Partnerships light up Sun's Java show | CNET News.com

Partnerships light up Sun's Java show | CNET News.com: "Even as IT industry titans such as IBM, Oracle and stay the course with Java, Sun's dominion over the Java world faces a rising, grassroots open-source challenge. Plus: An interview with Java honcho James Gosling."

CNN begins podcasting

Access one of CNN's podcast feeds to get news delivered to your desktop that is ready to load on your portable MP3 player.

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BitTorrent Whiz Extolled Piracy?

BitTorrent programmer Bram Cohen may be in legal jeopardy after the discovery on Wednesday of an old agenda buried on his website saying he creates programs to "commit digital piracy."

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"How It Works...The Computer"

A kids book about computers from 1971 (along with the 1979 updated version) has been scanned and posted. This is a fun way to look back on what technology was like back in the '70s.

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Firefox passes the 10% mark in Europe!

German firm ADTech.de has just published a press release stating that Firefox has now more than 10% market share in Europe, with a peak at almost 23% in Finland (and 19% of Gecko-based browsers in Germany).

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Ten things you didn't know about eBay

Interesting story about behind-the-scenes stats and trivia regarding eBay. If everyone who makes their living on eBay was an employee of eBay, it would be the second biggest private employer in the nation (behind Wal-mart, those bastards).

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Official digg podcast coming soon!

We are pleased to announce that former TechTV hosts Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht have agreed to host a weekly podcast version of digg. Each 30 min podcast will cover the most dugg stories, as well as their personal favorites. Expect to see the first release sometime within the next two weeks!

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The Movie Reviewer Construction Kit

Create your own movie review! Great stuff.

Or a better name. Its Ebert and Roeper in a box. An Really BIG box to fit in that sumo size Rorger Ebert.!

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Where do all the LoserCars go when they finally die?

The Ugliest Cars You'll Ever See, Some people don't know it's time for a new car.

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http://www.carbuyingtips.com/disaster.htm

Here you'll find spectacular car crash photos. Hopefully these photos will motivate people to drive carefully, and think about what they are doing on the road, remembering that other people's lives are at stake.

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Cable's Big Bet On Hyper-Targeting

Time Warner will test new software that sends different ads to different viewers.

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Here come the Summer First Hot Weather Streak

Is this is not fun to hear. But only three more mouth until cooler weather comes to the valley of the geeks. ie fall!!

Weather

BART Unions Set July 6 Strike Date

BART Unions Set July 6 Strike Date: "SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Bay Area Rapid Transit workers are set to walk off the job July 6 if they can't agree with management on a new contract."

Bay Area Commuters Get ready to stop. This is going to make watching Traffic Reports on the Morning News Fun Again!!!!

Make your own error messages

Atom Smasher's Error Message Generator - create your own error message here

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Google Earth is now beta.

Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in -- Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world�s geographic information at your fingertips.

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AMD Files Antitrust Suit Against Intel

Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices launched a new legal offensive against rival Intel this morning, filing an antitrust lawsuit in a federal court in California.

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Apple simplifys iPod lineup, adds color screens to all full-size iPods

Apple today announced that it is merging its iPod and iPod photo lines, adding color screens to all full-size �white� iPod models. The new iPod lineup features a new 20GB model for $299 and a 60GB model for $399 ($50 cheaper). The company has apparently dropped the 30GB iPod photo model, which sold for $349.

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Error Message Gallery

Various user-created error messages from Windows. Read if you need a good laugh!

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File-swap fallout in Supreme Court ruling | CNET News.com

File-swap fallout in Supreme Court ruling | CNET News.com: "Movie studios and record labels win a sweeping victory against file swapping as the Supreme Court rules that peer-to-peer companies such as Grokster can be held liable for the copyright piracy on their networks.

Supreme Court rules against file swapping
In unanimous decision, justices say Grokster and others could be held responsible for widespread copyright infringement.
June 27, 2005
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Ruling won't slow file-swapping, experts say
File-swapping software is so widely distributed, it will be hard to stamp it out or even slow its growth.
June 27, 2005

Congress applauds file-sharing ruling
There's no sign of a desire in Congress to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in key file-swapping case.
June 27, 2005

Grokster case: Winners and losers
Supreme Court ruling could have profound impact on tech landscape--beyond current battle of Hollywood vs. a few P2P sites.
June 27, 2005

Is this the end of P2P?
Music labels won a clear victory with Monday's ruling, but does the Supreme Court's decision really spell the end of file swapping?
June 27, 2005"

Knoppix 4.0 DVD - Like a Kid in a Candy Store

A totally new release of Knoppix was unveiled at LinuxTag 2005, Knoppix 4.0. This is the release that introduces the split between "maxi" DVD and "mini" CD releases. I've tried out the 4.0 DVD and let me tell you, I'm like a kid in a candy store.

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