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Google kicks off magazine project
VNUNet.com - The company has unveiled a deal with several publishers to begin adding magazine articles to its Book Search service. The magazine articles will be archived and indexed in the same format as the rest of Google's book search collection. Google Adds Print Magazines To Book Search Google gives old magazines new life online |
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HardYakka writes “According to this post in the Fortune blog, the iTunes app store has been a boon for users but some developers are saying the number of free and 99 cent apps make it difficult for developers to create complex, higher priced apps. Craig Hockenberry of Iconfactory says the iPhone may never get its killer app like the spreadsheet was for the Mac. If Apple does not do something, the store will be left with only ring tones and simple games. Some are suggesting that overpaid developers are the problem and the recession will soon lower the wages and costs for complex apps.”
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Onion Radio News – with Doyle Redland
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mantex writes “The title of this book combines two coded terms — ‘Web 2.0′ and ‘The Enterprise’ — for which read ‘social networking software’ and ‘Big Business.’ And the purpose is to show how the techniques and concepts behind Web 2.0 applications (blogs, wikis, tagging, RSS, and social bookmarking) can be used to encourage collaboration efforts in what was previously thought of as secretive, competitive businesses.” Read on for the rest of Roy’s review.
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 Multichannel News |
Political Favors at the FCC
Wall Street Journal - Most people don't think Silicon Valley billionaires need government subsidies, but Kevin Martin isn't among them. Before he exits his post next month, the Federal Communication Commission Chairman is trying to put in place rules for a wireless spectrum … White House opposes FCC's free Internet plan Dems blast FCC chief Martin for ‘bad manners’ |
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Nortel has hired lawyers to consider whether it should seek bankruptcy protection, but the company says it has made no decision to do so.
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 New York Daily News |
Survey: Young flirt via text, Internet
United Press International - CHICAGO, Dec. 10 (UPI) — A Chicago-based research firm said its survey suggests about 20 percent of young US adults have sent suggestive photos online or by cell phone. Teens ‘Sharing and Baring’ Nude Photos Online Flirting goes high-tech with racy photos shared on cellphones, Web |
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They will be surprised, that much is certain. Every precaution has been taken to ensure it. The mice, they will not see it coming.I…
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Verizon Wireless expects to begin deploying next-generation LTE wireless broadband within a year, a top executive of the carrier said Tuesday.
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We’ve finally got a Jasper in house, meaning we’ve also got die measurements, power consumption and more hardware details than we should have to provide about a closed box game console. Let’s hope the RRoD is finally fixed….
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If you are active or retired military CareerSaver offers special discounts and financing on all of our training products. Contact fred@careersaver.com for details.
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Microsoft unveiled an online service that can be used to collect and share bits of information from various Web pages.
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AP – For immigrants who send money to their home countries, wire-transfer shops are backbones of their neighborhoods. On some blocks in San Francisco’s Mission District, every third or fourth business might offer some sort of money transfer service, and they’re always bustling, even on a Sunday morning.
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CNET – As part of its settlement agreement stemming from a shareholder lawsuit, Yahoo announced Wednesday it revised its controversial severance policy that had the potential of making a buyout of the company more expensive to a prospective buyer.
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IT employment in the U.S. dropped in November after months of bucking national employment trends in other industries, said the National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses (NACCB).
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 ABC News |
Should cybersecurity be managed from the White House?
Ars Technica - By Julian Sanchez | Published: December 10, 2008 – 07:10PM CT In a report released Monday, the nonpartisan Center for Strategic & International Studies served up dozens of recommendations for improving American cybersecurity—but by far the most … Stop blaming Microsoft for cybersecurity woes Who Will Obama Name As Cyberspace Czar? |
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AP – When Baby Jesus disappeared last year from a Nativity scene on the lawn of the Wellington, Fla., community center, village officials didn’t follow a star to locate him.
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An anonymous reader writes with a followup to the story posted last week about Warner Music’s plan for a music tax for universities. “There’s been some debate about this plan and Techdirt has a detailed explanation of why a music tax is a bad idea, noting that it effectively rewards those who failed in the marketplace, punishes those who innovated and sets up a huge, inefficient and unnecessary bureaucracy. Meanwhile, plenty of musicians who are experimenting with new business models are finding that they can make more money and appeal to more fans. So, why stymie that process with a new bureaucracy that simply funds the big record labels?”
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CWmike writes “Microsoft says attackers are now exploiting a critical Windows bug that it didn’t get around to fixing in its biggest batch of security patches in more than five years, issued yesterday. Microsoft said that ‘limited and targeted’ attacks are in progress by hackers exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in the WordPad Text Converter, a tool included with all versions of Windows. If Microsoft patches the WordPad problem on its monthly schedule, the first opportunity for fixing the flaw would be Jan. 9, 2009.” Update: 12/10 22:28 GMT by T : OK, there might have been more than one: reader Simon (S2) writes “There is an even more serious flaw … From SANS: ‘There is a 0-day exploit for Internet Explorer circulating in the wild. At this point in time it does not appear to be wildly used, but as the code is publicly available we can expect that this will happen very soon. This is a brand new exploit that is *not* patched with MS08-073 that was released yesterday. I can confirm that the exploit works in a fully patched Windows XP machine. The exploit is a typical heap overflow that appears to be exploiting something in the XML parser.’”
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 Macworld |
IPhone developer laments glut of free and cheap apps
Los Angeles Times - Have you noticed that every day, or at least it seems, there are hundreds of new applications to sift through in the iTunes App Store? The iTunes App Store is iPhone's killer app; free stuff Cheap apps may be hurting the App Store |
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An anonymous reader writes “Given the OpeniBoot project is just a breath away from getting Android onto the iPhone, maybe Apple should consider opening up the platform. This post has five reasons, but I think there are far more. Without open source, Apple will find itself in the same position as today’s Microsoft in seven years.”
