Google Maps to add bike maps, directions
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Cyclists will be able to use Google Maps to plot directions around 150 U.S. cities when bike directions go live on Google later on Tuesday.
8Lindsay Lohan sues E-Trade over Super Bowl spot
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The troubled actress is suing E-Trade, claiming that it mocked her in one of its cute baby ads. She is asking for $100 million.
8How Epic fit the Unreal Engine into the iPhone
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The Unreal Engine 3 is on its way to the iPhone, though creators Epic Games have had to make some compromises to get there.
8Google announces business app store for Google Apps
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Software developers can cater to Google Apps customers through a new application store announced at Google’s Campfire One event in Mountain View.
8Rock Band 3 confirmed for holidays
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Harmonix and MTV Games are getting the band back together, with Electronic Arts handling distribution once more.
8Online dating finally recognized by restaurant guide
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A new restaurant guide has a section specifically dedicated to the difficult area of online dating. Its author believes only certain very specific places are suitable for an online date.
8Pink Floyd sues EMI over iTunes payments
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One of the most imposing (and wealthiest) bands of all time sues EMI over online royalties. EMI is reportedly arguing that an album-unbundling ban applies only to physical products.
8iPhone 4G: 25 most-wanted features
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Apple’s fourth-generation iPhone will most likely arrive in June. Here’s a look at some of the feature and design upgrades we’d most like to see, including the odds of their implementation.
8Cyberbullying hits LGBT youth especially hard
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One in two lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender youth report being cyberbullied about their sexual identities, according to a new Iowa State survey of 444 youths.
8Cisco changes the Internet?
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Following a claim that it was going to “forever change the internet”, Cisco Systems has announced new-generation switching and router hardware that delivers an amazing 322 terabits per second.
Cisco claims that the CRS 3 carrier router will allow the entire printed collection of the Library of Congress to be downloaded in just [...]Vodafone announces UK job cuts
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Vodafone is planning to cut 375 jobs in the UK as part of efforts to save £1 billion.
The cuts will affect back office roles while 170 new customer-facing roles will be created.
The move, which is designed to improve and simplify services, has been criticised by unions as a ‘disgraceful’ way to [...]MSI intros Core i5-powered ultraportable
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Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. MSI has introduced a new member of its X-Slim series that packs a low-voltage Core i5 processor instead of a Core 2-derived CULV chip like all the other consumer ultraportables out there.
MSI outfits the X-Slim X360 with a 13" 1366×768…
13Professors, beware: Your nasty eMail could go viral
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The prospect of an eMail bouncing to every corner of the internet has college professors measuring their words carefully after a New York University professor’s acerbic eMail to a student went “viral” last month and drew worldwide attention.
2Newegg ditches distributor over Core i7-920 ‘demo units’
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That fake CPU incident is still having repercussions at Newegg. The online retailer has posted a new statement on its Facebook page, revealing that the so-called Core i7-920 "demo units" some customers received were in fact counterfeit products. Newegg has also kicked the distributor that provided the parts…
13Textbook publishers add online tools to win over professors
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For much of his career as a professor of physics at Chabot College, Scott Hildreth struggled to figure out which concepts he should try to reinforce in his lecture. “Now, it’s totally different,” Hildreth says.
2Cyber-bullying cases put heat on internet giants
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The internet was built on freedom of expression. Yet, society wants someone held accountable when that freedom is abused—and major internet companies like Google and Facebook are finding themselves caught between those ideals, Reuters reports.
2Google launches tool for searching public data
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Google is building on its partnership with the World Bank, U.S. Census Bureau, and other gatherers of statistics to present an array of data in visual form within Google Labs, CNET reports.
2Google’s computing power refines translation tool
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Google’s network pushes the limits of translation technology and has become a favored source of translations for millions of people, reports the New York Times.
2Hawaii officials tout online school testing
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Hawaii public schools have begun testing a new online version of the state’s annual assessment exam, which officials say will be a better gauge of student progress than the current paper-and-pencil test once it is rolled out next school year, reports the Honolulu Advisor.
