2008 Feb 07
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
Yahoo launches its own uStream competitor. Without giving it enough servers to survive the night. read more »
Yahoo launches its own uStream competitor. Without giving it enough servers to survive the night. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
Company kicks off a uStream competitor, but without giving it enough servers to survive the first night. read more »
Company kicks off a uStream competitor, but without giving it enough servers to survive the first night. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
There's an extraordinarily easy way to read BBC News from within China, at least for now, says Graham Webster. You just need a dif read more »
There's an extraordinarily easy way to read BBC News from within China, at least for now, says Graham Webster. You just need a dif read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology Slashdot
Roland Piquepaille points out a news release from the University of Michigan where researchers are looking to birds and bats for i read more »
Roland Piquepaille points out a news release from the University of Michigan where researchers are looking to birds and bats for i read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
Something was going to give. As Beijing prepares for the Olympics and the attending flood of foreigners, many of them reporters, e read more »
Something was going to give. As Beijing prepares for the Olympics and the attending flood of foreigners, many of them reporters, e read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology Slashdot
cremou brings us word that Comcast has changed its Terms of Service to include policies on traffic management. This comes after th read more »
cremou brings us word that Comcast has changed its Terms of Service to include policies on traffic management. This comes after th read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
What's better for maximizing screen space on a mobile browser? Removing the browser (sort of). read more »
What's better for maximizing screen space on a mobile browser? Removing the browser (sort of). read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology ZDNet News
Facebook has introduced a version of the site for Spanish-language speakers, with other languages to follow. Facebook has introd read more »
Facebook has introduced a version of the site for Spanish-language speakers, with other languages to follow. Facebook has introd read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "Wired is reporting that the FBI sought approval to use its custom spyware program, CIPAV, from the sec read more »
An anonymous reader writes "Wired is reporting that the FBI sought approval to use its custom spyware program, CIPAV, from the sec read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
Tremendous sales of 'Guitar Hero III' led to profits nearly doubling at the world's second largest video game publisher. read more »
Tremendous sales of 'Guitar Hero III' led to profits nearly doubling at the world's second largest video game publisher. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Web
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Wired's Epicenter blog reported Thursday that rumors point to contact-management-service-turned-social-network Plaxo as Google's l read more »
Wired's Epicenter blog reported Thursday that rumors point to contact-management-service-turned-social-network Plaxo as Google's l read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
According to The Unofficial Apple Weblog, one of the television firms that works with Apple is gearing up for a late February even read more »
According to The Unofficial Apple Weblog, one of the television firms that works with Apple is gearing up for a late February even read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "How will you use XML in years to come? The wheels of progress turn slowly, but turn they do. The outli read more »
An anonymous reader writes "How will you use XML in years to come? The wheels of progress turn slowly, but turn they do. The outli read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Web
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a higher-education funding bill that includes controversial read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a higher-education funding bill that includes controversial read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
Department of Justice wants information about music-subscription site supported by at least two of the top labels. read more »
Department of Justice wants information about music-subscription site supported by at least two of the top labels. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Web
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Excccccellent.(Credit: CNET Networks / Jerry Lerma and Terry Hogan)Here's an oldie but a goodie if you're a Simpsons fan. It's an read more »
Excccccellent.(Credit: CNET Networks / Jerry Lerma and Terry Hogan)Here's an oldie but a goodie if you're a Simpsons fan. It's an read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Web
Webware.com
A Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir self-portrait(Credit: Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir) Update 4:15 p.m. PST: I added a comme read more »
A Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir self-portrait(Credit: Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir) Update 4:15 p.m. PST: I added a comme read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Web
Webware.com
