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AP – Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc., whose titles include “Rock Band,” posted a wider quarterly net loss Thursday and said it is laying off about 6 percent of its work force to cut costs as it heads into the most lucrative season for the games industry.
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My fellow Americans, I don’t have to tell you that one of the most overlooked crises facing our nation today is the proliferation of prison sexual…
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Dell, HP and Toshiba are recalling certain Sony-made laptop batteries because of a risk they may overheat and catch fire.
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eldavojohn writes “The BBC is planning to release some of its programmes to users of GNU & Linux. You won’t see Doctor Who or Dragons’ Den on there anytime soon, but they have been working with Canonical & Collabora on getting this out there for Totem users. The developer blog mentions that the sheer number of options in the open source world actually makes this difficult to accomplish.”
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WASHINGTON—Chief Justice Ross gave the sole dissenting opinion, saying she could not endorse a ruling that did not take into account the varying degrees of love.
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Surprise: Nintendo DSi launching in Japan Saturday
CNET News - Rumor had it the Nintendo DSi, a new, slimmer version of the DS Lite, would ship first in Japan in early summer of next year. But in a surprise move, Nintendo has said the recently announced handheld game system is ready to ship. The DSi Countdown Nintendo DSi ships today in Japan, import Yours now |
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CNET – If you’ve been copying DVDs using some made-in-China DVD player, think about taking good care of the device, as you might not be able to buy a replacement.
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snydeq writes “Microsoft’s move to the cloud is certain to create a whole new kind of developer partner, Fatal Exception’s Neil McAllister writes. But as much as Microsoft ISVs will likely go along with the shift to Windows Azure to keep revenue streams going, the kind of lock-in they will experience will be worlds away from what they face today. Rather than being able to ignore the new version of a key framework, developers will have no other option than to update their code to suit Microsoft’s latest platform. That kind of lock-in will leave customers in the lurch, subject to their vendors’ bottom lines, as ISVs that can’t afford to rework code to keep up with Microsoft’s latest platform will begin dropping services, and customers will have little choice but to accept the new terms of service their vendors send along.”
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Preedit writes “Apple plans to get into the business of designing microprocessors for handheld devices, according to legal papers that are part of a dispute between IBM and one of its top technology executives. IBM is suing Power chip expert Mark Papermaster for allegedly violating a non-compete agreement and accepting a job at Apple. In court papers, IBM claims Apple wants Papermaster ‘to design microprocessors for incorporation in a variety of electronic devices, including handheld devices.’ The suit, according to Infoweek, also notes that Apple earlier this year bought out P.A. Semi. IBM thinks it knows why.”
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Microsoft announced on Friday that Eric Wilfrid will take over as the general manager of its Mac Business Unit. Wilfrid replaces Craig Eisler, who has moved to an unspecified position in Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices division after 14 months at the helm of Microsoft’s Mac team.
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AP – A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled against a man trying to patent a business idea, a decision with far-ranging implications for the financial services and high-tech industries, which have major players on both sides of the issue.
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Google and Yahoo may drop their search ad deal due to objections from the U.S. government, The Wall Street Journal says.
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Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) was found guilty of ethics violations for not reporting expensive gifts, including $250,000 worth of home improvements from…
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Hubble back in full snapping mode
Register - By Lester Haines • Get more from this author The Hubble space telescope yesterday resumed "regular science operations" following the failure of the 'scope's operational Science Instrument Command and Data Handling unit (SIC&DH) back in September and … Hubble Space Telescope is alive and clicking Hubble Resumes Operations, Sends Back Picture of Lost Starfox 64 Level |
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Parts of a Missouri law requiring sex offenders had to remain inside with the lights out on Halloween night were rejected by a judge as…
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CNET – It’s been a year since Citrix bought XenSource, the company created by the founders of the Xen open-source hypervisor, and integrated the business into its lineup of products delivering applications to desktops.
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A sophisticated cybercrime group that’s maintained an especially devious Trojan horse for nearly three years has stolen the log-ons to more than 300,000 online bank accounts and almost as many credit cards during that time, a security company said today.
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The Cheapest Car in America, Nissan Versa 1.6
CNET News - There was once a time when our Car Tech test car, the Chevrolet Aveo5, reigned supreme as the Cheapest Car in America. News from Nissan changes all of that today. Versa gets smaller engine, cheapest-car title 2009 Nissan Versa Sedan 1.6 is Cheapest New Car on Sale in America |
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Otzi, the prehistoric 'iceman,' probably has no modern descendants
Los Angeles Times - This undated handout picture shows the 5300-year-old remains of Otzi the Iceman, the mysterious mummified man found high in the Alps in 1991 and preserved over the millennia thanks to deep chill and layers of snow. 'Iceman' Mummy Has No Modern Kin 'Iceman' Alpine Mummy May Have Been Last of His Kind |
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AP – A California woman and her husband have been arrested on suspicion of misappropriating millions of dollars from software provider McAfee Inc.
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INDIANAPOLIS—Unless citizens throughout America keep him in their thoughts, say his name to themselves over and over, and otherwise believe…
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Barence writes “You may be aware of Donald Knuth, the creator of TeX and author of The Art of Computer Programming, who used to post checks to anyone who spotted an error in one of his books — one hexadecimal dollar, or $2.56. No one cashed them though. This blogger has two of them proudly on his wall, but the sad news is that modern day bank fraud has put a stop to Knuth’s much-loved way of keeping his books free of errors.” (Here’s Knuth’s own post about the sad change.)
