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1. Carla Bruni victim of own success

   (Networking/Networking Features)

   ... a website running to save her life. The French first lady felt that not enough people realised how much work she did for Charity.  She was concerned that the French press was only interested in ...

2. Windows xpPhone thinks its a PC

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   A Chinese company is to be the first to launch a phone which runs a full version of Windows XP. A Chinese company is to be the first to launch a phone which runs a full version of Windows XP. The ...

3. MCCI showcases 270MB/s USB 3.0 system

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ...  "The gap between generations can be attributed to two primary factors. Firstly, the same technological advances that applied to CPUs and GPUs were noticeably absent from USB development. Secondly, the ...

4. Point Grey debuts USB 3.0 digital video camera

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Point Grey has announced plans to showcase the "world's first" SuperSpeed USB-enabled digital video camera at the 2009 Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco. Point Grey has announced plans to ...

5. Japanese first lady abducted by aliens

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Japan's space program has received an unexpected boost with the news that new first lady Miyuki Hatoyama visited Venus on a UFO thirty years ago. Tokyo, Japan - Japan's space program has received an ...

6. Darkfield Logitech mouse perfect for sofa surfing

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... else would you expect, established via Bluetooth and a tiny USB Bluetooth stick that slides into a USB port. In contrast to the first generation of Bluetooth mice and keyboards, the setup of the mouse ...

7. HP needs to cut out the printer crapware

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... with the software contained several bad things too many. OK, it's my fault really. The wise thing to do would not have been to bung the CD in the drive and let it get on with the task. First of all, the ...

8. Upset your loved ones a bit more when you die

   (Sustainability/Sustainability Features)

   ... the Daily Telegraph: "I thought at first that maybe it was a bit ghoulish but on consideration I think it's a great idea as it would be nice for loved ones to receive messages from me when I'm no longer ...

9. Microsoft predicts 177 million Windows 7 shipments by year end

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... system to history. Veghte says Win7 is the first release of Windows for two decades where Microsoft has had to turn people who want to try it away. Bravely copying data to a USB stick using BitBlocker ...

10. Microsoft pukes one up

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... and online forums since the video first went online last month. The object of their ire has been pulled from YouTube's ie8videos channel and other resources being used by Microsoft. The video indeed went ...

11. Dead discs: Blu-ray’s failure to launch signals end of spinning media

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

    ... First Alert figures for the week of May 24 show year-over-year Blu-ray sales increasing by almost 120%, they don’t make up for DVD’s 13% drop. That’s because DVDs still outsell Blu-ray discs by a wide ...

12. TG Daily’s Dads and Grads Product Giveaway: Play along and win!

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... ending at 8:00PM EDT, the first five individuals to Tweet back the correct response to each question will receive “1 entry.” •    On Facebook, TG Daily will provide topics for open discussion ...

13. Gordon Brown tells Sir Alan 'yer hired'

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ...  Gary Kildall, boss of Digital Research, who was so sure that if IBM really wanted an operating system for its first PC that they'd come back to see him when he wasn't busy flying his plane, was no doubt ...

14. Stereo, hi-fi redefined by Taiwanese outfit

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Want to annoy those around you for up to nine hours? Taipei, Taiwan - Want to annoy those around you for up to nine hours? Agios Technology has launched what it describes as the world's first quality ...

15. HP dv2: Better than a netbook?

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    ... and Windows Vista. It was the first generation of the convertible notebook without the touchscreen and I concluded after a few weeks of use that it was the worst notebook to have ever come out of HP.  ...

16. Rethinking benchmarks for a new consumer

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Opinion)

    ... (finally). The new consumer will be sensitive to those parameters as well. It’s not likely that every consumer will make green his or her first criteria for purchase, but a few will. Budget, and benchmarks ...

17. The netbook-killing HP DV2

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    ... and what my initial impressions are. AMD The DV2 represents AMD first major set into the mobile space and it is as much a proof of concept as a new offering. They believe that the market can be better ...

