document.write('<ul class="rss-items">');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/tech_news/What_Is_Google_s_Goal" title="Googleâ��s announcement that it is working on a lightweight, Web-based operating system for netbooks, to be called Chrome OS, is a surprise only in its timing. As I wrote last September, when Google released the Chrome browser and Sergey Brin denied that its ambitions went beyond building a fast, simple browser:" target="_self">What Is Google\'s Goal?</a><br /><div class="rss-body">Googleâ��s announcement that it is working on a lightweight, Web-based operating system for netbooks, to be called Chrome OS, is a surprise only in its timing. As I wrote last September, when Google released the Chrome browser and Sergey Brin denied that its ambitions went beyond building a fast, simple browser:</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/tech_news/Hackers_Undermine_Piracy_Evidence_With_Hadopi_Router" title="Yesterday we reported that a provision in the revamped French “3 strikes” bill will allow for the punishment of ISP account holders for the copyright infringing actions of others. Now a group of hackers has set out to compromise WiFi routers en masse, in order to create an environment of plausible deniability." target="_self">Hackers Undermine Piracy Evidence With Hadopi Router</a><br /><div class="rss-body">Yesterday we reported that a provision in the revamped French “3 strikes” bill will allow for the punishment of ISP account holders for the copyright infringing actions of others. Now a group of hackers has set out to compromise WiFi routers en masse, in order to create an environment of plausible deniability.</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/tech_news/21_Popular_Brands_That_Are_Using_Wordpress" title="Wordpress is popular than you think it is. These brands include ebay, wired, sony, wsj and many more." target="_self">21 Popular Brands That Are Using Wordpress</a><br /><div class="rss-body">Wordpress is popular than you think it is. These brands include ebay, wired, sony, wsj and many more.</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/tech_news/Computer_Learns_Sign_Language_by_Watching_TV_2" title="Pretty amazing. Once the team were confident the computer could identify different signs, they exposed it to around 10 hours of TV footage that was both signed and subtitled. They tasked the software with learning the signs for a mixture of 210 nouns and adjectives that appeared multiple times during the footage." target="_self">Computer Learns Sign Language by Watching TV</a><br /><div class="rss-body">Pretty amazing. Once the team were confident the computer could identify different signs, they exposed it to around 10 hours of TV footage that was both signed and subtitled. They tasked the software with learning the signs for a mixture of 210 nouns and adjectives that appeared multiple times during the footage.</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/tech_news/New_More_Prominent_Twitter_Ads_Spotted" title="Friendfeed user Alphaxion just posted a screenshot of a Firefox ad placed above his stream on the Twitter.com homepage.Previous to this there had been reports of ads appearing the twitter.com sidebar, but this is without question the most prominent ad placement yet." target="_self">New More Prominent Twitter Ads Spotted</a><br /><div class="rss-body">Friendfeed user Alphaxion just posted a screenshot of a Firefox ad placed above his stream on the Twitter.com homepage.Previous to this there had been reports of ads appearing the twitter.com sidebar, but this is without question the most prominent ad placement yet.</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/tech_news/The_Seven_Types_of_Employees_You_Meet_at_Best_Buy" title="Have you ever noticed that no matter which Best Buy you go into, you end up seeing the same people working there? That\'s because there are seven types of people that work at every single Best Buy, with no exceptions." target="_self">The Seven Types of Employees You Meet at Best Buy</a><br /><div class="rss-body">Have you ever noticed that no matter which Best Buy you go into, you end up seeing the same people working there? That\'s because there are seven types of people that work at every single Best Buy, with no exceptions.</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/tech_news/Industrial_Robots_Built_for_Speed_w_VID" title="Take a look at ABB Robotics’ FlexPicker. As the name suggests, this nimble bot can grab anything that is put in its path (via conveyer belt) and gently place it in its proper space at speeds no human can match!" target="_self">Industrial Robots Built for Speed [w/ VID]</a><br /><div class="rss-body">Take a look at ABB Robotics’ FlexPicker. As the name suggests, this nimble bot can grab anything that is put in its path (via conveyer belt) and gently place it in its proper space at speeds no human can match!</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/tech_news/Google_s_Chrome_Taking_Aim_at_Microsoft_and_the_iPhone" title="Google \'s apparent attack on Microsoft Windows -- with the Chrome operating system, slated to come out in late 2010 -- may really be a bid to keep Apple at bay" target="_self">Google \'s Chrome: Taking Aim at Microsoft and the iPhone</a><br /><div class="rss-body">Google \'s apparent attack on Microsoft Windows -- with the Chrome operating system, slated to come out in late 2010 -- may really be a bid to keep Apple at bay</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/tech_news/Netbook_OS_Oddsmaking_Who_Will_Win_the_War" title="Most operating system efforts in the netbook area have been misplaced from the beginning. Time and again we’ve seen desktop environments shoehorned into small screens with meager hardware. Windows, OS X, and most of the standard Linux distros work well on full-sized laptops and desktops, but aren’t optimal for a more portable device." target="_self">Netbook OS Oddsmaking: Who Will Win the War?</a><br /><div class="rss-body">Most operating system efforts in the netbook area have been misplaced from the beginning. Time and again we’ve seen desktop environments shoehorned into small screens with meager hardware. Windows, OS X, and most of the standard Linux distros work well on full-sized laptops and desktops, but aren’t optimal for a more portable device.