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- Q.&A.: Pinning Photos to a Map, Or Not
The New York Times |
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- You can tag photographs with your location, or not, using Picasa.
- BlackBerry Tablet Coming this November? [REPORT]
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- Mashable - BlackBerry tablet rumors continue to gain momentum, with a new report indicating that the device, possibly to be called the BlackPad, is set to hit stores this November.
- Hackers pick up where Facebook privacy leaves off
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- AFP - Hackers are weighing in on the Facebook privacy controversy with creations that help people strengthen privacy or empty profile pages at the world's leading social networking service.
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- Researcher detained at U.S. border, questioned about Wikileaks
CNET News |
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- Jacob Appelbaum, who volunteers with Wikileaks, is questioned for three hours and has mobile phones confiscated on his way back to the U.S. for hacker show.
- Detergent uses GPS to stalk customers
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- A Brazilian promotion for Omo detergent involves 50 boxes that have GPS inside. Customers lucky enough to buy one of these boxes will be followed home in order to be given a very technological prize.
- Hack attack hits ATM jackpots
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- AFP - Computer security researcher Barnaby Jack jokes that he has resorted to hiding cash under his bed since figuring out how to crack automated teller machines remotely using the Internet.
- Hedge your bets in cloud computing
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- The future role of cloud computing is in many ways unpredictable and ever changing. What balance of traditional infrastructure, private clouds, and public cloud services will your IT department consume in the next three years? Five years? The trick is to hedge your bets wherever you can.
- In IPO-signaling move, Zynga adds fancy CFO
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- The fast-growing social-gaming site says it has hired Allen & Co. investment banker David Wehner as its new chief financial officer.
- Cops: 2 Tried to Sell Wooden Blocks as Laptops
CBS News
- Miss. Men Trying to Pass Off Wood Bearing Toshiba Labels as Computers Charged With Trademark Infringement
- This Week in Space
- The Latest Images Of Our Solar System and Beyond
- Will Apple's 'Spinning Wheel of Doom' become chic?
- An enterprising marketer is attempting to persuade geeks that the new geek chic consists of wearing Apple's Spinning Wheel of Doom on their chests. Will it work?
- Intel may be destined for iPhone, iPad
- Multiple reports indicate that an Intel buyout of chipmaker Infineon's wireless unit may be imminent.
- Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device
- AP - A computer security researcher says he has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that's said.
- Google attempts next wave of Internet users be from Indic web
The Economic Times
- When just a couple of weeks ago, India heralded the new symbol for the rupee, it wasn?t just an emphatic assertion about the Indian economy having arrived on the global stage, it was also seen as a symbol of the coming of age of the Indian language script in a modern avatar.Google attempts next wave of Internet users be from Indic webGoogle attempts next wave of Internet users be from Indic web
- Hackers pick up where Facebook privacy leaves off
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- AFP - Hackers are weighing in on the Facebook privacy controversy with creations that help people strengthen privacy or empty profile pages at the world's leading social networking service.
- Contest finds workers at big firms handing data to hackers
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- Organizers of contest at hacking confab hope showing how easy it is to get data from cold calls to companies will help alert firms to the threat of social engineering.
- Week in tech: jailbreaks ahoy, mechamice, comedians, and copyright
Ars Technica |
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- We're approaching the dog days of summer in the northern hemisphere, and tech news shows no signs of cooling down. Apple loses big in DRM ruling: jailbreaks are fair use: Every three years, the Library of Congress approves a handful of exemptions to the DMCA, allowing consumers to break or bypass DRM in particular instances. On the list this time: jailbreaking an iPhone, ripping clips from a DVD, and investigating SecuROM on computer games. Overkill as art: Ars reviews the Cyborg R.A.T. 7: It's not easy to justify a $100 price tag for a gaming mouse, but the R.A.T. 7 is adjustable in both size and shape, features multiple levels of DPI control, and offers more options than anything else on the market. Read the comments on this post
- OWCâs service adds eSATA port to new 27-inch iMac
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- Macworld.com - For whatever reason, Apple refuses to outfit a Mac with readily-accessible eSATA ports. The company seems to think that FireWire and USB are enough for external devices.
- Picture of the Day 7/31: What is this?
- If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.
- DXG to offer $600 3D Pocket Camcorder
- Macworld.com - With 3D movies gaining acceptance and 3D HDTVs on the market, it was only a matter of time before a 3D camcorder for the masses hit the market. DXG hopes to be at the forefront of the 3D camcorder trend with its $600 DXG-5D7V 3D Pocket Camcorder.
- Microsoft Needs a Tablet Strategy, Not a Tablet
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- PC World - Ballmer promised the world that a Windows 7 tablet is coming. Maybe it is, or maybe it's just a pipedream, but Microsoft doesn't need to focus on developing a Windows 7 tablet. Microsoft does need to focus on having a strategy for taking advantage of the changing mobile computing market--but it doesn't have to include a Windows 7 tablet.
- The Macalope Weekly: They're on to us!
- Macworld.com - Look out, Apple fans! Stunning new research shows not only what jerks we are but how weâre also just one big cult. Whatâs next? Will they figure out the recipe to our fantastic peach cobbler?! Not only that, one silly pundit has advice for Google on how to finish the iPhone once and for all. How did they figure all this out in one week?!
- Jet Lag Puts Brain, Kidneys in Different Time Zones
ABC News
- Jet lag is hard to beat because every organ keeps time with its own clock. Jet lag - Travel - Health - Recreation - Preparation
- Despite problems, Google on hiring spree in China
- The recruitment plan comes after the government renewed Google's license earlier this month. Why is China so important to Google? | Google's China woes Despite problems, Google on hiring spree in ChinaDespite problems, Google on hiring spree in China
- Baseball Hall of Fame plaques (photos)
- Road Trip 2010: CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman calls out his selections as the best cross-sections of players in history.
- Baseball's best shine in the Hall of Fame (photos)
- Road Trip 2010: After a lifetime as a fan, CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman finally makes it to Cooperstown.
- Gazing at a DIY Dobsonian telescope (photos)
- Amateur astronomer Douglas Smith made his own stargazing telescope, and it can see details on the moon. Have a look.
- DIY Weekend: Building a window to the stars
- Douglas Smith built a telescope out of plywood, aluminum, and porthole glass. Now he can see the rings of Saturn and the moons of Jupiter.
