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IBM, EMC, Microsoft blasted for 'REST rip-off'
Not just 'idiotic' - 'misleading' too IBM, EMC, Microsoft and others have been blasted by the father of Representational State Transfer (REST) for making "misleading" and "idiotic" claims about a proposed specification for applications to talk to different vendors' content management systems (CMS).…
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Same Old Scam, New Twist
The Mobile office of the FBI wants to advise the public of an online extortion scam in which the e-mail recipients are threatened with death. More
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Internet rumor about clothes at polls untrue, official says
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- An internet rumor saying people will not be allowed to vote election day if they are wearing McCain or Obama hats, shirts, pins, etc., is false, according to Mecklenburg County Director of Elections Michael Dickerson.
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US insurer using computer games to sharpen driving skills
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - A major US insurance company on Thursday set out to prove that playing computer games can sharpen the minds of older drivers so much that they deserve discounts on their auto policies.
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New phishing attempt targets bank customers
Latest phishing threat exploits confusion over consolidation in banking industry to try to get information out of e-mail recipients for online financial theft and identity fraud.
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SOE President Smedley: MMOs Headed for the PSP
John Smedley, president of Sony Online Entertainment, commented on the future of the PSP after his keynote at the New York Games Conference. He was there speaking on the future of MMOs, which he believes will be a good match for Sony's portable platform. MTV Multiplayer shared his plans for the PSP. "I think PSP is something that we?re definitely looking at; 34 million [sold] ...
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NDI Releases a New Robust Tracking Marker for Computer-Assisted Surgery
NDI (Northern Digital Inc.), a world-leader in 3D measurement technology for medical, industrial and research applications, is pleased to announce the release of an innovative new tracking marker for use with its Polaris line of products. NDI's Polaris systems are integrated into the world's leading computer-assisted surgery devices (CAS). As the uses for CAS expand, demands on the tracking ...
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Matthew Norman: Once you're a joke, you're doomed
Attempting to predict the next twist in this uniquely serpentine US election is a game for imbeciles, as some of us have learned to our shame, but one thing seems safe to predict. Assuming she managed to stand upright without drooling, ceding control of bodily functions or flashing a Janet Jacksonesque nipple at the cameras, Sarah Palin did better in last night's vice presidential debate in St ...
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No Flash Seen on iPhone Horizon
While Adobe nears completing a compatible version, it may be some time before Apple signs off on it.
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Skype says China partner stores texts
NEW YORK — Skype, eBay Inc.’s Web communications unit, said Thursday that TOM Online Inc., majority owner of Skype's Chinese venture TOM-Skype, had been monitoring and storing some of its users' text messages without Skype's knowledge.
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Music-Download Royalty Rates Left Unchanged
The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) ruled Thursday that the royalty rate for permanent downloads, like those found via Apple's iTunes, will remain unchanged.
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Nokia takes on Apple in music, touch-screen phones
Mobile phone maker Nokia has launched its free music package, issuing a challenge to Apple's dominance of the digital music market.
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Eee marketing getting adorably bitchy
Filed under: Laptops When every company out there is cranking out the same 10-inch 1.6GHz Atom netbook, there aren't many ways to make your product stand out: the obvious trick is to go low on price , but ASUS isn't messing with its profit margins. Instead, it's apparently going negative in the most adorable way possible -- check this hit piece on the Acer Aspire One . If all these ...
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Spies take war on terror into cyberspace
Britain's security agencies are fighting a covert war in cyberspace against extremist Islamist internet sites as part of a new anti-terrorist strategy, senior Whitehall officials have revealed.
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Phone Recycling Encouraged In Support Of NZ’s Eday
Telecom’s Jason Foden with some of the 110,000kgs of phones that have been recycled in the last year.
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Blogger 'wrote of murdering Girls Aloud'
A man is being prosecuted for allegedly publishing a story detailing the kidnap, torture, mutilation and murder of the pop group Girls Aloud.
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Getting the Word out
I SAID, I'M ON THE TRAIN... Voice recognition technology can now translate all those pesky garbled voicemails into manageable text messages.
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Posts published by David F. Gallagher
Sign-spotting on the streets of Tulum. Sharing documents with your coworkers via Google Docs sure is convenient. But one little typo can turn into a big security problem.
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Nokia's unlimited music service on sale Oct 16 in Britain
Nokia's Research Center in Helsinki, pictured in 2007. Nokia will start offering unlimited music through mobile phones in Britain on October 16, the Finnish company said Thursday, as it seeks to muscle in on a market dominated by Apple's iPod.
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Intrinsync spins Soleus upgrades
— Sep. 24, 2008 — Intrinsyc Software has announced a 20 percent reduction in workforce, but also promised updates to its Windows CE application stack for phones and PNDs (personal navigation devices).
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Windows compatibility
U-blox made no specific claims about Windows CE or Windows Mobile compatibility for the new Neo 5D and 5G. However, GPS receivers are generally cross-platform, interfacing with a host operating system via their serial interfaces.
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Interview With Last.fm Founder Richard Jones: Part 2, Business Models
This week we interviewed one of the founders of online music service last.fm , Richard "Mr Scrobble" Jones. We wanted to find out last.fm's reaction to the launch of MySpace Music and the rise of Imeem, discuss business models in online music, and find out what's new at last.fm. We're running the interview in 3 parts, over 3 days. This is Part 2 about business models; following on from Part ...
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Eds: COMBINES and UPDATES BC-KS--2nd District-Minimum Wage, BC-KS--2nd District-Marriage, BC-KS--Economic Forecast. ADDS byline, Internet note.
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Shoebuy.com Sprints into Holidays on Heels of Strong Back-to-School Season
Record Traffic, Industry Recognition and Addition of New Brands Position Leading Online Retailer for a Successful Close to 2008 (PRWeb Oct 2, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1419304.htm
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