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The change we need: four ways to fix fcc.gov
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:14:00 GMT
The Bush administration is coming to an end, but the FCC web site is still stuck in the Clinton administration. We've got four suggestions on how to bring fcc.gov into a Web 2.0 world.Read More...
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Mozilla revenue $75 million in 2007, up 12 percent
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:05:00 GMT
Mozilla has published its financial statements for 2007, which reveal that the organization brought in $75 million. Mozilla chairperson Mitchell Baker says that Firefox's broader user base and expanded geographical reach are signs of success.Read More...
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It exists! Chinese Democracy launching on MySpace Music
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:10:00 GMT
In 1991, the original George Bush was midway through his term, music came on cassette or CD, and Guns 'N Roses released their last album of original material. That will change at midnight Thursday as Chinese Democracy, 17 years in the making, is streamed for free on MySpace Music.Read More...
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Xobni Outlook plug-in gets more social, integrated
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:05:00 GMT
Xobni made its public debut earlier this year as an Outlook plug-in that let users visualize e-mail habits and make better use of their contacts. Now, it's back with an update that offers integration of social networking tools and services like Skype, Facebook, Hoovers, and more.Read More...
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FCC inquiry on cable channel pricing heats up, then cools down
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:49:00 GMT
The Chair of the FCC has been offering hot words about Comcast's response to a channel pricing inquiry. Now everybody is trying to cool off. Read More...
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EPOXI spacecraft tests modified TCP/IP in outer space
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:36:00 GMT
What's cooler than the Internet and cooler than outer space? Why, the Internet in outer space, of course. This month, NASA is building on ten years of work by testing an Internet-esque communications protocol designed for data transmission in deep space.Read More...
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Report: Online shoppers cutting back this holiday season
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:40:00 GMT
Thanks to inflation, low confidence in the economy, and unemployment, almost 71 percent of online shoppers plan to cut back their spending this holiday season. Things are not looking so rosy in Whoville, it seems.Read More...
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Report: Want to be a green gamer? Turn off your console
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:01:00 GMT
The National Resources Defense Council has a released a report revealing that a) your game consoles can greatly increase your annual electricity bill, and b) there are some very simple steps one can take to avoid such costs.Read More...
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McColo reconnect highlights network security gap
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:30:00 GMT
The ongoing battle against malware-friendly, child pornography-distributing ISP McColo hit a snag over the weekend when the ISP activated an emergency connection agreement and hopped back online. McColo's access was cut once again within hours of the reconnect, but the event raises security concerns over how such emergency contracts are negotiated.Read More...
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Resurrecting the mammoth? New research raises the prospect
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:00:00 GMT
Sequencing DNA preserved in permafrost has allowed researchers to obtain roughly two-thirds of the genome of a mammoth. In conjunction with the announcement, Nature has published a perspective on what it would take to reverse the species' extinction.Read More...
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