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Google shows off Chrome operating system
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Google Inc is opening its much-anticipated Chrome software to external developers, as the search giant prepares to expand its reach into operating systems.
November 20, 2009, 8:32 am -
Microsoft says Windows 7 sales strong
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday sales of Windows 7 were running at twice the level of any previous version of its operating system.
November 20, 2009, 8:09 am -
US senator urges TVs that use less power
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Televisions, which account for 10 percent and rising of US household energy use, must be made more efficient through a national standard, Senator Dianne Feinstein said in a letter released Thursday.
November 20, 2009, 7:15 am -
Semi-conductor giant Infineon upgrades outlook
BERLIN (AFP) - German semi-conductor maker Infineon on Thursday upgraded its turnover and profits forecast over the next 12 months because of higher demand from the auto industry and cost cuts.
November 20, 2009, 6:34 am -
Wikipedia, iPhone among decade's top 10 Internet moments
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards.
November 20, 2009, 6:04 am -
French publishers slam new Google book proposals
PARIS (AFP) - French book publishers gave a hostile reception Thursday to new proposals by the Internet giant Google to clear the way for millions of books to be sold online.
November 20, 2009, 6:00 am -
AOL to cut one-third of workforce
NEW YORK (Reuters) - AOL plans to cut one-third of its workforce, or about 2,500 jobs, in an effort to trim some $300 million in annual costs as part of the Internet company's planned spin-off from Time Warner Inc.
November 20, 2009, 4:32 am -
Nokia sees corporate interest for netbook
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Top cell phone maker Nokia has seen growing interest among companies for its first netbook or mini-laptop, a company executive said on Thursday.
November 20, 2009, 4:18 am -
China's military says website had 2.3 million attacks
BEIJING (Reuters) - A website set up by China's Defense Ministry said it was hit by 2.3 million hacker attacks in its first month of operation, but none of them were successful.
November 19, 2009, 11:34 pm -
China wants content, values censored in online games
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China said it will tighten regulations in its rapidly growing online games sector, requiring game operators to enhance socialist values in their games and hire specialized staff to monitor content.
November 19, 2009, 8:35 pm -
Mouse study points to treatment for Down syndrome
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Increasing the levels of a message-carrying chemical in the brain may help prevent some of the memory deficits in Down syndrome that hinder learning and make it hard for the brain to develop normally, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
November 19, 2009, 4:05 pm -
Sony says e-readers in demand, shipments delayed
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Wednesday that early demand for its latest electronic reader was higher than expected in advance of the holidays and shipment delays could result.
November 19, 2009, 2:12 pm -
Gene protects brain-eaters from mad cow-type disease
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Villagers in the highlands of Papua New Guinea who ritualistically ate human brains but did not die of a brain disease called kuru have a genetic mutation that protects them, researchers said Wednesday.
November 19, 2009, 12:21 pm -
eBay founder launching online Hawaii news service
WASHINGTON (AFP) - EBay founder Pierre Omidyar announced on Wednesday that he was launching an online news service about his adopted home Hawaii.
November 19, 2009, 8:55 am -
Internet still under US grip: forum delegates
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) - The Internet is still under the control of the United States, participants at a governance forum said, despite a move by America to loosen its grip over the private corporation that administers the net.
November 19, 2009, 8:50 am -
China says scrap UN Internet governance forum
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) - China on Wednesday called for the abolition of the UN's Internet Governance Forum, blasting it as a powerless gathering where IT heavyweight countries dominate.
November 19, 2009, 8:31 am -
Shuttle Atlantis arrives at space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday to deliver spare parts needed to keep the outpost operational after the shuttles' retirement next year.
November 19, 2009, 8:30 am -
Lead US disaster agency reaches out electronically
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The lead US federal disaster agency is hoping to both inform and gather information through social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, its top official said Wednesday.
November 19, 2009, 7:33 am -
Hackers hit Latvian president's site on independence day
RIGA (AFP) - Hackers broke into the website of Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers on Wednesday, leaving a message urging the head of state to save the recession-afflicted Baltic state, his office said.
November 19, 2009, 7:10 am -
State pressure affecting Internet social networks: forum
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) - Government pressure on companies linked to social media networks is threatening to infringe civil liberties, an Internet forum in Egypt heard on Wednesday.
November 19, 2009, 7:10 am
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