Archive for March 23rd, 2012

Remains of the Day: See you, raise you

Soon, you may not be able to see the pixels on your MacBook display–but you may see iPads all over Dutch schools. And it’ll probably be a while before you see Apple’s stock trading that low again.

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Remains of the Day: See you, raise you

How Box.net became Box.com for just shy of a million bucks

CEO Aaron Levie got lucky: The company that owned the dot-com of his company name wanted a lot, but not as much as they could have held him up for.

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How Box.net became Box.com for just shy of a million bucks

First drive in the electric VW eGolf

Volkswagen began its 20 vehicle testing program for the eGolf, and let CNET editor Wayne Cunningham behind the wheel for a short drive. [Read more]

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Mozilla at Work on Mobile Do Not Track

You can opt out of being tracked online by using a Web browser with support for Do Not Track, a privacy feature that lets you tell supporting websites that you don’t want to be tracked by third parties (advertisers, marketing firms, and the like). It’s like putting yourself on an online version of the Do Not Call list.

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Mozilla at Work on Mobile Do Not Track

AOL, lacking better options, hires firm to sell its patents

AOL is said to have hired Evercore Partners to help it shop around its patent portfolio in hopes of making up for declining dial-up revenues. [Read more]

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Detecting and removing the Flashback malware in OS X

The Flashback Trojan’s latest iterations have evolved to infect Macs in different ways, but there are methods to detect and remove them. [Read more]

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Detecting and removing the Flashback malware in OS X

Reporters’ Roundtable: JOBS Act makes crowdfunding the law

How the JOBS Act will change the rules for Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and investors, with prospectives from guests George Zachary, Chance Barnett, and Tim Rowe.

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Reporters’ Roundtable: JOBS Act makes crowdfunding the law

Nikon’s D800 outclasses camera rivals in sensor test

The new high-end SLR sets a top overall score in DxO Labs’ image sensor tests, beating even medium-format cameras. But how will the Canon 5D Mark III compare

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Nikon’s D800 outclasses camera rivals in sensor test

Buzz Out Loud 1586: Announcing the end of Buzz Out Loud (Podcast)

Oh, dear fans…we’re sad to say that Buzz Out Loud is ending, after an amazing six-year run.

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Buzz Out Loud 1586: Announcing the end of Buzz Out Loud (Podcast)

2012 VW Golf R: Less fun than the GTI

Volkswagen launches the all-wheel-drive, 256-horsepower Golf R, which should be the king of the hot hatchbacks, in the U.S. this year. [Read more]

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2012 VW Golf R: Less fun than the GTI