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Sony pushing 'live' content into theaters

CNET News.com | Tech news blog — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:50:00 GMT

No longer are movie theaters just for movies. Sony Pictures Entertainment sees them as almost-live performance venues. The entertainment company wants to display live events in theaters equipped with digital projectors, according to a report in The Wall...(read more)

NewsGator introduces feed suggestions

CNET News.com | Tech news blog — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:23:00 GMT

NewsGator converted its popular RSS feed aggregation clients to freeware in January 2008, and now that seed has borne fruit: recommended fruit, to be precise. NewsGator's new Recommended Stories filter introduces users to stories and feeds they aren't...(read more)

Large companies paying workers to read employee e-mail, study finds

CNET News.com | Tech news blog — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:57:00 GMT

If you were thinking of using your work e-mail for job hunting or online dating, you better think twice. A new survey finds that 41 percent of large companies (those with 20,000 or more employees) are paying staffers to read or otherwise analyze the contents...(read more)

LendingTree sued over data breach

CNET News.com | Tech news blog — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:17:00 GMT

One month after suing three lending firms, LendingTree has now been sued by a Bronx man who claims a security breach with the mortgage site has harmed his credit score, led to higher credit card interest rates, and resulted in him getting rejected for...(read more)

Google co-founder pushes for Yahoo Ad deal

CNET News.com | Tech news blog — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:48:00 GMT

Google's co-founder Larry Page respects Yahoo's struggle to remain independent, and he says there's still a chance an advertising deal between the two companies can work. Speaking at an event Thursday in Washington, D.C., Page said the a deal...(read more)

Coming in June: iGoogle canvas view, ads

CNET News.com | Tech news blog — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:32:00 GMT

Google will overhaul its iGoogle interface in June and give people a way to advertise on personalized home page service, the company said. The ads will be an option for iGoogle's "canvas view," which lets iGoogle applications expand to fill...(read more)

Flock draws $15 million for social browsing

CNET News.com | Tech news blog — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:06:00 GMT

Flock, a Firefox-based Web browser that plays up social networking online, has raised $15 million in a fourth round of funding led by Fidelity Ventures. The company's previous investors, Bessemer Venture Partners, Catamount Ventures, and Shasta Ventures...(read more)

Google seizes search share in April

CNET News.com | Tech news blog — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:25:00 GMT

(Credit: ComScore) Google gained share of U.S. search in April compared with rivals, ComScore said Wednesday. Compared with March, the company gained 1.8 percentage points to reach 61.6 percent share, ComScore said. Yahoo dropped 0.9 percentage points...(read more)

Boeing's Hummingbird UAV hums along

CNET News.com | Tech news blog — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:17:00 GMT

The A160T Hummingbird comes in for a landing May 9 at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona after a high-altitude hovering demonstration. (Credit: Boeing) A disparate pair of aviation R&D projects at Boeing have hit milestones recently...(read more)

Only 57 percent of CFOs see adequate ROI from IT

CNET News.com | Tech news blog — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:36:00 GMT

Maybe IT doesn't matter, after all. At least, not as much as it should. Technology Issues for Financial Executives has issued the results of its annual survey of chief financial officers and their views on technology spending, and found that roughly...(read more)

Apple's digital home, five years out

CNET News.com | Tech news blog — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:18:00 GMT

Five years from now, with Apple aiming to become the center of the digital home, users may expect to see a number of key products and services designed to connect PCs and digital content to HDTV stereo audiovisual networks, according to "The Future...(read more)

Peter Gabriel's new audiophile quality subscription site

CNET News.com | Tech news blog — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:51:00 GMT

The downloads are all recorded here, live. (Credit: Real World) Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios has launched a download service with high-end British loudspeaker manufacturer Bowers & Wilkins . It's called the B&W Music Club and it...(read more)

Sticky robot scales walls

CNET News.com | Tech news blog — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:00:00 GMT

SRI International has announced the development of a wall-climbing robot that uses a new electrical adhesive technology called "compliant electroadhesion" that can stick to anything from brick to glass--even damp, dirty glass. (Credit: SRI International...(read more)

EU to investigate Microsoft file format support

CNET News.com | Tech news blog — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:56:00 GMT

A new plan by Microsoft to allow its Office software to save and edit files in a rival format will face a probe by the European Commission. The Commission said late Wednesday that it will investigate whether Microsoft's decision to add support for...(read more)

Cheaper gas is just a few clicks away

CNET News.com | Tech news blog — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Perhaps you heard Wednesday's news about the price of crude oil once again reaching all-time highs , and, like me, you're wondering how that's going to affect gas prices at the pump as you fill up for your Memorial Day weekend trip. Rest assured...(read more)