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ApriPoco Controls Your Home with Voice Commands, IR [Robots]
All the adorable ApriPoco robot needs to control your home are a series of verbal commands and a little IR connectivity. Utter robot home domination—it's a feature, not a bug. More »

Portable Electric Car Chargers Travel to Where They're Needed Most [Electric Cars]
Electric car "range anxiety?" Real, says GM, anyway. So, to limit the potential for mass hysteria as future commuters' e-tank gauges slide slowly towards E, a solution is needed. Mitsubishi's portable, networked charging stations could be a start. More »

CENSORED Bar Greets Adult Services Searchers at Craigslist [Censorship]
Looking for a hooker? Don't go to Craigslist. The popular free website has censored the adult services section indefinitely following a complaint made by a group of state attorneys general regarding illegal ads promoting prostitution. More »

Blurry Spyshot Hints iPad FaceTime Being Tested Right This Instant [Unconfirmed]
Are you ready for FaceTime video calls using a larger, slightly more pixelated than the iPhone 4 Retina Display version of yourself? Well even if you aren't, someone is, and they're testing it out at this very moment. More »

This Whiskey Was Made From Urine [Alcohol]
I'm really into whiskey, but I think I'll pass on tasting Gilpin Family Whisky. Why? Because this single malt whiskey is made from urine. Specifically, it's made from the sugar rich urine of elderly diabetics. More »

Sometimes We Want Too Many Things We Don't Need [Life]
Remember as a kid you only wanted one thing at a time? A bike, a doll, a football. Now, we're all caught up wanting everything we see, and a lot of it we don't need. Let's try to want less. More »

Here's A Knockoff Bladeless Fan That's Priced Like a Dyson [Fan]
The imitation/knockoff market never ceases to amaze me. This bladeless fan from Abiko is a knockoff version of the Dyson Air Multiplier. But unlike typical cheap imitations, Abiko's version, at $223, is almost as expensive as the real thing. More »

iPhone 4 Fitted Inside A Canon SLR Body [Cameras]
One things for sure: putting your iPhone 4 inside a Canon SLR isn't as useful as adding a SLR lens to your iPhone. But with this custom-made getup, you won't think about dropping your iPhone every time you hold it up. More »

Craigslist removes adult services section

A screen shot on Saturday from the opening page of Craigslist's website for Hartford, Conn., features a "censored" logo over what used to be the adult services section.Craigslist closed the adult services section of its website, a week after a group of state attorneys general complained about illegal ads promoting prostitution.



10 products for a relaxing Labor Day weekend
If you have an extended break this Labor Day weekend to relax, these products could help you do just that. But be warned that extreme relaxation can result in extreme laziness.
Cosmic Log: Why the N.Z. quake is no Haiti

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: In January, a 7.0 quake hit Haiti, and 230,000 people died. Today, a 7.0 quake hit New Zealand, and early indications are that it caused relatively few major casualties. Why the difference?Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: In January, a 7.0 quake hit Haiti, and 230,000 people died. Today, a 7.0 quake hit New Zealand, and early indications are that it caused relatively few major casualties. Why the difference?



'Killzone 3' makers hit unexpected challenges going 3-D

Where do you put the blood splatter? It's just one of the surprising questions the developers at Guerrilla Games have found themselves trying to answer as they've worked on the 3-D shooter "Killzone 3."Where do you put the blood splatter? It's just one of the surprising questions the developers at Guerrilla Games have found themselves trying to answer as they've worked on the 3-D shooter "Killzone 3."



Donkey Kong returns with both retro and modern flair

The king of the video game apes is keeping one giant foot in the past and one in the present in his forthcoming game. But will "Donkey Kong Country Returns" be able to please both old-school and new-school fans?The king of the video game apes is keeping one giant foot in the past and one in the present in his forthcoming game. But will "Donkey Kong Country Returns" be able to please both old-school and new-school fans?



Is the grand design within our grasp?

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: More than a decade ago, British physicist Stephen Hawking said there was a 50-50 chance that a unified "theory of everything" would be discovered within 20 years. Now he explains why he thinks the theory has been found.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: More than a decade ago, British physicist Stephen Hawking said there was a 50-50 chance that a unified "theory of everything" would be discovered within 20 years. Now he explains why he thinks the theory has been found.



Cheers to 'Dance Central' — the cure for two left feet

Just as "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" have created legions of rock 'n roll gods, the forthcoming motion-controlled game "Dance Central" will soon create an army of dancing queens and kings.Just as "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" have created legions of rock 'n roll gods, the forthcoming motion-controlled game "Dance Central" will soon create an army of dancing queens and kings.



