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BlackBerry e-mail restored for some after outage

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Dec 23, 2009 | 2.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- BlackBerry e-mail service in North America was restored for some users Wednesday morning following its second outage in less than a week.

Court bans sale of Word; Microsoft promises fix

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Dec 22, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (13) | 8

(AP) -- A federal appeals court ordered Microsoft Corp. to stop selling its Word program in January and pay a Canadian software company $290 million for violating a patent, upholding the judgment of a lower ...

Raytheon turns iPhones into battlefield tools

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Dec 17, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 1

US defense contractor Raytheon on Wednesday unveiled the first of what it said will be a series of software applications to make iPhones or iPod touch devices into battlefield tools.

Samsung unveils new smartphone platform 'bada' to the world

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Dec 10, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Samsung Electronics today unveils its new smartphone platform, Samsung bada. At this unveiling, Samsung showcases the bada SDK (Software Development Kit) for partners and presents the unique benefits and unprecedented opportunities ...

IBM Introduces New System z Linux Solutions for Large-Scale Consolidation and Savings

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Dec 09, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

IBM today announced new Linux offerings for the System z mainframe to help clients run smarter and more efficient data centers that maximize the use of IT resources and reduce energy costs.

Google releases Chrome browser for Macintosh computers

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Dec 08, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 1

Google on Tuesday released a version of its Chrome Web browser for Macintosh computers in a challenge to Safari software Apple offers users of its machines.

A virtual physician's conference

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Dec 07, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Telemedicine facilitates communication between family physicians, hospitals and nursing services -- yet current solutions lack flexibility and are consequently very expensive. A new software program is now ...

Download of the day: FireFound tracks your stolen computer, nukes your personal data

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Dec 04, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (5) | 1

The worst thing about losing your laptop isn't the cost of replacing your gear; it's the loss of personal info and saved passwords. Firefox extension FireFound tracks your lost laptop's location and nukes your personal data ...

Microsoft to kick off Office 2010 in June

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Dec 04, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 1

When Microsoft starts selling Office 2010 next year, the company will take its workhorse software suite and move it one step closer to its vision of cloud computing.

Intel Offers Developer Kit For Future Atom Processor Netbook Apps

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Dec 03, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Intel Corporation has made its beta version of the Intel Atom Developer Program Software Development Kit (SDK) available for Microsoft Windows and Moblin operating systems developers. The kit helps software companies and ...

Small companies add value by sharing commercial information

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Dec 03, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Small companies prepared to share commercially sensitive information can add value and develop new services for their customers, using a distributed track-and-trace software solution.

NIST develops experimental validation tool for cell phone forensics

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Dec 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Viewers of TV dramas don't focus on the technology behind how a forensics crime team tracks a terrorist or drug ring using cell phone data, but scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology do. NIST researchers ...

Microsoft says some Windows PCs get 'Black Screen'

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Dec 02, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. says it's not to blame for a problem that is causing a "limited" number of Windows computers to boot up to a blank black screen.

'Outbreaks Near Me' app now available for Android mobile phones

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Dec 01, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- "Outbreaks Near Me," an up-to-the-minute disease-tracking system released as an iPhone application in September, is now available for use on Android mobile phones, greatly increasing the number of people ...

Manufacturing, reinvented

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Dec 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have created the architecture, hardware and software that will enable super-agile distributed corporations capable of reconfiguring themselves on the fly. It promises to make 'made-to-order' ...

Game Theory: Researchers examine what makes video games click with players -- or not

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Nov 30, 2009 | 3 / 5 (3) | 0

Every Friday afternoon, the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab opens its doors to anyone who wishes to drop by and play. On one such recent day, Jason Begy, a graduate student in the Comparative Media Studies program ...

Gift Guide: Adventures in the video game aisle

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Nov 30, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- The video game aisle can be intimidating for aspiring Santas who haven't touched a joystick since "Pong." But it has something for everyone: riveting solo adventures, online multiplayer battles and ...

'Avatar' video game to expand film's alien world

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Nov 27, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 0

(AP) -- James Cameron was thinking beyond the big screen when he created the alien world of Pandora. The "Titanic" director worked in tandem with video game developer Ubisoft Montreal on the game based on ...