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Google '99.9%' Sure To Shut China Search Engine: Report

Wired - 2 hours 38 min ago
Talks with China over censorship have reached an apparent impasse and Google, the world's largest search engine, is now "99.9 percent" certain to shut its Chinese search engine, the Financial Times reports.


Toshiba BDX2000 budget Blu-ray Disc player

The Register - 10 hours 17 min ago
The HD DVD company's first BD box

Review Toshiba is late to the Blu-ray party, having waited a decent interval after the death of HD-DVD. The BDX2000 - oh, how futuristic products used to seem, just by adding the millennium to their name - is its first offering. It’s a sleek unit, with a pull-down front panel that hides the disk tray, display, controls and an SD card slot.…

Lib Dem candidate admits to unnatural vice

The Register - 12 hours 17 min ago
She once supported Labour

The political blogosphere is getting itself all lathered up about the orientation of adult film producer and Lib Dem parliamentary hopeful, Anna Arrowsmith, aka Anna Span.…

Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

E-Readers Will Survive the Onslaught of Tablets

Wired - 13 March, 2010 - 00:50
A slew of new tablets are set to hit the market but they won't kill e-readers. Tablets and E Ink-based reading devices are likely to co-exist, targeting different groups of consumers.


Programmer gets 4 years in TJX hack case

The Register - 12 March, 2010 - 23:21
Dirty laundry delivered via FedEx

A former Barclays Bank programmer received 46 months in prison for helping TJX hacker Albert Gonzalez launder as much as $800,000, according to news reports.…

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Research Reveals Early Signs of Autism in Some Kids

Wired - 12 March, 2010 - 22:45
What if you could reliably diagnose autism at age 14 months? Findings in a new study could lead to better outcomes for autistic kids because of early intervention.


FBI Hoaxes Boost Online Fraud

Wired - 12 March, 2010 - 22:38
An FBI report says the amount of reported damages stemming from online fraud has more than doubled to $560 million. And the No. 1 consumer online complaint concerned e-mail scammers posing as the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


McLaren Cribs From Planes, Flutes to Build Faster F1 Cars

Wired - 12 March, 2010 - 22:30
The MP4-25 offers an innovative solution to the age-old problem of maximizing downforce in the curves and minimizing drag on the straights.


ICANN delays decision on pornography domain

The Register - 12 March, 2010 - 22:21
.xxx must wait. Yet again

ICANN has delayed its ruling on the proposed .xxx internet porn domain until this summer.…

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Netflix cancels recommendation contest over privacy

The Register - 12 March, 2010 - 22:20
Not as anonymous as you think

Netflix has canceled a contest designed to improve its movie recommendation system out of concern it might compromise the privacy of its customers.…

Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

Big Earthquakes Cause Premature Births

Wired - 12 March, 2010 - 22:10
Large earthquakes can shorten pregnant women's gestation period by small but significant amounts, a new study finds.


Dual-Screen E-Reader Makes a Half-Assed Debut

Wired - 12 March, 2010 - 21:00
Twice the screen but half the quality, the Entourage eDGe is a lofty e-reader that falls short in nearly every area.


A Cooperative Approach to Advance Electric Racing

Wired - 12 March, 2010 - 20:43
A new form of motor sport needs a new form of governance, one where the teams have a say in making the rules, settling the disputes and share in the profits.


Trojan armed with hardware-based anti-piracy control

The Register - 12 March, 2010 - 20:27
Zeus borrows page from Microsoft

The latest version of the Zeus do-it-yourself crimeware kit goes to great lengths to thwart would-be pirates by introducing a hardware-based product activation scheme similar to what's found in Microsoft Windows.…

Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

Ford preps anti-hacking tech for in-car WiFi

The Register - 12 March, 2010 - 20:15
Sync My Ride

Ford is developing anti-hacking technology in a bid to make upcoming in-car WiFi systems resistant against drive-by downloads and other forms of computer security attacks.…

Offloading malware protection to the cloud

NetFlix Cancels Recommendation Contest After Privacy Lawsuit

Wired - 12 March, 2010 - 19:50
To settle a privacy lawsuit, Netflix is canceling a second round of its innovative contest to improve its movie recommendations. The lawsuit claims the anonymized user data given to outside researchers put users at risk of being identified.


Google Wave opens extensions gallery

The Register - 12 March, 2010 - 19:45
Beefs 'robot' API

The Mountain View Chocolate Factory has unveiled an extensions gallery for Google Wave, the still-gestating browser-based app that crossbreeds email with IM and document sharing.…

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Watch Streaming Video on Your Mobile

Wired - 12 March, 2010 - 19:30
Chances are, if you have a newer mobile phone, it's a television screen in your pocket. These tiny smartphones are truly smart, and the latest mobiles are connected to the internet and sport a sharp small screen.


Video: Cold, Little Comet Is No Match for Big, Hot Sun

Wired - 12 March, 2010 - 19:20
A NASA satellite captured a small comet on its way to meet the sun. Things will not turn out well for the comet.


China Warns Google Over Search Censorship

Wired - 12 March, 2010 - 18:40
A Chinese internet official refuses to blink in the 2-month-old censorship flap with Google. He said "consequences" would be felt if Google stops filtering search results in China.


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