Wednesday, June 8, 2011

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Haggard Steve Jobs pitches new campus

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In an extended presentation before the City of Cupertino council, the Apple CEO lays out his case for converting the former Hewlett-Packard campus from essentially a great big paved parking lot into a green space with a building that ‘architecture students from around the world will come here to see this.’ TechCrunch [...] Related Posts: [...]

Students put bin contents on Facebook

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A fair proportion of the content on Facebook can reasonably be described as rubbish. But in the case of some British students, that’s literally the case. The members of four hall of residence flats (equivalent to a college dorm) at the University of Newcastle have agreed to have cellphones installed in the lids of their [...]

Microsoft unveil IPTV service at E3 – ahead of Sony’s Google TV announcement?

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Microsoft wrapped up its E3 press conference earlier this week and as rumored the company is rolling out the foundation for some sort of IPTV service. The details aren't clear yet but it appears that Microsoft has big ambitions for the Xbox 360 console. Rumors of an IPTV service based on Mediaroom have been circulating [...]

Nintendo unveils ‘Wii U’ at E3 2011

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Nintendo has unveiled the Wii U, its long-anticipated follow-up to its bestselling Wii console. It’s… unusual, to say the least. But it could disrupt the video games industry once again. We knew in advance that E3 2011 was going to be the event during which Nintendo took the covers off its next home console, but [...]

Smartphones battle malaria in HP Botswana study

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Hewlett Packard has announced a program to supply smartphones to help track malaria outbreaks in Botswana. The idea is that the technology will be able to update a database of cases more rapidly than with paper records. The year-long [...]

Lockheed Martin attack: security token firm ‘fesses up

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A firm that provides security tokens has confirmed what was widely suspected: an attack on its systems in March did in turn make possible the recent attempted attack on defense contractor Lockheed Martin. RSA is offering a package of measures for concerned clients. The token system RSA offers is an added security layer beyond simply [...]