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'No concrete plan' for Google server farm in Austria: spokeswoman (AFP)

AFP - Google has "no concrete plan" to build a new European server farm in the north of Austria, despite buying land there, the US Internet search engine giant said Saturday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 22 Nov 2008 | 4:50 pm

Q&A: What's ahead for Visual Studio and .Net (CNET) CNET - In the wake of the recent PDC and TechEd developer events, Microsoft has decided to put some of its key executives out on the road to explain the innovations that Visual Studio 2010 and .Net 4.0 have in store.

Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 22 Nov 2008 | 9:10 am

Social Networking Rule No. 1: Don't Be Stupid

It has never been easier to get in trouble while catching up with friends. Social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace are great ways to reconnect with old acquaintances and meet new ones. But posts can be problems -- the work rant you didn't expect the boss to see or the photos your old roommate posted that document your familiarity with keg stands. More than 70 million users have registered online for Facebook accounts this year alone. With recent college graduates, older professionals and other adults flocking to the site, some are learning hard lessons.

Source: TechNewsWorld | 22 Nov 2008 | 7:00 am

A Treat for the Ears, a Torment for the Pocketbook

For as long as companies have sold portable music players, a free pair of headphones has been part of the deal. It started with round, foam-covered, over-the-head models packaged with the original Sony Walkman cassette player in the late 1970s. Nearly 30 years later, the white earbuds included with Apple's iPod line have become a fashion statement on their own. Fashion statements aside, packaging headphones along with the music player is more about convenience than anything else. And it's certainly not about sound.

Source: TechNewsWorld | 22 Nov 2008 | 7:00 am

Nokia to start Japan cell phone service in 2009: report (Reuters) Reuters - Nokia Corp plans to launch a mobile phone service in Japan next spring, a move expected to intensify competition among Japanese cell phone carriers, Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Saturday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 21 Nov 2008 | 11:36 pm

Sprint Nextel's CDMA exec John Garia steps down (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. mobile service provider Sprint Nextel Corp said on Friday that the president of its CDMA business unit, John Garcia, is leaving the company.

Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 21 Nov 2008 | 8:00 pm

Apple's iPhone Update 2.2 Adds Multiple Features (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Features galore are included in Apple's new 2.2 software update for the iPhone, which became available a day earlier than expected. Apple released the new software one day before Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion's BlackBerry Storm hit store shelves, but analysts say it was just a coincidence.

Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 21 Nov 2008 | 4:48 pm

Web sites offer real estate agent rankings (AP) AP - Word of mouth is one of the most common ways homebuyers and sellers find a real estate agent. Now, there are several Web sites that tout a more scientific approach: ranking agents based on criteria such as years of experience, how many sales they've closed, and the number of positive testimonials from past clients.

Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 21 Nov 2008 | 4:43 pm

Pentagon bans computer flash drives (AP) AP - The Pentagon has banned, at least temporarily, the use of external computer flash drives because of a virus threat officials detected on Defense Department networks.

Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 21 Nov 2008 | 4:35 pm

Agassi's Electric Car Plan Gets Bay Area Jump-Start

In four years, driving a car in the San Francisco Bay area may involve a variation of the "plug and play" concept. Think "plug and drive," if the mayors of San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose and start-up Better Place have their way. The company, founded by former SAP executive and Wired magazine cover subject Shai Agassi, announced a private-public partnership Thursday with the three mayors and regional entities to begin building the support infrastructure for electric car use in the Bay Area.

Source: TechNewsWorld | 21 Nov 2008 | 4:32 pm

Engineers sentenced to 1 year for espionage case (AP) AP - Two engineers from China were sentenced to a year in prison Friday for stealing computer chip designs from their Silicon Valley employers and trying to smuggle the secrets to their homeland to launch a government-backed startup there.

Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 21 Nov 2008 | 3:57 pm

Obama's Cell Phone Records Breached in Verizon Inside Job

President-elect Barack Obama may not find it that hard to give up his BlackBerry after all. Verizon Wireless has announced that some of its employees accessed his personal cell phone account records. The wireless provider apologized to the president-elect and said it would discipline the employees involved. Verizon apparently realized this week that Obama's records had been breached. The account is linked to a flip phone that does not have e-mail or advanced data capabilities, and it has been inactive for several months.

Source: TechNewsWorld | 21 Nov 2008 | 3:10 pm

HP's Wrath, Baidu's Greed and Other Deadly Sins

TV shows like "The Hills" focus on the petty squabbles that go on in the world of spoiled, vapid socialites. I can't think of a program that gets into the catfights that go on in the IT world, and I don't know whether there'd really be a huge audience for something like that, but they do happen, and court documents in an ongoing lawsuit have revealed some juicy tidbits. The class-action suit concerns the promises made by some PC makers that their computers -- even some really weak-kneed models -- could shoulder the weight of Microsoft's latest operating system, Vista.

Source: TechNewsWorld | 21 Nov 2008 | 1:45 pm

iPhone Update Soups Up Street Smarts, Stabilizes Safari

Apple has released a new software update for the iPhone, bringing users more than a dozen new features and fixes. Among them is the "I-want-that-too" Google Street View maps feature that was first available on BlackBerry and Java-enabled phones. "Apple has been releasing major updates to iPhone OS every few months," Raven Zachary, founder of iPhoneDevCamp and a contributing analyst for The 451 Group, told MacNewsWorld. Apple released the previous 2.1 update in September.

Source: TechNewsWorld | 21 Nov 2008 | 1:41 pm

Social Networking: It's a Good Thing

Some might call it unproductive. Or maybe a bad habit. Or just a frivolous distraction. Or even dangerous. Julianne Howell, a freshman at St. Joseph's Academy in St. Louis, calls her daily Facebook routine time well spent. "It's like a social connection," she said. "It's not a waste of time. It's like talking on the phone -- that isn't a waste of time." Howell's justification for the hours she spends on the social networking site is dead on, according to a study released Thursday by the MacArthur Foundation.

Source: TechNewsWorld | 21 Nov 2008 | 12:15 pm

Did Microsoft Lie? Depends on the Meaning of 'Vista'

Microsoft sought to bring a quick end Thursday to the lawsuit that has produced a steady flow of sometimes embarrassing internal e-mails about Windows Vista, a product whose reputation in the marketplace was already tarnished before it launched nearly two years ago. The company asked a federal judge in Seattle to dismiss the remaining claims in the class-action suit brought by PC buyers challenging its "Vista Capable" marketing program as deceptive, and to decertify the class.

Source: TechNewsWorld | 21 Nov 2008 | 11:54 am

IT spending slowdown hits Dell's revenue, profits Dell said revenue and net income both dropped from last year's levels in its fiscal third quarter, although profits were higher than expected because of cost cuts.

Source: Computerworld Hardware News | 21 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am

Cool Stuff: Your 2008 Holiday Gift Guide Whether you're looking to buy economical, expensive, or just plain weird gifts for your friends and family, you'll find the perfect tech gadgets and software in our 2008 gift guide.

Source: Computerworld Hardware News | 21 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am

Analysts slash 2009 PC growth forecast by two-thirds One analyst firm has slashed its 2009 forecast for PC shipments by nearly two-thirds because of the deteriorating economy.

Source: Computerworld Hardware News | 21 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am

NASA discovers massive buried glaciers on Mars One glacier is three times the size of the city of Los Angeles and up to a half-mile thick, NASA said.

Source: Computerworld Hardware News | 21 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am

Review: Gateway's MC7803u all-purpose laptop Gateway's MC7803u sure doesn't look like it costs only a thousand bucks, PC World's reviewer says. But some corners were cut a bit too closely, including the glass display and sound quality.

Source: Computerworld Hardware News | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am

Survey: U.S. IT spending forecast worst since 2001 U.S. companies are set to slam the brakes even harder on IT spending, according to a new study.

Source: Computerworld Hardware News | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am

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