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Google Enters Browser Market With Chrome

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

TechCrunch's Mark Hendrickson takes your questions about Google Chrome, the search giant's new Internet browser. He'll discuss its features, how it could affect Web and how it fits into the company's long-term strategy.

Controversy Snarls Upgrade Of Terrorist Data Repository

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

A major effort to upgrade intelligence computers that hold the government's master list of terrorist identities is embroiled in controversy about the project's management and the work of contractors hired for the job, documents and interviews show.

Facebook Ads Target You Where It Hurts

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

My Facebook page called me fat. Maybe it's my age, my sex or the fact that it knew I was engaged, but the site decided I was a gal who needed to drop a few pounds. And it wasn't shy about its tactics. This was not a close friend taking ...

With Web Browser, Google Launches Volley at Microsoft

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

For Web users, it's now possible to have all Google, all the time.

Injections of Hope

Monday, September 1st, 2008

Avast human experiment is afoot. And no one is taking good notes.

Study Links Gene Variant in Men to Marital Discord

Monday, September 1st, 2008

Men are more likely to be devoted and loyal husbands when they lack a particular variant of a gene that influences brain activity, researchers announced yesterday -- the first time that science has shown a direct link between a man's genes and his aptitude for monogamy.

Tales From the Cellphone Tour

Monday, September 1st, 2008

Most people take a vacation to get away from their jobs. Cyriac Roeding took a vacation for his job.

Google Takes Aim at Microsoft With New Web Browser

Monday, September 1st, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc. is releasing its own Web browser in a long-anticipated move aimed at countering the dominance of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer and ensuring easy access to its market-leading search engine.

MSNBC’s Family Feud

Monday, September 1st, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 31 -- Anyone who thought the Democratic convention would be a dull and choreographed affair clearly didn't count on the bitter, ego-fueled clashes that marked the week.

GeoEye Hopes for Clear Skies Ahead

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

On Thursday at 11:50 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, GeoEye chief executive Matthew O'Connell plans to be at Vandenberg Air Force Base, watching a Boeing Delta II rocket roar into the California sky, carrying GeoEye's new imaging satellite -- and the hopes of his company's future. If all goes well, h...

At MSNBC, A Liberal Supply Of Sharp Elbows

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 31 -- Anyone who thought the Democratic convention would be a dull and choreographed affair clearly didn't count on the bitter, ego-fueled clashes that marked the week.

In Africa, a New Middle-Income Consumerism

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

KAMPALA, Uganda -- Meet Denis Ruharo, an entrepreneur with a master's degree, a man who carries a BlackBerry and two Nokia cellphones, buys organic greens at a grocery store and sometimes does business over a cold Nile beer at a club called Silk.

After the Curtain Falls, the Web Gets Into the Act

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Theater is the ephemeral art -- except, that is, when it's bootlegged on YouTube.

Help File

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Q The software for my camera, a Canon PowerShot SD750, seems incompatible with Windows Vista. When I plug the camera into the computer, nothing happens.

After the Curtain Falls, the Web Gets Into the Act

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Theater is the ephemeral art -- except, that is, when it's bootlegged on YouTube.