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Researchers teach computers to search for photos based on their contents
( Penn State ) A new statistical approach that one day could make it easier to search the Internet for photographs has been given a patent. Its accuracy now is being improved with public participation. Called Automatic Linguistic Indexing of Pictures, the system works by teaching computers to recognize the contents of photographs rather than by searching for keywords in the surrounding text, as ...
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Therese Poletti's Tech Tales: Tech investors should be preparing for more bad news
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Next week, the earnings barrage for the technology sector begins, with third quarter reports from big giants such as Apple Inc., Google Inc. and Intel Corp.
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Jury indicts UT student accused of hacking Palin's e-mail
The prank took an online maverick less than an hour’s work. Federal prosecutors say it could end with five years in prison.
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Need a tech-savvy president?
Need a tech-savvy president? As a practical matter, no. But as a political matter ... By James Rosen "The President," Norman Mailer wrote in 1963, "has commissions and commissars and bureaus and agents and computer machines to calculate the amount...
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Laptops for Learning •
Holly Springs School District held an “Apple Extravaganza” Monday evening to kick off a celebration with ninth grade students and parents. The school district handed out a free Apple laptop computer to all students in the ninth grade, thanks to a grant from the Mississippi Department of Education.
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BlackBerry Storm makes landfall
Company takes on Apple’s iPhone with touch screen that gives under finger NEW YORK — Research in Motion, maker of the BlackBerry, is taking on Apple with a touch-screen phone that puts a new twist on the technology. RIM is known for its e-mail-oriented phones with large keypads. With the new model announced Wednesday, the Storm, RIM is for the first time giving up the physical keypad in favor ...
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Jury indicts UT student accused of hacking Palin's e-mail
The prank took an online maverick less than an hour’s work. Federal prosecutors say it could end with five years in prison.
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New Way for Parents to Connect to Classroom
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - There's now a new way for parents to connect to their child's classroom. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district launched the Parent Assistant computer program. Moms and dads can keep track of their child - no matter where they are.
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Microsoft unveils new Xbox Live 'experience'
The new system, which is centered around an intuitive graphical interface and an avatar motif, is hoped to attract core and casual users alike.
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WaMu customers now have free access to Chase ATMs
Customers of both banks can make withdrawals and balance inquiries, and will be able to make deposits at the combined network of ATMs and have access to a network of more than 5,400 branches as computer systems are converted.
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Students log on to homework program
Computers in the Peoria High School library fill up fast once the final bell rings. So fast, in fact, there's usually a waiting line for the 25 machines.
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Man robbed in hospital grounds
Computer and iPod stolen by gang (07/10/2008 16:08:24)
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'Phishing' scam targets users close to home
ENGLEWOOD -- Some local Internet users are being asked to give out confidential personal information in an online "phishing" scam. Brett Slattery of Rotonda received an e-mail Tuesday saying his Englewood-based provider, Englewood On Line, was switching to a new system.
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Geode - the Firefox add-on that knows where you are
Give or take 20 meters Mozilla's virtual lab has unveiled an experimental browser add-on capable of identifying where you are. Give or take 20 meters.…
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Microsoft executive says computers to be more interactive in future
Eliyahu Gurfinkel The Ann Arbor NewsCraig Mundie, the chief research and strategy officer at Microsoft, talks about a software that integrates wide-ranging knowledge about the human body during his appearance on the University of Michigan North Campus on Wednesday...
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Microsoft unveils new Xbox Live 'experience'
The new system, which is centered around an intuitive graphical interface and an avatar motif, is hoped to attract core and casual users alike.
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Palin email Hacker Pleads Not Guilty
According to the Christian Science Monitor, 20-year-old David Kernell, son of Rep. Mike Kernell (D), chair of the Tennessee Government Operations Committee, has pleaded not guilty to one felony count...
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Starwatch Consumer: Maker of BlackBerry announces new model to compete with Apple's iPhone
Research in Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry, is taking on Apple Inc. with a touch-screen phone that puts a new twist on the technology. RIM is known for its e-mail-oriented phones with large keypads. With the new model, the Storm, announced Wednesday, RIM is for the first time giving up the physical keypad in favor of a large screen, just like the one on Apple's iPhone.
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Broadband must be a spending priority
Dave Bailey, Computing , Thursday 9 October 2008 at 04:00:00 For the economic health of the nation, the government would do better to bankroll an optical fibre rollout rather than prop up profligate banks Reading Google evangelist Vint Cerf’s blog the other day, with its description of the “next-generation internet”, I wondered just where he keeps those rose-tinted spectacles, and ...
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New Online Election Service Available
HELENA – Secretary of State Brad Johnson has announced a new service that allows voters to look up their polling places online. Montanans also can use the new Internet service to make sure they're registered to vote.
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Tech stocks and broader markets edge downward
Wednesday marks sixth-consecutive trading day of losses--despite efforts by the Federal Reserve and other central banks to instill confidence on Wall Street. Compare your salary Use the IT salary benchmark wizard and know the average salary differences between different job functions. Join activeTechPros. http://www.activetechpros.com
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New Xbox Experience dated News
Microsoft's New Xbox Experience dashboard update will launch in 26 countries on 19th November. Live and services bigwig John Schappert said as much during his Tokyo Game Show keynote address , which we're covering live at the time of writing.
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Oracle shareholders choke on Ellison's package
Size an issue Larry Ellison's days as one of the tech-sector's best-remunerated chief executives could be numbered if a group of activist Oracle shareholders get their way this week.…
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ACS to restart federal business unit
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. is ready to reboot its federal business segment. Five years ago, the Dallas-based outsourcing company sold its nearly billion-dollar federal unit to Lockheed Martin Corp. and signed a noncompete agreement with the defense giant.
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The Clanton Advertiser
Registration for three short-term classes this fall at Jefferson State Community College in Clanton is today. The classes are for two biology classes and a computer class, and both will held in the new Chilton-Clanton Instructional Site on Lay Dam Road in Clanton.
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