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AT&T buys application developer

September 30th, 2009 IT-Scene.NET No comments

Phone giant nabs Plusmo to help it build more apps and widgets for mobile phones, PCs, and TV.

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Japanisches Projekt soll Standard-API für Multicore-Prozessoren entwickeln

September 30th, 2009 IT-Scene.NET No comments

Eine japanische Forschergruppe hat den Auftrag bekommen, einen Software-Standard für Heimelektronik zu entwickeln, der die Fähigkeiten von Mehrkern-Prozessoren nutzt und gleichzeitig den Stromverbrauch reduziert. Die Software soll auch in Embedded-Systemen wie Handys oder Autonavigation Verwendung finden.

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Europarat will Jugendschutz im Internet verbessern

September 30th, 2009 IT-Scene.NET No comments

Die Parlamentarische Versammlung des Europarates (PACE) hat eine Reihe von Vorschlägen zum Thema Jugendschutz im Internet veröffentlicht. Das Komitee fordert darin unter anderem, Internet-Provider für illegale Inhalte im Netz zur Rechenschaft zu ziehen, auch wenn Drittanbieter oder Nutzer diese eingestellt haben.

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Sophos bringt kostenloses Datenverschlüsselungstool

September 30th, 2009 IT-Scene.NET No comments

Sophos hat ein kostenloses Datenverschlüsselungstool für Privatanwender, Freiberufler und Kleinunternehmen veröffentlicht. Mit Sophos Free Encryption sollen sie vertrauliche Daten schützen und Datensicherheitsanforderungen im beruflichen Umfeld nachkommen können, beispielsweise den Vorgaben der zweiten Novelle des Bundesdatenschutzgesetzes (BDSG).

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Windows 7 compatibility sticker, but not for Netbooks?

September 30th, 2009 IT-Scene.NET No comments

(Atom Netbooks not included)

(Credit: Microsoft)

Now here’s an oddity: Microsoft’s “Windows 7 compatible” sticker that will be affixed to nearly all Windows computers around Windows 7 launch doesn’t seem to include current Atom Netbooks.

The reasoning, according to Microsoft’s page and an Engadget report, is

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Digital City No. 51: Deconstructing the PSP Go, new MacBook rumors, and Palm Pre price cuts

September 30th, 2009 IT-Scene.NET No comments

Episode 51 of the Digital City, where we deconstruct the PSP Go, discuss some new MacBook rumors, and wonder why the Palm Pre has already gotten so many price cuts.

It’s also

Originally posted at Digital City Podcast

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IBM Serves Up Cisco TelePresence Service

September 30th, 2009 IT-Scene.NET No comments

IBM integrates help desk, maintenance and concierge service to round out Cisco’s cutting-edge TelePresence technology.

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U.S. cedes control over Icann

September 30th, 2009 IT-Scene.NET No comments

The body that oversees some of the core mechanisms of the internet, has been granted independence from the United States government. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the body that oversees some of the core mechanisms of the internet, has been granted independence from the United States…

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GM ends car sales pilot with eBay

September 30th, 2009 IT-Scene.NET No comments

General Motors is ending its 6-week-old team-up with eBay in which the automaker sold cars in California via the online auction site and learned some valuable lessons.

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Robotic tiles follow your every step

September 30th, 2009 IT-Scene.NET No comments
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A Japanese professor has created robotic floor tiles that anticipate a user’s steps and automatically position themselves beneath his or her feet.

The wheeled, moving tiles are covered with a proprietary fiber called Kuralon EC. Developed by Japanese textile maker Kuraray, it incorporates nanometal composite technology.

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