2008 Mar 07
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology Slashdot
blueton tips us to a brief story about recent revelations from the Pentagon which indicate that the attack on their computer netwo read more »
blueton tips us to a brief story about recent revelations from the Pentagon which indicate that the attack on their computer netwo read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology Slashdot
ProfBooty brings us a story about England's Heathrow airport, which will begin fingerprinting passengers on its domestic flights l read more »
ProfBooty brings us a story about England's Heathrow airport, which will begin fingerprinting passengers on its domestic flights l read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Web
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This one is worth waiting for: Twine. Still in private beta, at its most basic it is shared bookmarking service. But it blends read more »
This one is worth waiting for: Twine. Still in private beta, at its most basic it is shared bookmarking service. But it blends read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
Slow loading ad pages will affect position of ad and minimum bid under new AdWords policy. read more »
Slow loading ad pages will affect position of ad and minimum bid under new AdWords policy. read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Web
Webware.com
Companies advertising on Google's AdWords system better fine-tune their ad landing pages. In its automated auction system, Goo read more »
Companies advertising on Google's AdWords system better fine-tune their ad landing pages. In its automated auction system, Goo read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
The company will make Java Virtual Machine available by June to enable Java apps for Apple's smartphone. read more »
The company will make Java Virtual Machine available by June to enable Java apps for Apple's smartphone. read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology Slashdot
The Large Binocular Telescope consists of two 8.4-meter mirrors which function in tandem to provide resolution greater than that o read more »
The Large Binocular Telescope consists of two 8.4-meter mirrors which function in tandem to provide resolution greater than that o read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Web
Webware.com
2007 was the year of platforms, and I'm just about ready to call 2008 the year of social aggregators, or services that help you gr read more »
2007 was the year of platforms, and I'm just about ready to call 2008 the year of social aggregators, or services that help you gr read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
An employee's computer was compromised via an Internet connection and files containing birth dates, social security numbers and wa read more »
An employee's computer was compromised via an Internet connection and files containing birth dates, social security numbers and wa read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
Stu Reed was the former president of Motorola's Mobile Devices group up until February, and he's now decided to leave the company. read more »
Stu Reed was the former president of Motorola's Mobile Devices group up until February, and he's now decided to leave the company. read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
Company is planning to bring out high-capacity solid-state drives to compete with SanDisk, Toshiba, and Samsung. read more »
Company is planning to bring out high-capacity solid-state drives to compete with SanDisk, Toshiba, and Samsung. read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
The president of a video-streaming start-up says his lawyers were a little too aggressive in making threats. The score so far: Int read more »
The president of a video-streaming start-up says his lawyers were a little too aggressive in making threats. The score so far: Int read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology Slashdot
Ian Lamont writes "ICANN's current Joint Project Agreement with the US Commerce Department is set to expire in September of 2009, read more »
Ian Lamont writes "ICANN's current Joint Project Agreement with the US Commerce Department is set to expire in September of 2009, read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan and CNET News.com Editor in Chief Dan Farber discuss the news of the week in their new podcast, read more »
ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan and CNET News.com Editor in Chief Dan Farber discuss the news of the week in their new podcast, read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
Another year, another gargantuan tech show in Hannover, Germany. Here, a look at just a few of the mobile offerings, including a l read more »
Another year, another gargantuan tech show in Hannover, Germany. Here, a look at just a few of the mobile offerings, including a l read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
Spammers are able to fool Google's spam-prevention system into thinking they are humans. read more »
Spammers are able to fool Google's spam-prevention system into thinking they are humans. read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
Jay Adelson, chief exec at the social-news site, posts a blog entry to inform readers that there is no corporate catfight over its read more »
Jay Adelson, chief exec at the social-news site, posts a blog entry to inform readers that there is no corporate catfight over its read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology Slashdot
Terry Bosky suggests a recent interview from Game Couch with one of the authors of an upcoming book which fights the "myths and hy read more »
Terry Bosky suggests a recent interview from Game Couch with one of the authors of an upcoming book which fights the "myths and hy read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology Slashdot
Farakin brings us a story about how cameras in roughly 200 Chicago schools are being connected to police headquarters and the city read more »
Farakin brings us a story about how cameras in roughly 200 Chicago schools are being connected to police headquarters and the city read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
special report The South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas features hip bloggers, rocking parties, people at the cutting edge read more »
special report The South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas features hip bloggers, rocking parties, people at the cutting edge read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
The two CEOs use the occasion of a joint appearance to call for letting more non-U.S.-born-computer engineers into the country. read more »
The two CEOs use the occasion of a joint appearance to call for letting more non-U.S.-born-computer engineers into the country. read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
