GDC 2010: Scaling the summits of gameplay
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:54:00 PST
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roundup This week's Game Developers Conference brings together designers, programmers, publishers, and others for the latest from the world of video play.
A peek at Unreal Engine on Palm Web OS
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:32:00 PST
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At the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Palm surprises everyone (including Epic Games) by having a working demo of the Unreal Engine running on the company's Web OS.
Google makes its local shopping move
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:08:00 PST
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Company announces Thursday that it will offer mobile device users inventory checks on local stores, allowing them to see if products are available.
Thunderbird beta 'Lanikai' released
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:03:00 PST
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Mozilla Messaging updates the Lanikai build of Thunderbird to beta status. Notably, Thunderbird 3.1 beta 1 shares the same Gecko engine as Firefox 3.6.
Report: Verizon 4G handsets out by mid-2011
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:45:00 PST
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Verizon Wireless exec tells The Wall Street Journal it will have a 4G wireless phone on the market within three to six months of launching its 4G LTE network.
CNET overhauls its Blu-ray player reviews
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:26:00 PST
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CNET Reviews has overhauled its Blu-ray testing for 2010 by adding inline charts, more systematic image quality tests and a detailed spreadsheet for easy comparison.
Lithium or hydrogen bike? Choose your steed
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:22:00 PST
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Sanyo's new eneloop hybrid bicycle recharges while it's being pedaled; Iwatani showed off a fuel cell bike that runs on a hydrogen fuel cell stack.
Computer algorithm, MRI used to tap memory
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:36:00 PST
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Brain scans identify which short film clip volunteers were remembering, which could help researchers better understand memory recording patterns and, ultimately, dementia.
Mozilla aggressively asks older Firefox users to update
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:21:00 PST
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Most Firefox users have upgraded to Firefox 3.6. The stragglers who haven't may have their reasons, but Mozilla is starting to pressure them.
CNET News Daily Podcast: Sony busts a move
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:18:00 PST
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Sony's PlayStation 3 motion controller finally gets a name. We also talk Bill Gates' drop into being merely the world's second-richest man, and the results of Pink Floyd's court battles with EMI.
Airline Twitter promotion attracts huge crowds
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:40:00 PST
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JetBlue said it had 1,000 free tickets to give away to New Yorkers who showed up at a location broadcasted via Twitter. The only complaint so far: Couldn't there be more?
Bing use inches up in February
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:29:00 PST
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Share of U.S. search requests for Microsoft Bing rises to 11.5 percent, though Google still leads the pack with 65.5 percent of all search queries, says ComScore.
What's in a title? For broadband, it's Oz vs. Kansas
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:00 PST
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A push by Net neutrality advocates to reclassify ISPs as telecommunications providers has dangerous implications, argues Stanford Law Fellow Larry Downes.
Why Google Android is winning
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:58:46 PST
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Google's open-source approach to Android is a key reason that it is quickly gaining ground on closed-source competitors like Apple's iPhone and RIM's BlackBerry. But challenges remain.
Sen. Reid helps win wind turbine plant for Nevada
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:32:19 PST
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Production and assembly factory producing 1,100-megawatts worth of turbines annually will create 1,000 permanent jobs for the state.
Italy green-lights largest PV solar plant in Europe
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:15:56 PST
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SunEdison's 72-megawatt photovoltaic solar power plant finds a home in Italy's Veneto region.
HP aims for 'amazing' with ad campaign
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:10:41 PST
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Hewlett-Packard is ready to go with a new series of ads intended to jazz up its image among businesses, consumers, and even its own employees.
Mobile tycoon edges out Gates as richest man
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:58:00 PST
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Worth $53.5 billion, Mexican mobile tycoon Carlos Slim Helu is now the world's richest man, according to Forbes, putting Bill Gates in second place with only $53 billion.
Researcher publishes exploit for new IE hole
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:28:00 PST
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Clues in McAfee blog post led researcher to existing exploit code, which he then analyzed to write his own code.
New king of Donkey Kong crowned
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:20:00 PST
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Donkey Kong, the arcade game that dates back to the '80s and has launched numerous Mario related spinoffs, has a new world record high score.
The '70s Photos That Made Us Want to Save Earth
Posted: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT
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Shortly after the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, the new organization sent 100 photographers out to document the human and natural environments. After a lively few years, the Documerica project was canceled and the photos were archived. Now, this incredible portrait of America in the mid-1970s is making its way onto Flickr.
Plug and Play: USB Albums We'd Like to See
Posted: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT
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Out with the CD, in with USB drives, maybe in the form of a cassette tape or spork?
NASA's New Jumbo Jet Keeps Giant Eye on Heavens
Posted: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT
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With a 45,000-foot cruising altitude, the world's biggest airborne telescope will begin collecting data this spring.
Alt Text: Resurrected Movie Gimmicks of the Future
Posted: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT
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With 3-D making a comeback, it's time to dig into Hollywood's history and excavate other cinematic technology that was groundbreaking for its time.
