2008 Mar 11
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
Google's OpenSocial APIs may be gaining a major new adherent this week. According to the NYT, Yahoo is expected to join the group read more »
Google's OpenSocial APIs may be gaining a major new adherent this week. According to the NYT, Yahoo is expected to join the group read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
Google's OpenSocial APIs may be gaining a major new adherent this week. According to the NYT, Yahoo is expected to join the group read more »
Google's OpenSocial APIs may be gaining a major new adherent this week. According to the NYT, Yahoo is expected to join the group read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
proudhawk writes "A blog posting in p2pnet today catches MPAA boss Dan Glickman at the ShoWest convention in Las Vegas crowing abo read more »
proudhawk writes "A blog posting in p2pnet today catches MPAA boss Dan Glickman at the ShoWest convention in Las Vegas crowing abo read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
Google is stepping up its recruitment of application developers with a two-day workshop called Web Forward in May at the Moscone C read more »
Google is stepping up its recruitment of application developers with a two-day workshop called Web Forward in May at the Moscone C read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
coondoggie writes "Earlier this week the FAA mandated upgrades and updates to aircraft voice and data recorders within the US. The read more »
coondoggie writes "Earlier this week the FAA mandated upgrades and updates to aircraft voice and data recorders within the US. The read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
Though LCD panel prices remain solid, the average selling price of televisions continues to decline, which is bad news for consume read more »
Though LCD panel prices remain solid, the average selling price of televisions continues to decline, which is bad news for consume read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Web
Webware.com
Claiming a massive number of fixes, Mozilla has released Firefox 3 beta 4 (download for Windows and Mac). This version is more s read more »
Claiming a massive number of fixes, Mozilla has released Firefox 3 beta 4 (download for Windows and Mac). This version is more s read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader alerts us to new material up on Wikileaks: 208 scanned pages (in one PDF) relating to the Church of Scientolog read more »
An anonymous reader alerts us to new material up on Wikileaks: 208 scanned pages (in one PDF) relating to the Church of Scientolog read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
Chelsea Holden Baker, of frog design, looks at how better planning and a different design choice could have changed the outcome du read more »
Chelsea Holden Baker, of frog design, looks at how better planning and a different design choice could have changed the outcome du read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
There was a lot on display last week. In case you missed it, we've got two more videos up, including a walk-around with Craig Mund read more »
There was a lot on display last week. In case you missed it, we've got two more videos up, including a walk-around with Craig Mund read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Web
Webware.com
While the Adobe AIR version of eBay is a wondrous experience on the eyes, regular auction pages tend to retain the same feel they' read more »
While the Adobe AIR version of eBay is a wondrous experience on the eyes, regular auction pages tend to retain the same feel they' read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
Despite the fact that the day's Mark Zuckerberg interview dominated the press, Sunday's SXSWi Web Awards took place, too, and a fe read more »
Despite the fact that the day's Mark Zuckerberg interview dominated the press, Sunday's SXSWi Web Awards took place, too, and a fe read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
In an exclusive interview after her keynote address at Tuesday's SXSWi, McGonigal, one of the world's leading designers of alterna read more »
In an exclusive interview after her keynote address at Tuesday's SXSWi, McGonigal, one of the world's leading designers of alterna read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Web
Webware.com
(Credit: CNET Networks) Just about everybody who uses the Internet these days has broadband access. Whether it's DSL, cable, or a read more »
(Credit: CNET Networks) Just about everybody who uses the Internet these days has broadband access. Whether it's DSL, cable, or a read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
YouTube is supposed to make a major announcement, according to the blog TechCrunch. Will it be high definition, live streaming, o read more »
YouTube is supposed to make a major announcement, according to the blog TechCrunch. Will it be high definition, live streaming, o read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
Sherman's doppleganger writes "The IFPI (the "European RIAA") has made a lot of noise about filtering this year, but it looks as t read more »
Sherman's doppleganger writes "The IFPI (the "European RIAA") has made a lot of noise about filtering this year, but it looks as t read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
Multiplied Media offers free local search through Microsoft Live Messenger or AIM. read more »
