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Firmware upgrade for CANON EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR released
Firmware upgrade 2.0.4 for the CANON EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR camera was just released
Posted at 10:58AM Mar 19, 2010 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] Google appears to drop censorship in China
Despite a report in the China Daily that Google China was still filtering content on its search engine and the firm's own insistence that its policies had not changed, people in Beijing found that it wasn't necessarily the case. [Read More]Posted at 09:27AM Mar 16, 2010 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] First iPad commercial
Yeah, I want one. [Read More]Posted at 09:44AM Mar 09, 2010 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] All Electric family sedan coming to America
Posted at 06:15PM Mar 03, 2010 by John Virata in Inform | Comments[0] The touch screen tablet market: What will the iPad bring? While tablet computers have been around for 10 years, Apple's upcoming iPad device has garnered more attention than all other tablet devices, so much so that Apple's computer competitors took a wait and see approach to what the iPad might do and who the target market is. CNET writer Erica Ogg has an interesting article that talks about the touch screen tablet market, the iPad, its potential competitors, price points, display size and more. [Read More] Posted at 11:42AM Feb 25, 2010 by John Virata in Inform | Comments[0] Google, NSA may team up over cyberattacks: report
Internet search firm Google is finalizing a deal that would let the National Security Agency help it investigate a corporate espionage attack that may have originated in China, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The aim of the investigation is to better defend Google, the world's largest Internet search company, and its users from future attacks, the Post said, citing anonymous sources with knowledge of the arrangement. Posted at 09:40AM Feb 04, 2010 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] Our Planet, Our Stuff, Our Choice Video Competition
We need your help in creating videos that will inspire community involvement, spread information and lead to action. Your passion, your creativity, and your ideas can make a difference. After all, it's our stuff, our planet, our choice. Posted at 08:23AM Jan 21, 2010 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] Apple acquires music service Lala
Apple Inc has acquired digital music service Lala, as the dominant online music retailer explores new models for selling songs. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed by Apple, which confirmed the purchase on Friday. ITunes is the leading music service in the United States with more than 70 percent of all digital music sales and it is the leading music retailer overall. But newer music streaming services from the likes of News Corp's MySpace Music and Spotify have begun to win over music fans in the last year. "Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time and we generally do not comment on our purpose or plans," Apple spokesman Steve Dowling said. Posted at 12:08PM Dec 05, 2009 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] Google PC will start in seven seconds or less
Google gave the world the first peek at its Chrome OS four months after declaring its intention of developing the PC's main software, a move that pits it directly against Microsoft Corp and Apple Inc. True to Google's Internet-pedigree, the Chrome OS resembles a Web browser more than it does a traditional computer operating system like Microsoft Windows, matching Google's ambition to drive people to the Web -- where they can see Google ads. [Read More] Posted at 07:33PM Nov 19, 2009 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] Wikipedia, iPhone among decade's top 10 Internet moments
Other events singled out by the New York-based International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, which has presented the annual Webby awards since 1996, were the Iranian election in 2009 when protests demonstrated the power of Twitter and other social network in reshaping democracy. Posted at 11:29AM Nov 19, 2009 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] EarthCam Launches New Live Streaming High Definition Webcams
The official premier today offers EarthCam's first high definition views with audio. The HD Cameras are focused on the historic Old St Louis Courthouse framed by the Gateway Arch; a skyline view of the Chuo City Ward of Tokyo, and an extraordinary view of Rio de Janiero Harbor, listed officially as one of the "Seven Natural Wonders of the World". Posted at 09:41AM Nov 11, 2009 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] Shrimp's eye points way to better DVDs
Mantis shrimps, dubbed "thumb splitters" by divers because of their vicious claws, have the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom. They can see in 12 primary colors, four times as many as humans, and can also detect different kinds of light polarization -- the direction of oscillation in light waves. Now a team at the University of Bristol have shown how the shrimps do it, using remarkable light-sensitive cells that rotate the plane of polarization in light as it travels through the eye. Posted at 12:41PM Oct 25, 2009 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] Day One With Windows 7
Posted at 08:50AM Oct 25, 2009 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] Millions (yes, millions) of Computers are Infected by Fake Security Software
Posted at 10:46AM Oct 21, 2009 by Vic Oliver in Inform | Comments[0] Study charts links between mobile phones, tumors
Studies on whether mobile phones can cause cancer, especially brain tumors, vary widely in quality and there may be some bias in those showing the least risk, researchers reported on Tuesday. So far it is difficult to demonstrate any link, although the best studies do suggest some association between mobile phone use and cancer, the team led by Dr. Seung-Kwon Myung of South Korea's National Cancer Center found. Posted at 06:30PM Oct 13, 2009 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] Microsoft says some Hotmail passwords exposed
The company did not say how many users were affected, but some reports suggested that passwords to more than 10,000 accounts were exposed. "We are aware that some Windows Live Hotmail customers' credentials were acquired illegally by a phishing scheme and exposed on a website," a Microsoft spokesman said. Posted at 06:04PM Oct 05, 2009 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] Microsoft's Ballmer says Web search buys unlikely
"No, I wouldn't expect it," he said when asked whether acquisitions would be part of the strategy. Microsoft recently agreed a search partnership with Yahoo! Inc <YHOO.O> after a long and unsuccessful struggle to buy the company. Posted at 12:24PM Oct 05, 2009 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] Steve is back - and with new iPods!
