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Pentagon computer-network defense command delayed by congressional concerns - washingtonpost.comThe Pentagon's plan to set up a command to defend its global network of computer systems has been slowed by congressional questions about its mission and possible privacy concerns, according to officials familiar with the plan. As a result, the Defense Department failed to meet an Oct. 1 target ...
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Google's Unlocked Phone Could Start a Revolution | LiveScienceIf Google sells its own unlocked cell phone next month as widely rumored, it could finally bring unlocked phones to the attention of the American public. Commonplace in Europe, unlocked mobiles allow the owner to choose a cell phone provider based solely on service rather than on its phone selection. ...
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People’s Processor: Embrace China’s Homegrown Computer Chips | MagazineChina’s decision to roll its own processors has gone largely unnoticed in the West. It shouldn’t. The country is incredibly motivated for the project to succeed — it has become a cornerstone of the National High-Tech R&D Program embarked upon in 1986. And we know that the Chinese are very good ...
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Insurgents Hack U.S. Drones - WSJ.comWASHINGTON -- Militants in Iraq have used $26 off-the-shelf software to intercept live video feeds from U.S. Predator drones, potentially providing them with information they need to evade or monitor U.S. military operations. Senior defense and intelligence officials said Iranian-backed ...
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Buy 200GB of Google cloud storage, get free Eye-Fi memory card | The Toybox | ZDNet.comIn a blog post, Google on Tuesday announced that it will offer Eye-Fi Wi-Fi-enabled memory cards when customers purchase 200 gigabytes of Google paid storage. The price for 200GB? $50. The Eye-Fi card retails for $95. There’s a limit of five per household, and the deal is valid only in the U.S. ...
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Investors.com - So, That Explains The HeadacheThe amount of information received through the eyes and ears of Americans in 2008, outside of work, was equivalent to a stack of paperback novels seven feet high covering the continental U.S. and Alaska, says a report slated to be released on Wednesday. That total comes out to 3.6 zettabytes, ...
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FCC plans to formalize Internet rules on net neutrality draw fire - USATODAY.comThe Internet has long adhered to one basic principle: Nobody's in charge. That hallmark owes to the Internet's grand design. It's basically a global confederation of unrelated computers, making it impervious to hurricanes, earthquakes and other disasters. Hackers regularly attack, but can't ...
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In India, Anxiety Over the Slow Pace of Innovation - NYTimes.comIn the United States and Europe, people worry that their well-paying, high-skill jobs will be, in a word, “Bangalored” — shipped off to India. Even as the rest of the world has come to admire, envy and fear India’s outsourcing business and its technological prowess, many Indians are ...
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Narc on Your Boss, Get Cool Cash | Threat Level | Wired.comIt’s that time of year again, when bankers can expect those five- and six-figure bonuses. But if you didn’t become rich off the financial bailout, here’s another way to take advantage of The Man — this man being your boss, of course. Just rat him/her out to the Business Software Alliance for ...
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Judge rejects AT&T's bid to pull Verizon adsA federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by AT&T Inc. to force competitor Verizon Wireless to pull its "There's a Map for That" commercials. But the judge scheduled a Dec. 16 hearing to give the AT&T attorneys another chance to make their case. AT&T filed the lawsuit in federal court in ...
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