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Behind the scenes of online fraud
RSA security expert tells of blogs with product reviews of Trojans, IRC chat room marketplaces for online fraud tools and new types of attacks designed to steal sensitive data from unsuspecting Web surfers.
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Judge: Microsoft doesn't owe Alcatel-Lucent $1.5B
Microsoft Corp. does not have to pay $1.5 billion in damages to Alcatel-Lucent SA, a panel of federal appeals judges ruled Thursday, in what may be the last word on a long-running digital music patent lawsuit. In February 2007, a jury in district court in San...
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RVCC has some cool classes
Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) is offering the following computer classes for children: Video Game Creation -- Students age 9-14 are introduced to the fundamentals of object-oriented software design and video game creation through fun, hands-on tutorials. Participants create one...
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Judge: Microsoft doesn't owe Alcatel-Lucent $1.5B
(AP:SEATTLE) Microsoft Corp. does not have to pay $1.5 billion in damages to Alcatel-Lucent SA, a panel of federal appeals judges ruled Thursday, in what may be the last word on a long-running digital music patent lawsuit.
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Local filmmaker will show work at festival
Joe Valenti may not be a household name just yet, but that could soon change if he has anything to say about it. The Brick Township native and current resident of Cliffwood Beach has two films set to premiere at the Reel Jersey Film Festival to be held in Rutherford on Sept. 27, and online buzz indicates these movies could be hits.
Brick Township Bulletin |
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Computer club seeks volunteer guest speakers
The Greenbriar Computer Club, Brick, is issuing a call for presentations to individuals wishing to speak at future meetings of the club and the community.
Brick Township Bulletin |
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Douglas R. Gaffey
Mr. Gaffey, 54, of East Brunswick, died Sept. 17, 2008, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was a computer technician for Canon, South Brunswick, until 2003. He was predeceased by his mother, Elizabeth Case Gaffey, in 1993. Surviving are his wife of 18 years, the former Louise Auriemmo; his father, Charles Gaffey of Baldwinsville, N.Y.
East Brunswick Sentinel |
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Cyber war game report highlights security holes
CANBERRA - The quick and ferocious nature of cyber attacks on government must be recognised in the next generation of security, a previously unreleased report from the Australian Attorney-General's Department urges.
The New Zealand Herald |
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Entertainment
Social networking site MySpace has launched a new music section that allows users to listen to millions of songs for free.
The West Australian |
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'Nights in Rodanthe': Contrived Hollywood Archetype Seeks Same
Nicolas Sparks is the Stephen King of the mush-brained romantic novel and, like the prolific schlockmeister of "Carrie," "Pet Sematary," and "The Stand," the author has found true love in Hollywood. Producers can't option his four-hankie epics of transformational passion fast enough. "Nights in Rodanthe" is the fourth big-screen adaptation of Mr. Sparks's work, following "The Notebook," "Message ...
The New York Sun |
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Business
Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer said demand for computer software will probably be hurt by the US financial crisis.
The West Australian |
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Tied Down By Legal Issues, Muxtape Returns In Name Only
Today the story of Muxtape , the popular but shortlived music service that let users create virtual mixtapes, has finally come to light. In a lengthy blog post on the site's homepage , founder Justin Ouellette details his legal wranglings with the four major record labels and the RIAA, which led him to shut the site down in August. Ouellette says that he is relaunching Muxtape as a ...
TechCrunch |
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New Zealand Has A Low Broadband Penetration Rate By Developed Country Standards
Startech Infosafe USB 2.0 Dual 3.5" Sat (Rated by 0 users) Supporting the latest generation of hard drive storage up to Terabyte (1TB) SATA hard drives, the SAT3520U2 InfoSafe USB 2.0 Dual 3.5" SATA JBOD hard drive enclosure is a perfect ...
Broadcast Newsroom |
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Judge: Microsoft doesn’t owe Alcatel-Lucent $1.5B
Thu, Sep 25, 2008 (6:15 p.m.) Microsoft Corp. does not have to pay $1.5 billion in damages to Alcatel-Lucent SA, a panel of federal appeals judges ruled Thursday, in what may be the last word on a long-running digital music patent lawsuit.
Las Vegas Sun |
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Air-traffic-control glitch hits London
An unspecified computer problem is causing major disruptions to air traffic in the south east of England, with flights delayed or canceled at Gatwick, Heathrow and other airports.
ZDNet Asia |
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UK Teachers' Body Loses Data On 11,000 Teachers
A British teaching council says it has lost track of a computer disk containing the names and addresses of more than 11,000 teachers.
CBS News |
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Computer glitch causes UK airport chaos
Thousands of air passengers in Britain have faced travel chaos after a computer fault at the main air traffic control centre caused delays and cancellations.
The West Australian |
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Moko wants you!
Australian mobile social networking site Moko is in the process of electing its first President and wants you to get involved.
cnet.com.au |
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Larimer County Spreads Word About New Alert System
You can now get emergency alerts from 911 on your cell phone or email in Larimer County. The county wants people to register their cell numbers and email addresses.
CBS4 Denver |
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Ocado to tap investors for £20m
Ocado, the online grocer, will be tapping its investors for another £20m to pay down net debt in tough economic times, but insists it continues to trade well despite the flight to frugality among consumers.
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Scientists seek volunteers to monitor for quakes
LOS ANGELES - 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.
GMA News |
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New Nanoscale Process Will Help Computers Run Faster And More Efficiently
Smaller. Faster. More efficient. These are the qualities that drive science and industry to create new nanoscale structures that will help to speed up computers. Scientists have made a major contribution to this field by designing a new nanotechnology that will ultimately help make computers smaller, faster, and more efficient.
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Computer glitch causes chaos at UK airports
LONDON - A computer glitch at Britain's air traffic control centre led to delays and cancellations across the country overnight. Airport operator BAA PLC said flights were still landing and departing at London's Heathrow Airport but that the process was "slower than normal".
The New Zealand Herald |
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BITEX Course To Raise IT Competency
The programmed began with a recital of al-Fatihah, followed by a welcoming speech by BITEX Chief Executive Officer and founder Mahathir Abdullah. On hand to facilitate the course was BITEX Business Development Executive Khairunnisa Mumtazah Awang Besar.
BruDirect.com |
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Air traffic control problem solved
The UK's main air traffic control centre was back to full operation after engineers fixed a computer glitch that saw scores of flights cancelled and delayed.
Liverpool Echo |
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