2Report: Asus, Gigabyte mobo shipments reach parity
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For a good, long while now, Asus has been top dog in the motherboard market. The company may now be in danger of losing that position, though. DigiTimes reports that Gigabyte’s motherboard shipments for the first two months of 2010 may have reached parity with Asus’ shipments.
According to "market…
13Math Solutions Launches ePD – Online Professional Development Provided by the Experts in Math Instruction
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Web-Based Resource Exponentially Increases Access to Affordable,
Job-Embedded Support in the Teaching and Learning of Math
Sausalito, California, March 8, 2010 – Our nation’s teachers and coaches deserve the best hands-on, job-embedded training to effectively improve instruction and student achievement. However, because of the logistics and expense that goes into site-based professional development, many [...]New English Language Development Products from Ballard and Tighe Featured at California Association for Bilingual Education Conference
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – March 8, 2010 –At the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) Conference this week, Ballard & Tighe, Publishers will feature new curriculum and assessment products for developing English proficiency in K-12 schools.
With a focus on English language development products, Ballard & Tighe’s product offering includes Carousel of IDEAS [...]UNITED STATES SENATOR JAY ROCKEFELLER TO SERVE AS HONORARY CHAIR OF 1ST ANNUAL STEM GAMES COMPETITION FOR GLOBALORIA STUDENTS
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Charleston, W.Va. – The World Wide Workshop Foundation, inventors of Globaloria, in collaboration with the West Virginia Department of Education and U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller as Honorary [...]Security questions called into question
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So we’re all well aware of the issues surrounding online passwords – and why you should use a difficult to guess series of letters and numbers.
Preferably with some cases thrown in for extra security. And, of course, never use the same passwords for different accounts.
But research from the universities of Cambridge and [...]Watchdog urges government to refocus broadband strategy
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A consumer watchdog’s latest round of research has indicated that many poorer UK citizens who aren’t connected to the Internet view the web as irrelevant to them.
These findings come from Consumer Focus, and are aimed at the government who are currently trying to get more low-income families online, with their universal service [...]Now strengthens Serie A coverage
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Hong Kong IPTV operator Now TV will screen Italian Serie A soccer for the next two seasons across television, the internet and mobile following a renewal of its deal with Serie A rights holder, MP & Silva.PCCW-backed Now TV will air an average of [...]
Hybrid TV signals VOD focus
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Hybrid TV, the Australiasian licensee of TiVo products, is hiring a chief sales officer to target retailers and to develop the company’s on-demand business away from TiVo boxes.An accompanying restructure of the business will “take Hybrid TV from being purely a TiVo licensee to [...]
TiVo wins Conax biz
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Conax, the Telenor-owned conditional access company, has selected TiVo technology for its ‘next generation’ of set-top boxes.A joint statement said: “This relationship brings together two companies known for changing traditional approaches to pay television.
TiVo is the gold standard for [...]TV Globo goes for ‘new Nagravision’
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Using what is claimed to be an industry ‘first’, TV Globo has selected Kudelski’s ‘New’ Nagravision for its rural DTH broadcasts.Nagravision says that Brazilian television network, Rede Globo (also known as TV Globo and Globo) has selected Nagravision for its ambitious TVDR (Digital Television [...]
Zotac Zbox gets a definite price tag, launch schedule
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That Zotac Zbox HD-ID11 nettop will be a little more expensive than anticipated. Last week, shortly after Nvidia launched its next-generation Ion graphics processor, we were tipped off that the Zbox’s mix of dual-core Atom processing and Ion graphics goodness would set you back $209.99. Well, Zotac now tells…
13Unique Names Day Shortbread
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Cisco to "change the Internet forever" on March 9
C|Net: Could Cisco be announcing a killer set-top box?
and 100Mbps broadband may be closer than you think
Don’t blame…
13TiVo loss, explains Premier product
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DVR specialists TiVo, still in the news because of its legal victory against Echostar last week, reported Q4 and end-of-year numbers last week.
TiVo lost money again, but less than anticipated. TiVo is anticipating an ingest of cash of some $400m as a result of its legal actions.
