Archive for September, 2010
Google’s WebP makes images more byte-size – Computerworld
CNETGoogle's WebP makes images more byte-sizeComputerworldComputerworld – In its continuing attempts to make the Web faster, Google is trimming down the size of image files, which make up about 65% of the bytes on the Web. Google announced late thi…
September 30, 2010
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Ig Nobels honor research on cursing, bat sex, socks – CNET
AOL NewsIg Nobels honor research on cursing, bat sex, socksCNETThe Ig Nobel public health prize went to US government research from 1967 that found that microbes cling to bearded scientists. The experiment involved baby chicks and mannequins sporting n…
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Feds hit Zeus group, but the brains remain overseas – Computerworld
FOXNewsFeds hit Zeus group, but the brains remain overseasComputerworldIDG News Service – US authorities dealt a significant blow to the most successful computer crime organization this week, but it's unclear whether the masterminds behind the Zeus…
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The Flintstones turns 50: The five dumbest moments – Christian Science Monitor
The Guardian (blog)The Flintstones turns 50: The five dumbest momentsChristian Science MonitorThe Flintstones is a classic. Fifty years after the show first aired, Fred, Wilma, and the gang are still popular enough to gain a seat atop Google's home…
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Android Now Ties iPhone In Consumer Interest – PC World
PC WorldAndroid Now Ties iPhone In Consumer InterestPC WorldOne year ago, if you told an average person you were thinking about buying an Android, they'd have thought you were some sort of robot-mongering madman. Since the debut of the first Androi…
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HP Taps Former SAP CEO Apotheker To Succeed Hurd – Wall Street Journal
Telegraph.co.ukHP Taps Former SAP CEO Apotheker To Succeed HurdWall Street JournalSAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)–Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) tapped Leo Apotheker, the former chief executive of SAP AG (SAP), as the new head of the technology giant, a move tha…
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Google Street View Expands to All Seven Continents, Even Antarctica – PC Magazine
Washington Post (blog)Google Street View Expands to All Seven Continents, Even AntarcticaPC MagazineTake a stroll down Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, waddle with the penguins on Half Moon Island in Antarctica, or take in the rolling green hills in…
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Will FCC Take Up Net Neutrality Charge? – InternetNews.com
Seattle TimesWill FCC Take Up Net Neutrality Charge?InternetNews.comThe combination of strong lobbying efforts on both sides and a midterm election doomed a House compromise bill on the controversial issue, leaving the FCC perhaps to go it alone. By Ke…
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RIM’s PlayBook Runs Onto a Crowded Field – BusinessWeek
The HinduRIM's PlayBook Runs Onto a Crowded FieldBusinessWeekIt might be called the PlayBook, but the new tablet computer from BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIMM) is all about business. "The principal market for this is busy working peo…
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Lotus may build cars outside UK – BBC News
MotorwardLotus may build cars outside UKBBC NewsThe next generation of Lotus cars may not be built in Norfolk, it has been revealed. At the Paris Motor Show, Lotus, which has a major factory and base at Hethel in Norfolk, unveiled five new models. The …
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It’s official: Shuttle tank program over in La. – BusinessWeek
msnbc.comIt's official: Shuttle tank program over in La.BusinessWeekAfter 37 years of playng a major role in the US space program, Lockheed Martin Corp. made it official: the era of building space shuttle fuel tanks at the NASA Michoud Assembly Fac…
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Net Neutrality Deal Collapses, Waxman Says – eWeek
ExecutiveGovNet Neutrality Deal Collapses, Waxman SayseWeekSen. Harry Waxman (D-Calif.) says proposed legislation to regulate Internet service providers is dead. Legislation aimed at regulating how Internet providers such as Comcast offer Internet serv…
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Israeli cyber unit responsible for Iran computer worm – claim – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukIsraeli cyber unit responsible for Iran computer worm – claimTelegraph.co.ukAn elite Israeli military unit responsible for cyberwarfare has been accused of creating a virus that has crippled Iran's computer systems and stopped work…
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Researchers Find First Planet That Could Support Life – PC Magazine
The HinduResearchers Find First Planet That Could Support LifePC MagazineResearchers said Thursday that for the first time they've discovered an extrasolar planet that could harbor life, as it lies squarely in the so-called "habitable zone&quo…
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Rebooted Medal of Honor Sets Franchise Record for Pre-Orders – Gamespy.com
PC Games HardwareRebooted Medal of Honor Sets Franchise Record for Pre-OrdersGamespy.comWith two weeks to go before launch, rebooted MoH riding controversy to record franchise sales. An old adage is ringing true for Electronic Arts today: Any press is …
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