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Kinnear’s swearing rant stuns English game
LONDON: Newcastle boss Joe Kinnear’s extraordinary, expletive-laden attack on sections of the British press brought mixed reactions on Friday as the 61-year-old’s rant became an Internet hit.
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And the Best Film is? How to spot a winner from a 90-second trailer...
The race is on already for next year's Oscars. Jason Solomons goes online to check out the early frontrunners
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Discord over Nokia phone that comes with free music
It sounds too good to be true: the world's largest mobile phone company launches a service allowing its customers to download an unlimited number of tracks by almost any artist or group, completely free, for as long as they want. But Nokia's new Comes With Music contract, launched in London last week, promises just that. It is good news for fans, but some artists are unhappy about the deal, ...
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John Naughton: Slavish reporters join Microsoft in cloud cuckoo land
Once upon a time, the ultimate put-down to a bright spark was to say, 'well, if you're so smart, how come you're not so rich?'. Wall Street Crash 2.0 has rather undermined this ploy, by making it clear that an awful lot of very rich folks were anything but smart. It turns out that we were unduly dazzled by the Masters of the Universe, but we had to wait until they had vaporised the US economy ...
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'Intelligent' computers put to the test
Can machines think? That was the question posed by the great mathematician Alan Turing. Half a century later six computers are about to converse with human interrogators in an experiment that will attempt to prove that the answer is yes. In the 'Turing test' a machine seeks to fool judges into believing that it could be human. The test is performed by conducting a text-based conversation on ...
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Rachel Cooke meets Camilla Wright, ounding mother of the scurrilous website and online mailout, Popbitch
With online scoops such as David Beckham's infidelity, Camilla Wright has made Popbitch the ultimate celebrity must-read. Rachel Cooke meets her
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John Naughton: Slavish reporters join Microsoft in cloud cuckoo land
John Naughton: Microsoft is such a powerful company that it never seems to occur to reporters that its leaders might be fantasising
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Discord over Nokia phone that comes with free music
Nokia's bold plan to offer unlimited downloads with its new mobiles is making artists nervous about their royalties, writes James Robinson
Guardian Unlimited |
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Spammers face the brunt of the law
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The New Straits Times |
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Spoofers who have been brought to book
2000: Jason Garon pleads guilty to a charge of forgery in a New York court, in the first Internet forgery prosecution in the United States. Garon sent spam advertising pornography and get-rich-quick schemes, disguised to appear as if sent by IBM's Internet provider, IBM.net. The maximum prison sentence for second-degree forgery is seven years.
The New Straits Times |
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Beware, the website may be 'poisoned'
YOU do it every day with complete trust with just the click of the mouse -- send emails, transfer money, buy airline tickets.
The New Straits Times |
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Spoofed! You're cooked and fried
Getting an unexplainable angry reaction from people? Dozens waiting in line to beat you to a pulp? It could be that forged email or text message that's been sent out in your name or bearing your mobile number, writes ELIZABETH JOHN
The New Straits Times |
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CNN - American Al Qaeda Member Appears On Video
American Al Qaeda Member Adam Gadahn Appeared In A Video Posted On The Internet On Saturday, Focusing On Pakistan, With References To The U.S. Economic Meltdown And Fighting In Kashmir.
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Adobe Software Allows Free Movie Downloads
A security hole in Adobe Systems, Inc. software, used to distribute movies and TV shows over the Internet, is giving users free access to record and copy from Amazon.com Inc's video streaming service.
EContent Magazine |
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Instructional assistant faces theft charge
An instructional assistant who works at Crescent Elk Middle School, was arrested at the school Thursday afternoon on suspicion of stealing a laptop.
The Daily Triplicate |
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Laser pens face sales crackdown
Internet trading companies eBay and Amazon are to stop selling controversial high-powered green laser pens after a BBC investigation.
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How Facebook Changed Gaming
Analysis: The pace of life has cranked up, prompting a sea change in games to accommodate schedule constraints and other modern realities.
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Recession Creates a Perfect Storm for Internet Gambling - Land Based Businesses to Suffer, Says New Report from GBGC
In spite of the current global financial crises, the world's gambling market is set to grow from US$345bn in 2007 to US$433bn by 2012 according to a new report published by Global Betting & Gaming Consultants (GBGC) entitled: "Change is on the Cards."
Centre Daily Times |
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'Intelligent' computers put to the test
Six computers face interrogation to answer question of whether machines can think
Guardian Unlimited |
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Internet Tries to Kill Steve Jobs
He's fine.
US News & World Report |
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Microsoft may extend Windows XP "downgrade" deadline by six months
Filed under: Desktops , Laptops First off, we'll warn you that these reports are currently unconfirmed by the suits in Redmond, but word has it that Microsoft is working with at least one OEM to have the Windows XP " downgrade " deadline pushed out from January 2009 to at least July 31, 2009. That's according to an e-mail sent from Microsoft to an unspecified partner company, which ...
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Officials mapping broadband outages through the counties
The quest for greater broadband access in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry continues as townships vie for provincial funds earmarked for increasing [...]
Cornwall Standard Freeholder |
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Electorincs recycling set
Residential electronics and devices containing mercury can be recycled Oct. 18 at the Henderson County Recycling Center.
The Gleaner |
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Illinois Cracks Down On Child Pornography
Bad behavior on the computer could soon be getting more Internet users in trouble.
WIFR Rockford |
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Microsoft boss helps out Scottish farming charity
health organisation is set to benefit from an unprecedented funding boost this week, thanks in part to Microsoft mogul Bill Gates.
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