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eBay Acquires Stake in South Korean Rival Gmarket
US-based online auction service eBay has acquired a 36% stake in South Korean rival online marketplace operator Gmarket to boost its position in the Asian market.
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Harris County Public Library reopening some locations; Tomball branch not on list
Although there is no word concerning the Tomball Community Library at Lone Star College - Tomball, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, Harris County Public Library opened six locations Tuesday, Sept. 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to provide materials, Internet access and assistance, as well as free prescription discount cards.
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NPR boosts online offerings, seeks larger audience
NEW YORK -- National Public Radio, already strong online with free downloads from many of its shows, is boosting its digital ambitions with Monday’s introduction of social-networking features akin to Facebook.
The Pantagraph |
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New software turns PC into TiVo TV recorder
NEW YORK -- TiVo Inc. and Nero AG of Germany were set to announce Monday that they will be launching a package that turns a Windows PC into a TV recorder, just like a TiVo set-top box.
The Pantagraph |
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Benefits of Web 2.0 in the classroom are explained in new Becta report
Becta has published major new research into the use of Web 2.0 technologies, such as wikis, blogs and social networking, by children between the ages of 11-16, both in and out of the school environment.
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Calsoft early adopters of Oracle Beehive
BANGALORE, INDIA: California Software is a niche IT Solutions Company that specializes in high-end arenas of offshore product engineering and enterprise solutions. Calsoft has developed specialized expertise in Oracle implementation.
CIOL |
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Telcos, IT companies unite to promote mobile broadband
LONDON, UK: A group of 16 leading telecoms and IT companies is uniting to promote mobile broadband in a marketing initiative worth more than $1 billion over the next year under the auspices of the GSM Association.
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Area notebook: Storm football assistant earns a real fishy win
Line coach takes a game off to earn a pro fishing victory
St. Cloud Times |
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Apple, other tech companies have brutal trading day
Apple's shares took their biggest tumble in eight years Monday, falling 18 percent amid worries that consumers are slowing their spending.
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Microsoft, Schering-Plough See `Entire Economy' in Jeopardy
Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Officials from Microsoft Corp. to Office Depot Inc. and Schering-Plough Corp. said the government's failure to bail out the U.S. banking industry put the ``entire economy'' at risk unless a deal comes soon.
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Absentee balloting under way in Summit
The signs are hung. The computers are hooked up. The voting booths are lit. All that's needed are a few thousand voters.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Microsoft's Turner Blocks Google at P&G as Competitors Circle
Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. 's operations chief took it personally when one of the company's biggest accounts was threatened by Google Inc.
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Solid State Drives (SSDs) are getting a lot of buzz these days, especially on the PC side where SSD's are becoming a storage option for many PC laptops.
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Web site of the week
Online Adventure site of the week: www.Outdoorplaces.com This site is for those who call the outdoors home. There's everything one could need for their next camping, hiking or general outdoors trip. Fall is the perfect time to plan a nice family hike, and this site has park finders, as well as a guide to destinations in different regions of the country. There's also real-life stories from ...
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Confused about candidates? Experts say do your homework
Residents of the 14th Congressional District could have used another recycling bin for the gigantic postcards they received almost every day from Republican Jim Oberweis and Democrat Bill Foster as the men jousted in a special March election to fill out the term vacated by Dennis Hastert.
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Survey: Most M’sians choose to wait-and-see
KUALA LUMPUR: The majority of Malaysians would rather wait to see minor ailments get better on their own before seeking treatment, a global online survey revealed.
The Borneo Post |
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Within minutes of opening, the BSE Sensex fell by 442.20 points to a nearly two-year low of 12,153.55 amid all-round selling by funds mainly in the stocks of banking, metal, realty and IT sectors.
Deccan Herald |
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College Football Notebook
Alabama is No. 1. The Sagarin computer rankings have Alabama No. 1 after Saturday’s 41-30 win over Georgia. So does the Colley Matrix, which is done by Alabama-Huntsville senior research scientist Wes Colley. And Kenneth [..]
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Coming soon: New albums for autumn/winter
Not much news on this album yet but we hear that Timbaland has produced most of it. A demo of one the new tracks was leaked onto the internet in August this year.
Handbag.com |
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Watchdog to protect kids on the web
Children will be protected from suicide websites, bullying and pornography by a new Internet watchdog,says the UK government.
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Computer is the best tool for fall chores
It's time for homeowners to start tackling that fall home maintenance checklist before the hostile winds and freezing temperatures of winter roll in. For motivation, we found some Web sites and videos that make these chores seem moderately easy. For a simple way to link to these tips and videos, see this story at www.washingtonpost.com/homeandgarden.
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Satyam Computers Appoints Vijay Rangineni As Interim CEO
(RTTNews) - Satyam Computer Services stated that it appoints Vijay Rangineni as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the BPO arm following the resignation of Venkatesh Roddam.
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Commission, sheriff’s department donate car, computers to center
Harry Keaton, acting director of the Lillian James Learning Center, says one of the greatest barriers for someone seeking employment is lack of transportation.
The Register-Herald |
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Man arrested for luring a 14-year-old girl on MySpace
FORSYTH, MT. -- An Internet-based investigation led to the arrest of a Forsyth man Saturday on suspicion of sexual intercourse without consent.
The Pantagraph |
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Madison, Wis. / Charges: Prof hacked ex-lover's e-mail
A former business professor at the University of St. Thomas had an affair with a student and was spurned. He is now accused of hacking into the woman's e-mails.
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