| Google CEO: New operating system changes the game
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 AP - Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt can't wait for the Internet search leader's free operating system to debut next year.
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| Tech 101: How a denial-of-service attack works
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 AP - Investigators are piecing together details about one of the most aggressive computer attacks in recent memory — a powerful "denial-of-service" assault that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South Korean government agencies, companies and institutions, in some cases for days.
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| Social networking aggregator sues Facebook
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| AP - In a counter-punch to the world's biggest online hangout, a small Web company called Power.com has sued Facebook, saying it doesn't follow its own policy of giving users control over their content. |
| Guatemalan court rules in favor of tweet author
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| AP - An appeals court found insufficient evidence to warrant the trial of a Guatemalan whose Twitter message led to his arrest on charges of inciting financial panic. |
| Experts work to untangle US, Korea cyber attack
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| AP - U.S. authorities trying to unravel the widespread cyber attacks against government Web sites in the United States and South Korea this week are facing a lengthy, complex investigation that may never identify a culprit, at least not one they would be willing to reveal. |
| SKorea says attackers used IP address in 5 nations
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 AP - South Korea is learning more about the mysterious cyber attacks that targeted the country and its ally the United States, but the ultimate question of who the instigators are remained elusive.
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| PCs could be hit next in Web attack: South Korea
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| Reuters - Cyber attacks slowing U.S. and South Korean websites could enter a new phase on Friday by attacking personal computers and wiping out hard disks, a South Korean government agency and web security firm said. |
| iPhone 3.0 users report Wi-Fi connectivity issues
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| Macworld.com - Ever since upgrading to iPhone OS 3.0 on both my first generation iPhone and my brother’s current generation iPod touch, I’d been experiencing flaky Wi-Fi connectivity on both devices. I didn’t think much about it at first: Wi-Fi coverage has always been an issue in our three-story brick-and-mortar house, so I kept telling myself it was no worse than before. |
| Amazon Launches Online Store for Mobile Phones
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| NewsFactor - Amazon is moving into yet another retailing realm. This time, it's mobile phones. |
| Sharp Adds LEDs and Size to Aquos HDTVs
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| PC World - LED-backlit HDTVs once were an expensive rarity, but that's changing. Sharp Electronics' new line of Aquos HDTVs offer the premium of LED backlighting. The advantage of LED backlighting: It can boost black levels and minimize power consumption, even while still providing a superior level of brightness. |
| Hollywood sends 3D home - in videogames
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| Reuters - Coming to a living room near you -- 3D videogames. |
| iPhone App Store 1 Year Later: Apple's Highs and Lows
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| PC World - Apple may enjoy smugly tooting its own horn, but it is particularly puffed-up today while celebrating a year of the iPhone and iPod Touch App Store. |
| Rosetta Stone sues Google for infringement
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| AP - Rosetta Stone Inc. on Friday sued Google Inc. for trademark infringement, alleging that a change in the search giant's policy facilitates the unauthorized use of its brand by competitors and software pirates. |
| Power.com countersues Facebook over user data
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| Reuters - Power.com, a San Francisco based aggregator of social networking sites, on Friday sued Facebook in a California court to try to resolve who owns data on social networking websites -- users or the sites. |
| Cyberattacks put spotlight on Web vulnerabilities
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 AFP - Computer security experts were divided Thursday on whether North Korea was behind the ongoing attacks on US and South Korean websites, an assault that highlighted the vulnerabilities of the Web.
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| Chrome OS Could Offend the Open Source Community
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| PC World - The announcement a few days ago of Google's new Chrome OS was simultaneously shocking and expected. It's a typically understated and quietly ambitious move on behalf of Google. It's also proof -- if it were needed -- that Google people are supremely smart. They have their sights firmly set on the future as well as the here and now. |
| Classilla project aims to update Mozilla for OS 9
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| Macworld.com - As a Mac-centric news source, we consider it our job—nay, our duty—to keep you informed about the latest software updates. And so, it is with that mission in mind that we bring you the details on Classilla, a port of Mozilla to Mac OS 9. |
