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Large ISPs endorse customer opt-in for Web tracking
Three of the four largest ISPs (Internet service providers) in the U.S. said Thursday that they will adopt policies that require them to get meaningful permission from customers before tracking online activities.
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European public sector open-source guidelines spark debate
Should European governments favor open source software when they hold tenders for public contracts? Economists and policy makers appear to think so but industry giants including Microsoft argue that this would be discriminatory and are considering legal action to prevent this from happening.
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Toshiba Expands HDD Lineup For Mini-Notebooks
The Serial ATA products also are available with Toshiba's free-fall sensor option that parks the disk head before impact when a notebook is dropped.
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Dell to use greener LED displays for all laptops
Dell Inc. is switching to mercury-free light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, to illuminate laptop screens starting in mid-December, a move aimed making the computers softer on the environment and easier to recycle.
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'Spore' evolution computer game spawns lawsuit
The freshly-launched "Spore" computer game that lets people play God has been hit with a lawsuit accusing its creators of slipping devilish anti-piracy software onto players' machines.
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Scientists seek volunteers to monitor for quakes
(AP) -- Earthquake scientists want to borrow your laptop or maybe a little space in your basement or garage. Researchers don't have enough high-tech monitoring stations to track every instance of ground shaking, so they are enlisting help from ordinary people to document quakes and pinpoint areas of possible damage.
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Former Digg programmer ready for his book deal ... hello? Hello? [Owen Byrne]
"Anyone out there who would like to talk about a book contract, I think I have some compelling material, given the right deal," trolls Owen Byrne, who left Digg for the presumably more stable... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Most Terrorism Cases Rejected
Intelligence Experts Call For Reform. Meanwhile, national security experts say many more changes are needed to improve the nation’s intelligence gathering systems.
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German police quiz man over murder
A 21-year-old man has been questioned in Germany over the murder of a British computer games enthusiast he allegedly met over the internet, police said.
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Fears rise over copycat school shootings
Hysteria has been whipped up by threatening text messages flashed around the town of Kauhajoki, where gunman Matti Juhani Saari, 22went on a deadly rampage.
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O'Reilly Updates Mac OS X For Unix Geeks for Leopard
O'Reily has updated their book, Mac OS X For Unix Geeks . The fourth edition covers OS X 10.5 Leopard and has been expanded with deeper content
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Company gives workers unusual laptop leeway
MIAMI - In a nod to how finicky people have become about the gadgets they use, software company Citrix Systems Inc. is rolling out a new program for its workers: BYOC - Bring Your Own Computer.
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BYOC: Bring Your Own Computer — to work
In a nod to how finicky people have become about the gadgets they use, software company Citrix Systems Inc. is rolling out a new program for its workers: BYOC — Bring Your Own Computer.
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Government Computer News
The Veterans Affairs Department has joined Internet2 as an affiliate member, giving the largest civilian agency and the country’s largest health care provider access to a high-performance research and education network with global connections.
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Scientists seek volunteers to monitor for quakes
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Earthquake scientists want to borrow your laptop or maybe a little space in your basement or garage.
Kerrville Daily Times |
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AHL announces marketing partnership with EA Sports
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. ... The American Hockey League has reached a multi-platform marketing and licensing agreement with Electronic Arts, the world's leading interactive entertainment software company, focusing on the launch of NHL®09, the latest release in EA's NHL franchise.
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News and views on Linux on the desktop ...
Dell shipping five Hardy Heron systems — Aug. 11, 2008 — [Updated 3:50] -- Dell is shipping two new laptops with widescreen LCD displays and Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04) operating systems with DVD playback.
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GNOME 2.24 gains "Empathy" IM
The GNOME project has released a major upgrade of its desktop environment that adds an instant messaging (IM) client. GNOME 2.24 also features a new task manager, screen resolution tools, and enhanced conferencing support, and spins off a new GNOME Mobile version for embedded devices.
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Gamer arrested over computer link to knife murder of Matthew Pyke
A German computer gamer is being questioned by police over the murder of a university student after an apparent argument on an online discussion site.
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Computer fault spurs UK flight cancellations
A computer glitch at Britain's air traffic control center on Thursday led to delays and cancellations across the country, airline and airport officials said.
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Intrinsyc Provides Business Update and Announces Restructuring
Vancouver, BC, September 23, 2008--(T-Net)--Intrinsyc Software International, Inc. (Toronto:ICS.TO), a global wireless software solutions provider, today announced the completion of the integration of development, sales and administration operations acquired from Destinator Technologies, Inc. (Destinator) and additional restructuring initiatives.
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Fall Out Boy's Cover of Kanye West's "Love Lockdown"
Kanye West's new single, "Love Lockdown," has become an Internet sensation seemingly overnight, storming both the Billboard and iTunes charts at astronomical speed. But it's not Kanye's version that's burning up the web today -- it's the version recorded by lead Fall Out Boy Patrick Stump. Now Hear This: Patrick Stump, "Love Lockdown" At first, fans doubted that Stump had really ...
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Teachers' details on missing disk
A computer disk containing the names and addresses of more than 11,000 teachers goes missing.
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Pentagon hacker granted bail in Calgary
A hacker who once burrowed into the Pentagon's systems was released on $30,000 bail Thursday, after being charged with hacking into a Calgary company's computer system and stealing $1.8 million.
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Teachers' details on missing disk
A computer disk containing the names and addresses of more than 11,000 teachers goes missing.
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