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Apple loosens reins on iPhone developers
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Apple said Wednesday that it was dropping a controversial non-disclosure agreement that software developers who wanted to create applications for the iPhone mobile telephone had been forced to sign.
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Senate bill sets guidelines for cybersecurity center
The Senate's DHS authorization bill lays out guidelines for the National Cyber Security Center and calls for its director to report directly to the president.
CNET |
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More private email accounts of Sarah Palin surfacing
The hacked private Yahoo email account of Sarah Palin was not the only private email account the Alaska Governor has been using. According to a report published by the Washington Post, a Palin aide asked an IT services firm to set up “10-15” email accounts under an apparently abandoned domain earlier this year.
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Computers could read mammograms
A computer and expert are as effective at detecting breast cancer as the traditional two experts, research suggests.
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'I'm going to f****** kill Google'
Rant-prone Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told an engineer that he was going to "f***ing kill Google" according to a document obtained by a tech blog. John Battelle's Searchblog is reporting that Ballmer was quoted a 'legal document' from the Microsoft vs Google lawsuit over the hiring of computer scientist Kai-Fu Lee.
The New Zealand Herald |
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What Does 'Cloud Computing' Mean, Exactly?
A lot of people aren't sure, but one thing is for certain: Dislike for the phrase has brought together some strange bedfellows.
InternetNews.com |
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Santa Barbara Voters To Decide On Utility Tax
One of the ballot measures voters will be deciding on in November includes a proposal to tax cell phone and computer technologies.
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara |
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Small but beautiful: Government deal lifts satellite internet group Avanti
A CONTRACT with the Scottish Government has helped to narrow losses at Avanti Communications.
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Texas schools get waiver for some days lost to Ike
The Texas Education Agency is not requiring schools that closed after Hurricane Ike to make up all the time that students missed. State Education Commissioner Robert Scott said districts affected by Ike can waive 10 days of the mandatory 180-day school year. The districts still can opt to make up the lost days. The Houston Chronicle reported online Wednesday that some districts have indicated ...
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New Nevada Law Requires Encryption of Customer Information
A new law went into effect today requiring all entities doing business in Nevada to protect customer information with encryption if stored on or transmitted using a computer.
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Fujitsu, Western Digital in talks on hard drives
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Fujitsu Ltd is in talks with Western Digital Corp and others on the sale of its money-losing hard drive unit, a company source said on Thursday.
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Soaring sales see Domino's and Asos buck the downward trend
Asos, the online fashion specialist, and Domino's Pizza, the UK's largest pizza delivery company, have provided further proof that companies exposed to cost-conscious customers are thriving during the credit crunch.
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Juniper Networks, Inc. Announces the Date of the Q3 2008 Conference Call and Webcast
Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:JNPR), the leader in high-performance networking, today announced it will release financial results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2008, on October 23, 2008 after the close of the market and will host a conference call at 1:45 p.m. (Pacific Time), to be broadcast live over the Internet.
Centre Daily Times |
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LanSchool v7.2 Now Supports Thin Client Computing
LanSchool Technologies LLC, a leading provider of classroom management software, announced today that LanSchool v7.2 is available.
Centre Daily Times |
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IPtimize Adds Three Business Experts to Its Board of Directors
IPtimize, Inc. (Pink Sheets: IPZI)("IPtimize"), a broadband voice and data service provider, announced today it has added three new board members to its board of directors, bringing the full board to a total of seven members.
Centre Daily Times |
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Computer hardware 'guardians' protect users from undiscovered bugs
As computer processor chips grow faster and more complex, they are likely to make it to market with more design bugs. But that may be OK, according to University of Michigan researchers who have devised a system that lets chips work around all functional bugs, even those that haven't been detected.
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South Beach waiter jailed in Internet sex case
A 48-year-old South Beach waiter sent explicit images of himself over the Internet to a person who he thought was a young girl, according to the attorney general's office.
Miami Herald |
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An academy for all ages: Why 'all-through' state schools are booming
From the outside, the most striking thing about St Matthew Academy, south London, is its shiny new, zinc-tiled building. But inside, things quickly get stranger. There are the usual things you would expect to find in such a school: art room and science labs and hulking teenagers lounging in front of computers. But there are other things, too – a line of infants scampering up the stairs to ...
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More private email accounts of Sarah Palin surfacing
The hacked private Yahoo email account of Sarah Palin was not the only private email account the Alaska Governor has been using. According to a report published by the Washington Post, a Palin aide asked an IT services firm to set up “10-15” email accounts under an apparently abandoned domain earlier this year.
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Making a drama out of a credit crisis
It could be a front-page headline from virtually any time over the past few months. But anyone visiting a website called Crisis in the Credit System will find something startlingly different from the familiar, dry editorialising. Instead, it's a 40-minute online drama described by its makers as "bizarre scenarios reflecting the strangeness of our situation today: life governed increasingly by ...
Independent |
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Eagle bottled-water company files for bankruptcy
An Eagle company that sells a bottled-water product and voice-over-Internet
The Idaho Statesman |
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HP's Pavilion dv3500t Its First 13.3-Inch Notebook, Appropriately Colored Bronze [Notebooks]
How did HP, the second largest computer maker in the US, get away with not having a 13.3-inch notebook for so damn long? It's like the perfect notebook size. The Pavilion dv3500t is their first,...
Gizmodo |
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Alice’s Gonzalez sentenced to 8 years in Brown case
A former blogger and self-described security expert for Plainfield tax protesters Ed and Elaine Brown was sentenced to eight years in prison yesterday for his role in the couple's prolonged standoff with federal agents.
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Average Issue Readership General Public PARC Media Index 1997, Saudi Arabia
With technology opening the new doors of communication and the distribution of news and information, ArabNews Online is not bound by physical limitations. ArabNews Online is published by ArabNews from its offices located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and is now available to readers around the globe.
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LanSchool v7.2 Now Supports Thin Client Computing
LanSchool Technologies LLC, a leading provider of classroom management software, announced today that LanSchool v7.2 is available.
Centre Daily Times |
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