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Lenovo, Acer, Asus Give Sprint's WiMax Network A Boost
Computer makers are offering products equipped to connect to Sprint's Xohm high-speed wireless network, launched recently in Baltimore.
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Teacher on leave after alleged push
Seattle school administrators say they have put a fourth-grade teacher with reported anger issues on leave for allegedly shoving one of his students.The Emerson Elementary School teacher was pulled from class last week after he allegedly reportedly pushed the girl's head on to a desk top hard enough to give the child a headache and get the police involved, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer said ...
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Unisys anoints ex-Gateway chief as CEO
Another sale, Mr. Coleman? Well, that didn't take very long. Only two weeks ago, server and services specialist Unisys said that Joe McGrath, its president and chief executive officer, was stepping down at the end of the year and that its board of directors were beginning a search for a new executive to accelerate its strategy. And today, Unisys announced that former Gateway CEO Ed Coleman is ...
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Researchers Teach Computers to Search for Photos Based on Their Contents
A pair of Penn State researchers has developed a statistical approach, called Automatic Linguistic Indexing of Pictures in Real-Time (ALIPR), that one day could make it easier to search the Internet for photographs. The public can participate in improving ALIPR's accuracy by visiting a designated Web site (http://www.alipr.com), uploading photographs, and evaluating whether the keywords that ...
PhysOrg |
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After 2.0 release, Miguel de Icaza reflects on Mono's past and future
Few free and open source software projects have attracted such a range of reactions as Mono. On one hand, as an implementation of Microsoft's .Net that's sponsored by Novell, it has been vilified both for the company it keeps and as a possible source of patent claims, should Microsoft choose to get nasty. On the other hand, Mono has been the platform of choice for such major projects as Second ...
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Dell I1525-139B
Dell's Inspiron 1525 is an excellent mainstream choice for basic computing, especially because the direct-from-Dell version is highly flexible, offering extensive configuration options. The Dell 1525 is never going to be mistaken for a high-end laptop. Its plastic construction and spartan design point to a philosophy of commoditization, acknowledging that in this price range, providing the best ...
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Ex-Friends Official Sentenced In Sex Sting
A former Friends University administrator receives probation for traveling to Johnson County to have sex with someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl he'd met on the Internet.
KMBC-TV Kansas City |
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Yahoo Unveils New Calendar
A whole lot of people love simple, wall-hung calendars, and if we're to be honest, some of us make do with even less (torn scraps of paper, anyone?). Still, for the uber-organized and tech-inclined, a new calendar from Yahoo has become available. read more
WebProNews |
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AJAX World Conference $200 "Gold Pass Registration" Savings to Expire This Friday
Conference Theme: Beyond AJAX to the Rich Internet Application & Rich Interactive Experience Era. Sponsorship and Exhibit Opportunities Offered on a First-Come First-Served Basis. To inquire about sponsorship and exhibit opportunities please contact Carmen Gonzalez at 201-802-3021 or by email at events(at)sys-con.com. Currently, a limited number of sponsorship and exhibition packages with ...
SYS-CON Media |
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Yahoo shares hit five-year low ahead of earnings
Shares of Yahoo Inc. dip to a five-year low as the embattled Internet company grapples with a number of challenges including a weakening advertising market and regulatory scrutiny of its proposed partnership with rival Google Inc.
Market Watch |
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Downloadable Game of the Week: ‘Duke Nukem 3D'
"Duke Nukem 3D"
Tri-City Herald |
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Fascinating new documentary about 1950s New York - when mobsters, movie legends and politicians all rubbed shoulders - ...
DMN Newswire--2008-10-8-- IndiePix , the Internet-based distributor of independent films, has announced the launch of Toots, a fascinating biopic that follows the extraordinary life of Toots Shor, one of Manhattan's most iconic saloonkeepers, during the City's 'Golden Age' of the 40s and 50s.
Broadcast Newsroom |
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Hot Docs: Alleged Hacker of Sarah Palin's Yahoo E-mail Account Indicted
Accused Tennessee resident faces five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
US News & World Report |
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The Hub Of Cyber Terror?
The recent arrest of four IT-savvy members of the alleged Indian Mujahideen provides a new angle to terror-experts.
Outlook India |
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Public Notice: Taxpayers have a right to know
"Public notice." Sounds great, but it costs money ... at least in the print media. So why in the world should governmental entities spend taxpayers' money on public notices when they can post them on the Internet for next to nothing?
The Clarke County Democrat |
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Top iTunes downloads
Top 10 songs on iTunes Music Store for Oct. 8:
The Kansas City Star |
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Google Tacks On 10 More Years To E-Mail Archiving Program
Good news for fans of e-mail achiving storage services, bad news for ex-Enron execs.: Google is adding 10 more years of secure storage program.
ChannelWeb |
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Symantec Nabs MessageLabs for $695M
Deal for MessageLabs, backed by Catalyst Investors, offers cross-selling opportunity but increases risk, analyst says.
Red Herring |
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Allegheny Technologies Announces Webcast for Third Quarter 2008 Conference Call
PITTSBURGH----Allegheny Technologies Incorporated will provide live Internet listening access to its conference call with investors and analysts scheduled for October 22, 2008 at 1 p.m.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Gadgets: Lightroom 2; Kingston card/readers; WinTV-HVR-950Q tuner ‘stick'
Don't even think about editing volumes of digital images without Adobe Photoshop's new Lightroom 2.
Centre Daily Times |
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20-Year-Old Indicted For Hacking Palin's Email
The son of a Democratic Tennessee state lawmaker charged with hacking the e-mail account of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has pleaded not guilty.
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul |
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20-Year-Old Indicted For Hacking Palin's Email
The son of a Democratic Tennessee state lawmaker charged with hacking the e-mail account of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has pleaded not guilty.
KDKA Pittsburgh |
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20-Year-Old Indicted For Hacking Palin's Email
The son of a Democratic Tennessee state lawmaker charged with hacking the e-mail account of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has pleaded not guilty.
CBS 2 Los Angeles |
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Web search finds love down street
A teacher went online looking for love and found her new partner lived literally just down the road.
BBC News |
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Stanley Works to Broadcast Third Quarter Conference Call Live Over the Internet
The Stanley Works will broadcast its third quarter earnings conference call live via the Internet on Tuesday, October 21, 2008. The call will begin at 10:00am eastern time and will last for approximately one hour.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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