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Nick White / Windows Vista Team Blog:
Update on Windows Vista SP1 Prerequisite KB937287 — We've heard a few reports about problems customers may be experiencing as a result of KB937287, the servicing stack update I blogged about last week, and I wanted to provide a quick update for you. Immediately after receiving reports of this error …
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Brandon Hill / DailyTech:Microsoft Makes Windows XP SP3 RC2 Publicly Available
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Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:Microsoft suspends distribution of Vista SP1 prerequisite update
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Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
HP's UMPC 2133 to cost $630 when shipping in April? — A report by the Commercial Times says that HP will launch its 8.9-inch UMPC in April for “more than” NT$20,000 or about $630 bucks. Sure sounds like the UMPC 2133 we showed you yesterday, eh? That's about right when you compare it to the $300, entry-level 7-inch Eee PC.
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Chippy / UMPCPortal:
HP UMPC to feature VIA Inside. Not Intel. — The HP UMPC news is everywhere and I think it's obvious from the response that this UMPC represents something special. The comparisons range from the Eee PC to the Macbook AIR. Just think about that for a minute. Is this a single device that could compete in multiple markets?
Eric Savitz / Tech Trader Daily:
Price War! Telcos Swoon As Analysts Chop Ests on Verizon, AT&T, Qwest, Sprint; How Low Can Prices Go? — Fearing a price war is shaping up in the wireless sector, the Street is dumping telco shares. — Credit Suisse telecom analyst Christopher Larsen this morning reduced his rating …
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Dan Fost / New York Times:
They're Working on Their Own, Just Side by Side — CONTEMPLATING his career path a couple of years ago, a young computer programmer named Brad Neuberg faced a modern predicament. “It seemed I could either have a job, which would give me structure and community,” he said, “or I could be freelance and have freedom and independence.
Wall Street Journal:
Wii Fit, Other Innovations Unveiled — Nintendo unveiled its Wii Fit exercise game, part of a wave of innovations from videogame companies hoping to spur further growth in the industry.
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Chris Williams / The Register:
BBC mulls dropping Flash as iPlayer meets iPhone — iDontbelieveit! — The BBC is considering ditching Adobe's Flash system for its iPlayer streams to improve the video quality of the on-demand service, it said on Tuesday. — The news came alongside an announcement that iPlayer …
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
GenieTown Launches To Tackle Local Services — Palo Alto-based GenieTown launches this morning. They're trying to crack the local services nut - a huge market, but one that a lot of the big guys are eyeing, too. — The company says they are addressing the long tail of local services.
Ina Fried / CNET News.com:
Gates on Yahoo: It's the people — PALO ALTO, Calif.—Bill Gates is willing to pay a lot for engineering talent. — Asked what makes Yahoo worth more than $40 billion, Gates pointed not to the company's products, its huge base of advertisers or its market share, but rather to the company's engineers.
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Anne Broache / CNET News.com:
Lessig: I'm considering a run for Congress — Confirming weeks of speculation, Larry Lessig, the Stanford University law professor and “free culture” icon, has confessed that yes indeed, he's considering a run for the U.S. Congress this year. — The revelation came in a brief blog entry on Lessig's Web site early Wednesday morning.
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Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
Microsoft fleshes out small-, mid-size Windows server plans — Microsoft is sharing more details about its small- and mid-size servers due out later this year that will be built around Windows Server 2008. — Both of these servers are part of the newly-christened Essential Server Solutions Family.
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Introducing The Most Advanced News Site On The Planet — Well, another news aggregator launched today. This one is called Newspond, and while they didn't set a record for baseless hyperbole, they come close. — The site, like TechMeme and Digg, tries to determine breaking and important news …
Darrren Waters / BBC:
Brain control headset for gamers — Technology editor, BBC News website, San Francisco — Emotiv's Tan Le wears the Epoc headset — Gamers will soon be able to interact with the virtual world using their thoughts and emotions alone. — A neuro-headset which interprets the interaction …
New York Times:
Microsoft Said to Plan Proxy Fight for Yahoo — Microsoft has begun to make preparations to proceed with a proxy fight against Yahoo as it seeks to gain control of the Internet company, people briefed on the matter said on Tuesday. — The aggressive tactic is part of the hard-nosed takeover campaign …
Reuters:
Sharper Image files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Retailer Sharper Image Corp has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing declining sales, three straight years of losses and litigation involving its Ionic Breeze air purifiers.
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Michael Masnick / Techdirt:
That Didn't Take Long At All: $89 Million Australian Internet Filters Called A Failure — Last August the Australian Prime Minister announced plans to spend many millions of dollars to offer free internet filters that parents could use to keep their kids from surfing porn.
Business Wire:
Amazon.com to Support Blu-ray as the Digital Format of Choice for Customers — In an effort to help demystify high-definition entertainment for consumers, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its support for Blu-ray as the digital format of choice for customers.
Matt Martin / GamesIndustry.biz:
GDC: Molyneux despairs at “tragic” state of PCgaming — Warcraft, The Sims “sucking the air out of PC market,” says Lionhead boss — Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux has said that the PC gaming market is in a tragic state, with two blockbusters hogging sales and stagnation in the casual market.
BBC:
Warning over techno addicts — A growing number of people are becoming addicted to their mobile phones, Blackberries and other digital devices, researchers are warning. — Techno addiction can become so bad that people wake up several times a night to check their e-mails and text messages.
