Sci/Tech

Windows 7 Is Less of a Resource-hog Than Vista
PC World - 51 minutes ago
Microsoft hopes it’s new operating system will make up for some of Vista’s failures. Check out our full coverage. Good news: the next version of Microsoft’s Windows OS appears to be less of a resource hog than Windows Vista.
Ballmer touts Windows 7 beta, new deals CNET News
CES 2009: Can Steve Ballmer steer Microsoft through a perfect storm? TG Daily
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Boston Globe

Microsoft CEO: Yahoo Deal Is “A Thing Of The Past”
CNNMoney.com - 46 minutes ago
By Jessica Hodgson SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- The mooted acquisition of Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is “a thing of the past,” Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said in an interview due to air Thursday.
Verizon picks Microsoft search over Google, Yahoo Reuters
Microsoft Picks Verizon Over Google, Yahoo For Search, Mobile Ads eWeek
AHN - CNN - InternetNews.com - CNET News
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Boston Globe

CES To Offer Tech Evolution, Not Revolution
InformationWeek - 8 hours ago
In addition, CES has less star power with Microsoft founder Bill Gates no longer giving the opening night keynote, a job he filled for the last 11 years.
Windows 7 May Add Spice to CES PC World
BARRON’S BLOG: At CES, Sony Shows Off Netbooks, Webcams, TVs CNNMoney.com
Reuters - San Francisco Chronicle - IGN - InternetNews.com
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guardian.co.uk

Macworld: Apple Rewards The Faithful
InformationWeek - 2 hours ago
In its final Macworld Expo, Apple introduced meaty upgrades to its software, services, and notebook line. But some Apple watchers wondered whether the Mac and iPhone maker has lost its mojo.
Town Hall gives clues to future directions for Macworld Expo Macworld
Apple faithful rally at least one more time at Macworld San Jose Mercury News
Washington Post - Ars Technica - CNET News - PC Magazine
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Times Online

Apple iTunes Music Store Going DRM-Free
InformationWeek - 7 hours ago
The company will also offer new price points to offset competition from Amazon.com and will let iPhone users buy songs over 3G networks.
Expo: DRM-free announcement is music to consumers’ ears Macworld
Getting naked with DRM-free iTunes upgrades: the details Ars Technica
VentureBeat - Apple Insider - VNUNet.com - PC Magazine
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TrustedReviews

Sony Vaio P “Don’t Call Me a NetBook” NetBook
pocketnow.com - 54 minutes ago
The folks over at Gizmodo have a hands-on of the feature-laden netbook, although Sony doesn’t want you to call it as such. It features a small, but useable, keyboard, a track stick to navigate (no trackpad), and a crisp screen.
CES 2009: Sony Unveils Vaio Netbook IGN
Sony Unveils Lighest 8-Inch Notebook In History, New VAIO dBTechno
PC Magazine - Techtree.com - CNET News - The Tech Herald
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The Associated Press

Dell to slash Ireland work force, shift to Poland
The Associated Press - 37 minutes ago
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - US computer maker Dell Inc. announced Thursday it will slash its Irish work force and shift its European manufacturing operations to Poland in a move certain to undermine Ireland’s recession-hit economy.
Dell Moves Irish Manufacturing Opers To Poland, With 1900 Job Losses CNNMoney.com
Dell to cut Ireland jobs, move some to Poland Reuters
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Seattle Post Intelligencer

Toshiba Debuts Cell TV, Dynamic Color Displays
PC Magazine - 16 hours ago
by Chloe Albanesius LAS VEGAS—Toshiba on Wednesday unveiled several new portable DVD players, DVD recorders, Internet-enabled sets, and LCD TV combos, including a revamped line of Regza LCD TVs.
240Hz refresh rate makes its way to Toshiba LCDs CNET News
Toshiba sticks Cell processor into TV Inquirer
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Fresh News

Samsung Expands LED HDTV Lineup
Twice - 1 hour ago
By Greg Tarr — TWICE, 1/8/2009 LAS VEGAS— Samsung will use CES to introduce an expanded assortment of LED-based LCD TVs, ultra-slim plasma TVs and an expanded range of Blu-ray Disc players with BD-Live functionality.
Samsung targets 10 pct LCD TV sales growth-media Reuters
Samsung Unveils New LCD and Plasma TVs PC World
DVICE - PC Magazine - ITProPortal - CNET News
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Inquirer

AMD officially releases Phenom II and Dragon desktop platform
ZDNet - 1 hour ago
The price and performance of these pieces puts them roughly in the middle ground between Intel’s Core 2 Duo and the Core i7 - around the Q9400 mark.
AMD Launches Phenom II Processor PC Magazine
AMD Launches Phenom II CPU, Its Fastest Yet PC World
CRN - CNET News - NetworkWorld.com - eWeek
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Telegraph.co.uk

