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-01-06-09 Apple Announces New Notebook and iTune Changes (CNN News) "Apple Vice President Philip Schiller took the stage here Tuesday for the keynote address at the Macworld Conference & Expo to unveil software upgrades, introduce an ultralight notebook and announce iTunes pricing changes." 01-09
-01-09-09 Microsoft Announces Windows 7 (CNN News) "Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer kicked off the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show on Wednesday with an impassioned endorsement of PCs and a sneak peek at the company's future Windows 7 operating system." 01-09
-02-17-09 Universal Cell Phone Chargers Planned (CNN News) "Cell phone makers Tuesday pledged to end one of modern life's chief frustrations --- and introduce a universal charger for handsets by 2012."
"Under the scheme, phone makers have pledged that a majority of new handset models will include the universal charger by January 1 2012. The planned device will use a micro USB plug." 02-09
-03-24-09 Dangerous Computer Worm Expected on April 1st (CNN News) "A computer-science detective story is playing out on the Internet as security experts try to hunt down a worm called Conficker C and prevent it from damaging millions of computers on April Fool's Day."
"The anti-worm researchers have banded together in a group they call the Conficker Cabal. Members are searching for the malicious software program's author and for ways to do damage control if he or she can't be stopped." 03-09
-04-03-09 Top 5 Notorious Computer Hackers (ABC News) "So here are some of the most famous -- or, perhaps, infamous -- hackers, compiled with the help of Symantec, the Justice Department, the National White Collar Crime Center, and several technology consultants. Please feel free to suggest others, or argue with our choices, in our comments section." 04-09
-04-09-09 Conficker Wakes Up (CNN News) "The Conficker worm is finally doing something--updating via peer-to-peer between infected computers and dropping a mystery payload on infected computers, Trend Micro said on Wednesday." 04-09
-04-20-09 Oracle to Buy Sun (CBS News) "The all-cash acquisition agreement - announced Monday, costing Oracle $5.6 billion with Sun's cash factored in, and expected to close this summer - puts the innovative but financially bumbling Sun out of its misery after IBM's move to buy it fell apart earlier in April. The way to fit Sun's technology into Oracle's business model goes back to a project called Raw Iron that's more than a decade old."
"Raw Iron ideas placed application software front and center while demoting the server hardware itself and the operating system to a subordinate role. The customer who needs some database software need hardly know what's going on under the covers." 04-09
-04-25-09 Google Unveils "Google Profile" (Time.com) "To give people a bit more control over search results, Google introduced a new feature this week it calls a "Google profile" that users can create so that a thumbnail of personal information appears at the bottom of U.S. name-query search pages. Once users create a Google profile, their name, occupation, location (and photo if they choose), appears in a box on the first page of the search results for their name. Next to the thumbnail info, there's a link to a full Google profile page that in many ways resembles a Facebook page." 04-09
-04-30-09 Time: The World's Most Influential Person Is...moot (Time.com) "In a stunning result, the winner of the third annual TIME 100 poll and new owner of the title World's Most Influential Person is moot. The 21-year-old college student and founder of the online community 4chan.org, whose real name is Christopher Poole, received 16,794,368 votes and an average influence rating of 90 (out of a possible 100) to handily beat the likes of Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin and Oprah Winfrey." 04-09
-05-30-09 Bing Downloads (DiscoverBing.com) Provides downloads for programs related to Microsoft's new Bing search engine, such as a mobile version. "Use a variety of toolbars, gadgets and applications to access Bing directly from your mobile device or computer desktop. Download these tools and the product guide to help you tap into Bing’s potential through your daily activities." 05-09
-06-09-09 Apple Introduces a New, Faster iPhone (CNN News) "...Philip Schiller, the company's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, demonstrated the new iPhone 3G S, which can perform tasks up to 3.6 times faster than the previous second-generation iPhone, the iPhone 3G." 06-09
-06-09-09 Apple Lowers Price on iPhone (CNN News) "The big knock on Apple -- whether or not it's always been accurate -- is that its products are more expensive than most of its competitors."
"But in the keynote speech Monday that opened Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, it became clear the company is tackling the price question head on."
"The best example of this new attitude is the decision to keep the 8GB iPhone 3G, but sell it at $99. That was the most aggressive price move it made Monday." 06-09
-06-17-09 iPhone's New Operating System (Time.com) "The upgrade does a comprehensive job of closing what few holes there were in the popular smartphone while extending its reputation for being the most cutting-edge gadget in the gizmosphere." 06-09
-07-10-09 Google Voice (U.S. News) "It isn't enough for Google to dominate the world of Web search while also grabbing a huge slice of E-mail and Internet video. The online giant now thinks it can slip past AT&T and Verizon to capture the center of voice communications." 07-09
-09-26-09 Time's 50 Best Websites of 2008 (Time.com) "See how TIME voters ranked the sites." 09-09
-10-22-09 Windows 7 Born from Vista Frustration (CNN News) "If consumers like the new Windows 7 operating system, they'll have the much-maligned Windows Vista to thank." 10-09
-11-11-09 Ten Technology Must-Have's for College (U.S. News) "The holidays are a great time to load up on new technology. What college student wouldn’t love a special gift selected especially for him or her?" 11-09
-11-20-09 Google Operating System: End of the Hard Drive? (CNN News) "Google today unveiled more details of Chrome OS, a lightweight, browser-based operating system for netbooks. With a strong focus on speed, the Chrome OS promises nearly instant boot times of about 7 seconds for users to login to their computers." 11-09
-12-20-09 Tech Gifts for Under $100 (U.S. News) "Blu-ray: Now that the format war with HD DVD is won, and now that players can be found for $100 or less, it's time for the masses to have the option of high-definition disks." 12-09
25 Gadgets for Travel (Time.com) Describes 25 gadgets recommended by Time's editors. 03-09
Papers
- -03-30-09 Fighting the Conficker Virus (CNET.com)
"Microsoft has partnered with all the major security companies and domain registrars and registries to form the Conficker Coalition Working Group. The parties are collaborating on research, trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together and figure out who is behind the worm and how to stop it." 03-09
- -Study: Spammers Sourge to Environment (USA Today)
"A report being released Wednesday by security company McAfee Inc. finds that spammers are a scourge to your inbox and the environment, generating an astounding 62 trillion junk e-mails in 2008 that wasted enough electricity to power 2.4 million U.S. homes for a year." 04-09
- Amazon Announces Big-Screen Kindle (CBS News)
"Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled Wednesday the much-anticipated large-screen Kindle e-reader in a lecture hall at the downtown Pace University. Called the Kindle DX, the new device is geared toward readers of personal and professional documents, newpapers and magazines--and textbooks, a potentially huge target market." 05-09
- The Future of Digital Books? (New York Times)
"Bradley Inman wants to create great fiction, dramatic online video and compelling Twitter stream — and then roll them all into a multimedia hybrid that is tailored to the rapidly growing number of digital reading devices." 04-09
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