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Once-fading MySpace undergoes youthful reincarnation
MySpace thinks it can survive even thrive as a repository for all things music, Avatar and Twilight for the under-35 crowd.



Cisco to introduce new heavy-duty Internet router
Cisco is upgrading one of its biggest pieces of networking hardware, a router that's used to power the most trafficked parts ...



Sony to start selling 3-D TVs in June
Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will start selling 3-D televisions in June, joining a competitive industrywide push to convince consumers ...



Music games' next generation: 'Power Gig' with real guitar
An upcoming music video game gives you the power to progress from fantasy guitar hero to true six-string slinger.



'True Crime' game reboot finds inspiration on the big screen
A gritty police drama set in Hong Kong, the in-development video game True Crime is due this fall.



Control4 CEO Will West wants one remote to do it all
Control4 has a remote that can turn on the TV and Blu-ray player and dim the lights, lock the door, close the blinds and adjust ...



Word to youth: Texting, driving don't mix
AT&T's "Txtng & Drivng ... It Can Wait" campaign features parents of young texting-and-driving victims and the final text messages ...



Researchers link inflammation to illness in overweight people
Obesity scientists dig deep to find the connection between body fat, white blood cells and a cascade of diseases.



Former head of Johnson Space Center dies in Texas
Aaron Cohen, the former director of NASA's Johnson Space Center who helped create the space shuttle program, has died in College ...



Announcement: Legacy BEA Newsgroups Migrated to Oracle Discussion Forums
Legacy Dev2Dev and Arch2Arch Newsgroups have migrated to forums.oracle.com in the form of a searchable, read-only archive.
Tech Article: Implementing Cell Highlighting in JSF-based Rich Enterprise Apps
Help your end-users digest information by implementing cell highlighting in your rich enterprise applications. From Oracle ACE Director Lucas Jellema.
Guide: Build Your Own Oracle Extended RAC Cluster on Oracle VM and Oracle Ent...
Learn how to create a cheap but fully functional Oracle Extended RAC implementation in a virtualized environment, step by step. (Not validated by Oracle; for educational purposes only.)
Announcement: My Oracle Support Community Launches
The latest addition to the My Oracle Support platform, My Oracle Support Community is an integrated, multi-channel online collaboration portal that leverages the latest Web 2.0 technologies to provide access to a vast knowledge repository.
Tech White Paper: Redeveloping an Oracle Forms App using Oracle ADF 11g
When redevelopment is necessary, the concepts used in a Forms application can be mapped to the Java platform using Oracle JDeveloper and ADF. This technical case study illustrates this process.
How-Tos: Best New Oracle Database 11g Features
Oracle ACE Director Arup Nanda's 20-part series of how-tos about top new features for DBAs and developers is now complete?spanning Schema Management, Caching and Pooling, Data Warehousing & OLAP, and much more.
Technical Article: How to Develop, Maintain, and Support a Quality Management...
Get an overview of real-world testing methodologies, as well as a getting-started introduction to Oracle Test Manager for Web Applications.
Download: Oracle JDeveloper 11g Production
Oracle JDeveloper 11g showcases new features to provide a full
development environment for Java EE 5, and rounded out with new features
for Ajax developers, including new ADF Faces Rich Client components as
well as JavaScript editing and debugging. Web services development is
also greatly improved.
New JD Edwards Best Practice Center
Come here to start creating SOA with your JD Edwards EnterpriseOne applications. "Best Practices" are offered for how to service-enable JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Business Services, and then build integrations, business processes and composite applications using Fusion Middleware technology.
Using Computing Might, Google Improves Translation Tool
The company’s network pushes the limits of translation technology and has become a favored source for millions.

For the Afflicted, a Little Black Box to Jog Failing Memory
Researchers have tested the Sensecam, which contains a digital camera and an accelerometer, as an aid to people with Alzheimer?s disease and other memory disorders.

France Télécom Needs 'Radical Change' After Suicides, Report Says
France Télécom has already stopped several practices identified as being particularly disruptive, like forcing employees to change jobs and closing work sites.

Facebook Will Allow Users to Share Location
The social networking site plans to roll out features next month that will give its 400 million users the option of sharing their location with friends as part of their news feeds.

Cisco Unveils One Router to Rule Them All
Cisco has unveiled its biggest routing system to date, one that the company says is capable of linking everyone in China on a video call.

Foursquare Introduces New Tools for Businesses
Foursquare, a location-based social network, is rolling out new tools that will give businesses more information about their customers and allow them to target special offers.

Google's Toolkit for Translators Helps Feed Its Machine
With its Translator Toolkit, Google hopes to teach its translation system to understand minority languages, like Maori.

