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AP Top Technology News At 2 p.m. EDT Robotic suit could usher in super soldier era15 May 2008 at 1:44pm Rex Jameson bikes and swims regularly, and plays tennis and skis when time allows. But the 5-foot-11, 180-pound software engineer is lucky if he presses 200 pounds - that is, until he steps into an... Study: Cox, Comcast Internet subscribers blocked 15 May 2008 at 9:25am NEW YORK (AP) -- Cox Communications appears to be interfering with file-sharing by its Internet subscribers in the same manner that has landed Comcast Corp. in hot water with regulators, according ... Reversing trend, cable modems win over DSL 15 May 2008 at 10:51am NEW YORK (AP) -- Cable companies attracted more Internet subscribers than phone companies did in the first quarter, reversing a 3 1/2-year trend, according to a research report Thursday.... CBS in $1.8B deal for online news, info site CNet 15 May 2008 at 1:05pm NEW YORK (AP) -- Media and entertainment company CBS Corp. is buying CNet Networks Inc., an online news and information provider, for $1.8 billion in cash in its latest bid to expand its reach on t... Ask.com acquires Dictionary.com, other references 15 May 2008 at 7:38am SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Ask.com has bought a stable of Internet reference sites that includes Dictionary.com in its latest effort to distinguish itself from online search leader Google Inc. and other... Icahn vows to oust Yahoo directors in shareholder revolt 15 May 2008 at 11:52am SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is setting out to oust Yahoo Inc.'s board of directors for "irresponsible" and "unconscionable" actions that led Microsoft Corp. to withdraw a ... EU warns Google over photos on Street View 15 May 2008 at 2:01pm BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- The EU's top data protection supervisor said Thursday that Google Inc.'s "Street View" map and imaging feature could pose privacy problems if it launches in Europe.... Microsoft in deal on European environment data 15 May 2008 at 1:07pm AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. says it is collaborating with the European Environmental Agency to make information about local air and water pollution levels freely available to con... Colonel suggests using hackers' tool against them 15 May 2008 at 1:34am SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Hackers often harness the combined power of thousands of virus-infected personal computers to pump out spam e-mail or disable targeted servers by overwhelming them with Int... Google starts to blur faces in Street View photos 14 May 2008 at 5:17pm BOSTON (AP) -- After privacy complaints, Google Inc. is beginning to automatically blur faces of people captured in the street photos taken for its Internet map program. Rolling it out will take se... Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope will light your fuse 15 May 2008 at 12:22pm Microsoft wants you to boldly go where you have never gone before right from your PC desktop. The vehicle is the WorldWide Telescope, ... Give your grad a laptop 15 May 2008 at 1:24pm It's become a rite of passage in many families: When you graduate from high school, you get a new laptop. This is especially ... Study: Cox, Comcast Net subscribers blocked 15 May 2008 at 1:10pm Cox Communications appears to be interfering with file-sharing by its Internet subscribers in the same manner that has landed ... Cable modems beat DSL for new subscribers 15 May 2008 at 1:07pm Cable companies attracted more Internet subscribers than phone companies did in the first quarter, reversing a 3{-year trend, ... Designer Miyamoto makes video games pulse with life 15 May 2008 at 10:57am Shigeru Miyamoto, the father of iconic Nintendo mascot Mario, among many others, doesn't just bring characters to life in his ... On tap in space: Urine will not go to waste 15 May 2008 at 6:41am NASA has spent decades perfecting a system to transform urine into water that can be used in space for drinking, food preparation ... Climate now shifting on a continental scale, huge study says 15 May 2008 at 11:30am A landmark new climate study released today reports that global warming is already changing the life cycles of thousands of animals ... Air Force colonel: Use botnets against hackers 15 May 2008 at 8:16am Air Force colonel is suggesting the U.S. military build its own "botnet," or network of remotely controlled computers, to be ... Wii finds home in retirement communities, medical centers 15 May 2008 at 10:51am The Nintendo Wii is making inroads not only with non-traditional video game players but also in unlikely places. At retirement ... Tech stocks jump to the front of market's charge 14 May 2008 at 9:52pm Stocks Wednesday extended their more than 2-month-old recovery. Beneath the surface, though, tech stocks that were pummeled during ... OrlandoSentinel.com - Technology Smart-chip technology can turn cell phone into payment device15 May 2008 at 12:00am Forget plastic. In the near future, your cell will be a payment device. Hate carrying around cash or a bul... Virtual classroom at the University of Central Florida puts teachers to the test 15 May 2008 at 12:00am Tanya Moorehead's task is to keep the algebra lesson in her middle-school class moving along briskly while keeping a close eye on young Marcus in the