Microsoft says it can find $1 billion in cost cuts by combining Yahoo's business with its own Internet services operation, however read more »
Microsoft says it can find $1 billion in cost cuts by combining Yahoo's business with its own Internet services operation, however read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Web
Webware.com
If there are lessons to be learned about the need for big companies to create platform-agnostic services, the BBC's iPlayer proj read more »
If there are lessons to be learned about the need for big companies to create platform-agnostic services, the BBC's iPlayer proj read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology Slashdot
dhavleak writes "Wired has an article from Bruce Schneier on the intersection of security technologies and vendor lock-ins in IT. read more »
dhavleak writes "Wired has an article from Bruce Schneier on the intersection of security technologies and vendor lock-ins in IT. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
CEO Eric Schmidt is promoted to chairman of board at New America Foundation think tank, which aims to transcend conventional party read more »
CEO Eric Schmidt is promoted to chairman of board at New America Foundation think tank, which aims to transcend conventional party read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
Head-Aimed Remote Viewer (HARV) gives robot drivers a better view. read more »
Head-Aimed Remote Viewer (HARV) gives robot drivers a better view. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology Slashdot
coondoggie passed us a NetworkWorld article about an initiative by the Senate to transform the Do Not Call list into a permanent i read more »
coondoggie passed us a NetworkWorld article about an initiative by the Senate to transform the Do Not Call list into a permanent i read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
The Gaiam subsidiary wants to consolidate the market for solar installation, which is about half the cost of purchasing panels. read more »
The Gaiam subsidiary wants to consolidate the market for solar installation, which is about half the cost of purchasing panels. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology ZDNet News
"Garbloggers" seeking to lessen their ecological impact refuse to throw things away.Photos: Green bloggers stash trash Ari Derfe read more »
"Garbloggers" seeking to lessen their ecological impact refuse to throw things away.Photos: Green bloggers stash trash Ari Derfe read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Web
Webware.com
Ask.com has quietly launched a news page called "BigNews" that aggregates top news stories from a variety of sites ranging from T read more »
Ask.com has quietly launched a news page called "BigNews" that aggregates top news stories from a variety of sites ranging from T read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology ZDNet News
Reports said the media conglomerate had offered $1.5 billion for the maker of the popular Grand Theft Auto games franchise. Medi read more »
Reports said the media conglomerate had offered $1.5 billion for the maker of the popular Grand Theft Auto games franchise. Medi read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology Slashdot
Septimus writes "At this weeks ISSCC, IBM announced that the Cell CPU used in the PlayStation 3 will soon make the transition to I read more »
Septimus writes "At this weeks ISSCC, IBM announced that the Cell CPU used in the PlayStation 3 will soon make the transition to I read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
Disney's Hannah Montana nonsense; it's a drag to remember all those Internet logins; who cut the undersea Internet cables? read more »
Disney's Hannah Montana nonsense; it's a drag to remember all those Internet logins; who cut the undersea Internet cables? read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
Also: Electronic devices seized at border searches. See what people are saying on News.com Extra. read more »
Also: Electronic devices seized at border searches. See what people are saying on News.com Extra. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology Slashdot
Mac writes "PC World ran the final version of Windows Vista SP1 through a first set of tests last night. Here's the bottom line: ' read more »
Mac writes "PC World ran the final version of Windows Vista SP1 through a first set of tests last night. Here's the bottom line: ' read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
Woes over global warming and environmental pollution drive ecobloggers to collect their trash. read more »
Woes over global warming and environmental pollution drive ecobloggers to collect their trash. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
CNET News.com asks readers what they think was the cause of the cut to three undersea cables that knocked out data services to par read more »
CNET News.com asks readers what they think was the cause of the cut to three undersea cables that knocked out data services to par read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology Slashdot
Don't squeeze the Sherman writes "At a conference last week, RIAA president Cary Sherman said he didn't support mandatory filterin read more »
Don't squeeze the Sherman writes "At a conference last week, RIAA president Cary Sherman said he didn't support mandatory filterin read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
Intrade.com presents a novel kind of political punditry, as members buy and sell "political futures" whose price represents the co read more »
