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Om Malik / GigaOM:
Flash In The VoIP Pan — Adobe Systems, the San Jose, California-based software giant, has been the real catalyst for the ongoing online video boom, thanks to the near ubiquitous Flash software that plays back everything from stupid pet tricks to the amazing theatrics of LonelyGirl15.
Jim Dalrymple / Macworld:
Apple updates strengthen wireless security — Apple on Thursday released a Security and AirPort update for Mac OS X that fixes vulnerabilities found in the company's wireless drivers. Apple said the issues found were the result of an internal audit of the software drivers …
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Joris Evers / CNET News.com:
New Apple patch plugs Wi-Fi hijack flaws — update A trio of security flaws in Apple Computer software that runs wireless-networking hardware could allow Macs to be hijacked over Wi-Fi, Apple said Thursday. — The Cupertino, Calif.-based company released security updates to repair the problems …
Richard Siklos / New York Times:
MTV Will Acquire Maker of Music-Oriented Games — MTV, the cable TV channel some critics have accused of straying too far from its musical roots, is to acquire Harmonix Music Systems, a maker of music-oriented video games, for $175 million in cash. — Harmonix's main product, Guitar Hero …
Stuart Elliott / New York Times:
Marketing on Google: It's Not Just Text Anymore — Just as Madison Avenue once helped convince consumers that orange juice is "not just for breakfast anymore," Google is turning to Madison Avenue to help convince marketers that Google is not just for text advertisements in tiny type …
Daisuke Wakabayashi / Reuters:
Microsoft mulls free Web-based business software — SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it may offer a free, advertising-supported version of its basic word processing and spreadsheet software, in an apparent bid to fend off a nascent challenge from Google Inc. in the business software market.
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Exclusive: Mysterious Paypal Secure Storage — PayPal is preparing a new feature on a select range of users that allows them to securely store files with the payments provider. The new service, called DropBox, creates a secure storage area that is associated with the account.
LinuxDevices.com:
Teeny Linux PCs proliferate — A small company has begun building its line of tiny, gumstick-sized single-board computers (SBCs) into miniscule packaged PCs that displace around 68 cc of volume and come with Linux pre-installed. Suggested apps for the teeny "Netstix" Linux PCs include webservers …
Guy Kawasaki / Signum sine tinnitu:
The Art of Distribution — One of the important insights that the Startups 2006 panel hammered home was the importance of distribution for consumer-facing startups. (By the way, an astounding 13,000 people watched this video during the first week.) Many people use the word "distribution" …
Saul Hansell / New York Times:
Facebook, a social site, has a suitor — Mark Zuckerberg is a member of the Google generation, one too young to remember all the ambitions dashed and fortunes lost when the last dot-com boom ended. — That may be one reason Zuckerberg, the 22-year-old founder of Facebook …
David Berlind / Between the Lines:
Inconvenience of two-factor security pushes banks to "single factor plus" for online banking — For the nation's banking industry, the clock is ticking. By Dec 31, banks and financial institutions had better move to something more than just user ID and password-level security …
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Dean Takahashi / AEI:
Microsoft Dismisses Repair Fees On Early Xbox 360s, Acknowledges Quality Problems — Microsoft issued a statement today acknowledging that its early run of Xbox 360s made in 2005 were buggy and that it would rescind any repair fee on boxes that need service as long as they were manufactured before Jan. 1, 2006.
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Cyrus Farivar / Engadget:
Intelligent wheelchair helps you avoid hazards — Late last month, we regaled you with a story about Toyota's advanced collision detection technology that uses sensory data to trigger an automatic slowdown in cars. Clearly, one of the research teams at Japan's National Institute …
Cyrus Farivar / Engadget:
Researchers create a 1,000 page-per-minute printer — If you're like us, the few times a year that you do have to print things out often involve stressful moments — like when you're running late for your flight and the 30 seconds that it takes to print out your boarding pass feel like a lifetime.
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