After Boom and Bust, Solar Power Has a Place in the Spanish Sun
A national commitment to solar power transformed one community but big subsidies led to unsustainable growth.

A Bike Theft in the Time of Twitter
An alarm goes out online, and a messenger is soon reunited with his stolen bike.

| Hard drive evolution could hit XP
Hard drives are about to undergo one of the biggest format shifts in 30 years but it could cause problems for Windows XP users.
Porn net domain name plan revived
A plan to create a .xxx net domain for adult content will be revisited three years after it was rejected by internet regulators.
Nanotech 'fuse' for novel battery
A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers.
Games migrate to the social side
The merging of social networks and games is set to dominate this year's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
Sony eyeing June launch of 3D TV
Electronics giant Sony says its new 3D television will be on sale in Japan from June, with a cost of £2,600 for a 46-inch screen model.
Skynet satellite system extended
Skynet 5, the UK's single biggest space project, is to get a fourth satellite to up the bandwidth available to British forces.
Facebook death 'lessons to learn'
The home secretary says internet safety lessons must be learned after a convicted sex offender contacts and kills a teenager.
US eases sanctions for freer web
The US eases sanctions on Iran, Cuba and Sudan to help further the use of internet services and support opposition groups.
Weak questions put e-mail at risk
Questions used as security checks on websites need to be replaced by better tests to see who someone is, say researchers.
Samsung, Panasonic Go 3-D, Will Consumers Join Them?
TV makers Samsung and Panasonic makers unveil 3-D TVs this week.

Panasonic Corporation - Samsung Group - Television - Sony - Panasonic
WATCH: Bridging the Gap Between TV and Computers
Google has developed new software to make searching for programs easier.

Google - Television - Companies - Google Maps - Intellectual Property
Sony To Launch 3-D TVs in June
Sony to start selling 3-D TVs in June, joining industrywide push.

Sony - Television - Japan - South Korea - Technology
IBM, Standford Report Advance in Plastic Recycling
IBM and Stanford University tout way to improve recycled plastic.

IBM - Stanford University - Recycling - Business - Polymer
Tax Season Brings out the Fraud Artists
Tax season is a popular time for identity-theft scams.

Identity theft - Theft - Crime - Fraud - Law
U.S. Apple iPad Launch Slightly Delayed
Apple says first iPad tablet to go on sale April 3 in the U.S.

Apple - IPad - Companies - Apple II - Wi-Fi
Teens Educate Peers About Distracted Driving
Teens in the Driver's Seat is a peer-to-peer group that educates young people about the hazards of driving -- driving while talking on a cellphone, driving with a friend in the car, driving while sleepy or at night.

Motorsports - Auto racing - Sports - Kids and Teens - Teen Life
GPS Gripes: When Trust in Tech Means Trouble
Drivers end up on railroad tracks, stuck in snow after following GPS directions.

Rail transport - Global Positioning System - Business - Geomatics - Earth Sciences
Surf the Web at the Speed of Light
New laser from MIT scientists could make light-speed computing a reality.

Laser - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Business - MIT - Light
FileMaker 11 delivers charting, 'on-the-fly' reporting
Apple-owned company on Tuesday releases next major version of its database product, FileMaker Pro 11.
ScatterTunes sells digital albums with a visual twist
But will consumers be willing to download and install yet another media player to play ScatterTunes' V-Albums?
Google-China flap spurs federal plan to bypass censors
Members of Congress announce the Global Internet Freedom Caucus and a bill to spend federal dollars on research to "defeat Internet suppression and censorship."
Eliminate's 3G multiplayer: How'd they do that?
Ngmoco's Eliminate was one of the first games to offer 3G multiplayer on the iPhone. But how did they do it?
Is the Kindle finally ready for the Web?
If you own a Kindle, you also own a mobile Web browser. But chances are you never use it. That may be about to change.
Putting TiVo Premiere in context
After all the hype, the TiVo Premiere was greeted by disappointment by many gadget fans. But is there more to the story?
Malware found on HTC Android phone from Vodafone
HTC mobile device running Android was distributed by Vodafone with a botnet program on it, as well as Conficker and a password-stealing Trojan, Panda Labs says.
CNET News Daily Podcast: Tuesday's top headlines
Cisco finally makes its big announcement--and it's a router. Plus, Sony 3DTVs are on the way, and is the Drudge Report spreading malware?
Microsoft tweaks browser ballot code
After complaints the original algorithm was not doing the job, Redmond fixes the code shuffling the order of the browsers in its ballot screen for European users.
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