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On latest guitar game, players strum real strings

An upcoming musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument.

Wed 10 Mar 10 from The Independent

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Hackers target freshly uncovered Internet Explorer hole

Microsoft on Tuesday warned that hackers are targeting a freshly-uncovered weakness in some earlier versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser software.

Wed 10 Mar 10 from The Independent

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Lifelock Shows Identity Theft Services Not Foolproof

Lifelock has agreed to a $12 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Wed 10 Mar 10 from Livescience

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2K mobster videogame gets vintage Playboy touch

2K Games on Monday announced a deal with Playboy to use some the iconic magazine's vintage covers and centerfold photos to set the mood in its "Mafia II' videogame.

Tue 9 Mar 10 from The Independent

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Hits to head main topic at GM's meetings

(AP) -- Hits to the head that can cause concussions were the main topic as NHL general managers began their annual meetings Monday.

Mon 8 Mar 10 from PhysOrg

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Weekly top 10 video game guides: 'Final Fantasy XIII', 'Bad Company 2'

The 10 most popular games on videogame guide website GameFAQs on Wednesday March 10 included new releases Final Fantasy XIII, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, and God of War III, as well as a re-entry ...

Wed 10 Mar 10 from The Independent

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Federal IT Officials & Tech Leaders to Examine Govt. Transition to Cloud Computing at SaaS/Gov 2010

Susie Adams, Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Corporation (Federal Sales)Philip Berman, SOA Products Group, Sales Engineer, IntelDaniel Burton, Senior Vice President, Global Public Policy, ...

3 hours ago from RedOrbit

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Energizer Duo battery charger hides a Trojan

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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Energizer Duo USB battery charger has been hiding a backdoor Trojan in its software that affects computers using Windows. According to Symantec the Trojan has probably been ...

Tue 9 Mar 10 from PhysOrg

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Videogame makers racing to develop iPad games

As an electronic reader, Apple's iPad has been touted as a possible "Kindle killer" but what has videogame makers buzzing is the potential of the touchscreen tablet computer as a gaming platform.

Mon 8 Mar 10 from The Independent

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SchoolCenter Selected as Finalist in 25th Annual CODiE Awards

CARBONDALE, Ill., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- SchoolCenter, the leader in strategic K-12 web solutions, announced today that they are a finalist in the 2010 CODiE Awards, presented by the Software ...

Tue 9 Mar 10 from RedOrbit

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