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Dell to Rewrite Cooked Books

Audit to lower company's stated
net income by
up to $150M

Aug 17, 07 2:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Dell computer company will have to restate four years of financial data after an audit revealed that executives inflated numbers to meet quarterly goals, firm officials announced yesterday. The adjustments would lower the company's stated net income by as much as $150 million, Reuters reports. But analysts say the... More »

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Dell • NASDAQ • finance • computer

Judge Declines to Dismiss
Vista Lawsuit

Consumers may press case that 'Vista Capable' label was deceptive

Aug 8, 07 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal judge has denied Microsoft's motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging its "Vista Capable" campaign misled consumers, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Although PCs bearing "Vista Capable" stickers run the new OS, many can handle only the bare-bones Vista Home Basic system, which lacks highly touted features included... More »

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technology • Microsoft • Bill Gates • Windows • Microsoft Vista • lawsuit • computer

Apple Boots Up New iMacs

New 24-inchers thinner, cheaper

Aug 7, 07 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Steve Jobs unveiled a redesigned version of his company's popular iMac this afternoon, Scientific American reports. Apple ditched their trademark pearly plastic shells for a more svelte aluminum casing and a glossy glass display panel, and slimmed the keyboard as well. The company put the kibosh on the 17" model,... More »

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technology • Steve Jobs • Apple • iMac • iLife • computer

Reporter Flees Geek Summit

Hacker conference chews up, spits out TV producer

Aug 5, 07 7:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tech blogs are abuzz with reports of an NBC producer who attempted to infiltrate an annual hackers' conference and had the tables turned on her. Michelle Madigan of "Dateline"—the show that gave the world "To Catch a Predator"—arrived packing a hidden camera and fled... More »

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reporter • Michelle Madigan • Dateline • Defcon • computer

Russian Hackers Attack Websites for a Fee

'Online mercenaries' target clients' business, political foes

Aug 2, 07 7:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hackers across Russia are executing crippling attacks against enemy websites—and they work for hire, Der Spiegel reports. For only a few hundred dollars, clients can retain Russian hackers to disrupt business transactions by launching barrages of pernicious data into their enemies' systems. But a disturbing trend is evident in... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • cyberattack • hacker • Distributed Denial of Service • website • computer

10 Free Ways to Make Your Windows Computer Safer

These utilities can help put your mind at ease

Jul 28, 07 7:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - The tech wizards at ZDNet offer their picks for security-conscious PC users on a budget:
  1. Secunia Personal Software Inspector (psi.secunia.com)
  2. OpenDNS (www.opendns.com)
  3. Active Virus Shield (www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp?)
  4. Haute Secure (www.hautesecure.com)
  5. GMER anti-rootkit (www.gmer.net/index.php)
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Microsoft • Microsoft Windows • PCs • Firefox • computer

Humans Ace Computer in Poker Match

AI edged out, but programmers plan
to up the ante

Jul 25, 07 5:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two top-rated professional poker players defeated the world's top poker computer after a tense John Henry-like showdown yesterday at an Artificial Intelligence Conference, CBC reports. The victory was determined by a tie-breaking round after both man and machine took one each; over 500 hands were ultimately dealt. More »

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artificial intelligence • poker • Polaris • Artificial Intelligence Conference • computer

Vista Proves Profitable, Problematic

Microsoft's new OS leaving many users nostalgic for XP

Jul 20, 07 4:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft has reported quarterly revenues of $13.4 billion, crediting strong sales of its new Vista operating system, which offers new networking and security features as well as an overhauled interface. But many users are still reluctant to switch after tepid reviews and anecdotal complaints, instead seeking out the 6-year-old... More »

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Microsoft • Dell • Windows • Microsoft Windows • Microsoft Vista • computer

Computers Master Checkers

The best outcome human players can hope for against program is a draw

Jul 19, 07 6:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - After 18 years of number-crunching, a checkers-playing computer program has conquered the game. Checkers is the most complicated game computers have mastered, Scientific American reports, beating Connect Four by a factor of a million. "I was a bit obsessed," says the lead researcher. "My wife would say... More »

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games • IBM • university • checkers • computer

Intel, Third World Laptop Initiative Join Forces

Chip giant makes peace with One Laptop Per Child

Jul 13, 07 5:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Intel and the One Laptop per Child initiative are making peace and embracing the notion of synergy. The chip maker and the pioneer of the $100 laptop concept will stop competing for deals with governments in the developing world and team up, the AP reports. The partnership is a big... More »

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technology • MIT • One Laptop Per Child • developing world • computer

