Google adds bike lane with latest mapping feature

Google Inc. is adding a bike lane with its latest online mapping option. The new bicycling directions available on Google Maps starting Wednesday supplement the guidance already provided to motorists and pedestrians. The biking directions initially will be available only for the United States.
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Summary Box: Google expands sales of business apps

NEW APPS STORE: Google is selling the online services of other business software makers. THE SALES PITCH: By filling in some of the gaps in its own product line, Google hopes to persuade more companies to rely on applications piped over the Internet.
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Summary Box: Real strings on new guitar game

THE NEXT LEVEL: The small studio behind "Power Gig: Rise of the SixString" hopes to compete with the bigwigs behind "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" by having players strum real string, not buttons, to play.
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Apple Reportedly Disrupting iPhone Competitors With Legal Threats Backed Up by HTC Suit

Summary Box: New Cisco heavy-duty Internet router

THE PRODUCT: Core routers power the most trafficked parts of the Internet backbone, the main arteries for data.
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`Nobel of computing' goes to early PC designer

A Microsoft Corp. researcher won the $250,000 Turing Award, one of technology's most coveted prizes, on Tuesday for his work helping design and build what is widely considered the first modern personal computer.
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Panda discovers malware on HTC Magic phone

Security vendor Panda came across a new HTC Magic phone that had three malware programs already on it.



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Office updates patch Excel security flaw

Minor updates to the 2004 and 2008 editions of Microsoft Office released Tuesday patch an Excel security vulnerability that could have allowed an attacker to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code.



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The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes

iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending March 8, 2010: Singles:
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Elgato releases smaller EyeTV Hybrid, adds PC support

Elgato on Tuesday released the newest version of its EyeTV Hybrid, reducing the size of the device and adding support for Windows 7 users.



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Microsoft rolls out new MSN site design

Microsoft is rolling out the new design for its MSN Web portal in the U.S.
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Cisco to introduce new heavy-duty Internet router

Cisco Systems Inc. announced Tuesday that it is upgrading one of its biggest pieces of networking hardware, a router that's used to power the most trafficked parts of the Internet backbone.
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Stay tuned: More fee disputes over local TV coming

Stay tuned for more fee disputes threatening local television stations on cable TV lineups. Broadcasters hurt by declining ad revenue are demanding more fees from cable and other subscription TV providers to carry the stations. The providers are resisting, and in the latest tussle, Cablevision Systems Corp. dropped the ABC station in New York in the hours leading to Sunday's ...
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Are Macs really cheaper to manage than PCs?

Does "I'm a Mac" mean "I'm less expensive to manage?" An Enterprise Desktop Alliance survey says Macs cost a lot less than PCs to manage.



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MacHeist nanoBundle: 8 Mac Apps for $19.95 [Updated]

A few times a year, MacRumors partners with MacHeist to promote their Mac application bundle deal. Their latest bundle delivers at least eight Mac applications for $19.95 (over $280 value if all purchased separately) including:

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FileMaker Pro 11 Brings Streamlined Database Creation With New Reporting and Collaboration Features

Amazon cuts off Colo. affiliates because of tax

Amazon.com Inc. cut ties Monday with Colorado online businesses that help it sell products because of a new state law aimed at getting out-of-state, online retailers to collect sales tax.
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iCalShare relaunched with even more calendars

iCalShare has been relaunched, and is even easier to use. The site provides more than 3,500 free calendars in 40 categories. The new search tool and interface are both improved in the latest incarnation.



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Britain could force owners to microchip their dogs

British dog owners may be forced to microchip their pets and take out insurance, part of a proposed crackdown on the country's dangerous canines.
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Charts, productivity tools highlight FileMaker 11

FileMaker took the wraps off the latest version of its flagship database application, rolling out a major update to FileMaker Pro highlighted by new charting, reporting, and sharing tools.



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Bigpoint to unveil platform for MMO games on Mac, iPhone

Bigpoint plans to demo a platform for MMO games based on Unity, which will allow players to dynamically pick up and play the same game from the Mac or the iPhone.



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Sony to start selling 3-D TVs in June

Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will start selling 3-D televisions in June, joining a competitive industrywide push to convince consumers to embrace the technology for their living rooms.
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IBM, Stanford cite advance in plastic recycling

When you recycle a plastic bottle, it doesn't necessarily become another plastic bottle. Because of limitations in recycling technology, a common type of plastic used in water bottles and food containers weakens so much when it's recycled that it can't be used again for the same purpose. Some small amount of the plastic might make it into another bottle, but ...
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Making clean tech cheap, as well as green

It’s called clean technology’s “competitive conundrum’’: how to get people to pay for cleaner energy when electricity produced from traditional sources like nuclear power, coal, or natural gas costs less.
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IBM CEO's pay ticked higher to $21.2M in 2009

The pay package for IBM Corp.'s CEO notched slightly higher in 2009, according to calculations by The Associated Press, as he was rewarded for a year in which the technology company wrung out big profit gains despite a rocky market that clipped sales.
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TiVo 4Q loss widens, 1Q to miss Street view

Digital video recorder pioneer TiVo Inc. said Monday that its fourth-quarter loss widened as higher expenses, especially in research and development for new products, more than offset an increase in revenue.
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CBS returns March Madness to the iPhone

CBS Sports Mobile (in association with CBSSports.com) released two iPhone apps Monday designed to help March Madness fans keep up with the tournament. In partnership with AT&T, the $10 premium app provides live video over Wi-Fi, 3G, and EDGE.



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Web standards group gets former tech exec as CEO

A former executive with IBM and other tech companies has been named the new CEO of an organization in charge of coordinating the technical specifications behind the World Wide Web.
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Will Apple target template-based iPhone apps next?

Apple's campaign to get tough on iPhone applications is reportedly continuing with a new target: template-based iPhone applications.



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Valve Officially Announces Steam and Game Library Coming to Mac in April

Valve Software today officially announced that it is bringing its Steam game distribution platform, as well as its own library of games, to Mac OS X next month.

Steam and Valve's library of games including Left 4 Dead 2, Team ...
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Valve: Steam, games coming to Mac in April

On Monday, Valve announced in a press release that Steam, its "Source" gaming engine, a number of its most popular games, and even third parties are all coming to the Mac.



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Panasonic adds touchscreen to Micro Four Thirds

The new Lumix G2 adds a 3-inch articulating touchscreen to Panasonic's interchangeable-lens camera lineup, and it's one of two new Micro Four Thirds models.



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Report: Valve's Portal 2 to appear on Mac

Valve, a major game developer for Windows and consoles, has all but confirmed that its popular back catalog and successful Steam marketplace are coming to the Mac. Now details have emerged that at least one upcoming game should be on the Mac alongside other platforms.



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Tax season bringing out the fraud artists

How do you know that the sender of an e-mail that has landed in your inbox is trying to steal your money or your identity? The message comes right out and asks for it.
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After errors, global warming gets a cold shoulder

A series of highly publicized errors in a landmark report about manmade global warming - and lingering controversy over hacked e-mails between climate scientists - is eroding public confidence in the research and could further stall efforts in Congress to pass climate legislation.
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