At Mix '08, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer confirms that his company is looking at supporting Blu-ray disc. read more »
At Mix '08, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer confirms that his company is looking at supporting Blu-ray disc. read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
MySpace cofounder suggest that DivX's board of directors didn't do right by shareholders by not at least considering his $11 milli read more »
MySpace cofounder suggest that DivX's board of directors didn't do right by shareholders by not at least considering his $11 milli read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
Bloxes puzzle pieces are meant to make furnishing an office as fun as a building a fort. read more »
Bloxes puzzle pieces are meant to make furnishing an office as fun as a building a fort. read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
A new report says U.S. online retail sales are expected to reach $148 billion in 2008, up 19 percent from 2007. But sales are pois read more »
A new report says U.S. online retail sales are expected to reach $148 billion in 2008, up 19 percent from 2007. But sales are pois read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology Slashdot
Josh Fink brings news of an Atlanta resident who has created a remote control robot to scare off criminals during the night. Rufus read more »
Josh Fink brings news of an Atlanta resident who has created a remote control robot to scare off criminals during the night. Rufus read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology Slashdot
Technical Writing Geek points out an Ars Technica report on comments from Representative Howard Coble (R-NC), who sits on the Hous read more »
Technical Writing Geek points out an Ars Technica report on comments from Representative Howard Coble (R-NC), who sits on the Hous read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
Now that they've had a chance to review Apple's iPhone software development kit, prospective developers seem mostly happy with the read more »
Now that they've had a chance to review Apple's iPhone software development kit, prospective developers seem mostly happy with the read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
The chipmaker is moving ahead with its project to connect remote areas in the third world to the Web. read more »
The chipmaker is moving ahead with its project to connect remote areas in the third world to the Web. read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
Wireless spectrum auction is nearly over, but some predict it will take awhile before new services are rolled out. read more »
Wireless spectrum auction is nearly over, but some predict it will take awhile before new services are rolled out. read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
Media conglomerate will supply AOL's Web radio service with content from all 140 CBS Radio stations. read more »
Media conglomerate will supply AOL's Web radio service with content from all 140 CBS Radio stations. read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology Slashdot
Ian Lamont writes "Novell Vice President and GNOME architect Miguel de Icaza sounded off at a MIX 08 panel on a number of topics. read more »
Ian Lamont writes "Novell Vice President and GNOME architect Miguel de Icaza sounded off at a MIX 08 panel on a number of topics. read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
Can posting a link to a Web page violate copyright and trade secrets law? A streaming-TV service says so, and is threatening to su read more »
Can posting a link to a Web page violate copyright and trade secrets law? A streaming-TV service says so, and is threatening to su read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
TechCrunch is reporting that as many as four companies are looking at acquiring the social news site. So far, the Digg commmunity read more »
TechCrunch is reporting that as many as four companies are looking at acquiring the social news site. So far, the Digg commmunity read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology Slashdot
diewlasing writes "Since we are living in a world where the need is growing for privacy measures and rights to use emerging techno read more »
diewlasing writes "Since we are living in a world where the need is growing for privacy measures and rights to use emerging techno read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
I've landed in the capital city of the Lone Star State for this year's South by Southwest Interactive Festival. Now that I'm on th read more »
I've landed in the capital city of the Lone Star State for this year's South by Southwest Interactive Festival. Now that I'm on th read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
With clean tech in the news every day, many people argue that the hype is setting unrealistic expectations. Regardless, clean tech read more »
With clean tech in the news every day, many people argue that the hype is setting unrealistic expectations. Regardless, clean tech read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
Author of passionately pro-Apple blog asks CEO Steve Jobs several questions without disclosing his affiliation--or disclosing stoc read more »
Author of passionately pro-Apple blog asks CEO Steve Jobs several questions without disclosing his affiliation--or disclosing stoc read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
Also: Amateurs vs. experts on the Web. See what people are saying on News.com Extra. read more »
Also: Amateurs vs. experts on the Web. See what people are saying on News.com Extra. read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
Detailing a gloomy look at global climate changes, Steven Chu says that fears of radiation aren't convincing. read more »
Detailing a gloomy look at global climate changes, Steven Chu says that fears of radiation aren't convincing. read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology ZDNet News
Apple opens up the iPhone to developers and challenges BlackBerry, while Yahoo opens up its takeover defense strategy. Also: Micro read more »
Apple opens up the iPhone to developers and challenges BlackBerry, while Yahoo opens up its takeover defense strategy. Also: Micro read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
Although there seems to be fewer materials in the SXSW Film conference bag than a year ago, there are still pounds of paper being read more »
Although there seems to be fewer materials in the SXSW Film conference bag than a year ago, there are still pounds of paper being read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Web
Webware.com
U.K. residents with iPhones can do a little rejoicing after yesterday. Amid the wave of announcements surrounding the release of read more »
