2008 Mar 13
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Company will reveal test results indicating it could reduce the impact of peer-to-peer traffic on its network by more than 50 perc read more »
Company will reveal test results indicating it could reduce the impact of peer-to-peer traffic on its network by more than 50 perc read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology Slashdot
Nimey brings word that for the first time in 25 years, the US House of Representatives will use a closed-door session to discuss p read more »
Nimey brings word that for the first time in 25 years, the US House of Representatives will use a closed-door session to discuss p read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
A second critical inspector general's report says the FBI has conducted unlawful surveillance of American citizens and has not mad read more »
A second critical inspector general's report says the FBI has conducted unlawful surveillance of American citizens and has not mad read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Intel will roll out new mobile processors in June and September, including the first quad-core mobile processor. read more »
Intel will roll out new mobile processors in June and September, including the first quad-core mobile processor. read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology Slashdot
sneakyimp writes "Both Wired and Ars Technica have reports on Jim Griffin's proposal that ISPs charge each broadband customer $5 p read more »
sneakyimp writes "Both Wired and Ars Technica have reports on Jim Griffin's proposal that ISPs charge each broadband customer $5 p read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology ZDNet News
Fans have waited more than six years for the third in the Smash Bros. series that has been the only place where Mario can hurt Pik read more »
Fans have waited more than six years for the third in the Smash Bros. series that has been the only place where Mario can hurt Pik read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology Slashdot
Several readers have pointed out recent articles discussing the development and features of Google Android. Silicon.com has what i read more »
Several readers have pointed out recent articles discussing the development and features of Google Android. Silicon.com has what i read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Web
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Google unveiled a browser version of its Google Sky application on Thursday for people who don't want to download the Google Eart read more »
Google unveiled a browser version of its Google Sky application on Thursday for people who don't want to download the Google Eart read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology Slashdot
holy_calamity writes "A US government program is in the works to design small nuclear reactors for use by developing countries. Th read more »
holy_calamity writes "A US government program is in the works to design small nuclear reactors for use by developing countries. Th read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Web
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If you're a college basketball fan, March clearly holds a special place in your heart. It brings the NCAA tournament (also known a read more »
If you're a college basketball fan, March clearly holds a special place in your heart. It brings the NCAA tournament (also known a read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Photobucket to restore photos of babies in diapers that it removed claiming they violated terms of service by depicting "nudity." read more »
Photobucket to restore photos of babies in diapers that it removed claiming they violated terms of service by depicting "nudity." read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Former Carderplanet.com hacker "the script" creates the Internet Party of Ukraine. read more »
Former Carderplanet.com hacker "the script" creates the Internet Party of Ukraine. read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology Slashdot
museumpeace writes "In the NYTimes book review blog, David Itzkoff takes a look at a new book devoted to predicting which 'science read more »
museumpeace writes "In the NYTimes book review blog, David Itzkoff takes a look at a new book devoted to predicting which 'science read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Mark your calendars: Apple's 2008 Worldwide Developers Conference will be held June 9 through the 13 in San Francisco, and all eye read more »
Mark your calendars: Apple's 2008 Worldwide Developers Conference will be held June 9 through the 13 in San Francisco, and all eye read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Web
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Last September, Yahoo acquired Zimbra, an enterprise Web email company. Zimbra is an impressive product. It does e-mail in a read more »
Last September, Yahoo acquired Zimbra, an enterprise Web email company. Zimbra is an impressive product. It does e-mail in a read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
The group's Dan Glickman comes out with a blistering attack on Net neutrality, but does he really believe what his speech writers read more »
The group's Dan Glickman comes out with a blistering attack on Net neutrality, but does he really believe what his speech writers read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Hummer Winblad Venture Partners' Will Price leaves his post as general partner to join Widgetbox as its chief executive officer. read more »
Hummer Winblad Venture Partners' Will Price leaves his post as general partner to join Widgetbox as its chief executive officer. read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology Slashdot
