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Why Cisco's Crazy New Router Won't Make Your Internet Faster (CSCO)

15.1 hours on businessinsider.com

Cisco made a splash today by announcing an insanely fast new router, which, on paper, is capable of doing all sorts of amazing things, like letting everyone in China make a video call all at once. Read the rest of this story »See Also:Where...

Cisco 'forever changes internet' with...a router

14.5 hours on theregister.co.uk

322 Tbps of bandwidth (not quite) here How will Cisco "forever change the internet"? With a new router.… Offloading malware protection to the...

Cisco Introduces a 322 Tbit/sec. Router

14.5 hours on slashdot.org

CWmike writes "Today Cisco Systems introduced its next-generation Internet core router, the CRS-3, with about three times the capacity of its current platform. 'The Internet will scale faster than any of us anticipate,' Cisco's John...

Cisco's new CRS-3 Router will help AT&T deal with its wireless traffic? on 9to5mac.com, 14.6 hours

Cisco’s new Router is all About Video on newteevee.com, 15.5 hours

Cisco unveils next Internet core router on infoworld.com, 15.8 hours

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ASUS Eee PC 1005PR packs Broadcom Crystal HD and high-res screen

36.2 hours on engadget.com

Today in Tales from ASUS we bring you the story of the 10.1-inch Eee PC 1005PR. While we didn't catch this one hiding out in the overflowing CeBIT booth, it appears big A has gone and swapped out the screen on the 1005PE for one with a 1366 x...

Asus announced Eee PC 1005PR capable of native 720p HD video

15.8 hours on geek.com

Although a lot of different computer manufacturers have leaped, both feet in, into the very netbook market segment that Asus created, the South Korean company with the curiously surrealist motto still manage to keep on their toes, continuously...

Asus Eee PC 1005PR: High-res 10.1-inch screen, 10+ hour battery

16.8 hours on crunchgear.com

Now we’re cooking with a substance that appears to be similar in smell, flame size, and cost per energy unit as “gas.” Asus’ impending Eee PC 1005PR is a 10.1-inch netbook with a 1366×768 resolution screen, Broadcom HD...

Asus Eee 1005PR netbook debuts on slashgear.com, 21.1 hours

Asus reveals its Windows 7 Eee PC 1005PR, still gets the price right on dvice.com, 22.2 hours

ASUS Eee PC 1005PR includes Broadcom Crystal HD, 500GB of ASUS WebStorage trial on blogs.zdnet.com, 24.5 hours

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EFF releases iPhone developer license agreement

14.8 hours on tuaw.com

Filed under: Developer, iPhoneIn a step towards transparency, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has made the entire iPhone Developer Program License Agreement available for the general public. This is the document that all iPhone developers must agree...

EFF knocks iPhone developer license agreement

16 hours on news.cnet.com

The Electronic Frontier Foundation used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain a copy of the iPhone developer agreement from a federal agency and doesn't like what it...

EFF publishes iPhone developer agreement (Macworld.com)

16.1 hours on tech.yahoo.com

Macworld.com - If you’ve followed the news of App Store rejections over the past couple years, you may have wondered what exactly is engraved upon the stone tablets that govern the terms of Apple's App Store and...

Electronic Frontier Foundation Examines, Stomps On iPhone Developer Agreement on ostatic.com, 16.1 hours

U.S. Freedom of Information Act exposes iPhone dev agreement on macdailynews.com, 16.1 hours

The EFF details new iPhone Developer Program License Agreement via NASA/Freedom of Information Act on 9to5mac.com, 17.8 hours

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The Tron Legacy Trailer In Sexy High Definition Now Online [Movies]

30.3 hours on kotaku.com

Disney has released the new, two minute twenty second trailer for Tron Legacy, the Joseph Kosinski-directed sequel to the 1982 computer generated landmark film Tron. It's yours for the downloading and obsessive pausing on sexy frames just like this...

Tron: Legacy blasts your old-school eyes with new trailer

10.3 hours on joystiq.com

Boy, Tron is old. That movie came out way back in 1982, and we're finally getting a sequel in 2010. You can see how long it's been if you count the wrinkles on Alan Bradley's (Bruce Boxleitner) face. That's Tron himself, but...

