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Google working on speech translation for phones
Head of translation services Franz Och tells The Sunday Times that the search giant is closing in on speech-to-speech translation.
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PayPal suspends service in India
Online payment processor temporarily halts personal payments to and from India and transfers to local banks, as it works with businesses "to address questions they have about the service."
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Endeavour streaks into space in final night flight
The shuttle is carrying a new space station module that will give astronauts a bay window view, along with hardware to overhaul the lab's water recycling system.
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PCI compliance: What it is and why it matters (Q&A)
Bob Russo, general manager of the PCI Security Standards Council, explains what his organization is doing to keep payment card data out of the hands of criminal hackers.
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How CoverItLive failed users during iPad unveiling
When you're covering tech's Super Bowl equivalent live, you really don't want your broadcasting platform to collapse.
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A chat with an Olympics IT guy (Q&A)
The Winter Games in Vancouver, which kick off on Friday, rely on thousands of servers and PCs to manage everything from scores to travel plans. Magnus Alvarsson has to make sure everything is working.
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Tech makes Olympic-size jump in Vancouver
roundup At what some have dubbed the first Twitter Games, CNET looks at the many ways tech is changing the world's largest sporting event.
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IBM launches Power7 chip, systems
Big Blue's powerful new processor for servers integrates eight processing cores in one chip package, with each core capable of executing four tasks.
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Microsoft aims for smooth streaming in Vancouver
The software maker is helping NBC deliver HD video of the Olympic Games using Silverlight, offering new features, including the ability to pause a live event.
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New UI, features highlight McAfee 2010 suites
Security suite vendor McAfee debuts their 2010 product line today, introducing an overhauled interface and new features in a bid to remain competitive.
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Audi wins the Super Bowl
In the morass of tech ads and not, Audi's "Green Police" spot stood above some remarkable dross.
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Google aims for cute with Super Bowl ad
The video ad, called "Parisian Love," had been on YouTube since November. But that didn't stop Super Bowl viewers from giving it a generally positive reception.
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Apotheker resigns as SAP's chief executive
The business software maker announces the resignation, effective immediately, and the appointment of co-CEOs to replace Apotheker.
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Analysis of an apology: Toyota, a Japanese thing?
Is the apology of Toyota's President Akio Toyoda really uniquely Japanese?
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Oracle loses some MySQL mojo
Oracle veteran and MySQL sympathizer Ken Jacobs has resigned from the database giant, calling into question Oracle's ability to deliver on its MySQL promises.
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Survey: Majority of people don't want an iPad
A survey by online marketplace Retrevo finds that 61 percent of people aren't interested in owning an iPad. It also suggests that the hype around the product has actually made things worse.
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BlackBerry has spyware risk too, researcher says
Veracode researcher demonstrates spyware that allows someone to steal a stranger's contact list, read text messages in real time, and track the location of the phone.
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Google to air ad during Super Bowl?
CEO Eric Schmidt appears to have confirmed--by tweet, no less--that his company will air an ad in the third quarter of the Big Game on Sunday.
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FCC: iPad use could further strain AT&T 3G
If the 3G version of Apple's iPad tablet proves to be as popular as analysts are predicting, AT&T will face increased network congestion problems, warns a blog post by two agency directors.
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Where to watch Sunday's shuttle launch
Before the football madness begins, Endeavour is scheduled to launch early Sunday morning on what will be the first of a final five planned shuttle missions before the shuttle program is retired.
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