Yahoo unveils partners for Web TV push
Reuters - 5 hours ago
By Gabriel Madway Las Vegas (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc unveiled on Wednesday a list of partners to aid its push to bring the Internet and television together, hoping their joint effort will finally connect with consumers.
Samsung’s PN-B850 series of plasmas get down to an inch thick CNET News
Samsung, Yahoo, Intel Put TV Widget Pieces in Place PC Magazine
VNUNet.com - BetaNews - VentureBeat - Telegraph.co.uk
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CNET News

Cisco Gets Social at CES
InternetNews.com - 3 hours ago
New EOS social networking platform aims to provide a way for its customers to hop on a white-hot trend. By Sean Michael Kerner: More stories by this author: While networking giant Cisco is well known in the enterprise and carrier networking spaces, …
Cisco Gets Social With Entertainment OS PC World
Cisco Systems CNET News
CRN - Computerworld - CNNMoney.com - Wall Street Journal
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USA Today

The Nation’s Weather
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
Storms were to continue flaring up across the Northwest and Northeast on Thursday. The rest of the country was to see dry conditions and benign weather.
Flooding threatens Northwest, icy mix snarls Northeast traffic USA Today
Northeast, Northwest endure storms United Press International
AccuWeather.com - Detroit Free Press - MSNBC - AHN
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DailyTech

Sony calls out Xbox and Wii as flea-market peddlers
CNET News - 3 hours ago
Finally a bit of a fight from the Sony PR team after the brutal lambasting the PS3 has been taking for it’s poor showing against the Xbox and Wii, as well as the fact that it costs more to make then it sells for.
Sony: Competitors “continue peddling add-ons” CVG Online
Sony: PlayStation 3 Keeps Games And Entertainment Simple PSX Extreme
GameSpot - Crispy Gamer - BetaNews - TechNewsWorld
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ABC News

Twitter Hack Made Possible By Weak Password
InformationWeek - 9 hours ago
Some 33 high-profile accounts have been compromised, including Fox News, The Huffington Post, Barack Obama, Britney Spears, and CNN’s Rick Sanchez.
Twitter Hacks Attack Britney Spears, Barack Obama CRN
Password guessing attack exposed in Twitter pwn Register
PC World - Neoseeker - ITProPortal - Wired News
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OverTheLimit.info

CES 2009: Halo Wars re-dated Feb. 28 at Microsoft keynote
GameSpot - 7 hours ago
By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot Sci-fi RTS moved up three days, demo due Feb. 5; Windows 7 and Windows Live CEO’s presentation; 10 billion hours of “gaming and socializing” clocked on Xbox Live.
CES 2009: Xbox Live has 17 million users, Halo Wars coming Feb 28 TG Daily
CES: Microsoft’s Bach Talks Xbox’s Plans For 2009 Gamasutra
CVG Online - GamePro.com - Washington Post - New York Times
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CrunchGear

EchoStar Unveils World’s First Placeshifting HD DVR at 2009 CES
CNNMoney.com - 1 hour ago
EchoStar Technologies LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), introduced today at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show the EchoStar SlingLoaded(TM) 922 HD DVR, the world’s first high definition digital video recorder that …
Dish Network unveils record-here, watch-there HD device Bizjournals.com
Dish Network DVR has Slingbox technology Reuters
CrunchGear - CNET News - HD-Report - San Francisco Chronicle
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PC World

Dell Studio XPS 16
PC Magazine - 51 minutes ago
Add PC Magazine Notebooks Product Guide RSS feed to your feed reader so that you don’t miss another headline! By Cisco Cheng Dell wants you to know that its latest Studio XPS line brings with it a level of prestige—a refined segment for customers who …
Dell Studio XPS 16 All-Purpose Laptop Washington Post
Dell’s Slick Studio Laptops PC World
VentureBeat - CNET News - NotebookReview.com - Examiner.com
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The Tech Herald

Sony’s Webbie cam follows Pure Digital bid
CNET News - 7 hours ago
LAS VEGAS–Before making the new inexpensive mini camcorder it unveiled at CES Wednesday, Sony tried to purchase the category leader, Pure Digital.
CES: Webbie HD camcorders combine form and function The Tech Herald
Sony Enters the Pocket-Camcorder Ring PC World
Financial Times - Ars Technica - DVICE - San Francisco Chronicle
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Techtree.com

Apple Refreshes 17-Inch MacBook Pro
InformationWeek - 8 hours ago
The company’s largest laptop is gaining an eight-hour battery, a faster Intel processor, and better graphics capabilities. By Antone Gonsalves Apple on Tuesday launched a refresh of the 17-inch MacBook Pro, giving the company’s largest laptop an …
Expo: First impressions of the 17-inch MacBook Pro Macworld
Apple pegs 17-in. MacBook Pro battery swap at $179 Computerworld
CRN - Ars Technica - Bizjournals.com - VNUNet.com
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