AP Technology News
FBI access to e-mail, Web data raises privacy fear |
By PETE YOST
2010-07-30T17:19:33Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law....
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AP Technology News
Australia govt expands proposed broadband network |
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2010-07-30T13:16:37Z
PERTH, Australia (AP) -- Australia's government expanded its ambitious plan to bring broadband to much of the vast country, adding 300,000 homes and businesses to the coverage area Friday in hopes of winning votes in next month's federal election....
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Slovene police, FBI hail ties in cyber crime probe |
By ALI ZERDIN
2010-07-30T12:58:40Z
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) -- An FBI official said Friday a two-year-long multinational investigation led them to nab a 23-year-old Slovenian, who allegedly created a malicious software code that infected 12 million computers worldwide....
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AP Technology News
Samsung says 2Q net profit surges 83 percent |
By KELLY OLSEN
2010-07-30T08:54:13Z
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Samsung's quarterly profit surged to a record high as sales of semiconductors, flat panels and TVs climbed, but the electronics giant warned that intensifying competition in areas like mobile phones could dent earnings in coming quarters....
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AP Technology News
Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic |
By JORDAN ROBERTSON
2010-07-30T04:51:13Z
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Researchers have uncovered new ways that criminals can spy on Internet users even if they're using secure connections to banks, online retailers or other sensitive Web sites....
| | 7/29/2010 9:51:13 PM |
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AP Technology News
False alarm: Google search still working in China |
By MIHCAEL LIEDTKE
2010-07-30T02:28:11Z
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google Inc. triggered a false alarm Thursday by posting a notice that its search engine and several other services had been cut off from mainland China - a key market where the company has been locked in a high-profile battle over online censorship....
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AP Technology News
US suing Oracle alleging software contracts fraud |
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2010-07-29T22:01:24Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it is joining a fraud lawsuit against Oracle Corp. related to software contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars....
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Ballmer: Tablet coming 'as soon as we can' |
By JESSICA MINTZ
2010-07-29T21:57:17Z
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) -- Microsoft will compete with Apple's iPad, but it isn't saying when....
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AP Technology News
Motorola 2Q earnings climb, revenue stabilizes |
By PETER SVENSSON
2010-07-29T17:39:52Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- Motorola Inc. on Thursday reported a sharply higher profit for the second quarter and stabilized its long revenue decline as its strategy of focusing on smart phones like the Droid bore fruit....
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Adult industry sees iPorn potential in new phone |
By JOEL SCHECTMAN
2010-07-29T15:31:18Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- It's a maxim of technology: Invent the newest gadget and the porn industry will find a way to cash in....
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Gizmodo
The Young and the Restless and the Tech Support Guy [Drama] |
Oh what a tangled web we weave. The local ABC affiliate in San Francisco is reporting a scandalous tale of misplaced nude photos, fraudulent laptop purchases, pornographic websites, and a Dell tech support guy—basically an internet soap opera. More »
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Gizmodo
This Airplane Luxury Suite Is Way Out of My Budget [Airplanes] |
This is the most luxurious airplane "seat" money can buy: The Singapore Suite, on board Singapore Air's A380s. Fully isolated from the airplane, it has real bed and a three-feet-wide armchair, along with a multimedia center with integrated 23-inch TV. More »
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MS-NBC Technology & Science
Monkeys go bananas over flying squirrels | | Researchers have observed small monkeys called Japanese macaques going bananas at the sight of a flying squirrel. | | 7/30/2010 12:27:46 PM |
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MS-NBC Technology & Science
Tiny footprints are oldest evidence of reptiles |  A tiny reptile scampering along an Outback-like environment snagging insects some 318 million years ago left behind footprints that are now the oldest evidence of reptiles to date.
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MS-NBC Technology & Science
Barnes & Noble's Nook gets its own boutique |  Barnes & Noble said Friday it's creating boutiques within its stores for its Nook e-reader to "showcase" the digital device, software and accessories.
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MS-NBC Technology & Science
Another ugly reminder to check your Facebook settings — NOW! |  If we take any lesson from this latest Facebook privacy brouhaha, it's one we should have already learned: Facebook isn't for people who don't wish to be known. Because here's the deal: Facebook has not now, nor will it ever, protect your information.