How to Survive the Email Onslaught

Salon surveys advice for those losing the battle with their deluged inboxes

Jul 13, 07 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - A spate of new survival manuals is addressing the problem of swamped inboxes, writes Salon's Scott Rosenberg. But how does one navigate through the sea of attachments, spam, and forwarded off-color jokes? Most experts agree on striving for emptiness: delete ruthlessly. More »

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Google • Internet • email • Gmail • inbox • web • World Wide Web • computer • etiquette

iPhone Set For Awesome Profits

Supercool new gadget sells for double manufacturing costs

Jul 3, 07 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - The 8GB model of the must-have iPhone retails for $600, but the parts cost Apple only $265.83—a 55% profit margin that helps account for the company's $186.1 million gross during the gadget's opening weekend, Bloomberg reports. A research firm took apart an iPhone to break down the... More »

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stock market • iPhone • Apple • profits • computer • gadget

Google Complaint Spurs Vista Revision

Microsoft responds to antitrust action with change to desktop search feature

Jun 20, 07 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft has caved in to Google's antitrust complaints and agreed to alter the search tools in its new Vista operating system by the end of the year. The move is a victory for Google, which complained to antitrust regulators that Vista's hard-drive indexing was difficult to switch off and made... More »

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Google • Department of Justice • Microsoft • antitrust • Microsoft Vista • desktop search • search engine • computer

Space Station Computers Fail, Air Supply Threatened

Crew not in immediate danger; shuttle may have to head home early

Jun 14, 07 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Russian computers that control the international space station's air supply, water and orientation are down, the AP reports. The unprecedented failure could lengthen the current shuttle mission, or, at worst, force the crew to come home early, but there is no immediate danger. "We have plenty of resources,... More »

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NASA • International Space Station • computer

Apple Wants to Send Windows Users on Safari

Jobs sees chance to grab larger share of browser market

Jun 12, 07 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple will venture into Microsoft's turf again, this time making a version of its web browser Safari compatible with Windows. Microsoft's Internet Explorer commands 78% of the browser market compared to Safari's 5%, reports the Wall Street Journal, but Apple's interest in expanding its share is only part of the... More »

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Steve Jobs • Microsoft • Apple • web browser • Windows • Microsoft Windows • Internet Explorer • Safari • computer

Strife Centers on Laptops for Third World

Intel cranks up competition to provide poor kids with cheap computers

Jun 5, 07 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The race to provide cheap laptops to the developing world is heating up, with Intel working on a second computer priced under $200 and the One Laptop per Child foundation accusing the chipmaker of undermining its efforts. The individual machines aren't expensive, but because governments will buy them in volume... More »

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Intel • One Laptop Per Child • developing world • computer

Wal-Mart, You're Getting a Dell

Direct-to-consumer giant will get in-store presence at big-box superstar

May 24, 07 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dell is about to expand beyond its traditional direct-to-consumer sales channels in a big way: by making a deal with Wal-Mart. The struggling computer maker and the world's largest retailer announced today that Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores will start carrying Dell Dimensions next month. The two exclusive models will... More »

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retail • Dell • Sam's Club • Michael Dell • computer • Wal-Mart • Hewlett-Packard

Web Mogul Controls $300 Million in URLs

Meet Kevin Ham, the Donald
Trump of virtual real estate

May 23, 07 6:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kevin Ham rules the shadowy Internet domain name market, having amassed an online real estate empire worth over $300 million, Business 2.0 reports. The doctor-turned-tech tycoon began buying and selling URLs in the nascent days of the web; today he trades hundreds of addresses a day, sometimes for as... More »

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Internet • web surfing • computer programming • domain names • web • Kevin Ham • computer

First Computer May Be 2100 Years Old

Scholars may have finally figured out
what the Antikythera Mechanism is

May 20, 07 9:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - An unknown scientist in the first century B.C. may have invented the world’s first computer. Discovered by Greek divers in 1900 on the bottom of the Aegean Sea near the island of Antikythera, the so called Antikythera Mechanism lay in the National Museum in Athens mistaken for an... More »

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technology • Antikythera • shipwreck • archeology • Derek de Solla Price • Greece • Aegean Sea • computer

MIT Makes Programming Child's Play

Computer science goes kid-friendly with a new language, Scratch

May 15, 07 5:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The latest programming language to come out of MIT's cutting-edge labs has an unusual audience: sixth-graders. “Scratch” replaces the technobabble of Java and C++ with simplified, jigsaw-shaped pieces of code, which budding programmers can arrange into customized sequences. A test group of 12-year-olds in Massachusetts is already at work... More »

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MIT • computer programming • Scratch • programming • computer

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