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Greenplum Sees BI as Sweet Market
The Sun-backed startup isn't deterred one bit about the entrenched players in data warehousing and business intelligence.


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MySql View Technique for Grouping Crosstab Column Data
March 12, 2010
Learn a technique to fetch column data for MySQL crosstabs by emulating views. By replacing tables with a subquery subset, the resulting view will contain a limited dataset that has been filtered for that column field.

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Apple sells 50,000 iPads in two hours
2010-03-13T02:45:33Z
Apple sells 50,000 iPads in two hours By one estimate, pre-orders were coming in Friday morning at the rate of 25,000 per hour The folks who hang out at Investor Village's AAPL Sanity Board are too impatient to wait for Apple ( AAPL ) to announce sales figures; they much prefer to work them out on their own — in real time. Entering the order numbers associated with their ... (Read on Source)

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Data Storage: It's Time to Grow Up
Today's data-storage customer has lost his voice in a sea of vendor jockeying and positioning. This glut of vendors creates a noisy industry and a crowded marketplace, where all vendors sound the same and marketing materials are nearly indistinguishable from vendor to vendor.

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HP Targets Telecoms' Customer Data Needs
New OpenCall and Service Governance Framework applications help create a real-time view of each customer and enable secure Web 2.0 development.


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Survey of MySQL Storage Engines
March 11, 2010
MySQL has an interesting architecture that sets it apart from some other enterprise database systems. It allows you to plug in different modules to handle storage. What that means to end users is that it is quite flexible, offering an interesting array of different storage engines with different features, strengths, and tradeoffs.

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Novell's Motion to Allow Evidence: SCO Opened the Door
2010-03-13T02:45:33Z
Novell's Motion to Allow Evidence: SCO Opened the Door "Yesterday, at the end of the day at the trial of SCO v. Novell, there was a discussion of whether certain evidence could be let in after all, due to something SCO said. Judge Ted Stewart asked Novell to put it in the form of a motion, and they have. (Read on Source)

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FCC Testing Tool May Out ISPs' Bogus Speed Claims
The FCC unveiled a set of digital tools for consumers Friday to figure out the state of national broadband service in the United States. One tool, the Consumer Broadband Test, measures broadband service speed and latency and is available in online fixed and mobile app versions. The other is the Broadband Dead Zone Report.

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Autonomy 'Discovers' Virtualization
Zantaz is first eDiscovery solution to find file types in all virtual environments.


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Open Source NoSQL Databases Ramp Up
March 10, 2010
NoSQL databases offer an alternative to traditional relational databases, but they might not be the right fit for everyone.

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Work hard, play hard at GDC
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 PST
Work hard, play hard at GDC At the 2010 Game Developers Conference, artists, programmers, and designers are sharing their best ideas on the future of gaming. (Read on Source)

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Can a Clown-Nosed Wand Move the Needle for PS3?
Sony put PlayStation 3 fans in a tizzy by whipping out its latest controller, which it calls the "Move." It looks a whole lot like a black version of Nintendo's WiiMote controller, only it's got this big, clown-nose ball on the end of it. That ball actually serves a purpose. The Move's motion is partially registered by a camera PS3 users will set on top of the television.

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Outlook 2007 Goes it Alone
Microsoft offers a standalone version of Outlook 2007 with built in contact manager.


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Eight Reasons Why Oracle's Acquisition of Sun isn't All Bad
March 10, 2010
Much has been said about why Oracle acquired Sun, how it will be the demise of the free world and produce a one-world database monopoly. While there is probably a little truth in the statement, we should keep in mind that much of what is happening can be beneficial for the end customer.

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Behind the wheel of the Chevy Volt
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:59:56 PST
Behind the wheel of the Chevy Volt Eager to court the fans of cutting-edge tech who show up at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival (SXSWi), General Motors sent a Chevy Volt over to the annual Austin, TX festival. CNET's Caroline McCarthy got a chance to drive it. (Read on Source)

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Old Dogs, a Straying Audience and New Media Tricks
The U.S. Census Bureau has started mailing out its forms, so I would like to take this opportunity to announce a new demographic category for those of us who will be writing "journalist" in the "occupation" box: Old New Media Dogs. T-shirts and business cards are forthcoming.