Intrade.com presents a novel kind of political punditry, as members buy and sell "political futures" whose price represents the co read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
We have big homes, we use a lot of power, and we want clean air. Americans will have to pay for this, say the CEOs of two large ut read more »
We have big homes, we use a lot of power, and we want clean air. Americans will have to pay for this, say the CEOs of two large ut read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Web
Webware.com
Habbo, a virtual world for teens, signed a deal with the William Morris Agency, one of Hollywood's oldest and largest talent agenc read more »
Habbo, a virtual world for teens, signed a deal with the William Morris Agency, one of Hollywood's oldest and largest talent agenc read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
An antitrust committee was supposed to examine the potential deal on Friday but says "scheduling conflicts" got in the way. read more »
An antitrust committee was supposed to examine the potential deal on Friday but says "scheduling conflicts" got in the way. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "A company called Modu has come up with an innovative take on a mobile phone. Instead of giving you the read more »
An anonymous reader writes "A company called Modu has come up with an innovative take on a mobile phone. Instead of giving you the read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Web
Webware.com
A few months back my roommate's rare house plant was dying. In a last ditch effort to try and bring it back to life he enlisted my read more »
A few months back my roommate's rare house plant was dying. In a last ditch effort to try and bring it back to life he enlisted my read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Web
Webware.com
A few months back my roommate's rare house plant was dying. In a last ditch effort to bring it back to life, he enlisted my h read more »
A few months back my roommate's rare house plant was dying. In a last ditch effort to bring it back to life, he enlisted my h read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
Adorama has a Kingston 4GB CF card for $40 with a $40 mail-in rebate, bringing your total cost to $5 (the price of shipping). read more »
Adorama has a Kingston 4GB CF card for $40 with a $40 mail-in rebate, bringing your total cost to $5 (the price of shipping). read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Web
Webware.com
Reminder: I'll be live from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Pacific Time, today. I had so much fun reporting in real time from the Demo 200 read more »
Reminder: I'll be live from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Pacific Time, today. I had so much fun reporting in real time from the Demo 200 read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
Group of researchers claim Intel's Core 2 Duo infringes on technology they developed in the late 1990s, and they plan on badgering read more »
Group of researchers claim Intel's Core 2 Duo infringes on technology they developed in the late 1990s, and they plan on badgering read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology Slashdot
Nom du Keyboard writes "The New York Times is reporting that Muslim groups are attempting to censor Wikipedia because of images of read more »
Nom du Keyboard writes "The New York Times is reporting that Muslim groups are attempting to censor Wikipedia because of images of read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
The landmark service will now be run by a third party. read more »
The landmark service will now be run by a third party. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "Remember the Facebook News Feed privacy uproar? What about the Beacon scandal from late last year? Pri read more »
An anonymous reader writes "Remember the Facebook News Feed privacy uproar? What about the Beacon scandal from late last year? Pri read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
Three Illuminata research notes take a look at some of the intersections among cloud computing, the way operating systems are desi read more »
Three Illuminata research notes take a look at some of the intersections among cloud computing, the way operating systems are desi read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology Slashdot
talkinsecurity writes "Earlier this week Peter Tippett, chief scientist at the ICSA and the inventor of the progam that became Nor read more »
talkinsecurity writes "Earlier this week Peter Tippett, chief scientist at the ICSA and the inventor of the progam that became Nor read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "The OpenID Foundation has announced that Google, IBM, Microsoft, VeriSign and Yahoo! have all joined i read more »
An anonymous reader writes "The OpenID Foundation has announced that Google, IBM, Microsoft, VeriSign and Yahoo! have all joined i read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
Microsoft, IBM, Yahoo, Google, and VeriSign representatives join corporate board, meaning that we may be seeing universal Internet read more »
Microsoft, IBM, Yahoo, Google, and VeriSign representatives join corporate board, meaning that we may be seeing universal Internet read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology ZDNet News
Aim is to "add another dimension" to the tools that might be used for routine tasks, including housework and medical monitoring. read more »
Aim is to "add another dimension" to the tools that might be used for routine tasks, including housework and medical monitoring. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
