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Washington?s Boyhood Home Is Found - New York Times (Google News - Sci/Tech)

Google's new privacy link - CNET News — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:06:16+0100

Washington?s Boyhood Home Is Found
New York Times - Jul 2, 2008
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD A rendering of George Washington's family house and surrounding land at Ferry Farm in Stafford County, circa 1738.
Dig Unearths George Washington's Childhood Home Washington Post
George Washington?s Childhood Home Attracts Visitors eFluxMedia
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Study: Price, Not Availability Keeping Dial-Up Users From Broadband - AHN (Google News - Sci/Tech)

MSFT?s acquisition of Powerset is not about search - ZDNet — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:50:11+0100

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Study: Price, Not Availability Keeping Dial-Up Users From Broadband
AHN - Jul 4, 2008
New York, NY (AHN) - With broadband Internet in more than half the nations home, a new survey indicates most dial-up users remain with the slower technology by choice, rather than lack of availability.
Home Broadband Adoption Stalls Among Some Americans InformationWeek
Study: US broadband access up overall, but down among the poor BetaNews
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Space Probes Find Dent in Solar System - FOXNews (Google News - Sci/Tech)

Study: Price, Not Availability Keeping Dial-Up Users From Broadband - AHN — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:21:41+0100

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Space Probes Find Dent in Solar System
FOXNews - Jul 2, 2008
By Jeremy Hsu An artist's rendering of Voyager 2 in the outer limits of the heliosphere, the area of space affected by the Sun's solar wind.
Solar system a bit squashed, not nicely round Reuters
Voyager 2 Finds Lopsided Solar System Scientific American
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Sony Wants to Make Blu-Ray More Interactive. - X-bit Labs (Google News - Sci/Tech)

Netflix box by Roku to get more content providers - BetaNews — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:43:30+0100

Sony Wants to Make Blu-Ray More Interactive.
X-bit Labs - 21 hours ago
by Anton Shilov Just in case customers were sure that Blu-ray disc (BD) profile 2.0 was the final one for the format, Sony Corp. said that it would be glad to add further features would add features that will further differentiate Blu-ray from DVD, ...
Sony's Stan Glasgow talks TVs, Blu-ray CNET News
Toshiba Doesn?t Give In, Might Add Internet Connectivity To DVD ... eFluxMedia
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Scientists call for update of extinction-risk models - Los Angeles Times (Google News - Sci/Tech)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:46:53+0100

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Scientists call for update of extinction-risk models
Los Angeles Times - Jul 3, 2008
Extinction-risk models are based on accounting for "randomness" and currently involve looking at two factors: 1) Accidents or chance events, such as the drowning of a rock wallaby, and 2) External or environmental variability, such as changes in ...
Extinction risk 'underestimated' BBC News
Study: Math glitch wildly underestimated extinction risk Christian Science Monitor
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Netflix box by Roku to get more content providers - BetaNews (Google News - Sci/Tech)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:55:52+0100

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Netflix box by Roku to get more content providers
BetaNews - Jul 3, 2008
By Tim Conneally, BetaNews Released several months ago as a part of Netflix's increasing emphasis on all-digital content delivery, the Netflix set top box by Roku will soon be streaming content from other providers.
Netflix bringing more content providers to Roku box Afterdawn.com
Our Anti-Netflix Death Watch Watch Wired News
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More drunken driving arrests, fewer fatalities so far this holiday ... ...

Scientists call for update of extinction-risk models - Los Angeles Times — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:29:49+0100

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More drunken driving arrests, fewer fatalities so far this holiday ...
San Jose Mercury News - 20 hours ago
More people have been arrested statewide for driving under the influence and less fatal crashes occurred the first day of this year's holiday weekend than in 2007, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Calif's hands-free cell law for drivers in effect The Associated Press
CHP urges travelers to play it safe this weekend Times-Standard
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Microsoft Hopes Office Subscription Plan Will Counter Free Software - InformationWeek (Google ...

First Results From Messenger's Mercury Flyby - Slashdot — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:10:32+0100

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Microsoft Hopes Office Subscription Plan Will Counter Free Software
InformationWeek - 21 hours ago
Microsoft is counting on Equipt's convenience factor to help it fend off threats from Google, IBM, and others that are offering free desktop productivity suites.
Microsoft to Offer Office, Security Suite Subscription For $70 a Year DailyTech
Microsoft Equipt: Subscription Software More Expensive than Retail eFluxMedia
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MSFT?s acquisition of Powerset is not about search - ZDNet (Google News - Sci/Tech)

Apple cuts price of high-end SSD MacBook Air by $500 - Computerworld — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:49:12+0100

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MSFT?s acquisition of Powerset is not about search
ZDNet - 22 hours ago
The recent $100 million acquisition of Powerset, the semantic search engine company, by Microsoft looks to be more to do with advertising than beefing up the software giants? search capabilities.
Powerset Grab Shows Microsoft's Commitment To Search InformationWeek
Does Microsoft + Powerset Beat Google? ReadWriteWeb
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Linspire Chairman Frustrated By Futility Of Desktop Linux, Rebuts ... ...

