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Future Will Be Watching
Virtual worlds, massive data collection and sophisticated sensors are going to define the world of the future, IBM researchers told SCI FI Wire during a brainstorming session with University of Southern California film students.
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The new lingo
Maybe it made you :) or maybe it made you :(, idk. In today's technology-rich world, 87 percent of kids ages 12-17 engage in some form of electronic personal communication, which includes text messaging, e-mailing, instant messaging and posting comments on social networking sites, according to a survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project and the National Commission on Writing at The ...
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Graduate School, USDA Standardizes on Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that the Graduate School, USDA is standardizing on Adobe® Acrobat® Connect Pro to improve eLearning for its extensive network of government staff, federal contractors, and ...
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Business Highlights
Stock off on Microsoft decision NEW YORK (AP) ---- Wall Street pulled back Monday following Microsoft Corp.'s decision to withdraw its bid for Yahoo Inc. and as oil prices rose to a new record more than $120 a barrel.
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Yahoo teams with McAfee on secure search
Jordan Robertson, The Associated Press May 6, 2008 - 0:02 a.m. SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc. and McAfee Inc. are joining to offer alerts about potentially dangerous websites alongside search results generated at Yahoo.com.
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AOL to Offer Free Phone Calls on Mother's Day Weekend: Call Your Mom, Call Your Friend's Mom, Even Call Your ...
As a special gift this Mother's Day weekend, AOL announced that calls made using the AIM Call Out service ( http://call.aim.com ) on Saturday, May 10 and Sunday, May 11 will be free. Users must set up an AIM Call Out account and add at least $5 in non-refundable call credit to get started. Users can then make as many calls as they want to more than 200 countries and will still have $5 to ...
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Platform-A's ADTECH Signs Exclusive Agreement with InteractiveMedia for Digital Ad Serving
ADTECH has been selected by InteractiveMedia, the ad network of Deutsche Telekom, as its exclusive provider in Germany for online ad serving. ADTECH is a business unit within the Platform-A online advertising business. (PRWeb May 5, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/adtech/interactivemedia/prweb920174.htm
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How Our Virtual Seminars Work
It's easy! - Simply log-onto your computer and dial the toll-free number emailed to you from DMA prior to and on the day of the virtual seminar. Enter your PIN code and you are connected. All you have to do is sit back and enjoy!
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Yahoo facing shareholder fireworks at July 3 annual meeting
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - 0505b--yahoo When Yahoo Inc. holds its annual meeting July 3, expect fireworks from irate shareholders seeking retribution for the company's decision to remain independent instead of accepting a $47.5 billion takeover offer from Microsoft Corp.
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Zune update adds TV, "social," and software fixes
An update to Microsoft's Zune software and online services will add downloadable TV programs and social features, but I'm most excited about the promised fixes to the Zune PC client.
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Crimeware Double Threat Menaces Internet
LOS ALTOS, Calif. & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.----The APWG announced today that its January survey shows a new record high in the number of unique keylogger crimeware variants detected - while the number crimeware-spreading URLs rose to nearly its old record attained in November of last year.
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McAfee deal aims to make Yahoo search safer
McAfee technology will flag users of Yahoo's search to warn against potentially risky Web sites. It's not likely to dethrone Google, but it could curtail Web-based attacks.
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Zune to start offering TV shows -- 2 years after iTunes
Microsoft says it will start selling downloadable TV shows for its Zune device -- including selected programs from NBC, the network that split from market leader Apple.
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Zune: Welcome to the video
Microsoft finally gets around to adding a video store for its music player, although the shop is limited, for now, to about 800 TV episodes from a handful of networks.
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Failed Merger May Help Both Click
Sure, things look rough for Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. because they couldn't agree on a deal. Yahoo's stock has cratered, and Microsoft has to figure out another way to catch up in the online ad market, a flaw it was willing to pay $47.5 billion to fix it.
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Yahoo stock takes a tumble
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc.'s stock took a beating Monday after Microsoft Corp. withdrew its $47.5 billion takeover bid, but the punishment wasn't as severe as many analysts anticipated, because investors suspect the rivals eventually will renew their mating dance.
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Business briefs: May 6
Stocks end lower after Microsoft pulls Yahoo bid NEW YORK - Wall Street pulled back Monday following Microsoft Corp.'s decision to withdraw its bid for Yahoo Inc. and as oil prices rose to a record over $120 a barrel.
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IDC: Innovate to survive
The Malaysian IT market has matured, a recession is looming and customer tastes are changing.
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Local IT market matures
Market research company IDC tells of a maturing Malaysian IT market at the recent Directions 08 seminar.
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Gentle ways to help elders, be respectful
Phil Wharton, 81, tape-records his doctors' instructions during appointments so he and family members can refer to them later. Alice Habbal types a daily medicine schedule for her 83-year-old mother and stores a copy on her home computer for easy updates. Connie Brown told her 80-something parents she appreciated how they nurtured her when she was growing up. Now, she said, she wanted to give ...
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Microsoft, chasing Apple, adds TV shows to Zune Marketplace
Microsoft Corp. said late Monday it will now sell TV shows, including popular NBC series, on the Zune Marketplace, a move that brings its selection of content for the digital media player a step closer to what Apple Inc.'s iTunes offers for Apple's much more popular iPod.
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SMART Utility 1.2 detects drive failures
Volitans software on Monday released SMART Utility 1.2, a significant update to the hard drive diagnostic scanning application. The new features include more readable attribute names, displaying the model family, sending additional information to the smartctl engine, and French localization. The SMART Utility scans the internal hardware diagnostics...
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Yahoo leaves door open for other offers
With Microsoft retracting its bid Saturday, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang today announced it would listen to any interested bidding parties, including Microsoft, despite explicitly saying the company is for sale.Bloomberg reports that Yahoo is currently evaluating revenue-generating relationships with companies such as Google and AOL to raise the company's ...
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Yahoo teams with McAfee on secure search
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc. and McAfee Inc. are joining to offer alerts about potentially dangerous websites alongside search results generated at Yahoo.com.
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LG Display Shares Gain Most in a Month on Monitor Panel Prices
May 6 (Bloomberg) -- LG Display Co. , the world's second- largest maker of liquid-crystal displays, gained the most in more than a month in Seoul trading after prices of computer monitor panels rose.
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