</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/tech_news/ARM_Scores_First_Big_Mali_400_GPU_License_For_Media_Players" title="ARM has discussed scalability of these multi-core GPUs in the past, providing estimates of quasi-linear gains, which is possible considering the tile-based rendering nature of the part. A Mali-400 GPU includes 4 “fragment processors” that should provide enough processing power to produce the 1080p video render" target="_self">ARM Scores First Big Mali-400 GPU License For Media Players </a><br /><div class="rss-body">ARM has discussed scalability of these multi-core GPUs in the past, providing estimates of quasi-linear gains, which is possible considering the tile-based rendering nature of the part. A Mali-400 GPU includes 4 “fragment processors” that should provide enough processing power to produce the 1080p video render</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/tech_news/How_Nanopayments_Finally_Came_of_Age" title="How do you get people to pay for something they\'re used to getting for free? It\'s a question that bedevils the music and film industries, and it\'s no less of a challenge for anyone trying to monetise an app for Facebook, MySpace or Bebo. " target="_self">How Nanopayments Finally Came of Age</a><br /><div class="rss-body">How do you get people to pay for something they\'re used to getting for free? It\'s a question that bedevils the music and film industries, and it\'s no less of a challenge for anyone trying to monetise an app for Facebook, MySpace or Bebo. </div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/tech_news/Voice_mail_s_time_has_come_to_be_replaced" title="In an age of ever-speedier communications, a growing number of people are unwilling to endure voice mail’s shortcomings. Some can’t stand the endless prompts just to hear a longwinded, and often pointless message. Still, some people can’t bring themselves to hit delete without listening. “It would seem rude not to listen to a message" target="_self">Voice mail\'s time has come - to be replaced </a><br /><div class="rss-body">In an age of ever-speedier communications, a growing number of people are unwilling to endure voice mail’s shortcomings. Some can’t stand the endless prompts just to hear a longwinded, and often pointless message. 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Author have collected a bunch of  essential Google Cheat sheets which will surely come in handy.</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/tech_news/Embedding_a_YouTube_Video_May_Cost_Users_a_Bundle" title="Fresh off a court victory against Google\'s YouTube, ASCAP tells us it is setting its sights on users of the video-sharing site. Welcome to the exciting world of copyright licensing, blogger; you may already owe gobs of money!" target="_self">Embedding a YouTube Video May Cost Users a Bundle</a><br /><div class="rss-body">Fresh off a court victory against Google\'s YouTube, ASCAP tells us it is setting its sights on users of the video-sharing site. Welcome to the exciting world of copyright licensing, blogger; you may already owe gobs of money!</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/tech_news/10_things_to_know_about_Google_Chrome_OS" title="10 things to know about Google Chrome OS What we can glean from the early info : TechRadar UK" target="_self">10 things to know about Google Chrome OS</a><br /><div class="rss-body">10 things to know about Google Chrome OS What we can glean from the early info : TechRadar UK</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/tech_news/Prediction_Google_and_Apple_go_to_War" title="As long as Google and web applications continue to improve at the rate they are, Apple is the only company I can see with potential to retain its current user base, but to do it, they’re going to have to start thinking far more Google-like. " target="_self">Prediction: Google and Apple go to War</a><br /><div class="rss-body">As long as Google and web applications continue to improve at the rate they are, Apple is the only company I can see with potential to retain its current user base, but to do it, they’re going to have to start thinking far more Google-like. </div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/tech_news/West_Virginia_sues_Comcast_over_cable_box_tying" title="The attorney general of West Virginia has filed suit against Comcast, alleging that subscribers need a company-provided cable box to receive premium services, which constitutes illegal bundling." target="_self">West Virginia sues Comcast over cable box tying</a><br /><div class="rss-body">The attorney general of West Virginia has filed suit against Comcast, alleging that subscribers need a company-provided cable box to receive premium services, which constitutes illegal bundling.</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/tech_news/Jammie_Thomas_challenges_monstrous_1_92M_P2P_verdict" title="Jammie Thomas-Rasset has asked the court to overturn or reduce the $1.92 million judgment against her for sharing music files online. As an alternative, how about a third trial?" target="_self">Jammie Thomas challenges \'monstrous\' $1.92M P2P verdict</a><br /><div class="rss-body">Jammie Thomas-Rasset has asked the court to overturn or reduce the $1.92 million judgment against her for sharing music files online. As an alternative, how about a third trial?</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/tech_news/Illegal_downloading_What_happens_if_you_re_caught" title="Whether it\'s swapping songs or swiping movies, almost every internet user has been tempted by the huge amount of free entertainment online. So what\'s the worst that could happen if you do fill your hard drive with illegal spoils?" target="_self">Illegal downloading: What happens if you\'re caught?</a><br /><div class="rss-body">Whether it\'s swapping songs or swiping movies, almost every internet user has been tempted by the huge amount of free entertainment online. So what\'s the worst that could happen if you do fill your hard drive with illegal spoils?</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/tech_news/Porn_hits_wireless_but_where_are_the_profits" title="From cinematography to video cassettes and the Internet, pornography has been a key driver of growth. Now, porn is showing up on mobile phones and it\'s relentlessly wearing down the wireless carrier\'s bandwidth." target="_self">Porn hits wireless, but where are the profits?</a><br /><div class="rss-body">From cinematography to video cassettes and the Internet, pornography has been a key driver of growth. Now, porn is showing up on mobile phones and it\'s relentlessly wearing down the wireless carrier\'s bandwidth.</div></li>');document.write('</ul>');