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iPhone Grabs Market Share, But Not Yet in The Enterprise
The iPhone isn't ready for the work world -- but it's not that far away either.


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Oracle Database to SQL Server Comparisons
March 9, 2010
One of the initial obstacles a database administrator encounters is learning where features of his/her system live or reside on a less familiar system. Steve Callan approaches this feature comparison by taking SQL Server and mapping its features back into Oracle.

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One Pissed-Off Wife
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:36:28 PST
Bio: My husband fucked off to Austin on our anniversary weekend for South by Southwest. Asshole. Follow me to see what happens in his absence. (Read on Source)

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Android Has Enough Class for Opera
Users of Android smartphones now have a new option for browsing the Web: A beta version of Opera Mini 5 was released Thursday for the Linux-based Android platform. New features in the software, which is an upgrade to the current version 4.2, include tabbed browsing, Speed Dial, Opera Link and Download Manager.

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IBM Lays Out Ambitious Cognos Strategy
Armed with a long list of new products, IBM executives pitch their plans for taking "information on demand" to the next level.


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SQL Server - Introduction to Business Intelligence Development Studio
March 8, 2010
In his latest article, Marcin Policht demonstrates a variety of tools that can be employed to execute SQL Server Integration Services packages, focusing in particular on the method leveraging functionality available within the Business Intelligence Development Studio.

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Top-rated reviews of the week
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 PST
Top-rated reviews of the week Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the 2010 Mini Cooper S, Falcon Northwest Mach V, and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7. (Read on Source)

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Will the iPad Bookshelves Be Sparsely Stocked?
There are rumors that Apple's iPad launch has already run into some rough patches that are uncharacteristic for the company, but how much substance is actually behind them? One frequently mentioned challenge is having a sufficiently impressive array of available content that's compatible with the device.

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Solid-State Drive Tech Breaks a Few Records
Faster, cheaper and better? High-end SSDs get more price/performance bang for the buck.


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SQL Server Indexed Views
March 5, 2010
Views can be an effective tool for speeding up your selects and simplifying complex queries. Learn what indexed views are, where you might want to use them, how to create them, and what constraints exist with their use.

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VoxOx now translates as you type
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:27:00 PST
VoxOx now translates as you type VoxOx's claim on a robust feature set makes it a powerful, if slightly unstable, multi-protocol chat and VoIP client--now with free universal translation for all IMs and tweets. (Read on Source)

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Verizon Tips Its 4G Handset Hand
Verizon will have the first handset running on its Long-Term Evolution 4G network by the middle of next year -- about six months ahead of schedule -- according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The development of LTE means faster cellular data transfers than the 3G networks now in widespread use by U.S. carriers, though exactly when LTE will become common has long been a source of uncertainty.

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PostgreSQL 8.3 Gets HOT
The latest open source database has a lot of new features, but can it stand up to Sun's billion dollar MySQL?


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Oracle Database Archive Logging -- Where are my archive logs?
March 4, 2010
Archive log destinations can be tricky when defining or viewing in Oracle Database. Stick to a few common rules and never get lost.

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Reporters' Roundtable podcast: Future of laptops
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:19:00 PST
Reporters' Roundtable podcast: Future of laptops It's been four years since laptop computers passed desktop in unit sales in the U.S. But laptop vendors can't rest. The Netbook phenomenon swept the tech world in 2009, changing the rules for the category. And this year, tablets like the iPad might change the nature of personal computing yet again. To discuss the future of laptops and personal ... (Read on Source)

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PlayStation's Got the Moves, but Who's Got Game?
Sony demonstrated its Move motion controller for the PlayStation 3 console at the 2010 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, following up on its first demo at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles last June. Together with the Move, Sony will release the Move sub-controller, a one-handed controller that's similar to the Nintendo Wii "nunchuck" and is an optional accessory for some games.