Multiplied Media offers free local search through Microsoft Live Messenger or AIM. read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
New bill would not shield phone and Internet companies from lawsuits alleging illegal cooperation with the Feds. It's already unde read more »
New bill would not shield phone and Internet companies from lawsuits alleging illegal cooperation with the Feds. It's already unde read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
Matt Mullenweg and Anil Dash have a bone to pick with each other. Will it be pistols at 30 paces? read more »
Matt Mullenweg and Anil Dash have a bone to pick with each other. Will it be pistols at 30 paces? read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
Annual in-house science fair shows off array of research projects--from the WorldWide Telescope to a new touch-based interface for read more »
Annual in-house science fair shows off array of research projects--from the WorldWide Telescope to a new touch-based interface for read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
MSTCrow5429 writes "In the latest of a long train of scandals to hit Wikipedia, the Sydney Morning Herald reports on an accusation read more »
MSTCrow5429 writes "In the latest of a long train of scandals to hit Wikipedia, the Sydney Morning Herald reports on an accusation read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
What would malware look like if it came to life in a mad scientist's lab? One artist has the answer. read more »
What would malware look like if it came to life in a mad scientist's lab? One artist has the answer. read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
President of AOL's Platform-A ad group replaced by another ad manager in shakeup at Time Warner company. read more »
President of AOL's Platform-A ad group replaced by another ad manager in shakeup at Time Warner company. read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Web
Webware.com
If you think of your typical RSS reader or widget as a stream, Viigo is a river delta. Unlike many services that feed headline n read more »
If you think of your typical RSS reader or widget as a stream, Viigo is a river delta. Unlike many services that feed headline n read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
eldavojohn writes "The NYTimes is running an interesting blog piece on the answers Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo, & Google gave to the read more »
eldavojohn writes "The NYTimes is running an interesting blog piece on the answers Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo, & Google gave to the read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
The self-serve streaming ad company raises a second round of funding from Bain Capital Ventures and existing backers Union Square read more »
The self-serve streaming ad company raises a second round of funding from Bain Capital Ventures and existing backers Union Square read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Web
Webware.com
Dropbox is a promising new tool for online storage, file sync, and sharing. The cross-platform system plug-in gives you a shared read more »
Dropbox is a promising new tool for online storage, file sync, and sharing. The cross-platform system plug-in gives you a shared read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
Video: Turning wood chips into fuel. Menlo Park, Calif.'s ZeaChem has come up with a way to turn wood chips into et read more »
Video: Turning wood chips into fuel. Menlo Park, Calif.'s ZeaChem has come up with a way to turn wood chips into et read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
With the Google-DoubleClick merger wrapped up, Yahoo may face even greater pressure to find itself a buyout partner, according to read more »
With the Google-DoubleClick merger wrapped up, Yahoo may face even greater pressure to find itself a buyout partner, according to read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
Nortel Networks is set to announce new optical networking gear that will increase Internet backbone speeds to 40 gigabits per seco read more »
Nortel Networks is set to announce new optical networking gear that will increase Internet backbone speeds to 40 gigabits per seco read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
Flo Rida, whose song "Low" recently spent 13 weeks as the country's top-selling ringtone, offers other artists advice on engaging read more »
Flo Rida, whose song "Low" recently spent 13 weeks as the country's top-selling ringtone, offers other artists advice on engaging read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
hasu notes that scientists at the National Institute for Materials Science at Tsukuba in Japan have created a device, consisting o read more »
hasu notes that scientists at the National Institute for Materials Science at Tsukuba in Japan have created a device, consisting o read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
The company says the first update to Office 2008 for Mac adds stability and performance improvements and fixes certain security vu read more »
The company says the first update to Office 2008 for Mac adds stability and performance improvements and fixes certain security vu read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
If Facebook's CEO is to realize his aspirations, the hoodie, aw shucks routine has to go. read more »
If Facebook's CEO is to realize his aspirations, the hoodie, aw shucks routine has to go. read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
