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Ask Jack
Just the net, please Is there a device that will provide email and internet access without the need for a computer, and using a TV as a monitor? A large display is essential because of eyesight problems. GB Lowe JS: Plenty of products have been offered, over the years - including Web TV, Microsoft's "Internet Companions" and Amstrad's e-Mailer - but there seems to be no market for them. ...
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A Gaming Rig With an Intimidating Aura, and That?s Even Before You Look Under the Hood
The Acer Predator, which starts at $1,649 without a monitor, has an Intel Core 2 Quad 2.5-gigahertz processor and an Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT graphics card.
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The supercomputer is coming to your desk
Just as Wall Street was facing financial meltdown, Microsoft turned up at the 2008 High Performance on Wall Street conference with the idea of using Windows for what we used to call supercomputing. The event marked the RTM (release to manufacturing) of the latest HPC (high performance computing) version of Windows Server 2008, and followed the launch of a cheap Cray CX1 supercomputer designed ...
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Connecting older people to the world
An interesting development this year was the discovery by the IT industry of a whole new market for affordable computers of the kind that Asus makes and which has already spawned a host of imitators. But there is an even bigger market staring the industry in the face. There are now more pensioners than children under 16. However, the word "pensioner" is still a bit of a turnoff for the ...
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This Headset Follows You From Work to Workout
Sennheiser?s latest Bluetooth headset, the VMX Office, works with landlines, computers and mobile phones, so you need only one device as you move from car to office to home office.
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Technophile: the new Palm Pro
A raft of smartphones are due to be unleashed in the weeks before Christmas, and Palm's latest is just one of them. But unlike, say, the Sony Ericsson Xperia or the HTC Diamond Touch, the Palm Pro doesn't have a proprietary interface and flashy functions bolted on top: it's a vanilla Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone, selling unlocked for £399, and on contract with Vodafone and O2. This is a good ...
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IBM Profit Tops Estimates; Annual Forecast Reaffirmed (Update3)
Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- International Business Machines Corp. , the largest computer-services company, reported third-quarter earnings that beat analysts' estimates and reiterated its annual forecast. The shares advanced 6 percent.
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Lucy Tobin: Fifty ways to save money online
It was a simple formula that led to my reputation as a money-saving connoisseur. I was at university, and the equation went like this: lots of time, plus little cash, multiplied by a desire to have a good time equalled the discovery of hundreds of ways to save money online. When I went out for dinner with friends, the location was whichever restaurant was offering a buy-one-get-one-free deal ...
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How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Tolerate Vista
Ways to make your Vista experience more livable, and perhaps even more loveable.
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Change.org Launches Social Action Blog Network
Just in time to participate in Blog Action Day, Change.org is launching a blog network built around social issues, offering readers a variety of posts on topics centered around current issues and calls to action. Each “Cause” section is staffed by a writer both passionate and knowledgeable about the topic. I took a few minutes to read some of the blogs and found myself both inspired and ...
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Guest Blog - Day 5 - Out to sea with no days off
Guest Blogger - Ray and Sue Lamberson Ray and Sue Lamberson got the opportunity of a lifetime when they were given a chance to visit their son serving on USS Abraham Lincoln, a nimitz class Aircraft Carrier.
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Affiliate Marketing Made Easy -- Quick Tips To Success
Affiliate marketing is a great business to indulge on the Internet for both fun and profit.
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Yahoo! to do list: unveil new calendar
WASHINGTON -- Internet giant Yahoo! on Wednesday rolled out an updated version of its Web-based calendar, in its latest bid to stay ahead of rival Google.
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Young offender
At just 18, Bo Burnham is already an internet sensation. Now the US comic is bringing his shockingly un-PC songs to Britain. By Brian Logan
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Popups company Platte faces VAT investigation
HMRC may investigate Platte, internet popups operator, over non-payment of VAT
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South Korea wants to gag the noisy internet rabble
The South Korean government is planning to introduce laws to regulate the internet but many observers believe it will fail
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IBM Profit Tops Estimates; Annual Forecast Reaffirmed (Update3)
Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- International Business Machines Corp. , the largest computer-services company, reported third-quarter earnings that beat analysts' estimates and reiterated its annual forecast. The shares advanced 6 percent.
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The internet lover who was right up my street.... just seven doors away
A primary school teacher has found love online - with a man living seven doors down on the same street.
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Research and Markets: Data Revenues & Trends for the $5.5 Billion Australian Broadband Market
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Australia - Broadband - Data Revenues & Trends - 2007" report to their offering.
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Cops: Ill. mom bullies teen daughter's ex by text
Authorities are investigating whether a text-messaging suburban mother bullied her daughter's ex-boyfriend by threatening to post nude photos of him online.
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Ixia to Report Third Quarter Results on October 23, 2008
Ixia (Nasdaq: XXIA), a leading, global provider of IP performance test systems, today announced that it will report financial results for its third quarter 2008 on Thursday, October 23, 2008, after the market closes.
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Microsoft gears up for victory in the virtual battle
According to Microsoft's Zane Adam, the company will use its tried and tested methods to grab a much bigger share of the virtualisation market
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Online love gambit breaks three hearts
KUALA TERENGGANU: Blinded by love, two women and a man have lost a total of RM27,611 to online "friends" since August.
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Fake YouTube Pages Used To Spread Viruses
SAN FRANCISCO -- Savvy Internet users know that downloading unsolicited computer programs is one of the most dangerous things you can do online. It puts you at great risk for a virus or another time bomb from a hacker.
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Quest replaces CEO, plans buyback of up to $400M
Quest Software Inc., which makes software used to manage programs and data over networks and the Internet, on Wednesday replaced its chief executive officer and announced a new stock buyback plan.
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