back row. Man gets 6 years for taunting cops on YouTube 15 May 2008 at 12:00am In a case only possible in the digital age, a street gang's reputed leader was sentenced Wednesday to more than six years in prison after posting an Internet video threatening police with guns and ... Burger King fires 2 in tomato blog spat 14 May 2008 at 12:00am Burger King Corp. said Tuesday it fired two employees following the disclosure that a top official secretly posted blogs slamming a farmworker-advocacy group. Wikipedia's founder talks about 'geek cultures' and coffeehouses 31 Oct 2007 at 12:00am For Florida to truly become a center of technological innovation, the state has to foster a "geek culture," the founder of Wikipedia told a gathering of information-technology professionals Tuesday. Facebook Plans Ads for Members' Personal Pages 8 Nov 2007 at 7:51am Analysts not sure Web 2.0 darling's members will appreciate seeing ads on personal pages. Low-Cost Laptops Begin Mass Production 8 Nov 2007 at 10:39am So-called '$100 laptop,' now $200, starts rolling off assembly lines in China. Super-Fast Non-Profit Networks Still Won't Merge 8 Nov 2007 at 11:19am Internet2, National LambdaRail both supply research institutions, universities, but decide to stay separate. Japanese PC Use Shrinks as Consumers Move On 7 Nov 2007 at 4:40am Domestic PC market has, um, matured as Japanese consumers turn to cell phones, game consoles for digital entertainment. Google Maps to Give Driving Directions at Gas Stations 7 Nov 2007 at 1:36am Interactive screens to be built right into fuel pumps. Yahoo Executives Defend Role in Journalist's Arrest 6 Nov 2007 at 11:58am Two top officials on Tuesday defended the company's role in giving the Chinese government information about a man's online activities that led to his jailing. Survey: Most Radiohead Fans Paid Nothing for Album 7 Nov 2007 at 9:26am Sixty-two percent of those who downloaded 'In Rainbows' last month chose not to pay anything at all, per comScore. MIT Developers Plan Collapsible Car for City Driving 7 Nov 2007 at 7:51am MIT developers are giving gas to an idea they hope will reduce traffic and parking woes: Lithium-ion batteries would power the City Car, a collapsible, stackable vehicle, with six to eight fitting ... YouTube Launches Canadian Version 7 Nov 2007 at 7:51am Video-sharing site's Canadian version to highlight homegrown material. Google Announces 'Android' Mobile-Phone System 5 Nov 2007 at 12:16pm Google confirms the rumors: It's making a cell-phone operating system, but it's not making the phones, which won't be called 'Gphones.' WESH.com - Technology WiiWare beefs up Nintendo's online service15 May 2008 at 1:39pm SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nintendo is finally bringing original downloadable games to its popular Wii video game console. Phone-wallets still years away 15 May 2008 at 9:31am HELSINKI (Reuters) - The new technology which enables small payments from mobile phones by just flashing the handset is likely to reach masses only around 2012, when one phone from five sold will b... Apple's largest U.S. store highlights growth plan 15 May 2008 at 8:01am BOSTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc unveiled its largest U.S. store on Wednesday, a glass-facade building sheathed in steel that a senior company official said reflects Apple's plans to expand retail ven... Icahn to battle Yahoo to accept Microsoft bid 15 May 2008 at 1:49pm NEW YORK (Reuters) - Financier Carl Icahn on Thursday launched a proxy battle to force Yahoo Inc to reopen buyout talks with Microsoft Corp, saying the Yahoo board had acted "irrationally" in refus... Yahoo lets websites customize how searches work 15 May 2008 at 12:12pm SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc has introduced a software development tool that lets outside parties create customized views of Yahoo Web search results, the company said on Thursday. EU says Google map images could be a problem 15 May 2008 at 6:45am BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The ability of Google Inc's map service to put detailed street-level images on the Internet could raise concerns in Europe if it was introduced there, the EU's data protection ... Xbox 360 sales surpass Wii, PS3 15 May 2008 at 8:15am SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday its Xbox 360 game machine beat Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii and Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 to reach 10 million units in U.S. sales. Google social network ad business "improving": Brin 15 May 2008 at 5:32am JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Google Inc co-founder Sergey Brin said on Thursday advertising on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace was getting better, but was still not perfect. Verizon and AT&T win Homeland Security contracts 14 May 2008 at 10:28pm NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Business, a unit of No. 2 U.S. telephone service provider Verizon Communications Inc , said on Wednesday it has won a contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Secu... O2 prompts speculation over 3G iPhone 14 May 2008 at 11:51am LONDON (Reuters) - Telefonica's O2 and Apple will be making a joint announcement in the "coming weeks", prompting speculation that the U.S. firm is set to announce a new third-generation model of... |