But Apple's shares closed 1 percent lower after hitting a year's high in the session. Analysts said they dipped because investors took profits after a steady run-up in the days before the event. One analyst also pointed to Jobs' appearance, saying the 54-year-old chief executive looked "frail." Posted at 10:38AM Sep 10, 2009 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] Amazon offers to replace deleted copies of 1984
In an email to the affected customers on Thursday, Amazon said it would provide owners of its Kindle electronic book reader with new copies of the George Orwell novels 1984 and Animal Farm for no charge. Posted at 08:23AM Sep 05, 2009 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] "Digi-novel" combines book, movie and website
Is it a book? Is it a movie? Is it a website? Actually it's all three. Anthony Zuiker, creator of the "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" U.S. television series, is releasing what he calls a "digi-novel" combining all three media -- and giving a jolt to traditional book publishing. Zuiker has created "Level 26," a crime novel that also invites readers to log on to a website about every 20 pages using a special code to watch a "cyber-bridge" -- a three-minute film clip tied to the story. Posted at 07:55AM Sep 02, 2009 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] U.S. unveils new rules on border searches of laptops
At the same time, the Department of Homeland Security defended such searches as necessary to detect information about potential terrorism plots as well as other crimes such as child pornography and copyright infringement. Posted at 06:38PM Aug 28, 2009 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] Wal-Mart DVD players recalled due to fire hazard
The agency said it had received 12 reports of overheating by the Durabrand DVD players, five of which resulted in fires that caused property damage but no injuries. Posted at 10:05PM Aug 20, 2009 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] LED display technology gets a twist
The thin, light screens might be used to make brake light indicators that follow the contours of a car, or health monitors or imaging devices that wrap around a patient like a blanket, said John Rogers of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, whose study appears in the journal Science. [Read More] Posted at 09:33PM Aug 20, 2009 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] Are Free Web Analytics Worth It?
Posted at 01:52PM Aug 19, 2009 by Vic Oliver in Inform | Comments[0] Court slaps ban on some Microsoft Word sales
A U.S. district court in Texas ruled in favor of i4i Ltd in its long-running patent dispute against Microsoft, slapping more than $290 million in damages on Microsoft and issuing an injunction preventing the world's top software company from selling versions of Word that contain the disputed patent technology. Posted at 09:26AM Aug 13, 2009 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] Studios win ruling over RealNetworks' DVD copying
The Motion Picture Association of America argued that RealNetworks -- through its RealDVD technology -- has been violating copyrights and, in doing so, harming the financial interests of the talent, producers and studios involved in creating TV shows and movies that make their way to home video. RealNetworks says it simply provided a way for consumers to make backup copies of DVDs they already own. Posted at 10:35AM Aug 12, 2009 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] Looking for a job? Try LinkedIn or Twitter
Since the start of the recession in December 2007, about 6.7 million workers have been laid off according to latest statistics -- at a time the popularity of social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter have exploded, drawing millions of users per day. As these sites continue to alter social and cultural landscapes, they are also transforming the job search process, enabling more and more people to connect with potential employers, promote their own skills, set up support groups and search for job leads and contacts. Posted at 08:53AM Aug 12, 2009 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] "Big Bang" collider to restart with less energy
The announcement by the European Organization for Nuclear Research represented the latest in a series of delays to restart the Large Hadron Collider -- the biggest and most complex machine ever made. CERN had previously set an autumn date. Posted at 10:15AM Aug 09, 2009 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] Psychopaths have faulty brain connections, scientists find
In a study of psychopaths who had committed murder, manslaughter, multiple rape, strangulation and false imprisonment, the British scientists found that roads linking the two crucial brain areas had "potholes," while those of non-psychopaths were in good shape. Posted at 12:01PM Aug 07, 2009 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] Hacker attacks silence Twitter, slow Facebook
Twitter, the popular micro-blogging service, was knocked down by a malicious attack that prevented people from accessing its website for several hours on Thursday. Posted at 08:32PM Aug 06, 2009 by Lou Wallace in Inform | Comments[0] 
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Ok, here it is - the first iPad commercial from Apple. 