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Ballmer Fills in 'Software-Plus-Services' Plan
CEO Steve Ballmer talks up the company's approach to services and how they integrate with its software products.


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SQL Server 2008 : Accessing Audit Details
March 3, 2010
Learn how to use the SQL Server 2008 catalog view and dynamic management view to access the audit details of existing server and database level audits.

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Google to shut China search engine
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:16:47 +0000
The US company has drawn up plans for the closure of its Chinese search engine and is now '99.9% certain' to go ahead as talks over censorship with the authorities have reached impasse (Read on Source)

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Corel's X3 Photo Editor Paints a Pretty Picture
In the Windows world, photographers looking for an alternative to Adobe Photoshop that will save them cash without skimping on power typically have turned to Corel's PaintShop Photo Pro. The program has consistently kept pace with the evolving needs of shutterbugs over the years and the latest "X3" version of the software continues that tradition.

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Microsoft Demos New Visio Features
Microsoft shows off coming updates to its Visio diagramming tool, including support for Office 2007's vaunted "ribbon" UI.


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Using the Sybase ASE Resource Governor
March 2, 2010
The Sybase ASE Resource Governor provides you with a mechanism to limit the resources a given process may request or acquire. If you have very heavy resource drains, it may be that adding this tiny bit of overhead can reduce whatever is currently stressing your system.

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Netflix Prize Update
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:19:00 PST
Netflix Prize Update About five months ago we announced that Netflix would sponsor a sequel to the Netflix Prize. We've given a lot thought to how to sponsor a contest that discovers more about the predictability of Netflix members' movie watching behavior while always ensuring we protect Netflix members' privacy. (Read on Source)

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Ubuntu Dumps the Brown
Color is not typically a topic of much discussion on the Linux blogs, but in recent weeks, it's been drawing a lot of attention. Why, you ask? Simple: Ubuntu recently announced a major change to its longstanding "Human" earthtone-palette theme and branding. "I don't know whether to call it 'poo brown' or 'dirt brown,' but either way it is seriously awful," said Slashdot blogger hairyfeet.

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Google Streamlines Security Apps
Low-priced applications by Postini have mix-and-match appeal.


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One on One: Andrey Ternovskiy, Creator of Chatroulette
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:27:25 GMT
One on One: Andrey Ternovskiy, Creator of Chatroulette A interview with the Andrey Ternovskiy, the 17-year-old Russian founder of Chatroulette who has abandoned high school to travel the world and meet with technology investors. (Read on Source)

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Vlingo Faces Off With the Dragon: A Speech-to-Text Smackdown
When Apple enabled in-app purchases for iPhone applications, it seemed as though the days of "free" and "paid" versions of any given app were coming to an end. Soon, I thought, everything in the store would start out free as a teaser and then charge for an upgrade. That hasn't exactly panned out universally, but Vlingo's new voice application does charge in the way I thought all apps would charge by now.

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Adult content: Risqué iPhone apps
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:22:00 PST
Adult content: Risqué iPhone apps Who says you can't find naughty sex games and some females baring skin in iTunes? More than a few apps have made it past Apple's content filters. Here's a selection of adults-only apps, from the steamy to the downright absurd. Originally posted at iPhone Atlas (Read on Source)

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Microsoft's Patch Tuesday Party Gets Troublesome Surprise
This month's Patch Tuesday arrived with a rather unwelcome security surprise. Microsoft had expected things to be somewhat sedate; however, instead of two vulnerabilities that it expected needed patching, it got hit with four, including a new zero-day Internet Explorer exploit.

