new energy-ef read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology Slashdot
netbuzz alerts us to a letter the EFF sent today to Senators Leahy and Specter pointing out a deleterious clause in the current dr read more »
netbuzz alerts us to a letter the EFF sent today to Senators Leahy and Specter pointing out a deleterious clause in the current dr read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Beware the feature that tries to figure out who you are sending by the first few letters. It's not always right, as Eli Lilly foun read more »
Beware the feature that tries to figure out who you are sending by the first few letters. It's not always right, as Eli Lilly foun read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
LeapFrog is coming out with a new gaming device with an educational slant this summer. It's called the Didj. The company's also re read more »
LeapFrog is coming out with a new gaming device with an educational slant this summer. It's called the Didj. The company's also re read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
A new security update is available for Mac OS X users running the program that's part of iLife 08. read more »
A new security update is available for Mac OS X users running the program that's part of iLife 08. read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology Slashdot
Lucas123 writes "According to a Reuters' story, Dutch inventors today took the wraps off a $110,000 car-fueling robot they say is read more »
Lucas123 writes "According to a Reuters' story, Dutch inventors today took the wraps off a $110,000 car-fueling robot they say is read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Nokia and RIM dominate the worldwide market for smartphones, but Apple's right there in just its first year in the market, and it' read more »
Nokia and RIM dominate the worldwide market for smartphones, but Apple's right there in just its first year in the market, and it' read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Flight time from Brussels to Sydney would be about 4.6 hours, compared with the current 22--about a quarter-century from now. read more »
Flight time from Brussels to Sydney would be about 4.6 hours, compared with the current 22--about a quarter-century from now. read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
But the overall file size for spam is decreasing, according to the security vendor's latest report. read more »
But the overall file size for spam is decreasing, according to the security vendor's latest report. read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
The iPhone grows up; Microsoft may borrow money; and the announcements that make it all the more important for Microsoft to snatch read more »
The iPhone grows up; Microsoft may borrow money; and the announcements that make it all the more important for Microsoft to snatch read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology Slashdot
u-bend writes "With little publicity Apple has released new, higher-capacity models of the iPhone and iPod Touch. The new iPhone b read more »
u-bend writes "With little publicity Apple has released new, higher-capacity models of the iPhone and iPod Touch. The new iPhone b read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
We hear about high-tech hacking into mobile devices, but what about the fact that if you lose a smartphone you may be losing as mu read more »
We hear about high-tech hacking into mobile devices, but what about the fact that if you lose a smartphone you may be losing as mu read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
According to the official explanation, it's a mundane matter. But the news was enough to send conspiracy theorists out in force. read more »
According to the official explanation, it's a mundane matter. But the news was enough to send conspiracy theorists out in force. read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology Slashdot
alphadogg writes "A civil suit filed in Florida by Dell and its Alienware subsidiary is giving insight into the enormous sums of m read more »
alphadogg writes "A civil suit filed in Florida by Dell and its Alienware subsidiary is giving insight into the enormous sums of m read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology ZDNet News
HD DVD isn't dead, at least not quite. That leaves many options and potentially expensive mistakes for consumers. It turns out read more »
HD DVD isn't dead, at least not quite. That leaves many options and potentially expensive mistakes for consumers. It turns out read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Web
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This "Blue-Pink Screen of Death" image protests Microsoft's attempted acquisition of Yahoo, which operates Flickr.(Cr read more »
This "Blue-Pink Screen of Death" image protests Microsoft's attempted acquisition of Yahoo, which operates Flickr.(Cr read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
New technologies from Microsoft will help advertisers better target ads to content in search, video, on Web pages, and public kios read more »
New technologies from Microsoft will help advertisers better target ads to content in search, video, on Web pages, and public kios read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology Slashdot
sciencehabit writes "ScienceNOW has the details on the impacts of President Bush's appropriation request — bad news for biom read more »
sciencehabit writes "ScienceNOW has the details on the impacts of President Bush's appropriation request — bad news for biom read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Tool eliminates the risks when editing the system registry file. read more »
Tool eliminates the risks when editing the system registry file. read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
The tiny Silverthorne chip is power-efficient, but it's still not quite enough for Intel to take on the smartphone industry. read more »
The tiny Silverthorne chip is power-efficient, but it's still not quite enough for Intel to take on the smartphone industry. read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology ZDNet News
Research continues on effects of long-term use, but no evidence so far suggesting cell phones are unsafe. Using a mobile phone d read more »
Research continues on effects of long-term use, but no evidence so far suggesting cell phones are unsafe. Using a mobile phone d read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology ZDNet News
The purchase, AOL's fifth in 12 months, is part of a strategy to bolster its Internet advertising operations. Time Warner's AOL read more »
The purchase, AOL's fifth in 12 months, is part of a strategy to bolster its Internet advertising operations. Time Warner's AOL read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Web
Webware.com
(Credit: CNET Networks) If you're trying to keep up with U.S. politics today, be prepared for an onslaught. There's an all-day mu read more »
(Credit: CNET Networks) If you're trying to keep up with U.S. politics today, be prepared for an onslaught. There's an all-day mu read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Contest co-sponsored by Nvidia and the Society of Digital Artists yields arresting, other-wordly creations. Think liquid sculpture read more »
