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Steve Ballmer: Apple's Proprietary Hardware & Software Will Lose to Microsoft
Apple's business model of offering proprietary software combined with proprietary hardware will lose out to Microsoft's licensing approach in the smartphone market, and keep the company from gaining any more share in the personal computing and enterprise markets, according to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
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Don't accept fare for double the online price
Q:Is there a difference between the price you pay for an airline ticket online compared with offline? I recently tried to buy a ticket for my mother on Expedia. She wanted to visit my brother in North Carolina, who was on life support. I kept getting to the...
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IAC spent $154,000 lobbying in second quarter
(AP:NEW YORK) Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp spent $154,000 in the second quarter lobbying on Internet advertising and other issues, according to a July report.
INO News |
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Hacker takes down Chamber Web site
The North Platte Telegraph If you attempted to see what was new with the North Platte Chamber of Commerce between late morning and early Wednesday afternoon, you were probably greeted by the images of Turkish symbolism related to one of the world's most notorious hackers.
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Midday Glance: Computer companies
Apple Inc fell $5.70 or 4.3 percent, to $126.23. Dell Inc fell $.14 or .8 percent, to $16.79.
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Live Space Talk Now Available 24/7 on NASA Web Site
Conversations between astronauts aboard the International Space Station and flight controllers on the ground now are available for the public to hear live, 24 hours a day, seven days a week on NASA's Web site
SpaceRef |
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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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Midday Glance: Internet companies
Akamai Technologies fell $.60 or 3.5 percent, to $16.57. Amazon fell $2.80 or 3.9 percent, to $69.28.
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Ubuntu alpha apparently breaking hardware, shattering dreams
Filed under: Desktops , Laptops Well, it looks like the good times that are the Ubuntu alpha testing process hit a bit of a snag recently, as one of the latest kernels apparently had the nasty side effect of irreparably damaging some users' hardware -- specifically, certain Intel network cards. So far, it seems that only laptops have been affected by the bug, which corrupts the NVRAM ...
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First Look: RADIO ONE LLAMA
If you have ever browsed the expanse of the amount of Internet radio channels available it is easy to be a little overwhelmed. What has been needed is a kind of search engine for Internet radio. Now, along comes RADIO ONE LLAMA which offers some organization to online radio. The service allows users to browse Internet [...]
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Am I The Very Model of a Modern Mobile Blogger?
As you may have noticed from my review of the MaxRoam Sim (LINK), I'm just back from a long weekend in Las Vegas to attend the Blog World Expo conference. It was only on the flight home that I realised something had been missing from the conference.
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ISPs: We Swear, We Won't Watch Your Every Move
The largest U.S. ISPs told a Senate committee Thursday that they don't track Internet clicks and sell the information to advertisers and promise they never will.
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Simple services let you keep Web passwords safe
We've never met, but I already know you're a lot like Sarah Palin. You're not the Republican vice presidential candidate and the governor of Alaska, but you've almost certainly got a free Web-based e-mail address, one of the millions doled out by Yahoo Inc. , Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. , and many Internet companies.
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SINA Corp. Sees Olympic Bump
The company continues to do well in its online brand advertising, and is increasing the gap between it and its closest competitor.
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City's oldest music shop shuts
Competition from the internet forces Glasgow's oldest music retailer to shut.
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Free typing and computer class offered
The North Amityville Taxpayers Association (NATA) will be offering to the public a free touch typing and computer 101 class for eight consecutive weeks, beginning Sat. Oct. 4 and ending Sat., Nov. 22. The typing course will introduce you to touch typing and will allow self-directed progression through the use of computer games and drills.
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Burmese dissident websites shut down
TWO leading dissident Burmese websites have been shut down by a sophisticated cyber attack believed to have been initiated by the military junta a day before the first anniversary of Burma's so-called Saffron Revolution.
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Dispute over computer blamed in San Diego stabbing
Police say a man stabbed a woman three times with a steak knife after they tussled over use of a shared hotel computer. Her wounds are not considered life-threatening. A fight over Internet usage at a downtown budget hotel shortly after midnight led a man to stab a woman three times with a steak knife, police said today.
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Corbin student going for laughs on YouTube
Corbin High School junior Thomas Hyde may not be the next Spike Lee or even Martin Scorsese, but some of his films are making waves on the Internet site YouTube.com, where they have garnered close to 8,500 views total.
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Mystery of Stray New York City Chickens and Turkey Results in Rescue
Tomorrow, Farm Sanctuary, which operates the largest rescue and refuge network for farm animals in North America, will welcome 13 chickens and one turkey from New York City to its shelter in Watkins Glen, New York. The birds made headlines in the New York Times on Sept. 15 (http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/ free-range-chickens-on-125th-street/?hp) for their mysterious appearance ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Ballmer: Current Woes Won't Halt Tech, Microsoft
Microsoft's CEO was guardedly optimistic about a 'buoyant' IT economy -- and the prospects for improving Windows and taking on Google, VMware and Apple.
InternetNews.com |
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Carbonite Named Best Windows Backup Tool by Lifehacker, Labs Winner by PC Pro and Editor's Choice by NextAdvisor
Carbonite, Inc., the leading provider of online backup services to consumers and small businesses, continues to receive positive accolades from distinguished technology reviewers for its Online PCBackup product.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Global Icons Ribery, De Rossi, Kuranyi, Cech and Others Join Rooney and Ronaldinho on EA Sports FIFA Soccer 09 Pack ...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.----Electronic Arts Inc. today unveiled its world-wide lineup of cover athletes for EA SPORTS™ FIFA Soccer 09. Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney and AC Milan superstar Ronaldinho will be the face of FIFA Soccer 09 worldwide on each available platform -- the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360®™ video game and entertainment system, Wii™ home video game ...
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Half a Million Players Enlist in the Armies of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
500,000 new player accounts have been created for Mythic Entertainment's new fantasy MMORPG.
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Guide to educational websites
The internet is a bit of a minefield for young people. Not only are there viruses, scammers, and shady types to steer clear of, there's also a lot of stuff online you'd rather they not see until they're 18.
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