Babes, bullets, bombs! Duke Nukem makes a comeback

Game icon Duke Nukem will wield his over-the-top guns and attitude yet again. After more than a decade of delays, "Duke Nukem Forever" will debut on the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC game systems in 2011.Game icon Duke Nukem will wield his over-the-top guns and attitude yet again. After more than a decade of delays, "Duke Nukem Forever" will debut on the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC game systems in 2011.



MobileTechRoundup show #220; New Apple gear, Samsung Tab, Swype
Apple announced a refreshed iPod lineup, iOS 4 update, and the Apple TV this week. Samsung also revealed their Android tablet device as the fall tech releases kick up.
Oracle Open World 2010: confusion or clarity?
Hurd to Oracle? Really - then what about Catz and Philips? Who knows? None of us and that is for sure. Regardless, it makes for light entertainment in the run up to OOW.
Hurd may join Oracle; Ellison plots succession plan?
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd is reportedly in talks to join Oracle in a move that adds up on many fronts.
Google settles Buzz suit for $8.5 mil; updates privacy policy
Google's Achilles heel has always been privacy. Will this make a difference?
No more adult services on Craigslist: 1st Amendment issue or business decision?
Most people won't argue that the now-censored adult services listings on Craigslist weren't the most tasteful and some were out and out bad news. But why the change of heart at Craigslist?
Unix vs Wintel/DP: the cost/benefit issue
An imaginary wall to wall Wintel/DP to Unix conversion produces what? Operating cost savings and a dramatic turn-around in IT organizational posture: from blocking force to business enabler.
Some music execs see bright future for Google Music
iTunes is pretty much the place to buy music these days -- cd's seem so old school now that downloadable digital music has become so mainstream. That's not where it ends though, as "downloadable"...
First Intel Sandy Bridge quad-core benchmarks: Nearly as fast as Core i7 980X, could make low-end graphics cards obsolete
Though not due to be released for several more months, an early copy of an Intel Sandy Bridge quad-core processor has reached the bench of enthusiast site AnandTech, which has duly reported the...
Google Discloses Antitrust Probe By Texas Attorney General
Google (GOOG) disclosed in a blog post this afternoon that the Texas Attorney General’s office is conducting an “antitrust review” of the company. “We look forward to answering their questions because we’r
Coinstar Seeks Partner For Streaming Deal; Could It Be Apple?
Coinstar (CSTR) CEO Paul Davis told Bloomberg that the company, the parent of the Redbox video rental kiosk business, is seeking a partner to help it take on Netflix in the online movie streaming business. Davis downplayed the not
Apple: Spam Slams Ping
The blogosphere is abuzz with complaints that Apple’s (AAPL) new Ping social networking feature in iTunes is awash in comment spam. As anyone who writes a blog can tell you, the worlds spammers and scammers are constantly on
YouTube Loses German Court Ruling On Copyrighted Videos
A German court in Hamburg today ruled that Google’s (GOOG) YouTube unit can be held liable for damages when it hosts copyright-protected material without permission, Bloomberg reports. The case relates to three recordings by
Verizon Wireless Offering Smart Phones For Pre-Paid Customers
Verizon Wireless (VZ, VOD) yesterday said it has begun selling smart phones to prepaid customers. The wireless carrier is charging pre-paid customers more for the phones, though. The BlackBerry Curve 8530 is $20 with a two-year co
Take-Two Soars After Earnings; Two Upgrades; One Downgrade
Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) shares are trading sharply higher after the video game company late yesterday reported much better than expected results for its fiscal third quarter ended July. While Take-Two is best known for its Gra
Flex, Jabil Sell-Off Overdone, Says UBS
The 40% drop in shares of Flextronics (FLEX) and and Jabil Circuit (JBL) since reaching recent high prices in April may be excessive, writes UBS Securities analyst Amitabh Passi in a note to clients today. Passi, who rates both s
Research In Motion: MKM Still Bullish; Cites Growth Outside U.S.
MKM Partners analyst Pablo Perez-Fernandez this morning repeated his Buy rating on Research In Motion (RIMM), asserting that investor focus on the company’s position in the U.S. is “misplaced,” and that BlackBerr
Oracle offered job to ex-HP CEO Hurd - source
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oracle Corp has offered a job to Mark Hurd, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co who resigned amid a scandal involving inaccurate expense receipts related to a female contractor, according to a sou
Google faces Texas AG inquiry, settles privacy suit
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said on Friday it was the target of an investigation by the Texas Attorney General's office into the fairness of its search engine rankings.
Craigslist.com blocks access to adult services ads
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Craigslist.com has dropped its "adult services" listings, which have become the target of U.S. state attorneys general who say the much-visited online classified ad site is not doing enough to quash prostit
US, Israel spying behind BlackBerry woe - Dubai police
DUBAI (Reuters) - Concerns over Israeli access to BlackBerry data, and the use of the device by the United States to spy on the United Arab Emirates are behind the Gulf state's moves to curb the smartphone, Dubai's police chief sa
Verizon unveils prepaid option for smartphones
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless on Thursday started giving smartphone users the option of paying for calls in advance instead of committing to long-term contracts, a move that pits it directly against rivals like Leap Wirele
Samsung raises 2010 smartphone sales target
SEOUL/BERLIN (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world's second-biggest maker of mobile phones, expects to sell up to 25 million smartphones this year, exceeding its earlier target, the company said on Friday.
Austria far-right says anti-mosque web game banned
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian authorities have banned a far-right online game where players eliminate animated mosques and Muslims, the political party behind the game said on Friday.
Owners of a third of 3PAR back HP bid
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Data storage provider 3PAR Inc said on Friday that shareholders owning about a third of its shares have agreed to accept Hewlett-Packard Co's proposal to buy the company for $2.4 billion.
Taiwan's HTC: iPhone's `quiet' challenger (AP)

