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Gas card raffle aids 'Laptops for Kids'
RYE and#8212; The staff of Learning Skills Academy has a fund-raising gas card raffle going on right now.
Portsmouth Herald |
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Readings and Signings
Send readings and signings to features@seacoastonline.com.
Portsmouth Herald |
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'SaaS-ing' Back At The Economy
When small businesses do well, so do software-as-a-service companies.
Forbes |
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Mario V. Apple: On Like 'Donkey Kong'
Fanboys freaked when we suggested Steve Jobs would go after the handheld gaming market. Well guess what? He is.
Forbes |
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Android's Very Own Font
The story behind the typeface created just for Google's new G1 phone.
Forbes |
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Microsoft's Mundie offers glimpse of computing future
The research and strategy chief says 'spatial computing' will see people and sensors producing trillions of bits of data, with programmers scrambling to mask complexity
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AMD pooh-poohs 'Atom smasher' cancellation claim
Why drop 'Bobcat' long before it's needed? So farewell then, Bobcat, AMD's answer to Intel's 'Silverthorne' Atom processor family? AMD's denying it, but at least one analyst is tolling the low-power chip's death knell.…
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Gamer 'Killed In Cyberspace Row'
A man accused of murdering a British gamer is set to appear in a German court as police push to have him extradited to the UK
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Get Off the Internet, and Chew Some Gum
A new campaign for Dentyne chewing gum features happy people embracing and kissing as an alternative to pounding their BlackBerrys and surfing the Web.
The Gadsden Times |
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LeGuide.com: Solid 2008 First Semester Results
LeGuide.com S.A. , the ndegrees1 French independent editor of Internet shopping guides, shows strong growth as well as profitability in its results for the 1st semester of 2008.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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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.
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Xinhua does it again: Space mission report hits the Internet before launch of Shenzhou 7
This is just such a classic you'll have to read the entire AP story for yourself: A news story describing a successful launch of China's long-awaited space mission and including detailed dialogue between astronauts launched on the Internet Thursday, hours before the rocket had even left the ground. The country's official news agency Xinhua posted the article on its Web site Thursday, and ...
Shanghaiist |
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Ballmer Still Searching for an Answer to Google
Microsoft is the only company in a position to challenge Google in online search, CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday.
PC World |
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America Movil, Vivo Sell IPhones in Brazil, Eyeing Revenue Gain
Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) -- America Movil SAB , Latin America's largest mobile-phone company, and Vivo Participacoes SA began selling Apple Inc.'s iPhone in Brazil today in a bid to boost revenue and margins.
Bloomberg |
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Yahoo puts on an Apt display
Yahoo's upgraded display advertising interface aims at streamlining how digital ads are bought and placed across the Web. The new system APT -- previously called AMP -- has been under development for at least two years.
ITBusiness.ca |
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Half a Million Players Enlist in the Armies of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning!
FAIRFAX, Va.----The Armies have assembled and the Worldwide WAAAGH! is Underway! Mythic Entertainment, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio, today announced that in the first week since launch over 500,000 new players have registered for fantasy MMORPG, Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning™ , in North America, Europe and the Oceanic territories.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Microsoft chief optimistic despite US economic meltdown
SANTA CLARA, California: Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer says he is confident the technology industry is buffered from the US economic crisis.
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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.
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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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Worldwide sales of PBX and IP PBX extensions down 1%
Worldwide sales of PBX and IP PBX extensions (excluding Micro PBX products) declined by 1% in the period April to June 2008 compared to the same period of 2007, finds MZA in its latest 'Corded PBX/IP PBX Market' report for Q2 2008.
Channel Business |
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UCLan unveils new-look library
The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has unveiled its new-look library well ahead of schedule – it is now home to more computers than ever before. (26/09/2008 09:22:11)
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Microsoft shows off future 3D Spatial Web
MS robot man slams Second Life Microsoft's Craig Mundie has dismissed the potential of "synthetic virtual worlds" like Second Life, saying that the potential for immersive environments will be likely realized through 3D tools that capture and model the real world.
PC Advisor |
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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.
Bloomberg |
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House approves NDIC funding
The House of Representatives approved $44 million to fully fund the National Drug Intelligence Center, which has offices in Johnstown and Washington, D.C.
The Daily American |
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Lock down your PC with Steady State
If you’ve used a PC at a library or internet café, you’ve probably discovered that it’s been ‘locked down’. In all likelihood, Windows will have barred you from installing new programs, launching the Run dialogue and fiddling about in Control Panel.
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