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Facebook Privacy

0 comments | Monday, January 31, 2011

If you use Facebook you may be interested in this tool

http://www.reclaimprivacy.org/

It checks your current Facebook privacy settings.  Follow the instructions on the web page on how to use.

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Modern warfare: Nations are harnessing digital and satellite technology for C4I systems

0 comments | Friday, January 7, 2011

Israel is among several nations that have developed a C4I system, short for "command, control, communications, computers and intelligence" that integrate battlefield information. Before this technology troops would need up to 20 mins to target and strike the enemy. Now utilizing the C4I system, troops can strike the enemy within seconds.

Read more in the following article byAssociated Press writer Josef Federman

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iB5RMcvqF6isqCLiHwrpTTFh1LIA?docId=1fe7ba6ef02f4b40ace782b624807493

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Ford's first all-electric car

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Ford Motor Company debuted its first all-electric vehicle, the Focus Electric, at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show Friday. It is one of five new electrified vehicles that will be available in North America and Europe by 2013. By Nick Barber IDG News

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/216086/ford_debuts_allelectric_car.html


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Stolen iTunes accounts up for auction in China

0 comments | Thursday, January 6, 2011

Over 50,000 iTunes accounts have been stolen and are currently for sale in China. Each of the stolen accounts has an associated active credit card of the person whose account has been stolen. The account will be good for about 12 hours allowing the buyer plenty of time to max out the card before it gets canceled.
Read more in the article below by Matthew Humphries at Geek.com
http://www.geek.com/articles/apple/50000-stolen-itunes-accounts-up-for-auction-in-china-2011016/


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Microsoft's Kinect is connecting with consumers

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Microsoft has sold 8 million Kinect sensors. The kinect sensor allows your body to be the controller and even mimic facial gestures through your avatar.

Read more about it in the following article by Brett Molina
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2011/01/microsoft-sells-8-million-kinect-sensors-netflix-hulu-support-in-works/1


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A smart phone that can power a lap top? Really?

0 comments | Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Motorola just unveiled the Atrix Andriod phone at CES. The Atrix is a super powerful smartphone that can plug into a laptop and power the laptop.

Read more about it in the article below by Jay Yarow

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/01/05/businessinsider-motorola-atrix-2011-1.DTL

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Cisco to Roll Out Hybrid TV, IPTV Device

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The telecom giant is expected to make a big splash in the market by introducing a set-top box that will provide both conventional television services – like live TV, on-demand and recorded programming – as well as Web-based services that are offered through competing products.
By Beecher Tuttle, TMCnet Contributor


http://iptv.tmcnet.com/topics/iptv/articles/131816-cisco-roll-out-hybrid-tv-iptv-device.htm

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The latest tech gadgets will be revealed this week at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show

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Consumer Electronics Show (CES), one of the largest trade shows in the world. Countless new gadgets will be revealed, and new products will be demoed in front of more than 140,000 attendees and press.

Check out the Five technologies to watch for at CES 2011 in the article below by Ben Parr at Mashable

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2011/01/five-technologies-to-watch-for-at-ces-2011/1


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Television is no longer the main source for news among Young Adults (Pew Research study)

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The Internet is now the main national and international news source for people ages 18 to 29, a study from the Pew Research Center reports.

Check the entire story in the article below by Meghan Peters at Mashable

http://mashable.com/2011/01/04/internet-surpasses-television-as-main-news-source-for-young-adults-study/#


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UCF's Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy and the Orlando Science Center win first place for "Energize" game

0 comments | Monday, January 3, 2011

UCF's Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy and the Orlando Science Center create a new game that has won first place at the 2010 Serious Games Showcase & Challenge competition.

Energize is a video game that challenges you to provide electricity to a growing community while keeping pollution minimized. The goal of the game is to raise awareness about how to effectively utilize energy sources and combat climate change.

http://today.ucf.edu/fieas-award-winning-game-energizes-climate-change-solutions/


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