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Caixin Online: World of Warcraft row: China industry game-changerTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:15PMNetEase's epic struggle with 'World of Warcraft,' an online game with some 5 million users in China, shows what happens when two Chinese regulators butt heads.

Microsoft researcher, a computing pioneer, wins Turing AwardTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:07PMFor inventing a prototype of the modern PC, Microsoft researcher Chuck Thacker has won the prestigious A.M. Turing Award for a lifetime of contributions to computing. "I'm still recovering," Thacker ...

Microsoft researcher, a computing pioneer, wins Turing AwardTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:00PMFor inventing a prototype of the modern PC, Microsoft researcher Chuck Thacker has won the prestigious A. M. Turing Award for a lifetime...

Rewriting the Human-Computer interaction HandbookTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:01PMIndrani Medhi of Microsoft Research India has developed text-free user interfaces (UIs) to allow any illiterate or semi-literate person on first contact with a computer, to proceed with minimal or no assistance.

Microsoft researcher Chuck Thacker wins Turing awardTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:11PMChuck Thacker, a technical fellow at Microsoft Research, has won the prestigious A.M. Turing Award for a lifetime of contributions to computing.

This Week in GEEkMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:26PMshacknews.com. The Heavy from Team Fortress 2 enjoys his sandvich in trademark Apple style. Steam is coming to Apple platform this year. Less than 24 hours after Ubisoft released “Silent Hunter 5,” its Digital Rights Management (DRM) was cracked by a group called Skidrow.

Games Reviews: DSi XLThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:29PMThe fourth generation of the DS family is one hell of a big baby. With its 4.2in screens and impressive heft, the DSi XL bucks the usual tech trend for creating ever-smaller hardware in favour of a console that hasmore clout.

Dan Graham: In defiance of conventionThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:07PMNew York-based Dan Graham is a pioneer of conceptual art who has defied convention throughout most of his 40-year career. Born in Illinois and raised primarily in New Jersey, he started out by creating text-based concept pieces intended for distribution in magazines. Then he moved on to performances — using video recorders, live-feed monitors and mirrors to complicate the relationships between ...

4 Wiseguys Indicted for Gobbling Up Choice Concert TixTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:10PMA federal grand jury has indicted four owners and key employees of a company that prosecutors said for years illegally cornered the market on the best concert and sporting event seats. The 60-page indictment accuses the men of directing an international conspiracy to defeat security schemes at Ticketmaster, Tickets.com and other online ticketing sites.