How a database helped nab New York's governor; clean energy moves from the margin to the mainstream; and California's support for read more »
How a database helped nab New York's governor; clean energy moves from the margin to the mainstream; and California's support for read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
Video: An insider's look at Microsoft's latest gizmos. Walking around TechFest 2008, Microsoft's chief research and read more »
Video: An insider's look at Microsoft's latest gizmos. Walking around TechFest 2008, Microsoft's chief research and read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
House task force again says competition law, not new regulations, is the way to ensure broadband operators aren't behaving in a di read more »
House task force again says competition law, not new regulations, is the way to ensure broadband operators aren't behaving in a di read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
bughunter writes "Today GE announced the successful demonstration of the world's first roll-to-roll manufactured organic light-emi read more »
bughunter writes "Today GE announced the successful demonstration of the world's first roll-to-roll manufactured organic light-emi read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
A number of readers sent word that EU regulators have cleared the Google-DoubleClick deal. "The commission said Google and DoubleC read more »
A number of readers sent word that EU regulators have cleared the Google-DoubleClick deal. "The commission said Google and DoubleC read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
Also: Chemical 'brain' to control nanobot swarm. See what people are saying on News.com Extra. read more »
Also: Chemical 'brain' to control nanobot swarm. See what people are saying on News.com Extra. read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology ZDNet News
Despite the naysayers, virtualization is showing some extremely compelling ROI and transforming the way corporate IT provisions an read more »
Despite the naysayers, virtualization is showing some extremely compelling ROI and transforming the way corporate IT provisions an read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
seattle-pk writes to let us know about the discovery in the Pacific island nation of Palau of thousands of human bones, some quite read more »
seattle-pk writes to let us know about the discovery in the Pacific island nation of Palau of thousands of human bones, some quite read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
Thwomp writes "It appears that a popular Gmail backup utility, G-Archiver, has been harvesting users' Gmail passwords. This was di read more »
Thwomp writes "It appears that a popular Gmail backup utility, G-Archiver, has been harvesting users' Gmail passwords. This was di read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Web
Webware.com
I remember a time when making ringtones used to a very cumbersome experience. My technique of choice was to use the open sourced A read more »
I remember a time when making ringtones used to a very cumbersome experience. My technique of choice was to use the open sourced A read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "ComputerWorld has up a story on casino security technology, exploring the world of facial recognition read more »
An anonymous reader writes "ComputerWorld has up a story on casino security technology, exploring the world of facial recognition read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
Presto Vivace writes "According to CNet the Federal Communications Commission is considering taking action against cable operator read more »
Presto Vivace writes "According to CNet the Federal Communications Commission is considering taking action against cable operator read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology ZDNet News
The complex is part of a long-term commitment to investing in Taiwan, chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. says. Top read more »
The complex is part of a long-term commitment to investing in Taiwan, chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. says. Top read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "Is Warner Music, EMI, Vivendi Universal and Sony BMG 'investigator' MediaSentry operating illegally i read more »
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "Is Warner Music, EMI, Vivendi Universal and Sony BMG 'investigator' MediaSentry operating illegally i read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
eldavojohn writes "Time.com has up a story on Nanaimo, a British Columbia coal mining town of about 78,000 that has had everything read more »
eldavojohn writes "Time.com has up a story on Nanaimo, a British Columbia coal mining town of about 78,000 that has had everything read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "Apple's iPhone software development kit is already drawing complaints due to the strict terms of servi read more »
An anonymous reader writes "Apple's iPhone software development kit is already drawing complaints due to the strict terms of servi read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Web
Webware.com
Paramount Pictures and application developer FanRocket announced a service for Facebook users that will allow them to send movie c read more »
Paramount Pictures and application developer FanRocket announced a service for Facebook users that will allow them to send movie c read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