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Fable 2 episodic experiment deemed 'massively successful' by Molyneux
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:00:00 EST
Fable 2 episodic experiment deemed 'massively successful' by Molyneux At the tail end of our GDC interview with Lionhead's Peter Molyneux, we remembered one more question we simply had to know: How well did Fable 2's episodic experiment go? We'll refresh your memory: Last August, Molyneux announced plans to release Fable 2 as a series of five downloadable "episodes," with the first one given away and the ... (Read on Source)

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BlackBerry Slider Gets Photographed from More POVs
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:22:00 PST
BlackBerry Slider Gets Photographed from More POVs When the first BlackBerry Slider images were leaked it was a face only photograph, that was extremely blurry. Then a few more, much clearer, images were unveiled, but still showing just the face of the Slider. There was much speculation over what the rest of device could look like. The wait is no more. (Read on Source)

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Nexus One confirmed to only be sold online, not in Verizon stores
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:30:11 EST
Nexus One confirmed to only be sold online, not in Verizon stores Far be it from us to say we told you so, but, well, we told you so. Here's confirmation, plain and simple, that the Google Nexus One on Verizon will not be sold in stores and instead will only be available at google.com/phone -- never mind that Verizon has the wrong link here. No great surprise, as that's been Google's plan for the device all ... (Read on Source)

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Vast F.C.C. Plan Would Bring Net to More in U.S.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:20:09 GMT
The 10-year plan would reimagine the nation?s media and technology priorities by establishing high-speed Internet as the country?s dominant communication network. (Read on Source)

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Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in Internet Explorer could allow remote code execution
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:43:30 GMT
Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in Internet Explorer could allow remote code execution Microsoft has released a Microsoft security advisory about this issue for IT professionals. The security advisory contains additional security-related information. To view the security advisory, visit the following Microsoft Web site: (Read on Source)

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Honey, Don’t Bother Mommy. I’m Too Busy With My Blog and Building My Brand.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:40:15 GMT
Honey, Don’t Bother Mommy. I’m Too Busy With My Blog and Building My Brand. So-called mommy blogs were once little more than glorified electronic scrapbooks. Now they have recently evolved into a cultural force to be reckoned with. (Read on Source)

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Google News Archives Adds
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:10:03 PST
Google News Archives Adds If you go to the Google News Archives and find a digitized back issue from the Google archives, you should be able to now browse that newspaper directly on Google. For example, let's take a look at the The News... (Read on Source)

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Slacker Radio Secretly Preparing On-Demand Music Service
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:19:00 GMT
Slacker Radio Secretly Preparing On-Demand Music Service Slacker, the critically praised interactive radio service our readers helped us discover in '07, plans to launch an on-demand subscription service combining elements of Pandora, Rhapsody and Spotify in the next few months, Wired.com has learned. (Read on Source)

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Valve's Gabe Newell shares his thoughts on DRM
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:30:00 -0600
Valve's Gabe Newell shares his thoughts on DRM At this year's Game Developer's Choice Awards, Vavle's Gabe Newell won the Pioneer Award, and he used the opportunity to share a slide show with the crowd of developers, press, and business people. His message? DRM is not good for business. He spoke about DRM adding negative worth to products, and his remarks were greeted by loud and ... (Read on Source)

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Leaked UK record industry memo sets out plans for breaking UK copyright
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:13:41 PST
Leaked UK record industry memo sets out plans for breaking UK copyright In this leaked, six-page email, Richard Mollet, the Director of Public Affairs for the British Phonographic Institute (the UK's record-industry lobbyists), sets out the BPI's strategy for ramming through the Digital Economy Bill, a sweeping, backwards reform to UK copyright law that will further sacrifice privacy and due process in the name of ... (Read on Source)

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Corey Haim's Name on Illegal Prescription
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:30:11 EST
Corey Haim's Name on Illegal Prescription Calif. Attorney General's Office Says Powerful Painkiller Was Obtained by Actor Through Major Drug Ring (Read on Source)

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1 Year Anniversary for Foursquare
2010-03-12T20:21:38Z
1 Year Anniversary for Foursquare Location-based services have been a popular topic this week, as Twitter enabled geo-location features and Facebook announced the launch of a new location-based feature in April. Another location-based social network, Foursquare , marked their one year anniversary of their launch yesterday. While the primary use of the service is to ?check-in? (Read on Source)

