 Miami firm says it will lay first US-Cuba fiber
(AP)
 13.10.2009 22:47  5 views  0 comments
AP - A small Miami-based company said the U.S. government has given it permission to lay the first optical communications fiber from the U.S. to Cuba. That could drastically cut the cost of calling the island nation and make the Internet more accessible to Cubans. Read more »
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iMovie update improves device compatibility
(Macworld.com)
13.10.2009 22:41 6 views 0 comments
Macworld.com - Apple on Tuesday rolled out an iMovie update, improving compatibility between its video-editing application and a number of devices while also tackling some minor bugs. Read more »
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Microsoft patches 34 security holes, many critical
(AP)
13.10.2009 22:40 7 views 0 comments
AP - Microsoft Corp. issued a record number of security patches for its software Tuesday as part of its regular monthly update. Read more »
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Kindle lightens textbook load, but flaws remain
(AP)
13.10.2009 22:37 6 views 0 comments
 AP - It's an experiment that has made back-to-school a little easier on the back: Amazon.com gave more than 200 college students its Kindle e-reading device this fall, loaded with digital versions of their textbooks.
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Study charts links between mobile phones, tumors
(Reuters)
13.10.2009 22:18 5 views 0 comments
 Reuters - Studies on whether mobile phones can cause cancer, especially brain tumors, vary widely in quality and there may be some bias in those showing the least risk, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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New WikiReader lets you take online encyclopedia offline
(Macworld.com)
13.10.2009 22:03 4 views 0 comments
Macworld.com - Openmoko, maker of the first open source cell phone, released its new WikiReader handheld. The $99 device allows you to browse over 3 million Wikipedia entries without the need for wired, or wireless Ethernet connectivity. Read more »
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Comcast tries pop-up alerts to warn of infections
(AP)
13.10.2009 21:27 5 views 0 comments
AP - Comcast Corp. wants to enlist its customers in a fight against a huge problem for Internet providers — the armies of infected personal computers, known as "botnets," that suck up bandwidth by sending spam and facilitating cybercrime. Read more »
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Cisco expands again, buying Starent for $2.9B
(AP)
13.10.2009 21:27 5 views 0 comments
 AP - Betting on the growing popularity of data-hungry phones like the iPhone, Cisco Systems Inc. said Tuesday it had agreed to pay $2.9 billion for Starent Networks Corp., a maker of equipment for wireless carriers.
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BioWare's Dragon Age Origins Character Creator Released
(PC World)
13.10.2009 20:35 5 views 0 comments
PC World - "Servers are melting," blogs BioWare, but if you want to fiddle with Dragon Age Origin's character creator, you can try your luck downloading it now. The actual creator, that is, as seen in the game itself when it ships for PC and Xbox 360 on November 3rd (PS3 owners have to wait until November 17th for some reason). Read more »
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Future Versions Of Firefox To Detect Screen Orientation
(PC World)
13.10.2009 15:09 5 views 0 comments
PC World - Future iterations of Mozilla's browser, starting with the upcoming version 3.6, will be capable of detecting your computers orientation; Firefox will then use that real-time positioning information to impact how the browser displays applications and webpages. Read more »
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Newark mayor to settle feud on 'Tonight Show'
(AP)
13.10.2009 12:19 5 views 0 comments
 AP - Goodbye YouTube, hello "Tonight Show."
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Data and contacts vanish from Sidekick phones
(AP)
13.10.2009 3:37 8 views 0 comments
 AP - Owners of Sidekick phones may have lost all the personal information they put on the device, including contact numbers, because of a failure of servers that remotely stored the data.
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Apple director Levinson leaves Google's board
(AP)
13.10.2009 0:02 8 views 0 comments
 AP - Google Inc. said Monday that Arthur Levinson has resigned from the Internet search leader's board, averting a potential showdown with government regulators over his overlapping job as a director for computer and gadget maker Apple Inc.
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Data and contacts vanish from Sidekick phones
(AP)
12.10.2009 22:00 9 views 0 comments
AP - Owners of Sidekick phones may have lost all the personal information they put on the device, including contact numbers, because of a failure of servers that remotely stored the data.
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Tough choices for feds giving out broadband money
(AP)
11.10.2009 23:49 10 views 0 comments
 AP - The federal government will soon start handing out the first $4 billion from a pot of stimulus funds intended to spread high-speed Internet connections to more rural communities, poor neighborhoods and other pockets of the country clamoring for better access. The challenge is that the government has received $28 billion in requests.
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Gately, of Irish boy band Boyzone, dies in Spain
(AP)
11.10.2009 20:59 10 views 0 comments
 AP - Stephen Gately, a singer with the Irish boy band Boyzone who made headlines when he came out as gay a decade ago, has died while on vacation in Spain, the group said on its Web site Sunday. He was 33.
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Tough choices for feds giving out broadband money
(AP)
11.10.2009 19:31 9 views 0 comments
AP - The federal government will soon start handing out the first $4 billion from a pot of stimulus funds intended to spread high-speed Internet connections to more rural communities, poor neighborhoods and other pockets of the country clamoring for better access. The challenge is that the government has received $28 billion in requests. Read more »
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Are DVDs Nearing the End?
(PC World)
11.10.2009 19:13 8 views 0 comments
PC World - Watchers of streaming video trends are buzzing after a remark by Netflix CEO Reed Hastings in a Montley Fool podcast that DVDs may lose their number one spot for the company's video distribution after two years. Read more »
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Microsoft Loses Sidekick Users' Personal Data
(PC World)
11.10.2009 4:00 10 views 0 comments
PC World - Contacts, calendar entries, photographs, and other personal information of Sidekick users has almost certainly been lost for good following a service disruption at Sidekick provider Danger, the Microsoft subsidiary said on Saturday. Read more »
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KDDI Pairs a Mobile Phone With a Robot
(PC World)
11.10.2009 3:50 11 views 0 comments
PC World - As mobile phones add more features and more users connect with social media, the cell phone becomes a more important part of people's lives. Japanese carrier KDDI has developed a robot companion that seeks to bridge the gap between a phone and its user and a prototype was shown at this week's Ceatec expo near Tokyo. Read more »
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