Tron Legacy trailer hits the Internet

15.5 hours on geek.com

Rev up your light cycles, my friends. The new trailer for Disney’s sequel to their 1982 video game inspired sci-fi classic, Tron, is now up on YouTube in glorious high definition. And if this two and a half minute tour-de-force of a trailer...

“Tron Legacy” Trailer Featuring Jeff Bridges Hits the Web [VIDEO] on mashable.com, 17 hours

Video: Tron Legacy HD trailer up for download on techdigest.tv, 21.6 hours

Tron Legacy trailer hits the web in high quality on crunchgear.com, 24.2 hours

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Apple To Build Five Million iPads In First Half 2010, Analyst Says

15.8 hours on allthingsd.com

By Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron’s, Tech Trader Daily Apple (AAPL) is on track to build five million iPads in the first half of 2010, according to FBR Capital chip analyst Craig Berger. “We believe various news articles and...

Analyst: Apple on track to build 5 million iPads in first half of 2010

13.9 hours on macdailynews.com

Apple is on track to build 5 million iPads in the first half of...

Apple To Build 5 Million iPads In First Half 2010, Analyst Says

16.2 hours on blogs.barrons.com

Apple (AAPL) is on track to build 5 million iPads in the first half of 2010, according to FBR Capital chip analyst Craig Berger. “We believe various news articles and competitor notes calling for a build delay were just false...

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Facebook to Launch Location Features Next Month

15.2 hours on mashable.com

Facebook’s move into location has seemed inevitable for some time, and it now appears that the company will officially reveal its plans at next month’s Facebook developer conference – f8.According to The New York Times, the social...

Facebook's location feature expected to launch next month

11.1 hours on arstechnica.com

Facebook is allegedly planning to roll out location sharing capabilities next month, once again playing catch-up to other services that have gained popularity thanks to location data. The rumor comes courtesy of anonymous sources who have been...

Report: Facebook set to launch one of its many geolocation projects

14.8 hours on venturebeat.com

Facebook will finally make itself heard in the rapidly developing world of location-based services, according to The New York Times. The company will unveil a location-based feature at its f8 conference in late April. Nick Bilton reports: “The...

Facebook Will Allow Users to Share Location on bits.blogs.nytimes.com, 15.5 hours

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US spreads Web2.0rhea to Iran, Sudan, Cuba

33.3 hours on theregister.co.uk

This Tweet kills fascists US citizens are now free to invite Iranian, Sudanese, and Cuban citizens into the Web2.0rhea revolution.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't...

US lifts web export ban on Iran, Sudan, Cuba

21.6 hours on computerworlduk.com

The US Department of the Treasury has loosened controls on the export of Internet-based communication services to Iran, Sudan and Cuba, in an effort to spread free-speech freedoms to those countries, the agency said...

US lifts Internet sanctions on Iran, Sudan, Cuba

21.7 hours on news.techworld.com

Allows export of web services such as instant messaging, web browsingThe US Department of the Treasury has loosened controls on the export of Internet-based communication services to Iran, Sudan and Cuba, in an effort to spread free-speech freedoms to...

US opens up web communications with Cuba, Iran and Sudan on techradar.com, 26.6 hours

Update: U.S. lifts Iran, Sudan, Cuba Internet services export ban on computerworld.com, 36.2 hours

US lifts Iran, Sudan, Cuba Internet services export ban on thestandard.com, 36.9 hours

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Rumor: HTC Incredible Replacing Droid Eris At Verizon Wireless-Eris End Of Life Is April 1st

17.3 hours on berryscoop.com

We just got word from a trusted source that the HTC Incredible will be replacing the Droid Eris at Verizon Wireless.  The Eris will be end of life on April 1st.  With the Eris going end of life on the 1st and information from our source the...

HTC Incredible rumored to soon be replacing HTC Droid Eris on Verizon

17 hours on androidcentral.com

If you're in the market for an HTC Droid Eris on Verizon, you might want to hold off for a few weeks. BerryScoop has it on good authority that the HTC Incredible is going to replace the Droid Eris, the end-of-life date is April 1,...