christo writes "In what appears to be a first, the US House of Representatives now has a Congressman with coding skills. Democrati read more »
christo writes "In what appears to be a first, the US House of Representatives now has a Congressman with coding skills. Democrati read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Dallas Mavericks owner bounced bloggers from his team's locker room. Cuban is being shortsighted. read more »
Dallas Mavericks owner bounced bloggers from his team's locker room. Cuban is being shortsighted. read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology Slashdot
Stony Stevenson passed us an ITnews article about the newest scam in online crime. Some 10,000 web pages have been rigged by IT-mi read more »
Stony Stevenson passed us an ITnews article about the newest scam in online crime. Some 10,000 web pages have been rigged by IT-mi read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
As part of campaign promoting more personalized service, Virgin Mobile Canada is running an ad featuring shamed former N.Y. govern read more »
As part of campaign promoting more personalized service, Virgin Mobile Canada is running an ad featuring shamed former N.Y. govern read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Government auditors claim the regulators don't act on thousands of complaints about telemarketing calls, indecent TV, and the like read more »
Government auditors claim the regulators don't act on thousands of complaints about telemarketing calls, indecent TV, and the like read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Pandigital has a new, multifaceted kitchen LCD TV coming in June. read more »
Pandigital has a new, multifaceted kitchen LCD TV coming in June. read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Purchase of identity specialist is a good one and shows that IBM now seems to be operating with a culture of constant improvement, read more »
Purchase of identity specialist is a good one and shows that IBM now seems to be operating with a culture of constant improvement, read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Photobucket dumps photos of babies in diapers from the site, claiming they violate terms of service that prohibit posting images o read more »
Photobucket dumps photos of babies in diapers from the site, claiming they violate terms of service that prohibit posting images o read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "Passing the Turing test is the holy grail of artificial intelligence (AI) and now researchers claim it read more »
An anonymous reader writes "Passing the Turing test is the holy grail of artificial intelligence (AI) and now researchers claim it read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology ZDNet News
While the company's mini PCs launched last year were Linux-based and priced at about $200, new models with XP will cost about $400 read more »
While the company's mini PCs launched last year were Linux-based and priced at about $200, new models with XP will cost about $400 read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
A look at what AOL's purchase of social-networking site Bebo could mean; and Yahoo and Microsoft are talking. read more »
A look at what AOL's purchase of social-networking site Bebo could mean; and Yahoo and Microsoft are talking. read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Hedge fund Jana Partners has right to nominate seven directors to the board and expand it by five members, a Delaware court rules. read more »
Hedge fund Jana Partners has right to nominate seven directors to the board and expand it by five members, a Delaware court rules. read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology Slashdot
Fletch writes "FCC Chairman Kevin Martin could be in for an uncomfortable spring, as House Energy Committee Chair John Dingel (D-M read more »
Fletch writes "FCC Chairman Kevin Martin could be in for an uncomfortable spring, as House Energy Committee Chair John Dingel (D-M read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology ZDNet News
Research firm estimates e-commerce will be the next big boom in China, as businesses take advantage of Chinese consumers already o read more »
Research firm estimates e-commerce will be the next big boom in China, as businesses take advantage of Chinese consumers already o read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Chicago's public elementary schools are the first to get the learning devices under a new program. read more »
Chicago's public elementary schools are the first to get the learning devices under a new program. read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Bloggers aren't in agreement over whether AOL's acquisition of Bebo will turn the company around, but they do seem to concur that read more »
Bloggers aren't in agreement over whether AOL's acquisition of Bebo will turn the company around, but they do seem to concur that read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Despite its size and former prestige, AOL has been an afterthought in the Web 2.0 world. Will Bebo really make a difference? read more »
Despite its size and former prestige, AOL has been an afterthought in the Web 2.0 world. Will Bebo really make a difference? read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
A study out of Oak Ridge National Labs says don't get too excited about plug-in hybrids. read more »
A study out of Oak Ridge National Labs says don't get too excited about plug-in hybrids. read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology Slashdot
