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Monday, September 29, 2008

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New software turns PC into TiVo TV recorder

Package will turn a Windows PC into a TV recorder, just like a TiVo set-top box, using TiVo's navigation software

NASA may delay Hubble repair

Primary channel for sending science data from the telescope failed, and that may mean a delay in the shuttle mission to service it

Watchdog to protect children

British government promises to protect children from suicide websites, bullying and pornography

Bo Burnham, teenaged YouTube star

From taping funny songs on a webcam in his bedroom to a top-selling CD and working with superstar producer Judd Apatow

Google In Quotes a great tool for democracy

Finally, a tool that lets you judge politicians by comparing their published quotes on a variety of subjects — but only two at a time

Sony pushes toward user-generated content

The PlayStation 3's new Buzz! Quiz TV and upcoming LittleBigPlanet give players control over what they see and experience in their games


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Nokia spreading software bets

Handset maker has publicly made a big bet on Symbian operating system, offering $410-million to buy out other shareholders

Congress sending child porno bills to president

Legislation would allow prosecutors to include money laundering as a tool in child pornography cases

Hole found in Adobe software

Security problem in Adobe Flash servers is giving users free access to record and copy from Amazon.com's video streaming service

Microsoft wins $1.5-billion reprieve

Panel of U.S. federal appeals judges rules in what may be the last word on a long-running digital music patent lawsuit

Swiss man flies over Channel
on home-made jet wing

‘Fabulous stunt' across the Channel meant to trace the route of French aviator Louis Bleriot, the first person to cross in an airplane 99 years ago

RIM has its bell rung

Jittery investors shave nearly $16-billion off BlackBerry maker's market value

RIM results disappoint but Balsillie still bullish

Co-CEO says BlackBerry's move into consumer market will pay off

Cisco CEO gets $12.3-million

2008 pay package for Cisco Systems' John Chambers down 3.7 per cent from year before

iTunes to be more accessible

Apple to ensure that both iTunes and iTunes U for college students are accessible to assistive software for the blind

Russians to see iPhone Oct. 3

Major home electronics and cellphone retailers estimate that 150,000 units could be sold by year end

PERSONAL TECH

Minding your business

What do you really want to do with a cellphone? These six applications show how you can take better charge of your life than you ever dreamed

Prospects keep hand on stick, eyes on the screen

Meet the Phantom, which looks like a desk lamp connected to a computer. The NHL is very interested in it

Where the browsers are going

Today's browsers are no longer promoting their features, their makers are pitching them to developers, and Chrome's arrival shows the way they're all going

When will video games grow up? Wrong question, experts say

Gaming experts say that the industry has already matured more than it gets credit for

Sony's Xross Fade off to a good start

The Japanese electronic giant's DJ mix-station could stand to have a few more options, but the overall design is good

TQ@WORK

We've got your back

G4S Canada uses an arsenal of technology to make sure your employees stay safe

Coded for business

This could be the breakthrough year for XBRL, the programming language that will make sifting through business data a snap

Seven Wonders of the World (Wide Web)

There's no shortage of IT news on the Web. In fact, it can be hard to tell one tech site from the next. Here are seven that stand out

SCIENCE

Cemetery evokes green Sahara

Excavation finds tiny woman, two children buried on bed of flowers in desolate Tenere Desert region of Niger

Minor planet may help explain comets

Planet's elliptical orbit never gets it close enough to sun to create tail of gas and dust, astronomers say

Survivors of 1918 pandemic still protected

Discovery by influenza, immunity researchers of long-lasting antibodies suggests new ways to fight viruses

TECH POLL

A study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project shows that workers have mixed feelings about using the Internet and e-mail in the last few years. Almost half said the technology increases the demands that they work more hours, and technology makes it harder to disconnect from work when they should be off. Do you think technology has robbed you of time away from work?

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