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Technology NewsBits: Comcast’s Blurry High Definition Picture2008-04-02 06:01 - Comcast is squeezing more high definition cable networks onto its systems, causing some users to notice lower picture quality. Its defense: Everyone else does it. Verizon Converges BlackBerry and Desk Phones 2008-04-02 05:56 - Verizon Business is extending many of the functions of a PBX phone system to BlackBerry users through a new offering based on technology from Ascendent Systems. EBay Yanks Sale of Laptop With Vista Attack Code 2008-04-02 05:56 - EBay pulled the listing for a hacked laptop complete with Windows Vista attack code within hours of its appearance Monday, saying that it could have harmed users. Google Starts Letting Users Edit Documents Offline 2008-04-02 05:56 - Google said it is taking the next step to make its Web-based software useful in the real world of spotty Internet access by allowing users to edit word processing documents offline. Bits: Dreaming of a 3-D Web 2008-04-02 05:55 - The virtual worlds created by Vivaty represent the fulfillment of a 14-year-old dream to bring 3-D images to the Web. Ericsson Launches Platform for LTE Devices 2008-04-02 05:55 - Ericsson unveiled its first commercially available LTE-capable platform. Long Term Evolution (LTE) is an alternative competing for next-generation mobile networks. New Zealand Man Convicted in Cybercrime Ring 2008-04-02 05:55 - Owen Thor Walker, 18, was involved in a network accused of infiltrating 1.3 million computers and skimming millions of dollars from victims? bank accounts. Bits: Is Dell Cutting Costs or Sending Smoke Signals? 2008-04-02 05:55 - Dell wants Wall Street analysts to come to Texas for its analysts? day presentations. Some analysts aren?t sure it will be worth the trip. Hacking mastermind pleads guilty 2008-04-02 05:15 - Kiwi teenager accused of helping lead an international cyber crime network has been convicted of illegal computer hacking. Brain cancer fears 2008-04-01 06:01 - Top Australian neurosurgeon says the world’s heavy reliance on mobile phones could be a greater threat to human health than smoking and even asbestos. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 |
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