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AMD lays out Open Stereo 3D Initiative at GDC

NVIDIA has certainly been more active in 3D than ATI / AMD has as of late, but it looks like the situation may be starting to change, as AMD has taken advantage of the just concluded GDC to lay out its new Open Stereo 3D Initiative. While the company isn't yet drumming up too much fanfare about it (or even issuing a press release), it does seem to have gotten things started on an ambitious note, with the initiative promising to provide consumers with "more choice, more innovation, and lower cost." In the nearer term, that will apparently translate to products like 3D-enabled ATI Eyefinity technology, 120Hz displays, stereo 3D notebooks, and various bundled solutions and shutter glasses. Of course, any actual product announcements are still a little ways off, but it looks like AMD does already have quite a few partners lined up. AMD lays out Open Stereo 3D Initiative at GDC originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .
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Magazine publishers said to be ‘very close’ to digital distribution deal

Rumors of magazine publishers striking a deal to make their content available for digital devices -- even a certain tablet -- have been around for quite a while now, but it looks like something may finally be close to really happening. As The New York Observer reports, Time Inc. exec John Squires has been taking the lead on the initiative (and is apparently set to become interim head of the new company), which would see rival publishers including Time, Condé Nast and Hearst join together to make over 50 magazines available in digital form, and for a variety of devices. Details are otherwise a bit light, as you might expect, but one source familiar with the situation reportedly says "it's very close and more imminent than it's been," while others familiar with the plans say they "compare to iTunes," and that you'll be able to buy " new and distinct iterations" of magazines like of The New Yorker or Time -- and even actual print editions, for that matter. Magazine publishers said to be 'very close' to digital distribution deal originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:33:00 EST
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BULLSEYE: Target and YouTube Partner on Holiday Video Channel

The holidays are here in full force, and while social media is changing holiday shopping habits , it’s also changing how major retailers try to reach you with their messages of holiday cheer. Case in point, YouTube and Target have partnered to launch a custom channel that is themed entirely for the holidays. YouTube Holiday Solutions includes videos on everything from home and party ideas to recipes, gift giving tips, and of course Target-specific holiday videos and a Target gift guide. According to YouTube’s blog post about the arrangement, they even managed to attract Alton Brown, popular Food Network chef, to support the initiative
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BULLSEYE: Target and YouTube Partner on Holiday Video Channel

The holidays are here in full force, and while social media is changing holiday shopping habits , it’s also changing how major retailers try to reach you with their messages of holiday cheer. Case in point, YouTube and Target have partnered to launch a custom channel that is themed entirely for the holidays. YouTube Holiday Solutions includes videos on everything from home and party ideas to recipes, gift giving tips, and of course Target-specific holiday videos and a Target gift guide. According to YouTube’s blog post about the arrangement, they even managed to attract Alton Brown, popular Food Network chef, to support the initiative. He’s currently fielding questions regarding Thanksgiving recipes and plans to answer them in a video series to be posted to the channel next week.
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EyeWriter Allows Man To Paint Despite Paralysis [This Cyborg Life]

Before disease took his ability to move, Tony Quan was an amazing graffiti artist. Now he is completely paralyzed, save for his eyes, and still an amazing artist. Seeing how he works left me with tear-streaked cheeks.
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Data breach notifications one step closer to law… again

Every time there's a major data breach in retail or government, there's a chorus of frustrated customers trying to find out whether their information was exposed to would-be identity thieves. The problem is that it's near impossible to find out this information unless the organization in question takes the initiative to notify customers with exposed data. This, quite frankly, happens very slowly. In response to this annoying trend, members of Congress have introduced legislation that would require organizations to notify customers when their information is no longer secure
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City of Los Angeles Goes Google for $7.2 Million

It looks like those Going Google billboards are actually good for something, as the Los Angeles’ city council has just unanimously approved a Google Apps deal worth $7.2 million. According to CNET , LA would become one of the largest government agencies, outside the District of Columbia, to make the switch to using hosted Google email and application services. However, security concerns over storing information in the cloud did factor into the process and have yet to be 100% aleviated. Apparently the deal hinges around an agreement with Computer Sciences Corp, a contractor who would need to agree to pay a penalty should there be a security breach.
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Nigeria actually arrests, shuts down online scammers

It turns out Nigeria is taking measures to fight Internet scams—law enforcement there has shut down close to a thousand websites and made 18 arrests as part of a new initiative to save the nation's reputation and crack down on Internet scammers. The program, called "Project Eagle Claw," has only just begun, but Nigerian officials expect it to be fully operational in 2010. Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) described the initiative as "a renewed bid to clap down" (*clap clap*?) on Internet fraudsters. So far, the agency claims to have shut down 800 scam sites in addition to making the arrests, with many more apparently to come.  EFCC Chairman Farida Waziri said Wednesday during a US address to the National Conference of Black Mayors that Nigeria was working with Microsoft to fully deploy Project Eagle Claw, and that it will soon be able to take down up to 5,000 fraudulent e-mails per month
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Version One’s Document Management Software Goes Green

UK-based Version One ( news , site )  is underling its green credentials with the announcement that it is to launch a carbon measurement tool later this year to measure how many trees and how much carbon is saved by companies who use Version One’s document management software . Describing the initiative as an integral part of its “green agenda”, the new tool is part of a wider Clean and Green project that also includes the launch of the company’s Eco Gecko website, which provides informa
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A Latest Plan Added By Bharti Airtel-”Airtel Advantage” A complete Information

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