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Archive for March, 2007

LG Philips LCD begins full-scale production at Poland factory

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

MSN UK News - Liquid crystal displays are used in flat panel televisions, computer monitors and notebook personal computers. “The start of mass production and the establishment of a base in Poland have enabled LG.Philips LCD to secure a strong foundation for …
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Loner from Japan’s lost generation killed the Briton who obsessed …

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Times Online - Many do little but read comics or play on computers. Inside his flat, police found piles of manga comic books, containing graphic images of sex and violence. Ichihashi was given a caution for stalking a female student and taking a 10,000 yen (£45 …
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Windows mouse house under attack from animated cursor flaw - iTWire

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

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Windows mouse house under attack from animated cursor flawiTWire - 2 hours agoBy Stan Beer. Microsoft has sounded the alarm about a new zero day security flaw which exploits a vulnerability in the way Windows handles animated cursor (.ani) files.Animated cursor flaw discovered for Windows (1st Update) Monsters and Critics.comUpdate: Windows zero-day flaw 'very dangerous,' experts […]

2-Way Talk

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Wired - Shoppers with cell phones or handheld computers will be able to access product manuals, get instant tech support, read customer reviews, and perhaps custom-order items that aren’t on the shelves — or that the store’s own servers can suggest based …
Original post by Google News - Sci/Tech and software by Elliott Back

Recycling drive sends computers, electronics to those in need

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Seattle Post Intelligencer - Christine Henn spent all day Friday trying to get rid of her old TV. She went to Value Village, Goodwill, Thriftco — but every place Henn tried to leave it, she was got the same answer. Sorry. Too many metals and chemicals in that thing. Dispose of …
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Inspector Lists Computers With Atomic Secrets as Missing

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

New York Times - WASHINGTON, March 30 — The office in charge of protecting American technical secrets about nuclear weapons from foreign spies is missing 20 desktop computers, at least 14 of which have been used for classified information, the Energy Department …
Original post by Google News - Sci/Tech and software by Elliott Back

World/nation briefs

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Minneapolis Star Tribune - One tornado hit in Lavaca County, between Houston and San Antonio, destroying a mobile home and sending its four residents to a hospital. WASHINGTON, D.C. DOE reports missing computers The office in charge of protecting U.S. technical secrets about …
Original post by Google News - Sci/Tech and software by Elliott Back

Review: 'Warfighter 2' Refined but Short - FOX News

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Seattle Post Intelligencer
Review: 'Warfighter 2' Refined but ShortFOX News - 18 hours agoBy MATT SLAGLE, AP Technology Writer. We've taken a sniper's aim at "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2," the newest installment in squad-based warfare from publisher UbiSoft and a sequel to one of last year's best games.Xbox 360 Review - 'Ghost Recon Advanced […]

Google wipes Katrina off map - Independent

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

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Google wipes Katrina off mapIndependent - 4 hours agoBy Cain Burdeau in New Orleans. Google, the ubiquitous internet search business, has been asked by a US congressional committee why it was "airbrushing history" by replacing post-Hurricane Katrina satellite imagery on its map portal with images of the …US Congress questions Google over maps whitewashing Katrina damage […]

Google wipes Katrina off map - Independent

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

KOMO
Google wipes Katrina off mapIndependent - 4 hours agoBy Cain Burdeau in New Orleans. Google, the ubiquitous internet search business, has been asked by a US congressional committee why it was "airbrushing history" by replacing post-Hurricane Katrina satellite imagery on its map portal with images of the …US Congress questions Google over maps whitewashing Katrina damage […]

Astronaut plans to run Boston Marathon in space - CNET News.com

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

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Astronaut plans to run Boston Marathon in spaceCNET News.com - 2 hours agoNASA astronaut Suni Williams will attempt to run the 111th Boston Marathon from aboard the International Space Station. By Reuters.Sunita’s marathon in space The TribuneAstronaut to run marathon at 17500 mph Guardian UnlimitedCBC News - Hindu - Telegraph.co.uk - Hostelbookers.comall 164 news articles
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A Complicated Balance of Policy and Personal (New York Times)

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

John Edwards is trying to respond to audiences consumed with curiosity and compassion about his wife?s recurrent cancer while still trying to push his agenda.
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It’s in the bag

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Observer - Sightings of teenagers armed with guitar cases and covers have gone from rare to frequent. From Lossiemouth to Budleigh Salterton, young folk are signing off from computers and appearing outdoors, with ‘gig-bags’ (as guitar cases are now known) to …
Original post by Google News - Sci/Tech and software by Elliott Back

Police probe ‘web torture’ at top school

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Times Online - ONE of Britain’s top independent schools is under police investigation over allegations of pupil bullying involving the use of internet images of torture, murder and child pornography. Officers are examining computers taken from the school, in …
Original post by Google News - Sci/Tech and software by Elliott Back

Sunita’s marathon in space - The Tribune

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

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Sunita’s marathon in spaceThe Tribune - 1 hour agoIndian-American astronaut Sunita Williams will run in the Boston Marathon on April 16 from 210 miles above the earth. This will be for the first time that an astronaut in space will be an official participant in a marathon.Astronaut set for space marathon BBC NewsHailstones and Hallelujahs CBC […]