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| Sony, Samsung Launch New Blu-ray Disc Products |
28 Apr 08, 23:00 ET |
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| PC World - Sony and Samsung, two of the biggest backers of the Blu-ray Disc format during its battle with rival HD DVD, are releasing new... |
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| Xerox Showcases Erasable Paper, Smart Documents |
28 Apr 08, 23:00 ET |
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| PC World - Xerox's research arm Monday showcased its latest innovations, including erasable paper and tools that make documents "smart"... |
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| Interop: RMI Launches Low-End Processor For Network Appliances |
28 Apr 08, 22:47 ET |
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| TechWeb - The chip targets entry- to medium-level gateways, WAN optimization appliances, content-security appliances, access points for wireless LANs, and other appliances. |
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| SEC charges of stock option abuse loom for former Pixar CFO |
28 Apr 08, 21:00 ET |
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| AP - The former chief financial officer of hit movie maker Pixar Animation Studios is facing a possible legal battle with securities regulators for alleged mishandling of stock options, according to documents filed Monday. |
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| Microsoft Highlights Efforts to Police the Net |
28 Apr 08, 20:10 ET |
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| PC World - Microsoft spends millions of dollars each year developing security products that it gives to law enforcement agencies, knowing... |
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| 'Grand Theft Auto' Hailed As 'Masterpiece' |
28 Apr 08, 19:30 ET |
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| TechWeb - Tuesday's launch of GTA4 is expected to be the biggest entertainment event of the year, with first-week sales forecast to be up to $400 million. |
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| With Cray, Intel Seeks Greater Supercomputer Share |
28 Apr 08, 19:17 ET |
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| TechWeb - The companies have inked a multiyear deal to build the next generation of high-performance computers capable of processing at twice the power of the world's top existing supercomputer. |
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| Miley Cyrus Takes Heat Over Sexy Photos Leaked Online |
28 Apr 08, 19:16 ET |
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| TechWeb - The pictures show the "Hannah Montana" star tugging down her top to show off a bright green bra and draped suggestively across the lap of her then-boyfriend. |
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| Interop: nSolutions Launches NOVA Change And Configuration Management Appliance |
28 Apr 08, 19:03 ET |
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| TechWeb - The appliance is designed to help users more easily make modifications to their IT environments without disrupting critical operations. |
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| Apple's iMacs Get More Power, Especially for Graphics |
28 Apr 08, 16:42 ET |
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| NewsFactor - Apple's all-in-one iMac line is being upgraded with new Intel Core 2 Duo processors with 6MB L2 cache, a faster 1066-MHz front-side bus throughout the entire line, two gigabytes of memory for most models, and the most powerful graphics yet available. |
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| Grand Theft Auto IV Ready To Roar Onto Screens |
28 Apr 08, 16:42 ET |
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| NewsFactor - At midnight Monday around the world, rabid video-game players will finally be able to exchange $60 for the fourth installment of the wildly popular series from Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto. There is widespread expectation that GTA IV will sell more than six million copies in the first week, adding to its status as one of the gaming industry's most successful franchises. |
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| WB relaunches as online video network |
28 Apr 08, 16:09 ET |
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| Reuters - Time Warner Inc's Warner Bros
Television Group will relaunch the WB Network as an online
video site offering original programming alongside reruns of
shows such as "Friends" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" to court
a new generation of viewers. |
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| Microsoft, Yahoo aren't talking as investors await next move |
28 Apr 08, 15:22 ET |
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| AP - The top executives at Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. haven't held any recent discussions to break an impasse that threatens to turn Microsoft's 3-month-old takeover bid into a slugfest. |
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| Warner Bros. pushes shows online with 2 new Web sites |
28 Apr 08, 14:53 ET |
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| AP - Warner Bros. says it's launching two Web sites to capture new ad revenue and a younger generation of viewers. |
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| Microsoft Finally Stays on Message About Services |
28 Apr 08, 14:40 ET |
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| PC World - The deadline Microsoft gave Yahoo for making a deal or facing a proxy fight came and went this weekend without a word from... |
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| GoLive Goes Dead as Adobe Consolidates |
28 Apr 08, 14:22 ET |
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| PC World - There's only room for one Web authoring tool in Adobe's house, and Dreamweaver wins. |
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| Cray picks Intel for supercomputers |
28 Apr 08, 14:09 ET |
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| AP - Intel Corp. is ratcheting up the competition with smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. by teaming up with supercomputer maker Cray Inc., which for the past six years has used only AMD chips in its high-performance machines. |
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| Radio Free Europe says it's under cyber attack |
28 Apr 08, 13:36 ET |
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| AP - Several Web sites of the U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty have been attacked, the broadcaster said Monday, suggesting the Belarus government could be responsible. |
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| Yahoo Ignores Deadline, So It's Microsoft's Move |
28 Apr 08, 12:57 ET |
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| NewsFactor - Yahoo ignored Microsoft's deadline to respond to its $44.6 billion takeover offer by Saturday, leaving the next move in this chess game to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Microsoft has a number of options, but none of them are particularly appealing and investors are impatient with the lack of progress. |
