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BigPond launches Twitter support
Australia's largest internet service provider, Telstra's BigPond, yesterday launched an online support channel that uses the increasingly popular Twitter micro-blogging service.
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SpaceX launches without fizzer factor
LOS ANGELES - An internet entrepreneur's latest effort to make space launch more affordable paid off yesterday when his commercial rocket carrying a dummy payload was lofted into orbit.
The New Zealand Herald |
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Kansas High School Teacher Arrested
A former Kansas high school teacher accused of molesting a foreign exchange student wants a judge to restrict computer evidence in the case.
WIBW Topeka |
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Investors let down by online reports
One in three FTSE 100 companies is failing to take advantage of the opportunities the internet offers to communicate with shareholders, reduce costs and improve environmental credentials, a survey has found.
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Japanese executives of U.S. companies hid income from stocks
TOKYO — A former president and a vice president of the Japan units of two major U.S. computer-related firms were found to have evaded 80 million yen and 60 million yen in income tax, respectively, by hiding gains from exercising stock options awarded from their parent firms, sources said.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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SpaceX launches 1st commercial rocket into orbit
LOS ANGELES -- An Internet entrepreneur’s latest effort to make space launch more affordable paid off Sunday when his commercial rocket, carrying a dummy payload, was lofted into orbit from the South Pacific.
The Pantagraph |
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New Website Brings Farmers, Grain Buyers Online
In this fast pace society we live in, it's usually better to get information instantly. Now, one new website wants to help producers and buyers with a click of a mouse. Welcome to Grain Bridge. It's
KTIV Sioux City |
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Software Update Makes iTunes Accessible To Blind Users
rickthewizkid writes "Recent updates to the iTunes software allow blind users to access the program without assistance. From the article: 'The new software — which transforms the written information on an iTunes-linked computer screen into speech or Braille — stemmed from an agreement between Apple, the Cupertino, Calif.-based computer company, the National Federation of the Blind and ...
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Blogs could change face of election
This year, energized voters from both parties have turned to the internet to talk politics. The Inland Northwest is home to hundreds of bloggers, who host their own debates everyday.
KXLY-TV Spokane |
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Samsung Samples Smallest 2 Gigabit DDR3, with Power Savings of Over 40 Percent, for Servers and PCs
SEOUL, South Korea----Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced today that it is sampling the industry’s smallest two gigabit DDR3 devices.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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IIJ to Develop New SEIL/B1
TOKYO, Sept. 29, 2008 -- Internet Initiative Japan, Inc. , one of Japan's leading Internet access and comprehensive network solutions providers, today announced the development of the new SEIL/B1, the latest in the next-generation series of high-performance routers.
GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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ClubsNSW rejects credit-card gambling
THE New South Wales clubs industry has rejected an offer from online gambling giant Centrebet to set up computer terminals in its venues, saying it is taking a stand against the internet gaming industry.
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USC isn't out of it, and BYU's very much in it
Brigham Young players have plenty to celebrate this week -- the Cougars cracked the top 10 in more than one college football poll. Trojans debut at No. 7 in Harris poll and drop only to No. 9 in coaches' survey, keeping them in BCS title-game hunt. Meanwhile, Brigham Young moves into top 10.
Los Angeles Times |
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Grape dating finds a home on the Web
Small wineries and home winemakers are increasingly turning to the Internet in search of grapes -- that's right, it's a grape dating site -- and Washington grape growers are finding a steady stream of business heading into the harvest season.
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PC package could mean TiVo for the rest of us
NEW YORK - TiVo and Nero are set to announce that they will be launching a package that turns a Windows PC into a TV recorder, just like a TiVo set-top box.
The New Zealand Herald |
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Internet scammers target Kiwibank
Kiwibank customers have become the latest New Zealanders targeted by internet scammers trying to get their account information. A fake email has been sent out claiming $20,000 dollars has been deposited into a Kiwibank account.
The New Zealand Herald |
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How to handle your e-mail overload
Remember when "You've got mail" alerts were thrilling'The e-mails that now pour into office inboxes and spill onto BlackBerry devices have left some workers feeling so bogged down with online messages that they can find little time to do anything else.
The Gainesville Sun |
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Company offers stipend for workers to buy computers
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 -- Bring Your Own Computer.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Television - Technology
This is cool - a brand new step for DJs. The 'Rane Serato Mixer' is a piece of clever locally designed technology that fully integrates mixer hardware, software and sortware controls into one powerful package.
Scoop.co.nz |
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SpaceX launches 1st commercial rocket into orbit
LOS ANGELES - An Internet entrepreneur's latest effort to make space launch more affordable paid off Sunday when his commercial rocket, carrying a dummy payload, was lofted into orbit from the South Pacific.
GMA News |
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Entertainment
The rise in popularity of internet blogs and gossip sites means a film's chances of success can be ruined before it is even finished, award-winning Australian director Phillip Noyce says.
The West Australian |
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NASA Ames Awards Contract for Intelligent Systems Support
NASA Ames Awards Contract for Intelligent Systems Support
SpaceRef |
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T-Mobile, Google and G1
Philippine carrier Globe Telecom says it is stepping up its enterprise and consumer businesses following the creation by the company of a new position - deputy chief executive officer...
telecomasia.net |
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T-Mobile, Google and G1
The SingTel-backed OpenNet group has won the tender to build Singapore’s government-funded next-gen broadband network. The consortium said it would roll out fiber to 95% of the city’s homes by June 2012, offering speeds of up to 1 Gbps.
telecomasia.net |
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Butler: YouTube ad has 'outright errors’
A political advertisement online at YouTube.com criticizes the legislative history of Assemblyman Marc Butler, R-Newport.
The Observer-Dispatch |
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