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GDC 2010: Power Gig - Rise of the Six String - GamePro.com

News - 1 hour 31 min ago

GamePro.com

GDC 2010: Power Gig - Rise of the Six String
GamePro.com
The music game genre is an almost contradictory game category; though these games test the dexterity of players and their ability to color match on the fly, they don't teach gamers anything about playing a real musical instrument. ...
Power Gig puts realism in playLos Angeles Times
New Guitar Game Features Real GuitarPC World
Be a real guitar hero with Power Gig: Rise of the SixStringThe Tech Herald
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Microsoft researcher wins Turing Award - BusinessWeek

News - 2 hours 20 min ago

New York Times (blog)

Microsoft researcher wins Turing Award
BusinessWeek
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has awarded the 2009 AM Turing Award to Charles P. Thacker, for his work in pioneering the networked personal computer. In 1974, while at the Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center), ...
Turing Award goes to Microsoft researcherV3.co.uk
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Winner of `Nobel of computing' at a glanceThe Associated Press
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NASA space shuttle gearing up for big phase out - BusinessWeek

News - 2 hours 20 min ago

MiamiHerald.com

NASA space shuttle gearing up for big phase out
BusinessWeek
While politicians banter about NASA's budget and the future of manned space flight, the space agency is prepping the critical technology its remaining four space shuttle missions will deliver to complete the International Space ...
Obama's plans for NASA changes met with harsh criticismWashington Post
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Analysts point to politics over Obama's NASA conferenceHouston Chronicle
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MySpace Co-Presidents Reduce Clutter, Plan Game and Film Hubs - BusinessWeek

News - 4 hours 5 min ago

Times LIVE

MySpace Co-Presidents Reduce Clutter, Plan Game and Film Hubs
BusinessWeek
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- MySpace's new co-presidents are making changes to the News Corp.-owned social-networking site, reducing clutter on users' profile pages and expanding music, movie and game features. ...
MySpace readies site overhaul to rekindle growthReuters
MySpace outlines makeover after exec shakeupThe Associated Press
MySpace looks to the past for its futureLos Angeles Times
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The FCC's Misguided Spectrum Quest - Wall Street Journal

News - 4 hours 10 min ago

Reuters

The FCC's Misguided Spectrum Quest
Wall Street Journal
He wasn't Punxsutawney Phil, but Julius Genachowski poked his head out of the Federal Communications Commission recently and foreshadowed a period of cold relations between his agency and TV broadcasters. ...
The FCC National Broadband Plan: Long Haul ExpectedBusinessWeek
FCC Drives Need for National Broadband PlanPC World
ISPs Raise Broadband Costs -- And Advocates' IreMediaPost Publications
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Google Maps Finally Adds Bike Routes - Wired News

News - 5 hours 3 min ago

New York Times (blog)

Google Maps Finally Adds Bike Routes
Wired News
By Mary Catherine O'Connor With the click of a mouse, the new feature allows you to plot the best (and flattest!) ride from Point A to Point B. Several cities, including New York, Minneapolis, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, have bike-specific ...
Google Maps to add bike maps, directionsCNET
Google adds bike lane with latest mapping featureThe Associated Press
Google gets bike-friendlyChicago Tribune
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GenY workers want their cake and to eat it too

(SAGE Publications) Managing the young generation of workers -- sometimes called GenY, GenMe, or Millennials -- is a hot topic, covered in the popular press and discussed in numerous books and seminars. However, most of these discussions are based on perceptions and anecdote rather than hard data, partially because no one had established that GenY differed in work values from previous generations.

Samsung's 3D TVs: Bold and Bright - PC World

News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 15:34

Globe and Mail

Samsung's 3D TVs: Bold and Bright
PC World
If you watched the Oscars on Sunday, you knew a new wave of Samsung 3D TVs were coming thanks to the commercial that aired, but you didn't know what you'd have to pay for them. On Tuesday Samsung tore open the envelope and rolled out a raft of ...
Sony 3D TVs to arrive in JuneCNET
Samsung, Panasonic and Sony 3D TVs in U.S.ABH News
Panasonic, Best Buy To Launch 3-D PushWall Street Journal
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UN to Announce Review of Climate Panel - Wall Street Journal

News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 15:28

CBC.ca

UN to Announce Review of Climate Panel
Wall Street Journal
Top United Nations officials plan to announce Wednesday that the InterAcademy Council, an organization representing scientists from around the world, will head up a review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, ...
Global warming skepticism rising in the GOPLos Angeles Times
Outside science academies to review warming panelThe Associated Press
Is global warming cooling as an issue?Sioux City Journal
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HTC lawsuit came after warning by Apple to handset makers - Ars Technica

