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Google adwords fuel new URL attack
Real URL hijacked to dupe unwary. Google adwords account holders are being targeted by criminals out to trick them into handing over credit card information using a clever URL spoof that has gained popularity in recent weeks.
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European Stocks Fall, U.S. Futures Drop; Asian Shares Advance
May 5 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks and U.S. index futures dropped after Microsoft Corp. withdrew its bid for Yahoo! Inc. and investors speculated a two-month rally in equities may slow. Shares in Asia advanced.
Bloomberg.com |
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FBI reveals top scams on Internet
While the overall number of Internet scams has leveled off, the amount stolen from online victims has reached its highest levels ever.
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A faster, easier P.O.
The age of automation and convenience has come to the Postal Service just as it has to private industry. Behind the scenes, human sorters used to have to eyeball every letter's address and, based on an astounding memory, throw it into the correct bin or slot. Up to 89 percent of letters have addresses read by a computer.
The Courier News |
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Skyway Software Announces "Skyway Cup 2008" Developer Contest
Skyway Software, the experts in simplifying software delivery, announces today the Skyway Cup 2008 developer contest. The Skyway Cup will showcase how Skyway Community members use Skyway Builder Community Edition, a model-centric JEE development tool, to serve their specific needs in the following categories:
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Exclusive: tougher security checks to enter US as laptops and mobile phones searched
Now US customs can read your laptop.. and copy your sim card
Daily Mirror |
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Calyptix's AccessEnforcer for SMBs
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA: Internet security firm, Calyptix Security, will display AccessEnforcer for three days at IT Pro Conference, SBSMigration.com, a leading conference of IT thought leaders that meet to shape technology solutions for small and medium businesses (SMBs).
CIOL |
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Posed as teacher?
He's facing the music for allegedly using Facebook illegally. And at age 15, the Brandon boy is a rare kind of suspect for the relatively rare criminal offence of personation.
CNews |
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Organisers deny online delays for Olympic tickets
An Olympic Games billboard in Beijing. Long online delays were reported Monday as Chinese rushed to secure tickets for the Olympics in the final phase of domestic sales, but officials insisted there were no major problems
TODAYonline |
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Any Microsoft-Yahoo merger seen having little impact on RP
MANILA, Philippines --Any merger between software giant Microsoft and Internet firm Yahoo would have little impact here, at least for the next three years, according to an industry analyst.
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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Mrs. Michael H. Hacker
The marriage of Christina M. Davis, daughter of Michael and Sandra Davis of Chesterfield, Va., to Michael H. Hacker, son of Ron and Ursula Ramsom of Prince George, Va., and Dallas and Sherry Bowling of Beckley, W.Va., took place at 5:30 p.m. on May 3, 2008, at Dellwood Plantation, Chesterfield, Va., Dr. Randy See of the Atlantic Bible College officiated.
The Petersburg Progress-Index |
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Eye-tracking interface means gamers' looks can kill
New software could let disabled users of games and virtual worlds use their the eyes alone to compete with gamers using conventional controls
New Scientist |
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Social network applications can pose security risks
Sarah Brown is unusually cautious when it comes to social networking.
Baltimore Sun |
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Young YouTube star might have future in handicapping horses
Just when I thought America had fallen into an irretrievable abyss, I was grazing the Internet and discovered a YouTube video of a 12-year-old girl who had memorized the names of all 133 Kentucky Derby winners through 2007.
The Plain Dealer |
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Linked by Federico Biancuzzi on Tue 27th Mar 2007 15:41 UTC
Jon "Hannibal" Stokes is co-founder and Senior CPU Editor of Ars Technica. He has written for a variety of publications on microprocessor architecture and the technical aspects of personal computing.
New Mobile Computing |
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Capital and investment group Eurazeo said they planned to raise their stake in the French hotels and services company to around 30 percent. Tech shares were under pressure after Microsoft walked away from its bid for Yahoo on Saturday.
Tiscali |
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Powerful cyclone kills at least 351 in Myanmar, concerns emerge about international aid
YANGON, Myanmar (AP): Residents of Myanmar's biggest city lit candles Monday, lined up to buy water and hacked their way through trees felled in a cyclone that killed more than 350 people, destroyed thousands of homes and caused widespread power cuts.
The Star |
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Yahoo shares plunge after Microsoft drops bid
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Shares in Yahoo Inc fell almost 20 percent in Frankfurt on Monday after Microsoft Corp walked away from its bid for the Internet company.
EARTHtimes.org |
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"His days are numbered, if he doesn’t manage to come with an alternative strategy," he added. FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Shares in Yahoo fell almost 20 percent in Frankfurt on Monday after Microsoft Corp walked away from its bid for the Internet company.
Tiscali |
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Yahoo CEO Yang under pressure
Stock expected to fall sharply after Microsoft withdraws takeover offer.
CNN Money |
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Codejock Releases ToolkitPro and SuitePro 2008 Vol. 1 for Visual C++ and ActiveX
Morrice, MI (PRWEB) May 5, 2008 -- Codejock a leading provider of modern user interface components, today announced the release of ToolkitPro 2008 Vol. 1 for Visual C++ MFC and SuitePro 2008 Vol. 1 for ActiveX COM. This release provides a comprehensive set of fully customizable user interface components for use with Visual C++ MFC, ActiveX COM and Microsoft .NET development platforms.
Charleston Daily Mail |
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Yahoo CEO facing possible rebellion after spurning Microsoft
Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang is convinced that the company he started in a Silicon Valley trailer 14 years ago is worth more than the $47.5 billion that Microsoft Corp. had offered for the Internet pioneer.
Miami Herald |
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Sun to unveil open-source Solaris version
Sun Microsystems will unveil a new open-source version of its Solaris operating system, which it hopes will entice a wide audience of developers to use in Web-based applications and other projects, as the company kicks off its annual developer conference in San Francisco today.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Online profile may be an alias
WASHINGTON - Since joining Facebook and MySpace two years ago, Luke Mitchell has amassed 476 friends, mostly buddies from high school and college.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Tech File: Verifying age online doesn't solve all problems
I'm happy to be a member of a recently formed Internet Safety Technical Task Force, but it has caused me to feel a bit of a disconnect.
San Jose Mercury News |
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