Somecallmechief writes "Firefox 3 Beta 4 is now available for download. This is the twelfth developer milestone focused on testing read more »
Somecallmechief writes "Firefox 3 Beta 4 is now available for download. This is the twelfth developer milestone focused on testing read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
DavidHumus writes "According to a Wall St. Journal article top executives at most companies fail to recognize the value of IT, hav read more »
DavidHumus writes "According to a Wall St. Journal article top executives at most companies fail to recognize the value of IT, hav read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology ZDNet News
Phishers in Romania, Russia, and China have "no fear of real punishment," eBay manager says at e-crime conference. eBay is decry read more »
Phishers in Romania, Russia, and China have "no fear of real punishment," eBay manager says at e-crime conference. eBay is decry read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
The Narrative Fallacy writes "The LA Times has an interesting story on the state of Wikipedia's finances and how with 300 million read more »
The Narrative Fallacy writes "The LA Times has an interesting story on the state of Wikipedia's finances and how with 300 million read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
MOBE2001 writes "There is widespread disagreement among experts on how best to design and program multicore processors, according read more »
MOBE2001 writes "There is widespread disagreement among experts on how best to design and program multicore processors, according read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
Recent reports say the National Security Agency is more focused on surveillance of e-mail, Web browsing, and search terms than eve read more »
Recent reports say the National Security Agency is more focused on surveillance of e-mail, Web browsing, and search terms than eve read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
Twitter was the hot thing last year at SXSW, and this year the hot thing is Twitter again. read more »
Twitter was the hot thing last year at SXSW, and this year the hot thing is Twitter again. read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
tmalone writes "The New York Times is reporting that book publishers are beginning to phase out DRM-protected audio books. This mo read more »
tmalone writes "The New York Times is reporting that book publishers are beginning to phase out DRM-protected audio books. This mo read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Web
Webware.com
We are living in the era of crappy live TV and people are noticing at last. The impending launch of Hulu has me thinking about wh read more »
We are living in the era of crappy live TV and people are noticing at last. The impending launch of Hulu has me thinking about wh read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
NMajik writes "Although BattleBots has been largely removed from the public eye since episodes stopped airing years ago, a new dea read more »
NMajik writes "Although BattleBots has been largely removed from the public eye since episodes stopped airing years ago, a new dea read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
NMajik writes "Although BattleBots has been largely removed from the public eye since episodes stopped airing years ago, a new dea read more »
NMajik writes "Although BattleBots has been largely removed from the public eye since episodes stopped airing years ago, a new dea read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Web
Webware.com
I thought the social-network train had left me at the station. Sure, I've had a Facebook page for a couple of years, but I rarely read more »
I thought the social-network train had left me at the station. Sure, I've had a Facebook page for a couple of years, but I rarely read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
Is Google a friend or foe to open source? Its community doesn't seem to care.... read more »
Is Google a friend or foe to open source? Its community doesn't seem to care.... read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
Site created by NBC Universal and News Corp. to debut Wednesday with shows from more than 50 TV networks, cable stations, and movi read more »
Site created by NBC Universal and News Corp. to debut Wednesday with shows from more than 50 TV networks, cable stations, and movi read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology Slashdot
eldavojohn writes "The $200 Linux PCs discussed earlier last year have been discontinued for sale at Wal-Mart's physical locations read more »
eldavojohn writes "The $200 Linux PCs discussed earlier last year have been discontinued for sale at Wal-Mart's physical locations read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology CNET News.com
As part of our Innovation 1-on-1 series, we asked Chris Heatherly, vice president of technology and innovation, Disney Consumer Pr read more »
As part of our Innovation 1-on-1 series, we asked Chris Heatherly, vice president of technology and innovation, Disney Consumer Pr read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Technology ZDNet News
CEO Barry Diller proposed a spin-off of key businesses to gain leverage in a potential asset swap, Liberty Media Chairman John Mal read more »
CEO Barry Diller proposed a spin-off of key businesses to gain leverage in a potential asset swap, Liberty Media Chairman John Mal read more »