18. Up next for the iPhone: Video calls

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    ... the first clue hinting to the next iPhone's video capabilities. Hans Wu of DigiTimes followed-up with claims that OmniVision beat out STMicroelectronics and Aptina Imaging for both 3.2- and 5-megapixel ...

19. The next iPhone looms on the horizon

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... digital TV. According to sources, the app will be just the first step toward realizing AT&T's ambitious vision of some future iPhone. NEW iPHONES TO FINALLY GAIN VIDEO RECORDING CAPABILITIES? Video recording ...

20. The second Android cellphone arrives by Easter

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    T-Mobile's G1 Android will soon be joined be three more Android-powered cellphones. Taiwan-based High Tech Computer (HTC) will first release Magic, debuting in April, with two more devices arriving ...

21. UPDATE #3: Religious hack attack against Christianity seen on Facebook

    (Security/Security Features)

    ... been changed to carry several paragraphs which claim to report on the foundation of Islam, including the first principle declaration in two parts, and several passages relating to the deity Allah and his ...

22. Microsoft aims to cash in on interest shift to notebooks

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... hardware product line with a notebook cooling base.Microsoft justified its decision by the fact that notebook sales are now outpacing desktop PCs three to one. The first product specifically aimed at notebook ...

23. ExpressCard gets a speed boost to 5 Gigabit/s

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... why there is a second “54” module, which is 54 mm wide. Both models are 5 mm thick. PCMCIA believes that ExpressCard 2.0 will be adopted quickly with first products expected to become available in early ...

24. LG Versa: Unboxing the "iPhone Beater"

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... $2.99 monthly access, per line, plus airtime or megabyte charges and messaging fees, depending on a customer's plan." Design Describing LG's Versa is a little difficult, as it changes. Upon first ...

25. Updated Mac desktops arrive March 24, as does a "pleasant surprise"

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... DISPLAYPORT ON ALL MACSThe next Mac desktop update will bring DisplayPort interconnect with HDCP copy-protection technology, first featured in unibody MacBooks, across the entire Mac family line. Conclusion: ...

26. Marvell's Plug Computer: A tiny, discrete, fully functional 5 watt Linux server

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    ... intranets or over the Internet. The $99 device opens up a wide array of extremely low-power, low-volume, always on applications. First impressions That's it, the entire computer is contained within ...

27. Next-gen Mac mini spyshots and specs leak online

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... next-gen Mac mini the publication was allowed to see, but not publish. The leaked spyshot photo was first published in this forum post at MacRumors and shows configuration of the expansion ports hidden ...

28. Air Force shuts off Internet on Alabama base

    (Security/Security Features)

    ... off Air Force bases Internet connections for not complying with strict security rules and regulations on its networks. The first base to have their plug pulled? Maxwell AFB in Alabama. Chicago (IL) - Last ...

29. Apple absent from MWC, but iPhone still on everyone's lips

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    ... Ballmer was bashing Apple's handset once again, while AT&T chief defended it. Google showed its love via offline Gmail access, while a small developer demoed the first premium turn-by-turn GPS application ...

30. Cell phone battles in Barcelona

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    ... of the really cool stuff will be hitting Europe or Asia first. Thank goodness for folks like Apple and Palm who tend to favor the U.S. otherwise I'd likely be in terminal phone envy. Analyst Opinion - ...

31. Nvidia is dead serious about low-cost PCs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... for actual systems based on the platform. First Ion PCs as now expected to debut by summer of this year with prices as low as $299, while others will break through the $500 barrier, according to industry ...

32. CERN will not restart LHC collisions before October

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Yesterday, CERN announced that it has confirmed an updated restart schedule for the ailing Large Hadron Collider. While the "first beams" will be seen in September, no true collisions will be activated ...

33. Analysis: Apple's $99 MobileMe vs. Microsoft's free My Phone

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... content from one iPhone to another, you first have to restore a new iPhone from a previously created backup file, authorize the handset with iTunes and perform a full sync - all on a computer. My Phone ...

