April 2, 2008
CNET News.com - Personal Tech
Simple tweaks let you take full advantage of all your screen real estate. ...
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April 2, 2008
Yahoo! Finance: Internet Information Providers Industry News
Baidu.com, Inc. , the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, today announced the appointment of Mr. Peng Ye as chief operating officer, effective April 25th, 2008. ...
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April 2, 2008
NYT > Technology / By KEVIN J. O'BRIEN
Microsoft has won an international standards designation for its open-document format, ending a yearlong battle with software rivals. ...
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Intel unveiled an updated version of its Classmate PC laptop at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in Shanghai, but changes made to the device are largely cosmetic--at least for now. ... The new Classmate PC has a sleeker look than its predecessor, and should appeal to a...
Since the format wars' conclusion early this year, there have been a lot of reports regarding Microsoft planning to release a Blu-ray Xbox 360. We all know that that has since been denied more than a couple of times (additional "No Blu-ray Xbox 360" here and here). Well, today's report centers...
Slate - By Emily Bazelon, Paul Sabin - Apr. 3 (Special Report) - This administration has used every last hammer, wrench, and saw in the executive toolbox to pursue its ideas about how we should use energy, land, water, and other elements of nature. And so when the next president comes into office, he or she will similarly need to deftly deploy every trick of agency rule-making, executive order, enforcement of existing laws, and cooperation with Congress to reverse the damage done by the Bush administration and to usher in a new order.
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ScienceBlogs.com - Apr. 3 (Review) - It now seems clear that we have grossly underestimated the cognitive abilities of other animals. In recent years, research has shown, for example, that African cichlids use simple logic to infer their social status, and that rodents can think abstractly and learn to use tools. Birds also display quite remarkable intelligence: the ability of crows to make and use tools is at least as sophisticated, if not more so, than that of chimpanzees...
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Salon - By Robert Burton - Apr. 3 (Review) - I was watching PBS the other night when, during one of those interminable pledge breaks, I learned that with a donation I could receive a gift of the "Brain Fitness Program." By doing a few simple mental exercises, I could improve my memory and prevent the mental ravages of aging. "Brain Fitness Program," made by a company with the impressive name Posit Science, is one of the many new brain games that promise to sharpen our gray matter and even stave off symptoms of...
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Scientific American - By S. Alexander Haslam, Jessica Salvatore, Thomas Kessler, Stephen D. Reicher - Apr. 3 (Review) - You tried so hard. But you failed. You did not pass the test, you performed poorly in the interview or you missed your project goal at the office. Why? Is it that you were not capable? Or could something more subtle--and worrisome--also be at work? As it turns out, research shows that such performance failures cannot always be attributed simply to inherent lack of ability or incompetence...
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TruthOut - By Sam Hurst - Apr. 3 (Special Report) - Late last autumn, Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, was furious. After a year of hearings, staff work, and backroom bargaining, he had finally pushed a bipartisan Farm Bill out of committee. But before a single word had been spoken in debate on the Senate floor, President Bush had labeled the $286 billion proposal a budget buster and threatened a veto...
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The idea that the Earth's climate is determined by cosmic rays and the Sun's activity is discredited by UK scientists.
Jay-Z plans to depart his longtime record label, Def Jam, for a roughly $150 million package with the concert giant Live Nation that includes financing for his own entertainment venture, in addition to recordings and tours for the next decade. The pact, expected to be finalized this week, is the most ...
April 2, 2008
Brighthand.com Handheld News and Reviews / info@brighthand.com
Windows Mobile 6.1 includes a significant upgrade for Internet Explorer Mobile, and Microsoft is already showing off a beta of the version after that, which will be even more advanced. ...
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April 2, 2008
VentureBeat / Dean Takahashi
Despite a one-day rise in the stock market, the macro-economic outlook is stormy, and confidence is falling among venture capitalists and entrepreneurs.
Last fall’s housing slowdown has led to t ...
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April 2, 2008
Los Angeles Times - Technology Business News
The Web leader's VP of engineering becomes president of digital at the struggling recording company. One of G ...
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April 2, 2008
BBC News | Technology | World Edition
People will become ever more reliant on machines says a report on the future of human-computer interaction. ...
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Meant more for geeky vacationers than pros, Sony's calling its HDR-TG1 Handycam the world's smallest "full HD" camcorder, packing 10 ounces into a 1.3 x 4.7 x 2.5-inch titanium frame. Sony is all... ... Meant more for geeky vacationers than pros, Sony's calling its...
Trait may increase craving, cancer risk Smoking causes lung cancer. That much is known. But three new studies published today suggest that genes might play a role in why some longtime smokers get the deadly disease and others do not. ... That much is known. The findings,...
Chris Morrison / VentureBeat:
Trouble in conference land: TechCrunch50, DEMO happening at the same time — The dates are out for the next TechCrunch conference, and surprise: TechCrunch50, in its second year, will be held on almost the exact same dates as venerable — or some might say vulnerable — tech-startup conference DEMO …
Scientists say they have pinpointed a genetic link that makes people more likely to become hooked on tobacco. ... WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say they have pinpointed a genetic link that makes people more likely to become hooked on tobacco, causing them to smoke more...
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