With Firefox Mobile and Skyfire closing in, Opera Software may need a new pricing plan for its mobile browser. It has "not yet det read more »
With Firefox Mobile and Skyfire closing in, Opera Software may need a new pricing plan for its mobile browser. It has "not yet det read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
Innovation Nation author says the system of fostering technology innovation in the U.S. needs fixing. read more »
Innovation Nation author says the system of fostering technology innovation in the U.S. needs fixing. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
The chip designer announces it hired Piper Jaffray to help review an unsolicited buyout offer from investor Riley Investment Manag read more »
The chip designer announces it hired Piper Jaffray to help review an unsolicited buyout offer from investor Riley Investment Manag read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology Slashdot
Mark Graham writes "An EU game development site has put up a list of the 25 people they think are 'reshaping the games business'. read more »
Mark Graham writes "An EU game development site has put up a list of the 25 people they think are 'reshaping the games business'. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
An ethical hacking contest will pit the three operating systems against each other next month at CanSecWest conference. read more »
An ethical hacking contest will pit the three operating systems against each other next month at CanSecWest conference. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
You've heard about it for years, but technical advances are pushing nuclear fusion to reality, says a VC investing in the space. read more »
You've heard about it for years, but technical advances are pushing nuclear fusion to reality, says a VC investing in the space. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology Slashdot
PizzaFace writes "U.S. Customs agents have long had broad authority to examine the things a person tries to bring into the country read more »
PizzaFace writes "U.S. Customs agents have long had broad authority to examine the things a person tries to bring into the country read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
SugarCRM lands a $20 million venture round, giving the open source customer relationship management software maker a boost to its read more »
SugarCRM lands a $20 million venture round, giving the open source customer relationship management software maker a boost to its read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology ZDNet News
Some service problems will remain in Egypt, India until cables are fixed, but rerouting restored capacity to many areas. Repairs read more »
Some service problems will remain in Egypt, India until cables are fixed, but rerouting restored capacity to many areas. Repairs read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
The Audiophiliac visits the ultimate home theater and comes away shaken and stirred. read more »
The Audiophiliac visits the ultimate home theater and comes away shaken and stirred. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
The Audiophiliac visits the ultimate home theater and comes away shaken and stirred. read more »
The Audiophiliac visits the ultimate home theater and comes away shaken and stirred. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
Green businesses can bring blue-collar jobs back to the U.S. and solve health and social problems, says an activist. But getting i read more »
Green businesses can bring blue-collar jobs back to the U.S. and solve health and social problems, says an activist. But getting i read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology ZDNet News
Israeli start-up aims to "change the cellular market" with cell phone and casings that add functions and styling to the handset. read more »
Israeli start-up aims to "change the cellular market" with cell phone and casings that add functions and styling to the handset. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology Slashdot
Trip Ericson writes "ArsTechnica is reporting that eBay plans to drop negative feedback on buyers. It's just one of a number of ch read more »
Trip Ericson writes "ArsTechnica is reporting that eBay plans to drop negative feedback on buyers. It's just one of a number of ch read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
Californians use less than half of the electricity than people in the rest of the country, and some other states are taking note. read more »
Californians use less than half of the electricity than people in the rest of the country, and some other states are taking note. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Web
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Louis Dorman just launched AdCamo, a new advertising medium. AdCamo spots run on the backgrounds and surrounding space on Web p read more »
Louis Dorman just launched AdCamo, a new advertising medium. AdCamo spots run on the backgrounds and surrounding space on Web p read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology ZDNet News
Korean cell phone maker aims to sell 38 percent more handsets in Europe in 2008 than last year, helped by new models like Viewty. read more »
Korean cell phone maker aims to sell 38 percent more handsets in Europe in 2008 than last year, helped by new models like Viewty. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "As Tesla finally delivered its first production model of the all-electric Roadster this month, researc read more »
