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DITTMER: Cows, hogs, pigs -- and alpacas?
Cows, hogs and horses, sure. But, alpacas in Missouri? Believe it or not, the creatures native to South America have become more common in this country, according to various alpaca Internet sites. The Alpaca Registry offers an estimate of more than 100,000 of the animals living in the United States, with 2,300 in Missouri.
Jefferson County Journal |
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Apple Won't Face Lawsuit Over Limited Life of IPhone Batteries
Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. won't face a lawsuit claiming it didn't immediately tell customers about the limited life of batteries for its iPhone or their $86 replacement cost, including delivery.
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T-Mobile uncaps data plan ahead of Google phone
NEW YORK -- In advance of the new Google phone, T-Mobile USA has changed the wording of the user agreement for its wireless data network and no longer claims the right to slow surfing to a crawl once a subscriber goes over a monthly usage limit.
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'Web will run out of IP addresses by 2010'
London: After the news of 'internet going to collapse' hit the headlines, the web world is again threatening the ecosystem with father of Internet Vint Cerf warning that the web will run out of internet protocol (IP) addresses by 2010. According to the U.S. computer scientist, the web did not have enough unique codes that allow computers to communicate with each other.
SiliconIndia |
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A Year After Radiohead's Gamble, Where Do We Go Now?
Radiohead may not have pioneered the online music distribution revolution, but they sure put it on the map as a viable marketing channel for artists to monetize their own music. Radiohead lead by example, and the indies followed.
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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, for bring your own computer. Employees get a $2,100 stipend to buy a laptop and three-year service plan. In exchange for getting a computer with the specs they want . whether it's a wide screen, a light weight or ...
Lexington Herald-Leader |
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Smiley Pete wins business award
Smiley Pete Publishing, started in 1997 by two friends straight out of college with $200, a computer and a telephone, won the 2008 Small Business of the Year Award. The award was presented by CommerceLexington Thursday night at the Small Business Celebration Awards dinner, in its 23rd year of recognizing contributions of small business owners. Chuck Creacy and Chris Eddie, Smiley ...
Lexington Herald-Leader |
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Vodacom reveals iPhone plans
After much waiting and an Apple-appropriate level of secrecy, Vodacom has finally launched the iPhone and announced its pricing plans.
News 24 South Africa |
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MySpace and independent labels: a divorce?
If MySpace Music represents a hopeful new marriage between major record companies and Web 2.0, consider independent labels the jilted first wives.
Los Angeles Times |
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School shooters reportedly online friends
HELSINKI, Finland, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- A young Finnish man who killed 10 people at his former school this week played computer games with a teen who carried out a similar massacre, a friend said.
UPI |
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Scientists seek volunteers to help track quakes
Scientists want to borrow laptops to help track Bay Area earthquakes.
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Educomp signs Rs 109 cr deal with Karnataka govt
Educomp has signed a Rs 109 crore deal with Government of Karnataka to provide computer aided education in 1,571 schools in the state, the company today said in a communication to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Business Standard India |
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Google offers USD 10 mn for world's best ideas
San Francisco, Sep 26 : Google is offering USD 10 million as prize money in a competition aimed at transforming the world's best ideas into useful products.
New Kerala |
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Intel Invests $20m in Web 2.0 Company
Intels investment arm Intel Capital has invested $20m in Texas-based software and solutions company Telligent Systems as part of its strategy to invest in technologies that will benefit its chip development.
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Satyam and Oracle Partner on Clinical Development Applications
Indian IT services provider Satyam Computer Services has partnered with Oracle's new Health Sciences Global Business Unit to provide leading clinical development applications.
Computer Business Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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IBM Establishes Data Recovery Center in Indonesia
IBM has announced plans to establish a Business Continuity and Resiliency Services (BCRS) center in Jakarta, Indonesia, to provide business continuity applications.
Computer Business Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Fujitsu Expands Outsourcing Services
Fujitsu has launched a new range of IT outsourcing services with five categories of offerings for customers to improve their international business operations.
Computer Business Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Google Challenges iPhone and BlackBerry with Android Launch
Google, T-Mobile, and High Tech Computer (HTC) have unveiled the Google Phone G1 in New York, the first phone using Android software to challenge the iPhone and BlackBerry.
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DTH Archives
A new Web site could eventually eliminate traditional guidebooks from the college search process. Unigo.com, which debuted last week, provides college reviews by students currently attending the schools and also provides a plethora of multimedia content for students seeking information.
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Abuse images warning over vicar
As a vicar starts a jail term for possessing indecent images of children, a charity warns of 'phenomenal' growth in them online.
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Holliston High grad is an up and .comer
At 23, Holliston High School alum Jared Stenquist is CEO and cofounder of a college-themed Web site taking off so quickly that he took a leave of absence from school to focus on helping it grow.
The MetroWest Daily News |
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Web site aims to inform young voters
A local student hopes the Web will be a good place to prepare young voters for the upcoming election.
The MetroWest Daily News |
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Good start for Google's browser
"You may delay, but time will not." Has yet another summer come and gone? I hope yours was a great one, and that you spent your time — as Ben would have wanted you to — wisely.
The Record |
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Interboro ready for technology
PROSPECT PARK - Interboro School Board recently approved two major technology projects officials say will bring more computer equipment to classrooms and drastically change district record keeping systems.
Delaware County Times |
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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' lending arm the Woolwich and internet and telephone bank first direct all said they were passing on recent increases in the cost of borrowing to customers.
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