Thursday, 11 March 2010 r.
Technology
New racing videogames set to rev up sales (Reuters)

10.03.2010 22:42   0 views   0 comments
Tags: President, Sony, Reuters, From, Jake, Angeles, Los Angeles, America, Just, Grey

Sony Computer Entertainment America President and CEO Jack Tretton watches video from the new Reuters - Blatant disregard for oncoming traffic and speed limits will get you into serious trouble on the road, but drivers seeking similar thrills can indulge in a fleet of new racing video games due out soon.


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Census campaign targets tech-savvy Hispanic youth (AP)

10.03.2010 22:42   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Communist, American, Complex, California, March, Chris, Center, Vote, Defense, Learning, Groups

Voto Latino co-founder and actress Rosario Dawson, second from right, participates in a news conference with actor Wilma Valderrama, right, California Community Foundation president Antonia Hernandez, far left, and Voto Latino executive director Maria Teresa Kumar at the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex Center in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Dawson announced a plan by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund) and Voto Latino to build momentum for the 2010 census by launching an interactive, multimedia campaign targeting young California Latinos. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP - Groups pushing for robust Hispanic participation in the 2010 census announced a new campaign Thursday that aims to reach the hard-to-count demographic through its smart-phone-toting youngsters.


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Sony unveils new motion-controlled gaming system (Reuters)

10.03.2010 21:02   2 views   0 comments
Tags: Corp, Reuters, Sony

Reuters - Sony Corp has unveiled its new motion-controlled video game system, pitching it to both casual and hard-core gamers alike, as the company looks to ride one of the hottest trends in gaming. Read more »

Huge 'botnet' amputated, but criminals reconnect (AP)

10.03.2010 20:38   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Hurt, Internet

AP - The sudden takedown of an Internet provider thought to be helping spread one of the most promiscuous pieces of malicious software out there appears to have cut off criminals from potentially millions of personal computers under their control. Read more »

Motorola, Microsoft in deal to put Bing on phones (Reuters)

10.03.2010 20:19   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Corp, Reuters, Microsoft, Bibi, Android, Motorola

Reuters - Motorola Inc has reached a deal with Microsoft Corp that will put Bing search and mapping services on its phones that use Google's Android operating system. Read more »

US city schools locked down after online threat (AFP)

10.03.2010 19:59   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Australian

An aerial image of Minneapolis in Minnesota. A vague threat apparently posted by an Australian on two social networking sites led to the lockdown of all schools in the busy midwestern US city, officials have said.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - A vague threat apparently posted by an Australian on two social networking sites led to the lockdown on Wednesday of all schools in the busy midwestern US city of Minneapolis, officials said.


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Huge 'botnet' amputated, but criminals reconnect (AP)

10.03.2010 19:51   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Internet, Hurt

AP - The sudden takedown of an Internet provider helping spread a promiscuous piece of malicious software has cut off criminals from possibly millions of personal computers under their control. Read more »

Sony unveils new motion-controlled gaming system (Reuters)

10.03.2010 19:37   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Sony, Reuters, Corp

Reuters - Sony Corp has unveiled its new motion-controlled video game system, pitching it to both casual and hard-core gamers alike, as the company looks to ride one of the hottest trends in gaming. Read more »

Census campaign targets tech-savvy Hispanic youth (AP)

10.03.2010 18:59   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Groups

AP - Groups pushing for robust Hispanic participation in the 2010 census announced a new campaign Thursday that aims to reach the hard-to-count demographic through its smart-phone-toting youngsters. Read more »

Census campaign targets tech-savvy Hispanic youth (AP)

10.03.2010 18:26   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Groups

AP - Groups pushing for robust Hispanic participation in the 2010 census announced a new campaign Thursday that aims to reach the hard-to-count demographic through its smart-phone-toting youngsters. Read more »

Palm Inc. teeters in crowded smart phone market (AP)

10.03.2010 18:06   0 views   0 comments
Tags: This, Apple, March, Park, Plus, Bell, Last

In This March 8, 2010 photo, a customer uses a Palm Pre Plus at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif. Last year, Palm Inc. thought it had all the right pieces for a rebirth in the market it helped create. Palm had a new CEO who helped rival Apple make the iPod a household name, a well-regarded new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software. Now Palm might be the latest company to learn that great technology and an accomplished leader don't guarantee success.  (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software.