bored-at-IETF-ntp-session writes "In an article at eWeek Larry Seltzer examines the supposed hacking war between the US and China. read more »
bored-at-IETF-ntp-session writes "In an article at eWeek Larry Seltzer examines the supposed hacking war between the US and China. read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Also: Dating site specializes in cheating. See what people are saying on News.com Extra. read more »
Also: Dating site specializes in cheating. See what people are saying on News.com Extra. read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology Slashdot
RemyBR writes "Controversial scientific research happens all the time, but a review conducted by scientists in Japan uncovered a l read more »
RemyBR writes "Controversial scientific research happens all the time, but a review conducted by scientists in Japan uncovered a l read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology ZDNet News
OOXML is in the balance as a formal standard, but that's no reason for Microsoft not to launch tools for the document standard. O read more »
OOXML is in the balance as a formal standard, but that's no reason for Microsoft not to launch tools for the document standard. O read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Web
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One of the cooler games that launched with the original iPod was music quiz. It did something interesting (albeit a little under-d read more »
One of the cooler games that launched with the original iPod was music quiz. It did something interesting (albeit a little under-d read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
According to raw data, the Cassini probe passed through a geyser and came close to the surface of the Saturn moon Enceladus. read more »
According to raw data, the Cassini probe passed through a geyser and came close to the surface of the Saturn moon Enceladus. read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
House bill wouldn't shield telecommunications companies accused of unlawfully opening their networks to government spies. Presiden read more »
House bill wouldn't shield telecommunications companies accused of unlawfully opening their networks to government spies. Presiden read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
House bill wouldn't shield telecommunications companies accused of unlawfully opening their networks to government spies. Presiden read more »
House bill wouldn't shield telecommunications companies accused of unlawfully opening their networks to government spies. Presiden read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Web
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Before you start building new applications around YouTube's video player, it might be wise to check out the Terms of Service agre read more »
Before you start building new applications around YouTube's video player, it might be wise to check out the Terms of Service agre read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Web
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Yahoo announced on Thursday that it is opening up its search platform to third-party developers. The company also says it will be read more »
Yahoo announced on Thursday that it is opening up its search platform to third-party developers. The company also says it will be read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Corporate VP Joanne Bradford, who has run MSN's ad business for years, leaves for LA-based Spot Runner. read more »
Corporate VP Joanne Bradford, who has run MSN's ad business for years, leaves for LA-based Spot Runner. read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology Slashdot
Cotton Eye Joe writes "Ars Technica has an interview with Rick Cotton, the general counsel for NBC Universal who is best known for read more »
Cotton Eye Joe writes "Ars Technica has an interview with Rick Cotton, the general counsel for NBC Universal who is best known for read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Apple's latest patent filing could produce an Apple TV product that's a DVR and a movie rental box, and could also be controlled b read more »
Apple's latest patent filing could produce an Apple TV product that's a DVR and a movie rental box, and could also be controlled b read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Zuora, an online subscription software provider, launches Thursday with new funds from high-flying VC Benchmark. read more »
Zuora, an online subscription software provider, launches Thursday with new funds from high-flying VC Benchmark. read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
A source tells CNET News.com that some preliminary discussions are under way between Microsoft and Yahoo. That could be encouragin read more »
A source tells CNET News.com that some preliminary discussions are under way between Microsoft and Yahoo. That could be encouragin read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Source tells CNET News.com that preliminary merger discussions are under way. Yahoo's upcoming earnings report may be one reason f read more »
Source tells CNET News.com that preliminary merger discussions are under way. Yahoo's upcoming earnings report may be one reason f read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Coskata gets nearly $20 million as the debate over who has the best ethanol continues. read more »
Coskata gets nearly $20 million as the debate over who has the best ethanol continues. read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology Slashdot
ozmanjusri writes "A legal analysis of Microsoft's Open Specification Promise (OSP), which was purportedly written to give develop read more »
