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Terrifying Qantas jet plunge that left a dozen travellers seriously injured 'may have been caused by passenger laptop'
Passengers using laptop computers or playing electronic games could have caused the terrifying plunge of a Qantas airliner which left a dozen travellers seriously injured.
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GM CEO Takes Message To YouTube
Let’s annoy you by understating it and call these “uncertain” economic times. While it’s unclear what a tumultuous economy means for online business—after all, there was Internet in the Great Depression—old standby General Motors saw its stock drop the lowest it’s been in half a century. read more
WebProNews |
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Dial M for Mufti and you can quiz the world's first Islamic helpline
One of the most distinguished muftis in the Gulf switches on his computer, dons a headset and prepares to issue yet another fatwa.
Times Online |
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Extending Dojo via New Widgets
The Dojo Toolkit is an open-source JavaScript toolkit that has a large community following in and out of the Enterprise. One of the many useful aspects of Dojo is the ability to extend the toolkit to incorporate new functionality. dojo.E is a set of extensions for dojo 1.1 that makes it easier to build web applications, using XML to create user interfaces, handle events, make DOM modifications, ...
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Wikipedia adopts Ubuntu for its server infrastructure
The Wikimedia Foundation, the organization behind the hugely successful Wikipedia project, is migrating all of its server infrastructure to the Ubuntu Linux distribution. This move reflects the growing viability of Ubuntu for enterprise-scale server deployments. Read More...
Ars Technica |
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Laptops 'did not cause Qantas drop'
There is no evidence to suggest the use of mobile phones or laptops was the cause of the latest Qantas safety incident, investigators say.
The West Australian |
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McAfee: Beware of ‘social malwares’
You may be too trusting as you go and click on the link that you see on your friend’s site only to find out that the link was a malware.
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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Beautification Engine Turns Cultural Bias Into Pretty Pictures [Software]
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder—68 different beholders in the case of Tommer Leyvand's new "beautification engine." The software, featured in a story in the New York Times, takes...
Gizmodo |
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Google Maps' New Ads Appear Even In Embarassing Searches [Google]
Google just rolled out a new set of ads, making the total number of ad-based revenue streams roughly equal to the number of petabytes they search daily. This one appears at the bottom of the map when...
Gizmodo |
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What is social bookmarking?
Social bookmarking allows Internet users to bookmark Web sites and tag them with keywords. Users sign up at one of many social bookmarking Web sites and are then able to save bookmarks to Web sites in one place, categorizing them using self-submitted keywords or tags.
Estes Park Trail Gazette |
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American Airlines Caves In to Religious Groups' Pressure, Filters In-Flight Porn [Porn In The Sky]
I was hoping that American Airlines would stand up against religious groups' stupid demands, keeping their in-flight online service completely un-filtered. After all, they had great arguments:...
Gizmodo |
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Mysterious MacBook Event Teaser Image is 13.3-inch Model, Says Deduction [Apple]
Out of respect for the great performer Steve Jobs, I prefer to save all surprises for the keynote. But those smarty pantses over at bbGadgets may have unlocked the secret behind Apple's Oct 14th...
Gizmodo |
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News and views on Linux on the desktop ...
OSCON 2008 presentations, videos posted — Sep. 04, 2008 — Wrapping up the OSCON (Open Source Convention) held in Portland, Oregon on July 21-25, show organizer O'Reilly Media has posted photos, videos, and presentations files.
Desktop Linux |
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Mandriva 2009 debuts with KDE 4 desktop
French software firm Mandriva has released its Mandriva 2009 Linux distro, moving to KDE 4 as the default desktop. Other new features include a revamped installer and "Control Center," netbook compatibility, and a variety of updated applications.
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'Viagra king' George Patino pleads guilty over fake pills
A doctor known as the “King of Viagra” was told he would be jailed after pleading guilty to being part of a global conspiracy to sell fake medicines. Dr George Patino, 48, sold thousands of counterfeit tablets, mainly through the internet, to customers across the world.
Times Online |
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Laptops 'did not cause Qantas drop'
There is no evidence to suggest the use of mobile phones or laptops was the cause of the latest Qantas safety incident, investigators say.
AAP via Yahoo!7 News |
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Cracking open Apple's revamped iPod Nano
The new-model iPod Nano is tall, thin, and well-built. Maybe just a little too well-built for its own good. Let's smash it!
cnet.com.au |
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A Global Issue
The first step in combating cyberwarfare is convincing the world that it is, in fact, a very real threat. Everyone in the world is connected via the Internet, and most are protecting their small pieces.
Converge! Network Digest |
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Fake YouTube pages used to spread viruses
Sophisticated new attack unleashed in which criminals create fake, safe-looking YouTube pages to push their malicious software.
Sydney Morning Herald |
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Fake YouTube pages used to spread viruses
Sophisticated new attack unleashed in which criminals create fake, safe-looking YouTube pages to push their malicious software.
The Age |
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CBA computer glitch freezes transactions
The Commonwealth Bank says it is working to resolve a computer problem that has stopped debits and payments to thousands of customers, including pensioners.
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