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 CTV.ca |
Endeavor Visits Fort Worth
33 KDAF-TV - This afternoon's clear blue North Texas sky was the perfect backdrop as the space shuttle Endeavor approached from the west. When it landed at the Naval Air Station – Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth about 3:15. Shuttle stop is likely the last in North Texas Shuttle makes pit stop in Texas on way to Florida |
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They’re back: rumors of an impending Zune phone announcement from Microsoft, this time probably at CES.
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 Earthtimes (press release) |
HP To Market Three-Year Laptop Battery
PC Magazine - by Mark Hachman Beginning in 2009, Hewlett-Packard will offer a notebook battery upgrade that is guaranteed for three years. The announcement was made Wednesday by Boston-Power, a supplier of lithium-ion batteries that will sell its Sonata battery to … HP To Offer Startup's Longer-Lasting Battery New Boston-Power Notebook Batteries Promise Long, Green Life |
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No need to worry, I’m here now.I realize you may have had some concerns before as to whether I should be given my way, but please, let…
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Miracle Jones writes “Nintendo is going to start publishing ebooks for the DS in conjunction with HarperCollins. The first cartridge will go on sale December 26th in the UK, will cost around 30 dollars, and will feature 100 classic books — stuff like Charles Dickens and Jane Austen.”
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coondoggie writes “The Federal Trade Commission today got a court to at least temporarily halt a massive “scareware” scheme, which falsely claimed that scans had detected viruses, spyware, and pornography on consumers’ computers. According to the FTC, the scheme has tricked more than one million consumers into buying computer security products such as WinFixer, WinAntivirus, DriveCleaner, ErrorSafe, and XP Antivirus. The court also froze the assets of Innovative Marketing, Inc. and ByteHosting Internet Services, LLC to preserve the possibility of providing consumers with monetary redress, the FTC stated.”
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 China Daily |
Sony Set To Launch Online Virtual World
InformationWeek - By Antone Gonsalves Sony on Wednesday said it would launch its online 3-D social networking service, Home, Dec. 11, ending months of delay in the long-awaited service for users of the company's PlayStation 3 video-game console. Confirmed: PlayStation Home Open Beta Launches Thursday Sony Launches PlayStation Home (Finally!) |
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Reuters – Yahoo Inc on Wednesday revised an expensive employee and executive severance plan it had adopted following a takeover bid by Microsoft Corp, settling a lawsuit brought by shareholders.
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 PC World |
Report: Google Chrome 'coming out of beta'
CNET News - Marissa Mayer, Google's vice president of user experience, told TechCrunch's Mike Arrington as much in an interview at Le Web 08, according to the report. Google Chrome May Leave Beta Soon Image gallery: Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 adds speed and privacy |
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PC World – Upon entering the smart-phone race, the BlackBerry Storm has met with a somewhat stormy reception.
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 RCR Wireless |
Verizon ups ante on LTE deployment: 2009
Ars Technica - By Glenn Fleishman | Published: December 10, 2008 – 09:13PM CT Verizon has put an informal date on when Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless technology will first be available: 2009. Verizon Speeds Up LTE Deployment Plans Verizon aims for LTE deployment in 2009 |
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NewsFactor – After much delay, Sony Computer Entertainment is opening its Home on Thursday. The Home virtual community, originally scheduled for a 2007 launch but hit with several delays, will be available to PlayStation 3 owners worldwide free of charge.
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Roland Piquepaille writes “University of Delaware (UD) scientists and engineers are currently working at South Pole under very harsh conditions. This research team is one of the many other ones working on the construction of IceCube, the world’s largest neutrino telescope in the Antarctic ice, far beneath the continent’s snow-covered surface. When it is completed in 2011, the telescope array will occupy a cubic kilometer of Antarctica. One of the lead researchers said that ‘IceCube will provide new information about some of the most violent and far-away astrophysical events in the cosmos.’ The UD team has even opened a blog to cover this expedition. It will be opened up to December 22, 2008. I guess they want to be back in Delaware for Christmas, but read more for additional details and references, including a diagram of this telescope array built inside ice.”
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Joe Decker writes “The Nevada Lightning Laboratory has experimented with Nicola Tesla’s methods of wireless power transmission to push 800 Watts over 5 meters, besting MITs mark of 60W over 2 meters last year. (May I dream of wireless laptop power? I hate power cords.)”
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US Students Make Math Gains
InformationWeek - By KC Jones American children had a better handle on math last year than they did in 2003 and they rank well in global comparisons, according to a survey released Tuesday. US students showing an increase in mathematic aptitude Math Gains Reported for US Students |
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Dear Abby – DEAR ABBY: I am a 17-year-old, happily married girl, but I have a problem. My 15-year-old cousin “Rayleen” likes my husband. She calls his cell phone at all hours of the night, and last week she sent him a letter telling him that I was cheating on him (a lie!) and that when he decides to get a divorce from me, if he wants a “real woman” to give her a call.
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Red Hat has invested in open-source business-intelligence vendor JasperSoft as part of a $12.5 million round of funding.
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 Palluxo! – Mac Dose of All Things Apple |
Psystar: Locking Down Hardware Violates Copyright
PC Magazine - by Mark Hachman Psystar has dropped its antitrust complaints from its ongoing legal battle with Apple, replacing them with a charge that Apple has illegally used copyright law to prevent cloned Macs from working properly. Psystar Accuses Apple Of OS X Funny Business Psystar shifts course, says Apple abusing copyright |
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PC World – Window Snyder, the head of security at Mozilla Corp., will resign her position at the end of the year, she said in a blog post Wednesday.
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