News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 14:36

Ars Technica

HTC lawsuit came after warning by Apple to handset makers
Ars Technica
Apple COO Tim Cook's warning from early 2009 wasn't the only one that handset makers received before Apple sicced the lawyers on HTC last week. According to a research note from Oppenheimer analyst ...
Report: Microsoft May Help Apple Lawsuit TargetsChannelWeb
Analyst: Apple warned handset makers before suing HTCCNET
Apple's Lawsuit Against HTC is WorkingPC World
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Square Enix Throws Lavish Final Fantasy XIII Launch Party - 1UP.com

News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 13:54

Telegraph.co.uk

Square Enix Throws Lavish Final Fantasy XIII Launch Party
1UP.com
San Francisco had gone from a sunny weekend to a sudden downpour on Monday night. But not even the chilly bayside winds, drizzle, and bouts of hail could deter those waiting to attend the Final Fantasy XIII launch party at ...
First impressions: 'Final Fantasy XIII'USA Today
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Review: Beautiful, Boring 'Final Fantasy XIII' Loses RPG MagicWired News
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Veil Lifts on Apple's Secret Plan to Control Universe - Wired News

News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 12:35

The Guardian

Veil Lifts on Apple's Secret Plan to Control Universe
Wired News
The recently unveiled secret agreement that Apple makes iPhone developers sign supports what many have suspected all along: Apple is trying to control the universe. Much has been written anecdotally about the Apple app-approval ...
Home Buyers Check Out AppsWall Street Journal
Apple's draconian developer docs revealedRegister
EFF knocks iPhone developer license agreementCNET
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'No proof' IVF aided by acupuncture

BBC Health - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 11:17
There is no evidence acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine boost the chance of IVF success, fertility experts warn.

'Problem kids' risk future pain

BBC Health - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 11:04
Children with behavioural problems are twice as likely to suffer chronic pain as adults than others, say researchers.

Global warming skepticism rising in the GOP - Los Angeles Times

News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 11:03

CBC.ca

Global warming skepticism rising in the GOP
Los Angeles Times
Prominent Republicans such as Marco Rubio and Tim Pawlenty have started expressing doubts, indicating that climate change is becoming a litmus test for conservatives. By Jim Tankersley Reporting from Washington - It wasn't long ago that Marco Rubio and ...
Outside science academies to review warming panelThe Associated Press
UN to review errors made by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeTimes Online
Climate-change deniers take a lesson from anti-evolution activistsWashington Post (blog)
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American cities fight for Google's attention - BetaNews

News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 10:24

TopNews United States

American cities fight for Google's attention
BetaNews
One month ago, Google put the word out that it was looking to build and test its own fiber-to-the-home networks in a couple of cities. The speeds would be up to 1 Gbps and the reach would initially be ...
Google Fiber Draws Another BidPC World
Madison makes its bid for Google FiberWisconsin State Journal
Tempe wants Google's ultra-high speed Internet networkKOLD-TV
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Microsoft Fixes Eight Flaws In Excel, Movie Maker - ChannelWeb

News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 10:21

Telegraph.co.uk

Microsoft Fixes Eight Flaws In Excel, Movie Maker
ChannelWeb
Microsoft released two "important" patches for its March Patch Tuesday release, plugging eight vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, while warning users about another zero-day attack in Internet Explorer. ...
Excel, Windows Movie Maker PatchedPC Magazine
Patch Tuesday sees new fixes and warningsV3.co.uk
Microsoft reported susceptibility to attack in Internet ExplorerWhite Hat News
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Foursquare gets down to business - CNET

News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 09:57

New Zealand Herald

Foursquare gets down to business
CNET
For as far back as we've been discussing social networks, there have been question marks around the best ways to monetize users. To date, advertising has been the primary strategy, with virtual goods starting to pull in some serious ...
Facebook Updates May Share Your Location SoonPC World
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HP Touts Flash as Killer App Against Apple's iPad - PC World

News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 06:38

CBC.ca

HP Touts Flash as Killer App Against Apple's iPad
PC World
What will HP's Slate Tablet have that Apple's iPad won't? It's Adobe Flash, a key Internet technology that HP is touting as the key difference between the two platforms. And, HP is right, though how Flash support will translate into ...
HP Offers iPad AlternativeInformationWeek
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Microsoft Unveils MSN Redesign - InformationWeek

News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 06:21

Telegraph.co.uk

Microsoft Unveils MSN Redesign
InformationWeek
Revamped home page features a more prominent Bing search engine and direct integration with Facebook. By Paul McDougall Microsoft on Tuesday formerly introduced a redesigned version of its MSN Web portal. The new site features a simplified design, ...
Microsoft begins rolling out redesigned MSN homepageArs Technica
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Microsoft rolls out new MSN site designThe Associated Press
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