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Discussion opens on how post-switch Apple will fare
September 12, 2005 3:08 PM PDT

How will Apple's future change as a result of its decision to use microprocessors built by Intel? That's the topic of a weeklong online discussion sponsored by the San Jose . . . More

Hey, Internet. Why so glum?
September 8, 2005 1:23 PM PDT

Ever wonder what mood the Internet is in? We may not be quite at the point of knowing how happy or sad all those ones and zeros may be, but one group has begun tracking the . . . More

Japan: Where being a geek can save you money
August 31, 2005 6:30 PM PDT

Being a geek has been chic since the heyday of the technology boom, but a movie theater in Japan is taking the idea a step further, encouraging people to celebrate their inner . . . More

Web chat meets the vice squad
August 30, 2005 7:59 AM PDT

It's a naked affront to Confucian principles of public decorum.

By the thousands, apparently, Internet users in China are taking off their clothes for a naughty nightly . . . More

Surgeons' Rx: leeches and maggots
August 25, 2005 5:05 PM PDT

Leeches, those bloodsucking worms of medical procedures yore, are enjoying renewed popularity among today's high-tech surgeons.

So much so, in fact, that the Food . . . More

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On Security, Is Oracle the Next Microsoft?

Oracle, despite being a database software giant, is widely accused of having lackluster security, and experts suggest the company clean up its act in the same vein as Microsoft. eWeek
September 16, 2005 6:15 PM PDT

Deutsche Telekom confirms keeping T-Mobile

Deutsche Telekom Friday confirmed it has decided to keep its U.S. wireless arm, T-Mobile USA. MarketWatch
September 17, 2005 10:04 AM PDT

Survey: Broadband prices up, DSL down

The price gap between cable broadband service and phone carriers' digital subscriber lines widened to an all-time high in August, according to a survey by SG Cowen. Associated Press
September 17, 2005 5:49 AM PDT

USB for your car

Volkswagen AG is offering a stereo component that lets motorists plug in all manner of portable digital players -- not just iPods -- and manage their tunes and podcasts on a dashboard display. CNN
September 17, 2005 10:08 AM PDT

Troubling exits at Microsoft

Once the dream workplace of tech's highest achievers, it is suffering key defections to Google and elsewhere. What's behind the losses? BusinessWeek
September 16, 2005 1:05 PM PDT

Microsoft Scraps Old Encryption in New Code

Microsoft is banning functions that use algorithms that have become "creaky at the edges." eWeek
September 15, 2005 8:15 PM PDT

The Great 'Race to Linux'

Code Project's Race to Linux highlights the growing rapprochement between open source and Microsoft developers. InternetNews.com
September 16, 2005 8:11 AM PDT

Bitter rivals join to build massive wireless network

Rogers Communications and Bell Canada will jointly build and manage a wireless Internet network they hope will reach more than two-thirds of Canadians within three years. The Globe and Mail
September 16, 2005 11:57 AM PDT

Microsoft said to be in talks on linking with AOL

Microsoft and Time Warner have explored a variety of possible combinations of the MSN Internet portal with America Online.
The New York Times
September 15, 2005 7:58 PM PDT

Tech sniffs out bad meat

British researchers have developed a technology that can identify contaminated meat in seconds using infrared spectroscopy and genomic algorithms. The Journal News
September 16, 2005 6:18 AM PDT

Tiniest remote-controlled robot created

The minuscule bot inches its way across a grid of electrodes and can be steered in different directions. New Scientist
September 16, 2005 11:46 AM PDT

Riding the space cycle

Puke cycle is more like it. This device is designed to create gravity-like resistance for exercising in space. Gizmodo
September 16, 2005 6:35 AM PDT

Nintendo unveils Revolution controller

Unconventional one-handed gadget is designed like a TV remote "because that's familiar to everyone," company's president says.
Testing out the new controller
September 15, 2005 9:52 PM PDT

Will Web users 'Flock' to social surfing?

A "social" Web browser, called Flock, has been created to meet the needs of a new generation of web users who want to edit, comment on and share web content, rather than just peruse it. New Scientist
September 15, 2005 2:13 PM PDT

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