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WiMAX players tiptoe down tricky path
AFTER dealing with occasional unstable broadband connection for some time, Nor Hazmin Chamili had enough. He decided to give broadband service provider Packet One Networks (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (P1) a try.
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Religious tensions in the White House race
The punch line rocketed around the Internet, inspiring smiles in pews friendly to Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee.
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Delta to filter in-air Wi-Fi
Delta will filter the content on its in-flight Wi-Fi service, the airline said today. Although the company has previously been concerned about the ramifications of active censorship on its GoGo-based service and has intended to rely on attendants alone to screen out adult sites and other material that might make some passengers uncomfortable, it now says it will implement a content filter that ...
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Posts published by John Markoff
Apple’s stock took a brief roller coaster ride this morning after a CNN “citizen journalist” wrote that an “insider” reported that Steve Jobs had been rushed to the hospital with chest pains.
New York Times |
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Skype Admits Joint Venture in China Monitoring Users' Communications
Skype has admitted that TOM-Skype, its Chinese venture with TOM Online, has been monitoring and storing some of its users' text messages without Skype's knowledge, Dow Jones reports. Skype apologised after a report by Canadian researchers revealed that its web service monitors text chats for politically sensitive keywords...
CommunicationsDirect |
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McConnell Declines Televised Debate
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell has declined to debate Democratic challenger Bruce Lunsford this month on television, instead posting video of previous meetings between the two on the Internet.
WLKY Louisville |
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Chinese snoop on Skype, but are they alone?
A Canadian researcher has discovered that a Chinese version of eBay Inc.'s Skype communications software snoops on text chats that contain certain keywords, including "democracy."
KATU Portland |
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Magistrate moves ahead case against Greenville councilman
Published: Friday, October 3, 2008 at 12:18 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 3, 2008 at 12:21 p.m. GREENVILLE -- A magistrate says there's enough evidence to proceed with the case against Greenville County Councilman Tony Trout on a computer access charge.
Spartanburg Herald-Journal |
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Government Computer News
Panasonic has unveiled several upgrades to its line of Toughbook notebook PCs, including the highly portable Toughbook F8.
Government Computer News |
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Mono Moonlight – Shedding Light Without Generating Heat
Novell's Mono project has been a lightning rod for comment and criticism, along with the company in general, primarily due to the Microsoft / Novell patent agreement.
LinuxPlanet |
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So That's What CNN's Political Crew Is Doing On Their Laptops [Pundit Tech]
digg_skin = 'compact'; digg_bgcolor = '#f1f8fa'; digg_url = 'http://digg.com/television/So_THAT_s_What_CNN_s_Pundits_Are_Doing_On_Their_Laptops'; In the arms race to squeeze more pundits with more...
Gizmodo |
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When Paul Newman died last week, the outpouring of grief was universal and that included the Internet, where fans posted their memories of Newman. Many posted their favourite clips of Newman on YouTube and other video sites, while others wrote about him on their websites.
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When Paul Newman died last week, the outpouring of grief was universal and that included the Internet, where fans posted their memories of Newman. Many posted their favourite clips of Newman on YouTube and other video sites, while others wrote about him on their websites.
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College Breaks Ground on "Green" Building in Upper Bucks
Bucks County Community College's Upper Bucks Campus is growing... and growing "green." The school broke ground on an environmentally-friendly, 26,000 square-foot addition to its campus in East Rockhill Township today. [ WEB LINK: ( BCCC Upper Bucks Campus ) ]
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Republic Services, Inc. Sets Date for Third Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.----In conjunction with Republic Services, Inc.'s announcement of third quarter earnings, you are invited to listen to the company's investor conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. .
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Bartolina checks in from China
Editor's Note: Hammond resident Erica Bartolina, who is in China with her coach/husband Mike to compete in the Summer Olympics, has been sending email updates to her fans from time to time. Here is a synopsis of her recent activities as she prepares for the Opening Ceremonies on Thursday and the pole vault competition a week from Friday.)
Hammond Daily Star |
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Skype Investigates China Surveillance of Messages
Skype is answering concerns about its joint venture with TOM Online in China. A report released Thursday by Canadian human-rights activists revealed a massive surveillance system that monitors Skype messages containing words China's government deems offensive.
NewsFactor via Yahoo! News |
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Apple: Steve Jobs 'Heart Attack' Report Untrue
Apple Inc. denied Friday that CEO Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack and was taken to a hospital emergency room.
KMGH 7 Denver |
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New State Laws Target Data Encryption, RFID Tracking
The states have been busy of late enacting laws that address a broad spectrum of security protections, from outlawing radio frequency identification (RFID) tag tracking to requiring organizations to encrypt sensitive data whether it is stored on a computer or sent over the Internet. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this week approved a bill that would make it illegal to secretly scan the ...
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US online health companies merge to take on WebMD
Two of the largest online health companies in the United States, New York-based Waterfront Media and Washington-based Revolution Health Network, announced Friday that they were joining forces to take on the leader in the field of Internet medical advice, WebMD.com.
TODAYonline |
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Microsoft launches software for cheap Portugal 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.
Reuters via Yahoo! News |
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Mimicking electric eel cells to produce energy
A team of U.S. engineers has found that it's possible to build artificial cells replicating the electrical behavior of electric eel cells. In fact, these artificial cells deliver better performance than the real ones, called electrocytes, which can generate electric potentials of up to 600 volts. The researchers have developed a computer model which suggests that these future artificial cells ...
ZDNet |
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Pervasip's VoX Communications Subsidiary to Exhibit at Comptel Plus; EVP Featured in Online Video Interview With IP ...
Pervasip Corporation (OTCBB:PVSP), a leading provider of wholesale voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) broadband telephone services, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, VoX Communications Corporation, will exhibit at Booth #39 Sunday through Tuesday, October 5 through 7, at the upcoming Comptel Plus Fall 2008 Convention and Expo in Orlando, Florida.
Centre Daily Times |
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GigaTrust extends email protection to use
HERNDON, VA—If you send sensitive email using GigaTrust’s security software, depending on your company’s policies, the user may not be able to forward, print, save or keep the document.
TechJournal South |
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2 Europeans indicted for launching cyberattacks
Two Europeans were indicted Thursday for allegedly launching Internet attacks to shut down two retail Web sites in the U.S. - an attack that prosecutors believe was ordered by the retailers' competitor.
KATU Portland |
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