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Future of… airplane service
Virgin America is trying to take airplane service to new heights by creating on-board features that cater to the techie in all of us, ...
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Deutsche Bank predicts large investment in 'private clouds'
At the Cloud Connect conference in Santa Clara, Vijay Bhagavath, technology equity researcher for Deutsche Bank, estimates upcoming trends in IT spending. He adds ...
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FBI director stresses cooperation with private enterprise
At the RSA Conference in San Francisco, FBI Director Robert Mueller highlights the importance of a coordinated response to cybercrime, encouraging businesses to work ...
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Homeland security secretary outlines latest online efforts
At the RSA Conference in San Francisco, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano discusses three efforts underway to ensure the security of the ...
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Security experts on next cyberwarfare steps
At the RSA Conference in San Francisco, Michael Chertoff, former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Richard Clarke, chairman of Good Harbor Consulting, and Marc ...
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Cryptographers discuss wisdom of 'foolishness'
At the RSA conference in San Francisco, a panel of leading cryptographers reveal some of the lessons they have learned while making seemingly imprudent ...
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RSA president calls on security industry to adopt cloud technologies
RSA President Art Coviello kicks off the annual security conference in San Francisco by addressing the importance of cloud computing in the next wave ...
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White House reveals latest cybersecurity plans
At the RSA conference in San Francisco, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt announces the availability of a summary of the Obama administration's Comprehensive ...
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Future of...parking
Parking can be a real hassle, whether you're fumbling for change for the meter or just trying to find an empty spot. San Francisco-based ...
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Bloom Energy unveils the Bloom Box
KR Sridhar, CEO of Bloom Energy touts his new Bloom Box fuel cell at a press event in Sunnyvale, California. The technology is designed ...
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The Steve Jobs effect
Daring Fireball editor John Gruber talks about the CEO's effect on Apple over the last 25 years--from the time of his ouster, to his ...
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The future of...thermostats
The household thermostat has always been difficult to program--wasting energy and driving up your utility bill. But ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das explains how new ...
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Yapper: New tools to build iPhone apps
At Macworld 2010, Sachmanya co-founder Chintu Parikh demos Yapper, a new do-it-yourself software program that allows developers to create an iPhone app without knowing ...
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Macworld 2010: Quickoffice launches cloud services on iPhone
At Macworld 2010, Gregg Fiddes and David Halpin of Quickoffice demonstrate the company's new mobile productivity application for Apple's iPhone. Users are able to ...
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Macworld 2010: Controlling a telescope via iPhone
At Macworld 2010 in San Francisco, Tim DeBenedictis, product architect of Carina Software, unveils the company's SkyVoyager iPhone app, which enables users to find ...
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The future of... data encryption
Digital memories are long. Emails, images, and documents sent today can resurface years from now, but new software could help ensure that what happens ...
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Apple shows off word processing software for iPad
Philip Schiller, senior vice president of product marketing, demos the company's productivity app iWork and offers a peek at word processing on the new ...
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A look at video on the iPad
Apple CEO Steve Jobs talks up the iPad's video features, including YouTube streaming and the ability to watch movies and TV shows via the ...
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Apple, Major League Baseball team up on iPad app
At an Apple press event, Chad Evans, director of mobile development for MLB.com, demonstrates the league's new iPad baseball software. The app allows users ...
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Apple takes on Amazon with iPad e-reader features, bookstore
At an Apple press event, CEO Steve Jobs shows off the company's new iBooks app. Users can now browse, read reviews, read a sample ...
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White House reveals latest cybersecurity plans
At the RSA conference in San Francisco, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt announces the availability of a summary of the Obama administration's Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative. Schmidt says the new plan will help create transparency within the intelligence community.
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The future of...thermostats
The household thermostat has always been difficult to program--wasting energy and driving up your utility bill. But ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das explains how new networking technologies will one day connect your thermostat and meter to your PC, so you are better able to track, monitor, and analyze the energy usage in your home.
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Apple shows off word processing software for iPad
Philip Schiller, senior vice president of product marketing, demos the company's productivity app iWork and offers a peek at word processing on the new iPad.
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Future of...parking
Parking can be a real hassle, whether you're fumbling for change for the meter or just trying to find an empty spot. San Francisco-based Streetline has developed networking and sensor technologies that enable users to pay their meter fees from their mobile phones. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das explains how the company's technology could change the way we park.
