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FANUC Robotics New M-2000iA Super Heavy-Duty Robot Reportedly Largest and Strongest Six-Axis Robot

FANUC Robotics’ New M-2000iA Super Heavy-Duty Robot Reportedly Largest and Strongest Six-Axis Robot - Discrete Automation & Safety

Asteroid reportedly streaks over Africa

Asteroid 2008 TC3 is the speck in the center of this image, with background stars appearing as streaks.

MS Reportedly Adds 6 Months of Vista Downgrade

LiteralKa sends in a poorly sourced Reg story claiming that Microsoft has granted OEMs six more months to sell PCs using Windows Vista with the support to downgrade to Windows XP. OEMs can now offer such arrangements until July 31, 2009 — the previous deadline was January 31, 2009. The article claims as source "a Reg reader" without further details. Neither Microsoft nor any OEM has confirmed the rumor, and only a few scattered bloggers have picked it up.

Apple reportedly cuts iPhone production target

Apple has cut planned production of iPhones in the second half of the year by up to 4 million units, according to investment bank Pacific Crest Securities.

NASA reportedly studies extension of shuttle program

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) _ NASA's staff will study whether the space shuttle program could continue operating past its scheduled retirement in 2010, according to an internal e-mail sent this week.

Cardinals reportedly starting Warner at QB

It looks like Matt Leinart may have blown his chance at the starting job. Kurt Warner is expected to be named the team's starter, according to a report by ESPN.com

Verizon reportedly negotiating to use Google as its phone-search provider

Plus: Polish actors were hired to pretend they were iPhone buyers; China accused of blocking music at Apple's online iTunes store; groups petition to see documents in AMD's suit against Intel

Apple Reportedly Plans Another Fix for the iPhone

With Apple, Inc.'s iPhone Update 2.0.2 deemed a failure, a second update is rumored for September as iPhone connection problems continue. MobileMe connections are also a problem. An analyst said Apple would face serious problems if it declares an iPhone recall to fix the hardware. Apple has declined to comment.

Hacker Reportedly Kidnaps and Tortures Informant, Posts Picture as a Warning to Others

Kier129it1_blur A Turkish computer hacker who was helping that country's media and national police investigate computer crimes was kidnapped and tortured by a notorious ATM hacker, according to a report from the Turkish press.

Avi Arad Reportedly Options Mass Effect Movie Rights

Attempts to adapt Halo into a movie may have failed, but it seems another sci-fi Microsoft franchise may soon make the jump to the silver screen. Variety's The Cut Scene blog reports that "numerous sources" have confirmed that Avi Arad has optioned the movie rights to BioWare's planet-hopping RPG, Mass Effect.

Amazon Has Reportedly Sold 240,000 Kindles

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Biz break: Verizon reportedly negotiating to use Google as its phone-search provider

Plus: Polish actors were hired to pretend they were iPhone buyers; China accused of blocking music at Apple's online iTunes store; groups petition to see documents in AMD's suit against Intel

New Nintendo DS, With Camera, Reportedly on the Way

Nintendo is planning to launch an updated version of its Nintendo DS portable console, including such features as music and a camera. That’s according to a report by the Nikkei Business Daily, as cited by Reuters.

VMware joins Linux Foundation--while reportedly violating the GPL (C|Net)

Today the Linux world broke out the champagne to celebrate VMware joining the Linux Foundation. I agree. It's good news. What it doesn't resolve is the allegation that VMware is in active and conscious violation of the GPL. Some of these allegations appear to be well-founded. VMware's lack of response to the allegations is not golden, especially in light of its embrace of the Linux Foundation.

VMware joins Linux Foundation--while reportedly violating the GPL

Today the Linux world broke out the champagne to celebrate VMware joining the Linux Foundation. I agree. It's good news.

Wikileaks Hack Photos: Sarah Palin Yahoo Mail Reportedly Hacked, Published

Wikileaks has posted hacked data from the private e-mail account of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

On Dobbs, radio host claimed HUD said "about 5 million illegal alien home mortgage loans ... have gone bad," but HUD reportedly says stat is bogus

Summary: On Lou Dobbs Tonight, Roger Hedgecock claimed that the Department of Housing and Urban Development "was talking about 5 million illegal alien home mortgage loans that have gone bad." But Hedgecock did not cite a source for the purported HUD statistic. In fact, an article published more than an hour before Lou Dobbs Tonight aired reported that HUD "says there is no basis to news reports that more than 5 million bad mortgages are held by illegal immigrants" and that "a HUD spokesman said his agency has no data showing the number of illegal immigrants holding foreclosed or bad mortgages."

Comcast to throttle some customers' Web speeds

Comcast reportedly plans to reduce Internet service to customers it deems to be using too much bandwidth, a move that comes on the heels of federal regulators ruling that the Internet service provider violated the law by throttling BitTorrent transfers.

eBay cuts fixed-price sellers' listing fee - Update

Lehman reportedly considering sale of investment management business, including Neuberger Berman - Update

Could Android Grease Motorola's Wheels?

Motorola is reportedly readying itself for a big push into the new Android mobile software system. The company is said to be on a hiring frenzy for Android developers, upping its staff in that department from 50 to 350. If anyone needs a big hit, it's Motorola. However, pinning one's hopes on a relatively untested platform carries a great deal of risk.

Apple Reduces iPhone Planned Builds, Suppliers Could Suffer

Apple (AAPL) reportedly plans to build 14 million to 15 million iPhone 3Gs from a previous target of 18 million for 2008, according to a report from Pacific Crest.

That'd Be Nothing In San Francisco

Brazilian police reportedly have caught up with a motorist who owes the equivalent of nearly $2 million in unpaid traffic fines. Folha OnLine said police stopped a 36-year-old man on Wednesday night and discovered he has been ticketed nearly 1,000 times since 2001, the year he bought his current car.

Palin's personal email account hacked, contents leaked

Hackers have reportedly breached the Yahoo email account of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, exposing some of the contents on Wikileaks, a clearinghouse for whistleblower documents.

HP may develop own Linux-based OS

HP is reportedly considering building an alternative operating system to Microsoft Windows, based on Linux.


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