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2 hrs ago | WTHI-TV Terre Haute

Google's e-mail in a Facebook face-off

Google is making it easier to socialize on its e-mail service. It's unveiling a new "Google Buzz" feature that sets up a face-off with Facebook.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Internet, Entertainment

6 hrs ago | technologyexpert.blogspot.com | Iria

What's The Buzz Over Google Buzz?

As I wrote earlier, Google has decided to make Gmail more social. On Tuesday, they announced the new Gmail feature, and it's bound to get a lot of industry buzz. In fact, it's call Google Buzz, though many are linking it with Gmail only and calling it Gmail Buzz.

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Related Topix: Social Software

10 hrs ago | technologyexpert.blogspot.com | Iria

Microsoft, CEOP Create Child-Protective IE8

Microsoft and the U.K.'s Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre have teamed to create what they call a child-friendly version of Internet Explorer 8. The Click Clever, Click Safe browser is really just a toolbar button you can add into your pre-existing IE8 installation.

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Related Topix: Social Software

12 hrs ago | www.ibtimes.com | Michael77

New Apple product: Aperture 3

Apple Aperture 3 Apple released on Tuesday the next generation of its professional photography workflow software, Aperture 3, along with a series of tutorial videos. The latest version costs $199 for the pro-level program, while the update is $99 for existing Aperture users... click to read more.

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Related Topix: Arts, Photography

12 hrs ago | technologyexpert.blogspot.com | Iria

Company Announces SD Card Adapter For iPhone

One of the touted features of iPhone OS 3.0 was the ability to interface with external hardware, and one company has used that to fill a gap in the iPhone's feature set. The company, zoomMediaPlus, has announced zoomIt, an adapter that allows iPhones to read SD cards (and with adapters, mini and micro SD cards).

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Related Topix: iPhone

13 hrs ago | www.ibtimes.com | Michael77

Google slahes ETF for Nexus One

Following a Federal Communications Commission's investigation, Google has cut a fee charged to users who want to cancel using their Nexus One smartphone before four months from $350 to $150. On Jan.26... Click to read more.

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Related Topix: Business News, Telecom, Federal Communications Commission

14 hrs ago | technologyexpert.blogspot.com | Iria

Google Launches Nexus One Phone Support

Google, which learned the hard way that web-based support may be fine for non-premium web services, but not for unlocked cell phones purchased for over $500, is now offering phone support for the Nexus One.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics

16 hrs ago | Computerworld

After delays, Intel rolls out Tukwila chip

The new Itanium 9300 processor originally was slated to be released early in 2009 but that timetable slipped twice last year.

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Related Topix: CPU, Computers

21 hrs ago | ClipSyndicate

Biggest-ever 747 Takes Flight

The biggest jumbojet Boeing has ever made lifted off Monday on its first test flight at Paine Field at Everett, Washington.

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Related Topix: Everett, WA, Seattle Metro, Video

Mon Feb 08, 2010

PhysOrg Weblog

Security chip that does encryption in PCs hacked

Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans.

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Related Topix: US Military, Fort Knox, US Army, Computer Security, Semiconductors, Infineon Technologies AG, Xbox 360, Video Games

technologyexpert.blogspot.com | Iria

A Larger Fourth-Gen iPhone?

The iPhone repair site iResQ has purported received fourth-generation iPhone parts. Not too much information can be gleaned from the parts, assuming they are the real deal, except that the iPhone is now 1/4 in longer.

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Related Topix: iPhone

technologyexpert.blogspot.com | Iria

Gmail To Get More Social: WSJ

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google is set to release a new module for Gmail that will allow the popular webmail service to display a stream of status updates from your friends. Sound familiar? Yes, it sounds very similar to Facebook and Twitter, and to a similar feature added to Yahoo! Mail last year.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines

technologyexpert.blogspot.com | Iria

Apple Open To iPad Price Cuts If Sales Disappoint

In a research note to clients, Credit Suisse analyst Bill Shope notes that Apple has plans to cut the price of the iPad if sales disappoint. The information was gleaned from a discussion with Apple executives. They were CFO Peter Oppenheimer, VP Eddy Cue, and SVP Ron Johnson.

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Related Topix: Apple, Startups, Computers, Apple Computer, iPhone

technologyexpert.blogspot.com | Iria

Google Airs Super Bowl Ad

As expected, Google aired a Super Bowl ad on Sunday. That was one huge expense, but at least they didn't specifically pay for the ad itself to be produced. It had been sitting on YouTube for three months.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

International Business Times

IBM begins Power server upgrade to battle HP, Sun

IBM is beginning a long-awaited upgrade to a range of servers and other hardware to make them more energy-efficient and competitive than rival products by Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems Inc.

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Related Topix: IBM, Hewlett Packard, Sun Microsystems, Computers, CPU

KESQ-TV Palm Desert

Satellite could predict Katrina-style solar storms

Researchers say a new NASA satellite could help predict powerful solar storms that cause havoc on Earth.

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Related Topix: Space

Sun Feb 07, 2010

WGNTV Chicago

Report: China shuts down hacker training Web site that collected $1 million in members' fees

Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday.

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Related Topix: Computer Security, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

KATU - News - Business

In Utah, company aims to store energy in air

A Utah company plans to dig a series of underground caverns that it hopes to one day fill with compressed air, releasing it to generate electricity by turning a turbine and solving one of the most vexing problems facing the clean-energy industry - how to store power.

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Related Topix: Sundance Film Festival, Utah, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Solar Energy

technologyexpert.blogspot.com | Iria

Consumer Interest In iPad Drops After Unveiling

Retrevo, a website that calls itself the "ultimate electronics marketplace," has done surveys on iPad interest both before and after the nascent device's announcement. It seems less people were interested in buying one after the announcement than before, to the tune of double, in fact.

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ClipSyndicate

Disappointed Space Fans Wait Hours

Space fans waited hours to see Shuttle Endavour launch, but some said they will return for NASA's next attempt.

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Related Topix: Space, Video

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