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Real-Time Traffic Intelligence for Defending Networks in an Age of CyberWar
WiMAX-Embedded Laptops Arrive in US from Acer, Asus, Lenovo and Toshiba The WiMAX ecosystem continues to expand.
Converge! Network Digest |
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Charter Medical wins FDA approval for cryogenic storage containers
Charter Medical, a Lydall company, has received 510(k) clearance for Cell-Freeze cryogenic storage containers designed for peripherally derived stem cell applications.
Pharmaceutical Business Review |
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Top Scoops
Graduate and undergraduate students at Rice University are learning how easy it is to wreak havoc on today's voting machines . As part of an advanced computer science class, students do their best to rig a voting machine in the classroom.
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Quicken Loans CEO Patrick McInnis named 'hero' by Boys and Girls Club of Greater Flint
FLINT, Michigan -- The gifts have been many: $100,000 to build a state-of-the-art teen center, 10 Dell Computers for students who completed a one-day training class. Patrick McInnis, CEO of Quicken Loans and part owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, has...
The Flint Journal |
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Digging deeper: Past problems with ACORN
It appears ACORN has had trouble before with voter registration fraud. This is coming to light a day after investigators seized documents and compute hard drives from the Las Vegas ACORN office.
KVBC Las Vegas |
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Adobe warns of ‘clickjacking’ attacks
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, Adobe has issued a security alert about its Flash software that makes it vulnerable to being abused by hackers in a practice known as clickjacking....
vnunet.com |
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Rookie Longoria leading Rays into uncharted territory
It wasn't difficult to discern that last Thursday and Friday's playoff games were the first ever held in Tampa Bay. The ticket scalpers, blessed with only the 24th and 25th sellouts of this unprecedented Rays season, were unsophisticated: A retirement-age couple, wearing matching pleated khaki shorts, milled about with computer-printed signs scotch-taped to their backs that read, "FOR SALE: RAYS ...
Sports Illustrated |
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Shares of Yahoo decline on Web ad market worries
(AP:SEATTLE) Shares of Yahoo Inc. slid Wednesday after analysts said worse-than-expected conditions in the display Web advertising market will make for a tough finish to 2008 for the Web portal and search company.
INO News |
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Google bringing ads to video games
Google, the leader in online search and advertising, is muscling in on video game territory - though it won't exactly be in the form of a shoot 'em up game.
The Age |
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Blizzard Reveals Lich King System Requirements
Oct 8th, 2008 - Blizzard has revealed the system requirements to its upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King. The minimum and recommended technical specifications for both Mac and PC platforms are posted below: PC System Requirements OS: Windows XP (Service Pack 3), Windows Vista (Service Pack 1) Processor: • Minimum: Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1500+• ...
AskMen |
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The lucrative loneliness of the Chinese
At what point do social networks on the Internet start to supplant ones in real life?
AsiaMedia |
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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.
Bloomberg |
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Governor visits Murray Beshear attends fund-raising event at university's RSEC
Gov. Steve Beshear's legal attempt to keep more than 140 gambling Web sites from draining millions of dollars outside the Commonwealth suffered a temporary setback Tuesday when Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate delayed a decision.
Murray Ledger & Times |
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Wrath of the Lich King System Requirements Released
The graphical upgrades have pushed up the minimum required computer specification a fair bit: PC...
Voodoo Extreme |
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News and views on Linux on the desktop ...
Google spins web browser — Sep. 02, 2008 — Google launched an open-source web browser claimed to feature "enhanced stability and security."
Desktop Linux |
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Miguel de Icaza on Mono 2.0
GNOME project co-founder Miguel de Icaza discusses the recent release of Mono 2.0, in this detailed interview with Henry Kingman, executive editor of DesktopLinux .
Desktop Linux |
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Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, October 9, 2008
LOVE IT, LEAVE IT What about all the great Phoenix writers?: As a fan of Robrt L. Pela's superb theater reviews, I was eager to read his article ( "Has Phoenix Arrived? Feel t...
Phoenix New Times |
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Quest replaces CEO, plans buyback of up to $400M
(AP:ALISO VIEJO, Calif.) 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.
INO News |
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Man who used Internet to try to lure underaged girl for sex sentenced to jail
GRAND RAPIDS -- A 21-year-old who admitted to trying to hook up via the Internet with a girl he thought was 14 -- but who turned out to be an undercover investigator -- will spend 90 days in jail after...
The Grand Rapids Press |
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Letters and blogs
Cerfing the web How ironic it is that non-scientific writers - the editors of the Guardian's Style Guide - insist on the use of a scientific fact that seems to be unknown even by at least one distinguished scientist (It's every man for himself, October 2). Vint Cerf uses the word "schizoid" to mean "in two minds", despite the style guide's correct statement that such a use is incorrect as ...
Guardian Unlimited |
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How quantum key technology may prevent online card fraud
If a fraudster copies the numbers from your bank debit or credit cards, there's little to stop them going on a shopping spree online. This kind of fraud - known as card-not-present - exceeded £290m in the UK last year and is a growing problem. It could also be one of the first consumer applications to benefit from quantum key distribution. Quantum key distribution - or QKD for short - exploits ...
Guardian Unlimited |
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Inside the hackers' den
Hunched over a computer terminal in his pyjamas, "Frank" makes more money than a small-time drug dealer without ever having to worry about being caught or even leaving the house.
Stuff |
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Tip of the Week: Adding Weather Icons to Google Calendar
Google Calendar can warn you if it might rain on that parade this weekend.
New York Times |
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Let's fight for the right to keep sending drunken emails
Friday night has long been considered the most exciting and dangerous time of the week. After five days in the doldrums of an office, it offers a glimpse of freedom, and a chance to tell it like it really is. After a few drinks, firing off an email becomes irresistible. I have done this many times, but have still not come to terms with how silly it is. Now, an employee of Google has invented ...
Guardian Unlimited |
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A Custom Voice for a Computer
How can I customize my Mac?s alert noise with an MP3 sound clip instead of those stock system sounds?
New York Times |
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