FILE - In this July 27, 2010 file photo, Peter Chou, chief executive officer of Taiwan's High Tech Computer Corp., or HTC Corp., talks about the introduction of the brand into China's market during a press conference held in Beijing, China. East Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are anonymous. Now HTC Corp., the Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple's iPhone. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)AP - East Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are largely anonymous. Now HTC Corp., a Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple's iPhone.



Craigslist strikes adult services under pressure (AP)

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark stands in front of the Craigslist office in San Francisco, California in 2006. Online classifieds website Craigslist has blocked US access to its AP - Craigslist appears to have surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section Saturday and replacing it with a black bar that simply says "censored."



Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings (AP)

FILE -  This file photo taken April 9, 2010,, shows a Google sign at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Google Inc.'s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet's dominant search engine.



Able to unplug from work while you’re on vacation? (Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson - Fighting the urge to check your work e-mail while you’re on holiday doesn’t exactly qualify as the worst problem in the world; after all, it’s pretty nice to have a job at all in this tough economy, right? Then again, the pressure to hang onto a job seems to be driving more and more connected workers to stay plugged in even while they’re trying to tune out.
Dell's enterprise challenge remains after 3Par
Dell Inc. doesn't have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a multibillion dollar ...
Craigslist self-censors controversial Adult Services section
Craigslist has shut down its controversial "Adult Services" section -- by replacing the link to that section with the word "censored" written ...
HP outlasts Dell in bidding war for 3Par, but did it overpay?
Dell is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard for data-storage maker 3Par.
Overcome 5 common Windows problems
Computers are a big part of our daily lives. But as software and hardware improves, the old annoyances seem to remain. You encounter error messages. ...
'Borderlands' studio Gearbox resurrecting Duke Nukem
Publisher 2K Games plans on finally releasing the shooter Duke Nukem Forever, which now falls under the development hands of Borderlands studio ...
Weekend Game Hunting: Wall-crawling edition
Readers, tell us what video games you're planning to play this weekend.
'Killzone 3' jetpacking to stores February 22
Warm up your jetpacks: Sony and studio Guerrilla Games have confirmed their first-person shooter Killzone 3 will hit stores on February 22, ...
Nintendo rallies some old favorites for Wii this fall
Remember Samus of 'Metroid,' Kirby and Donkey Kong?
BT nomination scheme to widen fibre divide
btISPs offered chance to choose exchanges for fibre, but only if they are prepared to gamble on uptake
Facebook adds hacker tracker tool
facebookRemote logging out function could hamper hack attacks
The best music download sites
Music storesCan music buyers do better than iTunes? Stuart Andrews tests ten leading music sites
ESET security update crashes PCs
errorA virus definitions update has taken down thousands of servers and PCs
HP finally lands 3PAR bidding war with $2.4bn offer
dollarsDell pulls out after bidding war escalates out of hand
Apple's Ping "drowning in scams and spams"
appleSecurity firm Sophos blasts Apple for leaving social network wide open for spammers
Google promises faster browsing with Chrome 6 release
c6Web browser speeded up and stripped bare, but finally includes autofill
Toshiba admits 41,000 laptops at risk of "melting"
Toshiba T135Toshiba recalls Satellite laptops after overheating models burn customers
Craigslist removes sex ads after campaign by anti-prostitution lobby - The Guardian