34. Mostly harmless Obama worm surfaces

    (Security/Security Features)

    ... calling it, was first noticed this week on the network of a K-12 school in the President's home state of Illinois. The worm, most likely introduced via the use of a USB flash drive or through email, is ...

35. US-CERT: Microsoft issued faulty fix for Downadup virus

    (Security/Security Features)

    ... which does not correctly identify two quantities. The first is the AutoRun feature, the second is the Multimedia Change feature. Even if AutoRun is disabled, Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003 systems ...

36. Apple's Mini DisplayPort to become a part of DisplayPort 1.2 specification

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... that VESA will not have published final DP 1.2 specification before mid-2009, which leaves Apple with two options. First, the company may refresh Mac Pro and iMac before mid-2009 with older MDP 1.1 ...

37. Google asking third parties to sell its office suite

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... the discounts and sell Google's software. Google is hoping to increase the number of interested parties in buying their software with this move. In addition, for the first time they are capping the ...

38. UPDATED: Nvidia takes gaming into full-3D with stereoscopic glasses

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... will be announced in the first quarter.Nvidia has published several testimonials on the new technology at the end of their press release.UPDATE:  January 8, 2009Nvidia sent TG Daily some updates on the ...

39. CES 2009: USB 3.0 slower than expected

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... when it showed up in first products in late 2001. While it promised a data transfer rate of up to 480 Mb/s, the real life numbers were much closer to 250 Mb/s (). It took several years until the technology ...

40. Macworld 2009: Apple unveils new 17" MacBook Pro with 8 hour battery

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... of it wrapped up inside Apple’s unibody aluminum enclosure with glass trackpad. SLIDESHOW:Unibody 17-inch MacBook Pro (6 pictures) For the first time ever, Apple is also offering ...

41. SanDisk debuts Button Backup USB Flash Drive, other drives

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

      Today, SanDisk launched some new USB flash drives, including what it describes as the world's first "push button backup USB drive." These new flash drives range in storage capacity from 4GB to 64GB and ...

42. New reports concludes Columbia crew had no chance for survival

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... was fatal for the crew members. First, a rapid depressurization of the crew module at or shortly after orbiter breakup is likely to have incapacitated crew members “within seconds”, well before they ...

43. Dell pitches MacBook Air rival, Sony enters netbook market

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... the next big thing for Apple. Since we know that the economy is rather unlikely to get back up on its feet in the first half of the year and since we know that Apple will be vulnerable as well, a cheaper ...

44. Opinion: Modularity needed in all electronics devices

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

      Imagine a world where you could go down to the local cell phone store and choose the components you want inside your new phone. First you buy a sturdy frame with the right size and shape to support the ...

45. Playstation Home open beta now live

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... said the service is primarily aimed at networking and playing games with online friends, but conceded it may not attract first-time game console buyers. A built-in tutorial gets newbies started with controls; ...

46. Unboxing the CherryPal: It’s alive!

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

      First Look - After much skepticism due to poor company communication, I can admit I was extremely pleased to have the small CherryPal box hit my doorstep. So, I can confirm that the CherryPal ...

47. iPhone now boots Linux, soon to boot Android?

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... on the iPhone. The achievement is considered a milestone, if not groundbreaking, since this is the first time that the iPhone is reported to run an alternative operating system. "I am pleased to announce ...

48. Kindle 2 expected to be introduced in early Q1

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Brief)

    ... now set to go on sale in “early next quarter”. Last month we reported that Kindle 2 will not shrink in size, but retain the overall functionality of the first version. There is still a keyboard, which ...

49. Showdown: iPhone vs. Blackberry Storm

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... Storm? You first highlight text with two fingers, then press the Menu button to choose between cut, copy or paste operations. You could argue this isn't the best solution, but it works and it's there when ...

50. Husband blames "bug" for sending nude pictures from his iPhone

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... that I found ... and this is not the first woman ... and let's just say that my atty is working on the divorce complaint.”  ...