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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 07:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sony Pictures says 37,500 customer records exposed]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 07:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Almost a week after hackers posted a trove of customer information stolen from various Sony businesses' Web sites, Sony Pictures has more details on the attack. Today the company posted a statement saying that personally identifying information of 37,500 customers had been exposed in the breach. &quot;We are continuing to investigate the details of this cyberattack' however, we believe that one or more unauthorized persons may have obtained some or all of the following information that you may have provided to us in connection with certain promotions or sweepstakes: name, address, email address, telephone number, gender, date of birth, and website password and user name,&quot; the statement reads.Sony Pictures notes that it had not requested credit card information, Social Security numbers, or driver's license numbers from those people. Sony Pictures said it notified those affected this morning.The hacking group calling themselves Lulzsec posted on their Twitter account Thursday that it had data stolen from Sony Web sites. The group dumped on code-sharing site Pastebin what it said was a small portion of the data it could steal, about 150,000 records from Sony Pictures and Sony BMG in Belgium and the Netherlands.That same day Sony Pictures &quot;retained outside experts to conduct an investigation and forensic analysis,&quot; according to the statement. &quot;In addition, we promptly took offline all potentially affected databases containing personally identifiable information and contacted the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. We are working with the FBI to assist in the identification of those responsible for this crime.&quot;Sony Pictures released a statement from Sony Pictures Chairman and CEO Michael Lynton and co-Chairman Amy Pascal confirming the attack on Friday.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Like, no kidding: Baby named after Facebook 'Like']]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=like-no-kidding-baby-named-after-facebook-like</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 07:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tiffanffff</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=like-no-kidding-baby-named-after-facebook-like</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Facebook is apparently spawning an epidemic of child cruelty at the hands of their own parents--we now have our second report of the inspiration for a newborn's name being drawn from Mark Zuckerberg's own baby. First there was the Egyptian infant who was named &quot;Facebook,&quot; and now an Israeli child faces enduring adolescence with the name &quot;Like.&quot; Yes, that Like, as in the little hand with the thumbs-up, constantly approving of photos of your niece, your drunken co-workers at happy hour, and of course, this story.Like is the latest addition to the family of Lior and Vardit Adler. Father Lior says he was simply looking for a unique name and had considered some Chinese names, but settled on Like because, well, his wife liked the sound of it.He says the name isn't part of any marketing gimmick and he hasn't been paid by anyone from Silicon Valley. In fact, he's not even that big of a Facebook fan, with less than 150 friends. Regardless, I'm clicking my Mazel tov! icon in honor of Like Adler.(Via Huffington Post)<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[$99 CMU robot is computer science learning tool]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 07:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tiffanffff</dc:creator>
<category>Social</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=99-cmu-robot-is-computer-science-learning-tool</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:BirdBrain Technologies)I remember programming turtle graphics in Logo when I was in high school. These days, students can learn basic computer science from a robot developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon.The Finch was co-developed by Tom Lauwers at CMU's Create lab. It's designed to be an interactive, programmable teaching aid to get students into computer science and robotics. Programmable with Java and Python, the bird-like bot runs on a 15-foot USB cable and comes with temperature and light sensors, a bump sensor, and a three-axis accelerometer that can be used as a mouse. The machine has a four-color LED beak, speakers, and a pen mount in the tail for drawing capability. It can be programmed to act as an alarm clock or used in a variety of assignments available on its Web site. It's made of sturdy plastic, can survive falls from a table, and is portable in a backpack. Lauwers launched a start-up called BirdBrain Technologies to produce The Finch and now sells it for $99 apiece. He says it has been tested in high school, university, and after-school programs.Check out The Finch in the video below. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The iPad's new engine: The A5 chip]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=the-ipads-new-engine-the-a5-chip</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tiffanffff</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=the-ipads-new-engine-the-a5-chip</guid>
