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Microsoft cuts US Xbox360 prices
MICROSOFT ANNOUNCED Wednesday that it will drop its Xbox360 game console prices in the US. The pricing move will undercut its competitors, Nintendo's Wii and Sony's PS3.
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Chrome's Mobile Future
Expect to see Google's shiny browser migrate to mobile platforms, too.
Forbes |
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The latest burning tech: Sony recalls dodgy Vaio laptops
Cast your mind back to the number of notebook batteries recalled last year due to the risk of them exploding and taking out delicate bits of anatomy on the way.
Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Make Sure Your College Student Is Covered
My son is about to start college and will be living in a dorm this year. Will my homeowners insurance cover his computer and other electronics in his room? And do I need to tell my auto insurance company if he won't be taking a car there?
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Google Chrome: Full On Support From Auslogics
Auslogics says it will fully support the new web browser Google Chrome poised to become a powerful Internet Explorer rival. The users of Auslogics BoostSpeed may be the first to experience the full Google Chrome support. This computer performance optimization software will protect the privacy of Google Chrome users, as well as optimize the new browser speed, all by the end of September 2008. ...
SYS-CON Media |
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Sony recalls laptops for possible overheating
Sony Corp. is recalling 440,000 Vaio laptop computers worldwide because of a wiring flaw that could cause overheating.
Deseret Morning News |
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Red Hat Advances Virtualization Standing with Qumranet Acquisition
Red Hat announced the acquisition of Qumranet. The acquisition includes Qumranet's virtualization solutions, including its KVM (Kernel Virtual Machine) platform and SolidICE offering, a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), which together present a comprehensive virtualization platform for enterprise customers. read more
SYS-CON Media |
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Sun Microsystems Unveils xVM VirtualBox 2.0 Virtualization
Sun Microsystems announced a new version of Sun xVM VirtualBox, its high performance, free and open source desktop virtualization software, as well as Sun xVM VirtualBox Software Enterprise Subscription, a new offering for 24/7 premium support for enterprise users. Enterprises will be able to fully reap the benefits of the xVM VirtualBox platform and deploy it across their organizations with ...
SYS-CON Media |
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Tech Bytes: Microsoft slashes Xbox prices
In Thursday's Tech Bytes: Xbox prices slashed. Plus, do DVRs help relationships?
KABC-TV Los Angeles |
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Sony recalls Vaio laptops
Thursday, September 04, 2008 at 10:43 a.m. TOKYO (AP) -- Sony says it is recalling 440,000 units of Vaio laptop computers worldwide due to faulty parts that could trigger overheating.
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Microsoft and 12 others invest in Japanese TV
The software potentate joins with a clutch of investors to help create a first-of-its-kind English-language TV channel in Japan.
CNET |
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New Biometric Access for Citrix Clouds
Ceelox adapted Ceelox ID, a biometric Identity Access Management tool, to work with Citrix servers and client computers. "Using biometrics to secure access to centralized Citrix networks is a giant leap forward for Ceelox," Gerry Euston, CEO, said. read more
SYS-CON Media |
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London News and Reviews
British soldiers are facing disciplinary action after footage of them using an illegal torture device appeared on the internet.
Evening Standard |
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New directive aims to enhance Internet management
VietNamNet Bridge - An Internet management directive issued by the government last Thursday encourages domestic enterprises to use the “.vn” country code for their websites.
Vietnam Net |
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DataArt and TENNIS.com in Technology Partnership; Site Optimized for the US Open Tennis Championship
DataArt, a high-end software outsourcing company with development centers in Eastern Europe, announced today a formal technology partnership with TENNIS.com (http://www.tennis.com), the leading tennis site on the internet, and the Official website of TENNIS Magazine.
Centre Daily Times |
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Government review set to advise against state aid for high-speed broadband network
A government review on Britain's broadband infrastructure looks likely to advise against major public investment in a high-speed network, with the inquiry's head, Francesco Caio, saying that this decision would not impair the competitiveness of Britain's digital market. Caio, the Europe vice-chairman of Lehman Brothers and a former chief executive of Cable & Wireless, said he was minded to ...
Guardian Unlimited |
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Defense will try to derail cyber-bullying case
A federal judge in Los Angeles could decide Thursday whether to allow use of an untested legal theory to prosecute a woman accused of helping cyber-bully a St. Louis area teen who killed herself.
PhysOrg |
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Keeping an eye on intruders
Electronic fingerprinting, iris scans, and signature recognition software are all becoming commonplace biometrics for user authentication and security. However, they all suffer from one major drawback - they can be spoofed by a sufficiently sophisticated intruder. Writing in the International Journal of Biometrics, Japanese researchers describe a new approach based on a person's reflexes that ...
PhysOrg |
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Resources Toolbox
If wireless communications are what God wrought, the effects of digitizing a physical good may be the devil’s due.
NAA Presstime |
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Sarah Palin Generates More Search Interest than Hurricane Gustav and the DNC Combined, Seeing Biggest Bump in Search ...
Lycos, Inc. , a leading provider of social publishing, media and search services, today announced the following information from The Lycos 50, the most popular Internet search terms and trends for the week ending Aug. 30, 2008.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Analyst: Xbox 360 Price Cut Won't Spur Reductions For Wii, PS3
Microsoft's recent price reduction across the board on all of its Xbox 360 SKUs -- with the lowest-end Arcade model now less expensive than the Wii -- helps trend hardware price points into an "inflection point." Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian explains that analysis of historical console sales shows that when hardware prices dip below the $200 point, it tends to foreshadow a ...
Gamasutra |
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Meet Your New Best Friend: Dell's Inspiron Mini 9Weighing a little over 2 lbs., the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 makes a great ...
?? -- Ideal Internet Buddy For Surfing, Shopping and Chatting ?? -- Light, Highly Mobile Device Built For Easy Online Browsing and Entertainment ?? -- Box.net Web Storage Keeps Your Personal Files Safe And Enables Anytime ...
Broadcast Newsroom |
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Chloroform traces reported in Caylee probe
Traces of chloroform reportedly have been found in the car of the mother of a missing 2-year-old Florida girl, a source says.Police are said also to be checking a computer belonging to the girl's mother, Casey Anthony, 22, which allegedly contained a search for information on chloroform, WKMG-TV in Orlando said.The search goes on in Central Florida for little Caylee Anthony, who has been missing ...
Moldova.org |
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Using Brain Makes You Hungrier
People take more food from a buffet after doing some memory work on a computer than resting.
WCVB Boston |
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Vanu(R), Inc. Closes $32 Million Investment
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & NEW DELHI, India, BUSINESS WIRE -- Vanu, Inc., a leading provider of software radio infrastructure solutions for cellular operators, today announced a $32 million venture capital investment.
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