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In Google’s Rebuke of China, Focus Falls on Cybersecurity
January 13, 2010 7:00 pm | by New York Times | News | CommentsGoogle’s threat to end its operations in China brought attention to reports of Chinese high-technology espionage stretching back at least a decade.
Google’s Threat Echoed Everywhere, Except China
January 13, 2010 7:00 pm | by New York Times | News | CommentsChina heavily censored the news that Google would consider shutting down its operations in the country.
HAPPYTOT Stage 4 and HAPPYBABY Stage 1 & Stage 2 Pouch Meals - Recall
January 13, 2010 2:51 pm | by FDA MedWatch | News | CommentsSelected varieties recalled due to packaging defect that could cause possible bacterial contamination.
LG bets on Android to boost phone sales 20 percent
January 13, 2010 11:57 am | News | CommentsLG Electronics Inc, the world's No. 3 mobile phone maker, aims to increase handset sales by 20 percent this year and is pinning its hopes on Google's Android operating system to beef up its smartphone range.
Google's investment arm to grow partner ranks
January 13, 2010 11:49 am | News | CommentsGoogle Inc's venture capital arm, Google Ventures, is bringing more partners onboard as the $100 million fund seeks to build upon the eight investments it has made in companies since its launch last spring.
Google may sever ties with China
January 13, 2010 9:41 am | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | Articles | CommentsGoogle has shocked the world by ending its Chinese censorship operation. Due to numerous factors (including cyber attacks emanating from China), Google declared that it’d no longer censor search results on Google.cn. Since launching Google.cn in 2006, Google has reluctantly accommodated China’s despotic online censorship.
U.S. court revives antitrust suit on music downloads
January 13, 2010 9:32 am | News | CommentsA federal appeals court reinstated on Wednesday an antitrust lawsuit accusing major record labels of conspiring to fix prices for potentially millions of people who download their music over the Internet.
Yahoo selling e-mail service Zimbra to VMware
January 13, 2010 9:22 am | News | CommentsYahoo is selling the e-mail service Zimbra to VMware as part of an effort to focus on the Internet services that generate most of its revenue.
Wii becomes third console to stream Netflix
January 13, 2010 8:42 am | News | CommentsIt's a triple crown for Netflix. Beginning in the spring, the Wii will become the last of the three current video game consoles to get instant viewing of Netflix movies and TV shows over the Internet.
Facebook beefs up security with McAfee
January 13, 2010 8:24 am | News | CommentsFacebook is trying to beef up security with some outside help. Computer security company McAfee will now scan and repair the computers of Facebook users whose accounts have been compromised.
The best of CES 2010
January 13, 2010 6:12 am | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | News | CommentsAt the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show, 3-D was the name of the game. Everyone showed off their shiny new 3-D tech—be it 3-D ready TV’s, 3-D movies, 3-D Blu-ray players, 3-D projectors, and even 3-D enabled netbooks. Yet there was far more to see at the Las Vegas Convention center. Read on for the veritable highlights of CES 2010.
LED replacements For A19-style Light Bulbs Work on Flexible Voltages
January 13, 2010 5:53 am | Product Releases | CommentsLEDtronics, Inc., added to its series of high-brightness, LED replacements for A19-style light bulbs for home and commercial use. The DEC-A19-5X1W DécorLED Series comes with softly diffused, precision domed lensing that directs light at
Medical Wall Mount Power Adapters Come with Interchangeable Plugs
January 13, 2010 5:13 am | Product Releases | CommentsTumbler Technologies + TRUMPower’s TWM15 Series medical grade wall mount power adapters accept a 90 V to 264 VAC full range AC input, features overvoltage, overcurrent, and short circuit protections. The output voltage is
GaN HEMT MMIC Power Amplifier Suits Military, Medical Apps
January 13, 2010 4:44 am | Product Releases | CommentsCree, Inc. released a GaN HEMT MMIC power amplifier, the CMPA0060025F, which offers 25 W output power over an instantaneous bandwidth of 20 MHz to 6 GHz. This product is appropriate for military and ISM (industrial, scientific and medical) applications that require
Report calls for research on nanoparticles in food
January 12, 2010 11:24 am | News | CommentsA global scarcity of scientific research on using nanotechnology in foods means food safety authorities are unable to properly regulate products that may be beneficial or harmful, a British science panel said on Friday. The science and technology committee of Britain's upper house of parliament said in a report that use of nanoparticles in food and food packaging is likely to grow dramatically in the next decade, but too little is known about their safety.