An anonymous reader writes "As Tesla finally delivered its first production model of the all-electric Roadster this month, researc read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology ZDNet News
Company expects to have 15 ethanol-capable vehicles available in U.S. market in 2009, according to news report. General Motors i read more »
Company expects to have 15 ethanol-capable vehicles available in U.S. market in 2009, according to news report. General Motors i read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "IBM has published a research paper describing an initiative called Project Kittyhawk, aimed at buildin read more »
An anonymous reader writes "IBM has published a research paper describing an initiative called Project Kittyhawk, aimed at buildin read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology ZDNet News
Company hopes to broaden usage of service by charging flat monthly rate for unlimited Web site storage and data transfers. Yahoo read more »
Company hopes to broaden usage of service by charging flat monthly rate for unlimited Web site storage and data transfers. Yahoo read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
The Green Manufacturing Expo showed there may be a bright future in plastics--bioplastics, that is. read more »
The Green Manufacturing Expo showed there may be a bright future in plastics--bioplastics, that is. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
In the first of an occasional series, News.com's Ina Fried looks at past announcements and what became of that big deal. First up: read more »
In the first of an occasional series, News.com's Ina Fried looks at past announcements and what became of that big deal. First up: read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
What are the privacy implications? What happens next? News.com tries to clear up some of the confusion surrounding the controversi read more »
What are the privacy implications? What happens next? News.com tries to clear up some of the confusion surrounding the controversi read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
Baidu, China's leading search engine, gets 7 percent of its traffic on a service that eases access to free music downloads. Google read more »
Baidu, China's leading search engine, gets 7 percent of its traffic on a service that eases access to free music downloads. Google read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
Baidu, China's leading search engine, gets 7 percent of its traffic on a service that eases access to free music downloads. Google read more »
Baidu, China's leading search engine, gets 7 percent of its traffic on a service that eases access to free music downloads. Google read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
Documentation that Hewlett-Packard has posted on its website points to Proliant servers with AMD's Barcelona processor read more »
Documentation that Hewlett-Packard has posted on its website points to Proliant servers with AMD's Barcelona processor read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
Documentation that Hewlett-Packard has posted on its Web site points to Proliant servers with AMD's Barcelona processor. read more »
Documentation that Hewlett-Packard has posted on its Web site points to Proliant servers with AMD's Barcelona processor. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology Slashdot
Dr.Merkwurdigeliebe writes ""Enhanced drivers licenses such as those to be issued in B.C. will lay the groundwork for a national i read more »
Dr.Merkwurdigeliebe writes ""Enhanced drivers licenses such as those to be issued in B.C. will lay the groundwork for a national i read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology Slashdot
Dr.Merkwurdigeliebe writes ""Enhanced drivers licenses such as those to be issued in B.C. will lay the groundwork for a national i read more »
Dr.Merkwurdigeliebe writes ""Enhanced drivers licenses such as those to be issued in B.C. will lay the groundwork for a national i read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Web
Webware.com
Digsby is a new service that aims to give users a way to link their contacts from leading IM clients with email and social network read more »
Digsby is a new service that aims to give users a way to link their contacts from leading IM clients with email and social network read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
New beta software links all the major IM clients with Web-based e-mail and the two social networks in a single, streamlined client read more »
New beta software links all the major IM clients with Web-based e-mail and the two social networks in a single, streamlined client read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology CNET News.com
Lopesoft's free file-management utility lets you customize the options available when you right-click a file. read more »
Lopesoft's free file-management utility lets you customize the options available when you right-click a file. read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Web
Webware.com
(Click on the form to try it for real.) The spreadsheet in Google Docs now supports independent form entry. That means that read more »
(Click on the form to try it for real.) The spreadsheet in Google Docs now supports independent form entry. That means that read more »
Date : 2008 02 07 Technology Slashdot
Anonymous Coward writes "The Washington Post has an article about the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity's take on t read more »
Anonymous Coward writes "The Washington Post has an article about the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity's take on t read more »
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