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Thursday, October 28, 2004
Monday, October 25, 2004
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Forbes.com: Samsung Electronics claims world-first 5-megapixel camera phone
Forbes.com: Samsung Electronics claims world-first 5-megapixel camera phone: "Similar to Samsung's premium grade camera phones, the new phone, the SCH-S250, can also function as a camcorder, it said. "
I,Robot
This is a gag order. Anyone here so much as hinting at the possibility of a killer robot being apprehended will be deemed to be inciting irrational panic.
Sunday, October 17, 2004
Friday, October 15, 2004
Web access coming to electrical outlets - Oct. 15, 2004
Web access coming to electrical outlets - Oct. 15, 2004: "'Today is a banner day , and I think years from now we will look back and see it as an historical day for us,'"
Reuters | Latest Financial News / Full News Coverage
Reuters | Latest Financial News / Full News Coverage: "Promising salacious photographs of celebrities is a time-tested trick among virus writers. "
Reuters | Latest Financial News / Full News Coverage
Reuters | Latest Financial News / Full News Coverage: "The public's appetite for salacious gossip about the private life of the Beckhams might lead some into an unpleasant computer infection"
USATODAY.com - Intel pulls plug on 4-gigahertz chip
USATODAY.com - Intel pulls plug on 4-gigahertz chip: "Intel has long touted the clock speeds, or basic data-crunching ability, of its processors, and made GHZ speeds almost synonymous with performance. But in reality, 'There are several dials on the panel you can twist,' to boost a processor's speed, says chip analyst Tony Massimini at Semico Research."
Thursday, October 14, 2004
Price of crude up again, to near $55
Price of crude up again, to near $55: "We're not in dire straits as far as supply goes, but we are certainly on the lower side of where we'd want to be' ahead of winter"
Forbes.com: Brin: Google Launches Desktop Search To Smite Microsoft
Forbes.com: Brin: Google Launches Desktop Search To Smite Microsoft: "Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) on Thursday rolled out a seminal version of its new desktop tool, enabling users to scrutinize hard drives as they would Web sites. "
Court weighs death penalty - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - October 14, 2004
Court weighs death penalty - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - October 14, 2004: "The Supreme Court has looked increasingly at international opinion, and its four most liberal members have gone on record against a practice they said was 'a relic of the past and is inconsistent with evolving standards of decency in a civilized society.' "
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | 200 million Chinese are overweight
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | 200 million Chinese are overweight: "The deputy health minister, Wang Longde, was quoted as saying: 'We will work hard to intensify public education, advocate a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle to improve people's awareness and capabilities of keeping personal health.' "
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | 200 million Chinese are overweight
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | 200 million Chinese are overweight: "Today, fast food restaurants, convenience shops and western-inspired junk food are ubiquitous"
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | 200 million Chinese are overweight
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | 200 million Chinese are overweight: "China's rising incomes are expanding its waistlines, the health ministry has found: 200 million citizens are now judged overweight. "
FCC proposes record fine against Fox for indecency - (BP)
FCC proposes record fine against Fox for indecency - (BP): "'We applaud the FCC for holding all Fox affiliates responsible for airing the filthy and indecent broadcast. We've been demanding this for years and it's high time that every licensee is held accountable for their actions.'"
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
Tom's Hardware Guide: Tom's Hard News
Tom's Hardware Guide: Tom's Hard News: "The MP3 player market, where the iPod Mini once stood alone, will soon have several new entries."
CNN.com - Programming protest - Oct 12, 2004
CNN.com - Programming protest - Oct 12, 2004: "This is definitely a newsworthy event. These Vietnam prisoners of war suffered horrific abuse and unspeakable torture for many years."
Sunday, October 10, 2004
The New York Times > Technology > New Economy: Microsoft��s Latest Plan for TV
The New York Times > Technology > New Economy: Microsoft��s Latest Plan for TV: "The first two editions of the software have been slow to gain acceptance in the market, representing about 3 percent of home computers sold"
The New York Times > Technology > New Economy: Microsoft��s Latest Plan for TV
The New York Times > Technology > New Economy: Microsoft��s Latest Plan for TV: "So far, these efforts have been expensive and have not yet put Microsoft into the position it covets: the maker of the software behind every glowing screen."
NEWS.com.au | Porn site reports net Chinese reward (October 11, 2004)
NEWS.com.au | Porn site reports net Chinese reward (October 11, 2004): "Television stations, video game makers and other suppliers of popular culture have been ordered to reduce or eliminate violent or sexually oriented content. "
NEWS.com.au | Porn site reports net Chinese reward (October 11, 2004)
NEWS.com.au | Porn site reports net Chinese reward (October 11, 2004): "The online crackdown is part of a sweeping official morality campaign launched this year on orders from communist leaders. "
Saturday, October 09, 2004
Bloomberg.com: Top Worldwide
Bloomberg.com: Top Worldwide: "Although everyone is hopeful, there is grave concern as to whether in the aftermath it will be viewed as legitimate."
Bloomberg.com: Top Worldwide
Bloomberg.com: Top Worldwide: "The Afghan election marks a milestone in a country emerging from 22 years of war and facing continued threats from remnants of the Taliban regime"
Bloomberg.com: Top Worldwide
Bloomberg.com: Top Worldwide: "The 15 opposition candidates cited concerns of multiple voting and requested the election be halted, Almeida e Silva said. When that was refused, they said they'd boycott the results, the Associated Press reported. "
Sunday, October 03, 2004
Educational and Funny Research Honored (washingtonpost.com)
Educational and Funny Research Honored (washingtonpost.com): "The King of Sweden was not there and the circumstances were a bit short of pompous, but 15 intrepid scientists attained a modicum of fame last week as this year's winners of coveted Ig Nobel Prizes. "
Saturday, October 02, 2004
PCWorld.com - Two Words from Bill Gates: Computer Science
PCWorld.com - Two Words from Bill Gates: Computer Science: "Gates sort of glossed that over"
