Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies at 69 (AP)

AP - Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen has died. He was 69. Full text

Technology

CA Expands Cloud Services with $350M Nimsoft Purchase (NewsFactor)

2010.03.11 - Technology - Source: rss.news.yahoo.com - Comments [0]

NewsFactor - IT software behemoth CA has acquired yet another company as it moves to provide its emerging enterprise customers and managed-service providers with cloud-computing support. CA acquired Redwood City, Calif.-based Nimsoft, its fourth acquisition in the cloud-computing space, in a cash purchase valued at $350 million, CA announced Wednesday. Full text

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Internet

China lawmakers test out microblogging (AFP)

2010.03.11 - Internet - Source: rss.news.yahoo.com - Comments [0]

China lawmakers test out microblogging (AFP)

AFP - Mao Zedong may have used paintbrush and ink to write classic poems in calligraphy, but his grandson is firmly in the 21st century -- micro-blogging by laptop from China's annual session of parliament. Full text

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Mobile Phones

Opera rolls out mobile browser for Android (Reuters)

2010.03.11 - Mobile Phones - Source: rss.news.yahoo.com - Comments [0]

Reuters - Opera Software unveiled on Thursday a version of its Mini mobile browser for use on cellphones running on Google's Android software. Full text

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Digital Cameras

Nikon Coolpix S360 12-Megapixel Camera (PC World)

2010.03.11 - Digital Cameras - Source: rss.news.yahoo.com - Comments [0]

PC World - Online photography store Adorama is offering a factory-refurbished Nikon Coolpix S360 digital camera in black for just $129.95 with free shipping. The 12-megapixel camera features a 7X optical zoom, four-way image stabilization, a 2.7-inch LCD, and in-camera editing features. It has nifty features such as a Sport Continuous Mode for high-speed image capture, and a Smart Portrait System that includes face-priority autofocus, Smile Mode, Blink Proof, and in-camera Red-Eye Fix. Full text

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Linux and Open Source

Prototype $200 Tablet Runs Android, Chromium OS, Linux (PC World)

2010.03.11 - Linux and Open Source - Source: rss.news.yahoo.com - Comments [0]

PC World - $200 tablet PCs have been something of a pipe dream. There was the Crunchpad, which was supposed to be $200, but that didn???t last very long, coming out as the $400 Joo Joo. If what Freescale showed off at Mobile World Congress becomes reality, though, the dream may finally come true. Full text

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Sports

Baker leads Iditarod at halfway point (AP)

2010.03.11 - Sports - Source: rss.news.yahoo.com - Comments [0]

Baker leads Iditarod at halfway point (AP)

AP - Satellite tracking shows three mushers have left Cripple, the halfway point in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Full text

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