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Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week (AP)
date: 2010 03 10
AP - Want to be the first one on your block with a 3-D television? It will cost you about $3,000.
On latest guitar game, players strum real strings (AP)
date: 2010 03 10
AP - An upcoming musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument.
`Nobel of computing' goes to early PC designer (AP)
date: 2010 03 10AP - A Microsoft Corp. researcher won the $250,000 Turing Award, one of technology's most coveted prizes, on Tuesday for his work helping design and build what is widely considered the first modern personal computer.Google welcomes chance to export to Iran, Cuba (AP)
date: 2010 03 10AP - A senior Google executive welcomed on Tuesday a U.S. decision to relax restrictions on exporting Internet communications services to Iran, Sudan and Cuba.Mandatory insurance proposed for UK dogs (AP)
date: 2010 03 10
AP - A chip for Spot? In a country where guns are tightly controlled and even carrying a kitchen knife can bring prison time, some thugs use dogs to menace their victims. Now the British government is proposing that dog owners be forced to get microchips and take out insurance for their pets.
Stay tuned: More fee disputes over local TV coming (AP)
date: 2010 03 10
AP - Stay tuned for more fee disputes threatening local television stations on cable TV lineups.
Cisco leapfrogs rivals with faster router (Reuters)
date: 2010 03 10Reuters - Cisco Systems Inc introduced its first major new routers in six years and said they can be configured to handle Internet traffic up to 12 times faster than rival products.As Ballmer Praises Apple, EFF Cites Stiff App Store Rules (NewsFactor)
date: 2010 03 10NewsFactor - With the stakes high in Microsoft's bid to add its search engine to the iPhone, a few words of praise by the software giant's CEO have drawn a considerable amount of attention.Cisco Unveils Much Faster CRS-3 Router for Net Growth (NewsFactor)
date: 2010 03 10NewsFactor - The wait is over. Cisco Systems on Tuesday finally took the lid off its hype machine to reveal ... a new router. Cisco is positioning its CRS-3 Carrier Routing System as the foundation of the next-generation Internet that will pave the way for rapid growth of video transmissions, mobile devices, and new online services.Sony, Samsung Join Campaign To Push 3-D TV Sets (NewsFactor)
date: 2010 03 10NewsFactor - On the heels of the big 3-D television presence at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, Sony and Samsung are joining Panasonic, LG Electronics, and others in promoting the new technology. On Tuesday, Sony said it is aiming for 10 percent of its TV sales within the next year to be 3-D models, and Samsung announced a range of HDTV sets and Blu-ray players will ship later this month.Sony Signs Major HD Deals for PlayStation Network (PC Magazine)
date: 2010 03 09PC Magazine - In the ongoing battle for content, Sony said Tuesday that it had locked in the five top studios to supply HD content to the PlayStation Network.Parallels Desktop update adds support for Chrome OS (Macworld.com)
date: 2010 03 10Macworld.com - Parallels, whose Desktop offering lets you run a variety of operating systems without ever having to leave Mac OS X, has updated Parallels Desktop 5.0 to include support for Googleâs Chrome OS.Sentilla's Energy Management Tool Gets Chargeback Feature (PC World)
date: 2010 03 10PC World - Sentilla has released an update to its data-center energy management tool, which lets IT and facilities staff track the energy usage of servers and other equipment. The latest version is a software-only product that adds a chargeback capability, allowing companies to bill individual business units for the energy they use.Facebook Reported Ready To Let Users Share Locations (NewsFactor)
date: 2010 03 10NewsFactor - Facebook may join other Internet companies in offering location-based services. The social-networking site plans to let its users to share their location and see the locations of friends, according to published reports.Hackers target freshly uncovered Internet Explorer hole (AFP)
date: 2010 03 10
AFP - Microsoft on Tuesday warned that hackers are targeting a freshly-uncovered weakness in some earlier versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser software.