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A requiem: Tourism swamps Asia's unique, remote places
On a chilly predawn in Laos' wondrous and once-secluded Luang Prabang, scruffy European backpackers and well-heeled American tourists have staked out their firing positions. A fusillade of flashing, jostling cameras and videocams is triggered the moment...
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Trucker suspended for behind-the-wheel TV viewing
A court has suspended the license of a truck driver who careened down a highway while watching episodes of “Battlestar Galactica” on a laptop computer atop his dashboard.
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Google launches blog tracking service
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Google has launched an enhanced blog tracking service that helps people mine a growing mountain of online commentary for gems worth reading.
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Algerian protestors demand aid as floods toll rises to 31
GHARDAIA, Algeria, Oct 3, 2008 (AFP) - Around 5,000 people demonstrated in the flood-riven southern Algerian town of Ghardaia on Friday to demand urgent aid after flash floods killed 31 residents, witnesses said.
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Study: Microsoft Cashback attracting visitors
Hitwise finds evidence Microsoft Cashback is attracting more search users. So good news for SearchPerks: maybe incentives can help Microsoft's search effort.
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Government Computer News
The Overseas Vote Foundation is seeing high levels of activity on its Web site , as well as 16 other OVF hosted sites offering registration and voting assistance to the estimated 6 million military personnel and civilians living overseas.
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Apple denies report of Steve Jobs heart attack
An Internet report claiming that Apple chief executive Steve Jobs suffered a heart attack is not true, the company said.
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Hacker takes down Chamber Web site
The North Platte Telegraph If you attempted to see what was new with the North Platte Chamber of Commerce between late morning and early Wednesday afternoon, you were probably greeted by the images of Turkish symbolism related to one of the world's most notorious hackers.
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Google launches blog tracking service
Google has launched an enhanced blog tracking service that helps people mine a growing mountain of online commentary for gems worth reading.
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Thackeray praises N-deal, Dr Singh
Describing the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal as "historic" and in "national interest", Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray did not buy his ally BJP's argument that UPA government has compromised the country's sovereignty.
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Google launches blog tracking service
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Google has launched an enhanced blog tracking service that helps people mine a growing mountain of online commentary for gems worth reading.
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NetScout Announces Engage '08 Sponsors Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
(AP:WESTFORD, Mass.--) (BUSINESS WIRE) _ Oct. 03, 2008--NetScout Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTCT), an industry leader in advanced network and application performance management, today announced that it will host Engage '08, NetScout's annual user conference, which includes sponsorship from HP and Riverbed Technology.
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2:15 p.m. - Florida Man Arrested in Arkansas for Internet Stalking of a Child
Thursday night, vice presidential candidates Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Joe Biden debated. Who do you think won? Half Off = Super Savings!
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Labor Report Indicates Squeeze On Tech Sector
The economic slowdown has started to squeeze the technology sector. So far this has not led to wide-scale job cuts, but a slowing demand for computers and other electronics may already be weighing on some payrolls.
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This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades
UBS spanks the software sector.
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Fusion-io Puts Ultra-High-Performance Data Storage into Hands of High-End PC Users with the ioXtreme
Fusion-io, a leading provider of solid state technology and high-performance I/O solutions, unveiled its first consumer product, the ioXtreme, at the E for All conference and expo. The ioXtreme brings high-end PC users 80 GB of PCI-Express-based, high-performance, solid state storage that was designed for the world's fastest supercomputers.
Centre Daily Times |
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Government Cracks Down On Online Disaster Scammers
One case brought by the Hurricane Katrina Task force last November resulted in sentences of more than 8 and 9 years for two brothers who operated a fraudulent Web site.
InformationWeek |
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What Credit Crunch? Internet Angels Fill Gap
Steer clear of your local bank and put your business plan right in front of investors.
TheStreet.com |
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Google Exec Shines Light On Android Market
The Android Market will offer free trial versions, and Google won't take a cut of the revenue from any sold app, according to director of mobile platforms Andy Rubin.
InformationWeek |
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Politicians reach out on Facebook
As the federal election draws nearer, local candidates are learning to make use of Facebook. Six of the eight mid-Island candidates have pages devoted to them.
Nanaimo Daily News |
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CERN computer grid links 7,000 scientists
CERN, the world's biggest particle physics laboratory and creator of the Worldwide Web, on Friday unveiled a new computer network allowing thousands of scientists around the world to crunch data on its huge experiments.
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Controversial software may be ready by spring
Students could begin using an algebra software program by the beginning of the spring semester, Director of Schools Eddie Hickman said Thursday. Hickman said a program called I CAN Learn will help improve algebra and math scores.
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Hewlett-Packard Releases a New Smartphone
According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ: sentiment, chart, options) is set to release a new smartphone...( Read More )
Schaeffers Research |
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Microsoft institutes hiring freeze
Microsoft has instituted a hiring freeze, likely spurred by the worsening economic conditions in the U.S., according to a source close to the company.
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