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Yahoo! News: Technology News Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:51:44 GMT |
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Apple to offer $999 entry laptop, better graphics
(AP)
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 AP - Apple Inc. touched up its line of laptop computers Tuesday with a minimal nod to the economic turmoil that might push consumers to be more frugal this holiday shopping season.
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Broadcom co-founder bets he can still avoid prison
(AP)
- AP - Broadcom Corp. co-founder Henry Samueli is gambling that an appeals court will accept a plea deal that would spare him prison time in one of the nation's largest stock options backdating cases.
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Authorities shut down vast spam operation
(AP)
- AP - Federal authorities in Chicago say they've shut down one of the largest spam e-mail operations in the world. The Federal Trade Commission says the group generated e-mails promoting sales of prescription drugs and "male enhancement" pills.
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Analog's twilight: Slowly, digital trumps physical
(AP)
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 AP - Sometimes, in the decades after he came home from World War II, it seemed as if the movie camera was surgically attached to Christoffel Teeuwissen's hand.
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Microsoft plans unified communications update
(CNET)
- CNET - Aiming to make further inroads into business telephony, Microsoft said on Tuesday that it is working on an update to its unified communications software.
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Bloomberg hires NBC veteran to run TV, online ops
(Reuters)
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 Reuters - News and financial data provider Bloomberg LP hired veteran television news executive Andrew Lack to run its expanding television, interactive and radio operations.
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Apple launches aluminum notebook for $1,299
(Reuters)
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 Reuters - Apple Inc on Tuesday cut the price on its entry-level notebook computer to $999 and introduced a line of aluminum-clad machines starting at $1,299 in moves catering to budget-minded buyers at a time when recession fears loom over the global economy.
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Dial-a-concert? Japan software turns mobiles musical
(Reuters)
- Reuters - Making music just got easier. A Japanese game maker has teamed up with the nation's leading mobile phone network carrier to enable users to play an orchestra with their fingertips.
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Mozilla Labs pursues Web dev tools
(InfoWorld)
- InfoWorld - Dissatisfied with the Web development tools already available, researchers at the newly formed Developer Tools Lab at Mozilla Labs intend to find better options.
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Software thwarts mobile phone chatting while driving
(AFP)
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 AFP - A Canadian company has unveiled software crafted to prevent people, particularly mobile device-loving teenagers, from making telephone calls or text-messaging while driving.
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Microsoft set to release Silverlight 2
(InfoWorld)
- InfoWorld - Microsoft's Silverlight 2 browser plug-in technology for rich Internet applications will be generally available on Tuesday along with supportive development tools, the company said during a teleconference on Monday morning.
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EA turns to online games to boost Asian presence
(AP)
- AP - Electronic Arts Inc. is turning to online games to boost its limited presence in Asia, the regional president of the U.S. video game maker said Tuesday.
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