Florida airport gets commercial spaceport license
January 12, 2010 11:17 am | News | CommentsCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The sky's no longer the limit for Cecil Field airport in Jacksonville, Florida. The airport was awarded a federal license on Monday to fly commercial space vehicles being designed to ferry tourists, researchers and others beyond Earth's atmosphere.
Blindness groups, ASU settle suit over Kindle
January 12, 2010 11:11 am | News | CommentsTwo organizations representing the blind have settled a discrimination lawsuit against Arizona State University over its use of Amazon's Kindle e-reader device. Arizona State is among several universities testing the $489 Kindle DX, a large-screen model aimed at textbook and newspaper readers.
CES show attendance rebounds after dip in 2009
January 12, 2010 11:06 am | News | CommentsIn another sign of the tentative economic recovery, the country's largest trade show saw at least a small increase in attendees, after a large drop a year ago. According to preliminary figures, The International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas had more than 120,000 attendees last week, the Consumer Electronics Association said Monday.
New organization combats distracted driving
January 12, 2010 11:01 am | News | CommentsThe Transportation Department and safety advocates joined Tuesday to announce the creation of FocusDriven, an organization dedicated to raising public awareness about the dangers of driving while talking on cell phones or texting on handheld computers.
Electronic Arts lowers 2010 guidance as sales weaken
January 12, 2010 10:39 am | News | CommentsVideo game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. cut its full-year guidance on Monday, as ongoing weakness in its game disc sales didn't ease up over the holidays as the company had hoped. The news sent shares down sharply in extended trading.
Hot gadgets at show: Wireless charging, iPhone TV
January 12, 2010 10:15 am | News | CommentsAt the International Consumer Electronics Show last week, 3-D television, electronic readers and little laptops captured much of the attention. There were plenty of other interesting ideas on display, too, from 3-D printing to a wireless cell phone tether. Here are some of the gadgets most worth keeping an eye out for this year, and some that best deserve an arched eyebrow of amusement.
France plans its own rival to Google Books
January 12, 2010 9:59 am | News | CommentsFrance's culture minister on Tuesday unveiled a plan for adapting the country's literary patrimony to the digital age by developing what he hopes will prove a uniquely Gallic competitor to Google Books.
NASA: February launch still on despite bad hoses
January 12, 2010 9:48 am | News | CommentsNASA is still shooting for a shuttle launch next month, despite bad hoses for a new room at the space station. Endeavour is supposed to blast off Feb. 7 with the Tranquility module. It's a chamber that will provide additional living quarters at the International Space Station.
Kodak, Samsung agree on licensing pact
January 12, 2010 9:36 am | News | CommentsEastman Kodak Co. said Monday it will draw royalties from South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. under a licensing pact that gives the companies access to each other's digital-imaging patents. The agreement ends a 14-month-old patent-infringement dispute that came before the U.S. International Trade Commission, a federal overseer that can ban imports of devices made with contested technology.
Google adds storage to sweeten online office suite
January 12, 2010 9:32 am | News | CommentsGoogle Inc. is expanding its Internet warehouse so people can stash more digital keepsakes from their life and work. The upgrade announced Tuesday will provide one free gigabyte of storage to all users of Google Docs, the company's online suite of word processing, spreadsheets and other commonly used programs.
