Archive for April, 2010

Google reaches $125 million settlement with author

by admin in April 26th, 2010

Updated at 11:15 a.m. PDT to include new information.

Paul Aiken, executive director of the Authors Guild, called the settlement “the biggest book deal in U.S. publishing history.”

Currently, users of Google Book Search are able to view snippets of books online. The settlement agreement allows Google to make whole pages of copyright works available to online searchers. Users will be able to preview up to 20 percent of a book and purchase the book if they choose to,

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Wealth-flaunting app arrives on Android phones

by admin in April 18th, 2010

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Perhaps owners of T-Mobile’s G1 phone are more cost-conscious, or the recession has hurt the market for inane software, or Android programmers are willing to offer greater value, though, because the new application offers basically the same feature set for only $200, a fifth the price of the app Apple banned.

The Android Market now offers the $200 'I Am Richer' application.

“Prove your wealth to others by running this app and showing them the mesmerizing glo

Google Maps acquires Android voice search, transit

by admin in April 16th, 2010

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Rolled into the release is an experimental feature. Updates, which is connected to Google Latitude, lets you actively change your Latitude status for friends to see–so long as they’re also using the latest version of Maps.

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Google)

In tests, Google’s voice search on Android was fairly consistent with other voice search apps we’ve tested. That is to say, a skosh inconsistent. Most searches for banal items of daily life like “shoe repair shop” an

FAQ The ins and outs of DoS attacks

by admin in April 12th, 2010

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How many bots are needed to take down a Web site?
The number depends on how much resources, servers and bandwidth, the target site has. It can take 25,000 to 50,000 bots to cripple a typical site and as few as 10,000 or less for a small Web site, according to Kevin Stevens, a security researcher for SecureWorks’ Counter Threat Unit.

(Credit: Cisco)

What’s a denial-of-service attack?
A denial-of-service (DoS) attack is any effort designed to interfere with ac

Report Apple brings back Newton developer

by admin in April 12th, 2010

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Rumors of an Apple tablet have been swirling for a couple of years, but speculation has ramped up in recent months, including reports that Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been focusing intensely on a tablet device since returning to work in June after a liver transplant.

Michael Tchao

Apple has rehired Michael Tchao, one of the original developers of Apple’s Newton personal digital assistant, according to a report Monday in The New York Times.

Those expecting Apple

Video games and variable pricing models

by admin in April 10th, 2010

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Meanwhile, enterprise software sales instead thrive on the ability to discount software in one-off and/or scheduled incidents, which creates an average/mean/median sale price that eventually looks similar to the variegated pricing attempts that we see in consumer products.

Assuming the hardware catches up to the offerings, one can see why this is a good idea. Microsoft can effectively sell dead (or dying) titles at the same price as retailers can at a

MyVocal and RadioWeave Content solutions for comm

by admin in April 8th, 2010

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The company also has services for publishers. It can help them make their RSS feeds accessible to users on less-than-smart phones, plus the content feeds get links to download stories as dictated MP3 files, as well as the option to add a stream to a user’s dial-up custom broadcast.

You can share comments on streams you're listening to in RadioWeave with your friends.

SAN DIEGO–MyVocal is launching here at DemoFall 09 what looks like a useful service for anyone who

CNET News Daily Podcast AT&T finally warms to VoI

by admin in April 6th, 2010

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AT&T to allow VoIP iPhone apps on 3G network

Microbe converts sludge into ethanol

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Amazon goes global with new Kindle

November deadline for new Google Books deal

In today’s podcast, we get CNET News writer Tom Krazit in the studio to talk about yesterday’s news that AT&T will finally all

Report Apple, Google agreed not to poach each oth

by admin in April 6th, 2010

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Unnamed sources told TechCrunch that no formal, written agreement exists, and that employees of one company were welcome to apply for jobs at the other, but that the two companies said they would not actively pursue hiring away each other’s workers.

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Elinor Mills/CNET News)

Such an agreement could stifle competition among companies that rely heavily on top-notch engineering talent. The Washington Post reported in June that the Justice Department had launched an i

CNET News Daily Podcast Where we go paperless

by admin in April 4th, 2010

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Windows 7, Vista zero-day flaw reported

To make better biofuels, researchers add hydrogen

We get CNET News editor Stephen Shankland in the studio to talk about the mammoth task of making your personal paper trail a digital affair. We also break down the latest headlines from the long holiday weekend. Listen in to find out what you missed.

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Archive for April, 2010

Google reaches $125 million settlement with author

Wealth-flaunting app arrives on Android phones

Google Maps acquires Android voice search, transit

FAQ The ins and outs of DoS attacks

Report Apple brings back Newton developer

Video games and variable pricing models

MyVocal and RadioWeave Content solutions for comm

CNET News Daily Podcast AT&T finally warms to VoI

Report Apple, Google agreed not to poach each oth

CNET News Daily Podcast Where we go paperless

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