ozmanjusri writes "A legal analysis of Microsoft's Open Specification Promise (OSP), which was purportedly written to give develop read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Featured links from the CNET Blog Network Find the files you're looking for by using virtual folders -- Instead of scrolling read more »
Featured links from the CNET Blog Network Find the files you're looking for by using virtual folders -- Instead of scrolling read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Time Warner can spend billions of dollars more, but it won't help, says News.com's Charles Cooper. Just declare defeat and move on read more »
Time Warner can spend billions of dollars more, but it won't help, says News.com's Charles Cooper. Just declare defeat and move on read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Data thief says he wants to make a point about the insecurity of Harvard's servers. read more »
Data thief says he wants to make a point about the insecurity of Harvard's servers. read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
The US Navy is betting the farm on open source and open standards. Why aren't enterprises following suit in greater numbers? read more »
The US Navy is betting the farm on open source and open standards. Why aren't enterprises following suit in greater numbers? read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology Slashdot
tuxgeek writes "A suit was filed Wednesday against Apple over the possibility that the iTunes music store and iPod are 'illegally read more »
tuxgeek writes "A suit was filed Wednesday against Apple over the possibility that the iTunes music store and iPod are 'illegally read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Where do you sell with a US recession? Everywhere else. read more »
Where do you sell with a US recession? Everywhere else. read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Yahoo's resolve appears to be softening, yet whether such discussions will lead to a deal remains to be seen, says source familiar read more »
Yahoo's resolve appears to be softening, yet whether such discussions will lead to a deal remains to be seen, says source familiar read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
In what appears to be a first: the US House of Representatives now has a Congressman who can code. Thats right, a geek Congressman read more »
In what appears to be a first: the US House of Representatives now has a Congressman who can code. Thats right, a geek Congressman read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology Slashdot
proudhawk writes "The LA Times is reporting that the MPAA's Dan Glickman has taken another swipe against net neutrality at his rec read more »
proudhawk writes "The LA Times is reporting that the MPAA's Dan Glickman has taken another swipe against net neutrality at his rec read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
In the few weeks since Toshiba pulled the plug on HD DVD, prices for standalone Blu-ray players quickly jumped to a high for the y read more »
In the few weeks since Toshiba pulled the plug on HD DVD, prices for standalone Blu-ray players quickly jumped to a high for the y read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Torresol Energy, a joint venture of Masdar and Sener, aims to create one gigawatt--the equivalent of a large coal power plant--of read more »
Torresol Energy, a joint venture of Masdar and Sener, aims to create one gigawatt--the equivalent of a large coal power plant--of read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Politicians must look beyond poll-friendly actions like income tax rebates and back research investments with longer-term payoffs, read more »
Politicians must look beyond poll-friendly actions like income tax rebates and back research investments with longer-term payoffs, read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Politicians must look beyond poll-friendly actions like income tax rebates and back research investments with longer-term payoffs, read more »
Politicians must look beyond poll-friendly actions like income tax rebates and back research investments with longer-term payoffs, read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Microsoft will cool its new Irish data center with outside air. Why not. There's a lot of it and it's free. read more »
Microsoft will cool its new Irish data center with outside air. Why not. There's a lot of it and it's free. read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "CNet has published an incredibly detailed look at the most critical examples of vaporware ever seen in read more »
An anonymous reader writes "CNet has published an incredibly detailed look at the most critical examples of vaporware ever seen in read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
It's no Gawker or Perez Hilton, but somebody might still want it: the New York Post reported that Jossip editor David Hauslaib may read more »
It's no Gawker or Perez Hilton, but somebody might still want it: the New York Post reported that Jossip editor David Hauslaib may read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology ZDNet News
Almost three years after game's release, guitar maker says it violates a 1999 Gibson patent; Activision moves to have it declared read more »
Almost three years after game's release, guitar maker says it violates a 1999 Gibson patent; Activision moves to have it declared read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Despite rumors to the contrary, Microsoft says it is not in talks with Sony to include Blu-ray drives in its Xbox 360 gaming conso read more »
