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Quintum Signs Value Added Distributor In Portugal To Focus On Microsoft Initiatives
Quintum Technologies, announced recently that it has signed Netopolis, a value-added distributor in Lisbon, Portugal, to manage Quintum's efforts in developing its Tenor VoIP switch and gateway business.
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Yahoo promises souped-up ad platform
Yahoo has launched its much-anticipated upgrade to its online advertising system.
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Spore PC game spawns lawsuit
The freshly-launched Spore computer game that lets people play God has been hit with a lawsuit.
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Fraudster dupes clients with fake web page
Police in Poland have detained a 37-year-old Ukrainian national on suspicion of defrauding hundreds of thousands of euros from Internet bank accounts.
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What to bring, not bring
Household batteries should not be brought to the collection day, said Ms. Adler, noting they may be disposed of as garbage. However, lithium and rechargeable batteries are considered hazardous waste. These may be brought year-round to the town’s recycling center or taken to collection day.
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Are Facebook users ready for some football?
This fall, a couple of start-up software companies are trying to make a business out of melding two popular online activities: social networking and fantasy football.
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Baker College finishes needed face-lift
CLINTON TOWNSHIP -- Baker College students used to seek out a hodgepodge of spaces -- including a small computer room and borrowed space in the library -- to find quiet places to study at the college's largest campus on Little Mack.
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Japan's online social scene isn't so social
By JAY ALABASTER, Associated Press Writer. Like a lot of 20-year-olds, Kae Takahashi has a page on U.S.-based MySpace, and there is no mistaking it for anyone else's.
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Fairhaven High School to get new computer lab with gift from alumni
FAIRHAVEN — Fairhaven High School has about 660 students — and one computer lab.
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Dell going green with LED displays
Dell Inc. is switching to mercury-free light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, to illuminate laptop screens starting in mid-December, a move aimed at making the computers softer on the environment and easier to recycle.
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HYSTA Announces Dr. Qi Lu to continue on as President of HYSTA, USA
Dr. Qi Lu, former EVP of Yahoo!, continues to dedicate his passion to the Chinese professional community and serve as the president of HYSTA, USA. HYSTA is greatly honored to have Qi's on-going commitment as President.
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TECH CHRONICLES / A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's technology blog (sfgate.com/blogs/tech)
Much pumping for not much wattage The organizers of Oracle's mammoth customer conference in San Francisco this week figured they'd put their visitors to work riding stationary bicycles to generate extra power. Fifteen minutes of bicycling would power a laptop...
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C-FB ISD uses technology tools to communicate
The superintendent has a blog about things going on in the district. Teachers blog about lesson plans and homework assignments. Teachers also use podcasts in the classroom to reinforce reading, spelling and math lessons.
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Daily Record (09/25/08)
Pound Count Several animals are available at the Yankton Animal Shelter. For more information call the Yankton Police Department’s Animal Control Officer, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday at 661-9494, or 668-5210. A $5 fee is required to adopt an animal. Animals can be viewed on the Humane Society Web site at www.heartlandhumanesociety.net.
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A recipe for anger
A love of blogging and Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) has made a Robert E. Lee High School teacher Public Enemy No. 1 — at least in cyberspace. Jacki Steinhauer has been taking heat publicly and professionally since a local television station brought her blog to folks’ attention.
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Cisco, Microsoft Suffer as Banks Curtail Technology Purchases
Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. , Cisco Systems Inc. and computer makers may lose $4.3 billion in orders next year as the credit crisis forces financial companies to cut spending to the lowest level since 2000.
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Officials suspect arson in office fire
ELYRIA — Workers in the Cook Court offices of J.D. Turza & Associates had an unexpected day off Thursday after an overnight fire that caused water damage from overhead sprinklers that soaked furniture, carpeting, file drawers and computers. Fire officials knew almost immediately that the small fire at 156 Cook Court was arson, according to Elyria [...]
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Major lenders hike mortgage rates
Three major mortgage lenders have hiked their rates, signalling an end to the recent trend of falls in the cost of home loans. HSBC, Barclays's lending arm the Woolwich and internet and telephone bank First Direct all said they are passing on recent increases in the cost of borrowing to customers.
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Irene M. Posey
Irene M. Posey (nee Saari), 78, of Sheffield Village, died Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at Rae-Ann Nursing Home, Westlake, after a long illness. She was born July 8, 1930 in Conneaut, and had lived in Vermilion 30 years and Elyria 18 years, before moving to Sheffield Village. She was a computer programmer at the American Shipyards [...]
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Google phone to hit Indian stores in December
The price, however, will be higher than the US debut tag of around Rs 8,200 ($179). Ajay Sharma, country manager, HTC (India), told Business Standard: "We would prefer a mobile operator tie-up to introduce the Google phone in India in December."
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Japan's online social scene isn't so social
Like a lot of 20-year-olds, Kae Takahashi has a page on U.S.-based MySpace, and there is no mistaking it for anyone else's.
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When you have computer problems, who you gonna call? RCC
Any computer problems on-campus students have - aside from computers being stolen - RCC aims to help. "RCC stands for Residential Computing Connection," Residential Network Coordinator Sean Ward said. "The RCC assists on-campus students with computer problems.
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Third Google founder emerges
Hubert Chang has claimed that, alongside co founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, he created Google in 1997.
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Go and support local jazz this Sunday
MUSICIANS in East London have it tough. Social functions are rare and many organisers would rather turn to a cheap deejay whose talent stretches as far as switching on his computer for music he probably pirated .
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Taiwan market: Microsoft lowers Xbox 360 prices
Microsoft will lower retail prices of Xbox 360 in the Taiwan market on October 1, 2008, with a 27.1% decrease for the Arcade bundle from NT$9,580 (US$299) currently to NT$6,980 and a 12.5% drop for the Elite bundle from NT$15,980 to NT$13,980, according to Microsoft Taiwan.
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