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Bloom Energy unveils the Bloom Box
KR Sridhar, CEO of Bloom Energy touts his new Bloom Box fuel cell at a press event in Sunnyvale, California. The technology is designed to be stacked into small blocks and housed in a unit about the size of a refrigerator.
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Homeland security secretary outlines latest online efforts
At the RSA Conference in San Francisco, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano discusses three efforts underway to ensure the security of the nation's cyberinfrastructure. This includes the development of National Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan, which will facilitate a coordinated response to cyberthreats from the federal government, local city and state governments, as well as the private sector
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Apple takes on Amazon with iPad e-reader features, bookstore
At an Apple press event, CEO Steve Jobs shows off the company's new iBooks app. Users can now browse, read reviews, read a sample excerpt, or just buy books--and the book downloads to a virtual "book shelf." The software has the support of five of the largest publishers, including Simon and Schuster.
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RSA president calls on security industry to adopt cloud technologies
RSA President Art Coviello kicks off the annual security conference in San Francisco by addressing the importance of cloud computing in the next wave of IT. But he says that trust is a big hindrance to cloud-computing adoption and the industry isn't doing enough to improve its security.
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The future of... check deposits
Tired of carrying checks in your wallet because you can't find the time to cash them? Texas-based USAA bank has developed a mobile application that allows customers to make deposits using an iPhone. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das explains how mobile banking could put an end to those time-consuming bank branch visits.
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The Steve Jobs effect
Daring Fireball editor John Gruber talks about the CEO's effect on Apple over the last 25 years--from the time of his ouster, to his subsequent return. Gruber offers an equally optimistic and pessimistic take on what his eventual departure will mean for the future of the consumer electronics maker.
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Security experts on next cyberwarfare steps
At the RSA Conference in San Francisco, Michael Chertoff, former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Richard Clarke, chairman of Good Harbor Consulting, and Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, share their views on how to best stop cyberthreats in the future. The experts outline areas of focus and how to protect against cyberthreats without imposing on privacy rights.
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The future of... data encryption
Digital memories are long. Emails, images, and documents sent today can resurface years from now, but new software could help ensure that what happens online, doesn't have to live there eternally. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das explains how 'Vanish," the work of researchers at the University of Washington, Seattle, uses peer-to-peer networks to create unique encryption keys.
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Cryptographers discuss wisdom of 'foolishness'
At the RSA conference in San Francisco, a panel of leading cryptographers reveal some of the lessons they have learned while making seemingly imprudent decisions. By going against the grain, new objectives can be made and boundaries overcome.
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Steve Jobs demos iPad Web-browsing features
Apple CEO Steve Jobs sits down with the new Apple tablet and shows off its Web-browsing, e-mail, and keyboard features.
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Sex, games and videotape
Hear from folks attending the Sex in Videogames conference--a meeting of game developers and marketers who aim to create adult entertainment for the next generation. Also check out some game play from the upcoming "Virtual Hottie 2," a game that simulates--well, you know.
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Macworld 2010: Controlling a telescope via iPhone
At Macworld 2010 in San Francisco, Tim DeBenedictis, product architect of Carina Software, unveils the company's SkyVoyager iPhone app, which enables users to find stars, clusters, and galaxies in the night sky. He also demos SkyFi, a device that offers users the ability to use their iPhone as a telescope controller.
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Apple introduces the iPad
At an Apple press event, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announces the iPad. The new mobile device is a half-inch thin and weighs 1.5 pounds. It's powered with a 1GHz Apple A4 chip and comes with 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. The new device plays movies, music, TV shows, and acts as an e-reader. It will cost $499 for the 16GB version.
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Macworld 2010: Quickoffice launches cloud services on iPhone
At Macworld 2010, Gregg Fiddes and David Halpin of Quickoffice demonstrate the company's new mobile productivity application for Apple's iPhone. Users are able to read and edit Microsoft Word and Excel documents and access cloud services like Dropbox, Google Docs, and Box.net.
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Users-to-tech support ratio
How many employees should one tech support staff person oversee? CNET's Justine Nguyen explains the golden ratio of users to tech support staff, and what factors contribute to it.
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The future of...remote controls
How often do you lose the TV remote? ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das explains why the days of digging under couch cushions may be numbered thanks to sensors and chips that can "see" and "understand" hand gestures.
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