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Writer's view is neither common nor sensible
To the editor: re: 'Readers missing the point of anti-idling by law opposition,' letter to the editor, Wed., April 30 edition Stan Ewing's certitude is mind boggling in 2008. According to him: computer modeling is not science; snowy weather in his back yard is evidence against the warming of our planet; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change consensus on the scientific evidence is not ...
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Sprint, Clearwire, others set to announce deal
Leading companies across industries, including Comcast, Google, Intel and Time Warner, have agreed to invest in a joint venture between Sprint Nextel and Clearwire that is expected to be announced very soon, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Tuesday.
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Yahoo may fire board members
Days after Microsoft abandoned its efforts to take over the company, Yahoo set its annual stockholders meeting for 3 July. According to Yahoo's amended bylaws, stockholders have until the close of business on 15 May to nominate alternatives to the current board.
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Bullard looks to the web
Controversial columnist David Bullard looks set to leave print media and move his writing into cyber space.
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Colbert garners Internet awards
Stephen Colbert's use of the Internet to connect with fans earned the Comedy Central host special recognition as recipients of the annual Webby awards for Web sites and online achievements were announced Tuesday.
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Gates: Microsoft going 'independent' after withdrawing Yahoo bid (5:12 p.m.)
TOKYO -- Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said Wednesday the company isn't pursuing other deals following the withdrawal of its US$47.5 billion (euro30.7 billion) takeover bid for Yahoo.
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XP SP3 released after delay
Along with Vista SP1. After a week's delay because of a compatibility bug in the point-of-sale software it sells, Microsoft has now released Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) to the general public.
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HP reveals petabyte storage for enterprises
Combines storage and server in one rack. HP has introduced a platform that combines storage and computing in one rack with a single file system and management console, in an effort to help IT departments prepare for the coming onslaught of data.
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HP reveals petabyte storage for enterprises
Combines storage and servers in one rack. HP has introduced a platform that combines storage and computing in one rack with a single file system and management console, in an effort to help IT departments prepare for the coming onslaught of data.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 31st Oct 2006 21:10 UTC
"The simple question 'what's wrong with software patents?' stirs up controversy and divides the IT industry into two camps like no other. Every group has their own ideology about software patents.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 26th Apr 2006 21:07 UTC
Microsoft is to enhance the product-activation programme in its Office software to make it more like that in Windows. And it will extend its 'Windows Genuine Advantage' programme to send alerts directly to users of pirate software, the company said yesterday.
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Gates Says Microsoft to Pursue `Independent Strategy' (Update1)
May 7 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said the world's biggest software company will pursue an ``independent strategy'' after Yahoo! Inc. rejected its $47.5 billion takeover bid.
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Microsoft invests to foster innovation
Microsoft’s Central and Eastern European (CEE) Vice-President Vahe Torossian on Tuesday addressed a group of top executives from private and government entities in Malta during a networking cocktail reception held at the Radisson SAS Bay Point Hotel in St Julians. Vahe Torossian praised Malta and stated that the island contributes to CEE’s tremendous growth and optimism, to making it the ...
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Live Search Gets a Clean Up, Looks More Like Google Search though
The good thing when you’re into the search engine business and you’re up against only two competitors is that you can do away with copying their site’s format. And it looks like, that’s just what the Live Search team is doing when they redesigned the Live Search site. The Live Search blog highlighted the changes on [...]
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Motion denied to dismiss charges in Web threat
A Lake County judge ruled that a threatening message posted on an Internet Web site against Adlai Stevenson High School was not protected speech under the First Amendment.
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Google reinstates open-source project
Copyright issues cleared up Google reinstated a Google Code project after clearing up an alleged copyright issue with the author of software used in the project.
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Asustek cautions against using non-certified Eee PC batteries following reports of explosion in China
Asustek Computer has cautioned consumers against using third-party batteries with its Eee PCs, and warns that it will not cover hardware damage due to the use of a non-certified battery under warranty. This follows a recent, unsubstantiated, report that a third-party battery exploded in China.
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Microsoft finally releases Windows XP SP3
Vista SP1 back online, too Microsoft yesterday released Windows XP SP3 after a delay.
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DoJ, CICT still working on consolidated cybercrime bill
MANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) are still working on their inputs to the proposed consolidated cybercrime bill, officials told INQUIRER.net.
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Yahoo faces shareholder mutiny
Nick Farrell the Inquirer , Wednesday 7 May 2008. 06:38:00 AGM blood bath YAHOO'S BOARD is about to face a mob of angry shareholders which wants to drive a stake through its heart for costing it millions by refusing Microsoft's take-over offer.
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PLDT to use 3G, Cure acquisition to grow wireless broadband
MAKATI CITY, Philippines -- The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) is using its third-generation (3G) mobile network to grow its wireless broadband service, a company executive said during a financial briefing.
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Gates says Interweb faces big changes
Nick Farrell the Inquirer , Wednesday 7 May 2008. 08:30:00 Second generation of the digital age THE BLOKE WHO THOUGHT that the Internet would not amount to much, Bill Gates, is now telling us that there is about to be a vast shift in Interweb technology over the next decade.
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Cuba refuses to give blogger visa to collect prize
HAVANA--Cuban authorities have refused to give a travel visa to Cuban blogger to who was to have flown to Spain to received a top journalism award, the writer told AFP Tuesday.
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Dell gets hip to the sound of the underground
Wily Ferret the Inquirer , Wednesday 7 May 2008. 08:05:00 Laptop lids for funky kids DELL IS GETTING HIP to the underground scene, dawgz, by manufacturing laptops skinned up with crazy artwork from Mike Ming.
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Current Newswire:
[ Thanks to steve hill for this link. ] "Using browsers which are Web 2.0 enabled whenever you just what to Google something is like calling out the Fire Brigade when you have just burned the toast. Definitive overkill.
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