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| Tiger Woods is the talk of a town |
| Posted by: Shaun |
| Story Author: cnn.com |
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| For folks in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, believing that Tiger Woods is in the town's Gentle Path sex rehab clinic is a bit like believing in Santa Claus. No one has actually seen him, but still, people have blind faith that he's there. "I know people that know people that work there that said he was actually there, so I do believe [it]," said one resident who works in a retail shop. But now, rumors are circulating in the news and through the town that the pro golfer might be leaving as early as later this week -- or has already left. "I heard [Tiger's wife] Elin flew to Hattiesburg and picked him up, and then they're going away for a few days before they sign anything," said local delivery person. "She's holding off on the divorce." |
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| Original URL (new window): http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/02/04/tiger.woods.hattiesburg.miss.ppl/ |
| Date Posted: Feb,04 2010 - 08:24 pm |
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| Democratic lawmakers question Comcast and NBC executives about proposed merger |
| Posted by: Shaun |
| Story Author: washingtonpost.com |
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| House and Senate Democrats grilled top executives of Comcast and NBC Universal in hearings Thursday on the companies' proposed $30 billion merger, with some lawmakers expressing concern that the deal could hurt consumers and stifle competition. Comcast chief executive Brian Roberts and NBC Universal chief executive Jeff Zucker tried to assure lawmakers, during back-to-back hearings before House and Senate subcommittees, that the deal would not limit consumer choice and that the combined company would abide by rules requiring that cable and Internet competitors get access to programming. |
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| Original URL (new window): http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/04/AR2010020404473.html?hpid=moreheadlines |
| Date Posted: Feb,04 2010 - 08:22 pm |
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| Facebook hoax may be clever marketing ploy |
| Posted by: Shaun |
| Story Author: msnbc.msn.com |
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| Facebook officials say a chain message that is making the rounds on the site and warning users they are being spied upon is harmless and should be ignored. "This is a chain message that claims certain users have special access to profile information. It’s not true, and we don’t know where it originated," Facebook spokesperson Simon Axten told TechNewsDaily. "We’re asking people to disregard the message and tell their friends." |
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| Original URL (new window): http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35241451/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/ |
| Date Posted: Feb,04 2010 - 08:21 pm |
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| Google facing many risks in China standoff |
| Posted by: Shaun |
| Story Author: reuters.com |
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| Google Inc's near-silence and seeming inaction since its bombshell announcement it may exit China reflects the Internet search leader's fear of running afoul of the law and jeopardizing a multi-pronged strategy for the world's top Internet market. Google sent shockwaves across the business and political worlds when it declared on January 12 it would stop censoring Chinese search results. But in the three weeks since, the Web giant has trod cautiously. Despite early reports suggesting Google had lifted filters on certain search results, the company insists it has made zero changes to its Chinese search engine and that it remains in dialogue with Beijing. Otherwise, executives have mostly been tight-lipped about the entire affair. |
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| Original URL (new window): http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61408520100205 |
| Date Posted: Feb,04 2010 - 08:17 pm |
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| 10 Reasons Why Microsoft Needs to Dump Windows Vista |
| Posted by: Shaun |
| Story Author: eweek.com |
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| News Analysis: Since the global release of Windows Vista in January, 2007, Microsoft has been paying heavy penalties for the mistakes it made in the development of its flagship desktop operating system. But now that Windows 7 is enjoying outstanding growth, things have changed. Microsoft is done paying for Vista. Now it needs to accept that and put Vista to rest with all deliberate speed. For the past three years, Microsoft has struggling with the poor development decisions it made for Windows Vista. During the same period, Internet Explorer drew unwanted attention from government regulators and Microsoft Office was subject to user criticism about the way its features have evolved. But Windows Vista was undoubtedly the biggest target. The operating system that followed Windows XP—a favorite among consumers and businesses alike—suffered from incompatibility, resource-intensiveness, and security issues, making it a poor choice for most Windows users. And unlike its predecessor, which enjoyed dominant market share, Windows Vista was unable to achieve such success. |
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| Original URL (new window): http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/10-Reasons-Why-Microsoft-Needs-to-Dump-Windows-Vista-698083/ |
| Date Posted: Feb,02 2010 - 04:00 pm |
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| Twitter Phishing Forces Users to Reset Passwords |
| Posted by: Shaun |
| Story Author: pcworld.com |
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| Twitter has apparently forced some users to reset their passwords after a phishing attack, and urged users to choose hard-to-guess passwords and be on the lookout for suspicious third-party activity. Scottish blogger Andrew Girdwood was among those who reported receiving a message that states "Due to concern that your account may have been compromised in a phishing attack that took place off-Twitter, your password was reset. Please create a new password by opening this link in your browser. … Remember to choose a strong password that is a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols. Do not reuse your old password." Twitter acknowledged the password reset, describing it as a "precautionary step," but did not say how many users were affected or describe the nature of the phishing attack. |
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| Original URL (new window): http://www.pcworld.com/article/188382/twitter_phishing_forces_users_to_reset_passwords.html |
| Date Posted: Feb,02 2010 - 03:57 pm |
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| U.S. 'Severely Threatened' By Cyber Attacks |
| Posted by: Shaun |
| Story Author: informationweek.com |
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| The U.S. intelligence chief is urging greater cooperation and funding to defend against online threats. Testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, the top U.S. intelligence official warned that U.S. critical infrastructure is "severely threatened" and called the recent cyber attack on Google "a wake-up call to those who have not taken this problem seriously." "Sensitive information is stolen daily from both government and private sector networks, undermining confidence in our information systems, and in the very information these systems were intended to convey," said Dennis C. Blair, Director of National Intelligence, in prepared remarks outlining the U.S. intelligence community's annual assessment of threats. While Blair's testimony covered terrorism, nuclear proliferation, geo-political conflicts, global economic problems, risks associated with climate change, and global health challenges, it addressed cyber threats first. "Malicious cyber activity is occurring on an unprecedented scale with extraordinary sophistication," he said, citing as an example the emergence in 2009 of malware that modifies itself to avoid detection. |
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| Original URL (new window): http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222600872&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_News |
| Date Posted: Feb,02 2010 - 03:56 pm |
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| NASA begins funding commercial space taxis |
| Posted by: Shaun |
| Story Author: computerworld.com |
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| As part of NASA's new roadmap, the space agency today announced that it has awarded a collective $50 million in contracts to aerospace companies to help design and build what the agency calls space taxis. "The work has already started and we advance it one more step today," said NASA administrator Charles Bolden, speaking to the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. today. "We ask [the the partners] for their boldest ideas and concepts to make a commercial crew a reality. They've given us some great proposals. It's by no means an end. It's a fantastic start." |
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| Original URL (new window): http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9151001/NASA_begins_funding_commercial_space_taxis |
| Date Posted: Feb,02 2010 - 03:55 pm |
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