Archive for July, 2009

Futurama cast signs new deal with Fox

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Los Angeles, Calif.–The Star has learned exclusively that the voice cast of Futurama has just signed a new contract with Fox after weeks of intense salary negotiations.

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http://www.thestar.com/comment/columnists/article/674841

Watch video of Endeavour’s landing on the NASA TV YouTube Channel

Friday, July 31st, 2009

NASAWatch video of Endeavour’s landing on the NASA TV You Tube Channel http://tr.im/uVTg #NASA

A Google Wave reality check

Friday, July 31st, 2009

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–Lars Rasmussen sighed, half an hour into a demonstration of Google Wave, the company’s audacious attempt to reinvent Internet communication: we’d found another bug.

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CNETNewsA Google Wave reality check http://bit.ly/bfLe1

McAfee acquiring MX Logic, delivers solid outlook

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

McAfee on Thursday announced it’s acquiring MX Logic, which provides on-demand e-mail, continuity, and Web services, for $140 million in cash.

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CNETNewsMcAfee acquiring MX Logic, delivers solid outlook http://bit.ly/gg2T8

PlayStation Home Adds New Content, Including 10-Screen Movie Theater

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Sony is rolling out some special new content for PlayStation Home, including a 10-screen movie theater, with the suggestion that full-length movies and TV shows are coming! Here’s how the official PlayStation blog describes the new movie-house:

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TheFeedPlayStation Home Adds New Content, Including 10-Screen Movie Theater http://tinyurl.com/lqrkh6

NJ using utility poles in solar push

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

The NJ Board of Public Utilities is set to approve on Thursday a $200 million contract between Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) and Petra Solar to install over 200,000 photovoltaic panels to tie in to the state’s electrical grid.

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CNETNews NJ using utility poles in solar push http://bit.ly/VmnhS

Mozilla starts preparing developers for Firefox 3.6

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Brace yourself for the vanishing menu bar because Mozilla has published an official feature list for Firefox 3.6 in the form of a guide for programmers who need to know about the changes.

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CNETNews Mozilla starts preparing developers for Firefox 3.6 http://bit.ly/1az80G

Apple’s iDisk finally comes to the iPod, iPhone

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

After more than a month of waiting, Apple has finally brought its MobileMe iDisk application (app store link) to iPod and iPhone users. Originally announced during Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference in early July, the free iDisk app offers users of Apple’s MobileMe service a way to access files they, or their MobileMe contacts have stored on Apple’s servers.

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CNETNewsApple’s iDisk finally comes to the iPod, iPhone http://bit.ly/fg6X7

CNETNews Single misplaced ‘&’ caused latest IE exploit http://bit.ly/12QAvs

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

A security hole in Internet Explorer that opened the browser to hackers since early July was caused by a single typo in Microsoft’s code.

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CNETNews Single misplaced ‘&’ caused latest IE exploit http://bit.ly/12QAvs

Microsoft, Yahoo team up to ding Google with Bing

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO – Microsoft Corp. has finally roped Yahoo Inc. into an Internet search partnership, capping a convoluted pursuit that dragged on for years and setting the stage for them to make a joint assault against the dominance of Google Inc.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_microsoft_yahoo;_ylt=AlWUtoXsX13O.hygtTqz7G.s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTM0ZHFlNTdqBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNzI5L3VzX21pY3Jvc29mdF95YWhvbwRjcG9zAzEEcG9zAzIEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnNfY29rZQRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNtaWNyb3NvZnR5YWg-

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