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Google hacker drags Sydney medalists into probe
Mike Walker, who uncovered "age-faking" in Beijing, forces an investigation into 2000 Olympic winners.
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18:30 (BST), 25/09/2008 iWear VR920 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS – The latest software release from Vuzix ...
– The latest software release from Vuzix Corporation, for its VR920 award winning virtual reality iWear® headsets, is its most significant overhaul to date.
gamesindustry.biz |
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AT&T, NBC lump piracy in with spam, malware as net pollution
Arts+Labs is out to save our digital skies from "net pollution," including spam, viruses, malware, hackers, and—oh, yes—illegal file trafficking. AT&T, NBC, Viacom, Microsoft, and Cisco are backing the new group. Read More...
Ars Technica |
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MySpace teams with major music labels to go up against iTunes
MONTREAL - The MySpace social networking site is teaming up with major record labels to offer a new music service that goes head to head with iTunes.
Jam! Showbiz |
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@EconMusic: Billy Bragg on social media: "Everyone's making a shitload of money each except us"
Billy Bragg used our EconMusic conference in London to urge the emerging wave of web services to pay artists fairly for using their songs. "Everyone's making a shitload of money, it seems, except the content providers," said the singer-songwriter, who has previously criticised MySpace and MTV on artists' rights and Bebo on payments.
Guardian Unlimited |
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Linux Today - Epiphany, the Ultimate Gnome Browser
[ Thanks to steve hill for this link. ] "Firefox is a great browser. However, it's a tad on the bloated side (even though the new version are definitely better!). Also, Firefox is focused on cross-platform compatibility.
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Judge orders new trial in online music piracy case
A woman is holding a headset of a music player. A US judge has ordered a new trial for a woman convicted of pirating music on the Internet and denounced the awarding of 222,000 dollars in damages to record companies as "wholly disproportionate" and "oppressive."
TODAYonline |
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Oracle's Ellison Skewers Latest Tech Trends
The CEO has a low opinion of cloud computing, VMware and Google's Android phone.
TheStreet.com |
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Online gamers are fit – physically if not mentally
Far from being pale, chubby couch potatoes, these joystick junkies actually take more exercise than average – but are prone to depression
New Scientist |
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American ISP giants: If we Phorm, we'll get consent
'No need to legislate' After months of controversy over ISP-level ad targeting systems from the likes of Phorm and NebuAd, three of America's four largest ISPs have told Congress that such behavior tracking shouldn't exist unless web surfers give their explicit approval.…
The Register |
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Online gamers are fitter than you think
The stereotype of the keen online computer gamer is the pale, chubby couch potato, but these joystick junkies actually have better than average fitness levels (full text available to subscribers)
New Scientist |
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EXPENSIVE ENDEAVORS
Repairs needed to restore Fort Bend Independent School District campuses as a result of damages from Hurricane Ike will carry a hefty price tag for the district.
Fort Bend Sun |
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SAGE-XRT to launch light version of treasury management software for SMBs - Brazil
The Brazilian unit of European treasury management systems developer SAGE-XRT will launch a light version of its treasury software early 2009 to reach the local small and middle market, SAGE-XRT Brasil general manager Thierry Giraud told BNamericas.
Business News Americas |
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C&W mulls renaming operations as LIME - Caribbean
UK-owned telco Cable & Wireless ( C&W ) is considering rebranding its Caribbean operations with the acronym LIME, which stands for landline, internet, mobile, entertainment, local daily Trinidad Express reported.
Business News Americas |
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Trusted Resource for the Working RF Engineer
In heading to the rustic wilderness of the Adirondack Mountains in New York State for a week, one realizes the strong reliance many of us have developed on our wireless devices, be they cellular telephones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), or other assorted battery-powered, handheld devices.
Planet EE |
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Judge orders new trial in online music piracy case
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A US judge has ordered a new trial for a woman convicted of pirating music on the Internet and denounced the awarding of 222,000 dollars in damages to record companies as "wholly disproportionate" and "oppressive."
Yahoo! Asia News |
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Citizens cautioned about donating to bogus Ike recovery web sites
Fort Bend County and the State of Texas Department of Information is warning residents of fraudulent fundraising that could be going on via the Internet in the wake of Hurricane season.
Fort Bend Sun |
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Newsletter Subscription
Sign up for our ARN newsletters! The premier provider of daily news to the IT channel, covering business, technology, products, and services. Apple has closed a loophole that had let a rejected iPhone developer sell his application using a distribution channel meant for beta testing and enterprises.
ARNnet |
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County libraries offer free printing for FEMA applications
Fort Bend County residents without power or Internet access can use the local libraries to being the FEMA claims process.
Fort Bend Sun |
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CrackBerry.com Launches On-Device BlackBerry(R) App Store Powered by MobiHand
MobiHand, Inc., a leading provider of mobile content and application stores, today announced that CrackBerry.com, the largest Internet community for BlackBerry enthusiasts, has launched the first MobiHand-powered, on-device App Store for BlackBerry smartphone users.
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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IDEX Corporation to Webcast Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Call
NORTHBROOK, Ill.----IDEX CORPORATION announced today that it will broadcast the company's third quarter earnings conference call over the Internet on Tuesday, October 21st at 9:30 a.m.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Final Glance: Computer companies
Apple Inc rose $3.22 or 2.5 percent, to $131.93. Dell Inc rose $.23 or 1.4 percent, to $16.93.
INO News |
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Man arrested in Germany by police hunting murderer of British internet gaming fan
A German was being held in his homeland yesterday on suspicion of the murder of a British website administrator found stabbed to death in his own flat.
Daily Mail: World News |
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Mobile Computer Users Are Now in the Majority, According to MetaFacts Busy Mobiles Profile Report
Mobile PCs have moved into the majority, with 53% of computer-using adults using either a notebook or tablet PC, according to the Busy Mobiles Report from MetaFacts, Inc.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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