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SXSW: See All Austin Check-ins in One Place
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000
SXSW: See All Austin Check-ins in One Place Cliqset has produced this nifty web app that aggregates status updates and check-ins sent from people in and around Austin to all of the different major location-sharing services — Gowalla, Foursquare, Twitter, Brightkite and of course Cliqset. It’s called Cliqset Crowd (Read on Source)

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On the Spot with Kim Jong-il
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:30:11 EST
On the Spot with Kim Jong-il The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), North Korea's state-run (and only) news agency, sporadically releases photos of reclusive 69-year-old leader Kim Jong-il as he makes "on-the-spot" guidance visits. Kim Jong-il, continuing a practice begun by his father, Kim Il-sung, makes these visits to factories and facilities throughout the country, ... (Read on Source)

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MSI R5770 Hawk, Radeon HD 5770
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:30:11 EST
MSI R5770 Hawk, Radeon HD 5770 Chip clock: 875MHz, Memory clock: 1200MHz • Chip: Juniper XT • Memory interface: 128-bit • Stream processors: 800 • Texture units: 40 • Manufacturing process: 40nm • Max. power consumption: 108W (Load), 18W (Idle) • DirectX: 11 • Shader model: 5 • Construction: dual-slot • Special features: ATI ... (Read on Source)

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More FIFA World Cup 2010 media than you can shake a red card at
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:30:00 EST
More FIFA World Cup 2010 media than you can shake a red card at We know, we know -- we've been desperately waiting for more new media on April's South Africa-themed FIFA release as well, and today we've finally got some more. Arriving care of GDC 2010 , EA Sports released the trailer you see above and the smattering of new screens seen below (for Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 as well as the Wii). The trailer urges ... (Read on Source)

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E-book readers: will secondary features win consumers’ hearts or leave them cold?
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:30:00 -0600
E-book readers: will secondary features win consumers’ hearts or leave them cold? How many e-book readers do you think are out there right now for you to choose from? If you did a little digging, I bet you’d find 50 or so. Maybe 10 really worth checking out. But right now is a bit of a weird period in e-reader history. The Kindle cemented e-readers in the consumer headspace, catapulting them from weirdo alternative ... (Read on Source)

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Clearwire?s Big Bet on Our Broadband Addiction
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000
Clearwire?s Big Bet on Our Broadband Addiction Mike Sievert, chief commercial officer at Clearwire, said the company's mobile users (those on laptops and dongles outside the home) consume more than an average of 7GB per month of data. Slaking that thirst for mobile data, and doing it cheaply, is essential for Clearwire's strategy. (Read on Source)

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Take the Consumer Broadband Test, Help the FCC Keep ISPs In Check
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:50:48 EST
Take the Consumer Broadband Test, Help the FCC Keep ISPs In Check Feel like your broadband's not living up to how it's advertised? Here's your chance to prove it: the FCC's introduced a Consumer Broadband Test that'll let you know exactly how good a connection you've got. More » (Read on Source)

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Boba Fett shows off his artistic side
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:13:41 PST
This is a video making the rounds this week: The famed "Star Wars" bounty hunter playing the accordion in New York's subway system, busking. (Read on Source)

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E-Readers Will Survive the Onslaught of Tablets
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:45:35 +0000
E-Readers Will Survive the Onslaught of Tablets If you think the coming wave of tablets is about to make e-book readers obsolete, guess again. Although dozens of tablets are scheduled to hit the market this year — from companies like Apple, HP and Dell, as well as upstarts like JooJoo — executives in the e-reader industry aren’t particularly worried. Instead, they say, ... (Read on Source)

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Gene Simmons: 'I'm the voice of Guitar Hero 6'
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:09:00 EST
Gene Simmons: 'I'm the voice of Guitar Hero 6' "I'm the voice of Guitar Hero 6 ," says KISS front man Gene Simmons during a video clip produced by Game On , a division of UK media site ITN. And that's all he says . The clip -- view it after the break -- has been removed from the context of what's assumed to be a full interview and essentially turns Simmons' statement into a gag line. Still, ... (Read on Source)

