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Pamela Anderson gets her kit off for Nokia
What a brilliant idea for a competition! Nokia has hired Pamela Anderson and Gossip Girl actor Ed Westwick to appear in The Commuter a short film short shot entirely on the not-quite-launched Nokia N8 [1] - and you can appear in it too. Two roles are up

Pamela Anderson gets her kit off for Nokia
What a brilliant idea for a competition! Nokia has hired Pamela Anderson and Gossip Girl actor Ed Westwick to appear in The Commuter a short film short shot entirely on the not-quite-launched Nokia N8 [1] - and you can appear in it too. Two roles are up

Facebook and Twitter user accounts hacked with 'free iPad' scams
A spammer has exploited a serious vulnerability in Facebook's photo upload system to spam both Facebook and Twitter with photos promising "free" iPads and iPhones. The photos, which were posted to peoples' walls by exploiting a flaw in which it was not

Google faces another antitrust probe
Texas Attorney General's Office investigates Google over competition Google on Friday said that the Texas Attorney General's Office is conducting an antitrust review of the search giant, following a similar investigation launched in Europe earlier this

HP's Hurd in Talks to Join HP's Newest Rival, Oracle
Ousted is reportedly in talks with Oracle to assume a senior-level management position within the company. The talks are hush-hush right now, with no named sources coming forward to identify exactly what position Hurd might take up at the enterprise

The UK top 10 games chart, week ending September 4 2010
Mafia II still sits at No.1 – clearly an offer that many gamers could not refuse Leisure software charts compiled by GfK Chart Track © 2010 ELSPA (UK) Ltd Games Wii PS3 PlayStation Xbox Microsoft Sony Nintendo guardian.co.uk © Guardian News &

HP's Hurd set to join Oracle
Mark Hurd, pushed from the top job at HP after allegations of sexual harassment and misfiling of expenses, is about to get a board post at Oracle. Although neither the company nor its founder Larry Ellison would comment on the record a vote is expected

HP Pavilion dv6-3085ea 15.6in notebook
Review Those who want their notebook PCs to play music and video while managing a burgeoning digital image collection should cast an eye at the HP Pavilion dv6-3085ea. It's an attractively slim computer with a design outline that's generally reminiscent

The Technology newsbucket: Dubai v RIM, Duke Nukem?, Nokia's activations and more
View of Dubai. Photo by Faithful Chant [ back ] A quick burst of 6 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team Blackberry a spy tool? >>SkunkPost.com'Worries about spying by the U.S. and Israel spurred plans to sharply limit BlackBerry

Former HP CEO Mark Hurd heading to Oracle?
Mark Hurd, who resigned as Hewlett Packard's chief executive officer last month after sexual harassment allegations, has been talking about a senior post with Oracle, according to The Wall Street Journal The Journal said details about the job discussions

Aboard an Alcatel-Lucent undersea cable ship (photos)
The Ile de Batz is one of three dedicated ships that Alcatel-Lucent uses to lay the submarine fiber-optic cables that carry broadband connectivity across the oceans. The ship is usually based in Calais, France, but made a stop recently in Greenwich,

Intel to pay $1.4bn for Infineon WLS
Comment Intel has embarked on a major shopping spree to counter the pressures on its traditional businesses, which prompted it to issue a results warning at the end of last week. That was swiftly followed by the announcement that it would acquire

Future festival: Edinburgh Interactive 2010
Edinburgh Interactive's focus was on digital distribution and what it might mean for games developers and publishers Every year, in the midst of the fringe festival, big names from the games industry come together at the Filmhouse for Edinburgh

A Strong Password Isn?t the Strongest Security
MAKE your password strong, with a unique jumble of letters, numbers and punctuation marks. But memorize it never write it down. And, oh yes, change it every few months. These instructions are supposed to protect us. But they dont. Some computer security

