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In Hindsight: Bhoo hoo! The end of WaMu and other sad news
Plus: For Silicon Valley companies, it was business as usual, with news from McAfee (a $465 million acquisition of Secure Computing), Google (the new "gPhone") and Oracle (from its annual OpenWorld). But on the other coast, could politicians prevent the collapse of the financial system -- and the economy?
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Ely pursues 'viral' advertising to attract tourists
Northern Minnesota trees are approaching their fall color peak. But trouble is brewing in Ely, where a humorous radio and online advertising campaign paints a dark future because Byron Zuenik, the town’s fictitious leaf colorist, must quit his job due to arthritis.
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Microsoft reaffirms that it's steering clear of handset manufacturing
Filed under: Cellphones We've heard it time and time again , but the inner Zune Guy within us refuses to believe Microsoft is really shunning the chance to pump out a handset of its very own. Unfortunately, Lady Luck hasn't done us any favors since the last time this question was posed , as Scott Rockfeld, group product manager for Windows Mobile, recently confirmed that Microsoft ...
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Alameda man faces identity theft charges
ALAMEDA — A search of a man's laptop computer as part of an identity theft investigation revealed that he was in possession of the personal information of 95 people, including their credit card numbers, police say.
Contra Costa Times |
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Toshiba, Samsung in race to ship 256GB solid-state drives
Toshiba matches Samsung by shipping a 256GB solid-state drive, but Toshiba's drive rivals magnetic drives in size while delivering better performance.
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Alameda man faces identity theft charges
ALAMEDA — A search of a man's laptop computer as part of an identity theft investigation revealed that he was in possession of the personal information of 95 people, including their credit card numbers, police say.
Contra Costa Times |
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Premature Ad Declares McCain Debate Winner
Hours before the debate between Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama, an Internet ad appearing on a newspaper website declared McCain a clear winner.
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Shelter helps reunite pets, owners
GALVESTON — Volunteers at the temporary animal shelter are searching the database of lost pets for any owners who do not have Internet access.
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Second Chapter of netbook revolution starts: Asus announces Eee PC 901 with HSDPA
September 26, 2008 [mobile PCs (Tablet PC, mini-PC, ...)] By Edward J. R. Asus started netbook revolution with Eee PC subnotebook that was not only tiny but also very cheap.
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Information Technology / Perspectives
Unlike several other IT companies that have presence in Latin America through local offices, Epicor's strategy is based on supporting and helping existing partners to open offices in several key markets.
Business News Americas |
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Seagate FreeAgent Xtreme (1TB)
The Seagate FreeAgent Xtreme offers three interface options, a useful software bundle, and a lengthy warranty for a fair price. We like this direct-attach external drive.
CNET |
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Tragic Love: Love Knows No Bounds When Internet Couple Ends With Coma
They were a young couple just starting out e-mailing for weeks over Internet. Moments before going out on their first real date, a terrible accident right here in the Cleveland suburb that changed everything.
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DirecTV to market AT&T satellite service
NEW YORK (Reuters) - DirecTV Group , the largest U.S. satellite television provider, said on Friday it has reached an agreement with AT&T Inc to offer customers a co-branded package of video, home phone, wireless phone and Internet service from Feb 1 2009.
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Training program offered to help workers
Region Metrix Learning, available through Broome-Tioga Workforce New York, is a new online training program to help workers increase their skills, the local work force agency said Friday.
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Flash Video Glitch Allows Free Movie Downloads
A security hole in Adobe's ubiquitous online technology could open the door to swiping movies from Amazon's streaming video service.
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Computer gaming cafe opens downtown
Clyde Rood and Doug Young both had the idea of opening an Internet gamers cafe for several years, but it wasn't until Rood's wife, Xunaln, owner of Rock the Caffe in downtown Lebanon, introduced them two months ago that the dream jelled into reality.
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Experience cited by GOP candidate for county recorder
Upgrading the office computer system, improving voter registration outreach programs and making a smooth transition as Yuma County recorder are the primary goals of the Republican candidate for the office, Robyn Stallworth-Pouquette.
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Gates exec tells UNL students he has 'dream job'
Nebraska native and former Microsoft executive Jeff Raikes told college students in Lincoln he’s moved from one dream job to another. Raikes retired recently as president of Microsoft Corp.’s business division after 27 years with the company.
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Final Glance: Computer companies
Apple Inc fell $3.69 or 2.8 percent, to $128.24. Dell Inc rose $.07 or .4 percent, to $17.00.
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Gates exec tells Neb. students he has 'dream job'
Associated Press - September 26, 2008 5:35 PM ET LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska native and former Microsoft executive Jeff Raikes told college students in Lincoln he's moved from one dream job...
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Explicit Online Conversation Between Casey Anthony, Lover Released
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- One of the main topics of conversation in an Instant Message conversation online with Anthony Rusciano, one of Casey's lovers, is sex.
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Final Glance: Internet companies
Akamai Technologies fell $.79 or 4.6 percent, to $16.38. Amazon fell $1.38 or 1.9 percent, to $70.70.
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DirecTV to market AT&T satellite service
NEW YORK (Reuters) - DirecTV Group , the largest U.S. satellite television provider, said on Friday it has reached an agreement with AT&T Inc to offer customers a co-branded package of video, home phone, wireless phone and Internet service from Feb 1 2009.
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Ballmer jabs at VMware
At last night's Churchill Club event, Ballmer said you can't charge three times as much for software as for hardware if you want to make virtualization mainstream.
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Seagate FreeAgent Xtreme (1TB)
The Seagate FreeAgent Xtreme offers three interface options, a useful software bundle, and a lengthy warranty for a fair price. We like this direct-attach external drive.
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