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TiVo Posts $10.2 Million Loss, We Contemplate Dusting Off Our Funeral Garb [TiVo]

34.3 hours on gizmodo.com

We've remarked in the past that TiVo is slowly dying and the latest numbers from the company aren't making us any more optimistic: For the quarter ended Jan. 31, TiVo posted a loss of $10.2 million, or 9 cents a share, compared with a...

TiVo posts $10MM loss as subscribers flee to other services

13.9 hours on geek.com

For many years, I looked at the TiVo perched atop my television as practically the perfect gadget, changing the way I watched television forever. But then broadband took off, Hulu and Netflix came along, iTunes started telling television shows, and...

TiVo posts Q4 loss thanks to high cancellation rate and less sign ups

19.4 hours on slashgear.com

TiVo is looking to choke one of the more important features from other DVRs on the market and has recently unveiled new Premiere DVRs that are interesting. However, the company is not doing well financially and posted a large loss for Q4 reports the...

TiVo posts $10.2m loss, remains on deathwatch on engadget.com, 31 hours

TiVo 4Q loss widens, 1Q to miss Street view on seattletechreport.com, 35.1 hours

When Tivoing the Oscars, Twitter is not your friend on news.cnet.com, 35.6 hours

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Motorola Backflip now available for $99

3 days on androidcommunity.com

The Motorola Backflip is now available on AT&T for $99, this is the first Android device in their lineup. It features a 3.1 inch HVGA display, quad-band GSM and tri-band 7.2Mbps HSPA connectivity, a five megapixel camera with flash and 4X zoom,...

AT&T looks to be detracting from the Android experience with the Backflip

33.8 hours on blogs.zdnet.com

AT&T was the last remaining carrier to get a Google Android device, but it looks like they may have messed around too much with the Motorola Backflip to make it a very attractive device. Did they cripple the experience so that users stick with...

AT&T’s Backflip: Fresh Out of the Android Oven–and Already Stale

34.3 hours on technologizer.com

More Android fragmentation madness: If Motorola’s Verizon Droid is a loaf of day old bread, then its new AT&T Backflip sounds like it’s stale beyond all...

The Backflip looks bush league on intomobile.com, 35.9 hours

AT&T's Backflip Android phone is a face plant on blogs.computerworld.com, 36.5 hours

Did AT&T lock out untrusted apps on Motorola BACKFLIP? on mobileburn.com, 36.8 hours

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Sony to start selling 3D TVs in Japan from June 10

31.5 hours on reuters.com

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Tuesday it will launch 3D televisions in Japan on June 10. ...

Sony 3D TVs to ship in June, carry steep prices

12.3 hours on electronista.com

Sony will begin releasing its 3D-enabled HDTVs this June in Japan, which will coincide with the launch of a firmware update for the PS3 that will enable the gaming console to play back 3D content. Introduced at CES, there will be three ranges of the...

Sony to Start Selling 3D TVs in June

16.9 hours on digitaltrends.com

Sony will be launching its 3D televisions in Japan, the United States, and other markets in June. ...

Not 3D but pretty, too: Sony’s seven new LCD TVs on crunchgear.com, 17.9 hours

Sony 3D TVs to launch in June on slashgear.com, 20.2 hours

Sony 3D TVs go on sale in Japan (and probably the US) in June (video) on crunchgear.com, 22.5 hours

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New MSN Homepage Begins Full Roll-Out—With Customized Headlines, More Local

15.6 hours on paidcontent.org

After a month-long delay, Microsoft’s overhaul of the MSN homepage is going live to the site’s 100 million users over the next two weeks. Perhaps the three most significant of the...

Update: Microsoft to Roll Out Big MSN Redesign

15.4 hours on webpronews.com

Update: After some delay, Microsoft is reportedly now rolling out the new MSN home page design over the next couple weeks. Original Article: MSN.com gets about 85 million unique monthly visitors in the US alone, according to Compete....

