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VeriSign expects major security update by 2011
November 16, 2009 5:45 AM PST
New protocol will guarantee the origin and integrity of Domain Name System data for .com and .net, company says.
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At PDC, Microsoft's (r)evolution on display
November 16, 2009 4:00 AM PST
A key developer conference this week will reveal just how much progress Ray Ozzie has made in his efforts to remake Redmond for the cloud computing era.
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Is Ohai is the next big thing in social games?
November 15, 2009 9:55 PM PST
Gaming start-up is bridging the gap between MMOs and social networks with compelling results. Is the future of gaming Flash-based vampires?
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IBM launches private business analytics cloud
November 15, 2009 9:35 PM PST
Blue Insight--Big Blue's massive business analytics cloud--is will hold more than a petabyte of data.
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Jaguar supercomputer races past Roadrunner in Top500
November 15, 2009 9:00 PM PST
Cray XT5 supercomputer known as "Jaguar" finally bests IBM after three tries. The top 10, while still dominated by supercomputers housed in the U.S., had just one newcomer.
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Managing your mobile data sync
November 15, 2009 5:39 PM PST
As users become more comfortable with cloud services, they need to be aware of who they are trusting with their data.
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Hackers create tools for disaster relief
November 15, 2009 3:00 PM PST
At the first-ever Random Hacks of Kindness event, developers work on technology tools that emergency relief workers can use in disasters.
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Gates: Apple is a 'force in doing good things'
November 15, 2009 10:43 AM PST
During a CNBC special in which he appeared with Warren Buffett, Microsoft's Bill Gates is effusive in his praise for Steve Jobs and Apple.
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Netbook vs. iPhone: A better comparison
November 15, 2009 9:05 AM PST
Maybe I've been looking at Netbooks the wrong way.
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Nvidia calls Intel's graphics chip tactics 'aggressive'
November 15, 2009 4:00 AM PST
Company is complaining loudly about Intel's bundling strategies in the graphics chip market.
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Windows Mobile loses nearly a third of market share
November 14, 2009 7:02 PM PST
Smartphones that use Apple's, Research In Motion's, and Google's operating systems are draining Microsoft's mobile market share.
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Man allegedly steals bus, posts video on YouTube
November 14, 2009 6:34 PM PST
A tour bus is stolen in Vermont. A former employee is apprehended for allegedly taking it on a joyride. Now it appears that he made a video of the alleged theft and posted it to YouTube.
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Apple relents on Mad artist's caricature app
November 14, 2009 6:05 PM PST
Company apparently has a change of heart about the Bobble Rep app, which features caricatures of congressional politicians and provides contact information.
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Judge rules for Apple in Psystar case
November 14, 2009 3:36 PM PST
Summary judgment states that Psystar's creation of Mac clones that run Mac OS X violate "Apple's exclusive reproduction right, distribution right, and right to create derivative works."
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Verizon ad describes negotiations with Apple?
November 14, 2009 2:06 PM PST
A print ad for the Verizon Droid uses far more personal anti-iPhone references than any of its TV spots. Is this a barely subliminal description of Verizon's negotiations with Apple?
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Verizon sending antipiracy notices for Hollywood, too
November 14, 2009 9:25 AM PST
Long considered disinterested in playing copyright cop, Verizon apparently has a change of heart. The company is now forwarding violation notices on behalf of NBC Universal--as well as the RIAA.
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Google Books settlement sets geographic, business limits
November 13, 2009 10:19 PM PST
Revised settlement allows the scanning of out-of-print works from only English-speaking countries, restricts future business for Google, and gives copyright holders more rights.
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Medpedia to best the more democratic Wikipedia?
November 13, 2009 6:43 PM PST
Modeled on the user-contributed open-source wiki software popularized by Wikipedia, the nearly year-old Medpedia grows up with the addition of three key features.
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Ricky Gervais helps reveal pain of cell phone salesmen
November 13, 2009 6:17 PM PST
The star of the British original "The Office" is helping to create a new sitcom based around the joys of working in a soul-sucking mall cell phone store.
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NASA spacecraft confirms water ice deposits on moon
November 13, 2009 5:27 PM PST
Deliberate crash of an empty rocket stage in a permanently shadowed crater near the moon's south pole last month kicked up definitive signs of water ice, scientists say.
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