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Viacom Secretly Uploaded Videos, YouTube Claims

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:02:00 EDT

Employees of Viacom allegedly went to Kinko's to upload copyrighted clips to YouTube surreptitiously.

Google Calendar Now Finds Best Meeting Time

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:00:00 EDT

Scheduling becomes easier when treated as a search problem.

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Google, Intel, Sony Plan Android TV Platform

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:55:00 EDT

The content platform, set-top boxes, and Internet-ready TVs expected to be called Google TV has not been confirmed.

Amazon Launches Kindle For Mac

Antone Gonsalves — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:22:00 EDT

The Apple Mac software expands the number of devices on which e-books bought from Amazon can be read, which now include the iPhone, BlackBerry, and Kindle reader.

Apple Board Member Jerome B. York Dies

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:06:00 EDT

York, 71, was hospitalized in Michigan on Tuesday following a brain hemorrhage.

Verizon Files Patent Suit Over Cablevision Boxes

W. David Gardner — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:37:00 EDT

The International Trade Commission complaint says Cablevision's set-top boxes infringe five Verizon patents pertaining to video downloading and social networking features.

Google Nexus One Coming To Sprint

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:55:00 EDT

The mobile carrier says that it will disclose pricing and availability soon.

Google Builds Microsoft Exchange Escape Route

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:05:00 EDT

Would-be Google Apps converts now have an simple way to liberate their data from Microsoft's popular e-mail server.

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Google Brings Nexus One To AT&T, Rogers Wireless

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:58:00 EDT

The search company says that it's pleased with sales of the device, even as critics declare the Nexus One a failure.

Microsoft Previews Internet Explorer 9

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:22:00 EDT

Unveiled at the MIX10 conference in Las Vegas, an early version of IE9 Web browser draws praise from Mozilla.

Windows Phone 7? There's An App For That

Paul McDougall — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:27:00 EDT

Microsoft plans to compete head-to-head with Apple in the market for mobile application downloads.

Full Nelson: The iPad Speaks

Fritz Nelson — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EDT

Apple's maverick tablet device gives Full Nelson a rare interview. Its candor will surprise you.

Google's Tim Bray Hates Apple's iPhone

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:38:00 EDT

The newly hired Android developer advocate rails against Apple's constraints on iPhone apps.

Bacteria Trail Betrays Identity Of Computer Users

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:54:00 EDT

Raising new privacy concerns, research shows that the DNA signatures of bacteria transferred to objects by human touch can be used for identification.

AT&T Adds Web Services For Feature Phones

Antone Gonsalves — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:08:00 EDT

The company is launching quick messaging devices, inexpensive phones with an online address book, messaging, and the ability to share photos and video with friends or social networks.

Google China Shutdown Almost Certain

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:31:00 EDT

Reports indicate that Google.cn could go dark in a matter of weeks, news that has brightened the financial prospects of Google's rivals in China.

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MIX10: Microsoft, PreEmptive To Launch Silverlight Analytics Tools

Fritz Nelson — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:51:00 EST

Microsoft will unveil Silverlight Analytics Framework at the Web designers & developers conference kicking off March 15 in Las Vegas, while Preemptive will launch Runtime Intelligence Analytics Provider for Silverlight.

China Warns Google To Obey Law

Thomas Claburn — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:01:00 EST

Promising consequences if Google flouts China's censorship laws, Chinese authorities also chide the U.S. for its human rights record.

Apple iPad Available For Pre-Order

Thomas Claburn — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:55:00 EST

The company is promising to deliver its "magical" device in early April.

GDC: Developers Vs. Cybercriminals

Thomas Claburn — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:02:00 EST

At the Game Developers Conference, accounts of run ins with hackers show many gaming firms haven't grasped how cybercrime can ruin everything.

Opera Intros Mini 5 Browser For Android

Antone Gonsalves — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:18:00 EST

The mobile browser compresses data by up to 90%, resulting in a faster smartphone Internet experience, according to Opera.

GDC: Sony Unveils PS3 Motion Controller

Antone Gonsalves — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:28:00 EST

Nearly 40 developers and game publishers are building software for the PlayStation Move, said Sony.

Google Debuts Product Inventory Search, Apps Macros

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:26:00 EST

Finding nearby things to buy and automating actions in Google Apps just got easier.

GDC: Microsoft Surface Plays Dungeons & Dragons

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:26:00 EST

The company sees its multi-touch computing platform as a way for businesses to engage customers.

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Google Bike Maps? Fuhgeddaboudit

Paul McDougall — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:02:00 EST

New search service sends New York cyclists into prohibited lanes and onto streets filled with careening trucks and crazed cabbies.

GDC: iPhone Developers Face Hidden Risks

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:19:00 EST

Most iPhone developers don't fully understand the regulatory compliance challenges that accompany app distribution.