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Microsoft Releases XNA Game Studio 4.0, Support for Windows Phone 7 Series

14.1 hours on wmexperts.com

Microsoft is obviously making a massive commitment to Windows Phone 7 Series on a number of different fronts, as we saw announced at Mobile World Congress.XNA Game Studio 4.0 is the latest iteration of Microsoft’s developer tool set for...

Microsoft adds XNA Game Studio 4.0 to its Windows Phone 7 arsenal

16 hours on blogs.zdnet.com

This week, at the Game Developers Conference, Microsoft is slated to begin explaining part of its Windows Phone 7 tooling story -- specifically how it plans to get more games developed for its new mobile platform. One key to that story is its XNA Game...

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Apple talks tough to handset makers

21.8 hours on brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com

The HTC lawsuit capped blunt talks that have reportedly shaken their faith in Google Oppenheimer's Yair Reiner issued a behind-the-scenes report Tuesday that sheds a lot of light on the patent suits Apple (AAPL) filed last week against HTC,...

Apple Warned the Industry Before Suing HTC? [Patents]

18.2 hours on gizmodo.com

According to Oppenheimer's Yair Reiner, Apple's lawsuit against HTC didn't come out of left field as most of us thought. Really, Apple had warned handset manufacturers that they were going to be stricter about enforcing their...

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Microsoft bringing XNA Game Studio 4.0 to GDC this week, does 3D gaming for Windows Phone

15.7 hours on mobile.engadget.com

We've all had a feeling that Microsoft is holding back some pretty big surprises (or at least completely reasonable revelations) when it comes to Windows Phone 7 Series and gaming, and here at GDC this week it sounds like we're going to get a...

Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Series Will Have 3D Gaming, Robust LIVE Integration

15.4 hours on slashgear.com

That title shouldn’t be that big of a surprise. If you’ll recall, the Zune HD does 3D gaming as well, and considering that the XNA Studios is heavily invested in the Personal Media Player, we’re not surprised to hear...

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YouGov survey gives Verizon top marks

17.1 hours on fiercewireless.com

Verizon Wireless received top marks for quality, value and customer satisfaction in YouGov's Brand Index survey of the Tier 1 U.S. wireless carriers. The survey, which looks at how the various carriers' brands are viewed, was conducted every...

How callers rate the carriers

22.3 hours on brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com

Verizon leads the pack. AT&T is No. 2. T-Mobile and Sprint bring up the rear There's bad news for Apple (AAPL) and even worse news for Palm (PALM) in a BrandIndex consumer survey published Tuesday by YouGov. Both firms have tied their...

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Gunnar Optiks joining forces with Carl Zeiss to make new lenses

10.3 hours on crunchgear.com

Gunnar Optiks, makers of advanced lenses to ease eye strain for computer users, is teaming up with Carl Zeiss to bring a whole new class of “optics” to you. Not a whole lot of details at this point, other than Zeiss coatings and...

Gunnar Optiks and Carl Zeiss team for digital lens technology

20.9 hours on slashgear.com

Last summer we spent some time playing with a couple pair of the glasses offered by Gunnar Optiks. The company makes what are basically sunglasses with lenses that are a bit yellow in tint specifically for computer users. The idea is that the special...

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Jerry Seinfeld Talks About BlackBerry People on Letterman

18.1 hours on blackberrycool.com

It’s no secret that celebrities are all on BlackBerry. I’m sure they would love to use the iPhone for all its great apps, but considering the amount of messaging your typical celebrity does, the iPhone just isn’t a viable...

Jerry Seinfeld Rants About "BlackBerry People" On Letterman

11.6 hours on crackberry.com

It wasn't too long ago that good ole Jerry Seinfeld was dissing BlackBerry's, BlackBerry People and iPhones in an interview with Conan. It was funny stuff. I guess so funny he brought the "BlackBerry People" rant...

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Google’s Chief Economist: “Newspapers Have Never Made Much Money From News”

12.1 hours on techcrunch.com

Earlier today, Google chief economist gave a presentation to an FTC workshop on the changing economics of the newspaper industry. We all know that newspaper ad revenues have been falling off a cliff for years. Many media companies blame Google and...

