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California makes it a crime to 'skim' RFID tags
This week, California became the second state to pass a law making it illegal to steal data from RFID (radio frequency identification) cards.
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Add dynamic motion to static design
The project will start with the creation of an intro logo animation, followed by the addition of a Computer Arts Projects cover. But you can easily get creative with your own designs using the same techniques.
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Government Computer News
Amazon announced Oct. 1 that it is conducting a private beta test of Microsoft's server products running on Amazon's hosted computing platform, which is called Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). Amazon expects to offer companies the ability to run their applications on EC2 using Microsoft Windows Server or Microsoft SQL Server sometime in the fall, according to an announcement issued by the ...
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Microsoft launches software for cheap Portuguese laptop
Microsoft launched on Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop for school children that the government hopes will boost the country's technological edge in education. LISBON--Microsoft launched on Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop for school children that the government hopes will boost the...
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Google's clean energy plan for US
America will have to shell out $4.4 trillion if it needs clean energy, according to a plan drawn by Google Inc that calls for a big push in wind, solar and geothermal power to replace fossil fuels.
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XFMedia Acquires 30-Year Exclusive Advertising Rights to China Youth Net and 50 Associated Websites
BEIJING , Oct. 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XFMedia (Nasdaq: XFML), a leading media group in China , announced today that it has obtained 30-year exclusive advertising rights to the China Youth Net web portal " www.youth.cn ", one of China's top youth websites, and 50 associated sites and channels with a total of five million page views daily.
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Netflix subscribers will see Starz
Netflix has beefed up their online movie streaming service by announcing a partnership with Starz Entertainment. The agreement will allow Netflix subscribers to access an additional 2500 movies and other programs from Starz Play. Netflix subscribers will even be able to access a live feed of the Starz network on their computer. 1000 titles have immediately [...]
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N.Y. Association: Cigarette Tax Evasion "Flourishes" After Rate Hike
ALBANY -- Monthly tax collection data from the state Department of Taxation and Finance’s Web site indicate licensed tobacco retailers sold 5.5 million fewer cartons of cigarettes during the three months ending Aug. 31, 2008, a 31 percent drop compared with the same period in 2007, according to the New York Association of Convenience Stores (NYACS).
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Wells Fargo Rides into Online Storage
UPDATED: SAN FRANCISCO -- When you think of computing services, Wells Fargo probably isn't the first name to come to mind. But with vSafe, an online document storage system for both its banking customers, the banking giant has joined a host of providers in the market.
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Councilman Trout Back In Court Friday
Greenville County Councilman Tony Trout is scheduled to be back in federal court on Friday on unauthorized computer access charges.
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Bail set at $500,000 for trio accused of kidnapping 14-year-old Oceanside girl
Bail was set at $500,000 each Thursday for three of four people accused of kidnapping a 14-year-old girl Monday and taking her to a motel in Oceanside where they photographed her naked with the intent of posting pictures on the Internet and selling her into prostitution.
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All News... Pervert groomed 13-year-old
A French paedophile with aspirations to be a teacher groomed a 13-year-old girl over the internet and downloaded 4,000 images and films of child abuse, some at the most serious level.
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JNBridge CTO to Share Insights on JMS Platforms at IASA Connections Software Architecture Conference
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Bail set at $500,000 for three accused of kidnapping, pimping
NORTH COUNTY COURTS – Bail has been set at $500,000 each for three of four people accused of kidnapping a 14-year-old girl Monday and taking her to a motel in Oceanside where they photographed her naked with the intent of posting pictures on the Internet and selling her into prostitution.
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Google.org Announces $4.4 Trillion Clean Energy Plan
Google.org, the philanthropic arm of the Internet search giant, has announced a $4.4 trillion plan to wean the United States off fossil fuels by 2030, the Sacramento Business Journal reports.
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Google.org Announces $4.4 Trillion Clean Energy Plan
Google.org, the philanthropic arm of the Internet search giant, has announced a $4.4 trillion plan to wean the United States off fossil fuels by 2030, the Sacramento Business Journal reports.
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Microsoft installs XP, Office on cheap Portuguese laptop
LISBON (Reuters) - Microsoft launched on Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop for school children that the government hopes will boost the country's technological edge in education.
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Review: Norton Internet Security 2009 security software
Norton Internet Security (NIS) is one of the best-known names in anti-virus and security software.
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Bitdefender Total Security 2009 security software
Once installed, Bitdefender 2009 uses a nine-step wizard to configure various aspects of the package.
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Nokia takes on Apple in music, touch-screen phones
Nokia , the world's top mobile phone maker, launched its free music package Thursday, issuing a challenge to Apple Inc's dominance of the digital music market.
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Eight Global Brands to Discuss Best Practices in Corporate Social Media
Cisco, Graco, The Home Depot, Intel, Kaiser Permanente, UPS, Walmart, and Wells Fargo share their insights on corporate blogging and social media
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CSI Board Authorizes $5 Million Addition to Share Repurchase Program
Computer Services, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors authorized a $5 million increase in the Company's share repurchase program.
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UCLA Team Showcases Innovative Personalized Environmental Report Card with Interactive Mobile + Web Demonstration at ...
LOS ANGELES----A team of researchers from the UCLA Center for Embedded Networked Sensing have unveiled a unique interactive demonstration of the Personal Environmental Impact Report .
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InstantAction Now Available for Mac Gamers
EUGENE, Ore.----InstantAction, the website for gamers that combines the intensity of videogames with the accessibility of the web, announced the introduction of the InstantAction open beta for Mac OS X users.
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verykool(R) i250 Named Best Cell Phone at the 10th Annual PC World Latin America Awards 2008
SAN DIEGO----InfoSonics Corporation , one of the premier providers and distributors of wireless handsets and accessories serving Latin America today announced that its verykool® i250 handset won the star award in the Best Cell Phone Category during PC World’s Latin America Awards presentation held in Miami on September 25, 2008.
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