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Napa woman busted for identity theft
A Napa woman is sitting it out in jail after police say she opened 10 fraudulent credit card accounts on the Internet using her former roommate’s identification.
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Hollywood studios sue to stop distribution of DVD-copying software
RealNetworks, which has tangled with big rivals before, claims its new product is legal and asks a court for confirmation. A legal fight erupted Tuesday over the ability of consumers to copy DVDs onto their computers, setting the stage for a new battle between Hollywood and a purveyor of technology that could alter how consumers watch movies at home.
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Synaptics Inc. is the force behind Google phone's touch screen
The G1, which hits the market Oct. 23, could vindicate the firm's two decades of perfecting touch-screen technology. The first of the so-called Google phones is controlled using a method that's finally gaining momentum in mobile computing: swiping a finger across the screen.
Los Angeles Times |
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Private e-mail account detailed
Palin reportedly used the address, separate from her Yahoo account, to connect a small circle of aides. Gov. Sarah Palin maintained a private e-mail account that she used to communicate with a small circle of staff members outside the state government's secure official e-mail system, according to the Wasilla company that established the site.
Los Angeles Times |
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Nasdaq steps in after glitch slams Google stock
'Erroneous orders' that sent shares plunging to as low as $25.80 are canceled and a closing price of $400.52 is set. An already wild day on Wall Street got even wilder on the Nasdaq for Google Inc. investors Tuesday.
Los Angeles Times |
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New Microsoft Vista commercials fall flat
Hi, I'm not a PC and neither should you. Though this may sound like something Stephen Colbert would say, the point is that Windows-based PCs are finally being unveiled for the difficult machines that they really are. According to CNN Money, Apple sales are up 66 percent since 2007 and currently holds about 25 percent of the U.
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Review: Asus Eee 1000 PC - a useful low-cost notebook with good power consumption
PublicTechnology.net has spent the past month using ASUS EEE 1000 notebook PCs for some of its staff, to see just what you get in the new generation of ultra mobile PCs. Simply put, these little notebooks really deliver - on almost all fronts.
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Spain holds 121 over child porn
Spanish police arrest 121 people in an operation against internet child pornography, described as the biggest of its kind.
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The Ironton Tribune
IRONTON — How difficult is your schedule? Lose two straight and remain in the same position will give your team a clue. Ironton’s second straight loss last week at Chillicothe didn’t change the Fighting Tigers standing in the weekly Ohio High School Athletic Association computer playoff ratings.
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Spain arrests 121 in anti-paedophilia raids
Spanish police said Wednesday they had arrested 121 people in nationwide raids as part of the biggest operation against internet child pornography ever carried out in the country.
TODAYonline |
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Spotted on eBay... rare 50th edition Autocourse.
A little piece of motor racing history - a limited edition leather-bound 50th edition Autocourse - has been unearthed on internet auction site eBay.
Crash.net |
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PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY: Share your music on the Internet
Kim Komando, Gannett News Service technology columnist, answers questions sent to her at gnstech@gns.gannett.com:
Courier-Post |
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MyCom Selects Envox CT Connect to Enable CTI Capabilities for its Multichannel Contact Center Siftware
Envox Worldwide, a leading global provider of IP-based voice solutions, today announced that MyCom, a leading provider of software and services for call centers, has selected Envox CT Connect™ to add computer-telephony integration (CTI) capabilities, such as screen pop, sophisticated routing and predictive dialing, to the MYKENE Communications Center system.
CRM Today |
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CONTACT THE HERALD
Donate computers, laptops and monitors Saturday at the Green Everett Renewable Living Fair. Computers will be collected by the InterConnection Computer Reuse Center, a nonprofit organization that provides free computers and training.
Everett Herald |
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Legal Eye: Who's tracking your online trail?
Putting privacy under the spotlight
Silicon.com |
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Pattison Cats Canine Academy for homeless pets go online
PATTISON - Cats Canine Academy, PATTISON, recently has joined other animal welfare organizations in the area who list their homeless pets on Petfinder.com, the oldest and largest database of adoptable animals on the Internet. The site currently has about 250,000 homeless pets listed, and it is updated continuously.
Waller County News Citizen |
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SES ASTRA Launches ASTRA2Connect in Spain
SES ASTRA, an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), announced today that it has signed, through its affiliate ASTRA Broadband Services (ABBS), a framework contract with the Spanish cable operator TeleCable to market its satellite based two-way broadband service ASTRA2Connect in Asturias, a Northern region of Spain. The commercial roll-out to end-users will start in the first half of October. ...
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Aonix Provides PERC Ultra Java(TM) Virtual Machine Technology and Security Expertise to TECOM
Aonix(R), a provider of complete solutions for safety- and mission-critical applications, announces its participation in TECOM, Trusted Embedded COMputing, an Information Technology for European Advancement (ITEA) project chartered to create solutions and architectures for integrity and security requirements. TECOM, budgeted at 1516639 EUR , is developing a trusted secure execution environment ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Be warned: You can't vote when wearing your candidate's colors
Don't believe everything you read on the Internet.
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Cal Lutheran Notebook: Kahovec takes to college right away
Toccoa Kahovec arrived at Cal Lutheran unencumbered by expectations. The freshman cross country runner didn't want the pressure to produce immediately to knock her off stride. "I just wanted to get used to college," she said. "I just wanted to relax and know that I am doing this all for fun. I didn't think I would be doing this well. It's really exciting."
Ventura County Star |
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Adobe Soundbooth CS4
Adobe's Soundbooth CS4 audio editor is supposed to be relatively simple for audio beginners to tweak speech, songs, and all sorts of sound effects.
cnet.com.au |
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Adobe Flash CS4 Professional
With Creative Suite 4, Adobe aims to make Flash easier for newbies to learn and less of a hassle for veteran users to use.
cnet.com.au |
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EXPENSIVE ENDEAVORS
Repairs needed to restore Fort Bend Independent School District campuses as a result of damages from Hurricane Ike will carry a hefty price tag for the district.
Fort Bend Sun |
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Adobe Dreamweaver CS4
Designers and editors who lean on Dreamweaver for complex dynamic Web sites will find plenty of tweaks and improvements in version 4.
cnet.com.au |
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CORRECTION
A story in Sunday's Telegraph about the Mexican Consulate processing ID cards for undocumented Hispanics in Middle Georgia stated that Cox Communications provided free Internet service to event organizers. Cox says it charged its standard business rate for installation and a pro-rated fee for Internet services.
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