Al Franken Jokes, But Google Fiber Is No Laughing Matter
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:56:00 GMT
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Minnesota seeks to distinguish itself in the increasingly reality TV-esque race to convince Google to build a high-speed fiber optic network there with a video featuring junior US Senator (and former comedian) Al Franken. It's funny stuff, but also serious business as Google shakes up the notoriously uncompetitive ISP business just by showing up.
You Are a Tamagotchi: Turning Your Health Into a Game
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:30:00 GMT
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The key to your health may be the feedback loop that a lot of new health data-gathering gadgets can create. It's like a game where your stats are the score, and a better score means better health.
TJX Hacking Conspirator Gets 4 Years
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:30:00 GMT
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A co-conspirator in the TJX hack was sentenced Thursday to 3 years and 10 months in prison for laundering money on behalf of TJX hacker Albert Gonzalez.
Hate Blogger Wins Second Mistrial
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:00:00 GMT
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After a second jury is hopelessly deadlocked, hate blogger Hal Turner is granted a another mistrial in the government's quest to imprison him on accusations he threatened to "kill" judges.
Quantum Computing Thrives on Chaos
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:20:00 GMT
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Quantum systems may need a little disorder to effectively couple light with matter. The discovery eventually lead to simple quantum computers.
Super Stealth Plane Breaks Through Cost Barrier
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:00:00 GMT
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A Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the future of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter finds the next-generation stealth aircraft years behind schedule and soaring over budget.
Pink Floyd Beats EMI in Creativity Flap
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:49:00 GMT
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A British judge is siding with Pink Floyd, ruling its EMI label must protect artist integrity and stop selling single digital tracks. The acid-inspired band, known for concept albums, said single-song sales were an injustice to their art.
Your Chilean Sea Bass Dinner Deprives Killer Whales
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:00:00 GMT
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A unique Antarctic killer whale population is declining, and scientists think it is related to demand for Antarctic tooothfish, known on menus as Chilean Sea Bass. This could be the first sign of the ecological downfall of what some consider Earth's last pristine ecosystem.
Help Us Review Google Maps for Bikes
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:54:00 GMT
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We can't possibly rate a tool that covers 150 cities and 12,000 miles of bike trails. We don't have to. We've got you.
FCC Wants You to Test Your Broadband Speeds
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:50:00 GMT
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The FCC posts some tools to help you test your broadband speed. The crowdsourcing effort is an attempt to assemble data that the telecoms don't want to share with the feds.
Feds: TSA Worker Tried to Sabotage Terror Database
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:44:00 GMT
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A Transportation Security Administration worker is being charged with planting a logic bomb in the no-fly list network to sabotage the terrorist screening database.
Sony's Motion Controller Underwhelms With Janky Games
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:00:00 GMT
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Unveiling the final version of PlayStation Move, Sony's Wii-like motion controller for PlayStation 3, at Game Developers Conference is a big deal to Sony. But the games aren't that hot.
Google Reader Play: iPad-Friendly News Reader
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:51:00 GMT
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Google has added an iPad-friendly version of its RSS aggregator, called Google Reader Play. According to the Official Google Reader Blog, the new full-screen slide-show is for people who ?aren?t interested in taking the time to get Reader set up?. It is also perfect for viewing on tablet PCs, including the upcoming iPad.
It's Not Easy to Make a Tablet, Stantum Slate PC Proves
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:46:00 GMT
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Our hands-on impressions of the Stantum Slate PC running Windows 7.
Paragliding the Himalayas With iPhones
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:22:00 GMT
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Five paragliders are flying and hiking the length of the Himalayas all the way through Nepal, and they?re sharing the once-in-a-lifetime experience with anyone who has a computer.
Ear Infections Could Cause Long-Term 'Lazy Ear'
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:28:00 GMT
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Some folks who don?t seem to listen may just have a lazy ear. A new study in rats shows that short-term hearing impairments at any stage of life can lead to rewiring in the part of the brain that processes sounds, making the ear seem as if it is loafing on its duty to make sense from noise
Acorn Filmmaker's Fresh Tapes: Inside HUD
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:01:00 GMT
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Conservative activist and guerrilla filmmaker James O'Keefe has a habit of posing as someone he's not in order to get "news" about politicians and others he wants to paint as dirty. Yes, he's the same guy who taped Acorn workers, so Andrew Breitbart, the ex-Drudge crony and conservative media provocateur, could smear the organization.
How Andrew Breitbart Hacks the Media
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMT
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How Andrew Breitbart -- Matt Drudge's former right hand -- infiltrated the media machine and fought the vast left-wing conspiracy.
Arctic Reindeer Go Off the Circadian Clock
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:45:00 GMT
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Arctic reindeer survive the continuous summers and never-ending winters by turning off the genes that run their circadian clock. Other species (such as humans) that can't turn off the clock often suffer from summer insomnia and winter depression in the northern latitudes.
Tablet PC From Archos Is No Competition for iPad
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT
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One of the first shots in the tablet war has been fired by Archos. Too bad it missed. Hard.
Minister of Truth: Meet Britain's Top Data Cop
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT
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The U.K. Statistics Authority's Richard Alldritt is an expert in how governments fudge the numbers. He and his math-police squad are rooting out the truth, whether it's to reveal the real gender pay gap or the actual rate of knife crime.
