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Google, music labels launch China download serviceBeijing (AP) -- Google Inc. and major music companies launched a free
internet music download
service for China on Monday in a bid to help turn a field dominated by pirates into a profitable, legitimate
business....
The Arizona Republic Monday, March 30, 2009ABC/Disney Considering HuluAn anonymous reader
writes "The Walt Disney Co and Hulu.com have restarted talks over offering shows from Disney's ABC television network on the online video distributor owned by NBC Universal and News Corp, paidContent.org
reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources." The real question to me is when will they stop screwing
around with Boxee users?Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Slashdot Monday, March 30, 2009Fujitsu Looks to Double Server Sales in 2 YearsFujitsu is
looking to double its server sales within the next two years in order to better compete against the likes of HP and Dell. Fujitsu is also looking to buyout Siemens as its
partner in the server
business. -
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Fujitsu Ltd said on Monday it aims to
double PC server sales in two years to lift its global share to 7
percent from the current 4 percent, as it tries to battle bigger rivals
like Hewlett-Packard and Dell Inc.
Fujitsu said its planned buyout of its computer joint ven...
eWEEK Monday, March 30, 2009Doctors treating virtual patients in Second LifeMedical students in London learn by navigating a hospital where they see
patients, order X-rays and make diagnoses. It's an interactive, hands-on experience -- and none of it is real. These prospective doctors are treating virtual
patients in the
internet world Second Life. Is this the future of education?
CNN Monday, March 30, 2009Could the Internet run out of space?When a small group of university
scientists began linking computers on different campus sites at the very end of the 1960s, they had no idea that their work would one day spiral into a globally-accessible network in which the total
number of pages is measured in the tens of billions.
CNN Monday, March 30, 2009Google, music labels to offer free downloads in ChinaEffort is aimed at turning a field dominated by pirates into a profitable, legitimate business
The Globe and Mail Monday, March 30, 2009China dismisses cyber-espionage claimsAnalysts in China are dismissing
claims that
nearly 1,300 computers in more than 100 countries have been attacked, and have become part of a cyber-espionage network apparently based in China.
CNN Monday, March 30, 2009Is That ''Sexting'' Pic Illegal? A Scientific TestFrequent Slashdot contributor Bennett Haselton
writes "Summary: Amid the latest "sexting" controversy, here is a proposal for a scientifically objective method to determine whether a picture constitutes child pornography. This is a harder problem than it seems, but not for the reasons you'd think. And it raises questions about how the same scientific principles could be applied to other matters of law." Hit the link below to read the sextiest story on Slashdot today.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Slashdot Monday, March 30, 2009Can Fractals Make Sense of the Quantum World?Keith found a New Scientist story about fractals and quantum theory. The article says "Take the mathematics of fractals into account, says Palmer, and the long-standing puzzles of quantum theory may be much easier to understand. They might even dissolve away."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Slashdot Monday, March 30, 2009Leaving PCs on overnight wastes billions in energy costs, study saysThe computer you're reading this on may not seem like a huge energy waster, but the power consumption adds up when joined by the other PCs worldwide (Stamford, Conn., research firm Gartner estimates there are more than 1 billion). A study
released last week puts a finer point on this assertion, reporting that U.S. workers waste $2.8 billion annually in energy costs by failing to shut off their PCs at the end of the work day. What's more, machines left on during off hours may emit up to 20 million tons of carbon dioxide (C02) this year alone, roughly the equivalent impact of four million cars. [More]
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