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Re-start for ‘Big Bang’ machine – BBC News


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Re-start for 'Big Bang' machine
BBC News
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiment has been re-started after a hiatus of 14 months. Engineers working on the machine achieved a stable, circulating proton beam just after 2100 GMT on Friday. The LHC is housed in a 27km-long ...
Large Hadron Collider in process of restartingmsnbc.com
Circulation of LHC Beams Could Resume in Earnest over the WeekendScientific American
CERN Restarts Big Bang Collider for Biggest Test YetABC News
The Associated Press -Register -CBC.ca
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10 things about Microsoft’s PDC 2009: The good, the bad and the ugly – BetaNews


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10 things about Microsoft's PDC 2009: The good, the bad and the ugly
BetaNews
Microsoft's 2009 developer conference wrapped up yesterday in Los Angeles. Not since PDC 2003 has Microsoft talked so much and said so little. As I listened to the keynotes and have reviewed the ...
10 Things We Want to See in Internet Explorer 9eWeek
Microsoft's problematic lack of nightly builds for IEArs Technica
Microsoft Silverlight - now with hidden Windows biasRegister
WindowsForDevices -ZDNet -PC Magazine
all 153 news articles »

Sony planning new online store – CNET News


PC World

Sony planning new online store
CNET News
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 ...
Sony Aims To Launch Online Product-Linking Service In 2010Wall Street Journal
Sony hopes online service will build brand loyaltyThe Associated Press
Sony Unveils Its Answer to Apple's iTunesBusinessWeek
PC World -Techtree.com -Reuters
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Why Google Should Cool It With Chrome OS – Wired News


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Why Google Should Cool It With Chrome OS
Wired News
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 ...
Brin: Google's oses likely to convergeCNET News
The 5 best and worst features of Google Chrome OSComputerworld
Take Chrome OS for what it is: A niche starting pointInfoWorld
PC World -eWeek -PC Magazine
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Nook sold out for the holidays – CNET News


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Nook sold out for the holidays
CNET News
If you were interested in buying the Barnes & Noble Nook as a holiday gift, strike it off your list. The e-reader is now officially sold out through 2009, according to the B&N Web site. "The hottest holiday gift is out of stock," a ...
Barnes & Noble Sells Out of the Nook for ChristmasPC Magazine
B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday ordersThe Associated Press
A Kindle Under Every Tree?Inside Futures
Mobile Magazine -PC World -Reuters
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PogoPlug Upgrade Powers Up More Dr … – PC Magazine


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PogoPlug Upgrade Powers Up More Dr ...
PC Magazine
We liked the original Pogoplug --a devices that would make any storage device instantly Web accessible--enough to give it 4 stars and name it an Editors' Choice. The new version, announced today, improves on the design of the original ...
PogoPlug lets you access media files worldwideDVICE
Got Extra USB Drives? Updated Pogoplug Puts Them to UsePC World
New Pogoplug gets hard drives online with more color, extra USB portsCNET News
ChannelWeb -E-Commerce Times -CIO Today
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Hacked E-Mails Fuel Global Warming Debate – Wired News


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Hacked E-Mails Fuel Global Warming Debate
Wired News
An online debate over global warming science has broken out after an unknown hacker broke into the e-mail server at a prominent, British climate-research center, stole more than a thousand e-mails about global warming research and posted ...
Climate Skeptics See 'Smoking Gun' in Researchers' Leaked E-MailsFOXNews
Harrabin's Notes: E-mail argumentsBBC News
Climategate: Stunning Deception and Misconduct at UK Warming Research Center ...DailyTech
Slashdot -Register -guardian.co.uk
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Google phone strategy takes off, challenges ahead – Reuters


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Google phone strategy takes off, challenges ahead
Reuters
Two years after the Web search leader announced its plan to barge into the market, a dozen phones are using Google's Android mobile operating software, including Motorola Inc's heavily promoted Droid phone. ...
Android vs. iphone: Which Has the More Advanced Users?PC World
Google Phone? In Arrington's Dreams!PC Magazine
The Google Phone May Be Data Only, voip Driven DeviceWashington Post
Reuters Blogs (blog) -CNN -Computerworld
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Modern Warfare 2 outsells predecessor on PC – Neoseeker


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Modern Warfare 2 outsells predecessor on PC
Neoseeker
Despite having everything going against it (the PC userbase's higher standards, dropping almost all the features of Modern Warfare, and carrying a higher price tag), Modern Warfare 2 has already outsold its predecessor on the platform, says Infinity ...
Modern Warfare 2 writer: "the airport level was a risk we had to take"GamePro.com
Modern Warfare 2 becomes huge PC successDestructoid
'Modern Warfare 2' goes loudSan Jose Mercury News
TG Daily -CVG Online -NewsFactor Network
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Google says PC will start in seven seconds or less

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - New Google Inc software will start up a computer as fast as a television can be turned on, the search company said on Thursday as it showed off its Chrome operating system designed for PCs that do their work on the Web.