March 11, 1985: ConnNet Lets the Public Jack In, X.25 Style
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT
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A Connecticut telephone company starts the first local, public packet-switching network. It paves the way for the always-on internet access we know today.
Classic Videogames Mutate in 'Game Over' Art Show
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT
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Street Fighter gets bendy. Ms. Pac-Man hops a tandem bike. And plenty of other classic characters get similarly strange treatments in Giant Robot's videogame-inspired exhibit.
Classmates.com's Facebook Mimicking Prompts Privacy Suit
Posted: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:30:00 GMT
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Angry users sue Classmates.com after it decides to make previously private data public, just as Facebook did in December. Will its defense be, "I learned it from watching you, Zuck?"
Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side' Eclipses Concept Album Classics
Posted: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:52:00 GMT
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With its heady mix of heavy themes and technology, The Dark Side of the Moon remains the best concept album ever, even 37 years after its release. Plus: 10 more concept albums in Dark Side's shadow that deserve a slice of the spotlight.
Google makes its local shopping move
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:08:00 PST
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Company announces Thursday that it will offer mobile device users inventory checks on local stores, allowing them to see if products are available.
Airline Twitter promotion attracts huge crowds
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:40:00 PST
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JetBlue said it had 1,000 free tickets to give away to New Yorkers who showed up at a location broadcasted via Twitter. The only complaint so far: Couldn't there be more?
Bing use inches up in February
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:29:00 PST
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Share of U.S. search requests for Microsoft Bing rises to 11.5 percent, though Google still leads the pack with 65.5 percent of all search queries, says ComScore.
HP aims for 'amazing' with ad campaign
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:10:41 PST
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Hewlett-Packard is ready to go with a new series of ads intended to jazz up its image among businesses, consumers, and even its own employees.
Browser ballot not on tap for Asia
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:58:14 PST
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Opera won't be lobbying for a browser choice screen to be implemented in Asia-Pacific, while Mozilla's Open to Choice campaign stays within Europe.
Pink Floyd wins court fight on downloads
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:09:00 PST
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The U.K.'s High Court sides with famed British rock band and tells EMI no more selling individual song downloads without Pink Floyd's permission.
Motorola bringing Bing to China, via Android
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:47:19 PST
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Microsoft's Bing search engine hitches a ride to China aboard handsets from Motorola.
Wearing your Stickybit on your sleeve, or elsewhere
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 PST
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One of the start-ups hoping to make a splash at this year's South by Southwest Interactive Festival is Stickybits, a set of bar code stickers that you can "tag" with anything.
Chasing Groupon, LivingSocial raises $25 million
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:30:00 PST
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Despite the fact that Groupon dominates all of its smaller competitors in the daily-deals market, rival LivingSocial is trying to draw some blood by expanding with the help of a new infusion of venture funding.
Google tries to make its RSS reader fun, too
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:18:55 PST
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The Net giant unveils Google Reader Play, an attempt to put an easy-to-use, entertaining interface on its feed-reader Web application
LGBT researcher calls for action to combat cyberbullying (podcast)
Posted: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:40:00 PST
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The co-author of a study on cyberbullying of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth says more than half of LGBT youth had experienced cyberbulling within the past 30 days.
TurboTax announces Glenn Beck ad pull via Twitter
Posted: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:05:00 PST
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After feedback from its Twitter followers, the tax-preparation software company decides to remove its advertising from the show hosted by Fox's most entertaining presenter.
Windows Phone 7 won't kill Zune HD
Posted: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:36:52 PST
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But Microsoft is telling game developers to concentrate on the phones.
FTC wants more input on Google-AdMob deal
Posted: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:42:00 PST
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The FTC is asking Google competitors to weigh in on its proposed $750 million acquisition of mobile advertising company AdMob, according to a report.
In geolocation wars, SXSWi is mere skirmish
Posted: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:39:00 PST
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The rivalry between Gowalla and Foursquare might seem to define the nascent geolocation market. Hold your horses: Let's see what Facebook is cooking up.
Google-China resolution coming 'soon,' says CEO
Posted: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:30:00 PST
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Talks between Google and Chinese government are ongoing, Google's Eric Schmidt says Wednesday, and he expects the matter to be resolved sooner rather than later.
Back to the future at MySpace?
Posted: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:52:40 PST
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The site's new co-presidents are overseeing revival plans to keep MySpace from sinking further.
SXSWi: Let the geolocation games begin
Posted: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 PST
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The competition will be particularly fierce at the annual digital-culture bash between Foursquare and Gowalla, rival social-media services that want to own the location-based networking market.
Google Maps to add bike maps, directions
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:00:00 PST
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Cyclists will be able to use Google Maps to plot directions around 150 U.S. cities when bike directions go live on Google later on Tuesday.
Lindsay Lohan sues E-Trade over Super Bowl spot
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:21:00 PST
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The troubled actress is suing E-Trade, claiming that it mocked her in one of its cute baby ads. She is asking for $100 million.
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