Hybrid cars are big in Berkeley - how far behind it is the nation?

Hybrid cars are big in Berkeley - how far behind it is the nation?

  7:10:00 PM    Science Lover

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As Berkeley goes, so - eventually - goes the nation. As frightening as this may sound to some, it's a fact borne out by history. Opposing the Vietnam War, spearheading ecological concerns, mandating energy-efficient buildings, banning smoking in public places, demanding equal access for the disabled - these causes were all dismissed as "Berkeley radical thinking" in their time. Today, they've...

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Think twice about clicking on that e-card

Think twice about clicking on that e-card

  3:49:00 PM    Science Lover

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Spammers launched a widespread attack on e-mail inboxes this month. But instead of trying to lure users into opening a corrupted attachment, they're concealing a computer virus in a link to an online greeting card. Last week, the FBI warned consumers about greeting-card spam; earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission held a summit on the growth of malicious e-mail. Symantec, an antivirus company,...

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`Red ring of death': What's wrong with Microsoft's Xbox?

`Red ring of death': What's wrong with Microsoft's Xbox?

  5:41:00 PM    Science Lover

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There are seven stages of grief: shock, denial, anger, bargaining depression, testing and acceptance. But with the Xbox 360, which has been giving a significant number of its owners grief, Microsoft last week moved directly from the first stages to the last -- from denying...

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IE or Firefox: Who's to blame for newest browser zero-day?

IE or Firefox: Who's to blame for newest browser zero-day?

  10:05:00 PM    Science Lover

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Both browsers must be present for the vulnerability to be exploitedConfusion reigns around a zero-day browser vulnerability made public yesterday, with four researchers or organizations squaring off over whether Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer or Mozilla Corp.'s Firefox...

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Affair with iPhone cools when handset breaks

Affair with iPhone cools when handset breaks

  8:56:00 PM    Science Lover

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After four days with phone, trouble in paradiseA customer at an Apple store at Southpark Mall in Charlotte, N.C., examines the new Apple iPhone during the first day of sales for the device June 29. View related photosvar hasRelatedPhotos = 'false';if (hasRelatedPhotos=='true'){var...

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Microsoft plans job portal in India

Microsoft plans job portal in India

  5:00:00 PM    Science Lover

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NEW DELHI: Microsoft Corp yesterday announced that it was in talks with partners in government and industry for a job search portal.The company said that it plans to launch a job search service this year for the country's nearly 400,000 engineers graduating every year....

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