Samsung Launches 3D TVs

Antone Gonsalves — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:20:00 EST

The company's 3-D products -- including LED, LCD, and plasma televisions and a 3-D Blu-ray player -- will begin shipping this month.

GDC: OnLive Takes Gaming To The Cloud

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:58:00 EST

A cloud-based online gaming service founded by a veteran of Apple and WebTV highlights the Game Developers Conference.

LifeLock Settles FTC Charges For $12 Million

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:19:00 EST

The FTC complaint alleged that the firm's identity theft protection and data security claims were false.

Google Launches Store For Web Apps

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:01:00 EST

The Google Apps Marketplace will let third-party developers sell their Web apps to Google Apps customers.

Sony Sets Aggressive 3D TV Target

Antone Gonsalves — Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:11:00 EST

If the company hits its sales goals -- 2.5 million 3-D televisions and 67% more TVs overall -- its TV business will be profitable for the first time in seven years.

Microsoft Fixes Eight Bugs, Warns Of IE Zero-Day

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:39:00 EST

A light Patch Tuesday brings word of a new zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 and 7.

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Mariposa Botnet Malware Found On Vodaphone HTC Magic

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:57:00 EST

The phone was bought by an employee of Panda Security, who spotted the malware.

Google Debuts Public Data Explorer

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:55:00 EST

The company's latest visualization experiment lets users create their own charts and graphs using public data.

Energizer Removes Infected Battery Monitoring Software

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 8 Mar 2010 16:23:00 EST

The company says that it is working with U.S.-CERT to determine how the software on its servers became infected.

Google Buzz Stung By Lawsuit

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 8 Mar 2010 14:25:00 EST

The company broke privacy and data protection laws, the complaint alleges.

Avaya Updates UC Suite

Benjamin Tomkins — Mon, 8 Mar 2010 13:00:00 EST

With the release IP Office 6.0, Avaya seeks to bring unified communications within reach for cost-conscious small businesses.

Server Den: IBM Reloads Enterprise Branding

Alexander Wolfe — Mon, 8 Mar 2010 10:29:00 EST

IBM will adopt "Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet" as its data center marketing moniker, putting distance between today's "dynamic infrastructure" and the me-too catch phrases used by competitors.

Google Buys Maker Of Microsoft Office Plugin

Thomas Claburn — Fri, 5 Mar 2010 17:48:00 EST

By acquiring DocVerse, Google is paving the road to cloud computing.

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Adobe, Microsoft Spar Over Flash, Silverlight, HTML5

Fritz Nelson — Fri, 5 Mar 2010 16:50:00 EST

Adobe and Microsoft execs debate the merits of Flash and Silverlight, the looming threat of HTML5, and the battle for mobile dominance in our weekly Fritz & David Show Podcast.

Software Patching Too Much Trouble For Most

Thomas Claburn — Fri, 5 Mar 2010 14:46:00 EST

Automated software patching, common among enterprises, is making its way onto consumer PCs.

YouTube Gets Auto-Captioning From Google Speech Tech

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 4 Mar 2010 17:03:00 EST

The video sharing site now allows anyone to generate captions for videos with coherent spoken English.

Intel, Orange Partner On MeeGo Devices

W. David Gardner — Thu, 4 Mar 2010 16:57:00 EST

Orange will use the high-end mobile operating system launched last month by Intel and Nokia, along with Intel's Atom processor, to develop multimedia-rich mobile devices.

Google Gesture Search Available For Android

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 4 Mar 2010 14:22:00 EST

The latest Google Labs experiment allows people to input letters for mobile search queries using a finger on a touch screen.

Sybase Picks Orange To Host Mobile Platform

W. David Gardner — Thu, 4 Mar 2010 13:59:00 EST

The carrier- and device-agnostic enterprise mobility platform allows global firms to manage the flood of different devices operating in countries around the world.

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Thu, 4 Mar 2010 13:59:00 EST

Google's Got Your Backup

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 4 Mar 2010 12:52:00 EST

Among other reasons to consider Google Apps: automatic backups for disaster recovery.

RSA: DHS Chief Launches Cybersecurity Competition

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 4 Mar 2010 07:00:00 EST

Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, is asking for help to engage the public in a discussion about cybersecurity.

RSA: Google, PayPal, Equifax, Others Form Open Identity Exchange

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 3 Mar 2010 15:55:00 EST

The companies have created a non-profit to manage the process of certifying identity providers.

Nokia Adds Skype For Symbian Phones

W. David Gardner — Wed, 3 Mar 2010 15:08:00 EST

Software for the Skype VoIP calling service, available as a free download in the Nokia Ovi store, will operate on about 200 million handsets at launch.

TiVo Launches Internet-Enabled DVR

Antone Gonsalves — Wed, 3 Mar 2010 14:39:00 EST

The TiVo Premiere digital video recorder combines TV and the Internet into one device that could replace the PC for entertainment.