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Updated : Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:38:40 GMT+00:00
IPCC Rainforest eco-tastrophe claim confirmed as bunk - Register
 Globe and Mail | IPCC Rainforest eco-tastrophe claim confirmed as bunk Register More bad news today for the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), as another of its extravangant ecopocalypse predictions, sourced from green campaigners, has been confirmed as bunk by scientists. ... Report: The Case for Global Warming Stronger Than Ever Scientists take another run at climate change Global warming study gets external, independent review |
Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:47:52 GMT+00:00
Pre-orders brisk for Apple's new iPad - Washington Post
 Ars Technica | Pre-orders brisk for Apple's new iPad Washington Post Neither recession nor gadget overload shall slow the mania surrounding the introduction of Apple's iPad mobile computer. On Friday, the first day that buyers could pre-order the device (it arrives in stores next month), Apple racked up an estimated ... Accessorize Your iPad for Business Apple opens up iPad pre-orders Latest details make iPad a more promising e-reader |
Publ.Date : Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:30:16 GMT+00:00
Climate Change Adds to Bird Stress - New York Times
 Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) | Climate Change Adds to Bird Stress New York Times Changes in the global climate are imposing additional stress on hundreds of species of migratory birds in the United States that are already threatened by other environmental factors, according to a new Interior Department report. ... Climate change 'makes birds shrink' Feds: US birds declining due to changing climate Report: Climate change would hurt coastal birds |
Publ.Date : Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:24:51 GMT+00:00
US FCC releases Internet speed test tool - Reuters
 Government Technology | US FCC releases Internet speed test tool Reuters WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - The US Federal Communications Commission on Thursday launched a broadband test service to help consumers clock the speed of their Internet. Located at the site www.broadband.gov, the test is aimed at allowing consumers ... Vast FCC Effort to Widen US Internet Access Sets Off Battle FCC chairman outlines broadband plan for kids Speed, Accessibility Top Aims Of FCC Broadband Plan |
Publ.Date : Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:04:02 GMT+00:00
@ScrewYouSXSW vents at absent husband - CNET
 Atlantic Online (blog) | @ScrewYouSXSW vents at absent husband CNET A hilarious Twitter feed purporting to be by a woman whose husband left her behind on their anniversary weekend as he went to SXSW is getting laughs all around Austin this week. AUSTIN, Texas--What's the phrase? ... SXSW gets underway SXSW visitors share how to 'RAWK' the festival It's Always Sunny in Austin |
Publ.Date : Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:45:23 GMT+00:00
Nokia asks judge to toss out Apple patent case - Afterdawn.com
 The Next Web | Nokia asks judge to toss out Apple patent case Afterdawn.com Nokia has asked a federal judge to toss the ongoing patent dispute case between the phone giant and Apple, claiming that Apple's claims are "designed to divert attention away from free-riding off of Nokia's intellectual property. ... Nokia Seeks Dismissal of Apple's Antitrust Claims Nokia, Apple seek patent trial in 2 years Apple, Nokia Looking for Suits to Be Heard Mid-2012 |
Publ.Date : Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:14:10 GMT+00:00
Apple's Cook Gets $22 Million Bonus - Wall Street Journal
 MiamiHerald.com | Apple's Cook Gets $22 Million Bonus Wall Street Journal Apple Inc. awarded Chief Operating Officer Timothy Cook a cash-and-stock bonus worth about $22 million for filling in while Steve Jobs, the consumer electronics giant's chief executive, was on medical leave. ... Apple Chief's Stand-In Receives Millions in a Bonus Apple COO Tim Cook awarded $22 million bonus Apple's Temporary Chief Gets Bonus That Could Be Worth $22M |
Publ.Date : Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:30:59 GMT+00:00
Netflix Cancels Contest After Concerns Are Raised About Privacy - New York Times
 Forbes (blog) | Netflix Cancels Contest After Concerns Are Raised About Privacy New York Times Netflix's $1 million contest for the best method to improve its movie recommendations was such a research and business hit that, when the winners were declared last September, the company immediately announced plans for another one. ... Netflix settles privacy lawsuit, ditches $1 million contest Privacy issues nix Netflix movie-picking contest Netflix Prize Scrapped Over Privacy Concerns |
Publ.Date : Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:45:27 GMT+00:00
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QAD shares slide after 4th-quarter revenue drops (AP)
AP - Shares of QAD Inc. sank Friday after the business software provider reported a drop in fourth-quarter revenue and predicted another drop for the first quarter.
Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:39:31 GMT
Accessorize Your iPad for Business (PC World)
PC World - Apple began accepting pre-orders this morning for the much-anticipated iPad. While the iPad is designed primarily as an entertainment and media platform for consumers, there are also some valid business uses for the slick tablet.
Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:57:00 GMT
Chinese minister insists Google obey the law (AP)
AP - China's top Internet regulator insisted Friday that Google must obey its laws or "pay the consequences," giving no sign of a possible compromise in their dispute over censorship and hacking.
Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:32:26 GMT
Court OKs TV rules opposed by Comcast, Cablevision (AP)
AP - A federal court Friday upheld regulations that require cable TV companies to make sports programming and other channels they own available on equal terms to rival TV providers such as satellite companies.
Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:11:20 GMT
Mac news briefs: 3D and animation (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Toon Boom Animate 2 announced
Publ.Date : Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT
Summary Box: Court OKs cable TV access rules (AP)
AP - THE DISPUTE: Cable TV providers challenged a five-year extension of federal regulations requiring them to make channels they own available to rivals such as satellite TV.
Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:44:05 GMT
Troyak Takedown, Security Blues, ICANN Meets (PC World)
PC World - The Troyak ISP, which has been linked to the Zeus botnet, was briefly taken down this week. The takedown occurred on the heels of the RSA Conference last week, where there was much talk about the "cat-and-mouse" game of trying to squelch cybercrime. Otherwise, things got a little testy at the ICANN meeting in Nairobi, and iPad pre-orders got rolling. Oh, and the Internet was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Seriously.
Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:30:20 GMT
Lenovo says business will focus on mobile Internet (AP)
AP - Lenovo Group expects wireless Internet products to account for up to 80 percent of its sales within five years as it pursues expansion in faster-growing emerging markets, CEO Yang Yuanqing said Friday.
Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:38:53 GMT
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