The Guardian

Craigslist removes sex ads after campaign by anti-prostitution lobby
The Guardian
Campaigners against prostitution and sex trafficking appeared to have won a victory over the weekend when Craigslist, the powerful online advertising website, capitulated to mounting pressure and removed its "adult services" content from US servers. ...
Adult services censored on CraigslistCNN
Craigslist Adult Services Section ShutdownPC World
Craigslist Bows to Censorship, Closes Adult Services SectionConsumer Affairs
WHIO Dayton -LANewsMonitor.com -CNET
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The Ping Problems: Is Apple To Blame, Or The Music Labels? - The Business Insider

The Age

The Ping Problems: Is Apple To Blame, Or The Music Labels?
The Business Insider
Unlike Apple CEO Steve Jobs, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a public profile on Ping, the iTunes social network. Zuckerberg likely wanted to see what the new social network on the block had to offer. The second person to leave a comment on ...
Apple's Ping hits 1 million users in 48 hoursSlippery Brick
Is Apple's Ping a Haven for Spammers?PC World
Apple's jump into social networking not a slam-dunkReuters
Fortune -Christian Science Monitor -AFP
all 1,219 news articles »

Hades Freezes Over: Duke Nukem Forever Makes Comeback - DailyTech

MTV.com (blog)

Hades Freezes Over: Duke Nukem Forever Makes Comeback
DailyTech
The king is back! "Duke Nukem Forever" has been revived, and is nearing release in a shocking turn of events. (Source: Kotaku) The demo features a quick taste of the game's combat gameplay, in which the macho-protagonist, Duke Nukem, fights to save his ...
Duke Nukem Forever - new gameplay footage leaksComputerandvideogames.com
Duke Nukem Forever to be released in 2011Morning City
I played Duke Nukem Forever today ... what the f*ck!?Destructoid
VentureBeat -Escapist Magazine -CNET
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Android Continues to Chip Away at Smartphone Web Consumption - PC Magazine

PC World

Android Continues to Chip Away at Smartphone Web Consumption
PC Magazine
The Android mobile operating system—specifically, smartphones running it—is continuing a steady climb in mobile web market share versus Apple's iOS-based devices. Quantcast has published new statistics that reveal that the Android increase in August is ...
Android Share Of Mobile Web Use Soaring, iPhone FallingSan Francisco Chronicle
Android gains on Apple in US mobile Web useCNET
Apple's iOS beats Android 6:1 on the WebComputerworld
PC World -msnbc.com -I4U
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Google Privacy Policy Update Targets Simplicity - eWeek

Business Daily Africa

Google Privacy Policy Update Targets Simplicity
eWeek
Google is updating its privacy policy to make it "more transparent and understandable." The changes will go into effect next month. Google is reworking its privacy policy in the name of simplicity. Google Associate General Counsel Mike Yang announced ...
Google's Schmidt mocked in Times Square adsCNET
Google will pay out $8.5M over Buzz privacy snafuVentureBeat
Is Consumer Watchdog Losing Credibility With its Google Feud?PC World
PC Magazine -Mobile Burn -Computerworld
all 297 news articles »

Hands on with Samsung's Galaxy Tab Tablet - PC World

The Guardian

Hands on with Samsung's Galaxy Tab Tablet
PC World
Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablet is an interesting piece of hardware crippled by the fact it mostly runs blown-out smartphone applications. Thursday morning at the IFA show here in Berlin, I attended a Samsung press conference and watched one of the ...
Week in tech: Android tablet army begins march, Chrome, OAuth failArs Technica
Samsung Galaxy Tab: What the analysts sayThe Guardian
Samsung Galaxy TabDailyTech
Forbes -Reuters -PC Magazine
all 1,382 news articles »

Hungry Bears Plaguing Towns From Coast to Coast - ABC News

Hungry Bears Plaguing Towns From Coast to Coast
ABC News
Bears know what they want and know where to get it and increasingly that's getting them in trouble. The incidents with the bear escalated until it took a swipe at a man and injured his arm. The bear ran off, but was later identified ...
'Problem bears' on the riseSan Jose Mercury News
Lake Tahoe visitors urged to discourage bear interactionsNews10.net
Hungry Bears Plague Northern CaliforniaNBC Bay Area

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T-Mobile USA in Talks to Carry Huawei Smartphone - Wall Street Journal