U.K. residents with iPhones can do a little rejoicing after yesterday. Amid the wave of announcements surrounding the release of read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology Slashdot
PRB_Ohio takes us to Space.com for a story about NASA's plutonium shortage, and how it may affect future missions to the far reach read more »
PRB_Ohio takes us to Space.com for a story about NASA's plutonium shortage, and how it may affect future missions to the far reach read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
In contrast to European overseers, judge presiding over Redmond's U.S. antitrust compliance has kinder words for its recent attemp read more »
In contrast to European overseers, judge presiding over Redmond's U.S. antitrust compliance has kinder words for its recent attemp read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Web
Webware.com
PollDaddy Answers puts a lot of opnion in one place. PollDaddy makes a polling engine I like so much that I asked them to provid read more »
PollDaddy Answers puts a lot of opnion in one place. PollDaddy makes a polling engine I like so much that I asked them to provid read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Web
Webware.com
LAS VEGAS--Mozilla Vice President Mike Schroepfer said Microsoft's decision to support a more standards-compliant mode by default read more »
LAS VEGAS--Mozilla Vice President Mike Schroepfer said Microsoft's decision to support a more standards-compliant mode by default read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology Slashdot
CaptainCarrot writes "Phil Plait, aka The Bad Astronomer has summarized for his readers the new results released by NASA from the read more »
CaptainCarrot writes "Phil Plait, aka The Bad Astronomer has summarized for his readers the new results released by NASA from the read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology Slashdot
SizeWise writes "After Intel's prominent work in ray tracing in the both the desktop and mobile spaces, many gamers might be think read more »
SizeWise writes "After Intel's prominent work in ray tracing in the both the desktop and mobile spaces, many gamers might be think read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology Slashdot
Urban Strata writes "Popular mobile phone community HowardForums.com is being hit with take-down notices from MobiTV. At issue is read more »
Urban Strata writes "Popular mobile phone community HowardForums.com is being hit with take-down notices from MobiTV. At issue is read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Web
Webware.com
New Web threats today come not necessarily from sites built to host malicious content, but also from legitimate sites that have be read more »
New Web threats today come not necessarily from sites built to host malicious content, but also from legitimate sites that have be read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology Slashdot
palegray.net recommends a piece by Bruce Schneier up at Wired. Schneier addresses the central fallacy of the "transparent society" read more »
palegray.net recommends a piece by Bruce Schneier up at Wired. Schneier addresses the central fallacy of the "transparent society" read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology Slashdot
ericatcw writes "At its Mix08 Web development conference, Microsoft said that its Silverlight rich Internet application platform i read more »
ericatcw writes "At its Mix08 Web development conference, Microsoft said that its Silverlight rich Internet application platform i read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology Slashdot
Stony Stevenson alerts us to a little mixup in which a Google Street View crew requested and was granted access to a US military b read more »
Stony Stevenson alerts us to a little mixup in which a Google Street View crew requested and was granted access to a US military b read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology Slashdot
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Sun has moved OpenOffice.org to the LGPLv3 license. In his blog Sun's Simon Phipps c read more »
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Sun has moved OpenOffice.org to the LGPLv3 license. In his blog Sun's Simon Phipps c read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology ZDNet News
With increase in China, new laser-printer plant in Vietnam, company would affirm position as world's biggest digital-camera maker. read more »
With increase in China, new laser-printer plant in Vietnam, company would affirm position as world's biggest digital-camera maker. read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology Slashdot
The New York Times is running a couple of stories about the future of the iPhone in the business world and Apple's plan to maintai read more »
The New York Times is running a couple of stories about the future of the iPhone in the business world and Apple's plan to maintai read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology ZDNet News
Pentagon cites security risk pegged to exterior images of military installations; company says it will address those concerns. G read more »
Pentagon cites security risk pegged to exterior images of military installations; company says it will address those concerns. G read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
q&a In the second half of a two-part interview, we ask the chief executive of Cypress Semiconductor about the lack of silicon read more »
q&a In the second half of a two-part interview, we ask the chief executive of Cypress Semiconductor about the lack of silicon read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
Yet another rumor surfaces that the social news site is up for sale. If this one turns out to not be true, we might have to stop p read more »
Yet another rumor surfaces that the social news site is up for sale. If this one turns out to not be true, we might have to stop p read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology Slashdot
Pickens brings news that a student at Ryerson University is facing 147 counts of academic misconduct after helping to run a chemis read more »
Pickens brings news that a student at Ryerson University is facing 147 counts of academic misconduct after helping to run a chemis read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology CNET News.com
Get five free conversions with Adobe's online service, or go the download route with the free CutePDF Writer. read more »
Get five free conversions with Adobe's online service, or go the download route with the free CutePDF Writer. read more »
Date : 2008 03 07 Technology Slashdot
Squirtle tips us to a Washington Post story about the progress and expansion of N-DEx - the National Data Exchange. Developed by R read more »
Squirtle tips us to a Washington Post story about the progress and expansion of N-DEx - the National Data Exchange. Developed by R read more »