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Will 7 Be Windows' Lucky Number?
InformationWeek - Microsoft previews the next major upgrade to its desktop operating system at its Professional Developers Conference and promises a beta version by early next year. Ars@PDC: Windows 7's streamlined UAC Windows 7 security: An overall improvement? |
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TheTieGuy writes “HP recently released their TouchSmart Application Development Guidelines to third party developers, allowing anyone to port and create touch-friendly applications that integrate and run within the TouchSmart Software suite on their popular TouchSmart PC. As part of the release, HP has gotten behind Capable Networks’ Touchsmart Community website and forum to distribute the guidelines to developers while providing an environment for TouchSmart developers to interact. Also on the site is a download hub that allows TouchSmart developers to upload and share their creations with TouchSmart owners in a central location. To kick off the new development initiative, the TouchSmart Community is running a promotion that will send one developer (travel expenses paid) to demo their software in the HP booth at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, along with a free TouchSmart PC, HP MediaSmart Server, and a month of promotion in the community.”
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AFP – Virgin Atlantic said Friday it has sacked 13 of its cabin staff after they criticised the airline and some of its passengers on social networking website Facebook.
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Phoenix spacecraft on Mars is unlikely to rise
San Jose Mercury News - By John Johnson Jr. The death watch is on for NASA's Phoenix lander, the first spacecraft to sample water on another planet. Buffeted by dust storms and chilled by temperatures as low as minus 141 degrees Fahrenheit from the impending arrival of the … Phoenix Mars Lander Losing Power, Communications Mars Lander, Still for a Day, Stirs Again |
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Corsair sent us their second-most powerful PSU, rated at 750W, and we see how it stacks up to the competition….
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BURBANK, CA—After hearing the Democratic nominee call on his supporters not to let up in light of recent polls, Burbank resident Noah…
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Apple rivals wield anti-compete lawsuits to fight executive flight
BetaNews - By Jacqueline Emigh, BetaNews Apple's competitors are trying to enforce non-compete clauses in court as a way of preventing executive talent — and maybe valuable intellectual property — from flowing in Apple's direction. Five Reasons IBM Is Scared Of Losing Exec To Apple IBM Files Suit to Keep Chip Exec From Apple |
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NASA Probe Returns Stunning Views Of Mercury
NPR - Talk of the Nation, October 31, 2008 · The MESSENGER probe captured images of never-before-seen aspects of the closest planet to the Sun during a recent flyby. NASA's Messenger spacecraft reveals hidden side of Mercury Messenger images 80% of Mercury |
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At some point I made the mistake of trying to set a hard date on our Month With Ubuntu article; Mr. Murphy wasted no time in using that as proof of his infamous law.You guys have (rightfully) been asking over the last few months where the article has been, and the answer to that has kept slipping. Just about everything that could go wrong in the 6 month span did…
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nerdyH writes “Motorola will ditch its MotoMAGX Linux stack and UIQ Symbian stack in favor of Google’s Android Linux/Java stack and Windows Mobile 6.5 and 7, it announced today. The news comes after five years selling millions of Linux phones in Asia, and after a year during which many of Motorola’s top US phones used the homegrown Linux stack. Motorola’s current Linux phones in the US include the RAZR2 v8, E8, EM30, U9, ZN4, and ZN5.” This also comes alongside news that Motorola’s financial hardships are causing them to cut 3,000 jobs. It also puts into perspective their recent plans to hire hundreds of Android developers.
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Normally, I don’t get out front and center like this in the media, preferring instead to support my husband from the sidelines and let the pundits…
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Digital Domain 30 Seconds to Boot Up? That’s 29 Too Many
New York Times - By RANDALL STROSS NEW laptops that boot up in 30 seconds? Too slow for me. Five seconds? Better, but what I want is a machine that’s ready in about a second, just like my smartphone. Linux to out ship Windows by next year … maybe not! Intel Joins Taiwan on Linux OS for Netbooks |
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CWmike writes “Google this week took another step in its effort to shed light on the so-called Dark Web, announcing that its search engine can now search scanned documents in a PDF. In April, Google announced that it was looking for ways for its search engine to index HTML forms such as drop-down boxes or select menus that otherwise couldn’t be found or indexed.” An announcement is available at the official Google blog, and it contains some demonstration searches.
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The dismal economy may be hurting some software vendors’ earnings reports and putting a crimp in IT budgets, but it has also created a buyer’s market, according to users, consultants and industry observers.
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Kingston is launching their new HyperX Triple Channel kits for the upcoming i7/X58 platform today. The 3GB kits will ship first with 6GB kits following shortly. Speed ranges for the HyperX family will range from 1375MHz up to 2000MHz. The triple channel ValueRAM kits will be available immediately in 1066/1333MHz speed bins in both 3GB and 6GB capacities….
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Obama tech advisor sounds cautious notes at one-man "debate"
Ars Technica - By Julian Sanchez | Published: October 31, 2008 – 10:02AM CT "This is faintly ridiculous, isn't it?" asked former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt, a top technology adviser to Barack Obama. US telecoms sector braces for Democratic change The first wiki president? Obama advisor votes 'yea' |
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WASHINGTON—After taking in more than $150 million in September, Sen. Barack Obama’s historic fundraising drive has continued to completely…
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