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IBM, universities target easy-to-use cellphones (Reuters)

Tech News - 53 min 44 sec ago

Reuters - IBM has started a two-year research program that aims to make cellphones easier to use for groups including the elderly and the illiterate.


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'JihadJane' recruited in US, Europe, Asia: prosecutors (AFP)

Tech News - 1 hour 32 min ago

AFP - A US woman operating online under the name JihadJane recruited jihadist fighters in the United States, Europe and Asia in a bid to carry out terror plots or die trying, prosecutors said.


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Chinese group file complaint over faulty HP laptops (Reuters)

Tech News - 2 hours 45 min ago

Reuters - More than 100 Chinese consumers have filed an official complaint against Hewlett-Packard Co over faulty laptop computers, leaving the door open for a lawsuit against the U.S. technology company, a lawyer for the group said on Wednesday.


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Google opens virtual shop for business software (AFP)

Tech News - 4 hours 15 min ago

AFP - Google opened an online shop for business software hosted as services in the Internet cloud.


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Street Fighter IV arrives in the App Store (Macworld.com)

Tech News - 4 hours 18 min ago
Macworld.com - Students of the hadouken have a new venue to test their fighting mettle: Street Fighter IV launched Wednesday for the iPhone and iPod touch. This seminal arcade fighter brings high-end graphics, complex combos, and a memorable cast of characters to the mobile platform.
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Arm Sees Over 50 New IPad-like Devices out This Year (PC World)

Tech News - 4 hours 54 min ago
PC World - The launch of Apple's iPad will pave the way for a slew of rival products this year, an Arm executive said Wednesday, predicting over 50 tablet PC devices will be launched globally.
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Logorama duo take aim at Ghost Recon videogame (Reuters)

Tech News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 23:52
Reuters - The directors behind the Oscar-winning animated short Logorama, are moving into the live-action world -- but they aren't going Hollywood just yet.
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Google adds bike lane with latest mapping feature (AP)

Tech News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 23:07
AP - Google Inc. is adding a bike lane with its latest online mapping option.
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Summary Box: Google expands sales of business apps (AP)

Tech News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 22:16
AP - NEW APPS STORE: Google is selling the online services of other business software makers.
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Google opens Web store for business applications (AP)

Tech News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 21:58
AP - Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more companies to rely on applications piped over the Internet.
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MySpace outlines makeover after exec shake up (AP)

Tech News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 21:33

AP - Long-ago lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, social networking site MySpace is planning a series of updates over the next months that will link its users' posts to those sites more easily and carve out its niche as an entertainment hub more clearly.


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MySpace readies site overhaul to rekindle growth (Reuters)

Tech News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 21:26
Reuters - With shrinking audiences, deep layoffs and two management shake-ups, MySpace, the one-time leader in Internet social networking, has had a rocky year.
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Man stabbed with meat thermometer at movie in CA (AP)

Tech News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 20:18
AP - Authorities say a man was stabbed in the neck with a meat thermometer after asking a woman to silence her cell phone during a screening of the film Shutter Island at a Southern California movie theater.
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LG Elec launches Android-based smartphone (Reuters)

Tech News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 19:02
Reuters - LG Electronics Inc, the world's No. 3 mobile phone maker, on Wednesday launched a smartphone based on Google's Android operating system in South Korea, as it seeks to boost its relatively weak smartphone line-ups.
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Cisco leapfrogs rivals with faster router (Reuters)

Tech News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 17:54
Reuters - Cisco Systems Inc introduced its first major new routers in six years and said they can be configured to handle Internet traffic up to 12 times faster than rival products.
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Mandatory insurance proposed for UK dogs (AP)

Tech News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 17:07

AP - A chip for Spot? In a country where guns are tightly controlled and even carrying a kitchen knife can bring prison time, some thugs use dogs to menace their victims. Now the British government is proposing that dog owners be forced to get microchips and take out insurance for their pets.


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Facebook Reported Ready To Let Users Share Locations (NewsFactor)

Tech News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 17:06
NewsFactor - Facebook may join other Internet companies in offering location-based services. The social-networking site plans to let its users to share their location and see the locations of friends, according to published reports.
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Booksellers fighting Amazon's Canadian bid (Reuters)

Tech News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 16:28

Reuters - Fearing an apparent assault by Amazon.com on Canadian culture, the Canadian Booksellers Association is urging the federal government to block the U.S. Internet retailer from establishing a physical presence north of the border.


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As Ballmer Praises Apple, EFF Cites Stiff App Store Rules (NewsFactor)

Tech News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 16:25
NewsFactor - With the stakes high in Microsoft's bid to add its search engine to the iPhone, a few words of praise by the software giant's CEO have drawn a considerable amount of attention.
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Sentilla's Energy Management Tool Gets Chargeback Feature (PC World)

Tech News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 16:20
PC World - Sentilla has released an update to its data-center energy management tool, which lets IT and facilities staff track the energy usage of servers and other equipment. The latest version is a software-only product that adds a chargeback capability, allowing companies to bill individual business units for the energy they use.
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