Computerworld

T-Mobile USA in Talks to Carry Huawei Smartphone
Wall Street Journal
T-Mobile USA Inc. is in talks to distribute Huawei Technologies Co.'s new Google-powered smartphone this holiday season, a person familiar with the matter said. It's uncertain whether the discussions between the ...
Kenya gets low-priced smartphoneBusiness Daily Africa
Huawei Debuts Android 2.2 IDEOS SmartphonePC World
Huawei, ZTE high on AndroidFierceWireless
Tech Know Bits -Bloomberg -Inquirer
all 126 news articles »

Toshiba Recall Signals Larger Trend for Hot Laptops - PC World

CBC.ca

Toshiba Recall Signals Larger Trend for Hot Laptops
PC World
Toshiba is the latest laptop vendor to fall victim to overheating technology. The recall of approximately 41000 laptops resulting from more than 100 reports of melting laptop cases and minor injuries follows similar issues and ...
Toshiba Recalls 41K Satellite Laptops Due to OverheatingPC Magazine
Toshiba recalls 41000 laptops for overheatingCNET
Toshiba recalling 41000 notebooks - AfterDawnAfterdawn.com
DailyTech -Register -AFP
all 228 news articles »

Rabid Consumer Watchdog Attacks Google CEO
Consumer Watchdog, a privacy advocacy group, is running a 15-second spot on a 540-square foot digital display in Times Square to promote a longer video the group made highlighting what it perceives to be Google's intrusions on privacy. Both the 15-second spot and the longer video feature a ghoulish caricature of Eric Schmidt driving an ice cream truck, offering "free ice cream" to children. All the while, he is taking their personal information, conducting full body scans -- and in the final, longer version of the video, scaring them with secrets he has gathered about their parents.

Fail-Safe: Achieving 100% Uptime for Crucial Web Services
For a growing number of businesses, maintaining fail-safe website availability is a matter of business-critical importance, and not just for the e-commerce industry. Certainly for the e-tail trade, website downtime equates to lost business, but beyond the online sales realm, Web availability is paramount for organizations of all sorts and sizes. As demand for SaaS, or hosted, applications grows and the move to cloud computing gains momentum, always-on Web availability has literally become a do-or-die proposition for the vast majority of organizations.

Can Spam-Swamped Ping Survive Without Facebook?
Facebook has reportedly shut off access to its friend search feature for subscribers to Apple's newly introduced Ping social music service. The social networking apparently giant did this by denying Ping access to its application programming interfaces, AllThingsD reported. Talks between Apple and Facebook to give Ping subscribers the ability to search for Facebook friends also using Ping reportedly broke down before Apple's service was launched Wednesday. The two are said to be holding talks again.


Smarter Than You Think: The Boss Is Robotic, and Rolling Up Behind You
Mobile robots have been used for years by the military and law enforcement, but with falling costs, the next frontiers are the office, the hospital and the home.
Craigslist Blocks Access to ‘Adult Services’ Pages
Craigslist, the classifieds Web site, has blocked access to its “adult services” section and replaced the link with a black label with the word “censored.”
Digital Domain: A Strong Password Isn’t the Strongest Security
Elaborate requirements for account passwords may sound invincible, but experts say Americans aren’t paying enough attention to other online security threats.
Prototype: Online Giving Meets Social Networking
The actor Edward Norton and his partners started Crowdrise, with a mix of edginess and good-humored competition, to bolster online giving.
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Week in review: Apple harvests iPods, Apple TV
Social-networked iTunes accompanies new iPods, while other companies look for a piece of digital distribution pie. Also: Net neutrality
How 'Catfish' filmmakers took Facebook plunge (Q&A)
In an interview, CNET's Ina Fried speaks with the three filmmakers behind "Catfish"--that other Facebook movie. This one is both a documentary and a thriller.
TI reveals new, teensy projector chip
The new nHD model of the Pico DLP line has better optical performance and lower power consumption, Texas Instruments says.
Acer comes back down to earth, Dell rises
Fastest-growing PC company of the last few years stumbles during the second quarter. Observers say it has to do with Acer's reliance on notebook sales as desktops gain.
Two years on, Chrome reshapes browser market
The influence that Google's browser has had on the market is broader than its actual use. On Chrome's second anniversary, Google releases the sixth stable version.
HP wins 3Par for $2.4 billion
update Dell walks away from the storage company after a bidding war that started at $18 a share and ended up with Hewlett-Packard's winning offer of $33 a share.
A peek inside a new HP Netbook and ultrathin
The newest compact laptops from Hewlett-Packard strike an improved balance between performance and power efficiency.
Tab tweaks land in Chrome Canary
Google adds a new labs feature to its bleeding-edge version of Chrome to make it easier for users to test features that are still in development, but at least partially ready for users to explore.

