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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.
PhysOrg |
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PGP looking for partners, mulls opening regional office - Regional
California-based encryption software company PGP is seeking regional partners and considering opening regional offices, the company's region manager for Americas distribution, Alvaro Freyre told BNamericas.
Business News Americas |
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Pidgin instant messaging client: a video tour
Pidgin, formerly known as Gaim, is a popular Instant Messaging (IM) client for Linux. It works with 16 different IM services, including AIM, Yahoo, MSN, and Google, and can handle simultaneous connections to as many of them as you like. This 10-minute video is a brief introduction to Pidgin that shows how easy it is to install, in this case on OpenSUSE 11, how easy it is to set Pidgin up to use ...
NewsForge |
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DOJ Expected To Rule on Google-Yahoo This Month
Advertisers and lawmakers, along with Google and Yahoo executives, are eagerly awaiting a decision from the Department of Justice on the Internet search giants' ad agreement. The DOJ is expected to decide by mid-October whether Google can provide Yahoo with search advertisements.
NewsFactor via Yahoo! News |
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T-Mobile G1 Might Lead Google To Advertise More
Apple commonly gets kudos in the wireless industry for educating the public on using advanced cellphone capabilities through millions of dollars of catchy commercials. So, the big question is will Google follow suit and do the same when its first phone—the T-Mobile G1—launches in a couple of weeks?
paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance |
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Sony Launches E-Book Reader with Touchscreen Display
In a move to compete with Amazon's Kindle e-book reader, Sony on Thursday launched a new Reader that leverages some of the Apple iPhone's strengths.
NewsFactor via Yahoo! News |
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The quad-core laptops are here . . . sort of
Back in August Dell, HP and Lenovo all announced mobile workstations that offer Intel's first quad-core chip for laptops. Those systems are now available for order and reviews of at least one model--the Lenovo ThinkPad W700--are giving a glimpse of the performance you can expect from these 17-inch powerhouses. The ThinkPad W700 and Dell Precision M6400 are both available for order with the ...
ZDNet |
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HP said to be prepping consumer-minded iPAQ smartphone
Filed under: Cellphones Details on this one are about as light as can be at the moment, but The Wall Street Journal has it that HP is aiming to expand its iPAQ smartphone line into the consumer market with a new model that it'll market to both average consumers and corporate users alike. According to "people briefed on the plan," the phone will have both a touchscreen and a keypad and, ...
Engadget |
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Parents learning to keep kids safe from Internet dangers
MASON — The age of technology adds a new dimension to bullying — and schools want it to stop.
The Pulse-Journal |
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Yahoo Contemplating Cuts, Senator Urges DOJ to Block Google-Yahoo Pact
Could more layoffs be in store for Yahoo?...
AnandTech |
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Google launches blog tracking service
A woman works on her computer in front of a wall with the logo of web search engine Google at Frankfurt's international book fair in 2005. Google has launched an enhanced blog tracking service that helps people mine a growing mountain of online commentary for gems worth reading.
TODAYonline |
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Hitwise: Microsoft Cashback is Working
When Microsoft announced the launch of its Live Search Cashback rebate program, it quickly became the laughingstock of the tech blogosphere and this week's launch of Live SearchPerks definitely did not help. However, according to the latest data from Hitwise , Microsoft's Cashback promotion is actually working and is helping live.com to keep its search traffic stable, even as Google's ...
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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.
IT World |
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Many workers do not respect their bosses
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Almost half of U.S. workers do not respect their boss and only half believe they are competent, according to an online survey released on Friday.
Reuters |
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Apple Won't Unplug iTunes
Unchanged royalty rates keep the virtual doors of Apple's music store open.
The Motley Fool |
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white papers
Microsoft this week stopped supporting Deepfish, its mobile browser research project that was an example of the company's software plus services strategy.
IT World |
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Microsoft discontinues mobile browser project
Microsoft this week stopped supporting Deepfish, its mobile browser research project that was an example of the company's software plus services strategy.
IT World |
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Microsoft takes action against scareware
Files lawsuits against companies that market the product ‘Registry Cleaner XP’
ITP.net |
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Many workers do not respect their bosses
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Almost half of U.S. workers do not respect their boss and only half believe they are competent, according to an online survey released on Friday.
Reuters |
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Xbox 360s Sporting Jasper Chipset Sighted in Stores
Xbox 360's with the newly integrated Jasper chipset have been spotted in stores and on the Internet. The Jasper motherboard and improved graphics chip are Microsoft's latest attempts at solving the console's ongoing woes with the infamous red ring of Death. Both GPU and CPU chips are 65nm drawing less power, which will have the new build running quieter and cooler than previous 360 ...
1up.com |
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It just won’t die: Windows XP gets another six months
Microsoft has stepped up its effort to promote its Vista operating system, but Windows XP just isn’t going away. The company reportedly extended the OEM downgrade timeline once again: As of now, system builders can still offer Windows XP downgrades to their customers and will be able to do so until Vista’s second birthday.
TG Daily |
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'Computer games make better drivers'
SAN FRANCISCO: A major US insurance company has 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.
The Times of India |
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Python's New Release Bridges the Gap
With sweeping changes ahead in version 3.0 of the open source programming language, the 2.6 release arrives to smooth the transition.
InternetNews.com |
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Trucker suspended for watching TV show while driving
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.
Otago Daily Times |
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NameMedia Teams with PremierDomains
October 3, 2008 -- ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Domain marketplace NameMedia announced on Friday it has signed a strategic domain marketing agreement with the newly launched domain marketplace PremierDomains.
Web Host Industry Review |
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