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USA Today:
NSA has massive database of Americans' phone calls — The National Security Agency has been secretly collecting the phone call records of tens of millions of Americans, using data provided by AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth, people with direct knowledge of the arrangement told USA TODAY.
Chris Morris / CNN:
PlayStation 3 boss defends high price — Sony Computer president Kaz Hirai says $499 and $599 game machines are a good value. — LOS ANGELES (CNNMoney.com) - While gamers and many industry analysts are still recovering from their surprise at the high price tag for a premium PlayStation 3 …
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Daisuke Wakabayashi / Reuters:
Microsoft sides with Nintendo in fight vs Sony — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) sided with rival Nintendo Co. Ltd. (7974.OS) on Wednesday in the fight to unseat video game leader Sony Corp.(6758.T), saying many consumers will choose to buy both of their machines for the price of one PlayStation 3.
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Business Wire:
World's First ISO Compliant Payment DisplayCard using SiPix and SmartDisplayer's Flexible Display Panel — FREMONT, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—May 10, 2006—SiPix Imaging (www.sipix.com) and SmartDisplayer (www.smartdisplayer.com) developed the first flexible display panel to be embedded into an ISO compliant payment card.
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Evan Blass / Engadget:
One Time Password DisplayCard heightens transaction security — While we were a bit skeptical when Chase sent us one of their questionably-secure RFID-equipped "Blink" cards last year, we're gonna be all over a new technology from several companies that actually gives credit cards a heigtened level …
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David Pogue / New York Times:
Why the World Doesn't Need Hi-Def DVD's — WHEN did you first become cynical about the electronics industry? — Was it when VHS went out of style, and you had to buy all your movies again on DVD? Was it the time(s) you never got the rebate you mailed away for?
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Elinor Mills / CNET News.com:
Google wireless network goes down during press day — One day a year the notoriously reticent top Google executives invite journalists to their Mountain View, Calif., campus to discuss the company's products and strategy and to answer what ideally would be probing questions.
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Declan McCullagh / CNET News.com:
Congress targets social network sites — update MySpace.com has recently found itself pummeled by critical media reports describing how teens are divulging personal information without much thought to the consequences. — A Newsweek piece article in January was titled "Predator's Playground?"
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
Bawling over bowling — We were trying to be tough. I walked to the hotel from the hospital. What was in my hand? My SmartPhone. I was reading your comments. I read a few, probably 20 or 30, and started crying, so I called my son, and that didn't help much. — Met up with my brothers for dinner.
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Daniel Terdiman / CNET News.com:
Despite controversy, 'booth babes' still prowl E3 — LOS ANGELES—If you came to E3 this year worried that the so-called "booth babes" wouldn't be here strutting their stuff, you already know you had nothing to fear. — That's because, while the scantily clad women may be a tad less scantily clad …
Steve Rosenbush / Business Week:
Microsoft: Let's Make More Deals — With its increased emphasis on video content, the software giant is slowly refashioning itself as a media powerhouse — During the last few weeks, Microsoft (MSFT) has made several acquisitions to feed the ever-growing demand for content on MSN, its huge online network.
Steve Rubel / Micro Persuasion:
25 Things I Learned on Google Trends — To give you a sense of its tremendous power for tapping into the world psyche, here are 25 things I learned on Google Trends. Someone should start a blog on this kind of stuff. — 1) Almost all of the ten biggest US markets for MySpace are on the West Coast
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Kristopher Kubicki / DailyTech:
Universal Abit First Out the Door With HDMI Motherboard — The ultimate small form factor dream is finally realized — We just got word from Universal Abit that the company is on its way to unveil the first HDMI certified motherboard. The motherboard, dubbed Abit IL-80MV …
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Watch Blog:
Google Co-op: Add Your Own Vertical Search To Google — Google said it would have a health-related announcement at today's Google Press Day — but no, it's not Google Health. Instead, it's Google Co-op, a way for people to create specialized search engines by tapping into the main Google index …
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Clearwire Goes For $400 Million IPO — With all the talk about network neutrality, and the buzz around fixed wireless, WiMAX and wireless broadband, it is no surprise that Clearwire is getting ready to cash in. The company started by wireless zen master Craig McCaw has just filed to go public …
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Michael Mattis / Yahoo! Publisher Network:
Location, location, location . . . Ad placement tips — "It really depends on what you're trying to do," says Margaret Holland, when asked about optimal ad placement. A senior account manager here at Yahoo! Publisher Network, Margaret helps publishers get the most out of the Network.