Despite rumors to the contrary, Microsoft says it is not in talks with Sony to include Blu-ray drives in its Xbox 360 gaming conso read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Smash, which stands for secure mash-ups, will go to the Open Ajax Alliance to make it easier to protect against data hacks. read more »
Smash, which stands for secure mash-ups, will go to the Open Ajax Alliance to make it easier to protect against data hacks. read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology Slashdot
Games news sites are reporting that EA has issued a new offering to Take-Two's shareholders in an attempt to purchase the company read more »
Games news sites are reporting that EA has issued a new offering to Take-Two's shareholders in an attempt to purchase the company read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology Slashdot
johnno writes "In an interview with the Australian site pc world Jim Zemlin, the Linux Foundation's executive director, talks abou read more »
johnno writes "In an interview with the Australian site pc world Jim Zemlin, the Linux Foundation's executive director, talks abou read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology ZDNet News
Electronics maker, which recently gave up on the high-definition DVD format, is likely to fall short of its full-year outlook. (Fr read more »
Electronics maker, which recently gave up on the high-definition DVD format, is likely to fall short of its full-year outlook. (Fr read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
San Francisco-based software company, whose investors include Draper Fisher Jurvetson, wants to cut out the copy-and-paste task w read more »
San Francisco-based software company, whose investors include Draper Fisher Jurvetson, wants to cut out the copy-and-paste task w read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology Slashdot
smooth wombat writes "There is a fairly significant portion of the population which does not go out and grab the newest OS, gadget read more »
smooth wombat writes "There is a fairly significant portion of the population which does not go out and grab the newest OS, gadget read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
DirecTV On Demand, expected this spring, to include content automatically transmitted to DVR and streamed via the Internet to a se read more »
DirecTV On Demand, expected this spring, to include content automatically transmitted to DVR and streamed via the Internet to a se read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
International growth is on the mind of AOL--an unexpected buyer. Youth-oriented social site Bebo is wildly popular in the U.K., Ir read more »
International growth is on the mind of AOL--an unexpected buyer. Youth-oriented social site Bebo is wildly popular in the U.K., Ir read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology Slashdot
robipilot writes "Video game publisher Activision Inc. has asked a federal court to declare that its popular "Guitar Hero" game do read more »
robipilot writes "Video game publisher Activision Inc. has asked a federal court to declare that its popular "Guitar Hero" game do read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
News.com offers a handy color-coded threat level system for protecting your data at international border crossings from snoopy cus read more »
News.com offers a handy color-coded threat level system for protecting your data at international border crossings from snoopy cus read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Using technology developed in Brazil, an urban community plans to turn school desks into low-cost surface PCs for students. read more »
Using technology developed in Brazil, an urban community plans to turn school desks into low-cost surface PCs for students. read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology Slashdot
coondoggie writes "Eleven university solar research projects aimed at developing advanced solar photovoltaic (PV) technology manuf read more »
coondoggie writes "Eleven university solar research projects aimed at developing advanced solar photovoltaic (PV) technology manuf read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Instead of scrolling through Windows Explorer's folder tree for the file you need, save your search results as a virtual folder th read more »
Instead of scrolling through Windows Explorer's folder tree for the file you need, save your search results as a virtual folder th read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
I caught a few of the later sessions today at the Emerging Communications (eComm) conference in Mountain View, and the program was read more »
I caught a few of the later sessions today at the Emerging Communications (eComm) conference in Mountain View, and the program was read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
Electronic Arts plans to make a $26-per-share tender offer for all outstanding shares of game publisher Take-Two, according to the read more »
Electronic Arts plans to make a $26-per-share tender offer for all outstanding shares of game publisher Take-Two, according to the read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology Slashdot
ZonkerWilliam writes "Newscientist has an interesting article on tapping the nerve impulses going from the brain to the vocal chor read more »
ZonkerWilliam writes "Newscientist has an interesting article on tapping the nerve impulses going from the brain to the vocal chor read more »
Date : 2008 03 13 Technology CNET News.com
New Ad Manager service serves up ads for free and lets publishers manage their ad sales. read more »
New Ad Manager service serves up ads for free and lets publishers manage their ad sales. read more »
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