Contest co-sponsored by Nvidia and the Society of Digital Artists yields arresting, other-wordly creations. Think liquid sculpture read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "CNET is running an article about tough technology, which aptly includes the Nintendo Game Boy, a devic read more »
An anonymous reader writes "CNET is running an article about tough technology, which aptly includes the Nintendo Game Boy, a devic read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Software maker expected to make leadership changes in Windows and online services units. Two prominent outside hires are expected read more »
Software maker expected to make leadership changes in Windows and online services units. Two prominent outside hires are expected read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Michael Robertson is relying on the wisdom of crowds to supply information on IPOs, mergers, acquisitions, closings, bankruptcies, read more »
Michael Robertson is relying on the wisdom of crowds to supply information on IPOs, mergers, acquisitions, closings, bankruptcies, read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Also: Color Sudoku game adds twist to computing. See what people are saying on News.com Extra. read more »
Also: Color Sudoku game adds twist to computing. See what people are saying on News.com Extra. read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
The chipmaker and ST come up with phase change memory that can hold more than one bit per cell--but it's still not out. read more »
The chipmaker and ST come up with phase change memory that can hold more than one bit per cell--but it's still not out. read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology Slashdot
gbjbaanb writes "IPv6 came a step closer yesterday as ICANN added IPv6 host records to the root DNS servers, reports the BBC. 'Pau read more »
gbjbaanb writes "IPv6 came a step closer yesterday as ICANN added IPv6 host records to the root DNS servers, reports the BBC. 'Pau read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology ZDNet News
Tuesday's introduction of new versions of Web-based e-mail programs that compete with Outlook offer yet another clue why Microsoft read more »
Tuesday's introduction of new versions of Web-based e-mail programs that compete with Outlook offer yet another clue why Microsoft read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Another House committee plans to hold a hearing on recent developments in the online advertising world, regardless of whether the read more »
Another House committee plans to hold a hearing on recent developments in the online advertising world, regardless of whether the read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology ZDNet News
Zonino! Replacement words, known as paragrams, are becoming part of younger generation's regular banter. LONDON--R U cycle? Book read more »
Zonino! Replacement words, known as paragrams, are becoming part of younger generation's regular banter. LONDON--R U cycle? Book read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology Slashdot
Ponca City, We Love You writes "When government officials announced last month that a top-secret spy satellite would come falling read more »
Ponca City, We Love You writes "When government officials announced last month that a top-secret spy satellite would come falling read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
There's a chance green products will save the world, so why are they so boring compared to a cell phone with a built-in TV? read more »
There's a chance green products will save the world, so why are they so boring compared to a cell phone with a built-in TV? read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Its manufacturing process and improved polysilicon efficiency will produce grid-parity pricing within a few years, start-up Suniva read more »
Its manufacturing process and improved polysilicon efficiency will produce grid-parity pricing within a few years, start-up Suniva read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology Slashdot
KrispySausage writes "One of the big features discussed in early speculation of Windows Vista SP1 was the kernel upgrade, which wa read more »
KrispySausage writes "One of the big features discussed in early speculation of Windows Vista SP1 was the kernel upgrade, which wa read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Economic pressure forces the company to raise prices, affecting new and existing customers of its three lower-speed tiers of servi read more »
Economic pressure forces the company to raise prices, affecting new and existing customers of its three lower-speed tiers of servi read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office continues to attack proposed law that the likes of Microsoft, Google, and HP argue could help kno read more »
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office continues to attack proposed law that the likes of Microsoft, Google, and HP argue could help kno read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology ZDNet News
Work starts on one of three broken undersea cables that provide data services to parts of the Middle East and Asia. Repair work read more »
Work starts on one of three broken undersea cables that provide data services to parts of the Middle East and Asia. Repair work read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
I like Flickr. I do. But it could be much more than it is. Yes, the wrong kind of change could ruin it. But it also can't continue read more »
I like Flickr. I do. But it could be much more than it is. Yes, the wrong kind of change could ruin it. But it also can't continue read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology Slashdot
On January 15th we asked you for tech-oriented questions we could send to the various presidential candidates, and you responded l read more »
On January 15th we asked you for tech-oriented questions we could send to the various presidential candidates, and you responded l read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
New version of Internet Protocol data has been added to six of the world's root servers, assuring supply of unique IP addresses. read more »
New version of Internet Protocol data has been added to six of the world's root servers, assuring supply of unique IP addresses. read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
When Kevin Ho of CNET's Blog Network tried to use a voting machine in the California primary, up came Sequoia's red screen of deat read more »
When Kevin Ho of CNET's Blog Network tried to use a voting machine in the California primary, up came Sequoia's red screen of deat read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Cable operators are experimenting with video-on-demand services that get new releases to subscribers at the same time they're avai read more »
Cable operators are experimenting with video-on-demand services that get new releases to subscribers at the same time they're avai read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
There's a growing number of eco-friendly options out there, whether in the gadgets themselves or in the accessories and services t read more »
