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Archive for October, 2006

Laptop flimflam artist strikes

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

MetroWest Daily News - F RAMINGHAM — Police say a Framingham man learned a valuable lesson on Monday — if something appears too good to be true, then it probably is. The man, who police declined to identify, is out $400 after he tried to buy two discount laptop computers …
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Seagate to encrypt data on hard drives

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Errant notebook computers have cost government agencies and corporations millions of dollars and put sensitive data — including customer credit cards or social security numbers — on the street, possibly in criminal hands. “I believe other companies …
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new and old games fill Wii's US launch window - Aussie-Nintendo.com

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

E Canada Now
new and old games fill Wii's US launch windowAussie-Nintendo.com - Oct 31, 2006REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 31, 2006 - Within the first five weeks of launch, Wii™ owners can pick from up to 62 games, representing the most diverse, and most exciting, console video game library available.Wii biggest console launch in a decade GameplanetNintendo's Wii […]

MySpace technology stays in tune with the law - iTWire

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

KNX1070
MySpace technology stays in tune with the lawiTWire - 21 hours agoBy Stan Beer. Social networking site MySpace is using technology and threats to ban members in an attempt to keep its site clean of unauthorized copyright protected material.MySpace plans to start blocking distribution of unauthorized music … Monsters and Critics.comMySpace Music Move New York TimesWashington […]

Ask Dan the Computer Man: Routers, hubs and switches: What are they?

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Northern Virginia Daily - A router is a junction between two networks. For instance, a router will connect your home network to the Internet. A router makes it possible for the exchange of data between the computers and the Internet. A hub is used to connect multiple …
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Elephant debate: Live in zoo or roam free - USA Today

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Washington Post
Elephant debate: Live in zoo or roam freeUSA Today - 1 hour agoBy Liz Szabo, USA TODAY. Elephants Anna and Dolly of the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore soon will enjoy a new outdoor walking track and three additional companions.Mirror test suggests elephant self-aware London Free PressElephants Recognize Selves in Mirror, Study Says National GeographicSydney Morning […]

New credit card technology to increase convenience

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Daily Collegian - The Radio Frequency Identification chips are, according to Heydt-Benjamin, “tiny computers that are powered by radio waves when they are near a radio transmitter.” Once the chips get the radio wave power, they can use it to compute and transmit data …
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Wiki fever spreads to US intelligence community - ZDNet

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

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Wiki fever spreads to US intelligence communityZDNet - Oct 31, 2006The US intelligence community has caught wiki fever, and it may do the array of agencies trying to paint of picture of global security threats some good.US intelligence unveils spy version of Wikipedia ReutersSpy agencies now share the Wikipedia way Los Angeles TimesITworld.com - p2pnet.net - Slashdot - […]

The Amazing Hubble Telescope - New York Times

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

TurnTo23.com
The Amazing Hubble TelescopeNew York Times - Oct 31, 2006The space agency’s finest scientific instrument escaped a death sentence yesterday when Michael Griffin, the NASA administrator, approved a shuttle mission to service and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.Health and Science News Roundup Monsters and Critics.comIN DEPTH: The Cost of Saving Hubble Discovery ChannelBloomberg - Daily News & […]

Sanyo to launch solar-powered battery charger - Mainichi Daily News

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Slippery Brick
Sanyo to launch solar-powered battery chargerMainichi Daily News - 6 hours agoSanyo Electric Co. said it will launch what it claims to be the world's first solar-powered battery charger in Japan on Nov. 21.Sanyo Introduces Eneloop Solar Charger Slippery BrickSanyo Rolls Out Eneloop Solar Charger, Rechargeable Heater Gizmodo.comengadgetall 4 news articles
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SKorea Samsung Electronics develops highest density multi-chip … - Forbes

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

SKorea Samsung Electronics develops highest density multi-chip …Forbes - 8 hours agoSEOUL (XFN-ASIA) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it has developed the industry's highest density multi-chip package (MCP) by stacking 16 chips in one package.Samsung wraps up 16 NAND die in multi-chip package EETimes.comSamsung develops 16-chip MCP technology DigiTimesall 5 news articles
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AMD wants to force Intel to divulge documents for antitrust suit - San Luis Obispo Tribune

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

AMD wants to force Intel to divulge documents for antitrust suitSan Luis Obispo Tribune - 25 minutes agoAP. SAN JOSE, Calif. - Advanced Micro Devices Inc., the No. 2 computer chip maker behind Intel Corp., asked the court overseeing its antitrust lawsuit against Intel to force the company to produce documents … AMD Files Motion […]

AMD wants to force Intel to divulge documents for antitrust suit - San Jose Mercury News

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Zee News
AMD wants to force Intel to divulge documents for antitrust suitSan Jose Mercury News - 21 hours agoAP. SAN JOSE, Calif. - Advanced Micro Devices Inc., the No. 2 computer chip maker behind Intel Corp., asked the court overseeing its antitrust lawsuit against Intel to force the company to produce documents … AMD pleads […]

Garnett Wins Kennedy Citizenship Award

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Associated Press - But for some strange reason, I get an award for it.” Garnett has long been involved in community service projects, donating computers to inner city schools and helping local children and women with cancer, in addition to taking underprivileged kids on …
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Peer-to-peer gets personal (CNN Money)

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Sending Grandma a video of baby’s first steps via e-mail is a bit like taking a horse and sleigh over the river and through the woods to her house: tediously slow and prone to freezing.
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