Revenues for Q4 [...]GNC-2010-03-09 #558 Monster Show!
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Computer reminders help physicians less than hoped
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A systematic review of 28 clinical trials published today concludes “implementing these expensive technologies will constitute an expensive exercise in trial and error.”
8Could Cisco be announcing a killer set-top box?
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Cisco Systems is hyping a major news announcement for Tuesday, which some speculate could include a new all-in-one set-top box that does everything.
8Valve games, Steam headed to Macs
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Valve announces that its gaming service, Steam, is coming to the Mac platform, and the future will bring simultaneous releases of games for both PCs and Macs.
8Why is eBay logo in Whitman ad?
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In Meg Whitman’s campaign ad for governor of California, the eBay logo appears on screen. Is eBay OK with this? And if so, why?
8Sony patents game demos that ‘erode’ over time
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PlayStation 3 maker files patent for demo versions that lose functionality as time goes on–and prompt players to buy the full version.
88-Bit NYC is the coolest map–ever
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Map of New York City depicted in 8-bit gaming glory is a viable mapping tool too.
8Steam, Valve games will hit Macs next month
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We already found out last week that Valve will soon start offering Mac games. Shacknews has now learned a little more about the company’s cross-platform plans, and as it turns out, Mac gamers will get access to Valve’s entire library of games, "including Left 4 Dead 2, Team…
13When TiVoing the Oscars, Twitter is not your friend
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It’s nearly impossible to keep from finding out what happens at live events like the Academy Awards, the Olympics, or the Super Bowl if you’re a Twitter or Facebook user.
8Latest AMD game physics push brings soft-body simulations
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AMD’s Open Physics initiative is still going. Just under six months after announcing its partnership with Pixelux, AMD has now posted another press release to say it, Pixelux, and Bullet Physics, are giving game developers access to the newest release of Pixelux’s Digital Molecular Matter physics middleware.
Furthermore, Pixelux…
13More states propose Internet sales taxes
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As Amazon.com cancels its affiliate program in Colorado in response to a new state law, 14 other states have considered or are considering similar measures.
8Lip-reading phones: Sounds of silence
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A system out of Germany translates the electrical signals from facial muscles involved in speech, thus making it possible to communicate sans the noise. Bus rides might have just gotten a lot quieter.
8AMD core unlocking lives on in Asus M4A89GTD Pro
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Upgrading to AMD’s latest and greatest platform doesn’t have to mean shunning potentially free performance. Asus tells us it has implemented core unlocking functionality in its M4A89GTD Pro and M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 motherboards, potentially allowing users to unlock all four cores in Phenom II X3, Phenom II X2, and…
13Innovation in Education: Aligning Teacher Effectiveness to Greater Student Achievement
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The most important lever in student achievement is the effectiveness of teachers, administrators, and other support staff. Knowing how to “adjusting that lever” can be a challenge. School district leaders today are asking themselves [...]Mobile phones might learn to lip read
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Is there anything more irritating than being sat next to someone in a train carriage, who is talking loudly into their mobile about their day at work, and how far away they are from the station?
Well, yes, there is. Like being sat next to a man in a complete drunken stupor, who [...]York scoops Google Street View prize
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The first round of Google Street View’s best street awards has been a total shambles.
Mainly because the victor of the most picturesque street in the UK category was the Shambles, an iconic little lane of shops in York city centre.
The Shambles, which is mostly filled with touristy shops selling shortbread and key-rings, [...]Core i7-930 quietly appears in retail listings
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There’s a new kid in the Core i7 processor lineup, and Intel hasn’t exactly shouted about it from the rooftops. Rather, we only noticed the Core i7-930 when checking the company’s official price list; it turns out the CPU is also available at Newegg for $294.99 shipped, 99…
13ITV wins IPL TV rights
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It looks as if ITV is on a role this week as the commercial broadcaster has announced that for the first time in thirty years, cricket will return to the terrestrial channel.
As the government’s consultation on keeping live sporting events available for all comes to an end, ITV announced that an agreement [...]