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AT&T's de la Vega takes on net neutrality and the data crunch
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:45:35 +0000
AT&T's de la Vega takes on net neutrality and the data crunch FierceWireless Editor in Chief Sue Marek recently visited the AT&T Mobility offices in Atlanta and sat down with President and CEO Ralph de la Vega to discuss how AT&T is battling the competition in advertising, dealing with its data capacity challenges, and planning for its next phase in its network migration. (Read on Source)

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Boss of the Year Entry Form
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:45:35 +0000
Boss of the Year Entry Form Now that we've thrown 'em off the trail, use the form below to get in touch with the people at Engadget. Please fill in all of the required fields because they're required. (Read on Source)

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Revenge of the Cable Guys
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:10:03 PST
Revenge of the Cable Guys Once upon a time, not so long ago, a bunch of small companies in Silicon Valley thought the future of television was theirs. Soon, the thinking went, TV would be everywhere. Frequent fliers would tune in on laptops and vacationers on tablets from the beach. If so inclined, you'd be able to watch Glee on a cell phone in a tree house. The network ... (Read on Source)

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Brink trailer showcases acrobatic, lanky dudes
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:30:00 EST
Whomever compiled this Brink trailer must have enjoyed themself some Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes , because we swear we've only seen dudes stylishly dodge projectiles like that in a Hideo Kojima game. But, we digress. There are plenty of other noteworthy things, but if you're looking for actual in-game footage, you won't find it throughout ... (Read on Source)

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How Did MySpace Become Number One on Android?
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:53:18 -0800
How Did MySpace Become Number One on Android? When MySpace announced earlier this week that they had now established themselves as the number one social networking application on the Android platform and the number three download overall, needless to say, we were a bit shocked. After all, (with no offense to MySpace intended), there are more Facebook users than MySpace users in the world. It' (Read on Source)

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Say Goodbye to Unlimited Wireless Data Plans
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:20:00 EST
Say Goodbye to Unlimited Wireless Data Plans You know how you pay a fixed monthly fee for your phone, and can check email and Twitter, surf the web and the Yelp app anytime you like without counting minutes or megabytes? Yeah, well that's all gonna end. More » (Read on Source)

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Yahoo! Adds TV Series Shortcut
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:43:45 -0500
Yahoo! Adds TV Series Shortcut One click to comprehensive info on your favorite shows on the telly. Click to read the rest of this post... (Read on Source)

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The Pi Searcher
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:21:29 +0000
The Pi Searcher The Pi Searcher lets you search for any string of digits (up to 120 of them) in the first 200 million digits of Pi. You can also show any substring of Pi. (Read on Source)

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HTC Tattoo sous Android 2.1, c’est confirmé !
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:11:54 +0000
HTC Tattoo sous Android 2.1, c’est confirmé ! Beaucoup se posaient la question d’une mise à jour vers Android 2.1 de leur HTC Tattoo. L’information vient d’être confirmée par HTC. (Read on Source)

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BlackBerry Tour OS upgrade coming in weeks, new hardware in May?
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:11:54 +0000
BlackBerry Tour OS upgrade coming in weeks, new hardware in May? We have two bits of Verizon BlackBerry information for you guys… The first is that one of our connects has informed us that the mythical OS 5.0 upgrade for the BlackBerry Tour 9630 will be released within the next “2-3… (Read on Source)

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Spring Design Alex on sale Tuesday March 16th?
12 March 2010 08:53 GMT
Spring Design Alex on sale Tuesday March 16th? From one delayed ebook reader to another, and it’s now the turn of the Spring Design Alex to throw some grist into the rumor mill.  According to our tipster the company’s Android-based dual display ereader – which has an E Ink panel up top and an LCD touchscreen underneath – will go on sale at the company’s site ... (Read on Source)

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Smartphone Owners: A Ready and Willing Audience
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:38:36 +0000
Smartphone Owners: A Ready and Willing Audience Compete will be at CTIA Wireless 2010 and is emceeing the Mobile Marketing & Advertising special session for agencies and brands to learn more about the burgeoning mobile channel on March 22nd. If you would like to set up a meeting with Compete during the show, please email Danielle Nohe at dnohe@compete.com. Years ago, when smartphones [...] (Read on Source)