<description><![CDATA[TheiPad 2's A5 chip is sending a strong message to the competition: Apple is moving to dual-core processing power in a completely redesignedtablet but keeping the 10-hour battery life. Apple's A5 processor supersedes the A4 chip currently used in the iPad andiPhone 4. The A5 effectively doubles the processing power by adding another processor core to the single-core A4.  &quot;We get up to twice as fast on CPU [Central Processing Unit] performance,&quot; said Steve Jobs, speaking at the iPad 2 event today in San Francisco.  And Apple is also trumpeting its graphics processing. &quot;We've really gone all out on the graphics performance. Up to nine times faster graphics,&quot; Jobs said.  And to placate consumers who may be worried that all that extra performance means worse battery life, Jobs added: &quot;Same low power as A4. We don't want to give up any of that legendary battery life.&quot; Analysts say Jobs is right on the money: the key is balancing battery life and performance. &quot;It's a post-PC era. It's not just about speeds and feeds. It's about the totality. It's about good-enough performance and 10 hour battery life.&quot; said Ashok Kumar, an analyst at Rodman &amp; Renshaw.  &quot;In the new design paradigm of smart phones and tablets, computing efficiency trumps raw computing power,&quot; Wayne Lam, an analyst at IHS iSuppli, wrote in a research note today. &quot;Designs like the iPad demand highly integrated microprocessors that emphasize graphics performance, lower power consumption, and small space usage.&quot;  Steve Jobs discusses the new A5 chip at the iPad 2 event in San Francisco today.(Credit:CNET/CBS Interactive) Apple is not only touting that the iPad 2 will be the first dual-core tablet to ship in volume but also making a lot of noise about the &amp;39'9X&amp;39' improvement in graphics processing.(Credit:Apple) But Apple isn't being shy about the boost in performance--and analysts are duly impressed. &quot;Nine times faster graphics is a reasonable marketing number,&quot; said Joe Byrne, an analyst at The Linley Group, a chip consulting firm. &quot;For iPad owners, this means games that are a better match for the larger screen size...appear much better. There's enough potential iPad volume to justify [game] developers' extra investment,&quot; he said.  All of this is not good news for Motorola, whose Xoom tablet, which began shipping last month, was the first dual-core tablet from a top-tier supplier. &quot;I don't think anybody else has a fighting chance in this market,&quot; said Kumar, referring to Apple's dominance. &quot;I think this is the first dual-core tablet to ship in volume,&quot; said Jobs. And he may not be far off the mark, considering Apple's ability to ramp up large volumes very quickly.  The A5 follows a hugely popular A4 chip. &quot;Driven by the soaring sales of products including the iPad and the iPhone 4, Apple's shipments of products based on its A4 microprocessor reached nearly 50 million units in 2010 from virtually zero sales in 2009,&quot; IHS iSuppli said.  <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Formatting glitch affects MS Word 2007 and 2010]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=formatting-glitch-affects-ms-word-2007-and-2010</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tiffanffff</dc:creator>
<category>Business &amp; Finance</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=formatting-glitch-affects-ms-word-2007-and-2010</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Some readers took exception when I stated in a post from last month on future-proofing your data archive that Microsoft's proprietary Office file formats may not stand the test of time. Well, compatibility problems have already surfaced between the two most recent releases of MS Word. Several people report spaces being dropped randomly from documents created in Word 2010 when the files are opened in Word 2007 on another machine. (A post on the Microsoft Answers forum explains the problem in more detail.) The quick fix is to set both systems to use Adobe PDF as the default printer driver. Of course, this is a system-wide setting you change inWindows 7's Devices and Printers (Printers and Faxes in Vista and XP). Microsoft provides a short video explaining how to change your default printer in Windows 7' the steps are similar in earlier Windows versions. If you're willing to do without the new features of Microsoft's XML-based Office file formats, you can set Word to use the older .doc format by default instead of the newer .docx. To do so in Word 2010, click File &gt; Options &gt; Advanced and scroll to &quot;Compatibility options&quot; at the bottom of the window on the right. Choose All New Documents in the first drop-down menu andMicrosoft Office Word 2003 in the second menu.To prevent formatting errors when moving Word documents between the 2007 and 2010 versions of the program, change the default file format to the older non-XML .doc format.