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Monthly Archives: August 2008

Sarah Palin Wikipedia edits–fast and furious

Sarah Palin Wikipedia edits–fast and furious

There's nothing like the vice presidential nomination of a relatively unknown (and female) governor to push the Wikipedia edit machine into high gear.
   

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Preparing for Gustav

Preparing for Gustav

With the vicious hurricane on a path toward New Orleans, emergency workers and telecom carriers are rushing to prevent a repeat of Katrina.
   

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Hyundai booth raided at German tech fair

Hyundai booth raided at German tech fair

Customs police seize flat-screen TVs from the company's booth at the IFA consumer electronics show.
   

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10029576-92.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
   

How Facebook could kill Twitter, and why it won't

How Facebook could kill Twitter, and why it won't

Before I start rambling, I'd like to start off by saying that I never really got into the whole microblogging scene. I tried, time and time again, but it just never kept me interested for very lo…

6 Video Cameras For YouTubers

6 Video Cameras For YouTubers

We look at compact digital video cameras that make shooting and uploading video clips to YouTube a snap: The Flip Mino, Creative's Vado, RCA's Small Wonder Traveler, DXG's 567VTo, Kodak's Zi6 and JVC's GZ-MS100U.

ReiserFS creator gets 15-to-life for murder

ReiserFS creator gets 15-to-life for murder

Hans Reiser, creator of ReiserFS, a journaled computer file system used by Linux, was handed a prison sentence of 15-to-life Friday, putting a final capstone on a case that began as a murder mystery, a…

Adobe gets an e-earful, and listens

Adobe gets an e-earful, and listens

Dear Adobe, a site where people can carp about problems with products and pass judgment on others' gripes, has caught the company's attention.
   

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13580_3-10028706-39.html?part=rss&sub

Chemical coat to mean drier socks

Chemical coat to mean drier socks

Technology developed to protect soldiers from chemical weapons may help to make almost any surface or fabric waterproof.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7587702.stm

Chemical coat to mean drier socks

Chemical coat to mean drier socks

Technology developed to protect soldiers from chemical weapons may help to make almost any surface or fabric waterproof.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7587702.stm

Microsoft to Buy European Price-Comparison Firm

Microsoft to Buy European Price-Comparison Firm
     

Microsoft is acquiring Greenfield Online, owner of the price comparison website ciao.com, for about $486 million, to bolster its Internet search and e-commerce business in Europe.    

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