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  With JavaFX, Sun seeks new coders, new revenue

  With the launch of JavaFX 1.0, Sun is trying to reclaim Java's strength as a foundation for rich Internet applications. But it's no longer the incumbent.

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  From Cy Young pitcher to video game star

  For the San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum, getting featured in Major League Baseball 2K9 means fitting into a motion capture suit.
  • Photos: Capturing Lincecum's 'freaky' motion
  • Bat and ball replaced by Web and games?

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• Icahn against partial-sale bid for Yahoo

  Billionaire investor opposes selling just a portion of the Internet pioneer because he believes the stock is undervalued.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Steven Musil)

• Point-and-click search on the iPhone

  Proximic has developed technology enabling users to point-and-click on a piece of text to get relevant search results, making it easier for mobile users to conduct complex queries.

  (Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)

• On the record: New overseer for Techmeme robots

  Former Valleywag snarkstress Megan McCarthy is now the moderator of good taste and journalism for Techmeme.

  (Posted in Webware by Rafe Needleman)

• Intel, Nvidia bookend top-20 chip ranking

  iSuppli's preliminary 2008 top-20 chip rankings are out as memory chipmakers fall upon hard times.

  (Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

• IBM offers a 'Microsoft-free' desktop

  Big Blue is reportedly launching a Linux-based collection of virtual desktop applications that run on a server without the need for desktop hardware--or Microsoft software.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Steven Musil)

• What's causing video glitches at Apple, Netflix?

  The Netflix Player by Roku and Apple TV both see marked performance loss in delivering video to customers. Are they connected?

  (Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

• Report: DOJ was hours from filing Google suit

  In interview, lawyer hired to look into the Google-Yahoo deal says government was on the verge of filing antitrust suit when the companies abandoned the search pact.

  (Posted in Microsoft by Ina Fried)

• Google's free-wheeling research days wind down

  It's no secret Google has been pinching pennies. While engineering still matters, revenue generation is in the driver's seat.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Stephen Shankland)

• Panel: Government data-mining programs lack oversight

  Government information collection and sharing programs are too secretive, security and privacy experts tell the House Homeland Security Committee.

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Stephanie Condon)

• SonicWall server glitch leaves networks unprotected

  Outage at licensing server disables subscription-based security services for at least several hours.

  (Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

• DHS needs fresh ideas on cybersecurity, experts say

  A successful public-private partnership to combat cyberthreats will require more trust and forward-looking ideas, policy experts say referring to Homeland Security.

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Stephanie Condon)

• Adobe warns of shortfall, job cuts

  The software maker says the global economic woes and weak demand for its just-launched Creative Suite 4 software is adding up to sluggish sales.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Microsoft's Massive ratchets up in-game ads

  At an event in New York, the in-game advertising company pitches its product as a choice option for reaching the coveted 18-34 male demographic.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)
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