Take Heed, Tech Giants: Edison's Failed Plot to Hijack Hollywood
It was a dark and stormy night ? Okay — maybe it wasn?t so dark and stormy. But it should have been, because that was the night Thomas Edison tried to hijack the motion picture industry. ?With his beetle brows, long wispy hair, and beatific look,

Google doodle marks buckyball anniversary
Interactive Google doodle marks 25 years since discovery of buckminsterfullerene C60, or the buckyball The buckyball was first discovered 25 years ago by a group of scientists at Rice University, in Texas, and named after the architect Richard

HP Increases Offer for 3Par to $33, Trumping...
Hewlett-Packard Co. increased its offer for 3Par Inc. to $33 a share, topping Dell Inc.s new $32 proposal and stretching the public bidding war for the data- storage supplier into its 18th day. HPs offer is a superior proposal, 3Par said today in a

Accenture, Cisco, and Sun still face kickback charges
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Gordon Brown joins World Wide Web Foundation board
Gordon Brown is joining Tim Berners-Lee on the board of directors of the World Wide Web Foundation. The former prime minister will advise the foundation on ways to involve disadvantaged communities and global leaders in the development of sustainable

From Washington to Mexico on 12.4 Gallons of Diesel
Craig Henderson drove 1,478 miles from from Blaine, Washington to Mexico without stopping to refuel, burning just 12.4 gallons of diesel for a stunning 119.1 mpg. And he did it in a car he originally designed in 1984. Henderson rolled into Chula Vista,

Ohio LinuxFest Proves Real FOSS Diversity
The annual Ohio LinuxFest is a genuine grass-roots community event. It is one of the most fun and most worthwhile Linux fests, and one of the most welcoming-- everyone from brand-new Linux users, people curious about Linux, to wizened gurus and everyone

Dance on Broadway for Wii | Game review
Wii; £24.99; cert 3+; Ubisoft If we're being honest, you probably already know if Dance on Broadway is for you. When you went to open this review you were almost certainly looking for one of two things: justification for a purchase already decided on

HP and EMC vie for disk storage lead
IDC's latest quarterly disk storage tracker shows EMC and HP competing for the market lead, with EMC growing faster than HP. NetApp is growing faster still but has a lot of ground to make up. IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Disk Systems Tracker looks at the

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2 for Xbox 360 and PS3 | Game review
Xbox 360/PS3; £44.99; 12+; Ubisoft The original HAWX was a modern combat flight game with the emphasis very much on arcade rather than simulation. The sequel is equally accessible, although this time you do get to actually land and take off. Only the

Microsoft Exchange 2010 SP1 review | Technophile
The latest update brings plenty of admin-friendly additions and much better web access – but installing it has some annoyances One of my bank holiday weekend projects, along with tackling the triffids in the garden, was upgrading my Exchange 2010

Microsoft: Silverlight capabilities exceed those of HTML5
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The Technology newsbucket: Vox closing, Digg gaming, form filling and more
Everything must go! Photo byAnd all that Malarkey A quick burst of 11 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team Vox is closing September 30, 2010 >>Vox'Vox has been a fun place to explore, create and connect with your friends. But

Nokia seeks to tap the X-Factor
Nokia is backing ITV's X Factor with a dedicated application and exclusive content, but it will take more then Auto Tune to make Ovi a Christmas number one. The X Factor application can be downloaded from the Ovi store from today, and features "backstage

Barney Frank Rallies Dems for Loretta Sanchez
Outside the Orange County Democratic Party’s Aug. 28 Harry S. (they use the period) Truman awards dinner and under the watchful gaze of four Buena Park cops, protesters waved American and Arizona flags, shook placards denouncing President Barack Obama

Killer Quince
Please bear with us. We’re still getting used to these heels as we sashay to Urge Overkill’s version of “Girl, You’ll be a Woman Soon.” Hey, call us traditionalists, but that first dance is a big deal! As this paper (yes, now metaphorically