Archive for January 13th, 2011

Apple updates Epson drivers for Snow Leopard

Falling squarely into the “title says it all” department, Apple on Thursday released an updated set of Epson printer drivers for Snow Leopard users.

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NASA: New rocket not feasible with current budget

Agency says projected budget won’t cover congressionally mandated rocket system for manned deep space, but lawmakers reject that conclusion and order additional study.

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NASA: New rocket not feasible with current budget

Man stole nude photos from women’s e-mail accounts

A California man has pleaded guilty to charges that he broke into the e-mail accounts of thousands of women, scouring them for nude photos that he then posted to the Internet.

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15 Best iPhone Apps for Newbies

For years, many have longed to own an iPhone, only to be turned off by AT&T’s dodgy network.

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15 Best iPhone Apps for Newbies

NASA names backup shuttle commander for Kelly flight

A stand-in commander has been named to take Mark Kelly’s place during training for an April shuttle mission, allowing Kelly to remain at wife Gabrielle Giffords’ side as she recovers from a gunshot wound.

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NASA names backup shuttle commander for Kelly flight

A revolution at the Computer History Museum

Prior to opening a new exhibit on the emergence of the PC, the Silicon Valley museum gives journalists a preview that included meeting pioneers of the computing revolution.

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Computer History Museum opens new exhibit (photos)

Nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley, the Computer History Museum has opened a spectacular exhibit that traces the birth of the computer. Several industry pioneers showed up for the launch.

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Cloud Makes Capacity Planning Harder: 3 Fight-Back Tips

One of the issues we focus on in conversations with companies evaluating moving to cloud computing is the importance — and challenge — of capacity planning in a cloud environment. The bottom line is that cloud computing is going to make capacity planning much more difficult for CIOs who intend to maintain all or most of their company’s computing in internal data centers. Moreover, utilization becomes a highly risk-associated topic as utilization risk is shifted onto the cloud operator

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Dumb phones can be attacked too

Researchers say they can send specially crafted SMS-type messages to non-smartphones, kicking the user off the network or even crashing the phone.

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Dell services chief to leave company

Dell said Thursday it has replaced the head of its US$8 billion services business, which it built up in late 2009 through its acquisition of Perot Systems.

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