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 Technology News Viacom-YouTube secrets to be exposed in lawsuit (AP) 17 Mar 2010 at 11:02pm AP - A legal tussle pitting media conglomerate Viacom Inc. against online video leader YouTube is about to get dirtier as a federal judge prepares to release documents that will expose their secrets and other confidential information. Yahoo buying fantasy sports company Citizen Sports (AP) 17 Mar 2010 at 8:34pm AP - Yahoo is buying a fantasy sports company co-founded by an MIT graduate whose card-counting skills helped him win millions of dollars in blackjack and spawned a film and a best-selling book. Verizon seeks to ban Cablevision set-top boxes (AP) 17 Mar 2010 at 10:22pm AP - Verizon is accusing Cablevision of infringing on its patents for digital set-top boxes, as competition for video subscribers in the New York area heats up. Texan accused of disabling 100 cars over Internet (AP) 17 Mar 2010 at 10:49pm AP - A man fired from a Texas auto dealership used an Internet service to remotely disable ignitions and set off car horns of more than 100 vehicles sold at his old workplace, police said Wednesday.  When tweets can make you a jailbird (AP) 17 Mar 2010 at 3:29am AP - Maxi Sopo was having so much fun "living in paradise" in Mexico that he posted about it on Facebook so all his friends could follow his adventures. Others were watching, too: A federal prosecutor in Seattle, where Sopo was wanted on bank fraud charges. |
 Tech news and business reports by CNET News. Focused oninformation technology, core topics include computers, hardware, software,networking, and Internet media.. Is social media better than sex? 17 Mar 2010 at 10:55pm A new study by Retrevo finds that 40 percent of respondents don't mind being interrupted for a message, and almost 10 percent admit they'd check a message during sex. Malware found on second Vodafone HTC Magic 17 Mar 2010 at 10:54pm Another security firm finds Mariposa malware on a new Android-based HTC Magic from Vodafone, according to PandaLabs. If you modernize the grid, will consumers care? 17 Mar 2010 at 10:19pm The benefits of a smart grid are far clearer to utilities than consumers at this point, but changes in regulations could spur more interest, say a panel of industry execs. Report: Google working on Google TV devices 17 Mar 2010 at 10:10pm Google, Intel, and Sony are reportedly working on Internet-connected set-top boxes and TVs that use Intel's Atom chips, Google's Android software, and Sony's hardware. Expect fireworks Thursday in Viacom vs. Google 17 Mar 2010 at 10:02pm Information is coming in three-year copyright battle that is "potentially embarrassing" to both sides, sources say. |
 News on upcoming and current technology from Discovery.  NASA Pulls Plug on Ultraviolet Telescope by Irene Klotz 17 Oct 2007 at 5:00pm The FUSE telescope operated five years longer than expected.  Mars Rovers Just Keep Going by AFP 17 Oct 2007 at 4:00pm For the fifth time, NASA extends the missions of the two little rovers that never stop.  Microorganisms Key to Pearly Paint by Tracy Staedter 15 Oct 2007 at 7:00pm Tiny ocean diatoms are the source of a greener way to make iridescent paint.  'Green' Roof Made for Energy-Conscious Age by Tracy Staedter 12 Oct 2007 at 4:30pm Homeowners could see falling utility bills with a new roof technology.  Brainwave-Powered Tech Offers Access to Second Life by AFP 12 Oct 2007 at 4:30pm Brain waves power technology that moves avatars through a virtual world. |
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