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South Korea's free computer game model hits US
Free computer game play that is all the rage in South Korean is taking hold in a US market dominated by videogames sold on packaged disks or by online subscriptions.
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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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Internet theory proposes government give billions to people, not companies
KUSA - It's an e-mail that has been coming into our television station's information center for more than a week. In it, the unnamed creator concocts a formula in which the government takes the $85 billion that it used to bail out insurance giant AIG and, instead, gives it to the taxpayers.
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Brit business users not warm on Vista
Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system is still playing second fiddle to XP. Companies say they are "not interested".
ZDNet Asia |
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Professors integrate blogs into classrooms
Almost every issue imaginable is covered on the Internet in a blog, where people share their thoughts and personal reflections with the online community. Blogs can cover anything from political and social issues to celebrity gossip. Even large news organizations such as the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune publish blogs.
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Computers help doctors 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.
The Kansas City Star |
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IP address shortages limit Internet access
The Internet may not be so limitless after all. The information superhighway is quickly running out of one of its necessary resources, IP addresses. "[IP] addresses are numbers assigned to computers … connected to the Internet in order to communicate with each other.
Daily Vidette |
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Spain nabs 121 in giant anti-pedophilia sweep
MADRID (AFP) - 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.
Mindanao Times |
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VisionShare Inc. and Foresight Corp. Unveil Total OnBoarding(TM) System at Lake Placid NPAG Conference
MINNEAPOLIS----Minneapolis-based VisionShare® Inc. and Foresight Corporation of Columbus, OH introduce Total OnBoarding™. The strategic partners unveiled the groundbreaking online self-service system for healthcare payers and Medicare contractors as a way to streamline the entire process of building an authenticated trading community, and to help them prepare early for the March 2010 transition ...
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Child Predator Legislation Passes
Senator Charles Schumer announced Wednesday, that his legislation to crack down on New York internet child predators has passed by a unanimous vote. The new legislation will mandate a national e-mail registry for sex offenders, which requires them to submit e-mail addresses, instant message addresses and other identifying internet information to law enforcement. The information will then be ...
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It Comes in Beige or Black, but You Make It Green
Ways to run your PC more efficiently, make ecologically intelligent purchasing decisions and dispose of an old computer properly.
New York Times |
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Madison credit union CUNA Mutual Group providing funds for new student loan program
CUNA Mutual Group, of Madison, has approved nearly 800 private student loans over the past several months in testing a new student lending program. The program, called CompleteEd, will offer student loans through credit unions and directly over the Internet, said Jeff Meyer, vice president of product development. He said the full student lending program could begin as early as next spring, ...
Wisconsin State Journal |
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John McCain Blamed for Sucky Broadband in US [America's Next Top President]
Our friend (and Wired editor) Nick Thompson wrote a piece in the Washington Monthly accusing John McCain for the sorry state of America's broadband. It seems the e-mail-avoiding presidential...
Gizmodo |
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YOUR MONEY
One of the most frequent requests I receive from readers is for tips on making money on the Internet. The worldwide web presents almost unlimited potential for both established operations and enterprising individuals alike to create extra income.
The Jamaica Observer |
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The green card lottery wheel gears up Thursday
The green card lottery entry period starts Thursday at noon. You have until Dec. 2, noon Eastern Standard Time, to submit your entry over the Internet.
New York Daily News |
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Remotely snagged in tech theft
A suspected laptop thief got caught - after the computer's owner tracked him remotely. Jose Caceres said he used a remote access program to log on every day and watch his computer being used, then tipped off White Plains police.
New York Daily News |
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FBI arrests Indy man on cyber extortion charge
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The FBI said an Indianapolis man tried to extort more than $200,000 from insurance giant AIG after stealing a computer server that contained personal and health care information for more than 900,000 people.
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GIMP 2.6 released, one step closer to taking on Photoshop
GIMP 2.6 has been officially released. The new version is the first to include the Generic Graphics Library, a powerful graph-based image editing framework that enables the GIMP to support higher color depth. This takes the open source graphics program one step closer to being ready for the professional graphics market. Read More...
Ars Technica |
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Amazon's EC2 to offer Windows, SQL Server options
Software maker says that, starting later this year, those using its cloud computing service will be able to run Microsoft's operating system and database software.
ZDNet Asia |
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Spain: Police Arrest 121 People in Child Pornography Ring
The police seized computer disks containing millions of video and photo files shared by a network that distributed the images to people in 75 countries.
New York Times |
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Lotus Notes makes a play for iPhone users with mobile e-mail
Beyond its previously available native support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, the Apple iPhone's business stature jumped up another notch this week with a free application dubbed iNotes ultralite from IBM's Lotus division.
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AOL bloggers sigh over closure of Journals, Hometown
Two of AOL's efforts to keep pace with the Web 2.0 era are slipping quietly into the 404 files as the service announced plans to close AOL Journals and Hometown at the end of the month.
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Vietnam faces serious shortage of internet security experts
VietNamNet Bridge – While the information technology industry is developing strongly and internet security is becoming more of a necessity, Vietnam’s human resources in the field of internet security are yet to meet public demand in both quantity and quality.
Vietnam Net |
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Daily Dot Com Wednesday
On Wednesday's Daily Dot Com FOX10's Charissa Cowart warned you about a new e-mail scam. She also showed you the fun interaction page for Google.com's 10th Anniversary and a way to send postcards through the web for $1.50. You can find links to all of these stories right here.
FOX10 Gulf Coast |
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Mobile Computing Holds Compliance Risks
As those attuned to electronic discovery attest, companies must ensure compliance with document retention obligations and litigation demands. The challenge mounts when documents are scattered across various media, such as laptops, iPods and flash drives, in various locations.
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