Newspaper economics: online and offline

20.3 hours on googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com

Posted by Hal Varian, Chief EconomistIt is widely recognized that the news industry is facing financial difficulties, but there is little agreement about the source of those difficulties or what can be done about them. The debate about the role of the...

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Achievement Unlocked: XNA Game Studio 4.0 for Windows Phone

16.9 hours on klucher.com

As I was sitting on the plane heading to GDC 2010, I started reminiscing about the explosive growth we’ve seen in developing for the mobile gaming industry over the last few years. It wasn’t long ago when we had to show up early to learn...

Win Phone 7 Games Include Achievements, Avatars, Gamertags [Gdc]

15.6 hours on kotaku.com

Windows Phone 7 games will include the ability to unlock achievements on a phone as well as pulling in a user's gamertag, 2D avatar and even let gamer's know when it's their turn to play. This will all come thanks to an update to XNA...

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Outstanding Infographic — Rise of Netbooks

13.8 hours on jkontherun.com

A picture is worth a thousand words and the awesome infographics that GigaOM runs are worth millions. I love how a good infographic can tell an entire story with no words, just the graphic.  The Rise of Netbooks tells such a story, that of the...

The Rise of Netbooks

17.3 hours on gigaom.com

Related content from GigaOM Pro (sub req’d): The State of the Smartbook Infographic by Column Five Media ...

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Vodafone distributes Mariposa botnet

20.7 hours on research.pandasecurity.com

Here is yet another example of a company distributing malware to its userbase. Unfortunately it probably won’t be the last. Today one of our colleagues received a brand new Vodafone HTC Magic with Google’s Android OS....

Vodafone HTC Magic comes with malware?

21.2 hours on pocket-lint.com

Panda security claims to have found botnet-infected handset Security software company Panda claims to have identified that brand new HTC Magic phones distributed by Vodafone might be carrying and distributing malware without the...

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Look out, pocketbooks: Sony's 3D glasses will be $133 each

18.3 hours on dvice.com

If there's ever something that will kill off in-home 3D before it has a chance, it's insanely expensive 3D glasses. We've heard rumors of it before, and now it looks like it might just be the case. Sony's new 3D glasses will set you...

Would You Pay $133 For Sony's 3D Glasses? [3dTv]

20.3 hours on gizmodo.com

Alongside Sony's upcoming 3D-capable LCD sets, the company has announced standalone shutter glasses and an infrared emitter to drive them. For a family of four, the 3D upgrade would cost $587.Sony's TDG-BR100 and TDG-BR50 active shutter...

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Foursquare Introduces Minority Report-Like Analytics

17.5 hours on socialtimes.com

Imagine walking into an establishment and being recognized by a digital system the moment you walk in the store. It’s a scene taken directly from Minority Report, but such ideas are not that far fetched considering some of the latest tools. ...

Foursquare Introduces New Tools for Businesses

19 hours on bits.blogs.nytimes.com

Foursquare, a location-based social network, is rolling out new tools that will give businesses more information about their customers and allow them to target special...

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Dell unveils new Vostro 3000 notebooks with Core CPUs

19.7 hours on slashgear.com

Dell has been peddling its Vostro line of business notebooks for a long time now and one of the coolest of the Vostro lot is the Vostro V13 with its Adamo looks and cheaper price tag. Dell has now added a complete new series to the Vostro line called...

Dell's Vostro 3000 Series Will Boast Core i3, i5, i7

11.8 hours on maximumpc.com

Dell has just announced release of a new Vostro series, the 3000, which will add some punch to Dell’s business laptop offerings. The 3000 series, which will range in size from 13-inches to 17-inches, will sport a range of Intel's newer Core...

Dell Vostro 3000 series adds Core i5, i7 processors

21.7 hours on news.cnet.com

Dell's new upgrades to their small business laptops feature upgraded Intel processors, and also a slightly improved look and...

Dell Vostro 3000 gets Core i7, GeForce 300M on electronista.com, 21.7 hours

Dell Vostro 3000 Series Packs Portable Core i5 Power [Dell] on gizmodo.com, 29.2 hours

Video: Dell Vostro 3000 Series Brings Core i3, i5, and i7 to Small Businesses on laptopmag.com, 29.2 hours

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