Monday, July 14, 2008

July 14 2008 - Technology news

Icahn and Yahoo size of Microsoft search offer with different rulers
CNET News - Icahn's definitive proxy was filed, after the search-only buyout talks broke down again over the weekend. Icahn, as he noted in an open letter to Yahoo shareholders, outlined his effort in getting Microsoft to agree to sweetened terms that Yahoo ...
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Canada.com
Microsoft Unveils 60 GB Xbox 360, Axes 20 GB Model
InformationWeek - The 60 GB version of the Xbox 360 will hit stores in the US and Canada starting in early August. By Paul McDougall Microsoft on Sunday introduced a new addition to its line of Xbox 360 video game consoles -- a model that features 60 GB of storage and a ...
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BBC News
Touchscreen Blackberry not an iPhone killer (not even close)
CNET News - As Apple announced that it sold over 1 million of the new iPhones already (despite the activation debacle), pictures of the new Blackberry "Thunder" have surfaced and so far it looks embarassingly weak.
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New York Times
Removing stubborn iPhone apps
CNET News - Some iPhone applications downloaded from the App Store have proven difficult to remove. The two traditional methods of deleting/uninstalling apps are as follows: On the iPhone, press and hold any icon until all icons begin to shake.
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Ontario Now
New Sprint Treo Good News For Palm's Margins, But Who's Gonna Buy It?
Silicon Alley Insider -Palm's long-suffering profit margins could finally get a bump: The smartphone maker just released its new Treo 800w, which will be sold via Sprint Nextel (S).
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MTV.com
E3 2008: Nintendo revealsnew Wii MotionPlus accessory
GamePro.com - by Travis Moses | 07/14/2008 | 9:15:42 AM PST Nintendo unveils a new add-on to the Wii Remote for better motion control sensory. "What is Nintendo's Wii MotionPlus accessory?
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The Age
Apple Posts Mac OS X Update for MobileMe 1.1
PC World - If you've already transitioned from .Mac to MobileMe, please be aware that Apple has distributed a Mac OS X Update for MobileMe 1.1.
Borland Seeks To Unify Software Development Information, Management
InformationWeek - The company's TeamDemand, TeamFocus, and TeamAnalysis are designed to provide visibility into the software development process.
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Wired News
Restore and update your iPhone 3G to squash bugs
CNET News -If you have an iPhone 3G and haven’t restored it yet, do so. The first batch of iPhone 3G units shipped with iPhone OS 2.0 5A345, but the current build is 2.0 5A347.
Teen virtual world Gaia Online raises $11 million
CNET News - The round brings its total financing to more than $32 million. Its previous investors include Benchmark Capital, Redpoint Ventures, and Time Warner.
Amazon invests in Engine Yard's cloud computing
CNET News - Software company Engine Yard said Monday that it has closed on a $15 million Series B round of financing from New Enterprise Associates and Amazon.
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Azom.com
MIT’s Revolutionary New Concentrated Solar Array
Inhabitat - by Mike Chino Researchers at MIT recently revealed a cutting-edge solar technology that promises a “tenfold increase in the amount of power converted by solar cells.
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ABC News
FCC Chief Would Bar Comcast From Imposing Web Restrictions
New York Times - By SAUL HANSELL Federal regulators are prepared to take action against sellers of Internet access that want to restrict what their customers can do online.
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CNET News
Tesla Motors to open store in Silicon Valley
TG Daily -
By Samantha Rose Electric car startup Tesla said it will be opening its second store July 22. According to Ze’ev Drori, CEO of Tesla, the store is located in Menlo Park, California, basically in the neighborhood of the company’s headquarters in San ...
New Sun/Fujitsu servers boast quad-core Sparc64 chip
SearchDataCenter.com -
By Mark Fontecchio, News Writer Fujitsu Computer Products and Sun Microsystems Inc. have rolled out Unix servers based on the new quad-core Sparc64 VII chip developed by Fujitsu.
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GamePro.com
PSP firmware update v4.05 features music enhancements
GamePro.com -
by Jack Loftus | 07/14/2008 | 10:27:35 AM PST Sony is set to release firmware update version 4.05 for the PSP -- now with music visualizers!
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New York Times
Steve Wozniak out of line at iPhone store?
CNET News -
Steve Wozniak helped create Apple. He's worth millions. He's a hero to geeks the world over. Would he really pretend to wait in line for Apple gadgets?
Transcript: Security Bites 107: Dan Kaminsky
CNET News -
Below is a transcript of my interview with Dan Kaminsky. The podcast can be heard here. Me: You mentioned that you didn't expect to discover this particular vulnerability, the DNS vulnerability.

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