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Study finds software piracy growing Posted: 11 May 2009 05:22 PM PDT ReutersTechnology / Reuters Study finds software piracy growing  — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Software piracy grew last year, accounting for 41 percent of all PC software installed, with losses to companies estimated a...

Possible New iPhone Specs Leak: Faster Processor, Memory Bump, and FM Radio Posted: 11 May 2009 05:22 PM PDT Gizmodo / Gizmodo Possible New iPhone Specs Leak: Faster Processor, Memory Bump, and FM Radio   — According to a forum poster on a Chinese gadget site, the new iPhone is set to include some upgrades we'd expect, but also some we definitely would...

Chip decline eases, AMD gains on Intel Posted: 11 May 2009 04:45 PM PDT CNETNews.com / CNETNews Chip decline eases, AMD gains on Intel  — The decline in PC chip shipments may be easing but Netbook processor deliveries were off 33 percent as AMD gained on Intel, IDC said.

Adobe beams up new Strobe video framework Posted: 11 May 2009 04:15 PM PDT CNETNews.com / CNETNews Adobe beams up new Strobe video framework  — An open-source project that makes it easier to put together an in-house online video player, Strobe aims to hit the market next quarter.

New Camaro integrates with iPod, Zune Posted: 11 May 2009 03:09 PM PDT AskNews / CNET New Camaro integrates with iPod, Zune  —  CNET - Found 2 hours ago The new Camaro gets an impressive cabin tech roster, including iPod and Zune integration. (Credit: Corinne S...

Facebook Payment Platform To Enter Testing Soon. Only 7 Months Late. Posted: 11 May 2009 02:15 PM PDT TechCrunch / TechCrunch Facebook Payment Platform To Enter Testing Soon. Only 7 Months Late.  —  One of my longstanding gripes with Facebook Platform has been its lack of a unified payment platform that would offer developers a way to tie a Fa...

US university makes iPods mandatory for students Posted: 11 May 2009 02:02 PM PDT Google News: Technology / Vnunet US university makes iPods mandatory for students  — Students enrolling into the Missouri School of Journalism this autumn will be required to own either an iPhone or an iPod Touch. The school is mand...

What's the point of a Windows 7 ARM port? Posted: 11 May 2009 02:00 PM PDT ArsTechnica / Arstechnica What's the point of a Windows 7 ARM port?  —  Last week saw the emergence of speculation, instigated by none other than the CEO of ARM, Warren East. In a conference call with ...

Times Wire Gives You NYT In Real-Time. But The News May Be Old. Posted: 11 May 2009 02:00 PM PDT TechCrunch / TechCrunch Times Wire Gives You NYT In Real-Time. But The News May Be Old.  — One of the biggest knocks against traditional media isn't necessarily that it's not online most of it is now but rather that it's slow when it co...

Flickr Creates New License for White House Photos Epicenter Posted: 11 May 2009 01:48 PM PDT Twitter / Wired Flickr Creates New License for White House Photos Epicenter  —

NightTline: Twitter and ABC Launch a Tweetable News Show Posted: 11 May 2009 01:45 PM PDT Mashable / Mashable NightTline: Twitter and ABC Launch a Tweetable News Show  — Twitter has rapidly become an invaluable tool for news outlets: news anchors are using Twitter constantly to ask questions and gather feedback from...

RealNetworks continues to develop DVD-copying device Posted: 11 May 2009 01:45 PM PDT CNETNews.com / CNETNews RealNetworks continues to develop DVD-copying device  — Though a judge made decide to retain a ban on sales of Real's DVD-copying technology, the company continues to develop film-copying device.

NJ man pleads guilty to attack on Scientology site Posted: 11 May 2009 01:17 PM PDT Google News: Technology / Mercurynews NJ man pleads guilty to attack on Scientology site  — AP NEWARK, NJ-A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to conducting a cyber attack on Church of Scientology Web sites in January 2008.

On the Road: A Meeting in New York? Can't We Videoconference? Posted: 11 May 2009 01:00 PM PDT NYTimesTechnology / NYTimes On the Road: A Meeting in New York? Can't We Videoconference?  — Starting early last year, sales began to rise, offering evidence that videoconferencing was being used more often to replace some business travel.

Tracking Cyberspies Through the Web Wilderness Posted: 11 May 2009 01:00 PM PDT NYTimesTechnology / NYTimes Tracking Cyberspies Through the Web Wilderness  — Cyberforensics is a new genre of detective work that presents immense technical challenges.

