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Sony subsidiary So-net reports data breach


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Sony’s So-net Japanese ISP subsidiary warns customers that e-mail and rewards-points accounts were compromised. source Tech news blog

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IBM launches Hadoop-based analytics software


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Huge Blue earmarks $100 million for analytics and big data research, and launches InfoSphere BigInsights and Streams software based on open-source Hadoop technology. source Tech news blog

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‘Like,’ ‘tweet’ buttons divulge sites you visit


Posted by admin on 21 May 2011 / 0 Comment


You’ve probably used these buttons to share pages or videos with others. But according to a Wall Street Journal report, they also tell Facebook and Twitter what other sites you’ve been to and tie those sites to your account name and your computer’s World wide web address–even if you never touch the buttons. source Tech [...]

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Ask Maggie: 5 smartphone apps to try before the rapture


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In this week’s installment, Maggie Reardon advocates which smartphones apps to try before Judgment Day on Saturday. And she gives some serious advice to a Verizon Wireless subscriber looking for a new smartphone. source Tech news blog

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Apple’s cloud music hang-up


Posted by admin on 21 May 2011 / 0 Comment


Company has deals with three of the big music labels to license a new cloud music service, but it has yet to nail down terms with the big music publishers, who own a separate set of rights. source Tech news blog

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Apple’s cloud music hang-up


Posted by admin on 21 May 2011 / 0 Comment


Company has deals with three of the huge music labels to license a new cloud music service, but it has yet to nail down terms with the massive music publishers, who own a separate set of rights. source Tech news blog

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Volvo working on wireless charging for EVs


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Volvo begins testing wireless charging technology for its Volvo C30 Electric. source Tech news blog

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Two die in explosion at Foxconn iPad plant


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Production is halted while police investigate blast at iPad “polishing plant” that leaves two dead and more than a dozen hurt. source Tech news blog

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Flexible solar panel uses thin-film cells (photos)


Posted by admin on 21 May 2011 / 1 Comment


SoloPower’s thin-film solar panels are made into flexible rolls, which makes them easy to manufacture, transport, and install, the company says. Join CNET for a factory tour. source Tech news blog

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Survey: Young more eager to pay via mobile phone


Posted by admin on 21 May 2011 / 0 Comment


A MasterCard poll finds that 63 percent of those 18 to 34 years old would be comfortable paying for items using their cell phones, compared with 37 percent of those 35 and older. source Tech news blog

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