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Review - IGN — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:35:35+0100

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Linspire Chairman Frustrated By Futility Of Desktop Linux, Rebuts ...
InformationWeek - Jul 3, 2008
Michael Robertson says Microsoft's imposing challenge in the desktop market means Linux should look to next-gen devices for growth.
Linspire CEO defends Xandros buy-out Register
Xandros acquisition of Linspire may keep both outfits afloat Inquirer
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It Only Looks Like an iPhone - Washington Post (Google News - Sci/Tech)

Firefox 3 Boosts Browser's Market Share Over 19% - InformationWeek — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:36:39+0100

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It Only Looks Like an iPhone
Washington Post - Jul 2, 2008
By Rob Pegoraro So many people are lining up to buy a new touch-screen wireless phone that the carrier selling it can't keep up with demand.
Apple?s Video of iPhone 3G Shows Its Marketing Prowess New York Times
Samsung SPH-M800 Instinct Mobile Burn
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Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Review - IGN (Google News - Sci/Tech)

It Only Looks Like an iPhone - Washington Post — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:27:41+0100

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Review
IGN - Jul 3, 2008
by Erik Brudvig July 3, 2008 - While playing Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, one of Steven Tyler's lyrics struck me as particularly relevant.
Casual Friday: The Guitar Hero Rock Band PC World
Guitar Hero Expansion Answers Aerosmith Enthusiasts? Prayers eFluxMedia
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Google's new privacy link - CNET News (Google News - Sci/Tech)

Court order on YouTube user data fans privacy fears - Reuters — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:59:20+0100

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Google's new privacy link
CNET News - 1 hour ago
Google's decision, noted Thursday in a corporate blog and a public policy blog, was an attempt to quell a controversy over the posting of its privacy policy.
Google Changes Home Page, Adding Link to Privacy Policy New York Times
Google Bows to Pressure, Adds 'Privacy' Link to Home Page PC World
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Google Gets Chatty, Creates New iPhone Instant Messaging Program - InformationWeek (Google News ...

Space Probes Find Dent in Solar System - FOXNews — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:15:42+0100

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Google Gets Chatty, Creates New iPhone Instant Messaging Program
InformationWeek - Jul 4, 2008
Users of Google's Talk instant messaging program can now access it through the iPhone's Safari browser. It also will work with the iPod Touch.
Google Talk comes to the iPhone, iPod Touch CNET News
New Google Talk gives iPhone users a free messaging alternative BetaNews
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FreeRunner no longer has a free run at open source - Financial Times (Google News - Sci/Tech)

AT&T To Offer No-Contract iPhone - Slashdot — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:14:21+0100

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FreeRunner no longer has a free run at open source
Financial Times - 19 hours ago
A week before the release of the new iPhone, comes the lower-key launch today of Openmoko?s Neo FreeRunner open-source phone. The FreeRunner is more targeted towards the mass-market consumer than its predecessor the Neo1973, a handset that only caused ...
OpenMoko Celebrates July 4 With Linux-Based Smart Phone CRN
Do-it-yourself phone manufacturer declares its independence tomorrow BetaNews
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First Results From Messenger's Mercury Flyby - Slashdot (Google News - Sci/Tech)

Washington?s Boyhood Home Is Found - New York Times — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:59:12+0100

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First Results From Messenger's Mercury Flyby
Slashdot - 23 hours ago
Several readers noted the special section in Science, published today, with results from Messenger's flyby of Mercury last January.
Smallest planet shrinks in size BBC News
Mercury is shrinking, NASA craft finds; a cool clue: 'lobate scarps' Los Angeles Times
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Firefox 3 Boosts Browser's Market Share Over 19% - InformationWeek (Google News - Sci/Tech)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:43:57+0100

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Firefox 3 Boosts Browser's Market Share Over 19%
InformationWeek - 16 hours ago
Gains came mostly from users upgrading from Firefox 2, while only a small portion came at the expense of Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
Firefox Users Most Secure on Internet, Study Reveals CRN
Firefox 3 Share Shoots Up PC Magazine
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Court order on YouTube user data fans privacy fears - Reuters (Google News - Sci/Tech)

Google News - Sci/Tech — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:05:47+0100

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Court order on YouTube user data fans privacy fears
Reuters - 12 hours ago
By Kenneth Li and Eric Auchard NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A US judge's order to Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom Inc (VIAb.
Viacom-YouTube Ruling Triggers Far-Reaching Privacy Concerns eFluxMedia
Viacom and the YouTube privacy problem Product Reviews
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Apple cuts price of high-end SSD MacBook Air by $500 - Computerworld (Google News - Sci/Tech)

FreeRunner no longer has a free run at open source - Financial Times — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:13:26+0100

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Apple cuts price of high-end SSD MacBook Air by $500
Computerworld - 23 hours ago
By Gregg Keizer July 4, 2008 (Computerworld) Apple Inc. has quietly reduced the price of its most expensive notebook by $500, cutting the cost of the upper-end MacBook Air to $2598.
Apple Drops Price Of MacBook Air InformationWeek
Apple slices $500 off its price for MacBook Air Los Angeles Times
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AT&T To Offer No-Contract iPhone - Slashdot (Google News - Sci/Tech)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:46:11+0100

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AT&T To Offer No-Contract iPhone
Slashdot - 2 hours ago
rfc1394 writes "While the regular price of an iPhone is $199 if you take a 2-year contract with AT&T, if you're willing to pay a lot more you can get one without a contract.
Where the iPhone Failed BusinessWeek
AT&T Stores To Open Early July 10 For 3G Apple iPhone CRN
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