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Microsoft Fixes Eight Flaws In Excel, Movie Maker - ChannelWeb

Telegraph.co.uk

Microsoft Fixes Eight Flaws In Excel, Movie Maker
ChannelWeb
Microsoft released two "important" patches for its March Patch Tuesday release, plugging eight vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, while warning users about another zero-...


Foursquare gets down to business - CNET

New Zealand Herald

Foursquare gets down to business
CNET
For as far back as we've been discussing social networks, there have been question marks around the best ways to monetize users. To date, advertising has been the primary strategy, with virtual...


DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg talks up 3D in the home - USA Today

CBC.ca

DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg talks up 3D in the home
USA Today
Samsung announced its new lineup of 3D TVs at a gathering of the media in Manhattan this morning. The entry level 46-inch 3D model, the LN46C750, is coming in May fo...


Home Buyers Check Out Apps - Wall Street Journal

The Guardian

Home Buyers Check Out Apps
Wall Street Journal
Just in time for the spring house-hunting season, smart-phone applications that provide information to home buyers are proliferating. Real-estate firms have long vied to have the most engagi...


HP Touts Flash as Killer App Against Apple's iPad - PC World

Reuters

HP Touts Flash as Killer App Against Apple's iPad
PC World
What will HP's Slate Tablet have that Apple's iPad won't? It's Adobe Flash, a key Internet technology that HP is touting as the key difference between the two platforms. And, HP is ri...


Google Tests TV Search Service - Wall Street Journal

The Guardian

Google Tests TV Search Service
Wall Street Journal
Google Inc. is testing a new television-programming search service with Dish Network Corp., according to people familiar with the matter, the latest development in a fast-moving race to ...


FCC to Propose National Digital Literacy Corps - PC World

Reuters

FCC to Propose National Digital Literacy Corps
PC World
The US Federal Communications Commission will propose a National Digital Literacy Corps to help US residents get online as part of a national broadband plan due out next week. "The Digit...


Microsoft researcher wins Turing Award - CNET

New Zealand Herald

Microsoft researcher wins Turing Award
CNET
Computing industry pioneer Chuck Thacker was honored Tuesday with the industry's highest prize--the AM Turing Award. Thacker, who these days works in Microsoft's Silicon Valley research l...


UN launches independent review of climate change errors - Times Online

CBC.ca

UN launches independent review of climate change errors
Times Online
The United Nations will today announce an independent review of errors made by its climate change advisory body in an attempt to restore its credibility. A team of the world'...


On latest guitar game, players strum real strings - The Associated Press

New Zealand Herald

On latest guitar game, players strum real strings
The Associated Press
NEW YORK ? An upcoming musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument. "Power Gig: Rise...