 E-readers seen as holiday hit, presage tablet PCs
(Reuters)
 03.10.2009 1:36  22 views  0 comments
Tags: German, Reuters, Poor, September
 Reuters - Electronic readers could be the hottest gift this holiday season as a new crop of portable media devices begins to join iPods and other music players as must-have tech accessories.
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| Google to Microsoft: Support SVG
(InfoWorld)
03.10.2009 0:46 29 views 0 comments
Tags: Internet, Google, World, InfoWorld
InfoWorld - The SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) specification may be experiencing a renaissance, but it would sure be helpful if Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser supported SVG, a Google official argued at a technical conference on Friday. Read more »
| U.S. lawmakers urge delay in Internet gambling rules
(Reuters)
03.10.2009 0:10 22 views 0 comments
Tags: Internet, Reuters, House, Services, Committee, Frank
Reuters - U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank and other lawmakers on Friday urged regulators to delay the December 1 implementation of financial rules to enforce a ban on Internet gambling. Read more »
| Quicksilver lives again on Snow Leopard
(Macworld.com)
02.10.2009 23:16 112 views 0 comments
Tags: Snow, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Arts, Many, Swine
Macworld.com - Upgrading to Snow Leopard was a step forward for making Macs leaner, meaner, and snow-ier. But for many users who rely on productivity Swiss Army knife Quicksilver and its many useful plug-ins, Snow Leopard was really two steps back. Fortunately, a beta build from the community may help users get back on their feet. Read more »
| Comcast looks to future in bid for NBC Universal
(AP)
02.10.2009 23:09 33 views 0 comments
Tags: Time, Warner, Time Warner, Many, Roberts, Shows, Comcast, Universal, NBC Universal
 AP - Years ago, Comcast Corp. CEO Brian Roberts was asked at a conference what kept him awake at night. His answer: A new technology that would severely hurt the cable TV business.
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| Patent and Publishing Links Stir Apple Tablet Speculation
(NewsFactor)
02.10.2009 23:04 22 views 0 comments
Tags: Apple, Stir
NewsFactor - A newly revealed patent application and a new burst of rumors are providing more support to reports that Apple is planning a groundbreaking tablet computer. The application describes new forms of multi-touch interaction, and the rumors describe secret talks that Apple is having with newspaper and textbook publishers. Read more »
| IBM To Launch Web-Based E-Mail Platform
(NewsFactor)
02.10.2009 23:03 20 views 0 comments
Tags: Google, Lind, Many, Notts
NewsFactor - IBM is slated to launch a Web-based version of its Lotus Notes e-mail platform, which is expected to aid the tech industry giant's plans to go head-to-head with Google Apps. To be delivered as a part of IBM's online LotusLive service, LotusLive iNotes is designed to simplify e-mail, contacts and calendar access for remote workers operating outside of the corporate firewall. Read more »
| Red Hat Takes Software Patents To Supreme Court
(NewsFactor)
02.10.2009 23:01 18 views 0 comments
Tags: Supreme, Could, Supreme Court
NewsFactor - On Thursday, Red Hat filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to reject software patents. In what will be an uphill battle for the Linux-based software developer, Red Hat sought to explain the practical problems software patents pose to developers. Read more »
| E-readers seen as holiday hit
(Reuters)
02.10.2009 21:41 21 views 0 comments
Tags: German, Reuters, Poor, September
Reuters - Electronic readers could be the hottest gift this holiday season as a new crop of portable media devices begins to join iPods and other music players as must-have tech accessories.
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| RIM releases official BlackBerry desktop software for Mac
(Macworld.com)
02.10.2009 21:11 20 views 0 comments
Macworld.com - Itâs been a long time coming, but after promises, previews, and unexpected leaks, BlackBerry officially released the desktop Mac client for its popular smartphone platform on Friday. Read more »
| Lawmakers urge delay in Internet gambling rules
(Reuters)
02.10.2009 20:56 28 views 0 comments
Tags: Internet, Reuters, House, Services, Committee, Frank
Reuters - U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank and other lawmakers on Friday urged regulators to delay the December 1 implementation of financial rules to enforce a ban on Internet gambling. Read more »
| Lawmakers urge delay in Internet gambling rules
(Reuters)
02.10.2009 19:49 28 views 0 comments
Tags: Internet, Reuters, House, Services, Committee, Frank
Reuters - House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank and other lawmakers on Friday urged regulators to delay the upcoming implementation of financial rules to enforce a ban on Internet gambling. Read more »
| Nintendo's `Wii Fit Plus' adds pet support
(AP)
02.10.2009 19:32 29 views 0 comments
Tags: Come, West, Plan
 AP - Pet owners can weigh themselves with their furry friends on "Wii Fit Plus," the follow-up to the top-selling Nintendo workout game.
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| Get everyone in US online, high-level panel says
(AP)
02.10.2009 19:21 27 views 0 comments
Tags: United, United States, States, Internet, Americans, September, Computer
 AP - The nation needs to give the same urgency to making sure all Americans have broadband access as the Eisenhower administration did in building an interstate highway system a half-century ago, a report released Friday concluded.
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| Eminem's music publisher, Apple settle dispute
(AP)
02.10.2009 18:37 25 views 0 comments
Tags: Apple, Detroit
AP - Apple Inc. and the music publisher for Eminem have settled a lawsuit over the digital downloading rights to many of the Detroit rapper's songs, a lawyer said Friday. Read more »
| PCalc for iPhone now sports profanity filter
(Macworld.com)
02.10.2009 18:16 21 views 0 comments
Tags: Lind, Call, Systems
Macworld.com - TLA Systems has an important new feature on its popular PCalc and PCalc Lite calculator apps for iPhone. That feature? Censorship. And, frankly, it's about gosh-darned time. Read more »
| Apple and Eminem publisher settle lawsuit
(Macworld.com)
02.10.2009 18:02 31 views 0 comments
Tags: Apple, Eight, Mich, Associated, Pres, Associated Press, The Associated, Work, Detroit
Macworld.com - Word on the Detroit streets is that Apple and music publisher Eight Mile Style have reached a deal in the dispute over royalty payments for 93 songs by rapper Eminem. The Associated Press reports reports that the two parties have settled their beef as of Thursday. Read more »
| San Francisco tapping into tech-savvy citizens
(AFP)
02.10.2009 17:59 17 views 0 comments
Tags: Gate
 AFP - San Francisco is letting citizens create software tools to exploit city data for the public good.
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| Google pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi
(AFP)
02.10.2009 17:57 23 views 0 comments
Tags: Internet, Google, Indian
 AFP - Internet search giant Google paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on Friday on the 140th anniversary of his birth, replacing the 'G' in its colorful logo with a picture of the Indian independence hero.
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| Eminem's music publisher, Apple settle dispute
(AP)
02.10.2009 16:59 25 views 0 comments
Tags: Apple, Detroit
AP - Apple Inc. and the music publisher for Eminem have settled a lawsuit over the digital downloading rights to many of the Detroit rapper's songs. Read more »
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