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Astronomers Spot Watery World in Another Star System

A scientist studying a large, gaseous planet located 150 light-years from Earth has found strong evidence that there is water vapor in the planet's atmosphere ...

Sun Strikes Again With DRAM Price-Fixing Suit

Although a federal judge dismissed its lawsuit last Thursday, Sun Microsystems now says it will refile the suit against Hynix Semiconductor and other makers of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips for what it says was illegal price-fixing ...

Vermont Trial to Test Breadth of SC Emissions Ruling

Environmentalists were jubilant last week when the Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could regulate automobile emissions, and now a trial beginning Tuesday in Vermont could carry that momentum even further ...

Global Warming May Dry Out Southwest for Good

Drought trends that have affected the American Southwest in recent years are likely to get worse in upcoming decades, according to a new study from Columbia University ...

Campaign 2.0, Part 3: Stumping in Alternate Realities

Part 1 of this three-part series focused on the Internet's rise in importance on political campaigns, especially fund-raising. The second part looked at how online campaigns are building on the fund-raising theme and making the sites more interactive. This third part focuses on the increased use of social networking and online games to expand candidates' political presence...

Retail Groups, FBI Launch Crime-Fighting Database

Two of the retail industry's largest trade associations have joined forces with the FBI to develop a network dedicated to fighting organized retail crime ...

Campaign 2.0, Part 2: Opening Hearts, Minds and Wallets

Part 1 of this three-part series focused on the Internet's rise in importance on political campaigns, especially fund-raising. This part looks at how online campaigns are building on the fund-raising theme and making the sites more interactive ...

Linden Calls In FBI to Probe ‘Second Life’ Gambling

The FBI is reportedly investigating the legal issues associated with virtual casinos in Linden Lab's "Second Life" online world ...

Campaign 2.0, Part 1: ‘Hillary 1984’ Is Just the Beginning

When Phil de Vellis, creator of the "Hillary 1984" mashup video, wrote that "the game has changed," he summed up in four words the virtually earth-shaking revolution that is now changing the nature of the political campaign. Candidates in the 2008 presidential election face a landscape unlike any other in political history, and it's all because of Web 2.0

UFO-Seeking British Hacker May Face US Trial

British UFO enthusiast Gary McKinnon, who hacked into U.S. military computers in 2001 and 2002, lost his extradition appeal Tuesday in London's High Court ...

The Expanding Power of the CIO’s Corporate Role

Today, most corporate CEOs come up through the ranks from eithersales or operations. Fast forward a few years, though, and IT leadership may be a third route to the helm ...

Google Earth Gets Real Again With Post-Katrina Imagery

After coming under fire last week for replacing aerial photos of Hurricane Katrina-ravaged New Orleans on Google Earth with earlier pictures of the city in its pre-hurricane splendor, Google on Sunday switched photos once again to reveal the city more accurately in its current state ...

New Worm Masquerades as IE7 Beta Download

It always pays to be suspicious when unsolicited e-mails arrive, and on Friday new evidence underscored the point: A malicious e-mail purportedly from Microsoft actually serves up a worm dubbed "Grum." ...

Intel Details Plans for Next Generation of Chips

Intel on Wednesday laid out its road map for the next year or so, including details about Penryn, its 45nm chip due later this year, as well as the next generation beyond that ...

US Losing Its IT Chops

After ranking first in 2006, the United States has fallen to seventh place this year among 122 economies in its network readiness, or ability to leverage the opportunities of IT, according to a report released Wednesday by the World Economic Forum ...

AT&T Takes Banking Mobile

AT&T brought its customers one step closer to the promise of mobile banking Tuesday when it announced partnerships with BancorpSouth and a number of other banks to offer banking capabilities to wireless users ...

AT&T Takes Banking Mobile

AT&T brought its customers one step closer to the promise of mobile banking Tuesday when it announced partnerships with BancorpSouth and a number of other banks to offer banking capabilities to wireless users ...

AT&T Takes Banking Mobile

AT&T brought its customers one step closer to the promise of mobile banking Tuesday when it announced partnerships with BancorpSouth and a number of other banks to offer banking capabilities to wireless users ...

‘Hillary 1984’ Creator: ‘The Game Has Changed’

Roughly two weeks and 2 million viewings since the controversial "Hillary 1984" video was posted on YouTube, its maker has stepped forward: It's Phil de Vellis, an Internet professional, and he's "proud of it." ...

Xbox 360 Back in Black

Rumors have been circulating for months about a black Xbox 360, and now they appear to be confirmed: The Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite, due at the end of April, will reportedly be shipped in black -- but just for a limited time ...

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