Google Settles Buzz Privacy Lawsuit
Google is spending US$8.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed over the rollout of its Google Buzz social-networking service.
IBM Code Unfetters Virtual Workloads
New IBM research shows a way to move live cloud deployments across different storage networks
Disk Storage Still Bouncing Back, IDC Says
Due to incorrect information from the research company, the story, "Disk storage still bouncing back, IDC says," which was posted to the wire Friday, misstated the market share of 3Par in the second quarter. The company had 0.78 p
Where Will Apple's A4 Chip Go Next?
Apple's internally developed A4 chip could be implemented in new devices such as low-power servers, TVs or even communications or entertainment boxes, if the company tries to expand the chip's footprint, analysts said.
HP Buys 3Par, Apple Rolls Out New Gear
Hewlett-Packard swooped in with the better bid to overtake Dell and win 3Par, so now we can all sit back and wait for the next acquisition battle to roll around. Meanwhile, Apple debuted updated iPods and Apple TV to entertain us,
Apple had Two Months to Fix Critical QuickTime Bug, Says Researcher
A critical bug in QuickTime was reported to Apple two months before a second researcher independently revealed the vulnerability this week, the director of a bug bounty program said Friday.
27-in. IMac 'the Center of My Digital Universe'
For the past month, the latest 27-in. iMac from Apple has been the center of my digital universe.
The Future of Human-Computer Interaction
Imagine the ability to create an iPad on any wall or surface you come across, even on a piece of paper, or the chance to control computers and other physical machines with your brain waves.
Aiptek I2 Shoots 3D Video on a Budget (PC World)
PC World - Aiptek has introduced the i2, a pocket-sized twin lens camcorder that can record 3D video, at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin.
Google (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Google must pay compensation after users uploaded videos of performances by a singer to YouTube in violation of copyright laws, a German court ruled.
YouTube (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - YouTube, which Google bought for $1.65 bil in '06, is expected to turn a profit for the first time this year on revenue of $450 mil, the New York Times reported. Google doesn't release YouTube earnings.
German court rules against YouTube over copyright (AP)
AP - A German court ruled Friday that Google Inc.'s subsidiary YouTube LLC must pay compensation after users uploaded several videos of performances by singer Sarah Brightman in violation of copyright laws.
Logitech Revue: Hands-On Impressions (Digital Trends)
Digital Trends - Having conquered online search, webmail, and even online video, Google now wants to stick a blue, red, yellow and green flag in your 42-inch TV. Last spring, the company announced Google TV, a competitor to the likes of Apple TV, Windows Media Center and even free software like Boxee. The first hardware company to pick up Google’s latest experiment? Logitech, with its Revue set-top box.
Top 10 Greentech IPO Candidates
Recent greentech IPOs have had mixed and less than stellar results. Here are some wild prognostications of ten potential greentech IPOs coming in late 2010 through 2012. These companies have real products, serious revenue and the
The Ink of War: Afghanistan Air Base's Best Tattoos
Tattooing, an aggressive and intimidating mixture of endurance and art, is as old as warfare itself. But each generation, and each war, yields its own warrior body art. In Afghanistan, America's longest war, troop tats have mature
Take Heed, Tech Giants: Edison's Failed Plot to Hijack Hollywood
Take heed, tech giants of today. Some of your companies or services aren’t much older than the Edison Trust Studios was when it collapsed. How much of your current business strategy is based on offering new and original products,
In Defense of Google, Or Why Consumer Watchdog is Full of It
While there’s plenty of reasons to keep a critical eye focused on Google, Consumer Watchdog’s ad is a dishonest, factually inaccurate joke that shamefully got plenty of uncritical media attention. In the simplest terms possible, C
Censored! Craigslist Adult Services Blocked in U.S.
The “Adult Services” listing on Craiglist was removed late Friday on its U.S.-based sites and replaced with the word 'censored.' The change comes as the service faces growing pressure in the U.S. over sex services advertised on it
NASA Footage Sets Scene for <cite>Quantum Quest</cite> Movie
Footage from seven ongoing NASA space missions provide hyper-realistic scenery for the 3-D animated film, while the voices of multiple Captain Kirks and Darth Vaders play the parts of space explorers.
'Earth-like' Exoplanet Could Have a Comet's Tail
When the super-Earth COROT-7b was discovered in 2009, it was heralded as the rockiest, most truly Earth-like exoplanet yet. But a new study suggests it's more like a comet.
<cite>Duke Nukem Forever</cite> Lives Again at PAX
The presumed-dead videogame makes a splash appearance at Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle.
Building a Cloud Businesses Will Actually Want to Use
We've assembled a panel to examine the business impact of cloud computing, to explore practical implementations of cloud models, and to move beyond the hype and into gaining business paybacks from successful cloud adoption. Coming to you from The Open Group Conference in Boston, the panel tackles such issues as what stands in the way of cloud use, safe and low-risk cloud computing, and working around inhibitors to cloud use. We also delve into a compelling example of successful cloud practices at the Harvard Medical School.

