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Since July of 2008, the Terms of Service for YouTube have restricted implementations of the technology on TVs utilizing the APIs. The means of gaining YouTube access, such as video scraping technology, weren't approved, and now the company will begin fully restricting those who can access it, starting on December 2. The De (Read More)
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According to the latest roadmap from Microsoft, it would appear that Windows 8 will arrive sometime in 2012. This would follow a three year product cycle that would keep it in line with Vista and Windows 7 releases. The road map is clear about the targeted date and does not try to hide the fact that the code name is "Wi (Read More)
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The title character of Ray Bradbury's book The Illustrated Man is covered with moving, shifting tattoos. If you look at them, they will tell you a story.New LED tattoos from the University of Pennsylvania could make the Illustrated Man real (minus the creepy stories, of course). Researchers there are developing silicon-and- (Read More)
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According to a disclosed patent application discovered last month by The New York Times, Apple Computers is seeking rights to a technology that allows advertising to have a direct spot in a device operating system. The reasoning behind the decision is most widely believed to be a cost-cutting motive, allowing consumers sub (Read More)
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In a move meant to boost accessibility and search engine relevance, Google has announced an automatic captions service for YouTube videos, using the "automatic speech recognition" (ASR) technology currently used in the transcription feature of Google Voice. Although YouTube has long offered options for content providers to (Read More)
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Microsoft has made the Office 2010 beta available publicly today. Earlier this week Microsoft released the beta to MSDN and TechNet customers. Neowin has taken a look at the top features of Office 2010. Improvements include social networking intergration into Outlook 2010, smart pasting options and of course Office Web App (Read More)
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As part of Microsoft's Office 2010 announcements today the company has taken the wraps off a number of social networking add-ins that will be available for Outlook 2010. Outlook 2010 features a new Outlook Social Connector (OSC) straight into Outlook 2010. The connector provides a stream of content from SharePoint, Windows (Read More)
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Perhaps a little too much of a reminder of the film Die Hard 4 for many readers - the BBC Technology page is reporting that the age of Cyber Warfare may be nearly upon us, at a grander scale than was first anticipated. A report by online security experts, McAfee, bases its report conclusion opon the analysis of recent net- (Read More)
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Microsoft has made the latest beta of Office 2010 available to MSDN and TechNet customers. The release follows news that Office 2010 beta builds have begun leaking from the software giant. It's widely expected that a public beta build of Office 2010 will be available this week. Microsoft has kept quiet on the reports but (Read More)
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If you have ever wanted to turn your laptop is a Wi-Fi hotspot, a secret feature has been revealed in Windows 7 code that allows you to tether your cell phone or other wireless device to your laptop. The unfinished feature was hidden by default because of incompatibility with many of the devices and drivers. The feature (Read More)
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Microsoft tonight issued an update on the reports that the company used open source code in their Windows 7 USB/DVD tool, illegally. Neowin originally reported earlier this week that Microsoft had pulled the tool after complains by Rafael Rivera over some of the content of the Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool. Microsoft is (Read More)
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There are many aspects of technology that can be tweaked in order to speed a user's Internet experience up; web pages optimized, purchase a faster connection, or even just update software. Google has apparently bypassed all this, however… they aim to replace the HTTP protocol itself, with SPDY. As the Google blog post remi (Read More)
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There has been a great deal of talk about devices such as the famous ebook reader, the Amazon Kindle and the up and coming Apple Tablet replacing the way individuals interact with printed media. However, their success in doing so has always been up to the end user's personal preference. News reported on Beta News shows ju (Read More)
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Microsoft announced today that it has made some important changes to its Windows Marketplace for Mobile. Marketplace for Mobile is Microsoft's Windows Mobile equivalent of the popular Apple iPhone App Store. Marketplace was introduced alongside the new Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system on October 6, 2009. Currently the M (Read More)
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Microsoft has begun sending invites to the Office Starter 2010 beta program today according to the I Think Different blog. The invites are the latest clear indication that Microsoft plans to release an Office 2010 public beta shortly. Last week Microsoft sent out an email update to Click-To-Run Technical Preview participan (Read More)