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James Murdoch: digital piracy just like stealing a handbag
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:50:48 EST
James Murdoch: digital content should have 'the same level of sanctity as there is around property'. Photograph: Murdo Macleod James Murdoch today called on governments to get tough on illegal downloading, which he said was no different from "going into a store and stealing Pringles or a handbag". (Read on Source)

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February Online Video Usage Up More Than 10% Over Last Year
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:11:54 +0000
February Online Video Usage Up More Than 10% Over Last Year The number of unique viewers of online video increased 10.5% year-over-year, according to The Nielsen Company, from 127.6 million unique viewers in February 2009 to 141 million in February 2010. (Read on Source)

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Zoe Margolis
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:11:54 +0000
Zoe Margolis On 7 March 2010, we published an article by Zoe Margolis. In part of the first edition of the newspaper and online, this article carried the headline, “I was a hooker who became an agony aunt”. This was written by the newspaper not Ms Margolis. We accept that Ms Margolis is not and never has been “a hooker” or otherwise ... (Read on Source)

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Root access obtained for TELUS MILESTONE
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:10:13 +0000
Root access obtained for TELUS MILESTONE In our review of the TELUS MILESTONE we lamented Motorola’s decision to digitally sign the bootloader which makes rooting quite difficult. Thankfully, over the past couple of days there has been a lot progress within the Android community and root… (Read on Source)

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Interview:
                                 Realtime Worlds' David Jones
12 March 2010 08:53 GMT
The APB mastermind, direct from GDC. David Jones, boss of Dundee's Realtime Worlds, is hanging out on Epic's thronged, buzzing, walled-in stand on the Game Developers Conference show floor. He's been helping Mark Rein hawk the Unreal engine by running live demos of the Unreal-powered APB, direct from the online crime game's beta servers. The ... (Read on Source)

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Review of Lexmark Interact S605 All in One Inkjet Printer
12 March 2010 08:53 GMT
Review of Lexmark Interact S605 All in One Inkjet Printer Today for review I?ve got another printer for you, it?s an All-in-one from Lexmark called the Interact S605. The S605 is not a bad printer, the print quality is very good for everything, photos come out beautiful, and the regular printing is very good as well. This printer is a networked printer over wireless, but it can also connect to the ... (Read on Source)

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Nokia, Apple seek patent trial in 2 years
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:27:35 +0000
Nokia, Apple seek patent trial in 2 years HELSINKI (Reuters) - Top phone makers Nokia and Apple will seek a U.S. court hearing in a key patent battle in mid-2012, a court filing showed, raising the specter of a prolonged legal struggle. (Read on Source)

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IronRuby - Fosdem 2010
12 March 2010 08:53 GMT
IronRuby - Fosdem 2010 Shared dynamic subsystemStandard hosting environmentFull access to the CLREnable fast generation of dynamic codeProductivity gainsDSL?s rule the world, unfortunately most of those DSL?s are in XML * config files * manifests * build scripts=> Why use xml?To quote Phil Haack: Friends don?t let friends do XML. This pretty much sums up how I ... (Read on Source)

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Coming soon
12 March 2010 08:53 GMT


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When Will Location-Based Coupons Take Off?
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:34:42 GMT
People want to receive location-based cellphone coupons, but most have not, according to a Web analytics firm. (Read on Source)

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NZ internet filter goes live - gov forgets to tell public
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:27:35 +0000
New Zealand?s internet filtering system went live last month ? but the government forgot to mention this to its electorate until its hand was forced by online freedom campaign, Tech Liberty. (Read on Source)

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Mafia II will feature vintage issues of Playboy Magazine
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:27:35 +0000
Mafia II will feature vintage issues of Playboy Magazine Nudity and sexual themes in general are among the most heavily censored subjects but, despite this trend, some developers have managed to find tasteful ways to include them into their stories. With this idea in mind, 2K Games has partnered with Playboy Magazine for its upcoming game, Mafia II. (Read on Source)

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