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Fri, 16 May 2008 21:09:00 GMT
Ars Technica has 18 awesome new job listings to get your creative juices flowing.Read More...
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MySpace "cyber bully mom" will stand trial in LA
Fri, 16 May 2008 19:41:22 GMT
Lori Drew will soon go on trial, accused of fatally "cyber bullying" a young teen. But research shows that her high profile case isn't typical of adult/teen Internet encounters.Read More...
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VIA talks up Isaiah dual-cores, 45nm transition
Fri, 16 May 2008 18:45:00 GMT
2008 isn't even halfway over, but VIA is making long-term plans around its new Isaiah architecture. By 2009, the company plans to transition Isaiah to a dual-core design on a 45nm process.Read More...
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Orphan works bill clears Senate committee, may soon find home
Fri, 16 May 2008 18:22:08 GMT
Orphan works legislation is moving full steam ahead in both the House and Senate, but some copyright owners are convinced the bill will make it too easy for others to rip off their work.Read More...
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MySpace spammers given largest fine in CAN-SPAM history
Fri, 16 May 2008 16:40:00 GMT
Two individuals responsible for using MySpace accounts to spam other users failed to show up in court this week to fight the CAN-SPAM charges. The result was a default judgment of $234 million against the dynamic duo—the largest judgment so far in CAN-SPAM history.Read More...
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AMD forces Intel to turn over more documents
Fri, 16 May 2008 16:09:00 GMT
Intel's document retention policy in the AMD case has come under fire, and AMD nwo has permission to investigate the policy to see if lapses might have been intentional.Read More...
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Nintendo Wii outsells 360, PS3, PS2, PSP combined in April
Fri, 16 May 2008 15:45:00 GMT
Nintendo remains high above Microsoft and Sony in hardware sales, and Mario Kart Wii proves a strong competitor to Grand Theft Auto on the sales charts.Read More...
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MicroHoo 2.0: Icahn tries to revive a dead deal
Fri, 16 May 2008 15:15:00 GMT
Just when we thought the MicroHoo saga was over, Carl Icahn steps in and stirs up some fresh excitement. The activist investor submitted an alternative slate of Yahoo directors and hopes to revive Microsoft's interest in a deal. Yahoo's current management remains skeptical.Read More...
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Senate slams FCC newspaper/TV cross-ownership rule
Fri, 16 May 2008 14:40:00 GMT
The Senate has overwhelmingly approved Sen. Byron Dorgan's resolution blasting the FCC's new TV/newspaper cross-ownership rule. Now the House needs to act, and if it does so, a veto showdown with President Bush looms.Read More...
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OLPC and Microsoft will make Windows available on XO
Fri, 16 May 2008 14:06:09 GMT
The OLPC project has announced plans to make Microsoft's Windows XP operating system available to government buyers of the XO laptop. This desperate last minute change will do little to help the project, which suffers from deployment problems and hardware failures.Read More...
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