New Target for Digital Pirates: The Printed Word Posted: 11 May 2009 01:00 PM PDT NYTimesTechnology / NYTimes New Target for Digital Pirates: The Printed Word  — E-reader technology is making it easier to obtain and distribute copyrighted material on the Web for free, forcing publishers to face problems simi...

Spirit rover's wheels stuck in soft Martian dirt Posted: 11 May 2009 12:47 PM PDT Google News: Technology / Google Spirit rover's wheels stuck in soft Martian dirt  — PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - The Mars rover Spirit has become stuck in loose dirt while ambling around a low plateau, NASA said Monday.

FTC chair: we may jump into net neutrality fray Posted: 11 May 2009 12:46 PM PDT ArsTechnica / Arstechnica FTC chair: we may jump into net neutrality fray  —  During the prior administration, most of the action in the area of competition among online services was happening at the FCC, wh...

Advertising: As Storefronts Become Vacant, Ads Arrive Posted: 11 May 2009 12:45 PM PDT NYTimesMedia / NYTimes Advertising: As Storefronts Become Vacant, Ads Arrive  — Rather than let abandoned retail spaces look like pockets of poverty, landlords are renting the windows out to marketers for street-level advertisi...

Facebook to test virtual currency with developers in a few weeks Posted: 11 May 2009 12:37 PM PDT VentureBeat / Venturebeat Facebook to test virtual currency with developers in a few weeks  — Developers may be making tens of millions of dollars through games and virtual goods on Facebook 's platform, but the social network itself hasn't ...

Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2 gets hands-on treatment, favors S10 Posted: 11 May 2009 07:52 PM PDT Engadget / Engadget Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2 gets hands-on treatment, favors S10  —  You've seen Lenovo's IdeaPad S10 , right? If so, you'll surely recognize the recently revised S10-2 -- a mildly tweaked version of the netbook tha...

Mixx Debuts Ad Rating Service Posted: 11 May 2009 07:48 PM PDT MixxTechnology / Accuracast Mixx Debuts Ad Rating Service  — The social book marking site Mixx has introduced a new service, called the sifter', which will enable elite members of Mixx to vote on five differ...

20 Fantastic Photo Manipulation Designs Posted: 11 May 2009 07:44 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Dreamcss 20 Fantastic Photo Manipulation Designs  —  Blending a bunch of photos together isn't quite as easy as it might look, Blending different elements to form a single convincing image requires a...

0.65" thick Dell Adamo. I'd take this over the MacBook Air any day. Posted: 11 May 2009 07:43 PM PDT RedditTechnologyUpcoming / Dell 0.65" thick Dell Adamo. I'd take this over the MacBook Air any day.  —

Toronto student's space colony design wins NASA contest Posted: 11 May 2009 07:43 PM PDT RedditTechnologyUpcoming / TechnologySympaticoMsnCbcCa Toronto student's space colony design wins NASA contest  —

Pattern matching in Python Posted: 11 May 2009 07:43 PM PDT HackerNews / Monkey Pattern matching in Python  —

Software piracy worsens in Asia: study Posted: 11 May 2009 07:31 PM PDT YahooNewsTechnology / AFP Software piracy worsens in Asia: study  — A computer user in Taipei. Software piracy in the Asia-Pacific region continued to grow last year, a study said, driven by the rapid growth in comp...

Greece halts Google Street View Posted: 11 May 2009 07:24 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / NewsCnet Greece halts Google Street View  —  Greece has decided to stop the lovely, sensitive Google Street View drivers from taking any more pictures while it considers whether those young T...

Researchers: image spam making unexpected return Posted: 11 May 2009 07:24 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Arstechnica Researchers: image spam making unexpected return  —  IBM's security researchers say that image-based spam is on the rise once again, despite the fact that it requires a lot of effort on the user's pa...

