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- Flexible OLEDs could be part of lighting's future (AP) (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:39:01 -0700)
AP - On a bank of the Mohawk River, a windowless industrial building of corrugated steel hides something that could make floor lamps, bedside lamps, wall sconces and nearly every other household lamp obsolete. - Sony seeks to harmonize music, electronics (AP) (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:37:57 -0700)
AP - Now that Sony Corp. and Bertelsmann AG have broken off their troubled relationship, known as Sony BMG, the Japanese company hopes to harmonize its consumer electronics and its music, a duo that was badly out of sync. - Sinking shares could make Yahoo a target again (AP) (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:47:25 -0700)
AP - When Yahoo Inc. co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang spurned Microsoft Corp.'s rich buyout offer this spring, he promised brighter days in Sunnyvale were just over the horizon. - Despite IBM profits, a tech gloom still looms (AP) (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:32:19 -0700)
AP - Even after IBM Corp. surprised Wall Street with a healthy profit in the third quarter and a reaffirmation of its earnings outlook for the rest of the year, the broader technology sector dived again Thursday. There's just not enough of what lifted IBM to go around. - Apple will repair MacBooks that have faulty Nvidia GPUs (CNET) (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:00:00 -0700)
CNET - An investigation by Apple shows some MacBook Pros may have faulty Nvidia graphics processors after all, despite Nvidia's earlier assurances to the contrary, the computer maker has announced. - President signs broadband data collection bill (CNET) (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:59:00 -0700)
CNET - President Bush on Friday signed into law a bill that would facilitate the collection of data regarding broadband access in the United States, though most of the actions required by the law have already been accomplished by federal regulators. - DLO offers TransDock Direct for iPods (Macworld.com) (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:00:00 -0700)
Macworld.com - Digital Lifestyle Outfitters (DLO) on Friday announced it's shipping the TransDock Direct, a new dock and charging system for the iPod. It costs $59.99. - Apple Will Fix MacBook Pros with Faulty Nvidia Chips (NewsFactor) (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:50:49 -0700)
NewsFactor - When Apple released its MacBook Pro laptop, reviewers called it an evolutionary improvement and touted its new GeForce 8600 GT mobile graphics processor, made by Santa Clara, Calif.-based Nvidia. Now some models may have faulty chips. - Firefox Plug-In Updated To Fight Clickjacking Attacks (NewsFactor) (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:46:13 -0700)
NewsFactor - Mozilla is doing its part in the battle against clickjacking. The open-source company is offering an updated plug-in for the Firefox browser that blocks what security researchers call one of the most dangerous problems on the Web. - Microsoft elaborates on Oslo (InfoWorld) (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:00:00 -0700)
InfoWorld - Shedding more light on its Oslo vision for model-based software development, Microsoft this week elaborated on plans to preview Oslo technologies, offering code names and citing the company's DSL (Domain Specific Languages) concept as a lynchpin of the platform. - IBM builds online version of China's famed Forbidden City (AFP) (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:50:48 -0700)
AFP - IBM on Friday opened online doors to a virtual version of the famed Forbidden City in China that served for centuries as an exclusive realm for the nation's emperors. - A virtual battle of the bands (Reuters) (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:46:46 -0700)
Reuters - Wannabe rock stars will have a greater choice of instruments and songs to choose from as videogames like "Guitar Hero World Tour" and "Rock Band 2" introduce new features.