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Coda Automotive announced that it will bring a Chinese built all eletric family sedan to America in the latter half of 2010. The company is working to get a five star crash rating, including a passenger-side occupant detection airbag. The battery will come from China's Lishen and the car will be available in the low to mid $30,000 range[
The stuff you use every day affects your environment, your community, and your planet. EPA is sponsoring a video competition to raise awareness of the connection between the environment and the "stuff" people use, consume, recycle, and throw away. 
New Google Inc software will start up a computer as fast as a television, the search company said on Thursday as it showed off its Chrome operating system designed for computers that do their work on the Web.
The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards.
EarthCam today announced the addition of new high definition live streaming locations to its growing list of exclusive cameras in famous places throughout the world. 
The amazing eyes of a giant shrimp living on Australia's Great Barrier Reef could hold the key to developing a new type of super high-quality DVD player, British scientists said on Sunday.
Windows 7 is here and not a moment too soon. Microsoft's two-and-a-half year old operating system is a dog, and will hopefully be put to pasture. After many years of development, Windows 7 shipped October 22, and after a full day of using Windows 7 Professional, I have to admit I am really liking what I have seen so far.
Millions have already fallen foul of fake online security. Don't be a victim. Image: Symantec.
Microsoft Corp said on Monday that passwords belonging to some users of its Hotmail email service were exposed on an Internet site, but had since been taken down.
Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> does not expect to make acquisitions to help the company challenge Google Inc's <GOOG.O> dominance in the Internet search market, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told Reuters on Monday.
Steve Jobs stepped back into the spotlight for the first time in nearly a year on Wednesday, drawing a standing ovation before unveiling new and cheaper iPods for Apple Inc.
Amazon.com Inc said it would replace copies of digital books that it purposefully deleted from its customers' electronic readers this summer, as the online retailer sought to make amends for the controversial incident.
The Obama administration unveiled new rules on Thursday for searching computers and other electronic devices when people enter the United States, attempting to address concerns about violating privacy and constitutional rights.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday said 1.5 million DVD players sold exclusively at Wal-Mart since early 2006 were being recalled because they can overheat, creating a fire risk.
U.S. researchers said on Thursday they have found a way to make large-scale flexible display screens that can be stretched to fit the contours of a bus yet are transparent enough so riders can see out windows.
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A U.S. federal court has ordered Microsoft Corp to stop selling some versions of its widely used Word software in the United States in two months, ruling in favor of a small Canadian firm that accused the software giant of violating its patents.
The Hollywood film studios notched a victory in their war on digital piracy Tuesday when a judge ruled against the DVD-copying technology known as RealDVD.
Job-seeking in this 21st century recession may just have gone viral and mobile.
The giant particle collider built to probe the origins of the universe will restart in November at a lower energy level following its shutdown days after its inauguration last year, CERN said on Thursday.
Psychopaths who kill and rape have faulty connections between the part of the brain dealing with emotions and that which handles impulses and decision-making, scientists have found.
Twitter and Facebook said they suffered service problems from hacker attacks on Thursday, raising speculation of a coordinated campaign against the world's most popular online social networks.