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Intel Capital to buy $20M Telligent Systems stake
(AP:SANTA CLARA, Calif.) Intel Capital, which is the global investment arm of computer chip maker Intel Corp., said Tuesday that it agreed to pay $20 million for an unspecified stake in social computing and business intelligence company Telligent Systems.
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Lux Launches New Site for Cray Inc., The Supercomputer Company
The Lux Group, Inc., a Seattle-based web design and development company, announced the launch today of a new website for Cray Inc. -- The Supercomputer Company.
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Ex-Lottery employee arrested for copying data
AUSTIN (AP) - A former Texas Lottery Commission computer analyst has been arrested for copying the personal data of more than 27,000 Texas lottery winners.
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Google phone prepares for October debut
NEW YORK (AP) -- The first phone that harnesses Google Inc.'s ambition to make the Internet easy to use on the go was revealed Tuesday, and it looks a lot like an iPhone.
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Shenzhen Metro to Secure New Subway Lines With Intelligent Video Solution From ObjectVideo and TeraMage
Intersec China - ObjectVideo, Inc., the leader in intelligent video, today announced that TeraMage, an ObjectVideo manufacturing partner based in Beijing, has won a contract with Shenzhen Metro to provide its ObjectVideo® OnBoard®-powered EagleMage(TM) intelligent video surveillance solution to help secure two of Shenzhen's future rail lines.
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Intel Capital to buy $20M Telligent Systems stake
Intel Capital, which is the global investment arm of computer chip maker Intel Corp., said Tuesday that it agreed to pay $20 million for an unspecified stake in social computing and business intelligence company Telligent Systems.
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Obama Chides Biden for Interview
Democratic presidential nominee criticizes running mate for voicing opposition to bailout of AIG • Biden: Obama Attack Ad 'Terrible' • Fifth-Grader Suspended for Wearing Anti-Obama T-Shirt • No Indictment in Palin Hacker Case • Palin Tussles With Networks Over Reporter Access • STRATEGY ROOM: Politics, News, Analysis: WATCH LIVE
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Sun Microsystems Discusses Social Media Engagement Across the Web
This week's Socially Speaking, Sun's Internet Radio show focused on the latest in social media, will feature Matthew Knell, Senior Manager for Social Media Product Development at MTV Networks. Matthew, a leader in implementing social media amongst leading brands including JetBlue and About.com, has spent over 10 years in various media and technology roles and is a leading innovator in the social ...
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Busy year of activities on tap in Imlay City schools
IMLAY CITY -- Imlay City Community Schools are gearing up for a busy year ahead with activities teamed with academics. Imlay City Middle School has updated its technology labs with several new computers and upgrades, Principal Erik Mason said.
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Stanford Offers Free Engineering Courses Online
Any schmo can now get an elite education in computer science and artificial intelligence.
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ANALYSIS: Behind the 'Goo-phone': The world goes mobile
San Francisco - When Google co-founder Larry Page talked Tuesday about his company's first venture into the world of mobile phones, he joked about how his inner geek loved tinkering with the open source operating system that powers the new cellphone....
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County's first ethics cop had similar job at Hewlett-Packard
Carl Breining, a former compliance manager for the Hewlett-Packard computer company, has been appointed as Kern County's first compliance and accountability officer. County supervisors created the position to help prevent ethical breaches that compromise the county's integrity as a public agency and raise questions about how it spends public money. County Administrative Officer Ron Errea picked ...
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Online anti-trust probe
The day after Google celebrated its 10th birthday, US Justice Department hired a really old anti-trust lawyer to look into the Google-Yahoo advertising partnership; among others, Microsoft _ which knows a thing or two about monopolies and their debilitating court cases _ complained that the hook-up could give the two firms around 85 per cent of the search market, and oh, almost forgot, 85 per ...
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The world's best graphics utility?
IrfanView is one of the few programs I can think of that 99.9 per cent of computer geeks not only have, but consider necessary. And the other 0.01 per cent forgot to install it when they reformatted their hard drive last weekend.
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Google rolls out rival to iPhone
NEW YORK (Reuters) - T-Mobile has rolled out Google's answer to the iPhone as the Web search giant makes its biggest stab yet at leaping from consumers' computers into their pockets with a device cheaper than rival Apple offers.
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Dealing with bloatware
I was watching a friend working on his new HP notebook. It had a large screen, lots of power, memory and storage. The person in question was a multi-year service technician and after a number of hours working with the machine he eventually wiped the hard drives and started from scratch.
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Some neat Google tips and tricks
Google is building one of the largest networks and loading it with artificial intelligence to improve search. Each time we log into Google, we are tapping into that intelligence to do searches. It is possible to tap into that intelligence to do more than just search.
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Looking sharp
Computing is about to get a lot more real. In the next stage of PC evolution, new processors, monitors and other equipment promise to take graphics and visuals to new levels while extending the use of computers to new areas.
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Chrome shines
A ton of copy has been written about Google's new web browser, Chrome, so we'll restrict ourselves to just a few more grams. !First of all, let's clear up some distinctions:
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'Last Lecture' Professor Remembered in Celebration
Carnegie Mellon's Randy Pausch, r whose 'last lecture' became Internet sensation, was honored Monday.
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Identifying and assessing risks is key
Enterprises around the world and here in Thailand must now concern themselves with governance, risk and compliance (GRC), especially now that the Computer-related Crime Act has been endorsed here, according to ACIS Professional Centre CEO Prinya Hom-anek.
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iTunes Genius can generate playlists
Last week, as expected, Steve Jobs announced new iPods and related software. These iPods have already arrived in Bangkok at prices that compare well and I will look more closely at these next week, but as an interesting point, the new iPod nano has speaking menus for the visually impaired.
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Nectec to showcase its achievements
The National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre (Nectec) hosts NECTEC-ACE 2008, its annual conference and exhibition, today and tomorrow at the Centara Grand Ladprao Hotel where visitors will be able to view HRH Princess Sirindhorn's IT projects such as e-learning.
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Live Blog From the Google Phone Event
Saul Hansell is at the T-Mobile and Google announcement of the first cellphone with Google’s much-ballyhooed Android software. UPDATE 11:26 a.m.
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Bringing home iPhone: lessons learned
Am I the only one who missed the memo that surprises were about to end? There are no more “Hey, haven’t heard from you in a while – let’s catch up sometime.” No “Sorry, you have been outbid on eBay item 48937721.” Not even any more “Your mailbox is over its size limit,” or “Great deal [...]
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