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The Guardian (blog)

Microsoft skips patch for PowerPoint add-on Computerworld Computerworld - Microsoft fixed eight flaws in Windows and Office today, but passed on patching one Windows component because it cannot be automatically updated. The eight bugs patched today were far from the near-record 26 that ... That wasn't supposed to happen: IE usage share steady since choice screenBetaNews Microsoft Fixes Eight Bugs, Warns Of IE Zero-DayInformationWeek Expert Guidance for New Microsoft Security BulletinsPC World CNET -eWeek -TG Daily all 179 news articles »

Daily Nation

Samsung Finding New Ways to Push 3D to Users PC World Samsung on Tuesday introduced new 3D home entertainment devices and said it is researching new 3D technologies while finding new ways to deliver 3D movies to TVs. Samsung rolled out new devices including 3D TVs with screen sizes from 19 inches to 65 ... Sony Sets Aggressive 3D TV TargetInformationWeek Samsung's 2010 TV lineup revealedCNET Samsung Announces 3D HDTV Prici ...PC Magazine The Associated Press -MyMotherLode.com all 975 news articles »

Newsolio (blog)

Facebook Updates May Share Your Location Soon PC World Facebook users may no longer have to type out their whereabouts in status updates, as the site may soon let them tag their locations automatically. Several anonymous sources told The New York Times that Facebook will unveil geolocation features at its ... Next Month, Facebook Will Know Where You AreFOXNews Report: Facebook set to launch one of its many geolocation projectsVentureBeat NYT: Facebook to Introduce Location Sharing Tool Next MonthDigital Media Wire InformationWeek (blog) -Mobiledia -Los Angeles Times (blog) all 47 news articles »

The Guardian

EFF knocks iPhone developer license agreement CNET The Electronic Frontier Foundation obtained a copy of Apple's iPhone developer license agreement and posted the 28-page document on its Web site on Tuesday. The digital rights watchdog group used the Freedom of Information Act to ... Hoover's Near Here app brings sales data to the iPhoneVentureBeat Apple's draconian developer docs revealedRegister Digital rights group blasts Apple over iPhone developer agreementApple Insider Gamasutra -eWeek -NetworkWorld.com all 314 news articles »

The Guardian

Google Tests TV Search Service Wall Street Journal Google Inc. is testing a new television-programming search service with Dish Network Corp., according to people familiar with the matter, the latest development in a fast-moving race to combine Internet content with ... Report: Google testing TV searchCNET Google tests TV set-top search, says reportRegister Google Playing with TV Search Service Via Set-top BoxeseWeek PC World -ABC News -The Mac Observer all 190 news articles »

Austin 360

On latest guitar game, players strum real strings The Associated Press NEW YORK — An upcoming musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument. "Power Gig: Rise of the SixString" is a game first and foremost. But its maker, Seven45 Studios, ... Power Gig, a music game with real guitarsCNET New Music Game 'Power Gig' Uses Real GuitarShacknews On Latest Guitar Game, Players Strum Real StringsNPR USA Today -Coolest Gadgets -Talk Xbox all 246 news articles »

CBC.ca

HP Touts Flash as Killer App Against Apple's iPad PC World What will HP's Slate Tablet have that Apple's iPad won't? It's Adobe Flash, a key Internet technology that HP is touting as the key difference between the two platforms. And, HP is right, though how Flash support will translate into ... HP Offers iPad AlternativeInformationWeek Apple iPad Sales May Approach 7 Million in 2010, Says ReporteWeek Stock Picks: Apple, Intel, Aetna, H&R BlockBusinessWeek New York Times (blog) -ChannelWeb -TechNewsWorld all 607 news articles »

New Zealand Herald

`Nobel of computing' goes to early PC designer The Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — A Microsoft Corp. researcher won the $250000 Turing Award, one of technology's most coveted prizes, on Tuesday for his work helping design and build what is widely considered the first modern personal computer. While at Xerox Corp. ... Microsoft researcher wins Turing AwardCNET Microsoft Researcher Wins Turing AwardPC World Microsoft Researcher Wins Prestigious Computing AwardAHN | All Headline News New York Times (blog) -Seattle Times -Xconomy all 140 news articles »

Reuters

FCC to Propose National Digital Literacy Corps PC World The US Federal Communications Commission will propose a National Digital Literacy Corps to help US residents get online as part of a national broadband plan due out next week. "The Digital Literacy Corps will mobilize hundreds of digital ambassadors in ... FCC Plan Asks for Govt.-Funded Broadband TrainingPC Magazine Comcast Hikes Rates Despite 'Broadband Plan'MEDIAWEEK US May Assign Airwaves for Free Wireless Internet, FCC SaysBusinessWeek Mobile Burn -FierceWireless -GigaOm (blog) all 64 news articles »

MiamiHerald.com

Criticism mounts against Obama's plans to change NASA strategy Washington Post Harrison Schmitt's credentials as a space policy analyst include several days of walking on the moon. The Apollo 17 astronaut, who is also a former US senator, is aghast at what President Obama is doing to the space program. ... NASA space shuttle gearing up for big phase outNetworkWorld.com NASA: Space Shuttles Could Fly Longer With Extra FundsSpace.com NASA: Money key to more space shuttle flightsThe Associated Press Houston Chronicle -AOL News -UPI.com all 721 news articles »