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| Idaho lab develops a quicker way to catch a thief |
28 Apr 08, 12:41 ET |
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| AP - Federal researchers say they've developed a human identification test that's faster and possibly cheaper than DNA testing. |
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| Gadget Tracks a Good Nights' Shuteye |
28 Apr 08, 12:30 ET |
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| PC World - Ironically, Lee Loree loses sleep over his invention, the Sleeptracker. |
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| Old Bailey trials go online for first time |
28 Apr 08, 12:19 ET |
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| Reuters - The transcript from Oscar Wilde's trial
for gross indecency at London's Old Bailey Court went online
for the first time on Monday alongside a raft of murder,
robbery and abduction cases. |
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| West dominates Web in digitally divided Germany |
28 Apr 08, 12:03 ET |
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| Reuters - The digital divide that separates
rich and poor nations by their unequal access to information
technology also exists within Europe's biggest economy, German
industry association Bitkom said on Monday. |
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| Growing customer base boosts Verizon 1Q profit by 9.8 pct |
28 Apr 08, 10:55 ET |
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| AP - Verizon Communications Inc.'s first-quarter earnings rose 9.8 percent as its wireless division signed up more customers than rival carriers, the company said Monday. |
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| Steve Ballmer can't hear your 'Save XP' pleas |
28 Apr 08, 10:45 ET |
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| InfoWorld - Last week we at InfoWorld almost broke out the champagne. At an event in Belgium on Thursday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company might reconsider its decision to stop selling Windows XP on June 30. An Associated Press report quoted him as saying: "If customer feedback varies, we can always wake up smarter." |
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| Average weekday circulation at the top 20 US newspapers |
28 Apr 08, 10:31 ET |
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| AP - Average paid weekday circulation of the nation's 20 largest newspapers for the six-month period ending in March, as reported Monday by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. The percentage changes are from the comparable year-ago period. |
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| Apple updates iMac with faster processor, graphics |
28 Apr 08, 10:00 ET |
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| Macworld.com - Apple on Monday updated its iMac consumer desktop computer, adding the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processor and more powerful graphics. |
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| Mobile, Fios Push Verizon Income up |
28 Apr 08, 09:50 ET |
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| PC World - Verizon Communications posted net income of US$4.3 billion in the first quarter of 2008, up 14.1 percent from a year earlier... |
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| Microsoft in quandary over Yahoo bid as key deadline passes |
28 Apr 08, 08:55 ET |
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| AP - Microsoft Corp. is no closer to buying Yahoo Inc. than when it made its $44.6 billion bid nearly three months ago, leaving the software maker in a quandary over whether the deal is still worth pursuing. |
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| Matsushita profit surges on sales of cell phones, TVs |
28 Apr 08, 08:48 ET |
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| AP - Japanese electronics maker Matsushita's profit more than doubled in the January-March quarter, buoyed by strong sales of cell phones, flat-panel TVs and DVD players, the company said Monday. |
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| Payment Fraud Moves to Internet in Europe, Says Commission |
28 Apr 08, 08:20 ET |
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| PC World - Despite recent efforts to clamp down on electronic payments fraud, the crime is still rife and is undermining citizens'... |
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| Researcher Finds New Flaw in QuickTime for Windows |
28 Apr 08, 08:00 ET |
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| PC World - A security think tank says it has found a vulnerability in Apple's QuickTime multimedia player that can be exploited remotely... |
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| Call Recorder for Skype improves compatibility |
28 Apr 08, 06:30 ET |
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| Macworld.com - Ecamm Network has updated Call Recorder, its add on for the popular Voice over IP (VoIP) service Skype. A free update for registered users, Call Recorder costs $14.95. |
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| AMD launches first computer brand |
28 Apr 08, 06:23 ET |
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| Reuters - Advanced Micro Devices Inc
on Sunday unveiled its first computer brand, aimed at
small and medium-sized businesses, with design and sales help
from its major chip customers such as Dell Inc. |
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| Nokia unveils 3 new mid-range phone models |
28 Apr 08, 05:20 ET |
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| Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world's top cell
phone maker, unveiled three new phone models on Monday,
targeting the highly competitive market for mid-priced phones. |
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| After "Grand Theft" revs up, how much in its tank? |
28 Apr 08, 01:06 ET |
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| Reuters - While there's little doubt
about the power of this week's launch of "Grand Theft Auto IV,"
there is some question about the video game's legs. |
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| The 10 Most Important Technologies You Never Think About |
28 Apr 08, 01:00 ET |
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| PC World - You may not spend much time considering Unicode, XML, and digital signal processing, but you couldn't get through your day without them. |
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| CollegeHumor site finds ad niche in sponsorships |
28 Apr 08, 00:05 ET |
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| Reuters - CollegeHumor.com's founders want to
help their audience members fulfill "their stupidest wish ever"
-- maybe a machine to dress them in the morning or a chute from
their bedroom to the front door. |
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