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"The current Win32-based Windows UI graphics subsystem, found in Windows XP, has been around for nearly 20 years. It's aging and limited, and as a result, user interface development has been somewhat, well, constrained at best.
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The Neptune's optional panel I/O board provides real-world ports
In addition to a PC/104-Plus expansion interface, the Neptune has six serial ports, four USB ports, two Ethernet ports, IDE, and a CompactFlash slot. Graphics capabilities vary according to the installed ETX module, but encompass both CRT and LCD displays.
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iSuppli: 1Q 2008 DRAM revenues fall 39 percent
Research firm iSuppli says the high stakes game of "chicken" between memory chip manufacturers is continuing the sharp decline in revenues overall.
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Google and IBM are bonding in a serious way
While Microsoft chases Yahoo, Eric Schmidt , Google 's CEO and chairman, is seeking a stronger relationship with IBM , something in which Big Blue's chairman and CEO, Sam Palmisano , appears very interested. Schmidt, who spoke at the IBM's PartnerWorld conference, later shared the stage at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles with Palmisano, to discuss cloud computing, globalization, ...
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Stocks slip as oil gains, Sun Micro weighs
NEW YORK - Stocks fell on Friday as gains in oil prices and a net loss by business computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc offset data showing employers shed far fewer jobs in April.
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Stocks slip as oil gains, Sun Micro weighs
Stocks fell on Friday as gains in oil prices and a net loss by business computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc offset data showing employers shed far fewer jobs in April.
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eBay, Craigslist Soap Opera Unfolds
eBay's strange legal dispute with Craigslist just got weirder. The auction giant has disclosed the details of its lawsuit against the king of online classifieds, and here's what the dispute boils down to: eBay took a stake in Craigslist, agreeing to certain conditions regarding competitive behavior.
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Spam Botnet Taken Over By Good Guys: Now What?
Security researchers seize control of one of the world's largest spam-spewing botnets, but there is disagreement about what should happen next.
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Gaming N ews
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- The World Series of Golf, today announced that online poker giant, Full Tilt Poker, will become the title sponsor of the Las Vegas-based sports and entertainment event that has been described as the most innovative golf tournament format since the Skins Game.
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John Dvorak's Second Opinion: What Microsoft may be thinking with Yahoo's board
Microsoft could load up the Yahoo board with supporters and revisit the whole offer in six months or so, after its stooges try to ruin the Web portal, according to John Dvorak.
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Chinese Online Game Market Grows 71% From 2006
Market research firm Niko Partners has released results from its 6th Annual Review & Forecast Report on China's Video Game Industry, a comprehensive study of trends in the online, PC offline, and console gaming segments in the world's most populous country. Revenue for online games was up 71 percent from 2006 to 2007, to $1.7 billion - with 21% of that figure coming from casual and "advanced ...
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Microsoft has failed in its attempt
to have its Office Open XML document format fast-tracked straight to the status of an international standard by the International Organization for Standardization. The proposal must now be revised to take into account the negative comments made during the voting process.
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Crunchyroll and Think Corp. Announce Anime Innovation Tokyo Digital Content Showcase
SAN FRANCISCO--Crunchyroll, the leading destination for Asian content on the Internet, and THINK Corp. of Japan, have entered into an agreement to showcase Anime Innovation Tokyo properties via Crunchyroll's website.
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Uíge: Youths Conclude Computer Course
Uíge, 05/02 – At least eighteen youths from Maquela do Zombo district, 293 kilometres off northern Uije city, benefited last November to February, from a computer course at the Training School of Christian Association for Development.
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1 and 1 Offers Spring Specials
May 2, 2008 -- ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider 1&1 Internet announced on Friday it is offering spring specials on a range of plans and products.
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Asus adds 'Windows' of opportunity for Eee PC
Asus first released the low-cost, low-power Eee PC in the fall of 2007, winning rave reviews for the 7-inch $399 laptop, which cut overhead by using a tiny 4GB solid-state hard drive and a custom Linux operating system with preinstalled software such as Firefox and Open Office.
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Big Air to Bring Wireless Board to Xbox 360
QMotions has announced it will be creating wireless skateboard-style controllers for use with Xbox 360 games.
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T-Mobile, Nokia Collaborate
BONN, Germany and ESPOO, Finland -- T-Mobile and Nokia(NYSE:NOK)today announced that they are collaborating to accelerate the availability of new Internet services and personal social communities on mobile devices.
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1:30 p.m.: Computers, cell phones in Cuba for first time
HAVANA (AP) -- Cubans are getting wired. Computers went on sale to the general public on the communist island on Friday and potential consumers were lining up outside store windows to gawk and consider buying.
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Computers Go On Sale In Cuba
Computers went on sale to the general public on the communist island on Friday and potential consumers were lining up outside store windows to gawk and consider buying.
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Apple backpedals on 10m iTunes song claim
Apple has quietly backpedaled on its claim of 10 million songs in the iTunes catalog. Earlier this week, in touting iTunes' fifth birthday (the store, not the software), the company noted that its catalog contained more than 10 million songs, but since then the company has updated its own iTunes marketing to reflect the previously announced 6 milli...
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Cable company seeking $1.8 million tax break from West Fargo
WEST FARGO - Just a few months ago, Midcontinent Communications launched cable television, phone and internet service in West Fargo. Advertisement: GREEN MILL RESTAURANT Receive $5 off any order greater than $20! TEXT this to your phone and bring it in to GREEN MILL to receive $5 off any order greater than $20!
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Tales from the Underground
Annie Mole's blog about the London Underground rail system began as a New Year's resolution to teach herself how to make an internet website and has blossomed into a popular slice of commuter life.
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by (Staff) on Sun 20th Nov 2005 00:03 UTC in reply to " RE[11]: meh "
do you want mine and everyone elses(ie ordinary users) viewpoint or that of a kde developer as to the reasons why konqueror is a poor application? Novell is "standardizing" on Gnome as their desktop environment. Anyone want to know why?
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