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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:33:00 GMT

Sony planning new online store

Sony is planning a new online store a la Apple's iTunes, but with a few twists. Announced at a strategy meeting in Tokyo on Thursday, the new service will hawk music, movies, books, and other downloadable content geared for its various electronics,
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:33:00 GMT

4 Big Gambles Google Is Taking With Chrome OS

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:27:00 GMT

FCC: Internet Program for Deaf Cheated Out of Millions

In court the has charged 26 people with defrauding the agency of tens of millions of dollars from its program that lets people with hearing disabilities to communicate with hearing individuals through the use of interpreters and Web cameras.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:59:00 GMT

Twitter Turns on Geolocation Functionality

Twitter is now allowing its externally built applications to provide geolocation features to end-users, after announcing its intention to do so in August. The functionality is provided via a specific geotagging API (application programming interface)
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:59:00 GMT

Listen to 'World's First Twitter Album'

[caption id="attachment_12090" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Each song on this Twitter-able album is represented by 140 characters of code at most "] [/caption] Anyone with half a brain can paste a song onto Twitter by pasting in the URL for a
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:58:00 GMT

Why Google Should Cool It With Chrome OS

Sometimes you have to take a step down to step up. That's what Google should've done with its open-source PC operating system Chrome OS, which the corporation demonstrated Thursday. Instead, Google is positioning Google Chrome OS against Microsoft with a
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:58:00 GMT

FCC: Internet Program for Deaf Cheated Out of Millions

In court the has charged 26 people with defrauding the agency of tens of millions of dollars from its program that lets people with hearing disabilities to communicate with hearing individuals through the use of interpreters and Web cameras.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:26:00 GMT

Judge Sets Schedule for Google Book Search Case

The judge in the copyright infringement case pitting the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) against Google and its book search program has set a date for the final hearing on the parties' controversial settlement proposal.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:26:00 GMT

Twitter Geotagging: What You Need to Know

Lost amid was the official launch of . Twitter's newest feature allows you to embed your location in the 140-character messages you send out to the world. Whenever you send a tweet with your location information, users will see a map pin at the bottom
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:26:00 GMT

Twitter Turns on Geolocation Functionality

Twitter is now allowing its externally built applications to provide geolocation features to end-users, after announcing its intention to do so in August. The functionality is provided via a specific geotagging API (application programming interface)
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:25:00 GMT

Google's Chrome OS Hits BitTorrent

Chrome OS, the operating system that Google released to open source yesterday, has been compiled and posted for download on several file-sharing sites, Internet searches showed today. The ready-to-run Chrome OS has appeared on several peer-to-peer
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:24:00 GMT

Google Chrome OS: Everything You Need to Know

Unless you live in a cave, don't care at all about technology or have been distracted by Sarah Palin's publicity tour, you've probably heard that to the world yesterday. Google, a company born and bred on the Web, has a mighty challenge ahead of it
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:24:00 GMT

Brin: Google's OSes likely to converge

Google co-founder Sergey Brin (Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET) MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Google's dual-pronged operating system strategy will likely produce a single OS down the road, according to Google co-founder Sergey Brin. Many Google observers were
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:09:00 GMT

Listen to 140-Character Songs Geeks Are Trading on Twitter

Each song on this Twitter-able album is represented by 140 characters of code at most Anyone with half a brain can paste a song onto Twitter by pasting in the URL for a song. For some, that isn’t enough — they figured out how to paste entire songs
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:03:00 GMT

Twitter Puts Geotagging Tools in Place

Twitter has announced a new feature that will give users the ability to send their location with each tweet. The new geotagging API tools are available only through the Twitter API, and are not part of Twitter.com just yet. So, if you’d like to post
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:50:00 GMT

Wired Backs Internet for Nobel Peace Prize

The internet has clearly been a boon for news junkies, LOLcats and the makers of goofball videos. But it?s also proven to be a powerful international force for peace. That?s the message of , a campaign launched this week by Wired Italy to nominate the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:12:00 GMT

Alibaba Site with Own Search Engine May Outshine Yahoo China

The story, 'Alibaba site with own search engine may outshine Yahoo China,' posted Friday, omitted a key element of the 2005 deal between Alibaba and Yahoo. As part of the deal Alibaba received $1 billion in cash. The first sentence of the second
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:21:00 GMT

Five Reasons Google Chrome OS Will Succeed

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:09:00 GMT

Five Reasons the Google Chrome OS Will Flop

Yesterday Google hosted a press event at its Mountain View campus to reveal a first glimpse at the Chrome OS. The excitement around the operating system has led to rampant rumors and speculation, but I question whether the Chrome OS is really worth any
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:09:00 GMT

Google Rides Chrome OS Onto Microsoft Turf

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:08:00 GMT

Alibaba Site with Own Search Engine May Outshine Yahoo China

The story, 'Alibaba site with own search engine may outshine Yahoo China,' posted Friday, omitted a key element of the 2005 deal between Alibaba and Yahoo. As part of the deal Alibaba received $1 billion in cash. The first sentence of the second
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:04:00 GMT

AOL to cut third of workforce before Christmas

ersion AOL is to cut a third of its workforce before Christmas as it seeks to reduce annual costs by $300m. The move forms part of a restructuring exercise following AOL's split from Time Warner, scheduled for 9 December. AOL said it anticipated that up
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:24:00 GMT

First pictures of Google Chrome OS

Google said the Chrome OS operating system is able to take advantage of graphics processors, multi-core architectures and multimedia peripherals that web applications have previously been unable to access. This means that users no longer need to run
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:50:00 GMT

Google sheds light on netbook plans for Chrome OS

Google has taken the wraps off its Chrome OS for the first time. At an event held at its Mountain View HQ on Thursday, Google vice president of product management Sundar Pichai gave the assembled press a tour of Chrome, which showed the basic look and
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:25:00 GMT

eBay finalises $2.75bn sale of Skype

Niklas Zennström , Janus Friis , Marc Andreessen , Auction site eBay has sold off the Skype telephony service to a group of investors that includes Marc Andreessen's new Andreessen Horowitz group, Silver Lake, and the Skype co-founders' company Joltid.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:12:00 GMT

Twitter's geotagging API goes live

Twitter's geolcation API in action. (Credit: Twitter/Birdfeed) Twitter has now launched the geotagging API, or application programming interface, that it . Users now have the option to opt-in to geolocation by clicking a box in their settings menu,
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:04:00 GMT

eBay sells $2bn stake in Skype

ersion eBay has completed its sale of a majority interest in Skype for almost $2bn to an investor group that includes the founders of the internet phone service. The deal was concluded when eBay was able to settle a legal skirmish with Skype co-founders
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:41:00 GMT

New Pogoplug gets hard drives online with more color, extra USB ports

The new Pogoplug: more USB ports for extra hard drives, very pink. (Credit: Cloud Engines) Just recently we reviewed Cloud Engines' Pogoplug, a very affordable $99 solution that effortlessly turns any USB hard drive or memory stick into an
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:24:00 GMT

Photos: Best businesses on Twitter - What you need to know

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:56:00 GMT

Google Goes for Speed, Security in Chrome OS

Google released its Chrome operating system to the open-source community on Thursday and said it has designed the netbook OS to be faster, simpler and more secure than existing ones. However, Google also made it clear that Chrome will not be able to
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:52:00 GMT