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Mar 1st, 2010 - Deutsche Welle
CeBIT seeks new image: Let's talk
It's still big, international and full of computer equipment. But CeBIT – the world's largest IT trade show – is changing, and some of the size and hardware may go out the door.
Mar 1st, 2010 - Times Online
Internet piracy becomes national pastime as French students take on computer giants
For hundreds of years southwest France has been celebrated for its gastronomy, scenery and farming communities. Now it hides one of the highest rates of software piracy in the developed world, a study has revealed.
Mar 1st, 2010 - Times Online
Doubts raised over whether paralysed patient Rom Houben was communicating
Dismissed for half a lifetime as being in a vegetative state, Rom Houben seemed to be able to communicate for the first time in 23 years. Assistant sensed tiny movements in his finger and helped him to tap out sentences on a computer.
Feb 28th, 2010 - news.com.au
NAB computers cause home loan delays
NATIONAL Australia Bank's plan to write more home loans has been hit by computer problems.
Feb 28th, 2010 - ZergWatch
Indoctrinating the Veterans of a Virtual War [Weekend Reader]
In the past year, 70,000 men and women enlisted in the U.S. Army. Sixty-seven times that amount - 4.7 million - played Modern Warfare 2 on a console or PC, released one day before Veteran's Day. In the latest edition of Foreign Policy, P.W. Singer examines the growing phenomenon of "militainment," a type of game...
Feb 28th, 2010 - ZergWatch
Teen Convicted of Crashing PlayStation Web Site Because He Was Banned for Cheating [Hackers]
In late 2008, a Pennsylvania teenager playing SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals got kicked out of a tournament for using a cheat mod. So he took revenge by crashing the PlayStation web site for 11 days. Sony got the last laugh, however, in the form of a federal grand jury investigation, which quickly led to the perpetrator, a ...
Feb 27th, 2010 - BusinessWeek
Apple Says Children Were Used By Partners to Build iPhone, iPod
Apple Inc. said three of its suppliers hired 11 underage workers to help build the iPhone, iPod and Macintosh computer last year, a violation it uncovered as part of its onsite audit of 102 factories.
Feb 27th, 2010 - BusinessWeek
Apple Says Children Were Used to Build iPhone, iPod (Update1)
Apple Inc. said three of its suppliers hired 11 underage workers to help build the iPhone, iPod and Macintosh computer last year, a violation it uncovered as part of its onsite audit of 102 factories.
Feb 27th, 2010 - ZergWatch
Kotaku Originals: The $43,100 Question [Original]
Last night a hunk of plastic no one ever played set a sale price record for rare video games. In 1987 it retailed for $30. And people complain about $60 price points and used sales today. The week in Kotaku's original reporting: Kotaku Talk Radio Top Stories Collector's Item Obliterates Record for Rare Game Sale The ...
Feb 27th, 2010 - ArgentinaStar.com
Chile Quake Triggers Tsunami Alerts in Asia
With a computer graphic showing the possible path of tsunami waves from an earthquake in Chile, Dr. Charles McCreery speaks on the phone at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, 27...
Feb 27th, 2010 - The Register
Intel and Yahoo! spawn open-source 'Tashi' cluster
Big Data goes back to school Backed by Yahoo!, HP, and Intel, the computer science mavens at Carnegie Mellon University have added a new compute cluster to the worldwide Open Cirrus test bed, a collection of clusters designed to explorer the frontiers of interwebs-scale distributed computing.…
Feb 27th, 2010 - News24
US military turns to Twitter
The Pentagon says soldiers will be allowed to Tweet, blog and update their Facebook pages on the US military's non-classified computer network under a new policy.
Feb 27th, 2010 - ZergWatch
Judge Tosses Blind Gamer’s Suit vs. Sony [Dismissed]
In October a visually-impaired gamer sued Sony , alleging that it wasn't fulfilling its responsibilities under U.S. law to provide access to the disabled. The reasoning depending on finding that Sony's products constitutes a public accommodation. A judge said they aren't. Plaintiff Alexander Stern sued Sony, Sony...
Feb 26th, 2010 - InformationWeek
Google Adds 'Nearby' Search Option
Mobile location-based search capabilities are now available to desktop computer users.
Feb 26th, 2010 - Deutsche Welle
German publishers up in arms over Apple censorship
After Apple banned thousands of iPhone applications containing sexually suggestive material, German publishers fear the computer giant will begin limiting their editorial freedoms.
Feb 26th, 2010 - Deutsche Welle
German publishers up in arms over Apple censorship
After Apple banned thousands of iPhone applications containing sexually suggestive material, German publishers fear the computer giant will begin limiting their editorial freedoms.
Feb 26th, 2010 - signandsight.com
From the Feuilletons
Frank Rieger of the Computer Chaos Club looks at the algorithmic structure of state surveillance. The feuilletons are all happy about "Honey" getting the Golden Bear at an otherwise lame duck of a Berlinale. Theatre director Frank Castorf explains why the poet Michael Reinhold Lenz is not Kurt Cobain. And...
Feb 26th, 2010 - ZergWatch
Tokyo Game Show Dated, Should Be Moved [Tgs2010]
To the chagrin of Kotaku, this year's Tokyo Game Show will be in September. Such a bad idea . But hey, they've been doing this show for twenty years. So that must mean they know what they're doing. This year is the show's 20th anniversary, and The Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association, the TGS organizers, hope...
Feb 26th, 2010 - ABC News
Ancient Secret Service Computers Overtaxed
A classified review of the United States Secret Service's computer technology found that the agency's computers were fully operational only 60 percent of the time because of outdated systems and reliance on a computer mainframe system from the 1980s. United States Secret Service - Mainframe...
Feb 26th, 2010 - Inc Gamers
PlayStation 4 Not Coming Anytime Soon
CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment of America Jack Tretton has stated that we shouldn't expect a PlayStation 3 anytime soon.Speaking to Fast Company (via VG247) Tretton mentioned that hardware development isn't like it used to be."In the old days, it was, 'This thing is dead as a door nail in 5 years.' Year one is...
Feb 26th, 2010 - Independent.ie
Hackers in threat to expose political incomes
TO the horror of Latvia's political establishment, a group of computer hackers is threatening to expose the incomes of top officials after stealing millions of government tax records.
Feb 26th, 2010 - News24
Apple rejects environment
Apple Inc shareholders have rejected two proposals that sought to force the computer company to do more to analyse its impact on the environment.
Feb 26th, 2010 - BusinessWeek
Early iPad Accessories
the tablet-style computer won't be out for weeks, but accessory makers and even Apple itself are hard at work on docks, sleeves, carrying cases, and other complementary products
Feb 26th, 2010 - BusinessWeek
The iPad Accessory Frenzy Begins
As the release of the tablet-style computer nears; companies such as Belkin, Scosche, and Griffin have high hopes for the accessories market
Feb 26th, 2010 - Wall Street Journal
Accessory Makers Hope to Profit off iPad
A month before Apple's iPad tablet computer is due to ship, accessory makers are lining up cases, batteries and other products in the hopes of profiting off the device
Feb 26th, 2010 - Times Online
Latvia in turmoil after hacker exposes establishment salaries
to the horror of Latvia’s political establishment; a mysterious group of computer hackers is threatening to expose the incomes of top officials after stealing millions of government tax records.