There's a growing number of eco-friendly options out there, whether in the gadgets themselves or in the accessories and services t read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Security researchers warn Yahoo Music Jukebox users of a public exploit that can take advantage of "extremely critical" security f read more »
Security researchers warn Yahoo Music Jukebox users of a public exploit that can take advantage of "extremely critical" security f read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
The Memorex iFlip docks and charges your 5G iPod and plays video on a 7-inch LCD. Your out-the-door price: $59.99, no rebate requi read more »
The Memorex iFlip docks and charges your 5G iPod and plays video on a 7-inch LCD. Your out-the-door price: $59.99, no rebate requi read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology Slashdot
gihan_ripper writes "It sounds like the storyline from a cheesy film, but a human embryo has been created using the genetic materi read more »
gihan_ripper writes "It sounds like the storyline from a cheesy film, but a human embryo has been created using the genetic materi read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Microsoft is working on a declarative programming language meant for end users, rather than developers, ZDNet reports. read more »
Microsoft is working on a declarative programming language meant for end users, rather than developers, ZDNet reports. read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology Slashdot
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The EFF is attacking more bogus patents. This time they're going after the 'method a read more »
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The EFF is attacking more bogus patents. This time they're going after the 'method a read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology Slashdot
destinyland writes "Time-Warner is now mulling a plan to charge a per-gigabyte fee for internet service. A leaked memo reveals the read more »
destinyland writes "Time-Warner is now mulling a plan to charge a per-gigabyte fee for internet service. A leaked memo reveals the read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
This is a marriage that's meant to be. It will happen. But will it work? read more »
This is a marriage that's meant to be. It will happen. But will it work? read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology Slashdot
dacarr writes "SCO has filed their 10K with the SEC — and according to this, their own assessment of the company's outlook i read more »
dacarr writes "SCO has filed their 10K with the SEC — and according to this, their own assessment of the company's outlook i read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
The iPhone now comes in a 16GB version, while the iPod Touch goes all the way up to 32GB. Both models are $100 more than their sma read more »
The iPhone now comes in a 16GB version, while the iPod Touch goes all the way up to 32GB. Both models are $100 more than their sma read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology ZDNet News
Universal, Sony BMG, and Warner ask a Beijing court to order China's top search engine to remove all links to copyright-infringin read more »
Universal, Sony BMG, and Warner ask a Beijing court to order China's top search engine to remove all links to copyright-infringin read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology ZDNet News
Expansion into mobile Web services includes N-Gage gaming service and "Share on Ovi" social-networking site. Nokia , the world's read more »
Expansion into mobile Web services includes N-Gage gaming service and "Share on Ovi" social-networking site. Nokia , the world's read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Dell EqualLogic PS5000 Series sports the new owner's badge and includes three Internet Protocol-based arrays. read more »
Dell EqualLogic PS5000 Series sports the new owner's badge and includes three Internet Protocol-based arrays. read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology Slashdot
cristarol sends word that Microsoft's accusation, that IBM has sabotaged Redmond's attempts to have the Office OpenXML format appr read more »
cristarol sends word that Microsoft's accusation, that IBM has sabotaged Redmond's attempts to have the Office OpenXML format appr read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
A conferences of designers and sustainability experts looks at how to make electronics more environmentally friendly. read more »
A conferences of designers and sustainability experts looks at how to make electronics more environmentally friendly. read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Just like bracketing exposures, image sensor circuitry combines multiple exposures into one image to improve its dynamic range, or read more »
Just like bracketing exposures, image sensor circuitry combines multiple exposures into one image to improve its dynamic range, or read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
If you're voting on Super Tuesday, you might want to check out our summary of the presidential candidates' positions on technology read more »
If you're voting on Super Tuesday, you might want to check out our summary of the presidential candidates' positions on technology read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Everyone from D.C. tourists to federal jurors could be affected by stipulation that noncompliant driver's licenses can't be used t read more »
Everyone from D.C. tourists to federal jurors could be affected by stipulation that noncompliant driver's licenses can't be used t read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology Slashdot
mytrip and other readers alerted us to news that the FBI is about to announce the awarding of a $1B, 10-year contract to expand it read more »
mytrip and other readers alerted us to news that the FBI is about to announce the awarding of a $1B, 10-year contract to expand it read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Intel's "Penryn" mobile processors were announced a month ago but have been slow to make their way into top-tier laptop lineups. read more »
Intel's "Penryn" mobile processors were announced a month ago but have been slow to make their way into top-tier laptop lineups. read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
With a few settings tweaks and cautious formatting, you can keep from losing features when moving files between the two word proce read more »
With a few settings tweaks and cautious formatting, you can keep from losing features when moving files between the two word proce read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology Slashdot
Stony Stevenson writes "Microsoft claims that a small group led by a recently jailed Taiwanese man was the source of almost all hi read more »
Stony Stevenson writes "Microsoft claims that a small group led by a recently jailed Taiwanese man was the source of almost all hi read more »
Date : 2008 02 05 Technology CNET News.com
Programmers say the new version of the open-source database is 5 to 30 percent faster and works better on Windows. read more »
Programmers say the new version of the open-source database is 5 to 30 percent faster and works better on Windows. read more »
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