HP's Wallet-Busting Win
The insane tug-of-war between Dell and HP for enterprise storage company 3Par has finally drawn to a close. We have a winner, if you want to call it that -- the final sale price is more than double the figure Dell initially put forward when it announced its intentions to buy 3Par a couple weeks ago, so who knows how much of that is real value and how much is just financial one-upsmanship. The battle was at its hottest last Friday, when the series of offers and counteroffers between HP and Dell escalated higher and higher by the hour.

Making Change Happen Every Day: Q&A With GSA's David McClure
The U.S. government spends $80 billion annually on information technology. The U.S. General Services Administration is directly involved in nearly 25 percent of federal IT procurement activities through its Schedule 70 acquisition program, including nearly $9 billion directly for information technology investments. GSA has emerged as a leader in guiding federal investments for information technology, a role that has been enhanced with its responsibilities for implementing the Obama Administration's "Open Government" initiative.



Acquisitions, Social Networking and Other Security News From the Week
A recap of a week of IT security news that included talk of acquisitions by CA Technologies and 3M as well as security moves by Facebook and Twitter. - Acquisitions, social network security and Google privacy were among the top
Are Apple iPad, iPod Touch More Ready for Enterprise?
Apple unveiled a new iPod Touch, and updates to the iPad, during its Sept. 1 event. How will those improvements affect those devices' chances for increased enterprise adoption? - Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced a number of prod
Windows Phone 7, i4i Case, Android App Occupied Microsoft Week
Microsoft's week involved Windows Phone 7 released to manufacturing, a revival of its long-running legal case with i4i and the release of a Bing app for Google Android. - Microsoft released Windows Phone 7 to manufacturing on S
Google Attaches Multiple Business Addresses to Android Ads
Google Sept. 3 is letting businesses attach several addresses to the AdWords location extensions for Android-based smartphones. The idea is to boost business visibility and ad coverage. - Google Sept. 3 said it has added the ab
Texas AG Probing Google's Searches [Voices]
The Texas attorney general's office is conducting an antitrust review of Google Inc.'s core search-engine business, a sign of widening government scrutiny of the Web giant. Texas's top prosecutor has inquired about allegations by
Happy Labor Day: Now, Chillax With Chad Vader, Mud Bogging and Cherry Cheese Cake! [BoomTown]
It's Labor Day weekend, so let's stop zinging Apple's Ping, wondering how many regulators are eyeballing Google (lots and lots!) and trying to grok incessant exec departures at Yahoo. Instead, it's time to chillax.
Apple's Ping Rings Up a Quick Million Members [Voices]
If you're going to launch a new social network in this hotly competitive market, it helps if you start with a devout fan base of millions ready to crash the doors the moment the ribbon is cut. Apple announced today that in the 48
Steve Levitan Gets His Wish: "Modern Family" Leaves Hulu (Briefly) [MediaMemo]
"Modern Family" creator Steve Levitan says he loves the Internet, but says he wants his show off the Web. Because the eyeballs it attracts don't do him any good. Wish, granted! Temporarily.
Google to Apply Translation Skills to Privacy Boilerplate [Voices]
Perhaps out of concern for all the ice-cream loving children of the world, Google is lowering the comprehension difficulty level of its privacy policies. The search giant said today it would be updating its privacy documents on Oc
Toshiba Satellite May Double as Handy Labor Day BBQ [Digital Daily]
If you’re reading this on a Toshiba laptop, you might want to switch from AC to battery power before continuing. The company is recalling 41,000 of its Satellite computers for fear that they may overheat and injure someone.
Yahoo Connects With Top European TV Maker [Voices]
Vestel Group, the largest television manufacturer in Europe, announced today that early next year it would begin turning out Yahoo Connected TVs, bringing widgets, apps and all manner of Internet entertainment into living rooms ac
Controversial, Long-Awaited Duke Nukem Forever Will Finally Be Released [Voices]
After a decade in development, Duke Nukem Forever, a video game synonymous with never being released, is finally being released. The game is being finished by Gearbox Software and will be published by Take-Two Interactive, maker o
