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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.

22 hours ago 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.

23 hours ago 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).

12 hours ago 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 ...

12 hours ago from The Independent

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Visual Mining Honored as Finalist in Prestigious 25th Annual SIIA CODiE Awards

Software Category Finalist for Best Business Intelligence or Knowledge Management Solution with NetCharts Performance Dashboards ROCKVILLE, Md., March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Visual Mining, ...

20 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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