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MySpace upping ante in online social games (AFP)

10.03.2010 17:52   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Spain

MySpace on Wednesday began courting videogame developers as it moved to capitalize on the booming popularity of playing games online at social networks.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - MySpace on Wednesday began courting videogame developers as it moved to capitalize on the booming popularity of playing games online at social networks.


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Chambers: How I'll make Cisco into IT's biggest player (InfoWorld)

10.03.2010 17:41   0 views   0 comments
Tags: World, Cisco

InfoWorld - By almost any measure, Cisco Systems is the biggest fish in the networking pond. Read more »

Bing gains US search market share for ninth straight month (AFP)

10.03.2010 17:32   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Internet, Consumer, Shaq, International, January, Scott, Bibi, Center, Vegas, Worn

Microsoft's Roger Wong (2nd R) demonstrates maps using Bing at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 2010 in Nevada. Microsoft's new Internet search engine Bing slightly increased its share of the US search market in February, the ninth straight month of modest gains, online tracking firm comScore said Wednesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Ethan Miller)AFP - Microsoft's new Internet search engine Bing slightly increased its share of the US search market in February, the ninth straight month of modest gains, online tracking firm comScore said Wednesday.


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CA to buy Nimsoft Inc. for $350 million in cash (AP)

10.03.2010 17:20   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Technology

AP - Technology management software company CA Inc. said Wednesday that it's buying Nimsoft Inc. for $350 million in cash. Read more »

Summary Box: Review of Google's social hub, Buzz (AP)

10.03.2010 16:46   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Buzz

AP - THE BUZZ: Google's answer to the popularity of social networking. Circles of friends can connect right on Google's Gmail home page. Read more »

Summary Box: OnLive game streaming to come in June (AP)

10.03.2010 16:28   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Live, Just

AP - THE SERVICE: OnLive will let you "stream" popular high-end games over the Internet, using a mechanism similar to watching TV shows or listening to music online. Read more »

Summary Box: Global Net agency reconsiders `.xxx' (AP)

10.03.2010 16:21   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Internet, Globes

AP - THE PROPOSAL: A ".xxx" Internet suffix where porn sites can voluntarily set up shop away from the wandering eyes of children and teenagers. Read more »

Cable, sat TV firms ask gov't to stop TV blackouts (AP)

10.03.2010 16:19   0 views   0 comments
Tags: James, March, New York, York, Oscar, Academy

A television screen in Brooklyn, N.Y., carries a message from Cablevision to millions of customers in New York area households who were facing the prospect of Oscar night without the Academy Awards, Sunday, March 7, 2010.  The message was broadcast after ABC's parent company, Disney, switched off its signal to Cablevision customers because the two companies failed to reach a deal in a dispute over fees. Disney and Cablevision have been airing dueling advertisements about the ongoing dispute for the past week. (AP Photo/James McNamara)AP - The most recent showdown left millions of Cablevision Systems Corp. customers around New York without an ABC station at the start of the Academy Awards.


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Marketplace for Google Apps Targets Microsoft Office (NewsFactor)

10.03.2010 15:54   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Google, Microsoft, Wins, Office, Microsoft Office

NewsFactor - With its mind in the clouds and an eye on rival Microsoft, Google on Tuesday launched an online application store for third-party programs that can be integrated with its online Google Apps office suite, with a single log-in and Google's universal navigation. The programs can sync with Gmail and Google's calendar, and use document-sharing features. Read more »

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