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MS-NBC Technology & Science
Cell phone shipments up 14.5 percent worldwide | | The number of cell phones shipped worldwide rose 14.5 percent in the second quarter compared with a year earlier, with much of the growth coming from smaller challengers like the iPhone and BlackBerry, according to research firm IDC. | | 7/30/2010 8:32:14 AM |
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MS-NBC Technology & Science
Virtual cookie monster controls flavor |  At the SIGGRAPH computer animation and interactive technology conference, a research team unveiled a Meta Cookie system, which uses virtual reality to try to control the flavor of a cookie.
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MS-NBC Technology & Science
Mars rover finally sees Martian dust devil |  After more than six years roaming the surface of Mars, NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has spotted its first dust devil on the red planet.
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MS-NBC Technology & Science
Internet 'key holders' are insurance against cyber attack | | In a move that seems inspired by "The Lord of the Rings," seven "keys" have been handed out to a trusted circle of people who might get called upon to "save" the Internet in the aftermath of a cyber attack. | | 7/30/2010 7:46:10 AM |
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MS-NBC Technology & Science
Rare find: Failed star circling sun-like star |  A rare sun-like star that is both young and relatively close to Earth has been found to be harboring an even weirder object a failed star locked in a close orbit around its host, according to a new study.
| | 7/30/2010 7:43:21 AM |
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MS-NBC Technology & Science
Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic |  Researchers have uncovered new ways that criminals can spy on Internet users even if they're using secure connections to banks, online retailers or other sensitive Web sites.
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Reuters Internet News
Facebook may postpone IPO to 2012: report | (Reuters) - Social networking website Facebook Inc may postpone its initial public offering until 2012, Bloomberg said, citing three people familiar with the matter. | | 7/30/2010 10:46:48 AM |
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Reuters Internet News
Bitter smartphone war seen pinching vendor margins | HELSINKI (Reuters) - An increasingly heated battle in the global smartphone market is set to weigh on handset vendors' profit margins for the rest of the year, analysts said on Friday. | | 7/30/2010 7:25:03 AM |
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Reuters Internet News
Google says China search block may be tech glitch | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said its earlier report that Internet search services in China were being fully blocked could have been the result of a technical glitch that overstated the problem. | | 7/30/2010 1:56:02 AM |
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Reuters Internet News
Microsoft talks up tablets, shows off new phones | SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp set out its ambitions to dominate the consumer electronics market on Thursday with Windows-powered tablet computers and smartphones designed to beat back advances by Apple Inc and Google Inc. | | 7/29/2010 3:47:06 PM |
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Reuters Internet News
Expedia posts higher profit as bookings rise | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Online travel agency Expedia Inc on Thursday reported a higher-than-expected profit as travel bookings rose, boosting its shares 2 percent. | | 7/29/2010 2:28:07 PM |
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Reuters Internet News
Quest Software Q2 beats estimates, shares jump | BANGALORE (Reuters) - Quest Software Inc posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by a 25 percent jump in license revenue, sending its shares up 6 percent in extended trade. | | 7/29/2010 2:15:28 PM |
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Reuters Internet News
U.S. sues Oracle, alleges software contract fraud | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department said on Thursday it sued Oracle Corp, alleging it defrauded the federal government on a software contract in effect from 1998 to 2006 that involved hundreds of millions of dollars in sales. | | 7/29/2010 1:31:47 PM |
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Reuters Internet News
Russia clamps down on Internet, Google frowns | MOSCOW (Reuters) - A court in Russia's far east has ordered an Internet provider to block five sites which it said disseminated extreme views, prompting U.S. Internet giant Google to say on Thursday the move restricted access to information. | | 7/29/2010 11:13:27 AM |
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Reuters Internet News
Low-tech Shatner eyes Twitter, says what the "$#*!" | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - William Shatner confesses he has problems with the digital age. At 79 years old, he doesn't use Twitter and can't remember computer passwords. | | 7/29/2010 5:22:11 AM |
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Reuters Internet News
India raises security concerns over BlackBerry services | NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has raised security concerns with Research In Motion over the Canadian company's popular BlackBerry services, but is not planning a ban in the world's fastest growing mobile phone market. | | 7/28/2010 11:54:31 PM |
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