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Orbotech Completes Acquisition of Photon Dynamics
Orbotech Ltd. (NASDAQ/GSM SYMBOL: ORBK) today announced that it has successfully consummated the acquisition of Photon Dynamics, Inc., a leading provider of test and repair systems for the liquid crystal (LCD) flat panel display (FPD) industry.
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IBM's Cognos intros new BI features for multiple mobile devices
Apple's iPhone isn't the only device to get new support from an IBM division this week. Enterprise users of Windows Mobile, RIM, and Symbian devices can now get more businss intelligence capabilities from IBM's Cognos division.
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Pa. cyber schools offer alternative education
WAYNESBORO, PA. Back-to-school sales had just gotten under way when the Richardson family received books, supplies and a pair of computers on its doorstep.
The Herald-Mail |
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Linux distro targets netbook OEMs
— Sep. 24, 2008 — Good OS (gOS) has achieved a major new release of its Ubuntu-based operating system.
Linux Devices |
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Multi-core debugging on CoWare Virtual Platform
Stated Joerg Bertholdt, VP of marketing at MontaVista, "The CoWare Virtual Platform established a solid track record in providing embedded development teams with a fast, more productive alternative to development boards.
Linux Devices |
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Ballmer offers more on 'Windows Cloud'
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Thursday promised it won't be long before the world gets to meet what he is calling "Windows Cloud"--something that acts like Windows but operates over the Internet.
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FBI arrests man on cyber extortion charge
An Indianapolis man is charged with trying to extort $208,000 by threatening to release 900,000 policy holders' healthcare information, the FBI said Thursday.Kevin Michael Stewart is the first person charged under a new federal law prohibiting extortion by threatening to disclose stolen confidential information, a U.S. Justice Department statement said.Stewart, 27, faces one federal count for ...
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HP HDX 18t Notebook Is Now Available
HP has just recently announced their HDX 18t Premium Series laptop. HP's HDX 18t is powered by Intel´s latest Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Quad processor. The HDX 18t is equipped with up to 8GB of RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512MB video card and can accommodate Dual hard drives up to 320GB.
PhysOrg |
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Digital music ruling ends Apple's threat to shut down iTunes
Panel of US judges has decided to freeze the amount of royalties paid to songwriters for downloaded tracks
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PeopleSoft brings power to campus, despite complexity and some challenges
This semester, for the first time, student admissions, financial aid, billing and course scheduling all were handled through a single computer system. With this, Cornell's decade-long changeover to PeopleSoft administration software is almost complete.
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It's not quite a dog, but 'Chihuahua' isn't a howl
Movie review: Disney's live-action, computer-assisted "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" is a moderately entertaining but instantly forgettable talking-dog comedy.
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Very poor phorm
Isn't online advertising marvellous? I go to the New Statesman website to look up the article I wrote on Phorm, the behavioural targeting advertising company, in March 2008. And there it is, right at the top of the page: a Google ad for Phorm.
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Freescale Seeks Sale, Partner for Phone Chip Unit (Update1)
Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Freescale Semiconductor Inc. , the computer-chip maker taken private in 2006 for $17.6 billion, is seeking a buyer or partner for its mobile-phone chip division.
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Skype acknowledges data breach
NEW YORK — — Skype, eBay Inc.'s Web communications unit, admitted Thursday that TOM-Skype, its China venture with TOM Online Inc., had been monitoring and storing some of its users' text messages without Skype's knowledge.
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Tighter credit begins to hit manufacturing, jobs
There's no need to explain to Al Lubrano how deeply tight credit has wounded the economy. Lubrano, president of a metal components maker in Lincoln, R.I., said orders from his customers in the automotive, computer, and telecommunications industries have "dropped precipitously" in the past six weeks.
Yahoo! Asia News |
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Dell, Motion team up on wireless networks for health care facilities; Austin Fox TV station manager retiring.
WIRELESS NETWORKS
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D-Link opens up router USB port with SharePort tech
D-Link on Wednesday introduced its Xtreme N Dual Band Gigabit DIR-825 router which, for the first time, allows its USB port to turn into a virtual-network USB that will support external hard drives and other USB devices. Made possible by D-Linkís SharePort technology, the new feature lets users connect network attached storage devices and printers to their wireless networks. D-Linkís older USB ...
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Apple warns music royalty hike could kill iTunes
An Apple Nano and iTunes music card on a computer keyboard. Apple has warned that a hike in digital music royalties being considered by US judges could be a death knell for its globally popular iTunes online shop.
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Skype Says Chinese Venture Stored Text Messages
Skype, eBay's Web communications unit, admitted that TOM-Skype, its China venture with TOM Online Inc, had been monitoring and storing some of its users' text messages without Skype's knowledge.
GigaLaw.com |
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By 'Windows Cloud,' did Ballmer mean an operating system?
In a move reminiscent of a different CEO named Steve, Microsoft's chief yesterday expressed the idea of a future service for deploying applications "in the cloud." But perhaps speculators are confused by the "Windows" name.
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Orbotech Completes Acquisition of Photon Dynamics
YAVNE, Israel----Orbotech Ltd. today announced that it has successfully consummated the acquisition of Photon Dynamics, Inc., a leading provider of test and repair systems for the liquid crystal flat panel display industry.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Where did all the data go? British govt loses it again
LONDON - A handheld computer has been stolen from a house in northern England that was used by Britain's domestic spy service, the British Press Association reports.
The New Zealand Herald |
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E-cycling E-waste
Recycling old words to reprocess old electronics
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No prison time for Internet whiz Prashant Chopra in child-sex case
Marvin Fong/The Plain Dealer Prashant Chopra appears in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas court for sentencing. CLEVELAND -- Prashant Chopra, 30, could have been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for using the Internet to arrange to meet a...
The Plain Dealer |
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IPhone Eclipses The Kindle
Free app Stanza has more people reading books on iPhones than on Amazon's Kindle e-reader.
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