(Credit:screenshot by Dennis O&amp;39'Reilly/CNET) Microsoft's TechNet site describes the Compatibility Mode settings in Office 2010 and Office 2007, respectively. Wikipedia's Office 2010 page lists the features removed from the most recent version of the suite.A 'standard' file format acts in a very non-standard way Both of the solutions to the Word file-formatting problem--resetting the default printer on both PCs and reverting to the .doc default file format--seem like overkill to address what appears to be a minor glitch. The bigger question for me is what benefit the Office XML file formats offer to PC users. In corporate settings, they clearly make file management easier and more efficient for IT departments (once all the compatibility problems are worked out). But this is not how you would expect a de facto standard file format to operate. It seems Microsoft wants all the benefits of ruling one of the preeminent file standards in the computer industry without the costs of ensuring new versions of the format retain compatibility with previous releases. The Office file formats--new and old--will continue to dominate the industry for years to come. No doubt organizations benefit from the predictability that these &quot;standards&quot; provide. Likewise, millions of dollars have been spent training people to use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and other Office apps. But in terms of productivity and ease of use, are these programs really the best choice from a user's perspective In other words, are we PC users along for the ride, or are we being taken for one<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google adds Priority Inbox to mobile Gmail]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=google-adds-priority-inbox-to-mobile-gmail</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tiffanffff</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=google-adds-priority-inbox-to-mobile-gmail</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Google)Gmail users who rely on the Priority Inbox feature to sort their e-mail will now find the same feature available through their mobile devices.Launched in August, Priority Inbox was designed to help clear the clutter of your inbox by filtering out e-mail deemed less important. Initially available on the standard Gmail Web site and via the Gmail Android app, the feature has just made its debut on the mobile Web version of Gmail accessible through any portable device.Priority Inbox filters the e-mail from your regular inbox into one of three categories: Important and unread, Starred, and Everything. You start out by indicating which e-mails you consider important and which ones less so.Over time, the feature is supposed to learn how to best sort your messages, but of course, you can steer it back in the right direction if it guesses wrong. Your regular inbox doesn't go away, so you can always access the full load of messages to make sure you don't miss any.According to Google's blog, once you set up Priority Inbox on the standard Gmail Web site, the feature will pop up in its mobile counterpart. Specifically, Google says that Priority Inbox will work in mostmobile browsers that support HTML5, including those on devices running Android 1.5 or higher and Apple's iOS3 or higher.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jim Cramer talks AT&038'T, T-Mobile and the spectrum crunch with top wireless execs (video)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tiffanffff</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Jim Cramer, host of CNBC&amp;'s Mad Money, moderated a panel consisting of top wireless executives from AT&amp;amp'T, Verizon Wireless and Sprint that discussed topics ranging from the possibility of a spectrum crunch to AT&amp;amp'T&amp;'s just-announced deal to purchase T-Mobile.The spectrum crunch &amp;8212' a shorthand term for fears that the amount of spectrum commercially licensed to carriers will be inadequate to consumers&amp;' fast-growing demands for mobile bandwidth &amp;8212' has become an increasingly divisive issue amongst the top telecommunications companies. So much so that AT&amp;amp'T decided to buy T-Mobile, another of the largest wireless providers, for $39 billion in order to get ahold of the company&amp;'s wireless spectrum.An executive from T-Mobile scheduled to appear was noticeably absent after AT&amp;amp'T announced Sunday that it would purchase T-Mobile.You can view the entire keynote in the videos below.Next Story: LinkedIn reaches 100 million users, but how many are coming back Previous Story: Amazon launches Android Appstore with 3,800 appsPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Jim Cramer, spectrum crunch, wireless, wireless spectrumCompanies: AT&amp;amp'T, sprint, T Mobile, Verizon          Tags: Jim Cramer, spectrum crunch, wireless, wireless spectrumCompanies: AT&amp;amp'T, sprint, T Mobile, VerizonMatthew Lynley is VentureBeat's enterprise writer. He graduated from the University of North Carolina, where he studied math and physics, in May 2010. He has reported for Reuters. He currently lives in San Francisco, California. You can reach him at mattl@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @logicalmoron. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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