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FBI raids cripple software pirates
News Law enforcement's war on warez causes chaos among online file sharers, with top-level "rippers" laying low and a major piece of the underground network disrupted.
Spam filter a career killer?
News New software promises to cook e-mail messages to your liking, but you could end up in hot water.
Singing shutters: Kodak unveils MP3 camera/video cam
News Photo giant Eastman Kodak unveiled on Monday a portable device that combines a digital camcorder, an MP3 player and a digital still camera.
US university claims creation of first, true 3D chip
News Scientists at New York's University of Rochester say their 3D chip design may be the solution to the miniaturization limits of current processors.
Tags: Processors, Notebooks and tablets, Desktops, India, Chip, 3D, processor, Apple iPod, professor, circuit board
Chipmakers' directory to combat counterfeiting
News The Semiconductor Industry Association has released a directory of authorized dealers to prevent counterfeit components entering the supply chain.
Tags: Components, Standards, Integrated Circuit, Semiconductor Industry Association, Chip, semiconductor maker, performance, chairman, Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International, Rochester
Students nabbed in Dutch Warez raids
News The Dutch department of Justice raided the University of Twente as part of a software piracy investigation, a school representative said Thursday.
Music labels to ISPs: Shut down Napster clones
News With Napster on the ropes in a federal copyright suit, the record industry is seeking to shut down dozens of copycat services that enable Web surfers to trade music files for free over the Internet.
What ails Dell?
Insight How did Dell lose its mojo as everyone's favorite PC maker? The answer lies behind its roots, and how the company seems to have missed the point about customer service.
Tags: Desktops
GM tells dealers to cut ties with some Web sites
News General Motors put the brakes on some Internet automobile brokers this week, threatening to punish dealers that sell cars through some independent Web sites instead of through official GM sites.
IBM to boost iSeries partnerships
Insight IBM on Friday announced a new program of support to developers of software and tools for its iSeries servers.
Tags: Hardware, IT Management
Blue Gene for rent
Insight IBM has added its Blue Gene/L supercomputer as a new option for a program that lets customers rent processing power.
Tags: Servers
Study: Video game play may improve eyesight
News Playing action video games may help adults improve their ability to notice subtle differences in shades of gray, according to a study.
Tags: Games, Video Game, Action Game, Training, Action Video Game, Video, video-game training, researcher, Microsoft Office, knowledge
The (virtual) global office
News Moving beyond Second Life marketing, many companies are infiltrating virtual worlds for employee meetings, mixers and recruiting.
Tags: Virtualization, Employee, 3D, software, Burlington, virtual world, Second Life, China, U.S., barrier
Kodak sues digital camera makers
News Eastman Kodak is suing three of its digital camera rivals, claiming that their models infringe on a number of its patents.
Kodak spinning off wireless unit
News Eastman Kodak is spinning off its wireless technology arm as an independent company.
