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Archive for December 2009
FTC sues Intel for anti-competitive practices
December 16, 2009 by alikat.
“(washingtonpost.com)– The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday it has brought a lawsuit against chip giant Intel, claiming the company has engaged in a decade-long run of anticompetitive practices.” read more
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Google Phone
December 14, 2009 by alikat.
“(blogs.zdnet.com)– The fabled Google Phone made an appearance over the weekend and it’s another iPhone killer, grand experiment for the search giant or a way to rewrite the wireless pecking order. Here’s a look at the risks, rewards and wild card associated with Google’s phone, dubbed Nexus One.” read more
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An intuitive 3-D interface helps people manage layers of data
December 14, 2009 by alikat.
“(technologyreview.com)– Microsoft researcher Shahram Izadi wants to make interacting with computers more natural. For one of his touch-based interfaces, the research scientist has improved on Microsoft’s already impressive touch table, Surface, to present information in a completely new way.” watch the demo
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Anyone for some Arctic roll? Mystery as spiral blue light display hovers above Norway
December 13, 2009 by alikat.
“(dailymail.co.uk)– What’s blue and white, squiggly and suddenly appears in the sky?
If you know the answer, pop it on a postcard and send it to the people of Norway, where this mysterious light display baffled residents yesterday.
Speculation was increasing today that the display was the result of an embarrassing failed test launch of a jinxed new Russian missile.
The Bulava missile was test-fired from the Dmitry Donskoi submarine in the White Sea early on Wednesday but failed at the third stage, say newspapers in Moscow today.” Read more
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Google launches real-time search
December 9, 2009 by alikat.
“(news.cent.cm)– Google announced Monday the fruits of its earlier deal with Twitter, showing off how it has decided to present real-time Internet content within search results. Amit Singhal, Google fellow, introduced the real-time section during an event at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. "We are here today to announce Google real-time search," Singhal said, calling it "Google relevance technology meets the real-time Web." Google fellow Amit Singhal explains Google’s strategy on how to present real-time search results. Twitter search will show the latest matches for a particular search term, but Google wants to do more than sort results by time. "Relevance is the foundation of this product," Singhal said. "It’s relevance, relevance, relevance." read more
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Amazon in secret plan to open high street shops
December 6, 2009 by alikat.
“(business.timesonline.co.uk)–AMAZON, the world’s biggest online retailer and scourge of bookshops everywhere, is planning a surprise invasion of the British high street.” read more
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