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Waterford man faces charges in Internet sex solicitation case
Waterford - Police arrested a local man Tuesday and charged him with soliciting sex from an undercover police officer posing as a 14-year-old girl
New London Day |
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Lakeview man wins $50K on game show
Larry Kanturek, a computer technician from Lakeview, won $50,000 on the game show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire." His winning appearance aired Thursday.
Baxter Bulletin |
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High school, high-tech, high hopes
Christian Desforges, left, and Emily Hutton start work in a classroom at IBM's Kanata site. This term, 22 All Saints students will spend one day each week learning in the workplace.
Perth Courier |
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New FBI intelligence-gathering rules worry rights groups
WASHINGTON – Justice Department officials released new guidelines yesterday that empower FBI agents to use intrusive techniques to gather intelligence within the United States, alarming civil liberties groups and Democratic lawmakers who worry that they could help bring about privacy violations and other abuses.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Skype's ally in China saves chats
HONG KONG – Savvy Internet users in China began avoiding the version of Skype offered by its Chinese partner two years ago, but news that it filtered and saved text messages has sparked new worries about the global firm's commitment to privacy.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Google delays Yahoo advertising deal
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Google has agreed to delay the start of a Web advertising partnership with rival Yahoo Inc., giving U.S. antitrust regulators more time to review the deal.
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Google’s Gears: Not Just For Offline Accessibility
There's a common misconception that Google's "next-gen" web platform called Gears only (or even primarily) enables offline capabilities for web applications. The truth of the matter is that Google's ambitions are far greater, and the browser extension's capabilities are more multifarious, than this reputation suggests. Gears has been available for over a year now, with the first version ...
TechCrunch |
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World's largest computing grid launched
Washington, Oct 4 : The world's largest computing grid has been launched, which would tackle mankind's biggest data challenge from the Earth's most powerful accelerator - the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
New Kerala |
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Shortage of security experts leaves hackers ruling the roost
VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam faces a huge shortage of network security experts even as a string of hacking incidents has shown that computer security in the country is seriously flawed.
Vietnam Net |
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RealNetworks make enemies in Hollywood
Movie studios are suing RealNetworks to prevent it from distributing DVD copying software that they said would allow consumers to "rent, rip and return" movies.
Independent Online |
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MI5 computer missing after break-in
A handheld computer has been stolen from a house in northern England that was used by Britain's domestic spy service, the British Press Association reported.
Independent Online |
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Heartbreak Hotel Elvis museum fails to sell on eBay.
November 1, 2007--An interior view of The Elvis is Alive Museum in Wright City, Mo. (David Carson/P-D) Wright City's former Elvis museum once again failed to sell in an eBay auction that ended Friday.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
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'Brothel', 'adult services', 'porn' - things Aussies type to seek sex in cyberspace
Melbourne, Oct 4 : 'Sex', 'brothel', 'adult services', 'porn', 'gay', 'stripper', 'swingers'- these are some of the words that Aussies usually type in to Google for getting their dose of erotica, according to a new survey.
New Kerala |
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Case against Greenville County councilman moves ahead
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- A magistrate says there's enough evidence to proceed with the case against Greenville County Councilman Tony Trout on a computer access charge.Trout was arrested Wednesday on charges he accessed without authorization a computer assigned to County Administrator Joe Kernell.
The Hendersonville Times-News |
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Logo is at core of Apple dispute
A Saanich computer school is playing David to computer goliath Apple Inc. in a battle over its logo.
Victoria Times Colonist |
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American Qaeda figure says U.S. still runs Pakistan
DUBAI (Reuters) - American al Qaeda militant Adam Gadahn described Pakistan's new leaders as U.S. puppets in a war against Islamic militants, in an Internet video posted on Saturday.
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Google's Map Maker set to showcase India in microscopic detail
London, Oct 4 : Within weeks of Google's Map Maker launch, tens of thousands of Indians have marked details of their cities, towns and villages, many of them previously blank spaces in even the most up-to-date atlases.
New Kerala |
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Arctic trip an eye-opener for Afghan visitor
When Farzana Wahidy was preparing for a trip to the Canadian Arctic, she shared many of the same concerns a 24-year-old heading far, far north might have: not having Internet access, being thousands of miles from her family and spending two weeks in an environment not entirely conducive to a leisurely vacation.
Victoria Times Colonist |
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American Qaeda figure says U.S. still runs Pakistan
Source: Reuters (Adds details, background) DUBAI, Oct 4 (Reuters) - American al Qaeda militant Adam Gadahn described Pakistan's new leaders as U.S. puppets in a war against Islamic militants, in an Internet video ...
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Editorial: Catching the debate -- including online at gloucestertimes.com
This is a lively season for debate. Many of you no doubt watched Thursday night's debate between the vice presidential candidates, as well as the one the previous week between presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain.
Gloucester Daily Times |
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American Qaeda figure says U.S. still runs Pakistan
American al Qaeda militant Adam Gadahn described Pakistan's new leaders as U.S. puppets in a war against Islamic militants, in an Internet video posted on Saturday.
Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News |
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Apple hit by Jobs health rumour
An investigation has been launched after Apple shares dived following a false report on CNN's citizen journalist website that Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack.
News 24 South Africa |
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Moms find support, information, "better perspective" in blogosphere
Moms chronicle the ups and downs of parenthood in online diaries.
Seattle Times |
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East Africa: EAC MPs Want OLPC Adopted in All States
Regional Members of Parliament have called for the adoption of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program by all five partner states of the East African Community (EAC).
AllAfrica.com |
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Comptroller completes Tupper Lake school audit
TUPPER LAKE --A state audit has recommended that Tupper Lake Central School District tighten computer protocol and record keeping. The State Comptroller's Office looked at school financial records from July 1, 2006, to Sept. 30, 2007, and found no misspending or irregular use of funds.
Plattsburgh Press Republican |
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