Net Neutrality: It All Depends On What You Fear
How proponents and opponents view the issues in the debate.
U.S. Broadband Starts To Speed Ahead
New technologies are helping the nation catch up to Asia and Europe.
Why IT Must Embrace Facebook, Twitter, iPhone
Consumer technologies are infiltrating the corporate world. Learn to leverage them.
Spending A Lot On Facebook
Following the money in the social media ad boom.
Konami On Motion-Control Gaming
''Dance Dance Revolution'' publisher discusses Microsoft's Kinect, Sony's Move and social games.
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HTC HD3 / HD7 Rumored Again, Features Amazing Spec Sheet
If information published by Australian Smarthouse.com is to be believed -- and that is a big if -- HTC will be using its September 15th event to reveal an HD2 successor with a dream spec sheet. Without mentioning any specific sour
Special Edition Droid 2 R2D2 Dock Pictured
If you're still waiting out on the Motorola Droid 2 in order to get the Android smartphone in its limited edition white R2D2 edition, an homage to the handset's Droid's moniker, then you'll be happy to know that Motorola and Veriz
Motorola Leverages Flash in its Android Phone Promotion Against Apple
Motorola's latest advertisement is taking another subtle hit against Apple's iPhone and iOS platform by leveraging the advantage of Adobe Flash support in its choice of Android platform for devices like the Motorola Droid 2. Motor
Google to Announce Visual Search Updates on 9/8
Google is hosting a special media event on September 8 to showcase, what the company is now teasing as, "latest technological innovation" and "inside look at the evolution of Google search" in San Francisco, California. Though not
LG Windows Phone Developer Prototype to Launch as Optimus 7
It looks like the developer edition of LG's Windows Phone 7 device, nicknamed Panther, will be launching as the Optimus 7. The Windows Phone 7 device will join LG's flagship Optimus series, which will include Android smartphones a
Verizon's HTC Android World Phone Slider Passes Through FCC
It looks like the HTC Android slider that was seen before, sporting dual CDMA/GSM radios, has now passed through the FCC. The slider offers a sliding QWERTY keyboard in landscape mode with offset, individual island-style keys simi
T-Mobile Rumored to Bring Ideos Android Phone to U.S.
T-Mobile USA is in the negotiations with Huawei of China to bring the manufacturer's Ideos Android 2.2 smartphone to the U.S. market. Huawei's Ideos line of smartphone is intended as a mass market consumer Android smartphone with
Video: pocketnow's Weekly iReview - 04Sep10
Watch this week's iReview as we go through Apple's music event and all the details behind the future iOS 4.1 we're now expecting by September 8th according to rumors. We also go through the new iPod Touch and our impressions on al
Ex-Googler Lee Backs China Companies to Foster Startup Culture
Founded by Kai-Fu Lee, former head of Google's China division, business incubator Innovation Works is funding 12 startups amid strong demand for Web technology
3Par's Venture Backers Win Big By Holding Shares
Menlo Ventures and the other early venture investors in 3Par reaped a $560 million windfall amid the HP-Dell bidding war
Intel Wants to Be Inside Everything
Intel is counting on its Atom embedded processors to help break its dependence on the slowing PC market
Foxconn&rsquo;s Gou Cuts Target as Size Brings &lsquo;Biggest Challenge&rsquo;
Foxconn Technology Group Chairman Terry Gou cut his long-term growth target for the world’s largest contract manufacturer of electronics by half as demand for Apple Inc. iPhones and iPads fails to offset slowing computer sales.
Telekomunikacja Says Court Ruling to Cut 2010 Profit
Telekomunikacja Polska SA said a court ruling that orders Poland’s largest phone company to pay about 2.9 billion kroner ($502 million) to DPTG I/S will have a negative impact on its earnings this year.
Google Loses German Court Ruling Over YouTube Videos
Google Inc.’s YouTube video service lost a Hamburg court ruling over copyrighted material that was posted online without permission for rebroadcast.
Menlo Ventures Said to Be Seeking up to $800 Million for Fund
Menlo Ventures, the biggest investor in 3Par Inc., is raising capital for a new fund, said two people familiar with the matter. The firm is attempting to bring in $600 million to $800 million, one of the people said.
Help for Lost Cell Phones
Zomm and Phone Halo aim to prevent the agony of the lost cell phone

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