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• Adobe patches latest Flash zero-day - Computerworld
• Mac OS X: Make Snow Leopard (and other cats) roar like Lion - Computerworld
• NASA Space Shuttle Contractor Announces Layoffs for 2800 Workers - Space.com
• Report: Finally, Nintendo to Announce Wii 2 This June - PC Magazine
• Apple Said to Start White IPhone Sale by End of April After 10-Month Delay - Bloomberg
• Paul Allen says book not revenge against Gates - Worcester Telegram
• Gartner: Tablets To Blame for PCs' Poor Q1 Numbers - Redmond Channel Partner
• Spectacular sky-mapping archive open to the public - CBS News
• Ellison's Oracle washes hands of OpenOffice - Register

Adobe patches latest Flash zero-day - Computerworld Posted: 15 Apr 2011 01:15 PM PDT ComputerActive.co.uk Adobe patches latest Flash zero-day Computerworld Computerworld - Adobe today patched a critical vulnerability in Flash Player that the company said criminals were already exploiting with malicious Microsoft Word and Excel documents. On Monday, Adobe acknowledged the bug, said exploits ... Adobe Patches Flash Zero-Day: Deja vu All Over Again - Part 2PCWorld Google releases security fixes for Chrome, including latest Adobe zero-dayInfosecurity Magazine (US) Google squashes Chrome security bugs, updates Flash PlayerInquirer Macworld (blog) -The H -Ghacks Technology News all 16 news articles »

Mac OS X: Make Snow Leopard (and other cats) roar like Lion - Computerworld Posted: 15 Apr 2011 03:44 AM PDT Mac OS X: Make Snow Leopard (and other cats) roar like Lion Computerworld Computerworld - With a second preview version now in the hands of app developers, Apple's next generation of Mac OS X, called Lion (Version 10.7), appears to be on track for its planned release to the public this summer. ... Mac OS X Lion Preview 2 Update Available For DownloadAll about the iPhone Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: new multitouch gestures, Dock integration for Exposé ...Apple Insider Apple Releases Update to Mac OS X Lion Developer Preview 2Mac Rumors tuaw.com -IDG News Service all 10 news articles »

NASA Space Shuttle Contractor Announces Layoffs for 2800 Workers - Space.com Posted: 15 Apr 2011 02:37 PM PDT Globe and Mail NASA Space Shuttle Contractor Announces Layoffs for 2800 Workers Space.com The NASA contractor responsible for most of the work of maintaining the space shuttles announced Friday (April 15) that it will have to lay off almost 50 percent of its employees – up to 2800 workers – after the shuttle program shuts down this year. ... Shuttle prime contractor details major layoffsSpaceflight Now Bill Would Force NASA To Bring Retired Shuttle To HoustonInternational Business Times Bill Would Give Space Shuttle to Texas, Not New YorkPC Magazine TIME -CBS New York -MyFoxOrlando.com all 548 news articles »

Report: Finally, Nintendo to Announce Wii 2 This June - PC Magazine Posted: 15 Apr 2011 01:59 PM PDT DailyTech Report: Finally, Nintendo to Announce Wii 2 This June PC Magazine For a five-year-old game console with no major updates in tow, the Nintendo Wii has been in the news an awful lot this month. There was that rumored price cut on May 15, the damning reports about its sales figures, and Kotaku noted that the ... 'Wii 2' Codenamed 'Project Cafe'IGN Next Nintendo Console Cannibalizing PS3 for Ideas?PCWorld Nintendo Wii 2 console rumored to appear in JuneChristian Science Monitor CNET -USA Today -Telegraph.co.uk all 352 news articles »

Apple Said to Start White IPhone Sale by End of April After 10-Month Delay - Bloomberg Posted: 14 Apr 2011 10:26 AM PDT Brisbane Times Apple Said to Start White IPhone Sale by End of April After 10-Month Delay Bloomberg The Apple Inc. logo is displayed at the company's store on Broadway in New York. Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg April 14 (Bloomberg) -- Jane King summarizes the top stories this morning on the Bloomberg Business Report. ... Apple suppliers begin making white iPhones - sourcesReuters Apple: White iPhone 4 is Real (and Late)PCWorld Report: White iPhone 4 arriving by end of AprilCNET eWeek -PC Magazine -Apple Insider all 559 news articles »

Paul Allen says book not revenge against Gates - Worcester Telegram Posted: 15 Apr 2011 03:08 PM PDT USA Today Paul Allen says book not revenge against Gates Worcester Telegram AP NEW YORK — Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen defends his new book in Sunday's episode of "60 Minutes," saying it was meant as an important slice of technology history and not as revenge against Bill Gates. In an interview with Lesley Stahl of "60 ... Paul Allen Recalls Early Microsoft, Gates's Odd Table MannersBloomberg Microsoft Cofounder Paul Allen: Book Doesn't Bash Bill Gates (MSFT)San Francisco Chronicle Allen says book is tech history, not revenge against GatesThe Seattle Times BusinessWeek -CNET (blog) -ZDNet (blog) all 145 news articles »

Gartner: Tablets To Blame for PCs' Poor Q1 Numbers - Redmond Channel Partner Posted: 15 Apr 2011 02:20 PM PDT Globe and Mail Gartner: Tablets To Blame for PCs' Poor Q1 Numbers Redmond Channel Partner Confirming earlier predictions, a new preliminary report released this week by market research firm Gartner indicates that tablet computers such as Apple's iPad and other alternative computing devices have cut into PC sales. ... Winning in Tablets Requires More Than Just Great HardwareEBN Analyst: iPad Shipments Could Hit 45 Million In 2011PC Magazine Will Tablets Spawn New Use Cases?GigaOm PCWorld -Globe and Mail -CNET (blog) all 51 news articles »

Spectacular sky-mapping archive open to the public - CBS News Posted: 15 Apr 2011 01:06 PM PDT USA Today Spectacular sky-mapping archive open to the public CBS News NASA has released a trove of data from itssky-mapping mission, allowing scientists and anyone with access tothe Internet to peruse millions of galaxies, stars, asteroids andother hard-to-see objects. Many of the targets in the celestial catalog ... NASA Photos Bring Millions of Galaxies and Asteroids Down to EarthSpace.com Scientists, public can pore through data galore from NASA's sky-mapping missionThe Canadian Press all 180 news articles »

Ellison's Oracle washes hands of OpenOffice - Register Posted: 15 Apr 2011 12:37 PM PDT Ellison's Oracle washes hands of OpenOffice Register Oracle is turning OpenOffice into a purely community project, and no longer plans to offer a commercial version of the collaboration suite loved by many. The database giant said on Friday that it believed OpenOffice would be best managed by an ... Oracle Gives up on Commercial Open OfficePCWorld (blog) Oracle drops OpenOffice from commercial software portfolioV3.co.uk Oracle Plans To Move OpenOffice.org To Community-Based ProjectRTT News InternetNews.com (blog) -The H -Marketwire (press release) all 23 news articles »

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