Trolling someone online? Bill would slap you with jail time Posted: 11 May 2009 07:23 PM PDT HackerNewsUpcomingNewest / Arstechnica Trolling someone online? Bill would slap you with jail time  —

WIndow 7 virtual XP is a marketing stunt Posted: 11 May 2009 07:23 PM PDT HackerNewsUpcomingNewest / Design-to-last WIndow 7 virtual XP is a marketing stunt  —

Hadoop should target C++/LLVM, not Java Posted: 11 May 2009 07:23 PM PDT HackerNews / Trendcaller Hadoop should target C++/LLVM, not Java   —

Just how gullible is David Brooks? Posted: 11 May 2009 07:23 PM PDT HackerNewsUpcomingNewest / Gothamschools Just how gullible is David Brooks?   —

I got my first nigerian scam email. FINALLY Posted: 11 May 2009 07:16 PM PDT NewsVineTechnology / JoulesBeefNewsvine I got my first nigerian scam email. FINALLY  —  I really have felt left out, everyone i know has gotten one of these, but not me, until now. I was beginning to think i would have to write nigeri...

I saw a bunch of articles last year about a new game called Guitar Wizard that is like Guitar Hero, however it works with any guitar and actually teaches you to play. It was supposed to be released last fall but I still can't find it. Any help would be greatly appreciated Redditors. Posted: 11 May 2009 07:03 PM PDT RedditGadgetsUpcoming / Youtube I saw a bunch of articles last year about a new game called Guitar Wizard that is like Guitar Hero, however it works with any guitar and actually teaches you to play. It was supposed to be released last fall but I still can't find it. Any help would be greatly appreciated Redditors.  —

Mixx Debuts Ad Rating Service Posted: 11 May 2009 07:48 PM PDT MixxTechnology / Accuracast Mixx Debuts Ad Rating Service  — The social book marking site Mixx has introduced a new service, called the sifter', which will enable elite members of Mixx to vote on five differ...

Facebook Be the First to Know with Immediate Notifications Posted: 11 May 2009 07:48 PM PDT Twitter / BlogFacebook Facebook Be the First to Know with Immediate Notifications  —

20 Fantastic Photo Manipulation Designs Posted: 11 May 2009 07:44 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Dreamcss 20 Fantastic Photo Manipulation Designs  —  Blending a bunch of photos together isn't quite as easy as it might look, Blending different elements to form a single convincing image requires a...

Pattern matching in Python Posted: 11 May 2009 07:43 PM PDT HackerNews / Monkey Pattern matching in Python  —

"At Start-Ups, Boards Spar Over Cash Plans" Posted: 11 May 2009 07:28 PM PDT Twitter / OnlineWsj "At Start-Ups, Boards Spar Over Cash Plans"   —

Hadoop should target C++/LLVM, not Java Posted: 11 May 2009 07:23 PM PDT HackerNews / Trendcaller Hadoop should target C++/LLVM, not Java   —

I always forget "Google knows more about you than your mother" Posted: 11 May 2009 06:48 PM PDT Twitter / Computerworld I always forget "Google knows more about you than your mother"  —

Is anyone actually using XCode? Posted: 11 May 2009 06:43 PM PDT HackerNews / Warpspire Is anyone actually using XCode?  —

I just finished watching "Freaks and Geeks" for the first time. Way to fuck up a good thing NBC! Posted: 11 May 2009 06:40 PM PDT RedditGeek / SelfGeek I just finished watching "Freaks and Geeks" for the first time. Way to fuck up a good thing NBC!  —

Linux Breaking Through The Microsoft Monopoly Posted: 11 May 2009 06:24 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Havemacwillblog Linux Breaking Through The Microsoft Monopoly  —  At last Linux is making headway against the monster from Redmond. maybe Microsoft will soon be on the run. (Linux/Unix)

Halo Exec leaving Microsoft to join Bruckheimer Games Studio Posted: 11 May 2009 06:10 PM PDT RedditGeek / Examiner Halo Exec leaving Microsoft to join Bruckheimer Games Studio  —

I drink, therefore I can Posted: 11 May 2009 05:43 PM PDT HackerNews / Prospect-magazine I drink, therefore I can  —

VC and Twitter Investor Fred Wilson to Speak at Google on Disruptive Industries AllThingsD Posted: 11 May 2009 05:28 PM PDT Twitter / KaraAllthingsd VC and Twitter Investor Fred Wilson to Speak at Google on Disruptive Industries AllThingsD  —

Why You Should Be Worried About Your Privacy on the Web Posted: 11 May 2009 05:04 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Pcworld Why You Should Be Worried About Your Privacy on the Web  —  Combing through more than two dozen public and private resources on the Web, this author not only found a vast amount of their private information...

Why Silent Updates Boost Security Posted: 11 May 2009 05:03 PM PDT HackerNews / Techzoom Why Silent Updates Boost Security  —

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