DT to Seek US Partners for T-Mobile USA – BusinessWeek


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DT to Seek US Partners for T-Mobile USA
BusinessWeek
T-Mobile USA's parent Deutsche Telekom is looking for US partners to help fund the US wireless carrier's network build-out, according to a report from Reuters and a German newspaper. Potential partners may include Clearwire, MetroPCS or Leap, ...
Deutsche Telekom open to all options for U.S. unit: sourcesReuters
CWA, Ver.di Align To Represent Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile WorkersWall Street Journal
Deutsche Telekom Looks For 4G Wireless Partners In The USMocoNews
BroadbandReports.com -FierceWireless -Mobile Burn
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youtube automatic captioning: one more reason goog’s not evil – ZDNet


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youtube automatic captioning: one more reason goog's not evil
ZDNet
Earlier this week I noted that youtube's partnership with Univision was one more reason to make the web service available in schools. What better way to supplement Spanish instruction than with current, relevant, and interesting content freely ...
Google's YouTube Adds CaptionsPC Magazine
Google Adds Captions to YouTube SearchPC World
YouTube Gets Captions, Review of Flo TV, 'Star Wars' Case for iPhonesABC News
BBC News -RedOrbit -ChannelWeb
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Sinofsky’s Windows plan: More data, less testosterone – CNET News


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Sinofsky's Windows plan: More data, less testosterone
CNET News
LOS ANGELES--While some have criticized Steven Sinofsky for being tight-lipped, the Windows boss insists that he is being prudent, not secretive. "Everybody wants to know what's coming and what's next." But, he said, talking too soon, ...
Ballmer Touts Windows 7 SalesWall Street Journal
Ballmer: Windows 7 Sales 'Fantastic'PC World
Security in Windows 7: Windows Filtering PlatformPC Magazine
The Mac Observer -E-Commerce Times -Register
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Barnes & Noble says Nook shipments will be delayed

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc said on Friday it had sold out of its first allotment of newly launched Nook electronic readers due to high demand and new shipments will not arrive in time for the holidays.

Xbox LIVE Gold Free Today Through Monday – PC World


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Xbox LIVE Gold Free Today Through Monday
PC World
Microsoft wants you on Xbox LIVE for the weekend with, of course, a view toward forever, and it's prepared to temporarily waive the cover fee to grab your attention. Xbox LIVE Gold-tier membership usually costs $50 a year and provides access to ...
Microsoft To Offer Free Xbox Live Weekends To Silver MembersGamasutra
Upcoming Xbox Live Deals of the Week and Games on Demand Revealed1UP.com
Posted by kdawson on Friday November 20, @12:54PMSlashdot
Escapist Magazine -CrunchGear (blog) -iMedia Connection
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Astronauts await word of baby girl on Earth – The Associated Press


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Astronauts await word of baby girl on Earth
The Associated Press
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Atlantis' astronauts anxiously awaited word on the birth of one crewman's daughter Friday, as they moved more supplies into the International Space Station and geared up for another spacewalk. Astronaut Randolph Bresnik was about ...
False alarms prompt space station scareCNN International
Spacewalkers zoom through fix-up tasksmsnbc.com
False alarms wake orbiting astronautsUnited Press International
Wall Street Journal (blog) -Computerworld -Spaceflight Now
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Some Courts Raise Bar on Reading Employee Email [Voices]

Big Brother is watching. That is the message corporations routinely send their employees about using email.

But recent cases have shown that employees sometimes have more privacy rights than they might expect when it comes to the corporate email server. Legal experts say that courts in some instances are showing more consideration for employees who feel their employer has violated their privacy electronically.

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Workaround Restores Mac OS X 10.6.2 Compatibility With Intel Atom Processors

InsanelyMac reports that a member of its forums has created a workaround allowing users who have modified their Intel Atom-based netbooks into “Hackintoshes” in order to run Mac OS X to upgrade to OS X 10.6.2. The 10.6.2 update had specifically disa…

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BMC, CA Join Salesforce.com Cloud – InformationWeek


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BMC, CA Join Salesforce.com Cloud
InformationWeek
Salesforce.com's challenge will be to convince even more CIOs and developers that it's no longer just a CRM company. By Mary Hayes Weier Salesforce.com spent the second day of its annual Dreamforce user conference trying to prove it's no longer just a ...
BMC takes service desk to the cloud via Salesforce.comSan Francisco Chronicle
Benioff Trumpets Force.com Platform's SuccessPC World
The King of the CloudBusinessWeek
ZDNet (blog) -CNET News -Reuters
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China Mobile Counts On 3G for Its Growth [Voices]

China Mobile Ltd., the world’s largest mobile operator by subscribers, is pinning its hopes on new third-generation services such as mobile television and mobile readers to drive growth amid increasing competition and falling voice revenue.

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