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Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition
WiMAX unshackles the Nokia N810, making it a true roving Internet tablet, but we're still not entirely sold.
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Zumi's offers battery recycling service
Zumi's, on Market Street, is now collecting batteries for recycling. Patrons can deposit batteries in the battery-shaped bin by the back door.
Ipswich Chronicle |
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Computers help docs spot breast cancer on X-rays
A computer is as good as a second pair of eyes for helping a radiologist spot breast cancer on a mammogram, one of the largest and most rigorous tests of computer-aided detection found.
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Google Says Its Data Centers Are the Most Efficient
Google released internal test results showing that its data centers are "the most efficient in the world," the company said...
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How That IT Job Wears Your Body Down
Too much junk food, too little exercise and a 24/7 tether to technology? Your body ain't happy, friend. Let us count the pains.
PC World |
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After NBC Complains, YouTube Pulls Obama Spot
NEW YORK Google-owned YouTube has pulled a Barack Obama ad from its site at the insistence of NBC, which charged that the spot infringed on its copyrighted content and that it did not give Obama's campaign permission to use the material.
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Google presents $4 trillion energy plan for 'debate'
Google unveils a $4.4 trillion energy plan to greatly reduce U.S. use of fossil fuels by 2030 by tapping alternative sources, including wind and solar power.
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Final Glance: Computer companies
Apple Inc fell $4.54 or 4.0 percent, to $109.12. Dell Inc fell $.33 or 2.0 percent, to $16.15.
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Remarks by Deputy Secretary Schneider on the National Cyber Security Initiative
Deputy Secretary Paul Schneider provided keynote remarks on the National Cyber Security Initiative at the Information Technology Association of America's "Forum on our National Cyber Security Posture" in Washington, D.C. on September 15, 2008.
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Google whips out $4.4 trillion clean-energy plan
Google.org, the philanthropic unit of search giant Google Inc., publicized a $4.4 trillion plan to wean the United States off fossil fuels by 2030. (GOOG)
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Ballmer sees global crisis hitting Microsoft
OSLO, Sept 30 (Reuters) Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday the global financial crisis will sap consumer and business spending, affecting all companies, including his own.
Deepika |
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Truly Automatic Defrag: You Won't Know It's There Until Your Performance Is Flying
"Automatic" and "Background" are terms that, in the past, have been used a bit liberally when it comes to software operations. While many make such claims in advertising, loading and running them can tell an entirely different story.
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Congress Approves Broadband Data Improvement Act
Congress has passed legislation that will require the government to keep closer tabs on who has access to the Internet and who does not.
GigaLaw.com |
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Microsoft Unveils 'Windows Cloud', Confirms Midori
Even though I'm still not quite sure what "the cloud" actually is (it's the internet, right?), Microsoft has just announced that it will be releasing 'Windows Cloud' at its Professional Developers Conference later this month. Windows Cloud (a temporary codename) will apparently be based on Windows Server, but with new features and characteristics. Steve Ballmer made the announcement at a ...
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Middle school uses online, text based service to improve safety
A local middle school has started a new program to improve safety that uses anonymous web and text messages to help students and teachers better communicate.
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FCC Taps Peha as Chief Technologist
The Federal Communications Commission has appointed Jon M. Peha, Ph.D., as its chief technologist. He will serve as a senior adviser on communications technology for the FCC’s Office of Strategic Planning & Policy Analysis. Dr. Peha comes to the FCC from Carnegie Mellon University, where he is a professor in the Engineering & Public Policy and Electrical & Computer Engineering departments. He ...
TVWeek |
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"Windows Cloud" Operating System Release Within a Month [Windows]
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announces that within a month, MS will release a new operating system he described as "Windows Cloud"—for webapp developers working on "cloud computing" apps like...
Lifehacker |
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Congress targets rogue online pharmacies
Congress targets rogue online pharmacies
WZZM 13 Grand Rapids |
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Study shows hotels' Internet connections unsafe
Travelers who use a hotel's Internet network risk the possibility of data theft, concludes a new study from Cornell's School of Hotel Administration.
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Data Recovery: When Does "Gone" Really Mean "Gone"
It is an unfortunate rite of passage, but if you are a computer user, the odds are very likely that you have accidentally deleted one or more files from your system. In some cases, this is only a minor inconvenience; in others, however, it can be a major disaster of epic proportions.
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Computers help docs spot breast cancer on X-rays
By STEPHANIE NANO NEW YORK (AP) -- A computer is as good as a second pair of eyes for helping a radiologist spot breast cancer on a mammogram, one of the largest and most rigorous tests of computer-aided detection found.
Bay News 9 Tampa Bay |
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7 Desktop Applications for FriendFeed
After having done two FriendFeed lists - the top 10 Web applications for FriendFeed and 7 essential GreaseMonkey scripts for FriendFeed - we thought we’d do one more to round out the collection. Here are 7 popular desktop applications for FriendFeed that will let you comment or like an item without leaving your application window, update to FriendFeed and Twitter, and much more. Which one ...
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Could you be New Hampshire's first Literary Idol?
As part of the NH Writers' Trail: Portsmouth Literary Festival (October 23-25), the New Hampshire Writers' Project wants to see you sweat. On stage, reading your best three-minute flash fiction piece in front of a live audience and a panel of judges.
Portsmouth Herald |
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Apple threatens to shut down iTunes if royalty rates rise
Apple says it has its finger on the big red button and it'll go nuclear if Hollywood and Washington push through higher royalty rates for digital music tracks... a move which may be imminent. Right now Apple pays 9 cents per track it sells to music publishers. Publishers want to hike rates up to 15 cents per track. (That would raise Apple's total payout to various music rights holders from ...
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9 nominated for IT awards
Nine Central Florida establishments have been nominated in ITFlorida.com Inc.’s 2008 ITFlorida awards program, a program that spotlights businesses, organizations and other establishments that have distinguished themselves in the area of information technology.
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