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Sony pulls PS3 update after complaints it bricks consoles

Sony's gaming division pulled its latest firmware update for the PlayStation 3 Wednesday, after widespread reports that installing it could render the console useless.
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Microsoft Dynamics ERP software now available on the Azure cloud

Microsoft is upping the stakes in the growing market for cloud-based ERP, with its Dynamics GP 2013 and NAV 2013 products now available for deployment on its Azure service.

NASA needs help hunting down killer asteroids

NASA wants to find asteroids that could threaten Earth and figure out what to do about them. It wants your help doing it.

Startup beams your text msgs to extraterrestrials

For 25 cents, would you send a short message deep into outer space in the hopes that an alien race might receive it?

Power to the people: AT&T sets up free mobile charging stations in NYC

AT&T has set up a pilot program to offer free solar-powered cellphone charging stations in and around New York City.

Google puts $7M into fighting child porn, abuse

Google said it's spending $5 million to wipe images of child abuse off the Internet and another $2 million to create tools to find the images and eradicate them.

Jive boosts mobile capabilities of its enterprise social suite

Jive Software is making a mobile push with new and enhanced mobile applications that have an emphasis on helping users of the enterprise social networking suite create, not just view, content from their tablets and smartphones.

NHK develops robot camera array for Matrix-like effects

Japan's public television broadcaster, NHK, has developed an array of video cameras that are synchronized to create "bullet time" shots like those popularized in the film The Matrix.

NewsGator SharePoint add-on aims to filter, reduce enterprise social noise

NewsGator has upgraded its Social Sites enterprise social networking (ESN) add-on for SharePoint to make the software better able to tailor the content, notifications and capabilities it displays for each user.

NASA's new astronauts could one day blast off to Mars

After a year and a half of culling through 6,100 applicants, NASA has chosen four men and four women to train to become astronauts and potentially travel to an asteroid -- or Mars.

Prism doesn't have CIOs in a panic -- yet

Revelations over the U.S. National Security Agency's Prism surveillance program have much of the general public in uproar, but in terms of the controversy's impact to enterprise IT, some CIOs have measured, albeit watchful, reactions.

The Grill: Raytheon CIO Rebecca Rhoads takes on new role with global reach

Raytheon CIO Rebecca Rhoads was tapped earlier this year to lead the defense contractor's newly formed Global Business Services unit, whose goal is to improve operations and services by optimizing resources.

How super high-def displays change everything

The new super high-resolution screens bring beauty, clarity and precision to our work and play, writes columnist Mike Elgan. Are they worth the extra money? Definitely.

How IBM Beat Up HP in Las Vegas

IBM and Hewlett-Packard recently held events in Las Vegas. IBM went first and demonstrated how its customers will use Watson to change the world. HP responded by bringing executives on stage to talk about new products. HP can't let its competition keep winning.

Is Microsoft's Office 365 bet starting to pay off in enterprise adoption?

Microsoft's subscription-desktop hybrid application updated from the cloud may trigger wider Office 365 adoption in the enterprise -- at least, that's what the software giant is banking on with its new Office 365 ProPlus offering.

How to Export Your Google Reader Account

If you use Google Reader, you must say goodbye to the service on July 1. Here are step-by-step instructions for exporting your information to use with another RSS service.

10 stars of 'cross-platformity'

At work or play, these 10 applications can be used across a variety of platforms.

How Cloud Technology Can Transform Supply Chain Performance

The international supply chain is here to stay. That means working with multiple partners, many of whom have hundreds of partners themselves and some of whom lack the expertise or funding to connect to supply chain management systems. Cloud platforms could change that, according to Accenture.

IT on the edge: CIOs who (literally) keep the lights on

CIOs in emerging economies have to be creative to keep IT up and running -- addressing redundancy, navigating a thicket of sometimes onerous regulations, and in general doing more with less. Insider (registration required)

Forget the keynote. WWDC is still about the developers

As usual, the Apple rumor mill has been on overdrive as WWDC nears. But all the hype about anything CEO Tim Cook might reveal misses the point, says columnist Ryan Faas. WWDC is still about developers.