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Justin Timberlake set to star in Facebook filmJustin Timberlake, Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield are reportedly set to star in a highly anticipated upcoming film charting the rise of Facebook from Harvard dorm room project to today's multibillion-dollar force.
TheAge.com.au Monday, September 07, 2009Spotify app goes live for iPhone, AndroidSpotify tonight quietly saw the
release of both the
iphone (1.7MB) and Android versions of its promised mobile app. On both platforms, the free app lets those with a Spotify Premium subscription (roughly $14 per month) stream the
service's entire catalog, including music from all the major labels. They also have access to an offline mode that caches whole playlists for use when Internet access over 3G or Wi-Fi isn't available....
macnn.com Monday, September 07, 2009Howard, Virginia Tech Join Program Preparing Students for U.S. Intelligence JobsHoward University and Virginia Tech have joined forces in a $2.5 million academic program funded by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence designed to teach undergraduates skills that are critically needed by the nation's intelligence agencies.
Washington Post Monday, September 07, 2009Services' E-Mail Hacking Illegal, but Officials Need More Than That to ProsecuteWhen Elaine Cioni found out that her married boyfriend had other girlfriends, she became obsessed, federal prosecutors say. So she turned to YourHackerz.com.
Washington Post Monday, September 07, 2009iPod Fee Proposed For Canadainnocent_white_lamb writes "The Canadian Private Copying Collective is pushing for the implementation of an iPod fee in Canada to compensate them for 'losses' when people copy music to their digital music players. They have collected a fee from every CDR sold in Canada since 1997 and now want to extend that to digital music players. From the article: 'Some have argued that once they buy a CD they shouldn't have to pay again and again to listen to those songs — which they already purchased — on a personal compilation CD or on their MP3 player. But for people like Milman and Basskin, it's about recognizing the value of those works. "There has to be some sort of way to compensate the artist for the hours and the sweat and the blood and the tears and the extreme, extreme expense that goes into making music," Milman said.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Slashdot Monday, September 07, 2009Samsung System Tailors Ads To Its Audienceangry tapir writes "Samsung has developed an outdoor digital advertising system that tailors ads based on its audience. There are three main components of the system: an LCD display panel, a dual lens camera and a processing
computer, which runs the company's proprietary facial recognition software. if the technology identifies several female members in a group, then it can target advertisements at them, for example. Even if the group is mixed, the technology can identify whether onlookers are children or adults. If they're adults then maybe a wine ad could run whereas an advertisement for toys might play for kids."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Slashdot Monday, September 07, 2009Electronics Reach Out to the Ends of the Age SpectrumThe big electronics companies have focused on the mass market. Clipped by the recession, they are looking at the very young and the old.
International Herald Tribune Monday, September 07, 2009Intel and Qualcomm Eye Each Other's TerrainIntel chips dominate in computers, Qualcomm's in cellphones. With the overlap in tablet PCs, laptops and smartphones, the two hunger for each other's lunch.
New York Times Monday, September 07, 2009Like Apple, TV Explores Must-Have ApplicationsDirecTV and Verizon have app stores. Other cable, satellite and phone companies are working on new technology, but the industry is still wrestling with many questions.
New York Times Monday, September 07, 2009At NBC's Site for Women, a True MakeoverThe site is overhauling its sections devoted to food, health, home, family and beauty, and integrating more features from other NBC properties.
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