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Apple may launch new laptop
CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- California's Apple Inc. has invited the news media and industry experts to an event analysts say will be the introduction of a low-priced laptop computer.
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Student arrested in hacking of school computer
A South Tahoe High School student has been arrested on suspicion of hacking into the school's computer system, school officials said. District administrators said they found a security breach in one of the computers last week, and the 17-year-old boy may have...
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Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg, The Flavor Bible
Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg are the authors of eight bestselling books focusing on food and drink, many of which have been winners or finalists for James Beard and/or IACP Cookbook awards. They have been married since 1990, write a monthly wine column for The Washington Post, and blog at BecomingAChef.com . Their most recent book, The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary ...
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Apple to Replace Defective MacBook Pro Video Chips
Apple has acknowledged that the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT video processor found in some MacBook Pro models is defective and the company is offering to replace those chips for free. The defective chips have caused problems that include distorted or scrambled video, or no video on built-in or external...
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Automatic Photo Tagging and Visual Image Search
Teaching computers to recognize the contents of photographs
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Three Atlantans sentenced for theft at Hartsfield-Jackson
Three metro Atlanta men have been sentenced for their roles in a scheme to steal laptop computers at a cargo facility at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
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U.S. gov't proposes digital signing of DNS root zone file
The U.S. government is soliciting input on a way to make the Internet's addressing system less susceptible to tampering by hackers. Under the idea, records in the DNS root zone would be cryptographically signed using DNSSEC (Domain Name and Addressing System Security Extensions), a set of protocols that allows DNS records to carry a digital signature. [ Learn how to secure your systems ...
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Items stolen in house break-in
Laptop computers, jewelry, a camera, a TV, and a DVD player were among the items stolen from a home on the 400 block of Union Street, police said.
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A New Science of Music: Digital Cantometrics and the Evolution of Music
Armand Leroi is an Evolutionary Biologist with the Imperial College in London. Leroi is leveraging the ability of computers to analyze sound to create a Cantometric description of traditional music from various cultures. Leroi discusses his research and his new initiative to create a digital Cantometric survey of traditional music.
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Atari Sets PLAYSTATION(R)3 Ablaze This November With Alone in the Dark: Inferno
One of this year's most innovative video games will get a blazing rework for its PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system debut this November as Atari ignites Alone in the Dark: Inferno.
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BIM Software is available for Windows 64-bit OS.
Revit Architecture 2009, Revit Structure 2009, and Revit MEP 2009 are offered in versions designed for PCs using Windows 64-bit OS. Used for Building Information Modeling (BIM), solutions offer performance- and stability-optimized features for memory-intensive tasks such as rendering, printing, model upgrading, and file importing/exporting. Features accelerate users' ability to cut sections, ...
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Circuit Protection Devices suit compact electronic systems.
With max operating voltage of 60 V, PolySwitch(TM) RKEF Devices offer hold-current ratings of 0.50-5.00 A and trip-current ratings of 1.00-10.0 A. All feature through-hole construction and operate at temperatures up to 85°C. Suited for general electronic products ranging from industrial controls to battery packs, devices are EU RoHS and ELV compliant and compatible with industry standard ...
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Touchpads facilitate document handling via gestures.
Used in notebooks and peripheral keyboards, Synaptics TouchPads(TM) are available with gesture recognition capabilities compatible with hundreds of MS Windows applications. ChiralRotate(TM) lets users move one finger in circular motion to rotate images and graphics in applications. Two-Finger Flick lets users, depending on application, use 2 fingers to flick horizontally to navigate ...
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Network Storage Systems suit small offices.
Offering up to 4 TB of storage, WD ShareSpace(TM) 4-bay Systems with GigE interface provide centralized storage and multiple RAID configurations for small office and home networks. With included WD Anywhere Backup(TM) software, multiple users can automate continuous backup and choose specific files or folders for backup during set-up process. MioNet remote Web access service for PC and Mac lets ...
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College football: The Blitz
Computers love nerds at Vandy The first BCS standings come out Oct. 19, but five of the six BCS computers published their results this week. The computer aggregate has Alabama No. 1, Missouri No. 2 and Oklahoma No. 3, according to BCSGuru.com. No huge surprises there, but there are oddities: Vanderbilt is No. 1 in the Massey Rankings, No. 2 in Colley Matrix and No. 5 overall. Northwestern is No. ...
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Trusteer Receives "Best of the Web" Award from Online Banking Report
Trusteer, the customer protection company for online businesses, today announced that Online Banking Report (OBR), the exclusive monthly report on internet banking products and markets, honored Trusteer Rapport with its exclusive "OBR Best of the Web" award for raising the bar on fraud prevention and easing consumer concerns over online banking privacy. Rapport is profiled in the September 15 ...
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Motorola to host household recycling event
The Motorola Foundation and the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County will co-sponsor a household electronics recycling event at Motorola's Schaumburg campus.
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QuickerTek Unveils Apple Juicz Charger for MacBook Pro
QuickerTek announced its new Apple Juicz External Battery/Charger for the MacBook Pro on Friday. The battery pack is compatible with the 15 and 17-inch MacBook Pro, and adds up to ten hours of battery life to the portable computers
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Trusteer Receives "Best of the Web" Award from Online Banking Report
NEW YORK----Trusteer, the customer protection company for online businesses, today announced that Online Banking Report , the exclusive monthly report on internet banking products and markets, honored Trusteer Rapport with its exclusive "OBR Best of the Web" award for raising the bar on fraud prevention and easing consumer concerns over online banking privacy.
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Freegans and FreeCycling Gain Fans
Josh Corlew's grocery bill is zero. The furniture in his Nashville home didn't cost him anything, either. His fridge, TV, and microwave -- all free. It's been two years now since he last bought the ingredients for his signature sausage dish. Corlew, a 26-year-old nonprofit manager, has effectively dropped out of Consumer Nation. He goes shopping in the disposable culture's garbage instead.
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New digital current/power monitor IC from TI offers smaller, more accurate current sensing in computing equipment and ...
To complement the company's extensive portfolio of products for energy efficient electronics, Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced a zero-drift, bi-directional current/power monitor integrated circuit with an I2C interface.
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Jim Stickley From FT Press and Jeremy Buck From Diskeeper to Be Featured on Let's Talk Computers (R)
Guests from FT Press and Diskeeper will appear on radio talk show Let's Talk Computers. FT Press is an imprint of Pearson Technology Group, an operating unit of Pearson Education, which is a part of Pearson plc, the international media company. Diskeeper® Corporation is the undisputed leader in defragmentation technology.
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CTIA -- The Wireless Association(R) Celebrates 25 Years of Mobile Communication
WASHINGTON----CTIA - The Wireless Association® commemorates a major industry and technology milestone this month - the 25th anniversary of the first commercial cellular call in the United States.
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Asus Eee Box Atom-based desktop mini PC
Small, Cheap Computers aren't just laptops, you know Review Asus' Eee marque may be associated with laptops, but it's been applied to desktops too, specifically the Eee Box, a slimline unit designed to stay in one place.…
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Merrill Lynch To Use IBM’s Cloud for Risk Analytics
Firm to use IBM's servers on demand to evaluate new risk programs.
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