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Microsoft offering heavily discounted software during the National Day holiday
It's widely known that Microsoft has taken a fairly laxed approach to software piracy in China. Bill Gates has even admitted to Fortune Magazine last year that "while it was terrible that people in China pirated so much software, if they were going to pirate anybody's software he'd certainly prefer it be Microsoft's." It seems that after years of piracy, Microsoft has turned on its ...
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DELL ROCKS “BUILD TO ORDER” CONSUMER COMPUTER MARKET WITH NEW HIGHLY EXPRESSIVE ‘STUDIO’ LINE AND ULTRAPORTABLE ...
Dell extends strong outreach in build-to-order consumer computer market with the launch of two news laptop lines that come with full personalization options and utmost customer care offering. The Stud
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MySpace Music a harmony of online community and free radio
MySpace is launching a new music service that blends free online radio, community and ways to interact with bands and discover new tunes.
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Oracle, HP team up on hardware-source
BOSTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Oracle Corp, the world's No. 3 software maker, is teaming up with Hewlett-Packard Co to sell specialized computers for analyzing data, according to a person familiar with their plans.
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Dellums Joins Mayors Urging Obama, McCain To Focus On Poverty
About a dozen U.S. mayors meeting in Los Angeles have urged the presidential candidates to tackle the issue of poverty.
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L.A. Unified clerks must do Windows
School district office workers whose jobs were cut must show computer competence for a shot at reemployment. For some, it's a tall order. Seventy-one-year-old Peggy McIntyre needs to learn as much as she can about Windows before 8 a.m. Or else.
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Oracle, HP team up on database hardware
BOSTON, Sep 25 (Reuters) Oracle Corp, the world's No. 3 software maker is teaming up with Hewlett-Packard Co to sell powerful, specialized computers that companies use to analyze data on their business activities.
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State Patrol sergeant warns teens at Youth Congress of online risks
Social networking sites are used frequently by teens to chat with friends and to meet new people online, but at the 17th annual Youth Congress Wednesday, Nebraska State Patrol Sgt. Jeromy McCoy cautioned that sexual predators use the sites to lure in victims.
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Woman's art makes it big in Big Apple
DANVILLE -- Local artist Dorothy Masom will have two works on display in New York City as part of this year's National Association of Women Artists exhibit from Oct. 15 through Nov. 17. The two works are "Further Down the Creek," and "Woodside Pond." The exhibit, titled "The Nature of Things," will be at The Interchurch Center, 475 Riverside Drive, in Manhattan.
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SW Floridians react to President's speech on the economic bailout
WINK News invited several people who responded to our online survey about the financial crisis to watch the president's address at our newsroom.
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Judge grants new trial in music downloading case
(AP:MINNEAPOLIS) A federal judge granted a new trial to a Minnesota woman convicted of pirating music files in the nation's first file-sharing trial, ruling Wednesday he made an error in the jury instructions that "substantially prejudiced" her rights.
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Prudent planning is key to harnessing the cloud
Martin Atherton, Computing , Thursday 25 September 2008 at 04:00:00 Martin Atherton says cloud computing can be enormously attractive to business users, but they need to plot a careful migration course IT and the business of IT is changing. It is likely to be changing for a long time to come....
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Most U.S. workers use Net while on the job
More than 70 percent of working Americans now use the Internet on the job – and it has utterly changed how most of them operate. Researchers from the Pew Internet & American Life Project say it's hard to find workers who use the Internet occasionally. Most use it frequently or not at all.
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Linux Today - Is Sun Solaris on Its Deathbed?
"Linux is enjoying growth, with a contingent of devotees too large to be called a cult following at this point. Solaris, meanwhile, has thrived as a longstanding, primary Unix platform geared to enterprises.
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Judge grants new trial in music downloading case
A federal judge granted a new trial to a Minnesota woman convicted of pirating music files in the nation's first file-sharing trial, ruling Wednesday he made an error in the jury instructions that "substantially prejudiced" her rights.
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Google releases final Android programming kit
The new software developer kit can be used to produce software for T-Mobile's G1 and other Android phones to come later.
ZDNet Asia |
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An Analysis of the Chinese Software Industry and Its World Class Low Cost Manufacturing - Examine Future Trends, ...
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dd2ff0/china_software_w) has announced the addition of the "China Software - World Class Low Cost Manufacturing" report to their offering.
Centre Daily Times |
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School board member's e-mail hacked
Another e-mail hacking scam has now affected Knoxville. This time the victim isn't vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, but Knox County School Board member Cindy Buttry.
WATE 6 Knoxville |
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Village gets computer system from state auditor
Sherrodsville Village Council announced at a recent meeting that the village received a new computer system from the state auditor.
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A Lot for Sports Fans to Like, but the New Slingbox Still Isn't a Slam Dunk
Watching television on a computer screen is no special achievement these days. Between the free streaming video on the Web and TV downloads at iTunes and elsewhere, you don't need to work too hard to turn your computer into a replacement for the tube.
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Police: Mom finds stolen laptop under teen's bed; He reportedly broke into high school
An area teenager faces 21 years in prison after his mother reportedly discovered a laptop computer stolen from the Portage School District under his bed.
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Can Pedi Paws make the cut?
The battery powered Pedi Paws claims it's the fast, gentle way to trim your pet's nails without cracking splintering or breaking them. We chose three dogs to help us out with this test, and Dr. Jan Anderson at the Milwood Veterinary Clinic was standing by, just in case.
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Trend Micro rails against standalone antivirus apps
The company's top malware expert has criticized standalone antivirus applications for creating a false sense of security, but says Trend Micro still sells them due to customer demand.
ZDNet Asia |
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Microsoft prepares for antitrust-status conference
Microsoft and antitrust regulators are meeting this week for a status conference on the company's ongoing compliance with the consent decree.
ZDNet Asia |
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5 Apps I Want to See in the Android Market
You may have heard about a little phone that was announced earlier this week and how it could have the potential to revolutionize the mobile phone market. What was it called again? Ah yes, the T-Mobile G1 with Google.
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